Crème-de-la-crème of hip hop and gospel on track to fill up stadium on 27^th and 28^th April respectively 

The final weekend of April will be graced by Vodafone JUMP’s musical events; which have been dubbed “All Out For Our Own”. The events are set to rock Lusaka with the best music of today in two back-to-back concerts within the hip-hop and gospel genres.

The crème-de-la-crème of Zambian music were officially unveiled during a media breakfast with the 4G operator promising lively festivals that will host a profusion of some of Zambia’s top mainstream and gospel performers in the iconic Vodafone Stadium – formerly known as Woodlands Stadium.

House Party hit-maker, Chefy 187 and hip-hop trailblazer, Slap Dee are geared to headline the “All Out For Hip Hop” show on April 27^th reinforced by a wealth of opening acts ranked in the upper echelons of Zambian hip-hop.

Meanwhile, Pompi, who will be launching his highly anticipated album “Become” at the All-Out concert and Ephraim, the Son of Africa, have been revealed as the headline acts for the “All Out For Gospel” event on April 28^th.

Speaking during the media breakfast, JUMP Director for Southern Africa, Mutale Kapaso said, “The All Out for Our Own concert is a demonstration of our continued investment in the Zambian youth – through education, entertainment and the arts. As an organisation, we recognise that we have a vital role in enabling the youth segment and this goes to the heart of all our Corporate Social Investment activities.

“These events were conceptualised to change the narrative; to deliberately celebrate the overwhelming musical talent our country possesses. We guarantee our audience an unparalleled music experience, one that will forever be etched in the history of Zambian music,” she said.

And TopStar Communications Company Ltd, who presented a cheque valued at K150,000 towards the events, noted that partnering with JUMP was an opportunity to contribute to the nation’s youth agenda as it pertains to art and culture.

CEO Leo Liao said: “Partnering with Vodafone JUMP gives TopStar an opportunity to contribute to making young people speak for themselves, do great things and discover their talents. One of our exclusive channels is Fresh TV. Fresh TV shows the best of Zambia’s music industry and has great programs about lifestyle targeting young people. Zambia is a great nation. It is also a young Nation. All Out For Our Own is a major music event but also a great way to promote Zambia to the world.”

Cassey Nyemba was born in October 1980, in Ndola, Zambia. She states that she grew up with music inside her, and that she decided she would give out her hands to the less privileged and the homeless children, as well as street kids. She decided to do this because it relates to what she experienced and what she had seen around her when she was young. She then decided if one day she gets successful in her music career, the less privileged would be her first priority. She places her fate in the hands of God and draws strength from his power.

Her music is a mixture of Reggae, African Dance Hall, and Afro Beat, but she is also looking forward to work and share the stages with all kinds of different artists from all over the world in the near future as she believes in learning from different cultures and maybe sharing her experiences with other musicians and develop different ideas about music. At the moment she is focussing on her doing her own style of music, but she is sure that one day she will feature and work with the all Zambian artists, both male and female.

Her inspiration to pursue her music-career came at a young age being inspired by music legends such as Shabba Ranks, Lady Patra, Buju-Banton and Beeni Man.

Cassey has had the opportunity to share the stage with artists such as Dbanj, Kiss Daniel, and Davido among others. She feels it is important for her to share the stage with artist from all kinds of different cultures and countries in order for her grow as an artist.

Speaking about her latest single “Homeless” she said that the motivation behind it was to show the world that these forgotten underprivileged children are very important and that we must consider, support and help them. “They have to be recognized like all other children.The lives these children are experiencing every day really relates to what I went through and what I have seen around me from the age of 13”.

Apart from music, other points of interest include fashion and beauty. Therefore, she has a human hair extension business, a clothing line for women, as well as beauty products for women.

Fans can find her music on YouTube, Spotify, GooglePlay, Deezer, beatport, Rhapsody, digital, Shazam, and  quabuz.

BY KAPA KAUMBA

Two opposition leaders have made an astonishing claim that President Edgar Lungu is not the person he says he is and that he stole someone’s identity.

The two opposition figures have since alleged that President Edgar Lungu is infact Jonathan Mutaware, a Malawian.

In a jaw dropping interview on Prime TV’s Oxgen of Democracy programme on Monday night, People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti and New Labour Party President Fresher Siwale challenged President Lungu to produce his National Registration Card as a way of proving his true identity.

Mr Mulongoti said as a patriotic citizen, it is his responsibility to protect the constitution hence the move he took to write to the Public Protector of Zambia asking the institution to investigate President Lungu’s true identity.

He said since he wrote to the Public Protector on March 13th 2018 giving it two weeks to respond to his letter, the institution has not yet responded.

Mr Mulongoti observed that there were too many inconsistencies in President Lungu’s life history that prompted him to demand that the Public Protector investigates his true identity.

He said in his authorized autobiography, Against All Odds, President Lungu claims to have been born in a then whites only Ndola Central Hospital in 1956 but that on a Prime TV programme, State House Spokesman Amos Chanda claimed that President Lungu was infact born in Kitwe.

Mr Mulongoti said there is also no record of his childhood or primary school education or any mention of his immediate family members.

He said curiously, President Lungu has never attended a funeral or a wedding of any family member since moving to State House, which he said is bizarre in an African set up.

“I started getting curious about the conduct of the man in State House after he unleashed vicious dogs on us who were attending Mr Hichilema’s court cases when he was charging with treason. This country saw of the most vicious dogs at Court buildings and heavily armed police officers. I begun to question myself because naturally Zambians are forgiving people, we might quarrel a lot but we don’t wish anyone dead. So that conduct prompted me to start asking questions that maybe this man could not be one us,” Mr Mulongoti said.

He added, ” I am doing this in good faith. I know some people are calling me a mad man but surely, can a mad man launch an inquiry into the President’s identify? I don’t think so. We are simply asking the President a question, Who are you? This is a question that everyone should answer easily. Our Immigration officers at the boarder points ask this question everyday when they ask for the Passport. I don’t expect PF officials or those at State House to answer for him because those only met at work, they don’t know him well.”

The People’s Party leader said he is ready to apologize and face consequences if a public inquiry by the Public Protector proves that President Lungu is indeed a Zambian.

Mr Mulongoti added that the Chimwemwe House No. 4001 which President Lungu claims to have grown up from has toilets outside while the House No.4001 appearing in his autobiography shows a House with toilets inside.

“When we went to interview the current landlords at this House, we found that the morning we arrived, they were evicted the previous night after the House was bought off by unknown people, that raises suspicions.”

“We went to Mukuba Secondary School because the current President has been donating things to the school claiming he was a pupil there. You see at every institution, there are those that have stayed there longer and they have a way of remembering things, it could be messengers, cleaners or guards. We met some people who confirmed that yes there was a pupil by the name of Edgar Chagwa Lungu but he was dark and not light.”

And Mr Siwale has observed that the traditional leaders from Eastern Province who have been paraded claiming that President Lungu is their Son have mentioned that he was born from Eneless Zulu while in his autobiography, it is claimed that President Lungu’s mother was Eliza Tasila Jere.

Mr Siwale added that he has evidence to prove that the current Head of State stole the identity of Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu who was born in Kitwe at House No. 4001, Chimwemwe, the father to Tasila Lungu.

“My research into this identity issue because when President Lungu started calling for a Grade 12 certificate for all parliamentary candidates in the 2016 general elections and it reminded me of the time when late Dr Chiluba changed the constitution and inserted the parentage clause to bar Dr Kaunda from standing. As a Teacher who has studied psychology, this triggered my interest.”

He added, ” I later found that the man in State House is not who says he is. The Edgar Lungu in State House was born Jonathan Mutaware from Malawian parents who came to Zambia to work in the mines. He attended Kaloko Primary School and later Masala Secondary School and he failed Form 3 and hence his insistence on the Grade 12 certificate issue.”

“The man in State House has stolen an identity belonging to a man called Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the father to Tasila, the late Edgar Chagwa Lungu went to Ishuko Primary School and Chimwemwe A and later attended Mukuba Secondary School and enrolled at Zambia National Service and later went to UNZA were he met Tasila’s mother Dorothy Machanda. The two got married in Mtendere and later moved to Kabwata. The late Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a very sharp and accomplished lawyer.”

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 chicken thighs, chopped
• 2 large potatoes, cut into small cubes
• 2 tbsp mild curry paste
• 400g can of plum tomatoes with 100ml water , blended until smooth
• 200g fine green beans
• 150g pot natural yogurt (use full-fat to avoid curdling)
• plain rice or naan bread, to serve
• Sea salt and Pepper to taste

Method

Marinate the chicken with sea salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion and chicken together over a medium heat for 5 mins until the onion is soft.

Add the potatoes, curry paste and tomato mixture, bring to the boil, then cover and gently simmer for 15 mins. Add the beans and a splash of water and cook for 10-15 mins more until all the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the heat and stir in the yogurt.

Serving

Serve hot with fluffy rice or couscous, and a side of naan bread. Enjoy.

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