Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani has assured people in areas expected to hold by-elections next week on Tuesday of peace and tranquility. Ms Libongani says apart from local Police officers, the Police Command will also send reinforcements to areas. Ms Libongani says people in the areas expected to hold elections should not worry about any security concerns because that ...

Operation Young Vote has called on President Edgar Lungu to declare unemployment in the country a national disaster in view of the revelations at NAPSA were over 2,500 people applied for 20 jobs. OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda in a statement says the fact that more than 2,500 young people applied and are jostling for the 20 jobs advertised by ...

  UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says the move by Government to increase mineral royalty tax in the 2015 national budget was not a sensible approach and is negatively impacting investment prospects. Mr Hichilema in his weekly policy Issue statement obtained by QFM News notes that if the increase mineral royalty tax lead to mine closure and delays of planned investment ...

Washington (CNN) – A U.S. military campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities would only take “several days” of bombing, Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday. Cotton, the Arkansas Republican freshman who has emerged as a leading critic of President Barack Obama’s effort to strike a deal to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, told the Family Research Council’s Washington Watch radio that Obama’s assertion ...

South Africa’s University of Cape Town (UCT) has removed a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes that had become the focus of protests. The monument, taken down in front of cheering protesters, will be stored for “safe keeping”, UCT’s council said. Students have been campaigning for the removal of the statue of the 19th Century figure, unveiled in 1934. Other ...

A segment of the student population at Princeton are trying to stop Big Sean from performing on the campus this spring, charging that the Roc Nation rapper is a misogynist. Students Rebecca Basaldua and Duncan Hosie are attempting to convince their student government to dump the rapper for their bi-annual Lawn Parties celebration. Thus far, 500 students have signed the ...

JAY Z isn’t a man you’d imagine would get soppy about anything, what with him being one of the world’s biggest rappers and all. However, it seems even this chart topper couldn’t let something as amazing as his seventh wedding anniversary with Beyoncé go without a sentimental gesture. Marking the relationship milestone this April, Kanye West‘s pal shared an intimate ...

Asamoah Gyan sees all three opponents in Group H of 2017 Afcon qualifying as tough. The Ghana skipper insists Rwanda, Mozambique and Mauritius are no walkovers. His comments come on the back of the draw made on Wednesday. The reaction in Ghana has been cautious, but the optimism of an almost assured spot has been obvious. “Now African countries are ...

Government has been called upon to make public the resolution over the 2015 Mineral Royalty Tax regime now that the period set for consultations has elapsed. President Edgar Lungu last month directed the Ministers of Finance and Mines to make changes to the mine tax regime by April 8th, following an outcry by mining companies. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Moses Lungu has advised opposition leaders to stop conveying wrong messages on the challenges facing the country. Reverend Lungu says opposition leaders should realize the consequences of sending wrong messages on the entire country. Reverend Lungu emphasizes that any well meaning Zambian will try hard to protect the image of his or her country ...