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The Football Association of Zambia has signed a K61 million deal with Yatu Media for exclusive live streaming rights for all Zambia junior international matches.
Yatu Media‘s deal to live stream Zambia U20 and U17 matches online will run for five years.
“This development is particularly great as it directly responds to one of the constant cries of the Zambian football fans. Each time we have an international game, we are always flooded with queries about whether fans can access live broadcasts of matches involving various national teams or not,” FAZ general secretary Adrian Kashala said.
“While we are mindful of the many limitations regarding broadcast rights for various competitions under Cosafa, CAF and FIFA, we are determined to open as much space as possible for the followers of the beautiful game”
Yatu Media Chief Executive Officer Charles Nkandu said they will with partners Skyrink Studios of South Africa run the online service from 2020 to 2025 that will see them stream 20 Zambia junior international matches to an estimated six million users.
I write in relation to media reports that the institution that you lead, the Copperbelt University (CBU), has directed all returning students to pay K 1, 500 as a penalty for alleged damage to property that occurred when a number of students protested, for whatever reasons, earlier this year. Why does the university think that collective punishment is justified? Are all students accused of participating in the destruction of property?
While I do not in any way condone the behaviour of students who are suspected to have damaged property, I also do not support the decision to punish all the students for the behaviour of the unknown few because doing so is against the rule of law and violates Part III of the Constitution of Zambia on the protection of fundamental rights and the freedoms of the individual. Article 18 (8) of the Constitution, which deals with protection of law, stipulates that ‘No person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless that offence is defined and the penalty is prescribed in a written law’.
Vice-Chancellor, damage to property is an offence of a criminal nature under the laws of Zambia and punishment for crimes of this sort rests with the courts upon conviction of the offenders. If it is your claim that some students damaged property during the protests that rocked the university a few months ago, over which they should be penalised, the law requires you and CBU to prove your assertion either through an administrative process or by a court. During this process, you will be availed an opportunity to identify the property that was damaged and the students who you think were responsible for that act of criminality.
If you have failed to identify the culprits, I am afraid that is no justification enough, under the law, to subject all students to this draconian measure of collective punishment. As citizens, the students should be offered the protection of law including a trial or admission of guilt procedure set by a written law or administrative rule. If it is the latter, it must be enabled by written law and subject to the constitution. The fact remains that not all students participated in the said protests. They should therefore not be made to suffer punishment until they have admitted guilt or are proven guilty by a court or any other appropriate administrative authority. If you and the university cannot identify the people who damaged property, it means there are no witnesses and no action can be taken against anyone.
You may argue that as an institution, CBU administration may have the right to impose fines or surcharges on erring students. That may be true. What the institution certainly lacks, however, is the authority to override a constitutional provision for whatever reason. One of the key principles of the rule of law is that no individual should suffer punishment unless a law provides for it and procedural safeguards are in place. In other words, law, not people, should be the authority that prescribes punishment for a distinct breach of it.
Administrative procedures should, in this regard, be authorised by law and should never contravene individual liberties offered and protected by the Constitution. If any penalty in form of fine or surcharge, as your institution wants to call it, should be imposed for damage to property, a written law should define it. Any administrative rule that arbitrarily imposes penalties on everyone is invalid based on the constitutional test of legality.
I have read remarks attributed to the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Brian Mushimba, promising to engage you further on the issue so that the extortionate amount can be reduced. My argument is not the amount you have imposed on all the students; it is the fact that the proposed action by CBU is unconstitutional. As a result, I implore you to quash it immediately.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale with officials from the Engineering Institution of Zambia after they paid a courtesy call at his office
Infrastructure and Housing Minister Vincent Mwale has challenged Engineers in Zambia to work together to bring down the cost of constructing roads in Zambia.
Mr Mwale said Government thinks that Zambian roads are expensive and that stakeholders must work to bring the cost down.
He was speaking when he met officials from the Engineering Institution of Zambia, Association for Consulting Engineers of Zambia and the Road Development Agency.
He pointed out that the Ministry would prioritise the search for solutions to the problem of infrastructure projects that, are on average, more costly than comparable projects elsewhere.
Mr Mwale cited the construction of roads and schools in Zambia as too expensive and challenged EIZ to identify the problem and recommend solutions.
He assured EIZ of the support of the Ministry and the constant consultation with the Institution in searching for solutions.
On payment of Zambian suppliers, Zambia contractors and Zambian consultants, Mr Mwale pledges that his Ministry would be sensitive, committed and transparent to source money and clear arrears.
He however, acknowledged that liquidity was a challenge because government had contracted a lot of projects and the problem of high costs had constrained the Treasury’s capacity to pay stakeholders on time.
As regards construction materials, Mr Mwale challenged EIZ to promote local materials, including steel, cement, paints and chemicals and discourage contractors from importing expensive materials from abroad, consequently denying local manufacturers from benefiting from the infrastructure growth.
On the hosting of the Africa Engineering Conference, Mr. Mwale pledged to promote the event and encourage all stakeholders from Government and the private sector to attend this important event.
He said it was the priority of government to encourage knowledge sharing, common resolution of problems and the presence of participants from abroad was good for tourism.
And in response, EIZ President Sydney Matamwandi who led his delegation assured Mr. Mwale that the Institution would engage members and come up with problem identification as to why projects, especially are too costly in Zambia and make tangible proposals to be presented to the Minister.
Mr Matamwandi thanked Mr Mwale for an early invitation of the Institution to see him as he begins a new tour of duty.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale with officials from the Engineering Institution of Zambia after they paid a courtesy call at his officeHousing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale with officials from the Engineering Institution of Zambia after they paid a courtesy call at his officeHousing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale with officials from the Engineering Institution of Zambia after they paid a courtesy call at his office
President Lungu at the ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction works on the Chiansi irrigation project in Chanyanya
President Edgar Lungu has assured Zambians that government is closely monitoring the mealie meal prices and will not condone anyone, whether trader or miller, to take advantage of the anticipated food security threats by exploiting Zambians through unwarranted hiking of mealie meal prices.
And President Lungu has called on all the farmers to sell their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in order for government to beef up its national strategic reserves.
The Head of State has emphasised that the country has sufficient maize stocks to meet both industrial and human consumption.
Speaking when he officiated at the ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction works on the Chiansi irrigation project in Chanyanya, Kafue district, Tuesday, the Head of State said the irrigation project could not have come at a more appropriate time than now.
“We can not take climate change lightly as it is threatening the livelihoods of farmers and national food security and ultimately, the growth of the agriculture sector.
“Therefore, my government’s decision to introduce irrigation schemes across the country would boost productivity in the agriculture sector thereby enhancing food security at household and national levels.
“In the 2018/2019 agriculture season, the country experienced prolonged dry spells especially in the southern half of the country. This affected the production of most crops and livestock. All this is due to climate change which requires concerted efforts to combat,” said President Lungu.
Meanwhile, President Lungu has assured the Southern and Western parts of the country which are the most affected by the shortfall in maize supply that government is doing everything possible to address the situation.
“My government will not allow a situation where the affected people have no access to maize and mealie meal supply. As such, we are currently distributing relief food to the affected hunger stricken areas.”
President Lungu says it is misplaced to politicize the issue of mealie meal prices as the matter affects every Zambian regardless of their political affiliation.
Meanwhile, the Head of State has announced that the Chiansi Irrigation Infrastructure Development Project has potential to irrigate up to 1,800 hectares of land and will benefit up to 1,000 households.
And President Lungu has expressed gratitude to the Royal Netherlands Government and the British Government for providing financial support for the Chiansi project.
“In addition to this, the private sector has made a commitment to invest in the expansion of this irrigation scheme to grow up to 8,000 hectares of sugar Cane and create at least 400 jobs.
“This development is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved when there is close collaboration between government, cooperating partners and the private sector,” said the President.
President Lungu at the ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction works on the Chiansi irrigation project in ChanyanyaPresident Lungu at the ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction works on the Chiansi irrigation project in Chanyanya
Do you wonder when you will use the knowledge from your Geography lessons about Canada, its prairies and it’s Great Lakes?
Do you wonder just when you will use the bulk of knowledge of irrelevant matters in courses you memorised, learnt and passed?
And your wonderful numeracy and literacy skills appear to be of no broader use to the practicality of our daily lives ?
Why are we churning out graduates year-in- year-out, trained, skilled, and prepared for jobs that barely exist in our economy?
Do you wonder why we have so many educated, skilled young people who don’t have jobs?
Dont you wonder how our education system is praised abroad that it is quality and produces skilled staff…Our engineers, architects, medical doctors, bankers and accountants are thriving in Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada and the USA but some are virtually unemployed in our own economy?
THE STATS ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
We have a population of about 9 million people eligible for work but only 1.3 million are employed in the formal sector.
According to Central Statistics Office 2017 Labour Force Survey, the working age population (15 years or older) was estimated at 9,056,840.
The labour force population was 3,398,294 and the youth labour force accounted 1,886,645.
The employed persons accounted for 2,971,170.
The number of employed persons in the formal sector was 1,357,186.
The informal and household sectors employed 922,476 and 691,508 persons, respectively.
The number of formally employed persons was 1,096,832 while that of informally employed persons was 1,874,337.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
Two things are to blame.
1. Our education system designed to produce workers. (It also promotes white collar jobs and denigrates blue collar ones.)
2. Does not produce graduates that respond to the current structure of our economy.
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
It’s called a factory education or factory schools.
This education system as we know it is about 200 years old.
Before that, formal education was mostly reserved for the elite.
But as industrialization in Europe changed the way we work, it created the need for universal schooling.
“Factory schools,” as they are now called, originated in early 19th-century in Prussia.
For the first time, education was provided by the state and learning was regimented.
Dozens of students at a time were placed in grades according to their age, and moved through successive grades as they mastered the curriculum.
This took an industrialized approach to education which made it impersonal, but efficient, and standardized.
But character development, creativity, innovation an, entrepreneurship is missing.
Our schools were designed to produce the workforce required by 19th-century factories.
The desired product was workers who would sit silently at their benches all day, behaving identically, to produce identical products, submitting to punishment if they failed to achieve the requisite standards or marks.
Collaboration and critical thinking were just what the factory owners wished to discourage.
As far as relevance and utility are concerned our schools teach skills that are not only redundant to the information age but is counter-productive..
THE ECONOMY
Our economy is highly informal, agrarian with a narrow base of formal employment.
The informal economy with a wide informal sector of the economy, or grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed or difficult to tax, measure and hard to monitor by government.
The informal economy is also the diversified set of economic activities, enterprises, jobs, and workers that are not regulated or protected. It has been expanded to include wage employment in unprotected jobs.
Although the informal sector makes up a significant portion of the economies in developing countries, it is often stigmatized as troublesome or unmanageable.
You have probably heard from various experts that the size of Zambia’s economy(GDP) is far bigger than the $26.5billion.
Infact both the IMF and World Bank have since advised government to rebase the size of its economy to reflect the true activities in the economy.
But Zambia’s education curriculum produces graduates fit for a knowledge economy and not the informal economy.
It is for this reason that our graduates can thrive anywhere in the Western World but be stuck in our economy.
A knowledge economy on the other hand is an economy directly based on production, distribution and utilization of knowledge and information as fundamental enablers of growth, wealth creation and employment.
Take for example the case of the Zambia Center for Accountancy Studies College(ZCAS).
Zambia had such a critical shortage of qualified accountants, bankers and IT specialists that government partnering with the industry and cooperating partners created the College in the ZCAS 1988 Act of Parliament.
Before that such high skills could only be obtained abroad.
ZCAS is a leading and worldclass provider of tuition courses in Accountancy, Business and Information Technology programmes in the Southern African region.
Almost 30 years later, Zambia is probably the only place in Africa where you can find a highly qualified accountant or banker unemployed…we have created a saturation.
These graduates pursue careers elsewhere or abandon the expensively obtained skills and do something else.
CONCLUSION
We need to match the graduates to suit the current structure of our economy.
Probably we need a focused approach and fundamentally change our school curriculum and invest more in technical, vocational and entrepreneurial education, that promotes innovation, creates graduates that will employ themselves and employ others…graduates with skills to create jobs and wealth.
Patrick Nshindano is its new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has finally announced that former Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Executive Director Patrick Nshindano is its new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
In a statement, ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse said Commission Chairperson Esau Chulu wished Mr. Nshindano the best in his new role.
“On behalf of the Commission, I would like to offer you my sincere congratulations upon your assumption of new responsibilities. We, at the Commission, pledge our support and look forward to working with you. We are confident that under your leadership as Chief Electoral Officer, the Commission will strive to greater heights and achievements,” Ms. Chimanse quoted Justice Chulu as saying.
Mr. Nshindano holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Development Studies from the University of Zambia and Master of Business Administration from the Copperbelt University.
Mr. Nshindano takes over from Chomba Chella who separated from the Commission on personal grounds on 31st July, 2019.
Republican President of Zambia, His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu laying the foundation stone for construction of the landmark 800 bed capacity ultra morden state of the art Bangweulu Regional Hospital. The President is flanked by Health Minister of the Republic of Zambia, Hon. Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, Housing and Infrastructure Minister, Hon. Vincent Mwale, Northern Province Minister Hon. Lazarus Chungu and Kasama Central Lawmaker Hon. Kelvin Sampa. Photo Credit : Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has reiterated that the cost for the construction of the Bangweulu Regional Hospital in Northern Province is K154, 174, 340.72.
The Ministry says the figure is contrary to assertions by some section of society that have quoted the cost in United States Dollars.
It says the equivalent of the K154, 174, 340.72 is US$11,859,564.67.
The Ministry of Health further states that the statement made by President Edgar Lungu during the laying of the foundation stone was clear as it indicated K154, 174 340.72 and not the exaggerated figure in Dollars.
“The President’s speech circulated to the media that covered the event can attest to this fact. The construction of the Hospital is a welcome development to the people of Bangweulu and surrounding areas who previously trekked long distances in search of medical services,” says Abel Kabalo, Ministry of Health Spokesman.
Dr Kabalo said Bangweulu Regional Hospital will be an 800 bed capacity ultra-modern medical facility which once completed, will provide specialist referral services to the northern region of Zambia.
“In addition, Bangweulu Hospital will be a center of medical excellence in the region housing consultants in various medical disciplines,” he said.
He said the Hospital will also provide training of various health personnel including specialisation under the auspices of the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University to enhance human capital development in the health sector.
Dr Kabalo stayed that the contract to construct the hospital was awarded in December 2017 and all relevant procurement procedures were followed before arriving at the contractor from more than 10 bidders that responded to the open tender by the Ministry.
MUYA and Company Legal Practitioners, the law firm representing Moxico Resources Zambia Limited has written to the Ministry of Mines urging them to stop contemptiously undermining the judgment of the Supreme Court of Zambia concerning the matter of Kalengwa Mine as disposed off in favor of EuroAfrica and Mexico Resources.
The letter has further exposed the contemptuous and illegal actions the Ministry of Mines in favoring the loser(Shawi Fawaz) of the case which is contrary to the ruling and resolutions of claims by the Supreme Court.
The illegal actions have raised serious suspicions of corruption involving senior ministry officials as a ruling from the Supreme Court is often the final legal action as it is the highest court in the land.
In a letter directed to the director of mines at the Ministry of Mines the law firm said the Supreme Courts had not only ruled in favor of their clients but had further directed that Shawi Fawaz and his associate companies should not have anything to do with Kalengwa Mine.
The firm said it was however suprised to note that the Ministry had not only cancelled the licence but offered to the same people which the Supreme Court had explicitly directed not to have anything to do with the mine a decision the firm describes as contemptuous of the judgement of the Supreme Court.
“The Supreme Court had ruled under cause SCZ/8/237/2012 and the above cause that immediate possession of the mining tenement in issue be granted to EUROAFRICA and that Shawi Fawaz and his Associate companies should not have anything to do with Kalengwa mine.
“According to the decisions the two causes, the decisions of the committee (Ministry of Mines) to cancel EUROAFRICA licence and issue it to another company was in contemptuous disregard of the judgement of the Supreme Court,” reads part the letter which was also copied to the minister.
The firm has since advised the director to refrain from engaging in any acts regarding Kalengwa mine pending a resolution from the supreme.
“Our client acted on the representation that the ministry was agreeable to their investiment in the Kalengwa mine.
“We kindly advise that you and your office should refrain from engaging in any acts regarding the Kalengwa mine pending the resolution of the of the claims by Moxico’s subsidiary EUROAFRICA Kalengwa mine,” the letter further reads.
Moxico Resources trading as EUROAFRICA Kalengwa Mine took over Kalengwa mine in Mufumbwe District but has been unable to commence operations due to an on going court battle which was since closed by the Supreme Court. But since the case was closed the Ministry of Mines colluding with Shawi Fawaz has refused to obey the instructions of the court defying the position of the court.
We are yet to see how government in itself can begin to circumvent a court ruling protecting losers for reasons. Questions arising further from these revelations are that in whose interests are the Ministry officials acting if not to safeguard justice and preserve the rule of law.
Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa stresses a point at a recent public discussion on the Constitutional Amendment Bill
The Young African Leaders Initiative has alleged that some civil society interest groups and persons such as Muna Ndulo and John Sangwa have been recruited on an attempt to undermine the refinement of the Constitution which would have allowed the alteration it to become consistent with the people’s aspiration, enhance democracy and meet international standards for a durable constitution that could stand the test of time.
Addressing a media briefing this morning in Kitwe at Crossroads Lodges, YALI President Andrew Ntewewe, said it was unacceptable for Mr Sangwa, while playing his politics, to call people elected to the office of the President who presided over a period when the Zambian people expressed intention to change the constitution as criminals.
“The question is how can a man who himself had been in court and accused of forgery and yet no one called him a criminal call Kenneth Kaunda, Fredrick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Chilufya Sata, and President Edgar Chagwa Lungu as criminals merely because these honourable men presided over the constitution reform processes? This is very saddening and not inspiring at all,” said Mr. Ntewewe
Mr. Ntewewe said contrary to what Professor Muna Ndulo and Bokelo Beyani had earlier proposed that all future reviews of the Constitution should be done by 7 people, the National Dialogue Forum was constituted by over 350 persons of various background who included respected constitutional lawyers and professional draftspersons whose daily duties are to draft the laws of Zambia.
The YALI boss cited 4 provisions which included entrenchment of Christianity and Respect for Other Religions, enhancement of Security of tenure for Judges as progressive while dispelling the propaganda that the Bill seeks to abolish the Financial Intelligence Centre which is a creature of an Act of Parliament and not the Constitution. He has since challenged the House of Chiefs, Drug Enforcement Commissions, Bank of Zambia and Electoral Commission of Zambia to explain to the Zambian public on how the progressive proposals they made found their way and were accepted by the National Dialogue Forum.
“The right to belong to any religion or faith-based organisations is not protected by the preamble of our constitution but is entrenched in Article 19 of the Bills of Rights. This article, like many other articles, were not altered at all. We want to reiterate that the Zambian Constitution, even with the proposed deletion of multi-religious and firm declaration that this country remains a Christian Nation, shall continue to recognise the rights of other persons to practice their faith or leave their religions to join other religions,” he said.
Meanwhile Mr. Ntewewe has defended the removal of provisions for the maximum number of MPs in the National Assembly is in tandem with best international practice that have seen Constitutions like that of the United States of America standing the test of time by avoiding amendments to the Constitution every time the number of constituencies are increased through delimitation.
“It is merely propaganda that the PF administration has been wanting to create more seats for itself in their stronghold. The amendment to the Zambian Constitution will allow room for growth without the need to be amending the Constitution all the time we want to increase the number of seats,” said Mr. Ntewewe.
Buildcon coach Tenant Chembo insists they are not out of contention to reach the first round of the 2019/2020 CAF Confederation Cup despite losing their preliminary round, first leg home match on August 10 in Ndola.
The continental debutants lost 1-0 to Young Buffaloes of eSwatini at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
It was a game of two halves that Young Buffaloes dominated the first half but Buildcon returned from the break stronger but were repelled by visitors’ goalkeeper Bongani Gwembu.
“Overall, I thought the guys did well although in the first half we went to bed. We gave them too much respect instead of applying ourselves well,” Chembo said.
“Second half was evident; we showed we can do better otherwise it is a learning curve from our players point of view.
“There is hope at the end of the tunnel and it (Young Buffaloes) is a beatable team.
“Definitely there is life at the end of the tunnel, and yes, we are going to do it.”
A draw will see Buildcon eliminated but a 2-0 or 2-1 away win will see them advance to the penultimate knockout stage of the competition.
Zesco United coach George Lwandamina says it is too soon to make an early assessment of his new signings performances following last Saturdays 2019/2020 CAF Champions League date against Green Mamba.
Three players made their competitive debut for Zesco in a 2-0 away win over Green Mamba in eSwatini in a CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg away fixture in Manzini.
“It is too early for me to start talking about individuals but there was cohesion as a team,” Lwandamina said.
Uganda striker Umaru Kasumba played the full 90 minutes scoring the opening goal in the 7th minute and creating the second from John Chingandu in the 53rd minute.
Zimbabwe midfielder Thabani Kamusoko also played the full 90 minutes for the defending FAZ Super Division champions.
Striker Saviour Nkonkola, who joined Zesco from demoted Prison Leopards, came on in the 73rd minute for Jesse Were.
Meanwhile, Zesco hosts Green Mamba in the final leg on August 24 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola needing only a draw to advance to next month’s pre-group stage.
The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) says six thousand job opportunities have been created under the Presidential Solar Milling Plant Initiative which was rolled out in 2015.
ZCF Director-General James Chirwa said more youths will be employed as the installation of the milling plants progresses.
Mr. Chirwa told ZANIS in an interview today that the project is meeting its intended purpose of providing cheaper mealie-meal and creating employment to the citizenry.
He disclosed that the federation has so far installed 1,600 milling plants countrywide out of the required 2,000.
Mr. Chirwa said ZCF is aware of some milling plants that are not functioning well saying they are working round the clock to resuscitate them.
A first-year Catholic University student has been gang raped and left for dead by unknown people in Kalulushi district on the Copperbelt.
Copperbelt Police Chief Charity Katanga says police have since launched a manhunt for the three suspects who are believed to have raped the student.
Ms Katanga said the incident happened on Monday along JVC road in Kalulushi’s North Kalengwa area.
She disclosed in an interview with ZANIS that the incidence happened around 23 hours after the victim whose name has been withheld was on her way home after an evening out with her boyfriend.
Ms Katanga said some unknown people who were driving an unregistered silver Toyota corolla offered a lift to them, but later the three occupants forced the boyfriend out of the car and drove off to JVC where they parked and forcefully took turns raping her.
The men later dropped her near the Catholic university premises.
She said the victim was only picked and taken to hospital by well-wishers after they found her lying on the ground while crying for help alongside the road.
Ms Katanga said investigations into the matter have since intensified.
Government will not continue to pump money in state-owned enterprises that do not provide value to the public.
Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says state-owned enterprises that fail to perform will face sanctions depending on the failure.
Dr. Ng’andu said that Government investments in state-owned enterprises are aimed at getting a reasonable return to allow the country raise finances to meet other developmental objectives.
He noted that it is necessary that state-owned enterprises update their business plans which should be launched with the support of the Ministry of Finance.
The Finance Minister said this when he officiated at the launch of the Zambia National Building Society 2019 to 2023 Corporate Strategic Plan in Lusaka today.
And Zambia National Building Society declared a K1.5 million dividend to Government.
Dr. Ng’andu said the Government’s recapitalization of the Zambia National Building Society has resulted in the Society sustaining itself and enabled it to declare dividends three times in a roll.
And Zambia National Building Society Board Chairperson David Nama said Zambia National Building Society scored several successes in the previous strategic plan which includes signing of an MOU with the Public Service Management Division for special concessionary loans for public service employees to access affordable credit.
Dr. Nama said that the new strategic plan will be used as an instrument for guidance and direction in meeting customer expectations.
Meanwhile, Zambia National Building Society Managing Director Joseph Chikolwa explained that the new plan is aimed at ensuring the organization is sustainable and continues to declare dividends to the shareholder.
[ZNBC]
Former FAZ Vice-President Emmanuel Munaile has announced he will run for football’s top office at the elective annual general meeting next year.
This is according to an online video released Monday evening.
Munaile says he had gathered enough experience both as a player, coach and administrator to help revamp the dwindled fortunes of Zambian football.
The former Mufulira Wanderers defensive midfielder who also captained the Chipolopolo is confident his expertise will help change course in the administration of the country’s most popular sport.
“Our football has not been the same. It needs serious strategizing and planning if we have to get back to our old winning ways,” he says.
“After serving first as a player, committee member and vice president I am concerned, like everyone else, with the state of affairs of our number one sport.
“It’s for this reason that am offering myself to contest as president of the Football Association of Zambia at the next elective annual general meeting.”
FAZ goes to the poll in March 2020 when councillors will decide the composition of the full committee committe with only three positions to be contested at the national meeting.
Positions of committee members will be decided at provincial assemblies preceding the elective AGMs.
Munaile, a committee member under Evaristo Kasunga between 2000 and 2004, becomes the third candidate to publicly announce their intentions to challenge incumbent Andrew Kamanga.
The former Zanaco executive served as FAZ vice-president to Kalusha Bwalya in 2008 before he quit midway through citing mal-administration.
Others in the race to Football House are Chingola-based duo Blackwell Siwale and Gideon Mwenya.
