Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck has pulled out of this year’s Academy Awards, his publicist has confirmed. By tradition, Affleck – who won best actor for Manchester By The Sea in 2017 – would have been expected to present the best actress award this year. The actor, brother of Hollywood star Ben Affleck, was sued by two female crew members for ...

At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea. The blaze is thought to have started in the emergency room at Sejong Hospital in the south-eastern city of Miryang. About 200 patients were inside the building and an adjoining nursing home at the time. It is South Korea’s ...

President Donald Trump has launched a fierce attack on “predatory” trade practices, warning trading partners at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the US will not tolerate unfair trade. He said these predatory practices were distorting markets and the US “will no longer turn a blind eye”. Mr Trump said he would always put the US first when it ...

The matter in which Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is charged with three counts of forgery, uttering false documents and presenting false documents to a public officer has failed to take off in the Lusaka Magistrate court. Mr. Kambwili was this morning expected to appear before Magistrate David Simusamba to take plea on the three counts. Mr. Kambwili’s lawyers ...

Government has issued a Statutory Instrument that makes it mandatory for all transporters of bulk and heavy cargo to transport 30% of their cargo using rail. Speaking when he signed the SI in Lusaka, Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says the implementation of the quota system will lead to the preservation of the road infrastructure. Mr. Mushimba says the ...

Government has been urged to consider setting an attractive maize floor price during the 2018 maize marketing season to attract farmers to sale their maize to the Food Reserve Agency in view of the anticipated low yields this season. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani feels if the government does not offer farmers a good price, there ...

Smart Zambia National Coordinator, Martine Mulenga has disclosed that over 169,000 out of the 209,000 civil servants across the country have been captured under Electronic pay slips as of December 2017. In an interview with Q-News, Dr. Mulenga says this leaves about 60,000 civil servants who are yet to be put on Electronic pay slips. He says civil servants in rural areas who ...

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director, Patrick Nshindano says severe hunger looming in the country in view of the continued dry spells being experienced in most parts. Mr. Nshindano says regrettably the looming hunger will most likely affect those who are already wallowing in abject poverty. He is hoping that Government will quickly move in to arrest the ...

With the Month of love just around the corner, it’s no surprise that Zambians have become enamoured with the latest entertainment programme to hit their TV screens on Zambezi Magic, DStv channel 160. Date My Family Zambia has undeniably become one of the country’s hottest trending topics, thanks to the tremendous support of our viewers. Zambezi Magic viewers have been ...

Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) President Jason Kazilimani has described as worrying the manner in which government is managing public resources. Mr Kazilimani has since advised government to cautious with how it manages public resources. He says the institute has observed the continued deterioration in the management of meager public funds by those in authorities. Speaking during a media ...