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 […]
The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says the Agency has only 60 Road Traffic Inspectors countrywide. RTSA Chief Executive Officer, Gladwell Banda said the current numbers of Road Traffic Inspectors is inadequate to effectively carry out road patrols. He has disclosed that RTSA intends to increase the number of Road Traffic Inspectors in 2022 […]
The Ministry of Technology and Science has revealed that it targets to train at least 10,000 youths to equip them with skills as part of practical delivery by the end of the year 2022. Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati said this yesterday at the launch of the National Youth Skills Empowerment Programme in […]
By Clozzen Bikale Solwezi Municipal Council Has donated baby hampers to 19 new born babies from five health facilities in Solwezi district. Solwezi Municipal Council Mayor Remmy Kalepa in the company of Loves Soneka Kamalamba ward and Devy Mubiana kyalalankuba ward Councilor handed over the hampers to the babies at Solwezi General Hospital, Kimasala clinic, […]
The Christmas spirit is still oozing and the mood, the morale and the hangovers whether spiritual or Beer shall linger on till we reach 2022. As board of directors, members of staff and management at The Independent Observer we would like to wish you a wonderful and successful 2022. You have been wonderful in the […]
Alice Nachilembe
