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Zambia host Sudan on Sunday in Ndola looking to complete the job and advance to the final group qualifying stage of the Russia 2018 World Cup.
George Lwandamina’s side enjoys a 1-0 lead from the first leg match played on November 11 away in Karima.
Lwandamina has however warned that Sudan must be treated with extreme caution as both sides will be playing on a better surface after Zambia overcame a dusty patch at Karima Stadium to scrap a vital away victory by the lone goal.
“It wont be easy they are wounded and we have to approach it with the seriousness it deserves,” Lwandamian said.
Collins Mbesuma and Winston Kalengo are again expected to lead Zambia’s attack with the latter searching for his sixth goal for Zambia in 2015.
Kalengo found the target in the first leg last Wednesday while Mbesuma’s work-rate was the centerpiece of Zambia’s character on the night in Karima.
However, a better performance is expected from captain and midfielder Rainford Kalaba following a lackluster showing in the first leg before making way for Spencer Sautu in the 82nd minute.
Meanwhile, Sudan coach Hamdan Hamad remains hopeful they can turnaround the results despite the pressures of playing away.
“It will be very difficult but we will try to fight and we will try and tell our players to fight for the game because there is no other way we have lost and we have to fight hard. It is a very important game for us,” Hamad said.
Winner over both leg will advance to the group stage qualifiers where Africa’s five representatives at the 2018 finals in Moscow will be decided.
Cleo Ice Queen and Kaladoshas will have a double album launch slated for the 5th of December at the Lusaka Grand Hotel.
The dynamic duo have been working together a lot lately , they recently released the video for their hit single “Oxygen” ,a Collaboration produced by one of Zambia’s award winning producers, Shom C.
“I have … noticed … that … most of the leaders of the Opposition Parties have been quiet and not providing proper checks and balances to the ruling Party. The majority of the Opposition parties have not been making comments or analyzing the economy apart from the UPND and to some extent the FDD in order to provide necessary checks and balances to the ruling Party…. When did you last hear about General Miyanda, Eric Chanda, Nevers Mumba, Elias Chipimo, Dr Sondashi … talking or writing about the economy? It is very rare indeed. One can conclude that these parties lack depth to such an extent that the majority of the Opposition Party leaders do not understand the basics of the economy and are scared to expose their ignorance!”
Kalima Nkonde’s articles thus far have been well written, but his latest piece on 13th November 2015 (quoted above) leaves much to desired. Not only is his article patronizing by projecting himself as the smart one while talking down to opposition political parties, its contents reveal that his political analysis is naive and shallow.
Nkonde has inadvertently revealed that he is an “attack dog” for the UPND despite his attempts to portray himself as an independent analyst. I make this conclusion because of his claim that the UPND is the only major party (followed by FDD) offering good policy positions, which is completely false because UPND are actually quite shallow when it comes to analysis, compared to my party the MMD.
As a member of the MMD National Executive Committee and MMD Media Team, I know that we have done a lot more research and analysis than Nkonde can imagine and we have posted many statements on our website (mmdzambia.org) and Facebook page (facebook.com/mmdzambia).
We were the first and only party that pointed out that the PF are going to waste $1 billion on Zamtel and we therefore advocate for Zamtel to be given back to LAPGreenN. Nationalization of private companies is not compatible with a free market economy. We released on 5th January 2015 our “Ten Point Master Plan” in which we have committed to reduce Corporation Tax in Zambia from 35% (fifth highest in the World) to the African average of 29%. We are the only ones saying this.
Among many of our unique policy positions, we have promised to give a referendum to Barotseland and respect whatever decision they make, although of course our strong preference is that they remain part of Zambia. We have also said we shall build Peter Matoka University in North-Western Province (after hearing the cries of the North-Westerners) and we shall reform the Zambian legal system to greatly increase the number of lawyers thereby reducing legal costs and the cost of doing business.
We have also committed to outsourcing to the private sector such functions as border processing, tax collection and garbage collection in our plan. No other party has produced such a comprehensive master plan with a rich depth of analysis that can be used by any reasonable government.
I find it hardly believable that Nkonde could have missed all these many policy statements when they were published by many media houses such as Lusaka Times, Zambian Watchdog, The Post Newspaper, Mwebantu New Media, etc. They have been covered by Muvi TV, Radio Phoenix, 5FM, Hot FM, and many other radio and TV stations all over Zambia.
It therefore appears to me that Nkonde is not being truthful and is just here to push the UPND agenda. If he was a serious analyst as he proclaims to be, he would have checked out the websites and Facebook pages of the opposition parties he is attacking and he would have found our powerful policy statements on our website.
The most plausible explanation of Nkonde’s rantings is that UPND have become so desperate to win they will go to great lengths, including enlisting his services. But of course UPND cannot match the MMD as we are the best party in Zambia with the best policies. UPND is just another big experiment which Zambians will do well to stay away from.
Their President Hakainde Hichilema has promised to legalize an illegal market in Choma that is sitting on Zambia Railways land and for which there is a court order to evict the squatters. He has also promised to reduce mealie-meal prices within two weeks of forming government which of course is totally absurd, unless he wants to bring back price controls like the PF are threatening to do.
Nkonde has made the incredible claim that opposition political parties do not carry out research to find out the actual needs and concerns of voters on the ground leading to superficial statements. This is another false statement. How can he possibly know that we do not research?
Nkonde has advised the smaller parties to merge with the bigger ones because remaining alone means they are selfish and egotistical. This is the most nonsensical statement in his article. If late President Michael Sata had followed this advice, he would never have been president of Zambia.
The history of Zambian politics shows that alliances and mergers never work because politicians are too dishonest. We have experienced attempted alliances with both PF and UPND and they double-crossed us by poaching our members while pretending to be having talks with us.
Our advice to Kalima Nkonde is that he should keep his misguided opinions about the MMD to himself. We are not interested in hearing his advice to opposition parties on how to win. He is conceited and a political amateur. He is better off sticking to writing about economics or how much the PF are messing up. To use his own words, he is a disgrace to political analysis.
Lengwe Bwalya MMD National Youth Treasurer and MMD Media Team Member
THE opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) plans to cause confusion on the Copperbelt in the wake of challenges in the mines, Parliament was told yesterday.
Vice-President Inonge Wina said Government has information that the UPND wants to turn politics into confrontation.
“The UPND wants to take advantage of challenges on the Copperbelt and cause confusion,” Mrs Wina said.
She was commenting following sentiments by Choma Central member of Parliament (MP) Cornelius Mweetwa (UPND during the Vice-President’s question time.
Mr Mweetwa said police on the Copperbelt had rejected the UPND’s notification to hold political rallies earlier this month.
“We were told that we could only hold our meetings next month [December].
“Have you banned political activities in the country?” Mr Mweetwa asked.
Mrs Wina said every Zambian has the right of association, but in the case of the Copperbelt, there were security concerns.
“It appears campaigns have started in the House [Parliament]. The police assessed the situation on the Copperbelt and made a decision on security grounds. They want to safeguard life and property,” Mrs Wina said.
She said safety and security take precedence over political expediency.
Meanwhile, Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini says President Lungu has the liberty to travel to any part of the country because he is the head of State.
Dr Matibini said President Lungu is allowed by law to travel freely anywhere in Zambia as he undertakes his work of governing the nation.
He was responding to a point of order raised by Mandevu MP Jean Kapata, who asked if the UPND was in order to question President Lungu’s travels around the country.
“Mr Speaker, is the UPND in order to question President Lungu’s visitation of people around the country?” Ms Kapata asked.
Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at least 120 people in a deadly rampage that a shaken President Francois Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack.
A Paris city hall official said four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 87 young people attending a rock concert at the Bataclan music hall. Anti-terrorist commandos eventually launched an assault on the building. The gunmen detonated explosive belts and dozens of shocked survivors were rescued.
Some 40 more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, the city hall official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the national stadium, where Hollande and the German foreign minister were watching a friendly soccer international. Some 200 people were injured.
The coordinated assault came as France, a founder member of the U.S.-led coalition waging air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq, was on high alert for terrorist attacks ahead of a global climate conference due to open later this month.
Paris Public Prosecutor Francois Molins said the death toll was at least 120. His spokeswoman said eight assailants had also died, seven of whom had blown themselves up with explosive belts at various locations, while one had been shot dead by police.
“The terrorists, the murderers raked several cafe terraces with machine-gun fire before entering (the concert hall). There were many victims in terrible, atrocious conditions in several places,” police prefect Michel Cadot told reporters.
After being whisked from the soccer stadium near the blasts, Hollande declared a nationwide state of emergency – the first since the end of World War Two – and announced the closure of France’s borders to stop perpetrators escaping.
The Paris metro railway was closed and schools, universities and municipal buildings were ordered to stay shut on Saturday. However some rail and air services are expected to run.
“This is a horror,” the visibly shaken president said in a midnight television address to the nation before chairing an emergency cabinet meeting.
He later went to the scene of the bloodiest attack, the Bataclan music hall, and vowed that the government would wage a “merciless” fight against terrorism.
All emergency services were mobilized, police leave was canceled, 1,500 army reinforcements were drafted into the Paris region and hospitals recalled staff to cope with the casualties.
The prosecutor’s spokeswoman said she could not say whether any gunmen were still at large.
Radio stations broadcast warnings to Parisians to stay home and leave the streets and urged residents to give shelter to anyone caught out in the street.
The deadliest attack was on the Bataclan, a popular concert venue where the Californian rock group Eagles of Death Metal was performing. The concert hall is just a few hundred meters from the former offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, target of a deadly attack by Islamist gunmen in January.
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MINISTER of Works and Supply Yanfwa Mukanga says he will next week meet officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to discuss ways of improving road network interconnections between the countries.
Mr Mukanga said some of the connections that will be discussed include the Pedicle Road and other connections on the Luapula River.
“There are a lot of interconnections. People pass through the Mokambo, Kashiba and Sakanya borders,’’ he said.
Mr Mukanga said the meeting will focus on interconnections that are of concern to Zambia.
“I am going to the DRC to discuss interconnections. We want to find out why officials from that country were charging US$50 to people transiting through the Pedicle Road,” he said.
Mr Mukanga said there is a joint permanent commission formed by the two countries that meets when new decisions are made by either country.
Meanwhile, Mr Mukanga said most of the roads in Zambia have been constructed.
“Come next year, 90 percent of the roads will be done. Most of the contractors are doing a commendable job,’’ Mr Mukanga said.
Copperbelt University
OPTIQUEST Corporation Limited (OCL), a private company, has signed a development agreement with the Copperbelt University (CBU) for the construction of students’ hostels and a commercial park at a cost of US$104 million.
The project, which is being done under a public private partnership (PPP) agreement, also seeks to upgrade the existing infrastructure at the learning institution and develop a commercial park comprising a modern conference facility, hotel, hospital and office park.
OCL chief executive officer Pat Mwase and CBU deputy registrar Golden Kalima signed the collective agreement on Thursday which was witnessed by officials from the two parties.
In a press statement released in Kitwe yesterday, Ms Mwase said the construction of the hostels will create 4,000 bed spaces for the students at the higher learning institution.
She said the development agreement is aimed at transforming CBU into a multi-purpose development centre where people can engage in recreation as well as study.
“We are incredibly excited to undertake this project which will not only benefit the students at the university but also the community in which it operates,” Ms Mwase said.
She said the project will be executed by a team of qualified, competent and skilled staff who will use the best practices to ensure that works are completed within the stipulated time frame.
Ms Mwase also said the agreement will hold the highest industrial ethics, superior professional standards and take into consideration issues of the environment as construction works start.
And CBU chancellor Muyunda Mwanalushi expressed happiness with the project which he said will help to improve standards of learning at the institution.
And CBU vice chancellor Naison Ngoma is optimistic that the construction of the hostels will help to mitigate the accommodation crisis at the higher learning institution.
Professor Ngoma said currently, CBU only has 2,150 bed spaces which are not adequate considering the high enrollment levels.
“We are happy that you have partnered with us in improving infrastructure at our institution. Our university has not been able to grow because of lack of adequate infrastructure,” Prof Ngoma said.
Chief Government Spokesman Chishimba Kambwili
MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Chishimba Kambwili has told Parliament that The Post newspaper is a disservice to Zambia. Winding up debate on the budget for his ministry on Thursday night, Mr Kambwili chided The Post newspaper saying it reports irresponsibly.
“It must be realised that the media is the fourth estate and if it is not guided, it can lead the country into turmoil,” Mr Kambwili said and referred to the Rwanda genocide.
He said the private tabloid is doing a disservice to the nation through its irresponsible reporting.
“I don’t believe in the reporting of The Post newspaper whether you are in government or opposition.
“And for you the UPND, The Post does not like you. Their reporting has gotten out of hand and it is high time we all stood up against The Post. The newspaper is full of insults,” Mr Kambwili said.
He said the reporting of The Post has scared some investors, noting that one such investor was surprised to see a completely pleasant atmosphere in Zambia after earlier being discouraged by what The Post had portrayed of the country.
“As Government, we have the responsibility to serve the people of Zambia whether you are in Government or opposition,” Mr Kambwili said.
He said even when he was in the opposition, he stood up against The Post newspaper.
Meanwhile, THE Bemba Royal Establishment (BRE) says it has no political inclinations and has distanced itself from a news story by The Post that it has warned the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) over dragging the traditional leadership into partisan affairs.
BRE spokesperson James Mulenga confirmed that Mr Kanyelele is not a member of the royal establishment, and so he could not speak on its behalf.
“I just know Mr Kanyelele and that he stays in Lusaka, but he is not part of us and cannot speak on behalf of the royal establishment,” Mr Mulenga said.
“We have no political inclination and we want the nation to remain peaceful and united,” he said.
And former Kabwata Constituency chairperson Alex Bwalya Kanyelele has dismissed the story attributed to him in yesterday’s edition of The Post newspaper headlined ‘Bembas warn PF’, saying he is not a member of the BRE. In a walk-in interview yesterday, Mr Kanyelele charged that the story was concocted to suit the newspaper’s political agenda.
He said he does not belong to the BRE, nor is he the spokesperson for the Chitimukulu, the paramount chief of the Bemba, for him to issue such a statement to the media.
“I refute the story in today’s [yesterday’s] Post newspaper with a headline ‘Bembas warn PF’ because I never issued that statement. I am not a spokesperson for the BRE. There is no way I can speak on their behalf,” he said.
Mr Kanyelele, who was flanked by Lusaka Province PF youth chairperson Kennedy Kamba, said that he was shocked to read the story attributed to him, which he was not even aware of.
He urged The Post newspaper not to drag him into its politics and should therefore leave him alone.
“Please The Post, stay away from me. I am a staunch Patriotic Front member and I respect and support President Lungu,” he said.
Mr Kanyelele said he has no intentions to fight the political party he belongs to, and that he has supported the PF for a long time.
He could not therefore fall into the trap of some media houses which have their own agenda.
And Mr Kamba has said that it is clear that The Post is desperate and will do anything in an effort to tarnish the name of President Lungu.
He warned PF members to be careful and be alert with the newspaper. Mr Kamba said President Lungu is in control of the many development programmes underway.
FILE: President Edgar Lungu with Commerce deputy minister Miles Sampa during his Inauguration Ceremony at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on January 24,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
Matero Patriotic Front -PF- Member of Parliament, Miles Sampa says he will back President Edgar Lungu in the 2016 elections.
Mr. Sampa says he will remain loyal to President Lungu because he is doing so for the country and the ruling party.
He told a Media briefing in Lusaka on Friday that it is unthinkable for him to leave the PF when President Lungu has shown so much love to him and many others in the party.
Mr. Sampa said those alleging that he wants to form his own political party just want to distract the President from concentrating on dealing with economic challenges.
He said the PF shall remain united and that his mission is to help President Lungu organise the party ahead of 2016 election.
Mr. Sampa also refuted reports that he has been having clandestine meetings with named persons.
And PF Secretary General, Davis Chama said those peddling lies against Mr. Sampa want party members to rise against each other.
Mr Chama said that after having a conversation with the Matero lawmaker he saw it fit to call for a press briefing so that the nation understands that there are no perceived divisions in the ruling party.
Mr.Chama said that it is his duty to ensure that the ruling party is united and organized in order to remain in office beyond 2016.
Mr. Chama said people should not believe those peddling lies against Mr Sampa because their mission is to destabilize the PF.
A number of PF members have been calling for Mr Sampa to resign from the Party after he resign as Deputy Minister of Finance.
Her Honour, Inonge Wina, the first female Vice President of Zambia, unveiled an initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Zambia. In her talk, Mrs Wina spoke about how, together with NGOs and the private sector, the Government of President Edgar Lungu will deliver a programme to provide healthy hygienic and integrated trading conditions for the one million women ‘street marketeers’ in Zambia.
The Vice President was introduced by The Rt. Hon. Baroness Chalker PC, a former FCO Minister for Overseas Development in both Margaret Thatcher and John Major’s government, and now Chairman of Africa Matters Limited. Introductory remarks by Sian Hansen, Executive Director of the Legatum Institute
THE Kabwe High Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man of Serenje to 17 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a six-year-old girl.
The court found Evans Ponda guilty by the Serenje magistrate’s court for defiling a child under the age of 16 and referred him to the High Court for sentencing.
Ponda appeared before Mrs Justice Elita Mwikisa when the matter came for sentencing on Monday.
On March 2 this year in Serenje, Ponda had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl in Serenje.
Mrs Justice Mwikisa said cases of defilement are rampant and many children are suffering because of being sexually abused.
“You should be ashamed that at your age you take away the innocence of a child who should be your grandchild,” Mrs Justice Mwikisa said.
She said according to the facts on record on the day the victim was defiled, she developed a headache on her way home after knocking off from school.
Mrs Justice Mwikisa said the girl was left behind by her friends when Ponda pounced on her and dragged her by hand to a nearby bush where he defiled her.
She said when the girl went home, she revealed her ordeal to her mother who later reported the matter to Serenje police.
“Many children are suffering because of useless men like you who take advantage of them and take away their innocence,” Mrs Justice Mwikisa said.
She told Ponda that the offence he had committed was serious and sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment wit hard labour to reflect on his action.
And the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against a death sentence imposed on a 45-year-old man of Mpika who hacked his wife to death while she was asleep eight years ago, CHAMBO NG’UNI reports from Kabwe.
Mr Justice Gregory Phiri told the convict, Davison Kunda, when his appeal came up last Tuesday in Kabwe that it lacked merit.
“He picked the axe and hacked his wife after she slept and he ran away,” Mr Justice Phiri said. “There is no evidence that he was sleep-walking or that he had taken any substance to diminish his memory.”
Mr Justice Phiri also informed Kunda that his appeal had taken a long time to come before the Supreme Court because the record of proceedings had been missing.
1LUANSHYA MAYOR Gordon Siwale (second from right) and District Commissioner Harold Mbaulu (third from left), during the launch of the Keep Zambia Clean Campaign on National Cleaning Day, which is observed during the first Saturday of every month.
2SCORES of Luanshya residents including popular actor Spoiler (above) sweeping the streets shortly after the launch of the Keep Zambia Clean Campaign on the National Cleaning Day, which is observed during the first Saturday of every month.
3SOME members of the defence and security wings, and Pick n Pay employees sweeping the streets shortly after the launch of the Keep Zambia Clean Campaign, which was held on the National Cleaning Day commemorated during the first Saturday of every month.
4anzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has received four new diesel-electric mainline locomotives and 18 new passenger coaches valued at US$22.4 million.
5anzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has received four new diesel-electric mainline locomotives and 18 new passenger coaches valued at US$22.4 million.
6The people of Namwala in Southern Province, have hailed Government for completing the construction of phase-one district hospital in the area, which is yet to be commissioned. Above, is the front-view block housing a number of units such as the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the administrative offices
7The people of Namwala in Southern Province, have hailed Government for completing the construction of phase-one district hospital in the area, which is yet to be commissioned. Above, is the front-view block housing a number of units such as the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the administrative offices
8The people of Namwala in Southern Province, have hailed Government for completing the construction of phase-one district hospital in the area, which is yet to be commissioned. Above, is the front-view block housing a number of units such as the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the administrative offices
9Government lost over K200 000 after the newly constructed Mwela Rocks Cultural village was gutted . The cause of the fire has not yet been established
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11Government lost over K200 000 after the newly constructed Mwela Rocks Cultural village was gutted . The cause of the fire has not yet been established
12MTN 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
13MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi and Total Zambia Managing Director Damien Ricour-Dumas transact on MTN Mobile Money from a Total Service Station on Kafue Road
14MTN Zambia CEO Charles Molapisi and Total Zambia MD Damien Ricour-Dumas making a Mobile Money transaction. Serving them is Nicholas Mwale
15Gender Minister Prof. Nkandu Luo (r) cutting the ribbon together with deputy minsters and parliamentarians to officially launch of the Nalolo GBV One Stop Centre supported by the Government of Zambia and United Nations Joint Programe on GBV in Nalolo District
16Nalolo District Commissioner Teddy Chibinde (c) displaying a phone and holding a bicycle handed over to his district as equipment to fight GBV while Gender Minister Prof. Nkandu Luo (c) and her deputies Dorothy Kazunga (l) and Col. Joseph Lungu (r) look on during the launch of the Nalolo GBV One Stop Centre supported by the Government of Zambia and United Nations Joint Programe on GBV in Nalolo District
17Gender Minister Prof. Nkandu Luo (l) confers with her counterpart Community Development Minister Emerine Kabanshi (r) during the launch of the Nalolo GBV One Stop Centre supported by the Government of Zambia and United Nations Joint Programme on GBV in Nalolo District
18President Edgar Lungu Meets Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher as Secretary for Relations with States – the third highest position in the Vatican.at State house in Lusaka on Monday 9th November 2015- Picture By Eddie Mwanaleza./State house.
19President Lungu with Dr Solomon Jere and Mrs Wina at State house
20President Edgar Lungu Meets Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher as Secretary for Relations with States – the third highest position in the Vatican.at State house in Lusaka on Monday 9th November 2015- Picture By Eddie Mwanaleza./State house.
21President Lungu with Vice President Inonge Wina at State house
22President Lungu with Vice President Inonge Wina at State house
23First Lady Esther Lungu with ARM secure owner Abubakar Patel at the Lusaka Indian ladies Association inaugural charity golf fundraising event. This was during the prize giving ceremony at Lusaka Golf Club
24First Lady Esther Lungu with ARM secure owner Abubakar Patel at the Lusaka Indian ladies Association inaugural charity golf fundraising event. This was during the prize giving ceremony at Lusaka Golf Club
25First Lady Esther Lungu with ARM secure owner Abubakar Patel at the Lusaka Indian ladies Association inaugural charity golf fundraising event. This was during the prize giving ceremony at Lusaka Golf Club
26First Lady Esther Lungu with ARM secure owner Abubakar Patel at the Lusaka Indian ladies Association inaugural charity golf fundraising event. This was during the prize giving ceremony at Lusaka Golf Club
27Lumwana striker tries to dribble Zesco’s Gerald
28Zesco Solwezi defender tries to tackle Lumwana striker Eddie
31Coach Isaac Guerrero from FCBEscola working with the Zambian U23 Squad as coaches from various Africa countries look on, as part of the coaching clinic. Castle Lager in partnership with FC Barcelona is currently holding a coaching clinic in Lusaka, Zambia aimed at further developing football in Africa.
32Coaches Isaac Guerrero Hernandez and Daniel Alsina coaching the Zambia National U23 squad as part of the practical session during the Castle Lager FC Barcelona Coaching Clinic being held in Lusaka. The coaching clinic is being held at the Olympic Development Centre for coaches from various African countries.
PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri addressing the public of Mano Ward in Bangweulu Constituency in Samfya District at Kasoma Banweulu Primary School during campaign the rally
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Eastern Province Provincial Chairman Jacob Mwanza has reported that the Patriotic Front (PF) led by Deputy Secretary-General Mumbi Phiri are in the province trying to organize fake defections of MMD members to the ruling PF to be led by expelled Sisinje Ward Councilor Samuel Lugomo.
Others who are expected to be used and are to be paraded before President Chagwa Lungu include the disgraced Chembe Daka who was disciplined on a nuisance charge for publicly urinating at the Chipata council premises during the January 2015 presidential election.
In a statement to the media, Mr. Mwanza has said that this desperate attempt by the PF will not work because the people of Eastern Province know very well that the PF Government has destroyed agriculture in the province and have brought untold misery to the once prosperous province with their fake “90 Days” promises and lack of experience in managing affairs of this country.
He said during the 2015 Presidential election, many people in Eastern Province were hoodwinked by the false PF campaign promises they would get double the seed and fertiliser support compared to what the MMD government used to give when in power. As it turned out, these were the usual PF lies and instead of doubling the quantities they actually cut the support in half that used to be given previously by the MMD Government and farmers are now languishing.
Mr. Mwanza further said an advance MMD mobilisation team from Lusaka are already in the province and have proved for themselves that PF are in the province plotting these fake defections.
He warned Zambians to be suspicious of all defections to the PF taking place during this period because they are being stage-managed out of desperation to hoodwink Zambians that PF is popular when they know very well that Zambians have lost all confidence in the PF and want the MMD to come back.
