Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone with a deserved point against an uninspiring Arsenal. Both sides had penalty appeals for handball denied and Patrick van Aanholt struck Arsenal’s post with a free-kick. Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone had to be sharp to keep out Mesut Ozil’s free-kick and Alex Iwobi’s follow-up. Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere came on for a first game ...

The influential Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert. Footage from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage. His dancers, unaware of what was happening, continued to perform before rushing to his aid. In a career spanning almost half a century, Wemba became known as the “the king of Congolese rumba”. ...

The daughter of a Bangladeshi professor who was hacked to death in a murder echoing the killing of several secularists says he was not an atheist. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the death of Rezaul Karim Siddique, who was killed on Saturday. A statement from the militant group accused him of “calling to atheism”. But his daughter ...

Ruling PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has maintained that the ongoing adoption process in her party is free of corruption. Ms. Phiri says the party leadership has made sure that the selection process remains balanced and with the involvement of the entire party through Central Committee. She says the party intends to pick on formidable candidates to contest the ...

Embattled MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba says Chiefs have a role to play in helping the former ruling party return to power and finish what they embarked on while in power. Dr. Mumba said this is Lundazi when he met Chief Mphamba of the Tumbuka people at his palace. Dr. Mumba says while in office, the MMD embarked on an ...

The Treasury disbursed K492.6 million for goods and services in March this year. A total of K88 million went towards procurement of drugs, while K100 million went to preparations for the 2016 General Elections. Ministry of Finance Public Relations Officer Chileshe Kandeta has disclosed in a statement to Qfm News that  K1.2 billion was released towards fuel subsidy payments. Mr. ...

Opposition UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has expressed disappointment that the recently held interparty indaba is being turned into a paradox. Mr. Katuka has taken that politicians that attended the indaba are doing contrary to what was resolved. He has observed that political violence is still rampant in the Country. Mr. Katuka is of the view that this means that ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been advised to consider redoing the tendering process for printing of ballot papers for this year’s general elections. Political analyst Chris Zumani Zimba is urging the ECZ to do so in consideration of the concerns that have been raised by various stakeholders in the electoral process. Mr. Zimba has urged the ECZ to ...

The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) has to date installed 100 solar powered milling plants under the Presidential milling Initiative. This is against its midyear target of installing the 2000 units. ZCF Director General James Chirwa says the installing of the 100 solar powered milling plants is a milestone as this will now  address the issue of having high prices of ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has cited abrogation of the electoral code of conduct as one of the reasons why violence erupts during elections. YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization is however glad that youth leaders of various political parties are realizing the need to start implementing the electoral code of conduct. In an interview with QTV ...