Monthly Archives: March 2015

Political parties urged to formulate inclusive manifestos

Panos Institute of southern Africa has called on civil society organizations to step up efforts in ensuring that political parties produce clear manifestos that are inclusive to all Zambians. Panos Senior programmes officer for media development Gilles Kasongo has told qfm news in an interview that though some organizations have tried to set a tone on how best political party manifestos should be ...

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Nawakwi is a frustrated woman – PF Media Team

Patriotic Front Vice-Chairperson for Media and Publicity Sunday Chanda says Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi is a frustrated woman who only wants President Edgar Lungu’s attention. In a statement to QFM News today, Mr. Chanda has accused the FDD Leader of being sponsored by known elements in an attempt to drag Republican President Lungu’s name in the mud ...

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Man City cruise past West Brom

Manchester City kept alive their faint title hopes thanks to a much-needed 3-0 victory over 10-man West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Gareth McAuley was sent off in a case of mistaken identity for West Brom after 90 seconds at the Etihad Stadium when referee Neil Swarbrick failed to spot that Craig Dawson had been the culprit ...

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India arrests hundreds over Bihar school cheating

About 300 people have been arrested in the Indian state of Bihar, authorities say, after reports emerged of blatant cheating in school exams. Parents and friends of students were photographed climbing school walls to pass on answers. Many of those arrested were parents. At least 750 students have been expelled. An estimated 1.4m students are taking their school leaving exams ...

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Catholic Priest counsels opposition

A Catholic Priest, from Mpika District in Muchinga Province, has advised the opposition political parties in the county not to be quick in criticizing government saying they have to be patient with government. St Andrews Assistant Parish Priest in Charge Father Jeff Mutale has told QFM News by telephone that it is worrying that the opposition political parties are too ...

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Airtel Money to migrate to a new platform

Airtel Money is migrating to a new platform in order to improve its customer service and offer more benefits. The platform which is called ‘Mobiquity’ is a robust system which provides more enhanced functionality and security for its customers. Airtel Money Country Director, Brenda Thole has told QFM News in a statement that the system migration has been scheduled to ...

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Misuse of public funds undermining service delivery – UPND

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has observed that allegations of corruption by some senior PF government officials is just a tip on the iceberg. UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo has told QFM News in a statement that his party has welcomed the arresting of Mwansabombwe PF Member of Parliament Rodgers Mwewa and his wife Anna Mwitwa for ...

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Has Kate Middleton gone into labour?

Has Kate Middleton gone into labour? Yes, according to two US reports. Two American gossip weeklies have published bizarre claims the Duchess of Cambridge has been rushed to hospital ready to give birth to her second child. OK! USA – which has no affiliation with OK! Magazine UK or OK! Online – has released their front cover which leads on ...

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Shia LaBeouf turns up to court sporting strange new hairstyle

It’s quite common for us to be completely baffled by Shia LaBeouf. The Transformers actor reveals he has grown a not-so-attractive rat tail as he pleaded guilty following arrest last year But his new hairstyle seems to be one of his more bizarre decisions. The Transformers actor was snapped arriving to Manhattan criminal court with a new rat tail style. ...

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Yemen crisis: Islamic State claims Sanaa mosque attacks

Islamic State (IS) say its militants carried out suicide bombings on two mosques in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, which killed at least 137 people. The attacks are the first claimed by IS – a Sunni group – since it set up a branch in Yemen in November. Both mosques were used mainly by supporters of the Zaidi Shia-led Houthi rebel ...

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