Monthly Archives: April 2016

K 50, 000 put on stake for ritual killers whereabouts

The Zambia Police is giving away a reward sum of K 50, 000 to anyone with information of the whereabouts of people behind the continued ritual killings in Lusaka’s George Compound. Police Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja announced the offer today when he inspected Mwembeshi police post in George Compound which was  set ablaze by protesting residents after four bodies were ...

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UPND disappointed with President Lungu

The opposition UPND says it is disappointed that President Edgar Lungu has allegedly proved to be the worst Head of State Zambia has ever had in history. The UPND is of the view that having come from a humble background President Lungu should have made the best Head of State the country could have ever have. UPND Lubwa ward information ...

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Inspection of voters’ register to run from 15-21 of May

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has clarified that inspection of the register of voters will take place from the 15th to the 21st of May this year. This is contrary to some media reports suggesting that inspection would take place from the 17th to 24th of April. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna has told Qfm News in a ...

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25 die in Great North Road accident

Twenty five people died after a Wada Chovu Lusaka bound bus collided with an oncoming Mercedes Benz Minibus at a place called Manyumbi near Kabwe on the Great North Raod. The accident is said to have happened when the Wada Chovu Bus attempted to avoid a stationed truck but ended up being in another lane in which it collided with ...

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Final American Idol winner announced

Trent Harmon has been crowned the 15th and final winner of American Idol in a star-studded farewell show. The 24-year-old waiter beat fellow Mississippi native La’Porsha Renae to the title as the long-running series came to a close. It was a surprise win for Harmon, as the judges had tipped 22-year-old Renae to triumph. He fell to the floor after ...

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Injured Henderson ruled out for season

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury and could be a doubt for England’s Euro 2016 campaign. The midfielder, who damaged ligaments in Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final draw at Borussia Dortmund, has been ruled out for six to eight weeks. England’s first Euro 2016 game is on 11 June, nine weeks away. ...

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TIZ urges world shut down of secret companies

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has called on the Zambian government to add its voice in urging the world shut down of secret companies following the panama revelations. TIZ president Lee Habasonda says his organization believes that the Panama papers investigations that has implicated several world leaders presents an excellent opportunity for the Zambian government. Mr. Habasonda has told Qfm News ...

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North Korea ‘tests missile engine’

North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would “guarantee” the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said. The test was conducted at the country’s long-range missile launch site near its west coast. It is the latest in a series ...

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Industrialization will continue- Mwanakatwe

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government’s strategy to industrialize the Zambian economy will not be abandoned after this year’s general elections. Ms. Mwanakatwe says industrialization is the only way a Country like Zambia should go. He says her Ministry is thus encouraging the private sector to come on board in seeing to it that industrialization and job ...

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A specter haunting Zambia – HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has observed that a specter is haunting Zambia under the PF government. Mr. Hichilema says it is the reality of poverty and disease that threatens the hopes and aspirations of an entire generation living in shanty compounds. In a statement to Qfm News Mr. Hichilema says the dream that Zambians had that a child could be born anywhere but ...

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