Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
President Lungu declares maternal, prenatal deaths public health emergency
President Edgar Lungu has declared maternal and prenatal deaths a public health emergency in Zambia. The President said the country is losing approximately 10 to 15 women per week due to pregnancy related causes. He has noted with sadness that in 2018, 786 women died due to pregnancy related complications. The Head of State has […]
2019 maize production to reduce by 16%
Zambia’s 2019 maize production is expected to reduce by 16 percent to about 2 million tonnes from 2.39 million tonnes last year. And production of tobacco, sunflower, cowpeas, Sorghum, Cassava flour, Soya beans, Sweet potatoes is also expected to reduce by an average of between 19 and 40 percent. Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo announced that […]
Solwezi: Community drink water polluted with decomposed body
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The body of a- 22-year-old man of Solwezi has been discovered in a decomposing state in a well where residents draw drinking water. North-Western Police Chief Hudson Namachila confirmed the development to The Independent Observer in a telephone interview that Victor Chinyanta, of Messengers Township went missing on Friday May 3, 2019. […]
