Follow The Zambian Observer, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-zambian-osberver Sun, 04 Jun 2023 03:06:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTINaXKMm36c-X MANSA MAYOR, STUDENTS FROM HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS JOIN THE ECL JOGGING FRENZY Mansa mayor and over 20 students from institutions of higher learning in Lusaka this morning joined former president Edgar Lungu in his routine Saturday keep fit walk and run exercise. The civic leader and students brought a new wave of enthusiasm to the […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTINaXKMm36c-X https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIASngkwrdsok UPND Sec. General Batuke Imenda formally reported to Woodlands Police Station for Hate Speech against Lusaka Catholic Archdiocese Bishop Alick Banda whom he referred to as ‘Lucifer of Zambia’ contrary to Section 70(1) Penal code of Chapter 87 the Laws of Zambia by Economic Freedom Fighters-EFF leadership.]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIASngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAC0qH-r7xlT BEN PHIRI URGES PRESIDENT TO CREATE 3 MORE PROVINCES FROM SP, WP, NWP AND EP Major Ben Phiri has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to create three provinces out of Southern, Western, North-Western and Eastern provinces. In a press release to Daily Revelation, Maj Phiri argued that this must be done to improve service delivery […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAaB2UxGNFpJ Twitter Bashes Sishuwa By David Zulu. Numerous Twitter users have taken to denouncing Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa, a fervent social media critic of President Hakainde Hichilema. Sishuwa faced severe backlash after he ventured into questioning Hichilema’s integrity through a lengthy and meandering statement that alleges the President has devised a “five-point plan” to maintain power at […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIIfjc6hd5eWF ZAMBIAN STABBED TO DEATH BY GIRL FRIEND IN JOHANNESBURG Mr Noah Lungu has been stubbed to death allegedly by his girlfriend in Elandsfontein, Johannesburg. Mr Lungu was killed in the early hours of this morning and the body has been deposited at the Police Forensic mortuary for further investigations. The alleged killer is on the […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIIfjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIEFW8UNEQjUn LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL GIVEN ULTIMATUM OVER WORKERS’ SALARIES Lusaka City Council (LCC) workers have threatened to demonstrate if they are not paid their two months’ salary arrears by next Monday. Speaking during a meeting in Lusaka with union leaders, the workers have accused some directors of stealing funds collected from markets and bus stations, hence […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIEFW8UNEQjUn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTICVCAQLB0bf5 Mwamba Peni II : A TRAILBLAZER OF SERVICE AND UNYIELDING DEDICATION. By Chanoda Ngwira In a world where perseverance and passion often intersect, Mwamba Peni emerges as a remarkable individual who has left an indelible mark on various spheres of his professional journey. This tribute pays homage to his unwavering commitment, intellectual acuity, and profound […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTICVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIIeLGixeGJZp NAKONDE RESIDENTS EXPRESS NO-CONFIDENCE IN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND THE ENTIRE CDF COMMITTEE NAKONDE – HUNDREDS of Nakonde residents have expressed displeasure in Pastor Kelvin Siame led Constituency Development Fund Committee and also called for an independent audit of the 2022 and 2023 funds. This happened when UPND Secretary General, Batuke Imenda to invited Nakonde […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIIeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAm0QkxGtqLL ZESCO Limited is updating prepaid meter software for all its residential customers. The phased exercise commenced on 30 March 2023, and is a mandatory requirement necessitated by the impending expiry of the software currently in use on 24 November 2024. Thus far, over 85% of customers in Lusaka South and Central Zones have had their […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIAm0QkxGtqLL https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIKgzzHWHxDTV By Peter Sinkamba DRC ON COURSE TO OVERTAKE PERU AS SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF COPPER ===================== Democratic Republic of Congo has been making huge strides in the production of copper in the last few years. Production is largely propelled by high-grade ore now being tapped by Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in Kamoa-Kakula. DRC exports have more […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIKgzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIHMq2h3ehXEp Woman Sues Trey Songz For 2013 ‘Sexual Assault’, Demands $10m American singer and songwriter, Tremaine Neverson, 38, known professionally as Trey Songz, has been sued for sexual assault by a woman, who alleged that he exposed her breast from her bikini top at a 2013 pool party without her consent. The anonymous woman also filed […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTIHMq2h3ehXEp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTILkdRKkm2PJP ANGOLA ASKS FOR 200 ZAMBIAN MEDICAL PERSONNELAngola has requested Zambia to send 200 medical personnel from various categories to provide services to that country.The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Health of the two countries was signed in March this year. Zambia’s Ambassador to Angola LAWRENCE CHALUNGUMANA has told ZNBC news in Angola that […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:14:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a7KO582srTILkdRKkm2PJP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3aq0ERBBepp_96jHbRcHw3s The Reason to Celebrate Fuel Reduction By Dr. Martin Mushumba The country witnessed a reduction in the pump price of fuel in the latest Energy Regulations Board (ERB) price review announced on 30th May 2023. The ERB announced that the price of petrol be adjusted from K27.59 to K24.45 and that of diesel from K24.64 […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:34:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3aq0ERBBepp_96jHbRcHw3s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3biYmx0_vsFVu9WSSr4-0sP DINGANI BANDA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSET DISPOSAL, HOW CAN HE BE THE COMPLAINANT Good Afternoon my Sisters, Brothers and Friends I am out of police detention. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for your support and prayers during my 24 hours ordeal following armed police action against me. I have been charged with […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 13:52:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3biYmx0_vsFVu9WSSr4-0sP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3YTVNBAVWM1VrDXWBZfdr71 THERE’S NO POLITICAL PARTY WITHOUT CORRUPT ELEMENTS By News Diggers Editor Socialist Party leader Fred M’membe says his party has some corrupt members who will be in prison by December 2026 once they win the next general elections. During a political programme on Prime TV, Dr M’membe said the fight against corruption needs to start […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 12:33:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3YTVNBAVWM1VrDXWBZfdr71 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLeQEmsPXZ5C9 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact : Cheelo Katambo: Deputy Media Director – UPNDEmail: info@upnd.co.zm WILFUL FAILURE TO UTILISE CDF IS A CRIME. June 02, 2023 LUSAKA – From the onset,we wish to call on the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon Gary Nkombo MP to immediately use powers vested in him through the Constituency development […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:44:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLeQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLWsGk81fO-bN KBF, KALANDANYA APPEAR IN COURT ON JOINT MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES By Mabvuto MtongaZambia Must Prosper leader and lawyer, Kelvin Bwalya Fube and four others, have appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to money laundering and failure to report a suspicious transaction charges. Fube is jointly charged with a data clerk, Beauty […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:44:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLWsGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLR-xWH3zZqEA BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN CASTIGATES WEST FOR FAILING TO AIDE ZAMBIA’S DEBT PROBLEM Sudanese-British billionaire Mohammed Fathi Ahmed Ibrahim commonly known referred to simply as Mo Ibrahim has castigated the west for failing to quickly come to the aid of Zambia over the debt stress, when they have promptly assisted Ukraine and Greece from their problems. In […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:44:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLR-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLRhSCv31NykC FAILURE TO SECURE CONVICTIONS FROM HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES TO CAUSE MORE FRUSTRATION AMONG ZAMBIANSBy Michael Kaluba Community Action Against Corruption has warned that the continued corruption cases involving high-profile individuals from the former government that have not resulted in convictions will increase frustrations among Zambians. Organization Chief Executive Officer Brighton Tembo is calling for […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:44:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLRhSCv31NykC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLReIF_fEM9tn POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR DEFILING MINOR IN CUSTODY A Police Officer from Shapande Police Post in Choma district has been arrested for defiling a 14 year old suspect who was in custody at gun point. Southern Province Commissioner of Police, Paul Achiumi has identified the Officer as Constable Mukela Imbuwa. According to Byta FM news, […]]]> Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:44:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/ueGzjmHIy3a2gwJokmEmLReIF_fEM9tn