ActionAid Country Director Pamela Chisanga says the decision by government to conduct a forensic audit on mining companies to ascertain the impact of low copper prices and power deficit on their operations is ill-timed. Ms Chisanga has told QFM News via telephone that her organization had some time back advised government to conduct a forensic audit on mining firms to ...

Novak Djokovic capped a remarkable season with victory over Roger Federer to claim a record fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals title. The world number one from Serbia broke serve three times to win 6-3 6-4 in 80 minutes at London’s O2 Arena. Djokovic also made amends for defeat by six-time champion Federer in the group stage on Tuesday. “I ...

The BBC’s political independence has been gradually eroded, according to the corporation’s director general. In a speech to business leaders on Monday, Tony Hall will urge changes to the way the broadcaster is regulated. He wants licence fee payers to have a greater say than politicians. Lord Hall says there has been a “major change” over the past 20 years ...

Belgian police have made 16 arrests in anti-terror raids but suspected Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam remains at large, the authorities have said. A total of 22 raids were carried out on Sunday across Brussels and Charleroi, Belgian prosecutor Eric van der Sypt told a news conference. Police fired two shots at a car during an operation in Molenbeek, injuring ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to effectively dealing with recurring disease in the livestock industry of the Country. Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Minister, Lawrence Evans says government wants to drastically improve the livestock industry through interventions such as intensified vaccination exercises. He says government is thus working at improving infrastructure and providing logistics to veterinary assistant to help farmers with ...

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) President Charles Milupi has bemoaned alleged desperation of the ruling PF for power. Mr. Milupi says the PF’s desperation is evidenced by how it is trying to show that it is making progress in its infrastructure development agenda. He says in the process President Edgar Lungu and the PF government HAS not however realized ...

Trade economist and consultant Trevor Simumba has observed that Zambia’s economy is in chaos because government has no clue of running it. Mr. Simumba says government has not come to terms that Money is a life blood of any economy. He holds the view that the selling of dollars, bonds and treasury bills and thereby removing the Kwacha from circulation, ...

The opposition Peoples’ Party (PP) has charged that a government that spends more on repaying loans than it spends on growing food is incompetent. And PP President Leader Mike Mulongoti has observed that government’s borrowing spree is starving the economy of the much needed investments in productive sectors of the economy. He fears that PF government’ appetite for borrowing is ...