Monthly Archives: October 2015

Janet Jackson Headed Toward First #1 Album In 7 Years

Janet Jackson is proving her fans still have a lot of love for the music icon. According to HitsDailyDouble, Jackson’s latest album Unbreakable is set to land in the top spot on the album chart. At the moment the independent LP is predicted to move 90,000-105,000 albums and 93,000-108,000 SPS units. This week’s only other big debut, Tamar Braxton’s Calling All Lovers, is expected to fall ...

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Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s adopted daughter secretly marries

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s daughter Isabella Cruise has reportedly tied the knot. According to Woman’s Day magazine, the 22-year-old married Max Parker in a secret ceremony at The Dorchester Hotel in Central London on September 18. The pair, who has been dating since the beginning of the year, said “I do” in front of a small group of their ...

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Air France executives chased from jobs talks

Two Air France managers were forced to flee a meeting about job cuts after angry workers broke into the room. The managers, one of whom had his shirt ripped from his body, were involved in talks about nearly plans 2,900 job losses at the airline. Parent firm Air France-KLM has said it will seek to take legal action over the ...

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Germany faces 1.5 million asylum claims this year – report

The number of people seeking asylum in Germany this year will be as high as 1.5 million – almost double the previous estimate, German media report. The German government has not confirmed the new estimate, which comes from an internal official report cited by popular daily Bild. The report warns that services helping refugees will not be able to cope. ...

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Balotelli snubbed again

Controversial forward Mario Balotelli was snubbed again on Monday as striker Domenico Berardi pulled out of the Italy squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers this week. Italy coach Antonio Conte has decided not to replace the Sassuolo striker, who was picked for the first time but has had to withdraw after injuring himself in the warm-up ahead of his team’s match ...

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Zesco’s draw a minor setback – Lwandamina

George Lwandamina has described Zesco United’s away draw at Green Eagles as a minor setback. Zesco were held to a 2-2 draw by Eagles in Choma to cut the defending champions’ and current league leaders the prospect of securing the 2015 title with at least three games to spare. Victory on Saturday in Choma would have seen Zesco needing a ...

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Kaizer case still active – Katanga

The Zambia Police says the decision whether or not to pursue the matter in Court in which Presidential Political Advisor Kaizer Zulu has been charged with Threatening Violence following a shooting incident at Chrismar Hotel, will depend on the complainant Enock Kavindele Junior formally withdrawing the complaint. Lusaka province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has told QFM News in a telephone ...

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Islamic Council sees need for human development policy

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia says there is need to put a policy in place for human development. Council President Suzyo Zimba says people have to be developed to manage certain sectors of society unlike the case is where anyone can do anything and put in positions they have no knowledge about. He says if the country can have ...

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Economic crisis good lesson for Zambia to diversify – Malambo

Governance Activist Maurice Malambo says Zambia has learnt lessons from the current economic hardships on the importance of diversifying the country’s economy. Mr. Malambo says there is no doubt now that the country is paying for failing to diversify the economy saying the country had a chance of doing so. Mr. Malambo has however castigated former senior government officials who ...

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Sinkamba fears weakening Kwacha will impact debt servicing

Green party president Peter Sinkamba says the continued decline in the value of Kwacha can cause major financial difficulty to repay loans and finance deficits. Mr. Sinkamba says financing the deficits could be extremely delayed or never bridged citing that it is imperative that State House keeps off Central Bank to undertake correct measures without focusing entirely on the value ...

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