National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo has charged that a country without visionary leader is likely to experience challenges like the ones Zambia is facing. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, Mr Chipimo notes that the problems the country is currently facing are likely to persist with the current leadership. Mr Chipimo says the ruling PF seems ...

British driver Justin Wilson has died after being struck by flying debris and suffering a serious head injury in Sunday’s Pocono IndyCar 500 race. Wilson was airlifted to hospital from the Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania after Sage Karam’s car spun and crashed in front of him on lap 179 of 200. Debris from Karam’s car hit ex-Formula 1 driver Wilson, ...

A pun by comedian Darren Walsh has scooped the prize for funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe. The 39-year-old, whose show Punderbolt is on at the Pleasance, took first place in the vote by TV channel Dave. The winning joke was: “I just deleted all the German names off my phone. It’s Hans free.” Walsh, from Peterborough, who won the ...

Chinese stocks have fallen again, a day after their worst plunge since 2007 caused market losses around the world. The global sell-off was driven by fears that China’s slowing growth might pull down other economies. The benchmark Shanghai Composite was down 4% at midday on Tuesday, after dropping 8.5% on what state media called “Black Monday” – overnight, stocks in ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has called on President Lungu to call for a press conference and address the nation over the state of the economy. UPND Chairperson for Rural Development Mapani Moono has told QFM News in a walk in interview that the President cannot keep quiet when so many things have gone wrong in the ...

Senior Chief Kalilele of the Lamba speaking people of Solwezi District has bemoaned the increase in child marriages in his chiefdom. Chief Kalilele has since called on parents in his chiefdom to help curb the practice. He states that parents must promote girl child education if early marriages are to be clamped down. Chief Kalilele says the education of the ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has attributed the delay in commencement of phase two of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) to the delay in the disbursement of funds by the treasury. Ministry of Home Affairs Public Relations Officer Moses Suwali says as soon as the funds are released, the exercise will commence in the four provinces namely ...

Political Analyst Alex Ng’oma has observed that the ruling Patriotic Front may be trying to avoid the succession wrangles that almost split the party following the death of President Michael Sata by endorsing and adopting President Edgar Lungu as its presidential candidate for the 2016 general election. Dr Ng’oma notes that the move is aimed at uniting the party around ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it’s prejudicial for the ruling Patriotic Front to announce the adoption of its candidate for Kasama Central when former area MP Geoffrey Mwamba has challenged his expulsion from Parliament. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi has told QFM News that the PF is undermining the independence of the judiciary by its decision. Mr Chipenzi ...