By JOHN SAKALA Buteko market in Mufulira has been burnt to ashes consuming the area where carpenters sell their merchandise. Fire swept through the market around 01:00 hours this morning and destroy goods worthy thousands of kwacha. Mufulira Municipal Council Assistant Public Relations Officer Thandiwe Tembo has confirmed the inferno to The Independent Observer in […]
Juventus spending €112million on Cristiano Ronaldo has been followed by an Italian trade union announcing Fiat workers in Melfi will go on strike. Juve, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and CNH Industrial (CNHI) are all owned by the holding company Exor, which is controlled by the Agnelli family. The Serie A champions’ move for the five-time Ballon d’Or […]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that he is ready to take a wife now. The 61 year old billionaire business mogul, made the revelation in a recent interview with Financial times. According to the businessman who has been divorced twice, says his busy schedule has prevented him from having any romance in his […]
By JOHN SAKALA Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Christopher Yaluma, is leading a Zambian delegation in Washington DC in the United States for the 17th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum. The AGOA forum takes place annually on an alternating basis between sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. The United States is hosting the […]
Police in Ndola have retrieved a still born baby dumped in a pit latrine at a local church in Ndolas’ Pamodzi Township. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga confirmed the development. Ms Katanga said the incident was reported yesterday to Chifubu Police Station by Eunice Nkandu 54, of Nkwazi over-spill who discovered the baby. Ms Katanga […]
A Samfya based Fish Farmer has appealed to government to consider reviewing the policy that restrict fish farmers in Luapula Province from growing Niloticus Tilapia, a species predominantly found in the Nile river. Dr Faustin Mwape says there is need to review the policy to allow fish farmers in the Province grow the fish species […]
Two people have drowned while one other person survived after a boat in which they were in capsized on Lake Mweru. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said the trio met they faint when the boat they were in capsized due to strong wind and waves. Ms Katongo said the Trio had gone fishing on 7th July, […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus on Tuesday is a much-needed short-term boost for Serie A which has struggled to attract top players in the last decade, but the Italian league’s many deep-rooted problems remain. Five-time world player of the year Ronaldo is the second big name to be lured to Italy since the close season […]
US hedge fund Elliott announced Wednesday it had taken over Italian giants AC Milan after the club’s Chinese owners failed to repay debt. Elliott Management pledged to inject €50 million to “stabilise the finances” of the seven-time European champions after Chinese owner Li Yonghong missed a Friday deadline to repay €32 million. In a statement […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Trump administration raised the stakes in its trade dispute with China, threatening 10 percent tariffs on a list of $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, sending stocks lower and prompting Beijing to warn it would be forced to respond. China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday it was “shocked” and would complain […]
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Alice Nachilembe
