Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma has been honored by President Banda with the Order of the Eagle of Zambia, First Division for the role he played in the freedom struggle.
President Banda honored Mr. Zuma last night during an investiture ceremony before a State banquet at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.
President Banda said he honored Mr. Zuma for rendering distinguished leadership in the struggle for freedom and dignity of South Africa and the rest of Africa.
He noted that Mr. Zuma as President of South Africa managed the difficult transition from a fighter for political freedom and human dignity to a fighter for social freedom and economic emancipation of Africa’s masses.
He said Mr. Zuma has continued to lead and inspire African peace, integration and development as part of a collective leadership of the SADC and the African Union (AU).
And President Banda said President Zuma’s visit to Zambia marks a new chapter of closer co-operation on issues of mutual understanding between the two countries.
He called on South African businesses to take advantage of the available and attractive opportunities in Zambia to invest.
He assured the visiting leader that South African investors as well as other countries and their investment is secure, safeguarded by the progressive and robust legal framework put in place by his government through the public private partnership.
Mr. Banda said Mr. Zuma’s presidency will further enhance the bilateral relations that exist between the two countries.
The Zambian leader looked forward to signing of the agreements and MoUs agreed upon in various areas of agriculture, energy, mining, trade and health and pledged to advance a common agenda aimed at eradicating poverty.
President Zuma commended the Zambian government and its people for their continued efforts in promoting freedom and democracy on the African continent.
Mr. Zuma, who is accompanied by his wife Nompulelelo Nthuli, recollected that humanism taught by former Zambia’s First president Kenneth Kaunda enabled Zambia to embrace South Africa.
He observed that because of humanism, veteran South African freedom fighter Oliver Tambo was provided refuge in Zambia.
The visiting South African leader assured Zambia that his government will implement the MoUs without any delays so that the fruits of the partnership are realized for the benefit of the peoples in the two countries.
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im impressed that this global troter is not in copenhagen, this man is a joker and we call him president, can he get serious..
#1 Copenhagen is two weeks long am sure he will make his way there.
For once, I will not insult President Banda. I think he has now had enough of the globetrotting and is beginning to take his job serious. Bloggers, what do you think?
…not that I’ve insulted him before…should have said: “I will not criticise him…”
i think he needs to divert his attention to things that matter most to zambian people. if he is not travelling he is talking about something totally irrelevant. i simply mean….the things that attract his attention are things that matter the least..he rarely comments on things that most zambians want to hear about.i dont remember the last time i read an article of how he through the govt would like to change the state of roads or hospitals ..what and how they plan to achieve that.
Nine Chale, dont talk to soon. Lets bet, hes gonna be making a foreign trip again in another couple of weeks at least. If i am wrong on this one, i’m willing to part away with 5 Quid!!
For once RB has impressed. There’s alot we can gain with closer relationship with RSA. We just need to be more cautious with what we sign and dont have a repeat of the Anglo American/KCM scandal.
Zuma and RB are looking for young bare breasted girls to entertain themselves. Its a so called tradition .
can someone please xplain what it means to bestowed with the order of the eagle? what comes with it, can you put it on your cv?
I’m much more impressed by the objectivity of most of the bloggers here. Keep it up guys and ladies!
Upsolutely rubbish,busy honering other people when he can’t do any thing better for his country.how i wished 2011 was 2molo to remove this chibwenzani man of yours.
You bloggers are short-sighted. You speak ill of your president the same way you called Mwanawasa ati ‘cabbage’ and that the nation was on auto-pilot. Respect your leaders and criticise constructively. The relationship with SA is very important to Zed. And which leader ever achieved anything by simply sitting in state house?
dish out honours like they are party sweets
RB should go
# 12 tel me pls which zambian leader has ever achieved anything by simply global trotting. do u think we would have being this poor if their movements were fruitfull. why do u even call yourself historian when u can’t even remember what happened yesterday “stupid *****”
#12 As long as you are in leadership we will critisize you,it’s not an insult,it’s just to tell you to keep your s-h-i-t tight,get the frikkin job done don’t sleep on the chair we are watching your a-s-s!!! no wonder Africans think critisizing is an insult,they have no manhood,it’s constructive.latest RB has sequred tickets to Copenhagen for a week,agenda : whats happening kapena bapasa ndalama….
Come on bloggers,
RB is preparing to seek exile in South Africa in 2011. He knows his works are not appreciated at home and should atleast be good to a few guys around, the Zumas and Mugabes so they can help him when time comes. Its a gimmiky but people like Zuma don’t yet know that. Just wait and see.
Patiently waiting to see which President in this morden world will honour our President. I will not be supplised if ours will always honour others whilst BENVE BAZACHOKAPO NA ZERO.
Hence ,the need for Pact.
Whatever it is kuuya bebele RB 2011. Those polygamists friends of yours will not even remember you when we kick you out in 2011. In fact, check yourself RB,have you ever been honoured by anyone and yet you are busy flashing out tu ma honours to this and that!
These honours, is it confetti?
All PF trolls can hang and roll in insults they rehearse every day,patriotic Zambians and sons of the African soil in one accord will not dishonor a nationalist and truly distinguished and tenacious brother in the struggle for a free Africa and humanity.With both hands the bestowed honors are collectively Zambian and out of our national spirit.
UNZA bestows Zuma with Honorary Doctorate Degree
The University of Zambia (UNZA) has bestowed an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree on South African president Jacob Zuma.
University of Zambia Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Simukanga bestowed the degree on Zuma Tuesday afternoon just before Zuma delivered the Inaugural Oliver Reginald Tambo Memorial Lecture at UNZA.
No more recyled politicians,,, they have outlived their usefulness.
Beyond a honorary degree, no nation can thrive if in absolute isolation which Sata in his xenophobia has been venting for.Bilateral relations are very important in any nation state.This is why as citizens, we must encourage our leaders to harness their working ties. If we take time to understand matters at hand, we will realize that this state visit is of high political economy value to both SADC member countries in a gigantic economic block with exploited resources.Matters of trade imbalances, tariffs, quotas, regional security and technology transfer are better deliberated on the platforms such high level meetings create.
# 1, don’t jinx yourself. Do you honestly think that RB would let Copenhagen pass him by? Why can’t he just resign, so that he can travel at his own expense? Zuma does not deserve anything, he and RB are both a joke.
What is RB talking about in terms of South African investments? SA already owns Zambia, just walk into any store. The even have the audacity to market Livingstone, they own that too. What kind of country wants to solely rely on foreign investors? What a joke.
Lets wait and see.SA is nice move but lets see!
Honouring Zuma for fighting apartheid, my foot! Is this not something every South African was supposed to do/ Besides, the likes of Chris Hani, Steve Biko, Albie Sachs etc paid the ultimate price, life itself, for dismantling apartheid, do Kansundila ever think of honouring them, zero! Just like his “muzungu Litunga anigwilile ko neo” acrobantic in Limilunga last week, his “bazungu ba ANC banikonde neo” samantics are now getting very embarrassing to Zambians. Last month he was busy honouring Oliver Tambo, as though our own freedom fighters like Kamanga, kapwepwe, Munu, Chikamoneka, Chona etc did never ever exist. Kupusa kwa Bwezani kwachilamo ndithu!