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The Independent Observer

Zambia admitted to financial crime fighting group

By JOHN SAKALA Zambia has been admitted as a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. This follows the endorsement made by Heads of Global Financial Intelligence Units [FIU’s]. The confirmation of membership was made at the 25th Plenary of the Egmont Group, recently held in Sydney, Australia at which Zambia was represented […]

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Green World: Living health while making money

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Green World in Chingola has implored people to choose a healthy life style as they create wealth. Green World Distributor in Chingola Charles Mbewe said that the distance between dreams and reality is the actions of the people to make the dreams come true. He was speaking during the Green World annual […]

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Fake police recruiters arrested

By JOHN SAKALA Three fake police recruiters have been arrested for allegedly impersonating and soliciting money from Zambian citizens purporting that they were the ones recruiting police officers. The trio impersonated public officers and subsequently swindled nine members of the public out of money amounting to K18, 000, on pretext that they were recruiting officers […]

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WWE star Roman Reigns announces he has leukemia, relinquishes universal title on Raw

………..Reigns, WWE’s top superstar, was diagnosed at age 22 and has been privately battling the disease since Roman Reigns, WWE’s biggest active star and certainly its most polarizing performer, announced in a shocking statement Monday night that his real-life battle with leukemia will force him to step away from the ring effective immediately. The 33-year-old […]

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Petauke ‘Katundu’ victim testifies before court

By Onishias Maamba in Chipata  Petauke ‘Katundu’ victim has testified before Petauke Magistrate court how she found herself in a video half naked. A-28 year old woman, of Petauke’s show grounds told Resident Magistrate Ackson Mumba that she unknowingly found herself in a video half naked and another person playing with her private part. When the matter […]

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Chambishi Smelter rail connector commissioned

By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has commissioned the Zambia Rail way (ZRL) sliding line that will connect Chambishi Copper Smelter and ZRL main line with a call to claim its place in the transportation sector. Speaking when commissioning the sliding line in Chambishi yesterday, Mr Mushimba said the commissioning of the […]

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ECZ urges youth to exercise maximum restraint towards violence

Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), Vice Chairperson Annette Nhekairo has called on youths in North-western province to exercise maximum restraint towards violence in the upcoming Tumvwanganai ward by elections in Solwezi district. Speaking when she graced the youth conference held in Solwezi, under the theme “youth involvement in the electoral process”, Ms Nhekairo said youths […]

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