The Copperbelt University Students Union (COBUSU) has called on President Edgar Lungu to listen to the cries of the hundreds students at CBU and open the institution. And the students union has stated that the allegations by the Minister of Education Dr. Michael Kaingu that students are compromised are not true. COBUSU President Humphrey Mwenya has told QFM News that ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his players overcame a big psychological hurdle by beating Chelsea in Sunday’s Community Shield. The Gunners had not beaten a Blues side managed by Jose Mourinho in 13 previous attempts. But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s goal secured a 1-0 win against the Premier League champions at Wembley. “It was important for the team to get that hurdle ...

Cilla Black was ailing and “willed herself to die”, according to a long-time friend. The star, who had a string of pop hits in the 1960s before presenting TV shows like Blind Date and Surprise Surprise in the ’80s, died on Saturday, aged 72. A book of condolence has been opened in her home city at Liverpool Town Hall. Black ...

The main Athens stock index, the Athex, has fallen by 22.87% as trading resumes after a five-week closure. The nation’s top four lenders – Piraeus Bank, National Bank, Alpha Bank, and Eurobank – were biggest fallers, all down by 30%, the maximum allowed. Banks make up about a fifth of the index. The bourse was shut just before Athens imposed ...

Aspiring Munali Member of Parliament Patrick Mungo says the number of by-elections Zambia has had in the last 4 years is proof beyond doubt amending the constitution is inevitable. Mr. Mungo has observed that the country has wasted too much of taxpayers’ money on by-election than is necessary. He is suggesting that the country comes up with legislation that does ...

2011 losing PF Bweengwa Parliamentary election candidate Francis Bwembya is living in fear of his life after a group of suspected UPND cadres threatened to kill him last week. Mr. Bwembya who is also Monze PF vice chairman says the alleged cadres, who were chanting UPND slogans, warned that they would not tolerate people who seemed to be supporting the ...

The Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has encouraged Zambia to seize opportunities Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) provide for advancements in Agriculture. The PSAf urging Zambia to do so as it celebrates Farmers’ Day which falls today Monday the 3rd of August. PSAf Executive Director Lilian Kiefer has told Qfm News in a statement that her organization believes that new ...

The opposition UPND has called on Zambians to realize power for governance is still their possession. UPND is urging people in the country to begin to have faith in themselves as they are masters of whom ever they elect to govern them. UPND Vice president for politics Canisius Banda explains that this means people ought to learn to vote for ...

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has appealed to the Ministry of Gender and Community Development, Mother and Child Health to simplify the forms for women empowerment. About 7 groups comprising of 15 women each are expected to benefit from the women empowerment fund in Siavonga this year. But Mr. Kanyama says he has been receiving complaints from women that they ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the people of Zambia should expect more economic challenges as a result of the current power cuts experienced in the country. UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo believes that the economic hardships the people of Zambia have been subjected to are as a result of policy inconsistency by the PF Government. Mr. ...