One of the most famous images of Winnie the Pooh has sold for £314,500 at auction, three times its estimate. EH Shepard’s ink drawing of the bear playing Poohsticks with Piglet and Christopher Robin was published in 1928. The illustration, which featured in AA Milne’s second book, The House At Pooh Corner, had been in a private collection since the ...

At least one bomb has exploded near a market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, officials and residents say. A blast hit a vehicle loading area at the Kantin Kwari textile market. Boko Haram militants are suspected of carrying out the attack. Eyewitnesses said the market was hit by two blasts. At least seven people died and 30 were ...

The National Water and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) has assured the general public of its increased visibility by providing a better platform for consumers to be involved in regulation through feedback on the quality of service in 2015. Speaking during a media forum in Lusaka today, NWASCO Director Kelvin Chitumbo says complaints of water supply and sanitation will be dealt with ...

Diakonia Zambia country Director Sombo Chunda has called on civil society organizations to ensure they speak for the voiceless people in communities. Ms. Chunda has told Qfm news that it is high time civil society organizations step up their efforts to help local communities benefit from the natural resources in their localities by speaking on their behalf. She says it ...

Opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Copperbelt Chairperson Yotam Mtayachalo says time has come for Zambia to start electing women to the country’s highest office. Mr. Mtayachalo says Zambia should emulate South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru that have started going for women leadership. He has told Qfm News by telephone that the world has ...

The Zambia Centre for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) has observed that the decision by the High Court giving former Republican president Rupiah Banda the green light to stand on the MMD ticket will give the party time to re-organize itself. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the ruling has given the MMD ...

Preliminary estimates indicate that Zambia attained favorable Balance of Payments (BoP) performance during the second quarter of 2014. An overall surplus of US $740.1 million was recorded compared with a meagre surplus of US $8.4 million, recorded during the first quarter. The performance was driven by improvements in the financial account. Commenting on the Balance of Payments estimates, Secretary to ...

Gender and Child Development Minister Inonge Wina says government has made some significant strides with regards to general awareness on gender issues. Speaking during the launch of the revised national gender policy and strategic plan for 2014 to 2016 in Lusaka today, Ms Wina notes that the strides made have resulted in among others things the enactment of the anti ...

Acting Republican President Guy Scott says there is need for the people of Zambia to be more practical when dealing with human rights issues. Dr Scott has expressed disappointment that to date, nothing has been done over the attack on the bus that was carrying PF delegates to the general conference in Kabwe from Livingstone. He says the delegates were ...

The World Bank has today officially launched its Fourth Zambia Economic Brief with a caution against the proposed shift in the country’s mining tax regime. The brief that has focused on financial inclusion, has warned that the high mineral loyalty rates as proposed in the 2015 national budget, could affect profitability of some mines resulting in curtailing of their operations. ...