The Zambia Society for Public Administration (ZSPA) has called on government to focus on policy stability in order to promote accountability and good governance. And the organization hopes to see that the coming year 2017 is dedicated to reuniting the people of Zambia after this year’s general elections which left the country divided. ZSPA President Kelvin Esiasa tells QTV News ...

At least 32 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say. The dead, mostly minority Christians, consumed the homemade liquor in the city of Toba Tek Singh. Muslims are forbidden from buying or drinking alcohol in Pakistan – and minorities need a permit to buy liquor. ...

Taylor Swift played Santa Claus for her oldest fan — 96-year-old World War II veteran Cyrus Porter. Never in his “Wildest Dreams” did Porter expect the pop superstar to walk through the doors of his Missouri home Monday night. Swift surprised Porter and 60 of his relatives with a performance of “Shake it Off” and several of her other hits for ...

Yaya Toure admits he feels reborn after returning from exile to play a key role in Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge.Toure, 33, appeared destined to leave City after being frozen out by new manager Pep Guardiola earlier in the season. But the Ivory Coast midfielder has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in the space of just six weeks. “I look ...

The country recorded two hundred and one (201) accidents during the Christmas period out of which 15 were fatal Road Traffic accidents in which 20 people died. In the same period from 23rd December, 2016 at 18 00 hours to 27th December, 2016 at 06:00 hours, twelve out of the 201 accidents were serious Road Traffic Accidents in which 34 ...

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu has observed that Zambia’s economy in the ending year 2016 was under severe stress. Mr. Hamaundu tells QFM News via telephone that many sectors of the economy did not perform up to the expected level. Mr. Hamaundu states that the year 2016 has just been a bad year even the kwacha against major convertible currencies did ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) has accused some traditional leaders in Southern Province of telling peasant farmers not to collect and plant seed distributed by the government saying government was late in delivering inputs. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has told journalists in Lusaka that the traditional leaders are misleading unsuspecting farmers that it is too late to plant hence they ...

The ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) and Konkola Copper Mines have began formal talks over the recent London judgment. ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer Pius Kosolo could not however disclosed the terms of agreement of how KCM will comply with the London judgment in which it has been ordered to pay $103 million owed to ZCCM-IH. Mr. Kasolo states that the plan for ...

The flight data recorder of the Russian military air liner which crashed in the Black Sea on Sunday has been recovered, security sources told Russian media. It is the first “black box” to be retrieved from the Tu-154 jet, which came down with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. The plane crashed soon after take-off from an airport ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the ruling PF government’s vision on health remains clear and concrete. Dr. Chilufya states that government’s vision is premised on strengthening health systems. In an interview with QTV News Dr. Chitalu says this is using the primary care approach. Dr. Chilufya says government has thus posted significant progress. He says this is in attaining its ...