President Edgar Lungu is expected to officiate at the launch of the Zambia Chapter of the Zambia-South Africa Business Council (ZSABC) to be held in Lusaka next week. The Head of State will be the guest of honour at the Gala Dinner that will bring together several South African investors operating in Zambia as well as those based in South ...

The Zambia Center for Social Development (ZCSD) has expressed concern that relevant authorities have refused to clear the helicopters hired by the opposition to fly in the Zambian space during campaigns. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says reports coming from the UPND are indicating that the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) has refused to clear the choppers hired by the UPND ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) and the Zambia Police Service have launched the Safe Corridor on the T2 road between Chilanga and Kabwe. RTSA has also donated assorted equipment to the Zambia Police to help with the enforcement of the road traffic rules on the Safe Corridor. Speaking during the handover ceremony held at the Zambia Police headquarters, ...

CHRIS Brown has thrown his daughter Royalty a party for her second birthday. The Loyal singer shared a number of sweet Instagram videos of the little girl enjoying her special day. In one of the clips, Royalty can be seen looking confused as she stands inside a giant bubble, and in another, she sings along to Let It Go from Frozen. ...

LEONARDO DiCaprio has bagged himself yet another supermodel, and the two were spotted cycling around New York City together. Ela Kawalec is Leo’s latest squeeze, after a string of supermodels the actor has dated – but who is she? The blonde beauty is signed to Elite Model Management in Miami, and judging by her Instagram page, specialises in bikini shoots. ...

The Islamic State (IS) group has staged a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people were killed and 20 wounded, Iraqi officials say. The assault began when three car bombs exploded at the gate of the plant in Taji, north of the capital. Six men wearing explosive belts rushed in and blew up gas tanks, ...

Seventeen women who have served as ministers in France say they will no longer be silent about sexual harassment in politics. All 17 signatories to the declaration are current or former ministers. Among them is Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund and France’s former finance minister. On Monday, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Denis Baupin, ...

Defender Gerard Pique praised Barcelona’s resilience after they ended an emotion-filled season by clinching top spot in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Granada on Saturday. Barca were nine points clear at the start of April before three successive defeats set up a thrilling three-way race with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid who eventually had to settle for second ...

Manchester United’s home match against AFC Bournemouth has been abandoned because of a security alert. The final match of the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League season was called off on police advice before a ball was kicked due to a suspect package being found in the North West Quadrant of the ground. “The decision to abandon the Manchester United versus AFC ...

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has urged farmers in the country to wait for the resolutions of the ongoing consultations over the maize floor price. According the ZNFU Weekly Brief made available to QFM News, ZNFU officials on Friday met the Minister of Agriculture Given Lubinda, to discuss the 2015/16 agriculture marketing modalities. This follows concerns and inquiries from ...