National Water and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) says the investment need for the water supply and sanitation sector in 2015 stands at 1.9 billion kwacha. Speaking during a NWASCO media forum in Lusaka this morning, NWASCO Director Kelvin Chitumbo says dilapidated water and sewerage infrastructure remains a big challenge in the sector. Mr Chitumbo says without increased investment, water and sanitation ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has advised government to ensure there is strict adherence to the regulations across the hunting zones if the lifting of the hunting ban on big cats is to be economically beneficial to the country and local communities. In welcoming the lifting of the ban on hunting of leopards and established provision to allow for ...

The African Export – Import (Afrexim) Bank says there is an urgent need for Africa to formulate mechanisms to mobilize domestic resources to develop export infrastructure on the continent. Speaking during the 22nd African Export – Import Bank Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Lusaka today, Afrexim Bank President Joan-Louis Ekra says today, African countries are faced with worrying phenomena ...

UPND cadre Mushaukwa Mushaukwa, who was  allegedly shot by PF Secretary General Davies Chama in Mulobezi has mysteriously gone missing from his Livingstone General Hospital bed where he was receiving treatment. UPND Chairperson for Legal Jack Mwiimbu has confirmed the development in a statement made available to QFM News Mr Mwiimbu says this is a serious concern to the party ...

Veteran rapper Pumpkinhead, nee Alan Diaz, has passed away suddenly from reasons unknown at press time. The Brooklyn rapper was a staple in the New York underground and emerged as a shining talent in the late 1990’s. He impressed audiences with appearances on Immortal Technique’s Revolutionary 1 and Revolutionary 2 albums, and also Jean Grae’s Bootleg Of A Bootleg EP. ...

The US police officer filmed wrestling a black girl to the ground and pointing his gun at teenagers in Texas has stepped down, officials say. They say Cpl Eric Casebolt, aged 41, submitted his resignation “on his own will” earlier on Tuesday. In a video – filmed on Friday in McKinney – Cpl Casebolt, who is white, is seen pinning ...

KIM Kardashian refused to be upstaged when it came to putting on an epic birthday bash for husband Kanye West yesterday. The reality star went to extreme lengths to make sure her beau had a great day, hiring out the entire Staples Centre building for a celebrity-filled basketball match. Kanye was joined by the rest of Kim’s family, including sisters ...

Isoka District Commissioner Major Joe Siwila says farmers in the district will start receiving farming inputs for the 2015/2016 farming season this week. Major Siwila says the ministry of Agriculture has assured him that all farmers in the district will have the inputs before their door steps in good time. Major Siwila tells QFM News via telephone that he will ...

The remains of 44 victims of the Germanwings plane crash have arrived in Duesseldorf, where they will be returned to families for burial. Lufthansa sent the coffins by cargo plane on Tuesday night from Marseille. Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer for some of the families, said the arrival of the remains would give relatives “closure”. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz is believed to ...

Zambians have been encouraged to demand the restoration of integrity in public office. UPND Bwengwa Member of Parliament Highvie Hamududu says he agrees with Catholic Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu’s recent counsel on the need for Zambia to address the issue of integrity in public office. Mr. Hamududu believes that integrity in public office is about having people to run government institutions ...