Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) Vice Chancellor Patrick Kalifungwa has encouraged graduates to persevere and deliver the best service to the country. Speaking during the university’s second graduation ceremony for over hundred and ten graduates today, Professor Kalifungwa challenged the graduates to be active and aim at making the university proud in their respective work ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has appealed to government to step up efforts in combating typhoid which has broken out in Lusaka so that more pupils are not affected. PROTUZ Lusaka Provincial Chairperson Nelson Mwale has told QFM News that the union is saddened with the closure of about thirty schools in Lusaka’s Kanyama compound following the outbreak ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is concerned with the challenges public universities are facing in the country. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe says the challenges government funded universities in the country are facing must be dealt with conclusively. Mr Nthewewe notes that government has not been courageous enough to deal with the challenges facing public universities. Mr. Nthewewe says government ...

Liverpool have signed Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Adam Bogdan on a free transfer after personal terms were agreed. The Hungary international, 27, will join the Premier League club on 1 July when his Bolton contract expires. Bogdan made 120 appearances for the Championship side after signing for the Trotters in 2007. He will provide competition for first-choice keeper Simon Mignolet after ...

Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) says the US$120 million Eurobond allocation received from government has saved the company from collapsing. ZRL Corporate Affairs Manager Benson Ngula says most of the money has helped revive the railway company went towards railway infrastructure development. Mr. Ngula tells QFM News via telephone that the company has procured various equipment to help in operation efficiency. ...

ITV’s hit period drama Downton Abbey will be honoured by Bafta with a special tribute night, attended by the cast and crew. The show, which ends this year after six series, has been a worldwide hit and helped launch the careers of Lily James, Joanne Froggatt and Dan Stevens. It regularly achieves audiences in excess of 10 million in the ...

Government says it intends to establish more district child labour committees in the remaining districts to enhance enforcement of child labour legislation. Speaking during the commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour in Lusaka today, Acting Labour Minister Joseph Kasonde says government has made moderate achievements in the fight against child labour in the country. Dr. Kasonde says this ...

A French court has acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties in France, Belgium and the US. Mr Strauss-Kahn stood alongside 13 co-defendants, most of whom were also acquitted of “aggravated pimping”. He has always denied knowing that some of the women who took part in orgies he attended were prostitutes. Lurid details of the ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has called on his fellow political leaders to restrain their followers to from engaging in acts violence. Speaking to journalists at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport shortly before departure for South Africa to attend the AU summit, President Lungu says he prays hard that Zambians should stay away from acts of violence. President Lungu says all people ...

Zambia has commenced preparations for hosting the 2016 Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank in Lusaka. The 2016 ADB Annual meeting is expected to be attended by approximately 5, 000 people from Africa and overseas, from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May, 2016. Speaking to some members of the preparatory committee, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda called for thoroughness in ...