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The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says President Lungu is bound to fail if he continues to be surrounded by incompetent people. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says President Lungu should realize that most of the things that are not working out for him are as a result of him being surrounded by people ...

Sinjembela Member of Parliament Poniso Njeulu has disclosed that a 30,000-hectors sugar plantation project is earmarked to takeoff in Shang’ombo District early next year. Mr. Njeulu who is also Western Province Minister says the project whose preliminary works started mid this year is expected to create about 2,500 jobs. He has disclosed to Qfm News in an interview that so ...

The Bemba Royal Establishment (BRE) has demanded an explanation from government as to why the farming inputs for the 2015/2016 farming season under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) have reduced. BRE Spokesperson, Washanga Impika Shalubemba has told QFM News via telephone that the reduction may affect production for this farming season. Washanga says the government through the Ministry of ...

Government has been challenged to tell the Zambian people exactly what its fears are in passing the Access to Information Bill (AIB) into law. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia is wondering what the PF government is hiding from the Zambian people to delay the passage of the Bill it promised to enact while in opposition. MISA president ...

Rainbow Party Leader Wynter Kabimba says Zambians are losing jobs because of the capitalist policies of the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr Kabimba says the challenges the country is facing require a socialist system of governance which his party is advocating for. He states that capitalism has not worked for Zambia and thus the need to try socialism which he says ...

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says it is an insult for President Edgar Lungu to tell retrenched miners to venture into farming. Mr. Hichilema has wondered how the former miners would go into agriculture when they have no knowledge about farming. He says this only shows that the PF government does not care about the welfare of the miners. Mr Hichilema ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) in Lusaka has called on the Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) to pay teachers who have started marking Grade Nine Examinations today their allowances. PROTUZ Lusaka Province Chairperson Nelson Zulu tells QFM News in a statement that the union has been receiving complaints from teachers marking these examinations that they are not paid ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cautioned consumers in the country against falling victim to buying substandard and defective products as the festive season mood heightens. CCPC Public Relations Officer Hanford Chaaba says it is during this period that unsuspecting consumers are duped into buying what seems to be affordable, only to later discover they have purchased defective ...

The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has arrested twenty one (21) notorious poachers in Chama District in Muchinga Province. ZAWA Public Relations Officer Sakabilo Kalembwe has told QFM News that the 21 will appear in court soon. Mr. Kalembwe says the operation which was conducted over the weekend led to the recovery and confiscated 7 muzzle loading gun, one shotgun, one ...

Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda says it is irresponsible for some employers not to invest in the prevention of hazards their employees face. Mr. Shamenda says government will not take kindly to such attitudes. He says it is saddening that despite government’s best efforts to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses, some employees see the need to make huge ...