Blog Post

The Independent Observer > Articles by: Alice Nachilembe

4 CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM NAKONDE JAIL

Four convicts and one remandee have escaped from Nakonde Police Station in Muchinga Province after they broke the pad lock for the cells. Among the escapees are men who were convicted for burglary, abduction, breaking into a building and committing a felony and a remandee who was facing murder charges. Muchinga Province Police Commanding Officer […]

Read More

4 ARRESTED OVER COPPER CATHODES THEFT

The Anti-Robbery Squad on the Copperbelt have arrested four people in connection with the stolen Copper cathodes valued at over five point two million kwacha. The 32.9 tons of Copper cathodes were in transit from the Democratic Republic of Congo when they were stolen yesterday together with a truck. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba says […]

Read More

Boy 4 killed by Bush fire in Chambishi

By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-four-year-old boy of Chambishi’s Olympic area has been burnt to death by bush fire whilst playing with friends. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba confirmed the development in a statement that the victim’s parents on June 22, 2023 around 14:00hrs went to the maize field leaving him with his elder brother given […]

Read More

Solwezi Council Staff clean Mitec area

Solwezi Municipal Council Town Clerk Mr Stanley Zingalume Mbewe today led Council staff in cleaning of Mitec area as part of the weekly Make Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign. The cleaning encompassed sweeping, litter picking and pressure washing of the drainage opposite Floriana Lodge. The Town Clerk also took time to engage and encourage […]

Read More

BOY 13, CONVICTED FOR DEFILEMENT

A 13 year old boy of Folotiya village in Chief Chama area in Kawambwa district has been convicted and sent to Katombola Reformatory School for defiling a 10 year old girl. The juvenile offender was sent to Katombola Reformatory School by Luwingu Magistrate Maybin Kapaya. Particulars of the offense are that the juvenile offender aged […]

Read More

KK a role model to many African Leaders

Former Vice President Nevers Mumba has described Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda as a role model to many African leaders and a rare human being. He was speaking at the 2nd International Edition of Kenneth Kaunda Memorial Public Lecture at the University of Pretoria (UNISA) Senate Hall in South Africa. Dr Mumba said Dr. […]

Read More

14 YEAR OLD PREGNANT GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE

A-14- year’s old girl with a nine months pregnancy of Sesheke District in Western Province has committed suicide by hanging herself using her own chitenge material for unknown reason. Lungowe Mwauluka of the rental compound was yesterday found by her aunt hanging on a chitenge material in the bathroom behind their house at around 13:30 […]

Read More

Hubby stabs wife in Chongwe

By Staff Writer Police in Chongwe have arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his wife and another man who he suspected of being in a love affair with his wife. Police Assistant Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said Smart Zulu the suspect stabbed his wife Barbara Zulu 32, and Patson Kandela 39, both residents […]

Read More