Embattled US R&B singer R Kelly has been taken into custody for failing to pay child support. A judge in Chicago said he would be held until he paid $161,000 (£122,000) owed to his ex-wife and their children. It comes hours after R Kelly tearfully and angrily denied allegations of sexual abuse in a TV interview. Last month, he was ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda says there is need to address political violence in the country in order to encourage women participation in politics. Mr Banda has noted that violence is one the things that discourages women from participating in politics. He says as a way to encourage women participation in leadership, his party has incorporated women ...

The Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it has provided US$400, 000 towards emergency response in the country. FAO Country Representative George Okech says the money will be used to address issues to do army worms as well as fight El Nino. Dr Okech says his organization has since dispatched some officers to go round the country and help control the ...