We’ve had the Golden Globes, we’ve had the Baftas, but now the film industry is gearing up for its biggest night of the year – the Oscars. The stars are gathering in Los Angeles for the 91st Academy Awards, which take place at the Dolby theatre this Sunday evening. Roma and The Favourite lead the way this year, with 10 ...

The National Small Scale Farmers Union of Zambia has recommended that government improves security features for redeeming inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme by farmers by introducing finger prints. Union President Ceaser Chibuye says apart from the need for National Registration Cards and the code that is sent to a farmer from the Zambia Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (ZIAMIS) ...

The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of UK citizenship. Her family’s lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were considering “all legal avenues” to contest the decision. Government sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was ...

Political Analyst McDonald Chipenzi has expressed concern at the dwindling advocacy for good governance in the country by various stakeholders. Mr. Chipenzi has observed that very few people can today challenge government on issues that amount to bad governance due to fear of losing business among other reasons. He says this is weakening the need for consistent checks and balances ...

Alliance for Community Action Executive Director Laura Miti says the refusal by President Edgar Lungu to dismiss Minister of housing and infrastructure development Ronald Chitotela following his arrest for corruption is disturbing. Ms Miti has told Q-news that this is considering that the country is currently in a sense of panic over the extent of reported cases of corruption. She ...