White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at a shake-up of the communications team. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, reports the New York Times. Combative Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci has been picked for the role that Mr Spicer partially filled. Mr Spicer’s ...

HEALTH Minister Chitalu Chilufya has warned members of public against speculating and issuing false statements on the condition of first republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda. This follows rumors on social media yesterday indicating that the former president who is admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) had died. Dr Chilufya has told journalists at UTH where he went to visit ...

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has announced that Zambia has formally withdrawn from hosting the 2019 Under-23 Africa Cup edition which was granted to the country by the Confederations of African Football (CAF). FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo says the association decided to withdraw from hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations edition after thorough consultations with the Ministry ...

Eleven people have died on the spot while 29 others sustained injuries in an accident which happened at Munali hills on the Kafue-Mazabuka road last night around 21:40hours involving a Hino Ranger truck registration number AKB 2872. Southern province Police Commissioner Bonnie Kapeso has told Q-News that among the dead are six males, two females and three babies aged between ...

The opposition Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has expressed optimism that the dialogue meeting being spearheaded by the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) between President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema will not only address existing political tension, but will also address its underlying causes. PeP president Sean Tembo has since that advised the ZCCB to ensure that ...

Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has encouraged farmers in the province to consider exporting their maize to neighboring countries for them to be able to realise profit from their produce. Mr. Kasolo says it is devastating to note that farmers in the province are selling their produce to briefcase buyers at between 40 and 50 Kwacha per 50kilogram bag ...

Lands Minister Jean Kapata says the illegal trade in Mukula tree logs has been brought under control. Ms Jean Kapata however, states that officers will continue impounding trucks carrying Mukula logs as well as arresting those involved in the illegal trade. She says the involvement of security wings has helped curbing the illegal trade in the Mukula logs. Ms. Kapata ...

Forensic experts in Spain have exhumed the body of the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí to extract DNA to settle a paternity case. Samples were taken from the artist’s teeth, bones and nails in a four-hour operation, officials said. The exhumation followed a court order on behalf of a woman who says her mother had an affair with the painter. If ...

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41, LA County Coroner says. The coroner said Bennington apparently hanged himself. His body was found at a private home in the county at 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Thursday. Bennington was said to be close to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, who took his own life in May. Formed in ...

A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. At least 20 others were injured on Kos, a popular tourist destination. Some buildings were ...