United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has warned UPND members that the party will not take kindly to any member resorting to violence. Mr Hichilema in a statement availed to QFM News says reports suggesting that the UPND is causing any form of violence in some parts of the country are regrettable and must be condemned in ...

The terminally ill fan who finally fulfilled his dream of meeting Eminem has died. Gage Garmo was battling a very rare type of bone cancer called Osteosarcoma when he passed away on Monday, TMZ reports.                                                 His ...

The 30th edition of Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday in Equatorial Guinea, who are hosting the tournament at short notice after Morocco’s withdrawal. Several nations can be considered among the favourites including top-ranked team Algeria. Algeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana are regarded as the favourites to win an unpredictable African Cup of Nations tournament which begins on ...

With less than a week to the Africa Cup of Nations kicking off on Saturday January 17, supporters of Ivory Coast are still unsure whether they would obtain visas to the host country Equatorial Guinea. The central African country has no embassy in Ivory Coast, meaning prospective applicants must travel to either Ghana or Benin Republic to submit their forms. ...

The new edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has gone on sale, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover. Three million copies are being printed – a week after Islamist gunmen murdered eight journalists at the magazine and four other people in Paris. The cartoon shows the Prophet weeping while holding a sign saying “Je ...

Huge crowds turned out in the Sri Lankan capital as Pope Francis celebrated a Mass at which he canonised the nation’s first saint. The Pope canonised 17th Century missionary Joseph Vaz at the sea-front service in Colombo. It is the first papal visit since the end of the war in 2009 that saw the army and rebels accused of atrocities. ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) will this week write an assessment letter to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observation Mission for the biased reporting by the public media during campaigns. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri has disclosed this development to QFM News in an interview that the conduct of the public media has been pathetic during campaigns. ...

Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is hopeful that before the end of this month they will be able to resolve all the pending issues with the former owners of Collum Coal Mine. Government in 2013 seized control of the Chinese-owned coal company due to poor compliance with safety and environmental standards and handed it over to ZCCM-IH. ZCCM-IH ...

Action Aid country Director Pamela Chisanga says the next government should consider reviewing double taxation agreements Zambia has signed with other country in bid to make them more beneficial to the country. Ms Chisanga says most of the agreements are outdated hence the need to review them in order to meet the changing trends of the economy. Ms .Chisanga regrets ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders says Patriotic Front President Edgar Lungu should be commended for not using public resources during his campaigns. And Mr. Saunders says claims by the ruling PF government that the constitution roadmap released by the UPND is their roadmap shows that they never even had a roadmap to enact a new constitution. Mr. Saunders has told QFM ...