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Don not to be silenced by gifts from people in power, Pope’s envoy tells new Monze Bishop

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Don not to be silenced by gifts from people in power, Pope’s envoy tells new Monze Bishop

The Pope’s envoy in Zambia Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone has told newly consecrated Bishop of Monze Raphael Mweempwa not to be silenced by gifts from people in power.

In his sermon during the consecration and installation of Fr. Mweempwa as the fifth Bishop of Monze Diocese on Saturday, Archbishop Gallone, who is also the Vatican Ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, said gifts have the potential to make someone’s brain obscure.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi further asked Bishop Mweepwa to proclaim justice and peace.

Archbishop Gallone told the crowd at Holy Trinity Cathedral Grounds in Monze that included President Hakainde Hichilema that Bishop Mweempwa should be close to the poor and his priests.

“This too is part of the bishop’s mission, he must learn to cry.A Bishop weeps for his people, for his brothers and sisters. A Bishop is a preacher of the truth and the gospel so that he may become a light for consciences and esteems of the conversion of all. Please don’t close your mouth with the gift of who is in power around you because the gift can make your brain obscure in darkness. You have to always read the truth of the gospel. Also when your friends are in a way of sin you have to make your voice loud to condemn the sin, “Archbishop Gallone said.

“A bishop weeps for the suffering of his people. A bishop ulapenga mu moyo kwa kupenga kwa bantu bakwe. Which must become an interior urge in his heart as a shepherd to proclaim justice and peace. A bishop weeps because he is moved with compassion for the weakness of his brothers which at times will seem invincible to him and for which he must become medicine and relief. Consolation and hope with his love and pastoral care.To be close to anyone who suffers since as a bishop you are and you will be close to God you can’t help but be close to the people who suffer. Do not forget the closeness that you will have to cultivate with your priest so that they may feel you are a true father and brother who like Jesus carries with them the burden of the ministry making you a sharer in their joys and sorrows,” he said.

“You too as the Lord did with you, you will have to open your hand and make it a welcoming place, an expression of loving and the providence of acknowledging toward everyone. Please I don’t want to receive complaints that the hands of the Bishop of Monze are closed to the poor. They (poor) should be the first to be helped and always your hands must be ready to help. Reach out your hand and shake your people in solidarity. Open your hands and give what you are and what have,” Archbishop Gallone added.

In his speech President Hichilema thanked the Catholic Church in Zambia for serving the people through social services ranging from health to education.

He said the Church and government must be partners because they serve the same people of God.

“Leadership comes in many ways, on many platforms. Platforms are different but it calls for one thing. Service to the people, service to God’s people, not someone else’s people but to God’s people. And God created this diversity in his people but they are all his people and when we seek public office for us in the political arena we are conscious that it is a call to serve God’s people and the Church too is serving the same God’s people. We may come from different angles, we may occupy different offices but we are serving the one body of Christ. In that case we can never be and we should never view each other as competitors, never,” President Hichilema said.

Bishop Mweempwa thanked everyone who attended his Episcopal consecration and installation in Monze.

He also called for harmony and unity in the Monze Diocese.

Bishop Mweempwa has succeeded the late Bishop Moses Hamungole who died last year.

The new Bishop of Monze is a Professor of Canon Law.

Bishop Mweempwa was born on 30th March 1974.

He was ordained priest on 29th June, 2002.

Alexander Chikwanda laid to rest

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Alexander Chikwanda laid to rest

Former Minister of Finance , Alexander Chikwanda has been put to rest today at Leopards Hills Memorial Park in Lusaka.

The burial ceremony was attended by the Vice President Mutale Nalumango, sixth Republican president, Edgar Lungu who was accompanied by his wife Esther Lungu and Lusaka Mayor Chilando Chitangala, various government officials and some former Cabinet ministers.

Mr. Chikwanda’s family described the former late minister as a generous man who played a huge role in bonding the family and keeping it united.

Mrs Margret Chikwanda, wife to the late Chikwanda, in a tribute read on her behalf by her niece, Christine Mayondi, said the late husband was a generous family man who upheld family values and ensured that the entire family stayed bonded.

Mrs. Chikwanda said her late husband spent quality time with her family despite his busy work schedules.

She indicated that he travelled abroad together with family and created so many beautiful memories which she will treasure forever.

“Bashi Chifwembe’’ father to Chifwembe, you embraced all family members in our home and cherished having everyone around and appreciated their visit.

You enjoyed sharing meals and wines with all our relatives indeed our home was a home for all. You were a good man,” lamented Mrs. Chikwanda.

And Mr.Chikwnada’s son Thilasoni Chikwanda described his father as a friend to all his family members who went an extra mile to please everyone.

He pointed out that his father was very supportive of his family and ensured that everyone got a good education and excelled in all their endeavors.

“I enjoyed the last moments few moments that we spent together with you dad and all my siblings, you were selfless and kind to everyone,’’ said Mr.Chikwanda.

Meanwhile former vice president of Zambia, Enoch Kavindele said Mr.Chikwanda inspired so many young people to join the fight for independence during the colonial rule.

He said Mr.Chikwanda had a very good influence on the youths during the struggle for independence and inspired them to join the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and fought for the Independence of Zambia from the colonial rule.

“All the little knowledge that I have about politics was impacted by Mr. Chikwanda who was my mentor and friend,’’ said Mr.Kavindele.

He added that Mr.Chikwanda was a nationalist and some of the decisions that he made still evaporate even now and have benefited so many Zambians.

Mr.Chikwanda was born on 24th December in 1938 in Kasama District of Northern Province.

Mr.Chikwanda served in various Ministerial Positions including that of Finance from 2011 to 2016 during the Patriotic Front regime.

He died on May 3rd, 2022 after illness.

Part I: The Significance of the Nomenclatures and Artistic Value of Our Zambian Indigenous Languages: Tumbuka Language Example

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Part I: The Significance of the Nomenclatures and Artistic Value of Our Zambian Indigenous Languages: Tumbuka Language Example

By Mwizenge S, Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology

I had just traveled by bus a grueling ten hours from Lusaka the Capital City of Zambia to Lundazi a distance of 747 Kms. or 464 miles. This was several decades ago. Lundazi is a small provincial town in the north-eastern region of Zambia in the heart of the five hundred thousand Tumbuka people who live in the district close to the border with Malawi. The bus had just come to a complete stop when we passengers stood up to disembark. In the midst of the exuberating moment, one man said loudly in Tumbuka:

Nkhuluta kukaya sono nkharye sima ya kadende ka vimbunda kakurya para bana bagona!

Translation: I am going home now to the village where I will eat nshima with baby pigeon relish which you eat when children are asleep.

Everyone broke into loud laughter. I had a big tearful belly laugh and even exchanged a few chit chat expressions with the man in question as we happily disembarked the bus and parted. Each time I have recalled that moment over the years I have smiled and often laughed even when I am alone.

Why was what the man said very funny? Would Tumbuka new and younger speakers today find this sentence funny and let alone appreciate its deeper meanings? I found that sentence deeply funny because my mother tongue of Tumbuka communicates emotional and cultural intimacy with my fellow language speakers. This social and cultural intimacy is true whether I meet with the Tumbuka speakers in a bus in Lundazi, meet them at a shopping mall in Lusaka, on the street in Tokyo in Japan, Beijing in China, London in the United Kingdom, Paris in France, Buenos Airies in Argentina in the South America, or New York city in the United States.

What makes this shared bond the author has possible with his fellow Tumbuka indigenous language speakers? Indeed, what makes it possible for the millions of other Zambians to share this emotional and cultural bond of intimacy with fellow speakers of their own 72 different Zambian tribes indigenous languages be it Bemba, Tonga, Lozi, Kaonde, Soli to mention a few? The same type of close social intimacy does not seem to exist when we Zambians speak the official formal non-indigenous English language among ourselves.

Language Conditions

There are certain historical and contemporary conditions that must exist in order for the social and cultural intimacy and bond to occur among the Tumbuka indigenous language speakers. The most primary condition is that Tumbuka language speakers must first be familiar with and have established the nomenclature of the language. Other conditions that must follow are lexicography, orthography, etymology, structure of the language which includes phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Lastly, the Tumbuka language is not just used to communicate information among the speakers but it is simultaneously a vessel for deep artistic expression. This deeper artistic expression includes folklore, folktales or vilapi, proverbs, parables, riddles or ntharika, metaphors, poetry, allegory, comedy, and many other oral mediums. The deeper artistic expression used in the Tumbuka language is why everyone laughed in the bus including this author responding with a deep tearful belly laugh.

Nomenclature

It is very common for social scientists to borrow or adopt terms from the natural sciences to use in the social sciences in general and sociology in particular. Nomenclature would be the practice of creating words to name everything in the Tumbuka language both in the social and physical world in which the members live. These could be thousands of names such as dongo (soil), nyerere (ant), mathematics (zibalo), mbavi (axe), mwanakazi (woman), vikuni (trees), kuchanya na nyenyezi (cosmology and the stars). The Tumbuka nomenclature includes names or nouns for both physical objects and theoretical ideas. The nomenclature of both objects and theoretical ideas is where artistic expression comes from.

Lexicography

Lexicography in the process of creating a dictionary of the Tumbuka language or any language. This means that all or most of the hundreds or even thousands of words identified in the Tumbuka nomenclature would be found in the language’s dictionary after conducting the lexicography. Before the British and early European missionaries created some of the earliest written Tumbuka dictionaries in the 1800s, the Tumbuka had an oral lexicography. In other words, the elders of the language were the informal oral keepers or custodians of the language’s words or nomenclature. The Tumbuka lexicon was passed from generation to generation through the oral traditions.

Orthograohy

Orthography is the study of the rules that have been established about how to spell Tumbuka words correctly. Tumbuka speakers may have great difficulty spelling words today as we do not have a lexicography or written dictionary of the Tumbuka words. This is why it is difficult and confusing among the Tumbuka speakers to communicate in a written format as we have no wide spread and meaningful common orthography. For example, how do we spell “kucimbizgha” to chase? Is is “kuchimbizya” or “kucimbizgha” or “kucimbiza”?

Etymology

As Tumbukas, we need to understand the etymology of our Tumbuka language which is studying the origin of the Tumbuka words may be in relation to earlier languages we may have interacted with. For example, many Tumbuka words share some of their phonemes or sounds with over two hundred Bantu languages including especially Swahili. These languages stretch from southern Somalia in the horn of Africa, through East Africa in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, through Namibia all the way to the tip of the Southern African continent in South Africa. Dr. Yizenge Chondoka (2007) has determined that the Tumbuka who are now in Northern Malawi and Lundazi district originally migrated from the Congo in the 1400s.

The rest of this article is in Part Two.

Nkhunda are domestic pigeons whose meat is a rare delicacy among the Tumbuka. This is one of the many reasons the man’s statement was heart warming and very funny Nkhunda TWO Edited May 3 2022
Nkhunda are domestic pigeons whose meat is a rare delicacy among the Tumbuka. This is one of the many reasons the man’s statement was heart warming and very funny Nkhunda TWO Edited May 3 2022

Use music to preach peace, unity – Matambo

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Use music to preach peace, unity – Matambo

Copperbelt Province Minister, Elisha Matambo has urged artists in the country to use music to promote peace and oneness among the tribes of Zambia.

Mr. Matambo said artists should envisage creating music that will contribute to the social-economic growth of the various sectors of the economy, such as tourism.

Mr. Matambo said this last night when he graced Copperbelt based gospel singer, Gabby Mandefu’s tenth anniversary as a musician that artists should also consider music a source of livelihood.

He said government will continue supporting arts, music and culture and ensure that the potential lying in the sector is fully realised.

Mr. Matambo added that music, like football is a unifying factor that can revive hopes to those that are hopeless and save many souls, hence the need for artists to use it build.

The Copperbelt Province Minister also urged artists in the province to take advantage of the up scaled constituency development funds-CDF to improve their careers.

Meanwhile, Malawian renowned artist and singer, Sikefa Chimoto has implored musicians to do their part by ensuring that they promote peace in the southern region.

Mr. Chimoto who was guest artist said music should not be used to divide society but rather bring communities together.

Mr. Chimoto said Zambia has demonstrated beyond borders that it is a peaceful country and that artists should do more to ensure that this long standing legacy is upheld.

President Hichilema in Monze

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President Hichilema in Monze

President Hakainde Hichilema has arrived in Monze district of Southern Province to attend the Episcopal Consecration of Reverend Father Raphael Mweempwa as Bishop of Monze Dioceses at the New Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

The helicopter carrying the President landed at Lwengu private school grounds around 09:54 hours.

The President was welcomed by Southern Province Minister, Cornelius Mweetwa, senior government officials and United Party for National Development (UPND) senior party officials.

The Episcopal Consecration of the New Bishop for Monze Dioceses follows the untimely demise of late Bishop Moses Hamungole on January 13th, 2021.

The late Bishop was the brain child of the New Cathedral of the Holy Trinity where the Episcopal Consecration would take pace today.

The incoming Bishop for Monze Diocess Rev.Fr. Mweempwa was born on 30th March, 1974 in Monze District in Chief Choongo’s area.

The President is expected to travel back to Lusaka after the Event.

Government sets 70% Covid-19 vaccination target across the country – Masebo

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Government sets 70% Covid-19 vaccination target across the country – Masebo

Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo says the government has set out to enhance COVID 19 vaccinations with a 70 percent target from the current 22% across all communities in the country.

Speaking in Kabwe when she addressed the press, Ms Masebo stated that government in a multi-sectoral approach has set up to run two 10 day COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in order to safe guard citizens from COVID-19.

Ms. Masebo stressed that the campaign will be set 4 weeks apart to allow for completion of two dose vaccines and booster for those requiring.

“As indicated in the previous press brief, we in a multi-sectoral manner are setting up to run (2) ten-day vaccination campaigns, We are providing an opportunity for those not yet vaccinated to get access during this coming national wide campaign,” she said.

Ms. Masebo added that the Ministry of Health will leverage on the local government structures at National Level and sub National level especially ward levels to enhance advocacy and social mobilization for the fourth coming COVID-19 vaccination exercise.

“We are engaging and orienting our Members of Parliament, Councilors, as well as other members of the District Development Coordinating Committees to be part of the vaccination campaign even as we aim to increase the vaccination coverage,” she said.

She indicated that government under President Hakainde Hichilema remained concerned over the health of citizens hence the need for everyone to adhere to the prescribed preventive measures for all diseases.

Ms. Masebo said the launch has been rescheduled to start on 14th May 2022 adding that this will allow adequate social mobilization as the multi-sectoral teams including local authorities engage the communities.

“Our target is too having 70% of eligible population vaccinated by end of June 2022,” she said.

Prof. Annie Sikwibele to act as UNZA Vice Chancellor

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Prof. Annie Sikwibele to act as UNZA Vice Chancellor

Education Minister Douglas Siakalima has recommended the appointment of Professor Annie Sikwibele as Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Zambia.

Mr Siakalima has also recomended Professor Boniface Namangala to as act as deputy vice chancellor.

The recommendations are contained in a letter to UNZA Caretaker Committee Chairman Prof. Stephen Simukanga.

Prof. Sikwibele’s and Prof. Namangala’s appointments follows the sacking of Prof. Luke Mumba and his Deputy Tamala Kambikambi.

In a letter, Mr Syakalima said Professors Sikwebele had Namangala will act for administrative convenience until substantive office bearers are appointed through the appropriate search committee.

“Following the separation from the University by the vice chancellor and the deputy vice chancellor, I wish to recommend that you appoint the following to act for administrative convenience only until substantive office bearers are appointed through the appropriate search committee as provided for in section 16 of the third schedule of the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013,” he said.

The Minister has since urged the institution to immediately put together, a search committee to begin the process of recruiting the substantive vice chancellor and deputy vice chancellors.

Who is Prof. Annie Lungowe Sikwibele?

Prof. Sikwibele is an outstanding academic with over 40 years experience in higher education sector including over 10 years in education management and leadership in Zambia and Botswana.

She has served on several university and academic committees and global forums relating to education, education policy, education technology and gender in Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, India, and Swaziland.

She is one of Zambia’s first female professors.

She is currently serving as Deputy Vice Chancellor at Zambia Open University where she has worked in various capacities and also served as Board member since 2019.

A former lecturer at both UNZA and University of Botswana where she served as Director of distance education for 6 years, Professor Sikwibele is so well respected in education circles and has pioneered a number of curriculum developments across Africa.

Prof. Sikwibele also served as Dean School of Education, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Distance Education at Mulungushi University in Kabwe from 2009 to 2019.

She has also had working roles at Ministry of Education, Oxfam and USAID between 1998 and 2005.

She is a member of the Committee of Learning Programme Experts at Higher Education Authority where she leads reviews of learning programmes in Education Management and Leadership. Besides, she is also a member of the Zambian Journal of Educational Management, Administration and Leadership (ZJEMAL).

She has multiple publications to her name in lots of peer reviewed journals. She has authored and edited numerous books, textbooks and booklets, chapters on education, conference books and monographs for the World Bank and UNESCO, refereed and non-refereed journal articles, and research reports.

Prof. Sikwibele was born in Kaoma, Western Province in 1953 and is the fifth born in a family of nine.

She attended primary school at Mankoya Local Education Authority (LEA) School which later changed its name to Kaoma Primary School.

She pursued secondary education at Holy Cross Secondary School in Mongu.

She attained her first degree at UNZA and went on to do her masters degree at Stanford University in California, U.S from 1977 to 1979.

Later she went back to University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she got a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Education.

She then transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign in the USA for her PhD studies and graduated in 1989.

Summary of her Education and Professional Credentials:
– University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doctor of Philosophy Education Policy Analysis ( 1985-89)
– Stanford University
Master of Arts (MA) in Curriculum Instruction and Teacher Education ( 1977- 78)
– University of Zambia
Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Secondary Education and Teaching (1972-76)
– Dublin City University
Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership and ICT (2015)
– University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Certificate in Advanced Education Studies (1983-85)
– Jilin University
Modern Distance Education and Network Communication (2009)
– Cyber Leadership Institute
Executive Cyber Resilience Programme (2021)
– Mulungushi University
Corporate Governance (2012)
– Mulungushi University
ICT Strategy (2012)

PF MP says time to focus on developing Constituency after ConCourt declares him duly elected

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PF MP says time to focus on developing Constituency after ConCourt declares him duly elected

Patriotic Front (PF) Lubansenshi Member of Parliament Taulo Kabwe Chewe has declared that the time is ripe for him to focus on developing the constituency following the upholding of his election by the Constitutional Court.

The Constitutional Court on Thursday declared Mr Chewe as the duly elected Lubansenshi Constituency Member of Parliament.

The Constitutional Court brushed aside the nullification of the Lubansenshi Parliamentary election results made in November 2021.

The Kasama High Court then nullified the election of Mr Chewe as Lubansenshi Member of Parliament.

The election of Mr Chewe was earlier November declared void by High Court Judge Maria Mapani Kawimbe after evidence of malpractice following a petition by UPND candidate Patrick Mucheleka and an independent candidate George Mwamba.

Judge Kawimbe had ruled that the alleged malpractices during campaigns significantly affected voters in most wards of the Lubansenshi constituency.

Speaking after the Constitutional Court declared him duly elected Lubansenshi Constituency Member of Parliament, Mr. Chewe, an ex-miner on the Copperbelt, said justice has finally prevailed in the matter.

“The Constitutional Court has reversed the nullification of the Lubansenshi Constituency election and I have been declared as duly elected Member of Parliament for Lubansenshi Constituency. Justice has prevailed. This judgment shows that indeed the Constitutional Court is there for justice. We need to continue to pray to our living God because God always makes a way where there is no way,” he said.

“I will concentrate on seeing to it that we start registering the presence of investors, especially in Lubansenshi Constituency. We have to see to it that people have jobs and that people are empowered,” Mr Chewe said.

“Thank you very much for all your prayers and support I’m here to save you as a servant working in your office, as I said my policy is an open-door policy you are all welcome on board to work as a team, no political affiliation shall divide us or stop us from working for people who gave us this opportunity, we only have one agenda and goal to bring development in Lubansenshi Constituency. Together we can do it,” he said.

Mr Chewe is the immediate past President of the Ex-Miners Association of Zambia on the Copperbelt.

Churches March Against abduction of Individuals

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Churches March Against abduction of Individuals

A march-past and prayers have been conducted in Ndola City on the Copperbelt against the reported case of abduction in the country.

Several church members under the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) Ndola Chapter held a march-past from Jacaranda Shopping Mall to St. Paul’s -United Church of Zambia, Masala Central Congregation where prayers were conducted against the spirit of abduction.

The march-past and prayers follows the recent reported abduction of 22-year old Pamela Chisupa of Lusaka whose whereabouts is unknown three weeks after the information filtered through social media.

Chisumpa disappeared from her business place on Cairo Road in Lusaka, only to appear – a few days later – in a video pleading for her life while her alleged kidnappers hit her.

Chisupa’s torment in a video has brought fear among citizens.

She was reported missing in mid April, 2022 by her sister.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the march-past, one of the organisers, Rev. Margret Mwape of the United Church of Zambia, Masala Congregation said society and the church must rise and speak against child abuse especially abduction and trafficking.

“Today we have an important event to pray over what is happening in our nation Zambia concerning the girl child. We are marching from here (Jacaranda Mall) to St. Paul’s -United Church of Zambia, Masala Central Congregation. We are saying that the girl child in our society is not protected. The girl child is not safe from abuses like child trafficking and abduction. We have risen as a society and as churches under the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ).Our theme is standing with one voice against abduction. We need to stand up so that we can protect the girl child from abuse. You are aware of the case in Lusaka where a child Pamela has gone missing and her whereabouts are not known,” Rev. Mwape said.

“Only God knows what has happened to her (Pamela). As society and as Church we can’t just sit idle when our children are being trafficked or abducted. Some children are being trafficked to places where they are being used in brothels and some people are making profits over innocent children. People may just know that children have gone missing without realizing that they have been trafficked. We are up as a Church trying to protect the girl child,” she said.

“We won’t sit and relax no matter what we are going to fight to protect our girl child. It is our prayer that children should be safeguarded. Children should be taught to be wary of people coming to them to pretend that they are good Samaritans. People should be aware and should not tolerate such people. This vice must come to an end. We should not allow abductions in our country where people are even demanding ransom. Even though we hear some high profile people are connected to these vices, we are demanding that this must come to an end,” Rev. Mwape added.

Meanwhile, Police are yet to provide more details regarding their investigation into the disappearance of Pamela.

Police just refuted recent information on social media that the mobile money agent Pamela who is alleged to have been abducted has been found dead.

Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga recently said in a statement that police have not received such information.

Mr Hamoonga said if at all there is anyone with such information or any other information that may help in the ongoing investigations, they should report to the nearest police station.

He also warned persons that are in the habit of posting falsehoods on social media that the long arm of the law will catch up with them.

A march-past and prayers have been conducted in Ndola City on the Copperbelt against the reported case of abduction in the country.
A march-past and prayers have been conducted in Ndola City on the Copperbelt against the reported case of abduction in the country.
A march-past and prayers have been conducted in Ndola City on the Copperbelt against the reported case of abduction in the country.
A march-past and prayers have been conducted in Ndola City on the Copperbelt against the reported case of abduction in the country.

President Hichilema eulogises Chikwanda

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President Hichilema eulogises Chikwanda

President Hakainde Hichilema has described the late former Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda as a resilient and focused man who served the nation with perseverance.

Mr. Hichilema said the late Mr Chikwanda, with his many other colleagues, were among the young people at that time who fought for the independence of Zambia and later on worked to improve various sectors such as health, infrastructure and education.

He said this when he visited the late Mr. Chikwanda’s funeral house in State Lodge in Lusaka yesterday.

President Hichilema noted that the late Mr. Chikwanda and others implemented various policies such as the free education policy up to university level, which benefited many Zambians.

He observed that young people must emulate the life of the late Mr. Chikwanda and ensure that they serve the public with all their very best ability at all times.

“He obviously started early as a youth in the struggle for independence and then went on to do many things for the country which many of us benefited from. He occupied key positions during the infancy in the building of our nation. Because of that, we thank him and his other colleagues, some of whom are gone by now,’’ said President Hichilema.

The Head of State added that the late Mr. Chikwanda was known not just inside Zambia but also abroad.

President Hichilema further said he shared a personal relationship with the late Mr. Chikwanda for a long time and served together in the Barclay Bank board.

“I found him there with his friends. He had that commercial economic side which was extremely good but he also had the social side which I knew for a long time,’’ he said.

He has since urged the general citizenry to mourn the late Mr. Chikwanda in a peaceful and respectful way.

‘’We wish the family our sincere condolences on the sad loss of Mr. Chikwanda and obviously he did a lot for this country and because of that we thank him for his work,’’ said Mr. Hichilema.

Mr. Chikwanda, 84, died on Tuesday May 3, 2022 in Lusaka after an illness. He served in various ministerial positions including that of Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2016. He will be put to rest tomorrow at Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka.

Tristan Pascall becomes First Quantum CEO takes over from his Dad, Matt

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Tristan Pascall becomes First Quantum CEO takes over from his Dad, Matt

The board of First Quantum Minerals has appointed Tristan Pascall to the role of CEO, and added Alison Beckett as an independent director.

The company in November announced that Mr Pascall would take over the role of CEO from his father, co-founder Philip Pascall, who held the position since 1996.

Philip Pascall remains chairperson of the board of directors.

The appointment of Tristan Pascall represents the culmination of a succession planning process led by independent directors on the board’s nominating and governance committee.

“We believe Tristan’s combination of operational, strategic and capital markets experience is fundamental to the continuity of our unique core capabilities, namely industry-leading project execution and operational excellence,” said chairperson of the nominating and governance committee and lead independent director Robert Harding.

He also thanked co-founder Clive Newall for his contributions to the growth and development of the company. Newall on Thursday retired from the board of directors.

Meanwhile, Beckett has a career spanning industry and consulting, including procurement and strategy consulting. She is currently group talent director at Ardagh Group and was previously an adviser providing leadership advisory services at Egon Zehnder

President Hakainde Hichilema Fires High Court judge Joshua Banda for mischievous behavior

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President Hakainde Hichilema Fires High Court judge Joshua Banda for mischievous behavior

President Hakainde Hichilema has fired High Court judge Joshua Banda for mischievous behaviour in the execution of his mandate.

The President has also suspended judge Sunday Nkonde of the industrial relations division for gross misconduct.

According to a statement issued by special assistant to the President for press and public relations, Anthony Bwalya the firing and suspension of the two judges follow the recommendations in the report presented to the President by the Judicial Complaints Commission this afternoon May 6, 2022.

“The removal and suspension of the said puisne judges is in the exercise of the powers vested in the President in Articles 144(5)(b) and 144(3) of the Constitution,” read the statement.

This week the Anti-Corruption Commission recorded warning and caution statements from judge Banda and Charles Kafunda for interfering with witnesses during disciplinary hearings before the JCC.

The duo was also warned and cautioned in January this year for corrupt practices for allegedly soliciting for K130,000 and in turn received K63,000 from David Mwanza a former sheriff officer as an inducement or reward for them to have charges against him adjudicated in his favour.

Yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema received two reports from the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) at State House. The reports contain complaints the Commission received from citizens against some judicial officers.

In their submissions, the Commission led by Chairperson Vincent Malambo stated that their job as JCC is to ensure that the judiciary is beyond reproach and will therefore deal with public complaints expeditiously.

One of the reports involves a complaint regarding a high court Judge whom the JCC has been investigating for corruption allegations.

JCC Chairperson Vincent Malambo said the report is a culmination of the work which commenced on 19th January this year when the Commission received a complaint of alleged corruption against the judge.

Mr. Malambo said the investigations have revealed a clear failure of the judicial appointments system because the complaint against the Judge was already known.

Speaking when he submitted the report to the Head of State, Mr. Malambo, recommended that Zambia should introduce a merit based and transparent system on the appointment of Judges which will involve a broader public input.

He further said Judges must resist the temptation of corruption because their conduct and image are the only true foundation of public confidence in the judiciary.

And receiving the report from the JCC, President Hichilema said his administration will not interfere in the operations of the Judicial Complaints Commission and will allow it to operate professionally.

The Head of State has also called on the JCC to hear all complaints from Zambian citizens and ensure that they are expeditiously dealt in order to avoid delaying justice.

“We will act on the submitted reports within and in line with the constitution. We also call on the JCC to be dealing with complaints from the public expeditiously and in real-time because justice delayed is justice denied.”

He further appealed to Zambians to continue utilising bodies such as the JCC to ensure that the nation creates a fair and just society.

“These are institutions established to help us fight corruption, injustices even among members of the Executive, the Judiciary who in some way, society may treat as immune to Constitutional and public scrutiny. No one is above the law.”

“We will study the report and update you on the next course of action.”

Exposed: Why AFRICOM is in Lusaka as details of secret meeting emerge

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Exposed: Why AFRICOM is in Lusaka as details of secret meeting emerge

Investigations have revealed how President Hakainde Hichilema was forced to agree to set up the controversial AFRICOM office in Lusaka by the Brenthurst Foundation.

Highly placed diplomatic sources have revealed that President Hichilema had to agree to the AFRICOM proposal after persuasion from the Brenthurst Foundation.

The two-day meeting dubbed African Security Dialogue was attended by US Embassy Defence Attaché Tom Stibral and discussed ways to improve security and stability across Africa.

Others who attended the meeting were Ivor Ichikowitz, a well known arms dealer and head of the Paramount Group with strong links to African Presidents such as Ali Bongo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Brenthurst Foundation is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and was established in 2005 by the Oppenheimers, the wealth South African family with strong links to Anglo American Corporation.

The Oppenheimers through Brenthurst Fiundation has been financing the operations of the UPND since its formation in 1998 by late Anderson Mazoka, a former Anglo American senior Executive.

President Hichilema addressing secret meeting at Royal Zambezi Lodge which discussed AFRICOM organized by the Brenthurst Foundation
President Hichilema addressing secret meeting at Royal Zambezi Lodge which discussed AFRICOM organized by the Brenthurst Foundation

In late March, President Hichilema attended a secret meeting organized by the Brenthurst Foundation at Lower Zambezi Lodge at which it was agreed that the AFRICOM Cooperation desk be set up in Lusaka.

The high level meeting was not publicized and President Hichilema’s Media Team did not disclose the whereabouts of the Head of State March 27th and March 29th 2022, the period that the meeting took place.

The meeting agreed that Zambia should host AFRICOM and act as a strategic hub for US military operation in the region.

At the meeting, President Hichilema was only accompanied by his Senior Private Secretary Bradford Machila and State House intern Chipo Mwanawasa and addressed the gathering on the importance of investing in security.

Other key Zambian officials who attended the meeting were Chief of Intelligence Felix Nyambe, Zambia Army Chief of Staff Major General Geoffrey Zyeele and Zambia Army Director of Training Brigadier General Jethrow Chipili.

The meeting was convened by Brenthurst Foundation CEO Greg Mills and facilitated by Almquist Knopf who served as Director of the Africa Centre for Strategic Studiies, an academic institution with the US Department of Defence.

Ms. Knopf was until late last year heading the Department which was established by the US Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa.

Dr Mills is Presidential Adviser to Rwanda President Paul Kagame who visited Zambia a few days before the secret security meeting.

Other key person who attended the meeting was Prof. Serge Tshibangu, a special envoy of President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi.

Prof Tshibangu first met President Hichilema on August 23rd 2021 at Community House, a day before his inauguration and delivered a special message for President Hichilema.

Last week, President Tshisekedi was in Zambia for a two day special visit and signed a raft of agreements with Zambia including one of defence and security operation and the Zambia – DRC Cooperation Agreement on the Establishment of the Value Chain in the Electric Battery and Clean Energy.

Zambia and the DRC have the world’s mineral reserves for Cobalt, a key ingredient in the production of batteries for electric vehicles.

The meeting was hosted by Tristan Pascal, the new CEO for First Quantum Minerals, the owners of Lower Zambezi Lodge and a friend of Brenthurst Foundation with business interests in the DRC.

Others who attended the meeting were Retired General Vusi Masando from South Africa, Lieutenant General Jonah Mwandi from the Kenya Defence Force and John Githongo, a former anti corruption advocate from Kenya who now works with the Brenthurst Foundation.

President Hichilema surrounded by delegates to the African Security Dialogue held at Royal Zambezi Lodge which discussed AFRICOM
President Hichilema surrounded by delegates to the African Security Dialogue held at Royal Zambezi Lodge which discussed AFRICOM

President Hichilema poses with staff at Royal Zambezi Lodge after he attended a meeting organized by the Brenthurst Foundation on AFRICOM.
President Hichilema poses with staff at Royal Zambezi Lodge after he attended a meeting organized by the Brenthurst Foundation on AFRICOM.

UNZA Vice Chancellor Prof Mumba and Deputy fired

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UNZA Vice Chancellor Prof Mumba and Deputy fired

The University of Zambia Caretaker Committee has terminated the contracts of Vice Chancellor Prof Luke Mumba and his Deputy Dr. Tamala Kambikambi.

In a news statement, UNZA Registar Theresa Chalwe said the termination of contracts is with effect from today, May 6th 2022.

“The termination are in line with the relevant clauses of their respective contacts of employment. The Caretaker Committee has thanked the Vice Chancellor and the Deputy Vice Chancellor for their immeasurable services to the University of Zambia and wish them the best in their future endeavors.”

FAZ AGM Set For Saturday

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All is set for Saturday’s Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) annual general meeting to be held in Lusaka.

FAZ spokesperson Sydney Mungala has confirmed that the 2022 FAZ AGM will take place at the Government Complex in Lusaka.

Mungala said FAZ has already circulated the agenda and financial reports to councilors ahead of the meeting.

“Notices for the annual general meeting were duly sent as per constitutional requirement with the membership fully aware of the finer details at this stage. Notably all the relevant documents including the touchy financials are sitting with the membership for easy deliberation at the AGM set for Govt Complex,” he said.

This is the first FAZ AGM since president Andrew Kamanga was re-elected on a new five year mandate last year.

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