PERRIE Edwards mum has defended her daughter over allegations she forced Zayn Malik to quit One Direction. Since the Bradford-born boy decided to leave Harry Styles and co, Perrie has been dubbed ‘Yoko Ono’ by Directioners. But Debbie Edwards has made it clear the singer didn’t have a say in Zayn’s decision. She told The Mirror: “It was his decision ...

The Zambia National Women’s Lobby says women should be concerned that even the presidency has noticed that it is rare for women to support each other. Chairperson Beauty Katebe says it has been taken as a notion that women do not want to support and empower each other, but that this has now become a problem. Ms Katebe says if ...

A suspect in the killing of nine people at a historic African-American church in South Carolina has been arrested, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. Officials earlier named 21-year-old Dylann Storm as the man they were looking for in connection with the shooting in Charleston. Police said the gunman sat in a bible study meeting for up to an hour before ...

Open Society Foundation is dismayed with what it has described as government’s insatiable appetite for borrowing. Executive Obbious Chikombola says his organisation is left wondering as to whether the answer to the country’s fiscal quagmire rests entirely on the backbone of borrowing. Mr Chisala says the effects of gross borrowing are not new to Zambia, stating that it was a ...

Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has restated government’s commitment to support programs targeted at citizen empowerment, especially for the youth, women and rural based entrepreneurs. Mr. Chikwanda said this when Commerce Trade & Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe led a delegation from her Ministry for a presentation on the performance of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission [CEEC], at the Ministry of Finance ...

Government says the strike by Zambia Railways workers demanding payment of their dues who worked under the former Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) is unnecessary. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Deputy Minister Richwell Siamunene has told QFM News in an interview that government is clear over this issue that it is in talks with the Ministry of Finance to pay ...

University of Zambia Lecturers’ and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) members have demanded the immediate resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Simukanga together with three other principal officers at the university. UNZALARU General Secretary Jason Mwanza in a statement released to QFM News says the members resolved during a meeting held yesterday that Professor Simukanga, the Registrar, Dr Kavwanga Yambayamba, the Bursar, ...

Tennant Chilumba has praised his bench for keeping Power Dynamos’ unbeaten in the Kitwe sides last four successive games during his absence. Chilumba missed club duties for most of May and the early part of June while away on national duty as Zambia Under-23 assistant coach during the 2015 Caf Under-23 qualifiers. In his absence, first assistant coach Anderson Phiri ...

  Government says Africa and Europe have mutual interest in forging an innovative,global and balanced partnership to exploit the opportunities the new world order offers and respond to its challenges. Speaking during the Zambia-European Union Political Dialogue Meeting in Lusaka today, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says government is committed to holding the political dialogue meetings annually in a bid ...

Three hundred and twenty five (325) companies have confirmed participation in this year’s 51st Zambia International Trade Fair in Ndola. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that of the 325 companies, 304 are local companies, while 21 are foreign companies representing 15 countries. Ms. Mwanakatwe says the United Kingdom has returned ...