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The Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) is disappointed with Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda’s failure to report a bribe offer from a former Dangote Cement Company official to the Anti Corruption Commission. Mr. Shamenda disclosed on Sunday during a meeting Dangote management in Ndola that he had rejected a bribe offer from the company’s former human resource ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has challenged Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda to publicly state whether he complied with the provisions of Anti-Corruption Act No.3 of 2012 when he rejected a bribe from a former employee of Dangote Cement. Mr. Shamenda has disclosed that he rejected a bribe offer from Dangote’s former human resource manager Bala Zango whose aim ...

The Opposition Alliance says the ruling Patriotic Front should not be carried away by its victories in the recent parliamentary by-elections that it will win the 2016 tripartite elections. Alliance Coordinator Father Frank Bwalya has told QFM News that the 2016 elections will be totally different from the by-elections, considering that the ruling party has an upper hand in by-elections. ...

The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has revealed that it registered about 18, 000 businesses in the first half of 2014. And PACRA has attributed the increase in the number of businesses being registered to the decentralization program that the agency has introduced. PACRA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anthony Bwembya says the agency in the past had offices in ...

Former Republican President Rupiah Bwezani Banda has described the late freedom fighter and academician Dr. Peter Matoka as an inspiration who proved that excellence could be achieved by any determined person. In a statement to QFM News, the former Head of State says Dr Matoka’s immense contribution to Zambia’s liberation and development will never be erased from the memory of ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it is an undeniable fact that the electoral results from the five by-elections show that PF is making inroads in opposition strongholds as evidenced in Vubwi, Kasenengwa, Solwezi, Mkushi and Zambezi West constituencies. And FODEP has observed that the just ended parliamentary by-elections were conducted in a transparent manner. Speaking during a press ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) says feeling by the people of Zambia that the removal of Winter Kabimba as Justice Minister will pave way for the release of the final draft constitution is a mere assumption. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says if it is the PF%u2019s position that the constitution should not be released any time soon, it ...

Alliance for Better Zambia President Frank Bwalya says the people of Zambia are looking forward to a 2015 National Budget that will focus on domestic generation of revenue. Father Frank Bwalya says this is the reason why government should bend down to suggestions of reintroducing windfall tax in next year’s national budget. Father Bwalya has told QFM News that by ...

Unionised employees at Times Printpak (Z) Limited the publishers of the Times of Zambia and Sunday Times have unanimously resolved to withdraw labour on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 to protest against the four-months unpaid salaries. In a joint signed statement by Zambia Union of Journalists Chapel presidents for Lusaka, KITWE and Ndola, the trio says the decision was taken during ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has won the Vubwi parliamentary by-elections with a landmark victory. Margaret Miti of the ruling PF has polled in 3797 votes to beat her closest rival MMD’s Eustarkio Kazonga who has got 1091 votes. Dr. Kazonga was followed by UPND’s Alfonso Phiri with 761 votes and in the fourth place Charles Nyoka of the FDD ...