The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) SAYS the agency has so far bought 62,000 metric tonnes of maize of the targeted 500,000 metric tonnes. FRA Executive Director Chola Kafwabulula has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the agency is however facing transportation challenges accessing satellite depots especially in far flung areas. Mr Kafwabulula says transporters are refusing to pick ...

A man who shot dead two journalists on live TV in the US state of Virginia apparently sent a rambling fax to ABC News describing himself as a “human powder keg” shortly after the attack. Vester Flanagan, who had been dismissed by the same station, WDBJ7, killed himself after a police chase. In the fax, a man said to be ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has appealed to Government to put measures in place aimed at supporting other crop growers in the country other than those growing maize. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says there is need for government not only to concentrate on maize farmers, but also link other crop growers to the industry not only within ...

The Zambia Council For Social Development (ZCSD) has noted the need for government to construct a referral hospital in chief Katuta‘s chiefdom of Luwingu district in northern province. The ZCSD is concerned about the time and distance it takes for a patient in a critical condition to be transported from the rural health center in Katuta area to a referral ...

Caritas Zambia has warned of increased deforestation in Zambia if government does not address the issue of the Mines and Minerals Act of 2015 undermining the Forest Act of 1973. Caritas Social Accountability Programme Specialist Edmond Kangamungazi says they are concerned that in its current form, the Mines and Minerals Act allows mine operations in forests provided that there is ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the decision by the ruling Patriotic Front to announce its parliamentary candidate for the Kasama Central seat which is subject to court litigation will not affect the court proceedings. LAZ President George Chisanga says therefore nothing wrong with the move by the Patriotic Front to name their candidate for Kasama Central. Mr Chisanga ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has recorded over 16, 000 road traffic accidents in the first half of 2015 resulting in 1, 028 deaths. Briefing journalists in Lusaka today on the current road safety situation in the country, RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko says the first quarter of 2015 saw 465 people die in road accidents, while ...

Benedict Cumberbatch received an enthusiastic reception from a celebrity-packed audience on the official opening night of Hamlet in London. His Sherlock co-star Mark Gatiss described Cumberbatch as “magnificent”. “I always knew he had it in him,” he told the BBC. “We’re all very proud and impressed.” Cumberbatch’s mother, actress Wanda Ventham, described him as “a bloody good Hamlet”. Other famous ...

Celtic exited the Champions League at the play-off stage as Swedish side Malmo claimed a 4-3 aggregate win. Trailing 3-2 from the first leg, Malmo turned the tie in their favour on away goals when Markus Rosenberg scored. The visitors needed a goal to stay in the tournament but saw a Nir Bitton effort disallowed for a foul. Dedryck Boyata’s ...

Chinese shares zig-zagged in volatile trade as traders gauged the effect of a fresh rate cut by the central bank. Half an hour before the close, the mainland’s benchmark Shanghai Composite was just 0.17% higher at 2,970.13, recovering from early morning losses. It had fallen about 16% this week, rocking global markets. The dramatic losses and volatility in China have ...