President Michael Sata has urged Zambians to celebrate Easter responsibly and remember the plight of the less fortunate of our society. In his Easter message, the President described Easter as an important feast on the Christian calendar. This is contained in a press release from State House
“Christians everywhere are commemorating the achievements of our saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. During this period we remember that our father in heaven sacrificed his beloved son to save humankind. This great deed of our God requires us to stop and reflect on how we can relate to one another in a better way,” President Sata said.
“As we celebrate Easter, we should do so responsibly and be mindful of those less fortunate than ourselves. Easter should be a time of good will and expression of unconditional love to one another. Let us love each other. This is the greatest teaching that Jesus left us.
“With love there is nothing that we cannot conquer. Love can give us unity in diversity. Love can also give us prosperity as a nation. It is only love that will move us away from vices such as hatred, greed, corruption and other evils that have the potential to destroy our nation.”
President Sata reminded leaders to have love for everyone as that would help to keep the promises they make to the people and also help Government in stirring the country forward.
The Head of State said he was pleased that Government has begun to fulfil some of the important promises made during campaigns.
“We promised our people that we would work hard to improve the public service to ensure that services are delivered effectively. This can only happen if the civil service is motivated through decent pay and other conditions,” the President said.
“I therefore, congratulate all the public sector unions for engaging in honest negotiations with our Government which has made it possible for us to reach an unprecedented agreement on a number of very key issues that have concerned many public servants.”
The President said he was particularly pleased that the negotiations have taken a mere ten days and the parties reached a 15 per cent salary increment compared to last year when it took six months to reach 10 per cent settlement.
“These are important first steps towards the fulfilment of the promises contained in our party manifesto, we used to campaign for office last year,” he said.
President Sata also expressed satisfaction that Government had begun to deal with some of the distortions in the conditions of service in the public service.
“I am sure when our public servants receive their pay slips they will agree that in a resource – constrained environment we have done our best to put more money in their pockets,” the President said.
The President said he was pleased that the unions and Government have agreed to set up a public service credit union or civil service bank that will be able lend public servants money on affordable terms.
“I am instructing the Minister of Finance to proceed with steps to establish the Zambia Public Service Credit Union Bank. We are determined to ensure that our public servants access affordable loans for housing, transport and education,” he said.
He said it was exciting that this landmark settlement has come at the time of Easter, a period of resolution, reconciliation, fraternity and goodwill.
“Let us never lose focus of the theme of love as the cornerstone of whatever we seek to do to better the lot for mother Zambia. Let me remind each one of us to always remember that we have a duty of loyalty to the fundamental interests of the state,” President Sata said.
“National interest as it were, transcends the sectional interests that sometimes happen to divide us. This Easter must remind us, especially those in leadership that when we serve, we must always dedicate ourselves to God, family and country.”
In the spirit of Easter, I will leave it at Amen and hope you are recovering well as we have a lot of work ahead of us. Wish I could get a 15% pay rise…
UKWA is alive?
he will attend your funeral
ukwa is very much alive, it is mbingu wa mutharika of malawi who has just had a cardiac arrest and is unconcious in hopsital. read http://www.bbc.co.uk
He is late already
we thank you mr president , we knew thats why we voted for you sir, you always keep your promises.
Mr President, your wise message on Easter is worth reflecting upon bearing in mind that Zambia is predominantly christian.
The 15% wage rise for civil servants is a good beginning, far better than nothing and it will in a way motivate many.
We thank God Ukwa is alive. This is a clear testimony that God still want to use him. Therefore he needs to repent and accept Jesus christ as his personal savior and allow Him to use him as his vessel to bring unity, peace, joy and prosperity to our nation. Otherwise he will be the next one.
thank u your excellency,happy easter n wish many more God’s blessings.pliz don’t realighn the increasement 2 sumwhere else.also heart warming tb joshua’s prophencey is not on us.
Did he appear on TV or it’s a press release
Sata you are a massive disappointment. We campaigned for you. Our families even gave you free buses and trucks to go around the nation for free. You are a shame. Your message sounds like a campaign material to defuse what is going on in the nation. Where is the money going to come from for these credit facilities? We are simply tired and we regret sacrificing our plight. To say the least, I am angry for spending tireless time posting blogs defending you prior to elections. Now that I know how you are running the nation, next election, I will expose the dirty laundry & thieving that I have come across. You are finished material!!!!
John what are talking about. tell us what do you know.
I am the original John Phiri and will never stop some my mbuya Sata and his party. Viva PF, aluta continua
Thank you so much Mr President. Good Message for easter holiday, comes out even more good with the 15% salary increament!
Mbingu wa mutharika gone, Ukwa lives on. Happy Easter Mr. President.
Ukwa- I don’t know if this is a joke or not since you are a joker!!!
What more can one want,a journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.15% is reaalistic in an economy were majority are still jobless,we understand.
This man His Excellency ‘King Cobra’ the Zambia Republican President, Honourable Micheal Chilufya Sata is a man of the people, a practical man and real. He means well for Zambia. Lest you forget, he is still on the drawing board playing the chess game of how to improve the Zambian economy, the people’s livelihood and overall development of Zambia. He has a holistic approach. Don’t just make mistakes of derailing his programmes. He knows much about Zambia. Kaunda was derailed by independence struggles of neighbouring countries as well as over stay in power, Chiluba was derailed by lack of control of fellow ministers who privatised and stole, Mwanawasa was derailed by his mental state, Banda was derailed by tribalism, corruption and merry travels. Sata is for real development
Banda tribalism? What are you smoking me friend? I would love some seriously. I need to live in the world you are living, I am sure there is no pain no hatrate no nothing…give me some. napapata
Mr. President only speaks to us throw press releases nomba ka.
start delivering ukwa,not jst promisory s.h.i.t take heed
am not happy with the 15 whatever
Thank you Mr President, Happy Easter to you and your family too…
@bashi kay and @jaba jib: There is absolutely no need for the president to be furnishing his face on telly all the time whats wrong with you chaps, Ala Bee days of laziness and commisioning toilets on telly are long gone, move on…
Mwapusukeni!
yaba! Ndipo mwa ni sekesa
So do the health workers get 15% or 100%?
The 15% increase is good. Nevertheless, I have suggestions (1) Do not increase Salaries in the next 3 to 4 year. Money in the pocket will never be enough. (2) Senior officers should get 5% increase so as to bridge the gap. (3) We need more improvement in physical infrastructure especially road network. Tar more roads in rural areas. Once road network improves many things flow with it. commodities easily move to markets at faster speed and prices become stabilised. Many more will be empowered by improved road net (tar marked roads every where). Tackle roads and railway lines improvement as priority number one.
@18 kaponya… its never too late to enrol in night school if you can not read simple English. how are you going to help your daughter with G4 English homework?
Ba Maxwell – I can assure you that my daughter would do so much better than the dullards running the so called Zambian govt at present? Please inform me, was not one of the stup.id idi.ots we laughingly call ‘cabinet ministers’ who said that ALL health workers would get a salary increment of 100%? If indeed one of the idi.ots we laughingly refer to as ‘cabinet ministers’ did make such a statement what is wrong with my question? Is it because it highlights yet another example of subterfuge on the part of the party that was elected to run the country – an election which I might add, was also won on subterfuge, false promises, slander, innuendo and the fallacy of creating a paradise in 90 days which only Bemba tribalists such as yourself see nothing wrong with?
Gud move Mr president and very appropriate Easter message to all peace loving zambians enjoy Easter holiday sir
Seems like Ukwa is so sick that he can only release press statements! The man is not even up to dealing with the problems in Barotseland. Mbingu’s illness will further put the spotlight on his failing health. Of course Bemba supremacist buffoons like Maxwell will believe every rubbish put out by Chellah and Membe!
Thank you for your Easter Message. May God bless you, be with you and watch over you. May you have long life too.
Happy Easter to Zambia.
Satanomics stanyoko. What love are you talking about. You are a very vengeful ***** and yet you want to preach love to others. Bustard of a monkey.
15% sir is not enough. Where is more money in the pocket. Politicians are liers indeed i will never vote again
15% sir is not enough. Where is more money in the pocket. Politicians are liers indeed i will never vote again mwe
Did UKWA say those words with his mouth or someone wrote on his behalf and released a press statement? I can’t believe UKWA is hibernating for no good reason.
Good message, but you should repent for your unchristian tribal political appointments and the hatred you have shown on other tribes.
keke mind your rubish mouthing. where do u think ukwa has shown tribalism. u are the on who is tribal mwana.
Malawi then Zambia next…. everyone who is above 70 is going
@ 9.1 JOE – I pray that I am still live in 2016. I will publish emails & paper transactions that will make the nation go Aiiisshhh. State House has become Corporate House and Money Laundering Machine, changing hands in envelopes similar to the brown envelop days of Chiluba period. It saddens us that wanted change to root the dirty laundry in the corridors of power. What is happening now is inner circles being sent to china to open up foreign bank accounts? We have Zambian now being trained to speak Chinese or Mandalin language so that they can represent thieves making personal fortunes at the expense the Chinese getting business contracts in Zambia. How can some that was selling dogs not to long ago now have a bank account in china worth $10 Millions USA Dollars in Bank of China.
Now its worse,it was 25% in Rb for 2 years now its 15% for 2years,these workers need good money were promised big cash.The most disappointing thing are the gaps between seniors and juniors:k40m -k1m=k39m,15%=k6m,15%= k150 000 so look, k6m-k150=k5.85,these guys were to increase k3m across the board so that it make catch up not %.
Ku malawi there are asking for 67%. Wow. This salary increments are likely buying insampo from a kamponya. Wow.
#18!MWIPUSHE NAKABILI TOMFWILE CHIKALA
27 MUPUNDE SHINA NGA ULI MWAUME
HOW CAN THIS DEAD MAN BOAST OF A 15%.RB DID IT IN 2010 NEVER TALKED AS MUCH.NOW I BELIEVE HE IS DEAD IN THE HEAD
These diseased ancient dinosaurs Southern Africans like keeping in the corridors of power are kicking the bucket real big time. Williams Bingu wa Mutharika suffered a cardiac arrest earlier yesterday and reports from ‘kumawa’ indicate that the thieving former COMESA and World Bank official has since died. This is the start of the fulfilment of a prophecy by Nigerian church leader TB Joshua that three SADC presidents are marked for death this year, from heart and prostrate related ailments. Sata and Mugabe, ‘muche mu buluke litongwani toni’.
And you will live forever?
I can see @John Phiri’sdisillusionment. I hope he is the same one. His threads were always pro Sata. However, for every John, there are at least 10 kaponyas who are still ecstatic with the cobra’s performance. Mmembe is still doing a good job of pulling wool over poor Zambians’ eyes. By the time they wake up, we shall be approaching Zimbabwe’s position. Anyway, it is a lesson.
you are stupid.
John Phiri #
what happened? You have finally come to see the reality. I thought you were Wynter Kabimba hiding yourself.
@ Kaponya still waiting….
Let our health workers who are doing a very gallant job despite limitations rejoice their hard-earned increment. We know chaps like you can chin wag till the cows come back home about any drivel just to kill time.
I’m afraid tribalistic rants do not stick with me as an individual’s character is what stands out to me than his/her ethnic background.
Happy Easter!
TB Joshua’s prophecy has come to pass, Malawan president Mbingu is reportedly died after suffering cardiac arrest.
ukwa alive, mean while nakatindi pases on
Malawians zoona… how can they steal our prophecy??
@44 u are very tumpas. ukwa is very health and live longer than ngambela
How can UKWA be celebrating a migre 15% when RB did it in 2010 aswell…….and he says negotiations took 10 days? what a joke this man is, is he out of his mind? i thought these negotiations have been protracted since January, and what happened to the MINIMUM WAGE, is it also going to be said its taking 10 days, when it has been on cards since october last year.
carlos tell me if your company where u work ever reached that much %. do appreciate ukwa for good start. Yes RB did it after 2years. ukwa within 6months not in years. good for RB as well at least he did something.
#32 the aboligin from australia… U r satnist… Why would you honestly be happy when Bingu is sick… en wishing our democratically elected president Sata bad thing… It is easter for God Sake.. I may not agree with Ngambela and the Lozis.. but I wish this guys peacefull and good health not just for easter and beyond..
De increrment is in de detail,nurses hav had dere allowances increased meanin nurses increment is more dan 2million.kip it up bakateka ni pf mu 2016. I thot hh shot himself durin de assignement.by de way wen r these lozi mps resignin kekekekeke, u hav don well sir nt 2 ansa these embiciles
Peace,peace let us say no to tribalism.Let us not wish bad to our leaders,Long live THE LITUNGA LONG LIVE HE.MC SATA.good easter Barotseland and zambia our neigbhour and africa at large.
@ Kaponya still waiting for shiit….. Koma mambala you are a very bitter chap! Ukafwa ne chikonko… Let us medical people enjoy the increment we have negotiated for. Pls don’t speak on our behalf as we are happy with the 15% increment.
The man has suddenly surfaced! It is so much better if he opened his mouth less and led from behind. He will save us the agro and continueous embarrassment with the rot that he spews.
LT with your useless news! Bingu has died and where is the news?
#49 Yes you are happy to be lied to? Are you that st.upid to come to a public forum and say that you are happy that a politician can promise you 100% but you only get 15%? If that is the case then you will be happy with this flip flopping administration. I guess the people of Luanshya will not mind being promised that their debts with ZESCO will be written off but still have to pay those debts anyway? Yaba! No wonder this country is going down the drain if that is the kind of ‘logic’ being used by pf and its supporters!
Will Ukwa be healthy enough to go and represent Zambia at Bingu’s funeral seeing that they reconciled? Who will be the acting president of Zambia should Ukwa end up in the same place as Bingu given that Scott can not legally take the mantle?
Here is the list of current Southern African leaders aged 70 or above: Namibia – Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba aged 77 years. Zimbabwe – Robert Gabriel Sekuru Muagabe aged 88 years. Zambia – Michael Mulenga Chilufya Zondwe Sata aged 75 years. Angola – Jos Eduardo Dos Santos aged 71 years. South Africa – Jacob Zuma aged 71 years. Mozambiaque – Armando Guebuza aged 70 years. For one I cannot see any prophesy inherent in the bogus Nigerian priest Joshua who claimed an African leader is marked for death in 60 days because when you have such a large number of aged and seriiously diseased presidents in office, all it needs is basic appreciation of the law of probability that in 60 days one or two state funerals are in the offing.
@ Kaponya still waiting….mambala u have no right to insult our beloved leader HE MCS and every move that he makes…u are an ultimate moron iwe ayi..by the way u shud never ever comment on this fora coz u didnt vote for PF…take ur whinning to HH coz I know u voted for him…infact eish…Lord forgive me I almost insulted u and ur……Happy Easter to every well meaning zambian….pewwwwww
By the way, a number of people here are fererring to Sata as UKWA, what does UKWA mean? This though sounds like UKWA TALALA!
This Press Statement was written by MEMBE, MULUPENGA AND KA GEORGE CHELLAH UKWA is not even aware of it, but PF kaponyas u are fools how do you want us to celebrate the 15% increment when yo UKWA cheated us through KABWILI saying he will give us 100% what is 5% increment from last one of RB 10% this man he thinks we are children.
Not forgetting mutembo nchito, the editorial writer at the Post.
Muletasha bangwele 15% is just okey tapaba icisuma pacalo.
ukwa has his own failures bt wishing ill is ungodly.u morons,mbingu is stl breathing.to hell wth tb joshua & bantustan fundamentalists.ukwa is presido until atleast 2016,yo lust &envy wl choke yoka hh to death.take heed
#55 Given that we live in a democratic country where free speech is enshrined – I have every right to insult the bed ridden, incapacitated, and castrated deranged liar you call a president.
You are lucky even to get that 15% because Botswana that people used to admire can only afford 3 % after civil servants went on strike. Its not plenty of money but how you spend it.To HH fans speak a good language because its seen that yours is the language of hate. Let me also remind you that you will need all the zambians to vote for you in 2016. So dont insult the bembas.
I know you can afford the internet but use it wisely.
Ba UPND mwakapa…He lives on.You sadists.
You will never have my vote. For me and my family,it is SATA
It is ok for pf and its supporters to insult everybody left right and centre but when the tables are turned, suddenly they develop thin skins! All we know is Central, Western North-Western, Southern, and Eastern would never in a million years vote for pf if a presidential by-election is to be held soon – so let those who can count do the maths!
@Kaponya still waiting foolishly tea and cake and biscuits
If you voted for Sata because of the 90 day theory then you are the “dullard”, do you know who the biggest employer in Zambia is? Yes GRZ, do you honestly think it can afford 100% increment? Where is the money going to come from? 15% increment is money they didn’t have in the first place. My dear friend that language you are employing is an unpleasant; profanity is the attempt of a lazy and feeble mind to express itself forcefully.
#64 If GRZ cant afford to increase salaries by 100% then why did some minister claim that health workers will get 100% salary increment? Your logic is really skewed – maybe you have eaten too much monkey meat in your life time – you have the temerity to label me a ‘dullard’ but see no problem in supporting a party that makes promises it very well knows that it is not able to keep? I want to keep our politicians accountable to the promises they make to ordinary citizens and for that you label me a ‘dullard’? I am sure in real life you must look as stupid as that annoying avatar you use.
Has Sata appeared on tv in Zambia since returning from his private/investor/hospital bed trip to India? Does anyone know if he paid for his Indian hotel bills by himself at the counter or did Dr Kaseba have to do it due to the pain Ukwa was suffering from down under?
He is our President, and so long as he is in State House, GRZ will pay for his annual medical check up, stop using different alias we all know its you “Kaponya still bitter ad frustrated”
Still,feel enough is not done.Traditional Chiefs from the range of K1,250,000.00 to K1,500,000.00.They started getting in the range of K4,200,000 to K4,500,000.00.What percentage was used.Civil Servants have gone a raw deal.
@TONDOLO MUSUMA
There you are posting about from USA, how many chiefs are there in Zambia compared to Civil Servants? Use your head…
@maxwel,you are very shallow.who are you asking the source of money?sata promised you more money he know where to find it.
@Kapon ya still waiting for a free crate of Mosi, T-bone steaks and holiday bonus.
My dear friend if you took out a loan envisaging a 100% increment in your pay then tough luck, you just have to tighten your belt but don’t come, parade on here, vent your frustrations and your fo.lly. I feel for your dear wife having to share a house with such a ‘dull@rd’ who annoyingly chin-wags all the time. You go back to Zambian Watchdog website where you belong and where tribalistic banter is tolerated and welcomed.
Happy Easter!
@Kaponya still waiting for a free crate of Mosi, T-bone steaks and holiday bonus.
My dear friend if you took out a loan envisaging a 100% increment in your pay then tough luck, you just have to tighten your belt but don’t come, parade on here, vent your frustrations and your fo.lly. I feel for your dear wife having to share a house with such a ‘dull@rd’ who annoyingly chin-wags all the time. You go back to Zambian W@tchdog website where you belong and where tribalistic banter is tolerated and welcomed.
Happy Easter!
@kaponya fimomo,u must b de dullest blogger iwi chigidi, 4 de fest govt has also introduced 10 percent transport allowance and 20 percent housing allowanc and other incentives.these were nt dere mu mmd. Stop bringin nwp in year tribal tok iwe chitonga waba kulala ne ngombe.ati hh2016 chi colour wu wil vote for him apart frm u embeciles. Mulimbwa mwefibatonga imwe come 2016 we wil use our numbers ni pabwato afterall HEMCS daznt nid wp and sp to win.u wil ha a hat attack. Can’t u see how yr mujahideen harakat alshabaab hh2056 is fast developing wrinkles. Change year Up and Down leader
If ukwa can celebrate 15%. What will happen the day he will create 5 jobs. The man will be on top of the hill even if those jobs are equivalent to watchmen
A message from a terminally ill bed-ridden UKwa. We are curious that Ukwa is now camara-shy. Too much secrecy at State House!!!!!!!!!
Zambia you will not get what you deserve. Sata’s wife has suddenly become the richest woman in Zambia just in six months. His children are busy opening up Foreign Accounts using proxies in China in the land where corruption and human rights don’t just count. Elite Cabinet Ministers are also depositing hundred thousands dollars abroad. Zambia was dribbled once again. RB some of us called you names and insults but have now regretted. You were not perfect but still a good value to Zambia’s progress. Those blindly supporting Sata, you know very well that he has failed. KK, Chiluba, Levy, RB were all inclusive leaders. Sata is dividing the nation and promoting hate among our tribes. I am half Bemba & Ngoni with a lot of Tonga & Lozi first cousins. It’s a sad day for Zambia.
15%. what a joke. You are getting what u deserve u useless Zambians. Its out of the frying pan and into the fire. MORE CHANGE IN YOUR POCKETS
Paramount Chiefs subsidy was increased from K1, 523, 528. 05 to K4, 500, 000. 00. The Senior Chiefs from K 1, 284, 917. 24 to K4, 200, 000. 00.
For Chiefs from K 1, 147, 291. 23 to K4, 000, 000. 00 The Retainers from K 576, 484. 10 to K1, 200, 000. 00
#72 Just goes to show how ignorant your thinking and your rant is – I am not even Tonga my friend! There is no way you can guess my ethnic make up with a brain like yours which due to eating too much monkey meat is no better than a monkey’s just like your relative Maxwell and the bedridden castrated fool in whose anus you have stuck your tongue.
Where is Ukwa? Where is Satan? Where is Chilufyana? Where is Zondo? Where is the impregnator of Bishop Mpundu’s sisters? Where is the castrated one? Where is the one with rotten teeth? Where is the Bemba tribalist in chief? Where is the action from the man of action?
15% and the increment that will be felt this month through PAYE deduction thats more money in peoples pockets
I want to say thankyou Kwanda for the 15%, though u said the economy would suffer if increament is >5%. I also wanted to ask how much yoself gets?
(And stop calling him chi-kwanda. He’s done nothing wrong to you!).
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