By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Rainbow Party says it is saddened by the reckless call to sale national assets in order to pay debts by some sections of society. Rainbow Party National Spokesperson Dennis Kapukulo said as a serious political party and a stakeholder in development, the call is not different from privatizing the country. Mr […]
By JOHN SAKALA A miner at Lubambe Copper Mine in Chililabombwe has died after a rock fell on him. Elijah Maseka 34, of Konkola Township died after the rock fell on him. Both Copperbelt Deputy Commissioner of Police Bothwell Namuswa and Lubambe Copper Mine Communications Manager Loyce Saili confirmed the death of Mr Maseka. Mr […]
By JOHN SAKALA Copperbelt PF Chairperson Nathan Chanda has called on all PF elected leaders on the province and those aspiring to contest to be united and have one common objective of helping to drive the voter registration of PF members at every level. Speaking with The Independent Observer in an interview, Mr Chanda said […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Member of Parliament Matthew Nkhuwa has joined hundreds of residents to become a fully registed voter ahead of the 2021 general elections. Mr. Nkhuwa registered at Lulamba Skills Centre but he will be voting from Twateka Primary School in Chingola East. It was all smiles for the Chingola Lawmaker who did […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Member of Parliament Matthew Nkhuwa has handed over a 1×3 classroom block at Chigayo in Lulamba ward to Ministry of Education. Speaking during the handover of the school yeterday, Mr Nkhuwa said the K600, 000 classroom block project which comes with school desks, is his footprint to improve the education sector. […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Patriotic Front on the Copperbelt has directed Chingola PF District Executive to suspend Chingola Constituency Chairperson Francis Chileshe for failure to provide leadership in the voter registration exercise. The Copperbelt PF Provincial Secretary Bernard Zulu has confirmed the suspension of Mr Chileshe for failing to spearhead the registration of PF members. […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Court of Appeal sitting at Ndola on November 20, 2020 delivered a Judgment ordering that Liquidation proceedings at Konkola Copper Mines Plc to be stayed to allow ZCCM Investment Holdings and Vedanta Resources to proceed to arbitration. Provisional Liquidator Milingo said that the Court of Appeal has not discharged the Provisional […]
The Bank of Zambia -BOZ- says the exchange rate will continue to be determined by the market forces. A statement issued by the Bank of Zambia Communications Division says this is the most appropriate way in which economic imbalances are resolved. The Central Bank says its utmost priority is to restore macroeconomic stability and revive […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Bwana Mkubwa Member of Parliament Jonas Chanda working with Kafubu Water and Sanitation company has restored water supply to Ndeke market. Dr Chanda said the water would improving hygiene at the market as it had serious water and sewer challenges for many years. The MP who is also Minister of Water Development, […]
Women’s rights group, Equality Now, has filed a case against the Tanzanian government at the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights over its ban on pregnant girls from attending school. The organisation, in a statement, said that going to court was the last resort after years of lobbying the government to overturn the ban. […]
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