Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska has announced that there will be restricted access to some public roads around Embassy Park in Lusaka on November 11 during the burial of the late Republican President Michael Sata.
Dr Msiska said that Independence Avenue and roads around Embassy Park will be closed to the public to facilitate the funeral convoy for President Michael Sata from State House to the National Heroes Stadium and later for burial at the Embassy Park.
He urged the general public to minimize movements and find alternative routes on the burial day.
Nine Heads of State and other world leaders will attend the burial of the late President Sata.
Dr Msiska further advised motorists to avoid driving towards the city centre during the stated period to reduce unnecessary traffic congestion.
He however praised and thanked the general public for the maturity, love and peace exhibited so far during the State funeral which started on 29 October and ends next week after the late President Sata is put to rest on Novemebr 11.
President Sata died in a London hospital on October 28 and his body which arrived in the country on November 1 has been laying in state at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka to allow public viewing.
And Dr Msiska has noted that prayer meetings and other events in honour of Mr Sata have been organized across the country and urged the public to participate in designated venues nearest to their locations.
In a statement availed to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Dr Msiska announced that there will be a requiem mass for President Sata on Tuesday November 11 at the National Heroes Stadium.
Dr Msiska said only persons holding appropriate invitation cards will have access to the VIP sections of the stadium while those without will be free to access the open sections of the stadium.
He said government will set up big television screens at the Lusaka Show Grounds, Matero, Chawama grounds and National Heroes Stadium to enable residents follow the live burial proceedings.
Dr Msiska further advised members of the public across the country to follow the live proceedings of the State funeral on ZNBC television.
Thank God its just another two days.
Tired of this face too. He needs to stay away from looking in car exhausts. They can be dangerous
Hahaha now that’s funny 🙂
1.1 Cat Power, I find your remarks very rude. Dr Msiska is simply doing his job and he has been outstanding so far. I believe you have a job and no one should criticize you for doing it.
This man my president needs to go back to the grave as a Dr or Proff. am not hearing anything from tge universities around. he was excellent. go well tata
For my dad. you did more than some of these docs we hv around.
The countdown to the final end of the Sata’s shambolic myopic era…a president who was renowned for campaigning at mere by-election political rallies and his absenteeism.
Michael’s ambition was to become a President of a country but what he never planned for was what to do once in State House. The old man has left a domestic and external debt of $8bn that’s 30% GDP. External debt now standing at a whooping $4.7bn which is 18% of GDP with domestic debt at $3.3bn which is 12% of GDP.
Let me guess what ABC would answer to you,.. …”it’s sustainable!”
Stop commenting on matters you have very little knowledge about. A debt to Gdp ratio of 30% is not an issue of concern in as far as debt sustainability is concerned. This can only become of concern when the ratio reaches 60%.This is because at this level the cost of debt servicing is likely to reach 10% of Gdp. At the moment our cost of debt servicing as a ratio to Gdp is only 0.8% .Merely talking about figures without understanding the bigger picture is not helpful.
Those who are happy, Those who bewitched President SATA, No VOTE…
PARTY YA BA TONGA