Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says government deployed a total of eighty three police officers to Monze in order to reinforce the officers based in the province. Mr. Mwila says this is a common law enforcement practice that is aimed at ensuring that the police service keeps order in the country. The Home Affairs Minister has told Parliament that the ...

Turkish Ambassador to Zambia Ahmet Arda has refuted media reports that he has endorsed UPND president Hakainde Hichilema in the forthcoming general elections. In a letter addressed to the Post Newspapers General Manager dated 25th February 25, 2016, Mr. Arda says the language used in the story was misleading. Mr. Arda has clarified that he did not visit Mr. Hichilema ...

Local Government and Housing Minister Steven Kampyongo has directed local authorities to ensure that they reinforce the Planning Act to promote orderly development of structures in unsettlement areas. Mr. Kampyongo says government is in the process of reviewing the National Housing Policy of 1996 so that it is in tender with current trends of urban development. Mr. Kampyongo has told ...

President Edgar Lungu has reemphasized the need for Zambians to go into the August 11th General Elections with peaceful minds. Speaking during a mini rally in Chama District this afternoon, President Lungu has told people to campaign and vote peacefully on August 11th as they give the PF another 5 year mandate owing to its remarkable record on infrastructure development. ...

Six Nations: England v Ireland Venue: Twickenham Date: Saturday 27 February Kick-off: 16:50 GMT Coverage: Live on ITV, commentary on BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary. Saracens forward Maro Itoje will make his first start for England in the Six Nations game against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Itoje, 21, ...

The BBC repeatedly failed to stop “monstrous” abuse by DJ Jimmy Savile and broadcaster Stuart Hall because of a “culture of fear”, a report says. The Dame Janet Smith review identified 72 victims of Savile, including eight who were raped, and 21 victims of Hall, over four decades from the 1960s. She said BBC culture “was deeply deferential” and staff ...

Greece has recalled its ambassador to Austria amid sharp divisions among EU states over the migrant crisis. The move came after Austria hosted a meeting with Balkan states on the migrant issue, to which Greece was not invited. Greece called the move an “unfriendly act”. It said its ambassador was recalled for “consultations”. Ministers from EU and Balkan nations are ...

Celine Dion will return to her Las Vegas residency show tonight (23rd February), for the first time since her husband René Angélil sadly passed away following a battle with throat cancer last month. Celine is reportedly planning to start tonight’s show with a ten-minute tribute to her late husband. 73-year-old René had been fighting the deadly disease since 2013, with ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) in Kitwe District has called on Zambians to give the PF and the President Edgar Lungu a fresh full 5 year mandate due to the unprecedented development that gas taken place under the PF administration. Kitwe District PF Spokesperson Christopher Kang’ombe tells QFM news via telephone that the PF means well for this country as demonstrated ...

National Council for Construction (NCC) has with immediate effect suspended construction works for Shimizu Corporation together with Velos Enterprises Limited and Swissco Building and Painting Contractors for operating without valid NCC Registration. Shimizu Corporation is the contractor engaged to facilitate works on upgrading of Lusaka Health Centres to District Hospitals in Lusaka Province. NCC Public Relations Officer Chama Mwansa tells ...