At least 40 people have been killed in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media report. Four attacks took place within an hour in Tartous, Homs and in a suburb of Damascus, with one in Hassakeh, which is dominated by Kurdish forces. The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, home to a Russian naval base and in the heartland ...

Zambians have been urged to move forward in unity now that the presidential petition has been dismissed. Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) president Fredrick Mutesa says it is only through unity and peace that Zambia will remain peaceful. Dr.  Mutesa says the dismissal of the presidential election petition should therefore be viewed as victory for all Zambians as there ...

Two Zambian Citizens have lodged a complaint with the Judicial Complaints Authority seeking the removal of all Constitutional Court judges for alleged incompetence and violation of the Constitution. The duo is arguing that the judges also violated their Judicial Oaths and Section 5 of the Official Oaths Act. Emmanuel Mtonga and Alfred Mbewe both of Lusaka have further argued that the ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has welcomed the decision by the Constitution Court to dismiss the petition filed by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema challenging the declaration of President-elect Edgar Lungu as winner of the August 11 presidential election. YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization welcomes the decision by the Court on the basis that the Court found ...

Secretary to the Cabinet Rowalnd Msiska says the inauguration of President-elect Edgar Lungu and Vice president-elect Inonge Wina will be sworn-in on Tuesday,13th September,2016 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. This follows the dismissal of the presidential petition filed by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema challenging the re-election of president Lungu. In a statement made available to QFM News, Dr ...

The Constitutional Court has dismissed the presidential petition filed by UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and his Running Mate Geoffrey Mwamba challenging the declaration of president-elect Edgar Lungu as the winner of the August 11 presidential election. Three of the five judges held the position that the petition stood dismissed at midnight on Friday. Delivering the majority position of the court ...