President Rupiah Banda has said legitimate expectations of people from their respective governments should not be taken for granted.
President Banda said the upheavals in Northern Africa only show that people’s expectations from their governments should not be taken for granted.
Mr. Banda said it is for this reason that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region should continue to consolidate democracy through the establishments of institutions that uphold the tenets of democracy.
“We must therefore continue at the SADC level to consolidate democracy through the establishment of institutions that uphold the tenets of good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law,” he said.
He was speaking today when he officially opened a SADC Troika Summit on Defence and Security at the Zambezi Sun Hotel in Livingstone.
Mr. Banda, who is the current chairperson for the SADC Committee on Defence and Security, emphasized that the SADC region should therefore uphold the various international Laws and conventions under the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN).
President Banda has since called upon the SADC Troika summit to revive life mechanisms such as the SADC Electoral Advisory Council, the SADC Reference Group and the Panel of Elders, whose establishment was approved at a summit in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2010.
“You will agree with me that SADC has come of age and should be able to help bring about home grown solutions where there is governance or indeed electoral disputes,” he said.
He expressed confidence that participants to the Troika summit will arrive at conclusive solutions that benefit the SADC region.
Mozambique President Armando Guebuza, South African President Jacob Zuma, his Namibian colleague Hifikepunye Pohamba, SADC Executive Secretary Dr Tomaz Salomao and other senior government officials from other SADC countries attended the summit.
ZANIS
Thank you Bwezani for the words.
But we have heard a lot from you already, we need action and specific plan sin motion bwana!
No to Politricks
Zambia deserves a better president, a hard working person and not the one who likes sleeping in public meetings. GOD SAVE MOTHER ZAMBIA AND GIVE MICHEAL CHILUFYA AS OUR LEADER.
Mugabe will kill you. As though him listens to people e.g mobile hospital
Now he is talking? When he was called on to act on the Robert Mugabe issue,he was a no-show.Toothless!
Mwe bantu can someone update me bushe Ka CHILUBA still alive, the man is quiet.Aletina ati ubuteko kuti bwachinja
#5 Shimule, you are right man. I thought as well, I think the midget is no longer attacking Sata maybe he thinks ubuteko kuti bwachinja. You know that little man nika muselela kwakaba kaa. I am sure nakakola data ati ifintu tafili bwino ku mmd.
GEORGE Mpombo says Vice-President George Kunda has unmasked Hakainde Hichilema’s hypocrisy and read out his political obituary.
And Mpombo says UPND’s immature decision to partner with moribund political parties like All People’s Congress (APC) confirm that they are time wasters.
Commenting on Vice-President George Kunda’s revelations that the UPND wanted a coalition government with MMD, Mpombo, who is Kafulafuta MMD member of parliament said his initial statement concerning clandestine dealings between the two political parties have been proved right.
“Zambians must treat Hichilema and the UPND with a lot of caution and not go in for this chap’s cheap political saber-rattling. Hichilema’s conduct smacks of ‘shattering’ irrationality verging on complete political bankruptcy. UPND is in total disarray and they are headed for a deep and suffocating political kerfuffle,” Mpombo said. “They are clearly heading for an irretrievable political imbroglio. With these revelations, George Kunda has just read out Hichilema’s political obituary because very few people have any kind of confidence in them. He has unmasked Hichilema’s hypocrisy and no one has any modicum of trust in them.”
He said Vice-President Kunda’s revelations were distasteful and had exposed the UPND’s clandestine dealings at the expense of the country’s democracy and unity.
“Hichilema and the UPND were making noise that for a long time, PF refused to meet them during the days of the pact. I am sure many Zambians can now guess the reason why PF must have been dragging its feet to meet these guys because no one trusts or looks forward to meeting a double dealer,” Mpombo said. “And in this case, PF must have gotten wind of the UPND’s treacherous ways whilst in the pact. How could PF have met them when they were busy negotiating for a coalition government with the MMD who are the archrivals of PF? The revelations clearly show that UPND were not honest in their dealings with PF, no wonder the pact failed.”
He said the greatest asset in any relationship is honesty, which the UPND leadership failed to uphold.
“The challenge now is on Hichilema and the UPND to come out clean and tell the nation what exactly has been going on. If Hichilema has to save his free-falling political fortunes, he needs to clear himself,” Mpombo said. “The behaviour of UPND amounts to unacceptable betrayal of the trust and confidence the Zambian people deposited in them. I said it that these chaps were campaigning for MMD.”
He said the UPND’s double-face was also shown in Parliament during voting on the constitution bill.
“Initially, they had voted with the MMD but only grew cold feet after PF walked out. Their second act was a knee-jerk reaction when they noticed that the walking out of the House of PF had left them in an awkward position and was going to expose their double dealings,” Mpombo said. “The conduct of the UPND leadership both in Parliament and elsewhere has put them in a very precarious political situation because Zambians can no longer trust them as a repository of their aspirations.”
He said the immaturity of the UPND leadership was shocking.
“The decision to go into a pact with a moribund political party like All People’s Congress confirms that these chaps are time-wasters,” he said.
He said UPND had dropped out of the race because of their unstable, immature and uninspiring…
“It also shows that Hichilema and UPND in their desperation for power can easily mortgage the interests of their followers in their unquenchable thirst for power,” Mpombo said. “Hichilema must explain to the Zambians why they should continue to trust him inspite of his political convulsions or political fits.”
He said to come out of these problems, the UPND needed to undergo a complete political metamorphosis with fresh leadership.
“Even the 2011 campaigns we hear Hichilema will be launching this weekend in Lusaka is just an exercise in political futility especially that Zambians now know his capacity of insincere political skullduggery. Zambians now know that UPND craves to be a wing of the MMD and that UPND wants Mr Banda to continue being President through a coalition government…
RB does literally the opposite of what he says. Does he listen to his people’s cry to term his private militias under the command of his fellow ex-UNIPist William Banda who want to turn our capital into another Ivory Coast?
Tongas and Politics.
It all dates back to the time before our independance. Only 2 parties were there at that time. A whiteman lead party and ANC a Tonga lead party. Then UNIP was formd yet stil by Tongas – the Chonas. KK was in prison then. Chona handed over power to KK only when he came out of prison to become the leader of the third party – UNIP. When asked- Chona said KK was better place educationly than HMK – ANC leader. This has been the mind set of the Tongas – always going for the best place leader in education and not tribal – a trag given to them by FTJ.
Time came when our national leaders needed to go to UK and speak with the Queen for our independance. Money was needed for that trip. Provinces were asked to finance this trip and money was collected but would not meet…
Provinces were asked to finance this trip and money was collected but would not meet the needed amount. The Tongas rose up to the challenge. They sold the cows and raised the 55%+ balance needed – much of that money came from the Tongas from mazabuka. The trip was made and the talks were succesful. We had our independance.
First election were held. Noon of the 3 parties could make government. So they both needed the ANC – Tonga lead part – to join hands and form the new government. Unselfishly, Tongas gave their votes to KK despite the ANC leader being promised to be the vice in the whiteman leader government. This is the way KK became presidant – ANC leader remaind a ‘no body & forgotten.
However, KK made sure he has the Tongas closer to his adminstration or top leadership. This made…
However, KK made sure he has the Tongas closer to his adminstration or top leadership. This made him score same success. The came FTJ. He made sure he kept the Tongas at a distance in his top leadership success scored zero. Dr Levy PM and Magande both with Tonga blood in them – lead the third adminstration. Zambia then scored the first true success that is today driving the fourth adminstration of RB & them all.
I maybe in the eastern province with my grandson reading each day that comes your online news and commets by history seem to be missing in most of you.
Fact! These Tongas are the owners of this land zambia. It’s like God himself created them here in this part of africa and the blesses and prosperty of zambia in their hands as the rise to top leadership. Tongas take you place in…
Amalume ABwezani, don’t use the SADC platform to mask your own failures at upholding tenets of good governance & democracy in Zambia. You failed to push through the Constitution Amendment Bill cause you thought you could take us for granted.
Is it just me or isn’t it a bit morbid to make front page on “Fool’s Day”?
LOL
CIA ZEDIAN SAYS. Have you learnt anything from the S Jere who has no brains or wisdom of his own BUT HAS THE BRAINS AND WISDOM OF GOD.
Also Chibamba Kanyama must revisit his archives lest he puts himself in the position of JUDAS who betrayed the innocent.GOD has a purpose for S Jere to remain alive ,and the purpose is propagate the truth as known by God not as we wish.
HH REMAIN PRINCIPLED AND TRUE TO WHAT GOD wants.HUMBLE AND INCORRUPTIBLE LEADER FOR ALL .DONT BE SCARED TO GO TO NORTHENEN AND LUAPULA WITH THE TRUTH.
CIA Zedian. What is yo point? You are just regargitating what we have read already.
look who’s talking!!!
#19, I have nothing against S Jere as he is free to express his opinion. In fact I dont even know why you mentioned me because I did not mention S Jere in my comments.
#20, If you are not interested in reading my copy and paste, please dont read it. There are some bloggers who may read. Mind you this is freedom of expression. Get a life.
By DAILY News Reporter, 31st March 2011 @ 20:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 894
LIBYAN Leader Muammar Gaddafi unexpectedly jetted in Dar es Salaam on Thursday night and immediately applied for asylum as rebel forces in his country advanced towards the Capital Tripoli under the cover of airstrikes by the US and its Western allies.
Even operators at the control tower of Julius Nyerere International Airport were taken by surprise as they spotted an alien aircraft flying over Tanzania’s airspace shortly before it landed.
According to eye witnesses, the huge plane landed at 12:30am. Security officials surrounded the plane soon after it came to a complete standstill.
After a few minutes of consultations between high government authorities and Libyan officials aboard the aircraft, the…
Impeccable government sources told the ‘Daily News’ last night that Gaddafi, who arrived with a team of more than 50 top members of his government and several family members, has sought asylum in Tanzania, which he regarded as a friendly country.
They said that the government has consented to his request and that “he is at liberty to stay in the country for as long as he likes’’.
Gaddafi’s asylum request, sudden as it happened, was fuelled by the equally sudden resignation of his trusted adviser and Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa who flew to London, United Kingdom, on Wednesday.
The sources told this reporter that after hasty airport clearance formalities, Gaddafi was whisked in a state car to an undisclosed destination in northern Dar es Salaam Coast. Meanwhile, have an…
#24, Now this is real April f.o.o.l.s day!!
No number 25 read the dailynews from tanzania its front page l dont know why it is not being reported worldwide
A CLEAR CASE OF “DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO”………….
Was RB talking deep from the bottom of his heart or just politiking to impress. At the same time this man is allowing MMD cadres to harass others and refusing PVT. If he is aware that pipos expectations from their leaders and governments are high and has compared to events in North Africa. Why is he refusing to reinstate the windfall taxes which are supposed to benefit the pipo of Zambia. We are yet to see and hear more from RB and team. Markets are now under MMD cadres and there was a fracas at Kamwala Market caused by his cadres.Is this what we are reaping from democracy?
I have just been reading the Bimonthly Newsletter ‘Zambia Inside EU and ACP’ published by the Zambian Emabssy in Brussels. This is a very good read and I would encourage every Zambian in the Diaspora who is interested in ‘selling’ Zambia to the world, to get a copy. It is fascinating and wonderful reading. Very well written and presented. It made me feel proud to be Zambian. Would that ALL Zambian missions could do this instead fo just sending diplomatic baggages home everyday!
“Zambians must treat Hichilema and the UPND with a lot of caution and not go in for this chap’s cheap political saber-rattling. Hichilema’s conduct smacks of ‘shattering’ irrationality verging on complete political bankruptcy. UPND is in total disarray and they are headed for a deep and suffocating political kerfuffle,” Mpombo said. “They are clearly heading for an irretrievable political imbroglio. With these revelations, George Kunda has just read out Hichilema’s political obituary because very few people have any kind of confidence in them. He has unmasked Hichilema’s hypocrisy and no one has any modicum of trust in them.”
S.Jere your history is ok though a point of correction, the bigger contribution was made by pipo of Namwala as this is the place where Old Lion Harry hails from. One particular individual contributor was Chief Munagila of the Ila pipo. ANC was very strong and popular in Mwinilunga speared by John Njapau, Rhodes Mangangu, John Sankowa, Washeni. etc. UNIP was strong in some insolated areas and one of the strongorganisers was Charles Kafumbu Sr, Chikotola. Chief Kangongesha’s palce was a no go area for UNIP and this led to the Chief fleeing to Angola due to pursucation by UNIP. The father to current Mazabuka town clerk Ekan Chingangu was a strong UNIP supporter and he got murdered by ANC supporters using bow and arrows. At one time late Mangangu was a link between Nkumbula and Moise…
He’s a liar, for example he will be paid allowances for attending that meeting when he spends nothing on anything. Now thats one of the reasons that has caused his friends in North Africa alot of problems. Talk is cheap RB, better you talk about something else than fooling us because we not in good mood right now. One day you’ll wake up to a rude shock.
But ci mudala uli cibi
Thanks His Excellency RB for the good words
Those are word of a great Leader.
PF and its Leaders are very violent.
They always speak confrontation.
SATA kept confronting Mwanawasa, until he was recued from sickness by the former president.
Now he is confronting the current one, but through the POST.
How can you always be confrontational, SURE!!!
Its always good to hear leaders preaching hamony more especially if we have to develope regionally. I quess the president shall have gone further to tell sub-sahara leaders to respect the will of the people. This is also by way of ensuring the people driven constitution is adhered to i.e. all our passed commisssions have not served any purpose to a large extent.
@ 34 “Thanx yo excellence for the good words” @ this time and age, any reasonable adult ought to sieve facts from fiction. Good words have never produced results in comparison to good deeds unfortunately some adults have allowed themselves to be bought by good words ala bwafya
Number 33!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can one say?
# 36 Zambia,
I agree with you that we need to sieve facts from fiction. This is why RB won, because you can find facts in Rupiah but not from SATA. HH sacrificed for 2 years to try and find facts in SATA through the so-called PACT but he could not come up with a single fact. The only fact he discovered just on his exit from the PACT was that SATA supports homosexual offenders. With such facts SATA can only managed to RUIN the country and not RULE.
#14, Please check your history facts, Mwaanga Nkumbula had more education than Kaunda. Kaunda is a form 2 with a teacher’s certificate while the Old Harry went up to form 6.
RB has say what he means.