Saturday, January 11, 2025

President Rupiah Banda to hold press conference today

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PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda will today address the nation through a news briefing at State House at 10:00 hours.

This is according to a statement released yesterday by special assistant to the president for Press and public relations Dickson Jere.

Mr Jere said Cabinet ministers, members of the diplomatic corps and accredited journalists should be seated by 09:30 hours.

He said accreditation for journalists who would cover the briefing would be done by the Zambia News and Information Services.

59 COMMENTS

  1. I can predict what he will talk about.
    1.Justify his trips
    2.Sata
    3.Hichilema
    4.Nawakwi
    5.Father bwalya
    6. Nothing about the floods

  2. Just looking at what he said in Mazabuka, i dont expect anything developmental at today’s press conference. We should not even waste time to wait for this press conference. It is just a public relation by MMD.:((:((

  3. The MMD belittling it as a public briefing as opposed to a full press conference. They have doctored the questions the journalists will be asking. The Jounalists will be from ZNBC, TIMES, DAILY MAIL, ZANIS all state owned and govt., controlled media. Atase. I hope this time a Lion as opposed to a urinating monkey disturbs the briefing.

  4. I don’t expect anything productive to come out of RB because he has none in him. He will just attack others as he always does. So Sata won’t escape from RB’s attacks since he is his biggest threat. I agree with Mbuzi # 3. RB’s speeches have never been issue based and his corhots have followed suit. This is their shame and downfall.

  5. Some more muppet show for the members of the diplomatic corp with the venue being our State House.I hope monkeys have been invited as well.for more juust tune in.

  6. #6 Iwe Mpangula, wansekesha. ati: “I hope this time a Lion as opposed to a urinating monkey disturbs the briefing”.
    Imbafu shakalipa. awe mwe. yaba. Ne nkotizo amafupa yakalipa. Ahh.

  7. #12 ala bwafya. This NyamaSoya can suprize you. he is firing another Lamba minister wait. Only a Lion can bring sanity to this press briefing as can scamper everyone to save us the insults or foolish rantings. Wait, it’s already 09:23 hrs. The circus starts around 10:00hrs when a limping NyamaSoya shall perform as a circus as ringmaster/joker.

  8. Someone help me;Does RB has the brain of his on?If he does ,well then does he use it?Honestly if i were him,i would listen a bit to the post even if i dont like them.They have good advice that is a key to his success.

  9. I hear Sata planted a fully grown alpha silver back gorilla in one of the trees. Baba, this one does not play, it will not just babtise with urine, it will bite the entire head off someone leaving only the torso flying around like a chicke. Anyway, I have been told he is firing George Kunda and replacing him with either Testicles Mwansa or Saki. He’s also announcing he is taking a second wife.

  10. I hope he will talk about really issues and not insulting the opposition, NGOs,Father Franck Bwalya. I will judge him from what he will say Today.

  11. Yes George Kunda will be fired. He ll appoint some oppositon MPs to disturbilise the Opposition. He will talk about Fr Bwalya and the red card campaign. He sill be laughing most of the time. Most likely Dora will be appointed VP.

  12. I only hope issues of harassment of ‘opposition parties ( e.g. PF/UPND)’ and NGOs by GRZ/MMD will be addressed as well as Health, Education, Agriculture and Investment (not only by China) but also for example by Zambians living abroad.

  13. The President should address BIG issues highlighted above and not petty ones like property grabbing, Bill (William) Banda and Mangani rubbish.

  14. And to end on a lighter note, RB should advise General Shikapwasha to stop sleeping on duty. This is what has mad Mangani to continue talking rubbish because his spokesperson (Shikapwasha) have been asleep most of the time.

  15. This press comference will not even about issues affecting our mother land but about the Milanzi elections…[-(:-?

  16. Tried to find it on radio and have nothing. Isn’t “live” part of the whole idea of a press conference? Or am I blacked out coz ZANIS is doing the accreditation? Live bogging would be appreciated. Lest I conclude the good man has sped off on yet another important trip.

  17. He has started the press conference. He is asking security men to take care of the monkeys. ahahah

  18. My humble request iz that RB avoidz The Post, Catholics, Frank Bwalya, Bishop Mpunu, Wynter Kabimba, Nawakwi, HH and Sata. How about issuez to do with teacherz and education, medics and health and food on the table for the majority of Zambianz for a change?

  19. He is there to protect himself which he has done. So bane pa Zed its each one for him/hersel. We hae no pesident

  20. What did he say I did not hear anything that he said other than attacking UPND and the PACT and the fact that Defence cheifs have been retired, couldn’t he have sent his pet Jere to announce.

  21. Defense Cheifs only
    What about so many issue people are going through?
    Issues like:
    * Floods
    *Unemployment
    and so on

  22. Wow… Despite all the numerous problems we’re facing in this country … the President gets the podium and attention only to talk about retiring Defence Cheifs, no issues on public health, education or anything that will help alleviate the sufferings of the people.

    Ba ka teka twafweniko, twa lomba!!!

  23. RB is a joker!! I knew he was not going to touch any important issue. For him its business as usual even when the country is facing serious problems.:-w:-w:-w:-w

  24. Angry Zedian:”> this PC was a waste of our hard earned tax bacs! RB please fix pot holes, floods, agric and other national issues. spare us the rot…

  25. The idea of isolated hiring/appointing and firing/retiring of personz at a press conference iz what haz been fashionable with our presidents. Sure there can be a change to that modus operendi??

  26. I thought i would make a comment after the press briefing. Ba ka teka there so many issues that you would have commented on, Flood situation; Progress done by the NCC which has resumed sitting; Auditor Generals report on foreign missions and various gov’t ministries; How your gov’t is handlin the BP pull out; Silence for me is the best option.

  27. we cannot be smilling with BOMA when there are no roads, no medicine…many things in a mess; come on guys-lets do what Thais are in doing-one month protest:”>

  28. Economist and your friends OOOOOOOOO mwanya I am still the holding my position, no creatable raeder than me only Katele but he was arrested by Levy….hahahahaha kalibalika

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