Zambia are confident of defending their Cosafa Under-17 title in Mauritius this weekend. Young Chipolopolo left for Mauritius on Tuesday to defend the Cosafa title they won in 2014 in Zimbabwe. “We have prepared adequately for the tournament. I know it will be tough but we are ready to do our best so that the trophy comes back to Zambia,” ...

The young woman to whom Vincent Van Gogh gave his severed ear has been named as Gabrielle Berlatier. The Art Newspaper tracked down the farmer’s daughter’s full name after a new book on the artist, published last week, referred to the woman. The discovery of her name comes after it was suggested Van Gogh cut off his entire ear, rather ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has launched the K1.5 billion Kafue Bulk Water project. Speaking during the launch of the project in Kafue today, President Lungu disclosed that government has contributed K225 million as counterpart funding towards the project. President Lungu says the project once completed is expected to produce 50 million liters of treated water per day which will result ...

Turkey has formally charged 99 generals and admirals in connection with the weekend’s thwarted coup attempt – just under a third of the country’s 356 top military officers. President Erdogan is meeting with loyal commanders and his cabinet in Ankara. Authorities have banned all academics from travelling abroad, as the purge of state employees suspected of being connected to the ...

Kitwe District Commissioner Chanda Kabwe has called upon political parties in the district to desist from politics of violence. Mr. Kabwe is concerned that some political parties have gone to the extent of taking their violent campaigns to trading places in the District thereby affecting people’s businesses. He has advised political parties to take violence to their party secretariats if ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) is dismayed at the level of commitment by government towards special education. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape says people living with disability seem to receive a raw deal in terms of education delivery, despite education playing a major role in changing the lives of people and the nation at large. Mr Mwape says ...

At least 17,000 jobs opportunities are expected to be created in the cassava value chain under the US$30 million skills and entrepreneurship government project which has been launched today. The project which is targeted at women and youths is funded by African Development Bank (AfDB) and will be implemented by the Ministry of Commerce, trade and industry through the Citizens ...

Liseli Mulube, the 25 year-old woman of Lusaka’s Chilenje township reported to have been assaulted by President Edgar Lungu’s advisor for political affairs Kaizer Zulu has withdrawn her complaint from the Police against him. A well placed source has told QFM that this was after the two resolved their misunderstanding. The source adds that while it is true the two ...

President Edgar Lungu says government is stands ready to listen to progressive economic ideas from the private sector aimed at improving the country’s economy. Speaking during a dinner hosted by the Kasama business community at Luzuwa lodge last evening, President Lungu says the private sector is the engine of any nation’s economy in the world Zambia included. Mr. Lungu states ...

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba says he has no doubt in his mind that Zambians have already decided to usher the UPND into government come August 11th. Dr. Mumba whose faction is in an alliance with the UPND says the excitement of the crowds he has addressed during rallies is an indication that Zambians are eager to have a new ...