Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood has given powerful testimony to Congress in the US about her experiences as the victim of violent sexual assault. She said she was raped by an ex-partner while unconscious and was “mentally and physically tortured until my abuser felt I had proven my love for them”. Wood was one of three women giving evidence in ...

Australians turned in more than 57,000 firearms to authorities last year during a national gun amnesty. The three-month amnesty was the first since Australia’s landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996. It aimed to reduce the number of illicit weapons by allowing people to hand them over without fear of prosecution. The government said the amnesty deal had made ...

Kaputa Member of Parliament Maxus Ng’onga has called on government to consider working on economical roads in Kaputa as well as those that connect with other districts. Mr. Ng’onga says due to the high rainfall received in Kaputa this season, roads including the main have been destroyed making the lives of Kaputa residents difficult. He says plans to put up ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set 24th April, 2018 as the date for Local Government By-Elections in areas where vacancies have arisen in various districts of the country. ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse says the Commission has further set 27th March, 2018 as the date of nominations for candidates in all fifteen wards in the various districts ...

Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down, the administration says. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Mr Trump’s side for years. She is reported to have told colleagues she felt she had accomplished all she could in the White House. She is the fourth ...

Zitukule Consortium has called for the quick enactment of the Access to Information Bill. Executive Director Nicholas Phiri is concerned that government has taken too much time to have the Bill enacted. He says the absence of the Access to Information law has created a huge vacuum between the decision makers in government and the citizens. Mr Phiri is saddened ...

Energy Expert Chiko Mudenda says the country has the potential in other sources of energy as opposed to relying on hydro power. Mr. Mudenda tells QTV News that the recent policy decision by government to remove energy subsidies has seen more investors interested investing in the energy sector come out. He says the nation has not yet seen massive investments ...

The opposition UPND has called for government’s intervention in the increasing prices of mealie meal in most parts of the country. Mealie meal is selling at between K75 and K 80 from K70 and K75 for a 25kg bag of breakfast in some parts of the country while roller meal is selling at K55 from K50. UPND Chairman for Rural ...

The Civil Society Constitutional Agenda (CISCA) has noted the need to put in motion the process of electoral reforms in the country ahead of future elections. CiSCA Chairperson Bishop John Mambo says there is an urgent need to embark on electoral reforms before the 2021 elections. He says this is considering that most of the political problems in the country ...