By Mercy Chewe Unbeaten Shepolopolo will face Tanzania in the semifinals of the COSAFA Women’s Championship in South Africa after winning Group C with a record nine points. The Zambian women qualified to the semifinals with flying colours after beating guest nation Uganda 1-0 in their final group match at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Food Reserve Agency has resumed the purchasing of maize but restricted to maize already delivered to various satellite depots countrywide. FRA Public Relations Coordinator John Chipandwe said no new deliveries will be bought by the Agency. Mr Chipandwe said that this follows the concerns from farmers that delivered their white maize to […]
By IREEN MULENGA Chingola District Education Board Secretary Noah Simulunga says Education is key as it anchors on everything hence Teachers needs to be valued because of their enormous contribution to the wellbeing of a person. Speaking in an interview with The Independent Observer, Mr Simulunga said that education gives broader understanding on what goes […]
The PND Copperbelt Provincial youth leadership has urged the youths in the country to be patient with the Government as it implements its policies to better the lives of the people. UPND Copperbelt Provincial Youth chairperson Daniel Kamenga said Government’s decision to suspend operations at the dumpsites is not negative but aimed at bringing sanity […]
Dear Editor I appeal to the New Dawn Government and indeed the Republican President His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema to make sure that they prioritise resolving issues pertaining to challenges people are going through. It is surely unacceptable where most governance institutions officers were sitting in offices with a lot of unresolved issues on their tables […]
By IREEN MULENGA All People’s Congress president Nason Msoni says that PF leaders need psychological counseling over the loss especially those who previously acted in bad faith whilst entrusted with the privilege of providing leadership to the country. Reacting to the previous attacks on President Hakainde Hichilema, Mr Msoni said that President Hakainde Hichilema was […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Minister of Technology and Science, Felix Mutati said his Ministry will in the next few days unveil a plan, which set out what it intends to do within a hundred days. Mr Mutati said this will include the setting up of platforms for engagement with a variety of stakeholders among them […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Zambia Revenue Authority has noted with concern the misleading statements related to taxes on gaming and betting sub-sector of the economy. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda said that the facts are that taxes on gaming and betting have been in existence since January 2014. Mr Sikalinda said the last amendment […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Three foreign based players among them striker Evans Kangwa have joined the Chipolopolo boys in Cameroon ahead of Thursday encounter against Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea will host Zambia in the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifier while the return match on Sunday will be at National Heroes Stadium. Kangwa who plays for Russian […]
By IREEN MULENGA Climate Expert at The University of Zambia Douty Chibamba has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for creating Green Economy and Environment Ministry and put it as standalone Ministry so that it can tap external funding. Dr Chibamba said that it is important for the Ministry to be separated from lands and make it […]
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