The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) says the current debate on the increase in the retirement age to 65 years has a very strong basis. NAPSA Director Charles Mpundu says for Zambia the life expectancy has moved up with Zambians living longer than 40 years. Mr. Mpundu explains that evidence on the ground shows that people can no longer talk ...

Zambia Youth Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has added its voice in condemning some sections of the media that have mockingly been covering President Edgar Lungu’s illness. ZYAFAC Executive Director Rickson Kanema in a statement says there is no human being who chooses to get sick but that sickness can strike anyone at any time. Mr Kanema says ...

Anglican Priest Father Richard Luonde says he will not resign from Priesthood. Reacting to Patriotic Front youths who have challenged him to resign because of the position he has taken in politics, Father Luonde says he will die a priest. Father Luonde says it is unfortunate that some people have continued to accuse him of being a politician when he ...

Government says K43 million has been disbursed to 1,300 youth groups under the Youth Development Fund between 2012 and 2014. Youth and Sport Minister Vincent Mwale has told Parliament in a ministerial that this has facilitated the creation of over 3,000 employment opportunities for the youths. Mr Mwale says it is expected that this number will increase in 2015 as ...

  Republican President Edgar Lungu has left for South Africa for specialized treatment following the suspected recurrence of Achalasia a condition in which the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus fail to relax, preventing food from passing into the stomach. President Lungu has since appointed Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula to act as President during his absence President Lungu ...

TRANSFER GOSSIP Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini says “it seems” Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is keen to move to Italy and that the San Siro club would be the 31-year-old’s preferred option. (Gazzetta TV in Italian)  West Ham want to give 25-year-old left-back Aaron Cresswell, who joined the club on a five-year deal last summer, a new contract to ...

The co-creator of the hit animated show, The Simpsons, has died aged 59. Sam Simon had been battling colon cancer, his agent said on Monday. Simon won seven Emmy awards for his work as a writer, director and executive producer for the longest-running sitcom on American television. The Simpsons, which chronicles the life of a clumsy father and his dysfunctional ...

Prosecutors in France have opened a manslaughter investigation after two helicopters crashed in Argentina, killing eight French nationals. Three well-known French sports personalities were among those killed in the collision, which also claimed the lives of the two Argentine pilots. French President Francois Hollande said it was “a cause of immense sadness”. Both helicopters were involved in the filming of ...

President Edgar Lungu has suspended Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito and has with immediate effect appointed a tribunal to enquire into alleged misconduct and alleged acts of impropriety against him as provided under Article 58,sub-article (2) and (3) of the Constitution of Zambia. Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda in a statement made available to QFM ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says progress has been made in the planned installation of CCTV on highways throughout the country. RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko says they have reached a stage where they are trying to quantify what the cost of the project will be. Mr Soko says the surveillance is supposed to run from Kafue ...