Chief Mukobela of the Ila speaking people in Namwala district is optimistic that the 2018 marketing season will be good for farmers in his chiefdom. The traditional leader has told Q-news that farmers in his area already have a ready market for their produce even from ordinary people in the neighboring chiefdoms. He explains that people in neighboring chiefdoms have ...

The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has cautioned show goers during the Copperbelt Mining, Agricultural and Commercial show in Kitwe to be quality conscious and ensure that they buy products that will not pose health risks to them. Agency Public Relations Officer Lee Haamunji tells QFM News from Kitwe via telephone that there is need for consumers and the show ...

Governance, Elections, Advocacy and Research Services (GEARS) Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi has expressed concern at the use of public resources by some Ministers during campaigns for the Chilanga parliamentary by-election slated for tomorrow, June 5, 2018. Mr. Chipenzi says the act of using government resources by some Ministers to campaign in the Chilanga by-election at the expense of discharging ...

The Zambia Correctional Service has cautioned members of the public to be weary of individuals purporting to be its senior officers asking for money from prospective recruits in order to be recruited. The Zambia Correctional Service recently placed a recruitment advert in the print media. Head of Public Relations Margaret Nawa says it has come to the attention of the ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Elias Chipimo has challenged government to bring to book all perpetrators who have been cited in the 2017 Financial Intelligence Centre report. The FIC report has revealed that the country incurred estimated losses of K4.5 billion linked to financial crimes such as corruption and tax evasion, among others, in 2017. Mr. Chipimo says the Patriotic ...

The State has substituted the indictment in a matter in which Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is charged with 37 counts of forgery, uttering false documents and giving false information to a public officer. The fresh indictment has seen number of counts increased to 39, with Mr Kambwili now jointly charged with his son Mwamba Kambwili and Mwamona Engineering, ...

Bill Clinton says he “loved” being president of the United States. Now he has teamed up with the world’s bestselling novelist, James Patterson, to write a political thriller that draws on his time in the White House, called The President is Missing. “I love thrillers,” says the former president. “I read huge numbers of them. I’ve just finished the third ...

Beyonce and Jay-Z have announced an initiative that will see fans receiving free tickets for their OTR II tour in exchange for good deeds. The stars have joined up with The Prince’s Trust and Global Citizen to reward people for “being kind, charitable and doing good for others”. Fans who volunteer for the charities will stand a chance of winning ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt’s World Cup squad despite being injured in the Champions League final. Salah, 25, will not meet up with his team-mates until 9 June as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury, his national team said. Egypt’s opening World Cup fixture is against Uruguay on 15 June. They meet hosts Russia ...

Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open before her fourth-round match with Maria Sharapova because of an injury that affected her serve. The 23-time Grand Slam winner recently returned to tennis after giving birth to her first child, but looked in good form in her opening matches. “I’ve had issues with the right pectoral muscle to the point where ...