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PF woes deepen in Eastern Province

By Onishias Maamba Confusion has continued to intensify in the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) following the indefinite suspension of Eastern Province Youth Chairperson Emmanuel Banda. The youths have described the move as null and void. And youths have called for the immediate reversal of the decision, warming that any delays to doing so will result […]

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Lungu wont meet Vedanta Chairman

President Lungu will not Meet Vedanta Chairman New Delhi, India, 20th August, 2019 State House would like to clarify that his excellency, Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu will not be meeting the Vedanta chairman, mr anil agarwal or his representatives as he embarks on his state visit here. There has been numerous queries and speculation that […]

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Shiwangandu cop bashed to death

By JOHN SAKALA A Police officer of Shawangandu Police Station in Muchinga Province has died in a Road Traffic Accident after being hit by a motor vehicle. Police acting Spokesperson Danny Mwale said Constable Martin Mtonga 25, was crossing the road as a pedestrian when he was hit. Mr Mwale said Mr Mtonga was hit […]

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Vedanta welcomes President Lungu to India

Vedanta Resources welcomes Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and his delegation to India for a State Visit. Vedanta’s relationship with Zambia is a long-standing one, reinforcing the mutually supportive relationship between India and Zambia. [embeddoc url=”https://tiozambia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vedanta-welcome-President-Lungu.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google”]

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Pogba misses penalty as Man Utd draw

Paul Pogba had a second-half penalty saved as Manchester United were held to a Premier League draw at Wolves. With the score 1-1 in the second half, the Frenchman was fouled by Conor Coady and got up to take the spot-kick, despite failing with three penalties last season and Marcus Rashford scoring from one against […]

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Kalu, Kamanga made football acrimonious-Siwale

By JOHN SAKALA Aspiring Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Blackwell Siwale says the reconciliation path undertaken by the new Minister of Sport Emmanuel Mulenga is an equaliser in Zambian football. Siwale told The Independent Observer that Zambian football has been in an hostile environment for far too long, leading to the poor performance of […]

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Abortions in Zambia – the silent war

By Emmanuel Mwamba “What does the law say?” I questioned while still standing. I am usually known to be calm, always wearing a cheerful smile and speaking in a measured voice,  whatever the tensions, threat, puzzle or circumstances. But this matter got me totally unsettled. I had just summoned the Provincial Medical Officer (PMO) to […]

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