Second seed Roger Federer reached the French Open fourth round for the 11th year in a row with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 win over Damir Dzumhur in Paris. The Swiss, who won the French Open in 2009, will play either Gael Monfils of France or Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay for a place in the quarter-finals. Defending women’s champion Maria Sharapova ...

Stories about heroic pigeons, poisoned cakes and living with a stammer were among the winners at this year’s 500 Words competition. Now in its fifth year, the BBC Radio 2 contest challenges under-13s to write a story about any fictional topic. A record 120,421 entries were received, with thousands of volunteers helping to whittle down the entries. Chris Evans unveiled ...

The two rivals for the leadership of Fifa, Sepp Blatter and Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, have delivered final appeals to electors in a vote overshadowed by corruption allegations. Mr Blatter said he would “shoulder the responsibility of the current storm” and vowed to bring change. Prince Ali pledged to bring “a new dawn to break through the darkness”. The vote ...

Chief Mukobela of the ILA speaking people in Namwala district has appealed to the government to upgrade most Police stations in southern province to enable them address challenges that come with development. Chief Mukobela says there a lot of crime in the province which is hampering development. The traditional leader notes that some criminal activities are left unattended to and ...

Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa says road rehabilitation works in his constituency under the L-400 road project are set to commence on 1st June,2015. Mr. Sampa says the Road Development Agency and L-400 contractor AVIC International have confirmed that Vubu and Impala roads will be prioritized despite all other roads being equally vital. He has expressed confidence that all ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Kalomo Member of Parliament Request Muntanga says he is excited that Kalomo will soon be an attractive gateway to the Kafue national park. Mr. Muntanga says Kalomo has for the past fifty years lagged behind in development despite the town being a gateway to tourist destinations. He explains that a number of developmental projects ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has asked the Anti Corruption Commission to investigate allegations of overpricing in the fertilizer supply contract awarded to Nyiombo Investment Limited and Neira’s Investment Limited worth millions of dollars by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. In a letter dated 20th May,2015 addressed to the ACC Director General obtained by QFM News,UPND Chairperson ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has directed mining companies to immediately implement in full the participation of Zambians in the mining supply value chain. Speaking when he opened the 58th Copperbelt Mining Agriculture and Commercial show in Kitwe this afternoon under the theme “Maximize Development to Sustain a Strong Economy”, President Lungu says the participation of Zambia in the entire mining ...

Zambia wrap-up their interest at the 2015 Cosafa Cup on Friday when they meet Malawi in the Plate final at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. Chipolopolo and Malawi qualified for the 5th and 6th place-playoff final after a 3-0 win over Ghana and 5-4 post-match penalties victory over Bafana Bafana respectively in the Plate semifinals on Wednesday night at ...

Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has been acquitted of rape by the Lusaka Magistrate Court. Magistrate William Banda in his ruling this morning stated that the state had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt that Mr. Tayali had raped Ruth. He said there was overwhelming evidence before the court that Ruth had consensual sex with Mr. Tayali. ...