With Real Madrid facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid attention will be on talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to lead them through but James Rodriguez may hold the key.Real coach Carlo Ancelotti will be without playmaker Luka Modric and forward Gareth Bale while striker Karim Benzema’s knee injury may be more serious than first thought ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has charged that the 2015 National Budget has collapsed. Ms Nawakwi has since called upon the Minister of Finance to immediately present an Emergency Budget to Parliament. Ms Nawakwi in a statement to QFM News says the reversal of the mining tax regime mid-way after the presentation of the National Budget ...

Opposition political parties have called on President Edgar Lungu to suspend his Special Assistant for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu to allow the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to thoroughly investigate him over allegations that he received $200, 000 from a Chinese national to facilitate an appointment. Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says allegations that Mr. Zulu received ...

The National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) has signed an agreement with the Binary University of Malaysia to jointly provide Degree programmes staring this July. Speaking during the signing of the MOU today, NIPA Executive Director Answell Saka says the introduction of degree programs at the institution and the need to enter into collaboration with other training institutions locally and ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has urged all workers to boycott this year’s Labour Day commemorations in protest against the wage freeze and deliver the message to Government that change is needed. UPND Chairperson for Labour Percy Chanda in a statement says by boycotting this year’s Labour Day celebrations, workers will be sending a very strong message that ...

Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province says farmers in the Province will not be spared from the impact of the dry spell experienced in certain parts of the country. Chief Madzimawe says though people will have something to eat, they will not have enough because of the impact of the dry spell. He states that there is ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has allayed fears that the former ruling party is on the brink of being swallowed up by the ruling Patriotic Front if the alliance being discussed between the two political parties bears fruit. Dr. Mumba says even if the alliance between the PF and MMD was to work, it does not mean the former ruling party ...

Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson is close to agreeing a new £100,000-a-week, five-year deal with the club. The former Sunderland midfielder is expected to sign the new contract this week, ending months of talks. The England international joined Liverpool from the Black Cats in 2011 in a deal worth around £20m. The 24-year-old is likely to take over as captain when Steven ...

A new stage musical of Groundhog Day is to have its world premiere at the Old Vic in London next year. Based on the 1993 comedy film with Bill Murray, the show will be directed by the Old Vic’s new boss Matthew Warchus. Other plays in his inaugural season include Ibsen’s The Master Builder, starring Ralph Fiennes, and Pinter’s The ...

The Tunisian captain of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, has been charged with reckless multiple homicide, Italian officials say. He has also been charged along with a member of the crew with favouring illegal immigration. The two were among 27 survivors who arrived in Sicily late on Monday. The charges come after the ...