Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) has expressed concern over President Edgar Lungu’s directive for changes to be effected to the 2015 minining tax regime. EITI Country Coordinator Mwiya Mwandawande says President Lungu’s directive is worrying because the mining tax regime was enacted by Parliament. Mr. Mwandawande notes that the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the ministries of Finance and Mines ...

Opposition political parties in the country have been accused of doing less to unite the nation following the 20th January presidential election which is said to have left country highly divided. Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has observed that the civil society has also misplaced its role of consolidating unity in the country. Mr. Changala has told Qfm News by ...

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has agreed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2018. The former Wales striker took charge in May 2013 and guided the Potters to ninth in his first season – their highest finish in the Premier League. “I’m delighted to have signed a new contract,” said the 51-year-old. “I think it’s ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has hailed President Edgar Lungu’s directive to the Ministry of Justice to immediately revise the law on retirement age to provide for three options an employee can exercise to retire. The three options are Early Retirement at 55 years, Normal Retirement at 60 years and Late Retirement at 65 years. ZCTU president Nkole ...

Oisin Tymon, the Top Gear producer physically and verbally attacked by Jeremy Clarkson, has told police he does not want to press charges. The 36-year-old suffered swelling and bleeding to his lip in the altercation, which took place in a hotel in North Yorkshire. He was also subjected to a prolonged verbal tirade and drove himself to hospital believing he ...

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps hid details of an illness, German prosecutors say. Torn-up sick notes were found in the homes of Andreas Lubitz, they say, including one for the day of the crash, which killed 150 passengers and crew. The illness was not named, amid reports Mr Lubitz had mental health ...

Government says it is not its responsibility to create jobs for the people in the country. Speaking when he officiated at the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) 49th annual general meeting in Lusaka today, Labour and Social security Minister Fackson Shamenda says government only offers cooperate services to create an enabling environment in which companies should be able to grow. ...

President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry of Justice to immediately revise the law on retirement age to provide for three retirement options for employees. In statement released by his special assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda, President Lungu has directed that changes be effected through an amendment to Statutory Instrument No.63 of 2014 to introduce a graduated ...

There has been talk that everyone from Jay Z to Sean “Puffy” Combs’ family to celebrity couple Iman Shumpert/Teyana Taylor have served as inspiration for the hit show Empire. The series co-creator, Danny Strong, revealed the real life experiences of Puff did play a role in the foundation of what would become Empire. “I was in my car in L.A., and I was ...

Acting President Inonge Wina has condemned sexist remarks directed at women. Ms Wina‘s condemnation follows recent sexist remarks made by some senior government and PF officials against female political figures. In a statement made available to QFM News, Ms Wina says any remarks of a sexist nature are unacceptable from any source. Ms Wina says government’s appeal to all Zambians ...