Konkola Copper Mines has begun removing from the country Copper concentrates containing high levels of Arsenic which it imported from Chile. Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Principal Information and Communication Officer Irene Chipili in a statement says this follows a decision by Government not to allow KCM to conduct any trial processing of the said copper concentrates due to environmental ...

Workers at the University of Zambia (UNZA) have decided to go on a go-slow from today until their paid their November salaries. University of Zambia and Allied Workers Union (UNZAAWU) Acting General Secretary Willa Mulabika has disclosed to QFM News that this follows a meeting held yesterday at the main campus where members resolved to go on a go-slow until ...

A total of 310, 230 grade 7 pupils have been selected to grade 8 out of 344, 516 that sat for the 2015 Exams. Out of the 310, 230 candidates selected, 155, 878 are boys while 154, 352 are girls representing a progression rate of 88.35 percent and 91.83 percent respectively. General Education Minister John Phiri has announced at a ...

The Ministry of Defence has moved to dismiss reports suggesting that there is an ongoing secret recruitment in the defence service. Speaking during a media briefing this morning, Defence deputy Minister Christopher Mulenga says to the contrary, the defence forces have not yet concluded the process of short listing successful candidates. He explains that following the advert of the recruitment ...

After a Twitter user attacked Kim Kardashian for her weight, the reality star silenced the commenter with a simple response that has since gone viral. The exchange took place during an airing of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on Sunday night. The expecting mom, who is reportedly due with a baby boy this month, was tweeting throughout the episode, so when ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Chris Brown canceled plans for a Down Under tour Wednesday after Australian authorities earlier warned the troubled R&B singer they were likely to refuse him a visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna. Ticketing agency Ticketek posted a statement from Brown’s promoters saying the planned December tour of Australia and New Zealand ...

RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Four Tornados took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after MPs voted to approve bombing. The strikes focused on six targets in an oil field under IS control in eastern Syria, the BBC understands. On Wednesday, MPs ...

Two heavily armed suspects – one male and one female – have been killed by police after a mass shooting in California left 14 people dead. Police confirmed that the suspects were armed with assault rifles and handguns and wearing “assault-style clothing”. Hours earlier, the gunmen opened fire during a holiday party at a San Bernardino community centre. Up to ...

Egypt came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 with Nigeria on Wednesday after an African 2016 Olympic Games qualifying thriller in Senegal. It was the second successive Group B Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations match in which the Nigerians suffered a second-half defensive meltdown after hanging on for a 3-2 win over Mali last Sunday having led by three ...

Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has spoken of his admiration for retiring NBA legend Kobe Bryant after a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant announced his decision to retire at the end of the season earlier this week having won five NBA titles and two Olympic gold medals in a hugely succesful career. “It’s always ...