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President Michael Sata has with immediate effect fired Silvia Masebo

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File:President Sata with his vice Dr Guy Scott Being Briefed By Toursim Minister Masebo

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File:President Sata with his vice Dr Guy Scott Being Briefed By Toursim Minister Masebo
File:President Sata with his vice Dr Guy Scott Being Briefed By Toursim Minister Masebo

President Michael Sata has with immediate effect relieved Hon. Sylvia T. Masebo, of her duties as Minister of Tourism and Arts.

In a brief statement released to the media by the president’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations George Chellah, the Head of State has thanked Ms Masebo for the services rendered to the country during her tenure of office.

Reports in the media have been that President Michael Sata may not have ordered the dissolution of the Zambia Wildlife Life Authority (ZAWA) board and the dismissal of its director Edwin Matokwani along with his subordinate directors as claimed by Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo.

The President was reported to have distanced himself from claims by Masebo that he (Sata) had directed her to dissolve ZAWA board and dismiss its directors.

It has been revealed that President Sata was not amused that Masebo had dragged his name into her misconduct and that the Head of State has since demanded that the Tourism Minister should prove to him that he ordered the dissolution of the ZAWA board and the dismissal of its directors.

Masebo, while testifying in the Judge Rhoyda Kaoma chaired Tribunal investigating her over alleged corruption and breach of the State Security Act claimed that President Sata had directed her to dissolve ZAWA board and fire its directors.But it has been revealed that President Sata did not direct Masebo to take such an action and that the Head of State was not happy that his minister had implicated him in the ZAWA scandal that led to the establishment of a Tribunal by Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda.

It has been learnt that Masebo together with Vice-President Guy Scott and Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba went to President Sata and informed him that there was a lot of corruption at ZAWA and that there was need to do something about the situation.

In the meeting, President Sata is said to have advised Masebo as the Minister in-charge to do what she thought was in the best interest of the institution.
It is believed that Masebo misconstrued President Sata’s advice and went on to dissolve the ZAWA board and fired Matokwani along with Melody Zeko, Taulino Banda, Rose Chivumba and Andrew Sampa and appointed an interim management headed by Xen Vlahakis.

Former transport and communications minister William Harrington has asked the Judge Kaoma Tribunal to recommend to President Sata to fire Masebo from her ministerial position for having breached the Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct.

Harrington has also submitted that the Tribunal should recommended further investigations into Masebo’s misconduct and prosecution.

Harrington said it had been proved that there was no corruption in the tendering of the 19 ZAWA Safari hunting concessions as the ACC had exonerated the former ZAWA directors and therefore Masebo had no lawful justification for cancelling or direct the cancellation of the tender process that was above board.

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182 COMMENTS

    • Its obvious that Sata was not impressed with his name being implicated in the firing of the ZAWA board.We all know Sata does not mince words neither is he diplomatic.He obviously instructed Masebo is no unclear terms to fire the MMD ZAWA board. I

    • Heads will roll when you try to implicate your authorities in irregularities that no one but yourself are answerable for.
      However, it is not enough for heads to roll. Now reforms have to take place to ensure that ZAWA is run professionally by the next Minister of Tourism/Arts. It would be great to see some competent brains get to work on behalf of Zambians to develop the tourism and art industry and preserve our national heritage.

    • This is not a surprise to me,anyone who didn’t contribute to PF’s victory in 2011 will always be a sacrificial lamb.That noise making and pomposity from Syvia has finally sent her into the earliest grave.We advised Masebo to torn down as Sata is an predictable.Welcome to the back bench Sylvia and well done Harrington.

    • But Zambians are addicted to internet. Within 20 minutes of release of this article, there are about 10061 views and 29 comments. Wow!!!!
      Sata’s work is to just hire and fire, appoint and disappoint, swear-in and swear-out, etc…

    • Meant 1, 061 views, after 30 minutes its 1, 184 views.
      The same way he is firing ministers, thats the same way Zambians will fire him.
      So what is the cartel thinking now? I hear they had tried to convince the president to spare Masebo?

    • PF cadres are a funny lot. Today they are happy with what Sata has done. Yesterday they were insulting William Harrington as a political failure who is broke! Do these PF cadres have any principles let alone morals? This issue should not end with the dismissal of Masebo. Sata should be made to explain his role in the ZAWA debacle. We should not encourage law breaking by anyone.

    • 1. She was trying to use the name of the ‘appointing authority’ to intimidate the tribunal.
      2. She is no longer Honourable as your article alludes to.

    • Masebo committed one cardinal mistakes leading to this enquiry. Comments relating to the mining operations in the Lower Zambezi National Park which were attributed to her opposing the decision by Harry Kalaba (who should have been acting on Sata’s instructions) to give a go ahead to the Australian mining company. This highlighted the disarray within the govt over policy issues. Pity that she did the dirty work of Guy Scott and Wynter Kabimba and has paid the price. Not that the nation will shed a tear, guess this time she has used all her nine lives and if ever she thinks she will cross over to UPND, sorry she is now a spent force whose value is past its sell-by-date. Take time to visit Dora Siliya and above all concentrate on your health. All ministers including Kalaba should be worried.

    • This is most likely because of her stance on the lower zambezi gate contrary to her ministerial post coupled with tribunal implications.

    • Brilliant news ever to come from Zambia. Masebo has saved her self by telling the truth that Sata is the one who instructed her to fire those people and cancel the ZAWA contracts. How ever the stupid thing she did was to act without written instruction.

      Harrington 10 Masebo and Sata 0.

      Knowing Masebo, she is ready to resign from PF and stand as independent in Chongwe. She is not leaving PF without a bang.

      My advice to all those in Sata’s administration, is don’t carry out instructions given to you verbally, always demand for written instructions so that in future you can use that as evidence when things fall apart.

      Wawona manje Masebo kusamwa na PF kwakuletelela. Next your boy will also be fired.

      Never trust Sata, he will make you dance pelete for carrying out his…

    • Long overdue, but credit where credit is due. On this occasion I say way to go Michael Sata. It’s about time you developed some real balls and showed the cartel who is boss. I know this one wasn’t easy… this will have a far reaching effects. Hopefully you have just sent Maseb0 to jail on this one or at least even ended her p0litical career of conveniently jumping from one party to the other. I give you ‘Credit’ on this task… it could have been a ‘Distinction’ had you fired her way early just when the tribunal was being convened or even much earlier. But credit regardless – Well done sir!

    • Kabimba, Scot and Mmembe are the ones that advised Masebo, anyone who knows Matrix will agree with me. Now, why spare the Master minders?

    • God has His Own way of equalizing situations.Immediately after the 2011 General Elections,the first by-election was forced on Chongwe where Mr Mwakalombe who won on MMD TICKET was bought out by PF with the connivance of Her Royal Highness Chieftainess Mukamambo II and was sent into diplomatic service.Silvia Masewo won that by-election after massive intimidation of voters by the Chieftainess. It is a known fact that had Masewo not stood in the by-election,Michael Sata was still going to nominate her as MP.Should the tribunal recommend her expulsion from Parliament as prayed by Hon Harrington this lady’s political career will come to a smashing HALT.

    • Masebo had grounds to cancel the 19 hunting block tenders as they were decided on by a technical committee without the chiefs or CRBs being consulted – they sat at Andrews Motel for all of December 2012 waiting for the call. But it is her failure to find replacement safari operators that has caused immense damage to the wildlife estate, customary residents and the tourism industry. Clearly the PF ‘A Team’ were behind the decision, the ZAWA Board being established a few weeks later by Masebo, Scott and Kabimba, with Sata’s blessing. But it was her objections in camera to the parliamentary committee that sunk her. After all, to the PF, the Lower Zambezi National Park is expendable. How is is the road going Michael?

    • Next it will be Libongeni to go because women tell the truth when quizzed . If and when libongeni will be quizzed about the express orders she gets to intimidate the opposition , she will point a finger at Sata and that will mark the end of her job.

      Sata is a man of action against poor women because of their meekness and truthfulness.

    • @Wanzela So your advice to all those in Sata’s administration, is don’t carry out instructions given to you verbally, always demand for written instructions so that in future you can use that as evidence when things fall apart.?????

      Did nobody tell you he is illiterate? He does not know how to write!

    • @Ben

      I hear you my bro. Even then they should learn that government business is never conducted on hear say but on written memos. They should ask ka Chella to document some thing for them to rely on.

      I know Sata in and out, he likes verbal instructions to cover his ass.Should things go sour he is normally the first one to demand for written evidence. Thats why he fired Dr Lungu from foreign affairs for copying letters meant for him because that mean’t Lungu was creating evidence to cover himself against Sata’s wrath should anything go wrong.

      Much as we know that he is allergic to writing and reading, those working around him should insulate them selves from his slander by demanding written memos. Once he refuses to issue a written memo, then he is trying to hide an illegal…

    • Holy S*****t where have I been today to have missed a gigantic eruption of the Volcano?!
      All I can say is waoh! Life is indeed cruel and humans are indeed annimals who get crazy when the universe shifts it’s powers….. waoh!

    • There are three points to note from this event of Silvia Masebo sacking:
      1. that by firing Masebo at this particular point of the Tribunal process, Mr. Sata has to large extent prejudiced the findings of the Tribunal.
      2. that if Silvia Masebo was a person of principle, she should have resigned at the time of her disagreement with government decision over mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park. If she had done so she would have strengthened her standing and saved her reputation.
      3. that by stating as she has done in Post Newspaper that she will continue to support “EVERY” decision of the President, she has simply confirmed that she is just a job seeker. You don’t go into politics to support every decision of any body.

    • WHAT MORE GOOD MP CAN YOU HAVE ? GBM FIRED , MASEBO FIRED ? NO GOOD SUPPORT (PILLARS ) IN PF ! BE CAREFUL !!! TIME IS LIMIT TO 2016 .

    • WHAT MORE GOOD MP CAN YOU HAVE ? GBM FIRED , MASEBO FIRED ? NO GOOD SUPPORT (PILLARS ) IN PF ! BE CAREFUL !!! TIME IS LIMIT TO 2016 . PLEASE DO NOT FIGHT WITHIN THE PARTY .BE UNITED !

    • I saw it coming! Silvya fostered a lot of her interests in the name of the Job & HE The President.
      So much resistance to development & Co-Existence of Mining/Tourism meanwhile openning up her own Ranch in Mkushi.
      How does she because of Personal Interests parade herself in the Media to attack her fellow Cabinet Minister Kalaba over the Mine in the LZNP?

      Good Redance President Sata.

    • Where is Mushota? Mute!
      Masebo is now being vindicated, that only the Cobra can bite her with the venom. However, thanks to William Harrington for putting up the pressure for the tribunal of Masebo.
      Ms Masebo, is William Harrington a “hired gun” according to your perpetuated misconceptions? Accept your wrongness for once Ms Masebo, Njoka of a woman.
      Masebo said that, those who wanted her to get resign were just “wildlife criminals” who taking off with “foreign aircrafts un noticed by Zambia securities with our animals”
      Shame indeed. For sure, Sata only knows insulting, biting and lying to others, apart from hiring and firing. $ =K6.4 and £=K 10.4.
      Impeachment proceedings and Constitution is the only way out.
      Mushota nowhere near your guilty Masebo.

    • @kUDO. Sata is not a man of action he only acts when under pressure. In this regard, we thank Harrington for everything not Sata as you claim.

    • @ Kudos
      One question only:
      If I am not wrong, Scott testified that it was a “Cabinet decision” to cancel the tenders and terminate various employments. The “Cabinet” is chaired by the president. Now, how you justify “actions” by the head of State in relation to Masebo?
      And, please, no usual tribal crap. Just plain and civilised answer.

    • woodman you can praise harrington thats ok. this decisive step still makes HE MCS a man of action. 142 mr (HH) supporter, when guy scott made those utterances he didnt know which way the presidents mind was swinging

  6. Well, the rule of thumb is don’t implicate your boss in a tribunal hearing. It will be nice and interesting to see what the lady will say. I wonder why Statehouse did not provide the reason. I think as tax payers , we have the right to know why she has been fired than left at the mercy of speculators.

    • I am beginning to wonder if its the rule of thumb or morale of the story. CNP can never take responsibility for his actions. I still believe he directed the lady to dissolve the board.

    • Fired even before the conclusion of the Tribunal she was dragged to screaming and kicking. Speaks volumes. Found guilty even before the judgment has been passed. Now the Judge has her hands untied, I shudder to imagine what the findings will be.

    • @ MMD Chief Bootlicker, the ‘reason’ is there for everyone to see. They are trying to save her face and not publicly embarrass her… or better still the reason will probably come as early as next week when the tribunal returns with ‘guilty’ verdict.

      Let’s commend Sata… the only thing here we should be demanding is for him to be consistent. Kabimba deserved to be as dismissed as Masebo has been. But I will celebrate this one, and demand for more tomorrow, it’s baby step!

      Let’s just pray this is a watershed moment and Sata is beginning to prevail over the cartel holding him hostage. Or may be Masebo is just a sacrificial pawn to please some donor and bring confidence to the Kwacha.

    • Hope to continue seeing her posts on the Zambia, economy, leadership and strategies FB page. Costly experiment.

  8. The cobra has beaten Masebo, elolwanya nomba! Miasebo was better off resigning as the majority vuvuzelas had tried to persuade her. Now reinstate all those people she fired period!

  9. i can tell how the report from the roydah kaoma tribunal will say. if weather can be predicted, i can predict the findings and recommendations. yakaaaba…nomba story, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  13. I’m glad Masebo has been fire, she a political prostitute, she likes to show off and she is full of herself. She is in this government for money and nothing else and i hope she will be implicated for the financial mismanagement at the ministry.

    Masebo loves to travel and her being fired will save taxpayers money.

    I also hope that her useless son will be recalled from Malaysia.

  15. Nowonder Chieftainess Nkomeshya is quiet now regarding her protest against the people’s constitution.

    • @Obona. Credits goes to Harrington and Sata as you claim.Sata always comes on the scene when under pressure.Remember what happened to the two MPs who were fired recently, pressure came from opposition Mps and not Sata.Had it not been for the Harrington Tribunal, Masebo would have been a free person by now.

    • Yes indeed gone are the days of RB when Ministers facing a tribunal stepped down, when the Kwacha was not trading at 6400 to the dollar, when the price of mealie meal was K35 and members of the opposition were allowed to freedom of assembly. Yes gone are the days of RB when Zambia was not an international pariah police state in economic free fall!

    • @Obona, I meant credit goes to Harrington and not Sata as you claim.He tolerated Masebo but Harrington through the tribunal fought out this mess.Viva Harrington.

    • YEH! GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN MINI-STARS WERE UN TOUCHABLE. NOWADAYS ANYONE CAN BE FIRE OR JAILED. THIS IS SETTING HIGH STANDARDS FOR AFRICA.

  19. I can predict some donkeys coming here to commend the president for this…. the only things he has been doing since 20 Sep 2011. Firing, hiring, shuffling and landing his recruits in trouble. Prof chirwa, Mwamba, etc

    • WHETHER YOU LIKE SATA OR NOT HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB AS A PRESIDENT. ZAMBIA NEEDS ALMOST A CORRUPT-FREE GOVERNMENT FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO FOLLOW SUIT. VIVA SATA.

    • @ Peter,
      4 months ago you are praising Masebo and calling Harirngton biter.
      What changed your mind?
      Or you just praise leader without understanding why, how and because.
      Do you realize that every time President reshuffle or fire people he has appointed, he admits his own failure.

  21. Well done Mr. President. Its been a long tiume coming. Certain individuals were only there to derail your goals.

    • NO.21.1 YOU DON’T KNOW OUR PRESIDENT’S GOALS? HE CAME TO DEVELOP ZAMBIA THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ZAMBIA- ROADS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTRES, UNIVERSITIES, AIRPORTS, ETC ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED. THIS IS HOW ANY COUNTRY CAN DEVELOP. OF GREAT IMPORTANCE- THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO BEING DECENTRALISED THROUGH EXISTING AND NEWLY FORMED MUNICIPALITIES- NEW TOWNS.

  23. So the President has fired her for dragging his name into her case. But NOT for her clear bleach of Parliamentary and Ministerial Code of Conduct? Was he okay with her going beyond her powers to fire management staff and cancel tenders at ZAWA? But was not okay with her that she mentioned him during her cross examination at the tribunal? If this is the case, which I really hope is not, then guys Am REALLY ONCERNED About the current level of governance in My beloved Zambia right now.

  24. Is there any man or woman in PF Cabinet/Parliament who can stand up against Mr Sata and call for his impeachment? Someone who is tired of President Sata bring the name of the party and Government in disrepute? Just one individual.

    • awe, that cant work bwana. PF was started by HE Sata; So who can that rude person be, to challenge him? awee, ifyo mwilatotonkanyapo fye iyo…

  25. Using the president’s name to settle personal scores! I hope Luo, Chisenga and their cronies also fall in the same ditch for persecuting innocent souls at LCC.

  26. Even if sata advised masebo to act in the best interest , the minister was wrong to mention that to the tribunal. The president is very correct in firing masebo.To the president thank very much for the action though it has come late. we need more such actions.

  27. I really do not think Masebo could make that big statement if she was not sure she received instructions from Sata! The only problem is that the instructions were by word of mouth, not written, hence difficult for Masebo to prove that Sata gave the orders!

  28. It is too late. The damage is irrepairable. Firing or not firing, Sata will be fired come 2016. The masses are now wiser and know what he stands for exactly.

    • So what does he stand for exactly?

      Constitution in 90 days?

      More money in your pocket?

      Anything else? Or maybe his own private hospital in State House and firing nurses at UTH?

      Kwacha at 6.50 to the dollar?

      PF manifesto?

      Tell us, WHAT DOES SATA STAND FOR?

  29. Go well madam Masebo we shall not miss u. You got what you asked for. This is Sata for you. Its very clear you discussed the ZAWA issue with Sata & gave you those instructions verbally but you didt know the kind of man you were dealing with. His a man who can disown you & wheel turn from his own words. Do you recall the MMD K2billion saga involving Madandie & Machungwa?? Do you recall that Sata was actively in charge of promoting the third term & wheel turned to say I hv never campaigned for such?? Do you recall his own promises to the Zambians during his campaigns of 2010?! Do u realise how he has wheel turned from his own words & distanced himself even the pipo of western province are in deep incredible shock. This is basically Sataz nature. Don’t trust his words madam Masebo I’m…

    • I would like to doubt Sata gave Masebo such instructions… From reading the situation from my couch, my best guess is that Kabimba, Guy Scott and Fred M’membe ill advised Masebo to just go and say “…the president instructed me…”, promising her that “we will go and talk to the boss later…”. You can tell this was the case judging by Scott’s testimony of “…government position…”.

      Is Sata had truly instructed her, AG would have known about it and testified likewise.

  30. This will kill the morale in PF, if there is any. This woman was respected by the likes of Guy and Charlotte Scott, Kabimba, Nchinto and Fred Mumembe. The real reason why Sata has fired Masebo is because she dissagreed with the Australian Mining activities in the lower Zambezi. Masebo’s political carear is now over. Her health is also failing and I give her 3 yrs if that and that will be the end of her. The lesson to be learned hear is that civilized people should not enter into partnerships with Kabova’s like mike Sata.

  31. HA FINALLY mesebo is out…winter’s girlfriend thot she was un touchable…GBM and HH WE ARE s,iling with you

    HH – 5
    GBM-4
    LUBINDA – 3
    SATA-2
    M’MEMBE – 1
    KABIMBA – 0

  32. Instead of working on ways to reduce the dollar..you are busy firing people and creating unemployment..

    Shame ba sata i had faith in u and you have really failed us come 2016 kuyabebele

  33. OOps! Looks like the cobra has finally released his venom on Alexis. More drama and beans to be spilt…coming soon.

    • Tigress I like what you have just posted. Mentioning Alexis Corby you have brought Nostalgic memories of the Carringtons.

    • She should likely get arrested and go to jail… abusing your authority and breaching the constitution, as I understand it, is a crime punishable under the laws of Zambia. Now she has no ministerial ‘immunity’ and the chicken feet arresting officers at ACC and Police will have some nerve to pounce on her. Easily put she’s been thrown under the bus!

  35. Sylvia signed her death warrant the moment she implicated Sata in the ZAWA saga. She has not been fired for anything other than that fact. No doubt Sylvia in typical ‘hell knows no fury like a woman scorned’ fashion didn’t want to take the fall for Sata’s decision. I hope that being the tempestuous character that she is, she will now come out firing with no holds barred against her erstwhile dictator boss. I hope they can tear each other to pieces so that it will be easier for us to get rid of this Sata and his rotten government.

  37. That should have been the heading. The queer cartel is being dismantled by William Harrington slowly. When Zambians rise to demand for their constitution the cartel is seating on, it will be a smooth runover.

  38. William Harrington well done this men we need in society

    Let’s all rally behind. Mailo ni ba Chikwanda we listen 2 his old Economics..

  39. Masebo dear, double up your strategies, the snake does not leave a foe alive. They will now use a political weapon to make sure that you become a political irrelevance/curse within Chongwe, your stronghold. You will be in courts of law soon. You missed an opportunity to retire honorably after those crocodile tears in Livingstone when you realized that Chanda was killed by Chanda and not by Garry Nkombo.

  41. Dr. Guy “Muzungu O Pusa” Scot must be fired too because he lied that the cancellation was Government position. Which government was he talking about if the President and the Attorney General were not even aware of it?

  44. This is what has become of Zambia, If the Lady was not fired am sure i would be ‘he wasted our tax payers, he cant fire her and all that. now that he has fired her, it is shes not part of PF bla bla bla.. total critics, why build the road east , it should have gone west .. and you wonder why the country is under developed, always pulling each other down even here in the diaspora have seen it, even nigerians are better at sticking up with each other up here

    • @Matrix
      Please be clear that it is not a result of the Tribunal that has forced your retart CNP to fire Masebo but the fact that she implicated him (whether she was telling the truth or not). Infact the fact that she has been fired, proves that this was a waste of tax payers money because Masebo should have resigned just when the tribunal was set up. Now we had the Mumba Malila playing all sorts of unprecedented legal tactics, by appealing against the setting up of a tribunal judgement just to try and avoid the Masebo’s illegality. That is a waste of tax payers money…

  45. Long overdue, but credit where credit is due. On this occasion I say way to go Michael Sata. It’s about time you developed some real balls and showed the cartel who is boss. I know this one wasn’t easy… this will have a far reaching effects. Hopefully you have just sent Maseb0 to jail on this one or at least even ended her p0litical career of conveniently jumping from one party to the other. I give you ‘Credit’ on this task… it could have been a ‘Distinction’ had you fired her way early just when the tribunal was being convened or even much earlier. But credit regardless – Well done sir!

    • MAVERICK, YOU ARE ONE OF THE FEW BLOGGERS WHO ARE HONEST. CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN WHERE AND WHEN IT’S DUE INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR ANY RUBBISH WITH WHICH TO DISCREDIT THE PF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESIDENT.

  46. @ LT: “Reports in the media have been that…”. Please can you learn to credit your sources… the so called ‘media’ is none other than the Zambian Watchdog. They do the good yards and report, at times, at great risk but time and time again most of their stories have proved to be authentic… it shows their sources are really credible. Say what you like about the ZWD, but the guys are much far ahead of everybody else… follow the leader for sure!

    I feel like donating money to that William Harrington guy… he has achieved not even the so called ACC or Police could achieve in a million years! Amazing feat WH!

  47. Hiring,firing,redistrict, rename and swear in with a few barbs thrown in.We need to fire this ZAWA animal at plot 1 for non performance and leaving excreta all over zambia.

  48. Mr President, You should have fired Ba Wynter as well so that no one feels superior over the others…

    U r truly a great leader sir.

  49. Masebo, Zim girl, show us how much you are PF, now that the ground has been shifted underneath your feet. Yes, show the country that you have always been royal to MCS. Also recall the insults you poured on Sata during the 2008 presidential by-elections in Chadiza to be specific.

  50. There are two things that will follow.
    1. She is going to be prosecuted after the submission of the tribunal report.
    2. Her retard son is going to be recalled from foreign service.
    Watch the space

  52. Sata might reappoint her to another Ministry like RB did with Dora. My hope is that safari hunting wont be reintroduced.

  53. Poor woman. She has been dealt the left hand in the matter. A snake is beautiful to look at behind a reinforced glass. But dont be fooled by its seemingly dossile nature. Its strike is quick and vicious. Masebo is a sacrificial lamb in the matter. Too bad for such a hard working woman of the land.

  54. What did we expect? Why should we call Sata names when he has done what was expected? Masebo was wrong so the best was to fire her. Imagin Sata had not fired her, what would all those condemning the move have done? Way to go Mr. President. May be the Kwacha can gain!

    • NO. 54 ZAMBIANS ARE TURNCOATS. OF COURSE IF MASEBO WERE RETAINED THEY WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN INSULTING THE PRESIDENT. ITS MY BELIEF THE MAN (SATA) THE FEW PEOPLE HATE WITH A PASSION IS THE MAN WHO’S DESTINED TO DEVELOP ZAMBIA OR AT LEAST LAY A WELL DEFINED FOUNDATION FOR ZAMBIA’S POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. GOD JEHOVAH BLESS YOU MR PRESIDENT FOR EVEN THE 2016 ELECTIONS. YOU ARE DOING GOD’S GOOD JOB.

  55. Next is Charlotte Scolt who is said to have no monetary interest in ZAWA. She must remove whatever interest she is said to have in ZAWA

  56. Bo Willie Harrington is the hero! Sata was the chief architect of Sylvia’s misdeeds. Let parliament pass a vote of no confidence in Sata and his whole cabinet. They are an eye sore!

  57. In the end justice will always triumph. Soon, it will be Sata himself, who will be fired by the Zambian electorate that is already fed-up with his lies.

    • Yes, she fired innocent Directors at Tourism just because she messed up the UNWTO contracts, a minister doing everything, firing has done justice to this woman, many innocent lives were at stake, your excellency, I had hated your govt because of this woman, now I know you can’t be taken for granted. Well done! Bravo, Viva. Powerless bottom power can now go fishing but of course not in national parks!

  59. You mean Masebo and GBM are now both just ordinary MPs? Funny turn of events indeed! Not so long ago she was trying to outdo herself to try and tarnish GBM’s name; even going to the extent of secretly recording conversations with GBM and passing the recordings to Mmembe and Kabimba! As my son would say: Who is laughing now, B*i tch?

    • Politicians are strange people. Everyone blogging here seems to be sure that Ms Masebos political life has come to an end. Some have gone to the extent of predicting her death. If you really understand the nature of Zambian politics you should not completely write her off. For better clarification ask peolpe like VJ and Munkombwe. As for me I believe that a persons prospects end only when a Doctor declares them dead and they are later interred in the soil. It would not shock me to see Hon Masebo back in action in the future. Not that I want it to happen but I am just being cautious.

  60. As the world’s oldest profession, prostitution comes in many forms. I think STM has picked up yet another valuable lesson from this debacle. Only trouble is Zambia is still a long way off from legalising the trade!!

  62. I would Masebo to remain loyal and quiet. Am sure the UPND chaps will say that made no will join them. She still very much part of PF.

    • The Masebo I know will remain loyal and quite. After all she still remains a PF member. Sylvia is a workaholic. she used her administrative discretion to do what she did and my president knows this too well. But hey not every discretion is right in the eyes of many.

    • Yes my dear Maureen, Masebo is very hard working. Am the president will reappoint her. We all go through ups and downs. Shalom

    • @BBC

      Masebo is not welcome in UPND under my watch. If she dares I will personally hound her out of UPND. In UPND we don’t want such unprincipled idi.ots like Masebo. She should go back to MMD or back to Zim and join Bob’s club.

  63. At least one problem is out we can breze a bit whilst aluta continuea with the demand for the people’s driven constitution. I wish the axe can also fall on winter we need more oxygen for our troubled souls. Gud day Willy.

  64. I am sure some UPND blinds are saying that Silvia Masebo will join them. She is very much part of PF. She is still member of parliament. I would urge Masebo to remain mute and loyal just like Lubinda has done. Very soon they will reappoint you to another ministry. Good luck my sis.

    • Has Lubinda been re-appointed? So it is true that pa fyamba MPs are useless that Ukwa has to re-appoint a discredited minister who abused her powers?

    • So in your head you think I said Lubinda had been reappointed? Are you grade 2 failure? I said that there is chance she will be reappointed. Who doesn’t error here on earth? Are you God? Ba some of us ubupuba. Masebo is hard working and anyone can make a mistake. Masebo my dear don’t get disappointed. You will bounce back.

  68. Masebo,
    You betrayed bantu botatwe. Please think twice. You belong to Bantu Botatwe. When we say so, your bosses jitter and say tribal when them call even Lundas, Gumbos, Namwaangas, Lambas, Lalas, Swakas as theirs and they ride on this.So come back ba Sylvia you are very intelligent and bantu botatwe love you back. We know it was just the job why you left bantu botatwe.

    • @Peter. Why did northern and luapula give hh only 0.00001% in 2011? Even if today elections were held despite Sata destroying economy and governance you would say ‘chipuba chesu’ and vote for him and hh will perhaps get less than 500 votes of the million votes in Northen, Luapula and Muchinga.

      Dont deny the facts – you are extremist supreme tri.balsts and yu h.ate seeing bantu bota.twe at plot 1 cos you wont kwiba freely.

      Masebo jokela ku bantu botatwe.

    • Hi Peter,
      Wakamba bwino. You must also Practice 1 Zambia 1 nation. Vote for credible president not as long as chipuba chesu we will vote for it. This is the mess we are in now. Look at your practice before you call others tribalist. You who do so are worse. We have learned it from you, If you stop we will stop.

    • Ati Bantu botatwe. Amarabishi. Tribal failure. In your rotten dreams it is all about Bantu botatwe fighting bembas. You even include namwangas. Useless. You think your under 5 will manage to convince pipo with useless bantubotatwe tribal campaign? Silvia is very much part of PF. PF is all inclusive, all tribes. I can assure you, you will never get votes as UPND in Luapula, Northern, CB, Muchinga, Lusaka, Three quarters of central, eastern. Mukluks. You same chaps advocated for Masebo’s dismissal. Hypocrites. Ati Bantu botaweeeee.

  69. The Masebo I know will remain loyal and quite. After all she still remains a PF member. Sylvia is a workaholic. she used her administrative discretion to do what she did and my president knows this too well. But hey not every discretion is right in the eyes of many. Do you agree

  70. @ME & BBC
    We chaps of UPND dont want Silvia!!! If you have run short of how to bring us(UPND) in, please, just sustain your confusion in PF, you have enough of confusion to handle, in there!

  71. Kambani ba Masebo ti mvele?We told you that you cant trust a cobra.Wheres collective responsibility?Why give your minister lethal advice?Why not stand by your wife when trouble befalls?Zambia is in a mess.We said so in 2011.There are just too many firings and appointments.GOD SAVE ZAMBIA.

  72. Silvia has not been fired because Sata DID NOT direct her to dissolve the ZAWA Board and dismiss the top officers, but because she was not smart in her defence. She not have mentioned the ‘king’ in her defence as the power behind the dismissals. For all the king cared Silvia should even have said chieftainess Nkomesha directed her or GBM not any member of the A- Team (Guy Scott, Kabimba and Chilufya)

  73. I wanted to ignore this but I can’t just help commenting on Masebos sacking. I want to think that her sacking is of no consequence. She is a bad manager and she has always made a bad Minister. She has survived in life because of bottom power. Make no bones about this. But her greatest undoing is her mouth. She does not control it. Everywhere she has gone she has attracted sanctions from presidents. Chiluba, Mwanawasa, Banda and now Sata have all penalized her because of her mouth and her false sense of importance. There’s certainly something very seriously wrong with her. Indeed is she the only one with a bottom? Is her bottom special or what? Wait for her to write that she has been fired because of her Bottom. Remember that nonsense the post newspaper wrote about her why she quit RB’s…

  74. Masebo has been sacrificed to the Lions. Simple as that, regardless of her persona in Zambian politics she is among the few politicians I actually think were doing something. Her positions, however contrary, were steadfast!! This is rather sad because she is one person I thought had sincerity in the PF… But the lesson here is “cover your ass”.. get written papers that way you don’t get sacrificed. The government should implement an email system in which all members can interact so when things like this come out we can investigate clearly.

    So sad… Zam politics.

  75. It is safe to watch these strange events than celebrate over Masebo’s political fate. There are deeper hidden issues that prompted this President to fire Masebo. Masebo’s stand over the Lower Zambezi “mining saga'” could have contributed to Sata’s unusual but pseud-civilised reaction to appease the outside world. This President has never respected the indigenous Zambians in his governance style as he always tries to please his masters abroad.

    Masebo’s dismissal needs critical analysis. There is a statistical 50% chance that Sata could have indeed directed Masebo to dissolve the ZAWA Board and fire its Directors. Otherwise had the President felt that a Minister had erred, he should have corrected Masebo’s action a long time ago. Hold-on to your PRAISES to Sata and THINK HARD.

  76. Sata is a man of action. I like him for that. He will give Zambians a people driven constitution now that Masebo who was against it is gone.

  77. if you are a ‘useless mp’ then you can survive working with Sata. He medical Nkandu Luo had to reduce herself to a useless one just in order to survive.

  78. Me,
    Bantu botatwe are here to LOVE bembas. Namwangas are not Bembas but were just colonised. Bantu Botatwe are holding Zambias economy. If you Put a useless leader messing up economy Bantu Botatwe rise up. HH is not under 5. HH is the most intelligent president Zambia will have whenever since he turned grass+ few cows into 90 000 +++ cows. . Intelligence in measured by how much you turn nature into Wealth.Imagine if your useless fathers did not gong you with thoughts uselessness, surviving on politiks, where could Zambia be?. Creation of wealth and eating from politiks is what will divide us. Think……wisely.

    • Janza don’t think we are fools. HH’s campaign is now based on Bantu botatwe voting for HH. That is deep tribal. Look at your baboon Shakafuswa’s insults against bembas insulting openly without shame and you think we can vote his party in power? Who told that HH will be the best president? The money he got is from privatized mines in Luanshya. What intelligence has he got? Who can’t run a business? You think running a business of cows is similar to running a country? Tell if HH won’t build roads, schools, airports, rail system, clinics, health posts, houses etc? Tell me if HH won’t strengthen the economic strings that bind the economy together? Let HH tell the nation what he will do instead of the rubbish Bantu botatwe campaign? If anything HH is decampagning himself.

  79. Trust…..any mining in LZ NP will be opposed for years. Its not development. It retarding. And in 2016 the people will take it back and all those who approved it. This mine will do nothing for Zambia but destroy it. The revenue from it will not benefit a single honest Zambian citizen.

  80. NEXT PERSON TO BE FIRED IS STELLA LIBONGANI

    MY PERSONAL ADVISE TO THE IG LIBONGANI STELLA IS TO START PERFORMING IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY. BECAUSE THE WAY STANDS TO DAY IS THAT THE THE NATION HAS BEEN BRUISED BECAUSE OF PEOPLES RIGHTS OF ASSEMBLY BEING DENIED. HENCE, THE IG MUST READ THE WRITTING ON THE WALL THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUTTHE ZAMBIA POLICE BEING ABUSED. AND THE IG FEELS SHE IS PROTECTED. FORGETTING THAT SHE IS MORE PROTECTED IF SHE PROTECTS THE CITIZENS THAN RELYING ON ONE PERSON WHOSE STATUS IS BOUND TO CHANGE . THE IG HAS GOT NO IMMUNITY LIKE THE PRESIDENT HAS . YOU DONT NEED PARLIAMENT TO SEEK PROSECUTION OF THE IG LIKE THE CASE WITH THE PRESIDENT WHEN LEADERSHIP CHANGES. HENCE, MY HUMBLE PRUDENT ADVICE IS TO OPEN ANEW PAGE WITH ZAMBIAN PEOPLE FOR PEACE .

  81. this is the best news ever. i have never liked the was Masebo jumps from party pt party in order to continue enjoying tax payer’s money.

  82. MASEBO FIRED BUT NOT DOWN

    POLITICALLY I KNOW MASEBO VERY WELL. SHE IS FIRED BUT NOT DOWN.
    THIS VERY FIRING OF HER WILL BE USED TO STRENGTHEN HER. BECAUSE SHE HAS GOT PEOPLE WITHIN THE LEADERSHIP OF PF WHO ARE VERY MUCH AWARE ABOUT THE HEAVY HAND THAT PREVAILED OVER HER DECISION. BUT BECAUSE THE CLIMATE IS WAS NOT CONDUCIVE SOME ONE SOME WHERE DECIDED TO DISTANCE HIMSELF. SO THIS VERY ACT WILL BE USED BY MASEBO TO FIGHT BACK BECAUSE PF RIGHT NOW IS A DIVEDED HOUSE. HENCE THE DIVISION IS WIDENING. IT WAS LUBINDA GIVEN, FOLLOWED BY GBM, NOW ITS MASEBO. PEOPLE IN THE STREETS ARE ALREADY ASKING WITHIN THEMSELVES IN PF THAT WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT KABIMBA THAT OTHERS COULD GIVEN MATCHING ORDERS BUT KABIMBA IS SPARED WHY?. SO WATCH THE SPACE. PF IS GOING. HH HELP OUT TO RESTORE THE ECONOMY…

  84. I don’t see a man of action here. When the tribunal begun, Sata did not ask Masebo to step down while she is probed. As soon as his name is mentioned, he fires her. The tribunal hasn’t concluded yet. Why did he not wait for the hearing to run its course? This is a knee jerk reaction that has no consideration for a judicial process. Regardless of any argument to the contrary, the tribunal will be influenced by this thoughtless intervention. Whether she is actually guilty or not.

  85. Can’t believe this President using bullying tactics, he’s trying to intimidate any future opposition! He did it with the nurse’s etc This country is no longer a democratic one but a dictatorship

  87. AM I MISSING SOMETHING??

    CAN’T SEE THE ‘LUAPULA PREMIER’S’ CAPITALISED POSTING ON THIS INSTANCE…….HE ALWAYS HAS SUCH AN INTERESTING OPTIMISTIC VIEW ON ALL THINGS PF………

    And to think that William Harrington almost abandoned the case due to prohibitive legal costs, and was almost being dismissed by his opponents as a political/legal ‘nuisance’ of a fellow….well done for waging yet another one-man legal battle!!

  89. This is what will happen to PF Ministers. Immediately Sata will change the stance on the c Constitution they will also change their colours. They no independent mind to speak their mind.

  90. Sometimes I wonder whether we live in the same country. Sata hasn’t fired Sylvia because of the tribunal but because the cartel found the tribunal evidence damning. She has been redeployed as per Head of the Clique Fred. To avoid sylvia facing possible prosecution, they opted to have her fired before the tribunal report is out so that by the time this damning report is out, we will all be saying she can’t suffer twice- losing her job and facing prosecution for abuse of authority. Think likethe Mafia

  91. What about Guy Scott, I thought he testified that what Masebo said was government position in this matter. He should also be fired as he escorted Masebo to see the President about the same issue

  92. I just love Sata. Atleast he acts when the situation demands it. I remember RB never acting on Dora even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Sata has set a stage for Zambia`s real infrustructure development. The salaries for Civil Servants are no longer embarrasing. HE will not do everything right but he certainly has tried. I am sure HE will fire those that should be he is a man of action. Unless he dies but the diginity he has given civil servants and thecountrywide development will certainly see him in office come 2016. Hate the man if you like. The kwacha will stabilise at some point. Let us all work hard. For some of us even if HH came to power we know that real progress lies in all Zambians working very hard. I am working hard and Sata is. Are you.

  93. @’Martin” you are useful halfwit waging your tail for more pieces of bones at Sata’s dining table. it is best to shut up.

  94. Cow Tan,
    You mix good + bad things. Listen, HH’s campaign is NOT based on TRIBAL. Any leader get support where he comes from as these sponsor him. Shakafuswa insulted because you annoyed him. You have been voting for even useless leaders all along, dragging ZM back. Even you can be a president like HH can. You claim NOT to be tribal but look at your failing PF, all cabinet from 1 place. world-over, intelligent presidents succeeds as they can efficiently turn nature to wealth, like HH do. If we could all run businesses, why cry for jobs? investors? HH will have to raise money 1st and build roads, schools, airports, etc not just borrowing. This affecting economy badly. Just listen to HH’s developmental programmes and intelligent analyses, he even forecasted Kwacha weakening.

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