By Onishias Mamba in Petauke Police have retrieved the two girls abducted by the Nyau dancers in Chief Mafuta’s area. Eastern Province Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sharon Zulu confirmed this during a press briefing at her office this morning. Ms Zulu said Police moved in yesterday after receiving a report of abduction through Mugubudu Police […]
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 […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The notorious jerabo Victor Phiri popularly known as C4 has been arrested by police facing various charges among them murder, attempted murder, unlawful wounding, sexual defilement, malicious damage and assaults. C4 20, has been arrested together with four of his gang members among them his elder brother Martin Phiri 21, popularly known […]
By JOHN SAKALA Impressive seeing such a young star entering the music industry from a different angle. Many are times when we see upcoming young stars singing about (gelo wanga, chilepule baby, fulama) and many other nasty lyrics. But this teen in this video by the name of Gunduzani has set a very perfect example […]
By JOHN SAKALA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has signed from the Board of Governors of the Zambia Centre for Inter-Party Dialogue (ZCID). This comes barely a fortnight after he was advised by members on The Independent Observer (TIO) Politics WhatsApp that ZCID is a monster used by sitting Government to subdue […]
Story and Pictures By JOHN SAKALA The bushy and potholed ‘Welcome to Chingola’ roundabout is receiving an amazing concreted floor to enhance its intake of trucks inflow. Recently media likened the roundabout to a national park due to its bushy outlook and the potholes around it. Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo has already hinted that soon […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
