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The boycott by Super Division teams is set to continue with Zanaco joining the fray after playing two games this past weekend.
Last weekend, all Super Division teams except Zanaco boycotted their scheduled Week 29 games as part of the top-flights clubs push for Faz president Kalusha Bwalya to call for an emergency council meeting.
Zanaco will not play their delayed Super Division Week 19 game that was scheduled for Wednesday.
Both Zanaco and Buffaloes are part of the 14 top flight teams that have backed the push for an emergency council meeting.
The defending champions over the weekend beat Kabwe warriors 2-0 in Lusaka on Saturday and 24 hours drew 0-0 away to National Assembly in delayed week 17 and 18 games respectively.
Zambia Premier League ZPL teams have withdrawn their participation in all scheduled games until the Football Association of Zambia convenes an emergency council meeting.
Premier League Chairperson Kephas Katongo confirmed this in a letter addressed to FAZ General Secretary George Kasengele and made available to ZNBC news.
Katongo said the decision has been made in the interest of football.
He said the teams have made a strong position that they can not continue to play football in the absence of a legitimate executive committee to run soccer affairs.
Katongo said the teams met on 24th October at Kitwe’s Arthur Davies Stadium and on 28th October at Masuku lodge in Kabwe.
He said there is a void in the administration of Football following the self dissolution of FAZ which arose from the resignation of four committee members who included association Vice president Emmanuel Munaile.
United Party for National Development UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has said that the only achievement Republican President Rupiah Banda can boast about during his two years in office is travelling outside the country.
Mr.Hichilema said President Banda has nothing to celebrate about during his two year presidency because the country has seen more suffering.
He said there was no question that president Banda had scored a lot in travelling unlike addressing the challenges affecting the Zambian people.
He added that the president had chosen to frequently travel outside the country to avoid the current deplorable state of the roads in Zambia and the escalating poverty levels.
Analyzing President Rupiah Banda’s two years in office in an exclusive interview with QFM this morning, Mr. Hichilema further observed that the fight against corruption under the current leadership has died.
He said the removal of the abuse of office clause from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act is a clear indication that President Banda is not interested in fighting corruption.
And Mr. Hichilema said President Rupiah Banda was busy celebrating about the developmental projects initiated by late president Levy Mwanawasa, while getting rid of people who worked closely with the late president.
He said President Banda was busy boasting about the developmental projects left and initiated by the late president Mwanawasa.
Works and supply Minister Mike Mulongoti and his deputy Christopher Kalila inspect house that are under construction in Lusaka
Works and Supply Minister Mike mulongoti has dismissed as malicious, perceptions that the Zambian construction industry is dominated by corrupt and dishonest people.
Mr Mulongoti says the industry has honest and hard working people.
The Minister has challenged players in the industry to defend themselves against the malicious allegations.
Mr. Mulongoti was speaking monday night at the launch of the Zambian Construction News in Lusaka.
Mr. Mulongoti said government will continue to support the growth of the media industry.
And Zambian Construction News Managing Director Liver Phiri praised government for allocating more than 28 percent of the 2011 national budget to the construction industry.
Mr. Phiri appealed to players in the construction industry to support the newspaper.
The Zambian Construction News is a weekly tabloid.
Meanwhile, Government has refuted claims that Zambia has not deposited its advance payment towards the construction of Kazungula Bridge.
Works and Supply Permanent Secretary Watson Ng’ambi says Zambia has already deposited 50 thousand US dollars into the SADC account.
He told ZNBC that Geo-technical surveys could not be undertaken on time because the consultant had no access to the Zambezi River bed due to excessive flooding.
The Botswana Gazette recently reported that construction of the Kazungula Bridge between Botswana and Zambia is behind schedule because Zambia has not deposited its share of the advance payment into the SADC account.
President Rupiah Banda says the abuse of authority of office law is retrogressive and undemocratic.
Mr Banda says the piece of legislation is unjustified because it presumes people guilty before facing trial.
The President says government wants to do away with the piece of legislation because there are adequate corruption laws to deal with abuse of office.
President Banda said in an interview with journalists at State house Tuesday that government is committed to fighting corruption because the practice can sabotage economic growth that the country is aspiring for.
The abuse of authority of office offence is already provided for under section 99 of the Penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
The Anti Corruption Bill of 2010 comes up for committee stage in Parliament Wednesday.
Meanwhile, President Rupiah Banda has called on Zambians to continue working together, both in times of sorrows and happiness.
President Banda has also urged Zambians to continue upholding the unity that the country has been enjoying since independence.
The President said Zambians’s should live as one and continue to respect each other.
ZNBC’s Sydney Chisenga says Mr. Banda was speaking at the burial of his personal friend, late Betram Mataka in Katete Tuesday afternoon.
Betram Mataka is the brother to Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Robert Mataka.
He said the late Mataka was a great man who devoted most of his time on spiritual work and teaching in communities.
Mr. Banda said he is happy to see the record of many things that Mr. Mataka achieved.
Two boys aged 8 and 10 of Livingstone may be sentenced to prison if the Juvenile Court finds them guilty of vandalizing and attempting to steal some motor vehicle parts from a local resident.
The boys who were detained at Dambwa Police Post on Sunday evening before they were released on Police bond this morning may appear in court soon if the complainant decides to proceed with the case.
The minors who where initially in the company of a third admitted to have night-raided a house at Plot Number 120 Dambwa Site belonging to Lyamba Silimo and partially dismantled his Mark II non-runner.
The owner of the premises successfully apprehended two of the three minors as the eldest of them escaped.
The boys who reside in Livingstone’s Linda Compound are alleged to have broken into Silimo’s compound on Sunday around 18:00hrs when the
complainant, together with his family where at Church.
Sources at the Police Station said the boys revealed the names of the people who recruit them into thieving activities and that the Police are
still carrying out investigations.
In a Police statement, the complainant stated that the young offenders removed the doors, the front bumper, windscreen seals, and interior
components of the vehicle, items that have since been recovered.
After ascertaining the extent of damage Police Officers are suspecting that the boys where interested in scrap metal prospects than complex parts.
One source further disclosed that the two boys mentioned a group of scrap metal dealers within Linda compound as being their masterminds.
Southern Province Commanding Officer, Lemmy Kajoba had not yet received the report by press time.
And Social Welfare Officer for Livingstone and Kazungula, Songiso Kawana said the case has not yet reached his office.
Mr.Kawana said he might only be called upon if the case proceeds to court.
Meanwhile the complainant in the matter, Silimo is believed to be adamant and vowed to continue with the case when the parents to the
minors pleaded with him to settle the matter outside court.
Konkola Copper Mines confirms that there was a leak in one of its age-old Preg tanks, at the Tailings Leach Plant (TLP) at Nchanga in Chingola at the weekend, some of which seeped into the Kafue River.
Immediate steps were taken to correct the situation by taking the suspect leach solution tank off line and applying lime to neutralise the acid and spillage. The Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) was also notified and the Council sent a team of experts to investigate the incident.
Since the incident, KCM, the water supply company Mulonga and the ECZ have been working tirelessly to ensure that the situation is brought to normal as soon as possible and water supply restored to the affected communities of Chingola. The company regrets the inconvenience this situation has caused to the residents of Chingola.
KCM continues to invest in modernising its operations to increase recoveries, efficiency and to ensure that its operations do not do any harm to the environment by employing the latest technology in new plants, such as the New Nchanga smelter and the new concentrator at Konkola.
At the TLP itself, work has been going on to replace the four aging mild-steel rubber-lined tanks with new ones. One of the four largest tanks has already been replaced at a cost of $1.5million, while work is progressing to replace a second one. The new tanks are made of stainless steel which can more competently withstand the acidic duty to which they are permanently applied.
Additionally, in the next few weeks, KCM expects to commission a $7.5 million reinforced Tailings pipeline which is made of special high-resistant material, in a programme to replace the traditional mild-steel rubber-lined lines that have suffered a number of failures in the past.
A young boy tries to draw water from the Kafue river
ECZ Must be Strengthened- CDP
The most recent pollution incident [in Chingola] involving Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) polluting the Kafue River, has once again given the nation both cause and opportunity to critically look at the Environmental Council of Zambia’s statutory mission to protect not only our environment, but our citizens from pollution and its consequences thereof. This most recent occurrence is not an isolated issue. There is a pattern of behavior where time and time again, various companies have willingly abused our environment, (and thus by default our citizens) with laughable consequences. Indeed we are looking at a much bigger problem than this one incident that will only be addressed by strengthening and expanding the role of the Environmental Council of Zambia. Our country needs to progress, and environmental protection is a critical part of our nation’s overall progress.
With the ever-increasing growth of the extractive industry, ECZ cannot and should not remain to be a toothless watchdog as it currently exists. We are not witnessing this type of event that has polluted our water supply for the first time- it has happened before and the consequences for the offenders have been no more than the proverbial slap on the wrist. It is clear that in its present form, the ECZ Act has lamentably failed in its role to act as a deterrent to offenders. World over, tackling environmental issues have become a top priority in the business of governance, and Zambia cannot afford to idly witness the degradation of our environment due to its direct impact on our citizenry. This incident alone when translated monetarily will be found to be a colossal loss when the various factors ranging from health, to local businesses being negatively affected as a result of the same pollution.
As the Citizens Democratic Party, we insist that the Environmental Council of Zambia’s authority be expressed through action rather than mere observance. ECZ must be [by law] empowered to effect more impromptu inspections of industries, and ECZ must impose not just hefty fines, but criminal proceedings where offenders show a reckless attitude towards our environment. ECZ must be positioned to be in tune with the rest of the progressive world’s attitude towards the importance of protecting our environment. It is the poor and yet overwhelming majority of our citizens who are already getting a raw deal from the same problematic extractive industries and such incidences are simply adding insult to the omnipresent injury.
In the mean time, (though we must state how skeptical we are judging from the way the MMD government has meekly reacted to such issues)we challenge government [through the ECZ Act] to use this incident as a resounding warning to corporations that abrogation of our Environmental laws will not be tolerated. KCM (as we have also stated before) must also act as a responsible corporate citizen by taking measures to prevent these incidents from happening. We remain anticipating a strong worded condemnation of KCM from ECZ and government, coupled with equally appropriate action.
The City of Ndola could have an unprecedented four teams in the Faz Super Division next season.
For decades, the Copperbelt Provincial capital has traditionally contributed one or two team’s with three being the highest number in the 2009 and in 2007 seasons when Zesco United, Forest Rangers and Zamtel FC made the numbers in the 16-team Super Division.
In 2011, this seasons’ league favorites Zesco and their rivals from Dola Hill, Forest will be joined by two teams from Division 1 North.
Lime Hotspurs and army club Kalewa will both be playing in the Super Division next season after finishing first and second on the Division 1 North table respectively level on 63 points after 34 games played.
Both promoted clubs will also be making their debut in the Super Division.
However, Forest need to up their game in their remaining two fixtures to make the prospect of four-team representation in the Super Division next season a reality.
Forest are currently 5th from bottom on the table with just one point separating them from 13th placed Choma Eagles on 30 and 29 points respectively.
Both of Forest’s final two fixtures will be at home at Dola Hill starting with Kabwe Warriors this weekend in Week 29 and title chasing Green Buffaloes on the final day against whom they drew 1-1 and 0-0 respectively in their first league meetings this season.
FAZ Super Division
Week 18
31/10/2010
Week 17
Zanaco 2(George Chilifya 23″, Henry Banda 47″)-Kabwe Warriors 0
Felix Sunzu (Konkola Blades): 5
Moses Mulambi (Nchanga Rangers):5
Lewis Macha (Choma Eagles): 5
Simon Bwalya (Power Dynamos): 5
Stanley Banda (Red Arrows): 5
William Chinse (Nkana): 5
Jackson Mwanza (Zesco United):5
Enock Sakala (Zesco United): 5
Douglas Chiwaya (Nkana):5
Lineker Mwikisa (Green Buffaloes): 5
Bank of Zambia Governor, Dr Caleb Fundanga on Saturday launched Zambia Diaspora Business Group on Zambia Blog Talk Radio an internet Radio run by Zambians in Canada and United States.
Speaking in a speech read on his behalf, Dr Fundanga welcomed the need for such initiatives by Zambians living abroad.
Mr.Fundanga said the launch of the Diaspora Business Group is a welcome development as it will allow Zambians living abroad to pool resources which could be channeled into investments that will be of great benefit to the country. He noted that Zambia is a country with vast economic potential in agriculture, mining, tourism, construction, manufacturing, energy. However, not many Zambians make meaningful investments in these sectors. Mr Fundanga said there is need for indigenous Zambians to pool resources and invest in all these areas while creating employment in order to eradicate poverty.
” Although FDI is important, it needs to be complimented by investments by the locals. This is how other advanced countries managed to develop their economies. Remember investments by local entrepreneurs entail that the majority of the profits earned are spent or re-invested in the local economy. Successful local businesses would also motivate other Zambians to work hard and improve their situations,” Mr Fundanga said.
“There is need for us Zambians to find innovative ways and means of accessing long term finance for us to participate in major projects in mining, energy and other sectors. One way is through the establishment of a Diaspora fund. Once the fund is sufficient and flows predictable, it is then possible to use such a fund as collateral to access long term facilities from multilateral financial institutions like the African Development Bank and the African Export Import Bank.
As Bank of Zambia, we support the launch of the Zambia Diaspora Business Group as we believe that resources from the Diaspora are catalytic to the country’s economic development. Diaspora funds are also counter cyclical and can easily be tapped into for the employment creation and poverty reduction. I wish you well and hope that you succeed in this well meaning initiative,”Mr.Fundanga said
Speaking at the same function, the President of the Group Dr Chibwe Malama of Pennsylvania, United States said “Today, Saturday October 30, 2010, marks an important step, launching Zambia Diaspora Business Group, Inc. An Investment Club for Zambians in the Diaspora whose sole goal is to energize investments in our beloved nation, Zambia. I am personally very pleased to see the warm welcome this initiative has received so far and we have truly been honored to have the Bank of Zambia Governor, Dr. Caleb Fundanga officiate its launch.”
KAFUE River in Chingola has been polluted again by mining effluent from Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Tailings Leach Plant (TLP) leaving most of the townships without tap water.
Environmental Council of Zambia inspector Webby Simwayi who rushed to Kafue raw water in-take confirmed the poisoning of the Kafue River, the main source of drinking water for all Copperbelt towns.
He said even without the usage of the apparatus, the copper sulphate was clearly visible on top of the river. He said the dying of marine life was also an indication that the river had been poisoned.
Mr Simwayi said he was happy that Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company(MWSC) had quickly shut down the raw water in-take plant to prevent poisoning of people.
He said water samples had been taken from the in-take point and were given to MWSC and KCM. ECZ had also taken some samples for comparison purposes.
He said ECZ would only produce a pollution report and establish the cause and the exact type of river poisoning after the laboratory analysis.
MWSC managing director Manuel Mutale who was at the plant said the raw water was not safe to be pumped into the townships.
He said the fact that even marine life was found dead prompted his technicians to shut down the in-take plant.
He said the water utility firm was now depending on water from KCM Underground, which he said also needed blending for it to be pumped to selected townships in Chingola.
The areas affected were Kabundi East and South, Riverside, Chiwempala and Town Centre.
A Times staffer who rushed to Kafue River found the peasant farmers living along the river picking the dead fish for consumption.
The fish and other marine life was also found dead along the banks of Kafue River and by 18:00 hours yesterday the river poisoning levels were very high.
Patriotic Front leader Michael SataA YOUTH Organisation has said Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata is a wrong person to talk about leadership change which he has failed to initiate in his own political party.
Reacting to Mr Sata’s statement in the SUNDAY POST that Zambia needed a new leadership, Leadership In Development (LID) executive director Moses Kalonde said in an interview yesterday that it was wrong for Mr Sata to think he was the right person for leadership change because he was a recycled politician who had outlived his usefulness.
“Mr Sata should not talk about leadership change and think he is the right person to take up that change. Mr Sata has even failed to initiate leadership change in his own political party and as youths we are urging him to first clean up the mess in PF before thinking of calling for leadership change because he is not even the right person for that change anyway,” Mr Kalonde said.
He said when Mr Sata was in Government, he was allegedly on top of tribalism, nepotism unaccountability and even corruption which he said led to the late Levy Mwanawasa resigning from Government.
“Mr Sata should realise that his talk for leadership change can only be appreciated if he himself retires from politics and grooms a younger politician to take over from him from within the PF, otherwise his statement is empty,” Mr Kalonde said.
Mr Kalonde said the PF leader had been in politics for a long time and should not blame anyone for any failure but he should admit that if leaders in the country had failed, he was also part of that failure.
[pullquote]“Mr Sata should realise that his talk for leadership change can only be appreciated if he himself retires from politics and grooms a younger politician to take over from him from within the PF, otherwise his statement is empty,” Mr Kalonde said.[/pullquote]
He said as MMD national secretary, the youths had not forgotten how he treated the 22 Members of Parliament(MPs), describing the move as Mr Sata’s typical way of leadership.
He said it was Mr Sata’s insatiable appetite for State House which had caused him to become blind to the development taking place in the country under President Rupiah Banda.
He said Mr Sata was the most tribal politician in the country whose party had even failed to have MPs in provinces such as Western and North-Western.
Mr Kalonde observed that in 2006, Mr Sata decided to get into an alliance with the United Liberal Party(ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota because he wanted him to help the PF win in Western Province as he knew that he could not manage to capture any votes from that province on his own.
“The PF has also failed to contest Parliamentary seats in North-Western Province because of Mr Sata’s tribal stance. He only has MPs in Northern Province, Luapula and the Copperbelt. This is how tribal he is,” he said.
He said LID would not want to believe in Mr Sata’s inconsistence.
PATROTIC Front (PF) ‘rebel’ members of Parliament are considering other avenues of defending their seats in the 2011 general elections.
Spokesperson of the rebel MPs, Peter Machungwa said they are not bothered by the decision of the PF leadership not to adopt them for next year’s elections.
Dr Machungwa said the rebel MPs are not disturbed by the party’s stance, as they have always been aware of the scheme not to adopt them.
He said this in an interview yesterday in response to the party’s call for more applications from aspiring candidates in all constituencies held by rebel MPs.
Dr Machungwa said it is surprising that the party’s leadership singled out rebel MPs when all MPs have been requested to apply for their positions.
He however said even if that is done, it is not Mr Sata’s responsibility to dictate to the electorate who they should vote for.
Dr Machungwa said the electorate will judge whether the rebel MPs have represented their interests effectively because they have independent minds.
[pullquote]“We are not counting on Mr Sata to accept us but rather people in our constituencies to decide who they want to be their member of Parliament “So the bottom line is that people will decide who they desire to be their representative in Parliament and in fact it is good to have competitors. We are ready to face them and defend our seats,” he said.[/pullquote]
He said the relationship which an MP has with the electorate is what determines his re-election and not what the party leadership feels about their member.
Dr Machungwa said the rebel MPs have had a sound relationship with the people in their constituencies, adding that this will guarantee their re-election.
“We are not counting on Mr Sata to accept us but rather people in our constituencies to decide who they want to be their member of Parliament “So the bottom line is that people will decide who they desire to be their representative in Parliament and in fact it is good to have competitors. We are ready to face them and defend our seats,” he said.
Dr Machungwa said his group is ready to compete against other PF members who will be adopted by the PF leadership to contest the seats they are currently occupying.
He accused Mr Sata of scheming to frustrate the rebel MPs.
“We are not surprised with that pronouncement and in fact it does not worry us. Mr Sata tried to expel us from the party but we contested the decision in the courts of law and they ruled that our decision to attend the National Constitutional Conference is in line with the law.
“In fact, at the time this was happening, the party had asked for applications from aspiring candidates to contest our seats and some even paid money to be considered for adoption but they were disappointed with the outcome,” Dr Machungwa said.
The PF has invited applications from aspiring candidates in all constituencies held by PF rebel members of Parliament.
THE Ndola City Council (NCC) has started issuing letters of offer to the sitting tenants of the Itawa council flats in Ndola.
The move follows President Banda’s directive in April this year that the Itawa council flats and the Masala Chinese complex houses in Ndola be sold to sitting tenants at fair and reasonable prices.
NCC public relations manager Roy Kuseka confirmed this in an interview in Ndola yesterday.
“We have started giving offer letters to the sitting tenants of the Itawa council flats. We started the process on Friday,” Mr Kuseka said.
He said NCC has started with the Itawa council flats and will start issuing offer letters today to the tenants of the Masala Chinese complex houses.
Mr Kuseka, however, said the conditions of sale for the houses will be released today.
But the Itawa council flats residents committee has petitioned President Banda to intervene over the alleged harsh conditions of sale and the purchase prices that the NCC has set.
According to a petition addressed to President Banda dated October 29, 2010, the Itawa Council Flats Resident’s Committee alleged that there is no transparency in the whole transaction as contained in the letters of offer.
“Contrary to your directive and promise you made when you announced your intention of selling the Itawa council flats and Chinese housing complex to sitting tenants at an affordable price and flexible terms of payments, the flats have been offered at exorbitant prices to legal tenants, disadvantaging most of the tenants who are widows, widowers, orphans and retirees,” the petition reads in part.
The tenants also complained that the 90-day period that the NCC has set for them to pay for the houses is harsh, inhuman and unattainable.
“We appeal to your high office, Your Excellency President Rupiah Banda to come to our rescue by reducing the exorbitant offer prices and extending the period to pay in comparison with the way other units were disposed of by the same Ndola City Council.
For instance, Pamodzi Court, Masala council flats, Hillcrest flats and other houses in the city under the Government empowerment policy,” the petition reads.
According to an offer letter dated October 22, 2010, that the NCC issued to Mrs Caroline Kayira of flat number nine made available to the Zambia Daily Mail and authored by NCC director of legal services, Moses Mwelwa, the NCC offered the tenant to purchase the unit at K40,905,000.
The letter reads in part: “Payment of the whole purchase price shall be done within three months and those who fail to pay shall forfeit their right to purchase the flat or house.”
The letter also reads that the period of acceptance of the offer is 30 days, failure to which the offer will lapse.
In April this year, Mr Banda directed that the Itawa council flats and the Masala Chinese complex houses in Ndola be sold to sitting tenants at fair and reasonable prices.
“It is clear that for the tenants of Masala Chinese complex to repair their badly damaged houses, I have to order that the houses be sold to them at fair and reasonable prices,” he said.
Mr Banda said he also decided to sell the Itawa complex flats in a similar manner.
PETITIONERS calling for the emergency council meeting (ECM) have advised troubled FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya not to be adamant as aggrieved members have the right to call for such a meeting.
And petitioners have charged that there was no FAZ executive committee in place because it dissolved itself following the resignation of the four executive members saying the best would be to follow the recommendations of the Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ).
Reacting to Kalusha who has remained resolute saying various issues raised by FAZ affiliated members will only be tabled at the March 2011 ordinary annual general meeting, Amakumbi Stars proprietor Simataa Simataa said an ECM would be held whether Kalusha wants it or not as long as the two thirds was reached.
Simataa accused the Kalusha led executive committee of not disclosing the initial number of registered member clubs.
He alleged that a ploy has been unearthed in which the current executive committee was giving provisional membership to clubs in a bid to counter the petition for an ECM.
The former FAZ chief said it was difficult to circulate two thirds of the membership because the association has not fully disclosed the total number of clubs.
Simataa said only the AGM had the powers to approve registration of new members.
He said all the tactics being used by Kalusha have been unearthed and the best thing was for the FAZ chief to step down and join the long list of honourable former presidents because a new president would be voted into office when the ECM was convened.
Simataa, who could not disclose when the petition would be handed to FAZ general secretary George Kasengele, said the petition has gained momentum and would soon be given to the secretariat.
He said it was sad that Kalusha has failed to avail contents of the letter he wrote to FIFA saying the letter must have been misleading thus fear to make it public adding that FIFA has given the members the chance to call for ECM provided two thirds of the majority was reached.
“We are on course and nothing shall stop us from calling for the ECM even if Kalusha does not attend we have the powers to call for a meeting and even usher into office a new president. So let Mr Bwalya join the other former leaders because the resignation of the four executive committee members rendered the executive dissolved. The new president should be able to get advise from him and other former presidents that include Simataa Simataa,” he said.
Simataa said Kalusha was a role model and many people look up to him and the best he could do was to uphold the rule of law as provided in the constitution unless the statutes both in FAZ and FIFA constitutions were not important to the 1988 African footballer of the year.
He said the petitioners are aware of the dealings Kalusha was having on the Copperbelt and North-Western Provinces where he was demanding for a list of attendance when the meetings were not FAZ official meetings.
Simataa said even the suspensions slapped on Nkosi Warriors chairperson Keith Mwewa and Alex Mambwe of Medical Stars were just a ploy to intimidate petitioners in their cause to call for an ECM.
“We hope Football House would not be flooded by police officers when we take our petition there or we shall use one of the police teams to take on our behalf and we do not know which authority Kalusha is speaking on because his group dissolved itself following those resignations and this is why we are calling for this ECM,” he said.
