Four people from the same family last evening died in a road traffic accident along Great North Road at 15 miles bridge. Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA) Public Relations Manager Mukela Mangolwa has disclosed the development to QFM News that a preliminary investigation by the agency shows that the accident was as a result of dangerous driving. Mr. Mangolwa ...

Nyimba MMD Member of Parliament Forrie Tembo last evening survived lightning at Piamanzi’s Safari Camp in Chief Nyalugwe’s area in Nyimba district. The incident happened around 19hrs when Mr. Tembo, who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister, was touring his constituency. The lightning struck one of the buildings which was 25 meters away from the chalets where the area ...

The Zambia National Students Union (ZANASU) has expressed disappointment with the intra party conflicts in the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). ZANASU Vice President Prince Ndoyi says it is saddening that barely a year, the party has not yet healed from the leadership wrangle it had. Mr. Ndoyi has challenged the party top leadership to come out in the open ...

Republican Progressive Party (RPP) has commended the Patriotic Front Government for the road infrastructure programme it has embarked on. RPP Secretary General Leslie Chikuse says though the road infrastructure project was already earmarked by the MMD, the Patriotic Front government has tried its best to ensure that the road construction and rehabilitation becomes a reality. He explains that when the ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi says Zambia is in a deep social and economic crisis that needs to be addressed with the emergency it deserves. Ms Nawakwi says poverty levels are at the highest ever with over 80 percent of the people live in abject poverty spending less than K10 per day. Ms Nawakwi ...

Government says the upgrading of four tertiary hospitals namely the university teaching hospital (UTH), Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone central hospitals is progressing well. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says the USD $20 Million Saudi fund and the k204 million from the euro bond which was allocated to the ministry of health were directed towards the modernization of these hospitals in order ...

The Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCA) has praised President Edgar Lungu for pardoning 502 prisoners during this year’s Christmas. PRISCA Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka tells QFM News via telephone that President Lungu has continued from where late President Michael Sata left in decongesting the prisons in the country. Mr. Malembeka explains that prisons in the country are full to ...

The Zambia Direct Democratic Movement (ZDDM) says it is happy that President Edgar Lungu will take time to re-examine some clauses in the constitution bill presented to him before signing the bill into law. ZDDM President Edwin Sakala says the constitution can change the country for better or worse if more thought is given to it such as even to ...

PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says the developmental projects that have taken place in Monze will do the campaigning for the PF. Mr. Mwila says the party will just be pointing at the projects the government has undertaken for the past four years in key sectors such as health, education, agriculture and infrastructure. He says most roads were in ...

50 Cent is going after Rick Ross. He has filed a lawsuit seeking $2 million against the fellow rapper, according to Billboard, accusing him of rapping over 50’s hit song “In Da Club” on a mixtape. Rick Ross put out a remix of the 50 Cent song with his own lyrics over the beat on the mixtape “#RenzelRemixes,” released in ...