Government has instructed the new Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Information and Broadcasting to open negotiations with journalists over media regulation. Government has been trying to create an act of parliament to regulate the media in Zambia but this has met stiff resistance. The media is represented by a body called Media Media Liaison [...]

The United Party for National Development, UPND, has joined Patriotic Front President, Michael Sata, in calling for President Rupiah Banda to call for an early election next year. UPND Secretary General, Winstone Chibwe, told QFM in an interview this morning that even if the UPND was not consulted by the PF leader to call on [...]

The Drug Enforcement Commission in Ndola has arrested a Banker at an international commercial Bank for money laundering involving over K100 million, DEC spokesperson John Nyawali has confirmed. Yyawali named the suspect as Monica Chansa Swali Chanda aged 50 who he said was arrested together with Chungu Kapema Ndola based businessman for laundering a total [...]

The Patriotic Front (PF) says it and and the United Party for National Development (UPND) will support one candidate in the Mpulungu parliamentary bye-election. PF secretary general Wynter Kabnimba says the UNPD has agreed to back a PF candidate in the October 28, bye-election. The UPND has not said anything but have complained about PF’s [...]