The University of Zambia (UNZA) Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Simukanga has stepped down from his position. Yesterday, University of Zambia Lecturers’ and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) members  demanded the immediate resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Simukanga together with three other principal officers at the university. Others who have also stepped down at the highest learning institution are UNZA Registrar Dr. ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba says he finds it difficult to understand why the ruling PF is wasting time and resources to buy cadres from other political parties in the hope of purchasing popularity. Dr. Mumba recalls that the MMD tried this same strategy ahead of the 2011 General Elections but they terribly lost to the PF. Dr. Mumba says the ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says the continued attacks against PF Secretary General Davies Chama are being orchestrated by individuals who are hypocritically too defensive when reminded of their own-manufactured tribalism. In a statement to QFM News today, PF Media Committee and Publicity Vice Chairman Sunday Chanda says it is a fact that Mr. Chama never insulted the Tonga-speaking people. Mr. ...

The shoddy and sub standards works being done by the Contractor, Maisa Engineering Company, on the K80, 000 funded Bridge located alongside the Streamside area in Paradise compound has annoyed area PF Kapwepwe Ward Councillor, Maurice Piyo. Mr. Piyo has since stopped the contractor from proceeding with the works on the Bridge pending audit of the works by Lusaka City ...

Residents in India’s western city of Mumbai (Bombay) are in mourning for dozens of people killed by alcohol poisoning earlier this week. With the death toll rising to 84, police spokesman Dhananjay Kulkarni said it was the worst incident of its kind in the city in more than a decade. He says more than 30 people are still in hospital, ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has advised both Government and stakeholders to approach the introduction of Political Parties Act with greater caution. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza believes that this is one piece of legislation where consensus must be created among all stakeholders especially political parties that will be regulated under such an Act. Mr. Mwanza furthermore believes that ...

Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Given Lubinda has directed officials in his ministry not to issue any import permits for poultry and poultry products without consulting the Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ). Mr. Lubinda says imports will not develop the country apart from exporting jobs and destroying local industry. Mr. Lubinda has further urged PAZ to monitor any suspicious imports ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has called on Members of Parliament to rise as one and demand for a proper audit of the money the PF government has borrowed and see how it has been utilized. NAREP President Elias Chipimo Junior tells QFM News that until an audit is done to ascertain how the two Eurobonds and other loans ...

Usher and his protege Justin Bieber have been slapped with a $10 million lawsuit regarding Bieb’s 2010 hit “Somebody to Love.” Songwriter  Mareio Overton and singer Devin Copeland, known as De Rico, have a song of the same name and are accusing them of copyright violation, saying the track has the same time signature, beat pattern and similar chords and ...

The Ivorian Federation (FIF) has announced that 60 coaches are in the run to succeed Afcon winning coach Herve Renard. The coaching position of the Ivorian national team has been left vacant after the French man quit to return to club football with France Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille in May. The FIF, after closing doors to applications last Monday ...