By JOHN SAKALA With most of the roads receiving facelift in Chingola, Nchanga Member of Parliament Chali Chilombo has said another contractor China Henan will be in Chingola in July to do extra 39 kilometres of Township roads. Mr Chilombo was speaking recently with The Independent Observer in an interview. He said most of the […]
By Yasin Musa Ayami I have taken particular interest in watching the performance of African teams at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Interestingly, Africa has scored only three goals so far with each of our teams save Senegal losing their match mostly in the dying minutes of the game. I have observed that even with so […]
The opposition UPND has adopted Pastor Kangwa Chileshe as its candidate for the Lusaka Mayoral elections. Pastor Kangwa is famed for his acting role in Zambia’s first soap opera Kabanana in which he played the lead role of Jason Kabanana. The UPND has also adopted George Muleya as the party’s candidate for the Chilanga Council […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Journalists have a key role to play in the HIV Vaccine Clinical trials and research. Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP) Director William Killembe said that there is need for collaboration with mutual understanding between the media and the medical experts. Dr Killembe said that sometimes there is fear from experts that […]
By JOHN SAKALA Two Zambian Police Officers who died while serving in the United Nations (UN) peace keeping mission in Darfur Sudan have been honoured posthumously by UN. The duo is Detective Chief Inspector Bright Sikalinda who died in a road accident in Zambia between Kapiri and Ndola when he was on leave in 2017. […]
Eight members of the same family have been admitted to Kasamba Rural Health Centre after consuming local brewed drink popularly known as ‘Munkoyo’ in Kasamba area of Manyinga. The victims are three adults who include two female and one male as well as five children of three girls and two boys respectively. Resident Doctor, Joel […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Democratic Party (DP) is going to court to challenge its deregistration. DP was surprisingly deregistered by the Chief Registrar of Societies. But DP Spokesperson Judith Kabemba has told The Independent Observer that the party will take the matter to court for judicial redress. MS Kabemba said the move follows the received […]
…two-wheeled machines on roads will be seized at night By JOHN SAKALA Eastern Police Chief Lackson Sakala says his office is working out a mechanism to prevent bikers from night operational to curb attacks on motorcyclists. Mr Sakala says his office has been receiving numerous reports concerning the attacks of motorbike riders during their operations […]
By JOHN SAKALA A violent police officer has slayed himself in what appears as self-acquittal move after failing to meet the demands of his violent behaviour. Charles Mukupa of Mobile Unit operational camp in Sikanze committed suicide yesterday, June 20, 2018 between 05:30 hours and 06:00 hours. He shot himself through the mouth using an […]
By ALICE ANCHILEMBE ‘Victor Phiri popularly known as C4 abducted me while threatening me with a broken bottle then sexually defiled me,’ minor has told the Chingola Magistrate Court. A-15-year old girl has narrated to Chingola Magistrate Pestone Chiluba how the notorious Jerabo C4 adducted her and sexually defiled her when she was coming from […]
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