US actor John Stamos was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles on Friday. Beverly Hills police said they received calls about 19:45 local time reporting a possible drunken driver. Officers later stopped Stamos, 51, who was the only person in the vehicle. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center but later returned home. Stamos is set to ...

The man entrusted to lead Fifa out of its latest crisis has appeared to warn outgoing president Sepp Blatter not to rethink resigning. Domenico Scala, chairman of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee, said it was “indispensable to follow with the initiated process of the president’s change as has been announced”. The statement was in response to a report that Blatter ...

The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November. It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat. The comet has since moved nearer to the Sun ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has expressed doubt the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has not learnt anything regarding the need to condemn violence. The ruling PF suspects that the UPND has not learnt that there is everything wrong and evil with its Mapatizya formula. PF Media and Publicity Committee vice chairperson Sunday Chanda says this is why ...

The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) is pleased that the government intends to table duo citizenship as some of the non contentious issues in this month’s sitting of Parliament. ZED president Frederick Mutesa says such a development is welcome as it is actually long over due. Dr. Mutesa says his party is of the view that having such ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has noted the need to improve the capacity of  the country’s local government as it implements the decentralization policy. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization thinks that the local government should have adequate capacity to be in a position devolve all the functions at central government level to ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma has observed that it is neither too early nor too late to rule out Rainbow Party winning the 2016 general elections. Dr. Ng’oma says every political party has its own timing and is free to make predictions on itself because each political party is also entitled to its own opinion. He has however told Qfm New ...

Home Affair Minister Davis Mwila has warned the opposition UPND to desist from interfering in the operations of the Zambia Police Service. Mr. Mwila says the Zambia Police is an independent body and should be allowed to operate professionally. In a direct reaction to the 48 hours ultimatum the UPND has issued to the Zambia Police in which to arrest ...

A South African court has issued an interim order preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country. It says Mr Bashir will have to stay until the court hears an application later on Sunday on whether he should be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Mr Bashir is in Johannesburg for an African Union ...

PANOS Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has called on the Zambian government to stiffen punishment for teachers and other guardians who sexually abuse and defile pupils under their care. PSAf is concerned that media reports of teachers, parents or guardians abusing pupils have become a daily occurrence in the country. In a statement to Qfm News PSAf Executive Director Lilian Kiefer ...