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MMD cadres led by MMD Die Hard national co-coordinator Bowman Lusambo yesterday beat up their national secretary Major Richard Kachingwe and hounded him out of his office at the party secretariat for invalidating the election of Nevers Mumba as MMD president after records showed that Mumba was still president of the Reform Party. And Maj… Read More »

First Lady Christine Kaseba says the K1.5 billion budgetary allocation to her office is not meant for her salary but for operations. Dr Kaseba said the money was for support members of staff, who needed to be paid salaries while other logistics also required money from the same allocation. She explained to journalists on Wednesday… Read More »

Liuwa constituency Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane has urged Republican President Michael Sata to personally spearhead employment creation in the country. Speaking in an interview with Qfm News, Dr. Musokotwane who is former finance minister in the previous government says President should apply the same urgency he has exhibited in overseeing the operations of the Road… Read More »

United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema has accused the PF government of planning to cause about 30 by-elections in the country. Mr. Hichilema has told QFM News in an interview that his party is aware that the PF government has allegedly given some Members of Parliament about K100 million each meant to… Read More »

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Secretary-General, Wynter Kabimba has reiterated that opposition MMD Members of Parliament (MP) appointed to Government and are now contemplating to join the ruling party are welcome. Some MMD MPs, among others David Phiri of Mkaika Constituency, Kabombo East’s David Chingimbu, and Solwezi East’s Richard Taima were reported to be considering quitting their… Read More »

Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo has ordered the demolition of two cultural villages following shoddy construction works. The two cultural villages are located in the western and central provinces. The Minister said she was not impressed with the shoddy works done on the villages which have become white elephants even before they are opened… Read More »

The opposition MMD has been stripped of its status as the official opposition in Parliament. Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini announced the decision when he made a ruling on a point of order raised in June this year by Defence deputy Minister Davis Mwila whether it was in order for the MMD to… Read More »

President Michael Sata has appointed newly-elected Mufumbwe PF Member of Parliament Stephen Masumba as provincial minister for North-Western Province. Mr Masumba replaces Josephine Limataa, who has been transferred to Southern Province in the same capacity. And President Sata has transferred John Kufuna from Southern Province to the Ministry of Local Government in the same capacity… Read More »

The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has urged the government to consider settling the over 200 billion kwacha debt it owes the power utility company through unpaid bills. ZESCO managing director Cyprian Chitundu says the outstanding debt owed by the government once paid would enable the company also fulfill the tax obligations that it is… Read More »