The Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) has deregistered 24,713 companies of the 25,000 that were earmarked for deregistration in 2018 due non-compliance. And 27,591 businesses were registered by the agency in 2018 compared to 26,745 registered in 2017. PACRA Public Relations Officer Vaida Njovu says the bulk of the registrations are in wholesale and retail trade, financial and insurance ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed as fake reports circulating on social media that the party has made changes at Vice President level. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Dr Geoffrey Mwamba remains the party’s Vice President. Mr Kakoma adds that UPND has no intentions of replacing Dr Mwamba with anybody else as Vice President. He has since ...

North Korea’s foreign minister says Pyongyang’s position will not change even if the US seeks further talks. Ri Yong Ho was speaking after a summit in Vietnam between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without agreement. He said they asked only for partial sanctions relief, not a total lifting. But the Trump administration insists the ...

The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden is emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, officials say. He is thought to be based near the Afghan-Pakistani border. In recent years, he has released audio and ...