Opposition Patriotic Front vice President Guy Scot has said disposing of election related cases within 120 says is a constitutional requirement that needs to be upheld by the judiciary.
Mr. Scot who is also Lusaka Central Member of Parliament told Qfm that dealing with election cases within a short period of time will add credibility to the country's judicial system.

He says currently people have lost confidence in the judiciary because of the long time taken to dispose of cases pertaining to elections.

Mr. Scot says it is therefore important for the legal system in the country to build confidence in the public eye by ensuring election cases are dealt with expeditiously.

The PF vice president has also charged that his party is anxiously waiting for the contents of the new electoral code of conduct that is due to be released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

He says the old code of conduct has been not effective adding that there is need for increases compliance levels.

Congolese rhumba artiste Ipupa Nsimba popularly known as Fally Ipupa,has urged youths in the country to ensure they uphold peace durin this year's polls.

And fally has said youths in democratic republic of congo are saddened by the demise of second republican president frederick chiluba a fortnight . Fally made the appeal for peaceful elections a an interview shortly after expressing his condolences to chiluba's widow Regina and the family at her kabulonga residence yesterday.Fally said the DRC had learnt that peace was vital for any country to develop and that youths could only develop when there was peace.

The Tumfweko team will soon consider working on ways they can start streaming HD(High Definition) live TV broadcast by MuviTV and ZNBC.Any developments will be communicated to you, stay tuned!!

KCM Vice President- Human Resource David Kaunda says KCM awards for deserving clubs, footballers and officials who excelled during the last season will be held on July 12, 2011 in Lusaka.

Kaunda said KCM was honoured to be associated and proud sponsor of the football awards.

The awards were earmarked to have been held early this year but because of the football wrangles that had rocked the game, KCM postponed them and they were even a doubt on whether they were going to be staged or not.

“Awards will soon be presented in all categories very soon. We are proud to have been sponsors and we are sure the deserving footballers and clubs will be encouraged with the tokens they will receive. KCM is working with the FAZ to ensure this is done as soon as possible,” the former Zanaco FC Chairman said in a statement.

The awards expected to be presented will see Red Arrows’ Dube Phiri walk away with K20 million for emerging as top scorer after scoring 14 goals last season while Zanaco midfielder Simon Silwimba is a contender for the Young of the Player after captaining Zambia Under-20 to the Cosafa Cup last December. Silwimba also emerged as one of Zanaco’s key players especially in the club’s run in the CAF Confederations Cup which saw the bankers reach the group stages.

The other contenders for the Young Player of Year award are Zesco United’s Kangwa ‘Tshabalala’ Chileshe and now his teammate Stanley Nshimbi though his exploits was when he was at Red Arrows.

Zanaco coach Wedson Nyirenda and Fighton Simukonda of Zesco United are not clear favourites. Bruce Mwape, who led Nchanga Rangers to second position in his first season in the top flight after the return of Rangers to Super Division  will be considered though the firm favourite is Oswald Mutapa who guided the Under-20 to victory in Botswana and also Nkwazi to fifth.

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The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has commended the Patriotic Front for what it has described as the timely and democratic general conference it held in Kabwe over the weekend.
FFTUZ president Joyce Simukoko in a statement released to QFM today says the Union congratulates PF leader Michael Sata for going through unopposed as party president and others who were elected by the conference.
Mrs Simukoko says it is the wish of the labour movement that other remaining political parties aspiring to contest in this year's election will as well follow suit and ensure they too hold similar democratic conventions in order to allow their followers exercise their rights to choose their party leaders in the same vein the rest of the country's voters will exercise their rights in the forthcoming election.
She says this is a good stride for democracy.
Mrs Simukoko has also hailed the peaceful manner in which the PF held its general conference.

Wynter kabimba Refutes the story that was published in Dailymail, Times Of Zambia and the online Zambian  Watchdog dated 05/07/11 about an alleged email that was  sent by Given Lubinda to Wynter kabimbi. Full edited version coming!

The Bank of Zambia has dismissed media reports suggesting that it intends to introduce bank notes higher than that of K50, 000.
Bank of Zambia Deputy Governor Dr. Austin Mwape told journalists at the ongoing Zambia International Trade Fair during a tour of the stand Saturday afternoon the bank of Zambia had no immediate plans of producing higher notes.
However Dr. Mwape noted that coins may be reintroduced but only over a long period of time.
Recently it was reported that the Bank of Zambia was in the process of introducing kwacha notes of higher value, beyond the current 50,000.
It was reported that the revision of the current notes in circulation has since commenced, which will lead to a phase out period of banknotes with lost value as well as the possible re-introduction of coins.