Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s decision to quit the club at the end of the season was “a big shock”, according to Reds midfielder Jordan Henderson. Gerrard, 34, has been at Liverpool for 25 years, but will leave on a free transfer when his contract expires. “We’ve seen stuff in the newspapers on whether he will renew his contract but everyone ...

Actor Edward Herrmann, best known for his roles in TV show Gilmore Girls and vampire movie The Lost Boys, has died aged 71. The 6ft 5in star had been diagnosed with brain cancer and was in intensive care in New York before his death on Wednesday. His son Rory said in a statement: “He was full of knowledge and kindness ...

The deadly Ebola outbreak will be ended in 2015, the outgoing head of the UN team fighting the disease has said. Anthony Banbury said the number of Ebola cases would be brought down to zero by the close of this year, but admitted that the end was “not close”. “We are engaged in an epic battle,” he said. The virus ...

Opposition MMD president Nevers Mumba has apologized to all people that have felt injured by the statement his party’s acting National Treasurer Elizabeth Chitika- Molobeka during a rally in Kasama on the 21st of December last year. Mrs. Molobeka was reported tom have said that for the fact that the people of Southern Province are not ashamed to vote for ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has taken a swipe at politicians advancing tribal politics. Ms. Nawakwi is urging people in the country to ignore such leaders. Speaking when she addressed FDD supporters in Chipangali Constituency in Chipata District today, the opposition leader said there is only one Zambia with one people and that tribal talk should ...

Ruling PF president Edgar Lungu has been challenged to sign the constitution social contract as an assurance he will indeed enact a new constitution once elected republican president. Opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema who himself has signed the social contract with the Grand Coalition on the Demand for the People Driven Constitution, says his party has noted with interest Mr. ...

Eleven people are reported to have died in 80 traffic accidents recorded during this year’s New Year period. In a statement to Qfm News Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda says in the same accidents sixteen people sustained serious injuries while five suffered slight injuries. Ms. Chanda has disclosed that the 80 traffic accidents were recorded from 06: 00 hours of the ...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard called his decision to leave at the end of the season “the toughest” of his life. The 34-year-old, out of contract this summer, joined the Reds aged nine and has scored 180 goals in 695 games. “This has been the toughest decision of my life, one both me and my family have agonised over for a ...

Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has been hailed for reconciling with Patriotic Front president Edgar Lungu. International Fellowship of Christian Churches (IFCC) president Bishop Simon Chihana says his is happy that this reconciliation has taken place in ruling party especially that both Mr. Lungu and Mr. Sampa are men of the same interest whose ultimate goal is to lead ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has observed that the levels of desperation that the opposition UPND has allegedly exhibited in its recent media briefing put national security at risks. The ruling PF is of the view that the media briefing that was recently addressed by UPND vice president for politics Canisius Banda in which he alleged among other things that ...