Deposed Spanish football boss Angel Maria Villar, in custody on corruption charges, has resigned as vice-president of both Fifa and Uefa, the two governing bodies announced on Thursday. The 67-year-old’s near three-decade tenure as head of the Spanish federation ended this week when he was suspended following his arrest on July 18. “Mr Villar has stood down from his post ...

Transgender people will not be banned from serving in the US military until the president issues guidance to the Pentagon, military officials say. In a surprise tweet on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that the government would not allow them to serve “in any capacity”. It was not clear whether troops on active service would be forced out. But Gen ...

The annual inflation rate for the month of July, 2017 has decreased to 6.6 percent from 6.8 percent in June 2017. This means that on average, prices increased by 6.6 percent between July 2016 and July 2017. Central Statistical Office Director, John Kalumbi explained during the monthly bulletin presentation that the movement of consumer price indices (CPI) show a steadily ...

The Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) says the manufacturing sector is likely to see an in production this year owing to the constant power supply in the country so far. ZAM President Rosetta Chabala says the sector had reduced production by up to 40 percent when loadshedding was at its pick last year. Ms. Chabala says manufacturing companies are now ...

Expelled PF member of the central committee Mwenya Musenge has charged that the ruling party is exhibiting dictatorial tendencies which could have spill-over effects on the country. Mr Musenga says the party’s top leadership has monopolized opinions and decisions made within the party. He says this will make it difficult for PF members to have their voices heard within the ...

Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has expressed concern that the approach that has been adopted by Catholic Bishops to facilitate dialogue between President Edgar Lungu and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, is not effective and will unlikely yield the desired results within a reasonable period of time. PeP president Sean Tembo says mediation should be conducted with both President Lungu and Mr. ...

The Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) says the K60 maize price announced by the Food Reserve Agency is unfair to the farmers who invested more in the production of the commodity. SAFADA Executive Director Boyd Moobwe says the price will only frustrate farmers who may even abandon maize production, like they have done with other cash crops that have ...

Neymar, serene amid a frenzy of transfer speculation, scored the first-half goal that gave Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday in an International Champions Cup friendly. The Brazilian striker, reportedly pondering a 222-million euro ($256.8 million) move to Paris Saint-Germain, showed why the French club would be willing to pay a world-record price to get him. He ...

The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president’s ban on transgender people serving in the US military. Mr Trump’s surprise Twitter announcement on Wednesday has been met with criticism from rights groups. Spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the administration would work alongside the Pentagon to decide how to proceed. It is not yet clear how the ...

President Edgar Lungu says he will not interfere with the maize price set by the Food Reserve Agency. The Food Reserve Agency has announced that it will buy a 50kg bag of maize at K60 compared to the K85 it was the same quantity last year. President Lungu says the price is determined by the market and that no one ...