President Edgar Lungu has appointed former Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba as Ambassador designate to Malaysia. President Lungu has also appointed former deputy Inspector General of Police Solomon Jere as High Commissioner designate to Nigeria and former Commissioner of Police Brenda Mutemba as High Commissioner designate to Kenya. The President has further appointed the Chief of State ...

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to hold talks in Moscow to try to end escalating fighting in east Ukraine. Their meeting with President Vladimir Putin follows urgent talks in Kiev, where a new peace plan was presented. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who was also in Kiev, said the US wanted a diplomatic ...

Australian PM Tony Abbott says he and his Liberal party deputy leader Julie Bishop will “stand together” against a leadership challenge from MPs. Backbencher Luke Simpkins called the motion on Friday, saying it was “time to test the support of the leadership”. Mr Abbott has faced growing questions about his leadership in recent weeks. He was widely ridiculed for giving ...

The battle for Champions League qualification in the Premier League takes on new intensity this weekend with two high-stakes derby clashes involving teams pursuing a top-four finish. Arsenal, who trail fourth-place Southampton on goal difference alone, tackle north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a contest between two sides who have found form in recent weeks. Liverpool, meanwhile, visit Everton, having ...

                      The African Nations Cup semifinal resumed after a break of over 30 minutes on Thursday as most of the crowd were forced from the stands amid violent scenes after missiles rained down from angry Equatorial Guinea fans. Ghana supporters sought refuge on the pitch with their team leading 3-0 ...

Presence of God Ministries Apostle, Christopher Kunda has advised Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) members to amicably sort out their differences. Apostle Kunda says what is happening in the former ruling party is unacceptable. He says the MMD should realize that their internal differences contributed to their poor performance in the recent elections. Apostle Kunda notes that the MMD members ...

                                                        Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama says he is very mindful when issuing party statements which he says are not part of government’s activities. Responding to Forum for Democracy and Development Spokesperson ...

Fourth Revolution Party President Erick Chanda has advised President Edgar Lungu to quickly get down to serious work. Mr. Chanda who was one of the eleven presidential candidates in the just ended election says the people of Zambia are anxious to see development taking place in the country. He says there is no honey moon for President Lungu, but that ...

Government has disclosed that it will soon streamline the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT) Rule no.18 to offer the desired relief to all exporters. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has hinted that VAT Rule no.18 will in the next few weeks be streamlined. Mr. Chikwanda explains that government is host to all investors local and foreign, hence has the duty and ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says it is becoming increasingly clear that some of CSOs in the Grand Coalition are attempting to hijack the constitution making process once again, having previously contributed to previous attempts that ended in failure to come up with a progressive Constitution. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza has told QFM News in an interview that ...