ZAMBIA NEWS

Former Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Bob Sichinga has rejoined the opposition UPND after quitting the ruling Patriotic Front. Mr. Sichinga who previously served as UPND founding leader Anderson Mazoka’s vice president announced his move at a media briefing in Lusaka today. He says he has decided to rejoin the UPND because of the suffering the people of Zambia are ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has described as discriminatory the revised presidential nomination fee of K75,000 from K10,000. FODEP Executive Director Macdonald Chipenzi has since charged that this year’s elections will be a millionaires’ game. He laments that the country’s electoral process is increasingly becoming discriminatory. Mr. Chipenzi states that only smaller percentage of those who literate and rich ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it is not seeking to forge an alliance with the MMD with the objective of swallowing the former ruling party. PF Secretary General Davies Chama says to the contrary, the alliance the ruling party is seeking is about governance and provision of leadership. Mr. Chama tells Qfm News that the PF wants to partner with ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will not be able to conduct its scheduled 14 days mobile voter registration this month if it does not receive funding by tomorrow the 5th of February. The ECZ has however made an assurance that irrespective of whether this happens or not voter registration at civic centers in all Districts will continue as planned ...

President Edgar Lungu says the closure of the University of Zambia and the Copperbelt University is a good lesson for the students. Speaking to journalists last evening at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, shortly before departure for the Vatican where he is expected to meet Pope Francis, President Lungu said he had warned the students, but that some forces of evil ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba says leadership battles in the former ruling party are an indication of how strong the party is. Dr Mumba tells QFM News that if the former ruling party was weak as its critics claim, it would not have had so many leadership battles than any other political party in the country. He points out that the ...

Former Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Felix Mutati has warned that Zambia risks depleting its international reserves that support the importation of goods. Mr. Mutati has cautioned that Zambia may run into a dilemma of not being able to find foreign exchange cover for imports. Briefing journalists in Lusaka this afternoon, Mr. Mutati has explained that once there is no ...

Police have arrested twenty six University of Zambia (UNZA) students in connection with yesterday’s riot at the Great East Road Campus. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the arrested students have since been charged with conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Ms. Chanda says the 26 students will appear in Court ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is dismayed that the Public Order Act still remains a dent on Zambia’s human rights record. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization is concerned that this piece of legislation portrays Zambia as a Country still under colonial rule. Mr. Cheembe has told QTV that SACCORD finds it ...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has cautioned government against rushing the implementation of the revised electricity tariffs for the mining industry. JCTR Executive Director Leonard Chiti says government should be mindful of the prevailing situation in the mining industry which has been hit by low copper prices on the international market. He notes that increasing electricity tariffs without ...