An Oscar-nominated British animator is celebrating after winning a Bafta and raising enough money to fund her next film. Daisy Jacobs, whose The Bigger Picture is up for the best short animation Oscar, has raised more than £21,000 through crowd-funding site Kickstarter. The target was reached just three days after she picked up a Bafta Award on Sunday for the ...

Ukraine’s president has warned that a deal to end the war in the east is in “great danger” after heavy fighting ahead of Saturday night’s ceasefire. Petro Poroshenko also accused Russia of “significantly increasing” its offensive despite the peace agreement reached in Minsk on Thursday. Meanwhile, the US said it was very concerned by reports of heavy weapons coming across ...

Centre for Reproductive Health (CRH) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to declare teenage pregnancies a national crisis. CRH Executive Director Amos Mwale has told Qfm News that President Lungu has shown that he is a believer of women empowerment hence the need for him to ensure that women and girls are protected. Mr. Mwale notes that once President Lungu ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders has advised the MMD to consider going for convention to elect the new party leadership if the party is to remain strong beyond 2016. Mr. Sunders has told Qfm News in an interview that the former ruling party should avoid the predicament UNIP found itself in after losing power in 1991. Mr. Saunders has charged that ...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative Hamid El Bashir Ibrahim has hailed Zambia’s efforts in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the deadline later this year. Dr. Ibrahim has told QFM News in an interview that though Zambia will not meet all the MDGs, it must be noted that the country has done tremendously well in attaining ...

MMD Leader Nevers Mumba is confident that the two MMD Members of Parliament appointed to President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet will deliver to the best of their abilities. Dr. Mumba says it is unfortunate that some people want to make it a big deal that two of his MPs are serving in the PF government a move that will destabilize the ...