Newly crowned US Open champion Jordan Spieth says he is excited to be part of a young generation of players currently dominating golf’s top events. The 21-year-old has won 2015’s first two majors, with his victory on Sunday coming after his Masters win in April. Rory McIlroy, 26, holds the other two major titles, the Open and US PGA ...

Apple Music has reversed its payment policy, a day after the singer Taylor Swift said she was refusing to allow the company to stream her album 1989. In an open letter to Apple, Swift said she was withholding the record as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers. Now Apple says it will pay artists for ...

Greece’s economy minister has spelled out the terms of new proposals to end deadlock on its debt crisis, amid hopes a deal can now be struck this week. It includes new taxes on businesses and the wealthy, Giorgios Stathakis told the BBC in an exclusive interview. Eurozone finance ministers have welcomed the plan, saying there could be a deal “within ...

Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo says he hopes government will this year delivery inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) on time in his constituency. Mr. Nkombo says this is because year in year out his constituency has been grabbling with delayed distribution of farming inputs. He has told Qfm News by telephone that as things stand, ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has called for improved coordination among civil society organizations and government to provide for a progressive harmonized and coordinated approach to ending child marriages in Zambia. PRMC Executive Director Bernadette Deka in a statement says to this effect, PMRC calls for enhanced coordination among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government to provide for a ...

Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has reiterated government’s commitment that economic policies for 2016 and for the term will be anchored on fiscal consolidation, policy consistency and economic stability. Mr Chikwanda says this is in order to provide an environment for investment,job creation and wealth creation. He says in this regard, the public is encouraged to submit proposals and ideas not ...

President Edgar Lungu has completed his medical reviews in South Africa and has returned home today. Prior to having his medical reviews President Lungu attended the 25th Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State from 13 – 15 June, 2015. He also held bilateral talks with the President of Nigeria General Muhammadu Buhari, King Mswati of ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has urged Zambians to reject violent political parties through the ballot box in next year’s general election. NAREP President Elias Chipimo Junior has told QFM News in an interview that there is no need to keep violent political parties in power. Mr. Chipimo adds that similarly there is also no need to vote into ...

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) is concerned that the debt component of Zambia’s economy has now escalated competing with the national development programme. The PSDA notes that the country is now servicing interest on debt as much as it is spending on development because government has continued to borrow. PSDA Chairperson Yusuf Dodia is worried that Zambia will only ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been called upon to pay closer attention to the continued trend by government to take development to areas where elections are being. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is urging the ECZ to do this especially when other political stakeholders raise concerns. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says ...