By ALICE NACHILEMBE Muchinga Constituency Member of Parliament Emmanuel Banda says that the maternal mortality rate in Serenje is worrying. Mr Banda said this when he held talks with Serenje District Hospital Management Staff to establish why the district was recording high number of Maternal Deaths. Mr Banda said that it was discovered that long […]
By Staff Writer Itezhi-tezhi Member of Parliament Twaambo Mutinta has confirmed a breakout of foot and mouth disease in the district. So far 20 Cattle from 3 Kraals in Babizhi Veterinary Camp in Chief Muchiya area are exhibiting signs typical of Foot and Mouth Disease. The Member of Parliament has confirmed that a definitive laboratory […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALE SOLWEZI. North Western Council of Elders for Development Secretary Kenneth Kapata has hailed government for honoring the most expectant promise of offering free education in Zambia. Speaking to Independent Observer online media staffer at his office in Solwezi Mr Kapata said it is gratifying to see Government release money to the Ministry […]
Zambian football fans will be able to see all the best action of the Africa Cup of Nations on TopStar’s StarTimes sports channels live and in HD. As 33rd edition of the Afcon kicks off on Sunday with a match between the hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso, several world class players will be seen in […]
StarTimes has acquired broadcasting rights to the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) Total Energies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in sub-Saharan Africa. StarTimes has been awarded pay-television and OTT media rights to the tournament across all sub-Saharan Africa territories in English, Portuguese and African local languages. TopStar’s ST sports channels will broadcast all 52 matches […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police have warned and cautioned a Coxswain of the fishing rig at lake Kariba in connection with the drowning incident of six members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Six member of the Adventist drowned in lake Kariba on January 1, 2022 who got into a rig, as it started to move […]
Eastern Province Assistant Secretary, Dr Royd Tembo and five procurement officers at the provincial administration have been suspended. The suspension is meant to pave way for investigations in the irregular procurement of construction works for three houses in Lukusuzi National Park under the World Bank funded Zambia Integrated Forest and landscape Project -ZIFLP. Eastern Province […]
By Staff Writer The Treasury has released K1.284 billion of which K324 million is the 2022 first quarter operational support fund for public schools. And K960 million is for outstanding payments to farmers under the 2020/2021 farming season. Ministry Of Finance and National Planning Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa said this is aimed at […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has appealed to its members countrywide to hold their fire over the planned protests against the 100% progression of Grade 7s to Grade 8 in 2022. NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa has made the appeal after the Minister of Education officially declared 100% […]
Luapula Province Minister Derrick Chilundika has directed the provincial Deputy Permanent Secretary to follow up on the process of paying farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency – FRA. Mr Chilundika said farmers in the province are eager to start receiving their payments. He has also appealed to the affected farmers to exercise […]
Alice Nachilembe
