Chipolopolo midfielder Salulani Phiri has been ruled out of the ongoing 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) final Group D match against Mali after picking up an injury in Zambia’s 1 – 0 victory over Uganda on Saturday. Phiri was stretchered off in the 31st minute after he went down holding his abdomen when challenging for the ball with Erisa Sekisambu ...

The Revenant has stormed to the top of the US box office in a weekend affected by the East Coast snow storm. The Oscar nominated film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is about a frontiersman fighting for survival after being attacked by a bear. It took $16m (£11.2m) with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in second place with $14.3m (£10m). Storm Jonas ...

The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned. The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache, has already been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America. It has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains and some countries ...

Government has been called upon to urgently work on the mortuary at Kaoma District Hospital which has broken down due to power outages. Kaoma based Political Activist Joel Wampata has told QFM News that the people in the district are now forced to bury their loved ones in a hurry because there no place to preserve dead bodies. Mr. Wampata ...

Some Lusaka residents have commended President Edgar Lungu for the leadership he has exhibited during his one year in office. President Edgar Lungu has today 25th January clocked exactly one year in office following his victory in the 20th January, 2015 elections. Residents spoken to by the QTV News crew noted that despite President Lungu coming into office at a ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has dispelled assertions that it is sidelining some civil society organizations in its consultative meetings being held ahead of the August 11th general elections. ECZ Spokesperson Crispin Akufuna says contrary to such assertions, CSOs have been attending consultative meetings called by the Commission with the latest being the one held last Friday. Mr. Akufuna ...

The Zambian Government has signed an aide memoire with the African Development Bank (ADB) for the hosting of the ADB Annual meetings to be held in Lusaka in May this year. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka, Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba said the aide memoire signifies government’s commitment to ensuring that all areas of pertinent to the ...

President Edgar Lungu has warned that the country risks losing the peace it has enjoyed since independence if the issue of tribalism is not addressed. Speaking when he met six traditional leaders in Petauke district today, MR. Lungu says he would not preach against tribalism in Lusaka when traditional leaders are not united in rooting the vice in their chiefdoms. ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has offered motorists an extension of 14 days for the payment of road tax, road service licenses and identity certificates effective 1st February to 14th February, 2016. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko says this is in accordance with the government directive. Mr. Soko explains ...

The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) is calling upon President Edgar Lungu to tame thugs in the ruling Patriotic Front harassing innocent citizens. MLC Chairperson Enock Ngoma in a statement says the latest incident is where PF cadres brutalized Democratic Front president Miles Sampa’s supporters at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International airport. He says Mr. Sampa has every constitutional right to address ...