Wednesday, May 14, 2025

President Banda leaves for Swaziland

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President Rupiah Banda has left for the Kingdom of Swaziland to attend the 14th COMESA Summit.

The President left this morning aboard the Presidential challenger.

President Banda is expected to join other heads of state and government at the two-day summit whose theme is “Harnessing Science and Technology for Development”.

The two- day summit, will be held at Lozitha Palace where his Majesty King Mswati the third, of the Kingdom of Swaziland will officially take over the Chairmanship of COMESA from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

President Banda was seen off this morning by Vice President George Kunda, Secretary to Cabinet Joshua Kanganja, Lands Minister Gladys Lundwe and Transport Minister Geoffery Lungwangwa.

Others where, Commerce Deputy Minister, Dr Lwipa Puma and Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa.

The President’s delegation to the COMESA summit includes Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, Commerce Minister Felix Mutati, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Fashion Phiri and other senior government officials.

President Banda is expected to return home on Wednesday, immediately after the summit.

Zambia currently hosts the secretariat of COMESA.

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46 COMMENTS

  1. Haha! Wow! Between campaigning/facilitating corruption and traveling how does the ban find time to serve his people? As Zambians we should realize that making someone president does not turn him into leadership material, and everyday RB is living proof of this. Some of theseeerings can surely be attended by more qualified advisors to the president.

  2. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh ageni! yashani shikulu! Bikeni umusula wenu panshi mudala mu ka lwala ichipute! (what a scary thought yuck, silly me).

  3. Our president never sits in his office. Botswana -Congo-Namibia-Mozambique-Namwala-Chipata(Mucinji)-Chipata (Gawa Undi)-Swaziland. All these trips under one month! How much are we spending? I think something is not working out right here. Is this a ceremonial position or a functional one?

  4. its very boring to stay in zambia for him coz always you are pushing him.now he can enjoy em gals outside zed.c you soon remember time is runing out got to go places fast.

  5. :(( Ala Ba RB na Swaziland ,:-? tukonfwako one day. Tight na Mswati with 12-15 wives, ummmmm. Uwaitwa, tafwala bwino

  6. The other day someone suggested that we should do what was done in Thailand – shut down the airport by doing a sit in a demand a change in Government. (we would probably be shot by trigger happy para! #-o#-o

  7. RBB– Connecting the nations-

    1. Fly to Malawi
    2. Fly to Luena for bye election campaign
    3. Fly to Chifubu for bye election campaign
    4. Fly to Chienge for traditional ceremony
    5. Fly to Chipata to launch Chief Madzimawe’s development agenda.
    6. Fly to Botswana for state visit
    7. Fly to to Congo for Independence celebration
    8. Fly to Namibia for SADC meeting
    9. Fly to Mozambique for state visit
    10.fly to Namwala-Chipata(Mucinji))
    11.fly to Chipata (Gawa Undi)
    12.fly to Swaziland.31sep

  8. Does this man even have an office? Does he even spend a day thinking policy? He is forever on the move! Shame on him!

  9. There is no consideration and respect for the tax payer. Whatever tax he/she pays is quickly swallowed up in the useless (and un beneficial to the country) trips. Can’t you Zambians at home change this government? There is more swept under the carpet than you may guess. Look at National Housing Authority-NHA. Money which the task force got from thieves and meant for constructing maternity wings in the country has been stollen again. Mpondela was appointed by RB and for that purpose- to provide a cash cow to MMD and RB. Koseniko.

  10. Zed pipo stop complaining & pay the price of yo poor choice of a president. U never listened 2 us when we advised u not 2 vote 4 this old man who has no vision but just chanced the opportunity. U will suffer i can assure u with this Bwezani of yours. U will be crying all the time & yo country will soon be at the bottom as the world’s poorest country. U are just reaping what u sowed. Yo only hope is 2011 or else…

  11. Pipo pa zed stop complaining & pay the price of yo poor choice of a president. U never listened 2 us when we advised u not 2 vote 4 this old man who has no vision but just chanced the opportunity. U will suffer i can assure u with this Bwezani of yours. U will be crying all the time & yo country will soon be at the bottom as the world’s poorest country. U are just reaping what u sowed. Yo only hope is 2011 or else…

  12. Nathan Nyirenda asked a question in his song ‘Wemakufi’: ‘Bushe ninkanda iya fita nangu mano ayacepa?’ How many times has Obama been away from the US this month? . . . . . now we know the answer: the latter is the problem.

  13. the man with the most used passport. chaku munzi! still fascinated bout flying. take this nigga back to his village

  14. Zambia is being run by mafias. They are their not to serve but to be served by tax payers money.
    You have given away all your natural resources which God gave you to others..and now your president is enjoying flying like chipungwa. Zambians be warned that the end will be so sad as many of you will be reduced to foreigners in your own country.

    if Rb continues from 2011, I dont know how Zambia shall be……Koseniko bane.

  15. hey you haters, leave my precious president alone. Thats one of his job descriptions.Oh zambians, you are so so ungrateful! eish!

  16. Uyu ena achila Mambala… this is too much we have been taken for granted I hope LESA MUKALAMBA will help us by calling him soon!!!!!!!!! ….. we shall pray for that LESA TWAFWE TWAKUPAPATA SOTULUBULE

  17. Iyo alaseya uyu Chimbwi no plan. We hope nature can do us a favour. I noticed the whole bunch of his team were in that small plane. Wish the engine malfunctions in the middle of no where whilest in flight. Wonder what time does that plane get serviced. Well he is lucky the jet engine is one of the simplest engines with only one moving part.

  18. Last week while in Southern province he complained that he was too tired and hungry. Surprisingly he is still very thirsty for power at his age. He has made a fortune since snatching the presidency and the wise thing to do now is call it a day and return to the farm and enjoy the loot.

  19. #17 and #21 Very good points here!! I am so fed up of sending money back home and all I see is these to.m.ba ninas wasting away the mega recourses! Its like they have got an agenda of “how low can we degrade this stupid nation”!!! From being the muscles of South Central Africa to being a laughing stock! You my people, you have got nothing to loose!! Wake up and smell Banda’s Nshima!!!

  20. Vasco Da Banda, but hey this summit is important I just came back from Manzini, I left Dr. Buleti Nsemukela, Feli Mutati, Charity Lumpa, Chance Kabaghe, Dev Baba in Swazi contributing to the Comesa Business Council. And for the first time we had more Zambian speakers than the ever before. Our only cry is now to turn the talk into action as Private Sector. I even took a foto with HM at their trade show at our stand where we were exhibiting Digital TV technology in readiness for migration in Africa

  21. Wow. Who is servicing Thandiwe? Are these two married or roommates only? Where is the military in Zambia? Captain Solo, Lt Mwamba Luchembe, didn’t you have friends in the military to emulate your bravery? What is wrong with Zambians kanshi?

  22. He had a hand in the death of Mwanawasa so he sees the ghost in state house,he cant sleep there,even when he is home his sleeps else where.Lelo RB your witch doctor’s lied that they would help you clear the ghost……

  23. Ba RB ni changalile, navionelanji. Kula pitanafye nge mbwa, yabutukila uku futi yabutukile uku. No shame.

  24. :d 1984 you still exist thats great. Yes indeed Rupiah is on vacation. Sad part is that even his own minsters know this but have no power to stop him. The voters that can do not even know how powerful a vote is and others that can vote or change thing bubble always.

  25. delegation to the COMESA summit includes Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, Commerce Minister Felix Mutati, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Fashion Phiri :

    Above are the names of the only people that should have left for this meeting.

  26. To think only 23% plus other tax payers from the US, Japan, India, China, UK, Libya, South Africa even Nigeria are paying for his world tour. Gillette world sports special should have hired him.

  27. The Bible readings says: Ask and you shall be given, Knock and the door will open, Seek and you shall find.
    I ask the Lord to take RB out of this world asap before Zed is bankrupt.
    I knock on hell’s door so the devil can take this man out of this world asap before we become destitutes.
    I seek to know where the Jet’s engineer can be turned off before our nation become a laughing stock.

  28. Look at the picture. They all walk looking down, do you know why? They are all a condemned lot, shameless pilfers, seasoned klepts.

  29. President Banda is expected to join other heads of state and government at the two-day summit whose theme is “Harnessing Science and Technology for Development.” What is the minister of foreign affairs doing in this delegation? Considering the theme of the summit, is it not cardinal that the minister of Science and Technology and possibly the vice chancellor of the University be part of this delegation?

  30. Are the presidential trips abroad, which must be a well kept secret, beyond the reach of the Auditor-General? The man is a boss unto himself and needs no permission to travel and if he had a conscience (sense of right and wrong) it would have troubled him because of the amount of money he is spending on his trips when Zambia is a poor country. Anyway conscience is rare among thieves. That is why they steal. In America the Republicans are questioning the few trips President Obama has made. Although President Bush made more trips, they argue that these trips were made when the economy was booming.

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