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The Independent Observer

Unknown explosive kills three children

By Staff WriterThree children aged nine, five and two years old have been killed while playing with an unknown explosive in Mpulungu district. Other victims a Census enumerator aged 24 years and a 44-year-old woman who are nursing injuries in hospital. The two victims are believed to have sustained multiple fractures, but are in a […]

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Mineral undervaluation concerning, ZRA

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) is concerned with the under valuation of minerals. ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda says the under valuation of minerals is affecting the collection of miner al royalties which is calculated based on the value. And Mr Banda disclosed that ZRA has instituted investigations on companies exporting minerals but not declaring […]

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Zambia,UN work towards reducing plant diseases

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the European Union is implementing the Support towards operationalization of the SADC Region Agricultural Policy (STOSAR)project aimed at strengthening plant health in Zambia. FAO Country Representative Suzzy Fillipine says the project will help to prevent and reduce the invasion of plant diseases. Ms Filipine notes that […]

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UPND buying time by rejecting nominations-PF

By Staff Writer The Patriotic Front (PF) have charged that the United Party for National Development (UPND) are buying time by rejecting nominations for Kwacha and Kabushi seats on the Copperbelt. Party presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile said after Kwacha PF aspirant Joseph Malanji’s nomination was rejected that the law is clear in that their preferred […]

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Name and shame illegal land allocators-Chipoka

By MAIMBO MWEEMBAChingola Constituency Member of Parliament Chipoka Mulenga has encouraged the affected residents in Kasompe Airstrip area to name and shame the illegal land allocators. Speaking when visited the affected residents, Mr Chipoka also told the residents to present the documentation they were given by the allocators. Mr Chipoka said he will do what […]

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Mushindmo council grants 66 cooperative certificates

By CLOZZEN BIKALEMushindamo Town Council has granted 66 local cooperatives with certificates as conformational grant payments under Community Development Funds – CDF for the first quarter of 2022. The local authority has disbursed four hundred seventy five thousand Kwacha to 66 cooperatives selected in the first quarter of CDF allocation. Solwezi East Member of Parliament, Dr […]

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UPND’s Simangolwa accepts Kabushi adoption loss

By Mercy Chewe United Party for National Development (UPND) member and Copperbelt-based business executive Mellbin Muyoba Simangolwa has pledged to support the re-adopted UPND candidate in the Kabushi Parliamentary by election Bernard Kanengo. Mr Simangolwa applied to contest the Kabushi Seat on the UPND ticket but missed out on adoption. The UPND on Wednesday announced […]

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Tanzanian Official Sacked Over Social Media Posts

A Tanzanian government employee has been sacked for opposing the introduction of charges for mobile money transfers on social media. Jonas Afumwisye, a regional manager for Tanzania Railways Corporation, confirmed that he has received a dismissal letter and would appeal to the Public Service Commission, the Citizen newspaper reports. The letter stated that he had […]

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