Daniel Sturridge says his future is at Liverpool after accusing his critics of “disrespect”. It has been reported the striker, who has played nine games this season due to injury, wants to leave Anfield over criticism of his fitness record. “I think it is astonishing, disappointing – whoever is saying it – but that’s football,” said 26-year-old Sturridge. “I am ...

Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to the Top Gear producer he punched after settling a £100,000 racial discrimination and injury claim. Oisin Tymon launched the action against the presenter and the BBC after a “fracas” last March that left Mr Tymon with a bloody lip. “I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its ...

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant hit by a tsunami in 2011 has admitted that it should have announced sooner that there was a nuclear meltdown at the site. The Tokyo Electric Power Company denied the meltdown for two months. The company now says the public declaration should have been done within days of the disaster. Experts have ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has disclosed that government spent more than K151 million for the issuance of mobile national registration exercise. Mr. Mwila told Parliament during a ministerial statement that this afternoon that for phase one a total of K47 million was released, while K68 million was released for the second phase and K36 million was used for the ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has recommended that political parties should disband their ‘security wings’ saying they have become a source violence and intimidation in the country. LAZ President George Chisanga has told media briefing in Lusaka today that these groups should be disbanded because they have been incidents were clashes between rival political parties resulted in violence. Mr. ...

Government has disclosed that about 20, 000 ‘ghost farmers’ have been removed from the list of electronic voucher system that was launched in October last year after thorough screening of beneficiaries. Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda told parliament this afternoon that the beneficiaries of the e voucher pilot program were selected through their farmers groups to ensure that only deserving farmers ...

Government has disputed assertions that the draft Land Policy does not conform to the provisions of the amended Constitution of Zambia. Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Permanent Secretary Trevor Kaunda says the Technical Committee and the consultant who were tasked to draft the Land Policy made reference to the amended Constitution. Mr. Kaunda says the draft Land ...

The Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has warned a group called Newly Formed Barotseland Liberation Army distributing fliers indicating that they are not going to allow any politician from the Northern Rhodesia to hold any campaign rallies in Western Province in readiness for the forthcoming General elections of stern action. Mr. Kanganja has told QFM News in statement that ...

The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has recorded a drop in the number of inspections conducted on imported products for compliance to standards at the points of entry by the end of 2015. The drop is attributed to the reduction in the volume of imports that entered into the country especially during the last quarter of 2015. ZABS Marketing and ...

The Ministry of Health has recorded 41 cholera cases in Kayama compound since the first case was reported on 4th February 2016. Ministry of Health Acting Spokesperson Dr. Tasila Pitters has disclosed the development to QFM News in a statement that only one death of an 18 months old female child has been recorded so far. Dr. Pitters says the ...