The Independent ObserverBishop Kazhila pleads not guilty
A prominent Chingola clergy Bishop Joseph Kazhila has pleaded not guilty to one count of seditious intentions.
Chililabombwe ZNS soldiers shoot one dead, others injured
By JOHN SAKALA One person has been shot dead while four others are nursing gun wounds in Chililabombwe after a mob besieged the Zambia National Service camp where a suspect was kept for fear he may be killed. The mob thronged the ZNS camp to demand that the person arrested be handed over to them […]
Joseph Kazhila Jr pleads not guilty
By JOHN SAKALA Joseph Kazhila Jr, the son of Life Gospel Ministries General Overseer Bishop Joseph Kazhila has pleaded not guilty to one count of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace. Appearing before Magistrate Shadrack Chanda was Kazhila Jr, a business executive of plot number 1722 Chikola who was arrested on January 22, […]
Vedanta still wants way back to Zambia
By JOHN SAKALA Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited advises that both it and its parent, Vedanta Resources Limited are continuing to pursue their rights in respect of Konkola Copper Mines Limited (KCM). The Vedanta group holds an interest of 79.4% in KCM and is the major creditor In Zambia, the court order granted by the Zambian […]
DP Spokesperson in high spirit
By JOHN SAKALA Democratic Party (DP) Spokesperson Judith Kabemba is in high spirit at Kitwe’s Riverside Police cells. Ms Kabemba was arrested on Saturday, January 25, with 21 other DP members when they had a private meeting at 95 Buchi Street. Speaking with The Independent Observer from the cells yesterday, when National Democratic Congress (NDC) […]
One suspect gunned down
…we will spray you with police chemicals-Kapeso By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Chingola have gunned down one of the suspected criminals behind a spate of gassing of people’s home. The suspect was gunned down around Mwaiseni area just after midnight last night with unknown substance suspected to be chemicals being used to spray in homes. […]