The second shoe has fallen on jailed con man Troy Stratos — who dropped it on himself with a surprise guilty plea to fleecing the ex-wife of Eddie Murphy out of $10 million. Nicole Murphy, who divorced the comedy icon in 2005, entrusted much of her settlement money to childhood friend Stratos. Murphy’s friend of 34 years promised he would ...

Jon Polito, a veteran character actor who had memorable roles in “The Big Lebowski” and other Coen brothers films and was an original cast member in the acclaimed NBC crime drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died today. Director  John McNaughton shared the news in a Facebook post. Polito had more than 200 film and TV credits dating to 1981 miniseries “The ...

Power Dynamos’ two-match unbeaten run in the big Kitwe derby will be put to the test this Saturday when they host Nkana at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. Power and Nkana are third and second on 46 and 50 points, respectively on the table heading into this Faz Super League Week 25 game. The two sides drew 1-1 in the ...

A glass-bottomed bridge in China that was heralded as a record-breaker when it opened just 13 days ago has closed. Officials said the government was planning urgent maintenance work in the area and the bridge closed on Friday, with a re-opening time to be announced. But the US CNN network said a spokesman told them the bridge, spanning a canyon, ...

At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Dozens more were wounded in the explosion at a packed market in the southern city of Davao. A presidential spokesman said investigators had found shrapnel from a mortar-based improvised explosive device (IED) at the scene. Police in the capital Manila ...

Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) Vice President Albert Muyembe says there is need for incoming government to embrace collective bargaining when dealing with labour matters. Mr. Muyembe says the incoming government should also focus on alleviating the challenges the Zambian workforce faces. He says workers should be motivated if positive results are to be recorded in most ...

Power Utility Company ZESCO has disclosed that the feasibility study for the 1, 200 Mega Watts Luapula Hydro Power Station will commence next month. Zesco Spokesperson Henry Kapata tells QTV News that five sites for the setting up of the power plant in the Luapula basin have since been identified. Mr. Kapata says the project is currently at the technical ...

Governance activist David Kapoma has stressed the need for the country to remain peaceful if meaningful investment is to be attracted. Mr Kapoma says investors cannot invest in a country that has no peace. He says considering that the country’s economy has not been performing well for some time now, there is need to attracts more foreign investment in order ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has backed the proposal by FDD President Edith Nawakwi to relook at the republican constitution. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe tells QFM News via telephone that there are many errors in the amended constitution that need to be corrected before the country is faced with a serious constitutional crisis. ...

The Constitutional Court has adjourned to Monday next week the hearing of the presidential election petition which was earlier set to be heard and concluded on Friday yesterday. The Court has also ordered that two days each be given to both the petitioners and respondents to argue their case. This was after the Constitution Court failed to hear the petition ...