Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack during a flight, her brother says. Fisher, 60, went into cardiac arrest minutes before the end of the London to LA flight. Passengers attempted to revive her with CPR and she was taken to hospital when the plane landed after ...

Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects, officials say. The Tunisian interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a “terrorist cell”, and that they were detained overnight. Tunisian-born Amri, 24, was shot dead by police near the Italian city of Milan in the ...

Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba says plans to enter into an MoU on road patrols between the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) and Zambia Police are underway. Mr. Mushimba says the MoU seeks to address the misunderstanding that arises between RTSA officers and Police officers in the enforcement of road safety in the Country. He has disclosed to ...

The opposition MMD has observed the need for divine cleansing of the Zambia political landscape. MMD National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda says his party has taken note that values for which the current crop of politicians enter politics has been generally for self gratification. Mr. Nakachinda notes that this is however contrary to motivation to serve the nation which the Country’s ...

Government has clarified that the delay in meeting the 500, 000 tons threshold of the strategic reserves by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has been due to lack of finances. Agriculture Permanent Secretary Julius Shawa says grain traders who are in possession of the huge bulk of the grain have been willing to supply maize to the FRA for the ...

Former State House Deputy Minister Mulenga Sata has described the conduct of the Constitutional Court as his greatest disappointment in the year 2016. Mr. Sata says his expectation when the Constitutional Court was established was that it would educate Zambians and set a precedent to learn from. In an exclusive interview with QTV News Mr. Sata who is also late ...

The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has expressed regret that Zambia has lately been experiencing situations that do not promote peace. The Catholic Bishops notes that many persons continue to experience gender related violence adding that this is despite the main interventions that have been put in place. ZCCB Communications Secretary Fr. Winfield Kunda tells QFM News in a ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has expressed sadness by remarks coming for the Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko calling for the arrest of the whistle blower Mika Mwambazi for allegedly ‘alarming the nation’. TIZ Information Officer Charles Chulu says as an organization that believes in the protection of whistle blowers, they strive to promote adherence to the provisions of the Public Disclosure ...

Former England boss Sam Allardyce has signed a 2-1/2 year contract to take over as manager of Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace, the London club said on Friday. Palace, who are fourth from bottom, sacked Alan Pardew on Thursday after a dismal run of results. “We are delighted to be able to make an appointment so quickly and fortunate that ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a UN call to end illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land is “shameful”. He stressed that Israel would not abide by Friday’s vote at the 15-member UN Security Council. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman said the resolution was a “big blow to Israeli policy”. The document was passed after the US refused to ...