Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth – 15 years after they left the group. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said she was delighted to receive a letter from Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, dated 15 May. However, she added they would only return “when the conditions are right”. President Mnangagwa, who came to power in November […]
Arsenal are set to appoint former Paris St Germain coach Unai Emery as their new manager to succeed Arsene Wenger, the BBC reported on Monday. Emery, who joined PSG in June 2016, left the French club at the end of this season, having led them to a domestic treble. The 46-year-old Spaniard had previously been […]
Pilato ended his four month self-imposed exile and walked straight into police custody after being rearrested by police at the airport.
[wpvideo lccm1kPB] A corrupt Zambia Police Officer has been spotted in the video which was shot by the co-driver of the driver who was bribing the police officer to let him pass through through a police check point somewhere in Chililabombwe. Police Spokeserson Esther Katongo said the incidence was embarrassing to the police service. Ms […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s holiday spot in Zambia boasts the world’s scariest infinity pool, wild animals and vibrant art Meghan was whisked away to Zambia for her 36th birthday and you too can take in amazing Zambia with all its wildlife, waterfalls and scenery. As the current dragged my wife to the edge of […]
Cobalt is selling at US$90,999.99 (K909, 999.90) per metric ton while copper is selling at USD$ 6,838.08 (K68, 380.80) per metric ton.
He said difference between the price of copper and cobalt is K842, 419.10, making one
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has won re-election to another six-year term, in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging. Amid food shortages stemming from a severe economic crisis, just 46% of the electorate turned out to vote. The main opposition candidate, Henri Falcón, rejected the result soon after the polls closed. […]
India police say they have successfully extracted 106 cocaine capsules from a woman who was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs into the country. The 25-year-old foreign national was arrested at the international airport in the capital Delhi on 14 May after a tip-off, police said. She is reported to have spent the past week […]
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has won re-election to another six-year term, in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging. Amid food shortages stemming from a severe economic crisis, just 46% of the electorate turned out to vote. The main opposition candidate, Henri Falcón, rejected the result soon after the polls closed. […]
Chief Mulundu of Mwense district in Luapula province has been arrested and detained in connection with the alleged murder of his subject. Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi said the traditional leader has been apprehended and detained together with his retainer and two others in connection with the alleged murder. Mr Chushi said police will […]
The Independent Observer
Alice Nachilembe
