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First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda says adherence to God’s commandments is what he believes makes peace to thrive in any nation. Speaking when a delegation of African Union (AU) called on him at his office yesterday, Dr Kaunda observed that Countries also develop because of following God’s commandments. And Dr. Kaunda has expressed optimism that  the AU’s Economic, Social and ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has expressed concern that prices of basic commodities have remained high despite the recent gains the kwacha has made against the US dollar. CCPC public relations officer, Hanford Chaaba says business houses should acknowledge the Kwacha’s appreciation by reciprocating through price reductions. Mr. Chaaba says the CCP is therefore hoping that business houses ...

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming says Zambia is on the right path to economic recovery. Mr. Youming says the macroeconomic economic policies government has put in place will help stabilize the economy. He says this will in turn help create a conducive environment for conducting business. Mr. Youming adds the recent appreciation of the kwacha against major trading currencies ...

PF Mandevu Constituency Chairman Joseph Tamba has charged that opposition political parties are losing relevance to the country’s political dispersion because of the way they are providing checks and balances to the government. Mr. Tamba says the opposition is there not only to provide quality checks and balances, but also to provide solutions to challenges facing the nation. He says ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is hoping that Parliament will address the submissions it made to the house which include those pertaining to the implementation of the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) before parliament is dissolved. CSPR Information and Communications Officer Maxson Nkhoma says the nation still has high poverty levels which require serious efforts to address. He ...

All People’s Congress (APC) President Nason Msoni has called for an end to politics of insults and character assassination. The APC Leader says the use of unpalatable language by politicians against each is making the general public to lose confidence in politicians. Mr. Msoni tells QFM news via telephone that it is unacceptable for some leaders to continue using undemocratic ...

Young Africa Leaders Initiative (YALI) has opposed the suggestion by some stakeholders who are calling on government to suspend the holding of the Referendum alongside the 2016 general election. YALI Governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization is aware that some civil society organizations want government to suspend the National Referendum on the Bill of Rights. Mr. Mwanza says unless ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has charged that the country’s education sector has progressively and consistently retrogressed to alarming levels. Ms. Nawakwi says this is as a result of the PF Government’s failure to walk the talk with regards the Education sector. She says the education sector is in a state of disaster needs serious attention. ...

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has advised against prolonging the ban on the export of maize government announced last week. ZNFU Executive Director Ndambo Ndambo says prolonging the ban could jeopardize the supply contracts local traders have entered into with players in other countries. Mr. Ndambo says this could make it difficult for players in those countries to trust ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia (ISCZ) has advised political party leaders desist from making allegations of vote rigging ahead of the August 11 elections as they have the capacity to create chaos in the country. Council President Suzyo Zimba says political party leaders should be mindful of what they say as some of their supporters may not take such ...