The Drug Enforcement Commission in Eastern Province has arrested and jointly charged a 45 year-old Tanzanian national and a Zambian for trafficking in over 600 bundles of miraa. Commission Spokesperson Theresa Katongo says Demi Simon Mbasela, 45, alias ‘David Peter’ a Tanzanian Businessman of Kasumbalesa in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested and jointly charged with Amos ...

Pope Francis has urged Catholic Bishops in Zambia to continue working with political leaders for the common good. Pope Francis said this when he met the 11 Catholic Bishops from all the dioceses in Zambia on Monday, 17th November 2014 in the Vatican during their Ad Limina visit. During the meeting, Pope Francis said with the death of President Michael ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has resolved to go ahead with demonstrations over the two-year wage freeze imposed on the public service. The labour movement had put on hold its planned countrywide demonstrations following the death of President Michael Sata. ZCTU Secretary General Roy Mwaba says the congress holds the position that government still has an opportunity to ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has denied ever receiving a formal request from acting President Guy Scott to give a legal opinion on the ruling Patriotic Front’s constitution. LAZ president George Chisanga has told Qfm News by telephone this afternoon that the Association has not to this effect prepared any legal opinion for the ruling PF contrary to some ...

Acting Republican President has announced that the Presidential by-election will be held on the 20th January, 2015. And the Acting President has announced that official campaigns begin today 18th November, 2014. Addressing a media briefing at his office in Lusaka today, Dr. Scott says the date was set in accordance with the country’s constitution which stipulates that the by-election be ...

MMD president Nevers Mumba says he is the MMD’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming by-election by virtue of him being party president and not former President Rupiah Banda. Dr. Mumba says the MMD constitution provides that the party president, for as long as he is sitting in the mandate of his years, is not only party leader but also the ...

Four Israelis have been killed and eight injured as two men armed with a pistol and meat cleavers attacked a West Jerusalem synagogue. The attackers – Palestinians from East Jerusalem – were shot dead. There have been several deadly attacks and clashes recently in Jerusalem, which has also seen heightened tension over a disputed holy site. Israel has vowed to ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an early election, two years ahead of schedule. At a news briefing, he said he would dissolve parliament later this week and was also delaying a planned but unpopular increase in sales tax. Mr Abe was elected two years ago with an ambitious plan to revive the economy, but has struggled to do ...

Thai police have issued arrest warrants for two American men who tried to post baby body parts to the United States. The two men, Ryan McPherson and Daniel Tanner, have reportedly left for neighbouring Cambodia. They were detained earlier but police released them after concluding that they had not broken laws, apart from violating customs rules. The men said they ...

Robert Pattinson has fast become one of the most sought after men in Tinsel Town thanks to his boyish good looks and famous vampire alter-ego. But fans didn’t seem too impressed last night after the handsome actor debuted a somewhat dramatic new haircut at a charity gala in LA. The Twilight actor, who is rumoured to be dating singer FKA ...