If its riffs you’re after, The Amazons have them in spades. Great big spades. More like shovels, really. Or a digger. An entire digger full of riffs. Rising from Reading, the four-piece have been on an upwards trajectory for the last two years, gigging relentlessly around the UK in a tour van they call “Big Suze”. “We’ve taken her everywhere,” ...

French voters are choosing their next president after an unpredictable campaign that has divided the country. The second round contest pits centrist Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, against the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, 48. Voter turnout was 28.2% by 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT), lower than that of previous presidential elections. The vote is being closely watched ...

The Felix Mutati led MMD has observed that the opposition UPND’s demand for an unconditional release of its incarcerated leader Hakainde Hichilema exposes its ignorance to the principles of the rule of law. National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda says the opposition UPND does not seem to understand that there is no one above the law. He says as a party interested ...

Opposition People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has questioned President Edgar Lungu’s willingness to dialogue with the opposition. Mr. Mulongoti does not believe President Lungu has meant it in his pronouncement that he wants to dialogue with the opposition. In an interview with QTV News Mr. Mulongoti says there cannot be genuine dialogue when President Lungu is setting conditions for such ...

The opposition Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Highvie Hamududu has observed that Zambia still remains a polarized Country since its last general elections. Mr. Hamududu notes that this is evidenced by the inability of dialogue taking place across political parties in the Country. In an interview with QTV News Mr. Hamududu states that this is however against the tenets ...

Brad Pitt has chosen the pages (and website) of a glossy magazine to give his first interview since splitting from Angelina Jolie amid accusations he’d hit their teenage son. It was a calculated attempt to rehabilitate his image – and it seems to have worked. It’s seven months since Brangelina broke apart against the backdrop of reports of a physical ...

The Football Association of Zambia (Faz) has made adjustments to week six Super League fixtures for matches involving Zanaco and Zesco United. Zesco United’s home match with Green Buffaloes initially scheduled for 13 May has been brought forward to Wednesday, 10 May while Zanaco’s visit to Nchanga Rangers will take place on Wednesday, 17 May. The fixtures for the two ...

North Korea has accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. A North Korean referred to only as “Kim” was paid to carry out an attack with biochemical substances, the ministry of state security said. The plot was foiled, it said, but gave no details on the fate of “Kim”. The CIA declined ...

Universal Talk Time Limited has launched a talk time scratch voucher that is able to recharge any network in Zambia. Speaking during the launch in Lusaka today, UTT Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Roy Chisha notes that vendors selling airtime face a lot of challenges handling various denominations of airtime for different mobile operators thereby creating accountability challenges. Mr Chisha ...

Opposition United Progressive People (UPP) President Dr. Savior Chishimba has described as mere rhetoric President Edgar Lungu’s plans to create 200, 000 decent jobs annually. Dr. Chishimba says the president was unrealistic in making such a pronouncement when he is aware that his administration has failed to create the promised 500, 000 jobs for the youths by the end of ...