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The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

ECZ should refund unsuccessful candidates-Tembo

By IREEN MULENGA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to refund the K95,000 to the four presidential candidates whose nominations were not successful. Mr Tembo said that ECZ structured its nomination process upside down by collecting a payment before verifying that a candidate has […]

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Escapee notorious criminal nabbed in Luanshya

BY CHARLES TEMBO Police in Luanshya have arrested a notorious criminal who escaped from Kabwe Medium Prison and was involved in a spate of robberies, abduction and rape cases. The suspect is behind a spate of aggravated robberies, abductions and rapes in Luanshya, Ndola and Kabwe. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi said the suspect […]

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Constitution not a political document

Dear Editor I write with a burdened heart to express my shock and disappointment on how as a democratic nation we always sing about, think differently from what we portray ourselves; democrats. Let us know that the Zambian Constitution is not a political document but the supreme law of the land to govern everyone and […]

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Lunga bullets set pace in Kopala Basketball League

By Mercy Chewe Defending champions Lunga Bullets are the early pacesetters in the new 2021 Copperbelt Basketball League season. The 2019 winners have so far recorded two straight wins in the new campaign from two matches played. Lunga at the weekend thumped YMCA Stingers 72-39 in Ndola to record their second win of the season. […]

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CCPC seizes counterfeit goods worth K16, 000 in Muchinga

By IREEN MULENGA The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in conjunction with the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA), Zambia Police, and Kiwi Zambia have seized counterfeit goods worth K16, 742 in Chinsali and Mpika Central Business Districts. CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa said the products seized include counterfeit Kiwi Shoe Polish and […]

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Kamba should retract threats against Sangwa-CiSCA

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) calls for the retraction of the PF Lusaka Province Chairperson Kennedy Kamba’s threats on State Counsel John Sangwa. This is on account of Mr Sangwa’s petition on the eligibility of President Lungu’s candidature on behalf of the Legal Resources Foundation. CiSCA Chairperson Judith Mulenga said Mr […]

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Surrender Govt properties- Nkombo

By IREEN MULENGA United Party for National Development (UPND) Chairperson for Elections Garry Nkombo has ordered for the  former PF Ministers to vacate Government Houses by 18 hours today and surrender all government properties such as motor vehicles. Mr Nkombo said that President Lungu and his vice President are the only ones who should be […]

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Nephew kills unsound uncle with an iron bar

By ALICE NACHILEMBE A 21-year-old man of Ndola has murder his 36-year-old uncle by hitting him with an iron bar continuously until he died. Emmanuel Kabwe had an altercation with his uncle Evaristo Chisanga who was of unsound mind, and eventually a fight ensued in which the suspect beat his uncle using an iron bar, […]

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CCPC seizes expired goods in Chipata

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Competition Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and Chipata Municipal Council (CMC) have sized assorted expired goods from 14 trading premises at Chipata’s Central Business District (CBD). CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa said the seized items include beverages, foodstuffs and cosmetic products that had defects and did not meet the mandatory product […]

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