Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) Vice President Jealous Phiri has disclosed that the association is working closely with all local councils to ensure that retires are paid their dues in the shortest period of time. Mr. Phiri has told Qfm news that although there have been a number of complaints from the retired council workers over delayed payment of ...

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has switched off 30 boreholes in Lusaka which have run dry in a bid to avoid damaging the pumping equipment. And the company has hinted that Lusaka will continue experiencing erratic water supply until the onset of the rainy season. Company marketing and Public Relations Manager Topsy Sikalinda has confirmed the development to QFM ...

Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex, the wife of Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son, Edward will represent the Queen during the State funeral of late President Michael Sata on 11th November. British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton in a statement issued to QFM News today says the Countess of Wassex will visit Zambia from 10-11 November, 2014. Mr Thornton ...

David and Victoria Beckham are thought to be worth £165m (not counting the generous cheque Romeo probably got for his starring role in Burberry’s Christmas campaign) and with plenty of cash comes a taste for the finer things in life. However, the British power couple may prove they’re as ordinary as the average family this festive season with their uncharacteristically-basic ...

International Fellowship of Christian Churches (IFCC) President Bishop Simon Chihana has charged that it is clear that there is a group of unsympathetic Zambians who cannot realize that the country is bereaved following the death of President Michael Sata. Bishop Chihana has told Qfm News in an interview that it is such people who are shamelessly stirring up Zambians and ...

A Lusaka Magistrate Court has fined musician Robert Chunga popularly known as Bobby East and her co-accused Ruth Mukanga for producing an obscene video. The duo was on Monday convicted by Magistrate Mwaka Mikalile sex video in which they featured which went viral on social media. Magistrate Mikalile fined the two K8,500 each in default nine months imprisonment when they ...

First Republican President, Dr Kenneth David Kaunda, has joined more than twenty international celebrities and world opinion leaders, including Kofi Annan, Graca Machel, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Angelina Jolie in the push to end statelessness. Dr Kenneth Kaunda, in communication to the UNHCR through his office confirmed his support of the fight against statelessness. UNHCR on Tuesday, 4th November, 2014, ...

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has observed that non-copper mining and construction is what is driving the country’s robust economic growth. ZDA Director General Patrick Chisanga says other drivers of Zambia’s economic growth are Agriculture, wholesale and retail trade. Speaking this morning during a media briefing in Lusaka ahead of the December 4th -5th Pangaea-ZDA Zambia Investment Conference, Mr. Chisanga ...

The Anti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has called on political parties to abide by the electoral code of conduct during campaigns ahead of the forthcoming presidential election to avoid confusion during campaigns. And AVAP has counseled all political parties to tame their overzealous cadres to ensure they do not engage in activities that may lead to violence during campaigns. AVAP ...

England boss Roy Hodgson has questioned the Football Association’s decision to allow an NFL game to take place at Wembley six days before his side’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia. Sunday’s match between Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys is the third NFL match at Wembley this year. “I don’t really think you could expect me to say ‘excellent, delighted, well ...