Police this morning raided United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema’s houses in Kabulonga and New Kasama. The Police search operation was also conducted at the UPND Secretariat in Rhodespark area. The Police operation follows the directive President Edgar Lungu gave the Police to investigate claims by Mr Hichilema that he gets a copy of State security information ...

Chelsea captain John Terry will be offered a new contract by the Premier League leaders, according to manager Jose Mourinho. The former England skipper’s current deal expires at the end of the season. Terry, 34, has made more than 550 appearances for the club since signing professional terms in 1998. “I can guarantee he will be a Chelsea player next ...

Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy has been buried in Los Angeles in a small, private funeral. Nimoy, 83, died on Friday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is often caused by smoking. It is Jewish tradition for the dead to be buried within 24 hours but, as the practice is forbidden on a Saturday, the actor was laid to rest ...

The funeral is due to be held of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in Moscow. The service at Moscow’s Troyekurovskoye Cemetery will follow a public ceremony at the Andrei Sakharov rights centre. Mr Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed on a bridge near the Kremlin wall on Friday night. Several prominent foreign ...

Action Aid Zambia says the move by Cabinet to rename the Revenue Appeals Tribunal as the Tax Tribunal is not enough as long as it is not strengthened. Action Aid Zambia country Director Pamela Chisanga says his organisation will have to look at the contents of the bill before making a comprehensive statement on the issue. Ms Chisanga says there ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says government institutions benefiting from the borrowed funds should be more accountable and responsible in the utilization of such funds. Organisation Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape notes that if the parastatals benefiting from borrowed money are not transparent enough, the government will not have the capacity to repay back the loans. Mr Mwape says ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has expressed optimism the ongoing judicial reforms will progress well with appointment of Justice Irene Mambilima as Chief Justice. LAZ president George Chisanga says his association believes the ratification of the appointment of Justice Mambilima as the head of the country’s Judiciary is a positive step. Mr. Chisanga has told Qfm News that he ...

The Grand Coalition on the campaign for the People Driven Constitution says it has stuck to its position on the mode of adoption for the new constitution because it does not trust government. Chairperson Leonard Chiti says the Coalition does trust that the Patriotic Front (PF) government really means what it has been saying with regards the enactment of the ...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says PF Secretary General Davis Chama is merely bluffing by saying the 2016 tripartite election will be a walkover for the ruling party. Mr Hichilema says Mr Chama’s claims are of a frightened individual considering that the ruling party’s support has dwindled as evidenced by results of the 20th January presidential election. He says the PF’s ...

Chongwe Member of Parliament Sylvia Masebo has been expelled from the ruling Patriotic Front. Ms Masebo has been expelled from the ruling party for gross misconduct and indiscipline. In a letter of expulsion dated 24th February 2015 made available to QFM News, PF President Edgar Lungu says Ms Masebo has been expelled from the PF with effect from the date ...