The Spouses Association at the Zambian High Commission in Pretoria has made a contribution of blankets to the Esther Lungu Foundation Trust which will be launched in Lusaka this evening. Monde Mwamba, wife of Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says the contribution is meant to assist the Trust as it takes off with its challenging work. Mrs. ...

A dispute between Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie over custody of their son Rocco reached Britain’s High Court on Thursday, where a judge said he hoped the couple could reach an amicable settlement. Ritchie attended a hearing before judge Alistair MacDonald. Neither Madonna nor 15-year-old Rocco was present. Madonna wants Rocco, who lives with his filmmaker father in England, to ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has encouraged President Edgar Lungu not to ignore calls to take action against controlling officers who were cited in the 2014 Auditor General’s report. And the organization has observed that President Lungu has recorded some successes and failures in the fight against corruption. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says President Lungu must be applauded for not ...

Turkey’s biggest newspaper, Zaman, has condemned its takeover by the authorities in a defiant last edition published just before police raided it. Saturday’s edition said Turkey’s press had experienced “one of the darkest days in its history”. Turkish police raided Zaman’s offices hours after a court ruling placed it under state control, but managers were still able to get the ...

Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for 10-man Arsenal and denied Tottenham Hotspur the chance to go top of the Premier League after a pulsating north London derby ended in a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Aaron Ramsey’s first-half goal put Arsene Wenger’s side ahead, but the dismissal of Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin in the 55th minute shifted ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative has disclosed to the Attorney General that it has reserved the right to approach the courts on the potential abrogation of the Constitution by the Electoral Commission of Zambia if it accepts political parties to sponsor candidates to local government elections. In a letter to the Attorney General dated 2nd March, 2016 copied to both ...

The opposition UPND has demanded that government must reopen the institutions of higher learning immediately and allow students to gain the much needed knowledge and skills currently lacking in the nation. In a statement to QFM News today, UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party knows the real reason behind their failure to do so is that the PF now face ...

UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba has been advised to humble himself if he wants to make it in his political career. Suspended MMD National Secretary Bowman Lusambo says Mr. Mwamba will gain nothing in wanting to attract people’s attention by issuing careless statements even against the Republican president. Mr. Lusambo says people should not entertain leaders who do ...

PF Mandemvu Constituency Chairman Joseph Tamba says Zambians will be making a grave mistake of removing the PF from government. Mr. Tamba is however confident that the people have resolved to keep the PF in government because of the unprecedented infrastructure development that has taken place for the last five years. Mr. Tamba says President Edgar Lungu is the right ...

Political Parties in the country have been advised to conduct issue based campaigns as the country draws near to the general elections. Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is also urging politicians to ensure that they promote peace and unity during and after elections. Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Patrick Nshindano has encouraged political parties to formulate ...