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CSAWUZ General Secretary Joy Beene
The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called for more global interaction among trade unions to find solutions to the challenges that computer technology advancement poses to the labour market.
ZCTU deputy Secretary-General, Joy Beene said the 4th Industrial Revolution, caused by rapid advancement of computer technology, has brought about challenges in which employers in some developed countries are declaring workers redundant and replacing them with automated technology in production processes.
Mr Beene who was flanked by Zambia National Union of Health and Allied Workers General Secretary, Kahilu Mundanya made the remarks when he paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to Turkey, Joseph Chilengi at the official residence in Ankara today.
“Let us not pretend, things are likely to change as we go into the future. We should not just sit idly by and probably go to sleep. We have to wake up and fully participate. We have examples in which some countries are doing away with workers because of technology. We are being told that is what we should prepare for in the near future,” he said.
The delegation was in Turkey to attend the three-day Confederation of Public Servants Trade Unions (MERMUR-SEN) International Conference and 6th Ordinary Congress under the theme: “Future of work, challenges and opportunities.”
The Conference attracted 300 international delegates.
“We should put to good use the little resources that we get from members’ subscriptions. If we can invest so that when hard times hit us, we shall still survive,” Mr Beene said.
He also said Turkish trade unions should be emulated for working with the Government and for their good working relations with the leadership of the country.
Mr Beene said in his address during the official opening of the conference, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged the important role that trade unions play in national development and also thanked them for defending democracy by helping to thwart the 15th July 2016 attempted coup in which over 200 people were killed.
“We have learnt that it is important to work with the Government of the day to develop the country and ensure industrial harmony,” Mr Beene said.
Meanwhile, Dr Chilengi urged ZCTU to strengthen its research and planning unit in order to provide Government with policy options based on research.
He said President Edgar Lungu is a pragmatic leader whose decision-making and approach to running the country is evidence-based.
“Research and planning are very important aspects which should form the core of your function as trade unions under the leadership of ZCTU,” Dr Chilengi said.
HH and GBM arriving at Dr Kambwili’s residence for the joint news briefing
Part 2
“KUKENA MUTU MWAMBA” A POLITICAL CAREER THAT REVOLVES AROUND AVARICE AND THE AXIS OF REGIONAL CLEAVAGE: HOW HICHILEMA’S GREED BETRAYED GBM
By Wilfred Sameta
INTRODUCTION
“Kukena mutu mwamba” is another curt but profound Silozi saying. It literally means “To enter somebody’s stomach” as it also infers stinging a person and giving them a very small portion of what is being shared.
The phrase is by a person when complaining a small share they are being given, ostensibly by a greedy person.
It could be said Bo HH’s betrayal of GBM and the UPND leader’s greedy desire to feed off GBM’s hard work in Northern Province at the expense of GBM himself as something that elicits the saying “Kukena mutu mwamba”. (No pun intended, it’s got nothing to do with the GBM’s surname!)
Nevertheless, it is important to note using and abusing others seems to be a constant theme of Hakainde’s corporate and political life. Most of his engagements in this regard have been plagued with varying shades and hues of regionalism, nepotism and tribalism.
A POLITICAL CAREER BIRTHED IN A LABOUR WARD OF TRIBALISM
However it would be unfair to Bo HH to suggest that UPND only became tribal when he took over; far from it. HH only benefited from it and upgraded it.
Tribalism was entrenched in UPND foundation right from its inception in 1998, right through its early years, even though its founder tried to give it a cosmetic national appeal. The reality is that even during Mazoka’s time UPND was steeped to its core in permanent tribal ink.
In his book “Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa” Daniel N. Posner documented UPND tribal prejudices as he captured what transpired in the Mbabala Constituency by-election of February 2000:
“The UPND candidate Emmanuel Hachipuka faced two other Tonga candidates. The fact that they were all Tonga both by tribe and language did not stop Hachipuka from implying that he was the only “real” Tonga in the race.
“Tonganess” he suggested, derived not from a candidates own background but from a candidate’s party affiliation: he reckoned that since he was the only candidate running on the ticket of a Tonga party, he was the only true Tonga candidate”.
Hachipuka did this with the approval of the UPND hierarchy and this is only one of the many examples of the blatant tribalism that has been interwoven into the fabric of UPND from the very beginning.
From the inception of Mazoka’s party, there was an unfair and absurd expectation by its leaders for all Southerners to automatically rally behind the party because it was an organisation led by a tribes mate rather than “outsiders”.
That is why Vernon Mwaanga was beaten and brutalised by UPND cadres at Mazoka’s funeral home in 2006, when as Chief Government Spokesperson for the then ruling MMD Government he went to deliver a special message from Levy Mwanawasa who was at the time Head of State. Mwaanga though a Southerner belonged to another political party and was thus considered a “traitor” by UPND and Hichilema who was waiting in the wings to usurp UPND leadership from Bo Sakwiba Sikota the non-Tonga Vice President of UPND, “an outsider” from Western Province.
UPND with “heir apparent” HH were brutally swift in “dealing with” Southerners they considered were not “Real Tonga”. Even before the UPND founder’s body was interred, the first act of political violence of UPND with Hichilema in the wings was the battering and bruising of a Senior Tribesman and Presidential Emissary, simply for not being a “real” Tonga. Bo HH has never publicly apologised for this well publicised atrocity,
How Bo HH usurped power from Mazoka’s Vice President Bo Sakwiba after the demise of the UPND founding father in a tribally inspired putsch, is well documented and I will not belabour it.
However it is worth noting that was another classic case of “Kukena Mwamba”. Mr Sakwiba Sikota was denied his rightful share to take over from Mazoka, in line with the hierarchy of the time. HH was not a visible UPND member and he was nowhere in the UPND structures or the hierarchy.
Although Bo HH was a Business mentee and associate of Mr Mazoka, he was never a UPND card carrying member until it was convenient to do so towards Mazoka’s death when it was visibly evident his that health was failing.
HH only came to the fore after the demise of Mazoka. This was in order to fulfil the “Quota Doctrine” that Only Tonga could lead UPND as notoriously promulgated in 2006 by party stalwarts Ackson Sejani and Madyenkuku.
The fact that this particular Tonga wa relatively young and exceptionally wealthy was an added plus. His political inexperience did not matter; He was Tonga– that was all that mattered to hard core UPND tribalists.
It is this theme of “Real Tonganess” that has continued to stain UPND internal and national politics today.
Bo HH despises fellow tribes mates who support other political parties.
The UPND under his leadership would rather see Southern Province and other areas under UPND influence starve and suffer underdevelopment; rather than see UPND officials work with the government of the day to ameliorate povertt and enhance development. The likes of Greyford Mbulu and others from UPND who were appointed to serve in a ruling party government were victimised and disparaged.
If Bo HH can savagely turn against his own tribes mates for “not being Tonga enough”, what hope is there for “outsiders” like Bo Sakwiba, GBM, Canicius Banda etc.?
As far as HH is concerned, his latest show of gluttony for power through his sacrifice of GBM is just collateral damage like the way it was with Sakwiba Sikota, Tiens Kahenya, Major Chizyuka, Canicius Banda et al.
Pride Arrogance and have blinded him. He is definitely not in the mould of Mazoka.
Mazoka stood as a party treasurer at Ward level in Bauleni under MMD even though the results were nullified.
Mazoka was greater than Hichilema but he humbled himself to “sink” to Ward level. Would HH be humble enough to subject himself to elections in the structures or even at an elective convention? Definitely not! He has a sense of “entitlement” and that has been his undoing.
He has even doctored article 70 of the UPND constitution, and has consequently conferred upon himself “an indefinite tenure”.
You cannot lead effectively without the experience of having followed effectively; Unlike GBM, HH has never been elected, so how can he lead others into an election?
Bo HH is nothing more than a glorified power glutton and an elaborately adorned opportunist. Hakainde’s opportunistic tendencies are sharper than the goal poaching instincts of any professional footballer including Paolo Rossi that great Italian Goal Poacher of the Italia 1990 World cup or the great German Gerd Mueller the master opportunistic goal poacher of the 1974 World Cup.
On the other hand it may not be appropriate to mention these footballing legends in the same breath as Bo HH, because while these great soccer players were team players, Hakainde is not a team player; he wants the ball to himself all the time.
HH leads UPND and bleeds UPND by fear and intimidation. Various Insiders have in fact sworn that he frequently changes resolutions of minutes of meetings with his change of moods as he often reportedly says “that’s what I said but that’s not what I meant-ive changed my mind now…”
CONCLUSION
You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too. Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned by following first.
Bo HH’s pride arises out of a sense of entitlement he has arising out of the fact that he has never followed. Inexperienced followers make terrible leaders.
Like some people have observed, it is sad that Bo HH hasn’t been man enough to face GBM and look him in the eye to dialogue. Bo HH through his cohorts and surrogates has tried to pin the blame on GBM.
Jean-Luc Schneider Chief Apostle of New Apostolic Church once observed:
“It does not make sense to put the blame on the neighbour in the hope of diminishing our own debt. The point is not the size of my debt. What counts are my remorse and my longing for grace? It depends on my repentance”.
Bo HH should take heed and introspect.
As we’ve just come out of commemorating Holy Week we are reminded that our Lord Jesus the Christ was humble when he walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all Humility and Meekness.
HH thinks he has all power; yet he has no Humility and Meekness.
All he knows is to live by avarice and the ways of “Ku kena Mwamba”.
Here are selected briefs from our foreign-based Chipolopolo stars that were in action over the weekend.
SOUTH AFRICA:
Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene on Saturday played the full 90 minutes for defending champions and second placed Mamelodi Sundowns’ 2-1 away league win over Wedson Nyirenda ‘s relegation battling Baroka FC.
DR CONGO
Zambia captain and defender Kabaso Chongo including his predecessor midfielder Rainford Kalaba played the full 90 minutes in Sunday’s big DRC derby showdown away in Kinshasa against AS Vita.
The match ended 0-0
Nathan Sinkala was an unused substitute.
Vita lead on 71 points from 29 games with one match left to play while Mazembe are second on 68 points with five games in hand.
FRANCE Metz:Promoted Metz stayed unbeaten for a thirteenth successive league game when they beat 16th placed Ligue 2 side Ajaccio 2-0 away on Friday.
Defender Stopilla Sunzu played the full 90 minutes.
Beziers: Beziers bought some time in their Ligue 2 relegation battle when they shocked mid-table side Valenciennes 6-5 away on Friday.
Midfielder Emmanuel Banda played the full 90 minutes but was not on target for the second from bottom side but was not on target.
BELGIUM
Striker Fashion Sakala returned from a brief injury layoff and played the full 90 minutes on Saturday in KV Oostende’s 0-0 away draw at Westerlo.
AUSTRIA RB Salzburg: Midfielder Enock Mwepu was an unused substitute while striker Patson Daka came on in the 57th minute of the leaders and defending champions 1-1 away draw against St Polten on Sunday.
Altech: Striker Brian Mwila was not selected for Altech’s 2-2 home draw on Saturday against Rapid Vienna in their relegation playoff round match.
Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba
Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba has said that he is engaging the Ministry of Finance over the release of 50 million Kwacha to recapitalise Zampost. Dr. Mushimba said that government wants to also help Zampost to collect 20 million Kwacha that it is owed.
He told ZNBC News in Lusaka that the recent go slow by workers at Zampost and TAZARA is retrogressive and explained that Ministry of Transport Permanent Secretary Misheck Lungu has been to both institutions to engage managements over the go slow.
Last week, the strike action by Zambia Postal Services Corporation workers entered the second month with no signs of them returning to work.
On 18th March, Postal Services workers countrywide downed tools demanding that they be paid their six months’ salary areas.
With most of them evicted from their houses due to failure to pay rentals and others struggling to pay school fees according to Union Leaders, the workers vowed never to resume work until they are paid their salaries.
A check at selected post offices in Lusaka found the Offices locked with a few customers mostly those that have had their goods stuck at the Post Offices hoping for the opposite.
Customers who use Postal Couriers talked to indicated that they have had their merchandise stuck at the Post Office due to the strike action taken by the workers.
And when contacted, a Union Leader who spoke on anonymity for fear of victimization vowed that the workers will not resume work until they are paid their now seven months’ salary arrears.
He said the workers feel insulted after management offered them K500 to go back to work when most of them are owed over K25, 000.
The Union Leader challenged Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba to help them collect the K20 million the company is owed as most of it is owed by Government Ministries.
He said the refusal by government to bailout the company is surprising especially that they are partly the cause of the financial problems.
Most of the meat donated to the University Teaching Hospitals by the Zambia Revenue Authority has been shared by people in management.
On Friday last week, the ZRA donated 200 boxes of processed meat to the Hospital after confiscating it from smugglers.
Ininvestigation has revealed that some people in management where getting as many as 10 boxes each for their homes at the expense of patients who were hoping for a better meal.
The ZRA donated the meat to the Institution with the hope of reducing the cost on the Institution of buying meat.
Other Institutions that benefited were the Zambia Army who received 350 boxes of meat, Zambia Air Force who got 250 boxes, Zambia national Service 250 boxes, Zambia Correctional Service 250 boxes, Zambia National Service 250 boxes and the Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital 200 boxes.
The Zambia Revenue Authority on Friday last week unearthed a transit fraud smuggling case worth over K408,000 which is a pure case of transit fraud contrary to the Customs and Excise Act 322 of the Laws of Zambia, according to Topsy Sikalinda, the Zambia Revenue Authority Corporate Communications Manager.
Facts of the matter are that meat products purported to be transiting for the Democratic Republic of Congo when in fact not were being offloaded at a farm named Ilobezi Zambia Limited located between Mazabuka and Monze
The confiscated boxes of processed meat being offloaded from a truckThe confiscated boxes of processed meat being offloaded from a truck
Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has disclosed that named opposition political party is being investigated by law enforcement agencies for promoting homosexuality in the country.
Mr. Kampyongo said Law Enforcement Agencies have taken interest in the matter because the act is against the laws of Zambia.
Speaking in his Constituency, Mr. Kampyongo said the named opposition political party has been receiving huge funding from donors to promote such unnatural acts in Zambia.
He said the named political party has also gone to rural areas to sell it’s ideologies to unsuspecting villagers.
Mr. Kampyongo said the law will be applied on any Leader who will be found wanting after the investigations are done because Zambia is a Christian nation.
Renowned HIV and AIDS Activist Manasseh Phiri has died. Dr. Phiri who was also Prostrate Cancer Campaigner and Educator died this morning from the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka. His Elder Brother, Chris Phiri has confirmed the death to ZNBC News in Lusaka today.
Mr. Phiri said Dr Phiri’s wish is that within 24 hours after his death, his body be cremated. The cremation is expected to take place at 15 hours today at St Anne’s funeral parlor in Lusaka. He said Dr. Phiri also wants the family to hold a Memorial Service in his honour at his Farm. Mr. Phiri said funeral gathering is at his Musa farm in Kafue.
Dr. Phiri also served as Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation -ZNBC- Director General in 1993.
ZAMBIA’S foremost HIV activist, prostate cancer campaigner and educator, Dr. Manasseh Phiri has died.
Dr. Phiri, 68, died at the University Teaching Hospital Cancer Diseases Hospital around 04:00 hours this morning.
Dr. Phiri was evacuated to South Africa in January 2019 to receive specialist treatment at Awryp Medical Centre in Johannesburg. However last week, he returned to Zambia as his condition was believed to be terminal.
In 2016, Dr. Phiri announced that he had been fighting prostate cancer since 2014 and the cancer was in remission. Dr. Phiri also founded the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Zambia (PCFZ) and joined hands with late veteran broadcaster Chanda Chimba III to raise awareness about the cancer.
And the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) is saddened by the death of its Former Director General and renowned HIV and AIDS Activist Mannaseh Phiri.
ZNBC Corporate Affairs Manager, Yvette Chanda says the corporation has learnt of the death of Dr. Phiri with a deep sense of regret and loss.
Mrs. Chanda says Dr. Phiri, who was also a Radio and television personality, trained, advised and inspired a lot of current and former members of staff at ZNBC.
She says Dr. Phiri was an accomplished professional who continued to be a reliable expert on HIV and AIDS and Prostate Cancer issues and was always available whenever ZNBC reporters and producers called on him for his expert analysis, even after he left the Corporation.
Mrs. Chanda in a statement to ZNBC News said the Corporation will greatly miss Dr. Phiri’s professionalism, which contributed to the production of high-quality radio and television programmes at the Corporation.
Dr. Phiri had been part of the ZNBC for many years even before he became Director General in 1993, as he was involved in presenting several Radio programmes on a part time basis.
Among the people he worked with is current ZNBC Director General Richard Mwanza. Mrs. Chanda said ZNBC wishes Dr. Phiri’s family God’s comfort during this trying period.
The Patriots for Economic Progress has noted with concerns happenings in the opposition UPND which culminated in the suspension of the Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba.
Party President Sean Tembo however says he has full confidence in the ability of the UPND leadership to deal with this matter conclusively, given the fact that UPND is a seasoned and experienced political party that has dealt with greater turbulence in the past.
Mr. Tembo says he also has reason to suspect that the current situation in UPND has an invisible hand of the ruling PF, as part of their wider programme to destabilize opposition political parties in Zambia.
He said these machinations by the ruling PF will not achieve their intended objectives because the opposition enjoy the goodwill and support of the majority of Zambians who are fed up with the corruption, incompetence and infinite arrogance of the PF and its Government.
Mr. Tembo said his party believe that the timing of the sponsored confusion in the Alliance partners UPND and NDC is designed to coincide with the attempts by the ruling PF to amend the Constitutional through the illegal and unconstitutional National Dialogue Forum.
He said the plan is to keep the opposition occupied with artificial internal wrangles while they sneak amendments to the Constitution and other related legislation, which are designed to disadvantage the opposition in the 2021 general elections.
He said his party expect the PF underhand efforts and attempts at undermining the opposition to increase as Zambia head towards the 2021 general elections.
Mr. Tembo whose party is in an Alliance with the UPND said these underhand methods will take the form of arbitrary arrests of opposition leaders on flimsy grounds, sponsored defections of senior opposition members, unconstitutional amendments to various laws among others
Zambian High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba speaking whilst flanked by his counterpart a South African High Commissioner to Zambia Ms. Sikose Mji during the South Africa Trade and Investment Mission to Zambia Meeting at Cresta Golf View Hote
Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba says Africa requires strategy to liberate its people from poverty and Famine.
Mr. Mwamba says Africa has a long history of civilization but its development was hindered by disruptive foreign forces that attacked it with invasion, slavery and colonialism.
Speaking at a gospel album launch of a Zambian Artist at the emperors palace in Johannesburg South Africa Mr. Mwamba said Africans need to liberate their mindset in order to exploit it’s natural resources.
He said it is unfortunate that Africa remains poor despite its wealth.
And Mr. Mwamba has Congratulated Ms. Sheena Muleya a gospel artist who is also the District Commissioner for Choma for the successful album launch .
The event was beamed live from Johannesburg on the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation sponsored by a community initiative “My Home Town” sponsored by a Zambian national and prominent businessman based in Johannesburg, Mr. James Ndambo.
He Further congratulated Mr. Ndambo for the initiative and for urging people to remember their roots and help the underprivileged.
He said the transformative program was empowering communities through wealth-creation initiatives.
The event was graced by various South African gospel artist as support acts to Sheena Muleya.
This is contained in a statement issued to the media by Naomi Nyawali, the First Secretary Press and Public Relations at the Zambia High Commission Pretoria South Africa.
Former Defunct Post Newspaper Editor in Chief Fred M’membe
Socialist Party 2021 Presidential candidate Fred M’membe has called on Christians to join what he termed as a socialist revolutionary cause and fulfill Jesus’ call to change the world, a life-changing book filled with challenging examples from saints and martyrs of the past.
In an Easter Message posted online, the Socialist Candidate said that Jesus came into the world to launch God revolution, adding that Zambia is on the verge of moral , social and economic collapse.
M’membe said that Zambia need a Jesus-based cultural revolution that will recover the fear of God, the respect of honour, the dignity of family, and the beauty of morality, adding that if Christians had continued the revolution begun by Jesus, Socialists would have nothing to do today.
Below is the full Message.
Socialist Easter Greetings!
Jesus came into our world to launch God’s revolution – a kingdom revolution, a revolution of the Spirit, a world-changing movement that would overcome evil with good and hatred with love. And Jesus himself was the most radical revolutionary leader who ever lived.
All too often, however, we look at Jesus as the founder of a “lovely home and garden religion,” called Christianity, a harmless spiritual leader who left behind some lovely platitudes and inspirational thoughts, a man whose memory we celebrate at the annual Easter egg hunt.
But that is hardly the Jesus of the New Testament. His message was a threat to the religious establishment. He called for dramatic, sweeping – yes, revolutionary – change. He taught his followers to pray radical prayers like, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” – meaning, the displacement of the corrupt kingdoms of this world by the perfect kingdom of God. He called his disciples to revolutionary commitment, urging them to leave everything and follow him, and in his platform message, he promised freedom to the captives (Luke 4:18–21).
That is the language of a revolution, and that is the language we must recover today, as our nation teeter–totters on the verge of moral and social – not to mention economic – collapse. We need a Jesus-based cultural revolution that will recover the fear of God, the respect of honour, the dignity of family, and the beauty of morality.
Join our socialist revolutionary cause and fulfill Jesus’ call to change the world, a life-changing book filled with challenging examples from saints and martyrs of the past.
“We socialists would have nothing to do if you Christians had continued the revolution begun by Jesus,” these words were spoken by a leading socialist in the 1920s. Yet more than 90 years later, they remain foreign to many Christian ears. What “revolution” did Jesus begin? And was Jesus in any sense a “revolutionary”?
As Dr. Martin Luther King warned decades ago, “If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.”
Let’s accordingly examine our present methods of leadership against the biblical grid.
There is reason for great hope. As expressed by the Vernon Grounds, “A Christian who… becomes a revolutionary will serve as a revolutionary catalyst in the Church; and by the multiplication of revolutionised Christians, the Church will become a revolutionary catalyst in society; and if society is sufficiently revolutionised, a revolution of violence will no more be needed than a windmill in a world of atomic energy.”
Wishing you a Happy Easter!
Issued by Fred M’membe on behalf of the Politburo of the Socialist Party
Mighty Mufulira Wanderers’ battle for survival suffered a dent on Sunday when they sustained a 2-1 home loss at Shinde Stadium to fellow strugglers Kitwe United.
And it was Mighty who began brightly when John Goma put them ahead in the 2nd minutes as hopes brightened of ending their five-match winless run in which period they have only picked a draw.
But United hit back in the 53rd and 55th minutes through Robin Siame and Holly Songwe respectively.
However, United will be counting their lucky stars when Stanley Chalaba’s shot came off the post two minutes later and Goma missed a sitter on the hour mark.
United then has a Rodgers Mukenge 73rd minute goal disallowed for offside but they had already done enough to earn back-to-back wins this season over Mighty who were also the last team they beat 2-0 in Kitwe on February 16 before going on an eight-match winless run.
Mighty drop to second from bottom at number nine in Pool A on 9 points , exchanging places with United who have 10 points with five games left before the relegation places are confirmed.
This is a concerned citizen dropping this quick one to your office.I hope and pray this reaches you and l know it will. I am one person who like saying things as they are, otherwise this isn’t meant to injure you ,and the UPND party or any other surrounding you.
Sir,l have followed your current standing as VEEP in the UPND party and l can tell things have changed. Where there are two or more people, its normal and very human to have some frictions but it takes maturity and sincere love for the people who believe in you to amicably find a better way of resolving your differences without stressing those who follow you or indeed the party you belong.
I must say, l have been receiving so many audios purported to have been released from your angle carrying your voice talking so many unfortunate stuff about your party UPND and its leadership..I was going to come out just when I listened to the first one but l could not just believe it could be you not until l listened to this latest one where you threw so much tantrum and allegations on the party and its leader Hakainde Hichilema
Say as it is, Zambia deserves the better Vice President and time to shake off and re-align is now..UPND is a party, an organisation and no one is important and can claim ownership….it has rules and procedures..
My advise Mr Mwamba…if you decide to go and rejoin PF, Kalaba..or indeed form your own party, please put aside your EGO. Your ego is detrimental Sir the earlier you realise that the better for you in this political field. We know and understand you have the money but that shouldn’t make you feel more important than everyone else! Its wrong. That is your money with your family. Zambian people need sound national leadership that will improve their livelihood and not interested in your money and all.
Believe me l supported you from day one when you joined UPND not until after listening to this particular audio.
At first l refused thinking it was as usual the PF propaganda not until this audio where some unknown person from Chingola called you…from no where you started saying all sort of fake accusations on the party and the party president HH..trying to dent his image and that of a party…who does that?
Politics calls for maturity otherwise with that mentality and attitude even where u go they will eliminate you…and just fail in your political ambition.you are a great man but u need to work on yourself.
UPND is for the people of Zambia and not any individual not even president HH. That’s why when the founder father Mazoka died [rip] we still have the party and so grown today..so why should you think you own some structures on the Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern? Are you sure with yourself..and why mentioning Kambwili and Kalabas names in this issue..?? It just shows that you are one of those few people trying to fight the alliance.
Zambian people want the alliance. We want unity in the country to form government and not dividing us…if you have grudges with Kambwili..thats your own personal issues dont dare bring them to the zambian people and the party.Come on Mr.Mwamba you can do much better than this…
if its going… go in peace UPND will still exist with all its structures. Better now than tomorrow. Personally, I’m done. With all that allegations on your President Hakainde Hichilema and the party it will be very difficult to trust you no more going forward.
To the UPND party…better you face this issue now and reorganize by 2021 than facing it when it’s one month before general elections.
To my fellow Zambians especially the youths, this move might be bitter but it might be the solution at the moment for us to move forward and have effective sound leadership in government come 2021.
I’m disappointed to say the least.l supported you all heartedly,but my taste of you is different from today going forward.
The fugitive officer identified as Constable Jackson Mwanza has shot himself dead using an AK47 rifle today at about 07 30 hours in Chinama area at the Chinama golf course .
According to a statement released to the media by Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo, Constable Mwanza had been surrounded by officers from yesterday till today when he killed himself. His body is in UTH mortuary. The AK 47 riffle recovered. He had a lot of ammunition in the magazine which he fired in the air before shooting himself.
Yesterday, Constable Mwanza shot dead two people and wounded two others, in a shooting incident in Lusaka’s Chainama area. Constable Jackson Mwanza also stabbed a male student at Chainama Health College last night using a military knife, whom he suspected to be in an affair with his girl-friend.
FILE: GBM speaking during the Gonde Lwiindi ceremony
Suspended UPND Vice President for Administration, Geofrey Mwamba has said that he has not received official communication from the party about his suspension. Reacting to the news of his suspension, Mr. Mwamba said that he welcomed the move if indeed the party has suspended him.
Mr. Mwamba said that he will hold a press conference next week Tuesday to inform the nation his next move and that it was insensitive of the UPND to be issuing irritating political statements during Easter, before adding that he is a strong Christian believer who would not mix the Easter period with Politics.
According to reports, the UPND National Management Committee (NMC) suspended Mr Mwamba for allegedly issuing derogatory statements against the party and forming parallel structures.
At a meeting chaired by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, the NMC, through a secret ballot, voted overwhelmingly by 75 votes to 0 to suspend Mr Mwamba for issuing derogatory statements against the party and forming parallel structures in the party.
Earlier in the week, UPND youths gave n their leaders a 24 –hour ultimatum to discipline Mr Mwamba for allegedly insulting Secretary General, Stephen Katuka, or face unspecified action.
“We are giving the national management committee a 24-hour ultimatum to discipline our vice president Geoffrey Mwamba because no individual a bigger than the party,” UPND youths have demanded.
UPND national deputy youth chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso said the door was open for GBM to leave if he thought he was untouchable as it was wrong for him to start insulting his fellow leaders in public.
“When you are wrong, the best thing to do is to ask for forgiveness but if you, as an individual, you think you are untouchable because you are called GBM, the door is open. This is a bitter pill to swallow, but we need to move on as one people.
“We cannot allow one individual all the time to continue insulting our leaders. You cannot insult the SG of the party. You cannot insult Mr. Hichilema in public. We have meetings where such issues must be resolved. We have tried our best to counsel, manage, and rehabilitate this individual but he has become a problem to us,” Mr. Liswaniso said.
He said there was nothing tribal about UPND demanding that GBM should be disciplined because as an institution, it will be difficult for it to run if it feared to take action against people from certain provinces on the pretext that people from such provinces would rise against the party.
“We cannot run an institution in that way. When you have made a mistake, you need to be disciplined. So, discipline will start from the vice president and now I want to appeal to the national management committee that we are giving them 24 hours to discipline GBM,” he said.
Zambia Police spokesperson Esther KatongoA Police officer yesterday shot dead two people and wounded two others, in a shooting incident in Lusaka’s Chainama area. Constable Jackson Mwanza also stabbed a male student at Chainama Health College last night using a military knife, whom he suspected to be in an affair with his girl-friend.
Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo confirmed the shooting, which happened yesterday, between 07 and 08 hours, as well as the stabbing, which happened last evening.
Mrs. Katongo has named the deceased as Dickson Mwanza 32 of Mtendere compound and Albert Chinungo also a Lusaka resident.
And those wounded are Andrew Zimba, aged 20, a student and Felistus Tembo 23, a friend of the Police officer’s girl-friend.
Mrs. Katongo has also named the stabbed student as Nike Fungulwa, who was attacked with a military knife, while at Ben Mwiinga Police Post in PHI area.
She explained that after stabbing Fungulwa around 19.55 hours, Constable Mwanza ran away, as other police officers attempted to apprehend him.
