President Michael Chilufya has castigated Vice President Dr. Guy Scott for issuing a statement through his Deputy Minister in South Africa glorifying the purchase of second hand vehicles.
Dr. Scott recently in abstentia officiated at the opening of Be Forward Zambia Offices, a Japanese used car exporter.
President Sata wondered whether it is right for the vice president to praise the importation of secondhand vehicles 49 years after the country’s independence.
And President Sata directed Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba to revoke nationwide licenses issued to privately owned commercial radio stations
President Sata singled out Radio Phoenix which he said is keenly used by the opposition and especially that it has sold some of its shareholding to a foreign entity.Privately owned commercial radio stations were recently given the leeway to broadcast countrywide.
He said government can only issue licenses to broadcast nationwide to missionary stations.
President Michael Sata expressed concern over the impact that such issuance of national coverage licenses to private owned commercial radio stations will have on the country’s integrity.
Speaking shortly before chairing a cabinet meeting at State House this morning, President Sata said the issuance of nationwide licenses to Radio Qfm and Radio Phoenix by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) may have been done without proper consultation.
The Head of State explained that the reason the national broadcasting license has been left only to ZNBC alone has been to protect the integrity of the state from possible careless statements that may come from political leaders with ill intentions.
And speaking to the press after the pre cabinet meeting, Mr. Mwamba said that the IBA will convene an urgent Licensing Committee Meeting to urgently resolve the concerns raised by the President.
He said the issuance of nationwide licence that might be affected will be Radio Phoenix and QFM.
Mr. Mwamba recently announced that government had issued nationwide licences to Q FM, Radio Phoenix and Christian Voice and Catholic TV.
President Sata this morning also blamed ZRA officials for misleading Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda over the issuance of a statutory instrument that lifted 10% export duty and allowed export of copper concentrates.
The President made a directive at State House this morning to Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Berlin Msiska to immediately start the preparations of the revocation of the SI.
“You cannot export soil” “. “We need to create jobs”, President Sata said.
President Sata urged young people not to erode the gains and sacrifices made by miners and freedom fighters.
Sata’s dementia symptoms are back again, cry the beloved country.
“You cannot export soil” “. “We need to create jobs”….I agree with the old man on this issue,we need to create jobs for our youths!!…and the 10% revenue thing was so foolish from ZRA!!..we need that revenue to develope our country,copper is selling at a good moderate price..
And people call this F.OOL a president?
Does he understand why copper concentrate is being exported? The fact is now that will be stockpiled and no jobs created… and no revenue for government. The reason why more smelter capacity can not be built is Zambia has not got enough power..
It pays to go to school… and all those F.OOLS seated around him could not educate the chief F.OOL
49 years of regression.
If Sata revokes the broadcasting licences, he is actually giving the opposition sharp teeth to bite with, because the opposition will capitalise on such careless moves and promise the people to bring back country wide broadcasting licences. Such actions will only paralyse PF’s support base. The man has lost it completely. What he forgets is there were not many private stations when Kaunda was booted out of power.
If he thinks the projects he is rolling out country wide will help him win votes 2016 then he is hugely mistaken. People ‘s voting is determined by their standard of living , cost of living and unrestricted rights and freedoms. It is these tree social parameters that are vital in determining the electoral victory of any party. Unfortunately PF is losing on these parameters.
@TheEngineer , You shud check yo facts. People in the Smelter industry are saying they have enuf capacity to smelt the concentrates. The issue is about exporting the concentrates at a cheaper price and smelt it outside the country by the company within the syndicate and get away with other Minerals in the Concentrates.
So I think the big F.OOL here is you coz on this one Sata is Right to revoke SI 89
@ TEDDY
Spot on…! The President is so right.
The radio licences have been withdrawn to prevent HH from talking to the Zambians all over the country….whichever way “Aleisa, “Aleisa
Freedom of speech and information harboured!! He’s slowly but surely starting to control the media. His plan here is to limit the transmission of information to as little people as possible. He’s systematically taking control of the media ( dictator mentality) he’s slowly putting everything in place for 2016 elections!!
“You cannot export soil” hehe! that’s that’s funny even for a lay man like me! but i think we could actually export soil, Mr president! They are in dire need of that in Dubai!! put your buffoon team together and let’s do some exporting,kikikiki
“We need to create jobs” Sir, revoking licence equates to lose of jobs! how on earth are you planning on creating jobs when you are ending them? am afraid logic has failed you here 🙁
#the fist for president!
Sata is right. We need to create jobs in Zambia from our copper . Not in South Africa. 49 years of independence we cannot still be exporting soil. It is time mines invested in processing plants. Them tool shall also invest in power generating plants as well. Long live SATA …..we need jobs!!
The battle ground for the 2016 general elections will be fought on these three social parameters excluding infrastructur;e
1. Standard of living.
2. Cost of living (Price of Ubunga, and price of transport , shortage of
decent accomodation for government workers).
3. Rights and freedoms(POA implemention,rule of law, Fair justice, freedom of
expression)
It is these three social parameters I believe make political leaders unpopular any where on earth. They were responsible for Banda and KK ‘s fall , not infrastructure. Banda with MMD and KK with UNIP developed infrastructure but that alone did not help them to win the minds and hearts of the poor. If you talk to the poor they care much about living costs…
Changing a run down country in Africa is not sissy stuff. It takes a radical person to make far reaching radical descision. Sata is one such perso taking radical descisions that will change this country. It not shouts of hear! hear! hear ! in parliament that will change this country but a president who takes the bull by the horns and makes radical decisions. Sata is the man. GO SATA! GO!
Good move Mr President. Some of that ‘soil’ is exported as copper concentrate when infact it contains Gold, cobalt and diamond which is more expensive. Investors are thieves.
Sorry that I answer back to this; @Wanzelu, I think the projects are good for us. Imagin the Kitwe-Chingola road when finished! May be on the rights issue you have a point. On broadcasting, what is the practice of the majority countries world over? I am sure even sorrounding countries practice this. Why are they called community stations? @ The fist should also help do research on broadcasting. Others are calling our leader a “Fool.” I for one think that is going to far. On the cost of living, we have a problem in our country. We increase prices of goods even when production cost hasn’t been increased. Just as long as some people have had their salaries increased. We are not considerate. We just look at our pockets. On transport, we charge more than most of our friends in the region
@Teddy
If you were clever enough you could have done what is called common sense thinking…Zambia had three smelter during ZCCM Luanshya, Mufulira and Nkana. Producing 350,000 tons of copper. Zambia is now producing 800,000 tons of finished copper were is the capacity with only one new smelter i.e Chingola. Nkana and Luanshya are closed so were is your so called “people in the industry are saying” capacity? The problem in Zambia is the are too many people who do not think and just listen to the so called ” people in the industry”
@Considerate
I give you credit for acknowledging that it is the three social parameters that I mentioned which the majority poor voters consider vital in their lives. And as such they will use these to compare political leaders and regimes. Right now the poor are saying they were better in MMD because the cost of living was cheaper than under PF.
Talk about infrastructure; is there a time when road construction ever stopped in Zambia? Each successive regime has had a good share of projects under their control. Under levy and Banda, construction projects were executed without rampant borrowing we are currently witnessing under PF.
Whether he withdraws the broadcasting licences or not majority poor voters will judge Sata on th cost of living,standard of living and rights and freedoms.
@engineer(Australia)
chambishi metals, KCM, and Mopani have smelters. the combined capacity of these three is enough to smelt all the concentrates in the country. are you even aware that KCM imports concentrates from DRC.
Please engineer, don’t disgrace your university and your lecturers.
your big, empty head. Hope you are not a product of UNZA or CBU.
Boy at the least you have nothing in your brains. So according to you Zambia should be exporting our soil? Even if you hate Sata reason with your head before you ink and with your bottoms. Any, school is very good. Go to school and acquire some knowledge and reasoning power.
@UNZA GRADUATES WAKE
I understand your point ,but I still stand on the points I made about Cost of living, standard of living, rights and freedoms. These social parameters are universal in their ability to change governments. Even here in the west,UK ,Europe and USA they do not vote for leaders on the basis of who can construct more infrastructure,no. They vote for their leaders on basis of who can improve their standard of living, lower their cost of living, and uphold their rights and freedoms.
I support rampant infrastructure development under PF as long as it will improve the three social parameters and does not leave Zambia with huge debts.Otherwise it is meaningless if people’s three social and economic parameters worsen day by day.
eshu
Again what i call lack of common sense… why would you export concentrate which has less value and have huge transport cost when you can smelt the concentrate if you had capacity and export blister copper which is of higher value?
Your thinking does not make economic sense…
To educate you bit… concentrate is 35% copper content while blister copper is between 80 and 96% copper
In case economics is not really your strength, it means its more economical to transport a ton of blister copper than a ton of concentrate from Copperbelt to Durban or Dar
Secondly its more expensive to smelt a ton of concentrate in Europe that in Zambia because electricity is much cheaper in Zambia than in Europe so why would one be exporting concentrate if the was capacity in Zambia?
Like Ukwa lack of school is a serious problem in Zambia… thats why cadres have taken over the country
A top shuta Sometimes it is good to keep quit when you have nothing to say
Gone for few hours get back only to find a Storm so huge you cant even measure it!
Mwamba has been moved, AGAIN. He is being used as a swab to clean the tresses of the Cartel.
What is happening with Emmanuel Mwamba? He has been moved around too much:
2 Nov. 2011 – Northern Province PS – 13 months
30 Nov. 2012 – Eastern Province PS – 7 weeks
24 Jan. 2013 – Western Province PS – 7 months 3 weeks
13 Sep. 2013 – Ministry of Information PS – 6 weeks
28 Oct. 2013 – Cabinet Office PS –
How can you change 5 jobs in less than 2 years? This is serious!
In as much as I don’t like Mwamba and his loud mouth, the main victim from from Sata’s seemingly uncoordinated action is the Freedom of Expression. The revocation of nationwide coverage for QFM and Radio Phoenix is the darkest day for media freedom.
I would have cherished to listen to HH or Father Bwalya from Mongu or Solwezi on “Let the People talk” or those phone interviews. The sad thing is that Sata boldly tells us the reason for such revocation and we don’t even seem concerned. Instead the main headline is about Mwamba’s firing and not the violation and raping of media freedom
I repeat: I don’t care for Mwamba and have no use for him, but SATA should have left our Media Freedom!!!!!!
Imwe wanzeru you do not know what you are talking about infrastructure development is cardinal Western World is reaping from infrastructure billions.Do you know UK nets billions form universities ,Colleges,Airports…jealousy down bane PF is doing fine we should be banking onong term projects. JOB CRESTION IS WHAT SHULD BE SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE.Weldone your HE Sata we can’t be selling soil.
Mwamba is right on Freedom of Information. Without FoI, dictatorship and bad governance will thrive and economic development will suffer.
Mwamba is a shushu .he is there to extract information. that’s why is a portfolio malingala
@Bwana Mukubwa you mean His Mouth His Greatest Enemy like Prophet Chanda Chimba, III said in his Stand Up For Zambia? We ain’t seen anything yet.
Excuses, excuses! But in the end, this is little more than a move to silence the opposition by not offering them a national platform. The hidden cost is the limiting of freedom (of speech.) But of course you blind followers will continue to hail your mighty dictator.
I can smell big ken here. KK silenced his oponents and where is he today? We need nationwide coverage to avoid BUFI! Walasa Nyabwa
In countries with rule of law the cancellation of broadcast is done by a communications commission.In a country like Zed with rule of one man its done by the dictator himself.
Why didnt he cancel his 77% plus pay rise Statutory Instrument. Shamenda lied, Chikwanda issued it and Ministry of Finance and ZRA personel who advised were not called for a public dress down. Why? The President was the author of that pay increase; the officials consulted him. He had and has the power to revoke the pay increase SI just like he has done for the 10% mineral export tax ( and I agree with him) and the National broadcasting licences (I do not agree limiting freedom of information). Bottom line is that everything that happens in ZED ultimately has the blessing of the President. He can make and undo. Mr Sata, revoke your henious pay rise.
I strongly agree with Mr Sata and there is need for sanity in many government operations and partly because of poor leadership And incompetent appointments based on political party lines.
but i thought we also used the same stations and post
Mwamba is liberator of airwaves. He is has become a martyr of freedom of expression.
“you cannot export soil” – loool
why not?
The SI has been revoked and 10% is now payable. Will they now be allowed to ‘export soil’? Ba Sata what you meant is that there must be penalty for export soil and for this you are right. You did not outrightly ban exporting of soil. Lol!!!
I can imagine the drama at this meeting. So then, does Sata expect his Ministers to work when all he does is castigate them and revoke whatever decisions they have made? He is the monopoly of wisdom in the PF and everyone fears making any pronouncements or decisions lest they are dismissed. That’s why PF is a failed project.
Decisions are made for him by Fred M’membe
Presidential directives and revokes are just in order. When you are up there you give guidelines, determining the route or course of the journey that one as embarked on. Nothing sinister there!!!
In as much as I don’t like Mwamba and his loud mouth, the main victim from from Sata’s seemingly uncoordinated action is the Freedom of Medai. The revocation of nationwide coverage for QFM and Radio Phoenix is the darkest day for the dream of independent media.
I would have cherished to listen to HH or Father Bwalya from Mongu or Solwezi on “Let the People talk” or those phone interviews. The sad thing is that Sata boldly tells us the reason for such revocation and we don’t even seem concerned. Instead the main headline is about Mwamba’s firing and not the violation and raping of media freedom
I repeat: I don’t care for Mwamba and have no use for him, but SATA should have left our Media Freedom!!!!!!
Sorry should be “Freedom of the Media” and not “medai”
Indeed the president has the powers revolke any useless and caresless decisions made by the ministers.bravo Sata Long live may the Lod bless you abuduntly
When is he going to revoke the SI on his outrageous pay rise? I explained that given his tax free status and inflation shield, the raise is above 70% effectively. Mr Sata should not plead that he is an innocent ‘victim’ of this sinful pay rise when from what has transpired in the comments on his pay by Bwinjimfumu’s Mumembe and negative ones on the mineral export tax (and rightly so in this one instance), he has Sole and Absolute power to revoke the pay rise SI. Ba Sata revoke the egregious Pay Rise Statutory Instrument!!
The finance minster was not misled, he was convinced by the cartel and who knows what he was offered!
Zambia ubutala bwacipuba. Cry my beloved Country
What is happening with Emmanuel Mwamba? He has been moved around too much:
2 Nov. 2011 – Northern Province PS – 13 months
30 Nov. 2012 – Eastern Province PS – 7 weeks
24 Jan. 2013 – Western Province PS – 7 months 3 weeks
13 Sep. 2013 – Ministry of Information PS – 6 weeks
28 Oct. 2013 – Cabinet Office PS –
How can you change 5 jobs in less than 2 years? This is serious!
How can the finance minister be misled? did he not know what he was signing or the effects of the statutory instrument? what is the role of technocrats at the ministry?This is really serious.Just goes to show that we have incompetent people both at ZRA and Ministry of finance.Really sad.
He was not misled. The decision was made to allow the mines export the piled up copper concentrates and the Finance Minister should have given a go ahead. Let him just face THE Finance Minister instead of slapping ZRA.
Was the Minsiter of Finance misled is the President’s Salary and Allowance increase Statutory Instrument? The President said he did not know of the SI; but why didnt he revoke it for lack of consultation???!! Double and forked tongue cobra style duplicity. Evil. Revoke Salary increase for this greedy president; only one of his kind in the world!!
Oh! What a relief! The President is finally in-charge. Wapya Guy Scott. Watch out Alexander. This is the King Cobra we know. Back to work, no more auto pilot. Mr. President, it is not only SI 89 that was issued. There are a number of statutory instruments that were issued or altered while you were resting. Your Excellency you may need to review all of them.
Ha ha ha.
This review is already wrong…..and more….Somebody has already cried, “Our beloved country”
And the old man is wrong on the licences to Q FM and Radio Phoenix,so very wrong.What ever happened to freedom of information? What does the opposition have that he does not want the rest of the nation to hear or know about? Just goes to show that the opposition(MMD & UPND) are a real threat to the PF.
During one of the interviews which Radio Phoenix had with Michael Sata in 2011 just before the General Elections,he firmly promised the Radio Station that the only limiting factor to obtain a Nation Wide Radio Licence will be the Financial capacity of the owners of the Radio Stations and that PF once in Government will allow any Radio Station with the due capability to broadcast nation wide.What has now changed Mr President?
In as much as I don’t like Mwamba and his loud mouth, the main victim from from Sata’s seemingly uncoordinated action is the Freedom of the Media. The revocation of nationwide coverage for QFM and Radio Phoenix is the darkest day for media freedom.
I would have cherished to listen to HH or Father Bwalya from Mongu or Solwezi on “Let the People talk” or those phone interviews. The sad thing is that Sata boldly tells us the reason for such revocation and we don’t even seem concerned. Instead the main headline is about Mwamba’s firing and not the violation and raping of media freedom
I repeat: I don’t care for Mwamba and have no use for him, but SATA should have left our Media Freedom!!!!!!
Sata also, these are the results of not reading statements issued by his ministers and government officials. The revocation of SI simply means the president and his minister didnt know what they were doing. They gave us a budget which they didnt carefuly analyse themselves. Too bad for Qfm and Phoenix, its quite sad because PF used the same in 2011. Anyway thats HEMCS
Why shud sme brag abt second hand cars which he can’t evn drive. Shame !
Mwama’s next posting is back to the Chilubas to be the PS for Regina! lol
kukosa
Am shocked that our president can violate the constitution that way by suppresing freedom of speech,why doesnt he want us to hear the opposition? And how can a whole president shout at his ps like that in front of cameras, peepe,am disappointed.
Puungwa. I am as heart broken as you.
In as much as I don’t like Mwamba and his loud mouth, the main victim from from Sata’s seemingly uncoordinated action is the Freedom of the Media. The revocation of nationwide coverage for QFM and Radio Phoenix is the darkest day for the dream of independent media.
I would have cherished to listen to HH or Father Bwalya from Mongu or Solwezi on “Let the People talk” or those phone interviews. The sad thing is that Sata boldly tells us the reason for such revocation and we don’t even seem concerned. Instead the main headline is about Mwamba’s firing and not the violation and raping of media freedom
I repeat: I don’t care for Mwamba and have no use for him, but SATA should have left our Media Freedom!!!!!!
The cobra has woken up…
Mwamba works for Intelligence.
THIS CIRCUS WILL NEVER END.
No security in this government. People are just been toosed to & fro.
wapya munzi….. iwas wondering why export soil as well, but checkthis… mmembe blasts the 10% duty free on copper blablabla then MCS revokes it. who is in the driving seat
Mr president on the 10% issue and second hand cars I am with you. You observations are correct, but what is missing in this article are the decisions with regards to these two issues. Have you reversed the suspension of 10% tax on the concentrate or what?
With regards to national wide broad casing Your Excellence it is about time you allowed, this to happen with the private sector. Laws are in place for any one who issues irresponsible statement on any media for that matter.
Allow freedom of speech…..free the airwaves…..maibuye!!! Mwamba for Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Watch.
well done on invoking the 10% duty, on u have no modern, infrastructure; schools, hospitals, roads, standard regulated houses, justice and u think ur 49yrs of independence means Zambians can afford new cars?, but leave the media alone, its act of coward to block rival views . if u cant do with second hand cars after 49 yrs of independence why cant private medias proved nationwide coverage?
so where was the president when his juniors where making decisions he has to overturn? This just reflects on his poor leadership skills. the best he could have done is make those changes quietly
Doing things the Kaunda way: no consultation, no mature advice to his ministers and senior civil servants. Calling them names as if they are his children – no professionalism. Is Mr. Sata Kaunda’s disciple??
Yes, Sata is fossil KK’s prodigy and the chief apostle of Robert Sekuru Mugabe.
This man has serious amnesia. Is he not the same man who was going round in 2011 promising radio stations (especially Q FM that was following him like a fly on feaces)that he would give them national coverage once voted into govt? That is why I have a problem with Zambian journalists, they don’t get back to the past to challenge politicians about their promises
I agree with you.
In fact I remember the jubilation and triumphant cries the went out of QFM that midnight in September 2011. One would have thought Zambia had just survived a horrendous earthquake.
I felt a sense of pity go through me listening to the Radio station as it broadcast live following the convoy from Chongwe up Civic Center.
An old man behaving like a two year!!!! throwing tantrums like that won’t get you anywhere. I can’t wait for the next elections as you’ll be leaving state house, I hope you go quietly like RB.
Thats why i said and the call this F.OOL a president
And that is the BIG risk and concern; will and can he go quietly?! I hope so…..look at the way the man behaved with bitterness and raged. What more now that he has the instruments of power?? Kaya…..
absolute cracker!! should have been in that meeeting! Cobra awakes from slumber!
Worry not my dear man, after the meeting he went straight back to slumber till we hear from him again 6 to 7 months from now. Kaili him one cabinet meeting where he even calls ama camera and reporters to witness his performance, is equivalent to one year’s work. If this man was genuine, there would be no need to have these meetings on camera. This just shows that even he does not believe in what he is doing. This is what we call ‘damage control’. He knows people are talking and are restless so utu utuma performance is to placate the gullible, like you, for instance.
But the main issue affecting their party has not yet been dealt with.
The Kabimba-GBM ‘intulubundi’ is far from being over. On the surface there seem to be harmony. Yesterday the media wants us to believe that the GBM Camp are happy with Kabimba, What about the petitions? The Tribal remarks? the arrogance? The inability to unite the party? etc. Ladies and gentlemen, the big elephant is still right inside the room and everyone is pretending not to see it.
Kambwili said it – PF is Dead
have come to the conclusion and I agree with Dambisa Moyo. What Africa need in order to develop is a benovelent dictator. It explains why the countries that have made strides in Africa e.g Libya during Gadafi, Rwanda, Egypt before the distaster. had a kind of benovelent leadership.. You can not develop when policies change every 5years or ten years. Pot bellys are always ahead of the brain and all this s.tupidity of the president saying that and reversing and saying the other thing and the opposition promising a pure falacy…
awakened
Thats King Cobra we know, HEMCS, please check most of the rot happening in Government….
Exactly ba senior Democrate: thats the King Cobra we know – the one who jumps when Bwinjimfumu says Jump. No muscle to clean up and face the real mess in His party and in the government like a real man.
The King Cobra who will not be honest with himself – when people boo at him (in Kitwe) because they don’t like him anymore – instead of facing the issue like a man – decides to blame UPND! That is indeed the King Cobra we know
it is pure wishful thinking that this act will clean the PF govt. The rot is beyond control.
AFTER HIBERNATING FOR SO LONG AND WHILE YOU WERE ASLEEP OTHER OFFICERS HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE THE COUNTRY HAD TO MOVE FORWARD, AND NOW YOU COME OUT OF YOUR SLEEP, AND YOU WANT TO CHANGE AND CONDEMN EVERYTHING! SATA. WE HAVE A WRONG MAN IN STATE HOUSE.
Freedom of speech and information harboured!! He’s slowly but surely starting to control the media. His plan here is to limit the transmission of information to as little people as possible. He’s systematically taking control of the media ( dictator mentality) he’s slowly putting everything in place for 2016 elections!!
“You cannot export soil” hehe! that’s that’s funny even for a lay man like me! but i think we could actually export soil, Mr president! They are in dire need of that in Dubai!! put your buffoon team together and let’s do some exporting,kikikiki
“We need to create jobs” Sir, revoking licence equates to lose of jobs! how on earth are you planning on creating jobs when you are ending them? am afraid logic has failed you here :(…………
#The fist…
The problem with old presidents is that they don’t understand that news spreads through the internet and not through the old type papers or radio stations .
THE ENGINEER – TO YOU COPPER FROM CONCENTRATES CAN ONLY BE EXTRACTED THROUGH SMELTING AND REFINING. BE FACTUAL AND GIVE HONEST CONTRIBUTIONS!
AND I DO NOT WANT TO WASTE OTHER PEOPLES TIME. READ OR CONSULT THE EXPERTS.
So where is the “independence” of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)?
last time i checked, new zealand is not a third world country and i suspect has been independent longer than zambia. the time i lived there, just 6 years ago, there were no car manufacturers……. nearly all the garages have japanese cars; new, used, reconditioned you name it….. and very cheap!
and whats with the sheepish timid faces in the picture!! no wonder there is not a single person standing up against one demented, outdated dinassaur!!!!
foolish government that fights in the open
Big fish in a small pond, I love the man but his ways of handling business are disappointing. Wonder why his ministers are fearful of making any decisions.
its chinja chinjulula!The problem with our ministers think 4 themselves instead of waiting 4 orders!”Quick march”! kukutamfya inchito if u start thinking!
that fine at last king cobra is acting!
Imwe wanzeru you do not know what you are talking about infrastructure development is cardinal Western World is reaping from infrastructure billions.Do you know UK nets billions form universities ,Colleges,Airports…jealousy down bane PF is doing fine we should be banking on long term projects. JOB CRESTION IS WHAT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE.Weldone your HE Sata we can’t be selling soil.
Two things
1.) In America there is a law that prevents a single broadcaster from broadcasting to more than two thirds of the country. This is done to prevent a single Tv or radio station from influencing the nation so as a result big Tv & Radio stations oftern have small affiliate stations in places where they are barred from transmitting (this is what led to the development of satelite & cable Tv)
2.) The export of copper concentrate is done to evade taxes i.e. the value of the concentrate is very small compared to the final processed copper cathodes so the cencentrates are exported to and processed in DRC where the tax authority is almost not existant and sold as a product of ZRA thus Zed gets almost nothing from the copper sale
ALEISA ALEISA ALEISA
You can’t export soil! True, your excellence. Soil is the core of a nation. You can’t export land. You can’t export a country.
There is Democracy and there is Sata’s Kaponyacracy.
bravo….on the revocation of SI 89, we need to unite and discourage any further magnification of tax avoidance loopholes….as indeed put, why export soil?How do you value such soil….why has such nonsense been allowed to go unchecked?imwe bavizungu….your kampingu(conscious) needs to be serviced as a matter of urgency…its a big shame that ZRA has been in the forefront on such poor policy formulation for all these years
This country is under serious trouble in the hands of PF and Micheal Sata. With way this are going we need a President that will respect the rights of the people and has the country at heart. Two people are likely going to take over from PF. NAREP and Chipimo Elias or UPND and HH. HH though seems to be too bitter for some reason, he can only make it if he decides to slow down and behaves mature. Elias Chipimo and NAREP, very intelligent Man but lucks community presence. He too can only make it if he decides to reach the grassroots now and explain the NAREP vision to the people in the language the people will understand and not the oxford English of his. Another way is for HH to work with Elias. MMD did their part and will never bounce back. The journey continues.
Sata temunobe, I agree with kabova, HH and Chipimo should make the A team and defeat PF in 2016.
If what I heard on radio and saw on 19:00 hrs ZNBC main news is how the PF cabinet meetings are conducted, then Zambia is doomed. No wonder Kabimba and GBM feel they can chair those meetings better.
michael at work.
MR Engineer Australia, I would like to disagree with you. We in fact had 4 Smelters, and it’s the work of these *****s called MMD who allowed the destruction of the Smelters, especially our former Luanshya Smelter. These guys running the Mines have the capacity to rebuild these Smelters, they can re capitalize these plants. What the President has done is a wonderful and logical thing to do. I know MR Engineer you can not understand unless you once worked in the Mines. What we mine is not only copper, there other minerals, so allowing the concentrate to go out is shooting our selves. Do you know how many young men would be employed in just one Smelter running 24hrs?.
Just Imagine the drama. A cup of coffee please….
How can one person have this much power?!! Obama does not have this much power. There’s congress and the senate to keep him in check. Coming back home to a dictatorship is not very appealing to me.
These demons run to developed country becoz dere is suitable nd highly developed infrastructure dere but dey want 2 stop Pf fro developing dem.Demons with deir manupulations!On de media,dere must b serious control 4 these demons re de stroyers.
Zambia is in serious problems for most of those that say are educated are gullible who are leaving on planet Mars.Zambia needs a leader who can bulldoz things 4 us to move forward.They are sleepy but want to live like kings.Demons !
Oh dear. You watch the news and think you are dreaming. Cry my beloved Zambia. I can see the Kwacha depreciating big time against dollar. The brief facts I know are that there are three smelters in Zambia run by KCM, MOPANI and CHAMBESHI. These three smelters are inadequate to process all the ore based on composition of the ore. The ores produced by some mines is not suitable for the smelters. Further, the limited capacity is based on the increased volumes being produced in Zambia. The SI was issued in the wake of huge stock piles of ore that can’t be processed which is robbing GRZ of mineral royalty and mining tax. When you are ZMW1 billion behind budget and you revoke an SI that is intended to get you the revenue you need, you are merely shooting yourself in the foot. Engineer is spot…
Can someone tell me what the acronym IBA stands for. I have now come across two of them as follows: “Independent Broadcasting Authority” and “Information Broadcasting Authority”. My message to the journalists is that we must be consistent in the way we pass on information.
Good evening
Leadership is all about tying thee loose ends. If the president has enough reason to believe there are loose ends in the media, then let them be tied.
As for revoking the exportation of copper concentrates, I fuIly support the move. We can’t afford to sell out our natural wealth. Ask yourselves why investors don’t bring their equipment and show us how to add value to our resouces?
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Yes even a toddler knows that you cannot export soil. That SI shouldn’t have been introduced in the first place. At least for today i agree with the post editorial 100%. FQM should be take to task on its arm
twisting and clearly should be made to pay tax on the stockpiled soil.
Why should it be Mwamba alone to be moved and not ZRA Commissioner General,Berlin Msiska Mr. President? His failure to advise the minister had two adverse effects on the people of Zambia; failure to create jobs and loss of revenue. Can you tell the nation why he should still remain relevant as ZRA Commissioner?
What the the name of the Secretary to the Cabinet? That is the answer.
What sense does it make to revoke or withhold a ‘national broadcasting licence’ when almost all electronic media have access to internet streaming technologies? Wasting effort on unsustainable ventures?
If it is bad to export concentrates, why is it good to export copper cathode or blister for that matter? Let make more cables and other components so the argument goes as it would really be more profitable anyway! While this silly debate goes on, there are many more minerals out there for which government practically refuses to give exploration or mining licences…
Utterly laughable don’t even know where to start….Sata is not fit for that office…too stubborn, too obtuse and too long in the tooth to be advised!!
Good night Zambia wake me up in 2015!!
sata chipuba period. an *****.
Thanks HE MC Sata on 10% on concentrate exports. If they want to export concentrates let them pay the 10%. In these concentrates they will hide a lot of valuable slurry from smelters. Slurry is full of precious metals like Gold, silver etc. That was a mistake by ZRA! Those who know anythin ecport g about copper processing will outright reject that move. Indeed letting soil just go like that is a great misnormal. That is what you may call the small print which hides tricks. You can’t allow exporting concentrates that cheapily! This was a great way of milking a country in broad day light. I wish that one day anyone who wants zambian copper comes to buy it from within Zambia. What is waking up?
President Sata is right on this occasion with regards to the aspirations on Zambians (VP Should be talking big stuff not second hand cars PLEASE) and the export of SOIL…awe mwe…bushe whats the problem here? why would anyone argue with that? And freedom or press…please you can only be given the freedom if you demonstrate that you are responsible enough to promote intelligent debate NOT just causing issues…SO SATA I SUPPORT YOU ON THIS
uli chipuba, what is there to support
Sata=UKWA you are just a monkey thats what i can say!!! You say the Mines can’t export soil but you dont have enough electricity to power new smelters, you don’t give the Mines a grave period within which they should build new smelters so how do you expect these smelters to be built??
He said they could export soil after paying 10% mineral tax! He was angry for being swindled of mines tax money on soil!! ki ki ki ki ki ………
What an a ssh ole of a president! Sata is worse than a dog. Zambians should kick out the blo ody i dio t before he brings unreparable damage to the country.
“Fred M’membe” try to reason and learn to respect your elders/leaders. Mr Sata on the export of concentrates he is right. We have a lot of smelters which can process these concentrates within Zambia. We have a very big smelter in Kitwe called Chambishi Copper Smelter which is still under expansion. We also have a smelter at Mopani-Mufulira and KCM-Chingola. All these smelters can smelt these concentrates. Why should we keep on exporting to other countries and create employments in other countries? Why can’t we wool those investers to come and build smelters here in Zambia? FQM is bulding a smelter, why can’t they wait and smelt it later? If not why can’t they pack and go somewhere else and leave our soil to us? Remember, these are the same crooks whole were chased away from DR Congo.
Over 60% of the revenue collected at Nakonde border by ZRA comes from second hand cars.Its the major contributor to the National Budget. Just thinking……
The president is right there is no need to export the copper concentrate. The ZRA officer can not advise correctly the Finance Minister on issues which have to do with Mining and Processing. We have Schools of Mines in Zambia and these are better placed to do that. The concentrate contains beside copper some precious metals which are not accounted for if you export copper in raw form. These companies just declare that its copper concentrates they are exporting hiding the precious metals they contain. Smelting capacity is huge in Zambia as am speaking. We have smelters at chambish, Kitwe and Mufulira. Besides you can also process the sulphide concentrate via hydrometallurgical route by roasting them and recovering the copper through electrowinning process. the fact is these companies want t
the quality of most blogs is below elementary. most of these bloggers are immigrants from ZWD, its why we ask grz to lift suspension on zwd so that the filth blogging on LT can end.
Katwishi and Engineer Australia above, do they use their brains or a.s.s.e.s. for thinking?
I am saddened to see that the president gathers his intelligence from the daily paper, as depicted above, he is info gathering in from of his cabinet.
Whatever the case, we live in the information age, and we can access news from the net, which is border-less. This is the trouble with riving dinosaurs and hoping they can shape our future.
Let us wake up and realize that we cannot develop without harnessing and leveraging technology.
Zambians seem to want to smoother, strangle and choke growth and development.
Wake up my people. One man cannot oppress a whole country.
#OneZambia
sata chipuba, zambia is regressing
People always talk rubish when something good is being done.The effect of this revocation will only be seing in the near future.It was the same with our late Levy Mwanawasa,people used to call him all sorts of names only to realise his achievements at his death.When the late FTJ was selling the mines and other parastatals in the name of Economic restructuring,people were praising him only to realise after feeling the impact of those privatisation when it was too late.So my fellow countrymen and women,lets analyse matters before we rush into commenting unnecessarily.
Thank you my brother. You are a true patriot. I wonder in which part Zambia some of those condeming the President reside. The president on this issue is 100% right.
@George Bush ,i agree with u.That’s why l call them demons because human beings can’t saywhat they say.@True Zambian ,yo observation is right. These demons are subotours.Sata ,when in de opposition refused to play that role. He is a wise leader.
I have learnt a lot from this discussion. All I can say is: Go Zambia Go! Let those who are in office work, those in the opposition oppose positively where necesssary and those who like insulting stop. I do not know if some of these showering leaders insults have parents or morals? Even if a leader is wrong, you have no right to insult. It is easier said than done. I for one has seen many positives in this government and a few challenges. How I wish those insulting were there to provide positive checks and balances. Let us keep checking each other and advise where it is due. Then, it is wise to pocket your academic status and observe how others perceive things. You may discover that your academic exploits are mediocre to the majority. I love the way several people have just come out to…
I have learnt a lot from this discussion. All I can say is: Go Zambia Go! Let those who are in office work, those in the opposition oppose positively where necesssary and those who like insulting stop. I do not know if some of these showering leaders insults have parents or morals? Even if a leader is wrong, you have no right to insult. It is easier said than done. I for one has seen many positives in this government and a few challenges. How I wish those insulting were there to provide positive checks and balances. Let us keep checking each other and advise where it is due. Then, it is wise to pocket your academic status and observe how others perceive things. You may discover that your academic exploits are mediocre to the majority. I love the way several people have just come out to…
there a few questions that need answers.
* that was a cabinet meeting ?
* are journalist suppose to attend cabinet meeting ?
* who invited the journalist ?
please can someone give the answers because mine is playing the the gallery period there better ways a leader can tell off his juniors besides mwamba is too junior for sata . secretary to cabinet is immediate boss to all ps and for guy Scott i think he can told in a better way when they are just the two them unless theres no time for them to be 02
mr sata next time be mad with your team behind closed doors remember you have never addressed the nation were people can ask you questions concerning the direction of the country only you has that plan to yourself that’s y in pf people are fighting among them self’s because…
Point is not wether or not HE is right or wrong but the circus of things happening as though HE was in outer space just to come back and find his chaps have messed up. Important SI signed, HE does not know. Broadcasting licences issued, HE has not been given prior briefing. What does cabinet discuss when they meet? All that humiliation of Scott and others should have been behind doors. Its just not displaying team work. And you know, no matter how good or qualified team members can be, if there is no team work, no winning.
Mr ZRA Chief Iam in agreement with your great insight. THis blasting of the veep is off the rails. The veep is very astute in suggesting to set up a spare parts factory for second hand imported cars. He is simply being resourceful within the circle of influence. The glorification of imported used cars has been perpetuated by all the regimes that have reigned power over this country. KK’s regime introduced prohibitive tax regimes on imported vehicles to protect the Fiat Assembly Plant in L’stone. That plant went with the winds way before the demise of KK’s regime. Successive regimes, in esoteric circumstances, have sustained the prohibitive tax regime on imported used cars that has depleted more from our pockets. Do not blame Dr Scott. He is just a smart guy.
Now that he controls the Post the Mail, the Times and ZNBC he wants to close the little available platforms for the opposition to reach the people
really? are we going to watch Sata incaparcitate the media giants just that way ai?