By JOHN SAKALA Barely a month after a Lusaka based banker made off with a bounty US$400,000, another banker, also female of Monze has snatched K59, 000 from Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO). Last month, another female banker at Barclays Bank in Lusaka got away with US $400, 000 cash and is on the runaway. […]
By Staff Writer The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has set its buying maize floor price for this year’s crop marketing season at K115 per 50kg. This is a K45 increase on last year’s offer of K70. FRA Board Chairman Joe Simachela says FRA will purchase 50kg bag of Soya beans at K150, while Paddy rice […]
By JOHN SAKALA A Train and a truck have collided at Kapiri Mponshi Rail cross. Kapiri District Commissioner Peter Mwinde has confirmed the development to The Independent Observer in a telephone interview. More details later..
By JOHN SAKALA Chipolopolo stand-in coach Aggrey Chiyangi has summoned 25 players to a local camp ahead of the July 27 second round, first leg African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Botswana in Francis town. Team Manager Desmond M’ngawa said the team would be in camp from Sunday to Wednesday with assistant coach Mumamba Numba […]
By JOHN SAKALA A $1-billion Belt and Road Africa Fund was announced on the sidelines of the annual WEF Summer Davos Meeting, currently underway in Dalian, China. The fund, which will be headed by chairman-designate, Dr Iqbal Survé, will focus on investments on the African continent, which will include co-investments in infrastructure, technology, e-Commerce, artificial […]
By Sports Writer Zambia has been placed in Pot 2 of the seeding for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw to be made in Cairo on July 18. This means that Zambia could face one of the teams seeded in Pot 1 but will avoid regional rivals South Africa and some of her […]
JOHN SAKALA Chililabombwe District Electoral Officer Cosmas Chalusa says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set July 8-11 as the dates for delimitation stakeholders meeting in readiness for the 2021 general elections. According to the invitation extended to The Independent Observer, Mr Chalusa said the three days meeting is aimed at creating new polling […]
By Sports Writer The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has postponed the Division One play-off between Young Green Eagles (Zone 4) and Kansanshi Dynamos (Zone 2) that was set for Nkhosa Stadium in Kafue this weekend. Yeta Football Club (Zone 4) had appealed the decision by the Player Status Committee to award three points to […]
By Bwale Mutanuka and JOHN SAKALA Chingola Town Clerk Kabombo Mutakela says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will conduct delimitation scooping meeting on July 13, in readiness for the 2021 general elections. Speaking during a media briefing in his office today, Mr Mutakela said scooping meeting would need as main stakeholders as possible to […]
Frank Lampard has been appointed as the new head coach at Chelsea on a three-year contract, sealing a return to Stamford Bridge for the club’s record goalscorer. Derby granted Chelsea permission to speak to Lampard last week and the 41-year-old has now completed a move back to his former club as the permanent successor to […]
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