Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mwamba and his Mfuwe counterpart Mwiimba Malama had a near punch-up at Parliament buildings this morning. It is not clear what sparked the altercation which happened during tea break. It had to take the intervention of fellow members of Parliament stop the two from engaging in a physical confrontation. And Speaker of the ...

Zambia has successfully issued a US$1.25 billion Eurobond for infrastructure development. The Eurobond, with a coupon rate of 8.97 percent, has an eleven year average life repayments in 2025,2026 and 2027. The bond issuance was in excess of two times oversubscribed. Finance Deputy Minister Christopher Mvunga, who led the Zambian delegation, said this success demonstrates confidence that the international financial ...

BRITISH actor Tom Beard – who starred in Bridget Jones’s Diary and Holby City – has died, aged 50. Tributes have been paid to Tom who died of cancer – which had only been diagnosed in January of this year. Tom’s agent, Rebeccas Blond, said: “He was a truly glorious man and a wonderful actor and we shall miss him ...

President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” not to have made progress on the issue “even in the face of repeated mass killings”. He vowed to keep trying, but the ...

Youth and Sport Deputy Minister Ronald Chitotela has bemoaned the small number of youths who have applied for the K29 million 2015 Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). Mr. Chitotela has told Qfm news in an interview that young people regardless of where they are coming from should not be afraid to apply for the funds which are meant to empower them. ...

Lubansenshi Independent Member of Parliament Patrick Mucheleka has rubbished PF Secretary General Davis Chama’s claims that he told him Bembas intend to take over the UPND using Kasama Central MP Geoffrey Mwamba’s money and influence in Northern Province because UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is not sellable. Mr. Mucheleka says Mr. Chama should stop dragging him into unnecessary confusion. Mr. Chama ...

The Ministry of Education says all is set for the recruitment of about five thousand (5, 000) new teachers in the country. Ministry of Education Spokesperson Hillary Chipango has told QFM News via telephone that the ministry was just sorting out some logistical and administrative issues. Mr. Chipango says by next week, the ministry will be running adverts in the ...

Political Scientist Alex Ng’oma has described the move by Kasama Central Member of Parliament Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba not to relinquish his parliamentary seat following his decision to join the UPND as political indecision. Dr. Ng’oma has told QFM News in an interview that it is not possible for Mr. Mwamba to have one leg in the ruling party and another ...

Arsene Wenger has banished any thoughts of retirement as the Arsenal manager fine-tunes his preparations for his 20th season with the Gunners in the Emirates Cup this weekend. With his 66th birthday looming in October, Wenger could be forgiven for being seduced by the stress-free lifestyle that would await him in his golden years if he turned his back on ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has advised President Edgar Lungu to call for round table discussion with all opposition leaders to ease the political tension in the country. EFZ Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says President Lungu’s concern that there is too much bitterness among politicians should be looked into urgently. Reverend Mwanza states that President Lungu has the ...