Governance Activist David Kapoma has described the prevailing economic situation on the Copperbelt as desperate. Speaking during a media briefing in Kitwe today, Mr Kapoma says the economic situation on the Copperbelt calls for concerted efforts from all stakeholders, including opposition political parties in order to sustain existing operations and avert the continuation of the current spate of suspensions and ...

President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow, Saturday, 12th December expected to launch the women’s bank whose objective is to address the challenges encountered by women entrepreneurs in accessing loans and other financial services. Gender Minister Professor Nkandu has told a media briefing that most women especially the rural women are unable to access investment capital to engage in business and other ...

The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has charged that the PF in collaboration with the MMD have raped the final draft constitution. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza in a statement says instead of passing the Draft Constitution Bill as recommended by the people of Zambia, the PF working in collaboration with the MMD have opted to mutilate the Draft Constitution ...

The opposition UPND in Central Province has accused the ruling PF of issuing National Registration Cards to underage persons. UPND Central Province Information and Publicity Secretary Victor Simpito has told QFM News via telephone that the case in point is in Serenje where Central Province Minister Davies Chisopa working with Serenje District Commissioner are alleged ton have organized some underage ...

The Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has called for a ban on the export of raw materials to help resuscitate the Kwacha. Speaking when he met 10 university of Zambia (UNZA) engineering students who will be trained to work on the solar milling plants project, ZCF Executive Director James Chirwa says once the country imposes a raw material export ban, the ...

After news broke that Nicki Minaj’s 37-year-old brother Jelani Maraj was arrested in New York for raping a 12-year-old child, reports began to circulate that the superstar rapper put up bail money for her older sibling. According to Bossip, Nicki was not the person that offered funds for Jelani’s release. Court papers obtained by BOSSIP show that it was their mother, ...

One of China’s richest men, Guo Guangchang, has been detained by police. His company, Fosun International, confirmed on Friday that he was assisting authorities with an investigation. The confirmation followed reports that he had gone missing. Financial magazine Caixin said that staff at Fosun had been unable to contact Mr Guo since Thursday afternoon. Fosun, one of China’s biggest private ...

Heavily armed attackers have launched co-ordinated assaults on several army barracks in Burundi. An army spokesman said in a statement that 12 insurgents had been killed and another 20 arrested. Witnesses described hearing gunfire and explosions for several hours, in Musaga in the south and Ngagara in the north. The incident is the worst violence since an attempted coup in ...

ASHLEY Cole is reportedly expecting a baby with his girlfriend. The footballer, who was previously married to Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, will become a dad next year. According to The Sun, the ex-England player and his Italian model girlfriend Sharon Canu are expecting a boy. The newspaper reports that Cheryl has been made aware of the news, but “not from him”. Sharon ...

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini insists under-fire boss Louis van Gaal will silence his growing band of critics by winning the Premier League title this season. Van Gaal had endured a barrage of abuse from unhappy fans during last Saturday’s 0-0 draw against West Ham, but that was nothing compared to the insults thrown at him after United suffered an ...