Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has criticised Greece’s international creditors for failing to accept his government’s latest reform proposals. He said this never occurred with similar measures put forward by other states negotiating bailouts, suggesting creditors might not want a deal. There are also reports that Greece has rejected an IMF counter-proposal seeking more pension and spending cuts. Mr Tsipras’ ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says the commission has no control over political parties outside the campaign period. ECZ public relations Manager Crispin Akufuna says the commission therefore cannot do anything with regards the placing of a political advert for President Edgar Lungu by the PF in the media. Mr. Akufuna says the commission can only control political parties ...

Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda says economic integration is a viable strategy that Africa needs to develop. Mr. Chikwanda says markets for trade in Africa are small and therefore need to be widened. He notes that this means the more the continent integrates, the better the prospects for development. Mr. Chikwanda states that it is these economic integration programmes that are ...

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina says government continues to work tirelessly with cooperating partners and other stakeholders in implementing strategies that support safe motherhood. Ms Wina says over the last two Demographic and Health surveys, the country has seen some reductions in maternal and new-born mortality because of concerted efforts guided by frameworks like the Maputo Plan of Action and ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum has called for concerted efforts to eradicate child marriages in Zambia. Speaking during a national follow up workshop on child marriages in Lusaka today,SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretary General Esau Chiuiya has described child marriages as a devastating phenomenon which is robbing the girl child of a bright future. Dr. Chiuiya notes that ...

Zambia is facing a power deficit of 560 Megawatts which has resulted in heightened load shedding. ZESCO Limited says it has been compelled to reduce power generation at its major power stations, which has resulted in a national capacity deficit of 560 Megawatts. In a statement made available to QFM News today, ZESCO says the reduction in generation has been ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders says he will not be surprised if voter apathy characterizes the June 30th parliamentary by-elections because of the way some politicians have conducted themselves during the campaigns. Mr Saunders says politicians should always desist from acts that have the potential to cause voter apathy. He points out that violence during campaigns has the potential to keep ...

The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, WikiLeaks says. The whistleblower website cites “top secret intelligence reports and technical documents” from the NSA. The US would not confirm the veracity of the documents, while Mr Hollande called a defence council meeting on the issue for Wednesday, an aide ...

BROOKLYN Beckham followed in his dad David’s footsteps when he took a boxing lesson this morning. The 16 year old worked up a sweat in the gym shortly after David treated fans to a snap shot of his boxing prowess on Instagram. “Early morning workout,” Brooklyn wrote alongside the photo. David, 40, hinted that he was feeling the strain in ...

The most successful team in the history of the Copa America take on the most impressive side from the first round when Uruguay face Chile in the first quarterfinal on Wednesday. The Uruguayans are the defending champions and have won the competition 15 times – more than Argentina or Brazil. Hosts Chile have never won it but finished unbeaten and ...