The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has resolved to support Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi in the January 20th presidential election. NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe in a statement issued today says this follows the resolution of the 18th General Assembly to support Ms Nawakwi as the only female candidate in the January 20, 2015 Presidential ...

Opposition Fourth Revolution Party (FRP) President Eric Chanda says he will take part in the forthcoming presidential by-election slated for January 20th, 2015. Mr. Chanda has told QFM News in an interview that he has since officially written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to inform them of his decision to participate in the presidential election. Mr. Chanda says ...

Alliance for Good Governance (AGG) has appealed to the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to interpret Article 65 in the current constitution with regards the status of the two PF Members of Parliament vying for the Republican Presidency. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka today, Alliance Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi says the article in question states that a person who ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has reminded political parties which have seen two presidential candidates emerge that it will only accept nomination papers from one candidate. ECZ Chairperson Irene Mambilima says the commission will not extend the period for filing nominations for 2015 presidential election on account of some political parties not being ready. Justice Mambilima says the Commission ...

Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has filed for an injunction in the Lusaka High Court restraining Edgar Lungu from posing as Patriotic Front president. And Bridget Atanga says she is still the ruling party’s secretary general. Addressing a media briefing this morning Ms. Atanga says she has no negative feelings against any member of the PF. She stresses that ...

Australia captain Michael Clarke broke down in tears as he paid tribute to friend and former team-mate Phillip Hughes at the batsman’s funeral. Hughes, 25, died after being hit by a ball during a match in Sydney. His death stunned Australia and prompted the rescheduling of the upcoming Test series against India. The service took place in Macksville, where Hughes ...

Art critics have begun to question the relevance of the Turner Prize following Duncan Campbell’s win on Monday. The Telegraph’s Mark Hudson wrote that the prize “has been a victim of its own success. The things it was created to do have now been done.” He suggested the selection list should be taken out of the hands of the Tate ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia Executive Director Reverend Pukutu Mwanza has called on presidential candidates in the January 20th presidential election to make realistic promises. Reverend Mwanza says presidential candidate should desist from raising people’s expectation too high by making unrealistic promises. He says presidential candidates should instead tell the people how they are going to address the challenges people are ...

Political activist Dante Saunders has reminded aspiring presidential candidates in next month’s presidential election that the people of Zambia are not ready to take any more lies from them. Mr. Saunders says the people of Zambia particularly want to see some form of action especially in the area of enacting the country’s new constitution. He notes that the forthcoming presidential ...

The Zambia Rainbow Coalition has advised the ruling Patriotic Front to find a lasting solution to their impasse over the presidency. Executive Director Cleophas Phiri has told Qfm news that the country cannot have a political party in government with factions. Mr. Phiri notes that Ministers have forgotten their responsibilities of delivering and working for the people and have concentrated ...