Revivals of much-loved TV series can be hit and miss. And Roseanne has been welcomed back by critics – but they say it doesn’t quite match the original. Many of the sitcom’s stars are back 21 years on, including Roseanne Barr and John Goodman as Roseanne’s husband Dan. The New York Times said the show was still “feisty and funny” ...

England manager Gareth Southgate questioned the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after it denied his side a sixth successive clean sheet and a notable victory over Italy on Tuesday. The World Cup-bound hosts looked comfortable against the four-times world champions after Jamie Vardy’s 26th-minute goal had brought a sizeable Wembley crowd to life. But instead of the ...

Two white officers who shot and killed a Louisiana black man in 2016 will not face criminal charges, officials say. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the officers acted reasonably under “existing law and were justified in their use of force”. Video footage appearing to show the officers holding down Alton Sterling, 37, as one fired his gun, sparked days ...

After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has visited China. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim’s first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011. Mr Kim held “successful talks” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. China is North Korea’s main economic ...

Finance Minister Margret Mwanakatwe has disclosed that government has so far released k167 million to pay 494 retirees money owed to them. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says the delay in paying retired public service workers their terminal benefits has been due to challenges faced on fiscal fronts leading to low revenue collection. She has disclosed that government has also released a total ...

Zambia Youths Association in the Fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has asked the speaker of the national assembly to consider dismissing the impeachment motion filed by the UPND. ZYAFAC Executive Director Maurice Malambo says this is because President Edgar Lungu has not committed any impeachable offense as claimed by the movers of the motion. He says it is for this reason ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema says his members of parliament could have reconsidered their decision to move the impeachment motion against President Edgar Lungu if the dialogue process was brought up immediately after the 2016 elections. He says the motion is not meant to distort the dialogue process, but an effort to restore human rights, liberties ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the constitution of Zambia amendment bill will be tabled in parliament on 19th June, 2018. Mr. Lubinda told parliament in a ministerial statement that government has made headways in refining the republican constitution. He says his ministry is preparing the draft constitution amendment bill, 2018 taking into account the stakeholder comments and submissions. Mr. Lubinda ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) has bemoaned Zambia’s limited participation in regional trade. ZAM president Rosetta Chabala says Zambia’s participation in regional trade has remained limited, with COMESA intra-regional trade subdued at 7℅, while its global trade has fallen to US$236 billion as of 2016. Speaking during the Zambia business round table organized by the COMESA Business Council (CBC) ...

Over 250 displaced street vendors will by end of next month have trading spaces at the newly constructed regional trade Centre located at Downtown shopping mall in Lusaka. Regional Trade Initiative (RTI) president Davies Mwambazi told Q-news that works to complete the trading center have reached over 80 percent. He has explained that the center currently has 237 shops which ...