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“You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised”
(Hebrews 10:36, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
What are you believing God for today? Promotion? Healing? Stronger relationships? Deliverance? God has promised all these things to you in His Word because it’s His heart for you to live in blessing and wholeness.
When you follow the will of God by obeying His Word and precepts, it opens the door for His promises to be fulfilled in your life. You may be doing all the right things today — don’t give up! Perseverance will carry you to the promise.
Perseverance means that you are focused, that you are believing what God says about your situation. It’s looking away from distractions and any negative, defeating thoughts. Perseverance looks away from discouragement and looks to the Word of God. Perseverance has a voice, and it says things like, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper! If God is for me, who can be against me! I am more than a conqueror through Jesus!”
Whatever you are believing for today, keep believing! Stand strong and fight the good fight of faith. Ask God to give you endurance, perseverance and patience so that you can see His promises fulfilled in every area of your life!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for Your good promises to me. I ask that You give me a heart that is steadfast and fixed on You. Fill me with Your peace and perseverance so I can live in victory all the days of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 when the nation’s Super Division stadiums stayed silent despite the declaration from Football House calling them bluff on the nationwide boycott.
However it was not to be despite three Super Division teams traveling for their Super Division Week 29 games in the hope of finding referees to welcome them with open hands to hand them free three points on the penultimate day of league season.
“Wait and see,” Cephas katongo was quoted in Saturdays Post Newspapers.
Nkana traveled to Lusaka hoping to face Green Buffaloes at the crumbling iconic Independence Stadium only to find a packed arena with no Buffaloes players and match officials in sight.
The same situation awaited Forest Rangers at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka who traveled all the way from Ndola to Lusaka on Saturday outside a locked Woodlands Stadium where they were expecting to face demoted National Assembly.
Forest players warmed up alone in the dusty car park on hot Saturday afternoon as reporters milled around to interview players and officials over the embarrassing situation they had found themselves in.
Moreover, Roan United also wasted their fuel to drive down from Luanshya to Kabwe to face Kabwe Warriors at Railway Grounds today on a hot Saturday afternoon that they could have leisurely spent back home in Roan Antelope.
And Zesco United were reportedly in camp in Ndola awaiting City of Lusaka who did not even bother to fix and star-up their rickety old team Rosa bus for their trip from Lusaka to the Super Division leaders at Trade Fair Grounds.
Konkola Blades also waited in vain for Red arrows in Chililabombwe with the latter reportedly ordered back to base to Lusaka on Friday when they reached Kabwe.
The Food Reserves Agency FRA has bought sixteen-million bags of maize at cost of over One-trillion Kwacha in the 2010 marketing season which ended on 30 October.
FRA Executive Director Anthony Mwanaumo said the FRA has already paid over nine-hundred billion Kwacha to farmers for their maize.
Dr. Mwanaumo appealed to farmers not to panic as the FRA has secured enough money to pay for all the maize the FRA has bought from them.
Dr. Mwanamo was speaking to ZNBC News yesterday after taking journalists on a conducted tour of newly-constructed storage sheds at Chambishi.
The Chinese government funded the construction of the storage facilities in Kalomo , Katete, Mbala, Kasempa , Kapiri Mposhi,and Chisamba at a cost of eleven-point-six million United States Dollars .
DR Mwanaumo said the completion of the sheds in Chambishi has increased Zambia’s storage capacity to ninety-eight thousand metric tonnes.
He said all the maize in outlying areas of the country has been secured using tarpaulins in readiness for hauling to storage sheds.
[ ZNBC ]
Former Health Deputy Minister, SOLOMON MUSONDA is on Monday next week expected to appear before the KABWE High Court for plea.
This is in the matter where Dr MUSONDA, who is also Chitambo MP, is charged of causing bodily harm with intent to maim, disfigure or disable, contrary to the laws of Zambia.
ZNBC’s HANNOCK KASAMA reports from KABWE that Dr MUSONDA was arrested in June for allegedly shooting a PF supporter, JACKSON MUSAKA in SERENJE.
He earlier pleaded not guilty to the charge before LUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate, CHARLES KAFUNDA.
Magistrate KAFUNDA later transferred the case to the SERENJE Magistrate Court which committed Dr MUSONDA to the High Court in KABWE.
This followed a recommendation by the Director of Public Prosecution, CHALWE MUCHENGA that the case be prosecuted by the High Court.
United party for national development UPND youth national youth spokesperson Ronald Manenga has challenged the state owned Zambia Daily Mail newspaper to retract the article claiming that he vows not to allow, PF leader, Michael sata to ever lead the pact.
The Zambia Daily Mail,today, November the 6th, carried an article that stated that Mr. Manenga indicated that UPND youths will not allow a person who insults Government, especially President Banda, to lead the PACT into next year’s general elections.
However Mr. Manenga told QFM in an interview that the statement is a misplacement of facts and unethical because he never uttered the words.
[pullquote]Former PF youth national secretary, Erick Chanda has challenged his fellow youths across the country that to begin campaigning for Mr. Sata in order to avoid last minute disappointments by the pact partners.[/pullquote]
He accused the newspaper of having had fabricated the information given to the journalist in an interview with him earlier. Mr. Manenga has since demanded for an apology from the institution.
Nevertheless, former PF youth national secretary, Erick Chanda has challenged his fellow youths across the country that to begin campaigning for Mr. Sata in order to avoid last minute disappointments by the pact partners.
Mr. Chanda says that Zambia needs Mr. Sata’s caliber of leadership to create the necessary changes and crash the inhuman treatment that the people have been subjected to for years.
President Banda has said that he is happy to have found a Finance Minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, who is ten times better than former Finance Minister Ng’undu Magande.
The President said Mr Magande thought it was going to be difficult for him to be replaced. Mr. Banda was reacting to Mr Magande’s statement in Friday’s Post Newspaper alleging that the President has exhibited stubbornness when dealing with national issues.
And President Banda has advised Zambians to take advantage of the on-going voter registration exercise and register as voters.
Mr. Banda said it is the only opportunity Zambians can decide on who should be their leader. He was speaking to journalists at Lusaka International Airport Saturday shortly before he left for Tanzania to attend the inauguration ceremony for his counterpart Jakaya Kikwete.
President Banda said government in September decided to extend the voter registration exercise for an extra three months to capture more eligible voters.
Mr. Banda said he has received reports indicating that more people are now registering as voters than when the exercise started in June this year.
President Banda also said his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete has been re-elected for a second term in office because of working hard.
Mr. Banda said Mr Jakaya Kikwete managed to transform Tanzania’s economy during his first term in office.
Mr. Banda said he was happy that his Tanzanian counterpart won the election despite the negative publicity he received.
FLASHBACK: PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda (right) and Minister of Works and Supply ,Mike Mulongoti
By Lusaka Times Reporter
Works and Supply Minister,Mike Mulongoti has said President Rupiah Banda has been part the Late President Patrick Mwanawasa’s legacy since he was Mwanawasa’s Vice-President and both of them had been planning developmental projects together. Mr. Mulongoti was reacting to some sentiments by members of the opposition that Mr. Banda is using the Late Mwanawasa’s name to gain cheap political mileage.
Mr.Mulongoti was speaking yesterday during the official commissioning of the Livingstone-Zimba road by President Banda. Mr.Mulongoti, who is former MMD spokesperson, said President Banda has also been a front-runner in the visualization of economic developments in the country.
“Those who are saying you are carrying on Levy’s legacy do not know what they are saying because Levy’s legacy is your legacy…You have been there as Vice when most of these projects started,”he said.
Mr.Mulongoti encouraged President Banda not to despair in his work despite useless talks by what he called some political jokers.
President Rupiah Bnada opened the Livingstone-Zimba road to the public for use and become the first one to use it when he took a 32Km drive on the road.
And Southern Province Minister,Elijah Muchima described President Banda as a true man of the people who is capable to bring development into this country. Mr.Muchima further justified President Banda’s trips as fruitful.
He said when President Banda goes abroad he goes to look for development when he comes back he comes back with development.
But a group of UPND officials in the province are rumoured to have issued a negative statement towards RB’s visit. Sources say the officials who where reacting shortly after the opening of the road also had some bone to chew with Livingstone Member of Parliament Sakwiba Sikota whom they are calling a ghost MP.
Mr Sakwiba Sikota praised President Banda for ensuring that the road project is completed. The United Liberal Party leader said he was proud to have joined hands with President Banda, during the 2008 campaigns, which he said has yielded positive results.
Mr Sikota said at the time, President Banda promised to bring change to the lives of Zambians, and this has now been evidenced in the construction of the Zimba-Livingstone road.
The 72.8km road, which gobbled about K125bn, is now open to the public thanks to China Geo Construction (CGC) Company.
President Rupiah Banda says it is ridiculous for opposition political party leaders to insinuate that he is celebrating the developmental successes initiated by the late President Levy Mwanawasa.
Mr. Banda said he was elected into office to continue spearheading developments that were started during President Mwanawasa’s rule.
And President Banda said government is happy that it has once again successfully delivered a good road to the people of Southern Province and Zambians in general.
Mr Banda said this when he commissioned the newly constructed multi-billion Kwacha Zimba-Livingstone road today.
President Banda is however saddened that some people have vandalised some road signs on the first 30 kilometre stretch of the Zimba-Livingstone road.
He said such acts are not only saddening, but also retrogressive to the development of the country.
And Works and Supply Minister Mike Mulongoti said the road project is a reflection of the ideals and values espoused by late President Mwanawasa.
Mr. Mulongoti wondered why some opposition political leaders are saying President Banda has abandoned the legacy of the late President.
And Southern Province Minister Elijah Muchima said the road project is among the many developmemt projects the government is undertaking in the province.
And European Union Head of Delegation Derek fee said the Zimba-Livingstone road will boost national and regional communication, and increase trade.
Dr Fee said the EU contributed 15 million Euros equivalent to 96 point 7 billion kwacha for the 43 Kilometre stretch of the road.
[ ZNBC ]
Zanaco and Green Buffaloes have been docked three points by Faz for the two teams failure to play Wednesday’s rescheduled Super Division Week 20 game in Lusaka.
This follows the two teams decision to join the boycott by Super Division teams until Kalusha Bwalya’s beleaguered administration calls for a Faz emergency council meeting.
Meanwhile, 14 Super Division teams have vowed to continue with their boycott of games heading into Saturdays penultimate Week 29 games.
However Nkana, who have not endorsed the boycott, have traveled to Lusaka hoping to get three free points off host Buffaloes who are maintaining their stance to stay away from all Super Division games.
Nkana , together with Nchanga Rangers and Konkola Blades have distanced themselves from the boycott.
Some pedestrians in Lusaka walk past a heap of garbage along Lumumba road oblivious of the possible outbreak of cholera with the onset of the rains.
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Youths dancing at a teen show in Lusaka
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Some youths dancing to Zambian music during a teen show in Lusaka
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Congolese Musician Fally Ilpupa dances with a Zambia fan during a show in Lusaka
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An artistic man displays his works of art in Chongwe
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United Nations Special Envoy for Malaria Raymond Chambers and Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Peter Mwaba (r) addresses journalists at Lusaka International Airport.
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The Kasumbalesa One Stop Border Post under construction
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The Kasumbalesa One Stop Border Post under construction
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Police keep vigil on opposition Patrotic Front women who were protesting against the revision of the ACC Act. This was outside parliament buildings
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Opposition Patriotic Front women protesting against the revision of the ACC Act. This was outside parliament buildings.
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First Lady Thandiwe Banda is welcomed by Matero MP Faustina Sinyangwe and BIGOCA church leader Bishop Peter Ndlovu to Matero
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First Lady Thandiwe Banda inspects textile and other products made by women's clubs in Matero township
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Brig Gen Timothy Jim Kazembe, Member of National Governing Council of African Peer Review Mechanism(APRM) speaking while Western Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Liomba Mwangala (c) and Christopher Katundu listen during the African Peer Review Mechanism Workshop at Country Lodge in Mongu.
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President talking to a delegation of Koreans at State House
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Some Lusaka residents walking to the Kulima Tower bus station which has been closed for renovations
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Mini buses are operating out side the Kulima Tower station which is under renovation.
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President Banda with Secretary to the cabinet Joshua Kanganja before he left for Livingstone to open the Zimba road
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Vice president George Kunda and UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema hug over the weekend
Vice President George Kunda
Vice president George Kunda has disputed the 2010 Global Human Development Report released yesterday in New York which names Zambia among three African countries with a lower human development index over the last 20 years.
The human development index is a measure of well being published by the UNDP for the past 20 years that combines individual economic prosperity with education levels and life expectancy.
The report says only three countries have a lower human development index than in 1970 — Congo, torn by conflict since the 1990s, Zambia, hit by falls in the price of copper, its main export, and Zimbabwe, where inflation reached 500 billion percent two years ago.
But responding to a question by Ndola central members of parliament Mark Mushili during the vice president’s question time who wanted him to confirm the findings of the report,Mr Kunda described the report as highly misleading.
MR Kunda described the findings of the report as an individual’s opinion who has no knowledge or has limited knowledge about what is going on in Zambia.
The vice president said everything is there for everyone to see that Zambia developing pointing to the ongoing construction works at Manda Hill and the construction of hospitals and schools across the country.
The UNDP’s human development index has become one of the most trusted indicators of poverty, and in the latest report they got about 40 years to assess progress in the developing world.
Instead of year-on-year shifts, this year’s report focused on what it said were upward long-term trends, assessing developments in 135 countries since 1970.
From four to one, that’s how many co-opted, members in Kalusha Bwalya troubled executive remain by Friday afternoon after a third new member quit.
Forest Rangers Kelvin Mutafu joined his Ndola compatriot Happie Munkondya to resign on November 5.
Mutafu also cited the constitutionality of the Faz executive committee following the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) subcommittee findings that it was unconstitutional to co-opt four new members.
Mutafu, Munkondya and Patrick Kangwa’s decision to leave Kalusha’s beleaguered executive committee leave the Faz president with only one co-opted member.
Mining Rangers boss Elijah “Shenko” Chileshe is now the sole co-opted member.
The trios’ departure of the three co-opted member’s departure raising questions about the legitimacy of Kalusha’s beleaguered executive.
The remaining elected Faz executive committee members are vice president Bonny Mwamelo, Macha Chilemena, Lenny Nkhuwa and Keagan Chipango.
The quartet that resigned are Pivoty Simwamza, Violet Bwalya, Henschel Chitembeya and ex-Faz vice president Emmanuel Munaile.
Kalusha Bwalya’s beleaguered Faz executive committee has suffered a confidence blow with the resignation of a second co-opted executive committee member.
Lime Hotspurs official Happie Munkondya on Thursday tendered in his resignation to Kalusha just a month after he was co-opted into the troubled Faz executive committee.
Munkondya is the second co-opted Faz executive committee member to step down after Patrick Kangwa declined his appointment after seeking legal advice over the constitutional status beleaguered Kalusha executive.
Munkondya said in a letter to Kalusha that he had quit in respect of the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) sub-committee’s findings into the constitutionality of the current Faz executive after the resignation of four members.
Munkondya said: “Arising from the NSCZ position regarding the impasse that has characterized our Zambian football, I hereby wish to withdraw my services from the Football Association of Zambia.
“My decision is based on account of the fact that the position taken by NSCZ raises questions on our existence and makes our continued resolve to run affairs of football in the country unattainable.
“It is very clear to note that each opposing side is determined to stay the stalemate and no amount of any logical interpretation of our arguments can give room to a modus Vivendi.
“This is not the time to flex muscles but a time to summon our inner voice and give hope to the stakeholders. We can therefore use our personal judgment, influence and intuition to decide in the best interest of the nation.
“I have noted some of the successes the Association has scored and hope that they shall be the barometers for those who vie for office to compete against.
“I wish to thank you for appointing me t serve in the Faz executive and sincerely hope that I can be of use in the future when the climate becomes amiable.”
Munkondya’s resignation has left Kalusha with only two of the four co-opted members still in his executive committee namely Elijah “Shenko” Chileshe of Mining Rangers and Kelvin Mutafu from Forest Rangers.
The remaining elected Faz executive committee members are vice president Bonny Mwamelo, Macha Chilemena, Lenny Nkhuwa and Keagan Chipango.
The quartet that resigned are Pivoty Simwamza, Violet Bwalya, Henschel Chitembeya and ex-Faz vice president Emmanuel Munaile.
THE Patriotic Front (PF) in Lusaka has declared that its president Michael Sata will stand as presidential candidate on the PF-UPND pact ticket in next year’s general elections.
But UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma said anybody within the pact is free to make choices of who they deem fit to stand as pact presidential candidate in next year’s elections.
PF Lusaka Province chairperson Paul Moonga said in an interview yesterday in Lusaka that the decision is non-negotiable, and that those who feel that Mr Sata is a wrong person to lead the pact are free to go their own way.
[pullquote]“We expected UPND to campaign for us in Mpulungu as we vigorously campaigned for them in Chilanga. Mr Sata told me personally that I had to ensure that UPND wins that seat, which they did,” he said.[/pullquote]
Mr Moonga accused UPND of being insincere, and said even after winning the Chilanga parliamentary by-election, it has not gone back to PF to thank its partner for helping it scoop the seat.
He said PF campaigned alone in Mpulungu, and there was no sign of the pact as the UPND concentrated on campaigning in Chilanga where they had fielded a candidate.
“We expected UPND to campaign for us in Mpulungu as we vigorously campaigned for them in Chilanga. Mr Sata told me personally that I had to ensure that UPND wins that seat, which they did,” he said.
Mr Moonga said all the wards in Chilanga are his party’s strongholds and that there is no way UPND would have won the seat without the help of PF.
He said it is wrong for UPND members to continue claiming popularity when it is obvious that PF has far more members than UPND, and can win the general elections on its own.
[pullquote]‘Our president, Mr Hichilema, held a briefing a day after the results where he thanked both PF and UPND for the job well-done. The statement by Mr Moonga, therefore, that we have not shown gratitude for their help is baseless,” he said.[/pullquote]
Mr Kakoma, however, denied that his party did not show gratitude to PF for the efforts it put into ensuring a victory for UPND
He said shortly after the Chilanga victory, UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema held a press briefing where he thanked everyone who had made it possible for the UPND candidate Cosmas Moono to win the seat.
‘Our president, Mr Hichilema, held a briefing a day after the results where he thanked both PF and UPND for the job well-done. The statement by Mr Moonga, therefore, that we have not shown gratitude for their help is baseless,” he said.
FAZ general secretary George Kasengele (c) and Sport in Action president Clement Chileshe (r) presenting soccer balls to Chinyunyu sports Academy secretary Jimmy Mwanza (l
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has said it is considering bidding to host the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament in 2015.
FAZ general secretary, George Kasengele said at a Press briefing at Football House in Lusaka yesterday that following the decision of the executive committee that met on October 29, 2010, it was agreed that Zambia should look at the possibility of hosting the 2015 AFCON games or if the bid fell through, still consider bidding to host the 2017 edition.
Kasengele said the FAZ executive committee also took into consideration the scores made by Republican President Rupiah Banda’s Government to finish the construction of the Ndola Stadium, and the two other stadia in Lusaka and Livingstone earmarked for construction.
He said the idea to bid for AFCON came through Bicon Zambia Limited, a construction company, which wrote to the Ministries of Works and Supply and the Ministry of Sport, Youth and Child Development through the company managing consultant, Renatus Mushinge.
Kasengele said the association was confident the Government would support the bid following a proposal by Bicon for Government to consider bidding for the AFCON tournament; and that FAZ as custodians of football thought they should in consultation with the Government, push in the bid with CAF for 2015.
“This follows the decision of the executive committee on 29th October, pertaining to the fact that we have to look into the possibility of hosting the 2015 AFCON tournament.
We are enthusiastic on what the Government is doing on the building of sports infrastructure starting with the Ndola Stadium and the other two in Lusaka and Livingstone that are earmarked for construction, as FAZ we felt that it will be ideal for Zambia to host the 2015 Africa Cup,” he said.
The FAZ chief executive officer said examples were many of countries that had successfully hosted CAF and FIFA tournament like Angola who hosted this year’s tournament, Ghana hosted the 2008 edition and recently held 2010 World Cup in South Africa and it gave FAZ the impetus that Zambia could also bid to host the 2015 edition or if the bid flopped they could still propose to bid for the 2017 edition.
He said the response was positive, but that it was a matter for Cabinet approval, but that as custodians of the game, FAZ thought they should start the process of looking into the possibilities to be among the countries aspiring to host the continental soccer showpiece and that consultations with major stakeholders would continue.
“It is high time we considered to bid for the Africa Cup considering the good strides taken by the Government on sport infrastructure and the fact that the national team is currently progressing well. In four and a half years when the 2015 Africa Cup will be played, the current team will be at their prime to participate and usually teams that host the Africa Cup win, so we look forward to that day.
‘We think as FAZ it is important to attempt to host the Africa Cup after we were banned in 1988 when we failed to host that year’s competition. It is a major undertaking because it involves a lot of stakeholders who include the Government through the ministries of Sport, Works and Supply, Tourism, the aviation and telecommunication industry through the Communication and Transport ministry,” Kasengele said.
He said a bid committee would soon be put in place and as FAZ they felt it important to inform the nation of the intention, and that being an affiliate of CAF, FAZ felt they should consider biding to host the tournament.
He said it did not matter who was in office at the time, the idea was to push in the bid.
