By JOHN SAKALA A Paramilitary Police Officer of Lilayi has shot himself dead so that he could no longer give his family problems. Francis Mwenge Goma 37, a son of Professor Fastone Goma committed suicide by pulling the trigger of the AK47 under his custody. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed the shooting to The […]
By Mumbo Lombe FZICA, ACCA, MBA From time immemorial, Zambian leaders have called on citizens to find local solutions to local challenges. Unfortunately this call has not been taken seriously by many Zambians. Evidently many Zambians prefer foreign goods and services to local ones. Painfully so, this is very evident in the ICT space where […]
In Zambia, soccer is the most popular game and for a good reason. The country’s national soccer team claimed the victory in the Africa Cup of Nations and their Under-20 national soccer squad claimed the African Nations Cup in 2012. Nonetheless, there are lots of other sports that Zambian citizens follow and love playing. Here […]
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 […]
The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has noted with sadness attempts to dilute the credibility of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). MLC said those mentioned in the report are undermining it and those failing to ensure the culprits mentioned in the report are investigated and brought to book. The FIC’s Chairperson Enock Ngoma said the trends […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has noted with sadness a notice by Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to all broadcast media houses to furnish the IBA with recordings broadcast media programmes every two weeks. MLC Chairperson Enock Ngoma said the notice is another example of the increasing anti-media activities towards the broadcast media sector […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA The three Copperbelt University (CBU) unions have accused the Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo of deliberately delaying to implement the recommendations of the adhoc committee. The report of the adhoc commitee requested to investigate the allegations of incompetency and mal administration leveled against CBU vice Chancellor Naison Ngoma. Speaking during the […]
The Independent Observer
Alice Nachilembe
