By ALICE NACHILEMBE World Youth and Leadership Foundation (WYLF) has challenged political parties to fully support youth candidates with financial support and campaigning materials as 12th August draw closer. Director General Nalishebo Nyambe has urged political parties to fully support youth’s candidates with enough resources needed for to deliver their campaign message. Mr Nyambe said […]
Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the government’s handling of a massive recent spike in Covid cases has added to general unrest over the nation’s economic and social turmoil. President Kais Saied, who was elected in 2019, announced he was taking over. […]
By IREEN MULENGA United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate for Nchanga Ward Jones Siluyele says the door to door campaign is the Best strategy because it brings interaction between the voter and the candidate. Mr Siluyele said that door to door campaign makes the people to know the candidate they will be voting for […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Zambia Tax Platform says that Government needs to develop a school reopening and recovery plan to mitigate further economic and social costs. Social and Economic Investment Monitoring Analyst Theresa Mutale said these school closures come at a high social and economic cost and are likely to have profound consequences extending beyond […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga has expressed happiness that the process to start the debt swap which started over three years ago has finally taken off. Mr Malupenga also urged employers that acquired loans through the third party to avail their information to Government so that they can benefit from […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The North West Press Club and the Free Press Initiative (FPI) Zambia has condemed the violent attack on Ikelenge Zanis District Information Officer while he was on duty. Mr Mwila was brutally attacked by members of United Party for National Development (UPND) during their fracas with Patriotic Front (PF) in Ikeleng’i District […]
UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says Rural development is one of the key areas of focus once in office this August. Mr Hichilema said food security, quality education, quality health care and business opportunities for the people in the rural areas will be made available. He said this election is not about Hakainde Hichilema but all […]
President Edgar Lungu has no competitor in the August 12 elections, former Water Minister, Raphael Mangani Nakacinda has said. Mr Nakacinda said there is nothing the rest 15 candidates contesting can offer to Zambians and for that fact Zambians should consider them as mere jokers. He said President Lungu has scored in all fronts and […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has directed Police Commanders in all Provinces to take action against political violence. Mr Kanganj also said it includes those in operations deployed to police elections to be firm and ensure that public misconduct is brought to a halt during this period when poll day is […]
Mercy Chewe Zambia Women National Team captain Barbra Banda has saluted her squad after forcing a 4-4 draw against China at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Banda’s team erased their 10-3 Olympic debut defeat at the hands of Holland when drawing with the Chinese in Saturday’s second Group F match in Tokyo. Banda told […]
Alice Nachilembe
Maimbo Mweemba
The Independent Observer
