Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says Republican Vice President Inonge Wina is not due for work until next week. Mr. Chanda says this is why she was not present in Parliament on Friday despite having come back from India where she had gone for her annual medical review. He has told QTV News in an interview that ...

President Edgar Lungu says the Medical Stores Limited is currently servicing 927, 000 Zambians who are accessing Antiretroviral treatment. President Lungu says  government is therefore delighted that through the Medical Stores and its partners a robust public health supply chain system for essential medicines has been built. He states that the joint investment in the supply chain has resulted in ...

Lady Gaga has shared her relief with fans after a tattoo of a music stave on her wrist with a missing fifth line was corrected. She said: “As a music theory student I’m appalled, as someone having fun with their friends I’m relieved.” The singer, who’s up for an Oscar for A Star is Born, was inked for Valentine’s Day, ...

On Tuesday night, John Legend headlined a Motown tribute concert, celebrating the record label’s 60th anniversary. Alongside Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder, the star performed a selection of Marvin Gaye hits, including the timeless, socially-conscious soul anthem What’s Going On? “I’ve always been inspired by Marvin Gaye,” says Legend, on the phone from his home in LA the following morning. ...

British author Andrea Levy, whose award-winning novels captured the black British experience in the years after Windrush, has died at the age of 62. A statement released on behalf of her family said she died of cancer. Levy was born in 1956 to Jamaican parents who had travelled to England on the Empire Windrush in 1948. She was best known ...

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has signed a one-year contract extension. The 55-year-old Spaniard also has the option of a further year, which would see him remain in charge until the end of the 2020-21 season. The former Barcelona forward replaced Luis Enrique in May 2017 and won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in his first season in charge. ...

Brendan Rodgers said “basic mistakes” cost Celtic dear after a 2-0 home loss to Valencia in the Europa League. Goals either side of half-time from Denis Cheryshev and Ruben Sobrino left Celtic’s hopes of qualifying for the last 16 in tatters. And the Celtic manager lamented the self-inflicted wounds from the Scottish champions. “The lessons are you need to really ...

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri says he is looking for some consistency from his side after they claimed a 2-1 victory in Malmo in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie. It followed their 6-0 defeat against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. “In the last period we’ve had the problem of up and down, up ...

A British woman who fled to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group could be prevented from returning to the UK, the home secretary has said. “My message is clear,” Sajid Javid told the Times: “If you have supported terrorist organisations abroad I will not hesitate to prevent your return.” He added that if Shamima Begum, 19, ...

The Opposition Alliance has demanded for the immediate arrest of all the ruling PF cadres who on Thursday staged a protest outside Parliament premises without a police permit. Spokesperson Sean Tembo says his Alliance is aware that the said PF cadres did not comply with the provisions of the Public Order Act by giving the police a notice prior their ...