COMESA has deployed a short-term election observer mission to the second phase of parliamentary elections in Egypt to be held from the 22nd to the 23rf of November this year. The COMESA delegation, arrived in Cairo, Egypt on Monday 16th November, and is led Lunte Member of Parliament Felix Mutati who a member of the COMESA Committee of Elders and ...

Chairperson on the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates Highvie Hamududu has implored government to concern itself more with reported job losses in the mines. Mr. Hamududu is concerned that the number of jobs being reported have been lost in the mines has far reaching ramifications on the survival of the individuals that have lost the jobs. In an interview with Qfm ...

A 10-day state of emergency has been announced in Mali following an attack on a hotel by suspected Islamist militants in the capital, Bamako, in which gunmen killed 19 people. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has also declared three days of mourning. Announcing the death toll, the president said two militants had also been killed. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has disclosed that it has instituted investigations into alleged mismanagement of the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE). ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono has told Qfm News in a statement that the commission is also investigating allegations of financial irregularities at the Bank. Mr. Moono states that investigations are progressing well and are being dealt ...

Visiting Germany Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed confidence that Zambia can overcome its current economic challenges. Dr. Steinmeier says Germany sees Zambia’s vast potential beyond the current economic challenges. He says this is why on his visit in the Country he has been accompanied by high level delegation from the Germany Parliament, business and academia. Dr. Dr. ...

State House has dismissed as untrue suggestions by the opposition UPND that President Edgar Lungu is desperate to stay in power. The State House does not think there could be any desperation when President Lungu is still enjoying massive support of the Zambian people. The President’s Special Aide for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has also described as nonsensical ...

ATP World Tour Finals Venue: O2, London Dates: 15-22 November Saturday 21 November: 14:00 GMT – Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic. Live on BBC Two and BBC Sport website 20:00 – Stan Wawrinka v Roger Federer. Radio 5 live sports extra and text updates on BBC Sport website Andy Murray missed out on a place in the last four at ...

Benjamin Clementine has won the 2015 Mercury Music Prize for his debut album, At Least For Now. The Londoner beat competition from the likes of Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Supergrass star Gaz Coombes. “I don’t know what to say,” the 26-year-old said as he accepted the prize, then invited all the other nominees to take to the ...

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to “redouble” action against Islamic State, following last week’s deadly attacks in Paris. The French-drafted document urges UN members to “take all necessary measures” in the fight against IS. IS said it carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died. It also claimed deadly bombings in Lebanon this month, ...

Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe is happy with the distribution of fertilizer in the district by Nyiombo Investments who have so far delivered 5,469 by 50 kilogrammes bags of urea. Mr Kabwe has however; urged Nyiombo Investments to speed up the process so that all the farmers in Kitwe can access the fertilizer on time. He says the Patriotic Front ...