ZAMBIA NEWS

MMD president Nevers Mumba has called on the Church to take the recent ritual killings and the unusual accidents as a matter of great concern. In a statement to QFM News, Dr. Mumba says this is especially that Zambia has gone through such shedding of blood and deaths prior to elections before. He says if the Church does not step ...

Economist Noel Nkhoma has attributed the rebounding of the Kwacha to the limited local currency in circulation. Mr. Nkhoma explains that with the Bank of Zambia stopping open market operations, it is indirectly asking the banks to offload their dollars on the market to be able to get the kwacha so as to meet the market operations. He has however ...

Government has rescinded the decision to abolish meal allowances for University of Zambia and Copperbelt University students. Higher Education Minister Michael Kaingu in February announced in Parliament that government had abolished payment of meal allowances to students following students riots at the two institutions. But Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that government ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) is concerned with the continued reports of attempted maize and mealie meal smuggling. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says it was expected that by now, a lasting solution would have been found to curb the vice. Mr. Mwape notes that it is only a few days ago when government banned the export of ...

Opposition Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba has asked youths in the Country to retain the ruling PF in power this year if they are happy with the current economic hardships. Mr. Sinkamba is advising youths in the Country to be wary that the August 11th general elections are about their future. He says this means that the choice they make ...

President Edgar Lungu has observed that Zambia’s stability depends on religious tolerance by all citizens. President Lungu is urging people in the Country to sustain such tolerance for the sake of posterity. He notes that the only way Christians can help in the socio-economic development of the country is to stand by the virtues of the Holy Scripture the Bible. ...

The opposition UPND is saddened that Norway has closed its embassy in Zambia. The UPND finds the closure of the Norwegian embassy a great shame especially that Norway has one of the most generous aid budgets in the world. UPND Chairperson for  International Relations Mulondwe Muzungu notes that his party is however not surprised by the alleged reported comments from ...

The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) says retailers that are restricting the sale of mealie meal amidst a countrywide shortage are justified. ZACA Information and Publicity Officer Juba Sakala says this is especially given the demand of mealie meal in the Country currently. Mr. Sakala says his association supports retail stores that are restricting buying of mealier meal to not more ...

Twenty five people died after a Wada Chovu Lusaka bound bus collided with an oncoming Mercedes Benz Minibus at a place called Manyumbi near Kabwe on the Great North Raod. The accident is said to have happened when the Wada Chovu Bus attempted to avoid a stationed truck but ended up being in another lane in which it collided with ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has observed that increased government expenditure is what is draining out liquidity in the Country’s financial sector. Mr. Mutati says this non availability of liquidity is making banks in the Country no longer able to lend money. In an interview Mr. Mutati who served as Cabinet Minister under the MMD government says as a result ...