No early elections, we want to rule for 5 years – PF
Davies Chama Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama has ruled out the possibility of President Edgar Lungu calling early election in 2016. Mr. Chama says it is the ruling party’s absolute...
View ArticleWestern Power Company to boost Zambia’s electricity generation capacity
Electricity supply will be boosted by 60 megawatts thanks to a implementation agreement for the Ngonye Falls Hydro Electric Scheme signed between Western Power Company Ltd and the Ministry of Energy...
View ArticleKamwala South Woman kills Son
A Woman of Kamwala South in Lusaka has alleged killed her nine year old son this evening. It is not yet clear why the woman only identified as Amaka believed to be Nigerian by nationality took the life...
View ArticlePower cut in many parts of Zambia
Many parts of Zambia are reported in darkness now (11pm CAT). In the capital, Lusaka many places that were supposed to have power were blacked out at around 10 pm CAT. The power is being cut at the...
View ArticleEnergy Minister explains country power blackout
Dora Siliya Energy Minister Dora Siliya says there is a disturbance on the ZESCO system at Kafue Gorge and Kariba that has caused power cuts in the whole country except Southern and Western provinces....
View ArticleStill no power in many parts of Zambia
There is still no power in many parts of Zambia following an interruption by ZESCO at Kafue Gorge and Kariba Thursday night that left the country in the dark. Minister of Energy Dora Siliya in her...
View ArticleTB Joshua named 2015 ‘Yoruba Man Of The Year’
TB Joshua Controversial Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has been named as the 2015 ‘Yoruba Man Of The Year’. According to a report in the ‘Nigerian...
View ArticleAfrica Investigates: Mozambique¹s gem wars
The third season of Al Jazeera’s award-winning Africa Investigates series continued last night with Mozambique’s Gem Wars. Mozambican journalist Estacio Valois, along with director and cameraman...
View ArticleConstitution Bill goes through
The Zambian Constitution Bill number 16 and Constitutional Amendment Bill number 17 of 2015 have passed Third Reading stage. Members of parliament that supported the Zambian Constitution Bill number...
View ArticleUPND Deputy Secretary General dies
Simusamba UPND Deputy General Secretary Kuchunga Simusamba has died. A senior UPND Official has told Zambian Eye this evening that Simusamba died at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) where he was...
View ArticleStakeholders voice out on parley’s adoption of constitution amendment bill
Sakwiba Sikota United Liberal Party (ULP) President Sakwiba Sikota is cheered that most of the provisions Zambians wanted to be included in the new constitution have been passed by Parliament through...
View ArticleSoldiers deployed on Lake Mweru
Government has deployed marine commandos on Lake Mweru as a measure to curb illegal fishing on the water body. Nchelenge District Administration Officer Gift Hajongola has told ZNBC News that the...
View ArticleGovernment to contract $275m loan
Cabinet has approved a decision to contract a 275 million US Dollar loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for the Construction of 2,350 housing units for the security wings. The loan is...
View ArticleLAZ condemns PF attacks on the media
The Law Association of Zambia has strongly condemned recent attack on media freedom in the country. LAZ President George Chisanga in a statement made available to QFM News says the recent attacks on...
View ArticleUPND’s Simusamba buried, described as fearless leader
The late Deputy Secretary General for UPND Kuchunga Simusamba has been buried at Memorial Park in Lusaka. Simusamba died on Thursday last week and his burial took place today, Monday, December 14,...
View ArticleReports of PF registering Malawians is nonsense – Fr. Bwalya
The ruling Patriotic Front has dismissed as nonsense reports that it has been mobilising Malawian nationals to register as voters in the just ended mobile voter registration exercise in Eastern...
View ArticleUPND plan to cause confusion next year – Lungu
President Lungu Republican President Edgar Lungu says he has intelligence information indicating that the country’s main opposition party, the UPND, wants to cause confusion ahead of the 2016...
View ArticleProphet Bushiri to construct a mega Church taking upto 60,000 people
Prophet BushiriProphet Bushiri to construct a mega Church taking upto 60,000 people Prophet Bushiri to construct a mega Church in South Africa, swallowing up to 60,000 congregates. Malawian prophet...
View ArticleMundende confirmed as ZESCO boss
Acting ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mundende has been confirmed as the state utility company’s Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Energy minister Dora Siliya confirmed to ZNBC news that...
View Article“No uniforms for teachers”
The picture circulating on social media believed to be the proposed uniform for Zambian teachers The Teaching Service Commission has clarified that no meeting took place to discuss the introduction of...
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