Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC), has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to show leadership and ensure the decision to scrap off the meal allowance for the Copperbelt University and University of Zambia is rescinded with immediate effect. ZYFAC Executive Director Nickson Kanema tells QFM News in a walk in interview that the abolition of the meal ...

Government has disclosed that approximately 2, 700 kilometers of roads under phase I of the Link Zambia 8000 Road Project is under implementation out of which 678 km have been surfaced and opened to traffic. And the government has disclosed that as at September 21, 2015, a total of K980 million had been paid to local contractors on various roads ...

Defence Minister Richwell Siamunene has disclosed that the short listing of candidates to be recruited in the defence forces has been finalized. Delivering a ministerial statement in parliament this afternoon, Mr. Siamunene says the process has taken time because of the overwhelming response from applicants. Mr. Siamunene says a total of 168, 119 applications were received for the Zambia Air ...

  Government has with immediate effect terminated the contracts for four milling companies accessing subsidized maize from the Food Reserve Agency for breaching the terms of their contracts by selling mealie meal at prices higher than the K70.00 and K50.00 agreed upon for breakfast and roller meal respectively. Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has told a media briefing that the millers ...

Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila says an investigation has been launched into the brutal beating by Police of a UPND cadre during the interrogation of UPND vice President for administration Geoffrey Mwamba at Woodlands Police Station. Mr. Mwila told Parliament in a ministerial statement that the investigation is meant to ascertain whether the clip of the beating took place in ...

Pope Francis has brought in new regulations for the Vatican’s process of making saints after allegations of abuses in the system. Two recent books claimed officials get huge payments for investigating candidates for sainthood, with little control over how they spend the money. The new rules mean external oversight of the bank accounts concerned. Pope Francis has made reform of ...

Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez says his record of scoring only once in his last 12 league games is giving him sleepless nights. Sanchez, who joined from Spanish side Barcelona in 2014, is one of the most feared wingers in the Premier League, having scored 16 goals in his debut season with the North London side. But the Chile international has ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has described as shocking and irresponsible the move by Government to suddenly and abruptly scrap the meal allowance for students at the Copperbelt University and the University of Zambia. In a statement, Mr. Hichilema notes that at a time when the price of food and essential items are fast increasing as a result of the PF’s ...

UPND vice president for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba has pleaded not guilty to one count of unlawful drilling. Mr. Mwamba who is jointly charged with 19 UPND youths pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mwaka Mikalile. It is being alleged that Mr. Mwamba was involved in the training of the youths without the permission of the republican president. Magistrate Mikalile has since ...

BRODY Jenner has admitted that he’s “sick” of the Kardashian family and that he won’t be returning to their reality show any time soon. Caitlyn Jenner‘s son, who has been featured on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, revealed that he hopes to “distance himself” from the family. The 32 year old is reportedly “walking away from the spotlight” in hopes of ...