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The Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) has called on the people of Zambia to dedicate the country to prayers as the tripartite elections approach. ICOZ President Bishop David Masupa says it is only through prayers that the country will be able to hold peaceful, free and fair elections. He notes that it is important that people commit the campaign period ...

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has called for co-existence among all political parties as they prepare for this year’s general election. Mr. Changala is urging all political parties with intentions of contesting the August 11th tripartite elections to respect each other’s existence in the political arena. In an interview by telephone, Mr. Changala says it is important that political parties ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) fears that the holding the referendum on the Bill of Rights together with the tripartite elections will distract voters’ from realizing the importance of the referendum. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says he therefore feels that holding a constitution referendum alongside the 2016 general election is a bad idea. ...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia is preparing its package to benefit from China’s $60 billion new round of funding support for Africa’s development. The Head of State said this at State House this afternoon when a visiting Chinese delegation led by Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Africa Affairs Zhong Jianhua paid a courtesy call on him. President Lungu ...

Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye has sued the Daily Nation Newspaper and its Editor –in- Chief Richard Sakala for defamation. The law suit relates to the articles the newspaper published in its 5th January and 7th January 2016 editions alleging that Mr. Mwenye is representing Forum for Democratic Alternatives (FDA) Ludwig Sondashi in a matter Dr. Sondashi has commenced legal ...

  The Ministry of General Education has directed that pupils at day schools should pay between K250 and K500 per term, while those in boarding schools should pay between K700 and K1, 000 as user fees. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka this afternoon, Permanent Secretary Chishimba Nkosha has however, stated that the approved ranges of user fees for ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says his party is convinced that it has the recipe for victory in the August 11th elections and economic transformation. In a statement made available to QFM News, Mr. Hichilema says the challenges ahead do not put off the UPND. He says 2016 is a year of change in which the Zambian people can reject the ...

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the country recorded a general increase in the cost of living for most towns at the year end of 2015. The Basic Needs Basket for Lusaka increased by K656.29 to K4,371.76 in December from K3,715.47 in July 2015 representing a 17.6% increase. The Kitwe Basic Needs Basket stood at K2, 768.69 in ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 33-year-old-man of Lusaka for being in possession of counterfeit U.S dollar notes amounting to six thousand Dollars (US$6,000). Commission deputy Public Relations Officer Mutale Chileshe says Brighton Chibale, of Lilayi Estate has been arrested for being in possession of counterfeit notes contrary to the Laws of Zambia. And the Drug Enforcement Commission through ...

Government has commended Chinese Investors in the mining sector for not cutting jobs during the current economic challenges facing the country. Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Rayfold Mbulu says while the country has seen The loss of job on the Copper belt as a result of the power deficit and low copper prices on the international market, Chinese Investors in the ...