Blog Post

The Independent Observer

Jumbos invade Mbala

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA About 12 stray elephants in Mbala district of Chief Zombe’s area have destroyed crops of maize, cassava, beans and sunflower. The elephants are believed to have crossed from the Kasavi National Park in the neighboring Tanzania. Chief Zombe of the Lungu people who confirmed the incident to Nais said the wild animals […]

Read More

Get all ministerial vehicles, PSs directed

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Secretary to the Cabinet Simon Miti has directed all Permanent Secretaries to ensure that all ministerial vehicles are handed over by former ministers and surrendered to the ministry of works and supply for safe storage. Dr Miti said the vacation of office by ministers and dissolution of parliament on May 14, 2021 makes […]

Read More

ZNMN urges men to go for circumcision

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Zambia National Men’s Network (ZNMN) for Gender Based Violence has called on the men in the country to go for circumcision in order to prevent new infections of HIV/AIDS. ZNMN National Coordinator Nelson Banda said the number of new HIV infections recorded in the last 13 years could have been lower […]

Read More

Uphold peace, Chingola DC urges politicians

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola District Commissioner Agnes Tonga has urged all political players in the district to uphold the peace that the nation has enjoyed. Ms Tonga said this last evening during the prayers that her office organized at Town Centre’s Immanuel Fellowship Church along Kwacha Street. She said the political players should keep peace […]

Read More

Nundwe commissions 2 market shelters in Chingola

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council has commissioned two market shelters at Kabuta and Mupopopo in Nchanga Constituency. This brings the total number of commissioned shelters to four out of the eight newly built market shelters in the district. The commissioned shelters which are built at cost of K350, 000 each from the Constituency Development […]

Read More

Zambia likely to hit us$2 bn import cover

By Chileshe Mwango Economist Professor Oliver Saasa anticipates that Zambia is likely to reach a US$2 Billion import cover should the current copper prices continue on the present trajectory. Copper is currently selling at over US$10,000 per tonne and this has resulted in the kwacha remaining in the K22 range to a Dollar, a situation […]

Read More

Lungu’s candidature petitioned

By JOHN SAKALA The Legal Resource Foundation Limited has petitioned the nomination of President Edgar Lungu. This is according to the petition filed in the Constitutional Court stamped May 21, 2021. This is in the matter of Articles 1(5), 2,5(4) and 128 of the Constitution. In the matter of the alleged contravention of Article 106 […]

Read More