The president of the Spanish Football Federation and his son have been held as part of a corruption investigation, police in Spain say. Angel María Villar Llona was arrested on suspicion of embezzling funds, El Pais and Efe news agency reported. Mr Villar, a former Spain international footballer, has been president of the association since 1988. His son Gorka was ...

President Edgar Lungu has challenged the Law Association of Zambia to form a political party. Law Association of Zambia President Linda Kasonde yesterday during a media briefing questioned the declaration OF a state of threatened public emergency before investigations into the cause of the city market fire could be established. Speaking to journalists at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport before departure ...

The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has welcomed the ban on the use of unregistered vehicles on the roads by the Police. Union General Secretary Chingati Msiska has since appealed to all well meaning Zambians to support the move by the police. Mr Msiska says it is difficult to identify an unregistered vehicle in the event ...

Zambia Export Growers Association (ZEGA) president Luke Mbewe has called on government to amend the taxation on import duty and value added tax in order to help the industry become competitive on the international market. Mr. Mbewe has told Q-News that the export industry in Zambia has been subjected to a lot of taxes which is not the case in ...

The opposition UPND has URGED Government to increase funding to the social sectors in a bid to reduce rural poverty. The opposition political party is also urging the government to honor the Maputo Declaration of allocating not less than 10 percent of the total national budget to the agriculture sector in the 2018 national budget. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction ...

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda says his ministry will ensure that all pieces of legislation various ministries come up with are in conformity with the 7th National Development Plan. Mr Lubinda tells Q-News that this is one of the reasons why the 7NDP was formulated with the participation of all government ministries. He says it is with this background that his ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says the Church is ready to facilitate political dialogue in the country. Reverend Mwanza has however, noted the need for the church mothers bodies to unite on common issues before seeking to reconcile others. He says the three church mother bodies must take advantage of the already existing unity and understanding ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says the current political polarization is a threat to Zambia’s democratic culture. FODEP Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says this has also contributed to political tension in the country. Mr. Chimfwembe has since noted the need to deal with political rivalry to avoid more political tension which says could destroy the country’s democracy. He has ...

R&B singer R Kelly has denied allegations that he is holding several young women in an “abusive cult”. The singer’s lawyer said he would work “diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name”. A BuzzFeed report accuses the singer of brainwashing women, who got closer to him in an effort to boost their musical careers. Kelly has ...

The “heartbroken” American fiancé of an Australian shot dead by a US police officer has said they have received almost no information from officials. Don Damond said his wife-to-be, Justine Damond, was gunned down after calling police to report a possible sexual assault in their quiet neighbourhood. He said they were “desperate” to find out how Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis, ...