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There is nothing sinister about removing GRZ number plates – Dr Phiri

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Government says there is nothing sinister and unusual about removing the GRZ number plates from the vehicles government procured for the Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail.

And government has handed over 5 vehicles to the Zambia Daily-mail and 5 other vehicles to Times of Zambia.

ZANIS report Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Sam Phiri saying this in a statement, today.

Dr Phiri explained that the ten vehicles bore the GRZ number plates because they were bought by government.

He said the GRZ number plates were removed after the registration and documentation of the named vehicles was completed.

He said the vehicles in question bore the GRZ number plates for accountability purposes since their purchase.

Meanwhile, Dr Sam handover the 5 fives vehicles to the Zambia Daily-mail and another 5 to Times of Zambia.

He said the donation is aimed at enhancing the day to day operations of the two state media in their quest to serve the people better.

Dr Sam noted that despite the advent of the internet traditional media such as the news paper remains important and a viable means of disseminating news and information.

He said the donation of the vehicles by government is a clear indication that government remains resolved to continue investing in the development and growth of the media industry for a well informed society.

Meanwhile Dr Sam has revealed that government intends to replace 63 analogue transmitters with digital transmitters by 2015 in line with the global digital migration.

He stressed that the development will enhance the provision of quality radio and television broadcasting services by the national broadcaster.

ZANIS

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73 COMMENTS

  1. Zambians politicians are nothing to inspire anyone and anyone that follows and wishes to be this, has water in their brains

    As someone who has CIMA and 2 masters i beg you to not respect politicians , go and find jobs and hopefully you can live as good a life as I am leading

    Thanks

    • Chabwela ichiliule. Yalipwa contract ya ku wamya abakote? ka. u ar a grade 7 failure am told. Do nt mislead the public that u ar learned. we ulewe

    • Mushota – when did you acquire all these qualifications. I know you from Matero, Lusaka and your name is Mary Mulenga. You live near the Zesco sub station for Matero Township. That is not even your photo but for your friend Lynda of Olympia, Lusaka.

  2. shocking! mmd has no respect for the rule of law. one wonders how many people would end up behind bars should there be a change of govt. pure plunderers of our resources. what a shame!

  4. The timing of removing plates on these vehicles is wrong one, this will trigger suspicions that RB is trying to manuplate and misuse  government resources for his campaign benefits

  6. Mushota you may be educated academically but you are an illiterate HUMAN being unless that CIMA or 2 masters have brought about change to your community or environment you still remain an educated illiterate.Wherever you will live or find a job there will be a politician whether it be Obama,Cameron,Zuma or Wa Mutharika and Banda/Sata..You cannot wish facts away

  8. Why can’t these government backed news organizations do a better job of running a self sustaining entity that can afford to buy their own vehicles and at the same time remit dividends from profits to GRZ? .It all sounds like they are rundown companies just like zambia airways was coz they’re run through political patronage rather than as serious business entities.

  9. Well done public media. You’ve kissed enough partisan as.s and here is your reward. More to come if you stay biased. Makandi yenu pamo na ba bwana.

  10. Mushota’s ‘educational’ background explains it all….firstly,the fact that she/he has no standard first degree, may or may not contribute to her deficient critical/analytical thinking. secondly 2 master degrees might signify the lack of focus……i wouldnt be surprised if she id working on a third masters….

  11. Zambians please let’s learn to come ot of the beskert.You can not a MD of a company 10 years and after being fired or not renewing you contract bane in two week s you became a street man.Try to form a katemba,dont send children to school were pay all monthly pay.This heads of GRZ newspapers should learn fro the other fomer bosses or commanders.

  12. Really disgusting utterances for this PS…next MPs will be withdrawing cash from BOZ for their constituencies’ developmental projects and there won’t be anything sinister about that!!  

    • SATAn did that before in 2001 when he flew in a ZAF helicopter with K2 billion taken from Parliament to distribute at the Kabwe convention where the Nawakwis, Miyandas, Christon Tembos et al were barred from attending.  The Patent Fascists will be at the forefront of what you fear –  they already have been distributing 10 plots each to themselves at Lusaka City Council while rubbish accumulates on the streets!

  13. now see the point when an italian once told me that, its very easy to turn an african intellectual to the level of a dog, just give him money, he will throw away his hard earned phd and start barking like a dying dog even on the issue he knows better, as long as he has something to satisfy his stomach, nothing for the future. look at the reasoning of the so called  Dr. Phiri, and these are same qualifications they were even pushing for presidential candidates, i would rather remain with my grade seven certificates and b a reasonable councilor than b a doc but yap like a puppie even wen against my conscience.

    • We have nothing to learn from the Mafioso!!  Just see how Berlusconi is frolicking with prostitutes at the Italian state house equivalent!!  Africans do not monopolise stupidity.

  14. Ka mushota waba ka beans kwati ni okapi,anyway me i know that uli mwaume chikkala only that you are out to provide us with humour,and because you are a homo that’s why you come out like a lady.ifibasungu fyalikulepula umusulaa baaaad.

  15. People just ignore mushota, she is just another illiterate ule walking on the streets of scotland, because educated people with good manners dont expose such level stupidity like Mushota does. its sad that people like her are even representing ours as zambians in diaspora.

  17. mushota,mushota,mushota….talk something worth even a would understand,the degrees you have has no impact to zambians whatsoever except your ass and your family if they are lucky. you are just the same people who would do the same to remove the plates from grz cars. lets all think of building this nation wether educated or not. the people who got indepence for us were the least educated

  18. RBish Doctor. After being exposed that is when you hand over the dubiously bought vehicles. Clean your house. 20 days to go. Mukachimona.

  19. dont pay attention to mushot this dude got issues i guess she/ je always get bored at home doing nuing so that she can get attention from the net. ana i guess wea she is staying she just a care giver and just tryna show off on the net with hur cleaning certificate, go away mushot hav a life actuali grow up and hav manners, silly gal/boi

  20. We the people of Zambia deserve to know because the said vehicles were bought using our money. So we have every right to know about the sinisty of these vehicles. Why change the number plates from GRZ??? I smell a rat here?? The problem with Zambian leaders is that they think they are the BOSES of the people. A big contrast with the Batswana leaders.

  21. Why does everyone equate academic qualifications to being educated? You can acquire a
    PhD by regugitating information fed to you. Being educated means you have the capibility to process the information you are taking in to create new solutions to challenges facing the human race. Very few of the so called educated contribute anything. Look at Bill gates, Steve Job, Richard Branson, Larry King etc. These have no degrees by have contributed a 1000 folds to the human race than Dr. Phiri and all the wannabes African PhDs. I have 3 degrees and find them useless in what I do. I make more money than my fellow PhDs doing something I am pationate about.

  23. I have started liking comments by Mushota, They have a lot of truth i them. If she/he has the papers she/he talks about, i really admire the fighting spirit she/he has. At leat she does not complain about being poor but if i have got her point well she/he talks bout the foolishness in Black Africans who always want handouts on Gold plates

  26. Ba Sam Phiri, that’s not true. you were just wrong footed by the post. You are acting like a child just caught stealing relish from the pot and a child comes up with all sorts of explanations. Don’t lie to save the face of mwadya mweka daddy (mmd) party. their time is up this year!

  30. Well explained Sam, procedures are a must to be adhered to in comformity to Good governance, rule of law, accountability & transparency the whole mark of democracy which any meaningful party need to embace without malice or exception.

  33. Dr Phiri should not take people for granted and neither should he assume that he is the only one who knows about govt procedures. People, read these simple facts:

    1. When GRZ buys a vehicle, it is actually FIRST assigned a regular ABZ, ABA or whatever number BEFORE it is given a GRZ number because this is the only way RTSA and ZRA can account for vehicles in the country

    2. Any vehicle with GRZ plates is generally less abused by users so it would be saving us tax Kwacha to keep those vehicles with the govt plates

    3. Zambia Daily Mail and Times of Zambia have in the past used vehicles with GRZ plates and these cars saw their economic life with these same plates

    Conclusion: Dr Phiri is lying thru his educated teeth and should say what is really going on here

  34. Were there not twenty vehicles? What has happened to the other ten?
    In any case, Mr. Sam Phiri’s explanation is not convincing. If the ten vehicles were originally meant to be given to those two organizations, why were they fitted with GRZ number plates in the first place?
    In my view, there is more than meets the eye, and this is one issue worth further investigation!

  35. #13 Chichi, You are quite right, this explains why Zambia has remained undeveloped since 1964. The problem is the leadership, they survive by singing praises to the president of the day who in turn becomes a hardcore dictator.
    #16 Mbuzi, I’m also in a similar situation, I have not been able to access the Post for nearly a week.

  38. Post is opening just that they re not updating there site these days I think for the past two weeks.
    This chisushi is talking nothing, just admit you want to be abusing grz property with your diarhorea news.

  39. Guys u want to be told everything GRZ is doing even when they buy toilet paper lets talk about serious things.Fred in 20days u will have no news coz this marketing of satana cobra will have ended bravo RB 2011.

  40. #31 the fact is MMD are the most dull people, the same MMD claim the villagers vote for them y? dull and illiterate and in town we have educated illiterates who are mmd followers and so blind cant even call a spade a spade. you ve made people poor and poverty has made them blind such that they can even call a spade a big spoon just to run away from telling the truth . Dr Phiri you are a curse to the people who took you to school. Sebana wikute mentality . Malabish.

  41. We know that PF are not prepared for elections and would like to use every trick in the book to postpone the elections, as if they will then do better. I have a contrary view, I suggest that ECZ brings forward the elections, maybe Monday next week. We are tired of these empty tins who cannot even trust their own wives and daughters whenever they see a man around.

  42. Zambians are short-sighted and have no love for their country. Most of them just think about their pockets. #41 is a case in point. This blog is about abuse of resources. However, all people like him/her can do is insult PF. In developed countries leaders can be thrown out of office as a result of a revolt within the ruling party. That is because some MPs are too honourable to allow even their own party leaders to ride rough shod over the law. In our country, people just follow blindly. Laws are being broken here, but the cream of Zambia are still in denial. We should emulate the Indian public who have become fed up with corruption in their country.

  43. imwe bafikala, tamumfwile efyo alandile phiri. mwe mbwa mwe. mulesusha na doctorate yakwe. ninshi imwe tamwakwatila ba grade 12 failure imwe. imitwe shalyonauka ku bufi bwamuli ci post newspaper? ci pepa ca mafi eco imwe mwayalula kwati ni bible? imwe fyonse ifilelanda government fyonse bufi? mulekwata amano mwembutuma mwe! you dont know that ne myotoka shonse ishaba OP shalikwata ama GRZ number plates but babomfya ama private because of the private nature of operations? mwe fima lofwa tamwaishiba ubuteko efyo bubomba.

    • Uleyebafye pantu efyo mwaba FI MMD, SAKALA PANTU ULALYAMO THATS WHY U ARE SAYING THAT. KABWALALA IWE…POMPWE MUSHIBILA NSALA…AKAMYOCA LESA AYA MA STREET KIDS MWALETA NO BUCUSHI FI MMD

  44. # 43 Uleyebafye pantu efyo mwaba FI MMD, SAKALA PANTU ULALYAMO THATS WHY U ARE SAYING THAT. KABWALALA IWE…POMPWE MUSHIBILA NSALA…AKAMYOCA LESA AYA MA STREET KIDS MWALETA NO BUCUSHI FI MMD

  45. SIBWENI. You are mistaken when you say “When GRZ buys a vehicle, it is actually FIRST assigned a regular ABZ, ABA or whatever number BEFORE it is given a GRZ number because this is the only way RTSA and ZRA can account for vehicles in the country.” It is the other way round! Firdt the vehicle is reg GRZ under controller of Govt transport (record kept); then application to Cabinet office for permission to change govt car to private number (record kept); then application for ABA – or whatever – (record kept by council and RSTA), then car given private number. Then donation. When auditor checks records for vehicle (engine, chassis, etc) they must all tally

    • A Chinjoka cha Pa Fwaka (PF) – Chamba, please check your facts, I helped design the RTSA database in the early 2000s when it was being computerised. RTSA does not control govt so if ur method is the one employed, there would not be accurate statistics for vehicles in the country. 

      Somebody from RTSA help pliz

  46. As for the the number of cars involved, I tend to agree with Dr. Phiri. The Post should have checked with the car suppliers or indeed the licensing authorities since they appear to have had a list of number plates involved!

  47. # 45 Uli chaume walisoma just like our President RB.Imbutuma na standard 4 wabo baleishibako ifyaso Fred is the worst dander head i have ever come across just quick to point at things before asking that ***** plse let our country enjoy its peace ****** we namakando chi-color etall lay.

  49. # 46 You blinder follower, you just suport/defend wrong staff…UPG,ABUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS,CORRUPTION, PVT IS NOT GOOD, etc…ARE U NORMAL?????????????

  50. So #49, what are you saying? Should we just follow The Post who merely reported on suspicions and NOT facts? Their source claims there were 20 cars, they produce some evidence of GRZ numbers…Dr Phiri responds that there were 10 cars and shows where the 10 cars are. One would expect The Post [“digging deeper”] to produce evidence of the existence of 20 cars. A simple investigation would entail checking with the Toyota dealer in Zambia (assuming there is only one in Lusaka); checking with the licensing authorities (since the Post says these cars [and the picture of the vehicles have following nos] have been outside govt offices for 3 months – this would not be difficult) and producing the list of GRZ numbers which were changed to private nos. Until they do that, I am with Dr. Phiri

  51. Anotyher way of RB Gvt ABUSING OUR RESOURCES. TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW . LET US VOTE PF AND SATA IF WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR RESOURCES FROM THESE THIEVES. Dr Phiri is lying through his teeth as if he is talking to children. Why change GRZ to private number plate for vehicles belonging to Times and Daily Mail? We are sick and tired of this day light robery by MMD

  53. Iam told Dr. sam Phiri will be minister of information and broadcasting services in either pabwato’s govt. or nyamasoya’s because he is the most competent journalist in SADCC google search him , don’t just shout from your assess

  54. #16 iam in similar situation,no post,i news worthy reading par zed apart from this MMD propaganda LTs.in usa experience matters most,thats why students work part time jobs in their respective fields of specialization.otherwise the end product will like be DR PHIRI,bootlicker

    • Michelle – Eat, drink and swim a lot (maybe not all at once). Have a wonderful time! It was great senieg you and the pups yesterday! I want to eat my hair it looks so good.April 10, 2009 2:21 pm

  56. Mbuya Phiri, Please come out as a civilized and learned person. Time is long gone when people were easily cheated easily! Call a spade a spade. Mwebasambilila what has gone wrong kubufi??????????????????????????????

  57. Ba PF be realistic not evrything your ***** Fred namakando reports is gospel truth let him produce the number plates very anyway u will also agree with me that the homo is an ***** and just wants to bring chaos to our beautiful country.VIVA MMD VIVA RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  58. There is nothing sinister and unsual about removing the GRZ number plate bought by government and replace it with a private number to suit Times of Zambia and Daily Mail. What does this mean?
    This means Dr Sam Phiri is actually not Dr Sam Phiri because he is Mr Samuel Phiri on his national registration card but since there is nothing sinister or unsual in his eyes he has instead registered himself as Dr Sam Phiri.

  61. LATEST: EMMAUELS TB JOSHUA HAS SAID, I SEE THE CURRENT PRESIDENT IN CENTRAL AFRICA LOOSING TO THE OPPOSITION told by a friend( Any info you hard core followers of Josual coz i dont believe such). BUT THE FACT IS RB HAS MESSED UP WHETHER TB JOSUAL OR NOT, THE MAN IS GOING, I DONT LIKE SATA BUT BECAUSE OF THIS MESS BY MMD/RB, I AM NOW IN THE BOAT, ONLY A BOOTLIKER CAN VOTE FOR RB/MMD….VIVA JOINING THE BOAT, VIVA SATA, MWAMUKOLO……….

  62. Corruption in RB’s govt has gotten out of hand……imagine MMD payin villagers K20pin each and ferryin them from long distances for them to attend a rally. What a shame, I have never seen a ruling party sinkn so low to a level of payn pipo to attend a rallies. That is y RB warned them the other day nt to give him false hope……he is finally realisin dat things aint workn nomata hw much they r tryn. To change is to grow & to grow is to change oftenly……wen the hr has come change is inevitable!!!

  63. This story and the picture selling the story do not conincide. So what are you trying to tell us? That your not accurate with your information??? Show us some clarity because the picture was taken in Livingstone and the story done in Lusaka! One would think your telling us a story about the Daily Mail Livingstone office. I hate people who just want to spoil other people names. Abush misinformation and always carry picture that goes with the story.

  64. This Dr. Phiri is becoming a fool, where these vehicles bought with GRZ number plates?? Or they ahd to fix GRZ numbers so as to remove them?? Is this standard procedure or who does he think he is trying to fool after being exposed??? Indeed, if we changed government so many fools would go to jail, reason most of them ll fight to death to ensure RB riggs his way thorugh to protect their own asses.

    But what brand of democracy wil this be, 25 years in power for a Party like MMD, we iwll be sowing serious seeds of discontent which we will reap bountly if we allow these guys!!

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