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Vice President Inonge Wina (r )receives former Rainbow party North-Western province vice secretary Jones Kikuma (c ) as Patriotic Front deputy spokesperson Fr Frank Bwalya ( second left) looks on at Solwezi airport on Friday. Picture by BETRAM KAOMA /ZANIS
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says the Patriotic Front (PF) will ensure gender balance in the selection of parliamentary candidates to contest seats on the ruling party ticket in this year’s general elections.
And Mrs Wina was yesterday treated to a rousing welcome by PF enthusiasts at the party secretariat in Lusaka, where she went to address them.
Mrs Wina told journalists shortly before addressing a horde of cadres that the PF will ensure gender balance when time for selecting parliamentary candidates comes.
“We want gender balance when we start looking for candidates to contest parliamentary seats as well as other portfolios,” Mrs Wina said.
The Vice-President said she went to the PF secretariat to encourage party officials to sensitise people on the need to vote.
“We want our officials to educate people on the importance of voting. People must understand that participating in an election is one way of strengthening democracy,” she said.
Mrs Wina, who is also PF vice-president, said the PF leadership wants the party to remain united and to continue recruiting new members.
“I am here to engage our party members and to encourage them to continue with mobilisation so as to consolidate the party structures because there have been a lot of movements into the party,” Mrs Wina said.
Meanwhile, PF enthusiasts gave Mrs Wina a thunderous welcome when she arrived at the party secretariat at 14:30 hours.
Her security detail was upped as scores of cadres cheered and sang songs of solidarity.
PF secretary-general Davies Chama and his deputy, Mumbi Phiri, welcomed Mrs Wina.
PF deputy spokesperson Frank Bwalya was also present.
After greeting the senior party officials, Mrs Wina proceeded to greet women who were singing, much to their excitement.
Mrs Wina later held a closed-door meeting with the party officials.
Miles Sampa gestures the DF symbol during the radio programme on Hot FM
Newly formed Democratic Front leader Miles Sampa has charged that the party is now the fastest growing in Zambia since it was formed last month.
And Mr Sampa says he is not bothered by Saturday’s rally organised by the ruing PF Matero constituency describing the action as desperate.
Mr Sampa said the DF is proving very attractive to many Zambians since it was launched because it is the only party with the realistic strategy of empowering the local people.
He alleged that the PF on the other hand is now losing popularity at an alarmingly fast rate.
Mr Sampa was speaking in Lusaka on Tuesday when he featured on a live special radio programme on Hot FM.
“The PF is now very unpopular. It is losing popularity like butter on a tarmac. It is simply evaporating whilst on the other hand, the DF is the fastest growing political party in Zambia. We are receiving thousands of defectors every day,’ Mr Sampa said.
He started that he decided to dump the PF in order to create a new youth political revolution that will put he the youth at the centre of national develop.
“The DF is offering a revolution and a platform for the youths. Youths in Zambia have been short-changed for a very long time. The DF is going to have 50 percent of positions reserved for youths and a further 50 percent for women,” he said.
Mr Sampa said criticism that he is too ambitious and too young do not hold water saying there a number of countries being run by youthful leaders citing Canada where a youthful leader was recently elected.
Mr Sampa said he did not abandon the PF because of perceived frustrations arising from the fact that President Edgar Lungu did not give him a full cabinet position.
“For me I don’t bother about positions. Remember even late President Michael Sata did not appoint me into his cabinet but I continued to serve as Deputy Minister. I didn’t get into politics for positions but to serve the Zambian people,” he said.
He was rubbished sentiments that he does not have the moral authority to criticise the PF because he was part and parcel of the PF administration from 2011 and until recently when he quit.
“I was a passenger in PF. I served as Deputy Minister and as you know Deputy Ministers are mere Chola Boys as decision are made by cabinet. It is like I was in a bus and I was merely “gonenaling”, (hitchhiking). I left the PF because I noticed that the bus was heading in the wrong direction and in jumped out. It’s like the direction was Kafue and then you notice that the bus is in fact heading to Kafue, you jump out.”
He also stated that he is so popular in Matero that he will not even need to campaign in the area for the August general elections.
Mr Sampa said he is not bothered by Saturday’s rally organised by the ruing PF Matero constituency describing the action as desperate.
“Most of those people were bused from all constituencies in Lusaka to create an impression that people have turned against me, I just laughed it off because my people, the genuine people of Matero came to tell me that they are still with me.”
He added, “I am not even losing any sleep over that rally. Matero is the hub of Don’t Kubeba. They can do all they want but the people know who Miles is and they know what we have done for them in that area.”
In a relaxed mood-Miles Sampa during the radio interview
FILE: Dr. Vernon Mwaanga speaks to diplomatic staff and members of the Zambia South Africa Business Council
ZAMBIA CENTRE FOR INTERPARTY DIALOGUE (ZCID)
PRESS RELEASE
02.02.2016
The Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue, (ZCID) would like to respond to the statement made by our veteran politician and ZCID founder Trustee, Honourable Vernon Mwanga carried by the Daily Nation in yesterday’s issue and the Lusaka Times this morning alleging that ZCID has become moribund and is no longer serving the purpose for which it was established.
Hon Vernon Mwanga further , and rightly so, goes to say he hopes ZCID would soon be resuscitated [so that it can take up its rightful position in the promotion of multiparty democracy in Zambia PARTICULARLY in the area of political party strengthening].
While we want to believe that Honourable Mwaanga’s motive for such a statement could be noble and well intended; we feel we should clarify certain issues for the sake of the members and the general public.
We wish to ask Honourable VJ Mwaanga and others, Trustees and members, some questions;
1. Who should resuscitate ZCID? Is it not the very members whose interests the organisation represents?
2. How can ZCID grow strong if members don’t take keen interest in what is happening to their organisation?
3. How can ZCID be strong if each time there is an issue, the very trustees run to other organisations with money instead of channelling such resources to ZCID?
4. When they say ZCID has become moribund who are they referring to? Who is ZCID anyway? Is ZCID not managed by the very political parties who are claiming that it is no longer visible?
5. Whenever, we request for audience, it would take weeks before we receive a response and sometimes there is no response at all. However, each time a foreign organisation requests for similar audience, they are given express service. So in this case who is making it difficult for ZCID to operate efficiently?
The problem of ZCID is not structural nor management. It is funding and everyone knows that. For four years after the Dutch left Zambia, ZCID experienced serious financial challenges with staff going for years without salaries. Very few people bothered to even know where their staff were operating from.Management made every effort to engage with members and trustees some of whom are very influential, including honourable Vernon Mwanga, to solicit for support.These efforts yielded very little.
Some of our own members were heard in some meetings declaring that ZCID was dead when they were supposed to champion the plight of the organisation. The responsibility of making ZCID relevant lies with the parties including fundraising for activities. ZCID is now on the rise thanks to the resilience of a few committed members and Trustees who took it upon themselves to prevent this noble and important platform from dying a natural death. Until recently ZCID could not organise interparty dialogue meetings at high level due to lack of funds.
However, the organisation has been able to achieve a lot through lobbying and advocacy and also through meetings of Secretaries General who hitherto continue to meet under the ZCID banner.
Significant changes are taking place on the legal front because of such engagement. It is not all the time that the organisation has to hold public spectacles to deal with issues. Sometimes more is achieved in private than in the public.
The following is a snippet of the activities that ZCID has successfully implemented in the recent past. These have been implemented with the full knowledge and participation of the political parties.
1. Despite these difficulties, ZCID was able to launch the Political party code of ethics. We also co-hosted the political party summit on political violence
2. ZCID facilitated the political party discussion around the content of the draft constitution. From this meeting the Political Parties Compendium on the Constitution was launched which outlined the consolidated political parties position on the contents of the constitution. This document was submitted to government through the then Vice President, Dr Guy Scott.
3. ZCID facilitated interparty discussions around political party financing which largely led to the adoption of this part of the constitution. Through this consultation a ZCID position paper was submitted to Ministry of Justice. Currently ZCID is sponsoring this bill to go to Parliament. The drafting is underway and we expect this bill to go to be passed once parliament resumes sitting.
4. ZCID in partnership with NIMD facilitated travel of representatives of UNDP and Patriotic Front to the Africa Regional Conference on the theme “Political Parties in the technological era”. This was aimed at giving the leading political parties in the country to meet with leading political parties from other countries to share experiences.
5. Working with NIMD and international idea, ZCID organised a training workshop on Interparty Dialogue, IPD which was held at Southern Sun.
6. Working with NDI, ZCID supported the conducting of a public opinion survey to give political parties researched information in order to promote issue based campaigns. The data from this survey was presented to political parties who appreciated very much.
7. Following the baseline survey, ZCID working with NDI organised policy development workshops to build the capacity of political parties to conduct participatory policy development. These workshops were held successfully.
8. ZCID working with NIMD has received funding for the implementation of a polling agents training programme to train 27,000 poll watchers. These trainings are scheduled to start in a matter of weeks once the materials are ready.
9. In the next few days ZCID/NIMD will be conducting strategic planning workshops for political parties to help them prepare for the elections
10. ZCID is also working with the National Democratic Institute, NDI to implement political party capacity building programs which will be tailor made according to the needs of each political party. Currently, ZCID and NDI are conducting an assessment of political parties to determine their needs. Afterwards ZCID/NDI will meet with each political party to design tailor made training programs.
11. Finally, ZCID is currently organising the National Democracy Stakeholder’s Summit to be held from 29-31 March, 2016 at Government Complex. This Summit will be an annual event on the Zambian calendar. Currently, the process of constituting a steering committee is already in place.
12. ZCID will in the next weeks launch a massive anti political violence campaign using both mass media, and social media.
13. Finally but not the least, ZCID provides a quarterly opportunity for political parties to meet and interact through quarterly Board meetings and such other consultative meetings whenever need be.
We sincerely appreciate flag carriers such as Hon. VJ Mwaanga who continue to remind the whole country how important it is to support ZCID. ZCID is a neutral non partisan framework in which all political parties on either side of the political divide are comfortable to engage. ZCID will not promote and or get involved in efforts or platforms that go against this principle.
We wish to implore our members particularly political party presidents to take keen interest in what is happening at ZCID and to support their own institution. The ZCID board and secretariat are very proud to announce that ZCID is on an unstoppable upward trajectory. The future is bright for us and we wish to thank all who have supported us with our current funding.
ISSUED BY: CAPTAIN WALUSIKU LIAMBELA BOARD CHAIRPETRSON ZAMBIA CENTER FOR INTERPARTY DIALOGUE
Moses N’gandwe (Chester), Mirriam Mukape (Mampi), Dambisa Lunda (Dambisa) and Bernard Katiyo (Za Yellow) with His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Mwamba at his office in Pretoria
GOVERNMENT has called on the corporate world in Zambia to make it part of their policy to utilise the services of musicians as a way of rendering support to the artists.
This is according to a statement released to the media by Press Secretary at the Zambian Embassy in Pretoria Nicky Shabolyo.
Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Mwamba has urged businesses in Zambia to emulate their South African counterparts who have made it part of their plans to always include performances by musicians at their functions.
“In South Africa, corporate institutions have made it more or less mandatory for their business lunches, product launches, end-of-year events and other functions to be graced by their local artists as a way of supporting them. From such efforts, you find that the industry is well developed and competitive,” he said.
Mr. Mwamba said the Patriotic Front Government realised the important role that artists played in both the country’s social and economic sectors hence the creation of the Ministry of Tourism and Arts to specifically look into their affairs.
He appealed to stakeholders to support artists in Zambia by reasonably remunerating them.
“The Patriotic Front Government recognises these people as professionals and we wish to encourage other stakeholders to appreciate them and pay them well for their services,” he said.
Mr Mwamba was speaking when Mirriam Mukape (Mampi), Dambisa Lunda (Dambisa), Bernard Katiyo (Za Yellow) and Moses N’gandwe (Chester), paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Pretoria this afternoon.
The four, who are being hosted by the Zambia Association in South Africa (ZASA), are in the country for a series of shows as a precursor to festivities for Valentine’s Day which falls in the next two weeks. Their first performance will be on Saturday, 6th February, 2016 at Scarlet Ribbon in Edenvale, Johannesburg while details for the second show expected to be held the following day are yet to be confirmed.
The artists promised “good” shows with Mampi and Dambisa assuring to sample one or two songs from their upcoming releases.
Moses N’gandwe (Chester), Mirriam Mukape (Mampi), Dambisa Lunda (Dambisa) and Bernard Katiyo (Za Yellow) with His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Mwamba at his office in Pretoria
Sara Longwe, the wife to satirist Roy Clarke captured int hje audience during the presidential debate
Grand Coalition demands government clarity on Referendum for adoption of Expanded Bill of Rights
Lusaka, 2nd February 2016: The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution demands that the PF Government makes an authoritative statement on when Zambia would hold a referendum for the adoption of the expanded Bill of Rights contained in the October 2014 final draft Constitution.
The government recently indicated that a referendum for the adoption of an expanded Bill of Rights in the Constitution will be held in October 2016. The GC welcomes this announcement because this has been our demand that the referendum is delinked from the political partisan election for President, Members of Parliament and local government councillors.
This date for holding the referendum for the Bill of Rights was revealed when Attorney General Likando Kalaluka appeared before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Friday 22nd January 2016 in Geneva. During Zambia’s review of her combined second, third and fourth review on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child; Mr Kalaluka – who was leading a delegation of government officials — told the UN that “the Bill of Rights could only be amended through a referendum. Such a referendum would only be arranged in October 2016”.
The Grand Coalition notes that this announcement, although progressive, requires clarity and confirmation because this is a fundamental departure from the PF government’s initial roadmap and pronouncements including on the floor of the National Assembly to hold the referendum alongside the 2016 tripartite elections which according to the amended Constitution of 5th January 2016 are supposed to be held on 11th August 2016. Of course Zambians are now used to the PF flip-flopping and changing their position on issues of national importance, but we cannot allow them to politick with the referendum.
The Grand Coalition reiterates its position that the 2016 amended constitution cannot be regarded as a people driven constitution without an expanded Bill of Rights. The current Bill of Rights enacted in 1963 and amended in 1996 is not adequate to limit excessive state powers, guarantee political, social, economic and cultural rights for the improvement of citizens’ wellbeing and for the promotion of fundamental liberties and freedoms of ordinary citizens. The referendum is also the only way that the Constitution will truly become people-driven as it is the only way in which us the people of Zambia can give unto ourselves a people driven Constitution and not the Executive Amended Constitution that President Edgar Lungu assented to on 5th January 2016.
Now that the referendum is set for October 2016, the Grand Coalition is calling on the PF government to engage stakeholders and commence preparations including public awareness campaigns for a successful referendum. We hope that inconsistencies hitherto shamelessly displayed by the PF regime regarding the constitution making process will not be repeated as the nation heads to a referendum in October 2016. On our part, it is Aluta Continua until the expanded Bill of Rights is adopted through a national referendum.
Issued by:
Sara Longwe
Vice Chairperson – Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution
Zampost Master General McPherson Chanda says the company performed admirably last year as compared to the same quarter for the year ended 31st December 2014 in which a loss of K4.67 million was incurred reflecting 138 per performance improvement.
He said the drivers for the good performance were a revenue increase and cost reduction.
“The twin drivers of this favourable performance were a revenue increase of 11% and cost reduction of 15% in comparison to the quarter ended 31st December 2014. The highest monthly operating profit margin was achieved in December at 12%. Management is eager to replicate this favourable performance towards achieving a profitable 2015/2016 financial year,” he said
He added ” For state owned enterprises the concept of ‘profit’ is still largely mystical and yet we attempt to play a role in the economy. The consequences have very much been very harsh as a result. when we are profitable we will have funds to invest in new projects and companies which can create job opportunities for the many unemployed citizens in our country.”
Zampost master General McPherson Chanda has observed that parastatals are heavily encumbered with huge liabilities which comprise trade creditors, unpaid retirees and unremitted statutory obligations.
Mr Chanda also said the mindset in state owned enterprises is that government should be funding to pay for salaries and buy capital items something he said has negative repercussions for both the workers and the institution.
“This is however an irony because the rationale for the government policies that set up state owned enterprises between 1968-1971 was the SOE could be the engine for economic growth. Zampost as SOE acknowledges that when we operate as a loss making organization as we have done over the past 20 years the consequences are adverse for our employees especially when they retire and for our customers who experience poor customer service. We also desire to pay competitive salaries to our staff while they are still working,” said Chanda.
Education Minister John Phiri
The Ministry of Education says the country has recorded 1.8% improvement in this year’s grade 12 results as compared to last year.
Speaking at a media briefing to announce the grade results General Education Minister Dr John Phiri said a total of 71,702 candidates out the 125,602 who sat for the Grade 12 School Certificates while 49,302 obtained GCE representing an improvement of 1.8% as compared to 2014.
Dr Phiri said of the total candidates who sat for the exams 4,652 failed representing 3.5% of the pupils who did not obtain any certificate and that of the total number of candidates 56,578 were girls and 69,108 were boys.
He also said there has been an increase in the candidates by 5% something he attributed to the infrastructure development embarked on by the PF government.
He said 45 schools from the 454 schools that presented candidates for exams recorded a 100 percent school certificate pass rate.
Eastern Province produced the highest with a pass rate of 71% while Copperbelt produced the list at a pass rate of 44.5%. Southern 69.9%, Muchinga 63. 6% and Lusaka 62 % were in the top half.
“The Ministry demands that more, if not all schools joins this league of excellence. In order to continue improving learner performance in all schools, the Ministry, is implementing ” catch up programme” aimed at providing remedial lessons to learners that find difficulties in learning,” he said.
The Minister implored on District Officers and teachers to desist from getting involved in partisan politics adding pupils who attend different schools do not belong to one party.
On exam malpractice the Minister said 33 cases were recorded of which 3 cases were by institutions while 30 by individuals and that the results have since been withheld pending a resolution from the council board.
UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says the country is on auto-pilot following the announcement by Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda that the country has enough maize stock to last till the next harvest.
Mr Hichilema said the President and his Vice are on record saying the country is facing a maize deficit and contacts have been made to import the commodity but the Minister has refuted the claims by his seniors.
Bellow is a full statement issued to the media.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Tuesday, 2nd February 2016
Another PF Flip Flop now on maize
Does this country have maize? Neither President Lungu nor his Cabinet seems to know. We have consistently pointed out since last year that the country risks facing a serious maize deficit and that the PF Government needed to have stopped exports of raw grain and graduate into exporting mealie meal.
President Edgar Lungu and his Vice-President Inonge Wina are on record saying that the nation is facing maize deficit and that they had actually already made contacts to import the product thousands of miles away from South America.
But in what has now become their trademark of being consistency with inconsistencies, Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda now rubbishes the statements from his bosses by saying the nation has enough maize and there is no need to import the commodity.
Are these people really in the same Government, regularly meet, and someone is in charge?
It is very clear, no one is in charge at the moment, which is why one minute a minister can announce and implement a Cabinet decision, only for the President to reverse it the following day. Such chaos and lack of control is why we have problems in mining, education, agriculture, energy and basically all sectors of the country.
We are totally speechless except perhaps to call for more prayers now. This is really beyond imagination. For a Government that has even expanded in size in the name of being more effective, they seem more confused now than when the Government was smaller.
The country is clearly on autopilot and as UPND we can only pray for safe landing on 11th August this year so that a visionary, well-coordinated and focused leadership can steer the nation and move it forward.
For now we can only call on Zambians to pray for Lungu and his cabinet so that the negative impact of their damage to the country can be minimised as we head and reach the key decision time of 11th August. This “Chipantepante” way of running government must end.
HER decision to go clubbing during the festive period without her husband’s permission has landed a Chipata housewife in court.
Elizabeth Nyirenda, 27, was sued for divorce in the Chipata local court by her husband Musa Mwanza, 30, of Nabvutika township
Mwanza, a security guard narrated before local Court magistrate Emmanuel Mumba that on Christmas Eve last year he left for work leaving Nyirenda at home to care for the family.
“The following morning, I came home only to be told by my neighbours that she went out drinking and partying after I left for work. I am a guard and I was on night shift on Christmas Eve,” he said.
Mwanza said after being tipped by his neighbours, he decided to ask his children who confirmed that Nyirenda had indeed gone out on Christmas Eve.
“My children confirmed that she locked them in the house around 19 hours and only returned home after midnight on Christmas Day in a drunkard state. My children told me that she was brought home that day by unknown people because she was too drunk to walk on her own,” she said.
The visibly annoyed Mwanza said he tried confronting Nyirenda who was still in bed at the time about her escapades.
“She told me that she had gone out to celebrate the birth of the Lord at East Point with her friends,” he said.
Mwanza said at that point he decided to inform his family members about the matter because since they got married in 1999 his wife never tested alcohol. A family meeting was later convened where Mwanza said Nyirenda admitted her mistake.
But unhappy with the family’s decision, Mwanza said he decided to sue for divorce.
Nyirenda admitted going out for clubbing and drinking but insisted that she went to celebrate the birth of the lord in style.
She begged the court not to dissolve her marriage because she has learnt her lesson.
The court reconciled the couple and advised Nyirenda to stop behaving like a prostitute as she wants to remain married.
She was also ordered to pay Mwanza K100 as compensation
Captain Christopher Katongo says he halted his proposed move to Angolan side Kabuscorp FC in order to feature for Zambia at the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda.
Katongo led the locally assembled Zambia squad that exited the CHAN finals at the quarter-final stage on Sunday after losing to Guinea 5-4 on post-match penalties following a goalless 120 minutes.
Kabuscorp FC last month started chasing for 2012 Africa Cup winning skipper’s signature.
In an interview, Katongo said he is now ready to move after representing Zambia at CHAN.
“If I had signed for the Angolan club I could have not played this CHAN. I sacrificed my myself for my country,” Katongo said.
He scored the only goal when Zambia advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Uganda 1-0 in their second group match.
“I could not have inspired the boys had I signed.This is the sacrifice I have made for my country.”
Katongo returned to Zambia last season after stints in South Africa, Denmark, German, China and Greece.
He played for Danish side Brøndby, German club Arminia Bielefeld where he spent two years until he switched to Greek side Skoda Xanthi.
In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Henan Construction before returning to South Africa to play for Golden Arrows and Bidvest Wits FC.
ZANACO says the threat of Government taking the bank has diminished due to passage of time since the Commission of Inquiry into its partial privatisation was set up.
Late President Michael Sata in January 2012 set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the partial privatisation of ZANACO but the report into that inquiry has not been made public.
A note from ZANACO issued by the Lusaka Stock Exchange said whilst the possibility of new developments in the future cannot be completely discounted, it seems reasonable that under current market circumstances, the situation can no longer be deemed to be price sensitive, due to passage of time and absence of new information and developments.
“As at close of business on 23 August 2015, the GRZ held 360,937,524 shares, representing 25.00% shareholding in Zanaco, via the Minister of Finance. On 24 August 2015, GRZ transferred to the IDC all its 360,937,524 shares in Zanaco,” it said.
“In compliance with the Lusaka Stock Exchange (“LuSE”) Listing Requirements, shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement dated 10 November 2015, and first issued on 26 January 2012, regarding the outcome of the Commission of Inquiry (“the Inquiry”) instituted by the Government of the Republic of Zambia (“GRZ”) into the partial privatization of ZANACO that took place in 2007. Shareholders and market investors will have duly noted that a period of four years has now elapsed since the cautionary in regard to the Inquiry was first issued on 26 January 2012.”
It said should the position change and new information come to light, the market and shareholders will be advised accordingly.
“Therefore, the cautionary first issued on 26 January 2012 is hereby withdrawn. Since investment in shares carries risk, shareholders, and the investing public should seek the advice of their broker or professional financial adviser before transacting or dealing in the Company’s securities.
ACC spokesperson Timothy Moono
The Anti-Corruption Commission has referred the matter in which the officials at the Zambia National Farmers Union have been accused of plundering 34 million to the Drug Enforcement Commission.
ACC Spokesman Timothy Moono told Journalists that the Commission received a complaint over the matter but that after assessing the complaint, it was discovered that it bordered on money laundering and theft.
“Yes we received a complaint regarding the alleged abuse of office authority at the ZNFU but after we carried out our assessments, we then referred it to DEC because it borders on money laundering and theft for further action,” Mr Moono said.
An audit at ZNFU has implicated the Board in the plunder of K 34 million through loans and other inducements.
The Board through its Vice Chairman Richard Lisimba has since rubbished the audit report.
Antonio Mwanza
The opposition Forum for Democratic Process has disclosed that it will not enter into any alliance ahead of the August 2016 general elections.
FDD Spokesman Antonio Mwanza revealed that the FDD will approach the elections as a single party.
He said the party is not interested in alliances that are only aimed at removing the ruling PF from power.
Mr Mwanza said the FDD will only consider alliances that will touch on the core of the need for social and economic transformation of Zambia.
He said it will not help Zambians by simply removing a group of men and women in the PF and replacing them with a new set of people without a clear set of ideology to benefit the people.
Mr Mwanza said the FDD has confidence in the strengthen of its structures across the party to deliver victory in the general elections.
Lunte MMD Member of Parliament Felix Mutati has appealed to members pushing for a convention before the August 2016 general elections to remain calm following the National Executive Committee’s resolution to hold the elective convention in 2017.
Mr Mutati said the decision by the NEC will be assessed before the next course of action is determined.
He reiterated that the MMD is a formidable institution which is governed by laws and regulation as prescribed through the constitution.
Mr Mutati said the MMD is not a one-man party and that decisions regarding its wellbeing have to be taken in line with the party’s constitution.
“MMD is a democratic party, it is not a party or congregation of individuals. We have to remain calm as we assess the latest decision by the NEC. What we should emphasise is that the MMD prides itself in its constitution,” Mr Mutati said.
Meanwhile, the ruling Patriotic Front has said that the alliance it is seeking to forge with the opposition MMD does not mean it lacks a suitable candidate to be President Edgar Lungu’s running mate.
PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya said that the decision of who will be the presidential running mate is in fact not known by anyone other than President Edgar Lungu himself.
Mr Bwalya explained that it was also possible that President Lungu might or may not pick MMD president Nevers Mumba as his running mate if ever the PF and MMD enter into an alliance.
Mr. Bwalya who is also PF Central Committee Chairperson for information has to QTV that the PF is however, not in a hurry or panic to form an alliance with another party.
He that was why President Lungu has asked Dr. Mumba to first unite the MMD before a pact with the ruling PF is tied.
Some Livingstone residents watch helplessly as Bata town centre outlet caught fire in Livingstone
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Some fire fighters trying to stop the fire that destroyed Bata town centre outlet Livingstone
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Some remains of Bata town centre outlet in Livingstone which caught fire
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Some remains of Bata town centre outlet in Livingstone which caught fire
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Some remains of Bata town centre outlet in Livingstone which caught fire
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he Zambia Army officer of intake 14-15/1986/7 The Brigadier General Benson Chisha Musonda with First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda
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The Zambia Army officers of intake 14-15/1986 /7 led by The Brigadier General Benson Chisha Musonda visits the Zambia First President Kenneth Kaunda at his office , Kabulonga
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The Zambia Army officers of intake 14-15/1986 /7 led by The Brigadier General Benson Chisha Musonda visits the Zambia First President Kenneth Kaunda at his office , Kabulonga
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The Zambia Army officers of intake 14-15/1986 /7 led by The Brigadier General Benson Chisha Musonda visits the Zambia First President Kenneth Kaunda at his office , Kabulonga
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The Zambia Army officers of intake 14-15/1986 /7 led by The Brigadier General Benson Chisha Musonda visits the Zambia First President Kenneth Kaunda at his office , Kabulonga
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Acting President Inonge Wina (r )receives former Rainbow party North-Western province vice secretary Jones Kikuma (c ) as Patriotic Front deputy spokesperson Fr Frank Bwalya ( second left) looks on at Solwezi airport on Friday. Picture by BETRAM KAOMA /ZANIS
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Acting President Inonge Wina (r ) is welcomed by North –Western province Road Development Agency (RDA ) regional manager Ndubeni Manda during the launch of the construction of Mushitala – Kimasala bridge in Solwezi on Fridayas Solwezi district commissioner Chipawa Chipawa (m) and DMMU regional coordinator Peter Kabaso look on. Picture by BETRAM KAOMA /ZANIS
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Acting President Inonge Wina (m) with outgoing North-Western province minister Dawson Kafwaya (l) and Agency (RDA ) regional manager Ndubeni Manda during the launch of the construction Mushitala – Kimasala bridge in Solwezi on Friday. Picture by BETRAM KAOMA /ZANIS
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Acting President Inonge Wina (l) with North-Western province Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) regional coordinator Peter Kabaso during the inspection ofthe newlyconstructed Kimale Bailey bridge in Solwezi on Friday. The Acting President is in the region to inspect ongoing various developmental projects. Picture by BETRAM KAOMA /ZANIS
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Livingstone Member of Parliament Lawrence Evans (far left), Livingstone Town Clerk Vivian Chikoti (middle) and Livingstone District Commissioner Omar Munsanje (far right) inspecting some roads and houses damaged by the recent heavy rains in the tourist capital.
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Livingstone Member of Parliament Lawrence Evans (far left) gestures as Livingstone Town Clerk Vivian Chikoti (next to him) looks on as he was inspecting some roads and houses damaged by the recent heavy rains in the tourist capital.
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Livingstone Member of Parliament Lawrence Evans (far) and Livingstone Town Clerk Vivian Chikoti (middle) talks to a resident where some roads and houses damaged by the recent heavy rains in the tourist capital
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Livingstone Member of Parliament Lawrence Evans (middle) inspects some roads and houses damaged by the recent heavy rains in the tourist capital
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Kasama District Commissioner Kelly Kashiwa (stripped T/Shirt) hands over 22 motorbikes worth US 66000 dollars in Kasama today, donated by the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Programme for Kasama and Kaputa districts in Northern Province. Looking on is SUN Provincial Coordinator Mata Nyambe – Picture by Mary Bwembya (ZANIS).
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Kasama District Commissioner Kelly Kashiwa (stripped T/Shirt) hands over 22 motorbikes worth US 66000 dollars in Kasama today, donated by the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Programme for Kasama and Kaputa districts in Northern Province. Looking on is SUN Provincial Coordinator Mata Nyambe – Picture by Mary Bwembya (ZANIS).
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Kasama District Commissioner Kelly Kashiwa (stripped T/Shirt) after handing over 22 motorbikes worth US 66000 dollars today in Kasama donated by the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Programme for the implementation of programme in Kasama and Kaputa districts of Northern Province. Looking on is SUN Provincial Coordinator Mata Nyambe – Picture by Mary Bwembya (ZANIS).
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President Lungu with President Robert Mugabe at the AU Summitt
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President Edgar Lungu with President of Zimbabwe Mr Robert Mugabe at Bole international airport in Ethiopia after th AU Summit Which Ended on Sunday 31-1-2016PICTURE BY EDDIE MWANALEZA/STATEHOUSE.
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President Edgar Lungu with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi at Bole international airport in Ethiopia after th AU Summit Which Ended on Sunday 31-1-2016PICTURE BY EDDIE MWANALEZA/STATEHOUSE.
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President Edgar Lungu with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi at Bole international airport in Ethiopia after th AU Summit Which Ended on Sunday 31-1-2016PICTURE BY EDDIE MWANALEZA/STATEHOUSE.
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President Edgar Lungu with President of Zimbabwe Mr Robert Mugabe at Bole international airport in Ethiopia after th AU Summit Which Ended on Sunday 31-1-2016PICTURE BY EDDIE MWANALEZA/STATEHOUSE.
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President Lungu leaves Addis Ethiopia at the end of the Au summit
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President Lungu leaves Addis Ethiopia at the end of the Au summit
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President Lungu leaves Addis Ethiopia at the end of the Au summit
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President Lungu leaves Addis Ethiopia at the end of the Au summit
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Catherine Phiri in copper colours vs Mexican Yamin “Rusita” Rivas
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Catherine Phiri in copper colours vs Mexican Yamin “Rusita” Rivas
