President José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola has invited President Edgar Lungu to address a special session of Parliament in addition to official invitation to witness the launch of the reconstructed Benguela railways on February 14, 2015.
President Lungu has accepted the invitation and thanked his Angolan counterpart for the extraordinary honour, which he says will greatly cement Zambia’s renewed relations with its strategic neighbour on the northwestern border.
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President Lungu says he has humbly accepted the honour, which he says is in line with deliberate steps undertaken by the late President Michael Sata, who upon assumption of power in 2011 assigned former president Kenneth Kaunda as special envoy to fully normalise Zambia’s relations with Angola.
The Head of State is pleased that his Angolan counterpart has decided to upgrade the status of the visit to include the honour of addressing a special session of Parliament, the first ever such act by a Zambian President. The President will visit the memorial of founding President Antonio Agostinho Neto, attend full military honours and State Lunch at the Presidential Palace.
After addressing Parliament in the capital Luanda, Presidents Lungu and dos Santos will fly to Luau, Moxico Province to join the DRC President Joseph Kabila for the official launch of the rehabilitated Benguela Railways. President Lungu will unveil a plaque, get a special briefing on the Lobito Transport Corridor and later hold a joint Press Conference with Presidents dos Santos and Kabila.
“We are greatly humbled by this honour. This is in line with the steps undertaken by our late President Mr Sata who recognised that Zambia’s position in regional affairs had been affected by some mistakes in the past. He took bold step to publicly assure our Angolan friends of the PF’s government desire to improve our relations. I must emphasise that we on this path to reposition Zambia’s place in international affairs,” President Lungu said.
In line with the re-launched Zambia Foreign Policy, the President has instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to actively pursue “constructive engagements at both bilateral and multilateral levels” so that Zambia maximises economic gains and builds strategic political ties with international partners.
The President departs Lusaka for Luanda on February 13, 2015. The railway link is expected to boost trade between Zambia and Angola that share a huge border in the northwestern part of Zambia.
Edgar Lungu the drunkard; is the most useless President that Zambia has ever had.
And all people who voted for him will sweat blood of agony.
Edgar Chakolwa Lungu has no agender for this country.
What will Zambians benefit from a punctured economy Zimbabwe and Mugabe in particular, a well known dictator?
I am told from Zimbabwe he’s going to Angola. There are serious issues at hand. For instance, just this year Zambia must raise K844 800 million (K844.8billion old curency), the first instalment in servicing the $750million eurobond. This money is almost three (3) times the bill we incurred in the just ended by elections.
With this mentality he’s displaying, this country will fail to raise this money and world ballifs may just start ceasing our properties abroad. Yes you have heard me, K844.8billion, this is huge monies. Mind you world bank has already warned zambia about this debt.
Edgar Lungu is a failed President. The humble drukard is being remotly controlled by Mugabe.
Is this a new invitation? Thought he’d already planned a trip to Angola sometime last week. I smell a rat
This man is really humble even uses the word when he accepts an invitation. Look at the way he clasps his hands together denoting humbleness 😉
Goodluck on your regional tour Mr. Humble president.
Loving your neigbour can translate directly into inheriting the kingdom of God, but with this hatrate, you are dommed and maybe live for nothing in this worndful world.
Edgar Chakolwa Kachasu Lungu; I think you are very drunk.
Even Angola a failed state has F00LISH people in government, why inviting a president who has even failed to form his own cabinet.
People of Zambia voted for you Lungu not to be trotting the world but to put food on their tables and to put medicine in their dilapidated hospitals. But it seems many years of taking Kachasu have really damaged your brain Mr. President. In other words, Zambia is rulled by three presidents that is Dictator Robbert Gabriel Mugabe, Nyamasoya Rupiah Bwezani Kumunzi Banda and you Your Excellency Edgar Chakolwa Lungu.
Honestly, since your inauguration, your popular rates have been going down.
Its like Ba Lungu is not sure wether he is the President or HH is. His mental capacity is so compressed.
Edgar has made friends with leaders of rogue states in the region. One understands immediately what he is upto getting wealthy. Look at how Mugabe is running the nation with citizens living in abject povert and yet himself he is living in luxury. Google Mugabe’s mansion. Dos Santos family owns Angola. His daughter is the richest woman in africa. You can already see who he emulates. Zambians will continue living in abject poverty while worshipping clueless thugs masquerading as statesmen.
@Jane;
If HH wins elections, he’ll only be at state house thinking how to develop Southern Province. If there is direction in your reaction then it lacks sense.
I just love our president, on a long terme run, zambia will be back at its high profil as it was known, soon u will see europeans heads of states visiting zambia, it should come as no suprise
You can continue to be bitter because even in 2016 your preferred candidate will be beaten. In 2016 we will make sure we only beat him by 10 votes so that you guys can burn with hurt.
How do you expect to win when you insult voters day in day out – mwaiche butembele ngobulye.
You can’t accept every invitation, there’s work to do at home.
Looks like only Kambwili is working on Facebook with his vague Team 7500. At least he is trying, Bullfrog neck and all.
One Edgar Lungu,mupeniko space abombeko……no matter what you haters say,Edgar Lungu is president of Zambia,period!
I voted for him and I am happy. No sweat or worries unlike you. Enjoying life to the full and waking up each morning with a smile on my face and no bitterness in my heart. Life’s GOOD! One day you to May enjoy life.
Edgar is a naturally lovable person , what a blessing to have this guy at the helm.
When you are humble God shall lift you up.
The entire Zambia and Africa love this guy.
God bless our president .
Some will choke with envy .
Nanga amwela ndalama za anyoko ?
Jane, its not our problem that you lost. Do not worry about us, will not sweat blood. God is on our side and is with us. We are always in prayers against evil wishers and devils worshipers and insulters. God protects and will continue to protect us. Yes the devil may kill other leaders in our country through a certain party and his agents, but just like he failed to defeat Christ on the cross, you will not defeat us either. God will fight EL’s battles. Amen
Sorry Jane that you lost, but this is a question you and HH need ask yourselves. Insulting will only divert your attention from post-tumbulation of your performance.
Hate him, EL is plot 1. It is not a dream, you lost. If you do not accept it, we do not care. We are having fun. I pray that God heals your heart from hate and…
@Jane Mulenga
You the most horrible person we have ever come across and you will just die of your hate of our beloved President H.E. Mr. EDGAR Chagwa Lungu. I wonder how long you will continue insulting us the people who saw the greatness in our President and put him in power. Prepare yourself cause PF under Mr. Lungu is here to lead this nation for the next 12 years.
The more you insult the more blessed we become and more years of leading this great nation. ECL will prove you very wrong and only hope you will come out and give him credit when this country experiences the development never ever seen in our history.
But be careful with your language if at all you are “Jane Mulenga” indeed!
kekekekekek! this lungu guy is really making Sata look stupid in his death,,,, anonited lungu is going against eveything on `sata`s will`
Just laugh at yourselves you losers. How can you lose to a drunkard? It means you and your HH are useless and toothless. Next time you will to Muyokela. People have simply said no to you HH. No matter how much you want to justify him, Majority Zambian have said “NO”. Ka EL is in state house and being recognised by other leaders, your HH and yourselves are buy crying and insulting. PF and EL do not care about your attitude, it shows us how much it pains you to lose. And we are celebrating our president and party. After all your insult you were still beaten by a drunkard. Shame on your HH. Sweet dreams losers.
@Nubian
Lol. ‘Bull frog and all’ now, really? Crazy! *dead*.
@Jane Mulenga
How are you going to woo potential voters when you are spewing such hatred? Gosh. Please change, some of us are starting to look at your leader in a different light. That’s not how its done boss.
@ndobo
Lol. Share sata’s will. You seem to know more. I want to see where inspiration for all the stupid!ty is coming from.
Gee, you people can talk.
@RDA corruption continues you are absolutely right look at this site:*****forbes.com****how-isabel-dos-santos-took-the-short-route-to-become-africas-richest-woman/
And these are people Lungu wants to associate himself with. Why not bostwana, Nambia, or even South Africa
What is wrong in having good relationships with your neighbors. Do not bring your tribal mentality in continental politics. For you everyone else who does not belong to you is wrong. Even if it SA, Bostwana or USA EL was going to visit, you will still talk trash because this is what you know and this what comes out of you. If you don’t know what international relations is, just keep quiet and try to learn. You isolated yourselves and now you want Zambia to do the same. No ways. You are wrong people with a wrong mentality. Just stay put and we teach you how things are done. Without hate nor insults.
Told you pipo that don’t vote for Lungu ,you are voting for RB so lets sit down and watch kwasila
I think Lungu is on a mission to learn how to become a dictator. NOT IN ZAMBIA LUNGU. We will not allow it.
H.E. EDGAR C. LUNGU IS DOING WHAT A NORMAL AND EFFECTIVE PRESIDENT MUST DO: Good neighborliness Citizens of any neighbouring countries should start from the top. Neighbours, even at our homes are different from just friends – they live next to you and what they do in their yard affects, just like they are affected by YOUR own actions. You can’t wish them away, yet at the same time you must ensure and maintain the security of your people. All neighbours have good and bad habits, but it’s by adopting the good from ALL your neighbours that gives you the edge pachipanda!!! Lungu is focused and will simply IGNORE the cockroaches who condemn EVERYTHING he does out of SOUR GRAPES. FUMENI APA TUBOMBEKO!!!!!
Jane Mulenga chinyo cho……
Portugal and some other European countries are directly surviving on Angola financially and why should our economy fail when we can do business with with a rich neighbour .
@Jane
Bitter b!tch as usual spewing rubb!sh on this site…get a life imbwa iwe!
SO, THE RECONSTRUCTED BENGUELA RAIL WILL LOOK REAL AND MAKE A LOT OF SENSE UN LIKE ATTANGA’S ZRL AND THE RETRIEVED COACHES FROM THE SOUTH AFRICA TRAINS SCRAP YARD.
A stolen victory has failed to give Lungu a real mandate to execute his duties without fear or favour. He is now trapped between a hard place and a rock. This explains why he is inept to constitute his cabinet even after almost three weeks in power.
Lungu ‘s actions confirm my assertion that he is just another chimbwi no plan who bull dozed his way to state house and now living under the fear of his own shadows. The man is living with a guilty conscience knowing that his victory was stolen by job seekers who have placed a bounty on his head.
I do not envy Lungu ‘s position at the moment. The man is not happy that his victory is a castle on sand.
So to run away from responsibilities he has lined up a lot of trips abroad because he is afraid of confronting Zambia ‘s problems…
“Chimbwi no plan” has proved to be HH. He predicted this himself. EL had a strategy to beat him in elections and HH was the one who became the “Chibwi” no plan and lost. EL is enjoying the last laugh.
PF ‘s thinking strategy boggles me beyond…….. They are now praising Lungu on the reconstruction of Bengwela railways when, it has failed to revamp the Tazara and ZRL which are already within our grasp.
Lungu wants to build more universities at the expense of maintaining the existing ones. Due to lack of money, what would have made sense, is to recapitalise these existing institutions and expand their capacity to deliver more services than before.
On the Universities, he should expand capacity and take affirmative action to ensure that government provides bursaries to suit each particular province so that each province ‘s children can access free University education without a financial hindrance.
There is no point in grappling with exogenous economic factors to improve…
Edgar Lungu does not have a heart for Zambia.I say so because a newly wedded husband should find time for his wife.He can not leave his wife alone and promise to take her for horney moon three months later.This Chagwa Vodika Lungu is busy meeting crooks and mafias at mfuwe outside the reach of press.The man wants to leave state house a Billionaire.Sata did the same,he knew he was dying of AIDs he quickly borrowed huge a mount of money and banked in Turkey,while pretending to do Road Projects.Zambians are very dull they will continue to be robed in the name of tribe.We don’t eat tribe but we eat good policies.Ubututu mwe fina Zambia.
It does not matter what names you call EL. He beat your HH. That is why you are so bitter. We do not care whether you jump into the victoria Falls, a lions den, crocodile infested river, or hug a ZESCO transformer. WE ARE CELEBRATING SWEET VICTORY, EL IS PRESIDENT FOR ZAMBIA. HH IS STILL A TOOTHLESS OPPOSITION.
José Eduardo dos Santos another thief ! his daughter is worth 3 billion USD while more that half the country is starving !
Ba Bodman – The visit is about the Benguela Railway and the Lobito Transport Corridor, and the president addressing Parliament – a great honor. Opening up this Corridor presents serious business opportunities to Zambia. The trip is not about Dos Santos’ daughter.
Are you and HH going to insult all African president just because you have continued to lose. What a useless party and its cadres UPND then is. Whom do you think you HH is, a demi-god? He is just human being and a loser. Ask him why he has continued to lose instead of insulting African presidents. It only shows the type of leadership you have. No respect and insults. How were you brought up. Were you never cultured? Get Cultured first, then ask us to vote for your party otherwise forget about and we have no apologies. We are only celebrating in victory. Your insults are bouncing because we are so happy to have beaten HH. I can imagine the pain in your hearts. But we cannot help it, that is the name of the game. Politics can be cruel.
@bodman: And what do you think a “president” HH would have done? Turn down the invitation just because José Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter is a billionaire? You people have really become so very predictable and mechanical in your thoughts and views. It is amazing!
Please, it is NOT the duty of the opposition to always antagonize everything and anything the president does. Emancipating yourselves from this kind of tunnel vision and group-think will do you a world of good. It is a new day in Zambia and let us all celebrate and be happy that ECL is out to make Zambia’s economic prospects glow even brighter. Opening up this corridor to Zambian businesses is strategically brilliant. Who knows, the greatest beneficiaries might just turn out to be people like HH and GBM.
Great news, look at the above shouting. This is great news. That Angolan oil is about to be ours. Good move mister president good move. You keep on countering my doubts about you. I shall keep on putting checks and balances though. Sata, Chiluba and RB really must have tarnished out international relations lol. Mwanawasa was a gem in the rough.
@ Nzelu;
I think you must be a mental patient who has just ran out of the hospital. Please if u have people around you, tell them to tie u up and take you to where you belong; Chainama in particular.
Surely how do you support the movement of the president aimlessly like a flying kite?
Are u saying it is okay even if citizens are dying in hospitals due to lack of medicines?
Are u saying it is okey that important government ministries do not have ministers while the so called president is busy trotting the globe?
In short after the death of President Sata (MHSRIP) Zambia has never had any functioning president. Guy Scott was just acting while Edgar Lungu is also acting bcoz the real rulers seem to be Rupiah and Mugabe. I think all those that voted for this drunkad are…
@Jane Mulenga: If you really want to see how a mental patient looks like, go no further. Simply turn around and look yourself in a mirror. What you will see is a PERFECT DEFINITION of a MENTAL PATIENT.
God have mercy!!!
@Yayamba we are not saying visting is not important, but we are concerned at the timing and priorities of the president.What we are saying is first put up a cabinet, there a lot of pending issues in government right now ,which require agent internvasion.The same goes with borrowing we are not saying borrowing is bad,but at what cost?what do you want to do with the borrowed money?To what extend are you supposed to borrow?Looking at PF it has over borrowed and some Roads are of no Economic Value ,to make matters worse they have over priced the Road contracts,in order to get kickbacks.The net looser is not Sata or Lungu its as Zambians with our future generations who will be pay through our nose.
@sido mark: “Yayamba” or “Yambayamba”. Anyways, look:
1) “…we are not saying visting is not important,…”
Ans: Good, then what is wrong with what EL is doing?
2) “…but we are concerned at the timing and priorities of the president…”
Ans: First of all, who is “we”? Secondly, who do you propose should set the timing and priorities for the president? Don’t you think the “invitation” by the Angolan president is priority enough for our president to travel? If you don’t then I suggest you stop being driven by political pettiness.
3) “What we are saying is first put up a cabinet,…”
Ans: My friend, I think the president can “walk and chew gum at the same time.” Right?
4) As for the rest of the stuff you are talking about, well, OFF TOPIC and waste…
from the comments its easy to see that upnd is full of hate, that just shows what kind of ppl they are and i will never worst my vote on them
These small bloggers dont see the importance of visits because attract investors. Let me rewind a bit that time HEMCS was not moving the UPND including Jane Mulenga and others were saying this president is Planophobia (he fears plane) now EL is doing fine address parliament Angola, opening Benguela railway and others. Do you want him not to when other 2 beneficiaries (Kabila and Santos) are there waiting. You f00ls mulibe zabwino. (Wanzelu alibwino chabe) Your hate will do nothing you are just encouraging us that in 2016 we will vote in big numbers so that you useless HUkwa Hukwa will never be president on the soil of Zambia. We will mobilise ourselves and vote so that we maintain EL. NI BA LUNGU CHABE ZOONA
@Jane Mulenga
That type of thinking has been the sad part of Zambian citizenry, exhibited by a section of our society.
People like you, I hope they are not too many but am afraid they may be, are the ones letting down the continent of Africa.
When an economy is under-performing, case of Zimbabwe, you want to have nothing to do with it? My God!
Don’t you know that it is such scenarios that provide opportunities for external investors are that of the local capacity goes down?
If we talked with understanding we would be sharing more valuable information that what we are doing -talk just because there is a new thread running on LT.
True Statesman,
ZAMBIA FINALLY OCCUPYING A POSITION IN THE WORLD
@ Jean Claude Plaquet;
Are you normal. What position are you talking about?
We are talking about development here and not gallivanting the country.
Zambians needs a functioning cabinet and not global trotting.
Edgar Lungu is now following the legacy of Rupiah Banda and not that of Micheal Sata.
Micheal Sata never used to global trotting only Rupiah Banda was used to that. Global trotting really costed Rupiah Banda elections.
Wait, 2016 is just around the corner. Edgar Lungu will suffer the consequences of following the rejected Rupiah Banda’s legacy.
@Jane Mulenga: Please zip it!
Which Michael Sata are you talking about? The one you insulted day and night without any regard to civility or morality? Now all of a sudden you want to be the champions of Sata’s legacy? Hard to fathom you yourself even believe in what you are saying. Don’t be such a “chameleon” you loser!
Sata certainly left a legacy, but it isn’t for you spineless uncultured neanderthals to cannibalize for your own petty politics. Sata’s look on things was ‘eons’ ahead of his time. Your myopic and cheap politics certainly pales in comparison. Leave his legacy to people who deserve to carry his mantle and not cretins like you @Jane. Your kind is NOT worth even a fraction for that kind of a task.
What a shameless bunch of lost souls!
The President has so far done very well as Elias Chipimo observed. The trips are important for Zambia and trade with our neighbors
@Yayamba are you telling Sata was yours alone like a private property so as to denail Jane Mulenga to pin point what this old Mambala did good.Thats why we say PF is a Bemba party and come 2016 all Zambians will unite again to remove you out of power.
Ya, right! Since when did you people ever appreciate anything Sata did? Give me freaking break!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Jane Mulenga. Calm down or you will suffer from ulcers and hypertension. Take a chill pill and enjoy life. Bitterness will make you ugly.
She ia alaready ugly, just as ugly as her posts! Anger resides where there is no wisdom. Is there anything wise in Jane Mulenga’s posts? Nada!
Brace ourselves. We are headed for very hard times a failed economy. In six months our credit rating will be facing a serious down grade. Donors and investors backing out, hyper inflation weakened currency, crazy high unemployment and deficit never seen before. We need serious austerity measures and good leadership. I hope this government is looking at what they have set this country up for. God forbid we run into food shortages becuase of a grossly mismanaged agricultural sector. We need investment in small scale manufacturing quick. We can’t all be traders we need the phrase “made in Zambia” back. Tourism great source of much needed foreign exchange needs a serious boost. Regional partnership are a good start hope this Angola relationship pays off.
Angola is our strategic partner. Remember angola bailed Portugal out of recession by lending them money and this country is far ahead of us. It is good that the president goes there.
@ Nshumfwa;
You are a rat monkey. your comments do not inspire confidence.
You are retrogressive.
kindly ask your relatives to tell you the truth may be you are not normal. i think u do smile for yourself in your toilet.
@Jane;
Empty tins sound the loudest
Angola hosted africa cup of Nations with ease when is Zambia going to host Jane?
Edgar busy making friends with corrupt leaders….Edgar has failed…Angolans live in poverty…only corrupt Govt officials have money in Angola
@Nshumfwa look at you how can Zambia host when your so called Bemba led parties failed to build stadiums .Only Mwanawasa managed to build two stadium from 1967 when independence was built.It pays to have good leaders not these crooks Satas and Lungu including Chiluba and Banda.Thats why we are saying try us and see how we can develop Zambia.Ikusunga ichalo tekubuta bane.
If President Edgar Lungu performs very well, he will be given another Chance by the Zambian people in 2016 so that he can continue.
Now, Lungu’s good performance should excite all well-meaning opposition parties such as UPND.
I am sure if Lungu fosters development, brings about employment opportunities, improves healthy facilities, and education, agriculture, etc. and ups GDP and standard of living for the common Zambian; HH and UPND will be very happy with him.
It means that if he does exactly what they want to see; and probably even exceed their expectation, UPND can even endorse EL in 2016, because these are the issues that have been at the heart of HH and UPND.
So far, HH has shown he is not just interested in presidency but development, so he will have no problem endorsing EL.
Are sure HH can endorse another person? That man is self centred he can not accept someone to leader him. He was used looking after cattle he was always leading. Now he wants to leads zambia. VIVA edgar Lungu 2016 nafuti-nafuti. I think uyu Jane Mulenga ni Silvia Masebo (hiding) from the palatable and archaic language
@Iwe Naine Lungu can not perform better because of the following reasons.
1.Lungu is corrupt by nature.He is on record of having stolen client money.
2.He has inherited a party which is full of crooks and violent,If he sidelines these Bemba tribal clique he will skinned alive.
3.Sata left huge Nkokole,which is not sustainable. He will fail to pay civil servants on time,Inflation will be high,and the tax basket will shrink due to falling Copper prices.
4.Nepotism and tribalism in the awarding of Jobs and contracts will continue.No one zambia one Nation.How do you develop a divided nation?
Zambia needed another Mwanawasa to survive the coming tribulation.It needed a strong HH to revive this tired Nation.
Lungu has got it all wrong – he should give priority to affairs at home not spend time travelling abroad. Voters are watching. Voters will punish him in 2016 elections. He was not voted into power to polish Zambia’s image abroad but to put food on the Zambian peoples’ tables. The late Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana spent more of his time in trying to solve global problems rather that internal Ghana problems as a result he was overthrown while he was in China.
What overthrow! Not in Zambia.
The MAJORITY of Zambians ARE FOR THE PRESIDENT.
It is important His Excellency President Lungu brings attention to Zambia’s potential!
Everything is going swimmingly so far, there is nothing untoward in these meetings with neighbouring countries. It is part of establishing relations.
It’s clear UPND do not wish His Excellency a far reaching influence in Zambia and internationally because it takes from what they hoped to be able to do, …bring in foreign investment. It’s another defeat for them!
Kwena this type jealous is very dangerous. Or does it mean the bitter UPND chaps don’t understand the office of the President? Obama was recently in India, ask me to do what? On its National day and it’s important for our President to learn and market our great nation!
In one vein, you say you want jobs created in another you are condeming the President to woo more tourists. So what is your problem? Tamwakatekepo I halo chesu imwe ba kwindi. We know that you are bitter because your chances of ever getting to corridors of power are next to none.
We do not want useless endorsements specially from hh. What are we going to do with them? How many endorsements did hh get? What did he do with them apart from insulting and complaining and baby crying about the loss. To him endorsements are votes and he was counting them as votes. Let these failures continue to insult as the insults are blessings to PF. We shall beat them again and again. hh SHALL never rule ZAMBIA finitu, chapwa, chamana, casila, papwa, palibe.
HH zero come 2016 & 2021.
Balekeni baletukana they are what they call us…back to sender.
UPND supporters are brainless, they spend most of their time admiring their dull candidate and insult innocent pipo wen they realise that their HH has been outwitted. Anyone who has no blessing of the elderly is cursed. A humbled and blessed EL is liked by the elderly. I can proudly assure the UPND supporters of another painful defeat in 2016. We shall again sing loudly that” HH bombasa yapona “. Which Zambia can HH rule?
Politics are like Sports.In any game there losers are winners and its not true that if you win today then automatically you will win tommoro.PF won in through penalties and they should not be over confident that they can easily win next time.Today its Ivory coast tommoro its Ghana.Insansa kuchinjanya.So you are not God to say HH will never win.God almight Jehova in the heavens had a reason why he did not give HH power in 2015,but he may give him in 2016 when it will be very critical to start a fresh and complete his 10yrs rule.Make my words HH’s time is on the corner.
Our President is Catnip! Every cat in the neighbourhood wants him!
Great Foreign Policy, rebuilding wider relationships with our neighbouring countries other than South Africa. Zambia is truely Central geographically in the region and we should ALL contribute to its growth and potential by Patriotic conduct.
His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is the Blessing Zambia has been waiting for. Through him we are to receive all manner of Human and Spiritual blessings. Our daily Manna and Spiritual Peace Shalom.
We thank our Father in Heaven and pray for spiritual warriors from God Almighty to put the enemies of this state, down and out.
God Bless Our President
God Bless our Great Country
God Bless ALL Zambians, forgive us our sins to each other
Peace, Love and Shalom to…
@13 Ngambela,
You could be a good joker to think that you can concentrate on sucking water from the tap in your house when in fact it is the source, the pump outside which has broken down.
You want Lungu to deal with the economy from the bedroom of Zambia, statehouse? My foot!!
No country has successfully built a vibrant economy by sitting alone at home without interaction with the outside relations.
Anyone normal knows what kind impact sanctions do to an economy. But what are sanctions? simply put being cut from interaction with the external entities (could be political, economic, etc.)
Isolating yourself from the international community will yield the same result as when you are forcefully isolated by sanctions, as you end up in the same scenario. Lungu does well to mend.
@Jane Muuleenga! Whatever your name is pronounced, do you work or what do you do for a living? It appears you have got nothing to do in life apart from jumping from one social media to another insulting the President and all those supporting him! Grow up and stop embarancing yourself, how do you tell someone to be a mental petient for just expressing his opinion? Swallow your bitter pill of pride and accept that your hh lost the election then you can have a peaciful mind!
Contd. from @16 Iwe Naine,
Lungu must go out there to fix the pump which has broken down.
This pump is outside Zambia, and he needs to go there and fix it so that forex can flow into Zambia.
It wont help if Lungu will sit at state house and order a forex sucking machine, without even knowing whether the source is connected or not.
I hope your candidate understands what Lungu understands, otherwise such would mess the economy.
I think now it is clear, Mulekeni Lungu Ateke!!! Aba bambi aba – katwishi???
@Iwe Naine – Are you seriously saying bankrupt Zimbabwe is the pump? Or Angola is the pump? Money and investment are in the rich white north and USA not in Zimbabwe or Angola. What is it he wanted to discuss with Mugabe whom he visited just before the 20 January election? Is he hoping Mugabe is going to invest in Zambia? Zimbabwe is stone broke. If Lungu is looking for a pump then it is not in bankrupt Zimbabwe or corrupt Angola.
@19 Ngambela
Bankrupt Zimbabwe is a potential investment area.
Our capacities to invest in Zim are more than the citizens of that country.
So it provides opportunities – hope you se that.
@IWE NAINE how do you invest when you are also poor?Kwena you are dull.Zambia needs investors not zambia taking money to Zimbabwe.PF dull cadres.Icho mule nkongola kwati fipuba.You are getting k1500 ap pay slip you want to borrow $ 4 billion ya ku shitiamo Valentine gifts for your girlfriends ,then you call your self ati walikwata wisdom.
Sido Mark, the government mainly facilitates, by looking for opportunities where our companies or individuals can invest in other countries. Even if we are poor, some of our companies have the potential to invest in other countries and generate income for our country. It is only a matter of identifying our potential and selling that outside. Otherwise, if we don’t take such kind of risks we will not be able to improve our products to international standards, something which comes when you begin to compete at international markets. All we need is to think outside the box.
Quite momentous for mother Zambia. Recognition and warm acceptance from across the width and breadth of Africa, regional and continental. A manifestation of divine intervention and blessings for Zambia!
This man Edgar Lungu is becoming a stooge of the southern African dictators. Surely he is drunk and has no vision. At this crucial time ,one could have thought that he would dedicate good time to finding solutions on how to aliviate poverty and service the debt his party has put the country in. The country is drawning into debt. Both Mugabe and Dos Antos are dictators. Is he trying to please them because of the money they gave him during campaigns. He need to finish appointing the cabinet. No wonder he has allowed Rupiah Banda to be the shadow president. This is one way of trying to get rich quickly because he knows time is against him. Useless man!
@Iwe Naine – Investing in Zimbabwe is akin to investing in a war zone. Most investors would not touch Zimbabwe with a barge pole. You will not get any return on your investment from Zimbabwe because Zimbabwe is broke. You will be better off investing inside Zambia at least you can chase your debtors but you will not be able to do so in Zimbabwe simply because the country is broke. You cannot lend money to an unemployed person because he will not pay you back – he will run away with your money. Besides in Zimbabwe there is a new indigenisation law which forces foreign companies to give or cede 51% shareholding to locals!!!! You can have the capacity to invest in Zimbabwe but you have to make sure you give 51% shareholding to the locals. Some people have gone for years without pay in…
@Iwe Naine – Continued from above …..If you invest in Zimbabwe who is going to buy your goods when most people are going without pay for months or years? Most optimists like this word “investment” but in Africa you invest at your own risk. What is it that Zambians can invest in Zimbabwe?
It seems Edgar Lungu is more palatable to foreigners than venomous cobra was.
All of a sudden he’s getting invitations and other presidents are now willing to visit Zambia.Kweli Sata alikuwa ni njoka kali sana.
calm doen pipo
This is not Jane mulenga but HAJANE HAMULENGA
SO DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH THIS TONGA BAFOON
Benguela railway is great news. Mostly thanks to China… Angola is thanking Lungu for Sata’s work
Did you know that jane inot jane but Maurine Mwanawasa?
She is the one who knows failed states. This level of trust in hh is pathetic. Whether you want it, likr it….hh will score more less in 2016 & 2021
I have watched Lungu closely in pictures and notice he has his hands, clasped. Is this his way of showing respect for others? Just curious? Any answers?..any assumptions, thoughts, psych majors?
Yes ifintu ni Lungu for sure! Address neigbouring parliament b4 your own and b4 u constitute a cabinet am l the only one finding EL a circus?
@23 Ngambela, and @24 Ngambela,
I know it is a matter of choice, you and I can choose to expand our thinking and get out of the box.
Do you tell me that China, which has heavily invested in Diamonds in Zimbabwe in the past five years now is having problems selling the diamonds because the locals have no pay? come on.
The problem comes when you want to see opportunities from a box. never wanting to get out of the box. Why would you want to continue thinking like a taxi driver when you are now a pilot?
The problem is that when you talk of investment, you are thinking of selling vitumbuwa at some Zimbabwean market.
Investing in Zimbabwe does not imply your market has to be in Zimbabwe. Why don’t you allow yourself to go beyond Chitumbuwa mentality when talking investment?
Wow!!! I can see less tribal discussion here. Ba Mulenga please get out of your bitterness. This is not the end of the world. We have a President finally and instead of being sad, you must happy. Stop using insults. I would advise that you start criticising constructively. The others that think we would be divided as a nation, they must know that this will never happen as long as God does not want it to. Who would say a thing and it comes to pass? Not until he allows it. God has a plan for Zambia. That’s why he brought all the different tribes that we currently have together. We are a blessed nation. We have so many different tribes but we leave together as one. How beautiful and may the Lord be Glorified. We will pray for you @Jane. Remember they will never be anything as nice as peace.
Zambian bloggers – a very downtrodden lot. If you do not live in Zambia you would think people live in tatters and eat roots.
Be proud of your achievements!! Shine!! No one else will sing the Zambian song unless you sing it yourselves!
Can you just be positive for once and be PROUD of being ZAMBIAN!!! Eish.
THE THIEF AND FOREIGNER CHAKOLWA CHAGWA LUNGU HAS SOLD OUR COUNTRY TO HIS FELLOW FOREIGNERS, AND THE MYOPIC ZAMBIANS HAVE ALLOWED THIS FOREIGNER LUNGU TO STEAL OUR COUNTRY. EVERY ZAMBIAN KNOWS IT SO WELL THAT LUNGU STOLE POWER FROM HH ON 20 JANUARY 2015, YET WE ARE ALL QUIET AND STILL ACCEPTED THIS THIEF TO RULE US. LOOK NOW, LUNGU IS BUSY GOING TO THOSE FOREIGNERS HE HAS OUR COUNTRY TO SO THAT THEY FINISH UP THEIR TRANSACTIONS UNDER A GUISE, YET WE HAVE MOUNTAINS OF PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY WHICH NEED THE ATTENTION OF A HEAD OF STATE! IT’S ANOTHER DRAMA BY MONKEYS IN THE MAIZE FIELD.
The Bengwela rail line is the shortest route to Europe for Zambia for exporting copper through Lobito Bay. It was widely used by the Belgian Congo and Northern Rhodesia to export mainly copper until it fell into disuse because of the Angolan civil war. Zambia and Congo are being invited to witness the reopening of this rail line because they are the main beneficiary of this rail line. Had HH become the president of Zambia he would have still been invited by virtue of being President of Zambia and it has nothing to do with the Angolan President’s daughter being a billionaire.
Ici ci Jane Mulenga mwilacitumpika teci Jane Mulenga. Cimwaume fye nefimyefu. Nali dealing’a sana nabanakashi nalishiba nefyo balemba. Uyu mwaume. imwe mwefima critics fyakwa Lungu you are calling Zimbabwe a rogue state. mulifimashilu. Bushe umuntu ngaapoka icintu cakwe ninshi aba rogue. Mugabe just grabbed back the land from whites. the west tells you he is a rogue naimwe mwasumina? whites are bad tenants. we will rent our countries to Chinese. nabo ngabatumpa we will grabb it back. Eurobond eyalenga Miles tumutamfye. Ka HH kena takakatekepo muno calo. akatekomutonga umbi. not HH!
ONLY IF ZAMBIA IS YOUR FATHER’S PROPERTY, THEN YES YOU CAN AFFIRM THAT HH WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA. BUT IF ZAMBIA IS NOT YOUR FATHER’S BACKYARD GARDEN, OR BEMBA LAND, THEN SHUT UP WITH YOUR RUBBISH INSINUATION THAT HH WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA. WE SHALL SOON WIPE OUT ALL OF YOU SELFISH NOISE MAKERS WHO ARE BUSY LOOTING OUR RESOURCES YET MOST OF YOU ARE NOT EVEN 100% ZAMBIANS. YOU CAME INTO ZAMBIA AND BECAME SO-CALLED ZAMBIANS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WEAK LAWS ON SIFTING AND SCREENING FOREIGNERS IN OUR LAND. WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY OF YOU FOREIGNERS WHO CLAIM TO BE ZAMBIANS AND ARE THE LOUDEST PROTECTING USELESS LEADERS IN ZAMBIA WHO ARE ALSO NOT TRUE ZAMBIANS! WE SHALL SOON FLUSH YOU OUT!
There are only Zambians. No half or quarter, but Zambians. That is why you have problem you UPND. Give me the qualifications of a Zambian by constitution? Which schools do you guys attend? You ignorance is alarmingly loud. No wonder you never listen when people say they do not want HH. Keep him to MUVI we will not bother. Yes, HH will never rule Zambia. Let HH rule over Maureen,his new found lover. He is such a disgrace.
Jane Hamulenga, is it still bleeding? You should have listened to advice, it wouldn’t have been this painful! It will only get worse with comments from you and your fellow Galu watchers in Zambia. Spare yourself some heartache by living with us in the world of reality. Next year, you will cry – again!
Basila, you are right. These people listen from wrong people and do not know the real issues. Robert is a real deal of a President. It is sanctions which have deliberately destroyed Zim and not the man. It is a shame Africans cannot discern through lies.
@Lie alias TRUTH (Hamutete) when you write in upper case, you are shouting and not thinking with your brain but with another end. Be sober and accept defeat. You keep showing the Zambians why they cannot vote for UPND party, but you are not aware.
WHAT’S WRONG IF I CHOOSE TO WRITE WITH UPPER CASE YOU FOOL? ISN’T IT WRITING? ISN’T IT A CHOICE, A TASTE FOR MY LIKING AS A WRITER? IAM HITTING HARD ON YOU FOOLS, AND WE SHALL SOON FLUSH YOU OUT OF OUR COUNTRY YOU LOOTERS, BENEFICIARIES OF THE ROTTEN CORRUPTION TAKING PLACE IN OUR MOTHERLAND,PERPETRATED BY YOU FOREIGNERS WHO CLAIM TO BE ZAMBIANS, INCLUDING YOUR CHAKOLWA CHAGWA LUNGU AND YOUR BWEZANI MUMBUYO BANDA. WE SHALL FIGHT YOU FOOLS WHO THINK THAT ZAMBIA BELONGS TO YOU ALONE, WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY INTRUDERS IN OUR TERRITORY BECAUSE WE ARE THE TRUE ZAMBIANS. IF YOU CONTINUE MARGINALIZING TONGAS,YOU ARE BREWING YOUR OWN POISON!
@Iwe Naine – China is an economic giant like the rich white north and USA. The Chinese have geone into Zimbabwe to mine diamonds in exchange for giving Zimbabwe some loans or fighter planes or arms of war etc. China has the capacity to provide these just like USA or Britain would do but which I do not think Zambia has the capacity to do. Can Zambia go into mining diamonds and exchange that with giving Zimbabwe loans or fighter aircraft or arms of war? No. So you are talking of the wrong strategy here. Lungu has the wrong strategy. You have not said what Zambia is likely to invest in Zimbabwe. Zambia is not as powerful economically as China. A poor country cannot invest in another poor country but a rich country like China or USA or France can invest in a poor country.
@39 Ngambela,
So for you, Zambia should just have relations with countries where it can receive donations from and not where it can take investment?
Do you know that if you can keep a giant dog among cats, it will always believe it is also a cat?
We think too small of ourselves, Dangota is here today – is it from China or America?
I repeat, do you think, were are only there to sell Chitumbuwa at Chisokone market?
Jane stop being so bitter, rome was not built in a day, HH would have attended the au meeting, opening the parliament in angola – but its unfortunate that he didn’t win. from the way you write I can tell that you are die hard supporter of HH but take a chill pill even hh is resting now
@Iwe Naine – what can Zambia hope to invest in Zimbabwe and what can Zimbabwe invest in Zimbabwe? I want to learn from you because I cannot see any prospects of investment by Zambia in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe in Zambia.
@Iwe Naine – sorry first sentence should read, “what can Zambia hope to invest in Zimbabwe and what can Zimbabwe invest in Zambia?
Its Edgar chabe haters continue hating the problem is you have refused to see and accept reality HH is not sellible he belongs to tribal party and zambians are not willing to put a triabl party in office clean out tribalism first
WHAT IS MORE TRIBAL PARTY THAN PF PARTY? PLEASE DON’T JUST RATTLE LIKE A RATTLE SNAKE, SAY THE TRUTH AND SET YOURSELF FREE!
@43 Ngambela,
What do you make of the sentence investing in Zimbabwe< do you think the government should form companies in Zimbabwe or you think of individuals and Zambia companies?
As long as we do not understand what investing in another country is, and how to do it we will be see any opportunity even when opportunities are tired of waiting for us.
You are asking very obvious questions; do you know that simple companies like trade kings, Zambeef etc, once they take their presence in Zimbabwe, means Zambia has invested in Zimbabwe?
If you have so many such institutions in another country, you will earn forex from such countries.
What I have said here makes sense only when one understands what investment is.
@Iwe Naine – To me foreign investment is basically opening a business or businesses in an area with the hope of making a profit and sending the profit back home. These can be private businesses and not government institutions opening these businesses (It is different with the Chinese communists who own all the industries). In investing you have to make sure you are not duplicating goods and services which already exist in the neighbouring country. The environment has to be conducive to open the business in the neighbouring state. Now the environment in Zimbabwe is not conducive to open any kind of business for locals let alone foreigners. If locals are having a hard time what chances have foreigners? Zero. Why would you invest in such an environment where there is no stability and…
@Iwe Naine – continued from above – Why would you invest in such an environment where there is no stability and where foreigners are supposed to give 51% shareholding to locals?
@Iwe Naine – FDI is defined as cross-border investment by a resident entity in one economy with the objective of obtaining a lasting interest in an enterprise resident in another economy. The lasting interest implies the existence of a long-term relationship between the direct investor and the enterprise and a significant degree of influence by the direct investor on the management of the enterprise.
Very frustrating that am failing to dislike this Lungu chap. Found it very easy with sata….. Lungu has to do something monumentally fcuked up for me to attack. So far this no cabinet thing is bad but not yet that bad, the Mfuwe trip, well he seems to be working, the trips to Zimbabwe that is not cool but not monumentally fcuked up. Guess I’ll just sit and wait. sigh.
@47 Ngambela,
Do you know what it means to forecast, predict, anticipate etc.?
Do you understand what is causing instability in Zimbabwe?
Do you understand or are you able to predict when such instability would or is likely to end?
Do you what is the best time to invest in Zimbabwe?
I will tell you one mistake people can make; Anglo American failed to forecast regarding copper prices, and pulled out of the mines.
The Indians came in with good forecasting, and copper prices shot up.
It was then quite late for Anglo to come back and say we oloso want to invest.
The instability in Zim is very temporary, I hope you know.
And what is wrong with giving out 51%? Do you know how much stake (%) the Zambian government has in the mining industry?
I encourage acquiring knowledge by all.
@Iwe Naine – Zimbabwe has been unstable since 1997. Progressively got worse until there was a near collapse in 2007. Nobody can predict when the instability will end – maybe when Mugabe dies I suppose. He is the main actor right now. Let’s wait until next February and see where we will be.