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Government says it has made steady progress in formulating and implementing Child Rights policies. Tourism and Arts Deputy Minister Patrick Ngoma says government has enacted a number of legislation aimed at promoting the welfare of children in the country. Speaking during the commemoration of the Day of African Child in Luangwa district today, Mr Ngoma says the PF government remains ...

Vice-president Inonge Wina has urged traditional leaders to mobilize people in their chiefdoms for development. Mrs Wina said chiefs should engage and work together with respective district administrations to plan and spur development in their areas. She urged the chiefs in Siavonga district to engage the district administration and work on a strategic plan for the district for incorporation in ...

The Zambia Direct Democratic Movement (ZDDM) is concerned with the culture of insults characterizing Zambian politics to the detriment of national development. ZDDM vice President Charles Kafumbo says his party is puzzled by the tremendous waste of precious time by politicians who engage in abusive exchanges in the media instead of focusing on issues of national interest affecting the ordinary ...

Patriotic Front Lusaka Mayoral candidate, Wilson Kalumba has dismissed reports suggesting that he has withdrawn from the race. Mr. Kalumba has told QFM contrary to the reports he is busy campaigning ahead of the August 11 elections. Mr. Kalumba has since advised those saying he has withdrawn from the race to stop misleading the people.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a stay of execution of judgment granted to the Post Newspapers by the Lusaka High Court preventing the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) from levying distress on the newspaper for tax default. This follows the appeal to the Supreme Court by ZRA challenging High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa’s ruling in which he granted the Post a ...

The National Council for Construction (NCC) says it is receiving a favorable response from local contractors being trained using its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) manuals. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says following the launch of the CPD manuals, the Council is seeing more local contractors sending their personnel for training. Mr. Mushota has also disclosed that the NCC has recently ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) is happy with the measures government has put in place to cushion the country from the risk of falling into a debt trap. ZIPAR Acting Executive Director Shebo Nalishebo notes that in view of the Eurobonds which posed the risk of the country falling into a debt trap, government has established ...

Disability, HIV and AIDS Human Rights Activist Elijah Ngwale has called for the postnment of the referendum on the bill of rights. Mr Ngwale says there is need for the Electoral Commission of Zambia to conduct more sensitization of the public especially the deaf and Blind on the bill of rights which will be subjected to a referendum. Mr. Ngwale ...

Political scientist Neo Simutanyi says the current political environment in the country which characterized by violence is not conducive for free and credible elections. Dr. Simutanyi tells QFM in a telephone interview that if the violence being witnessed continues, it will lead to voter apathy. He adds that the controversy surrounding the printing of ballot papers in Dubai further puts ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has reminded political parties that elections are not won through physical fights and intimidation of opponents. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says political parties taking part in the August general election should also know that none of them owns the Zambian people. Reverend Mwanza states that this means that it is the right of ...