Nigeria has woken up in shock this morning as people have been informed that Stephen Okechukwu Keshi aka the big Boss died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday, . The former international football player who lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, last year after a prolonged battle with cancer is suspected to have had a heart attack in ...

Police in Papua New Guinea have opened fire on students protesting against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Several students were injured and opposition MPs said four were killed, but this has not been independently confirmed. The students were marching from their campus in the capital, Port Moresby, towards parliament where Mr O’Neill faces a possible no confidence motion. They are demanding ...

Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women – the Democratic nomination for president. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York. She hailed “the first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee”. Earlier Mrs Clinton won ...

Former Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has observed that the crisis Zambia’s mining sector is facing has more to do with the production trajectory that was disturbed in the last 5 years. Dr.  Musokotwane says had the production trajectory not been disturbed, Zambia would have by now been producing up to 1.5 million tons of copper per year. He notes that ...

The Confederation of Trade Unions of Zambia (COTUZ) has strongly condemned the violence that has characterized the political scene ahead of the elections. COTUZ President Joe Kamutumwa says his union has identified the PF and the UPND as the two major perpetrators of violence. Mr Kamutumwa says violence must stop at all cost because it is counterproductive and poses a ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has condemned the continued destruction of campaign material by rival political cadres. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says his organization has taken note that both the PF and UPND are destroying each other’s campaign bill boards in acts of vengeance. Mr. Cheembe says SACCORD finds such criminal acts to be most ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says it’s now even more certain of winning the 2016 general election following UPND president Hakainde Hichilema’s choice of Geoffrey Mwamba as his running mate. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the ruling party is in fact rejoicing at Mr. Hichilema’s choice for running mate. In an interview with QTF, Mr. Bwalya has wondered how Mr. ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has questioned the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s ability to successfully conduct this year’s general election. UPND Chairman for Elections Ackson Sejani says the number of challenges facing the Commission and time restrictions will make it difficult for the Commission to conduct a successful election. Speaking in an interview with QFM, Mr. Sejani ...