Over 670 Members of Parliament from 125 Parliaments across the World will converge in Lusaka for the 134th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU). Briefing journalists in Lusaka today on the upcoming IPU global Parliamentary conference which starts tomorrow, 19th March,2016, IPU President Saber Chowdhury says 88 speakers and deputy speakers of National Assemblies from across the globe will also be in ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has charged that government has failed to raise letters of credit to the suppliers of fuel resulting in the current shortage in the country. Speaking during a media briefing where he received defectors and endorsements from former Lusaka province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta and Mpongwe MP Gabriel Namulambe today, Mr. Hichilema says the country has no money ...

Konkola Copper Mines says it will strive to survive amidst low copper prices on the international market. KCM Vice President for Local Economic Development, David Paterson says the mining company will work tirelessly to remain competitive in the mining industry at world level. Speaking during a press briefing in Chingola today, Mr. Paterson says for KCM to survive the current ...

Patriotic Front Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has been badly beaten by suspected opposition UPND cadres in Monze district of Southern province. Reports reaching Qfm News suggest that Mr. Bwalya was attacked while being interview on live radio program on Sky fm. Mr. Bwalya is said to have been rushed to Hospital in Monze where he said to be nursing serious ...

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has reaffirmed its commitment to working with other stakeholders in living up to its mandate to take electricity to the rural areas of the Country. REA Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Musonda says the Authority is caution that its mandate involves the spending colossal sums of money. Mr. Musonda points out that for example, the Country’s ...

Former Copperbelt University Students Union (COBUSU) President Christopher Kang’ombe has recommended that the students’ loan scheme be extended to other institutions of higher learning in Zambia such as Mulungushi University and Kwame Nkrumah University. Mr. Kang’ombe has also recommended that the students who signed for Students’ Loans starting from 2004 to date must be made to start repaying the money ...

Police in Lusaka have apprehended two key suspects in connection with the riots and eventual burning down of Mwembeshi Community Police Post in Zingalume compound yesterday following gruesome murder of people who had their private parts and ears removed. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga says the two whose names have been withheld are expected to lead the police to their accomplices. ...

iStore Zambia has unveiled the new iPad Pro , Apple’s most expansive and productive tablet. iStore Zambia Manager Brian Mweemba says the iPad Pro has a large 12.9 inch Retina display, nearly double the CPU performance of iPad Air 2 and refined MultiTouch technology. Mr. Mweemba explains that with 5.6 million pixels,iPad Pro features the highest resolution Retina display of ...

A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park. The animal became agitated with people hooting their horns and taking selfies, a wildlife official said. The lion has returned to the park and the 63-year-old man is in hospital, Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service said. The city was ...

PERRIE Edwards has revealed that she approves of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Liam Payne’s relationship. The Little Mix star said that as long as her pal Cheryl is happy with the One Direction star, then she’s happy too. The 22 year old told the Mirror: “Cheryl is a good friend of mine. She wants to do whatever makes her happy. “I’m happy ...