The Presidency has clarified that the money allocated in the 2019 National Budget for a new State House is not for the actual construction works. Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says the money is meant for planning purposes to ascertain the feasibility of constructing a new State House. Mr. Sikazwe, who is also Mpulungu Member of Parliament, has told QTV ...

US comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age of 32. He was known for co-creating the Fox series Rel and as a writer on TV comedies including Broad City, as well as for his routines as a stand-up. Barnett was reportedly on holiday in Mexico when he died, but the cause of death is not yet known. “We are ...

The son of James Gandolfini is to take on his father’s most famous role in a prequel to hit HBO show The Sopranos. Michael Gandolfini, 19, said he was “thrilled” to be cast as the young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark, a film currently in development. “It’s a profound honour to continue my dad’s legacy,” he said ...

A government-appointed human rights group in Zimbabwe has accused soldiers of using “systematic torture” in a crackdown on protests. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission strongly criticised authorities for using troops to quell demonstrations. Unrest broke out more than a week ago following a sharp rise in fuel prices. A government spokesman defended the crackdown, telling the BBC: “When things get ...

Delaying or cancelling Brexit would be a “calamitous” breach of trust with the electorate and worse than leaving the EU with no deal, Liam Fox has said. The Brexiteer minister told BBC’s Radio 4’s Today programme MPs pushing for a delay actually wanted to stop Brexit. He said this was the “worst outcome” of the current wrangles. MPs are proposing ...