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Nkana coach Aggrey Chiyangi says he is relieved that his side managed to beat Mufulira Wanderers on Wednesday despite putting up a below par display at home.
Chiyangi’s Kalampa laboured to beat Wanderers 2-1 at Nkana Stadium to stay top of the FAZ Super Division table with 23 points from 10 matches played.
In a post-match interview, Chiyangi admitted that Nkana’s display against relegation-threatened Wanderers was not convincing.
“For me I think what is important is that we got three points. Yes, we have not played according to expectations but football is about competition,” he said.
Prior to the match against Wanderers, Nkana had lost 3-1 at Green Buffaloes in Lusaka before holding Power Dynamos to a 1-1 draw in the Kitwe derby at the weekend.
“It feels good to win because had we drawn again or lost this game it was going to put so much pressure on us. Winning at home is very important and we have to maintain the same spirit,” Chiyangi said.
Wanderers acting coach Chewe “Bomber” Mulenga lamented his side’s fourth loss of the season.
“The game was 50-50. We just made that mistake and allowed them to score that early goal. My players went to sleep that’s how we allowed that goal.” Mulenga said.
Wanderers are fourth from the bottom of the table with 9 points from 11 games going into Saturday’s Week 12 match against Power Dynamos at Shinde Stadium.
“This game against Nkana is water under the bridge we now have to focus on the match against Power,” Mulenga said.
Football Association of Zambia president Andrew Kamanga
Football Association of Zambia president Andrew Kamanga is dismayed by reports of guerilla warfare bubbling under by those sympathetic to the vanquished from the March 19 elections.
Kamanga told The Post newspaper on Thursday that his consultative approach to management should not be construed as a weakness.
“I wish to address those colleagues who lost elections to accept the results even those who won elections but are sympathetic of who those lost, I am not going to take kindly to interference,” Kamanga said.
“I have information that people are busy going round under the guise of impeaching this executive which has not flawed any constitutions.
“Anyone who feels they are above FAZ laws will be very surprised I will not hesitate to take action against those who interfering with the running of the game, even those who won elections but are sympathetic of who those lost I am not going to take kindly interference.
“The president has a lot of powers in the constitution but I don’t want to us to go to that level where I start using presidential powers.
“I would rather we continue on the consultative process which I think is the best way.
“My consultative approach should not be taken for being weak.
“It is quite unfortunate management stills differs.
“We need to continuously build unlike me sitting alone and applying article 28 of the constitution and say I am the president and I will do as I please, if anything that is more dictatorial.”
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ShowMax is accessible across a wide range of devices from smart TVs, media players and computers to smartphones and tablets.
ShowMax has officially launched internet TV services to 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The company originally launched in August 2015 with the largest subscription video on demand catalogue on the continent.
The sub-Saharan service costs US$ 7.99 per month for unlimited viewing. The catalogue includes approximately fifteen thousand TV show episodes and movies, totaling almost ten thousand hours of viewing. The service includes a Kiswahili language section and a Nollywood section, as well as an African Film section that pulls together classic movies from across the continent.
Barron Ernst, Chief Product Officer for ShowMax commented:
“The speed and cost of connectivity are significant hurdles for any internet-based service in Africa. Getting it right means you’ve got to do much more than just flick a switch.
We’ve been busy testing the service in key locations across the continent and optimising our delivery network. Perhaps more importantly, we’ve adapted our apps to address the needs of consumers in Africa, introducing features like downloads for viewing TV shows and movies when not connected.”
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Adaptive bitrate streaming that monitors connection speeds and automatically adjusts video stream resolution to avoid buffering
Download functionality to save up to 25 TV shows and movies in total to Android and iOS smartphones and tablets for viewing offline
User-selectable download quality to limit data usage
User-selectable streaming quality to limit data usage
Automatic size reduction of static pictures delivered to mobile devices
“The other key to success is making sure you’ve got the right mix of international and local content. We’ve added Kiswahili and Nollywood shows and movies to our existing class-leading catalogue of Hollywood and British favourites,” said Ernst.
According to the GSMA, around 160 million connected smartphones were in use in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015, set to rise to more than 500 million by 2020. This explosive growth combined with the increasing availability of WiFi services, the rollout of FTTH in urban centres, and the rollout of other high speed fixed mobile options is driving the take-up of video on demand services.
“The growth potential of the African market is huge, and we’re not the only internet TV service looking to meet that demand. The difference is that we’re not simply cutting and pasting an existing model from elsewhere, and instead have built a product and content selection designed specifically for Africa,” concludes Ernst.
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The 36 new countries ShowMax has been launched in are
Zambian players from one of three club’s that did battle in mid-week last 16 continental fixtures will fly the countrys’ flag in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage.
TP MAZEMBE
Mazembe qualified to next months group phase on away goals rule despite losing 2-1 to Stade Gabesien in Gebes,Tunisia on Wednesday to finish 2-2 on aggregate.
Nathan Sinkala played the full 90 minutes while Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba came off the 53rd minute.
Defender Kabaso Chongo was on the bench.
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
The South African champions lost 2-0 on Wednesday away to Medeama in Ghana to exit last the last 16 of the competition 3-1 on aggregate.
Zambia number one Kennedy Mweene came on in 65 minutes after Uganda goalkeeper Denis Onyango was sent off.
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The Gabonese side is also out the Confederation Cup despite winning 1-0 at home against the competitions’ two-time winners Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia on Wednesday.
Mounana bow out 2-1 on aggregate to see the 2006 and defending champions advance.
Striker Alex Ngonga played the full 90 minutes but was not on target.
Chairperson Judge Esau Chulu
Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairman Justice Essau Chulu has announced that Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Company of Dubai will print the ballot papers for this August general elections.
Justice Chulu told a meeting of political stakeholders in Lusaka this morning that the decision to award the contract to the Dubai firm was arrived at after a re-evaluation of the 13 bid submitted to ECZ.
“Following the appeal and re-evaluation process for the tender of printing of ballot papers, the Commission has awarded the tender to print ballot papers to Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Company of Dubai, as per practice the Commission will sponsor one agent to witness the printing of ballot papers alongside other stakeholders,” Justice Chulu said.
And the announcement that the Dubai firm will print ballot papers drew angry reactions from political stakeholders who accused the ECZ of bleeding unnecessary tension in the nation.
FDD leader Edith Nawakwi said the stance taken by the Commission has the potential to cause anarchy in the nation.
“Zambia is at peace but your position is pushing us in a direction which we the Zambian people are totally uninterested. Can you for once, step backwards, step backwards and listen to the people. This is our country, it does not belong to the ECZ, it does not belong to Government,” Mrs Nawakwi said.
And UPND Chairperson for Legal Jack Mwiimbu accused the ECZ of facilitating the rigging of elections by the PF.
“We are aware of the celebration by other people concerning the printing of ballot papers in Dubai, we are aware of the evil intentions pertaining to the printing of ballot papers in Dubai. Mr Chairman, we as Honourable Nawakwi has indicated, we are the stakeholders and you must listen to our concerns.”
But Justice Chulu defended the decision to go ahead and award the tender to the Dubai saying stakeholders failed to provide evidence to show that the firm did not qualify.
Justice Chulu who became upset told off the stakeholders not to issue threats on individuals saying the decision was a collective one.
“We can’t throw tender procedures from tender or procurement act to do what u want. We are not trying to be intransigent,” Justice Chulu said.
“I take great exception to be addressed with disrespect. Let’s not encourage hate speech. Let’s not get on each other’s personality. That’s unacceptable. These people were challenged to take evidence of malpractice against the said company but brought nothing,” Justice Chulu said.
And Justice Chulu has announced that the Commission has formulated the referendum question which will be used in the referendum.
He disclosed that the referendum questions will be as follows, “Do you agree to the amendment to the Constitution to enhance the bill of rights contained in part 111 of the constitution of Zambia and to repeal and replace Article 79 of the Constitution of Zambia”.
Justice Chulu said citizens will be expected to answer ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ by marking against symbols which will be provided adding that the symbol for the YES vote will be an eye and NO will be an ear.
Meanwhile, it was heard during the meeting that 47 forged certificates, three from universities with one from an overseas university were presented to the Examinations Council of Zambia for verification.
The Commission also revealed that eight political parties have so far paid down payments for the presidential nomination fees.
FILE: Dignitaries arriving in Malawi on Proflight Zambia’s inaugural flight from Lusaka to Lilongwe
Proflight Zambia, Zambia’s leading scheduled airline, is targeting June 28 for the launch its new route to Mbala.
In the meantime, the airline will maintain its three-times-a-week flights from Lusaka to Kasama in order to service Northern Province.
“Proflight is confident we will have the necessary regulatory approvals in place by next month to launch our much-anticipated service to Mbala,” said Director of Government and Industry Affairs Captain Philip Lemba.
The new Northern Province service is in response to the airline’s customer satisfaction survey which indicated passengers would use this service as an alternative to the current Lusaka/ Kasama route which the airline has been operating since June 2011.
“Proflight’s customer satisfaction survey demonstrates that our customers are at the heart of our business. Having conducted the survey recently, we noticed a growing trend that showed customers’ interest for Mbala. In response, we are pleased to announce we will be servicing Northern Province through Mbala as opposed to Kasama,” said Captain Lemba.
“This will also allow us to use our larger aircraft, as before we were restricted to using a 12-seater Caravan because of the airstrip in Kasama,” he added.
In addition to meeting customer demand for convenience, the new Mbala service will enhance the customer experience as the flight will be in larger aircraft, will include a full cabin service, have more seats available and will allow Proflight to increase the availability of lower fares on the route.
As the airline prepares for the IATA operational safety audit which it will be undergoing in 2016 it Is reducing the use of the 12-seat Caravan aircraft.
The larger turbo-prop Jetstream 32’s and Jetstream 41’s cannot operate into Kasama due to the gravel runway.
This combined with the opportunity to deploy a larger aircraft on the Northern Province flights to stimulate demand and enhance customer satisfaction are the reasons for the airline looking to operate a Lusaka/ Mbala service in place of the Lusaka/ Kasama service.
The flight from Lusaka to Mbala will enable travellers to still easily access Kasama, Mpulungu trading port, Nakonde border post and Mbeya, as well as tourist destinations on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
Proflight will be putting on a shuttle between Kasama and Mbala airports for the convenience of those customers in Kasama.
Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and provides a strategic location on the southern edge of Lake Tanganyika, close to the fishing port of Mpulungu and the border with Tanzania.
The Young African Leaders Initiative has charged that Minister of Local Government and Housing Steven Kampyongo’s directive to councillors to vacate office is in clear breach of the constitution.
YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says the Attorney General should guide ministers on the provisions of the constitution so that they do things in accordance with the laws.
Mr. Mwanza has expressed concern that Mr. Kampyongo has directed councillors from District Councils to vacate their offices even when Section 17 clause 3 of the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 1 of 2016 clearly states that “Councillors of district councils shall continue as councillors after the effective date until general elections are held in accordance with the Constitution as amended.”
He says despite some stakeholders raising objections to Mr. Kampyongo and other ministers remaining in office after dissolution of Parliament, the President and his administration found it justifiable for ministers to cling to their offices based on one article in the Constitution and yet the same Minister Kampyongo can overlook provisions of Constitution Act No. 1 which says councillors from District Councils must remain in office until the general election.
He says Zambians ought to judge these Ministers’ ability to run the affairs of the country before casting their ballot on August 11.
He has reminded Mr. Kampyongo of the words of President Edgar Lungu that the President did not just sign piece of an Act into law but he also signed the Constitution Amendment Act No 1 which the Minister should have looked into before issuing such a directive which breaches the same law the President assented.
The YALI Governance Advisor says his organization is now left to wonder whether the Attorney General is being consulted on these matters especially that Act No. 1 is clear that councillors from District Councils shall remain in office until the general election, to be held on August 11.
He has since called ON President Lungu who himself is a lawyer to seriously guide his Ministers especially at this particular time when Parliament, which was keeping these Ministers in checks and balances was dissolved.
Mr. Mwanza says President Lungu cannot allow himself to selectively implement the law from either Act No. 1 and Act No. 2 unless he himself is only concerned about winning elections instead of doing the right thing.
Mr. Kampyongo yesterday directed councillors to vacate offices following the expiry of their mandate.
Mr Kampyongo said this is in accordance with article 153(6) of the constitution of Zambia number 2 of 2016.
He has explained that the constitution states that the term of office for councillors shall be five years commencing from the date of election.
Mr Kampyongo says council operations will be run by principal officers such as Town Clerks and Council Secretaries across the country.
FILE: MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi and Total Zambia Managing Director Damien Ricour-Dumas signing the MTN Mobile Money partnership agreement at Parkway Service Station on Kafue Road
MTN Zambia has signed a partnership with the Zimbabwean mobile money giant EcoCash. EcoCash is owned by Econet the leading telecommunications service provider in Zimbabwe. The partnership will enable money transfers between people in the two countries who will be able to send and receive cash instantly using EcoCash in Zimbabwe and MTN in Zambia.
Representing MTN Zambia at the signing ceremony held yesterday in Harare Zimbabwe’s’ capital, Head of MTN Mobile Money, Mr. Wane Ngambi said, ‘the partnership is an indication of growth and a sign of big opportunities that cannot be covered by boundaries’.
Ngambi said, ‘MTN Mobile Money was experiencing dynamic and rapid growth in the telecommunications sector’.
Currently, MTN Mobile Money is facilitating money transfers, deposits, withdrawals and bill payments across some two million subscribers in Zambia with over 200,000 active transactions on a monthly basis, 2 translating into 23 thousand nine hundred dollars’ worth of transactions.
MTN Mobile Money loans are also offered on the platform.
Statistics show a potential market of over 200,000 Zimbabweans who live in Zambia expounded by the close relations that the two countries enjoy presenting unlimited trading opportunities and social support networks.
Meanwhile Econet CEO Mr Douglas Mboweni said, “We are very excited about this partnership with MTN Mobile Money. This is just the first phase.”
Also at the signing ceremony, EcoCash Head General Manager, Natalie Jabangwe said, “Our role as EcoCash is to ensure that these remittances are channelled through the formal market, for the security of our customers, and also for the benefit of the economy.”
EcoCash, has led the way in replicating wallet to wallet cross border remittances for Southern Africa. Remittances play a major role in Zimbabwe’s economy.
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming has dismissed reports in Zambian media that China has been selling human meat as food in Africa.
Reports on social media and a local newspaper quoted an unnamed Zambian woman living in China warning people to stop buying Chinese corned beef.
The woman claimed that Chinese beef companies were collecting dead human bodies, marinating them, packing them in tins labelled as corned beef and sending them to Africa.
“I discovered it a few weeks ago, when I was invited to an interview in a large beef packing company. However, I was later chased away when they discovered that I was from Southern Africa” she said.
‘I don’t know why they do this to Africa, I think it’s all because of the growing population so they don’t have where to bury their dead anymore.”
Ambassador Youming issued a statement expressing how unfortunate it was that people with ulterior motives were attempting to destroy the long-standing partnership between Zambia and China.
“Today a local tabloid newspaper is openly spreading a rumour, claiming that the Chinese use human meat to make corned beef and sell it to Africa. This is completely a malicious slandering and vilification which is absolutely unacceptable to us,” he said in a statement.
“We hereby express our utmost anger and the strongest condemnation over such an act,” he added.
The Chinese envoy has since asked relevant government departments in Zambia to investigate the tabloid and source of the rumour in order to clear the name of the Chinese people.
Deputy Defence Minister Christopher Mulenga has since promised that the government will launch investigations into the reports.
“The government of Zambia regrets the incident in view of the warm relations that exist between Zambia and China. We shall make sure that relevant government authorities will take up the investigations and give a comprehensive statement,” he said.
Social media has exploded since the story of meat from human flesh emerged
The opposition UPND says it will be difficult for Zambians to take part in the suggested 11th August 2016 Referendum if they still remain without knowledge on it.
United Party for National Development Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba says Zambians need to know what they will be voting for during the forthcoming Referendum which will be held alongside the 2016 General Elections.
Mr. Mwamba says people are supposed to be informed and well aware of the Referendum process including their role during voting.
He says without them knowing what they are voting for or against, citizens should abstain from the process as it is wrong for them to take part in something they do not know or understand.
The opposition leader has however urged Zambians to turn up in large numbers during the 2016 General elections so as to choose leaders that will care about their needs.
Speaking in Mufulira on Wednesday during his on-going political campaign trail on the Copperbelt, Mr. Mwamba said staying away will only give an advantage to a party with bad policies to be in government presiding over their affairs.
And Mr. Mwamba has promised Zambians that no foreigner will be allowed to do businesses that locals can do.
The former Defence Minister in the ruling Patriotic Front adds that foreign investors in the UPND government will not override locals’ businesses as proper regulation will be put in place unlike the current situation were some investors have come to Zambia to do simple businesses like selling chickens and vegetables.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mwamba says people need to redeem themselves from poverty come August 11 2016 elections.
He further cautioned against voting on tribal lines but that people should vote considering who will help them acquire essential commodities at reasonable prices.
And speaking at the same Rally, former Lubansenshi Independent Member of Parliament Patrick Mucheleka says Zambia is bigger than one tribe and that all people should be embraced.
Mr. Mucheleka has since urged people to embrace each other as no grouping was more important than the other in Zambia.
Also present at the Rally was United Democratic Front President Miles Sampa who asked Zambians to forgo tribal talk as it will not bring development to the nation.
He advises that people should look at the quality of a leader to when voting and not tribe.
As campaign period gets underway, leading to Zambia’s 2016 general elections, – JK, Ephraim, Kayombo, Taonga, Wile & Oscar teams up to unveil a music video titled “Stop The Violence” to promote peace and unite during this period.
A man of Chipulukusu caused laughter in the Chipulukusu local court when he said that he could not desist having sex with another man’s wife because he enjoyed doing it with her.
This is a matter where Michael Tholosi 37, sued Peter Kalunga of the same area for compensation for adultery.
Tholosi narrated before the senior local court presiding magistrate Agness Mulenga, how his wife Helen Tholosi, at some point told him to stop being jealousy of her lover because he was the one who was providing food for the family.
He told the court that his wife, was in the habit of talking to Kalunga on phone at night and that he had on several occasions warned her to desist from talking to Kalunga but that she never heeded to his advice.
Tholosi told the court that Helen was in the habit of patronising beer drinking places in the company of Kalunga and that caused her to return home late at night every day.
The couple got married in 2008 and they have one child.
“I found them to together at the tavern and when I asked her what she was doing with Kalunga, she openly told me that she was having an affair with him and warned me not to feel jealous of their affair because Kalunga was the one who was buying food which we were eating at home and that he was the one who was feeding me,” Tholosi said.
And Kalunga admitted having had an affair with Tholosi’s wife and that they two had been having sex for a year.
He told the court that he did not know that Helen was married although he was quick to admit that he could not end their affair but continued even after learning that she was a married woman because he enjoyed having sex with her.
“I have been dating Helen for a year now. I usually have sex with her. At first I did not know that she was married, but even after learning that she was a married woman, I could not resist her because sex with her is sweet,” Kalunga said.
Helen too, admitted having been involved with Kalunga stating that they have been having sex.
The court observed that Helen was an adulterous woman who had destroyed her home with her one hands adding that she was also not trustworthy.
The court ordered Kalunga to compensate Tholosi with K6000 payable in monthly installments of K500 beginning May 27th, 2016.
Jean Kapata, Harry Kalaba, Dora Siliya and Margaret Mwanakatwe
Energy Minister Dora Siliya says the just ended state visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia was successful.
Ms. Siliya said the trip value for money especially that Zambia expects to benefit from supply of cheaper fuel.
She said the Zambian Government expects to actualise supply of cheaper fuel and finished products on the Zambian market with financing from the Saudi Fund in place already.
“In the long term, Saudi is a strategic partner with need for food and water, while we need consistently cheaper oil to grow economy and create jobs,” Ms. Siliya said.
She said discussions were also held on supply and manufacture of cheaper fertiliser in Zambia to create jobs and export food to Saudi.
“The Saudis consume a million goats a year, a real opportunity for small livestock farmers in Zambia,” she said.
Ms Siliya revealed that Jeddah Chamber of Commerce expressed interest in water bottling, low cost housing, agriculture, solar equipment making, hotels, oil pipelines and banking.
“A few months ago during First lady’s visit, the Saudis donated an 800 bed space hospital being tendered now. A high level Saudi delegation will be in Zambia next week for the ADB annual meeting providing an opportunity for us to follow up on our visit here. This was indeed a worthwhile visit for Zambia.”
Jean Kapata and Dora Siliya in Saudi ArabiaMargaret Mwanakatwe and Dora Siliya in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaA smiling Dora Siliya takes a selfie in Saudi Arabia
