A 16-year-old South African schoolboy shot dead a classmate after an alleged quarrel before taking his own life, officials said on Thursday. The two were Grade 10 pupils at Lesiba Secondary School in Daveyton, Gauteng province. The shooting took place on Wednesday inside the school as classes resumed for a new academic year. Police are […]
By Maimbo Mweemba Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima has urged the Livingstone City Council to use the Land Development Fund under the ministry to develop roads in the rural parts of the district. Mr Muchima said it is appalling for the Tourist Capital to have underdeveloped parts with bad roads. He said that […]
`By Staff writer First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda’s son Kambarage has died. Kambarage died today in Mozambique after an illness. Colonel Panji Kaunda has confirmed the death of his young brother to the media yesterday evening. Col Kaunda said the remains of his brother will be repatriated to Zambia. He said more details will be […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Water Development and Sanitation Minister, Mike Mposha says the Ministry will next month add 50,000 cubic meters of water supply in Lusaka per day. Mr Mposha said this follows the completion of the 150 million dollar Kafue bulk water project his Ministry has been working on. He said the project has been […]
By IREEN MULENGA Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has advised mining companies to follow the Labour Laws and safety protocols that are set in the sector to avoid being shut down. Speaking in an interview with The Independent Observer, MUZ President Joseph Chewe said that he was concerned with the suspension of operations in […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Nakonde Immigration Office has secured convictions of 10 foreign nationals. These were three Kenyans for being in possession of passports bearing forged endorsement stamps, five Somalis and 2 Rwandese who failed to appear before the nearest Immigration Officer on entry. Immigrations Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said the three Kenyans were […]
The 8th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (http://stenincontest.com) is now open for entries in Moscow. The contest bears the name of Andrei Stenin, a photojournalist at the Rossiya Segodnya media group who died on assignment in the summer 2014 near Donetsk. As per tradition, the annual photo contest opens on Andrei’s birthday, December 22. […]
By IREEN MULENGA Nchanga Rangers Head Coach Robert Tembo says his team has prepared adequately against Trident FC. This is an away match which will be played in Solwezi this weekend. Speaking in an interview with The Independent Observer this morning, Tembo said the team will ensure that they go an extra mile and collect […]
By Staff Writer Police have arrested, warned and cautioned Raphael Nakachinda 43, for the offences of Proposing violence and Defamation of the President. Nakachinda of plot number 1794 Kafue District was warned in relation to the utterances he made during his campaign trail in Chilenje’s Mapoloto area between January 6 and 12, 2022. Police Spokesperson […]
By Staff Writer Zamtel has unveiled its customer service centre in Kasama, bringing the total number of new service centres to 43. In addition to the Service Centres, Zamtel has also rolled out more than 80 Mini-shops across the country. Zamtel Acting Chief Commercial Officer Keith Banda said this is in line with the Company’s […]
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