The Zambia Chamber of Mines says Zambia’s economic recovery lies in the resumption of global economic growth. Chamber President Nathan Chishimba says he is hopeful about the global prospects for mining especially for the two important commodities for economic growth namely steel and copper. Mr. Chishimba says the good news for Zambia is that the long term outlook is positive. ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati says 2015 will be remembered as one of the most difficult years for Zambia economically in the last 10 years. Mr. Mutati has observed that 2015 has proved to be a year where all economic fundamentals were unclenched. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Mutati says this means that the country has failed to ...

Chelsea Coach Jose Mourinho has identified the problems at both ends of the pitch which led him to talk of “betrayal” after seeing his champions Chelsea slump to their ninth Premier League defeat of the season at Leicester City on Monday. The under-fire Portuguese manager explained that he had warned his players about the threat posed by table-topping Leicester’s fast-moving ...

Lamar Odom’s battle back to health continues. According to ET Online, the former Los Angeles Laker continues to struggle with speech, memory, and walking two months after he was discovered unconscious at a Las Vegas ranch. “He’s not doing great,” a source said. “His speech is still slurred and he can barely walk on his own yet. He forgets a ...

Zambia’s pre-tournament camping for the 2016 Caf African Nations Championship has been postponed by two weeks. The team was due to go into camp on December 15 but will instead enter camp in a fortnight’s time starting on December 28. “The technical bench reluctantly moved camping from Monday to after Christmas to enable the players have enough rest having endured ...

Shia Muslims are protesting in six northern Nigerian cities against a military crackdown they allege has left hundreds of their members dead. Many businesses have shut in Kaduna, one of the cities worst-affected by the demonstrations, a BBC reporter says. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani phoned his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, about the crackdown. Nigeria’s military accuses the pro-Iranian sect of ...

Republican presidential hopefuls sparred over how to stop the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the first debate since attacks in California and Paris. The national security focus yielded heated exchanges between Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio who clashed on surveillance and immigration policy. Jeb Bush also sought to revive his struggling campaign by forcefully attacking front-runner Donald Trump. “You’re ...

Chief Mukobela of the Ila speaking people in Namwala district says farmers in his chiefdom ate worried over the delayed rains Chief Mukobela says farmers do not know whether to go ahead with their farming preparations or not. He adds that some farmers are already giving up and are looking for other alternatives to farming. The traditional leader however, remains ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia (ISCZ) has encouraged Zambians not to give up on God following the continued social and economic challenges the country is facing. Council President Suzyo Zimba notes that things have not been good for Zambians in the social, economic and mining sectors. Mr. Zimba says even the delayed rains are worrying as this may affect ...

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution has reassured Zambians that it remains committed to ensuring that their interests continue being upheld by government. Grand Coalition Spokesperson Macdonald Chipenzi says this is in spite of government’s refusal to meet its demands that the new republican constitution be adopted through a national referendum. In an interview by ...