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Some opposition political parties have hailed President Edgar Lungu for signing the adopted constitution bill passed by parliament into law. MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba says this is a positive move consider that it is what most people wanted. Dr. Mumba says this is the more reason why the MMD supported the parliamentary route to adopt the draft constitution. And ...

All People’s Congress (APC) president Nason Msoni says policy inconsistencies by the PF Government will one day land the country into serious problems. Mr. Msoni has observed that the PF Government has since coming to power in 2011 made a number of policy decisions which they have later reversed. He says government should stop coming up with experimental policies because ...

Green party president Peter Sinkamba has challenged government to take the lead in ending Casualization of labour following the amendment of the employment act which has outlawed such forms of labour. Mr. Sinkamba says government is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to Casualization citing the many people who have worked for the government for so many years, ...

The Patriotic Front in Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces has pledged peaceful campaigns ahead of the 2016 tripartite elections. Speaking during a joint media briefing in Lusaka this morning, PF Lusaka province Chairman Horace Longwe who was flanked by his Copperbelt counterpart Steven Kainga, has since expressed confidence that the ruling party will win the 2016 elections. He says the party ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says tribalism is a major stumbling block to democracy as well as socio-economic development. He says tribalism is responsible for a lot of ills such as under-development, corruption, rigging of elections and violence. Reverend Mwanza says it is sad that there is animosity, distrust and hatred amongst various tribes in ...

Senior Chief Kopa of the Bisa people of Mpika District in Muchinga Province has called on government to initiate more developmental projects in his chiefdom. He has explained to QFM News via telephone that his chiefdom is in need of more infrastructure in the health and education sectors. The traditional leader says his chiefdom is in dire need of more ...

Sub- chief Natende of Chiengi District in Luapula Province Katele Kalumba has noted the need to withdraw and rewrite the draft land policy being circulated in the Country. Sub- Chief Natende is concerned that the land draft policy in its current form is poorly written and not ready for public consultation. In an interview by telephone from Chiengi, Sub-chief Natende ...

Anti-Voter Apathy Project(AVAP)Executive Director Richwell Mulwani has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and political parties to help reduce the high number of rejected ballots during elections. He says the rejected ballots tend to undermine the will of people during elections. Mr. Mulwani says the ECZ, political parties and other stakeholders have a duty to ensure that the ...

The Opposition United Party for National Development has accused the ruling Patriotic Front of being behind social media reports suggesting that party Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba has been rejected by UPND members. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has since described the rumors as malicious. He says the ruling party wants to divert the attention of the people from ...

Law Association of Zambia President George Chisanga says it is not President Edgar Lungu’s duty to entertain people opposed to the constitution bill before signing it into law. He has since wondered why some political parties and other stakeholders petitioned President Lungu not to assent to the constitution bill. Mr. Chisanga says law mandates the President to assent to such ...