The Independent Observer
The Sesheke Questions!
By Dickson Jere The Mufumbwe parliamentary by-election of April 2010 was one of the bloodiest in recent history of our country – the Sesheke style! Houses were torched while dozens of people were maimed or badly injured during the fierce fight between the then Ruling MMD and the opposition UPND supporters. The President was livid! […]
Signed Free Trade Area won’t be ratified-Yaluma
By Inutu Mwanza in Ethiopia Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Christopher Yaluma says Government will not ratify the recently signed Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement until further consultation is done with the Zambian people. Mr Yaluma said it will be after consultation with the citizenry that the ACFTA ratification proposal will be tabled in parliament […]
PF, UPND cadres clash at the police station in Sesheke
By ALICE NACHILEMBE PF and UPND supporters today clashed at the police station after a suspected UPND supporter was allegedly found with a voter register by some suspected PF cadres. The cadres later apprehended him and took him to Sesheke Police Station, but when word went round that a UPND Cadre had been dragged to […]
MMD optimistic over future
MMD members on the Copperbelt are optimistic about the future of the former ruling party. The recent past the MMD has been engulfed in internal wrangles that have seen two factions emerge with Felix Mutati and Nevers Mumba fighting for the party presidency. Some party members talked to by Radio Icengelo News after the MMD […]
Kagem resumes local auction of Gemstones in Lusaka
Kagem Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of Gemfields group has announced a return of its auctions to Lusaka, Zambia. This was after the company had applied to exceptionally hold its previous auctions outside Zambia after a general slump in global emerald prices, mostly affected by the Indian Market. Kagem stated in a media statement to the […]
Kitwe residents complain of bridge on Mindola stream
Kitwe residents are still complaining about the poor state of the bridge on Mindolo stream which links Kwacha Township to Chimwemwe and Kawama. Residents are currently using a makeshift bridge made of planks when crossing the crocodile infested Mindolo Stream. Some people talked to by Radio Icengelo News demanded a permanent bridge saying using planks […]
Big Match Feature: Man United v PSG
Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain meet for the first time with a place in the Uefa Champions League quarterfinals the prize for the winners of their round of 16 tie. While French champions Paris come into this contest having finished first in a strong Group C, United – who have replaced manager José Mourinho with […]