The Independent Observer
Alice Nachilembe
229 Chambishi Metals employees to be retrenched
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA About 229 workers at Zambia’s biggest Cobalt plant Chambishi metals will lose their jobs this month end as management decides to put the company on care maintenance for two years. The Mineworkers Union of Zambia announced that 229 workers at Chambishi Metals will be retrenched following a decision by management to put […]
Hunger makes NDC cadres defect to PF
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA About 100 former National Democratic Congress (NDC) party members have defected to the ruling Patriotic Front PF party saying they were hungry in NDC. Receiving the defectors during an interactive meeting with the PF social media bloggers held at Roadview Hotel in Kitwe yesterday, PF Provincial chairperson Nathan Chanda urged the new […]
RB calls for unity of purpose to solve climate change jigsaw
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Zambia’s Fourth Republican President Rupiah Banda says unity of purpose is the only way the country can solve the climate change issues currently affecting the country. Mr Banda said unity by all stakeholders will help to fight climate change where different ideas Mr Banda said the future is greatly threatened by the […]
12 houses damaged in Kitwe’s Itimpi ward
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA About 12 houses have been damaged by heavy rains experienced in Kitwe’s Salamano area of Itimpi Ward. Confirming the development to The Independent Observer in Kitwe, Itimpi ward Councilor Mpasa Mwaya said heavy downpour had also destroyed household property worth thousands of Kwacha. Ms Mwaya could not give further details about the […]
Fuel hike, a signal that govt is taking us for granted-ZCTU
By Nchimunya Miyoba The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says government should not take Zambians for granted for they are already stressed with the country’s bad economy. ZCTU President Chishimba Nkole said economic challenges coupled with increased fuel prices has negativity affected the basic needs which has seen alot of people complaining about the […]
UPND kisses Kaizer Zulu’s dismissal
By Nchimunya Miyoba UPND has welcomed the firing of Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu. UPND Secretary General Steven Katuta said the firing of Mr Zulu is long over due as he has committed many a atrocities against the people of Zambia and he had became the talk of the country […]