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Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has challenged Government to give the people of Zambia an assurance that the contents of the Bill of Rights will not be tempered with after the bill is passed in the referendum. Mr. Sinkamba tells QTV News via telephone that his party is worried that the Government may alter the Bill of Rights when it ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it will not disqualify the Lundazi Central independent parliamentary Evans Ngoma who has withdrawn his earlier resignation from the Patriotic Front. ECZ public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna has explained that once the nomination papers are declared valid by the returning officer nothing can change. Mr. Akufuna says the commission can only disqualify someone ...

Patriotic Front National youth Chairperson Steven Kampyongo has accused UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba of having triggered yesterday’s violence in Shiwang’andu District. Mr. Kampyongo says media reports suggesting that he was behind the violence that erupted in Shiwanga’ndu are therefore not true as it was in fact the UPND cadres who beat up PF members. Speaking when he addressing ...

Three people have died in a fire at Lusaka’s Kabwata market. Police Spokesperson Rea Hamoonga says three men died after a fire engulfed store rooms at the market around 02:00 hours this morning. Mr Hamoonga says in one store room was Emmanuel other names not known aged between 30 and 35 of unknown address and an unknown adult who got ...

President Edgar Lungu has implored newly sworn-in High Court Judges to exhibit high levels of integrity in their discharge of duties. Speaking today at State house when he swore in nine judges and one state counsel, President Lungu advised the judges to acquaint themselves with literature highlighting the ethics of a judge. He pointed out that people will respect the ...

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ)has observed the need to include the debt accumulation process in the Country’s National Planning and Budgeting Policy. EAZ president Crispin Mphuka says his Association has seen the necessity to have caps in the policy in terms of how much debt the Country can accumulate at given economic situation. In an interview with QTV News, Dr. Mphuka ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon to consider disqualifying Lundazi Central independent parliamentary candidate Evans Ngoma who has withdrawn his earlier resignation from the Patriotic Front. Governance Activist Isaac Mwanza says unlike Councilors who stand as Independents while belonging to political parties of their choice, Article 51 (a) of the Constitution requires that candidates who stand ...

Government has ruled out postponing the referendum on the Bill of Rights which will be held alongside the August general election. Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the Electoral Commission of Zambia will proceed and hold the referendum alongside the elections in line the Cabinet resolution for the two exercises to be held together. Dr. Kambwili has told Qfm in ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Presidential running mate Reverend Dr Clement Mwanza says he has resigned as a Minister of the Gospel in the Reformed Church in Zambia. Reverend Mwanza says he will now remain an ordinary member of the Reformed Church. He explains that his participation in active politics is his personal decision, and that by doing so ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has observed that the media is polarised in the coverage political parties ahead of the August elections. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri says the Association has been receiving complaints from political parties on the biasness of some media houses in covering political activities during the ongoing campaigns. Mr. Phiri, who is also Media Liaison ...