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The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

Buildcon, Lusaka Dynamos suspended from premier league

By Staff WriterThe Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has suspended MTN Super League side Buildcon and National Division One outfit Lusaka Dynamos from the Zambian Premier League for repeatedly flouting rules and failure to comply with FIFA verdicts regarding their player transfer policies.  FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala announced the suspension of the two clubs […]

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Ndola man nabbed for assaulting Son

BY Staff Writer Police in Ndola have arrested a 24-year-old man of Chipulukusu compound for allegedly assaulting his four-year-old son. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Sharon Zulu said Ephraim Kalande was heard beating his child by his neighbor who rescued the child and reported to the police. Ms Zulu said the boy sustained a swollen and […]

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Rise in GBV cases alarming-FDI

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Family Development Initiatives (FDI) has urged Government, families and other stakeholders to work towards curbing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. FDI Researcher Marian Kamanga said her organisation is concerned with the rise in the cases of GBV recorded recently hence the need for all stake holders including Civil Society Organisations […]

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Thieves breaks in ECL’s home

By Staff Writer Thieves have broken into former President Edgar Lungu’s House in Lusaka’s Ibex Hill area and stole two smart television set valued at K66,000. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said that unknown people broke into the house and stole two Sumsung smart television set valued at K66,000. Mr Hamoonga said the thieves entered and […]

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Kitwe man defiles juvenile

A-55- year old man of Kitwe is on the run after he his alleged to have sexually defiled a-10-year-old juvenile.Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Sharon Zulu said a grade four pupil at a named school in Ndola was defiled by Dennis Kapala of house number G468 Ndeke village Kitwe.Ms Zuu said that in June 2022 the […]

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Man kills wife

By Staff Writer Police have launched a manhunt for a-45-year-old man of Lusaka’s Chawama Township who allegedly beat up his wife to death after she filed for divorce. It is alleged that the two have been having marital disputes which made the victim to sue for divorce at Chawama Local court accusing the husband of […]

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8 family members die in an inferno

By ALICE NACHILEMBEEight-members of the same family have died in an inferno that swept through their grass thatched house in Nsama district. The family members include the mother and her seven children who were in the house at the time of the incident while the father was away on fishing endeavours. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga […]

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