Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says it is unfortunate that President Lungu’s speech in parliament yesterday did not in any way address the immediate solutions to the challenges Zambians are facing. The opposition political party believes that the issues such as the inflation rate, the load shedding and the resulting job losses should have been clearly articulated. UPND ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) says the splitting of some ministries may not respond adequately to the 2016 national budget. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape tells Qfm News in an interview that much as the splitting of ministries is a good move, it is wrong timing citing that the country does not currently have enough resources. Mr. Mwape ...

Kurt Zouma and Eden Hazard scored as Chelsea exploited the dismissals of Gabriel and Santi Cazorla to beat Arsenal 2-0 on Saturday and revive their Premier League title defence. Gabriel was sent off late in the first half after a tussle with the provocative Diego Costa and Zouma, playing in place of Chelsea captain John Terry, put the hosts ahead ...

World Cup winner Mario Goetze plans to raise funds to help Germany’s immigrants amid the on-going crisis by auctioning his playing boots embroidered with the hashtag ‘#refugeeswelcome’. The 23-year-old forward scored Bayern Munich’s third goal while wearing the special boots in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Olympiakos in their opening Champions League group-stage match. Goetze, whose extra-time goal allowed Germany to ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has observed that social networking if not properly handled can contribute to the poor performance of pupils in schools. And the teacher union has praised government for introducing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in schools saying it is helping pupils to move with technology as it advances. PROTUZ Deputy Secretary General Charity Kampamba ...

Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda says government wants all employees to be put on Permanent and pensionable conditions as a way of curbing casualization in the country. Mr. Shamenda says very soon and in this session of parliament, his Ministry will be presenting an amendment bill to the Employment Act Cap 268 of the Laws of Zambia to ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has reiterated that President Edgar Lungu remains unstoppable in his quest for a better Zambia. PF Media Committee and Publicity Vice Chairman Sunday Chanda in a statement says the State of the Nation Address to Zambians through Parliament has re-assured the anxieties created over the past few weeks. Mr. Chanda says the clear and strategic ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has encouraged the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to work hard saying President Lungu has given them latitude to deal with corruption cases without fear or favor. President Lungu in his inaugural State of the Nation address during the ceremonial opening of the fifth session of the eleventh National Assembly said he will not protect anyone from ...

DAVID Beckham revealed that he and wife, Victoria Beckham, screen their 16-year-old son, Brooklyn’s, Instagram account. The footballer admitted they monitor the teen’s social media profile, which has already attracted a whopping 4 million followers. “It’s hard because our 16-year-old son, Brooklyn, he’s got like four million Instagram followers,” David told ABC. “We control everything that he posts, everything that ...

PRINCE Harry‘s beard has sent Twitter into meltdown. As he took to the stage at the 2015 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony to give a speech, the attention moved from what he was saying to his facial fluff. The Royal, who looked smart in a dark suit, caused many viewers of the event to take to the social media to ...