Police have arrested twenty six University of Zambia (UNZA) students in connection with yesterday’s riot at the Great East Road Campus. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga-Chanda has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the arrested students have since been charged with conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Ms. Chanda says the 26 students will appear in Court ...

Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester beat Liverpool to stay three points clear at the top of the Premier League. The England striker opened the scoring with a brilliant 25-yard strike over goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from Riyad Mahrez’s long ball forward. And he sealed the victory when he turned home Shinji Okazaki’s deflected shot from close range. The Foxes fully ...

Pop star Lady Gaga is to honour David Bowie with “an experiential tribute” at this month’s Grammy Awards. The performance will be overseen by Chic’s Nile Rodgers, who produced Bowie’s hit album Let’s Dance in 1983. “The tribute will be a multisensory testament to the icon’s incredible artistry and a reflection of his limitless creativity,” said the Recording Academy in ...

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. A patient infected in Dallas, Texas, is likely to have been infected by sexual contact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) told the BBC. The person had not travelled to infected areas but their partner had returned from Venezuela. ...

Zambians have been urged not to be distracted from maintain peace and stability even as the country goes to the polls on the 11th of August. Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) President Fredrick Mutesa says there is need to sustain an electoral environment where the respect of the rule of law is upheld as the country prepares for the ...

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia has urged Parliamentarians to enact the Social Health Insurance Scheme Bill into Law as Parliament resumes sitting next week. CSAWUZ Secretary General Joy Beene says the Social Health Insurance Scheme Bill if enacted into law will provide public service workers and other workers with health insurance cover. Mr. Beene says parliamentarians ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) is happy with the assurance from Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda that the country has enough maize stocks. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says what his organisation does not want to see are the people of Zambia going hungry. Mr. Mwape says it is their hope that government knows what they are talking about, ...

All People’s Congress (APC) Leader Nason Msoni says there is no doubt that the opposition MMD will be swallowed by the Patriotic Front once the two parties enter into an alliance ahead of this year’s elections. Mr. Msoni says the ruling PF wants to use the MMD as a ladder to remain in power. Meanwhile, Mr. Msoni has challenged government ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is dismayed that the Public Order Act still remains a dent on Zambia’s human rights record. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization is concerned that this piece of legislation portrays Zambia as a Country still under colonial rule. Mr. Cheembe has told QTV that SACCORD finds it ...