A Nine year old grade three pupil at Kashiba Primary School in Mwense District, Luapula Province has died after being struck by lightning. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Hudson Namachila has confirmed the development to ZANIS in Mwense district this morning. Mr. Namachila says the incident happened on Saturday January 14, 2017 around 15:00 hours after a heavy downpour that was characterized with ...

The Human Rights Commission has condemned the continued sporadic killing of older members of society based on accusations of practicing witchcraft, mainly by close relatives and family members. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya in a statement says the recent killing of an 80 years old woman allegedly by her 30 years old grandson in Chingola District on the Copperbelt Province on ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says the solutions to the challenges that the country is currently facing lies in empowering young people through education. NAREP President Elias Chipimo during the launch of the NAREP scholarship to India program says education is the most important intervention in one’s life and thus the need for the country to endeavor to educate ...

The ruling PF has challenged its members interested to aspire for the party’s 2021 presidential candidacy to brace themselves for a tough battle. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says bidding for the 2021 presidential candidacy in his party will be a question of competing for a place. Mr. Bwalya says anyone interested in this candidacy should however keep in mind ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested popular Traditional Healer Dr Kalonga Kanono for allegedly shooting his sister Josephine Chilufya aged 53. Dr Kalonga Kanono aged 39 and whose full names are Chilufya Chileya of Kanyama Site and Service yesterday at about 23:00hrs shot his sister of Chibolya compound using a pistol. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has disclosed this development to QFM ...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) says it received a total of 1, 349 reports of suspected corruption last year. This show a decrease of 296 reports from 1, 645 received in 2015 when compared to 2016. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono says out of the reports received in 2016, a total of 884 were non corruption related cases while ...

Zambia is this year scheduled to host a Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) of Co-operation with the government of Ethiopia in a bid to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says the JPC which is scheduled to take place in Lusaka on 28th March will improve trade and economic activities between people of the two countries. Mr ...

Senegal have taken control of Group B in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations thanks to a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in Franceville on Sunday night. With the group’s earlier game between Zimbabwe and Algeria ending in a 2-2 draw, the Teranga Lions have claimed top spot early on thanks to a victory secured by first-half goals from Sadio Mane ...

Defending champions Ivory Coast begin the defence of their Afcon title with a game against West African rivals Togo on Monday. The Ivorians defeated Ghana on penalties in the last edition to nick their second ever title and put to rest the perception that the ‘golden generation’ would never lift a trophy. One of the continent’s in-form sides, Ivory Coast ...

Former pro wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka died Sunday, 12 days after a Pennsylvania judge dismissed a murder case against him in the 1983 death of his girlfriend. He was 73.   Snuka’s death was announced on Twitter by fellow wrestling legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. WWE broadcaster Jim Ross tweeted that Snuka had been battling stomach cancer.   Snuka’s daughter, ...