A Russian military plane with 91 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea, Russia’s defence ministry says. The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from the resort of Sochi at 05:20 (02:20 GMT) and fragments have now been found. The defence ministry said the Tu-154 was carrying service personnel, members of the famed Alexandrov military ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has encouraged stakeholders to continue making submissions to provisions in the constitution that they want to be changed. Mr. Lubinda says his office remains open to the general public to make those submissions regarding the amending of the country’s constitution. He has told journalists in Lusaka that the people are fully aware that the constitution has ...

President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to with immediate effect fire Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko for allegedly failing to represent the workers firmly. UPND Member Chisankama Mudenda tells QFM News in a walk-in-interview that the Head of State must show leadership by firing Ms Simukoko who he says has failed to speak for the voiceless workers. Mr. Mudenda says ...

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 ...