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MMD National Secretary Muhabi Lungu has expressed happiness at the comments attributed to Dr. Michael Kaingu, former Vice President of the Party and MP for Mwandi, as reported in the media and said this is a very welcome development which will go a long way in the on-going rebuilding strategies of the party’s image and structures countrywide.
Mr. Lungu has said that the party has gone through some very difficult and stressful times which put a lot of strain on the party and put a severe test on the capacity of the party to uphold its mature democratic principles. He expressed joy that the party has successfully weathered the vicious storm, which was also a severe test on the capability of the leadership of Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba as its President.
Mr. Lungu has said MMD is the mother and torch bearer of democracy which it introduced with Multi-Party Politics in Zambia in 1991 and therefore shoulders immense responsibility in practically demonstrating that when faced with challenging situations, it will show the country and other political parties how to manage internal affairs in a transparent and democratic manner.
He said Honourable Kaingu is a valued and dearly loved member of the MMD and many of our members countrywide who expressed anxiety at the recent disturbing events in the party will be extremely relieved and happy at this development. MMD is a mature party where members can differ but still remain intact and has now demonstrated that it is ready to take on the heavy responsibility of managing the affairs of the country and taking it back to the path of progress and prosperity disrupted 3 years ago.
The National Secretary said this occasion is befitting to send a message of goodwill to all those MMD members who may have wondered off, who had lost hope, but who share the party’s vision of democracy, freedom of expression, freedom to differ but reconcile, to bury their differences and come back home and participate in the task of rebuilding our beloved MMD and prepare to take back the reigns of government in 2016.
Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has asked the Judicial Complaints Authority (JCA) to take appropriate action against Judge Isaac Tantameni Chali for alleged misconduct and intimidation of litigants.
In a letter to the Chairperson of the JCA dated 18th July, 2014, Mr Changala said he was disturbed by the action of the judge who discredited his application for judicial review in which he had asked the court to compel Cabinet to establish a medical board to determine the health and mental status of President Michael Sata.
He explained that he was shocked when the judge attacked his person and also attacked the Daily Nation Newspaper which was not even party to the proceedings.Mr Changala has since demanded for a written apology from Judge Chali.
The civil rights activist has complained against Judge Chali’s ruling which disparages himself and the Daily Nation.
The paragraphs complained of in the ruling read;
‘the Daily Nation Newspaper whose reports appeared to him to be unguarded to the point of being reckless scandal-mongering’, the applicant was a ‘busy body that had impressed him as the kind Lord Diplock talks about” and that which referred to Mr Changala as “one who appears to have a misguided or trivial complaint of administrative error’.
Mr Changala complained that the conduct and comments against his person were inappropriate and should be frowned upon by all well meaning citizens including the judiciary.
“I find such remarks extremely offensive and grossly inappropriate in such circumstances. I thus demand for an apology for the sentiments that the judge uttered in his ruling against my person and the same be in writing failing which I ask that the chairperson of this Authority should take appropriate action against the judge as this flies in the teeth of misconduct on the part of the judge and an act of intimidation addressed at litigants who would want matters resolved through our perceived independent judiciary,” he said.
Mr Changala further said the action by the judge also demonstrated that the ruling was done purely out of sheer mischief and lack of understanding the function and duties of the office he was holding.
Two week ago, the civil rights activist sued the Attorney General by filing a Writ of Mandamus to compel Cabinet to constitute a medical board to investigate the health and mental status of President Michael Sata.In his ruling judge Chali dismissed the application and said that Mr Changala was a busy body.
President Sata and the first lady visiting the Presidents son Kazimu at Milpark hospital Johannesburg
“How can he not tire?” I write in my journal. “For years, with a cigarette dangling on his lips, he has been cruising at supersonic speed with no brake pads and no regard for humps, sharp corners, and dangerous alleys.”
I continue: “Everything about him has been drumfire and of volcanic temperament, his voice—always yelling, cursing, condemning, teasing, and silencing; his walk—always in haste, to court, to rallies, to everywhere; his finger—always wagging at this and that, he and she; his lungs—always aflame and in smoke; his heart—always pumping with anxiety, exasperation, aggravation, resentment, ire, irritation, vengefulness…how can he not tire?”
This is how I begin to chronicle the current state of President Michael Sata, a man well deserving of an Oscar for Best Actor in a drama. The word “drama” is defined here as “an emotional or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances” deliberately caused by a fatigued and indisposed president. My chronicle is written in a clairvoyant manner. It connects contemporary events to the future and poses the question: what would happen if the president were to retire today?
The question on everyone’s mind
Let’s be honest here, it is a question radiant on everyone’s mind, including his wife, his son Mulenga, Guy Scott, Wynter Kabimba, and Geoffrey Mwamba. It is also on the lethal minds of PF party militias—Geoffrey Chumbwe, Julius Komaki, Kennedy Kamba, Yelisa Nkhondowe and other gun-trotters and panga wielders. Notice how I have deliberately omitted Alexander Chikwanda, Given Lubinda, Chishimba Kambwili, Fackson Shamenda, Robert Sichinga, Emmauel Chenda, Wylbur Simuusa, Professor Nkandu Luo, and other cabinet ministers. I shall explain why in a moment.
[pullquote]He does not want us to know ‘cos we will do to him what he did to Mwanawasa and others and demand that he abdicates the throne[/pullquote]
In my journal I write: “When at last he has won, and the country expects much of him, fatigue and illness have overwhelmed him. We had seen it coming on that inauspicious day in 2009 when he was airlifted to South Africa. When he returned he thanked President Mwanawasa profusely. As soon as he became president he began to scout for hospitals around the world that could treat his ailment and ended up in Britain and India. This time around, he chose Israel under the guise of a working holiday. His presence at Sheba Medical Center remains undisputed more so after being confirmed by an Israeli official.”
I continue: “We knew that wherever the president was, he would need a doctor, a good one for that matter. He may wish not to disclose his illness, but we surely know he’s not enjoying good health.” I also speculate: “He does not want us to know ‘cos we will do to him what he did to Mwanawasa and others and demand that he abdicates the throne.”
“What if Sata was forced to retire today?” I ask myself again.
PF-a sanctuary for dangerous barbaric hordes
Before I proceed, let me take a deep breath for I feel as if I have just fallen in the wretched viper’s dungeon. Some of the people I have mentioned in this article are of inhuman and cruel disposition. No one messes with their party and its leader Michael Chilufya Sata alias King Cobra. By virtue of its composition the Patriotic Party is a sanctuary to some of the most hyper-vigilant, and dangerous barbaric hordes. Some are jailbirds and schizophrenics with heinous crimes on their backs.
“PF is their safe haven,” I write. “It is where they conduct their sick and demonic activities like hacking and beating up opponents. These men found at PF Lusaka Province, the Copperbelt, and other parts of the country, are the number one source of worry should their creator retire today.”
Notice I apply the word “creator.” Why? It is because Sata created them to remove Kaunda in Zambia’s most deadly riots, and used them again to become president in 2011. Let me correct myself; he created them to become Member of Parliament of Kabwata in his UNIP days, upgraded them, and spread their tentacles to the MMD.
With this in mind I proceed to write: “Today, Sata’s cadres have become such a powerful militia and altered the tranquility of the country; to the extent they have rendered Sata himself dissolute, enfeebled, and impotent. They have scoured state’s authority and extricated government. Armed with some of the most dangerous weapons which they use with impunity, they have maimed adversaries and come close to assassinating opposition leaders. If he were to retire today, they would ignite a bloody inter-party bath.”
Kabimba vs Mulenga Sata vs Geoffrey Mwamba
To this I add: “As Sata grapples with serious health issues in swallowed tongue fashion, a ring of fire smolders in this own party. Three cadre camps are plotting against each other and are about to wage a battle enough to incinerate the party and give hope to the opposition. The camp commanders; Wynter Kabimba, Geoffrey Mwamba, and Mulenga Sata are operating in the shadows, strategizing how to outdo each other.”
Of combustible Kabimba, I write: “Having recently tasted power as acting president, Kabimba is hoping to triumph by maneuver rather than battle. Rumors of a quiet succession might help him win, that is if Sata does not U-turn and handover the instruments of power to his son. Unpopular among the high and rank of his party, Kabimba who has been Sata’s lackey has mastered his master’s dirty tricks. Sata has taught him to bite his enemies like a pitbull. He has taught him that violence and intimidation are the weapons of power. Since he has been PF Secretary General he, like Sata, has been running the party autocratically. Mind you, in his war room, Guy Scott is the generalissimo.
Of Guy Scott I write: “Ladies and gentlemen, you might as well kiss the Sata-Scott relationship goodbye. Guy Scott who has known the Satas from time immemorial has just confirmed that Mulenga does not qualify as president by virtue of his mother being a Malawian. He has tried to retract the statement, but he surely knows what he is talking about. With such an utterance, Scott has touched the raw nerve of his closest friend, and is likely to seek refuge in Kabimba’s stead should Sata retire today.”
Also, Kabimba has tied knots with some of the most influential cadres like Geoffrey Chumbwe, Kennedy Kamba, Goodson Banda, and Chanda Mfula who are capable of assembling a militia enough to cause havoc as never experienced.
Kabimba-Mulenga Sata’s headache
Kabimba is Mulenga Sata’s main worry. Mulenga knows Kabimba is already rattling the Sata dynasty. His recent staged trip to South Korea, a country with no significance to Zambia was a way of seeking approval for a “predetermined choice,” and the triumphant return was meant to show Kabimba who the designated heir was. Mulenga truly believes he can succeed his father, after all his ascendancy to power has been easy so far, first as mayor of Lusaka and as president of the Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ). He has been further encouraged by the scores of “drunk” and “deceived” cadres who flocked to the airport to welcome him on July 5, 2014. He is hoodwinking them to believe that a vote for Mulenga is a vote for Daddy.
Mulenga Sata’s arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
In my journal I write: “While Mulenga was shaking hands with cadres and promising them opaque beer, a flabbergasted Acting President Kabimba was making phone calls to Lusaka Province leaders to find out who authorized them to besiege the airport. Obviously he was disheartened at the news that a multitude was chanting “Mulenga Sata for 2016.”
I continue: “It is difficult to tell who Mulenga supporters are. I doubt it is Chumbwe, Kamba, Banda, and Stardy Mwale of the copperbelt. They have been causing havoc on behalf of Kabimba who has rewarded them handsomely. I also doubt Robert Chikwelete, and Julius Komaki who once supported former Defense Minister Geoffrey Mwamba (GBM) would join his camp.” But again all these cadres are chameleons with a “show me the money” attitude.
GBM – a serious contender
Did I just mention heavyweight GBM? Although an underdog, the banished Geoffrey Mwamba is not a complete right off. If Sata were to retire today, Mwamba would thrust himself back in the mainstream, scrape enough support, and become a serious contender. Perhaps the most companionable of the three, he seems to have left a strong mark on the minds of many people after resigning from his post in support of the ungazetted Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. Since his ambitions were interpolated he has lived a desolate life with full support from the chief’s lieutenants and a good chunk of Bembas and others. Indeed, in a political arena in which Kabimba and Mulenga are the only strong contenders, Mwamba stands a better chance.
In the end I write: “These three men I have chronicled are the only hopefuls in the PF at the moment, or are they?” How about Dr. Kaseba Sata, will she be kind enough to let her step-son Mulenga carry the family mantle? Mulenga is already a notch ahead, therefore, any presidential ambitious by her will mean locking horns with her very own step-son. How about Given Lubinda and Chisimba Kabwili? At the moment they are both living in fool’s paradise. The remaining cabinet ministers have never shown any presidential ambition. In fact, some never thought they would become ministers. Where is Willie Nsanda in all this? Good question. “He’s the employed hyena, happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.”
Then I conclude: “of course there can be only one ruler. In a party where ego and power are the order of the day and violence is the means to settling scores, an embittered power struggle will be waged in a do-or-die winner-take-all. Remember the PF cadres are confused who to support. If Sata were to retire today, it is possible they would drive wedges into their adversaries, literally. This is what must be avoided by all means.”
Notice how I end without bringing in the opposition. Why? Answer: Because the opposition is at the moment too split to win an election.
Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda has charged that aspiring Kabwata Member of Parliament Clement Tembo is day dreaming if he thinks he can become the next area MP.
Mr. Lubinda has told QFM News in an interview that he is not threatened by Tembo’s campaign programmes including the collection of solid waste in the constituency.
He says Tembo has the right to aspire to be what he wants and that he should continue doing so for as long as it is within the confines of the electoral law.
Mr Lubinda says he is confident that even the electorates in Kabwata are not moved by Tembo’s earnest campaign ahead of the 2016 elections.
He adds that his constituency office in collaboration with the Lusaka city council waste management unit has been trying its best to ensure that garbage in the constituency is collected at the appropriate time.
And Mr. Lubinda has challenged the Lusaka city council to produce receipts books of the receipts issued to Mr. Tembo for hiring the refuse trucks used to collect garbage in the constituency.
Meanwhile Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it is always guided by the election timetable with regards to aspiring candidates and when they should start their campaigns.
ECZ public relations Manager Cris Akufuna says the commission will issue a comprehensive statement with regards Mr Tembo’s campaigns in Kabwata after getting to the bottom of the matter.
FILE: HH Speaking to Journalist after pearing for mention
United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has urged Zambians to replicate the 1991 political revolution in 2016.
Mr Hichilema has since encouraged Zambian not to ignore calls for unity of purpose ahead of 2016 in order to usher in a new government.
He says the power to change the country still remains in the hands of the Zambia people themselves.
Mr. Hichilema says people Zambians across political parties have no option but to unite and ensure that they usher in a government that will address all their concerns.
He says it is possible that Zambians can unite the same way they did in 1991.
Mr Hichilema adds that people cannot pretend that everything is okay in the country.
Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga (left) addresses new Zambia Railways Board members at his office as the new Board Chairperson Davies Chama looks on in Lusaka
MINISTER of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Yamfwa Mukanga has dismissed assertions of corruption at State House over the supervision of the Road Development Agency (RDA).
Reacting to Lubansenshi member of Parliament Patrick Mucheleka who said that corruption has allegedly been taken to State House in the supervision of RDA, Mr Mukanga said on Friday that President Sata has powers to over-supervise Government projects.
“This perception is wrong because RDA does not operate from State House, it is still and will remain within my ministry but the Head of State has powers to over-supervise any Government entity and this is what is happening at the moment with the road projects because President Sata intends to link up the entire country through a good road network.
“If some people think there is corruption involved in the manner the RDA is working, let them come forward and provide proof of wrong doing.”
On Friday, Mr Mucheleka said President Sata would find it difficult to dissociate himself from possible corruption in the road projects being undertaken by RDA.
And giving an update on the Link Zambia 8000 road project, Mr Mukanga said Government is on course to transform Zambia from being landlocked to a land linked country in southern Africa.
“We have engaged a number of contractors to carry out rehabilitation and upgrading works on our road networks, so far 1,900 kilometers of roads out of the 8,000 have been worked on with a total cost of K7.1 billion,” Mr Mukanga said.
He said the road tolling programme which started in November last year has continued to provide additional revenue for road maintenance.
“From the programme inception to date, a total of K180 million has been collected from the toll points located at the weighbridge stations and ports of entry.
“The government within the month of September 2014 will commence construction of toll plazas at nine designated locations on the road network out of the approved 26. This development will lead to even more revenue for road maintenance,” Mr Mukanga said.
MMD president Nevers Mumba arrives at St Ignatius Parish for the way of the Cross service
MMD president Nevers Mumba says it is immoral for members of Parliament (MPs) to demand a pay rise when the majority of Zambians are languishing in poverty.
Dr Mumba said MPs, who are national leaders, should strive to improve the living standards of the majority before advocating better conditions of service.
“My advice to MPs is that unless we improve and better the lives of the majority of Zambians, it is immoral to demand for a pay rise,” Dr Mumba said.
He said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that although MPs, like every worker in Zambia, deserve a pay rise due to the high cost of living, there is need to protect the interests of the majority citizens.
Dr Mumba was responding to calls by some MPs, including those of the MMD, for better perks to ensure that they do not become destitute.
He, however, said it is wrong for some sections of society to create an impression that it is only opposition MPs who debated a pay hike as the report of the parliamentary reforms and modernisation committee was unanimously adopted by the House.
Dr Mumba also implored Government to consider lifting the wage-freeze due to the prevailing high cost of living.
“Government should consider revising that decision [wage-freeze] because the cost of living has gone up. The cost of travel, fuel and food has escalated too,” Dr Mumba said.
And United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema said the party will soon state its position on the MPs’ demands for a pay rise.
Mr Hichilema said in a separate interview yesterday that the UPND will make it clear on the matter on what needs to be done.
Alliance for Democracy and Development president Charles Milupi said it will be unfortunate if President Sata authorises a pay rise for MPs.
Mr Milupi said a hike in the pay for MPs will have an impact on the economy.
“In 2011, we had a similar situation where MPs voted for a pay rise but the then President Rupiah Banda did not authorise and that is how it was shot down,” Mr Milupi said.
He said it is wrong for MPs to demand for a pay rise when the majority of Zambians are suffering and unemployment still remains a challenge.
On Friday, the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions condemned the demand by some MPs to have their salaries increased saying it was wrong.
Information Minister Dr Joseph Katema with Dr Cristopher Kalila
ZAMBIANS will not be hoodwinked by people who want to sow seeds of disunity and hate using social media, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Joseph Katema has said.
Dr Katema said in an interview on Saturday that social media cannot divide Zambians.
Dr Katema, who is also Chief Government spokesperson, said Zambia has remained peaceful and united because of the values and culture that citizens adhere to.
“Zambians have got an identity and I do not think they can be hoodwinked by individuals or groups of individuals who want to sow a seed of disunity and hate using any form of information dissemination.
“The message is that I do not think technology and social media in particular can manage to disunite Zambians,” Dr Katema said
The minister said people may read about the rumours and gossip being peddled in some sections of the media but citizens disregard such messages the moment they depart from the core values of unity and peace.
“These people should not take Zambians for granted because Zambians will not depart from their culture. If someone is going to preach acrimony and disunity, they will be looked down upon,” Dr Katema said.
A local think tank, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre has recommended that the Constituency Development Fund in its current form be phased out
In its latest research report, PMRC says it believes that through the phasing out and readjustment of CDF as it currently stands, as well as the implementation of additional key recommendations to support a revised approach to decentralised, community development, audit queries can be reduced.
It recommends that community development needs should be addressed through existing systems of Ward Development Committees (WDCs) and Area Development Committees (ADCs).
The PMRC is also proposing the introduction of a longer-term development approach which it says would also reduce issues of uncompleted projects.
The organisation says issues of ‘unspent funds’ would be removed, as projects would be developed according to medium-term frameworks rather than following stringent one-year implementation rules.
“Grassroots issues can be channelled through these systems to the District Council for implementation. Funds would be distributed to District Councils and managed by Councils and sub-District structures without the involvement of MPs. The focus would be on strengthening decentralisation processes and ensuring that the national development agenda incorporates sub-level development priorities,” the report states.
It added, “It would be necessary to undertake a review of CDF guidelines and propose amendments to ensure more effective guidance, tighter controls and oversight in the use of CDF. Changes in communication strategies would need to be implemented to ensure communities are aware of CDF and their role.”
PMRC says key benefits of such a system would include resources will be pooled at Council level to allow for effective distribution and implementation of projects.
“This way, projects can be developed based on a medium-term framework to allow for long-term, sustainable development rather than a series of short-term, uncompleted projects. The Council can liaise with relevant government departments (such as Education and Health) to ensure integration in planning approaches. There will be one administrative system overseeing development projects, rather than two parallel structures of CDF and Grants, allowing for the effective utilisation of resources,” it said.
It continued, “Responsibility for projects will lie with the Council meaning they are in control of how funds are utilised, are accountable for all funds, and have the ability to change aspects to improve the situation. Political involvement in development projects will be removed, allowing funds to target real needs rather than be used as a campaigning tool.”
The report states that projects will be sourced and managed by representatives who live within constituencies on a full time basis and do not have other pressing commitments in Central Government.
“MPs will be able to focus more effectively on their responsibilities in Parliament and other Committees without needing to attend to administrative matters of CDF and more effective monitoring systems can be developed at a Council level with the aim for a dedicated team to monitor and evaluate all Council projects.
President Sata with First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba flanked by Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Muyeba Chikonde on arrival at Lanseria International Airport en route to Netcare Milpark Hospital in South Africa where they visited Kazimu Sata on July 19,2014 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President of the National Restoration Party Elias Chipimo has appealed to President Michael Sata to consider going on medical leave to help him recuperate.
Mr Chipimo said President Sata needs some time away from the pressures of State House to allow him get back his normal health.
He said latest pictures from State House confirm that President Sata is not enjoying the best of his health hence the need to take some time off to rest and heal.
Mr Chipimo was speaking Sunday morning when he featured on a live Tikambilane radio programme on Joy FM.
“As NAREP, we are saying this without any malice. We would like to see the President back to his best healthwise and this is why we are suggesting that he takes some time off to fully rest and recover,” Mr Chipimo said.
He added that the constitution provides for the Head of State to momentarily vacate office and appint someone else to act in his absence.
“Mr Sata could use these same provisions in the constitution and apply for leave. Let him appoint someone from his cabinet to start discharging the full functions of the Office of the President until such a time when he is fully fit to work. The stress of that office is also not helping his health,” he said.
He said, “The Acting President could be given some hand over notes of the priority areas or issues that he really wants to work on. Even these delays in swearing in officials would be dealt with and Government will continue functioning as the President recuperates.”
Mr Chipimo also lashed out some Government and PF party officials for suggesting that discussing the health of the President could land people in trouble with the law.
“I find that kind of a statement unfortunate and the people making such statements really need to get their heads examined. There is nothing criminal about a citizen demanding to know the whereabouts of a President who has not been seen or heard in public for close to a month,” he said.
He added, “Every household in Zambia discusses the health of the President at least once each week especially if they have not seen or heard him in public. You cannot arrest everyone who talks about the President. Everybody falls ill and there is nothing different about President Sata except the nature of the office he occupies.”
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says most African countries have remained under-developed due to un- exploited women’s potential in economic development.
ILO Africa Director Aeneas Chuma says there is documented evidence that women’s active participation in the country’s economy leads to national development.
He say that there is need for countries to take advantage of significant role played by women through empowerment programmes.
ZANIS reports that the ILO Africa Director said this in an interview upon his arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport for the on-going National Women’s Empowerment Jubilee Expo held at the Mulungushi international conference centre in Lusaka.
Mr Chuma said there is evidence to the effect that when women are employed, their work valued and remunerated, economic development takes place.
He also said stakeholders should address impediments that hinder women from accessing financing for their businesses.
Mr Chuma who is also said ILO is promoting equality of women through promoting development programmes of women.
Majority of women in most parts of the continent have continued being discriminated and pushed to the edges of society through stereotype practices and discrimination.
In most African societies, women have from infancy been denied opportunities to contribute to their respective households and countries as a whole socially and economically as they are treated as wives for bearing children, only.
And Ministry of Gender Permanent Secretary Daisy Ng’ambi expressed happiness that the need to empower women economically is receiving international recognition.
Ms Ng’ambi also revealed that her Ministry wants the make the National Women’s Empowerment Expo an annual event.
She said there are plans to hold provincial women’s empowerment expo in all the provinces as a way of reaching out to more women.
Alliance for Better Zambia president Father Frank Bwalya blows a whistle against the government’s refusal to release the Zambian draft constitution
The opposition Alliance for a Better Zambia (ABZ) has advised the leaders of congregations of Catholic nuns in Zambia to immediately put in place measures to protect their members from violent members of society and other social misfits.
The ABZ’s call follows the recent ‘barbaric behaviour of a named teacher at Roma Girls Secondary School in Lusaka who savagely beat up a Catholic nun who is head teacher of the same school.
ABZ Leader Father Frank Bwalya has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the violent behaviour of the teacher should be strongly condemned by all peace loving Zambians.
Father Bwalya says the barbaric behaviour has no place in the civilized society.
He has called for the immediate arrest of the teacher and justice on behalf of the innocent Catholic nun whose beating represents notorious gender based violence.
He adds that it is very shameful and disheartening for a school teacher who should teach pupils civilized ways of solving differences to resort to violence over an issue that could easily be settled through dialogue.
Father Bwalya says his party is very disappointed with the violent school teacher whose behaviour has potential to tarnish the image of the teaching fraternity in our country.
He has since advised the leadership of the Catholic nuns to ensure that they come up with measures that will see to it that nuns in the country are protected from any form of violence.
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged parliamentarians to ensure that there is adequate legislation with current challenges in the mining sector.
CTPD Executive Director Isabel Mukelabai has told Qfm news in an interview that there is need to have adequate laws to deal with aggressive tax planning by mining companies and curb practices such as transfer mispricing and general illicit financial outflows.
Ms. Mukelebai notes that Zambia’s current legislation does not effectively deal with aggressive tax planning by multinational companies operating in the country.
Ms. Mukelabai adds that currently the Zambia revenue authority (ZRA) has inadequate capacity to monitor production and quality of mineral being produced.
She stresses that this is the reason why the Zambia Revenue Authority cannot effectively collect mineral royalty from the mines.
Ms. Mukelabai notes that comparing revenue collection from the mining sector under the income tax with personal income tax collected from payee, they see that ordinary citizens are paying more than mining companies which raises issues of equity.
The right to face Zambia in a 2015 Africa Cup Group F qualifier this September kicked off on a dramatic note with Tanzania and Mozambique drawing in Dar-es-Salaam.
Tanzania and Mozambique drew 2-2 at the National Stadium on Sunday.
But it was Tanzania who fell behind in the 47th minute when Domingues put Mozambique ahead from the penalty spot.
The Taifa Stars hit back with a brace from Khamis Mcha in the 66th minute and 72nd from the penalty spot.
However,Mozambique stunned their hosts when Isac Carvalho scored a 90th minute equaliser to give The Mambas a crucial away draw to take into the final leg on August 2.
Winner over both legs will travel away face Zambia in a Group F opener on September 6
