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The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has advised PF government to ensure prudent utilization of the country’s resources as its five year term of office comes to an end. ZThe Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has advised PF government to ensure prudent utilization of the country’s resources as its five year term of office comes to an end. ...

People’s Party Leader Mike Mulongoti has advised Political parties to be civil in their language during campaigns for the August 11 elections. He says politicians should desist from using abusive language towards one another. Mr. Mulongoti says political Parties should instead address real issues to influence voters to vote for them. He states that insulting language during campaigns will not ...

The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) has advised political parties to commence preparations for this year’s tripartite elections. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says now that the date for elections is known, it is time for all political parties to put their houses in order. He notes that the interests of political parties have to a large extent ...

Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) President Dr Chrispin Mphuka says the reversal of major policies such as the hike in ZESCO electricity tariffs will send wrong signals to the private sector interested in investing in the energy sector. Dr Mphuka says Government must evaluate the credibility of its policies before they are implemented to avoid reversing them. He notes that ...

Government has been advised to consider cancelling the running contract for maize export to Zimbabwe in view of the current dry spells being experienced in most parts of the country. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says the inadequate rainfall the country is experiencing may result in serious hunger thus the need for government to ensure that ...

Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has charged that the UPND will go into a political coma after the 11th August elections. Ms Phiri tells QFM News that UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba is hallucinating to suggest that the new constitution will kick the PF out of power. She says Mr. Mwamba will be proved wrong after ...

Government has urged the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to use the difficult times the country is facing to reflect more deeply on strengthening tax compliance. Speaking during the commissioning of the four by two semi detached houses for ZRA staff at Mwami border in Eastern province today, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda says there are still visible slippages in the compliance ...

    MMD President Nevers Mumba has reaffirmed the MMD’s tradition of exhorting God in its practice of politics. Speaking this morning when the former ruling party held a prayer meeting at its secretariat, Dr. Mumba states that as a political party which declared Zambia as a Christian nation, the MMD will not shy away from exhorting God. Dr. Mumba ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has called on political parties to urge supporters to refrain from politically motivated violence ahead of 2016 tripartite elections. Mr. Mwila says Police will not hesitate to take action against political cadres found wanting. He says political violence has the capacity to undermine the peace of the nation. Mr. Mwila states that Police will respond ...

The opposition UPND says it has uncovered a voter registration scheme were some suspected Patriotic Front members have been issued with more than two voters’ cards. Some alleged former PF members who have defected to the opposition UPND have disclosed in Lusaka during a press briefing that they were issued with more than two voters’ cards which they produced. Speaking ...