Liberia’s central bank has burned old and mutilated banknotes totalling 600m Liberian dollars ($4m; £3m) – to make way for freshly printed notes. The disposal follows concerns that old currency notes remain in circulation despite the government printing new ones in recent years. It also comes after the apparent disappearance of state funds in 2018 […]
By MARTIN NKHOMA Confusion characterise full council meeting at Mambwe Town Council Confusion has characterised the first ordinary session of the Council Meeting for the year 2022 at Mambwe Town Council which eventually failed to take place. This is after the Council Chairperson Isaac Zulu and some councillors demanded that the senior management staff be […]
By CLOZZEN BIKAE Thieves have stolen Zed pads worth thousands of Kwacha at Manyama Primary School in Kalumbila, Solwezi district. North Western Province Deputy Commissioner of Police Fred Mulenga said the incident occurred on January 29, 2022 at Manyama Primary school. Dr Mulenga said the Senior teacher’s office was broken into by unknown persons and […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALE Mushindamo Town Council is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is a multi-million dollar investment plan with Meritus Development Company. The company based in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will look to investment at Kalindi area near Kipushi border. And Mushindamo Council Secretary Pamela Zulu said Meritus Development Company intends […]
BY CLOZZEN BIKALE Solwezi District Education Standards Officer in charge of distance learning (DESO) Frank Kayula says his office will not tolerate School Head Teachers in Solwezi to abrogating the Government’s free education Policy. Speaking in an interview with The Independent Observer, Mr Kayula said teachers in all Government Schools in the district asking parents […]
By Mercy Chewe Newly appointed Kansanshi Dynamos coach Boyd Mulwanda is confident of succeeding at the struggling FAZ Super Division side. Kansanshi on Monday appointed Mulwanda as head coach on a two-year contract as he replaced the recently fired Tenant Chilumba. He resigned from Buildcon to join Kansanshi. Speaking to players, Mulwanda said he won’t […]
By IREEN MULENGA The Local Authority in Siavonga District is saddened by reports of two juveniles aged 16 from unnamed Schools who have been apprehended for allegedly stealing street light cables in Kanyele Compound. Public Relations Officer Gwendolyn Mchenga said that one of the juvenile who is a grade 8 pupil was apprehended in the […]
By IREEN MULENGA The reduction in the fuel pimp price by Government has elated bus Drivers and motorist in Chingola. Government through the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) yesterday announced the new prices of petroleum products, petrol from 21.16 to 19.84 and diesel from 20.15 to 18.93. The ERB have reduced 1.32 Ngwee from petrol and […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has reduced the pump price of petroleum products by one Kwacha 32 Ngwee for petrol and one Kwacha 22 Ngwee per liter for diesel which will now be sold as low Sulphur Gas oil. Petrol will now be sold at 19 Kwacha 84 ngwee from the current 21 Kwacha […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALE Four Churches and Nine houses in Solwezi were destroyed by heavy Tropic storm Anna over the weekend. The churches had they roofs blown off on January 30, 2022 between 15:00 hours and 17:00 hours. And North Western Province Deputy Police Commissioner Fred Mulenga said the churches involved were Life Gospel Church, Pentecostal […]
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