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The Independent Observer

Kitwe Council closes bus stations

Kitwe city Council has with immediate effect closed three bus stations in the district. Bus drivers, operating at Cavmont Bank, MTN and Zaco have with immediate effect been told to move to designated bus stations so as to bring sanity in the district while the Ndola and Luanshya bus drivers have been asked to move […]

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There are flash signs on Chingola roads

By ALICE NACHILEMBE There are flash signs that some roads in Chingola may receive face-lift this year.  Chingola has a history of contractors being on site and later abandoning the project. This has happened in the past 10 years. Consort Avenue has been done to bituminous standard. Part of Jumbe and Chiwempala roads have received […]

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Op-Ed: KCM is dead

…only waiting for death certificate! By Special Corespondent It’s now apparent that both Vedanta and Government are not keen to run Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). Lately both have been issuing contradictory statements on the fate of this mine. Both parties aren’t telling the country the truth. Not so long ago the Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal […]

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I rejected KCM’s outsourcing-Chililabombwe MP

Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Richard Musukwa has said he rejected the proposal by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to outsource its key units in Chililabombwe. Mr Musukwa said that he is not the only one against outsourcing but all KCM employees have not accepted the outsourcing and labour transfer. He said the idea of outsourcing is […]

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