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The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

Digital Trust, IBM team up to provide digital career skills for youth in Africa, Middle East

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) in collaboration with IBM will empower young women and men in Africa and the Middle East with the digital skills, workforce readiness proficiencies, and business knowledge needed for successful careers, social wellbeing, and economic growth. DOT will work with local organisations to help young people tap into IBM’s free Open P-TECH’s […]

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Another family of 3 hacked in Chingola

By ALICE NACHILEMBE and IREEN MULENGA Another family of three has been hacked in Chingola barely one day after a lone attacker hacked a family of three in Chingola south. On May 31, 2021 alone naked attacker hacked three members of the same family in Chingola South Township. This was what Chingola was exposed to […]

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ECZ should take charge of the electro processes

Dear Editor I write with utter disappointment with the Electoral Commission of Zambia for its failure or rather negligence to enforce electoral code of conduct equally to all participating political players in this year’s general election. This has raised a lot of complaints from most electoral stakeholders except one. As these complains emanate, ECZ unfortunately […]

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Man bits off wife’s nipple

By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-34-year-old-man of Chongwe has been arrested for biting off his wife nipple while she was asleep. The incident occurred when Christine Galufu the victim and her husband Benson Mwanjeleka now suspect were asleep and the husband woke up and bit Galufu’s breast claiming that he was dreaming. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said […]

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We aim to build a strong local Community economy-GPZ

By IREEN MULENGA Golden Party of Zambia (GPZ) Parliamentary candidate for Mufulira Central Constituency Jackson Silavwe says that once elected, he will build a strong local community economy in his Constituency to support the residents. Mr Silavwe said that since the privatization of the mines the economy of the Copperbelt has been in an exhausted  […]

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Attacks on Chitimukulu anger Bemba chiefs

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu Henry Kanyanta Manga Sosala II’s subordinate chiefs are disappointed by the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND’s) attacks on the Paramount Chief. UPND Deputy Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka five days ago told Daily Revelation, a prominent online publication, that the Chitimukulu had sold out the Bembaland for endorsing Prof Nkandu Luo […]

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FRA set 2021 purchasing price for Maize at K150

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced the market purchasing prices of maize to be at K150 per 50KG bag of white maize and other crops with immediate effect for 2021. The price has cheered the BuyZed Chief Executive Officer Evans Ngoma who was present during the unveiling of the purchasing designated […]

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