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The Independent Observer

Over 200 PF defectors joins UPND

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Over 200 Patriotic Front (PF) Members from Kasompe and Mimbula wards of Chingola Constituency have defected from the former ruling party to the United Party for National Development-UPND. Defecting Chairperson Moses Mushinka who was PF Chingola constituency Chairperson said they decided to join the ruling party because it is the only party […]

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Tachimbwa Lubilo Women’s Club records CDF successful story

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Tachimbwa Lubilo Women’s Club, located in Nchanga Ward within the Nchanga Constituency of Chingola District, has achieved a remarkable feat through the successful utilisation of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). By ingeniously leveraging village banking, the club has multiplied a K5000 grant received from the CDF to an impressive K33,000. Having […]

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COP28 President-Designate calls on international community to deliver on climate finance at African climate ministerial meeting

COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has addressed the nineteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), sharing his vision and priorities for COP28, especially the need for adaptation financing and acceleration of the energy transition. A key partner to COP28, AMCEN unites environment ministers from across the continent and provides political […]

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Chiwempala woman 22, suspect in her husbands death

By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-22-year-old Woman of Chingola’s Chiwepala area has been detainted by police to help with investigation in the murder of her husband. The case of a suspected Murder was reported on August 11, 2023 as Suicide. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the victim Jackson Kaonga 29 is suspected to have committed suicide […]

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COP28 UAE Presidency to convene world-leading economists in the UAE to drive progress on the reform of international finance

The COP28 Presidency has announced that it will convene the Independent High-Level Expert Group (IHLEG) on Climate Finance in the UAE this week to drive progress on steps to reform international finance ahead of COP28.  The two-day meeting from 15-16 August, held at the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), will bring together world-leading economists, private sector leaders, the COP28 Presidency and UN Climate Change High-Level Champions. […]

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