Manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed the 23-man England squad for this month’s European Under-21 Championship. Tottenham defender Eric Dier, Benik Afobe of Wolves, Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford and Cauley Woodrow of Fulham all miss out after being named in the provisional squad last month. Spurs striker Harry Kane is included for the competition in the Czech Republic from 17-30 June. ...

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne will star in Harry Potter spin-off film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Warner Bros has officially confirmed. He will play pre-eminent Wizarding World magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who writes the famous Hogwarts School textbook that gives the film its title. Potter author JK Rowling is making her screenwriting debut on the film. The film’s director ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Kalomo central Member of Parliament Request Muntanga has advised government to be more efficient in the delivery of farming inputs. Mr. Muntanga notes the need for the ministry of Agriculture to step up its efforts and strategies in the way farming inputs are distributed to the farmers. He says the ministry of Agriculture has ...

Colleagues, friends and political adversaries have paid tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy after his sudden death aged 55. David Cameron said politics had lost a man of “immense ability”, while Nick Clegg said his opposition to the Iraq war had been “enormously courageous”. Mr Kennedy, who led his party for over six years, took it to its ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has advised the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Society to stop playing hide and seek in the Constitution making process. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says both President Edgar Lungu and Justice Minister Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula must take a genuine lead in engaging stakeholders and civil society in open dialogue on the process ...

Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) says it will invest up to US$220 million in the development of the 40 Megawatts Kabompo Hydroelectric Power plant project. The Company has so far spent over US$30 million on the project which is expected to create about 1,000 jobs during the three years it will be undertaken. CEC Board Chairperson Hanson Sindowe says his company ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu says landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) should double their efforts towards improving their trade competitiveness for them to fully integrate into global trade circles. Speaking when he officially a high level follow-up meeting to the second United Nations Conference for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Livingstone today,President Lungu says it is regrettable that the Group of Landlocked ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested Finance Bank Chairman Dr. Rajan Mahtan and charged him with two counts of forgery. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda in statement issued to QFM News says Dr Mahtan was arrested this morning. Ms Chanda says in both counts, Dr. Mahtan is alleged to have jointly and whilst acting with other persons unknown forged a Transfer ...

Lands Minister Christabel Ngimbu says government is determined to curb illegal land allocation in the country. Ms Ngimbu says her ministry has engaged the relevant law enforcement agencies such the Zambia Police to curb illegal allocation of land. She has told Journalists in Lusaka today that Police have been directed not to protect anyone found allocating land illegally. Ms Ngimbu ...

US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz says he is confident American companies can be a key to unlocking Zambia’s full economic promise by bringing the world’s best technology, employing and training locals and creating growth. Speaking during the Corporate Council on Africa Trade Mission reception in Lusaka last evening, Mr. Schultz says promoting trade and business connections between Zambia and ...