Lusaka business man Trevor Ngandu popularly known as UNCLE-T has pledged K40, 000 to help rebuild city market which was last week gutted by fire.

Mr. Ngandu has pledged k40, 000 though his company UNCLE T’s Group of companies, and has urged other people from the business community to step in and help rebuild city market.

“I was heartbroken on Tuesday last week when we all woke up to the sad news that city market has been gutted by fire , many people affected depended on that market to keep their lives going and it just made me sad that everything they have worked hard for has gone to waste , as a business man I know how it feels to lose something you have worked hard for many years , our company is pledging K40,000 as a donation to help rebuild City market , I am also urging others from the business community and any other individual to come on board to help our brothers and sisters who found themselves in this sad situation, let us continue to pray for them too which is very important as they need Gods comfort in this difficult moment” Mr. Ngandu said .

City market was last week Tuesday gutted by fire which swept through the country’s largest trading market affecting over 1900 traders, goods worth millions of kwacha were lost to this inferno leaving the affected traders with no hope, after the inferno many Business men and individuals have come in board to pledge support to help rebuild the market the latest on the list being Trevor Tripher Ngandu.

Former ZANASU Vice-President Prince Ndoyi says the opposition UPND are ‘irretrievably on a shameless mission of embarrassment.’

Commenting on the trip by UPND’s top blass who visited South Africa’s opposition leader Julius Malema, Mr Ndoyi said the UPND have turned themselves into a political cannon are now shooting in all directions for political relevance internationally.

He noted that as opposed to visiting opposition political parties abroad the UPND leadership should have taken advantage of the visits by the three Presidents eho have visited the country in the last two months and asked for audience if indeed their motive is to find someone to mediate for them regarding the incarceration their leader.

Below is the full statement as Mr Ndoyi.

We want to comment on the trip by the UPND leadership to visit South Africa’s opposition leader CIC Julius Malema. It is worrisome the amount of desperation we are witnessing from the UPND in the last few months.

This is yet another failed desperate attempt to try and set a stage for themselves into international politics, as well as set a tone to portray themselves as though they have grown into international politics. The UPND must not rob Malema of the integrity he holds among South Africans.

UPND are irretrievably on a shameless mission of embarrassment. They have turned themselves into a political lose cannon, shooting in all directions for help, even from places and individuals that nobody in the world would consider.

Their actions in the past months are a thorn in the flesh of people that laid the foundations of politics in our country, people like Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, Mainza Chona and others. We can’t imagine for a bit, if Anderson Mazoka were to rise today to see what his party has been reduced to, evidenced from the political immaturity they are exhibiting.

We urge the EFF not to stoop low to the levels of UPND, who in their desperation called a stooge of Hellen Zille, Mmusi Maimane to try and gain political sympathy from the international community. The move failed because Zambians from the onset understand the interests of Hellen Zille, Mmusi Maimane and their Democratic Alliance(DA) party.

Infact these are some of things President Lungu mentioned during the Press Conference that there a number of business men who want to usurp political power in Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe and our country.

We are of the view that the move by the UPND somewhat exposes them and vindicates the President, and Zambians should be weary of these moves. We urge the EFF who represent the genuine interests of South Africans not to fall into the trap of the UPND.

The EFF practices practical and logical politics, and they would be dammed if they began courting a political party that is hell bent on polarizing their own country. It is surprising that the UPND has no friendship with any sitting head of state, but have gone on rampage meeting opposition political parties.

Their aspirations for leadership and national office do not represent the interests of the indigenous Zambian people, but those of the opposition political parties in South Africa and we are confident no jokes that Zambians could not be fooled in that direction.

The UPND have entered a Political mode destructive; not only to themselves, but to the nation at large. They no longer represent the values and rich heritage upon which the Zambian politics was established.

Lastly, if the UPND are genuinely looking for people to mediate over the incarceration of their president HH, they should have taken the opportunity to talk to Presidents who have visited the country.

In the last two months, we have received three Heads Of States and we are sure President Lungu would have taken heed of any advise coming from any of the three regarding their issues. Our advise is let themcalm down and genuinely reconcile their actions over the last months with the Zambian people.

Issued by;
Prince J. Ndoyi

THE Zambian high commission in London has formally written to the Protocol Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressing concern over activities of Mr Larry Mweetwa, a Zambian who lives in London.

Mr Mweetwa, a well-known sympathiser of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema, has for a long time been issuing what the mission termed “inflammatory and subversive comments and inciting people to commit terrorism activities in Zambia”.

In a notice, the mission is further seeking audience with commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Ms Cressida Dick on what measures or actions can be taken over the activities of Mr Mweetwa.

The Zambian mission informed the British authorities that Mr Mweetwa posted a message on his Facebook page praising the acts of suspected sabotage last week which left the country’s biggest market, Lusaka City Market, gutted and thousands of traders without a livelihood.

It is not the first time that the mission is raising concern over Mr Mweetwa’s activities. The matter was brought to the attention of the British authorities in September 2016.

On Friday, Vice President Inonge Wina said that government was in the process of engaging Interpol in order to extradite Zambians in foreign countries who she said are inciting Zambians to engage in sabotage activities.

Chinsali Central Member of Parliament Kalelwe Mukosa asked the Vice President, as to whether government is considering extraditing people in the diaspora who are inciting and encouraging Zambians to engage in sabotage activities.

The Chinsali Central Constituency lawmaker said this during the Vice President’s questions session.

In her response, Ms. Wina stated that Zambia has signed agreements with foreign countries to extradite undesirable characters in order to ensure that such people are not hosted in their countries.

Government is aware of some Zambians in diaspora who are inciting people back home to engage in evil activities and urged Zambians to ignore such bad behavior and remain patriotic, the Vice President said.

United Party for National Development (UPND) Information and Publicity Chairperson Charles Kakoma has notified the general public and all media houses that all official UPND statements are only those attributed to Senior Party Members.

Kakoma said any statements published by members of UPND do so in their own capacity and do not represent the official position of the party but themselves.

Kakoma has however advised UPND members to exercise caution as they socialize on media platforms as their statements may be misunderstood and thereby dent the image of their leader, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, in particular and the entire party in general.

The UPND Information and Publicity Chairperson further implored UPND members to be cautious with what they share on social platforms to avoid finding themselves in serious problems.

“We appeal to our members take into account those that wish to twist what is worthy and what is unworthy and attribute it to our Party and our President for ulterior motives”

‘This motivation would be sufficient enough for all our valued members to take extra care what to publish” Kakoma said

Lusaka, Zambia, 8TH July 2017- The video circulating of Saviour Chishimba using unpalatable language to address His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu leaves bad taste in the mouth and should be condemned by all well-meaning Zambians.

We understand that Chishimba seeks to swing President Lungu’s proclamation as per Article 31 meant to deter acts of sabotage and terrorism as the nation has witnessed into a political one to please imperialist forces bent on giving Zambia a bad name. While political pundits like Chishimba expected a full-fledged State of Emergency so they could score cheaply, they are yet to come to terms with the fact that President Lungu and his cabinet instead put in measures to protect private and public property from acts of arson and terror. We also understand that Chishimba and his friends are trying so hard to prove to their paymasters that PF is suppressing and oppressing political opponents. To make headlines, he would rather act foolishly so he can be arrested by the Police.

We wish to make a clarion call for maturity especially from some of these Opposition political parties. Chishimba is a loose cannon who is trying so hard to make a political mark. Like UPND, another failed project of imperialist forces ready to sacrifice Zambia’s image at the altar of political expediency, Chishimba will soon regret his deeds and misdeeds. Like the UPND running to every tom and dick to give Zambia a bad name, Chishimba seeks to give President Lungu a bad name, locally. Saviour Chishimba’s greatest ambition, it appears, is to be arrested so he can cry “political persecution”. Sadly, he might just hurt himself in his futile journey to attain political martyrdom.

Lastly, we call on Zambians to demand that politicians respect the Office of President because that is the highest office in the land created by the people through the constitution. The Opposition may not like the individual occupying the Presidency but they have no justifiable reason to demean it. Zambians deserve political maturity as opposed to the character assassination our democracy is being reduced to. If indeed Zambia was a dictatorship as Saviour Chishimba and his minions allege, we wonder if he could even have the courage to produce and circulate such a defamatory content. This is an abuse of Zambia’s democratic space. Further, we call on relevant law enforcers ensure there is law and order as opposed to anarchy. Democracy demands discipline and respect for authorities!

Issued by:

Kennedy Kamba
Lusaka Province Youth Chairperson – Lusaka Province

The Video by  Saviour Chishimba