In his private member’s motion, Mr Mwewa wants Parliament to urge Government to amend the constitution so as to provide for membership of Members of Parliament to local Councils and also to remove lacunas in the constitution.

Mr Mwewa has proposed among other amendments that the constitution be amended so that the election of the president reverts to the simple majority system from the current 50% plus one vote system.

Mr Mwewa says under the current constitution, there is no link between members of parliament and councils.

Mr. Mwewa says the inclusion of members of parliament in the membership of the council will ensure a well coordinated approach to development at all levels within the context of decentralization.

He explains that local government is the sphere of government that is closer to the people and so as representatives of the people, they need to have an input in the decisions that the council makes.

Mr. Mwewa stresses that the exclusion of the members of the parliament in councils is detrimental to the development of the constituencies they represent.

By broadcast time Members of Parliament were still debating the motion with PF Members of Parliament in support of the motion while those from the UPND are opposed to the motion.

The Patriotic Front (PF) party has commended former Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili for pledging his loyalty to the party despite his dismissal by President Edgar Lungu.

PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says appointments come and go, but that Dr. Kambwili will always remain one of the founding fathers of the party.
He says Dr. Kambwili joined the PF as an ordinary member and still contributed greatly to the party.

Father Bwalya says he is confident that Dr. Kambwili will continue doing all he can for the PF and the people of Roan Constituency.

Meanwhile, President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to tell the Zambian people why he fired Chishimba Kambwili as Information and Broadcasting service Minister.

Mr. Sinkamba says President Lungu should clear Mr. Kambwili’s name by telling the nation the reasons why he fired the Roan Member of Parliament in view of the speculation surrounding his dismissal.

He says it is important for the President to give reasons for Dr Kambwili’s dismissal considering that he recently indicated that some of his Ministers are corrupt.

Mr. Sinkamba says President Lungu is the only one who can explain the reasons behind Mr. Kambwili’s dismissal and put an end to the speculation which has the potential to tarnish his name and political future.

He says failure to give reasons for Dr Kambwili’s dismissal will make people assume that he is corrupt when he is not.

Police say they have received a report of murder in which Francis Zimba aged 46 of Garden House compound in Lusaka has allegedly been murdered by a female believed to be his girlfriend identified as Meya Namfukwe aged 21 years of Kanyama West.

Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said this happened in the early hours of today, 09th November, 2016 at around 0100 hours.

“This was after the two allegedly picked up a quarrel which led to the suspect picking a knife and stabbed the victim. The suspect who handed herself to police is currently detained in police custody and will be charged with murder. The body of the deceased is in UTH mortuary awaiting postmoterm,” Mrs Katongo said.

HUNDREDS of former Post Newspapers employees are set to join the petition in winding up the company following Lusaka High Court Justice Sunday Nkonde’s decision to place it under provisional liquidation.

Some of the workers who talked to the Daily Nation explained that they did not understand the situation with the provisional liquidation and what it meant for them. They charged that management has not been clear about their position and has not advised them on what was happening other than what they have been reading in the media.

“We are meeting on Wednesday at 08:00 hours to go and seek advice from the liquidator, Lewis Nathan Advocates. “We are told they are in Woodlands, and that is where we want to go and try to get a position for our situation,” one of the employees said.

Five former Post employees petitioned the winding up of the publication owing to non-payment of their dues with huge debts including almost K80 million owed to Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), US$ 3 million to Investrust Bank and over K750,000 owed in employee emoluments from June 2016 since the closure of the company’s administration and printing plant respectively.

Those who petitioned the High Court are Andrew Hebert Chiwenda, Roy Habaalu, Bonaventure Bwalya, Mwendalubi Mwene and Abel Mbozi who proposed the winding up of the business to enable them obtain their dues.

Mr Justice Nkonde appointed Lewis Mosho of Lewis Nathan Advocates as Liquidator for the winding up of the publication, and has since invited debtors and creditors of the newspaper to present their claims.

Mr Mosho appointed new lawyers, Palan and George Advocates, to handle legal issues pertaining to the provisional liquidation of the newspaper company. As liquidator, Mr Mosho holds custody and control of all the assets of the Post Newspaper and has since requested for a catalogue of all assets of the company from management. Some of the employees included journalists, drivers, newspaper packers, office staff and utility staff employed by the company.

A Lusaka woman who murdered her husband by running over him with her motor vehicle has today appeared for mention in the Lusaka Magistrate Court.

Jacqueline Mwiindwa, a health administrator by profession is said to have murdered her husband Kofi Milumbe on 28th October 2016 in Lusaka’s Makeni area.

Details are that Mrs Mwiindwa went to pick up her three children from her husband and a disagreement ensued.

After the accused picked up the children, her husband attempted to stop the wife from going with the children.

In an attempt to stop the wife who was driving a motor vehicle from driving off with the children, he pushed his head through the rear window with his body halfway inside the motor vehicle but the wife sped off dragging him 700 meters and that is how the victim fell off.

After turning the motor vehicle, the accused person hit the victim with the motor vehicle and left him lying on the ground with injuries and later died.

Appearing before Magistrate Racheal Mwansa, Ms Mwiindwa who appeared tense is set to go back to court on 14th November for the explanation of the charge.

THE Ndola magistrate court has fined two juveniles K5, 000 each in each of the three counts of feeding teachers cannabis cake.

Two Ndola pupils gave a cake laced with cannabis to their teachers during these years’ World Teachers Day commemoration in October.

The two pupils are jointly charged with unlawful trafficking in marijuana and inducing another to take the substance.

The juveniles who had earlier appeared for plea before Ndola magistrate Bubala Sikalunda pleaded guilty in court.

In count one, the juveniles are charged with unlawful possession of psychotropic substances contrary to the Laws of Zambia.

It is alleged that the juveniles on October 10, in Ndola, jointly and whilst acting together, unlawfully possessed 0.4 grammes of marijuana, a herbal product of cannabis sativa without lawful authority.

In count two, the charge is inducing another to take narcotic and psychotropic substance contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
It is alleged that on October 10, the juveniles induced a psychotropic substance to Muma Mulenga and Chisenga  Mulenga by force and deceit in a cake namely 0.4 grammes of marijuana without lawful authority.

When the matter came up in court, the juveniles said they understood the charge and pleaded guilty.

The juveniles stated that the cake was an experiment and the teachers that consumed it had no knowledge that it contained marijuana.

“While in class for a period of geography, the class teacher did ask for the cake we were having, which they later took to the staffroom and shared with other teachers,” they said.
They admitted that they had full knowledge of the contents in the cake, which included marijuana.

When the matter came up for judgment yesterday Magistrate Sikalunda said the matter the juveniles committed was very serious.

“The offence was serious and I don’t know what will make young people behave like this. The cake was not for the teachers but merely asked for cake which makes it hard to believe.

“I don’t believe that they were commanded to take something for teachers. To put something is totally irresponsible and dangerous. Smoking is one thing but to put in food, it is clear that the victims got sick and admitted to hospital, it could have being worse,” magistrate Sikalunda said.

“Who do you conduct the experiment in human beings? Parents worried that these juveniles are in contact with drugs. I order for 12 months probation to be counseled so that they become better citizens. In addition, order the juveniles in first count fine of K5, 000 in default four months imprisonment, and second and third count K5, 000 in default, four months imprisonment each.”

Magistrate Sikalunda also ordered the juveniles to pay K1,000 each to the victims for the pain and suffering.

The juveniles were by press time remanded in the holding cells to meet their conditions by 17:00 hours.

The High Commission of Zambia in Pretoria has advise Zambians travelling to South Africa to ensure that they book themselves in reputable hotels and other forms of accommodation to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous people.

In a statement issued by Nicky Shabolyo the Press Secretary at the Zambian mission in  South Africa said there has been an increase in the number of Zambian victims of crimes in South Africa.

Mr Shabolyo said it is advisable that the travelling public, instead stay at renowned hotels around ORT International Airport.

“We have noted with concern the frequency in which Zambians are victims of crime especially to those arriving at Oliver Reginald Tambo (ORT) International Airport and staying overnight to transit to other countries. Most of those who have been attacked book themselves in lodges around Kempton Park. It is advisable that the travelling public, instead stay at renowned hotels around ORT International Airport.

He urged has the  travelling public to avoid seeking services from exposed points of sale such as Bureaux de Change or ATMs at airports of bus stations as this tended to attract criminals.

The Press Secretary noted that Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has provided bureaux de change in the arrivals halls which are more secure and travellers should obtain services from such points.

He said the advise comes in the wake of reports of several Zambians being waylaid and robbed of their belongings and valuables as soon as they arrived at airports or bus stations.

Mr Shabolyo explained that several reports have been received in the recent past with the latest being that of seven Zambian senior officials travelling from Angola who were trailed from the airport to their lodging facility in Kempton Park in Johannesburg, where they were held at gun point and ordered to surrender all that they were carrying.

He also said Zambians travelling by bus, especially those arriving through Kirk Street in Johannesburg’s central business district, should avoid carrying cash.

“The Mission would also like to repeat the call to those going to meet church leaders in various parts of South Africa, to ensure that they make adequate arrangements before they travel. It has been observed that several Zambians have continued getting stranded while in South Africa after running out of money and consequently going without food for days and spending nights in the open,” he said.

He explained that as a result of budgetary constraints, Foreign Missions are unable to provide funds for repatriation and the South African High Commission is no exception.

“We wish to advise and reiterate that citizens travelling and seeking faith healing and prayers from churches in South Africa must financially prepare to avoid being stranded and endangering their lives.

“Based on the overwhelming number of cases of stranded citizens, we wish, therefore, to advise that those who intend to travel should first contact their hosts in South Africa so that they could gather all the necessary information pertaining to their trip. It would be important for travellers to make prior arrangements for accommodation, transportation, food and to carry money to last them the entire duration of their stay in South Africa.”