Daily Archives: July 19, 2015

Bill Cosby ‘offered women money’ for silence after sex

American comedian Bill Cosby admitted trying to pay women to keep quiet after having sex with them, according to testimony obtained by the New York Times. The newspaper says Mr Cosby made the deposition 10 years ago. A lawsuit was lodged by a former university worker in Philadelphia who claimed he drugged and molested her. Mr Cosby, now 78, is ...

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Chattanooga attack: Gunman Abdulazeez ‘sent war text’

The night before a gunman killed five US service personnel in Tennessee, he sent a text message linking to a religious verse about “declaring war”, reports say. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez also spoke out against conflicts in the Middle East, according to the Reuters agency. Police have said his motives are still being investigated. His family said Abdulazeez, who was killed ...

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Power down Zanaco to stay second

Power Dynamos stayed second on the Faz Super League table on Saturday after a deserved 1-0 home win over Zanaco at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The win was Power’s first league victory over Zanaco since April 2012 when they beat The Bankers 3-0 at the same venue before subsequently losing four and drawing two league matches against them. Power ...

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MLS makes offer to star striker Drogba

Didier Drogba, the 37-year-old striker who called it quits for Chelsea earlier this year, is being wooed by Major League Soccer but has competition from Qatar, ESPN reported on Friday. Several MLS teams are reportedly in the hunt for Drogba, with the Chicago Fire making the biggest move for the Ivory Coast forward, ESPN reporting the Fire were prepared to ...

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Road deformations on Ndola – Kitwe road worries Mungo

Munali Constituency 2016 Member of Parliament aspiring candidate Patrick Mungo has expressed sadness by the current state of the Ndola Kitwe Dual Carriage way saying it has started having deformations. Mr. Mungo argues that the road was just recently completed and used in less than a year and wonders why it has started having deformations. He says Zambians expected this ...

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EYAI praises Lungu for preaching forgiveness

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) has praised President Edgar Lungu for his commitment of preaching forgiveness in the country. Alliance Executive Director Moses Lungu has told QFM news in an interview that is disheartening that some individuals are condemning the move by President Lungu to pardon musician Clifford Dimba. Reverend Lungu says people should learn to forgive one another ...

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Sinkamba calls for establishment of interparty dialogue committee

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says there is urgent need to re-establish inter party dialogue committee following the ongoing political violence. Mr. Sinkamba says as the Green Party they condemn in strongest terms the political violence that is on the rise in the country citing that the barbaric assault on UPND President Hakainde Hichilema in Kitwe was very disgusting and ...

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Hamaundu predicts goods prices to go up

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu has predicted that most of the prices for goods and services in the country will go up following the current economic challenges the country is engulfed with. Mr. Hamaundu notes that the country needs to reach a level where it should move away from rhetoric and become pragmatic and practical to help the poor majority Zambians ...

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Grand Coalition supports Sangwa

The Grand Coalition on a people driven constitution has advised President Lungu to heed to the counsel given to him by renowned constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa over the enactment of a new republican constitution. Grand Coalition Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi has told QFM news in an interview that President Lungu being a lawyer must listen to the advice given to him ...

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YALI tips opposition on constitution

Opposition political parties have been advised to take advantage of a caucus meeting to straighten out issues and agree on having a better constitution before the end of 2015. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Acting President Isaac Mwanza tells QFM News in an interview that his organization has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s intention to hold a caucus meeting with opposition ...

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