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The Independent Observer

Luanshya Council to work Mikomfwa sewer ponds

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Luanshya Mayor Charles Mulenga says the Municipality will work together with Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company in securing the Mikomfwa Sewer Ponds that has been posing as a danger to communities surrounding the facility. Mr Mulenga said it is regrettable that some people have mysteriously lost lives in the ponds without the […]

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Four people die in Litawa road accident

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Four people have died on the spot in a tragic road traffic accident after the vehicle they were travelling in plugged into Litawa River along Litawa road in Mongu. The accident happened when the motor vehicle failed to ascend after crossing the bridge hence rolled backwards and plugged into the river. Police […]

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Covid-19 vaccination campaign re-launched

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA President Hakainde Hichilema has urged Zambians to take responsibility in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic by getting vaccinated. Speaking during the re-launch of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign at Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) in Lusaka today, President Hichilema said getting vaccinated is a matter of urgency for all Zambians. Mr Hichilema said […]

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TB mortality rate reduces by 60%

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Kennedy Malama says Zambia’s tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate has reduced by 60%  in the last two decades. He says TB mortality declined by 30 percent in 2020, adding that this achievement is just five percent short of the 35 percent landmark set out in the World Health […]

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Army Houses to be Constructed- Alibuzwi

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Army Commander, Sitali Alubuzwi has assured his officers that plans to construct housing units in military barracks on the Copperbelt and North Western Provinces have advanced and projects will start soon. General Alibuzwi said government is also determined to improve the welfare and living conditions of officers and soldiers across the […]

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By ALICE NACHILEMBE Presidential Spokesperson, Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema has embarked on the reformation of the public procurement of the country. And Mr Bwalya said that the recent revelations by the Auditor General’s Report on the non-compliance to procurement procedures by the past regime has irked the Head of State. He said this […]

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