Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has commended Zambia for enacting the National Health Insurance law. Ms. Scotland says the National Health Insurance Scheme is a key ingredient in helping Zambia achieve Universal Health Coverage. The NHI will pool resources that are key in implementing various quality health interventions. She congratulated Zambia for being in the […]
The controversial construction of the Chongwe Nuclear and Technology Research Centre in Chongwe will go ahead after Zambia and Russia signed a general contract to kick start its construction. This is despite the residents of Chongwe including the local leadership in the area rejecting the project. Last week, the Zambian government and Russia’s Rosatom have […]
Rwanda U20 coach Vincent Mahami has told defending U20 AFCON champions Zambia to work on their defence. Rwanda held Zambia to a 1-1 draw in Lusaka on May 19 but bowed out of the qualifiers 3-1 on aggregate following a 2-0 home loss in Kigali on May 12. The 2009 U20 AFCON hosts made life […]
Government Transport Control Unity has impounded more than 10 Government registered vehicles for failure to comply with Government driving regulations. Minster of Works and Supply Felix Mutati says the exercise is aimed at clamping down on abuse of government vehicles. Mr Mutati says driving of Government vehicles over the weekend requires necessary documentation to avoid […]
The Livingstone Central Hospital is in the process of starting the first ever Prosthetics and Orthotics training school in the country to help improve the number of trained personnel in the field. Prosthetics and orthotics are clinical disciplines that deal with artificial limbs for people with amputations and supportive devices for people with musculoskeletal weakness […]
“The Devil is a liar” shouted his wife as she tried to turn on the car. “How is the Devil a liar? What has the Devil done this time?” He asked his wife as he sat on the passenger seat. She was to drive today. “Well, we’ve run out fuel and we need to get […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The process of relocating 89 families of Nchanga and Nyanji Streets in Buntungwa Ward is making steady progression, Nchanga Nchanga Member of parliament Chali Chilombo has said. Addressing the residents yesterday, Mr Chilombo said Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) had agreed on resettling the families on humanitarian grounds. He said the bill of […]
By JOHN SAKALA in Kitwe ‘We shall die to self in order to serve Zambia,’ Democratic Party (DP) Spokesperson Judith Kabemba has said. Speaking during the Copperbelt media breakfast at Kitwe’s Sherboune Executive Lodge, Ms Kabemba said Zambia needs selfless leaders to boom. She said Zambia has a leadership gap which DP wants to fill […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A new modern market shelter will be constructed at Mupopopo market in Chingola’s Nchanga Township to enable marketeers to trade in good environment. Nchanga Member of Parliament Chali Chilombo said the marketeers suffered especially during the rainy season, hence the construction of the shelter. Mr Chilombo said the shelter is going to […]
A high-level delegation comprising cabinet Ministers of the Government of the Republic of Zambia is today, FridaY 18 May, visited Kenani Transit Centre and Mantapala Refugee Settlement in Luapula’s Nchelenge District. The Minister of Home Affairs Honorable Mr. Stephen Kampyongo, under the auspices of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC), led a delegation composed of the […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
