The Zambia Police Service has continued to top the list of public institutions were bribery is rampant, according to the 2014 Zambia Bribe Payers Index. Among the top five institutions ranking high in bribery prevalence are local authorities, the Road Transport and Safety Agency, the ministries of Education and Agriculture, while the Passport Office, Hospitals, the National Registration Office and ...

Honour Janza is considering a call-up for fit-again midfielder Nathan Sinkala for Zambia’s 2015 Cosafa Castle Cup title defence next month. Sinkala has recently returned to training since sustaining an injury in January at the 2015 Africa Cup. The midfielder is currently back at his DR Congo club TP Mazembe, following the expiry of his six-month loan deal with Swiss ...

Unused footage of Jeremy Clarkson taken during his last days at the helm of Top Gear will be screened later this year, the BBC has said. Kim Shillinglaw, controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, said the footage, though incomplete, is likely to air this summer. She said: “No way would I want the available material not to be seen ...

Iran’s foreign minister has called for “urgent humanitarian assistance” in Yemen after a Saudi-led coalition ended air strikes against Houthi rebels. Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Saudi move was “positive” and urged talks and the formation of a new government. Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused Shia-led Iran of backing the Houthis, something Tehran denies. Saudi defence chiefs said the focus ...

Doubles from Robert Lewandowski and Neymar inspired Bayern Munich and Barcelona respectively into the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday. Lewandowski’s brace came in a crazy first half where Bayern rattled five goals past a demoralised Porto side, who had come into the game leading 3-1 after the first leg and with real hopes of reaching their first semifinal since they ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to quickly intervene in the reported maneuvers to oust PF Secretary General Davis Chama from his position. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is worried that if President Lungu who is also the ruling party’s president does not intervene quickly history will repeat itself. Executive Director Boniface ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in Eastern Province has urged government to ensure the right people benefit from the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) even as it embarks on the early distribution of the farming inputs. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma has told Qfm News that government should be commended for positive step it has taken to ...

Business Consultant Lawrence Chileshe says the move by Government to adjust the 2015 Mining Tax Regime will adversely distort the 2015 National Budget and send a negative message to would-be investors and the donor community. Mr Chileshe a former assistant General Manager of the Chamber of Mines says an almost mid-year adjustment of a potential and substantial revenue is unprecedented ...

Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has described as too huge the projected revenue loss of K2.3 billion arising from changes to the 2015 mining tax regime. Mr Magande says government should also explain the implication of the revenue loss on the 2015 national budget. He has further asked the PF government to clearly state which developmental projects will be sacrificed ...