The opposition UPND has described the disbanding of the Judge Lovemore Chikopa- led tribunal by President Edgar Lungu as long overdue. The UPND thinks that President Lungu should be commended for disbanding tribunal as his move makes fiscal sense because Zambia will save money. UPND vice president for politics Canisius Banda has told Qfm News by telephone that his party ...

The Ministry of Education says the revised school curriculum is yielding the intended results. Ministry of Education Spokesperson Hillary Chipango says though the implementation of the revised curriculum faced challenges in the beginning, it is now showing positive results. Mr. Chipango says the revised curriculum has received overwhelming response even from those that were against it in the first place. ...

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has advised to private sector companies engaging in illegal practices to desist from such activities. PSDA Chairperson Yusuf Dodia says by engaging in illegal activities, such companies are in fact defrauding the state. Mr. Dodia notes that managing financial inflows and out flows is the best way to stop illicit financial flows into the ...

Government has disclosed that funds are already available to review the Anti Gender based Violence Act no 1 of 2011. Gender and Child Development Permanent Secretary Daisy Ngambi has told Qfm news that the process of reviewing the gender based violence (GBV) Act has been on government’s agenda in view of the rampant cases of GBV the country has recorded ...

Nico Rosberg edged out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in final practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg was 0.184 seconds clear of the world champion and half a second ahead of the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas were next ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo. McLaren-Honda’s ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) is disappointing at revelations by Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili that Zambia might not meet the June 17th, 2015 deadline to migrate to digital television broadcasting. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri says Zambia had a lot of time to prepare for the digital switchover the more reason why his association is deeply ...

Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer, who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at the age of 83. His publisher, Bonniers, said the writer died in Stockholm on Thursday after a short illness. A trained psychologist, Transtroemer suffered a stroke in 1990 that affected his ability to talk. His poems – described by Publishers Weekly as “mystical, versatile ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) to seriously guard against eroding the decorum of Parliament. SACCORD is displeased that absenteeism and the use of unpalatable language by some Members of Parliament has continued to characterize proceedings of Parliament. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says at the rate at which the ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has described the directive by President Edgar Lungu for changes to be effected to the 2015 mineral royalty tax as disappointing. JCTR Director Fr. Leonard Chiti says the reason the tax regime was changed was to address the many challenges the country is facing such as transfer pricing, tax evasion and many others ...

Italy’s top appeals court has overturned the convictions of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher. The decision is the final ruling in the case relating to the 2007 murder. Ms Kercher, 21, was found dead in a Perugia flat she shared with Ms Knox. American Ms Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend were found ...