Kwacha FDD aspiring candidate Niza Phiri has advised Dr Kambwili and Mr Joe Malanji to focus their energies on telling people what they will do for the people of kwacha as opposed to Character assassination.

“I am disappointed that My Colleagues in the PF would gather people for a rally and spend hours attacking Niza Phiri. Dr Kambwili and Mr Malanji must instead focus on what they intend to do for residents of the constituency. We have serious issues here, water is not readily available, the drainage systems are dysfunctional, there are only three small clinics and none have a maternity wing but you choose to talk about Me? Lets focus on whats important for the people of kwacha and how you intend to make it better”

Speaking at rally held in kitwes Changanamai Grounds, Dr Kambwili referred to Mr Niza Phiri as a political Novice who should be ignored by the residents of kwacha constituency. Speaking at the same function, kwacha PF candidate Joe Malanji, said Unlike Niza Phiri, he has donated 14 television sets to schools around kwacha constituency and therefore deserved to be elected Kwacha constituency Member of parliament.

In response, Niza Phiri said it was laughable for a man vying for a position as a Member of parliament to seek an election on the premise that he had donated television sets. Niza Phiri further said, that He had done more than Mr Malanji by building a community school, But that he will not use that to campaign. He believes that people should be elected into public office based on the plans they had and that it seemed mr Malanji had no plans for the people of kwacha constituency.

Kwacha Constituency parliamentary election is widely regarded as a two horse race between the FDDs Niza Phiri, Zambias youngest MP aspiring candidate. And kitwe business man, Mr Joe Malanji.

 

This weekend has been a bit wet and cold, so all I wanted do was enjoy some “comfort food”, stay in my warm bed, and watch movies. I needed something quick and tasty, but didn’t fancy chips. Now, most people wouldn’t call this dish comfort food, but it is comforting and perfect for those cold nights; when you’re snuggled up in bed or in front of the fire.  So, to cut a long story short, here is this quick and easy, delicious Spaghetti Carbonara –comfort food with a bit of culture.

Preparation & Cooking time: 20 mins

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

• 400g spaghetti
• 1 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
• 200g streaky bacon, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3 eggs
• 75ml double cream
• 50g parmesan cheese finely grated, plus extra to serve (I actually make this with cheddar cheese sometimes, if I haven’t bought any parmesan, so feel free to use cheddar cheese instead).
• Salt and black pepper

Method

Cook the spaghetti by boiling a large, deep pan of salted water. Break the spaghetti in half (if you need to) and place it in the water.  Stir well and cook it according to the packet instructions. Carefully take a few strands of spaghetti out of the water 1-2 mins before the end of cooking and bite into them. Repeat until you think it is properly cooked.

Heat the oil in a frying pan. When hot, tip in the streaky bacon. Fry over a medium heat until the meat has turned lightly golden. Be careful not to crisp the bacon too much; it will be cooked a bit more later on in the recipe. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Now break 2 of the eggs into a mixing bowl, and then carefully discard the egg white of your 3^rd egg to separate the yolk.  Tip the yolk in with the other eggs and beat them together, add the cream, cheese and salt & pepper to taste.
Finally add the garlic to the bacon and fry over a high heat for 1 min, or until the garlic is cooked and the bacon is warmed through. Drain the spaghetti and tip it back into the hot saucepan – remove from the heat, pour the egg mixture over the spaghetti, followed by hot bacon and garlic; and any remaining fat and oils. Mix well until the sauce has thickened to a smooth, creamy consistency.

Serving

Serve with extra cheese and freshly ground black pepper; and enjoy this gorgeous, creamy bit of heaven on a plate.

Kanta Temba is a cake maker and decorator. She is also the owner and founder of Kanta Kakes – cake shop.

You can find her work on www.kantakakes.com.  Follow her on twitter @KantaKakes and Instagram @KantaTemba.

FOOTBALL icon Kalusha Bwalya will participate in a special high-level football tournament for Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in New York on June 16, to promote the role of sports in achieving sustainable development and peace.

In a statement issued by permanent mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations first secretary for press and public relations Chibaula Silwamba, Kalusha, alongside other renowned international football players Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria), Frank Rijkaard and Aaron Winter (both of The Netherlands) will be star players/coaches of Permanent Representatives accredited to the United Nations from various countries across the world, who will participate in the tournament.

Permanent Missions of Zambia and The Netherlands to the United Nations in conjunction with KNVB and Cruyff Foundation are organisers of the first-ever tournament on the terrace of the UN Delegates Dining Room facing the East River. Cruyff Foundation will set up an artificial football pitch.

Mr. Silwamba stated that at least three female Permanent Representatives, including the US’ Samantha Power, have signed up to play alongside their male counterparts in the few-minutes competition.

He stated that the game will draw the attention of the international community to the role that football, and its celebrities, could play to promote the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and achieving peace and security in the world.

“Kalusha and his colleagues will also feature on the UN Secretary General’s Spokesperson Noon media briefing where they will engage the international media about sports, development and peace. The stars will also hold a football clinic for children, and several other engagements organized by The Netherlands Mission to the UN,” Mr. Silwamba stated.

“Kalusha is African Footballer of the Year 1988, Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee member, FIFA Football Committee Member, board member of Champions of the Environment and Africa10. Kalusha is highly respected across the world for his football prowess, and has participated in Zambian football for over three decades in various capacities.”

The opposition UPND says it is aware of plans by President Lungu to shut operations of the country’s biggest private newspaper, The Post using the Zambia Revenue Authority ZRA before the August 11th elections.

Party President Hakainde Hichilema said as a party they will not sit idle and allow the selfish and evil motive by a few disgruntled government officials to annihilate the newspaper which has proved to be a beacon of democracy and freedom of expression in our country.

He said President Lungu has all the government newspapers, television and radio stations to himself, including some private media houses hence should live The Post alone as it is only paper accommodating the opposition.

“As UPND, we wish to warn President Lungu and his PF that our party will not sit idle and allow this selfish and evil motive by a few disgruntled government officials to annihilate the newspaper which has proved to be a beacon of democracy and freedom of expression in our country.

“President Lungu has all the government newspapers, television and radio stations to himself, including some private media houses. The Post is the only private newspaper that has taken a bold step to give us, the UPND and our colleagues in the opposition, a platform on which to communicate with the people of Zambia, without any conditions attached,” reads the statement in part.

He further praised the work of the newspaper for bringing out a number of elections issues among them the registration of foreigners as voters.

“The work that has been done by The Post so far ahead of the elections speaks volumes about what this country would be without this newspaper. Had it not been for The Post, this country wouldn’t have known that the ruling party has registered hundreds of thousands of foreigners to give them an illegal advantage in this coming election. A Post reporter was almost killed on a mission to expose this criminal act by PF cadres. Without The Post we would not have known about Lungu abuse of the Office of President where he has directed them to work with Timor Consulting of Israel to rig the elections. We would not have known that there are Ugandans at State House working with President Lungu to manipulate the voters register and rig the elections for PF. It is The Post newspaper that sent a red alert when ECZ initiated a move to print ballot papers in Dubai using President Lungu’s friends,” he said.

He also accused Mr Lungu of forgetting the help they got from the same newspaper on their way to forming government.

“But Mr. Lungu has forgotten that this is the newspaper that his party used to get in government and enjoy the luxurious life that he is enjoying today that has even made him ignore the cries of the Zambian people. He is pretending when he appears on TV that he has been tolerant of the media, when behind the scenes, he is giving instructions to Zambia Revenue Authority using his agents to financially incapacitate The Post. We know for a fact that The Post pays more taxes than some of the companies that they are protecting today. Berlin Msiska and his team should not allow themselves to be used as tools for political machinations,” he said.

The statement adds that the President has assumed autocratic powers to unleash his wrath on anybody and any organisation that challenges his governance.

“We have very fresh intelligence that the ZRA is scheming another raid on The Post on instructions from State House. But let President Lungu and his corrupt accomplices in government know that the Zambia Revenue Authority is not a branch of the Patriotic Front which they can shamelessly abuse in this manner.

We therefore warn that should the PF government go ahead with its immoral schemes against The Post newspaper, the UPND shall mobilise countrywide demonstrations and protest until the newspaper which is our champion of democracy is allowed to operate freely in our country,” he said.

Unruly PF cadres descended on a UPND organised rally in Shiwang’andu in Muchinga Province where the set fire to the venue of the rally and attempted to bring down a helicopter carrying UPND officials.

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was not in the helicopter that was attacked by PF cares who threw stones, sticks and other missiles at the helicopter forcing it not to land.

The violent events where reminiscent of the January 2015 events when a PF team comprising Maureen Mwanawasa and Mutale Nalumango were forced to flee Shiwang’andu after a helicopter they were flying in was attacked by PF cadres.
The skirmishes which started around 10 Hours today forced Police to fire teargas canisters to disperse the PF gangs forcing the UPND officials to abandon the rally.

And UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has condemned the latest attacks on the UPND rally by PF cadres.

Mr Hichilema has since warned President Lungu that UPND members will resort to self-defence if the attacks do not stop.

“We would like to warn President Edgar Lungu that if he does not tame his cadres over these barbaric acts, we will be left without choice but defend ourselves. We have been exercising maximum restraint from the PF attacks but we will not entertain such anymore, especially after what we have witnessed here in Shiwang’andu today,” Mr Hichilema said.

He said, “Our central focus is on developing the nation, fixing our broken economy and not hacking citizens who hold divergent views like the way PF is doing it today. President Edgar Lungu must realise that this violence taking place in our country if no action is taken by him as a sitting President our country will be on fire.”

Mr Hichilema has also appealed to UPND members across the country to remain strong and not involve themselves in violent activities.

“Further we strongly condemn the barbaric acts of the PF cadres who attempted to even bring down our helicopter this afternoon. The attacks on our people in Shiwang’andu today, clearly shows that PF has no vision other than that of hacking citizens who are poverty stricken. Lastly, we call for peace, unity in our country as we carry out our campaigns, before, during and after elections.”

Mr Hichilema singled out former Shiwang’andu PF Member of Parliament Steven Kampyongo and the District Commissioner of having sponsored the latest attacks.

He vowed that the UPND will deal with the duo if it wins the August elections.
When reached for a comment, PF Secretary General Davies Chama dismissed the reports saying the attacks could be part of the UPND’s strategy to win public sympathy.

“They are always fabricating stories to win public sympathy. Remember, they were saying the President is sick but the President is well, that is how they are so these reports should not be taken seriously because it could be part of their scheme to win public sympathy,” Mr Chama said.