Former WWE champ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can add People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” title to his list of accomplishments. The wrestler-turned-actor was crowned this year’s winner Tuesday morning. The 44-year-old tells the magazine that the honor means he has “pretty much reached the pinnacle.” Johnson is set to discuss his new status with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday. ...
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Wrestler Big Van Vader says he has less than 2 years to live
Wrestling legend Big Van Vader announced he has less than two years to live. The former WWE star wrote on Twitter, “Told by 2 heart Drs that my heart is wore out I. have been given less than two yrs to live I am only now allowing this as part of my reality.” He added, “Told by 2.heart Drs at ...
Read More »Messi puts Argentina back on track
Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a brilliant free kick and laid on two goals as Argentina put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a resounding 3-0 win over Colombia on Tuesday. The three points lifted Messi’s team into fifth place in the South American group with 19 points, one behind Ecuador and Chile. Brazil, away to ...
Read More »IIB to invest in Zambia’s three sectors
The International Investment Banking (IIB) has pledged to invest in road Infrastructure, Housing, and Energy sectors in the country. Visiting IIB Vice President Philip Bum, who is also a delegation leader, says the IIB team is in the country to share available options for construction of the roads projects by utilizing the innovative Green Pave natural paving solutions. Mr. Bum ...
Read More »Katele commends Govt’s intention to maximize domestic revenue generation
Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has described as commendable government’s intention to maximize generation of domestic revenues. Dr. Kalumba thinks that if government improves revenue collection internally as suggested in the 2017 national budget Zambia will have little need to contract foreign debt. In an interview with QTV News Dr. Kalumba says this is why Finance Minister Felix Mutati must ...
Read More »ZABS sends back seized Peanut Butter to Zimbabwe
The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has sent back seized Lyons Peanut Butter to Zimbabwe. ZABS Head Marketing & Public Relations Hazel Mafwenko says the Lyons Peanut Butter was seized and confined from various shops around the country between August and October this year. Ms Mafwenko says this was because laboratory test results indicated that the peanut butter contained higher ...
Read More »Basic Needs shoots to over K5, 000
The cost of living for Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for an average Zambian family of five hit a first time high K5,036.28 in the month of October 2016. Some items recording increases in price included mealie meal, beans, dark green vegetables, cooking oil, bread, sugar, tea and charcoal. The ...
Read More »Dispute over Van Gogh sketches book
A series of previously unpublished sketches claimed to be by Vincent Van Gogh are imitations, the Van Gogh Museum has said. Experts at the Dutch museum studied 56 photos out of 65 drawings ahead of a press conference unveiling a new book showcasing the sketches. The museum’s researchers “were of the opinion that these could not be attributed to ...
Read More »England 2-2 Spain
Gareth Southgate’s four-game tenure as England’s interim manager ended in disappointment as Spain scored twice in the closing moments to snatch a draw in the Wembley friendly. England looked on course to further bolster Southgate’s claims to succeed Sam Allardyce as they impressed and took control through Adam Lallana’s early penalty, awarded when Spain keeper Pepe Reina hauled down ...
Read More »Syria’s Assad hopes for ally in Trump
Syria’s leader has said he hopes US President-elect Donald Trump will be an ally in fighting terrorism but remains “cautious in judging him”. Bashar al-Assad said Mr Trump would be a “natural ally” if he fulfilled a campaign pledge to fight terrorism. But he said it was “dubious” whether Mr Trump could “live up to his promises”. Mr Trump had ...
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