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The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

Zamrock legend Paul Ngozi gets a road

Zamrock legend Paul Ngozi has finally got a street named after him. The street located in Kabwata formerly known as ZAOGA road was unveiled on Saturday by Kabwata Member of Parliament Giben Lubinda and witnessed by some members of the Ngozi family and some musicians. Born Paul Dobson Nyirongo in 1949 was a Zambian popular […]

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Girl 17 commits suicide

A 17 years old girl of Petauke district has committed suicide by taking maize preservative pesticide after her family discouraged her from getting married . Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo confirmed this in a statement and has identified the victim as Iveta Mbewe of Kalando village, of Petauke. Ms Katongo said that the family discouraged the […]

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Man kill hubby’s lover

A -Twenty- eight year-old man has been killed on suspicion of having extra marital affair with another man’s wife in Kalomo Japheth Chilindile of Macraymond compound of Kalomo was last night allegedly   trailed and hit with a steel bar by another man when the deceased and woman were heading to a bush with a view […]

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Mutati Flexes Muscles In Luapula

Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) president Felix Mutati on Friday opened a two day Luapula provincial conference with a call for “Democracy to thrive in the party and the nation at large because it is the oxygen of development.” Mutati said MMD was not formed for individuals but for all Zambians and that the party […]

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Former Minister & Mumbwa Central MP Brian Chituwo convicted

The Mumbwa Magistrate Court has convicted former Mumbwa Central Member of Parliament Dr. Brian Chituwo for failure to declare interest in a matter involving the disbursement of K70,000 Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Mumbwa Resident Magistrate Honurable Sithole has convicted and sentenced Dr Chituwo to one year imprisonment with hard labour suspended for two years. Honurable […]

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Lusambo gets 5 years for killing own mother

By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA in Kitwe The Kitwe High Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man of Lufwanyama to five years imprisonment with hard labor for causing the death of his mother who accused him of stealing mealie-meal. Kitwe High Court Judge Timothy Katenekwa sent Isaac Lusambo of Lufwanyama to jail for killing his mother, Love Kasono […]

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ZESCO installs Pre-paid meters at Kitwe traffic lights

…………………… Kitwe Town Clerk castigates the power utility company. Kitwe Town Clerk Bonwell Luanga has described, as disheartening, the decision by Zesco Limited to install pre-paid meters on four of the traffic lights junctions in the city. Mr Luanga wondered what kind of social responsibility Zesco is offering to the city of Kitwe if it […]

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Govt migrating from machine readable to E-passport

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that Government is migrating from machine readable to electronic passports in order to improve security and conform to the international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standard. Ministry of Home Affair Public Relations Officer Chifuta Nephas said this in a statement he said the decision was inline with a tender for […]

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