Sepp Blatter says he has not resigned as Fifa president. The 79-year-old Swiss was thought to have ended his 17-year reign on 2 June amid claims of corruption in world football’s governing body. But, according to Swiss newspaper Blick,  Blatter told a party at a Fifa museum: “I did not resign. I put myself and my office in the hands ...

JK Rowling has announced her Harry Potter stage play will open in London’s West End next year. Called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, it will tell the “untold part” of the boy wizard’s story, including the story of the lives of his murdered parents. However, the author said on Twitter the play was “not a prequel”. It will run ...

At least 27 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a beach near two tourist hotels in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the interior ministry. Officials say one gunman has been shot dead and another is being pursued. Sousse is a popular tourist destination. Tunisia has been on high alert since March when militants ...

PF Bwana Mkubwa Member of Parliament Emmanuel Chenda is glad the promise the ruling party made in the 2011 campaigns to the residents of Upper Ndeke and Mushili Townships in constituency has been fulfilled. Mr. Chenda says thanks to the Japanese loan of US$25 million which was used to rehabilitate the Kafumbo Water Works and other water utility system in ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia says it is unethical and unprofessional for any media house to take sides in their reporting. Reacting to Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Joseph Katema’s statement that some media houses are meddling in the wrangles involving the Ngoni’s and the Chewa’s by taking sides, MISA Zambia Chairperson Helen Mwale says journalists should ...

MMD Liuwa Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane says he welcomes the reconciliation that is slowly taking root in the former ruling party following the divisions which emerged prior to the January 20th Presidential election. Dr. Musokotwane who is among the 17 Members of Parliament recently pardoned by the MMD National Executive Committee for supporting other presidential candidates in the presidential ...

The Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has observed that small-scale farmers are unable to graduate into commercial farming because of lack of access to farming mechanisms. ZCF Director General James Chirwa notes that access to farming mechanization is still low among small-scale farmers, which is affecting their productivity. Mr. Chirwa says there is need to address the issue of inability to ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has described as a joke maneuvers to defer the 2016 general elections to 2022. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says such maneuvers must not be entertained because they are not in the interest of the Zambian people. Mr. Cheembe says his organization is therefore challenging President Edgar Lungu to ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has expressed disappointment with Parliament’s approval of the increase in the external debt ceiling from K35 billion to K60 billion. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says government should have considered other alternative sources of funding and external borrowing should have been the last one. Reverend Mwanza notes that much as the people appreciate development, ...

National Youth Development Council (NYDC) Chairman Savior Chishimba has instructed his lawyers to commence legal proceedings against Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) over allegations of abuse of funds at the council. And Dr. Chishimba has called for a forensic audit at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and NYDC for the period 2003 to 2014. Dr. Chishimba says the unverified statements ...