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RB supports reduced cost of doing business

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President Banda talks to his ministers and other government officials

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said Government will review the competition policy in line with the National Development Plan and other business reform programmes to reduce the cost of doing business in Zambia.

Mr Banda said the evaluation of the competition policy according to the National Development Plan would make the country more competitive regionally and internationally.

“I am sure that our efforts in the business reform programme which include trade and competition will enable Zambia achieve its Vision 2030 of becoming a middle-income country,” Mr Banda said.

In a speech read for him by Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati during the UNCTAD conference on Trade and Competition Policy in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Banda said the role of the competition authority in ensuring equitable access to wealth for all citizens was critical for both economic and social development.

President Banda said there was need to have a system of policy monitoring and evaluation of competition law enforcement in the country.

“I do understand that almost all the countries in the southern region have competition laws and institutional frameworks or are in the process of doing so. I am also aware that there is growing need for collaboration in the enforcement of competition laws,” he said.

Mr Banda noted that competition and consumer protection were important pillars of any result-oriented development initiative hence the role of Government and key stakeholders such as donors and other cooperating partners.

Mr Banda said technical assistance to the developing competition authority was important to ensure that they understand not only what but also how to achieve the objectives of the competition policy on the ground.

He observed that for a country to develop, there was need to trade with other countries of which success in trade was dependent on how a country uses its competitive advantages.

Mr Banda explained that this could not be achieved if the domestic economy from which export goods originate was not a hub of fair competition.

He said it was not possible to attain a sustainable trading system where the trade environment was uncompetitive for fair growth and development of business.

It is for this reason that countries need to have a sound legal system to deal with all matters that would adversely affect trade within their domestic economies themselves before they can reasonably deal with external trade disputes and gain from the same.

President Banda said economic growth in a market economy was based on a competitive environment, which prevents abuse in the market and ensures the production of quality goods and services.

“We encourage large firms to come into our markets and there is also need for our governments to support micro, small and medium size business along side large firms,” he said.

[Times of Zambia]

Cabinet endorses indaba resolutions

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Dora Siliya during the Media Breakfast

GOVERNMENT has approved the long-term recommendations of the national indaba which was called by President Banda last year to brainstorm on ways of mitigating the effects of the global economic crisis on the Zambian economy in the short, medium and long term.

Acting Government chief spokesperson Dora Siliya said Cabinet endorsed the recommendations at its meeting held yesterday in Lusaka after careful consultations and considerations of the suggested policy measures.

The salient features of the recommendations of the National Indaba which was held on April 4 and 5, 2009, include economic diversification, changing of mindset within the Government systems and procedures, development of a transparent and accountable system of determining who should be beneficiaries of special support through fiscal stimulus measures and periodical holding of indabas prior to the presentation of the annual budget.

Ms Siliya who is also acting Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services said this in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday.

She said Government sees the proposed measures actionable and concrete and therefore wishes to adopt them to enhance and sustain the country’s economy in the aftermath of the global economic crisis.

“As you are aware, President Banda’s administration already implemented some of the proposed policy actions from the National Indaba to insulate the country’s economy from the negative effects of the global economic meltdown in the just ended fifth national development plan,” Ms Siliya said.

She said Government managed to successfully mitigate the impact of the financial crisis on the Zambian economy through the use of the recommendations.

Ms Siliya who is Minister of Education said Government has since directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to incorporate the recommended policy measures in the sixth National Development Plan and also receive monthly progress reports from the key ministries.

She said Cabinet Office has been tasked to monitor and oversee the implementation process.

Ms Siliya however said two recommendations have not been accepted.

Those are on the establishment of taskforce to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the indaba and that of the Minister of Finance and National planning be directed to mobilise funds amounting to K5 billion to facilitate the operations of the taskforce.

Ms Siliya said the recommendations were rejected because they are not budgeted for in this year’s budget.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

Red Card Campaign, reason for Mufumbwe violence, says Mumba

National Revolution Party (NRP)president has accused the Change Life Zambia executive director Father Frank Bwalya’s red card campaign as the reason of the violence recently recorded in Mufumbwe by-election.

Cosmas Mumba said yesterday that the symbol of the red card theme means blood and that it is the reason why the violence was recorded.

He said that red is so close to blood as the party, they would ensure that the campaign does not go anywhere.

Mumba noted that Zambia does not need campaigns that promote violence, but peace and reconciliation.

He said that it is the reason why the party launched the green card campaign to counter the dangerous red card campaign.

Mumba has called on the Zambians to support his green card campaign as it is the only hope for Zambian’s peace.
[ QFM ]

Doctors diagnosed 4 diseases in Sata

PATRIOTIC Front president Michael Sata was diagnosed with four diseases including heart conditions on September 8, last year after taking 22 different medical tests at a named clinic in Lusaka.

The comprehensive history of medical records obtained in Lusaka yesterday have indicated that Mr Sata tested for various illnesses and he was found with heart complications and two other named diseases which Mr Sata described as minor.

The records show Mr Sata’s address as City Advertisers, Farmers House in Lusaka while his residential address was shown as number three Omelo Mumba Road in Rhodes Park.

He confirmed having been diagnosed with some diseases, which he named as indicated on the schedule obtained by the Times of Zambia.

The PF leader, however, denied that the diseases were serious and that a special machine was used to treat a named condition to the heart in South Africa.

Mr Sata has lately spoken ill about the illness of Vice-president George Kunda who flew to South Africa for medical reviews but the PF leader alleged that the vice-president was instead evacuated.
[pullquote]The PF leader, however, denied that the diseases were serious and that a special machine was used to treat a named condition to the heart in South Africa.[/pullquote]

When he returned from South Africa, Mr Kunda announced that Mr Sata made telephone calls to the Zambian High Commissioner to South African Leslie Mbula seeking confirmation that Mr Kunda was dead.

Former PF secretary general Edward Mumbi said Mr Sata was preaching hate instead of unity.

Mr Mumbi, in an interview yesterday, said he expected Mr Sata to send messages of goodwill to the Kunda family and the Government instead of wishing his fellow human being dead.

Mr Mumbi wondered why Mr Sata should celebrate illnesses of his fellow human being when he was equally affected by some diseases.

He also dismissed Mr Sata’s claim that the illnesses were minor and challenged him to seek a medical doctor’s interpretation of the four diseases.

Mr Mumbi said the late president Levy Mwanawasa evacuated Mr Sata and no one celebrated but when he was treated, he came back and said it was a political strategy on the part of the Government to evacuate him.

He appealed to Mr Sata to stop politicising illnesses because everyone can fall sick and called on politicians to highlight development issues.

He said Mr Sata was a very ungrateful leader who would leave his pact partner United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema complaining when the time comes.
[ Times of Zambia ]

UPND/PF pact is doomed – Munkombwe

SOUTHERN Province Minister, Daniel Munkombwe has said the campaign gimmick by leaders of the United Party for National Development (UPND) and Patriotic Front (PF) Pact that people are suffering is not new and that they will tumble in the 2011 general elections because Zambians know who the genuine leaders are.

Mr Munkombwe has since challenged PF president Michael Sata and UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema to provide empirical data on their allegations that the Zambian people were suffering.

In an Interview in Livingstone yesterday, Mr Munkombwe said the same message was used by the opposition in the 2001, 2006 and 2008 elections but did not yield tangible results as the ruling party continued to hold the grip on power.
[ Times of Zambia ]

“They (leaders of the pact) are saying that people are suffering. When you ask them who is suffering they fail to say who. Let them name them and where they are,” he said.

He said worldwide, the economy was going through hard times and Zambia was not an exception.

Meanwhile, Mr Munkombwe has said it will be a miracle for Change Life Zambia executive director Frank Bwalya to issue a red card to President Banda.

Reacting to a statement by Father Bwalya that time had come for President Banda to get a red card, Mr Munkombwe said the campaign by the Catholic priest against the Government would not succeed.

“It will be a miracle for President Banda to receive a red card. We are yet to see that miracle,” he said.

And Mr Munkombwe has predicted that the MMD will get more votes in Southern Province than it did in the 2008 presidential election.
[pullquote]“It will be a miracle for President Banda to receive a red card. We are yet to see that miracle,” he said.
[/pullquote]
He said in the 2006 polls, late president Levy Mwanawasa got about 33,000 votes and in 2008 President Banda got more than 90,000 votes in the province.

Mr Munkombwe said next year, President Banda will get more than 90,000 because the MMD was gaining more support from the people.

He said the MMD had not lost hope of gaining more votes because it was clear that the UPND/PF Pact was unpopular in the province.

Mr Munkombwe said the pact was unpopular because Mr Hichilema’s supporters preferred that he stood on his own and not in the company of Mr Sata.

He said the political calculations that Mr Sata would win the 2011 general elections if he teamed up with Mr Hichilema were ill-timed.

He said teaming up with a minority shareholder like Mr Hichilema who was only popular in Southern Province would not produce the results they anticipated in the 2011 general elections.

Weekend Scorecard: Lucky Msiska Arrives

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Lucky Msiska has finally arrived in the country to join the Zambia bench for its 2011 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.

Msiska arrived in Lusaka today almost three weeks after his was appointed assistant coach to caretaker trainer George Lwandamina in the CHAN qualifiers.

However, Msiska is said to have yet discussed contractual issues with Faz and was press time Monday evening expected to hold talks with Football House officials over his appointment.

Meanwhile, Zambia regouped for CHAN training camp today in Lusaka with one new call-up.

Red Arrows striker Dube Phiri is the latest call-up to the team for CHAN training camp.

Phiri is currently the league top scorer after having scored 7 goals so far in the new campaign.

Zambia face South Africa next weekend in the two side CHAN 2nd round, 1st leg qualifying match away on May 22 at a venue to be announced.

FAZ Super Division

Week 9

08/05/2010

Konkola Blades 1 (Chipulu Chileya 82″)-City of Lusaka 1(Evans Musonda 47″)

Kabwe Warriors 3(Hendrix Mumpa 20″, Joseph Bwalya 36″, Festus Mbewe 51″)-Lusaka Dynamos 0
Zesco United 2(Clifford Chipalo 10″, Jackson Mwanza 88″)-Red Arrows 0
 
09/05/2010

Choma Eagles 2(Oscar Kashinka 66″, Lewis Macha 70″)-Nkana 0

Power Dynamos 2(Simon Bwalya 28″, Emmanuel Chimpinde 90″)- Nchanga Rangers 2(Kabwe Chileshe 8″ 45″)

National Assembly 1(Fackson Kapundu 29″)-Green Buffaloes 4(Liniker Mwikisa 25″, Kennedy Chola 28 35, Dears Kakunta 90″)

Nkwazi 1(Keegan Phiri ‘?)-Roan United 0

Postponed:

Zanaco-Forest Rangers
Week 2
05/05/2010

Zesco United (Clifford Chipalo 7″, Enock Sakala 30″, John Chingangu 77″)- Choma Eagles 1(Aubrey Zulu 62″)
FAZ Division One

Week 10

09/05/2010

North

Lime Hotspurs 2-Konkola Mine Police 0
Indeni 0-Kalewa 2
Medical Stars 0-Ndola United 2
Mining Rangers 0-Kalulushi Modern Stars 2
Prison Leopards  2-Kitwe United 0
Mufulira Blackpool 0-Chindwin Sentries 0
Zamtel 1-Mufulira Wanderers 1
Muchindu 1-Mansa Health Stars 1
Chingola Leopards 1-Chambeshi 0

South
Profund Warriors 1-Zesco Shockers 0
Kumawa-Riflemen (Not played)
Paramilitary 0-Green Eagles 0
Nakambala Leopards 1-Lusaka City Council 1
Lusaka Tigers 3-Mazabuka United 1
Livingstone Pirates 3- TP Rangers 1
Kalomo Jetters 1-Communite 2
Young Green Eagles 0-Nampundwe 0
Luena 0 -Kafue Celtic 0

Pastor Paul Bupe returning to Zambia with a passion to educate orphans

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Pastor Paul and Catherine Bupe
The pastor and his wife see education as the passport to personal success, national progress and helping others. That’s why they uprooted their family a decade ago to come to the United States from Zambia.

Next month they’ll take what they’ve learned here back to their home country in southern Africa to start a school for orphans.

“We value education as the key to national development,” Paul Bupe said. “Every country needs education. These kids are a time bomb to these countries. If they don’t get education, they will blow up in their faces, and the countries will become unmanageable.”

Bupe, pastor at St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church, has dedicated his ministry to serving women and children, particularly widows and orphans, who are worst off in Zambian society.

He served for 11 years in Chililabombwe, a mining town where violence from the 13-year civil war in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo spills over the border. Nationwide, 10 percent of people in Zambia have HIV.

“AIDS has devastated our communities in such a way that children are left all by themselves — little kids fending for themselves,” he said.

Offered a chance to study in the United States, the Bupes and their four children couldn’t pass it up.

“Our plan was to go back and serve the people better,” Catherine said. “We can argue better, maybe, with the politicians.”

Catherine, formerly an accountant, earned a degree in social sciences at Allen University in South Carolina. Paul studied at Allen, Wilberforce University and Ashland Theological Seminary.

Along the way, they’ve made connections with several pastors and churches who might be able to help support their mission when they move to Lusaka, Zambia’s capital.

They’re also taking supplies and donations with them on the move. Sandusky Schools contributed books and school supplies, while a Sandusky Brownie Troop provided clothes, including school uniforms.

The Bupes spoke at a meeting of the Brownies for World Thinking Day, a Girl Scout event that this year had the theme, “Together we can end extreme poverty and hunger.”

Catherine told the five girls, ages 8 and 9, about Zambian food and culture and how Zambian children live.

That included stories of hardship. Many children cannot go to school because they can’t buy the uniforms or the required black shoes.

“The kids were very touched,” Catherine said. “They started saying, ‘Oh, we have so many clothes and things we don’t use.’ Some of them cleared out their closets.”

Troop leader Tracy Stephens also got Wal-Mart to agree to reduce a rack of school uniforms — 52 pieces of clothing — to $1 apiece. She bought the clothes and gave them to the Bupes.

St. Stephen will continue collecting donated items to send to the Bupes. Stephens said she will gladly pick up anything anyone wants to donate and take it to the church if they call her at 419-503-0435.

People can also reach Paul Bupe at revpaulbupe.com

[Sandusky Register]

The Weekend in Pictures

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Some Lusaka residents scooping opaque beer which had spilled in the road after a tanker overturned

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Vice president George is hugged by defence minister Kalombo Mwansa after he arrived from South Africa

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Vice president George Kunda is flanked by scores of MMD cadres after he arrived from South African on medical review

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A woman prepares a meal at her tent at the centre for displaced people at the Independence stadium in Lusaka

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Commerce deputy minister Lwipa Puma with a group of investors from Korea at the Lusaka international airport

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Green Buffaloes players resting in on the plain ground and on a cooler box because of the shortage of benches during FAZ-KCM premier league match

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Imagine this is your son watching a football match in Lusaka

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A policeman struggles to tame a pitch invader during the FAZ-KCM premier league games in Lusaka

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Zanaco players and Algerian Setif players fight for ball possession during the Orange CAF Champions league game at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka

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Kabwe District Commissioner Jonathan Kapungwe inspects tents for displaced people in Kabwe

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Nomakanjane dance troupe entertain guests at a public event in Lusaka

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President Banda talks to his ministers and other government officials

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People and their children shopping for cars and motor bikes during the Lusaka Motor show

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Some children play at the centre for flood victims near the Independence stadium

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Some finalists during the MUVI TV's Ready For Marriage show

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Some mushrooming buildings in Lusaka's Kanyama township where many Zambians are building houses

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Some residents of Lusaka queue for National Registration Cards

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UPND vice president Richard Kapita and spokesperson during a press briefing in Lusaka

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Villagers celebrating after receiving hammermills from Luangeni MP Angela Cifire in eastern province

Cultural exhibition in Russia at the Russian Peoples friendship university by Zambian students – Pictures by J.Ndhlovu

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Exhibition the stand

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Zambian students in Russian dancing in front of their exhibition stand in order to attract more people to see what they at the stand

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Zambian students at the Russian people's Friendship university on stage dancing to mozegata song - time time

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Congolese students in action at RPFU - Dancing to extra musica

State wont re-indroduce the windfall tax, maintains Mwale

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Mines minister Maxwell Mwale and Chinese state grid corporation executive vice president Shu Yinbiao exchange notes in Lusaka

Government has maintained that it will not re-introduce the Windfall tax on the mining sector as it will militate against levels of mineral exploration activities in the sector.

Mines and Minerals Minister Maxwell Mwale says explorations is the backbone of the Zambia’s future in the mining sector stressing that the introduction of super taxes of mines would lead a drop in explorations as witnessed when the windfall tax was introduced in Zambia.

The Minister was speaking at the presentation of a cheque of dividend, a payment worth $ 18.1 million, by Kansanshi Mining PLC a major holding of First Quantum Minerals FQM to Zambia Consolidated Copper Mining Investment holdings ZCCM-IH, a minority share holder of Kansanshi.

The Dividend is the first single largest payment ever received by ZCCM-IH from the firm which is the highest since it began its operation in the mining sector.

Mr. Mwale said the gesture by the firm is a clear demonstration of Government and the countries benefits from foreign investments in the sector as opposed to some sections and sectors of the country that Government is not benefiting from its investments.

And First Quantum Minerals FQM Resident Director Kwalela Lamaswala said that the payment follows a review of Kansanshi Dividend Policy by the board and comprises a special Dividend of US$ 15.6 million for the end the financial year of 2007 while the other US$ 2.5 million accounts for the end of the 2009 financial year.

He said the objective of the review of its policy is to ensure that its share holders receive an attractive return on their investments.

Speaking at the same function as he received the cheque ZCCM-IH Board Chairman Alfred Lungu said that the Dividend not only represents a valuable return on its investment but that it will also enhance opportunities of the Government holding to supplement its investment portfolio for the ultimate benefits of the Zambians.

He also said the Dividend will help ZCCM Holdings to offset the remainder of its Legal liabilities carried over from the old ZCCM Limited before the firm’s transformation into ZCCM in 2002.

Mr. Lamaswala called on other investment firms to emulate what Kansanshi has done in order demonstrate their investment worthiness in the sector.

QFM

State out to manage economic fundamentals — VJ

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Parliamentary Chief Whip Vernon Mwaanga listen to Russian Ambassador to Zambia Boris Malakhov in Lusaka

MMD Chief Whip Vernon Mwaanga has said the Government is now in the process of managing economic fundamentals to maximise benefits for ordinary Zambians.

Mr Mwaanga said the Government was not responsible for producing data on the economy as these were produced by economic researchers using proven trends.

Mr Mwaanga also defended the decision to waive the windfall taxes on mining firms because this had led to increased investment in the sector.

Speaking during the recording of the Frank-Talk programme at Golden Bridge Hotel in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Mwaanga said the recorded economic development is real and was slowly benefiting the ordinary Zambians especially in rural areas where the ruling party was popular.

[pullquote]He said he conducted a research recently which showed that the people of South Province would only have accepted an alliance between the ruling MMD and UPND.[/pullquote]

Mr Mwaanga urged Zambians to start preparing their views on the proposed degree clause that was already adopted by the NCC.

Mr Mwaanga said the NCC merely passed a proposal and the people of Zambia would be given a chance to criticise the document before it finally passed into law.

Meanwhile, Mr Mwaanga has said the ideological impurities between the Patriotic Front (PF)/United Party for National Development (PF-UPND) would make the alliance crumble and rejected by the people of Southern Province.

He said he conducted a research recently which showed that the people of South Province would only have accepted an alliance between the ruling MMD and UPND.

According to Mr Mwaanga, this is because of similarities in the ideologies and the constitutions.

Mr Mwaanga said the research involved meeting traditional leaders, ordinary citizens and farmers who said they were not widely consulted before the alliance was mooted.

He said because of this, the MMD would defeat the alliance in the 2011 presidential elections.

Mr Mwaanga said the MMD has the greatest manifesto and urged Zambians not to waste votes on the opposition.

He said the opposition leaders were using bad language and should not be given chance to govern.

Mr Mwaanga said insinuations that the ruling part was tired were malicious as leaders change because of retirement.

On the controversial senior members of the ruling party Mr Mwaanga said he had offered free advice to them to refrain from attacking the head of State and toy the policies of the party.

[Times of Zambia]

Govt. challenges Sata to disclose his sickness

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PF leader Michael Sata

Government has challenged Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata to make public the results of medical tests he underwent on September 8, 2008 before he can continue to malign others.

But Mr Sata said the diseases which were detected after the tests had been treated and declared that he was ready to disclose the type of diseases in the presence of Mike Mulongoti.

Mr Mulongoti who is acting chief Government spokesperson said in Lusaka yesterday that he had been forced to challenge Mr Sata after observing careless talk on the health condition of Government leaders.

Mr Mulongoti said the Government was in possession of all medical records for Mr Sata mainly carried out at a medical centre in Lusaka.

He said after Vice-President George Kunda’s trip to South Africa for medical reviews, Mr Sata talked ill believing that the Government was merely threatening when it continuously said it had results of Mr Sata’s medical tests.

Mr Mulongoti challenged Mr Sata to deny that he conducted medical tests in September 2008 before he can start talking ill about other people’s health conditions.

“As Government we want to respect the rule that medical records are a private matter between the patient and the doctor and we want it to remain like that. I will not disclose anything further but let him continue, he will see what we will do,” Mr Mulongoti said.

He said details of medical tests should be disclosed to the public by Mr Sata to allow people make their own judgment on his fitness in comparison with the people he was maligning.

Mr Mulongoti, who is Minister of Works and Supply said the Government was ready to debate the matter until Mr Sata accepted that it should be rested and asked him to disclose the status of his health so that other leaders could do the same.

He said Mr Sata should be ashamed of himself for making phone calls to South Africa hoping that the vice president was dead.

He said the Government was ready to help Mr Sata by disclosing the results of his medical tests and allow the Zambian people make their own judgments.

Mr Mulongoti who is also MMD chairperson for elections said Mr Sata used other people’s illnesses to gain political mileage and warned that the Government would also use his illness to gain the similar measure of political gain.

But Mr Sata said the diseases the Government had listed were long treated and pledged to co-operate in conducting another set of similar tests to prove that he was cured.

Mr Sata claimed that the diseases he was found with were minor. He said the diseases were not strange to society and was ready to disclose to the public in the presence of Mr Mulongoti.
[TIMES OF ZAMBIA]

Clergyman backs RB in castigating NGOs

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President Rupiah Banda

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYA) has backed President Rupiah Banda’s observation that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa were criticizing African governments.

President Banda told delegates at the just ended World Economic Forum in Dar-es-salaam , Tanzania that NGOs in Africa were at all times attacking serving heads of state a situation he said was retrogressive.EYA President, Moses Lungu said the observation by President Banda is timely.

Reverend Lungu said most NGOs have abandoned their roles of service delivery to the people and shifted their goal posts to attacking and suppressing the governments of the day.

Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, Rev. Lungu observed that Chief Executives of the NGOs have become agents of imperialism whose core agenda is to advocate for regime change of governments.

Rev. Lungu reminded the NGOs that President Banda is mandated by the Zambian people to drive the nation to economic recovery.He said the NGOs’ motive was clear and that it was a recipe for anarchy and civil unrest that could lead the country into the doldrums of poverty, disease and under-development.

Meanwhile, Rev. Lungu has observed that the violence that marred the Mufumbwe parliamentary by-election was a desperate move by the opposition UPNDF/PF pact. He appealed to government not to relent in bringing the culprits to book because violence is detrimental to national security.

The Clergyman expressed fears that slowly the violence that characterized the Mapatizya polls in Southern province and now in Mufumbwe would engulf the entire nation and lead to a civil war if left unchecked.

Rev. Lungu charged that the UPND/PF pact threw away the Electoral Code of Conduct in the
Mufumbwe elections and adopted the ‘Mapatizya formula’ to instill fear in the electorate.

The EYA president further appealed to the Electoral Commission of Zambia to intensify Voter Education Programmes.
(Q FM)

Choma Eagles End Nkana’s League Honeymoon

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Nkana’s four-match unbeaten run came to an end today when they were beaten by Choma Eagles in Maamba.

The 11-time league champions lost 2-0 away to Keegan Mumba’s Choma in the Gwembe Valley and in the process slip from third to fifth on the Super Division table.

Nkana’s loss comes on the back of an important 1-0 home win over Zanaco a week ago on May 1 in Kitwe.

Meanwhile, Choma and Nkana were scoreless going into halftime today before Oscar Kachika put the hosts ahead in the 66th minute.

Lewis Macha made it 2-0 in the 70th minute to hand Nkana’s first league defeat since losing 1-0 away to Konkola Blades on March 27 in a week 23 match.

Elsewhere Nchanga Rangers share top spot with Zesco United after a 2-2 away draw at Power Dynamos in Kitwe while Nkwazi beat Roan United 1-0 at Edwin Imboela stadium in Lusaka.

At Woodlands stadium in Lusaka, Green Buffaloes thumped promoted national Assembly 4-1 thanks to goals from Kennedy Chola brace.

John Musukwa and Dears Kakunta added a goal each while Fackson Kapumpu scored Assembly’s lone goal of the match.

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UPND is to blame for the Mufumbwe violence, says Clergy

Hakainde Hichilema( L) and Solwezi Central UPND MP Watson Lumba
UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema

The Evangelical youth alliance international has heaped the blame on the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) for the Mufumbwe violence.
Evangelical youth Alliance Executive Director Moses Lungu said the violence that took place in the last elections is an indication that the opposition are hungry for power.

Rev. Lungu said at a press briefing at his office today that it is a pity that the politicians are more interested in power other than people they wish to govern.

He said if the opposition was not desperate and hungry for power; the violence that took place was not going to be recorded.

The clergy said that the behavior of the opposition in the last elections is contrary to the biblical principles that Zambia is anchored on.

He added that if not careful Zambia might lose its peace it has enjoyed over the last years.

Rev. Lungu castigated the UPND president Hakainde Hichilema as having a violent language and uncultured.

And Rev. Lungu said the calls to have the electoral code of conducts reviewed were uncalled for.

He pointed out that the current code of conduct is adequate, but only lacks implementation on the ECZ as an authority.

Rev. Lundu said that the ECZ should emulate other acts that have been created unlike what is currently observed.

He stated that the current electoral code of conduct could work only if much emphasis on implementation is enhanced.
[ QFM ]

Stop ‘insulting’ President Banda- William Banda

MMD Lusaka province chairman William Banda

The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) Lusaka Province Chairperson William Banda has called on the opposition parties to stop insulting President Rupiah Banda.

William Banda says insulting the Head of State amounts to committing a felony and urged the pact leaders to differentiate development from mere politicking.

He warned the United Party for National Development and Patriotic Front (UPND/PF) pact leaders Hakainde Hichilema and Michael Sata that government will deal with them.

Mr. Banda was speaking to a state run news agency in an interview in Lusaka.

He said that the ruling MMD does not want to be dragged into uncivilized cheap politicking.

Mr. Banda urged the opposition to concentrate on organizing their respective political parties claiming that the pact is about to break.

He said the MMD is not threatened by the formation of political alliances because it is evident from the past that pacts in Zambia do not work.
[ QFM ]