Mbala Member of Parliament Mwalimu Simfukwe has been called upon to ensure he takes development to Mbala or risk being voted out in 2016. Some residents talked to in Mbala District in Northern Province by our staffer Albert Mpezeni have bemoaned the underdevelopment the area has suffered in the last three years. Gerald Siame, 40, a farmer in Mbala district ...

A Patriotic Front member in Southern province has accused some District Commissioners of supporting the newly formed Rainbow party of former PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba. Lovemore Kanyama has since appealed to the party hierarchy to quickly investigate the matter before the party loses popularity in the province. Mr. Kanyama says it is clear and worrying to see how some ...

MMD Northern Province Information and Publicity Secretary Cephas Bwalya says it is total mockery for the PF to promise to recognize Henry Kanyanta Sosala as Paramount chief Chitimukulu now that there are elections. Mr Bwalya says despite receiving overwhelming support from the people of Northern province in the 2011 elections, the PF turned against the people of northern province and ...

Paramount Chief Nsokolo of the Mambwe speaking people in Mbala District has endorsed the candidature of PF Presidential candidate Edgar Lungu. And the Paramount Chief has urged Mr. Lungu to ensure that he finishes the projects left by late Republican President Michael Sata if voted into office. Paramount Chief Nsokolo says the construction of chief’s palaces across the country initiated ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) rally in Mpulungu District in Northern Province took off despite PF President Edgar Lungu not showing up at the venue. This was after Mpulungu residents resisted to be disbursed upon realizing that Mr. Lungu would not show and therefore the rally should cancelled. The residents wanted to be addressed by Mr. Lungu. Qfm staffer Albert Mpezeni ...

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has avoided commenting on reports that he could become the new Crystal Palace manager. Former Eagles player Pardew, 53, failed to fulfil media duties after Sunday’s 3-2 win over Everton. Newcastle assistant John Carver, who did the post-match conference, said: “Alan didn’t say why I was doing the press, he just told me to do it.” ...

Controversial comedy The Interview has become film company Sony’s most-downloaded title of all time, just four days after its release on 24 December. It was downloaded more than two million times as of 27 December, making back a third of its $44m (£28m) budget. The film, about a fictional American plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, had previously ...

The death toll following a fire on the Norman Atlantic ferry off Corfu has risen to seven, with the evacuation of all those on board now complete. One man was killed when trying to escape the ship, and a further six bodies have since been found. More than 400 people have rescued, in a long and complex operation amid gale-force ...

Patriotic Front Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba has endorsed the candidature of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema in the 20th January presidential election. Mr Mwamba has told a media briefing in Kasama today that he will however remain a committed member of the Patriotic Front and will abide by the ideals and aspirations of the Patriotic Front. He says ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has issued Q-TV with a construction permit in Lusaka. Q-TV is a sister station of Radio QFM which broadcasts from Livingstone to Ndola on the Copperbelt on the FM frequency. In a letter dated 22nd December,2014, IBA Board Chairperson Retired Brigadier General Justine Mutale says once the construction is completed, the station will be required ...