I have observed with dismay how these companies have continued exposing our Zambian youths employed in various categories to health hazards by not providing them with PPE in terms of hard hats, goggles, safety shoes, mouth pads among others.
President Edgar Lungu says regulatory agencies should work towards the common goal of promoting safe and healthy exploitation of the mineral resources. President Lungu said it goes without saying that strategies, which promote sustainability in the mining sector through binding regulatory frameworks, will optimise gains from the sector for the benefit of the country. He […]
Two Turkish companies have expressed interest to provide funding of US$70 billion to finance capital projects in Zambia. The Two companies are under the umbrella of the Industrialist Business Women and Businessmen Confederation (SANKON). This project is under the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy framework. SANKON General President Nezaket […]
The current Mwata Kazembe HRH (His Royal Highness) Paul Mpemba Kanyembo was born on the 14th of August 1962 in the Palace of Mwansabombwe in the present Kazembe District. He was the first-born son of HRH Mwata Paul Lutaba Kanyembo who was popularly known as Mwata Mushindikeni Kanyembo XVII and reigned from 1961 to 1983. […]
Dear Editor, UPND’s loss of Chilanga Parliamentary seat to PF in the just ended by-election is UPND’’s own making. The UPND leadership was actually advised by their own Councillors in Chilanga Constituency that the candidate the party hierarchy was settling for will be difficult to sell to the electorate. Instead of the leadership to go […]
By JOHN SAKALA A Burundian national of Lusaka’s Chibolyo Tonwship is on the run after knifing his friend to death over meat. John Kajengemana, a butcher of Chibolyo is on the run eluding cops after he killed his friend Phillip Nyama, on June 6, 2018 of the same Township. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has told […]
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Dear Editor, I would like to implore Ndola Mayor Amon Chisenga through your media to fix the road at the under bridge on the Ndola-Kapiri road. The stretch at the under bridge is less than 100m and I find no way why he should fail to do remedial measures as he awaits on central Government […]
Story and Pictures By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo says he will fix the ‘Welcome to Chingola’ roundabout after road works have been completed. Mr Tembo told The Independent Observer that the place was looking desolate because even the road around it was a total desolation. “With the roads taking shape, we shall soon […]
Why does Africa import so much food, when it could grow its own? Despite fertile soils, abundant rain and large tracts of land available for planting, the continent is not realising its agricultural potential. Farmers lack access to markets and financing; their soil cultivation techniques are far from modern; and African farm yields are among […]
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