President Rupiah Banda has urged Zambians living in border areas with Zimbabwe not to be restrictive but to sell mealie meal to their Zimbabwean brothers and sisters who are passing through hard economic times.
Addressing Zambians resident in Lilongwe, Malawi today, Mr. Banda, who is on a two day official visit to Malawi said he was happy that at long last, a government of national unity was being established in Zimbabwe so that efforts can now be directed to rebuilding that country.
President Banda also urged Zambia professionals working abroad to contribute to the development of the country by ploughing back part of their incomes into various investment ventures back home.
He said Zambia has a yawning potential in tourism, agriculture and other sectors which can help grow the economy of the country.
Mr Banda also assured Zambians in Malawi that government is working hard to address the country’s economic challenges brought about by the current global economic meltdown.
Mr. Banda said government has put in place a wide range of measures aimed at attracting investment in tourism and other sectors of the economy in order to create jobs and wealth for Zambians.
He said government was working towards transforming the northern circuit and Luapula into one of the country’s leading tourist destinations.
President Banda noted with concern that copper prices have plummeted from US$8,900 per ton to US$ 3,400 at the moment, a situation he said was not favourable for the growth of the Zambian economy.
He however said government was doing everything possible to address these challenges by diversifying from the dependency on copper mining to agriculture, tourism and other sectors.
He said Zambia has a lot to learn from Malawi which has succeeded in subsidizing and distributing agriculture inputs to small scale farmers leading to that country’s improved national food security in recent years.
President Banda said it was important for him to visit all neighbouring countries in order to create a stable economic and political environment for continued peace and stability in the region.
He has so far been to Angola, Tanzania, now in Malawi and will proceed to the rest of the neighbouring countries.
Foreign Affairs minister, Kabinga Pande, Communications and Transport Minister, Dora Siliya and her counterpart for Energy and Water Development, Kenneth Konga attended the meeting.
President Banda returns home tomorrow in the afternoon.
ZANIS/PK/KSH/ENDS
We have mealie meal shortage and he is calling for us to share the little or rather smuggle it into neibouring countries. typical UNIPIST mentality. Atase.
Oh..Oh I forgot, he was born in Gwada Zimbabwe, 70something years ago. So he hasn’t forgoten his roots just like he hasn’t the UNIP mentality. This is a circus, instead of solving the maize meal crisis,he is busy sipping champagne and telling us to share the non existant mealie meal. Politics made simple kwena eeyi..sh!!
#2 You are right, this guy is Zimbabwean, how can he let his cousins starve. This is complete mixed messages to the authorities fighting smuggling. What is he going to tell them now. RB is really now confused. And now he wants us to eat GMO maize..interesting
How are Zambians going to sell the maize meal to Zimbabweans? What are they going to use as a medium of exchange? Their Zim Dollar can not buy any currency. What is the possibility of trading with Zimbabwe?
As much as I agree with our president’s request,I still think that we shold first deal with the hunger striken areas in our country that is when we can extend our help to our brothers and sisters in Zim.We has just read that the mealie meal crisis is choma is critical that tels me that we are also victims on poverty.Please don’t misunderstand me I love zim zim and I always pray for peace in that country.
Matworld
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brothers and sisters or babululu bako?
You are the new guy, so the other fellows must visit you. You are just acting in the opposite and wrong way. Unfortunately, you are doing the same in everything so far?? What a pity for our country??
Point of correction.
We have not we has :-j:-j.Ba Matworld namukula Zo-ona ati we has! awe I think you should buy common mistakes in cizungu.:-j:-j:-j
This guy is a moving time-bomb. He needs to shed off some of his excess fat.
yes! 😀
:((:((
:O :O :O Blizkiye mu Top Ten? Watch out- soon I shall also be numbala one L-)
The other thing, Zambia has nothing to learn from all these countries. All these countries had a lot to learn from Zambia, but Zambia has acted like a mad Dog that eats its children. Zambia has literaly wiped out all its resources through corruption. Next Zambia would want to learn from Congo, I think how to smuggle stones??
RB, start off by cleaning your own back yard before lending a hand!! :-w
On a serious note, my church has been trucking mealie-meal and other goodies into ZimZim ever since this problem started- we have a “Worldwide Fund” for such emergencies. Mugabe needs help- tefyo [-x
RB did they ever give us stock butter or Mazoe?
He is a zimbabwean that is why he is saying that
I am sad to read that the whole Zambian President RB Bada is advising Zambians to sell their mealie meal to Zimbabweans when his own Administration has been warning Zambian people against selling Mealie Meal to neigbouring countries.
Why a sudden shift of Zambian Foreign Policy over Zimbabwe and that country’s issues when President RB Banda campaigned that he was going to follow late President LP Mwanawasa’s legacy who was hard lined on Zimbabwe as the late likened her Zimbabwe to a ‘sinking Titanic’?This behaviour of shifting positions on a daily basis is very bad.It now appears like all old men in Zambian politics are unstable and simply ‘flip-flops’ who say things to suit the occassion.
Isn’t there a “shortage” of mealie meal in Zambia ;))
18 continued.
Look at the Undereducate’s, 72 year old, behaviour, the bashikulu is simply a flip-flop who changes his statements to suit his motive of one day being Zambian President.
I now understand that President RB Banda, 73 year old, used a gimmick of cheating Zambian voters to elect him our Republican President on late former President LP Mwanawasa’s merit, but has his own personal agendas bordering on his roots in ZIMBABWE and UNIP.
VERY SAD INDEED.
zambia zambia zambia, why my beloved brothers and sisters did we elect this chi muntu, i have lost hope now.
On “Mr Banda also assured Zambians in Malawi that government is working hard to address the country’s economic challenges brought about by the current global economic meltdown”, MP Ng’andu Magande (former Finance and National Planning Minister in late former President LP Mwanawasa’s Administration) is still arguing that Zambia is not affected by the Global economic meltdown (GEM).
Does this mean that MP Magande is more enlightened or clever than President RB Banda on the GEM issue and its suppossed impact on the Zambian economy? Who among the two is telling us the TRUTH on the real situation? Who would have been the best to lead Zambia as President after late LP Mwanawasa’s death then?
Let’s not continue blaming our presido.Its up to us to decide whether to sell or not.Be cool mwebantu.
On “President Banda said it was important for him to visit all neighbouring countries in order to create a stable economic and political environment for continued peace and stability in the region”, which other President among our neighbouring countries has wasted his country’s resources by visiting us and others, neighbours, upon his election to the Presidency of his country.
Has the New South African President Khalema been moving around his neighbouring countries with any of his Ministers in order to create a stable economic and political environment for continued peace and stability in the region? Who among the 2 mentioned leaders has more money or a moral responsibility to do what this?
This man is not right up in the head,there is a critical shortage of maize in Zambia,his son is involved in some maize scandal & now he’s calling for Zambians to supply maize to Zimbabweans,i think i have no better words,am now worried for our country & the direction it will take in these couple of years before the next elections.
I am hoping a new vibrant party full of new & promising people emerges before the next elections,we need the morale that was there before Kaunda was thrown out,that is the way MMD should be booted out too.
RB has already finished his state visit in TZ? Ok,he is now in Malawi.The man can travel(Kamwendo munjila zoona.
The statement he made though in good faith is trash to Zambians coz we also have a deficit.
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Bane in the 17 year old MMD GRZ, please learn to save the little public resources that Zambia has by using them prudently. There is no need to justify abuse of public money by cheating because some of us read widely to have a glimpse of a correct picture of what is happening in this world.
Look at the USA and its new President Barrack Obama, how many countries has Mr USA President B. Obama visited so far to create a stable economic and political environment in this world?
Please, President RB Banda learn to relax at home and let the Foreign Affairs Minister run around this world with probably one other Minister at a time to do what you are trying to achieve. HE CAN DO IT, WELL.
Vinabwela moochedwa vacizungu, I understand, and you need to do ndacibonenanzi, but please let us learn to be economical.
Surely, GRZ you can do better than what you are currently doing. Our fellow Zambian, in the name of would-be Medical Doctor Cardson Kabwe 25 years old, needs your help as his sponsor to study in Russia of about US$ 12000 to get his heart problem fixed in Russia where he has been suffering for about 5 months now without your attention. The money you 17 year old MMD GRZ used to take FDD president Edith Nawakwi and one MMD cadre Simuziya to the AU meeting in Ethiopia is enough to have had Mr Cardson Kabwe operated and probably recoverying by now to start attending class.
Barack Obama was elected 5 days after R.B, yet he has not left the country once because of pressing domestic problems. Some issues can be dealt with by the Vice President or ministers. Looks like R.B wants to visit every country in the world before he kicks the bucket.
This is a maize circus saga or long epic tale.
Yesterday there wasa shortage of mealie meal in Choma, the other day it was the GMO Maiz e issue and today we are ready to export mealie meal to Zimbabwe!!
What a joke!!!!!!:o:o:o:o:o:o:o
#30 should read …yesterday there was a shortage..
sorry.
At #30, should read…. Yesterday there was a shortage…
Oooops sorry.
Cutey
Good to see you,I was 8->8->8->Na mulilo uko.
So nomba pakunwa a menshi nako kushibata?????? ;;);;);;);));));));));))
Even this picture RB is seeping water monga muli sembe
correction” sipping
Maybe mu nsokansoka not water. :-j:-j:-j:-j
#33,
Don’t worry sana, 8->8->8->8->sana,
Umulilo uli ku ma ‘country’,
eko ifwe tulanda ati ku ma rural areas.
Ifwe ku City tulifye safe and chee.
We are just busy making donations as it is the worst disaster(about 178 people have perished).I had many concerned calls from families in Zedi. Its difficult for you people to understand these fires, they happen naturally and it is not arson at all..
It happens in California as well.[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^
Cutey
Awe cawama to umfwa that you are safe mwe. :-j:-j:-j
Stop complaining ask the affected people to toye toye to state house and pump sense in RB, i think thats the language he understands
I guess those fires = poverty meaning its normal though Aussie and Cali can contain such disasters unlike the latter.
Fires in Aussie and Cali = Poverty in certain parts of Africa
Raw Beast is encouraging the Zambians to sell maize to Mugabe’s wilderness when some Zambian towns are actually facing critical shortages. This man is clearly failing to display logic and common sense. Is it because he’s comfortable in State House? Someone drop this guy off in Choma for a day and let’s see if he’ll repeat those words. Pr!ck
Ba Maworld
mwansekesha ati limbi Munsokansoka.I have tasted it once ,its bad news.
Ba Sharp Shooter,
We only wear that smile when drinking stuff like umunsokansoka or tebwisha.
Number 34, 35, 36 and 37…. you guys are funny…like your humuer :-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j
1. Mpangula Mputyu,
You die an impoverished chap due to your generational stinginess.Blessed are the givers and cursed are the greedy like you.That curse will go beyond every generation out of your loins.They will be born in poverty, live in poverty and keep dying in poverty.The spirit of giving unlocks blessings.10 years on you will be here soliciting for blogging time in internet cafes when others will have been lifted into kings, rulers and policy makers.Zimbabweans are our brothers.
well, well, well, country men and women, RB will not do anything good for Zambia, even Teta himself knows that. Lets just hope that in three years, he wont mess us up so much that recovery will be difficulty. In 2011, lets all be realistic and stop supporting another worn out brains. Lets look to younger leaders who still have something to prove.
Ask medical doctors, past 70 years, a person’s thinking capacity naturaly dwindles. Americans had the same concerns about Mcain. So dont blame RB, he is just behaving in a natural way.
On why RB is global troting, he still thinks that other countries are still fighting for independence like it was in UNIP. United Nation INDEPENDENCE Party! If you want indepedence, vote for a freedom fighter, if you want economical emancipation, look for modern leaders!
Thanks to MMD for taking us back to the independence struggle!!!!! am sure RB even calls other presidents as “Comrades”
i think it’s too much of travelling now. i haven’t seen even obama moving like this. is it really necessary?? how much money is being spent transporting the presdo and the crew?? can’t b used fo other developmental projects?? yachilamo…
“we need the morale that was there before Kaunda was thrown out”
Jigga,
Dream on.If only you knew that the 1991 change was US sponsored to put a final nail in the cold war socialist remnant you wouldn’t be barking like this.parameters and circumstance for another gradous vesture as the 1991 one is not there and will not be there.Finding the likes of connected people like VJ who could freely mobilise moral and unparallel material support from institutional holders like senators, congressmen and presidents are not and will not be there to support your visionless dreams.Just blog freely my friend.Countries support when they have their national interest not just to prop up useless Sata.
48. Engine Bbuloko,
I retired from your fantasy last year after burning myself supoorting Sata.Reality has dawned.Dream on if you think RB retires in 2011.RB is runnin and will win the elections while you will be here barking vainlessly for another tenure.There is no and will be no alternative leadership in the 2011 to unseat MMD unless they choose to knock themselves.The so called opposition i have just realised are newspaper and blog based parties.They have no structures on the ground but pulling money from Donors which they fail to account to their bases.Do you how much Sata pulls in for his anti Chinese rhetoric?
Thanx #39.
Back to the topic.
Ba #48,
RB has advisors. All the decisions made are initiated by those advisors. A president’s age should not be an issue.. LOOK AT MADIBA, how old is he ?? how old was he when became RSA presido???
Awe some of these comments mwatala mwakutumana. There are so many young Zedians posing as RB’s advisors and getting hefty pay packages monthly from Zedians taxes…. talk to them. :)>-:-?**==:)>-
Good ady everyone. :-h:-h:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j:-j
Sorry Iam tired Good day Every l-).
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Tiffanny
You are welcome dear.By the way how are you?
Have a lovely day and feel free here we are one.
Matworld
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Tiffanny
You are welcome dear.By the way how are you?
Have a lovely day and feel free here we are one.
Matworld
LT award winner for :-j:-j:-j
#33,
#38 is my loovely mom. My birthday was 11days ago. yours is now 10 days ago.. I read everything…
Tiffanny
You are welcome.By the way How are you?
Good to see you here and please feel free we are one.
Matworld
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Tiffanny
Wow! I remember you are one two days older than me.Mine was on 2nd.Good to see you once again.
#55, Zoe is short for so many names. are you Zoleka?/Zondiwe, Zondani?
Tiffanny
Is that so? No Iam not,Iam just trying to start a fight with one of my friend who was using the same ID (zoe)on this site.
Fights are no good.. I give up bye :-h:-h
Tiffanny
I dont fight my dear.She a very good friend of mine,Have a lovely day my dear.Bye :-h:-h:-h
Mr president are u kidding?
“President Banda said it was important for him to visit all neighbouring countries in order to create a stable economic and political environment for continued peace and stability in the region.
He has so far been to Angola, Tanzania, now in Malawi and will proceed to the rest of the neighbouring countries.”
I think RB is not ready to lead us since he became president he has been moving in and out of the country visiting our neighbour countries, honestly how do u improve countries economy if u ar just visiting neighbouring countries instead of visiting provinces in your country which needs you most? He is wasting resources that are needed to improve things in areas like shango’mbo.
president wamene akonda manoni..
Is it true that there are lines for mealie meal in Zambia.If it is true and we know that this Govt’s probation of 90 days passed on Feb 1st 09 with no tangible results and as we wait for more performance appraisals i think out of serving the Zambian people’s interest Mr Sata and Mr HH need to form a coalition and put aside their personal and parties interest to serve the Zambian people, and through their competencies perform to restructure our country. If they don’t team up and still insist on serving their personal and parties interest, history will judge them because there is no way this MMD govt will lose unless the competent opposition parties like PF and UPND team up otherwise the
APOLOGIES..My naughty daugther distracted me and I did not know she was blogging pa L.T.too, well she is having fun and old enough to do so.
#41,$42,
spot on. only that these fires can be compared to Malaria pa Zedi. We live in Fire disaster zones, whilst Zedians live in Malaria endemic zones.
As with poverty, oooommmmhh, poverty can be prevented,contained, and destroyed.It is just one’s mind set. One can not kill/cure poverty without working hard agaisn’t it. Most Zedians are so full of ‘dependency syndrome’..KK STARTED IT ALL:)>-**==
opposition will just be deceiving themselves.If they miss 2011 i think Mr Sata ‘s age may not allow him to stand in 2016 unless i am wrong and Mr HH’s party would want to try another candidate in 2016 unless i am wrong in turn Zambia and themselves would lose out on such a great opportunity. The other Opposition parties beacuse we have not seen any track record of performance either individually or at Party level out of interest of serving the Zambians they should not stand so that there is an avoidance of vote splitting. Mr Sata and HH should sign a MOU so that they can each serve as President for 2 and half years and vice versa for the position of Vice President then each can have time
to fulfil and perform on their Campaign promises. God bless Zambia.
#68,
It is ture that there are lines/cues for bread in shoprite in Zambia.
With Mealie meal, I would not be surprised with these developments we hear everyday. Maize shortage, mealie meal shortages, GMO Maize and now mealie meal to be exported to our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe!!!
Bye for now, :)>-:-h
kansi na anyandule got heart 😕 but how do we share the little that we dont kwana~o) pliz even jesu promised riches cooz heaven is full of gold not a little, tupelle bambi nachena chibbe vuti[-x
God advice. Our brothers are facing their nightmare
Zimbabweans and south africans are not our brothers. they are the most ungrateful people second only to whites. i can never forget the mistreatment of having to drive/fly through there country. let them die with hunger and cholera. :-h
Our roving ambassador of a president pretends not to be aware of the hunger facing the long suffering citizens of Zambia. Has has totally ignored the shortages and come up with solutions for other countries. Is he looking for somewhere to run when his tenure ends? The sooner he goes the better.
NOW I BELIEVE THAT THE MAN IS VERY DULL. NO WONDER HE MARRIED HIS GRAND DAUGHTER. ANYONE WITH INFOR AS TO WHAT HAS BECOME OF ST. MICHEAL? MAYBE HE COULD SUPPLY THE OLD BULL WITH SOME WISDOM SMOKE!
The man lucks advisers. How can he talk of exporting maize when the country is suffering a defeceit of the same commodity.
RB is really now confused:d:d:d:d:d
The issue is, which zedians voted for this confused man?
To President Bwezani Return Banda:
1. nkwizi pamenso [you look so presidential Sir]
2. Koma mwayobelela baba kuyenda-yenda…olo nimanone ya ndeke mwati niteti?
3. ninga tumbler iyo niya golide??? Too much shining! Olo ndiye yakuti crystal?
4. Olo ni njota malume…muchito valilapo namenso pakumwa manzi sure? Ayanu ogula manzi muma bwitiza kumatero and yet the Govt. still has no long term water reforms policies to alleviate the problem…I mean Lusaka has a population of less than 2 million I don’t see why can’t have pipes in all houses? Ma water-kiosks fulu-fulu every where you go mu Lusaka? Nsoni!
5. Mpela chakanga kunkazikako pakomo nityani kansi? Ingaleke kukupolekelani mululu ndeke??
…continued from 5….Ipansekoni mpata nayo ndeke ifuzeko…
6. Ati ndaba a Banda alabila basi nase tayambo gawa-gawa chimanga…ndipo osayesa mwandini mwefapo na njala mweo? Ayasu anama one-pack [pot-belly] pakuti chika pompoloke chimimba nilelo? Mweo ninshi mwechifwa mazo!
7. Bola [African games] mwe kansola koma maulendo pa plot 1 ni mbwee! All that wasted money would have been invested into the games to enhance the economy with liquid forex. I think our president needs to be taught how to be frugal…I appreciate Zambia is not so much an austeric society, but asogoleli please set a good example.
8. Mumvwepo teti ati Abanda aluta pa leave naba zukulu wonse? Would you blame the kamwendo munjila if he says he’s tired!
9. Pamukuti transparency on your international trips nanga kutolako asata pela! Nao asata abilibilenji pamenso chifukwa chake obasankako lini yayi! Kapena tiba odeleko jaribu anga sweteko hahaha!
10. Amudala bwino Siliya ka… nuonalini bwino neo…ndipo kakamvwa ka sweety kanu ndiye pati pakasilile maulendo yonse aya!
at # 47. Chapi You have become personnal with your attack on me, target your attack on people making wrong decisons. You think I’m a poor man, well I dont know what yardstick u are using cause you dont know me.I’m a sucessful businessman with my three sons two in Universities in europe being paid from my pocket hope u know how expensive it is & one working in Australia.God has been kind to me to have made it. I feel pity for the suffering thats why I condemn leaders that make wrong decisions. Zambia is rich but mismanaged like You. Period.
JM, Zimbabweans are using US$ or Rand ZA now as a medium of exchange.ONE can tell from the articles submitted that you really do not care for your president.i’mwondering whether if it had been Mr Michael chilufya Satana HOW YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONDING.very interesting….
He is a Zimbabwean any! he has to look out for his people.
Unless if he is saying selling the Malawians that GMO which was brought in the country. The one he said should be milled at border areas.
Zimbabweans have Mugabe to blame. Bushe kwena tabakwata Army!
This is appalling. This government is confused. Zambians should sell their unadulterated maize meal to Zimbabwe while being forced the GMO down their gullets? Munama, tizaona! :o:((
#70 NEW ZAMBIA, Batata is it just difficuilt for you to get SATA out of the picture.do you truly believe in his rhetorics,in the serious world of economics are they attainable? I fear for your life.this man am telling you is full of empty promises.put him in that office all promises will fail and to suppress your decent he’ll build a strong army of cadres in marketeers and call boys who will humiliate any one trying to speak ill of the boss.vigilantes will spring up in our communities to spy on everyone.remember NAKAWALA? Stop buying sensationalism mukachulapofye. I thing is that HH can not team up with sata they come from different schools.
#1MPANGULA. The man is panicking because his children’s alleged activities
The gavernment of Zim should import its own maize from SA. We have a shortage in our country and the prices are going up.
Another controversy?
Comrades, uuuhhh! been blogging since Friday last!!!
Too many things happening in ZED!
Out them I wonder whether we will be able to sieve development
uuuuushhhhh!!
#16,which Chewe are you? You have started using my name.Can you please find your own name to use here before i attack you.You wont like me inga ule yangala!
Then they banned the export of maize! So they have to come and eat from here? :-w
Is Chapi a normal human being?How can he see sense in what Rb is saying and support that with all his energy taken from nshima and kalembula? Honestly people have no mealie meal in Zambia,there is hunger in the Villages and people are making ques in places like Choma for the commodity.With this kind of a situation,how can a normal human being sell meali meal to Zimbabweans surely.And shallow minded chaps like Chapi see sense in that. Chapi uli kapuba sana waumfwa?
people,
Bino is right, let them come and eat from here…….am in livingstone and people, locals are being forced to ask their relatives in lusaka to put mealie meal on mazhandu from lusaka…..is that normal?
Goodmorning,
Now in Malawi – no comments
Over my dead body. Apo peve mwa nama ba Bwezani. NAKANA!!! :-\”
BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD A MEALIE MEAL SHORTAGE IN ZED, AND JUST WHAT OFFICIAL VISITS ARE THESE KANSHI..?? THIS ABA BASHI HENRY NEEDS TO SIT HIMSELF DOWN AND COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN….NO NO NO..This aint on! 😕
Bamudala aba…wat is his problem…i think he does not understand wat is happening..he aint real..Zed has no mealie meal..u got no surplus dude!! wake up!!
We know that its “Love thy neighbour as thy lovest thy self”, but please, we have done this before and we ended up killing our own people. Infact I would suggest that WE, the true and 100% Zambians should put people around these borders to make sure no mealie meal goes out. We dont have mealie meal to spare. Its a sin
The best our president can do for Zimbabwe is to ask their president to resign.
Born in zimbabwe,#2 you are right,tell you what one bag will coast may be zim $50 to 100 trillion,shame!
We have a president. ThanQ ThanQ ThanQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ. What time has got to sit down and plan way FWD for Zed. We Voted yes this is what we wanted. This is the right direction everything on track. Give Zim Mealie Meal there are our Brother. When we dont have mealie meal in the country there queing for the staff. No pa zed twalitemwa fwe akabwaly
This indeed is confusing. We were told some weeks ago that Zambia should not sell maize to DRC and we should stop smuggling of mealie meal to that country. Now we have to sell the same commodity to the Zimbabweans. Why? There is xenophobia against the Congolese and we should embrace the people in Zim! What is the difference? We need clear foreign policies which can stand the state of time and now changing everyday.
This GRZ is a disaster on the one Hand it has impounded Diplomatic Vehicle Simungly Mealie Meal into Dr Congo and othe other not only authorising but directing to smaggle into Zim. I say smanggling bcoz we have nothing for ourselves
The other week there was an article that no one should export mealie meal infact people were arrested for selling mealie meal to Congo now we can sell to Zim. What is the difference?
My goodness this man is still touring, why can’t his fellow leaders tour Zambia? they are working man.
#105, If i didnt know better, i would think you my boyfriend, the way you sound..so like him……Feel terrible, he aint talking to me.
BACK TO THE TOPIC, i concur with you, we need clear foreign policies and i dont see how the congolese are any different from the zimbabweans??
I’m a Christian and believes Presidents dont just Come. God knows and allows for a purpose. It does not matter how he came God has indorsed him for a purpose. as Zambians we must now judge ourselves depending on the purpose. Is the Purpose good or bad
Hallo Bloggers,
RB ati shani? Of course we share with Zim!! We all hunger for more!!
Awe I have no coment mwe. This Circus kuti wapena.
RB is neither cold nor warm.
Hope we do not spit you out pa 2011 :d
LCK, so you recogn Chiluba was also sent to us to steal everything from Zambia?
Its unbelievable that RB is encouraging Zambians living in border areas with Zimbabwe to sell their Meali Meal to their brothers & sisters there. What is the difference between seling our chimanga to Congolease. These are double standards. Is it becuase he considers Zim his second home since he was born there.We have a looming shortage of chimanga and the entire President encouraging smuggling.
On GMO Twakana Shikulu. Your were part of LMP decision and chapter on this matter was closed. Stick to continuity as you promised during the campaign period.Do the statements which he makes analysed by his advisors or he merelt speaks what he thinks he can as Head of State. RB every word u say matter
RB is a disoriented president.He can’t tell his right from his left.It’s just a fortnight ago that his govt was dissuading it’s people from selling maize to neighboring countries because we were facing a shortage of food.And then this?.
By the way what’s he doing in Malawi?.I thought the guy was back from Tanzie.
This man jas just legalized smuggling !
Good Morning everyone :o):o):o)>
Hmmm! Sharing we can, but how much is one bag going to cost in Zim dollars? 500 trillion? hell No!!!! !
ba president, honstely you have to look at wat you have in your home b4 you lead a hand. you have seen that you don’t have m.meal in your meal bin than you give away the one you’ve got. wat does that mean. How do you live after that. We thot you had a heart you don’t have that. I know you were disappointed in choma during your campaigh and they neva voted for you, but you don’t need to starve us to death thats y we wanted change. :(( its hurting to your father torturing his own children. say NO to selling m.meal to zimbabwe.
Good thinking,i see nothing wrong in sharing the little that we have,it doesnt just feel nice to see a brother suffer,so Rb i may not like you, but your advice is wise and calculated [-x
These are the same people who had good laugh when Zambia was passing through hard times!!!
Yaba
RB Mwaona:-??:-??:-??:-??:-
Why is Zambia always ruled by people with foreign roots. Kaunda (Malawi), Chiluba (Zaire, now DRC), Banda, Zimbabwean by birth.
i am mau less!!!!!!!!
Transgenic maize G.M.O
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transgenic maize (corn) has been deliberately genetically modified to have agronomically desirable traits. Traits that have been engineered into corn are resistance to herbicides and incorporation of a gene that codes for the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin, protecting plants from insect pests. Hybrids with both herbicide and pest resistance have also been produced. Transgenic maize is currently grown commercially in the United States.
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1 Herbicide resistant corn
2 Bt corn
2.1 Effects of Bt corn on nontarget insects
2.2 Preventing Bt resistance in pests
2.3 Cross pollination
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in lstone u can only buy mealie meal with a reg,plus ther is shotage of the commodity in choma so wat Mr Bwezani is sayin does not hold any water
[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-xBwezani BANDA RUPIAH
#77
St Maiko has been sentenced to six months in prison with hard labour.He’s also been ordered to sensitize schools on the “bad” effect of drug use in LSK for 12 months.
Wako ni wako. Remember RB was born in Zimbambwe.
Ba RB kumenso kwalitikama
# 110 LCK- Please spare us the crap! The God I know would not allow a numb skull like RB to rule over his people. He came to power through other means! Not through God, maybe another God, they are many these days.
God save us, (the one I serve)
Munkombwe exposes mealie meal scam (MUVI TV Website)
Outspoken Southern Province Minister, Daniel Munkombwe has exposed a scam in which some unscrupulous people are buying mealie meal in bulk and reselling it to neighboring Zimbabwean at higher prices. This has resulted in massive shortage of the commodity in Southern Province.
NS has given go-ahead. Which is which now ?:-?
LT I can see you have deleted my comment about ungrateful Zimbos. Anyway its ok !
But are they not? 😕
…aba ba katufwila nombaline nabo :omama
Was our Head of State in a sober state or not? Coz I can’t understand as a Mr. Banda a person of his calibre to give such a weak statement in public. His own country is in a big dilema in terms of food security, now our own presidend finds it fit to encourage people to start smulgaling maize meal to his country of origin? My advise to Mr. president is that, remove a spake in your own eye before considering that in other peoples eyez sir!
110. LCK while I respect your opinion on God appointing leaders, I would like to find out whether you have ever read the book of Revelation especially Chapter 17. If you haven’t please read Chapter 1:1-3 and the whole of Chaper 17.
Revelation 17 + KJV Bible
17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
Let us not be cheated, but read the Holy Bible carefully as we seek inspiration from God to help us understand its message.
This RB man learnt from the best -KK. Remember KK was also a globe trotter and was preoccupied with situations in other countries. The best thing to do for Zambia is, come 2011 boot both RB and MMD out.
Ther is nothing wrong with sharing the little that we have,but its pointles to share if u dont have anything,i mean ther is a shortage in choma.u do not ask a toad to give you a chair when you c that he is squating. [-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x
I think the president has his priorities totally upside down! We are failing to feed our own people because there is not enough food around and he tells us to sell mealie meal to Zimbabweans! Oh Please! Let him decide whether he is president of Zambia sworn to protect and serve Zambians or an old buddy of Mugabe. To all well meaning Zambians, make sure this man only finishes the last three years left off the late Mwanawasa’s term and nothing more. He will drive us into the ground. Already without consulting us Zambians, he tells the whole world that we support the notion of a United States of Africa. Hell no! Mr Presidend, learn to consult us!
:o:o:o:o:o Abanda dont encourange peasants to sell pamala to Zimbabweans,your government should act more responsibly towards the Zim criss.than cheap pamala talks,chimutu:o:o:o:o:o
:o:o:o:o:o I mean PAMELA,PPAMELA:o:o:o:o:o
:o:o:o:wally #139 UKULA NANZELU,WHERE ARE YOU?YOUR FLAG LOOK LIKE A TABLE CLOTH:o:o:o:o:o
#110. LCK. On ordained leaders, spare us your religious rhetoric. will you? I think your bible is in dare need of a serious update.
Nyama Soya is coming back today. Tell him that Zambians do not need GMO. Tell him that Zambia does not have a maize surplus to export to Zimbabwe. Tell him that he should take expert advise from the AG over Zamtel privatisation, and to stop listening to journalist Dora Siliya. If you fail to do that, then your christianity is in vain.
Hey, I have just been laughing at the comments from my fellow ZEDIANS. comments 81,82,83 made me break my ribs. Its true mr Banda has a heart for the neighbours. Have you forgotten love thy neighbour? I dont think zambians are so sleepy rerally to sell all the maize just because rupiah has said so. They can sell what is surplus.NO 75: Forgive those people who mistreated you when you tried to pass through their country, ala things happen for a purpose. Zimbabweans, south africans and batswana to be honest are the same, we are too sharp for them. they would respect umusungu than iwe chidoti. I dont know why RB is always pictures with a glass drinking fimo fimo.
Fellow country men and women the careless talk by his ex RB that we should start selling melie meal to zim was made in bad faith. I therefore urgue the nation to refrain from doing so. The man is old. We made a mistake as a nation to elect such a leader.
“during a severe ordeal of suffering… their extreme poverty overflowed in the wealth of their generosity. They gave… beyond their means. God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that…you will be enriched in everyway, so that you may be generous on every occasion.”
From 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9.
You do not need to have enough before you can share. It is hih time Zambia as a country committed itself to giving other countries in need. God bless our great nation! Zambia.
#85 b Its not about who the president is. If his policies are bad, we will oppose, talk and bark. We do not fear anyone. I am sure you have read some comments against Sata. We dont care. All we want is someone who can deliver. When we put someone in State House (our house), it doesnt mean he can do whatever he likes. He is our servant and not the other way round. We are actually supposed to be instructing him to do the right things.
In short, yes we do not care for our president and his policies. Thanku
#2 Mpangula Mputyu, you have talked sense! This guy RB must be a distant cousin of Morgan Tsvangarai! Check on him properly!!! 🙂
Mwamona? I told you!!!! there he goes,urging us to share the litumezi we have sweated for.Why can’t he order his son to sell the yellow maize to Tsvangirai??? after allhe’s now incharge of cabinet.
Watch out mwebali pa zed, he wants to make points for his cousin Tsvangi. No way!!!!!!!!!!!
RB b-) is at it. Look at him in the picture drinking Kachasu! anyway thanx for the reduction for Mosi and Kachasu.
No actually he is Tsvangirai’s dad. empty heads.
Rupiah Bwezani Banda a été reçu à l’aéroport international “4 de Fevereiro” de Luanda par le ministre de Transports, Augusto Tomas, le vice- ministre de Relations Extérieures, George Chikoty, le corps diplomatique de son pays et certains hauts fonctionnaires de la présidence de la République
Typical case of seeing the speck in your friend’s eye and not the log in your own;thats RB for you.Why didnt James Banda or is it Henry Banda (the alleged maize buyer) not sell his stock to his Zimbabwean cousins?:0
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Don’t be so hadhearted, in terms of troubles always refer to the Blble which states, love the neighbour as you love yourself.
Lady Chiza’s,
How did you know all that, I saw him at the aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro, are you one of us residing in abroad?
I MEAN RESIDING ABROAD
Uyu muntu chiwelewele mwebantu!
What? Selling mealie meal to Zimbabweans.If you remember what Zambians went through in the 1980’s when Zimbabwe got independence.Zambians were taken as dogs, beggars.
Let them sought out their hunger problem.
Sometimes we zambians are too good for nothing.