By ALICE NACHILEMBE A woman in her 20s has been sexually abused, killed and dumped by the assailants. Regina Phiri aged between 20 and 25 of 13 Miles in Kabangwe Area was found half naked after being sexually used and abused. Police Assistant Spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi has told The Independent Observer that Ms Phiri was […]
By Kunda Londa When you look at this makeshift car wash, you will think it’s one of the common hundreds you see everywhere you go around Zambia. Those where proprietors sing and shout as they wash your car. But this is a special one! None of the four owners mutters a word. You will find […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Chingola notorious Jerabo gang leader Victor Phiri popularly known as C4 had his hands chained from the back to prevent him from touching his private parts police sources have revealed. Police Officers who fished him out of Lusaka were tipped that C4 must never be allowed to touch his private parts […]
Chipolopolo stand-in coach Beston Chambeshi has named his final 20-member squad for the 2018 Cosafa Castle Cup tournament. Chambeshi has handed Kitwe United’s Emmanuel Chabula a place in the final team that also has Nakambala Leopards defender Martin Sikaonga, 2017 under-20 AFCON winners Shemmy Mayembe and Ngosa Sunzu in a blend of youth and experience. […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The notorious jerabo Victor Phiri popularly known as C4 has appeared before Chingola Magistrate facing one count of murder, two counts of rape and two counts of assaults. Appearing for mention before Magistrate Chilukwa Chiluba, C4 20, is charged together with four of his gang members among them his elder brother Martin […]
They are called small scale miners by politicians during the campaigns, they are called stone dealers by the women they prey and they call themselves jerabos in reference to illegal miners. But why sugar coat the name. These are simply thugs whose livelihood depends on stealing copper to survive.
By Staff Writer Patriotic Front (PF) members from seven constituencies in Lusaka have rebelled against four of their Members of Parliament for plotting to disrupt the planned intra-party elections. Leading the group at the Party Secretariat in Lusaka, Munali Constituency Chairperson, Forbes Mufwaya disclosed that Mandevu Member of Parliament Jean Kapata, Chawama Member of Parliament Lawrence Sichalwe, Kabwata […]
Editorial There has been much talk about where the gang of jerabos is getting the power from to go flat out terrorizing residents on the Copperbelt. Well we have a few images where politicians in Government are seen posing with jerabos. make your own conclusions. See related stories: Jerabos: incubated terrorists Chingola’s notorious jerabo gang […]
Choma’s Deputy Mayor has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour or a fine of K10, 000 after being found guilty of assaulting his wife. Choolwe Mubambasu in picture above stood accused in the Choma Magistrates Court for assaulting Prisca Kakaanda, a business lady from Choma, a charge he denied throughout trial. The […]
The story below was lifted from Soko Mumba’s Facebook page Late we have seen a new trend of violence in the form of groups of young men rising up against the community and themselves in Zambia. This trend is not different from terrorism or rebel acts which I can loosely define as terrorism. Terrorism is […]
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