Government has disclosed that a total of 503 NGOs were registered as at 30th September, 2015 under the NGO Act number 16 of 2009. Community Development Minister Emerine Kabanshi says of those registered 387 are local NGOs and 115 are international NGOs. Speaking when she met Italian NGOs at Casa Portico in Lusaka today, Ms. Kabanshi says government recognizes the ...

President Edgar Lungu has threatened to close some milling companies if they continue hiking mealie-meal prices. President Edgar Lungu said this in Kalulushi when he addressed marketers at Luato market. Mr. Lungu said there was no way milling companies and traders would continue hiking mealie-meal prices when the price of maize was low. He said maize was available in the ...

Mufulira Wanderers coach Manfred Chabinga says his side were certainly second best in their 3-0 away bashing to old foes Nkana. Twelve-time champions Nkana were all over promoted Wanderers in an exciting Copperbelt derby played at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe on Sunday to see the hosts avenge the 2-0 first leg loss they suffered on June 20 in Mufulira. “We ...

UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba says President Edgar Lungu missed an opportunity to give the people on the Copperbelt a message of economic hope when he addressed a rally in Kitwe on Saturday. Mr Mwamba in a statement says President Lungu and other PF leaders instead used the rally to attack citizens especially the UPND, a clear indication ...

Rainbow Party President Wynter Kabimba and Post Newspapers Editor-in-Chief Fred M’membe have been found with a case to answer on two counts of Contempt of Court and Publishing Defamatory matter. This relates to a newspaper article titled “Lungu’s Govt is Framing Nchito to Cover Rupiah’s Criminality – Kabimba,” published in the Post Newspapers in February this year, for which former ...

Aston Villa will appoint ex-Lyon boss Remi Garde as their new manager on Monday – replacing Tim Sherwood. The Frenchman will sign a three-and-a-half-year deal and will watch Monday’s trip to Tottenham from the stands. The 49-year-old inherits a team bottom of the Premier League with just four points from 10 games. Bastia coach Reginald Ray will become Garde’s assistant ...

Pop star Taylor Swift is being sued for $42m (£27m) for allegedly stealing the lyrics to her hit 2014 song Shake It Off. US R&B singer Jesse Braham has claimed in legal papers Swift stole the words from a song he wrote in 2013 called Haters Gone Hate. As well as the monetary compensation, Mr Braham also wants his name ...

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu Agency said AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had “shown that they prefer action and development to controversy”. The ...

Monze PF District Chairman Gilbert Mwila has backed calls for politicians to be united and work together as one in addressing the social challenges in the country. Mr. Mwila says the issue of politicians uniting and working together is unquestionable saying a lot of people expect them to be united as one. Mr. Mwila states that there is no need ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is happy with the overwhelming response and support it is receiving from the public since it launched its “Go to Register” campaign. FODEP Executive Director Macdonald Chipenzi says people have raised concerns on the process of replacing and getting the voters card, the police stations and registration centres are miles apart, some people skeptical ...