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Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) says government should come up with mechanisms to motivate the private sector if the economy has to grow. Speaking in an interview with Qfm, PSDA chairman Yusuf Dodia says Zambian government should understand the role of the private sector which is doing economic activities. Mr. Dodia says it is so disheartening for the government to ...

Registrar of lands tribunal has appealed to Zambians with land disputes to lodge their complaints stating their complaints will be cleared within a shortest period of time. Registrar of tribunal Diana Sichone has told QFM News in an interview that the lands tribunal is open to any citizen and that people should begin to open up on land issues than ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has appealed to government to come up with strategies that will help benefit the underprivileged people in the country. Mr. Mulongoti says government has the responsibility to ensure that Zambians are given attention especially when it comes to food. Mr. Mulongoti explains that there is need for government to see how Zambians will benefit from ...

Platform for Social Protection (PSP) in partnership with Care Intentional has introduced the scale project to strengthen social cash transfer beneficiaries double the monies that they receive. Platform for social protection livelihood officer Esther Mbewe has told QFM News that the though the cash transfers has improved lives for many Zambians there is need to help the beneficiaries participate in ...

Senanga UPND Member of Parliament Likando Mufalali has charged that government has a negative attitude towards addressing issues affecting the young people in the country. Mr. Mufalali, who is also United Party for National Development Youth Chairman, has told QFM News in an interview that what the country is expressing now in terms of high unemployment levels is due to ...

The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has revealed that it registered about 18, 000 businesses in the first half of 2014. And PACRA has attributed the increase in the number of businesses being registered to the decentralization program that the agency has introduced. PACRA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anthony Bwembya says the agency in the past had offices in ...

Former Republican President Rupiah Bwezani Banda has described the late freedom fighter and academician Dr. Peter Matoka as an inspiration who proved that excellence could be achieved by any determined person. In a statement to QFM News, the former Head of State says Dr Matoka’s immense contribution to Zambia’s liberation and development will never be erased from the memory of ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it is an undeniable fact that the electoral results from the five by-elections show that PF is making inroads in opposition strongholds as evidenced in Vubwi, Kasenengwa, Solwezi, Mkushi and Zambezi West constituencies. And FODEP has observed that the just ended parliamentary by-elections were conducted in a transparent manner. Speaking during a press ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says feeling by the people of Zambia that the removal of Winter Kabimba as Justice Minister will pave way for the release of the final draft constitution is a mere assumption. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says if it is the PF%u2019s position that the constitution should not be released any time soon, it ...

Alliance for Better Zambia President Frank Bwalya says the people of Zambia are looking forward to a 2015 National Budget that will focus on domestic generation of revenue. Father Frank Bwalya says this is the reason why government should bend down to suggestions of reintroducing windfall tax in next year’s national budget. Father Bwalya has told QFM News that by ...