President Rupiah Banda who underwent a minor operation in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday for a knee problem has been discharged from hospital.
Medical doctors who conducted the operation on the President’s right knee say it was very successful.
State House Press Aide, Dickson Jere, said in a statement that the President is expected to make full recovery within a short period of time.
President Banda is among several leaders attending the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town.
[ZNBC]
What are the guarantee’s that the knee won’t buckle under all the weight next time, whats next waist operation. The president should start exercising with those soldiers at arakan barracks to save costs on operations that can be avoided. The president should only have operations when it’s absolutely necessary or detrimental to his health.
Kanshi ba Mudala chilema tabatwebafye!
I thought the only disabilty he had was his oversize tummy kanshi balifimba nokulu. Too much weight on the legs. Anyway get well soon Mudala!
“President Banda is among several leaders attending the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town”.HE IS NOT ATTENDING THE WEF BUT BEING ATTENDED TO.
Did he go there for the summit or for the operation? When did that knee problem start? So ninshi UTH has no capacity to do even minor operations on the president or is it because they are now on strike? These chaps need to improve the health services and facilities in the country so politicians/ministers top spending millions in South African hospitals when our Doctors can do the same job.
Are we supposed to rejoice?
Please give us a Pic of the Presido in the Wheel Chair!! Hope he stops traveling and sticks the fimo fimo at home
its just a scam! the chap wants to delay homecoming as much as possible! i bet this time he’s practising how to fall down the flight of stairs at the hotel so that he’s admitted again now that he’s heard the doctors are also on strike!
Now all the other several leaders are attending the summit at the clinic. Rooftop Barman can’t run away from the starving healthworkers forever. Show some respect RB, at least have confidence in your healthcare back home. That simple panel beating on your knees could have been done very easily at UTH. RB’s maneuvers are disgust!ng to say the least.
You see; He did not even attend the Forum, it was just a hoax!
I was among several Zambians who assembled to meet RB in Cape Town yesterday evening. After a delay of about 1hr we were told that he would not be showing up owing to the knee problem. Reading about the knee here again gives the excuse more credence because at the time I just felt cheated and lied to. Nevertheless it was an enjoyable evening as Fundanga, Mutati, Akashambatwa and Mbulo did show up to address us. I think they were a more lively bunch to interact with than they would have been had their boss RB been there too.
No. 3 LOL! why do we accept these buffoons heading out of the country for treatment yet docotors are on strike in Lusaka, HR staff are milking the ministry of Health of billions and the government can do is buy hearses hoping the Zambian people will die of shock and lack of medical care.
Good news and quick recovery Mr President RB Banda.
Nonetheless, when are you coming/going back home to Zambia? The “State House Press Aide, Dickson Jere, said in a statement that the President is expected to make full recovery within a short period of time… President Banda is among several leaders attending the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town” news is worrying as you are reportedly doing to very different activities at the same time.
Medical personnel, please indicate to me whether always flying in an Aeroplane to visit places is good for President RB Banda’s blood flow – something that may be causing these knew problems tha very old man is facing now which might increase if he does not change his current rate of moving.
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NCC adopted dual citizenship. They should also adopt a law which bars government officials from getting treatment outside Zambia, unless they pay for it out of pocket.
LT am saying find him and ship him back.
Dont you people see whats going on around the World, is zambia the only nation facing a crisis, either stay informed or just stay away from condemning every little thing govt does. Improve health conditions at home, yes they should, are you going to be paying for the health services? probably not, what govt should do is build an abling environment for private investors to come and build hospitals. Ever wonder why that hasnt happened? because investors know there is no ROI because unlike elsewhere with exception of canada people pay for medical aid while in Zambia people want it very subsidized. And insurance should be encouraged to make it cheaper.
This is how it all started with LPM ka. Ngatafili bwino, take a break. Life is not all about being a president.
#15 You must understand how health insurance works and how it can be applied to Zambia where more than half the population is unemployed. Without health coverage from an employer, out of pocket medical costs are astronomical!
The bottom line is, improve the economy of the country and everything will follow suit.
#17 Woman of Substance, I have followed your threads on this blog with keen curiosity. From the outset, you seem very passionate about issues going on in Zambia. Not only that, you have shown a propensity for rational thinking. i give you Kudos. As for #15, Chintomfwa, it would appear to me that you subscribe to the notion that man should climb a tree from the top. Listen, health care is one damn costly service which, if left fully in the hands of insurance companies, would create more deaths than births in Zmabia. How many workers in formal employment would even afford to pay hospital bills from their own pockets without a government subsidy. As # 17 has pointed out, fix the economy first and the rest will follow through.
#18 KCC – Thanks.
17 Woman of substance greetings. on your “Without health coverage from an employer, out of pocket medical costs are astronomical! The bottom line is, improve the economy of the country and everything will follow suit.” I beg to differ for Health insurance is working quite well in South Africa where there are poor people just like us.
I am just reflecting on President Obama’s “This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they’re out of power. Once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others,” excerpt from his speech in Egypt. Very soon, I might be with you in MMD if the Undereducate tricks my fellow wise southerners.
Have a blessed Sabbath and take care.
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#20 look at the economy of South Africa and the economy of Zambia then you will understand my point.
21 Woman of substance, on your “#20 look at the economy of South Africa and the economy of Zambia then you will understand my point” I just left South Africa last August after staying there for about 3 years and I know Cape Town in Particular in and out.
I also know Bloomfontein, Jo’burg, Tswane (Pretoria), Polokwane (Pietermaritzburg), Durban (Kwa-Zulu Natal) an other places I wont mention lest I give too much about myself.
Our brothers and sisters in South Africa a poor like Zambians. In fact Zambians have good better housing and land while South Africans do not have proper villages, but squat in sorry places.
Of course, part of South Africa look like Big Cities in Europe, but the majority of blacks are in trouble.
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I used to find a lot of sense in Maestro’s contributions (despite the unnecessary “undereducate” tag he throws around) but of late, he’s quite lost. I think the PF/UPND pact has thrown him off-balance. I urge him not to give up so easily. It is time for more sophistication. At times it pays to play your cards close to your chest.
23 Nkosi hhe hhe hhe, on your “I used to find a lot of sense in Maestro’s contributions (despite the unnecessary “undereducate” tag he throws around) but of late, he’s quite lost.”
Do not worry much following your “I think the PF/UPND pact has thrown him off-balance. I urge him not to give up so easily. It is time for more sophistication. At times it pays to play your cards close to your chest.“. The PF-UPND PACT is just a playground to gain voters’ support including publicity in the POST newspaper as long as the Undereducate Sata does not endorse president HH. I am afraid, but MMD may be proved right though prophets of doom for now.
Sober minds do not need to use excuses, but do what is necessary to be done.
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23 Nkosi. Do you know why there is equal representation of 9 members each from the two PF and UPND political parties on the National Governing Council?
Mark my words, that is a strategy to make PF toothless unless PF MPs vote on the side of the 9 UPND members.
The Undereducate Sata MC must know that he can not cheat any of the UPND people. The best he can do is to allow president HH or any other person from UPND to lead the PACT as a presidential candidate if he needs a job from GRZ in future. Otherwise, the MMD will not allow the Undereducate to rule Zambia.
Have a nice day including the Sabbath and keep well.
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@22 If you understand the structures then you should be agreeing with woman of substance. Kuno all the over 100 medical schemes only service around 7 million people.People are covered by provincial health departments where payments differ depending on patient’s income and number of dependents so this is where your well described poor come in. In short if Zed had a proper economy and priorities then we could also have proper health care delivered even to the poorest citizen. Paying out of your own pocket is way out of reach for many people even here only 14% of the population does that. And those are rich folks, you know how SA is full of contradictions e.g a recent report showed SA neighbourhoods making it into the top 10 of both the best and worst places to live on EARTH.
yaba….bushe baleikalilila ku SA? Is he not coming back to his 24 years old wife??
26 Eiffelgreetings and sorry to reply late for I was speaking to people at home to learn about the overall situation in all aspects of Zambian life. On your “If you understand the structures then you should be agreeing with woman of substance. Kuno all the over 100 medical schemes only service around 7 million people.” alright and maybe I was among the few with medical aid there in SA.
However, why don’t we start will a bit of medical aid for a few well to do in Zambia in the manner South Africa has done?
Have a blessed day as I go on a Sabbath Day recess now.
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Eiffel and woman of substance for your contributions, don’t get me wrong, I totally understand that Government is not doing enough to provide adequate healthcare especially having been home last month and touring some major hospitals. I was playing devils advocate because most people on this blog just want to blame the govt for all problems the countries is going thru without realizing the difficulties they face. Both of you and other bloggers here seem to be knowledgeable of how systems work elsewhere and one of them is insurance and this way people afford the service. But in our nation this is very far fetched in that there is no structure that would support this in that people live on a day to day basis money wise. This i understand, but blindly blaming the govt is not right either.
KCC this was meant for you as well, cont. Rome was not build in one day, the govt is creating an environment that allows the economy to grow through empowering citizens and it should come in terms of more access to loans at lower interest rates, but that is another discussion. It is frustrating, the fruits are not coming fast enough but it is one of those things where there is no short cut. And the way fwd as you all point out is to have priorities and then embark on those. My point was to show that healthcare can not just be turned around as witnessed even in the USA where healthcare is not accessible to all.
RB leaves hospital; but doesnt want to go home!!
IMWE ARE U SAYING THAT ALL ZAMBIAN LEADERS ARE SICK?
I cant see Senior Citizen .. If he has chaged his name he can be known by his written english style. WHERE ART THOU MAN???.How is the US embassy?
that shows y our local hospitals and health care will not be improved. since when the politicians or their families are ill then its south africa. what about the poor zambian who cant afford to go to south???
all Zambian politicians are sick!
Why did he even leave hospital? He should have just stayed there. If we took a poll in and outside Zambia, most people don’t care and don’t even want to see that baneful buffoon.
#30 Chintomfwa, I agree that government is trying to build an enabling environment. But my brother for how long have we been subjected to cliche’. When are the majority of our people going to have confidence in a government which walks the talk. It is sickening to watch government implement a reactive approach to national issues. Why in the world can they not be proactive. It was easy to give Legislators hefty pay increases and the soon to be paid mid-term gratuity. The world over is embracing cost cutting measures and tightening budgets, but our government, which in part, depends on donor support, is blind to the economic realities of the world. K480m mid-term gratuity to individuals who who have not created any new wealth is astronomical. We need priorities in this country.
# 36, Walasa!! RB is despicable. He will go in history as the “most inept, dull” president that Zambia has ever had, even the former UBZ Conductor, though a thief himself was more responsive to critical situations, I think…………….
# 38, hhhmn??? a former UBZ Conductor was responding faster to protesting passengers than your RB is responding to all these strikes and ministerial theft going on?
When asked by reporters when discharged yesterday ba RB simply said “Umwaume tafwa ku kulu, afwa kuli heart attack”…. Refering to Omar Bongo and LPM
We have no medical personnel here in Zambia and our father aibakafye eka ku SA for treatment
why is it that almost all the presidents we have had… have health problems?
Welcome back His Excellency Mr. Ruphia Bwezani Banda. We are blessed as a Nation to having you as a President. Long Live MMD long live RB