Provide proof for corrupt allegations in the PF, Lungu Challenges
Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu has challenged people that have been alleging that there are some corrupt officials in the Patriotic Front (PF) government to prove their claims following the...
View ArticleMasumba’s conviction a warning to would be offenders- FODEP
Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has joined in welcoming the conviction of Sports deputy minister Steven Masumba. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi has told Qfm News president...
View Article“I will criticize PF government were necessary”– Sunday Chanda
Open Society Foundation (OSF) Executive Director Sunday Chanda says he will criticize the PF government were necessary. Mr. Chanda has told Qfm News that reports on some online media publications that...
View ArticleAVAP predicts high voter turn out in Mansa by-elections
The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has predicted a good voter turn out in the November 22, Mansa Parliamentary by-election slated for this Friday. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has also...
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Zambian Sex offender dodges deportation from Australia
Likumbo Makasa had been threatened with deportation and was kept in immigration detention after his conviction on three counts of having sexual intercourse with a child in 2006, when he was aged 22. A...
View ArticleSmall Zambia cash grants pay big dividends for rural poor
In rural Africa, where money is scarce and subsistence farming the norm, even small injections of cash can go far and help grow a local economy in surprising ways. These are among the findings of a...
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Drought threatens small-scale Zambian maize farmers
Arnold Chimfwembe (right), 62, farms 6 acres in Ngwerere, Zambia. Two or three days a week, he takes greens to a nearby packhouse that supplies produce to the Pick n Pay in Lusaka. (Reuters) –...
View ArticleAirtel launches ‘Go For It’ youth campaign
Airtel Networks Zambia Plc, Zambia’s leading Telecommunication Company has launched the much awaited for youth targeted initiative dubbed “Go for It”. The launch of the campaign comes against the...
View ArticleMind your language, Speaker warns MPs
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has said the use of unparliamentary language and making running commentaries during debates are fast reaching endemic levels in the House. Dr Matibini...
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Action Aid takes on Barclays over offshore tax havens
Monday 17th June, before the G8 officially began, L-R Ben Jackson – CEO for Bond and IF Chairman,Baaba Maal – a singer from Senegal, Pamela Chisanga – Action Aid’s Zambian Country Director and Melissa...
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Mongu-Kalabo road progress cheers Mongu and Kalabo residents
One bridges that will suspend the road above the murky ground usually flooded during the rainy season. The bridge is 30mitres deep from the ground and 280mitres long(1) – lusakavoice.com A mention of...
View ArticleZambia is one of the countries with high prematurity case mortality rate
Zambia has called for global efforts to promote cheap and cost-effective lifesaving interventions for premature babies to reduce infant mortality, especially in developing countries. Zambia, United...
View ArticleDespite copper wealth, Zambia still remains one of the world’s poorest nations
Zambia is one of the world’s richest nations, as long as you measure wealth by natural resources. The country in south-central Africa is the continent’s biggest copper producer. Mining companies have...
View ArticleTribal conflicts in Zambezi worry government
Government is saddened that tribal conflicts in Zambezi District of North Western Province are being passed on to the young generation. Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education...
View ArticleHologram project not a flop – Kapeya
Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Mwansa Kapeya has dismissed assertions suggesting that the Hologram project for compact audio and video articles is a flop. The Zambia Association of...
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Zambia joins a CARE International UK microfinance initiative
There is a group of women in a remote part of Zambia who know first-hand the benefits of microfinance Making loans to entrepreneurs working together is a great way to help low-income communities...
View ArticleAfDB to support Job Creation in Zambia with US$ 33.6 Million Loan
AfDB to Support Skills Development for Job Creation in Zambia with US$ 33.6 Million Loan The African Development Bank issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of the African...
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Jobs for Zambia’s next generation
Alice Kalumbu (left) in her tailoring shop in Lusaka. Photograph: Francois d’Elbee With employment prospects failing to keep up with demand, it’s up to young people to make their own opportunities. In...
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Zambian ambassador to Azerbaijani presents his credentials to President Ilham...
Frederick Shumba Hapunda Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors of Republic of Guinea and Zambia Mohamed Keita and Frederick Shumba Hapundy. After...
View ArticleZambia Central Bank Sees Kwacha Rebounding From 2009 Lows
Zambia’s central bank said the drop in the kwacha to near the weakest levels in 4 1/2 years against the dollar is temporary and that the currency of Africa’s largest copper producer is set to rebound....
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