Former Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe, has completed her handover process to her successor and newly appointed Minister of Finance Dr Bwalya Ng’andu. Ms Mwanakatwe, Lusaka Central Constituency Lawmaker, has wished Dr Ng’andu well in his new job of shepherding the economy to sustained stability and growth. Dr Ng’andu also paid tribute to the former […]
By Staff Writer UPND says the prohibitive bail conditions set out by Chinsali Senior Resident Magistrate Julius Malata against the 16 UPND members and officials from Kasama has led to their continued incarceration at Chinsali Remand Prison. Magistrate Malata had among other documents demanded for the production of Company Certificate of Registration, Latest Payslip and […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Zambian Theatre and Circus groups ‘Barefeet Theatre’ and ‘Circus Zambia’ have joined forces with UK/Ireland company ‘Wake the Beast’ to present EMPYRE. EMPYRE is an interactive tale of power, privilege and selling a fantasy and was Directed by Gift Chansa of Circus Zambia and Barefeet Theatre and his Artistic […]
President Edgar Lungu has said that he will not impose gay rights on Zambians in exchange for donor aid. President Lungu said that certain rights that are enjoyed in other parts of the world may not be accepted by Zambians. The President said that cultural differences have proved that some of the rights enjoyed in […]
By Tinkerbel Mwila Police on the Copperbelt Province have arrested a 26 year old man of Ndola’s Mushili Compound for allegedly sodomising his 2 year-old step son and forcing him to swallow his semen. Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has confirmed the incident to Phoenix News in Ndola saying the incident happened on 13 […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Stakeholders in Chingola have proposed to have two more constituencies to make four plus two wards and 13 polling station. This was done after a three day successful Delimitation sittings by the Electoral Commissioner of Zambia (ECZ) which saw different stakeholders from political parties, the clergy and community members from Chingola and […]
By Staff Writer The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a former Zanaco female employee of Lundazi for money laundering activities involving over K500, 000. DEC through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit in Eastern Province Phanny Chaponda. Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo said the Chaponda 34, of house No. RR 15, Kanjala Compound in Lundazi has […]
Former South Africa footballer Marc Batchelor has been shot dead near his home in Johannesburg. Batchelor played for Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. “He was attacked by two men who were driving a motorbike,” a police spokesman Col Lungelo Dlamini told South African Broadcasting Corporation. “He was about to drive […]
By JOHN SAKALA Kapiri Town Council will sink 21 boreholes in an effort to provide clean drinking water to the residents in the area. Kapiri Mposhi Town Council Chairperson Obby Kabasa said K840, 000 from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been set aside to drill 21 boreholes all the 18 wards of Kapiri. Mr […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Muleya Secondary School Grade 11 pupil Temwanji Musonda has been elected as Chililabombwe Junior Mayor Completion project. The project is Chililabombwe Council initiative aimed at educating learners about the role of civil leaders in society as well as citizens in the community. The project saw pupils from five schools of Chililabombwe battling […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
Abigail Chaponda
