Government has reiterated its stance to fire health workers involved in drug thefts. Ministry of Health permanent Secretary for Administration Kennedy Malama says drug theft is a hindrance to national development and government will not tolerate the vice. Dr Malama was speaking when he toured Mwinilunga district hospital, in North Western Province. And speaking later […]
Police in Lusaka have arrested and charged five suspects among them four (04) Burundese and one (01) Congolese in connection with the seized sugar suspected to be counterfeit product. This was following an operation conducted by Police on 04th and 5th June, 2018 in Lusakas Zanimuone and City market. The accused persons identified as female […]
Beston Chambeshi says Zambia is ready for the Saturday’s 2018 COSAFA Cup final on Saturday at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane despite Zimbabwe going into the game as overwhelming favourites to retain their crown. Zambia and Zimbabwe clash in their second successive COSAFA Cup final after the latter beat them 3-1 in the 2017 final […]
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 […]
Alice Nachilembe
