President Edgar Lungu says Zambia regrets the outbreak of Xenophobic violence in some parts of South Africa.
The Head of State however said he is hopeful that the leadership of his counterpart, Jacob Zuma will speedily address the problem.
He said Zambia and other regional leaders are working with South Africa to speedily resolve the problem.
The Head of State said this in Lusaka today when he received letters of credence from Abdullah Alowaifeer of Saudi Arabia as Ambassador Designate to Zambia and Lebonaamang Mokalake of Botswana and Sikosi Ntombazana Mji of South Africa as High Commissioners designate to Zambia.
President Lungu said the relations between Zambia and South Africa have steadily increased with bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest in the quest to improve the quality of life for both people.
He said he appreciates the historical ties between the two countries and government looks forward to enhanced cooperation at both bilateral and multi-lateral levels.
Meanwhile President Lungu says Zambia appreciates the development
assistance received over the years from Saudi Arabia.
He said he is hopeful that the launch of the inaugural session of interaction between technocrats of the two countries shall result in an increase of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
President Lungu said Zambia and Botswana have maintained very close and active relations owing to the strong political foundations between our two countries.
He said the two countries have continued to consistently uphold the principles of democracy and good governance.
The Head of State further said that the economic cooperation between
the two countries has also remained viable and strong under the Zambia/Botswana Joint Permanent Commission (JPC).
Your Police officers, Sir, using an archaic colonial public order act, stopped us from showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in SA. Nigeria, Zimbabwe and other countries had peaceful demos. Why couldn’t we?
What a load of drivel
You have too late to the party Lungu
Other countries came to the fore earlier, Mozambique, Botswana, etal and made bold statements on helping their citizens, and here you are coming to the party late- in probably a not so sober state and make a lavish convenient statement at a time when it seems the problem has been contained
This man is a pawn. Pawns should not be players, get rid of him in 2016, the job is too hard for him. A
He is a political pawn, a convenient man at that time, in essence THE WRONG MAN for the job
These are facts not fictions or rhetorics you will read from any other contributors on this article not named Mushota
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Leave those toxic South Africans! Zambia is licking their boots because they are your lifeline.
And some chaps thought Zambia could simply boycott South Africa! There Morningside Clinic, Milpark Hospital, DSTV, Game, Stanbic, Barclays (now), mining equipment, agrochemicals, etc. Up to 70% of all manufactured imports are from that country alone. The rest are Chinese clothes. Let’s just say we are dependent on them and stop making it look like they need us more.
Next time Bwana Edgar visits SA, he should also meet the Zambians living in these hotspots and not just the chaps doing well. Finally, can Zambians differntiate between thugs, SA government, businesspeople (who create jobs), and other locals that are welcoming to us? Who are we demonstrating against? Shouldn’t we be matching to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to tell our minister to send a strong message that Pres Zuma to…
Truly visionless! Lungu the economy & kwacha have plummeted, whilst PF is exogenously squandering money on a concocted case against the DPP. Get to work. The killings of migrants by South Africans should be placed under contempt it deserves. Pathetic hooliganism of xenophobic malady.
South Africa has dug its enormous pit of doom, those lives will never rest. Always last in everything as reviewed that, Zambia is the poorest country on the planet. PF bandits, what about the economy?
Visionless, Chief Mambala will smithereens all over, but the Nigerians are already in, no where to hide or run away. Rude Bandit saga of oil conglomerates was extremely unusual.
PF police are the most corrupt world wide!
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Just how are you working with south Africa?
Have balls like Nigerians and Bob condemn it tell them its unacceptable!
The next time it will be Zambians being killed wake up now.
What are you scared of? Being denied access to morning side clinic?
Rabid Mushota at it again! Spank has damaged your brain if at all you have any you b!tch!
I have no comment but only that no one has yet commented on this…Lol
Too small to deal with this situation ECL. You need to let the elders like KK and RB (who are more wiser) to deal wit this situation. The point is no one will listen to you. Just deal with the useless ministers Sata left you.
ba Analyser,
I noticed that when you decided to pick two people to use against ka Lungu you somehow thought of picking two other dunderheads. It confounds logic.
President Lungu said the relations between Zambia and South Africa have steadily increased with bilateral cooperation in various fields of mutual interest in the quest to improve the quality of life for both people.
Iyeee mwebantu! Chizungu cha bwanji ichi kasi?
A man like ka Lungu understands that to randomly inject such phrases as bilateral cooperation and mutual interest into one’s speech makes you look important and intelligent. Never mind that you don’t know what the hell you are talking about.
Iwe Mushota,
You may not know what we Zambians want. So your comment is over the bar…no score whatsoever. Apparently my dear sister, the world is governed in many portions differently. If you expect Zambia to go and end Xenophobic violence in South Africa, then too bad for you coz Zambia did a lot to liberate it with little help from the mentioned countries. It is a wrong job you want him to do. You a not a even a voter. We voted for Zambian development not South Africa’s. They a thugs that do not kill. So those that want ECL to start jumping in the air just to show that they can talk, let them. ECL already made arrangements to evacuate the Zambians living there. Your rainbow party’s leader is biting his tongue just to campaign. Nothing for him ….Sori fyaleni fye abana ba buga…
Meant ‘They are thugs that kill’
You failed to strike when the iron was hot. Now you can only do too little too late when lives have already been lost. Pathetic!
PAYBACK TIME EL…..we have seen the mall and the treatment they offered u. YOU have to be good to them…
Its not every South African who is actually primitive and doing the attacks Most places in there are quiet normal and friendly
Infact its in the best interest in Zambia to work in better relation for trade flows and industrial activation here Like others have observed above we are more structurally inclined to South Africa and any fall out Zambia will significally affected just like many sub Sahara country
Musholozi himself has been very helpful to Zambia Zambians and supportive to many countries in Africa
Avoiding criminal activities by other parties will also h
Its also to the best interest for south Africa to look at it across regions in the economic implications
The rand has dropped by 5% if you observe since the start of the xeno
Foreigners must also desist engaging in explicit that is one discontent issue that has fuelled the violence’s amongst most the locals and the issues are very know to authorities especially amongst some common African national
Most engaged in well meaning economic activities its business as usual
NO Zambian was killed or displaced how do you expect Lungu to react like Nigeria, Malawi and Zimbabwe? Zambians are not in the squatter camps. Despite Zambia helping ANC, Zambians have not flocked in their millions to SA. Some of you are dander heads.
Whether a Zambian was killed or not, South Africans must be condemned in strongets terms. The killing of other nationals is as bad as killing our own Zambians. This is what poverty does. It would have been better for Chagwa to use the platform when he officiated at the opening of a shopping mall in kitwe to tell the F.oolish south africans that we need each other as countries to survive.
Discussing trade imbalance with SA would be more fruitful.The Xen issue is now water under the bridge.
Most of the comments here are rubbish! All you 1diots have is plain hate for ECL, you will receive the same hate in equal measure…lesa nimalyotola!
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. Unfortunately, violence, bloodshed and wanton killings have become part of the South African culture.
Just like a peasant’s child can get educated and become affluent as a result of his parents hard work and determination to see him through by all means including selling elicit brews; the parents can still advise the affluent child when he does wrong things reminding him of good values. Black South Africans may be free now and living better than citizens of other countries, they must remember where they came from and the contributions made by citizens from the now poor countries. When South Africans start killing fellow Africans, we should remind them that this is not what we fought for. A child must not send away his poor parents because he is independent and has a good home. Last night I replayed “Vula connection” to remind me how others helped free black South Africans from apathied