Electoral Commission of Zambia has set July 26th 2018 as the date for the Lusaka Mayoral elections. These elections will be held to replace Mr Wilson Kalumba who died last month. ECZ also announced six other wards elections to be held on the same date. The Commission will also conduct elections for new Council Chairpersons […]
President Edgar Lungu says regulatory agencies should work towards the common goal of promoting safe and healthy exploitation of the mineral resources. President Lungu said it goes without saying that strategies, which promote sustainability in the mining sector through binding regulatory frameworks, will optimise gains from the sector for the benefit of the country. He […]
Two Turkish companies have expressed interest to provide funding of US$70 billion to finance capital projects in Zambia. The Two companies are under the umbrella of the Industrialist Business Women and Businessmen Confederation (SANKON). This project is under the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy framework. SANKON General President Nezaket […]
Today people woke up to a shock as Chingola bus drivers have parked vehicles demanding for a Kitwe station in town. The bus stations are empty as all bus drivers have boycotted in the district. Chingola District Bus Drivers Association secretary Rafael Mwansa told the Independent Observer that the council should bring Kitwe bus station […]
Madagascar beat South Africa 4-3 on Sunday in a penalty shootout after their 2018 Cosafa Cup quarterfinal match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane ended goalless. The home nation got off to a positive start as they controlled possession stakes and dictated the flow of the game. Bafana created their first scoring opportunity as […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially green-lighted the acceptance of China’s currency – the Yuan – into the IMF’s foreign exchange basket. According to Reuters, this move paves the way for the IMF to place the yuan on a par with the US dollar. This is the latest in a series of global developments that […]
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko has died after being shot near his home in Kiev, Ukrainian police say. Mr Babchenko, 41, was found bleeding at the entrance to his block of flats by his wife and died in an ambulance. After writing about a crashed Russian military plane in 2016, Mr Babchenko said he received death […]
British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed. He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home in the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government had accused him of plotting a coup and he was sentenced to death in absentia in 2009. […]
“Africa is for black people. Period. We need our land back and we’re going to take it by force,” said a woman amongst an angry crowd trying to occupy a field on the north-eastern edge of Johannesburg in South Africa. She is wearing a red beret indicating her support for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), […]
By Onishias Mamba in Petauke Police have retrieved the two girls abducted by the Nyau dancers in Chief Mafuta’s area. Eastern Province Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sharon Zulu confirmed this during a press briefing at her office this morning. Ms Zulu said Police moved in yesterday after receiving a report of abduction through Mugubudu Police […]
Alice Nachilembe
