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Archdiocese of Kasama Archbishop Ignatius Chama has expressed concern over the abuse of social media among some Zambians.
Archbishop CHAMA says it is sad that people have become pre-occupied with negative use of internet at the expense of God’s word and other progressive issues.
He said this during a priestly ordination for Conely Musonda, Modest Muleba and Staphord Mulamba held at Santa Maria Parish in Chilubi.
Archbishop Chama urged the newly ordained priests to be wary of the trend of abusing social media and preach against it.
And the priest has urged politicians to embrace political harmony, co-existence and Godly morals.
Archbishop Chama said political leaders must endeavor to rise above their differences.
Meanwhile, Northern Province Minister Brian Mundubile implored the church to partner with government in addressing vices that are against both Christian and national values.
Mr. Mundubile said government under the leadership of President EDGAR LUNGU considers the church as an agent and partner in creating positive change in society.
He said church leaders must continue to speak against vices that are detrimental to national development.
Other notable guests at the ordination were Chief Matipa of the Bisa people, Chilubi Member of Parliament Rosaria Fundanga, Democratic Party leader Harry Kalaba and some government officials.
Fresh off his collaboration with African dance music legend Black Coffee, Karyendasoul teams up with renowned Zambian DJ/Producer El Mukuka for a mystically-sounding collaboration that features the likes of Marocco and James Sakala.
The duet, entitled “No Wasted Time” and sang in English and Bemba, is written in a contemporary ballad-style format that fuses African rhythms and melodies with Western songwriting elements. James Sakala’s velvety smooth kalindula vocal marries seamlessly with Marocco’s signature soulful sound. Sakala has become one of the most recognized kalindula artists in Zambia and has worked with numerous top musicians including the late Zimbabwean superstar Oliver Mtukudzi. The song was released worldwide on 14 June by Universal Music South Africa
My sweet Linda Jitanda chipesha mano (one who kills my brain), chipha dzuwa (the sun killer) was gone on the fish truck back to Mwinilunga. I was despondent. I got drunk and I could have been killed. Was she really worth dying for? When I was born as a boy in the village in Lundazi in rural Zambia, I truly lived a life of innocence with other boys. We hoed in the field, dug mbeba (mice) and hunted small birds and animals. We played football with small old rags tied together, ate wild fruits such as kasokolowe, nchenja, futu, masuku, and nthumuzgha, went to school, played games, and swum in the fresh clean waters of the Lundazi River.
I lived a life of fierce boy adventure including stings from masanganavo (wasps) trying to get to that last ripe mango in the mango tree. Although I had 6 sisters, numerous girl cousins, girls and boys never mixed. In the village, boys and girls would mix around the age of ten when we played the innocent game of madimbi on the edge of the village. We the boys would build small grass shacks playing as husbands. The girls would borrow small pots from their mothers, make fires, cook and play as wives. The young children who were 3 or 4 years old would play the children of husbands and wives. Sexuality never featured in any of these games or during this early age.
All of this suddenly changed for me one day when I was about 14 years old sometime in 1967; I began to notice beautiful attractive girls around me at Chalumbe School villages north of Chipata. I wanted to see, talk to, and be in the company of girls every day and all the time. The attraction was so powerful I did not understand it although I had heard of it growing up. The strange thing about these girls I was attracted to was when I approached them. The girls who were 13 years old would stop with her back to me. She would smile and take sweet glances at me. I did not know what to say either. Then the girl would run away giggling. This puzzled and perplexed me.
When I was at Chizongwe Secondary School from 1967 to 1971, I became aware of the girl goddesses of the planet; the St. Monica’s Secondary School girls in Chipata. All Chizongwe Secondary School metals would agree that St. Monica’s girls are goddesses of the whole world. I was blessed and lucky enough that one of those girl goddesses was my girl friend. My friend Ben wrote a beautiful poem celebrating St. Monica’s girl goddesses that was published in our school magazine.
My intrigue in my life long quest to understand women took a thicker turn when I reported at University of Zambia in 1972. The women there were suddenly called mommas. The center of gravity of UNZA mommas for all mojos (male students) was the celebrated women students’ hall of residence October Hall. Parallel to my studying to learn the intricacies of psychology and sociology at UNZA, I wanted to learn more about women. I talked to them, sat with them in the student dining room and lecture halls. I began to read books so I could unveil the mystery of women. I bought and read the famous books: “The Perfumed Garden” by Sheik Nefzawi and “The Kamasutra of Vatsyayana”
By the time my path and that of chipesha mano Linda Jitanda crossed at Sinjonjo that memorable night in Mongu in November 1976, I was shocked that I still had not unveiled the mystery of a woman. I now was yearning to use my fingers to explore to my personal gratification both the physical and emotional geography of this woman Linda Jitanda whose power over me was unmatched by any woman before.
That power she had over me, influenced me to write the long poem to Linda Jitanda in the next part: “Woman Made Me Love Zambia PART TWENTY-ONE”. I had intentions of posting this poem to her but her postal address was no longer in Mongu in early 1977. I was going to somehow find out her address in her village in Mwinilunga so that once she read the love poems, somehow she and God could help bring her back to me.
*Dispatch from Mika Lodge, Jesmondine, Lusaka, Zambia
“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace…”
(Isaiah 55:12, NIV)
Living With Enthusiasm
The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos.” “Theos” is God. When you’re enthusiastic, it simply means you are full of God. When you get up in the morning excited about your future, recognizing that day is a gift and go out with a spring in your step, pursuing your goals and passionate about life, then God will breathe in your direction. Studies tell us that people who are enthusiastic get better breaks. They’re promoted more often. That’s not a coincidence. When you’re full of passion, you have the favor of God.
Remember, God didn’t breathe His life into us to drag through the day. He didn’t create us in His image, crown us with His favor, and equip us with His power to just go through the motions of life. You may have had some setbacks, the wind may have been taken out of your sail, but this is a new day! God wants to breathe new life back into you. If you’ll get your fire back, get your passion back, the wind will start blowing once again. When you’re in agreement with God, He can cause the winds of favor to shift in your direction!
A Prayer for Today
“Heavenly Father, thank You for another sunrise, another day, another opportunity to praise You and pursue the dreams You’ve given me. Help me to stay filled with Your joy which is strength so I can serve You with my whole heart in everything that I do in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
President Lungu on his traditional morning run with staff from ZAWA, Students Union , UNHCR and Office of the Commissioner for Refugees staff, refugees and Senior Government officials
Speaking ahead of World Refugee Day on Saturday, when senior Government officials, UNHCR and Office of the Commissioner for Refugees staff, refugees, Ministry of Tourism, ZAWA and Zambia National Students Union (ZANASU) members, among others, joined him in his Weekly Health Run, when asked as what his message would be to Zambians and the world, ahead of World Refugee Day, President Lungu said “we can all be refugees, hence the need to be tolerant”.
UNHCR staff were led by their Representative, Ms Pierrine Aylara.
The World Refugee Day Global Theme for 2019 is: TAKE A STEP WITH REFUGEES
The African Union Theme: 2019, YEAR OF REFUGEES, RETURNEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa.
In Lusaka, the World Refugee Day Commemoration will be at Cosmopolitan Mall, along Kafue Road on Thursday 20th June 2019.
For UNHCR staff, the run with the President was in the context of taking a step with refugees and is a global campaign by the UN Refugee Agency, encouraging people worldwide to contribute kilometres/miles to the refugee cause.
The cheerful health walk/run/jogging with President Lungu covered about 10 kilometres, zig-zagging the mountainous terrain of State Lodge in Lusaka.
President Lungu on his traditional morning run with staff from ZAWA, Students Union , UNHCR and Office of the Commissioner for Refugees staff, refugees and Senior Government officialsPresident Lungu on his traditional morning run with staff from ZAWA, Students Union , UNHCR and Office of the Commissioner for Refugees staff, refugees and Senior Government officials
A three days old baby has died after allegedly being defiled by his 35 year old father on Thursday night.
The suspect has since been arrested and he is currently in police custody.
In a statement, Luapula Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi says the baby was bleeding from the vagina, umbilical cord, mouth and nose and when physical examination was conducted by Darry Chanda, a health worker at Lukolongo Health post.
Mr Chushi explains that facts of the matter are that Brenda Kasakula, the mother to the deceased aged 29 went to bath leaving her 3 days old baby girl sleeping in the same house with the father Christopher Kasakula.
He says while bathing she heard her baby scream which prompted her to rush to the room and asked the father what transpired and why the baby was bleeding from vagina and umbilical cord.
Mr Chushi says the suspect expressed ignorance, stormed out of the room and ran away before the mother alerted the neighbours.
He says the baby was rushed to Lukolongo clinic 25 kilometres from the village where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
A manhunt for the suspect was launched and he was arrested Saturday afternoon.
Midfielder Augustine Mulenga says Chipolopolo are wary of wounded Morocco but are ready for Sunday’s friendly in Marrakech.
Chipolopolo face hosts The Atlas Lions on Sunday night in their penultimate friendly game of their eleven-day camp in Morocco since arriving in Casablanca on June 7.
Zambia kicked off their three-match itinerary with a 2-1 friendly loss to defending AFCON champions Cameroon in Madrid during their day trip to Spain on June 9.
Morocco too head into Sunday’s game with a defeat after a shock 1-0 home loss to Gambia in a friendly played in Marrakech on June 12.
“Sunday’s game is a friendly but also counts on the FIFA Rankings, so we just have to pull up our socks because it is not going to be easy although it is a friendly,” Mulenga said.
“Morocco lost their friendly against Gambia last week so I am sure against us, they will give their all so that they can win the game.
“So we have to be ready to fight because it won’t be easy.
“We had time to watch them against Gambia and we know what they are capable of doing and we have to capitalize on the weakness that we saw.
“But they will come with different tactics after knowing that we watched them but we just have to be ready.
“We have prepared well and we will give our best.”
Mulenga added that Chipolopolo had picked up some lessons from the first game against Cameroon.
“The game against Cameroon was a good warm-up but most of us just came back to action straight from our holidays and had lost our fitness after two weeks of not being active. But we learnt one of two things from that game,” Mulenga said.
This will be Chipolopolo and Morocco’s first meeting since January 2013 when they drew 0-0 in a pre-2013 AFCON friendly in Johannesburg.
But Zambia are seeking their first win over Morocco since 1993 and has since them drawn two and lost five encounters.
Meanwhile, Zambia will after the friendly head to The UAE to play Cote d’Ivoire on June 19 in Abu Dhabi in their final game en-route back to Lusaka.
Former Republican President Mr. Rupiah Banda will tomorrow the 16th of June, 2019 grace the first FTJ Chiluba Memorial Lecture at Mulungushi conference center.
In a Presser, the FTJ Chiluba Memorial Committee Chairperson Mr. Chapa Chikamba said that this year will mark the 8th memorial anniversary of Dr Chiluba.
“Dr. Frederick T.J Chiluba, who is our Second Republican President went to be with the Lord on the 18 th day of June, 2011. Hence this year will mark 8 years memorial anniversary”, Mr. Chikamba said.
Mr. Chikamba further said that the Memorial Committee had been formed to protect President Chiluba legacy.
“As the Family and friends of the late Dr. Frederick Chiluba, We have decided to come up with a Memorial Committee that will not only protect President Chiluba legacy but will further sensitize the general public about the landmark policies of Dr. Chiluba like Democracy, Free market economy and Christianity just to mention a few”, Mr. Chikamba said.
Mr. Chikamba then said that former Republican President Mr. Rupiah Banda will Grace the first FTJ Chiluba Memorial Lecture.
“As the Memorial Committee, one of the ways in which we will sensitize the public about President Chiluba landmark policies is through having Memorial Lectures. And We would like to inform the Nation that we will tomorrow the 19 of June,2019 host our first FTJ Chiluba Memorial Lecture which will be graced by His Excellence Mr. Rupiah Banda under the theme “Zambia: Land of Unsung Heroes, FTJ The Father of Democracy. The event which will start at 14 hours is open to the general public”, Mr. Chikamba said.
Snubbed by Kenya for the 2019 AFCON, it was business as usual at his club for striker Jesse Were who scored a brace for Zesco United on Saturday to send them through to the 2019 ABSA Cup final.
Were’s brace handed Zesco a 2-0 semifinal victory over their ambitious Ndola neighbors Buildcon in the semifinals played at Nkoloma Stadium in Ndola.
His brace took his competitive tally this season to 17 goals for Zesco after scoring nine league goals and six goals in their 2018/2019 continental campaign.
Were put Zesco ahead with a close-range shot in the 38th minute when he turned in a Lazarus Kambole’s assist to see them take a deserved 1-0 halftime lead over Buildcon who offered very little threat in the first half.
The striker completed his brace from the penalty spot in 50th minute after Kambole was maliciously tripped in the box by Buildcon goalkeeper Ngeleka Katembwa who was very fortunate to escape with just a yellow card.
Record winners Zesco will face Zanaco in the final on June 22 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola as home-in on an unprecedented sixth ABSA Cup title , formerly the Barclays Cup.
Meanwhile, Zanaco progressed to the final following a 3-2 post match penalty win over Green Eagles in the lunchtime semifinal kickoff at Nkoloma following a 1-1 fulltime draw.
But it was Eagles who took the lead in regulation time through Edward Mwamba in the 13th minute but their lead lasted until the 36th when Zanaco winger Ernest Mbewe equalized to see the two sides go into the break level.
It remained that way until the final whistle, and in the shootouts, Zanaco goalkeeper Toaster Nsabata saved George Chaloba’s spot kick while Tapson Kaseba and Amity Shamenda converted for Eagles before Warren Kunda missed his penalty to break the Choma sides hearts.
Tafadzwa Rusike, Christon Jere and Peter Kalota all converted for Zanaco but Kelvin Kapumbu and Bwembya failed to convert for the 2017 champions.
Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo has revealed that a Youth Skills Training Centre will soon be constructed in Shiwang’andu district in Muchinga Province.
Professor Luo disclosed in Shiwang’andu today that two sites have since been identified for the construction of the training institution, adding that one site is at Kabangama area while the other site is near the district centre.
Professor Luo said the essence of the Youth Skills Training Centre is to impart young people with various skills from cross cutting training programmes that will be of economic benefit to the district.
The Minister said this when she conducted an inspection of the identified sites in the company of Shiwang’andu District Council Chairperson Epilius Chisulo and the District Administrative Officer Noah Simulunga.
She added that funds permitting, an additional training institute will be set up in the area, after concluding the one that has been budgeted for, due to the high demand of skills training from the youths.
Professor Luo also revealed that the Zambia National Service will be engaged to spearhead the construction of the training centres.
And Shiwang’andu District Council Chairperson Epilius Chisulo said once the Youth skills training centre is operational, it will attract a lot of trainees bearing in mind that it will be the first of its kind in the district.
Mr Chisulo added that with the number of school leavers, the idea of a skills centre is a welcome move.
AB Bank Chief Credit Officer Nurullo Mashrabov signs the MoU with Medeem Business Development Manager Musenge Nsakilwa.
Medeem and AB Bank have signed a deal to enable use of Medeem’s traditional land certificate known as ParcelCert as a required by Small and Medium Enterprises to access financing to develop their agriculture business.
Medeem Zambia, is a land rights documentation company whose mission is to provide affordable, accessible, sustainable solutions for land tenure documentation and promote security of land tenure, serving those at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
Speaking during the signing ceremony, AB Bank Chief Credit Officer Nurullo Mashrabov said the Bank targets the unbanked people in the country who may not have easy access to financial services from traditional financial service providers.
Musenge Nsakilwa, the Business Development Manager at Medeem said “Medeem is delighted to sign the MoU with AB Bank as it will enable our clients to not only have formal documentation to the land they occupy but also have access to financing that will help boost their agriculture businesses.”
Medeem and AB Bank are trying to support farmers and SMEs who have traditional land and are registered with Medeem to have access to financial services which will enable them to improve their businesses and agricultural activities.
Ecobank Chairman Emmanuel Ikazoboh (2nd from left) opens the London Stock Exchange with Group CEO Ade Ayeyemi (3rd from left
The Ecobank Group has announced that it successfully issued a $500 Million Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange.
Speaking at a briefing in Lusaka today,Ecobank Zambia Managing Director Kola Adeleke said the Bond was oversubscribed with strong demand from International investors in the UK, United States, Europe, Middle East,Asia and Africa.
Mr. Adeleke said the successful issuance of the inaugural Eurobond on 7th June 2019 on the main London market demonstrates international investors approval and confidence in Ecobank’s long term strategy and prospects.
He said the issuance follows on from Ecobank’s 2017 convertible bond issuance on the International Securities Market.
The five-year senior unsecured notes, which matures in April 2024, were launched with a coupon interest rate of 9.50 percent per annum payable semi-annually in arrears.
“The successful issuance of our inaugural Eurobond on the main London market demonstrates international investors’ approval and confidence in Ecobank’s long-term strategy and prospects as a strong and sustainable pan-African financial services institution. It also demonstrates the ability of African corporates to access international capital markets,” he said.
“Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, was hosted by the London Stock Exchange to a market opening ceremony to celebrate the successful listing of the Eurobond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) main market last week on Friday.”
He added, “Our Group CEO Mr. Ade Ayeyemi said that thesuccessful issuance of our inaugural Eurobond on the main London market demonstrates international investors’ approval and confidence in Ecobank’s long-term strategy and prospects as a strong and sustainable pan-African financial services institution. It also demonstrates the ability of African corporates to access international capital markets.”
“Our Acting Group Chief Financial Officer stated that Ecobank places great emphasis on constantly reviewing our capital allocation strategies to ensure that we have the right strategic positioning, competitive advantages, products and resources to increase efficiency and profitability,” he said.
“Our access to international capital markets are part of the mix and enable us to boost our liquidity profile, refinance maturing facilities and strengthen our foundations to ensure long-term sustainable growth and profitability for all our stakeholders.”
He said Ecobank will use the net proceeds of the placement for general corporate purposes including the refinancing of maturing debt facilities.
Mr. Adeleke also revealed that Ecobank emerged as Best Retail Bank of the Year, by the prestigious African Banker Awards 2019.
He said the African Banker Awards are the most prestigious event in Africa’s banking and finance sector and are held under the high patronage of the African Development Bank.
“It’s my pleasure to further announce that Ecobank emerged as Africa’s most admired financial services brand 2019 by African Brands, the best-selling Pan African Business Magazine.”
“Ecobank stands for a purpose – our mission is to be a modern bank and to drive financial integration and inclusion across Africa. As a pan-African bank, many stakeholders resonate with our vision to make a critical contribution to Africa’s growth and development. At the same time, the digitalisation strategy has resulted in consumers of all demographic orientations being able to feel the impact of the bank in a much more immediate way.”
Mr. Adeleke said Ecobank Zambia will in August soon celebrate 10 years in Zambia.
“We have come to learn that profit must not always be measured in monetary terms but in actual contribution to human growth and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Our vision is to build a world-class Pan African Bank and contribute to the economic development and financial integration of Africa. This is in line with the Founders’ vision of building a strong bank owned by Africans to serve Africa.”
He said, “Using our over 30 years of banking experience and network advantage in 33 countries where Ecobank is present, we remain relevant in Zambia by translating our local knowledge into business opportunities for the growth of the Zambian economy.”
Ecobank Chairman Emmanuel Ikazoboh (2nd from left) opens the London
FILE: First Quantum Minerals Ltd Zambia government Affairs John Gladston (l) talks as then First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba (r) and Maysen and Borowski Group Manager Charles Kamwi listen during the Dinner Reception for UTH in partnership with Health Hope for Zambia at Intercontinental in Lusaka
For Zambia to attract new foreign investors and promote existing investments in the mining sector, the country must have a competitive and stable tax regime, the nation’s largest taxpayer, First Quantum Minerals, has said.
Speaking at the 9th Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference and Exhibition in Lusaka, FQM Head of Government Affairs John Gladston said government and the private sector should seek to create a framework in which a modern, progressive, developing commodity-based economy can be built, a scenario where investors vie to invest in Zambia.
Mr. Gladston noted that Zambia is hugely rich in natural resources and deserve to benefit from those resources which can be done by attracting foreign direct investment.
He noted that with the right tax regime, FDI will come, but Zambia must compete against other jurisdictions.
Mr. Gladston was speaking during a panel discussion on “establishing mutually beneficial fiscal regimes” at the industry conference, which was held under the theme “Creating an attractive investment framework to catalyse Zambia’s mining and energy sectors”.
He said that Zambia’s current mining tax regime poses a range of difficulties to the sector making it unattractive to potential investors when put alongside other copper mining countries.
Mr. Gladston said Zambian miners this year face the highest copper mining tax regime globally which may well challenge economic viability of some of Zambia’s existing mining operations.
Speaking at the same event, Minister of Mines and Mineral Development Richard Musukwa said mining is key to achieving economic diversification through enhanced local content.
Taxes paid by First Quantum Minerals in Zambia now amount to more than US$3.85 billion, plus investment in community development projects of US$100 million, delivering tangible social improvement to thousands of Zambians.
The ministry of local government has awarded local authorities employees salary increments of 4% percent.
Ministry of local government permanent secretary Amos Malupenga said that the increment is graduated in the range of 2% to 8.5% with the highest paid getting 2% and the lowest getting 8.5%.
Mr. Malupenga said that the local authorities have also improved other conditions of services such as meal and all salary related allowances.
He was speaking after the conclusion of the negotiations on the increment of salary and wages for local authority workers with the Unions.
The permanent secretary said the salaries will be paid through the local government equalization fund and other revenue ventures from the local authority.
Meanwhile Zambia United Local Authorities Workers Union -ZULAWU president Kingsley Zulu called for maximization of revenue collection avenues so as to pay employees on time.
Mr. Zulu said there is need to expedite the automation of the revenue collection systems in order to reduce cash human contact.
Mr. Zulu also proposed that government should enforce a law that prohibits cadres to collect money in markets and bus stations so that the local authorities can benefit from the resources and maintain market places.
