Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati has noted with concern that civil servants have become obsessed with procurement in order to obtain personal benefit. Mr. Mutati says it is sad that even those who have nothing to do with procurement in government institutions want to engage themselves in the procurement process. He says quotations in […]
Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has attributed the high cost of transport as the biggest hinderance to doing business in the COMESA region. Speaking during the 21 meeting of COMESA of Justice and Attorney Generals in Lusaka, Mr Lubinda warned that COMESA will not meet its desired aim of anti-competitive trade practices within the region […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) Managing Director Kanyembo Ndhlovu says the utility firm doesn’t believe in masking up the truth. Mr Ndhlovu said Mulonga believes in the truth being told as it is but must be accompanied by the company views. He said that the firm is ready to work with […]
By Staff Writer Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko has warned investors to desist from enslaving workers. Ms Simukoko said that she would not allow both local and foreign investors to subject employees to slavery working conditions. She said foreign investors dehumanizing workers would be ejected from Zambia while local investors would see deregistration. Opening a tripartite […]
BBC-Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle on Saturday when she marries Prince Harry, Kensington Palace has said. Ms Markle’s father, Thomas, is unable to attend the wedding, after undergoing heart surgery. The Prince of Wales was “pleased to be able to welcome Ms Markle to the Royal Family in this way”, the […]
Dear Editor, I was at a building site in Chingola behind the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) deport along Lulamba Road where there was a fierce fight regarding illegal land. One person had built on the middle of the road this annoyed other builders who mobilized themselves and demolished the structure. Other builders felt that if […]
Youths shouldn’t wait on Government employment but youths should create jobs for themselves PF Copperbelt Provincial Youth Chairperson Nathan Chanda has said. Mr Chanda who is also Luanshay Mayor said that Government can only create a conducive environment for the youths to do businesses. Mr Chanda said Government has put up measures for the youths […]
There are a lot of events that helps one to pip through the mansion for President Edgar Lungu in Swaziland. Below is a sequence of key events leading up to where we are today on the mansion State House Swazi deals: 1: JULY 2017 –The Road Development Agency (RDA) awards K701 million contract to Inyatsi […]
Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has cut short his attendance at the ongoing Mayors summit in the Malawi to pay his last respects to late Lusaka Mayor Wilson Kalumba. He posted on his WhatsApp fora that “UN trip to Malawi on the localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cut short; just headed back home now to […]
Trigger happy soldier shoots wife, self to death By ALICE NACHILEMBE A Trigger happy Zambia Army officer has shot his wife and later used the same gun to kill himself after a marital dispute. Pethias Mwape, 42, a Warrant Officer Class One of Chindwin Barracks shot his wife Constable Mulobwa Esther, 33. Ms Mulobwa was […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
