A passenger plane thought to have been struck as it approached Heathrow airport was probably not hit by a drone after all, the government says. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told MPs it was now thought what happened “was not a drone incident”. Air accident investigators said they had not ruled out a drone but had no evidence to support the ...

Zesco United coach George Lwandamina is staying very modest despite his side sneaking up into second place on the Faz Super League table. The defending champions beat Napsa Stars 2-0 away in Lusaka on Wednesday to jump from sixth to second on the table on 12 points from four matches with four games in hand. Zesco’s win, that came courtesy ...

Government has hailed the work US Peace Corps undertake in the country to improve the lives of Zambians. Speaking when he officiated at the swearing-in ceremony of 69 new volunteers in Lusaka today, Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister, Davies Mwango  has challenged the volunteers to strive to help change the country. Mr. Mwango says government wants to ensure ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Dispute (SACCORD) says the country will not make progress on the Barotseland Agreement of 1964 if it detaches politics from the issue. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Chembe however, states that it is dangerous to politicize the issue of the Barotseland Agreement. Mr. Chembe tells QFM News that the issue of the ...

Local police investigating the death of pop star Prince are asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, US media reports. NBC News reported that police found prescription painkillers in the singer’s possession following his sudden death in Minneapolis last week. Officials have yet to say what role, if any, those drugs may have played. A post-mortem last week discounted ...

Government spent a total of US$998, 375 in 2015 to send patients to India and South Africa for specialized treatment. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde has told Parliament in a ministerial statement on the health institutions Modernization Program, that government in 2014 spent US$ 915,146 to send patients for treatment in South Africa while in 2015, 21 patients were sent for ...

The annual rate of inflation for April 2016 has decreased to 21.8 % from 22.2 % recorded in March. CSO Director John Kalumbi has told a media briefing that the decrease in the inflation rate is attributed to decrease in the prices of non food items such as motor vehicles. Mr. Kalumbi says the annual rate of inflation increased for ...

Speech for Growth has condemned Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali for accusing Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda of involvement in corrupt practices at the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). Executive Director Wallace Kalungu says Mr. Tayali should know where to report corruption allegations and not to do so through the media. Mr Kalungu has challenged Mr. Tayali to avail the evidence ...

The 2015 living conditions monitoring survey has revealed that 40.8% of the country’s population is living in extreme poverty. The survey has also revealed that 54.4% of the country’s population is poor, while 13.6 percent of the population is moderately poor. The survey indicates that 76.6 percent of the population in rural areas is poor, with 23.4% of the urban ...

The body of Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s best known singers, is being flown back to Democratic Republic of Congo after his death on Sunday in Ivory Coast. Hundreds of people are outside Kinshasa’s airport waiting for his body to arrive. An all-night concert has been held in his honour in Abidjan, the city where he collapsed and died on ...