Acting President Ngosa Simbyakula has on Thursday led thousand of youths in commemorating youth day celebrations.
Dr. Simbyakula who arrived at the Freedom Statue this morning lead several dignitaries and government officials in laying wreaths at the statue.
Various schools, universities, colleges and some political parties and institutions have participated in the youth day celebrations being observed across the country.
This year’s youth day celebration is being held under the theme Building a stable and sustainable future.
And Dr.Symbyakula says Government has increased Youth Empowerment Funds from 20- Million in 2014 to 29 Million kwacha in this year.
Dr. Simbyakula says the move is aimed at providing opportunities for Young people to contribute to the development of the country.
Dr. Simbyakula says all Youths have equal access to the funds regardless of their political affiliation.
The acting President explained that Government is also committed to create more employment opportunities in Tourism, Mining and others.
He was speaking this morning when he officiated at this year’s Youth Day celebrations.
Dr. Simbyakula has further explained that Government is also looking at other initiatives of improving the welfare of Youths such as the Citizen Empowerment Commissions and Gender Empowerment for access of funds.
And Sports Minister Vincent Mwale says youths in the country need to work towards assisting in liberating the country out of poverty.
Meanwhile, Bangwe Naviley reports that Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya has urged Youths in Chembe District to put health promotion first because the new district will be a busy transit border once the Pedicle road is completed.
Dr. Chilufya says Government is therefore building 6 health posts in Chembe District ahead of time.
Dr. Chilufya was speaking in Chembe on Thursday afternoon when he officiated at this year’s Youth Day celebrations.
He has urged the Youths to invest their energies in business activities as the area gets busy.
And Dr. Chilufya has donated 20 new laptops for distribution in various schools in Chembe.
Dr. Chilufya says Government is for the first time building a boarding school in the new district.
He also says two more schools have been upgraded to improve access to education.
And Yotam Mugara reports that over one hundred youths in Luapula Province have benefited from the Youth Development Fund.
And Foreign Affairs Minister, Harry Kalaba says the youths have the potential to turn Luapula Province into an economic giant.
Mr. Kalaba was speaking during the youth day commemoration in Mansa District.
He says President Edgar Lungu is committed to empower youths in the country as evidenced by many appointments of young men and women into government.
Meanwhile Luapula Province Minister, Benson Kapaya has urged youths in the province to take advantage of youths empowerment programmes.
Brigadier General Kapaya says Luapula Province is endowed with lots of opportunities which the youths must explore.
And Government has distributed five point two million kwacha to
one hundred and forty seven young people on the Copperbelt under the
Youth Empowerment fund.
Copperbelt Provincial Youth Coordinator Benford Chisanyi says most of the funded youth groups were doing well and running viable and lucrative business ventures.
Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Morning Live News and Current
Affairs programme from the Kitwe Studio’s this morning Mr Chisanyi
said most of the Youths in the rural parts of the Copperbelt where
having challenges in accessing the funds.
Zambiaon Thursday commemorates youth day under the theme: Youths Building a Stable and Sustainable Future.
And Mr. Chisanyi has challenged Youths to resolve and work towards
developing the Country.
He says youths must begin to change their mindset and contribute to
national development because Government has created an enabling
environment for young People to flourish.
But once the Kachasu Man is burried, dont fight for the position with the Old lady Inonge wina otherwise she will be witch you Simbyakula.
We call all well meaning Zambians to start calling for the resignation of the President on medical grounds.
The man is making the value of our currency to go down.
No mercy for Edgar Lungu is a disgrace, how can he stand when he knew he was not fit.
Manje where is the so called vice president Wina? Still in USA doing God knows what. Her activities in USA are just wasting tax payers money from a poor country. These activities add little or no value to Zambia and the many poor Zambian citizens. She is supposed to have come back immedeatly her boss fell ill to run the country. We now have a vice vice since the incumbent vice is not here when she’s most needed
Youth Day, Women’s Day do not warrant a public holiday! Be more productive instead of having parades at every chance!!
PF IS A DEAD PARTY WITH DEAD LEADERSHIP. ALL WHAT THIS SIMBYAKULA IS DOING IS HOODWINK, BUT REALITY REMAINS THAT 29 MILLION KWACHA IS ALREADY ALLOCATED TO THEIR CHILDREN AND RELATIVES. THESE GUYS ARE THIEVES. WE ARE NOW USED TO THESE LIES. ZAMBIANS NEED TO KICK OUT THIS PF BUNCH OF CRIMINALS. WE NEED A COMPLETELY NEW UPND PARTY AND HH TO RULE US..
palya naishibila ubusushi bwa ba PF soon will be saying Dr Ngosa is the anointed one,they don’t cease to amaze me but bottom line is its RB the president. RB MUST PACK HIS BAG PLEASE PLEASE
Now seriously gentlemen who are the tribalists here. No one from NW , Western Southern Central or even lusaka . Then some nincompoop is going to say fwe fwe tonga this tonga that Bantustan this. When we have a Bantustan running government
Lungu is the man !! Get well soon sir. We love you.
Don’t wish that on your own head. Imagine the pain your death will be to your family and friends.
Think properly.
What’s the point of having a Vice President ? If the is acting president .
@SAULOSI!!! My goodness, where have you been? It is not good to show-up on a “Youth Day”, people might be mistaken.
This is what they voted for i guess…..very disappointing and they are busy wishing Lungu well while kids and mothers are dying every day in hospitals due to lack of just basic medical care….ZAMBIA THE REAL AFRICA INDEED,,,,,
Look here, again we shall go to polls some time when God allows it and you and me will vote for the parties we support ( by the way I am for PF) AND WE SHALL SEE WHO WINS. This is not time for endless bitterness.
Ngosa the next pf leader, it looks so.anyway he looks matured.
You call Ngosa mature? Did you not see him when they were fighting Scott? Yet Scott has been proven right in less than 2 months. He is just another foolish lawyer.
I see no hope in this bunch of *****s
Ngosa Simbyakula is more matured than Edgar Kachsu Lungu.
You won’t get the Eastern vote and you will lose unless you rig heavily
Is he anointed? he needs a suit though, slim fit. He does not look fit to be president.
Everything looks up side down, to say the least.
The doc is a very principled man and he has no ambitions of leading pf as some of you are suggesting. Sata brought this man on board because his maturity and intellect. Remember that he is just a nominated MP. You will never here Simbyakula making silly comments or even politicking. The is just not petty. Boma Inonge and EL are not much to this man, like it or not!
I totally agree with observer Dr Syms is a very knowledgeable and educated man. Infact he is sort out throughout the world for legal advice. He has educated many of our lawyers. I would put him at par with the likes of professor Patrick Mvunga! He is not a typical PF-ian!
The information just received indicate that President Edgar Lungu’s illness is very complicated and the government sources are planning to transfer (evacuate) him to Pakstan or India.
Meanwhile, information has emerged that President Lungu trusts Ngosa Simbyakula than Innonge Wina.
So Simbyakula will remain the Acting President even when Inonge Wina will be back, but sources fear Inonge wina may be bitter and even bewitch Mr. Simbyakula as the Old Lady is feared wen it comes to the use of African Magic.
Thanks for the trust u have for the Accurate Sources.
d presidential seat in zambia has become a joke since sata died
You mean after Sata got it!
Ifintu Ni Simbyakula. I guess that’s all it takes be the annoited one. Zambian politics.
So Koma Ngani HH, full of immorality? fumeni apa!!
Instruments of power are with Simbyakula. When the man who has gone for an operation in South Africa does not survive in the theatre, Inonge Wina will come and grab those instruments from Simbyakula.
Inonge Wina is not Guy Scot
We just need to cut this country in the middle so that the serious ones can get down to work and not these charades going on. Barely two months down the line and you are already being flown all over for medical tourism? It is so embarrassing. You have just been appointed and you are already going to New York, to do what, really? Even the Americans are surprised, what do these people want here before they even sweep their homes? Let those who just vote on ‘ifintu’ go on with their circus so that we also get down to serious business.
you PF Guys stop bothering us with your anointed one. Vodka is still murch in control . Let us just pray for his quick recovery. All the best Presdo.
FELLOW ZAMBIANS
FOR GOD’S SAKE!!! WHY DID WE NOT LISTEN WHEN WE KNEW HIS DRINKING HABBITS OF VODKA CHAKOLWA LUNGU.
BAKA NDILE MWALIFULA SANA FYE MU ZAMBIA, LOOK CHI SIMBAO, MULUSA, VINCENT MWALE JUST TO MENTION A FEW THEY ALL WANT TO FILL THEIR BELLIES FOOLISH!!!
WAKE UP AND CHANGE GOVERNMENT
We listened more to the fact that HH has a libido issue with former first lady we feared he would idi amin all our wives who live is poverty because of our merger wages….since one of his qualifiers for president is that he is rich and has a big house…we also here in 2016 when he runs he intends to ask the state not to buy him a presidential vehicle or cars since he can afford cars from japan.com
I hope we won’t see another fight for instruments of power. Inonge you supported Lungu over his failed illegal holding onto the instruments of power. What will be your stance now?
WHO IS REALY CELEBRATING EDGAR LUNGU DEMISE , ITS PEOPLE IN PF NOT UPND NOT HICHILEMA AND NOT RUPIAH BANDA. PEOPLE CELEBRATING ARE MILES SAMPA, SYMBYAKULA , BASHI NONO ETC. WE THE REAL ZAMBIANS WANT EDGAR BACK INCLUDING HH.
SIMBYAKULA MAKE SURE YOU REMAIN IN THAT OFFICE. KICK LUNGU OUT! IT’S NOW YOUR CHANCE.
bushe ba Jacob tabakwata t.v doesn’t he know that the veep inonge is out of the country? another ignorance