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The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

Edgar Lungu’s lodge seized

Investigative wings have seized what they believe to be former Republican President Edgar Lungu’s lodge in Lusaka’s Ibex Hill area. The lodge has been seized under a law that allows forfeiture of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. According to a notice of seizure served on the former President dated September 19, 2022, Crest […]

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Leaders in Public and Private Sectors in Zambia Call for United Voice for Peace as an Institution

On September 24th, the 8th Anniversary of the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit was held in Lusaka, Zambia with the theme of ‘Peace as an Institution: A Foundation for Sustainable Development’. It was held with around 150 participants including Hon. Given Lubinda(Former Minister of Justice of Zambia), members of parliaments, religious leaders, educators, youth, and […]

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Nchanga wards receive Funeral tents under CDF

By ALICE NACHILEMBE All the eleven wards in Nchanga Constituency in Chingola have received funeral tents under the 2021 Constituency Development Funds (CDF). And Nchanga Member of Parliament Derricky Chilundika said that the UPND is a practical Government who promised to work for the people for a better Zambia. Mr Chilundika said the new dawn […]

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Drowned Kitwe man’s body retrieved

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The body of a 72-year-old man of Kitwe who committed suicide by diving in the Kafue River has been retrieved. Ellison Lungu of Chipata Township, Kitwe committed suicide by diving into the Kafue River near Mopani water works on September 22, 2022 at 13:40 hours. Brief facts are that the victim was […]

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Southern Africa Swiss business hub eyes Zambia

By Staff Writer The Southern Africa Swiss Business Hub, the representative of the Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) and based at the Embassy of Switzerland in Pretoria, says it is considering investing in Zambia due to the country’s economic turnaround and a conducive business environment. Head of Swiss Business Hub-Southern Africa Stephanie Labite, says the hub […]

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Media vital in developing towns

By Staff Writer Chingola Mayor Johnson Kang’ombe say that the media has an important role to play in making Chingola attain city status. Mr Kang’ombe said the media personnel should champion the agenda of selling the district to the community so that everyone has a roll to play in the development agenda and implementation of […]

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Mansa papa nabbed for rape, defiling 2 juveniles

By ALICE NACHILEMBE  Police in Mansa have charged and arrested Bishop John Mwelwa 37, of Healing Cross Ministries Church for two offences of Rape and Defilement. Brief facts of the alleged Rape case are that the victim 17 had persistent abdominal pains and her parents took her to the Bishop who prophesied that she had […]

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Grade 9 external exams results out

Over 13,000 candidates out of 132,508 who sat for Grade Nine external exams have obtained certificates. And only 20,980 candidates from 143,351 who sat for GCE exams obtained school certificates. Education Minister Douglas Siakalima, who announced the results in Lusaka today also disclosed that 385 suspected individuals and 69 center examination malpractices where reported during […]

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Far-Right Meloni Set To Become Italy’s First Female PM

Giorgia Meloni’s party has no experience in government, so she will need full support from ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Salvini, who were both part of the outgoing Draghi government. Although he was Italy’s longest-serving prime minister, Berlusconi, 85, is running for election to the Senate for the first time since he was barred in 2013 for tax […]

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