The opposition UPND doubts the impending review of the Republican Constitution will result in a document with national appeal. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says reviewing the amendments made to the Constitution will only benefit the governing party. Mr. Katuka says this considering that the motion to review the Constitution was moved by a PF Member of Parliament. He questions ...

Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba says more Statutory Instruments aimed at enhancing road safety will be introduced. In an interview with QFM News, Mr Mushimba says government will not ignore the carnage happening on Zambian roads. He says this is why government in November last year introduced a statutory instrument banning the movement of long distance buses at night. ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) in Northern Province has arrested a Medical Scientific Officer for money laundering. Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says Davies Chisenga Kalunga, 54, a Medical Scientific Officer at Kasama General Hospital and the Principal of Northern Biomedical Sciences College residing at House No. 7 B Newtown in Kasama has been ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has assured motorists that all concerns raised with regards the reintroduced mechanized vehicle testing system will be addressed. RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga says there have been concerns by some motorists that the system is taking time to test one vehicle. Mr Mubanga the agency will work towards improving the efficiency ...

The Non-Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is dismayed and disappointed with President Edgar Lungu’s recent pronouncement in Ethiopia that the PF government is not in a hurry to facilitate a referendum to adopt the expanded bill of rights. In a statement, NGOCC Chairperson Sara Longwe says President Lungu and the PF should be reminded that the Constitution belongs to the ...

Police have charged Shabu Benos the woman accused of killing her 48 year-old boyfriend Reeves Malambo with murder. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Ms Benos, 38, has been jointly charged with her brother Mumba Mutanuka with one count of murder. She says the two will appear in court soon. Ms Katongo however, says Ms Benos’ daughter who was also arrested ...

Midfielder Yaya Toure has been recalled to Manchester City’s Champions League squad. Toure, 33, was left out of the 25-man list for the group stage but has since become a first-team regular again, and replaces the injured Ilkay Gundogan. New arrival Gabriel Jesus, who scored in the 4-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday, comes in for Kelechi Iheanacho, who ...

  Less than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, it seemed the only news from here on out would be political. The new president and his flurry of executive orders and swift-moving, substantive changes to US policy and procedure seemed to leave little oxygen for any other headlines. But even President Trump lacks the star power of Queen Bee. Prior ...

A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called the conversation “the worst by far” of his calls with world leaders that day, and cut it short. Mr Trump later tweeted that he would “study this dumb deal“. Struck with the ...

Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bance became the first player to put the ball past Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary at Afcon 2017 in their semifinal clash in Libreville on Wednesday.The Ivory Coast based forward found the back of the net in the 72nd minute with a brilliant strike past a hapless El Hadary as the Etalons equalized against Egypt. Mohamed ...