Nicki Minaj and Future have cancelled the entire North American leg of their joint tour. The rapper has apologised saying she “simply doesn’t have the time to rehearse… to give the level of show I need to give”. But there are unconfirmed reports of low ticket sales. In a video she said she was “working tirelessly to give you the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said it had been an easy decision to leave Real Madrid for Juventus as he bids to become just the second player to win the Champions League with three different clubs.”I want to win the Champions League with Juventus and we will do everything to win it,” the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar said in an interview with streaming broadcaster ...

Lebogang Manyama has signed for Kaizer Chiefs, joining on a free transfer after an abortive season in Turkey. No details of his contract were given by Chiefs, who made the announcement on their twitter account. The 27-year-old Manyama was named the best player in the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2017-18 season and back home after having ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has nearly doubled his 2017 earnings, making $119m (£92m) in the past 12 months, according to Forbes highest paid actor list. The top spot was awarded to George Clooney, whose $239m (£180m) was already disclosed in last month’s celebrity rich list. Scarlett Johannson was revealed as the highest paid actress last week, earning $40.5m (£31.9m). That ...

US President Donald Trump has denied using election campaign finances to make payments to two women who say he had affairs with them. It comes after his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to violating laws during the 2016 presidential election over his handling of the hush money. In a TV interview with Fox & Friends, Mr Trump said the payments ...

Some of music’s biggest names, including Chris Martin, Angelique Kidjo and Damon Albarn, have signed a petition calling for the release of Bobi Wine, a Ugandan MP and pop star. The opposition politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has been in detention for more than a week. The musicians have condemned his “vicious” treatment in custody. Bobi Wine’s lawyers ...

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya has charged that the decision by the Church to hijack the national dialogue process is an act of betrayal against political parties. Mr Tayali has since accused the church of having ulterior motives. He says his party does not think it is right for the Church to takeover a process it was only ...

The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has observed that the absence of the Council at the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) is limiting the performance of the institution. ZNUT Public Relations Manager, Joe Kasaka has wondered why an important institution such as the Teaching Council of Zambia could be running without a board for over a year. In an ...

Economist Oliver Saasa says Zambia currently needs a clear debt management strategy to avoid ending up in a situation where the country will start to panic when the repayment of the contracted debt falls due. In an interview with Q-News, Professor Saasa says there is need for the Country to plan adequately on how it will repay its debt especially ...

A total of 3, 698 savings groups have been established in 9 provinces where World Vision Zambia is operating with over 60, 000 savers consisting of women and men participating. World Vision Zambia National Director, John Hasse says the value of savings now stands at over K21 million as at the end of June 2018. Speaking during a World Vision ...