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The Independent Observer

229 Chambishi Metals employees to be retrenched

By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA About 229 workers at Zambia’s biggest Cobalt plant Chambishi metals will lose their jobs this month end as management decides to put the company on care maintenance for two years. The Mineworkers Union of Zambia announced that 229 workers at Chambishi Metals will be retrenched following a decision by management to put […]

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Curfew hits Chingola

By JOHN SAKALA Home Affairs Ministers Stephen Kampyongo says night movements in Chingola has been restricted to improve policing of the district. And Mr Kampyongo has warned any media making inciting remarks on Chingola volatile situation that it will face the full wrath of the law and it will be prosecuted. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Davies […]

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Mihova calls for more Zambia, UK trade

By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Zambia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom His Excellency Lieutenant General Paul Mihova has said the Mission is exploiting further the business opportunities in the UK to ensure sustained contribution to the Zambian economy. Lt. Gen. Mihova made the remarks when UK envoy to the Commonwealth, Philip Parham […]

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Chingola police must redirect their energies from opposition to riots and looting

By JOHN SAKALA National Democratic Congress (NDC) Coppperbelt Provincial Chairperson Chipoka Mulenga says police have good intelligence in tracking the opposition political parties but lack the same zeal in tracking riots. Mr Mulenga has implored the police command to be proactive to crime prevention as they do in tracking and stopping opposition political party’s gathering. […]

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Matty Investments refurbishes 3 ambulances

By JOHN SAKALAMatty Investments has refurbished three ambulances for Chingola which were down and abandoned. Two had already been handed over to Chingola District Health Office and yesterday, Chingola Constituency Member of Parliament Matthew Nkhuwa who is the proprietor of Matty Investments handed over the third ambulance. Mr Nkhuwa said the third ambulance had received […]

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Matty Investments refurbishes 3 ambulances

By JOHN SAKALAMatty Investments has refurbished three ambulances for Chingola which were down and abandoned. Two had already been handed over to Chingola District Health Office and yesterday, Chingola Constituency Member of Parliament Matthew Nkhuwa who is the proprietor of Matty Investments handed over the third ambulance. Mr Nkhuwa said the third ambulance had received […]

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Matty Investments refurbishes 3 ambulances

By JOHN SAKALAMatty Investments has refurbished three ambulances for Chingola which were down and abandoned. Two had already been handed over to Chingola District Health Office and yesterday, Chingola Constituency Member of Parliament Matthew Nkhuwa who is the proprietor of Matty Investments handed over the third ambulance. Mr Nkhuwa said the third ambulance had received […]

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