ZAMBIA NEWS

Opposition Democratic Front (DF) leader Miles Sampa says his decision and that of former vice president Guy Scott to support the UPND in the forthcoming elections guarantees President Edgar Lungu’s first round defeat. He says the ruling PF has realized that he is more popular than President Edgar Lungu especially in provinces such as the Copperbelt. Speaking at a media ...

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has welcomed Government’s decision to restrict the transportation of maize and mealie-meal to daytime. MAZ outgoing President Allan Sakala says it is important that the transportation of maize or mealie meal is regulated. Mr. Sakala says this will help in curbing illegal smuggling of the commodities. He notes that there is no need to ...

Six people have died in an accident which happened today around 12:00 hours at place called Green Leaf on the Kabwe Kapiri Mposhi road involving a Mazhandu Family Bus. Police Assistant public relations officer Esther Katongo says among the deceased are 4 females and a male juvenile aged between 1 and 2 years, while another juvenile died on the way ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has called for an end to politics of character assassination. The Green Party Leader has since advised political parties to be telling the people of Zambia what they are capable of offering than discussing their political opponents. Mr. Sinkamba says political parties should realize that by discussing other political parties, they are giving them popularity ...

The opposition MMD has called on Zambians to ignore the statement that the MMD will support all MMD members who have applied to be adopted on the PF ticket for various positions. MMD Acting Spokesperson Reverend Reuben Sambo says the party is not yet in an alliance with the PF saying talks are not yet concluded. Reverend Sambo tells QTV ...

President Edgar Lungu has been advised to ignore unproductive criticism because the majority of Zambians appreciate his able leadership. A Clergyman from Chinsali says not everyone will appreciate the good works of the Head of State and they know he has the qualities of a good leader such as his exemplary humility and openness of heart. The President was advised ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has urged the ruling PF to apologize to the people of Zambia for subjecting them to hash conditions during their tenure of office. Mr. Mulongoti says the PF should also apologize for failing to fulfill most of their campaign promises now that their term is coming to an end. He says the PF promised the ...

President Edgar Lungu has extolled the heroes and heroines of the country’s independence struggle and has called on all Zambians to a serious introspection on the benefits of the peace and unity Dr. Kenneth Kaunda’s generation bequeathed on the nation. Speaking during the commemorate of the 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary of Kenneth Kaunda Secondary School in Chinsali in Muchinga Province, ...

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has warned that government will not hesitate to take punitive action against any erring miller in the country. Mr. Lubinda says people may have heard how government cancelled contracts of four millers who were cheating the system and that these millers have been blacklisted from participating in any Food Reserve Agency (FRA) transactions for the next ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has described as unfortunate the resistance by some political parties to stop use of military-like regalia. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says the donning of military-like regalia was identified as one of the causes of political violence during the recent interparty indaba on political violence. Reverend Mwanza has told QFM News by telephone that ...