Ghanaian Dance-hall artist Kaakie is set to perform in Zambia. She will have two shows. One on 1st July at Twangale Park in Lusaka the second on 2nd July at Curious Bar & Shisha Lounge in Ndola.
Kaakie is known for hits such as she has released “Too Much”, “Toffee Pon Tongue”, “Top Gyal Time”, “DC Tun Up”, “Zuuchia”,Koom Koom Cha” and many more.
TOO MUCH
KUMCHA
TOFFEE PON TONGUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7K0yXPSkhg
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Zambia’s leading scheduled airline, Proflight, has signed a partnership agreement with the Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) that will set the nation’s top athletes on course for Olympic qualification.
The airline has agreed to sponsor 20 return tickets from Lusaka to Durban to enable athletes and officials to participate in the 20th Africa Senior Championship taking place in Durban, South Africa, from 22 to 26 June, 2016.
“The fastest athletes in Zambia will be taking the fastest, most direct route to Durban with Proflight Zambia,” said Proflight Director of Government and Industry Affairs Captain Philip Lemba. “We are a proudly Zambian airline and believe in supporting our national team in their quest for sporting glory.”
This partnership is important because it shows Proflight’s commitment to the nation’s sporting talent and reflects how Proflight values energy, determination and teamwork, added Capt. Lemba.
As part of the agreement, Proflight is also supporting the ZAAA’s Inter-Company Relay in to be held on June 26, 2016 at the Lusaka Show Grounds.
The airline hopes to inspire people from across the country and the region to fly to Lusaka and enjoy the ICR event in June – whether to participate or spectate, and likewise, to travel from Lusaka to Durban to support the national team in the championship.
The ZAAA is responsible for the administration, conduct, management, supervision, regulation, promotion and control of athletics activities throughout the country in accordance with its rules and regulations.
Proflight, a leading corporate sponsor, participates in a wide range of community initiatives and charity programmes throughout Zambia.
In an effort to boost the Zambian athletic career Proflight looks forward to seeing more athletes qualify for national, regional and international competitions, enabling sports to grow in Zambian and fostering national pride and team spirit.
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Government has released funds to contractors working on the 169 km Chingola-Solwezi road and on township roads in the district.
North-western Province Permanent Secretary, Ephraim Mateyo, confirmed to ZANIS that the contractors were paid last week and have since resumed works.
The works on the Chingola-Solwezi road, which has delayed, are being done by China Geo and Buildcon Contractors at a cost of over K1 billion.
Mr Mateyo said both contractors working on the road have gone back on site.
A check on township roads by ZANIS crew found that China Geo, the contractor working on the 20.6 km township roads in Solwezi has resumed works on the Medical Centre road.
The township roads are being constructed at a cost K221 million.
Mr Mateyo appealed to the people to be patient and stop politicising the road works because the road, once completed, will benefit every Zambian.
He said the releasing of funds to complete the road works was a testimony of government’s commitment to finish all road projects in the province.
TWO PUPILS and a teacher from Hillcrest National Technical Secondary School who died in a road traffic accident on Friday night near Kozo Lodge in Choma were yesterday afternoon put to rest at the Livingstone Old Cemetery in Livingstone.
Before the burial, a church service was held led by Southern Provincial Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu,Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Minister Lawrence Evans, Southern Province permanent Secretary Sibanje Simuchoba,General Education Spokesperson Hilary Chipango, National union leaders, opposition political leaders and other senior Government officials was held at Villa Grounds were hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last respect.
The accident happened on Friday night involving a Hillcrest Rosa Minibus and a stationary truck. The School team was on their way to Canisius Secondary School in Monze for the Coca-Cola tournament.
Southern Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu directed the Provincial Education Officer, to ensure that all schools stop transporting pupils during the night so that fatal accidents and loss of more lives can be avoided.
Mr Mubukwanu who on behalf of President Edgar Lungu conveyed a message of condolences to the bereaved families , lamented that it was unfortunate that the nation had lost intelligent pupils at a tender age, a situation that deprived them of a chance to meet their dreams.
“Am equally directing RTSA and the Zambia Police to ensure that no school bus should be allowed to move with our children after 18:00 hours from now onwards.
The country has been robbed of great leaders that would have become great academicians. Hillcrest is where Zambia’s cream are found and for you to get a school place at Hillcrest, you have to be intelligent and be among the best in the country, ”Mr Mubukwanu said.
Secondary School Teachers’ Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) General Secretary,Sitibekiso Wamuyuwa appealed to RTSA to effectively investigate the cause of the accident to the fullest so that the culprits could be brought to book.
Mr Wamuyuwa thanked Government for facilitating and spearheading all the funeral arrangements and expenses.
“Our Government has shown its full commitment and it fatherly love by taking charge of all the funeral expenses, this has lessened on the burden that is already being felt by the bereaved families. The Gesture is a sign that this is a listening Government,” He said.
Provincial Education Officer Florence Chikalekale disclosed that the ministry in the province has always been against pupils traveling at night and wondered why the school authorities had decided to go against the set rules.
Ms Chikalekale consoled the bereaved the family and promised to honor all the pupils and a teacher that died in the tragic accident.
She promised to introduce to an award in science in honor of Robby Zulu who was an outstanding pupil in sciences before his death.
And Zambia Air Force Livingstone Chaplin Lieutenant Colonel Mofat Nyambe urged the families to seek God’s guidance during the trying moments, adding that only God had the answers as to why the pupils had to die at a very tender age.
Those buried in Livingstone included Robby Zulu grade 11, Mukumbi Kaputa grade 11 and a teacher Sikaswe Syasiya, while others will be buried in Siavonga,Chililabombwe and Ndola respectively.
MMD leader Nevers Mumba says the closure of the Post Newspapers represents one of the darkest days in the history of Zambia’s democracy.
Dr Mumba said the intolerance, intimidation, and victimisation facing the opposition parties, has now been turned onto the media.
He said these acts represent the last kicks of a dying horse and only serve to condemn the already failed, and soon to be removed rule of an intolerant regime.
Dr Mumba has since demanded the immediate reopening of the Post newspapers and an immediate negotiation be arranged.
“The government itself owes contractors, food suppliers, stationery suppliers, pensioners, utility companies, and civil servants and nobody, nobody, has shut them down,” Dr Mumba said.
He has also called on all Zambians to join the fight to save the free Media, and the Post in particular.
“In a week when we were just commemorating the 5th memorial of Late President and our First Party President, Dr. Frederick J T Chiluba, it is unacceptable that we can have a crop of leaders that are hell bent on reversing the many gains this man, and we as the MMD, fought for such as Democracy, the rule of law and the respect for all fundamental freedoms, and instead, start to run a banana Republic,” Dr Mumba said.
And MISA Zambia says it is closely monitoring the situation and the nation will be updated on what action will be taken.
It however observed that a media house’s economic freedom is closely linked to its editorial freedom and the situation with the Post is a classic example of what happens when economic freedom is manipulated to interfere with a media house’s editorial freedom.
Zambia Revenue Authority officers arrived at Post Newspapers head office and printing press around 17:00hours on Tuesday in the company of armed police, demanding that the company pays a total of K68 million in disputed tax arrears immediately.
Post Newspapers general manager for finance Rowena Zulu then explained that the money ZRA was demanding had already been paid almost in total.
But a ZRA officer responded that they had not yet accessed the money and thus they could not withdraw the warrant of distress.
The lawyers from Nchito and Nchito then produced a court order restraining the officers from issuing a warrant of distress on Post Newspapers, but the officers disobeyed the order.
Instead, the ZRA officers chased all employees who were still working at the head office, before locking up the entrance.
At the printing plant, the ZRA officers also switched off the printing press, locked up the premises, leaving the heavily armed police officers in charge.
ZAMBIA cherishes the long standing relations with France, Information and Broadcasting Services, Chishimba Kambwili has said.
And Dr Kambwili has assured people living in the Diaspora that Zambia remains calm and peaceful with all governance fundamentals firmly in place under the leadership of President Edgar Lungu.
This is according to a press statement released yesterday by First Secretary for Tourism at the Zambian Embassy in France, Percy Ngwira.
Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Ambassador to France Humphrey Chibanda and staff at the Mission in Paris on Monday, Dr Kambwili said relations between the two nations were strong and continued to grow as evidenced by the recent visit of President Lungu at the invitation of his counterpart President Francois Hollande.
“I take this opportunity to commend you, Ambassador and your staff for the good work you are doing to deepen these relations for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
“I am happy to also inform you that the situation back home is calm and peaceful under the leadership of His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. All fundamentals of governance are firmly in place and the Government is busy delivering on its development agenda under the able leadership of His Excellency President Lungu,” Dr Kambwili said.
Giving a brief on events in Zambia, Dr Kambwili said the country had re-affirmed its impeccable credentials as an oasis of peace and unity regardless of the people’s diverse political persuasions through the holding of mayoral, parliamentary and presidential nominations under a peaceful atmosphere.
This is ahead of the presidential and general elections to be held on August 11, 2016.
“As Patriotic Front, our track record in terms of development speaks for itself and we are confident that come August 11, the Zambian people will give us another mandate to lead the country under the leadership of His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and his running mate Honourable Inonge Wina,” Dr Kambwili said.
He said the Government had delivered a people driven Republican Constitution which had eluded the Zambian people for a long time while another milestone would be attained during the general elections when Zambians will vote in the Referendum on of the Bill of Rights.
He said Zambia had continued to remain a preferred and priority investment destination for most investors as evidenced by the commitment of US$1.1 billion investment by Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) in sinking three new mine shafts in Nkana, Mindolo and Mufulira on the Copperbelt.
He said from this commitment, the Government expected more direct and indirect benefits to accrue to the economy including securing thousands of jobs and extending the lifespan of the three MCM mines.
Dr Kambwili challenged the Embassy in Paris to learn from the best practices in France in terms of capturing tourist arrivals which stands at an average 80 million per annum, the highest in the world.
He further told the diplomatic staff that the Government was committed to diversifying the economy and would ensure developing the tourism sector including agriculture among others which were more sustainable than the heavy reliance on copper.
And in welcoming Dr. Kambwili and his delegation, Ambassador Chibanda thanked the Minister for sparing sometime from his schedule to pass through the mission and meet with the diplomatic staff.
Mr Chibanda informed the Minister and his delegation that the mission continues working hard in delivering on its bilateral and multilateral mandate.
Meanwhile, Dr Kambwili has also praised Multichoice’s investment and its confidence in Zambia which has seen jobs created in the last 20 years of operations in the country including providing access to world class entertainment such as the ongoing Euro 2016.
He observed that Multichoice had created a mutually beneficial partnership with the national broadcaster, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.
He hailed the company’ corporate social responsibility that has seen DStv education bouquet worth millions of kwacha connected to over 300 secondary schools, teacher resource centres and teacher training colleges countrywide.
“This is commendable and in line with Government’s job creation agenda aimed at uplifting people’s quality of life. It is from this background that my delegation and I are here in France, courtesy of Multichoice,” Dr Kambwili said.
The Chief Government spokesperson was in France at the invitation of Multichoice to witness the Euro 2016 tournament, and was accompanied by his wife Carol Kambwili, Multichoice Zambia board chairman and General Manager, John Mulwila and Ngoza Matakala, respectively.
GOVERNMENT has directed Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) to immediate suspend disconnections of water supply exercise and write-off all historical bills inherited from the previous service provider organizations such as Municipal councils and Nkana water and Sewerage Company (NWSC).
Ministry of Local Government and Housing Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga said this following the resolutions made when he held meeting with MWSC customers in Mufulira to hear first-had grievances.
“Disconnections have been suspended forthwith until customer’s complaints are resolved in the affected areas” Mr Malupenga said.
The main complaint that was raised by MWSC customers were historical bills which the water utility inherited from the previous service previous service provider organizations as Municipal councils and Nkana water and Sewerage Company (NWSC).
Other bills incurred in times when there was completely no water supply over a period of time for the customers that are on fixed billings, while customers on fixed billing accounts whom water supply were disconnected bills still comes out.
On resolutions Mr Malupenga also directed to write-off bills generated on fixed bills subject to determination of period when there was no water supply.
Mr Malupaenga said to customers who are already disconnected on the recent bills should be given chance to agree on terms of payments before reconnections is done.
And MWSC Public Relations Manger Debora Kagende urged customers to come forward to ensure they benefit from these resolutions which has been made after the meeting in Mufulira.
Ms Kangende said MWSC will follow problems when effecting these resolutions so customers are requested to bring along with following documents:
1. Tenants – National Registration Card (NRC), tenant agreement and most recent water bill.
2. Landlord – National Registration Card (NRC), tile deeds and most recent water bill.
“MWSC advises its customers that the bills for the month of June were already printed and some dispatched before these resolutions were made and therefore, some amounts that maybe subject to be written of still reflect on the already dispatched bills” Ms Kangende said.
CHIPATA Magistrate Court Moses Phiri has said President Edgar Lungu had always been advocating for non-violent.
Magistrate Phiri said when he fined a 47-year-old Vubwi district Patriotic Front (PF) chairperson Michael Tembo for two accounts of assaulting by occasioning actual bodily harm to Peter Sukwa, a correspondent with the Post Newspaper and Kelvin Phiri, a Feel Free FM station radio journalist.
This is in a matter in which Tembo is on December 10th last year allegedly assaulted the two journalists who were investigating a story where it was alleged that foreigners were being aided to obtain National Registration Cards (NRCs) and being registered as voters in the registration centre in the district.
Facts were that on 10th December last year, the convict jointly and whilst acting together with unknown persons beat the two journalists and assaulted them, thereby causing actual bodily harm on them contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Magistrate Phiri said it was unfortunate that as a leader, the accused ended up committing such offences by denting the name of the ruling party.
He said President Lungu had not hidden his sentiments by advocating for non violent cadres.
He said cadres should stick to their role and respect the duty that journalists have even as they also fulfil their role.
‘’ It is clear that the witnesses did not testify against their own boss and the third state witness who earlier identified himself as a business person, was identified by the convict as a potential candidate of the ruling party in Vubwi constituency and I therefore find you guilty of assault and convict you accordingly,’’ Magistrate Phiri said.
He said the convict had the power to choose who can be a candidate on the ruling party’s ticket and the third witness, Charles Nyoka, was saving his interests of defending the convict.
The court noted that it was also a fact that the two journalists were beaten whilst doing their verification duty, adding that, they did not do their duty of informing people as they were blocked by the convict.
Magistrate Phiri said the court noted that the convict was casual during cross examinations and only realized when he was found with a case to answer.
In mitigation, Tembo said he was the only one helping the family where he was looking after four children of his sister apart from his three biological children.
He also said his mother was a chronically ill person who frequented Chipata Central hospital to seek medication and depended on him.
But the court said his mitigation was heard and that he was the first offender but he should have thought about his family which depended on him before engaging in such acts of violence.
The Magistrate however fined Tembo K 12, 000 or in default serve nine months sentence. The magistrate gave Tembo only Monday to pay the fine or to serve the nine months sentence, stating that of the total fine, K 2000 would go to the state while Sukwa and Kelvin would share K 5000 each.
Magistrate Phiri said the court was satisfied that the prosecution presented its case beyond reasonable doubt to warrant the conviction of Tembo.
He said the convict’s witnesses failed to testify to convince the court when they were cross examined by the state that Tembo was innocent and that it was clear that they wanted to save a person they called their boss as they all belonged to the ruling political party.
“The President is busy telling you people to be non- violent and in order to deter any cadre from any political party, I order you to pay K 1000 on each of the complainant and this money will go to the state.
You are also ordered to compensate each one with K 5000, failure to which you go to jail for nine months with immediate effect,” he said.
President Edgar Lungu has described UPND Presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema and his running mate Geoffrey Mwamba as conmen who want to get into power to enrich themselves.
Addressing a public rally at Chongwe grounds in Chongwe late Tuesday afternoon, President Lungu advised Zambians not to be deceived by Mr Hichilema and Mr Mwamba’s campaign messages.
Mr Lungu wondered why said the two opposition leaders are running for office when they cannot even work together.
He said the two are simply rich conmen who want to enrich themselves when they get into power.
“The two can’t even agree on a common message. This one says we will reduce mealie meal to K50, the other one says we will be selling mealie meal at K150. They can’t even agree on one thing,” Mr Lungu said.
He added, “The other day they were on the same programme, all of them, the President and the running mate and GBM says Lungu is now campaigning with ten helicopters and HH says Lungu can’t even get out of State House to campaign. So you can see that these men don’t have a clear message, they are always contradicting one another.”
“Nibamambala (They are crooks). Don’t be deceived, lets continue with peace and we move forward. We don’t want violence in this country because children and women will be the most affected. Fyena fikabutuka (Them, they will run away. I want to plead to PF don’t react to provocation from the UPND because all they want is to shed blood.”
Mr Lungu said Mr Hichilema is going round telling the country that he will fix Zambia when he has allegedly failed to fix his own party.
“Why can’t he first fix his own party? He has failed to run his party, today he has brought a lot of new comers to the party at the expense of old ones. He should first fix his party because talking about fixing the nation,” President Lungu said.
“They say, if it is not broken, don’t fit. Why take the car to the mechanic if it is not broken? Zambia is not broken so it doesn’t need fixing. The economy is now picking up, what is he going to fix?”
The Zambia Revenue Authority on Tuesday evening seized property halting operations at The Post Newspaper Printing Plant in Lusaka.
ZRA officers raided the Post Newspaper’s printing plant and by 18: 30, the officers locked up the printing plant and seized property thereby grounding to a halt the newspaper’s operations.
ZRA has since taken over accounts, cash and property and state police has taken over security.
At the Bwinjimfumu office, ZRA officers locked up newspaper staff and some clients as they executed their action.
This follows the Supreme court’s ruling in favour of ZRA n a case in which the High Court granted a stay of the ZRA’s levy of distress on the Post Newspapers.
Some Post Newspapers staff took to social media to confirm that the paper has been shut down and condemned the action by the tax authorities.
Meanwhile ZRA had issued a new demand notice of K53.8 million in various taxes to be paid with immediate effect.
Part of the notice read: “Payment of this amount demanded should be made immediately either to your nearest cash office of the above address. If this amount is not aid immediately, debt recovery action will be instituted against you without any further notice”.
ZRA has in the recent past raided the Post Newspapers in a bid to recover alleged outstanding contributions but the action was challenged in court by the newspaper.
Zambia beat Lesotho 3-2 in the Cosafa Cup Plate semifinal to reach the final for the 5th and 6th place playoff at Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek on Tuesday.
Charles Zulu, Spencer Sautu and Paul Katema were on target for Zambia.
Katema put Zambia ahead in the 14th minute before Phafa Tsosane made sure the two sides went 1-1 into the break with the equalizer on the stroke of halftime.
Lesotho then took the lead in the 54th minute through Basia Makepe but Spencer Sautu restored parity two minutes later.
Zulu clinched the winner in the 63rd minute to send Zambia through to the Plate final on June 24 in Windhoek.
Zambia will face either hosts Namibia or Mozambique in the final who were in action in the late kickoff at the same venue on Tuesday.
President Edgar Lungu has asked Zambians to scrutinise those seeking public office in the August 11 general election.
And President Lungu has taken a swipe at UPND presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema and his running mate Geoffrey Mwamba saying the two are not ready to lead the country.
The President said unlike him and his running mate Inonge Wina who speak the same language, Mr. Hichilema and Mr. Mwamba who are issuing conflicting statements on how they would reduce the price of maize.
The head of state was speaking in Chongwe when addressed a public rally at which he presented PF Chongwe parliamentary candidate Japhen Mwakalombe and Candidate for the council chairmanship Geoffrey Chumbwe.
Meanwhile, President Lungu has asked some opposition parties to stop abusing the name of late President Michael Sata.
He also reiterated his call on PF members to remain peaceful and not react to acts of provocation.
President Lungu said he will continue to preach non violence in the runup to the August 11 poll.
At the same event a consortium of 16 political parties endorsed the candidature of President Lungu.
Speaking on behalf of the parties Zambia Direct Democracy Movement leader Edwin Sakala said they were supporting President Lungu because he has taken development to all parts of the country.
And former Kabwe Member of Parliament Captain Austin Chewe said President Lungu has a clear road map to develop the country as outlined in the PF manifesto.
President Lungu is also expected to hold rallies in Luangwa, Rufunsa and Kafue this week.
Earlier, President Edgar Lungu commended traditional leaders for playing a critical role in fostering development in their chiefdoms.
President Lungu says chiefs are an important interface between government and the people as they help to explain government programmes to their subjects.
Speaking when he called on Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo the second at her palace in Chongwe today, President Lungu said he will continue to consult chiefs on issues of national development.
And Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo the second praised government for completing various projects which the PF administration pledged to deliver since coming to power in 2011.
Chieftainess Nkomeshya cited the construction of the Leopards Hill Road and Palabana road.
This was shortly before the Head of State addressed a public rally in Chongwe.
MMD Mwandi constituency candidate Mukuka Akalemwa says “expired” immediate past area MP Micheal Kaingu has been trying to buy him out of the race with a promise of a job as an ambassador once the PF is re-elected back into government.
In a contest being widely viewed as a ” David vs Goliath” battle by the voters in the constituency, Mr Akalemwa 27 is one of the youngest contestants in this year’s Parliamentary elections said Mr Kaingu has realised that he does not stand a chance of winning this year’s elections hence has now resorted to promises of a job and that he will campaign for him in 2021.
He said he has refused to listen to Higher Education Minister’s offers because he wants to bring development to the area and that he will not betray the local people who have put trust in him.
“The Minister has failed the constituency since he was elected as area MP and that gives me a 70% chance of wining these elections because I have done my ground work. He is now telling the people that give me my last five years then he will campaign for me in 2021 and that just shows you how desperate he is.
“He is afraid because when he goes on the ground he is just hearing my name and now he is telling voters that they give him the last 5 years then he will push for me to be an ambassador and that he will campaign for me in 2021 but I have refused to listen to those offers because I want to contribute positively to the development of the nation and my constituency in particular because it has lagged behind in development,” Akalemwa said.
And Mr Akalemwa called on the youths in the country to emulate him and many other youths who have chosen to positively contribute to the nation by aspiring for high positions in the country’s political circles.
He said youths should not expect recycled politicians to hand over political power with out a fight and that youths should not just allow any anybody to use them as tools of violence.
He said one of his priorities will be to ensure that youths are made part of the decision making circles in the constituency through interest groups such as development committees so as to inculcate a sense of responsibility.
He also said he will work towards bringing service provisions such as schools and clinics nearer to the people of Mwandi who have been traveling long distances sometimes crossing to other constituencies to access the services.
He said for the last five years the expired MP concentrated on taking care of his farm in Choma which he has been visiting every weekend instead of checking on the people of Mwandi and knowing what their challenges are.
Definitely this Goliath will fall, Mr Akalemwa said.
Speaking when he featured on Muvi TV’s Zambia Decides election program Mr Fube said this year’s elections are just a formality as neither UPND’s Hakainde Hichilema nor Edith Nawakwi of the FDD has the caliber to beat Mr Lungu in this year’s general elections.
He said the PF is the people’s favourite because they have demonstrated how the country can should be run through the unprecedented infrastructure development which it has put up since being elected into office.
He said there is no opposition which can turn the tables on the PF because Zambians are seeing the benefits of having the PF in office and that the opposition will be lucky if there is a re-run.
He added that in the unlikely event of a re-run non of the parties in the opposition can work together.
And Mr Fube said most senior members of the party who have ditched the PF to join the opposition UPND did so because they couldn’t stomach the fact that the person they fought against was their leader.
He said the differences people such as GBM and Miles Sampa among others had with President Lungu was not on principle but personal as some of them have clearly failed to explain why they left the party.
He said he had six meetings with GBM to try and iron out the purported difference but that couldn’t work because GBM had personal issues with the President and that he could not simply take it that President Lungu has become who he is today.
On the PF losing popularity in their strong holds, Mr Fube said who ever was thinking that was lying to themselves as no such thing has happened in the country and that it is the opposite which has actually happened as people in hostile constituencies are now warming up to the PF because of their works in the last five years.
And Mr Fube has said that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema should stop pretending that he cares about the people when he is one of the people who created some of the challenges as he was the person in charge of selling the mines in the country.
He said Mr Hichilema is no position to fix anything because it is him who broke some of the things in the first place and that whatever is broken PF will fix it by themselves as they are not afraid to face the challenges head on.
He further loughed of the UPND’s ten point plan saying the PF has a manifesto not a peice of paper called ten point plan.
On the Socialist agenda being propagated by Rainbow party presidential candidate Wynter Kabimba Mr Fube said those are ancient ideologies which can not work in modern society as even the biggest Socialist Republic in the world, China is practicing capitalism.
He said the country can only develop through borrowing to inject capital in the nation’s economy and wondered where his former Secretary General would get the resources spread around the country for free.
He also said the PF will not lose the great vision of their late visionary President Micheal Sata because of critics with empty promises.
Police in Namwala on Monday arrested and detained former UPND Namwala Member of Parliament Moono Lubezhi for allegedly assaulting the Namwala FDD parliamentary candidate Charity Kabongomana.
Ms. Lubezhi and seven other UPND members were arrested Monday morning and charged with assault, unlawful wounding and malicious damage to property.
Ms. Lubezhi and seven others appeared before Namwala Resident Magistrate Andrew Kasongo for plea and denied all the charges.
Southern Province Police Commissioner Goodwin Phiri confirmed in an interview that Ms. Lubezhi and 7 others are still in custody until they meet the bail conditions.
By close of business on Monday, the accused persons had not met their bail conditions.
July 19 is the date for commencement of trial.
