Kim Burrell had been due to perform on Ellen DeGeneres’ show this week Ellen DeGeneres has said Kim Burrell will not appear on her show after the gospel singer made homophobic comments. Burrell referred to “the perverted homosexual spirit” during a sermon at a church in Houston, Texas. She had been due to sing with Pharrell Williams on The Ellen ...

Sharethis page Jonathan Mensah (right) won the 2009 Fifa U-20 World Cup and the 2009 African Youth Championship Ghana international defender Jonathan Mensah has signed for Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew SC. The 26-year-old, who is in the provisional Black Stars squad for the 2017 African Cup of Nations, joins from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala. He has signed a ...

President-elect Donald Trump has backed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in casting doubt on intelligence alleging Russian meddling in the US election. Mr Assange said Russia was not the source for the site’s mass leak of emails from the Democratic Party. Mr Trump has now backed that view in a tweet. He wrote: “Assange… said Russians did not give him the ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says he foresees the increase in poverty levels in Zambia this year. Mr. Mwanza says projections by the FDD are that the cost of living will escalate out of reach for many households. He has regretted that most families continue failing to afford basics of life such as mealie meal. He ...

Kaputa PF Member of Parliament Maxas Ng’onga has revealed that his constituency has recorded some isolated cases of army worms that have destroyed the maize crop especially in Chief Kapindula’s area. Mr. Ng’onga says the areas that have been affected are Kalolesha, Mukupa Kapandula and Lunsofu in Chief Kapindula’s Chiefdom. He has told QNews that officers from the Ministry of ...

Three unions at the University of Zambia (UNZA) have cautioned the new UNZA Vice Chancellor Professor Luke Mumba against lavish and extravagant expenditure. The three unions are the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU), University of Zambia Lecturers Professional Staff Union (UNZAPROSU) and the University of Zambia Lecturers and allied Workers Union (UNZAWU). This is contained in a ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has warned fuel service stations of closure if they fail to comply with yesterday’s directive to reduce fuel prices in the country. In a statement made available to QFM News, ERB Senior Manager Consumer and Public Affairs Fred Hang’andu says following complaints that some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have not yet reduced fuel prices at ...

Singer Janet Jackson has at the age of 50 given birth to her first child, a baby boy, her publicist has confirmed. A statement said the musician and her Qatari businessman husband, Wissam Al Mana, were “thrilled” to welcome the infant, Eissa Al Mana. “Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably,” the publicist added. Speculation about her ...

Republicans have ditched a plan to gut the independent body that investigates political misconduct after a backlash. The lawmakers’ surprise vote to strip the Office of Congressional Ethics of its independence prompted public uproar and a dressing down from Donald Trump. “Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance!” the president-elect said. The secretive ...

Relegation strugglers Hull City sacked manager Mike Phelan on Tuesday with the club bottom of the table and without a win in nine Premier League games. “The club can announce this evening that it has parted company with Head Coach Mike Phelan,” Hull said in a statement. “The search for a replacement has begun and an announcement will be made ...