The Swedish and Finnish Governments have demanded that the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) pays back misappropriated funds amounting to K34 million. This follows the outcome of a second financial audit conducted by KPMG confirming the misappropriation of funds meant to benefit farmers after the ZNFU had rejected the findings of an earlier special audit Speaking at a joint media ...

Paris police have arrested a man on the terrorism watch list after his car was found near the Notre Dame Cathedral with seven gas cylinders inside. The Peugeot 607 was found with its hazard warning lights flashing and without number plates, police said. One of the canisters, on the front passenger seat, was empty, and there were no detonating devices ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says it is unacceptable for political players to continue viewing each other as enemies. NAREP vice president Charles Maboshe says political party leaders should be in the forefront promoting peace and unity in the country. Mr Maboshe has told FM News by telephone that leaders at this point are expected to show leadership by ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says the Constitutional Court failed to timely and ably guide and direct the parties to the dismissed petition as to how the matter would proceed. FODEP Executive Director Chimfwembe Mweenge in a statement the Court should have given guidance on the importance of adherence to the time limit and the need for parties to ...

Almost a year after filing for divorce, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez seem to have had a change of heart. In October 2015, Berry and Martinez called it quits after two years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences,” but haven’t moved forward with any proceedings, TMZ reports. A court clerk filed paperwork letting Berry and Martinez, both 50, know that if ...

Britney Spears finally reached a settlement with her ex-manager, Sam Lutfi, after he filed a defamation lawsuit against the pop star and her family back in 2009. Lutfi claimed Spears owed him money, alleging that there was a 2007 oral agreement that he would be her manager. He also accused Spears’ mother of libel and her father of battery. A ...

Zesco United have announced injuries to key players ahead of their rescheduled Week 22 derby against Forest Rangers on Thursday. Jackson Mwanza continues to be sidelined with a hamstring injury which saw him miss the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya on Sunday. The forward, who has scored eight goals for his club in all competitions this season, was ...

Not many people talk badly of Pep Guardiola, a sainted figure in football, but Manchester City’s manager will find two of his most vocal critics facing him down at Old Trafford on Saturday. While Spain is a world away from Manchester on a dreary day, the fallout from Guardiola’s combustible relationship with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whom he managed for an ill-starred ...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Mr Erdogan said US counterpart Barack Obama floated the idea of joint action against the militants when they met at the G20 meeting in China. He said Turkey would have “no problem” with such action. ...

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested seven suspects in the Lower Zambezi National Park for elephant poaching. The suspects are Goodson Mutepuka, Alex Chiyangi, Joswell Zulu, Kalenga Kababu, and Francis Kalima all from Lusaka. Others are Elijah Daka also of Lusaka and Ackim Palazungo, a coxswain working for Breezers Lodge in Chirundu. Ministry of Tourism and Arts ...