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Taonga Bwembya
Mighty Mufulira Wanderers captain and star defender Taonga Bwembya says he is staying at Shinde ahead of the 2016 FAZ Super Division season.
Bwembya was instrumental as Mighty finished fifth in the ended league campaign.
In an interview from Mufulira, Bwembya confirmed that he turned down offers from a number of Super Division clubs.
“I have decided to stay at Mufulira Wanderers,” he said.
He was heavily linked with move to Zesco United.
“I received offers from other clubs but I am staying at Mighty,” Bwembya said.
The defender is among several players who reported back at Shinde Stadium for Mighty’s pre-season training that kicked off last week.
President Edgar Lungu greets Hakainde Hichilema
UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has charged that President Edgar Lungu is panicking and having sleepless nights knowing he will face a stronger opponent in the August 11 general election.
Mr. Hichilema says he is at peace knowing too well that the people of Zambia are on his side after being dissatisfied with the PF government.
The UPND leader has called for peaceful campaigns ahead of the forthcoming tripartite elections, adding that there is need to heed to the counsel given by the church and other stakeholders for political parties to conduct mature campaigns devoid of violence.
Meanwhile, The ruling PF says it is too strong and organized for any opposition political party alliance to pose a threat to its wining the August 11th general elections.
PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party does not even think an alliance among opposition political parties can last long enough to contest this year’s general elections.
Father Bwalya states that his party already knows that the issue of a presidential candidate and running mate will be a problem for any alliance that is formed among opposition political parties.
In an interview with Qfm News Father Bwalya who is also PF Central Committee chairperson for Information notes that opposition parties are well known to be selfish when it comes to these matters.
Father Bwalya states that the ruling PF is also not worried about a small fraction of the opposition MMD going to the opposition UPND because it has a bigger part of the MMD on its side.
He says this is besides the ruling PF being confident that former President Rupiah Banda will not betray President Edgar Lungu whom he helped to ascend to power last year.
Asked whether Mr. Banda has confirmed supporting the ruling PF as he did during last year’s January 20th presidential election, Father Bwalya could not categorically state whether he has or not.
Father Bwalya however notes that his party is aware that Mr. Banda who is also a member of the MMD does appreciate the good leadership of President Lungu.
He says the ruling PF also knows that Mr. Banda will continue providing support and advice to President Lungu and will standby the Zambian people who are benefiting from the leadership of President Lungu.
Former president Rupiah Banda with Mulenga Sata
FORMER President Rupiah Banda has insisted that the decision to remove his immunity was illegal, null and void as it was based on wrong conduct by the National Assembly.
Mr Banda has since appealed to the High Court to quash the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions to commence criminal proceedings against him based on an alleged illegal decision of the National Assembly to remove his immunity.
In his application made to High Court Justice Annie Sitali, the former head of state has sought an order of certiorari to remove in to court for the purpose of quashing the decision of the DPP to commence criminal proceedings in the subordinate court.
According to an application made before the High Court yesterday, Mr Banda cited three grounds of relief which included the illegality, conditionality and procedural impropriety in protest against the decision to remove his immunity and subsequent prosecution.
“The decision by the DPP to commence criminal proceedings against the applicant is illegal and null and void as the proceedings were commenced on the basis of an illegal decision of the National Assembly to remove the applicant’s immunity by departing from the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure with respect to the subjudice rule,” he said.
Mr Banda charged that the conditionality in the commencement of criminal proceedings was unreasonable to the Wednesbury sense which made it illegal, null and void.
He has asked the court to allow him file additional affidavits in support of the amended grounds.
President Banda is represented by a team of lawyers lead by senior counsel Professor Patrick Mvunga SC and Abyudi Shonga SC while the State was represented by a three member legal team lead by Solicitor General Abraham Mwansa SC.
Meanwhile, Ms Justice Sitali has granted an application for adjournment for the plaintiff to file a consent order in honour of previous discussions between the two concerned parties.
“I can confirm to this court that is most likely that Consent Order will be presented before your ladyship as the areas in differential have been resolved.
“For the aforesaid reasons we would like to ask this court to grant us an adjournment to facilitate the filling in of the Consent Order before you,” Mr Shonga said.
Responding to the application, Solicitor General Mwansa affirmed the sentiments from the plaintiff saying “that is the position as precisely put by my learned brother”.
PARLIAMENT should consider restoring the immunity of second republican president Frederick Chiluba posthumously because he was acquitted on criminal charges for which he lost his immunity from prosecution, former Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Kashiwa Bulaya has said.
Dr Bulaya said former president Chiluba did a lot for the country and that the removal of his immunity was orchestrated, engineered and executed by the cartel that illicitly took control of State institutions using the friendship they created with the Government and leadership that they manipulated.
He said future governments should never fall into the temptation of maliciously removing immunities of former leaders because what had happened in Zambia was not the fight against corruption but a scheme to harass and scandalize former presidents.
Dr Chiluba explained that countries that gained their independence after Zambia such as Namibia and Mozambique did not have a history of harassing their former heads of State because they respected their former leaders.
He said Tanzania was a shining example of a country that respected the institution of the presidency and that since the time of Julius Nyerere to the current President, John Magufuli, none of its former presidents has been harassed under the guise of fighting corruption as was the case in Zambia.
“Parliament should consider restoring the immunity of second republican president Frederick Chiluba whose immunity was without doubt maliciously planned, engineered and executed by the cartel at the time. Late president Chiluba did a lot for this country and was acquitted of his criminal cases by the court and it would only be appropriate for Parliament to consider restoring his immunity posthumously,” Dr Bulaya said.
And Dr Bulaya has paid tribute to President Lungu for having delivered to Zambians a people-driven Constitution which had been eluding the country for many years. Dr Bulaya said President Lungu had shown true traits of a democrat and a listening leader who had refused the temptation of resisting the demands of citizens.
“President Lungu has exhibited true traits of a true democrat by giving Zambians their Constitution. While other leaders in the region and elsewhere in Africa are changing their constitutions to allow them run for the infamous third term, President Lungu has been magnanimous enough to respect the wishes of Zambians by assenting to the amended Constitution,’’ Dr Bulaya said.
MbesumaZambia striker Collins Mbesuma on Friday scored a brace that propelled Mpumalanga Black Aces to the top of the table and to also see him take command of the South African premier Soccer League top scorers chart.
Black Aces beat hosts Bidvest Wits 2-1 away in Johannesburg on Friday night
Mbesuma struck in the 17th and 82nd minutes in a match he played the full 90 minutes.
Black Aces move to 30 points from 14 games, one point more than their vanquished hosts and three ahead of 3rd place Mamelodi Sundowns who hosts University of Pretoria in Pretoria derby on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Mbesuma takes his league tally of the 2015/2016 season to 10 goals, four more that Andrea Fileccia and Daine Klate of Free State Stars and Wits respectively.
A 17-YEAR-OLD housemaid has narrated to Chingola magistrate Shadreck Chanda how she was allegedly raped and given a K2 by a Zambeef butchery assistant, whom her boss sent home to deliver some medicine.
This is in a case where Hendrix Chambale, 22, of 32 Kalungwisha Road in Chiwempala, is facing one count of rape, contrary to the laws of Zambia.
The girl told the court on Tuesday that she was on duty on December 2, 2015, nursing a sick child when her boss sent her workmate to deliver some medicine for the baby.
She said this was after she had called her boss to tell her that the child’s condition had worsened.
The court heard that when Chambale delivered the medicine, he told the maid that he wanted to see how the sick baby was doing, and the girl let him in without objection.
The victim narrated that after some time, the accused pushed her down and forced himself on her.
“When I was coming from outside, he pushed me and I fell down. He then pulled my skirt and pants and had sex with me. When I shouted for help, no one heard me. When he finished, he dressed up and gave me a K2 to buy Cafemol,” she said.
“Your honour, I don’t know why he told me to buy the medicine. But instead, I went to the shop and I bought talktime which I used to call my boss and explained to her what had happened. She then came home and took me to the police station and we were issued with a medical form,” she narrated.
The girl was then taken to Chawama Clinic where it was confirmed that she had been raped.
And the girl’s boss, Daphine Mate, told the court that she was at work when her maid called her to say that she had been raped.
“I sent Chambale, my workmate, at home to give my maid some medicine for the baby, and later she called me that she had been raped. I rushed home and took her to the police station. And after we were given a medical form, I took her to Chawama Clinic where the doctor confirmed that the girl was indeed defiled,” she said.
Mr Chanda adjourned the matter to a later date for continuation of trial.
South Africa’s online financial news site fin24.com reports that Eskom said on Friday that Lesotho and Swaziland, with which it has firm power supply agreements, should lower consumption as the power utility attempts to help its regional neighbours offset crippling power shortages.
Eskom has jumped to the rescue of Zimbabwe and Zambia, agreeing to supply both countries with 300 MW each of off-peak power in line with statutes under the Southern African Power Pool. The agreements to supply Zimbabwe and Zambia are under discretionary conditions, the power utility said on Friday.
However, Eskom wants Lesotho and Swaziland to reduce electricity consumption to help South Africa avoid load shedding which could become necessary if the country’s power supply faces constraints. Eskom also has non-firm power supply agreements with Namibia and Botswana.
“Firm supply agreements (Swaziland and Lesotho) continue to be supplied, but they are urged to reduce consumption. However, if rotational load shedding is required in South Africa, they are required to undertake proportional load shedding,” Eskom said.
Eskom has now notched up about five months without power supply disruptions, a luxury its neighbours are unable to afford. Zimbabwe and Zambia are gripped with power shortages that have curtailed mining and industrial productivity.
It added that it has signed a bilateral agreement with Zambia, “which allows us to supply up to 300 MW off-peak and more than 50 MW standard at peak” when demand/supply dynamics permit.
730 miners face retrenchment
The power supply situation in Zambia has been worsening, with Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals – which operates the Kalumbila copper mine – saying on Thursday that it is to lay off about 730 miners because of power utility Zesco’s plans to restrict electricity supplies.
Experts have urged southern African countries to prioritise investment in the private power producer sector. Zimbabwe’s government has disclosed plans to raise electricity tariffs by 49% to cover production costs.
The Northern Province Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Provincial Executive Committee has issued an ultimatum to all those aspiring for adoption on the MMD ticket as Councilors and Members of Parliament in Northern Province to prove their loyalty to the party.
In a press release to the media, MMD Information and Publicity Secretary (IPS) Mr Cephas Bwalya said Northern Province is set to give the Zambian people a visionary, disciplined and principled leadership under Dr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba who shall become the seventh President of the Republic of Zambia on 11th August 2016.
Mr. Bwalya has called on all Zambians and genuine members of the MMD who have chosen to stay away from elections due to some selfish, greedy and sub-standard MMD leaders to come back and support the party. He said there is still hope for the country and has urged Zambians to join the MMD and vote for it so that it saves the people of Zambia from the mess created by the Patriotic Front (PF) and restore the nation to the path of prosperity.
Mr. Bwalya has urged all MMD members to embrace the 50%+1 clause because the MMD as the mother of Democracy in Zambia helped bring this clause into the Republican Constitution during the recent parliamentary vote on the Constitutional Bill. He said that the MMD has had this clause in its Party Constitution for years through which its president Dr. Mumba came into office via a landslide victory in 2012. He said the MMD will approach the 2016 elections as a united front to enable it get to the 50%+1 threshold.
Mr. Bwalya has sounded a warning that there will be no sacred seats reserved for special people as all the seats will be fairly and transparently competed for and the rationale for adoption will be loyalty, track record of discipline and commitment to the leadership and ideals of the MMD.
Mr. Bwalya said the party is already flooded with applications, particularly in the Mbala and Lunte Constituencies. He said the 2016 election is a golden opportunity for the MMD to start afresh with completely new faces and a new crop of selfless, dedicated leaders who are itching to help Dr. Mumba and the MMD to make Zambia great again.
Zambia’s democratic transition is back in the spotlight. The concern is no longer the stranglehold of autocrats, but the hijacking of the democratic process by tribal politics .The challenge to democracy in Zambia is not the prevalence of ethnic diversity, but the use of identity politics to promote narrow tribal interests. It is tribalism.
There are those who argue that tribalism is a result of arbitrary post-colonial boundaries that force different communities to live within artificial borders but this argument suggests that every ethnic community should have its own territory, which reinforces ethnic competition.
But in the absence of efforts to build genuine political parties in Zambia which can compete on the basis of ideas, but many Zambians have reverted to tribal identities as foundations for political competition, and as well Political leaders has been often exploited tribal loyalty to advance personal gain, parochial interests, patronage, and cronyism.
Tribes are not built on democratic ideas but thrive on zero-sum competition, as a result, they are inimical to democratic advancement. In essence, tribal practices in Zambia are occupying a vacuum created by lack of strong democratic institutions.
Tribal interests have played a major role in armed conflict and civil unrest across Africa, where by Political leaders of the different opposition parties particularly in Countries like Zambia are primarily focusing on pursuing their tribal interests rather than uniting the Country under ‘one Zambia one Nation’ manifesto, as a result some Zambians political parties are unable to find common ground through coherent party manifestos. The manifestos are generally issued late because much of the effort goes into building tribal alliances.
In Zambia we needs a new constitution to address the issue of ethnicity by ensuring that a president needs broad geographical support to be elected. A winner must receive more than half of all the votes cast in the election and least 25% of the votes cast in each of more than half of the country’s provinces.
But Zambian tribal leaders are clever in calculating, their sole mission is self-preservation, with the side effect of subverting democratic evolution. For them tribal politics is a zero-sum game, so they are prone to using hate speech and inciting violence.
The way forward for Zambian democracy lies in concerted efforts to build modern political parties founded on development ideas and not tribal bonds, whereby such political parties must base their competition for power on development platforms.
Defining party platforms will need to be supported by the search for ideas—not the appeal to tribal coalitions .Political parties that create genuine development platforms will launch initiatives that reflect popular needs.
Those Political parties relying on manipulating ethnic alliances only brings sectarian animosity into government business, and whoever is elected as president of Zambia will spend most of his or her time on tribal balancing rather than on economic management.
Political Parties manifestos are fundamentally documents in which parties outline their principles and goals in a manner that goes beyond popular rhetoric .They arise from careful discussion, compromise, and efforts to express the core values and commitments of the party.
Building clear party platforms requires effective intellectual input, usually provided through think-tanks and other research institutions .Most Zambian political parties lack such support and are generally manifestos cobbled together with little consultation although Zambia tribal groupings see themselves as infallible but parties have to be accountable to the people. And by stating a vision for the future, Zambia political parties should provide voters with a ways to measure their performance including forging platforms fosters debate within parties that transcends tribal and religious differences. Such debates are a central pillar of democracy.
Building modern political parties and associated think-tanks is, therefore, the most urgent way to counter tribal politics in Zambia
Policy debate is a key element of democracy, it promotes Specific manifestos to foster healthy political competition that would force parties to distinguish themselves from each other. Conversely, such debates would also help to illustrates areas of common interest.
Indeed, it has becomes clear that issues such as infrastructure – energy, transportation, irrigation, and poverty – and youth employment etc. are emerging as common themes in Zambian politics irrespective of ideological differences.
By Honourable Brown C. Kapika President for ‘Adedo – Zamucano Political Party (Zambia) President for ‘Beweging voor Burger – en Mensenrechten’ Political Party (Netherlands) (Partij voor de Burgerlijke – en Mensenrechten)
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Chama has said people must focus on the bigger picture and challenges confronting the people in the country.
Mr Chama said yesterday that it was sad that some people were spending much of their time in spreading falsehood on the social media instead of looking at the bigger picture of job creation.
He said it was sad that most of the people were busy spreading hate speeches on the social media.
“Let us focus on the bigger picture and other challenges confronting the people.For example people wants employment but instead of dealing with the job creation they spend most of their time on social media spreading falsehood,” he said.
Mr Chama said the country cannot be built if people spend most of their time in discussing individuals.
He said the country could only develop if people start working together instead of being petty.
“There is too much suspicion and I may say it has been 24/7 suspicion and lies are being created on the social media which I find it disturbing,” he said.
Mr Chama said as the country was heading for the tripartite elections there was need for different political players to unite.
He said unity was paramount for the development saying the PF Government had brought a lot of developments in the country.
He also said Matero Member of Parliament (MP) Miles Sampa was still a genuine member of the ruling party.
He said people should not become spokesperson of Matero MP because he had indicated that he would not leave the party which he founded together with late republican president Michael Sampa who was his uncle.
Mr Chama said it was regrettable that some people have gone beyond in bringing misunderstandings between Mr Sampa and the party base of some media reporting.
He said some media have continued peddling lies against Mr Sampa who was a loyal member of the party.
He also said the party was geared for the general elections which would be held on August 11th this year.
The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has condemned the action by the Judicial Service Commission to dismiss Copperbelt Judiciary and Allied Workers Union of Zambia Chairman Paul Chilosha.
ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka said the dismissal of Mr. Chilosha is a violation of trade union rights and a hindrance to carrying out trade union duties in a free, fair and conducive environment.
In a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday, Mr. Mukuka urged the Judicial Service Commission to reconsider its decision.
He said the decision taken by the commission is contrary to the provision of the Industrial and Labour Relations Act Cap 269 section 5 (e) of the Laws of Zambia.
Mr. Mukuka pointed out that the action taken by commission poses a threat to industrial peace and was against the industrial and labour relations Act, which allows trade union leaders to protect the interest of its members.
Mr. Chilosha was recently fired as Copperbelt Judiciary and Allied Workers Union of Zambia Chairman on account of issuing a statement on behalf of the members of his union.
And Mr. Mukuka stated that if labour leaders continue to work under intimidations from their employers, they will fail to execute their duties for fear of losing their jobs.
Mr. Mukuka has meanwhile asked government agencies to fully understand the roles which trade unions play in the country and how they protect and promote the workers’ rights.
NORTHERN Permanent Secretary Hlobotha Nkunika (left) presenting a baby Xmas hamper to one of three male and three female Xmas babies at Kasama General Hospital in Kasama today. 5- NORTHERN Permanent Secretary Hlobotha Nkunika third (left) presenting food Hamper donated by Kasama Rotary Club to Mrs Catherine Bwalya at Kasama General Hospital Female Ward B in Kasama
Government has expressed its disappointment with the continuous poor academic results in Northern Province.
Provincial Permanent Secretary Hlobotha Nkunika has since directed all head-teachers, who were recently transferred by the Provincial Education Office, to their respective new stations.
Mr. Nkunika said he was directing the head teachers to go and revamp operations at respective schools in a bid to improve academic performances in their learning institutions.
“ I am therefore directing all head-teachers, who were recently transferred by the Provincial Education Office, to immediately report to their new stations, ‘ he said.
He explained that he is in full support of the reshuffles made by the PEO involving senior educational staff in the region as it will help to promote full commitment to duty.
Mr. Nkunika has since warned of disciplinary action against teachers who will resist the ‘ re-shuffles, ‘ which he said have been done in good faith.
The PS said it is disheartening to see the province recording one of the lowest pass-rate among pupils in examination classes despite government motivating teachers with better working conditions.
Mr. Nkunika has since urged teachers in the province to work hard this year and produce better results among pupils who will be sitting for their final examinations.
Yesterday, the Minister of General Education officially announced the national grade nine (9) results of which Northern Province came out ninth in terms of pass rate in the country.
However, the poor pass rate for the Province has also been reflected in grade seven results were the region has been performing badly for the past two years.
Recently , Northern Province education officer, Jobbicks Kalumba, proposed for reshuffles of mainly head teachers and Heads of Departments in various in schools in the area.
Meanwhile, Heavy rains caused destruction at Nansala school in Isoka district of Muchinga province thereby leaving 150 pupils standed.
A ZANIS news crew which rushed to the institute today, found the affected pupils roaming the school premises after their two by three classroom block got destroyed by the hailstorm last week, on January 7, 2015.
The development has made the school authorities to find alternative shelter to conduct lessons.
Nansala. Is one of the three schools in Isoka district that suffered the hail storm that swept through their schools ripping off roofs of classrooms.
other schools affected included Mulungwizi ,Lawaliz and Nansala schools were lessons have been disrupted, too.
And when contacted for a comment, the provincial educational authorities referred all queries to Education spokesperson Hilary Chipango in Lusaka who could not be reached for comment by broadcast time.
And in a related development, works at Michael Chilufya Sata Girls secondary school are moving at a snail’s pace as the contractor China -Covec has gone on go slow for unexplained reasons.
Kantenshya ward councillor Fighton Silungwe who confirmed to ZANIS said the community is concerned that the K45 million project that includes construction of 28 staff houses and classroom blocks has not been completed yet.
Livingstone
SOME investors from United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) have expressed interest to set up two separate solar generated power plants in Livingstone with capacity to produce 1, 000 Megawatts (MW).
The investors, who approached National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) over the matter, wants to set up solar power stations in Senior Chief Mukuni’s chiefdom and Kasiya Ward respectively.
NHCC senior conservation officer Richard Mbewe said the investors from United States were working with their partners in Lusaka to set up a 700 MW solar power plant in Kasiya Ward in Zambia’s Tourist Capital.
Mr Mbewe, who declined to name the investors, said in interview yesterday that the Kasiya plant would be located within Farm number 463.
He made the revelation after he attended a stakeholders meeting held at Livingstone Civic Centre together with University of Zambia (UNZA) students pursuing a Masters Programmes in Spatial Planning.
Mr Mbewe said the promoters of the project would soon have community sensitisation meetings with local people as technocrats had already done their assessment.
“We have been visited by group of people from Lusaka over this solar project but the proponents of this project are from United States.
“They run the largest solar power plant in Africa and they already have one in South Africa in Limpopo. They want to produce 700 MW of solar power which is reliable as we have higher sun exposure here in Livingstone,” Mr Mbewe said.
He said the plant would be put on an already cleared land where housing units for the company would be built too.
“We are very excited as NHCC as such projects will mitigate the impact of ZESCO diverting water for power generation from Zambezi River.
“The investors have visited our office because we are key stakeholders in the issues surrounding Victoria Falls and land clearing. Anyone who is going to clear land and construct a major structure is likely to alter or destroy national heritage and so we must be consulted on such matters,” Mr Mbewe said.
He also said investors from UK wanted to set up a solar power plant of 300 MW in Senior Chief Mukuni in an open area to allow more sunlight to be captured.
“For this project, it has reached an advanced stage as the area has already been identified and cleared.
“As NHCC, we have no objection as the project will also reduce the impact of ZESCO in diverting water from the Zambezi River,” he said.
Mr Mbewe said the good aspect of the solar projects was that they would be implemented within a timeframe of one year and ultimately channel more power to the national power grip to mitigate the power deficit.
“Hydropower stations are costly and they take a lot of time. Solar power stations are simply prefabs and they are already manufactured and installed on an already prepared area and put connecting panels.
“Once approved, the projects will be installed between six to eight months after which they will be tested and commissioned,” he said.
FILE: Tourists and UNWTO delegates line up to have their travel documents checked inside the arrival hall of the new international terminal building in Livingstone
LIVINGSTONE is targeting to attract about 10, 000 local and international tourists during the third the Livingstone International Cultural and Arts Festival (LICAF) to be held in Zambia’s tourist capital in March this year, Zambia Tourism Agency ZTA) managing director Felix Chaila has said.
Mr Chaila said the 2016 LICAF, which would be held during the Easter Holiday from March 25 to March 27, was expected to attract more domestic tourists.
Speaking in an interview in Livingstone yesterday, Mr Chaila said this year’s gathering was expected to attract 10 international countries out of which five had already confirmed their participation.
He cited South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Namibia as the countries which had confirmed their participation while others were expect to confirm soon.
“Already, preparations for this year’s LICAF are going on well and we have targeted Easter Holiday this year because we want more local tourists to attend.
“During the event, we will have the senior and junior cultural carnivals where we will go to townships in Livingstone to interact with the local people and pupils in schools,” Mr Chaila said.
Last year, the second LICAF was March 26, 2015 to March 28, 2015 and it attracted artists and tourism officials from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles and Mozambique with the main objective of promoting increased arrivals of both local and international tourists.
The first LICA which was first held in May 2013 as a curtain raiser for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly and the event has now become an annual event in the tourism global to attract local and foreign tourists.
It is also aimed at celebrating Zambia and Africa’s cultural identity and diversity and to showcase the best of Africa’s cultural product in dance and song.
