By Inutu Mwanza in Ethiopia President Edgar Lungu will officially flag off the export of goats to Saudi Arabia next month, Livestock Minister Kampamba Mulenga has revealed. This follows the completion of an import needs assessment that was carried out by the Saudi Arabian Government. The assessment also indicates that the Saudi Government is not […]
Democratic Party (DC) has won the court case in which it had sought for judicial review in a matter where the party had been de-registered by the Chief Registrar of Societies. High Court Judge Sharon Newa went on to state that the decision previously taken by the Registrar of Societies was not only illegal but […]
The Ruling Patriotic Front PF party has won the Kasenengwa Parliamentary By-elections with a landslide victory. The Ruling PF party with Sensio Banda polled 10, 346 ballot papers beating his counterparts of the United Prosperous for Peaceful Zambia Abel Ngwenya who polled 1, 673 and People’s Alliance for Change PAC candidate John Zulu polled 1, […]
…polls without independent observers By JOHN SAKALA There is slightly improvement in the voter turnout in the Kasenengwa parliamentary by-elections underway right now. This is after the Kasenengwa Council chairperson by-election was characterized by voter apathy soon after President Edgar Lungu had declared the constituency as a district. So far the voting is peaceful as […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chiwenzi Netball Club, the team being sponsored by Chingola Municipal Council has come out second at the just ended Farmers’ Day netball Tournament that was held in Kitwe. The team has been outstanding on the Copperbelt consistently winning and out of the 15 participating teams at the tournament Chiwenzi came out second. […]
By Kanchele Kanchele Zambia Police Service have opened a Criminal docket against Airtel Networks Zambia one of the country’s biggest mobile phone service provider. This follows the successful lodging of a complaint by Lusaka based Journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo. Mr Zgambo alleges that former Special Assistant to Late President Michael Sata, George Chellah and other […]
Five cars have been hit by a Congo bound truck on the Congo International route at the traffic lights near Willies Guest house in Chililbombwe. The Independent Observer Outside News Source Charles Chama says, there was no fatality recorded. The vehicles were parked along the Highway as is regularly the case, thereby being hit by […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo has today confirmed that Chingola Municipal Council has received a letter from Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) asking for land to relocate the 100 families affected by mining blasting exercise in Nchanga. However, Mr Tembo said KCM had not indicated the size of the land required and where the […]
By JOHN SAKALA The 100 families living in the highly publicised cracked houses in Nchanga will finally be relocated. This follows the letter written by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to Chingola Municipal Council seeking for land to relocate the families. See related stories: Relocation of Njanji families in Chingola, progressing-MP […]
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey, Binali Yildirim has called for institution-to-institution cooperation with the National Assembly of Zambia to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. Mr Yildirim said he was looking forward to undertaking reciprocal visits with his Zambian counterpart, Dr Patrick Matibini to share experiences and best […]
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Alice Nachilembe
