The man behind Netflix series Maniac has been named as the director of the next James Bond film. Cary Joji Fukunaga replaces Danny Boyle, who dropped out last month blaming “creative differences”. Producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli praised Fukunaga’s “versatility and innovation”. He recently directed Netflix’s dark comedy Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and directed season ...

Diesel has been criticised for including Nicki Minaj in a new anti-bullying fashion campaign. Some of those who have hit out at the company believe they have been bullied by Nicki online. The advert, which also includes Bella Thorne and Barbie Ferreira, features celebrities wearing clothes with slurs they’ve been called by others online. Nicki wears a hoodie with the ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has charged that Emerine Kabanshi has been used as sacrificial lamb following her dismissal as community development and social welfare minister over fraudulent activities in the social cash transfer leading to donors withholding aid. NDC Secretary General Mwenya Musenge says the dismissal of Ms Kabanshi is selective, and raises more questions. Mr Musenges states ...

Finance Minister Margret Mwanakatwe says the forensic audit into the fraudulent activities in the social cash transfer will help establish those involved. Mrs Mwanakatwe has told Parliament that the audit is progressing in the ministries of general education and community development social welfare. She says once the forensic audit is completed, it is then that it shall be decided what ...

World Bank Country Representative Ina-Marlene Ruthenberg has bemoaned the slow pace at which Zambia’s economy is growing. Speaking at the launch of Zambia’s economy brief in Lusaka, Ms. Ruthenberg has observed Zambia’s economic growth of half the projected seven percent is not exciting especially if poverty is to be eradicated. Ms. Ruthenberg says this development has a negative impact on job ...

Theresa May’s proposed new economic partnership with the EU “will not work”, the head of the European Council has said. Donald Tusk said the plans risked undermining the EU’s single market. He was speaking at the end of an EU summit in Salzburg where leaders of the 27 remaining member states discussed Brexit. Mrs May said her proposals were the ...

Tunisia became the outright top-ranked African football nation again when Fifa released the September listings on Thursday. The north Africans shared first place with Senegal last month, but a 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) lifted them one place in the world to 23rd. Senegal dropped one position to second in Africa and 25th in ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli is back in training ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Brighton and Hove Albion but manager Mauricio Pochettino will not risk playing the attacking midfielder unless he is fully fit. Alli missed Tottenham’s last two games due to a hamstring injury sustained over the international break and the team are under pressure after suffering three ...

The Road Development Agency (RDA) has awarded two Chinese Construction Companies an over k1.4 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the Chinsali-Nakonde road. RDA Director And Chief Executive Officer, Elias Mwape says china state construction engineering limited will a rehabilitate 103 km of the road  from Chinsali to Isoka under lot 1 at a total of over k785 million. Mr. ...

About 680,000 residents from four districts on the Copperbelt will by the 2021 have access to improved water supply. This follows intentions by government to construct the 449 million United States Dollars Kafulafuta water supply system project. Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Public Relations Officer Amos Zulu tells Q-news that the Kafulafuta water supply system project which ...