ZAMBIA NEWS

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has encouraged President Edgar Lungu not to ignore calls to take action against controlling officers who were cited in the 2014 Auditor General’s report. And the organization has observed that President Lungu has recorded some successes and failures in the fight against corruption. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says President Lungu must be applauded for not ...

The opposition UPND has demanded that government must reopen the institutions of higher learning immediately and allow students to gain the much needed knowledge and skills currently lacking in the nation. In a statement to QFM News today, UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party knows the real reason behind their failure to do so is that the PF now face ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has dispelled assertions by UPND President Hakainde Hichilema that the PF Government wants to declare a state of emergency to avoid the August 11th elections. Mr. Mwila tells QFM News that government has no intentions of declaring a state of emergency. He says this alone shows that the opposition is already defeated and having sleepless ...

Police in Lusaka have again arrested UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba and slapped him with a charge of proposing violence or breaches of the law of assembly contrary to section 91 (I) (a) and (b) of the Penal Code. This follows a complaint filed by PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya that Mr Mwamba had threatened to go for ...

President Edgar Lungu has commissioned the 120 Megawatts Itezhi tezhi hydro power station with a pledge to lead the country especially rural areas out of the current power deficit into a bright future. Speaking during the commissioning of the power station in Itezhi tezhi today, President Edgar Lungu says Zambia has several key projects that can help the country get ...

Anti-Corruption Commission Director General Rosewin Wandi has resigned. ACC Chairperson Justice Timothy Kabalata in a statement issued today says Mrs. Wandi has given notice to vacate the Office of Director General. Justice Kabalata says the notice is in accordance with Section 10(8) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act No. 3 of 2012. He says the Commission will greatly miss Mrs. Wandi’s ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma has implored government to stabilize the political environment as the Country prepares for the August 11th general election. Dr. Ng’oma is concerned that currently, the political environment appears to be volatile as evidenced by the escalating political violence. He has told Qfm News that if not contained, political violence is likely to undermine the country’s peace ...

Police in Lusaka this afternoon failed in their attempt to conduct a search at UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba’s building where 21 UPND youths were arrested last week and offensive weapons recovered. This is the second time Police failed to carry out a search on the premises following the arrest yesterday of Mr. Mwamba who was slapped with ...

Patriotic Front Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has reported UPND Vice President Geoffrey Mwamba to the Police over his statement that he will go for the throat of President Edgar Lungu. Briefing journalists after reporting Mr. Mwamba at Lusaka Central Police this morning, Mr. Bwalya says he has decided to report the UPND vice president for administration to the Police having ...

The Economics Association of Zambia is concerned with the rate at which government is contracting debt. EAZ President Crispin Mphuka says although government is justifying its borrowing in order to finance projects, it is doing so without a proper appraisal system in place. Dr. Mphuka notes that in the absence of a project appraisal mechanism, there is no way to ...