Bwana Mkubwa PF Member of Parliament Jonas Chanda has said that 1,200 community members are being empowered for income generating activities (IGAs). The empowerment fund is coming from the 2017 Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The Lawmaker disclosed this when he addressed members of community clubs in Mushili and Twashuka wards. Dr Chanda said forty (40) […]
Lusaka City Council (LCC) has closed down 12 bars and apprehends 10 suspected underage age patrons over the weekend. The combined team of Lusaka City Council (LCC) Public Health Inspectors, Council Police and State Police conducted the operation. This was done during an operation conducted in Emmasdale (Devil Street) and Garden Compounds. The operation meant […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A boy has died on the spot following the overturning of an ox-cut he was being ridden in, in Namwala. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed the development to The Independent Observer that the boy (5) died after the ox-cart had hit into a tree thereby overturning. Ms Katongo said the accident […]
By ALFRED MUKANAKA No window shopping to make Nay, miniskirts keep men awake! The spouse benefits too Miniskirts make men docile Aroused and poised to do Menial jobs with a smile Age and status aside The pendulum swings side to side! The miniskirt makes men fight Presidential cordon broken through Where security is water […]
Dear Editor, I’m a commuter between Chingola and Kalulushi every day and this truck you see in the picture has been on the middle of the road for the past two weeks now. It got broken and there is no help that is coming either from Zambia Police or Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) […]
By JOHN SAKALA Ndola Mayor Amon Chisenga has managed to fix the stretch at the under bridge is you Ndola heading to Kapiri. See also: Ndola Mayor should fix under bridge stretch Ndola Mayor was last under intense pressure when members of The Independent Observer WhatsApp Political forum quizzed why he could fail to fix a […]
By JOHN SAKALA NWK Agri Services Zambia Limited has purchased 2.5 million tonnes of cotton and paid out more than K8.7 billion to small scale farmers in Kabwe during the ongoing crop marketing season. Company Agriculture Manager Chingwale Namachila said most of the crop is exported due to lack of adequate textile factory in the […]
By Staff Writer The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Copperbelt says the ruling PF is like a combine harvester garnering every coin from citizens without any remorse. Copperbelt NDC Chairperson Chipoka Mulenga said lately PF has introduced several avenues of reaping every coin from the citizens to water its dried up wells of the […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Football Association of Zambia has ruled that Green Eagles are the rightful Barclays Cup representatives as opposed to Lusaka Dynamos. According to a ruling by an adhoc committee chaired by lawyer Lombe Mbalashi, Green Eagles were handed the Barclays slot on account of having accmulated more points after all teams had […]
Zamrock legend Paul Ngozi has finally got a street named after him. The street located in Kabwata formerly known as ZAOGA road was unveiled on Saturday by Kabwata Member of Parliament Giben Lubinda and witnessed by some members of the Ngozi family and some musicians. Born Paul Dobson Nyirongo in 1949 was a Zambian popular […]
Alice Nachilembe
The Independent Observer
