The deadly Army Worms have been spotted in Siavonga District of Southern Province. The army worms which were first recorded on the Copperbelt spread to Central, Luapula and Lusaka provinces. And Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has confirmed the development to QFM News via telephone that the worms are spotted in Matuwa, Bakada and Gwena areas affecting about 22 farmers. ...

There have been bitter recriminations after Mariah Carey’s televised New Year’s Eve performance went wrong. The pop star’s live appearance in New York’s Times Square was beset by problems as she complained of sound difficulties and struggled to sing. Her representative told Billboard the producers “set her up to fail”. But Dick Clark Productions said any suggestion it would “compromise ...

Police in Indonesia have arrested the captain of a ferry that burst into flames, leaving 23 people dead. There are reports he was the first to leave the boat when the fire broke out, and was rescued from the sea. A senior official at the country’s transport ministry has vowed to revoke the captain’s licence if the reports were found ...

The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has disclosed that it raised over K450 million from toll fees in the previous year 2016. And the agency has targeted to raise over K2.1 billion from toll fees this year, 2017 from the Tolling Programme Phase II. Briefing journalists today during a media Breakfast Meeting in Lusaka, NRFA Acting Chief Executive Officer Engineer ...

At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, security and medical sources say. Sixty-one other people were injured by the blast in the predominantly Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City. It is not known who was responsible, but so-called Islamic State has carried out similar attacks ...

Chipata Clinic has recorded eleven New Year babies with Kanyama Clinic recording nine. This came to light when President Edgar Lungu visited the two clinics and donated various items to the babies before visiting Needs Care Day Centre in Ng’ombe Township. President Lungu has also reaffirmed his government’s commitment to improving the quality of education in the country by making ...

The Queen is not attending a New Year’s Day church service at Sandringham because of a “lingering heavy cold”. She also missed the Christmas Day service at her Norfolk estate and has not been seen in public for 12 days. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said the Queen was “still recuperating”. She and the Duke of Edinburgh left for their Christmas ...

A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila’s 15-year rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo – but the president himself has yet to add his signature. Senior ministers backed the deal, which would see Mr Kabila stay on until elections are held by the end of 2017. The country has faced a crisis since Mr Kabila failed to ...

Morocco have named their final squad to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon which kicks off on January 14. The Atlas Lions who are in Group C at Afcon 2017 alongside DR Congo, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo play their opening match on the 16th against the Leopards in what is expected to be a cracker. Morocco ...

“M.A.S.H.” star William Christopher has died. He was 84. Christopher’s agent Robert Malcom said the actor died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday at his home in Pasadena, California. He tells The Associated Press that Christopher’s wife says her husband died peacefully. Malcom said Christopher was diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago and had been in hospice since the beginning ...