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township reported to have been assaulted by President Edgar Lungu’s advisor for political affairs Kaizer Zulu has withdrawn her complaint from the Police against him.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 ...

Police in Kasama have tear gassed and raided UPND vice president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba’s house whose occupants at the time included his wife and grand children. And Police Northern Province Commission Bonnie Kapeso has told QFM that Police have arrested 28 UPND cadres following the raid for pulling down PF campaign posters in Kasama. Mr Kapeso says police received ...

Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” and the box-office successes “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride,” has died. He was 81. Marshall died Tuesday in at a hospital in Burbank, California of complications from pneumonia after having a stroke, his publicist Michelle ...

Perrie Edwards was filmed being rescued on a beach by her best friend, which she shared to her Snapchat. The Little Mix singer was stuck after climbing on a lifeguard chair at a beach, and was left waiting for her friend to come and carry her away. A friend filmed her hanging from a pole, and captioned it: “He made ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United’s pre-season tour of China as the Sweden striker takes an extended break following Euro 2016. Ibrahimovic joined Jose Mourinho’s side on a free transfer after leaving French champions Paris Saint Germain at the end of last season, but the Premier League club’s legion of fans in China won’t get a first glimpse of the ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has been challenged to publish a report of its assessment of how broadcasting media houses have so far covered campaigns ahead of the August general election. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is concerned that the IBA seems to be reluctant in acting upon complaints against some media houses. MISA Zambia Chapter chairperson Helen ...

Donald Trump has officially clinched the Republican nomination for US president as speakers hammered Democrat Hillary Clinton on day two of the Republican National Convention. Mr Trump is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday after state delegates formally selected him. The theme of Tuesday in Cleveland was “Make America Work Again”. However, the speakers focused almost exclusively on attacking ...