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Zambian Football Thursday Update

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PETER Kaumba on Thursday afternoon unveiled his 19-man squad to face Malawi on Wednesday, February 7 in the two sides Olympic Games 1st round, 1st leg qualifying match to be played at Nkoloma stadium.

The squad wholly comprises of local-players though it is likely to change with the imminent arrival of two South African -based professionals in the run-up to Wednesday’s match.

Defender Davies Nkausu and striker Given Singuluma of South African division 2 club’s University of Pretoria FC and Bay United respectively are the two being expected.

The official squad list however does not include Zesco United midfielder Rainford Kalaba.

Kalaba failed to turn-up on the eve of the squads unveiling just 24 hours after receiving a late call-up.

Dropped from the squad are the Zamtel duo of Jackson Mwanza and Kondwani Mtonga including three other players.

The others dropped are City of Lusaka’s Mazuba Mukandawire, Lusaka Tigers defender Aaron Sichilima and Simon Nkole from Kitwe United.

The latter three were all members of last years Under 23 squad that faced Djibouti in a preliminary round one-leg Olympic qualifier played in Lusaka last October.

Late call-up Robert Gondwe of Green Buffaloes makes the cut and is line for his first Under 23 cap.

Another player expected to make his Under 23 debut is Nkana midfielder Chileshe Chibwe who missed the Djibouti game due to injury.

Nchanga Rangers goalkeeper Fred Silwamba including his club mate and striker Brian Chilando have also made the final 19.

Afrisports’ Zambia schools international utility player Stophira Nsunzu too has made the cut to join his brother and Konkola Blades striker Felix as the Under 23’s sibling pair.

Meanwhile a majority of the squad that beat Djibouti 10-0 last October have received the nod from Kaumba to feature next week against Malawi.

But missing will be three-goal hero from the Djibouti game Christopher Musonda of Forest Rangers and defender Charles Sinyingwa.

The duo left camp on Wednesday and are in Hungary attending trials at division 2 side Papa Lombard.

The squad is due to depart Kitwe for Lusaka tomorrow after having a late extension to their Copperbelt leg of training camp by another two days.

TEAM:

Goalkeepers: Rabson Muchelenganga (Power Dynamos), Kelvin Mulenga
(Kitwe United), Fred Silwamba (Nchanga Rangers).

Defenders: Field Chipungu (Forest Rangers), Maybin Chishimba (Konkola Blades), Francis Kasonde (Power Dynamos), Clive Sichondwe (Kabwe Warriors), Eugene Shamakamba (Kitwe United).

Midfielders: Chibwe Chileshe (Nkana), Chabusha Malumani, Simon Bwalya
(Both Lusaka Dynamos), Oliver Mukuka (Forest Rangers), Chanda Mwaba (Power Dynamos), Collins Mwanza (Forest Rangers), Mwape Mwelwa (National Assembly), Stophira Nsunzu (Afrisports).

Strikers: Brian Chilando (Nchanga Rangers), Robert Gondwe (Green Buffaloes), Felix Nsunzu Jr (Konkola Blades).

Courtesy of Kalumiana Kalumiana

Resign, if you can’s serve under current conditions, Mps urged

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Members of Parliament (MPs) who are not ready to serve under the current conditions of service have been challenged to resign on moral grounds because they are not ready to sacrifice for the people who voted them into office.

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SWISS GOVERNMENT SPONSORS DOCTORS

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An advanced course in immunology, vaccinology and biotechnology applied to infectious diseases, will be held at the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland. It will be organized specifically for English-speaking candidates from developing countries, through a donation from the Government of Switzerland (Federal Department of
Foreign Affairs, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation [SDC]).

A. Program.

The first part of the course will be devoted to the recent advances in the areas of basic immunology and molecular biology. Teaching modules will be structured to deal with
the specific problems related to bacterial, parasitic and viral infections of public health importance. One module will be specifically devoted to the development of new vaccines and the testing of their efficacy.

Practical sessions will be organized during which participants will
perform techniques related to the: a) evaluation of the humoral and
cellular immune response to infectious agents, and b) identification
of micro-organisms in biological samples by nucleic acid
hybridization.

B. Extended research training

There will be an opportunity for two participants to stay at the
Centre for a period of up to four months after the Course for further
specialized training.
The course will run from 4th September to 18th  October.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 27th  April 2007

For further details log on to http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/grants/immu_rcs_07.htm

courtesy of Dr. Emmanuel Makasa 

BRA ALERT !

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The statistics are shocking 8 out of 10 women are wearing the wrong bra .Yes, you are most likely wearing the wrong bra this minute! A bra can be a woman’s “best” friend. A good fitting bra will accentuate the body silhouette under clothes.

Signs of a wrong bra

* Falling straps.
* The bra creates a “ double bubble” effect.
* A band that rides high in the back across shoulder blades.
* A bra that looks lumpy under clothes Underwires that push or poke your skin.
* A bra that leaves marks on the skin.

Find your fit

Measurement 1.

Full bust. Measure the full bust circumference. The tape should be held horizontal, flat on your back and your arms should be down .Do not let the tape droop in the back and do not pull the tape tight. Jot this number down. E.g. 38 inches

Measurement 2 (band/bra size)

Under bust Measure around the rib cage. The tape should not be tight. Jot this number down. Add 5 inches to this measurement. If the number is an odd number add 1 to make it even.

Measurement 3 (cup size – projection of breasts from chest wall)

Difference between Full bust and band size

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1 INCH ~ 2.5cm

Example:

Step 1

Band size – 31 inches add 5 = 36 inches

Step2

Full bust – 39 inches

Step 3

39 – 36 = 3 inches difference cup size

Bra size is 36 C

Now that you’ve bought the correct bra, how do you take care of it.

* ALTERNATE BRAS -Your body gives off heat and that makes the lycra in the bra to stretch. The lycra needs 24 hours to cool off. So wearing your bra for more than one day in a row will cause it to deteriorate faster. Alternating bras everyday will make them last longer.
* WASH – It is best to handwash your bra daily to lengthen its life and remove all the dirt and oil that accumulated in it during the day.
* FABRIC- A fabric blend is often your best choice.

Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Drive Misses the Point

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lpm.JPGZambia’s anti-corruption drive is failing because the government has been concentrating its resources on investigating the corrupt practices of the previous regime, allowing present graft in the public service to flourish, a corruption watchdog said in its latest report. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Indices [CPI] has consistently ranked Zambia as one of the most corrupt countries since 2001.

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Zambian Football Tuesday Update 1

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Peter Kaumba trims his Under 23 All Africa Games and Olympics squad to 19 tomorrow evening after playing Power Dynamos at Garden Park here in Kitwe in their final training game before switching camp to Lusaka on Thursday.

It hasn’t been plain sailing in the attacking department for the Under 23’s with recent call-up Brian Chilando showing little spark while Felix Nsunzu had two sniffs at goal in their 1-1 draw away to Nchanga rangers on Saturday in Chingola.

Today, assistant coach Dean Mwiinde admitted they had a striker problem but steered clear of using the word crisis.

“It’s an open book and you can’t close the door on that one,” Mwiinde said.

“Meanwhile, we are working on that. We have done a lot of shooting in training and expect the ratio of scoring to improve.”

Zambia national team head coach Patrick Phiri who is with the team in an advisory capacity said he was confident the strikers they had would deliver.

“Match day temperament is very different from what you see in a training game and am positive you will see a great difference when they play Malawi,” Phiri said.

Zambia Under 23 host Malawi on February 7 in Lusaka in an Olympic Games football tournament qualifier 1st round, 1st leg match.

Meanwhile, Nsunzu is a doubt for Wednesday training game due to slight knock and has been working out on his own since Monday.

Mwiinde said the bench will not risk playing the Konkola Blades striker and would let him rest before reviewing his injury status on Friday.

Nsunzu scored two goals in the Under 23’s Olympic qualifier preliminary round single leg 10-0 win over Djibouti played in Lusaka last October.

courtesy of Kalumiana Kalumiana

KK Steals the show in Satyagraha Conference

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kkpic.jpgIn a stirring speech punctuated with applause, Zambia’s former leader Kenneth Kaunda set the tone Monday for Mahatma Gandhi’s satyagraha centenary commemoration here by lashing out at the US and Britain for unleashing a war in Iraq.Kaunda, who mesmerised the packed Vigyan Bhavan auditorium here with his powerful speech that ended with a song to purge Africa from the scourge of AIDS, asked all those funding terrorism to channel the money to fight tuberculosis and AIDS.

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ZAMBIA-CONGO BRZ U20 Semifinal Facts

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2007 AFRICA YOUTH CUP SEMIFINAL.

Date:    30/01/2007.

Kick Off: 19:45.

Previous meetings: None.

TOP SCORERS:

ZAMBIA: Clifford Mulenga (3), Fwayo Tembo (3) & Simon Luipya (2).
CONGO BRZ: Fabrice Nguessi Ondama (2).

DISCIPLINARY RECORD:

ZAMBIA:

Yellow Cards: Goodson Kachinga (1), Dennis Banda (1), Sebastian Mwansa (1) & Clifford Mulenga (1).

Red Cards: None.

Suspensions: None.

CONGO BRZ:

Yellow Cards:Francel Ibara (1), Okele Olafaga (1), Kester Merech (1), Dorian Mbani (1).

Red Cards: None.

Suspensions: None.

courtesy of Kalumiana Kalumiana 

Zambian Football Pro’s hit list

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DENMARK.

Striker Christopher Katongo played the first 46 minutes for his new Danish club Brondby on Saturday in their 2-1 pre-season friendly win over Swedish club Halmstad.
Katongo was not on target.

FRANCE.

Striker Jacob Mulenga started for his Ligue 2 club Chateauroux on Friday in the 6th placed sides 1-0 away win 8th positioned Grenoble.

Mulenga did not score in that game and was substituted two minutes after the hour-mark.

GERMANY.

ALEMANNIA AACHEN: Defender Moses Sichone played the full 90  minutes for his Bundesliga club on Sunday in their 3-2 home defeat against Bayer Leverkuesen.
Aachen and Bayer are 14th and 6th respectively after the Bundesliga’s resumption on Friday at the end of the leagues’ 6-week winter break.

PADERBORN: Midfielder Andrew Sinkala’s 2.Bundesliga club Paderborn are in action Monday night away to Augsburg.

PORTUGAL.

Striker Collins Mbesuma’s Maritimo are in action Monday evening away to Nacional.

SOUTH AFRICA.

KAISER CHIEFS: Striker Rotson Kilambe started before being substituted in the 90th minute for leaders Chiefs on Saturday in the home sides 1-0 victory over number 2 placed Ajax Cape Town.

LAMOTVILLE GOLDEN ARROWS: Ex-Zambia goalkeeper Davies Phiri was in goals for 13th placed Golden  Arrows in the clubs 3-0 home  win over bottom of the table Amazulu on Sunday.

MOROKA SWALLOWS: Striker Songwe Chalwe scored a rare goal via a penalty on Sunday on Sunday in the 8th positions Swallows 1-0 home win over 11th from top Benoni United.
The goal is his first in top-flight action this season.

SUPERSPORT UNITED: Midfielder James Chamanga played the full 90 minutes for number 3 placed SuperSport on Sunday in their 3-0 home win over Maritzburg United on Sunday.

2007 CAF AFRICA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1ST RND, 1ST LEG.

28/01/2007.
Maseru.

Likhopo (Les) 0- Zanaco (Zam) 0.

2007 CAF AFRICA YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GROUP A.

26/01/07.

Cote d’Ivoire 0- Gambia 1 (Abdoulaye Kenmansally 84″).

Congo-Brazzville  1(Franchel Ibara 43″ pen)- Burkina Faso 0.

GROUP B.

27/01/07.

Zambia 3(Clifford Mulenga 28″ 53″, Fwayo Tembo 44″) – Egypt 0.

Nigeria 0-Cameroon 2(Max Pehn Lamber 30, Benjamin Moukanjo 41).

2007 CAF AYC TOP SCORERS(27/01/07).

Clifford Mulenga (Zam): 3.
Fwayo Tembo (Zam):3.
Simon Luipya (Zam):2.
Fabrice Nguessi Ondama (Cgo): 2.
Benjamin Moukanjo (Cam) : 2.
Abdoulaye Kenmansally (Gam) 2.
Zenke Terwade (Nig): 2.
Emmanuel Sarki (Nig): 2.

Govt to invest $65 million in Indeni

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The Zambian government and French oil major Total SA (TOT) are set to invest up to $65 million in the country’s sole petroleum refinery, Indeni, in the next five years as the country seeks to stabilize fuel supply to its vast copper mines, according to a report from the Ministry of Energy and Water Development obtained by Dow Jones Newswires.
Total and the Zambian government each hold 50% in the Indeni refinery, which closed Jan. 2 for restoration work. It started partial output last week and is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week, industry insiders said.
The report also said Zambia is also seeking to blend refined petroleum products with biofuels such ethanol from molasses and biodiesel from jathropha trees in a bid to guarantee security of supply and reduce dependence on imports.
The report said the government has realized the scale of the growing demand of fuel, led by the mining and manufacturing sectors, and has put in place a strategic reserve fund to stabilize fuel supply. Oil marketing companies are also expected to keep 15-day fuel reserves to avoid a crisis.
Investment in the Zambian mining industry continue to rise significantly, spurred by a recovery in copper prices on the international market and increased copper demand from China.
Zambia’s 2007 copper output is seen at 600,000 metric tons, rising to over 700,000 tons in 2008.
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Lumwana copper project wins award

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Zambia continues to amass accolades for its burgeoning mining sector. The latest news is that Equinox Minerals’ Lumwana project has been awarded Mining Deal of the Year by Project Finance International (PFI) at the PFI Annual Awards Dinner held recently in London, England. The prestigious PFI Awards are decided by the industry through a public on-line voting process. The awards host over 30 different citations regionally and globally and are widely recognized as the ultimate symbol of excellence and achievement in the project finance industry. The Company’s award represented the winner in PFI’s European, Middle Eastern and African category.

The award recognizes the company’s significant achievement in securing the $583.8 million senior and subordinated project finance debt facility for the completion of development and construction of Lumwana . The debt facility will be provided by a syndicate of European, African and Australian based Commercial Lenders, Developmental Finance Institutions and Export Credit Agencies.

Lumwana, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinox – which is dual listed on the Toronto and Australian Stock exchanges (Ticker EQN), is located in the North Western Province of Zambia, west of the world-renowned Copperbelt. With proven and probable reserves totalling 321 million tonnes of ore grading 0.73% copper, Lumwana represents one of the largest fully permitted copper projects in the world currently in construction. Mine construction remains on schedule with commissioning expected during the second quarter of 2008.

Craig Williams, Equinox President and CEO said “Signing the Lumwana debt package was a milestone event for the company. The facility underpins the Lumwana project and as such, was a critical achievement to timely development of Africa’s largest copper mine. We are delighted that our solid work, conducted over some 25 months, has been recognized at the highest level by the project finance community. We came to Zambia in 1996 and to Lumwana in 1999 and our progress is testament to the tenacity, skill and perseverance of the committed Equinox team who are bringing this exciting development to reality.”

source:Mineweb 

Zambian Football Saturday Update

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Zambia are through to the semifinals of the 2007 Africa Youth Championships after beating Egypt 3-0 this afternoon in their final Group B match played in Brazzaville.

Victory for Zambia today also means they also qualify to the Fifa Under 21 World Cup to be held in Canada this summer.

A brace from Clifford Mulenga and an Fwayo Tembo goal settled matters in this match to see Zambia join defending champions and Group B top finishers Nigeria into the last 4.

Nigeria reached the penultimate stage despite losing 2-0 this afternoon to arch-foes Cameroon in the other final Group B tie.

In the semifinals to be played on Tuesday, January 30, Zambia play hosts Congo while Nigeria takes on Gambia.

All four sides will represent Africa at the Under 21 World Cup this June.

ZANACO KICKOFF CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUEST IN LESOTHO.

Zanaco tomorrow afternoon face Likhopo of Lesotho away in the 1st round, 1st leg of this year’s Caf Africa Champions League away in Maseru.

The match will be the first ever meeting between the two sides that play each other over two legs with the return leg to be played in Lusaka on February 10.

Meanwhile Zambia’s Caf Confederations Cup representatives Green Buffaloes are on bye from the first round in their competition.


RANGERS HOLD UNDER 23.

Nchanga Rangers this afternoon held the Zambia under 23 team to a 1-1 draw in a training game played at Nchanga stadium in Chingola.

The game was decided via penalties with Zambia taking a first half lead through a spot-kick converted by defender Eugene Shamakamba.

Thomas Chisha leveled scores later in the second period.

Courtesy of Kalumiana Kalumiana

Zambian Football Friday Update

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Zambia is a game away from the semifinals of this year’s Africa Youth Championships when the face Egypt tomorrow, Saturday in both sides final Group B match in Brazzaville.

An outright win for 3rd placed Zambia on 3 points over number 2 positioned Egypt on 4 points will see the former through top the last 4.

Zambia put themselves back in contention when they rallied to beat Cameroon 3-2 with two late goals from joint top scorer Fwayo Tembo and Clifford Mulenga.

Tembo again should be instrumental in Zambia’s attack together with Red Arrows winger Simon Lupiya.

Egypt meanwhile are desperate to get their quest for a semifinal berth right this time after drawing 1-1 with group leaders Nigeria in the two sides penultimate pool match in midweek.

A draw over Zambia will be enough for them to reach the last 4

Nigeria meanwhile, on 4 points, has almost secured their last 4 place and they too need just a point over archrivals Cameroon to see them through.

Reaching the Africa Youth Cup semifinals gains all four nations qualifiers automatic berths to this years Fifa Under 21 Championships to be held in Canada this coming June.

KASONDE GETS UNDER 23 CALL-UP.

Power Dynamos defender Francis Kasonde has been drafted into the Zambia Under 23 national team.

Kasonde comes into the under 23 team as replacement for Konkola Blades defender Thomas Nyirenda.

Nyirenda was released in mid-week due to a long-term injury on his right thigh he sustained during a training game with the squad against Zamtel FC last Saturday.

The Power defender joined camp yesterday and begun training with the Under 23 team Friday morning’s training session.

Kasonde has been capped 11 times with the senior national team with one goal in his last game against Congo DR in a friendly played in Kitwe on December 12, 2005.

The Under 23 meanwhile tomorrow, Saturday travels to Chingola to play Nchanga Rangers in training game at Nchanga stadium.

Embrace Chinese firms, urges Mwanawasa

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Mwanawasa in ChinaPresident Levy Mwanawasa has urged Zambians to be more positive about Chinese firms and their workers, a plea that comes a week before Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Zambia. In a meeting with supporters late on Thursday, Mwanawasa said he regretted violent anti-Chinese protests that erupted in the country last year and described China’s involvement in the Zambian economy as helpful.

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Now Magistrates Boycott ACC Cases

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MAGISTRATES in Lusaka have resolved not to attend to any cases involving the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The boycott is as a result of a statement made by ACC director general Nixon Banda that magistrates were not competent to handle corruption cases.

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) described the decision by the magistrates in Lusaka to boycott hearing cases from the ACC as unfortunate and called for immediate intervention.

The magistrates held a meeting to discuss statements attributed to Mr Banda on whether they should continue handling ACC cases or not. They concluded that they would only start handling ACC cases once the matter was soundly resolved.

This came to light when former Zambezi East member of Parliament (MP) Maxwell Mukwakwa appeared on charges of bribery.

Magistrate Sharon Newa informed both parties in court chambers yesterday when the matter came up for hearing that the magistrates had resolved not to handle cases of such nature and others relating to ACC and had been adjourned Sine die with liberty to restore.

LAZ president William Mweenba said in an interview yesterday that magistrates and the ACC should immediately call for a meeting and resolve their differences.

He said LAZ expected the magistrates to accept the apology made by the ACC director general who regretted publicly for having accused the court of lacking knowledge to preside over corruption cases.

Mr Mweemba reiterated that the ACC should have used the right to appeal to the High Court if it was not happy with the rulings from the subordinate courts.

He said magistrate courts were critical in the judicial system and the boycott by the magistrates should be resolved amicably.

In his statement, Mr Banda had stated that magistrates’ understanding of corruption was very low and that they were treating corruption cases like any matter.

The ACC chief said in Kitwe it was disappointing that despite overwhelming evidence and the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)’s confirmation, the magistrates threw the cases out of court.

Mukwakwa was accused of bribery after he allegedly gave a Post reporter, George Chellah, K350,000 last year.

Lawyers representing both parties said the matter should be resolved urgently because cases would pile up. They said a lot of cases were at the courts and new ones were coming in.

“We understand the matter at hand, but we pray that the matter is amicably resolved as soon as possible to reduce the workload already at hand, the delay would mean new cases delayed too,” they said.

On Wednesday, Mr Mweemba and High Court registrar Mwamba Chanda said the statement by the ACC was made in bad faith and warned that in future such attacks should be avoided.

The judiciary complained and described Mr Banda’s remarks as unfortunate, especially that it was made by a qualified lawyer.

Mr Banda has since apologised to the Chief Justice, members of the judiciary, especially the magistrates to whom the statement referred.

“ACC is committed to work together with the judiciary who are key stakeholders. I did not mean to undermine the integrity of the judiciary in any way,” he said.

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