Actress Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer. Writing in the New York Times, Jolie said she had the surgery last week as she carries a gene that gave her a 50% risk of developing ovarian cancer. Two years ago, Jolie, whose mother died from cancer, had a double mastectomy. “It ...

A Germanwings plane carrying 150 people has crashed in the French Alps on its way from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. The Airbus A320 – flight 4U 9525 – went down between Digne and Barcelonnette. None of the 144 passengers or six crew is expected to have survived. The plane crashed after an eight-minute descent, an official said. It is not clear ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested thirty (30) people countrywide for unlawful cultivation and trafficking in various quantities of cannabis. Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says those arrested include Masten Mukonde, 61, a Peasant farmer of Kalukila village in Chibombo District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 973kg and Emmanuel Kunda, 50, a Businessman of Kunda farm ...

Zambia Green Jobs Programme, a partnership between the government of Zambia, the United Nations, and International Labour Organization among other partners says it will strive to ensure it promotes the creation of green and decent jobs through the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the building construction sector. Speaking at a media breakfast in Lusaka today, Zambia ...

Zambia Youths Association in the Fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has hailed the move by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to begin verifying monies linked to Zambians stashed at HSBC bank in Switzerland. ZYAFAC Executive Director Rickson Kanema has told Qfm News that the move by the FIC is a step in the right direction as it will help ascertain the ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has urged the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to deal with radio stations promoting hate speech. PAZA President Andrew Sakala says the concerns raised by government regarding some radio station promoting hate speech should be taken seriously by all stakeholders. Mr. Sakala notes that there is need for all broadcasting stations to be ethical and ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margret Mwanakatwe says 13,000 direct jobs have been created through the value chain industrial clusters in the various project districts in the country. The Minister has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that her ministry will use the value chain clusters as a primary vehicle to facilitate rural industrialization. Mrs Mwanakatwe says this is ...

Caritas Zambia has raised questions on the proposal by government to amend the current Constitution by including non contentious clauses contained in the final draft constitution before the 2016 tripartite elections. Caritas Zambia Executive Director Samuel Mulafulafu in a statement to Qfm news has questioned how the non contentious issues will be identified and what mandate Parliament will have in ...

Government says it still considers strong district leadership as a critical element in engendering an effective multi-sectoral response to HIV challenges at community level. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Davy Chikamata says this is because the District Commissioner is a fulcrum of development at community level. Dr. Chikamata notes that as the country moves towards decentralization as articulated in the ...

The Japanese government has given Zambia US$1.5million towards the local integration of former refugees into the Zambian society. Speaking during the presentation of the cheque to Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila this morning, Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Kiyoshi Koinuma says his government was pleased to be associated with efforts to find durable solutions to protracted refugee situations and to enhance ...