The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has urged government not to hesitate to deport foreign investors exploiting local workers. ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka has told QFM News that the union is not impressed with certain investors who are not following the country’s labour laws. Mr. Mukuka points out that the union has since engaged government through the Ministries ...

President Edgar Lungu has declared a day of National Mourning in honour of the late Road Development Agency Board Chairperson Willie Nsanda who died at Milpark Hospital in South Africa yesterday. President Lungu has directed the Secretary to the Cabinet to make necessary arrangements for a Day of National Mourning on the day when burial would take place. At the ...

Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu believes that there is no chance team-mate Lionel Messi will move to Paris St-Germain. There was speculation earlier in the year that Messi may join PSG after it came to light that he and head coach Luis Enrique did not see eye to eye. Messi has been linked with Paris St-Germain on numerous occasions as the ...

Long-serving goalkeeper Petr Cech says he will leave Chelsea rather than spend another season as understudy to Thibaut Courtois. The 32-year-old Czech Republic international has lost his place to the young Belgian this term, starting only four Premier League games and being primarily used in the domestic cup competitions. While accepting manager Jose Mourinho’s decision, Cech said the situation could ...

Jay Z’s bid to purchase Aspiro was approved earlier this month, and the company’s streaming service, now known as TidalHifi, is set to launch. The current Tidal website includes a counter that indicates listeners will be able to use the app in 5 days. The hi-fi service is said to offer 25 million tracks for streaming with lossless audio quality. Recommendations, playlists, interviews, ...

Ukraine’s president has accepted a resignation request by Ihor Kolomoisky – the powerful governor of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. President Petro Poroshenko’s office said this happened when Mr Kolomoisky, one of the country’s richest men, met the president in the capital Kiev. This comes after armed men suspected of links to Mr Kolomoisky briefly occupied the offices of an oil ...

T.I spilled the beans about his upcoming album, Traps Open, which he says is apart of a trilogy that started with his album Paperwork. “So the first installment, the motion picture, was supposed to be cinematic, it was supposed to be nostalgic,” Tip told HHS1987. “This next one is going to be unapologetically gangsta. It’s trap music.” Besides working on ...

A search and recovery operation is resuming in the southern French Alps after Tuesday’s crash of a Germanwings plane with 150 people on board. Officials warn the operation could last for days in a remote mountain ravine between Digne and Barcelonnette. The leaders of Germany, France and Spain are due to visit the crash site. The Airbus A320 – flight ...

Former Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) President Frank Bwalya says he does not believe the dissolution of his party and his subsequent joining of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has left a void in the opposition. Father Bwalya says this is because he believes the country still has credible people in the opposition who are going to continue with the ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has urged government to embrace new innovative ideas to tackle the increasing unemployment numbers among young people. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe has observed that the sad part is that the current economic status does not provide employment opportunities to University Graduates and other young people with different skills. Mr. Nthewewe notes that it is ...