Mr Yaluma who is Mines,Energy and Water Development minister said it was the duty of every member to explain as well as check projects the Government had embarked on in the district.

“Politics of just talking is long gone, we should not be like other political parties who just talk,the United National Independence Party(UNIP) and the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) were in power for 47 years altogether but us the few years we have been in power people have seen massive changes , show the people what your Government is doing in the area.

“We are committed to see to it that all planned projects kick start so that when we come here again to renew our mandate we will be able to point at something,” Mr Yaluma said.

He told PF officials drawn from all the 13 wards in the constituency at the District Conference at Chimba Basic School organised to elect district and constituency officials at on Saturday.

Mr Yaluma who attended the conference said his priority in the constituency was road infrastructure link farmers areas to major markets.

He said most of the roads would be worked on before the general elections next year and that critics of the PF Government would have nothing to criticise.

The conference is being held to prepare for the 2016 elections and elect officials for the district and the constituency.

On concerns by the residents of Chief Makasa’s area about proposed Mpanda District,Mr Yaluma assured that the proposal by the late President Michael Sata was minuted and that it was in the pipeline.

“President Edgar Lungu will give you a district ,the proposal was minuted,he will be here for the Ukusefya Pang’wena Tradition Ceremony and expect a lot of pronouncements on various developmental projects,” he said.

Mr Yaluma said the PF had come to develop the country and restore people dignity.

He said the Mr Sata left a formidable team headed by Mr. Lungu and that people should not be cheated by the opposition that the Government has no plan.

The practising certificates will be regulated by the Teaching Council of Zambia following the enactment of the Teaching Professional Act by Parliament.

Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education David Mabumba disclosed this when he addressed teachers from various schools in Isoka district.

Mr Mabumba said the certificates will regulate the professional conduct of teachers.

He said unlicenced teachers will not be allowed to teach either in private or public schools.

“The Teaching Council will work with the Teaching Service Commission to establish your code of conduct, and paramount to that code of conduct, teachers will be required to be issued with a practicing certificates,” he said.

Mr Mabumba said once the Teaching Council is ready, it will sensitise teacher unions and the general membership on the code of ethics.

“If you are not issued with the practicing certificate, it means you cannot teach anywhere in this country. You can appeal to court.

“So, I am trying to warn you that before a code of conduct is put in place, let us reflect on our professional conduct. If it has not been good, it is high time you started reforming yourself,” Mr Mabumba said.

And Mr Mabumba has also challenged teachers to upgrade their qualifications if they are to be elevated.

He said teachers should position themselves for promotions as Government is currently upgrading 220 primary schools into secondary, constructing 118 secondary schools and six universities across the country.

“As we are expanding various educational infrastructure, you should position yourselves by upgrading your educational qualifications,” he said.

And Mr Mabumba has implored teachers and parents in general to promote the teaching of local languages in schools as a medium for instruction.

He said research has shown that a child who uses a local language is likely to learn quicker than the one who uses a foreign language.

“And the English language that we have been using in this country, in my own opinion, contributed to the poor quality of our educational system.

“As Zambians, if a child is speaking English, parents feel proud. And I get surprised with such parents, to be honest; it is shameful. You should be proud of your mother tongue,” he said.

Mr Mabumba said English should only be an additional subject as it is the official language.

He is impressed that since the introduction of local languages at primary school level, the pupils’ literacy has improved.

“Last year, when we introduced the new curriculum, it was only two weeks when I visited a school in Nchelenge, and children were able to read and word formation was impressive. I was very surprised.

“And so with your support as key stakeholders in the implementation programme, in the next few years, our children will be able to break through in terms of literacy at a tender age,” he said.

The opposition UPND has threatened to effect a citizen’s arrest on PF Secretary General Davies Chama for allegedly shooting and wounding a UPND cadre in Mulobezi if the Zambia Police fail to apprehend him within 48 Hours.

UPND Deputy Secretary Kuchunga Simusamba declared that the party is ready to arrest Mr Chama if the police fail to bring him to book within the next two days.

Mr Simusamba told a news briefing in Lusaka today that the UPND is disappointed with the unprofessional manner in which the Zambia Police have handled the case of the Mulobezi shooting.

He said it is disheartening that the police have gone ahead to arrest the UPND cadre Mushaukwa Mushaukwa who is the victim of Mr Chama’s shooting.

Mr Simusamba said whatever investigations the police are undertaking in the matter are being influenced by the PF government.

But the ruling PF says the UPND is courting anarchy by threatening to arrest Mr Chama.

PF Media and Publicity Committee Vice Chairman Sunday Chanda said the UPND has not learnt anything regarding the need to condemn violence adding that they have not learnt that there is everything wrong and evil with their Mapatizya formula.

‘It is not surprising that UPND has failed to show moral strength by condemning threats on Mr Chama’s life. UPND would rather politic on the act of reasonable self-defense, whose clear intention was not to kill the UPND assailant,’ Mr Chanda said.

‘Typical of their hypocritical nature, UPND does not even see the need to condemn the possession of dangerous weapons which they intended to use in harming Mr. Chama. We would like to advise the UPND against taking the law in their own hands.’

Mr Chama said the UPND must also be reminded not to interfere with police investigations into the incident.

‘By threatening to effect a citizens arrest on Mr. Chama, UPND is threatening violence and they do not to be reminded that violence always begets violence. PF refuses to sink to these low levels but we stand ready to defend the PF SG from UPND attacks.’

He said the UPND can be assured that serious consequences will follow their planned citizens arrest and they must not turn around to say that PF are aggressors saying this is a friendly reminder to UPND that the PF Secretary General will not walk alone. 

And Home Affair Minister Davis Mwila has warned the opposition UPND to desist from interfering in the operations of the Zambia Police Service.

Mr. Mwila said that the Zambia Police is an independent body and should be allowed to operate professionally.
Davies Mwila.

In a direct reaction to the 48 hours ultimatum the UPND has issued to the Zambia Police in which to arrest PF Secretary General Davis Chama over his alleged shooting of its members Mushaukwa Mushaukwa, Mr. Mwila has told Qfm News in an interview that the opposition political has no right to give instructions to the Police command.

Mr. Mwila states that by its establishment the Police is not supposed to get instructions from politicians.

He said that as far as government is concerned the Police have instituted investigations into the recent shooting of UPND cadre and that it expects the Police to make its own decision after concluding the investigation.

Asked why the Police opted to arrest Mr. Mushaukwa who suffered a bulletin wound instead of Mr. Chama who is alleged to have fired the gun, Mr. Mwila has explained that it was actually Mr. Chama who was attacked and therefore he is not to blame for what happened.

He said that he thinks that opposition UPND is a violent political party and must stop being violent.

Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga, says the current situation of road accidents in Zambia needs serious prayer intervention from the Church.

Mr Mukanga says this is so because the Church has a spiritual role to play as many innocent lives are being lost on the roads.

The minister was speaking at the National Prayer Day on Road Safety under the theme ‘Acknowledging the Lordship of Jesus Christ over our roads’ in Lusaka today.

He said it has been noted world over that road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death for people aged between five and 24 years according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Mr Mukanga added that in Zambia road traffic injuries have become one of the significant causes of childhood morbidity and mortality.

He said road safety can never be won by a single institution, adding that only a multi-faceted effort can help win the war against road traffic crashes.

And Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zindaba Soko, says the agency has done a lot to educate people on road safety and enforcing law going to the extent of establishing Fast Track Court sessions in order to instil stoppage of repeated traffic offences.

Mr Soko adds that life is a gift from God which must be guarded jealously through spiritual interventions.

He says prayer and action are inseparable and both have an immeasurable influence on implementing national strategies.

He has expressed hope that the day of prayer will help road users to understand the road accident problem in Zambia and the importance of road safety measures.

Meanwhile, RTSA Chairperson, Webster Nonde, has revealed that a careful assessment of road crashes in Zambia points to drivers as a major cause of accidents.

Mr Nonde says the attitude and behaviour of most drivers is the number one challenge to road safety as they are seen driving while drinking alcohol, going straight through the red lights, overtaking at bends, and over speeding on high ways and congested areas such as townships.

And during the Homily, Rev Pukuta Mwanza of the Evangelical Fellowship in Zambia said the move to pray for road safety is important in that without God Man can do nothing.
Rev Mwanza also noted that drivers tend to use their phones whilst driving, thereby causing accidents as the Bible clearly states that one can never serve two masters at once.

A South African court has granted an interim order to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, where he is attending an African Union summit, until it hears an application calling for his arrest.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant in 2009, accusing Bashir of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the conflict in Darfur. He denies the charges.
An application reportedly lodged by a human rights group was set to be heard in the Pretoria High Court at 3pm local time on Sunday to decide whether Bashir should be arrested.
The judge said the court will decide whether a South African government cabinet decision to host Bashir would trump the ICC arrest warrant.
Bashir boarded a flight on Saturday to Johannesburg to head Sudan’s delegation at the summit which starts on Sunday, presidential sources and the state Sudan News Agency said.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation reported that Bashir was later “welcomed by South African officials and Sudanese diplomats on his arrival in the country”.
South Africa is a member of the ICC, which does not have its own police force and relies on member states to detain suspects.Since the arrest warrant was issued, most of Bashir’s trips abroad have been to non-ICC states such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

But he has also been to member states that have declined to arrest him, such as Nigeria, which hosted him in July 2013.

Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller, reporting from Johannesburg, said an increasing number of African countries have been displeased with the ICC and want to move away from it.

Many Africans on social media have expressed displeasure at South Africa’s actions.

A 20-year-old pupil in Kalulushi is in trouble after attempting to dump her new-born baby.

Police sources in Kitwe who confirmed the development to ZANIS Kalulushi in an interview.

The police sources said Carol Mushiba Makungu of house number C7 Police Camp was yesterday found throwing the baby which she hid in a bucket full of dirt at a garbage pit.

The incident was spotted by neighbours who saw her when she attempted to throw the baby and rushed her and the baby to the hospital.

Carol, who is a grade nine pupil at Mitobo Secondary School, is now admitted to the district hospital and sources said the baby is refusing to breast feed.

Police sources disclosed that Makungu used to tie her pregnancy for people not to notice her condition.

Meanwhile, Evangelical Church in Zambia Pastor, Bickson Bulanda, condemned the incident, saying the Bible clearly stated that “thou shall not kill.”

Pastor Bulanda explained that if somebody had intentions of aborting an innocent baby, she had intentions of killing because life starts at conception.

He further explained that even in the Zambian tradition ethics, a person could not just kill a baby no matter the circumstances because parents would want to have a grandchild.

Pastor Bulanda appealed to the girl children in schools to abstain from sexual activities until they finish their education.