Warplanes have targeted the palace used by Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in the southern city of Aden. Officials said anti-aircraft guns prevented any direct hits on the hilltop compound. But witnesses saw smoke rising from the area afterwards. It is not clear if Mr Hadi was inside, but aides said he was now safe. Earlier, there were clashes at ...

Nine people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s gun attack in Tunis that left 23 people dead, including 20 foreign tourists, the Tunisian presidency says. It alleged that four were directly linked to the attack and five had “ties to the cell”. The army will also be deployed to major cities, the presidency added. In another development, Islamic State ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says government has embarked on the process of formulating the Diaspora Policy Document in view the massive untapped potential of the Zambians in the Diaspora. Mr Kalaba has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that the Diaspora policy document is expected to be launched by the third quarter of 2015 He says policy document ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili today met the Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Brigadier General Justin Mutale and expressed concern at the quality of some radio broadcasts that he said are promoting hate speech. Mr Kambwili, who met Brigadier- General Mutale, IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma, and Director Standards Eustace Nkandu, in his office, said it ...

Former MMD National Secretary Muhabi Lungu has questioned the legality of the resolutions made at the first ever MMD National Policy Conference held in Lusaka. Mr. Lungu says he does not think the Conference which attracted senior party officials from around the country has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the former ruling party. He has told Qfm ...

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina says there is need for relevant authorities to prevent risks in markets such as fires and floods to avoid loss of property by marketeers. Ms Wina said this when she toured Chifundo Market in Lusaka’s Mandevu Constituency today. She says she has embarked on a program of visiting markets in the country to hear the ...

The Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) has reiterated its commitment to contribute to the country’s economic growth. ZANACO Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Dick says for any economy to grow, there is need to see the development of business. Mr. Dick says it is in the same line that the bank supports any initiatives aimed at scaling up ...

Government has proposed to amend the current constitution to include non contentious clauses such as the presidential running mate and the 50% plus one vote ahead of the 2016 tripartite election. Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula has told parliament in a ministerial statement that if stakeholders are agreeable to the government proposal, the first set of amendments could be taken to ...

JUSTIN Bieber‘s 21st birthday party was never going to be trouble-free. Surprisingly, it wasn’t Selena Gomez‘s on-off boyfriend – who’s had his fair share of run-ins with the law – that caused the ruckus. Former Friends star David Arquette is said to have kicked off leaving the Baby hit-maker with no choice but to boot him from the Las Vegas ...

We had to do a double-take when we saw these latest photos of Brooklyn Beckham. The 16 year old looked the spitting image of his dad David Beckham as he modelled for online clothing brand Reserved. Dressed casually, Brooklyn showed his similarities to his former footballing father. Clearly proud of his new venutre into Romeo’s territory, he recently shared a ...