Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias. Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of the 11th round on Friday. He was hospitalised with bleeding on the brain and underwent ...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has shouted “action” on the epic six-month saga that is film awards season, with the announcement of its first wave of movies. Among the Oscar hopefuls showing at Toronto in the first half of September will be Renee Zellweger’s Judy Garland biopic and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker origin story. The World War Two comedy Jojo ...

Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is expected to announce a clutch of senior cabinet posts, including chancellor of the exchequer and home ...

Patriotic Front Luangeni Member of Parliament Charles Zulu has differed with party’s position on the reintroduction of Deputy Ministers in government. Mr. Zulu says having previously served as Deputy Minister, he thinks the position is necessary to have in government. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Zulu says while he respects his party’s position, he feels austerity measures cannot ...

National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has advised the ministry of general education to engage traditional leaders in curbing the vice of pupils in rural areas dropping out of school for fishing and collecting caterpillars. NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa feels the suggestion by Minister of General Education, David Mabumba to introduce a mobile education policy is not ...

Government has been challenged to clearly state the whereabouts of the approved Access To Information (ATI) Bill. Zambia National Students Union(ZANASU) Secretary General Isaac Mwanza says the union has observed that government is giving contradictory statements on which ministry is in possession of the Bill. Mr. Mwanza says ZANASU is therefore demanding for answers from the responsible Ministries on what ...

Former Transport and Communications Minister William Harrington has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to reconsider the degazetting of the Lusaka East Forest. Mr. Harrington has told Q-news in a walk in interview that the President should cancel Statutory Instrument number 62 of 2017 and Statutory Instrument number 13 of 2019 which he signed to degazette Lusaka east forest number 27 ...