Monthly Archives: December 2015

Extended mobile voter registration lacks proper coordination – Ikeleng’i MP

MMD Ikeleng’i Member of Parliament Elijah Muchima is disappointed that the extended mobile voter registration exercise lacks proper coordination in constituency. Mr. Muchima has disclosed that voter registration officers who were initially expected to spend 7 days at each polling station are only spending two days before proceeding to another polling station. He has told Qfm News by telephone that ...

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TALC encourages Zambians to test for HIV

Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) has encouraged Zambians to use the commemoration of the World AIDS day which falls today 1st December to know their HIV status. TALC Country Director Felix Mwanza says as the country commemorates World AIDS day, it is also time to reflect on improving resource allocation to the ministry of health to enable it provide ...

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Jennifer Lopez Shares the Beauty Rule She Follows Every Day

Jennifer Lopez got candid with ET about maintaining her priorities — and looks — while starring in her first TV series, Shades of Blue. For the 46-year-old singer and actress, beauty rest is a necessity. “There is a limit,” J.Lo stressed to ET. “You will fall down at a certain point, and mommies can’t do that. Mommies have to be ...

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Chama justifies Lungu’s local travels

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama says all the local travels President Edgar Lungu is currently undertaking are justifiable and necessary for him to take. Mr. Chama says it is the duty of the President to always be on the run to inspect and ensure that all development projects in the Country are progressing. He has told Qfm News that ...

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Turkey challenges Russia over IS oil trade claim

Turkey has challenged Russia to prove its claim that Ankara shot down a Russian plane in order to protect its oil trade with Islamic State (IS). “If you allege something you should prove it,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. He was responding to the accusation by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also said last week’s downing of the plane ...

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Ballon d’Or nominees revealed

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head once again for the title of world’s best footballer after being short-listed along with Neymar on Monday for the 2015 Fifa Ballon d’Or. For the seventh time in eight years, the dynamic duo of Barcelona’s Messi and Real Madrid’s Ronaldo are expected to fill the top two places on the podium in ...

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Govt advised to delay effecting cost reflective electricity tariffs

Government has been advised to consider delaying effecting cost reflective electricity tariffs amidst the current high cost of doing in Zambia. Economic Analyst Yusuf Dodia says the directive by President Edgar Lungu to the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) and ZESCO work at effecting cost reflective tariffs is presently only academically positive and may not be so in reality. In an ...

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Mali coach foresees difficult Algeria

Mali under-23 head coach, Cheick Oumar Kone, is anticipating that his team could come up face-to-face with a “difficult” Algerian side at the Caroline Faye Stadium in M’Bour on Wednesday. Oumar Kone’s assertion comes after his men suffered a 2-3 defeat in the hands of their Nigerian counterparts on Sunday while Algeria and Egypt played out a one-all draw in ...

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Lungu’s press conference full of contradictory statements – Sinkamba

Green Party Leader, Peter Sinkamba has charged that President Edgar Lungu’s press conference last week was full of inconsistencies and contradictory statements. Mr. Sinkamba in a telephone interview with QFM has cited the planned construction of an ultra modern international airport in Ndola at a cost of US$397 million as contradictory to the austerity measures announced by the President. He ...

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