Government has challenged UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to provide evidence on his allegation that the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) has been sold. Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya has dared Mr. Hichilema, who on Monday is reported to have alleged that government has sold ZAFFICO, to prove his claim within 7 days. Ms. Siliya’s challenge is that if ...

Manchester United have been plagued by inconsistency this season and must put together a complete 90-minute performance to get anything from their Champions League game at Juventus later on Wednesday, Ryan Giggs has said. United were comprehensively outplayed in a 1-0 defeat to the Italian champions at Old Trafford last month and while they have beaten Everton and Bournemouth in ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claimed that Juventus are “super favourites” to win this season’s Champions League ahead of their clash in Turin on Wednesday. Three-time winners United are second in Group H after three games on four points – five behind leaders Juventus who are poised to qualify for the last 16. Mourinho said that United would not be ...

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping “boy” from the scout group’s name. The Boy Scouts of America announced in May they would rename the Boy Scouts programme Scouts BSA as they prepare to allow girls as members. But the Girl Scouts say the change could ...

US rapper Mac Miller died as a result of an accidental overdose involving cocaine, fentanyl and alcohol, a coroner has concluded. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner – Coroner confirmed the star’s cause of death on Monday. The 26-year-old, who rose to fame after topping US charts with his debut album in 2011, was found dead at his ...

It’s the news every Spice Girls fan has been waiting for – the girls are going back on tour, 23 years after they first spiced up our lives. But Baby, Ginger, Scary and Sporty will be without their fifth member – Posh. Victoria Beckham has declined to take part, meaning the band comes a four piece, and not for the ...

A Colorado man, Chris Watts, has pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife and daughters. The district attorney agreed to drop the death penalty in exchange for Mr Watts accepting all nine charges against him as part of a plea bargain. Shanann Watts, 34, who was 15 weeks pregnant, and their daughters, Celeste, three, and Bella, four, were reported missing ...

The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump. Taking control of the lower chamber of Congress for the first time in eight years will enable Democrats to thwart the president’s agenda. But Mr Trump’s Republicans have retained control of the US Senate. Tuesday’s vote was ...

Armed Police officers have demolished houses belonging to about 37 families in Lusaka’s Meanwood residential area near Mutumbi cemetery in a pre-dawn raid. The Police officers are said to have arrived at about 01:00hrs while the occupants of the houses were fast asleep banging on doors and windows. One of the affected residents, Jerrys Zilundale has told QTV News that before ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dora Siliya says the decision by times of Zambia to publish some article in Chinese is one way of exploring new market opportunities to raise more revenue to enhance its operations. Ms. Siliya has told parliament in a ministerial statement that the board and management of the times of Zambia in 2015 began to explore various ...