ZAMBIA NEWS

United States Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has expressed regret that President Edgar Lungu failed to meet with US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield who was recently in the country. Mr. Schultz says it is sad that President Lungu did not meet Ms Greenfield to discuss issues affecting Zambia. He says the US Government has since ...

Police in Lusaka have staged a predawn raid on the UPND campaign centre forcing their way into the building located in Rhodespark residential area. Party members found at the offices were taken in for questioning. It is not clear what the Police officers were looking for at the opposition party’s campaign center. And UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has described ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma says the heightened political violence being witnessed in the ongoing campaigns is an indictment on Zambia’s democracy. Dr. Ng’oma fears that the growth of the country’s democracy is presently under serious threat. In an interview with Qfm News, Dr. Ng’oma is urging political parties to do everything in their power to ensure the political environment in ...

Police have launched investigations into the brutal assault and sexual abuse of a woman by some seemingly drunken men in a video that has gone viral on social media. Police Acting Spokesperson Ray Hamoonga has told QTV says appropriate action will be taken against the men involved in the brutal beating. Mr. Hamoonga says Police have so far located the ...

The Non Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is deeply disturbed by a video circulating on social media in which an unidentified woman is brutally assaulted and sexually abused by some identifiable men. In the video, due to the beating, the woman becomes unconscious before the men strip her naked and take turns to abuse her to the extent of pushing ...

Political analyst Neo Simutanyi has observed that Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces will determine the outcome of the August 11th elections. Dr Simutanyi notes that Luapula, Northern and Muchinga provinces might not record significant changes in the manner they voted during the 2015 presidential election. He tells QFM News that if the results of the 2015 presidential election reflected the mood ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says government should not entertain the suggestion by the World Bank to remove subsidies on fuel and electricity. JCTR Director Fr. Leonard Chiti says the removal of subsidies on fuel and electricity will have a negative effect on consumers’ access to basic goods and services. Fr Chiti points out that the removal of ...

Patriotic Front Chalimbana Ward Mobilization Coordinator in Chongwe constituency Paul Longwani has been brutally murdered in a case of suspected political violence. Mr Longwani was murdered last evening and his body which had multiple cuts dumped in Water Green area near his house. His body is said to have been dumped by an unregistered vehicle around 18:00 hours which sped ...

Police in Lusaka have released Post Newspapers Editor-in-Chief Fred M’membe on Police bond with two working sureties. Mr M’membe was released this evening has since been charged with criminal trespass and uttering forged documents. Police arrested Mr M’membe, his wife Mutinta and Deputy News Editor Joseph Mwenda after they gained entry into the Post offices on Bwinjifumu road around 01:00hours ...

Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Affairs Linda Thomas – Greenfield says Zambia’s democratic reputation is on the line depending on how the country conducts the August 11th elections. Ms Greenfield says Zambians should strive to ensure that the August 11th General Elections are free, fair and credible. Speaking during a media briefing to mark the end of ...