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The Independent Observer

ZICB commended for affordable loans to SMEs

By Staff Writer Minister of Labour and Social Security, Brenda Tambatamba has commended Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) for actively helping SMEs in Zambia through affordable loans and other products that grow the small businesses. Ms Tambatamba said she was happy that the bank is owned by Social Security Institutions who are holding a substantial […]

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Nigeria ran secret mass abortion program – Reuters

The Reuters news agency says it has found evidence that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion program for at least nine years, targeted at women who had children by Boko Haram militants. Many of the women had been kidnapped and raped by the Islamist militants in the country’s north-east. The scale of the […]

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Mchinji-Mwami one stop border post commissioned

By Staff writer President Hakainde Hichilema and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera have officially commissioned the Mchinji-Mwami one stop border post. They both described the border post as an important milestone in the development of Zambia and Malawi. President Hichilema has since directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to as soon as possible meet with their […]

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Lady found chained to freedom statue tree

By Staff Writer Police in Lusaka are holding a 28-year-old woman identified as Dorcas Nachibona of Emmasdale Site and Service who was found chained to a tree at the Freedom Statue. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said Ms Nachibona was found naked and in a drunken state. “She was discovered today around 06:00 hours at […]

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Kenya to launch measles jab campaign amid outbreak

Kenya’s health ministry will launch a two-week vaccination campaign against measles targeting 1.2 million children aged between nine months and five years. It follows an outbreak in seven counties where 90% of children below five years have missed out on the two-dose vaccine. The ongoing drought has made it difficult for health workers to give […]

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President Hichilema assents Napsa Bill

By Staff Writer President Hakainde Hichilema has assented to the National Pension Scheme (NAPSA) Bill which provides for an option to claim for one off-age benefits by a member under the prescribed minimum pensionable age of thirty-six under the existing fund. Presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said President Hichilema’s assenting to the National Pension Scheme Bill […]

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