The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZSCD) says Zambia needs a president that will prioritize issues of local development and citizen participation in national governance. ZSCD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says the kind of President his organization is hoping for should not have any dictatorial tendencies. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Mwape states that this means that whoever ...

Senior Chief Nzamane of the Ngoni speaking people in Chipata has endorsed UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema for the January 20th presidential by-election. Speaking when the UPND leader paid a courtesy call on him this morning, Chief Nzamane notes that Mr Hichilema has persevered and that time for him to lead the country has come. The traditional leader states that the ...

Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wilbur Simuusa has disclosed that funds have been released to clear outstanding payments to farmers in selected districts including those in Chipata. Mr. Simuusa has told Parliament today that the released funds are meant to cleared all outstanding payments by 100% in four provinces. He says the farmers will be paid the released funds this week. ...

There was chaos in the central business district of Lusaka this afternoon when machete wielding cadres supporting rival Patriotic Front presidents Edgar Lungu and Miles Sampa clashed sending members of the general public scampering for safety. Business along Cairo, Lumumba, Chachacha Roads and Freedom Way came to stand still as shop owners closed their shops for fear of the rampaging ...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has replaced his interior minister and police chief following a massacre by Islamist group al-Shabab. The president asked Kenyans to unite, and said: “We will not flinch in war against terrorists.” Kenya’s police chief David Kimaiyo stood down, while Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku was dismissed. Earlier, al-Shabab killed 36 quarry workers in the north-eastern Mandera ...

Lebanese security forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the border with Syria, the army says. The pair, whose names were not given, were picked up by military intelligence after entering Lebanon 10 days ago. The al-Safir newspaper reported that Baghdadi’s wife was being questioned at the Lebanese defence ministry. In ...

DAVID Beckham has spoken out for the first time after being involved in a car crash on Saturday morning. Victoria Beckham‘s hubby has revealed he’s “a bit shaky” following the collision at Arsenal training ground. Speaking to the Daily Star, the former footballer revealed: “I’m fine but I’m a bit shaky and a bit sore.” Earlier this week, pictures emerged ...

Madonna has given Kim Kardashian a run for her money this week after posing topless at the age of 56. The singer, who was famous for her controversial antics back in the eighties, bared all in a risqué photoshoot for interview magazine – leaving the world blushing into their computer screens. Looking far younger than her 56 years, the mother-of-four ...

Michael Carrick believes Manchester United go into Tuesday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke City ready to continue a good run of results. Louis van Gaal’s side maintained their position in the top four with an emphatic 3-0 defeat of Hull City at Old Trafford on Saturday. That was United’s third straight victory and the Dutch manager hailed the performance ...

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli apologised on Tuesday for his social media post which appeared to contain potentially racist and anti-Semitic references. Balotelli, who made the post on his Instagram page on Monday, will be investigated by the Football Association (FA), according to British media reports. The 24-year-old Italian later deleted the post. “I apologise if I’ve offended anyone,” Balotelli said ...