President Michael Sata has returned home from China where he had gone for a seven days state visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
President Sata who arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 14:20 hours local time aboard Emirates airline, was welcomed by Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu who was until then Acting President, Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba, Service Chiefs, Lusaka Province Minister Freedom Sikazwe, Lusaka Mayor Daniel Chisenga and opposition New Revolution Party leader Cosmo Mumba.
Others on hand to receive the Head of State were Mines, Energy and Water Development Deputy Minister Richard Musukwa, Patriotic Front officials, Chinese Deputy Ambassador in Zambia and some senior government officials.
The President was accompanied to China by his Press Aide George Chellah, Agriculture Minister Bob Sichinga, Emmanuel Chenda of Commerce, Effron Lungu of Foreign Affairs) and Communication and Transport Minister Christopher Yaluma and other senior government officials.
Whilst in China, President Sata witnessed the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding that would see Chinese companies set up bases in the Chambishi multi-facility economic zone which is the first to be pioneered by China in Africa by the Chinese government owned mining conglomerate, the China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Company (CNMC).
The companies would bring among other things new state-of-the-art smelting technology meant to provide subsidiary services to the US$2 billion Chambishi copper smelter which has been CNMC’s largest offshore investment.
Mr Sata also asked for support and interested investors to set up a national airline in Zambia.
The President said Zambia was a spring-board to the entire SADC region which would bring benefits with entry of a national airline.
Mr Sata’s visit which is described as fruitful saw the signing of six bilateral agreements which would provide concessional loans and technical assistance from the Asian country to Zambia.
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I saw the president arriving at the airport. No women dancing and no cadres.
Who cares?
Welcome home your excellence, hope you are now in better health that when you left, hope the chinese did their magic on you . Long live Cycle Mata
The mood around kapiri very tense pipo want real change
Wekcome Back Home your Excellency
No wonder there is a smell of sulphur in Lusaka today!
kapirimposhi bekamibepa bane kuli bafikala ba Sata ati fyototofyototo niboza
Opposition boot lickers our president is back home China stronger than ever and has signed big projects with the Chinese as well as Chinese investments to Zambia. just wait for 2016 and see what PF has achieved with in 5 years. M.M.D were just busy stealing for 20 years and destroyed Zambia leaving poor Zambians to starve. Wish you all the best my president and long healthy life.
Fellow Zambisns let us support this Govt.Its doing it’s best to reverse the damage made by MMD.I salute you Zambians
No no no please, Sata returned too early. We were better off with President Lungu. Anyway, am also happy that I can be on this website again, my favorite thriller actor is BACK!!!
THEN other morons say SATA is just continuing projects that MMD left , can’t you see what the man is doing now???? zwa
Zambia-China Airways for a “National” airline?
Thumps up King Sata HE
@Wanu Ngwee , most national airlines have partnered with other countries , so it is not a new thing , is has been happening long before you were even born. Just wait and see how this nation will be developed by people who only know how to work not stealing from the people or using their position to enrich themselves …. Development is what will make Zambia a one party state because people will forever be lovers of PF and no under fives will ever lie to us … Welcome Back Home your EXCELLENCY
Hopelessness! you hail a begging trip a success. Shame on you.
Welcome back home Mr president.Ba acting president performd very well, infact he is a presidential material jelousy down.
welcome back home yo excellent excellency
why do so many people have to go the airport?
i thought Edgar Lungu came through as school Head Boy. anyway, at least there was some fresh air. now, the comedy continues. Viva Pa Fwaka!
FELLOW ZAMBIA’S WE MUST DECEASE FROM NEGATIVE ATTITUDE, CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONLY ONE HEAD OF STATE, FOR THAT REASON WE DO NEED TO BE THANKFUL WHEN HE RETURNS. HE IS OUR HEAD OF STATE. WITH REGARD TO THE SUCCESS OF THE TRIP WE SHALL ONLY KNOW AFTER A SEASON, LET’S WAIT THEN WE SHALL SPEAK AND NOT BE SILENT!
I’m surprised they’re sayin dat he was accompanied to China amongst others”Bob Sichinga” the agric minister,then who was the 1 that was announcing the later reversed maize export ban?was it Alexander Chikwanda?coz thats who I thot went with the presido..unless am mistaken…sumbody enlighten!!!
Well come Tanta we missed you, but we thank you for your wonderful trip of tour
We say thanks for a tour of duty which will bring a lot of jobs.
I just want to express my disappointment over the the term; STATE OF THE ART. Some of the construction works in Zambia don’t deserve to be called state of the art. I work in North Africa and some times I read on line news about a state of the art project but when I come home and look at what was called state of the art, I don’t even know what to say. Recently I travelled to South Africa by road and was very eager to see the Kafue weigh bridge which I had head about being praised by some government minister. Upon reaching that weigh bridge I was horrified than stunned. Is that really what we can call state of the art. What really is a state of the art thing? Is that the best Zambia deserves? Much as I appreciate government efforts to change things in Zambia please let us be serious.