Several Australian Olympians have been fined for trying to get better seats at their country’s basketball semi-final without proper accreditation. They were questioned by Brazilian police on Friday and released on Saturday after the incident at the Australia v Serbia men’s match in Rio. Fiona de Jong, chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, said the athletes entered the arena ...

Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, opened up to Variety about acting, rapping and his love of fashion. He has constantly made headlines for his fashion choices such as the dresses and skirts and a white Batman suit he wore to prom. “I’ve always been super-duper fly and super-duper different,” he said of his style, adding ...

The actor who voices the talking tree in “Guardians of the Galaxy” let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in “Avengers: Infinity War.” Vin Diesel teased during a Facebook Live video Friday that the intergalactic do-gooders will be part of the third “Avengers” movie. The “Infinity War” installment is expected to unite several Marvel characters from ...

Taliban militants have captured a key district in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, officials say. The fighters attacked from several directions and government troops were forced to retreat to Kunduz city, which briefly fell to the Taliban last year. A lack of ammunition and reinforcements contributed to the fall of Khanabad district, the local authorities said. The Taliban have made ...

The Advocacy Against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence has encouraged government to strengthen the ‘Safe House’ initiative in order to accommodate and protect victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Advocacy Executive Director Bellion Chola says when victims of GBV report cases to the police, it is imperative that they are kept in a safer place away ...

The Center for Reproductive Health Education (CRHE) Executive Director Amos Mwale says the referendum has flopped because the government took time to release the Bill of Rights Draft to the general public. Mr. Mwale says the people had little time to read through the provisions of the Bill of Rights and therefore it was difficult for them to take part ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been encouraged to start investing in advanced technology in order to improve election management. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) President Andrew Nthewewe says the commission should learn a lot of lessons from last week’s polls and improve come 2021. Mr. Nthewewe says it is important that the commission for the next five years ...

Two Nigerian nationals were yesterday arrested after being found at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a named bank at East Park Mall shopping mall in Lusaka after attempting to dismount a gadget on an ATM they had mounted. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the two have been identified as Hefeez Citileye and Chris Umeh both aged 32 year of ...

The ruling PF in Monze District has praised President Edgar Lungu’s determination of taking development to all parts of the country after last week’s general election. PF Monze District Chairman Gilbert Mwila says the party in the district is pleased that President Lungu has pledged to take development to all parts of the country even in areas where he did ...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Kasempa has commenced giving payments to farmers who supplied maize to the agency. According to the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Weekend Brief made available to QFM News today, a check by ZNFU at NATSAVE bank Kasempa branch found scores of farmers receiving payments. The farmers are happy with the development but are just ...