Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 30 people and injured 126, the interior ministry says. TV footage shows scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners. The blasts took place near the city’s central train station as people gathered for a march organised by ...

The Operation Young Vote (OYV) says it finds the creation of five more Ministries by President Edgar Lungu to be ill timed. Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says this is given the extreme economic hurdles that Zambia is currently going through. Mr. Nyirenda has told Qfm News in a statement that his organization suspects that at the decision by President Lungu ...

The President’s Special Assistant for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu has been advised to consider stepping down in view of the court case he is currently facing. Mr. Zulu is being encouraged to do so with the view of relieving State House of the unnecessary pressure of not having to access his services. PF youths in Lusaka have advised Mr. Zulu ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Muchinga Province has arrested seven people for trafficking in more than 500 bundles of Miraa. Those arrested and jointly charged include Estalla Bwalya, 43, a Business woman of Ntindi village in Nakonde District, Steven Maloba, 42, also of Ntindi village, Charity Nachamba, 22, of Chiyanga village and Catherine Nakamba, 34, of Chiyanga village in ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has observed that the announced the 2016 K53.14 billion national budget does not give hope Zambia will cross over the current economic crisis. Mr. Mutati thinks that the Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has presented a routine budget which has no impact on the ordinary people of Zambia. He has told Qfm News that this is ...

England made it nine wins out of nine in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win over Estonia at Wembley. Roy Hodgson’s side have already qualified for France next summer and even without injured captain Wayne Rooney were able to dismiss Estonia with barely an anxious moment. Rooney received a Golden Boot from Sir Bobby Charlton before kick-off ...

Former Antiques Roadshow host Hugh Scully has died at the age of 72. Scully joined the BBC as a freelance journalist in 1965 and hosted the BBC’s Nationwide before presenting Antiques Roadshow with Arthur Negus from 1981. He resigned from the BBC One show in 2000 to join an internet auction company launching an antiques business. Former Nationwide presenter Sue ...

Russia has agreed to resume talks with the US on air safety during Syria bombing campaigns, says the Pentagon. The talks “are likely to take place as soon as this weekend,” said press secretary Peter Cook. There have been concerns that there could be an accidental clash as the two countries pursue separate bombing campaigns over Syria. The US and ...

Liuwa Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane says certain infrastructure development projects started by the MMD Government have been abandoned in his constituency. Dr. Musokotwane has cited the construction of Libonda High school as one such project that has been neglected. He tells Qfm News that he has taken note that as far back as 2011, no further construction works have ...

Government has been urged to expedite the recruitment process for 5,000 teachers. Zambia National Union of Teachers(ZNUT)North-Western province General Secretary, James Musolokoto says government should speedy up the process owing to the low staffing levels in the education sector. Mr. Musolokoto says rural schools are the most affected with teachers in those areas being made to toil. He states that ...