A local herbal researcher says Zambia has the capacity to earn foreign exchange through herbal medicines. Howard Maila says the country has effective herbs that can help reduce the country’s disease burden. He has appealed to fellow researchers, scientists and herbalists to work together and foster research in herbs if the high cost of acquiring […]
Mansa central Member of Parliament Chitalu Chilufya says government is concerned with conditions in most of the country’s correctional facilities that he describes as not healthy for human beings. Dr Chilufya who is also Minister of Health and PF member of the central committee has since urged the private sector to partner with government in […]
Government says it has no immediate plans of increasing the price of fuel in the country. Minister of Energy Matthew Nkhuwa says contrary to stories circulating in some sections of the media that government plans to increase the price of fuel, the price of the commodity will be maintained for now. Mr. Nkhuwa says although […]
The Primary Health Care Education and Training Trust has urged Government to put in place necessary mechanisms for implementing the recently approved national alcohol policy aimed at curbing abuse of the substance. Care Education and Training Trust Executive Director Clement Sakala adoption of the National Alcohol Policy is a milestone achievement. Dr. Sakala expressed this […]
Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati has projected that North Western Province will surpass one of the top two provinces in taxes contributions (Lusaka and Copperbelt) due to the infrastructure development which is slowly taking shape in the Province. Responding to North Western Province Permanent Secretary Ephraim Mateyo who updated the Minister on the number […]
By Staff Writer Chilanga UPND Council Chairperson Maria Malila has died. Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale has announced in the Kitwe Council Chamber where he was having a meeting with Kitwe City Council officials. Ms Malila died at University Teaching Hospital this morning following an illness. Chilanga Constituency is currently undergoing a parliamentary by-election following […]
By Onishias Maamba in Chipangali Nyau dancers have abducted two girls of Musakanya one village in Chief Mafuta’s area on allegations that they were mocking the traditional dancers. Confirming the development to The Independent Observer this morning, Esnart Mwale who is from the family of the dethroned Chief Mafuta, says the girls aged 13 and 16 […]
It is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s “fixed will” that a summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore should go ahead, state media say. Mr Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday, citing the North’s “hostility”, but then rowed back after conciliatory messages from Pyongyang. Late on Saturday he again said the 12 June date […]
TAZAMA Pipelines, a joint venture between the Governments of the Republic of Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania, has handed over its first ever dividend Cheque to Zambia, 50 years after the establishment of the company in 1968. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance, a K6 million cheque, representing two-thirds […]
The Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ), has closed down 10 Colleges on the Copperbelt which have been operating without licenses. TCZ Assistant Director Joel Kamoko Said the institutions were shut down following the teaching Progression Act No. 5 of 2013 which states that no institution shall hold out as a college or Provide training activities […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
