Acting President Rupiah Banda says there is need for the traditional leaders and their subjects in Western Province to move in unison with government towards developing the area.
Mr. Banda said unity between government and the traditional leadership of each province was important for attracting investors to a particular area.
He said a province would lag behind in terms of development if government and traditional readers held divergent views on investment issues.
Mr. Banda, who earlier paid a courtesy call on the Litunga , hoped that the traditional leadership would be eager to receive both local and foreign investment.
“In Mongu, we respect the Litunga’s style of governance. But we need to move in unison with the Litunga and other chiefs” he said in response to a question on why Western Province has seemingly lagging behind in development compared to other provinces.
The Acting President was speaking on a live programme on Radio Liseli last evening.
“After speaking to him today, obviously he and other chiefs are eager to receive investment here just like in other rural areas,” he said.
Mr. Banda said government remains ambitious to achieve much more economic social and political growth than what the country has recorded in the last seven years of the late president Mwanawasa’s reign.
Meanwhile, Mr. Banda has disclosed that over US$ 1 billion has been invested in the Konkola Copper Mines in the last few years for its expansion programme.
He reiterated that the mining industry has recorded a lot of development ever since the late Dr. Mwanawasa became president of Zambia.
The Acting President attributed this achievement to the ruling MMD’s good economic policies and the decision to privatize the mines in the 1990s.
Mr. Banda further said his government would work hard to support ZESCO so as to encourage electricity generation in the country.
He explained that the current electricity deficit was caused by an increase in the production industry in the country in the recent part.
The Southern African region is facing a serious electricity deficit prompting governments to employ rationing measures among them load shedding.
And Mr. Banda said he fully supported press freedom because the media was an important tool for the democratic and economic development of the country.
“I am 100 per cent for the freedom of the media in Zambia,” he said.
The Acting President also reiterated his commitment to continue the fight against corrupting in the public and private sectors.
He said government would maintain and support the existing anti corruption and anti-money laundering efforts.
He said sentiments that the anti-corruption crusade would be compromised because he was allegedly surrounded by corrupt people were not correct.
He argued that if those people that are alleged to be corrupt were suspected to have committed the crime, they would have been taken to court by now.
Mr. Banda charged that those accusing his colleagues of being corrupt wished they were the ones receiving the support.
And the Acting President has appealed to his opponents in the October 30, 2008 presidential election not to ridicule anybody because of the age.
Mr. Banda is in Western Province to hold campaign rallies and meet chiefs in various district’s until Friday, October 3rd when he will retain to Lusaka in the evening.
He is accompanied by his election agent Ben Tetimashimba, campaign manager Mike Mulongoti, apposition United Liberal Party (ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota, Education Minister, Geoffrey Lungwangwa and many others.
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Get on board people. RB is the way forward.
Iwe Superman read the post and the editorial in the times of Zambia. Rupiah Banda likes kucheka bad. viva sata EK 2016
People of Zambaia, This man never had ambitions of holding the highest office in the land and you want to blindly follow him. It will be situation of the blind and or vision less leading the sighted. What vision has he got for Zambia, from his political career what tangible development has he let for all to see.
live phone in futi.i thought they banned that,or maybe they only banned it for the opposition?
RB should not prove LOZI Chiefs. Morevor he is wasting his time. SAKI is deceving him.
Westerners please join the Boat that will lead you to safety… not bo
za ya Nyama Soya (RB….PABWAAAAATOOOOO>>>>>
Ubwaaaaatoooo for new roads and clean water in Eastern>>>>>
MAlozi NI Pabwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatoooooooooo>>>>>
Bwezani banda is the man and he will rule you like it or not period.
Bwezani…kwisa he will never win and there is no possibility of ruling the Zed….PABWAAATOOOOOOOOOOOOO>>>>
no size,are you one of the nigerian crooks who intending to come to zed.we’ll shoot you down fool.
I don’t know why MMD is even campaigning here in western province, everyone including the MPs and chiefs are already behind them. We don’t want party yakimasholi. UPND yama Tonga full stop. MMD is national.
Nako ifitile (The hour has come)!!!!!!!!!!!
pardon my english in #11,thought i was in nigeria
The writing is on the wall. Even Fred Mumembe knows, the MMD is unstopable this time, no wonder he is panicking to try and bring RB in redicule. No matter what he write, the battle has already been won, 30th October will just be a formality. Have you heard the chief strategist talking of late. Watch the space!!!
Pankolokoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
chwechwechwechwe, chwechwechwechwechweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Lozi chiefs are Not like the other uneducated fools who sold their land to foreigners because of stupid government policies
Any latest ba LT?These stories can mek u write the same things over n over.
HIGH-HOPES ( H H )Has what it takes to lead this country to prosperity. But it is up to you to either choose to close your eyes and ears from the truth and vote for the other candidates who are not only tired but expired.
VIVA HHHHHHHHHHH.
But this Bwezani.What r u going to do with primitive western province?
But Saki ni mfwiti.
VIVA HH
Iwe chi The Spectator susiba at we are in loziland you should now change language and say:
Mwamukoloooooooooooooooo fela
Mwamukoloooooooooooooooo fela
Mwamukoloooooooooooooooo fela
JOKER
#15 you are right they keep the riches to themselves
At least he is campaigning in all provinces.
Told you B4 the one who will take western province wins these elections. SATA will take part of northern, luapula, the whole copperbelt and lusak district. HH will take southern, central and probably come second in lusaka district. RB will take Lusaka province(exept lusaka district), Eastern,northwestern and part of northern then he will come second in southern. by the way southern has a population 3x bigger than luapula so coming 2nd there is a big equalizer to the vote lost on CB. Thus the verdict now lies with western province.Demographics are in favour MMD take it or leave it.
levi died a sad man,bwezani will die a fool
RB is accompanied by Saki in Wester province, and yet Saki has no influence in his area
He will meet tomorrow with the chiefs to hand the envelops and guess what will be on the news? “western chiefs endorse RB” what rubbish!! this issue of bribing the chiefs is not working yama. It’s time for HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
2006 elections were rigged. We must do an audit of registered voters in suspious areas like shangombo etc where there were no spoilt votes in 2006! How ? In lusaka and copperbelt where people are much more enlightened, there are spoilt votes and in rural areas hardly any? That smells a rat. This time around no monkey tricks from VJ and his office of the president friends led by Regis Phiri. Kenya will be child play we have suffered long enough under this MMD. We need change
UPND = HANDS, MMD = CLOCK and PF = BOAT. Analysing these symbols is interesting. We NEED the HANDS throughout our lives.We use our HANDS to make the clocks and boats. We do not need these items most of the time. But HANDS are part of us , we can do very little without them.
VOTE THE PROMISING HANDS to LIFT AND HELP ZAMBIA
Pelekelo 12 you are useless. What developmet have these same pipo you want brought to our province? Tell me. Havent they failed to do the mongu Kalabo road? Just look at the way you your towns looks. No proper infrustructure and yet you still insist on this ,also, currupt man.Wake up fellow Lozi man. You are the pipo who are letting us down. wake up!!!!!!!!!
#25 sakai has followed to collect his envelope
#26 NENANI 2006 elections were not rigged check the zambian demographics. SATA Won CB,LUAPULA and LUSAKA DISTRICT(not lusaka province coz the province includes luangwa, lufunsa,chongwe, chilanga and LSK west). HH won SOUTHERN which has a population 3*bigger than luapula were SATA won.The MMD then got Eastern(highly populated, Northwestern, lusaka(exept lsk district),WESTERN,NORTHERN,came second in SOUTHERN and shared Central province with the other parties in addition to comming second whereever it lost. So who won my dear? Forget RIGGING it doesnt exist.
Bwezani=Bring back (Briberly, lies, Corruption, thuggerly, Nepotism, Cadres, vote buying(william banda?)VJ,Derrick, Miyanda plus plus)
#26 I agree, Rigging is overrated in Zambian politics and few take time to analyse all the elections results. Go to ECZ websites and do your own analysis and you will see that MMD won handsomely by courting rural vote and that is what they are doing now and Sata also realised this. That is why he is not so prominent in urban centres and has virtually camped in rural areas community radio stations to stem the tide and MMD doing what they do best visiting rural areas and leaving urban centres to the post and all. Just like in the US, Republicans don’t even bother with New York & California. So if PF or UPND want to win, it’s the rural vote that counts. Forget rigging, it’s overrated
we are in the boat
viva pf
I WOKE UP WITH HIGH SPIRITS TODAY BUT AFTER READING WHAT TETAMASHIMBA VOMITED AT YESTERDAY’S PRESS ‘COMPRESS'(NOT CONFERENCE), THAT CHILUBA IS NOT A PLUNDERER,IM LEFT BUT WITH A VERY SERIOUS MOOD OF REFLECTION OF WHAT WILL BECOME OF ZAMBIA IF RUPIAH IS ELECTED PRESIDENT.THESE PEOPLE(MMD)HAVE LOST IT.I CALLED ONE COLLEAGUE OF MINE(IN MMD INNER CIRCLE-AN MP)TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION AND HE ANSWERED TO THE AFFIRMATIVE,THAT FTJ WAS NOT A THIEF,IM SO SICK.THIS CALLS FOR A REVOLUTION IN ZAMBIA.NOW I KNOW WHY MAUREEN NEVER WANTED THIS RB CANDIDATURE THING.POOR LEVY(MHRIP)DIED A LONE CORRUPTION FIGHTER.VOTE WISELY THAT DAY PLEASE,ZAMBIA IS SINKING FAST.
I like the comment on hand,clock, and boat.
We us hands every day of our lives( so forward) but the clock not always, and the boat not always.
Also look at this. Only 3 Political parties in the History of Zambia were genuinely formed. Meaning they were formed with a vision.
1. UNIP to liberate the country and bring equality for all
2.MMD to bring multipartism and end UNIP one part state.
3.UPND to bring accelerated development to Zambia from chiluba economic mismanagement and decline.
The rest of the parties have been formed after differing with collegues in MMD, but have no vision of their own. They belived and defended MMD policies until 2000. So Zambians vote wisely
Breaking News! VJ will not rig for SATA and RB. The two have failed to pay him the rigging fees. 100% clear that HH will win with a 50+1.
MWA BULOZI LUBOTELA HH..SHAA..
LUBINDA YOU BEING USED..SATA CAN NOT KEEP YOU LONG.BE CAREFUL..
LUNA MALOZI LUBOTELA HAKAINDE HICHILEMA…HH…LWA MUISA MWA STATE HOUSE AYOLE LEVY..SHAA.HALU LATI MASHOLI BO RB NI MUKULI SATA KAPENDA
LUNA MALOZI LUBOTELA HAKAINDE HICHILEMA…HH…LWA MUISA MWA STATE HOUSE AYOLE LEVY..SHAA.HALU LATI MASHOLI BO RB NI MUKULI SATA KAPENDA…
HALU VOTELE HH,KWA KALABO KI HH,KWA SENANGA KI HH,MWA MONGU KI HH,KWA SESHEKE KI HH,BA KAOMA KI HH,BA LUKULU BO NIBONA KI HH FELAA..
MALOZI KI MBUYA WA LUNA FELA..HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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How on earth can someone think of RB ruling us.The man was just a peasant farmer who never even thot he would be vice presido its levy who wanted someone to be a servant not necessarily to have a big role.This man is incompetent and has no vision.lets vote Ba sata he’s far much beta than RB.
Can a province lag behind due to divergent views of chiefs in the province? I dont understand, fellow countrymen and women enlighten me. This certainly is a BIG LIE.
#45 tribology what ever you think you mean by that, Sata and RB and not different. Most certainly RB though also a lier is more enlightened than Sata.
What ‘development’ in other provinces has the Western Province lagged behind?
#45
Halo Halo SATA IS A KAPONYA HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN
If people of western province vote for MMD then i will start querrying there sanity as a bunch.
STILL USING CROOKED WAYS.FROM 1991 SOMEWHERE THERE TO 2008.YOU ARE OUTDATED
who could have dreamed that rev was to rule us? so just wait and see you wii be suprised.
Right on #3! You coudn’t put it better! I wish Zambians would look at RB like you. A look at at RB’s profile only recomends him for deputy minister of sport! In fact he is reputed to have interest in boxing and maybe one or two other sport only.
It’s not a secret that his coming to MMD was Levy’s love proposal to the Esterners who seemed to react slowly to change!
And he claims to have the vision of Zambia at heart!What a scandal!
Oh fellow Zambians! Don’t you see everybody in MMD is using this man for their own goals like Levy did!
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MUBWATO means Human private parts either Rear or front So PF stop insulting before we call Mateyo to arrest you.
The person you disregard is the person who marries your mother.
both sata and rb were cut from the same cloth
to hear sata critising kaunda and chiluba govts in nakonde
when he served in both diligently is cheap politiking
let him convince us with seriuos issues
and not issaults and lies
lets stay out of insaults and look at the bigger picture
posterity will judge us by whatever collective decision
we make as a country come october 30
Osazi nama RB, no chief is behind you, they are just chewing your money. I am also behind you, please send me a chq. My A/C No. is 00000000000000000000000200000
MINA MA LOZI MUVOTELE MWAMUKOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
RB for life
HEY GUYS AM TONGA IN UPND AND AM A TRIBALIST SORRY FOR THAT GUYS
#61 F**k YOU
wena 59 malozi kaufela lukavotela mwamukolo utwile ngi.
Those still in “love” with RB, what is your comment on todays Post lead story? The guy is a habitual briber and FTJ will look like an armatuer to this guy……it will be raining brownies in RB’s era.
no62 u tooooooo
#65 don’t you need a licence to be that ugly?
Where does Teta get off supporting FTJ, guys the signs are pretty bad. The other day Mulogonti was justifying corruption and today we hear that Chiluba is clean till proven guilty! Tomorrow you will hear that the British courts that found him guilty have no jurisdiction in Zed…I am sure Levy must be spinning like a F1 tyre in the grave!!
all these guys who are busy trying to
woo voters will be running away from your
queries come november 1st
raise your hopes at your own peril
more money can only come through had work
(and stealing) but you will not enjoy the latter
let us just continue working had and not depend on these crooks
no66 i know u chap will sort u out after work ,rubbish
#64 you know that no one in this world is perfect.Thats why we are called human beings on earth. Of the 4 candidate are telling me that one of them perfect without a wrong.
#69 You have a mind like a steel trap-always closed.
#69 and #66 I thought time for big wanted finished in Grade7? Lets stick to issues and not use LT for planning injurious acts….btw I am still waiting for RB’s supporters to react to today’s Post. Putting it into pesperctive, K20,000 in 1991 is roughly equivalent to K2.5m in todays money….
no71 my good friend on which side are u ifwe tulimubwato
am sure everyone has now seen that only HH makes sense.Second one who makes sense is General miyanda problem he is too domicel and he not gud at reading situations.
Lozis fa MUKOLO. VIVA SATA ABASH HH, RB and SAKWIBA
have alredy said no one is perfect in this world that’s why we are called human beings on earth.
#63 Eshaa Bo ndate Situmbeko ni twile ki Mwamokoloooooooooooooooooo fela!
RB is accompanied by Sakwiba a nonentity in Western Province. He is known in Livingstone where he comes from. Another mistake.
no77 kasikana kanti utwile kihande michaha ni babaulu kwanu ki mwamukolo luzamaya mwamezi ni mukolo
RB just campaign alone. Lozis dont get easily influenced u can even get the LITUNGA(if they will allow u) to be on your campaign team if they dont like u they wont vote for you but u are fortunate that they are voting for the only political party that has national appeal.VIVA MALOZI.
Abash SAKI!last elections he was on a boat,this time around he is pankoloko come 2011 he will be back in UPND.
Western my Province is the poorest yes and this time will vote for a party that will bring development and not promises and blaming our chiefs, shut up Banda! You have promised more in Eastern, Northern, Luapula and North-western
In our province you have only just insulted our chiefs. Get out from there fast!
MMD shld has not brought any developement to Western Province.
They even failed to build a road from Mongu to Kalabo. Can a company from Kuwait in the desert fail to put a road in western province?
#64 ITS GOOD YOU ARE EDUCATED. ARE NOW PAPERS IN ZAMBIA THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO MAKE A LEGAL COMENT ON? IF I CALL YOU A THEIF I MUST EITHER CAUGHT YOU STEALING OR YOU ARE FOUND GUILT BY THE COURTS OF LAW. ALL THAT IS PROPAGANDA, MALICE AND HEAR SAY. OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS CLEAR. THE PAPER DID NOT FIND HIM GUILT AND SENTENCE HIM TO PRISOM. SATA ALMOS WIPED OUT CHAWAMA WHO HAS COMMENTED THE 3RD TERM BROWNIES, THE MONEY FOR MEDICIN HE PUT IN HIS ACCOUNT TO EARN INTEREST ETC. HH CANT WIN WEN HE WAS BOARD CHAIRMAN FOR SUNNY HE COULDNT IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR JUST LESS THAN 500 WORKERS WHAT A LEADER NOW 12 MILLION GEE.
RB will rule this country. Such lumpens like Sata and criminal boy Fred mmembe are desparate people. RB beats all in qualifications, experience and maturity. When Levy blutted some ‘sinking titanic .. Zimbabwe’, he sent RB on a diplomatic damage-limitation exercise. What more can you say? Sata is noisy and has only benefitted from the 1990s ‘lost generation’ who have not known what norms are.
pipo in werstern province vote pa bwatoooooooooooooooooooooooooo
yes pamukooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
thats the man RB. He talks issues.The post is desperate. There negative reporting was to much on one man.They should be digging deeper on Sata and HH. That would be good.The story I heard its true.The post is broke.they invested money in Zambian airways.Unfortunately the airline is going under so is the post.Magande wanted to serve it.Wise RB thought it to be a scandle. A private firm bailed out but Zambia airway a govt firm wasn’t.We don’t use tax payers money like that.M’membe furious.Lets help post.
“He said a province would lag behind in terms of development if government and traditional readers held divergent views on investment issues.”Please, LT, it is “‘leaders'”One thing I like about the Western Province is that the Litunga is a powerful man who can not be swayed by a party in GOVERNMENT. The Litunga and his Indunas are men who love the Zambians as a whole and their people in particular.Viva MaLozi mubotele ki HH. Stand up MICHAHA, Nako ifitile (Time has come). HH has come (HH waboola, HH abeela.) Wina azali YES pakati pa NO come 30/10/2008.
MUZALILA/MUKALIA
some names sound lyk abortion pills,i mean wat the heck is pabwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaattttoo
wanzelu i think u lying 2 ur self,put a nzelu on wat u write,have u ever bn 2 western province,its fools lyk u that promote trabalism
#88 grow up
malozi a luboteni hande la 30th october.halu bate masholi ku lu busa,RB ki lihata,SATA ki mukuli,mu teleze ahulu zeba bulela bo kapenda shaaa
wanzelu ki sianganu,wanzelu,is it the fud u are eatin der that makes u think lyk a fly
PF rebel MP backs RB
Patriotic Front-PF Kasama Central Member of Parliament, Saviour Chishimba has endorsed Acting President, Rupiah Banda’s candidature in the October 30 poll.
aro aro aro aro aro MMD IS CORRUPT
#94 source is w w w. z n b c . c o . z m.
Let them keep on endorsing him [RB] ,i think even HH will endorse him very soon.#96 don’t feel shy to tell us when he does [HH] PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HANDS OFF LUBINDA. PEOPLE KEEP ON SAYING SATA IS A TRIBALIST BUT WHEN THEY SEE HIM AND LUBINDA REACHING THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE IN NORTHERN PROVINCE THEY START WRITING LOUSY STUFF. HANDS OFF “ZE YELLOW”, PLEASE. VIVA SATA, LUBINDA AND PF!
MMD cadres should stop talking on our behalf. Us in western province kifa mukolo, Pabwato
IF RB WINS I WILL CALL ZAMBIANS STUP!D ID!OTS JUST AS KAUNDA EVER CALLED THEM. I WONT SAY MUCH ON THIS COZE ITS PLAIN.
The litunga is a vey dangerous man and likes money so RB is jst wasting his time this system of brown envelopes shd end havent you seen uk politics people contribute towards the party not using state funds thats a scandal but in zed there are no scamdals its normal to campain using state funds meanwhile the opposition is languishing
MALOZI MUKOLO UKA MITIBISA MWA MEZI MUCIWE NI KWENA HH FEELE KIPETO
At least Lungwangwa or Saki could have told Bwezani that in Western Province, all the chiefs hail from the house of Lewanika and are all either cousins, brothers or sisters of the Litunga and what he says is representative of all chiefs in Western Province. For a seasoned politician, he should have known its for this reason we do not have paramounts Undi, Mpezeni ets, we are a unitary traditional system.
#94 Saviour Chishimba has been expelled from PF. Now he is talking about expelling the founder and strongman of PF. Doesn’t he know that people like PF largely because of Sata? Abash sell-outs like Chishimba. Viva Sata!
Underestimate Sikota at your own peril.In 2006 noone gave him a prayer in Livingstone but boy did he turn it on or what? Saki will deliver Western to MMD and RB. Saki does not just talk anyhow. He is a quiet tactician who works extremely well below the radar. Come 31st October you will all know Saki will be the turning point of these elections. These elections will be won and lost in Western Province. Believe me.
ba saki u ve betrayed ur own pipo.all we need is to remove movements 4 mad dogs from power.we re being deceived by the so called mulongoti teta zambia lets get in the boat.pabwatoooooooo or mubwatoooooo emotuli.
ba sata go eastern western southern central.we need more votes so that mmd is taken to its resting place by the boat.inkoloko ifwile ya lala.