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Government has rejected a fresh proposal by the Technical Committee Drafting the Zambian Constitution-TCDZC to have a six months extension to the constitution making process.
Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba has maintained that the committee should conclude its programme of work by June 30, as earlier indicated.
Mr. Kabimba says allowing an extension entails that a further 44 million kwacha-rebased will be spent on the constitution building process, through a supplementary budget.
He says such expenditure will be unreasonable and outrageous in view of equally important social and economic development programmes.
Mr. Kabimba was speaking at a media briefing held at his office in Lusaka on today. The constitution making process has so far gobbled 100-million kwacha rebased. The technical Committee had written to Mr Kabimba requesting for a six months extension.
But Mr Kabimba has rejected the proposals demanding that the committee should stick to the earlier roadmap and handover its work by this month end.
“In January this year, the technical committee on drafting the constitution informed my office that they would hand over to government the final draft constitution by June 30, which is this month end. However the technical committee has come back to government through the Ministry of Justice with a proposal that the Committee be granted an extension of up to December 31 2013.”
He added, “This extension would entail a supplementary budget of Kr 44,000 or K44 billion. This expenditure is not only unreasonable but outrageous in view of other equally important social and economic development programmes which the governance has to finance.”
“It is therefore the position of government that technical committee should complete its programme of work by June 30. So there will be no extension,” he said.
He said this would allow the progression of the process and save the escalation of costs.
In another development, Mr Kabimba has commended the Judiciary for showing willingness to undertake judicial reforms.
Mr. Kabimba says Government is determined to undertake the process of enhancing judicial accountability and reform.
The Minister, who is also Patriotic Front-PF Secretary General, has pledged Government’s commitment to ensure that the presence of the High Court is made in all the provinces.
Mr. Kabimba says Government will work closely with the judiciary to ensure that there is a resident Judge in Chinsali, Mongu, Solwezi, Chipata, Kasama and Mansa.
There have been calls from a wide section of society, asking Government to reform the Judiciary in order to deliver prompt and quality justice.
It is laughable how in his editorial of June 6, 2013, titled “Lies about Zambia,” Fred Mmembe of The Post passionately defends Michael (as he calls him). Indeed “politics makes strange bedfellows.” I didn’t know the 54 year-old Mmembe and 76 year-old president Michael Sata were on first-name basis. It is a no-no in our culture. More so that “Michael” is our head of state. Decorum calls for reverence, for god’s sake.
But again, you can’t blame poor young Mmembe. He lacks journalistic proficiency and aptitude. In journalism if you use the source’s first and last name the first time in an article, you must use only the last and not the first name on the rest of the references. In this case it is not “Michael” but “Sata;” or “Banda” and not “Rupiah.”
For Mmembe die-hards and fogies who blog rabidly, let me elaborate. In journalism we do not use courtesy titles such as Mr. Sata, or Mrs. Banda unless they are part of a direct quotation or are needed to differentiate between people who have the same last name. Presidents, living and deceased, can be called by their last name—Chiluba, Obama, Thatcher, Kenyatta, Nyerere and not Frederick, Barack, Margaret, Jomo, Julius. It is simply rude and discourteous.
So, where does Mmembe pluck the courage to treat the president with such contemptuous insolence and impertinence? Why has Sata not admonished him? I will add one more question: why does Mmembe feel all-powerful, threatening, and invulnerable?
Why Mmembe feels all-powerful
Reason: Mmembe knows King Cobra too well. He knows that the cobra does not have the venom he claims to possess; that his sharp teeth are as brittle as chalk; that his scary semantics are simply a front. Ladies and gentlemen, Mmembe knows that Sata brings with him a heavy baggage to the presidency; that president Sata is unprincipled, “satanic,” a liar, demagogue, thug, corrupt, and that he is a plunderer of our assets. I am quoting Mmembe verbatim. The words are his, and not mine. Now, before I am accused of libel, slander and defamation let me share with the reader the source of the afore-mentioned denigrating terms.
The term “Satanic” is contained in The Post editorial entitled “Watch satanic deeds.” In it Mmembe writes: “No one should believe the satanic pie in the sky promises. We all know this man and his satanic deeds. His deeds are there for all to see. They speak of him and who he is.”
The word “Satanic” can be defined as being profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish.
What the Post wrote about Sata between 1990-2011
Between 1990 and 2011, Mmembe assigned reporters, including George Chellah, Amos Malupenga, and those now serving as diplomats to track and trace the political and private life of Sata. What they discovered was glaring and is best described by Mmembe as satanic.
The Post’s findings made Mmembe to conclude thus:
“It is clear Sata will say anything if it helps him get elected…this is why people must listen very carefully to the promises Sata is making. They must ask themselves ‘what is this man’s true legacy?’ It is true he has done some good here and there. But his destructive traits far outweigh any benefits.”
Notice how Mmembe qualifies the word “destructive” with “thug.” He continues:
“who wants to return to the vigilante days? Who wants to return to the days when the corrupt, the crooked and the most shrewd reign[ed] supreme?” He is talking about the early MMD days.
In the early 1990s, Mmembe and Sata, both pioneers of the MMD, helped to create a climate in which the MMD frustrated and defeated KK. Sata, as MMD National Secretary, orchestrated a series of MMD vigilante demonstrations that were based on wanton destruction and looting in both Lusaka and on the copperbelt. Lives were lost.
Later Mmembe would write:
“In 2001 we saw Sata as national secretary of the MMD unleash a corruption-funded thuggery on Chiluba’s political opponents within the MMD. Ministers who did not agree with the third-term campaign, which Sata was championing, were being beaten and harassed in all sorts of ways.”
It is possible that, had Sata not embraced Mmembe this time around, Mmembe’s editorials would have read something like,
“I told you Michael was a thug.
The violence being committed by the PF militias is reminiscent of his yesteryear crimes. It is 2013, Michael has continued with his thuggish behavior. Whereas he orchestrated violence on the opposition from the MMD headquarters, he’s now doing it from State House. Not once has he condemned the behavior of his militia. He is glad they are beating the hell out of his opponents. That’s his nature. We have a violent president on our hands.”
The words “liar” “unprincipled” and “plunderer” are contained in several editorials. “This man has no principles,” Mmembe writes. “It is the same mouth that only yesterday was promising to defend Chiluba that is today saying he will not defend him and his fellow plunderers.”
[pullquote]Not once has he condemned the behavior of his militia. He is glad they are beating the hell out of his opponents.[/pullquote]
It has always been Mmembe’s conviction that Sata, a one-time staunch supporter of FTJ, participated in the plundering of Zambia’s assets and shared the spoils. Going by the editorials, it is clear that Mmembe took a keen interest in the Zamtrop account and followed the movement of the money and kept record of the people involved. That’s why he was bold enough to call FTJ a thief and Sata an accomplice. Later, he was incensed when Sata openly proclaimed that he would stop the prosecution of FTJ, Xavier Chungu, and Faustin Kabwe.
In his editorial titled “Sata is not a Messiah,” Mmembe writes: “It is not difficult for anyone to realize or guess why Mr. Sata today has become the most ardent defender of people who plundered public resources. This is simply because they are his financiers,” clearly insinuating that Sata is a corrupt politician.
Today, an anti-Sata-Mmembe would have led us to where the Zamtrop money is buried. It is possible he would be insisting that Xavier Chungu and Faustin Kabwe be rearrested to help recover the money. He would be calling Sata a thief and a plunderer and accusing him of having pocketed $40 million said to be in the Zamtrop account. Where is the money?” he would be asking.
In “Don’t allow thieves to govern” editorial, Mmembe writes: [Sata] is a populist who will say what he thinks his audience wants to hear…he has no morals to defend and no principles to fight for.” He calls him a “demagogue” of the worst kind. In his editorial “Cheap demagogy” Mmembe writes: “Zambians should not be cheated by the demagogy that Sata is engaging in. This man will say anything to be elected but Zambians will not be fooled.”
In other words Sata is a liar.
Had Mmembe remained a critic of Sata, he would have written; “I told you so. Michael lied that he would put money in our pockets in 90 days. That’s who he is, a liar who will do anything to win an election.”
Questions surrounding Sata’s origin
Don’t forget that Mmembe has often called Sata dishonest because of the president’s ambiguous and highly suspicious background. His Wikipedia biography is a slap in the faces of Zambians. Sata himself has claimed to have been born under a tree. Where in Mpika? We do not exactly know. He does not tell us who he grew up with in Mpika. There is no mention of the schools he attended; the games he played; his best friends; his teachers; and level of education. None of his close friends and teachers has cleared the air; and none of those who served in the police force have surfaced to tell us why he was dismissed. Chiluba tried to expose Sata when the two became rivals.
Here are Chiluba’s own words:
“Let me ask Mr. Sata to tell the country the truth. Were you a police constable in the colonial government which was oppressing us or a freedom fighter? Were you imprisoned for your participation in the fight for independence? Or can you say why you were jailed and dismissed from the police force? Remember I was in office for ten years as President and I had records on every one of my Ministers. As the appointing authority of the Prisons and Police Services Commission I came to know the truth about you Mr. Sata.”
Mmembe knows why Sata was dismissed—he has his own version. He knows how Sata got to England to work as a sweeper, and his role as a member of UPP. Lest we forget, it is Mmembe’s newspaper that first brought Sata’s origin to the fore. At the height of KK’s citizenship wrangle, The Post reported for the first time that Sata was from Tanzania and that he came to Zambia as a child. This was after Mmembe and his staff had reported that FTJ was a Congolese whose father was Luka Chabala Kafupi.
Sata’s failure to provide a succinct biography to the media has pushed the rumors to another level. In 2001, his close associate, Willie Nsanda revealed that Sata’s middle-name was not Chilufya, but Zondwa and that he indeed was a Tanzanian. Years later, MMD Chief Government spokesman Ronnie Shikapwasha and other opponents challenged Sata to come clean and tell the nation who he really was.
Sata assassination hoax staged from The Post offices?
This is the kind of stuff that makes Sata serve at the pleasure of Mmembe. He has removed the venom from his fangs and can get anything he wants from him. He can even cause the president to fake his own assassination. I have said it before and will say it again that the Sata assassination hoax of January 23, 2012 was the biggest lie ever told. It did not originate from the UK or US, but from The Post offices.
In my article of January 29, 2012 titled “Did Fred M’membe stage the Assassination Hoax?” I offer my own version of how I still believe the hoax was planned and provide “evidence” in form of mails from The Post Managing Editor Bivan Saluseki to me. The prank was staged by Saluseki, Mmembe, and George Chellah. They altered the Wikipedia biography of Sata and deleted it soon after alarming Zambians. Defense Minister GBM vowed to find the anonymous editor and “bring him to book.” He has since kept quiet about it.
The Wikipedia deleted version can still be detected by the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Department (JWID) by using its high-level intelligence communications system. What happened to the US and British embassies’ pledge to help the Zambian government to catch the culprit? Saluseki, Mmembe, and Chellah ought to be arrested and subjected to a polygraph test provided by the U.S. or UK. Of course they won’t because Sata has called off the investigation. Reason: It points back to the trio.
Conclusion
Mmembe is a dangerous self-serving opportunist and a neurotic liar who can best be described as a predator and a narcissist whose behavior is characterized by egotism, vanity, and pride. He seeks self-gratification, and domination. He sees himself as a powerful and influential individual and enjoys dumping shame onto others. He truly believes that people are hooked to the stuff he peddles. His hypocritical “Lie about Zambia” editorial is preposterous. Read it again and you will see him licking his own wounds.
The hastily written article exposes him as a desperate megalomaniac and a ranting media neophyte who is suffering from a great deficit of self-esteem. His claim about an international campaign to discredit the president and Zambia is outrageous and another of his many lies. In his usual witch-hunting stance he fails to mention the names of “some of the Zambians and their foreign agents” involved in this so-called syndicate created to “discredit Zambia and the government of Michael Sata.” Like the narcissist he is, he casts his net wide to implicate others.
Mmembe wishes to give the impression that critics of the president and his PF party are paid conspirators and traitors who hate Zambia. Instead of directing his raw sentiments on former president Rupiah Banda and naming all his collaborators, he is dragging us all in. There is no Zambian who is campaigning against his own country. Of course Zambians are free to campaign against Sata if they find him wanting, just as Mmembe himself did in his quest for adulation, and admiration. Mmembe, of all the people, does not have the moral compass to stop others from expressing the same freedom of expression he enjoyed as a renegade.
James Mwape one of the suspect allegedly involved in a homosexual relationship entering the court room in Kapiri Mposhi
Trial involving two Kapiri Mposhi men accused of being in a homosexual relationship was yesterday moved from open court to camera following sordid revelations that bordered on vulgar language.
James Mwape is alleged to have had carnal knowledge of Philip Mubiana against the order of nature between april 11 and april 27, this year.
The trial of the two men, both aged 21, resumed in a Kapiri Mposhi magistrate’s court yesterday presided over by Kabwe principal resident magistrate, John Mbuzi.
Murmuring filled the court as Mr Mbuzi decided that the matter be heard behind closed doors due to improper language.
During trial, a witness, Judith Wakumelo told the court that the two suspects were fighting and taken to the Police.She told the court that she was insulted by one of the suspects in the process of separating them while fighting prompting her to take them to the Police.
Asked by defence lawyer Sunday Nkonde whether the two were found having sex, Wakumelo told the court that no one found the two having sex.
She said during the arrest of the two men, she heard Mubiana telling police officers that he was female.Ms Wakumelo, of Ndeke township in Kapiri Mposhi, said after their release from police custody, the accused men continued staying together, which prompted the police to re-arrest them.
She said Mwape told police officers that he acted as Mubiana’s husband at the time the two were staying together.
“I heard phillip tell the police that he was both male and female and that he wasn’t a woman. James at first refused to respond but later said that he was Phillip’s husband,” Ms Wakumelo said.
Another witness Sharon Mubiana the sister to one of the accused told the court that on the material day she called her neighbors to come and help separate the two accused who were fighting.
She told the court that after managing separating the two with the help of neighbors they took them to Police were they were locked up, but that later she managed to have her brother released on Police bond.
Ms Mubiana who turned hostile in court told the court that she went back to report the two to the police the second time upon realizing that the two might meet again and start fighting.
In the second count, Mubiana is alleged to have permitted Mwape to have carnal knowledge of him against the order of nature.
In count three, Mwape on may 5, this year is alleged to have had carnal knowledge of Mubiana against the order of nature.
In the last count, Mubiana allegedly permitted a fellow male, Mwape to have a sexual encounter against the order of nature.
Trial continues today.
File:Three people died in a fatal road accident that occurred within the town center of Mkushi
Former Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Directive Bishop, Paul Mususu says Zambians should not ascribe to notions such as spells, demons among others as the cause of the current happenings such as road accidents and violence.
In an interview with QFM, Bishop Mususu said in as much as the people are concerned about the frequent road accidents, an accident is an accident and happens any how hence people should not demonize and spiritualize them.
Bishop Mususu said there is need for people to stop being careless on the road and driving under the influence of alcohol.He added that there is need to ascertain how many unlicensed drivers are on the road.
He said once such matters are looked into, then Zambians can become superstitious and begin to talk about the spiritual world.
Bishop Mususu further added that Zambians should sober up and trust that God is able to protect the nation and desist from giving so much credit to satanic forces in the country.
Government says it does not care what the outside world thinks about Zambia’s image as long as it is doing the right thing.
Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu told QFM News in an interview that people saying the PF government is denting the country’s image to the outside world do not understand facts.
Mr Lungu said the impression of the outside world concerning Zambia is of less concern to the government as long as it ensures there is accountability in the country’s governance.
He said that the only way that those in government can be accountable is by learning from the mistakes of their predecessors, and not to impress the outside world by doing the wrong things.
Mr Lungu added that government is not bothered by the perception of outsiders as long as it has the support of the Zambian people.
He said governance is a balancing act which calls for balancing of the interests of the citizens and a larger majority of the people as opposed to the interest of an individual.
Mr.Lungu said those crying out that government is denting the country’s image to the outside world through its actions should appreciate that it is trying to balance the interest of the majority.
Car set ablaze by angry residents after it killed two pedestrians
Enraged residents in Kitwe on Saturday, in what has now become a norm, set ablaze a Toyota Corolla after it ploughed through a group of pedestrians instantly killing two of them including an eight-year-old girl.
The accident happened in Chimwemwe Township in the aftermath of the Zambia soccer team victory against Lesotho as people took to the streets to celebrate the triumph.
Kitwe Police confirmed the accident that happened in Kamwanya area along Ebert Stanley Road around 19:00 hours and left the girl identified as Chanda Chansa of House Number 9253 dead along with another unidentified middle-aged man.
A Times crew that visited the scene of the accident yesterday found the Toyota Corolla registration number ACR 4026 reduced to a shell.Police said the vehicle was being driven by a youth who just got it from home without permission.
In celebrating Zambia’s victory, the youth jumped into the vehicle and drove around in a frenzy in the neighbourhood like other motorists were doing.
“Unfortunately, the young man has no driver’s licence and is not experienced and so while driving, he failed to control the vehicle and ended up careering off the road and plunged into six pedestrians among them an eight-year-old girl who died on the spot,” a police source said.
Aaron Chileshe, who lives near the spot of the accident said he was at home around 19:00 hours when suddenly he heard a bang.
Mr Chileshe said when he rushed to check what had happened, he found that a vehicle had swept six pedestrians into a wall fence which collapsed on them.
“We quickly retrieved the victims who, among them was, the eight-year-old girl who died on the spot,” Mr Chileshe said.
He said it was then that irate members of the community mobilised and pushed the vehicle to the other side of the road before setting it ablaze.
He said police came before the vehicle was set ablaze but were driven away by the stone throwing residents who only wanted to see ‘instance justice’ administered.
[Times of Zambia]
Ashford Roads Zambia limited (ARZ) has started preliminary road constructions in kabwe. Above (ARZ) works going on along Buyantanshi road leading to Bwacha constituency
Opposition UPND youths in the central province have appealed to the government to push ARZ, the road contractor working on roads in Kabwe to speed up the works.
Provincial youth chairperson, Milner Mwanakampwe, said the residents of Kabwe have lost their patience over the slow pace at which the road works are being done.
The youths complained that the dustcoming from the ripped-off tar roads was becoming too much and posing a health hazard to the people.
Mr Mwanakampwe claimed that the central province has received a raw deal from the PF government on infrastructure development especially in the road sector which he said lacked serious supervision on the contractor engaged to do the works.
Mr. Mwanakampwe accused government of having a hand in the contractor saying if it was not so, the contract could have been terminated for failure to do a good job and in time.
“It appears government has failed to supervise this contractor that is why he is taking his time. The PF government should know that it will be held responsible for health problems the people will face out of this dust,’ he said.
Mr. Mwanakampwe further urged government to seriously address the youth unemployment in Kabwe especially that the PF was voted into power mostly by youths.
Mr. Mwanakampwe charged that instead of providing youths with employment, the PF government is abusing them.
He further accused government of failing to help youths who are working for industries in Kabwe such as those at Kabwe Industrial Fabrics (KIFCO) and Zambia Aluminium Lead Copper (ZALCO) to ensure that their conditions of service were improved.
‘ The workers at these and other companies in Kabwe are working under poor conditions as some have gone for months without salaries which is bad. It is sad that Mulungushi textiles cannot, up to now, open to offer employment to more youths still loitering the streets,” he said.
Mr. Mwanakampwe urged government not to go ahead with its proposal to increase the retirement age to 65 years saying this will disadvantage youths seeking employment.
He said government should instead bring down the retirement age to between
45 to 50 years so that retirees could still have the energy to do their own businesses.
FILE: Left to right, Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, Swedish Ambassador to Kenya Joan Borgstam and Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairman Ahmed Hassan leave the hall after opening the two-day conference on the Kenya 2013 elections.
Former President Rupiah Banda has been granted leave to commence contempt proceedings against immigration officials who blocked him from travelling to South Africa to attend a conference on Friday last week.
On Friday Mr.Banda filed an application through his lawyers, before Ms Justice Kabuka asking her to send Mr Milomo and immigration officer Peter Mwansa to prison for disrespecting acourt ruling.Mr Banda contended that the conduct of the duo to block him from leaving the country when the court gave him permission to do so has been and is still contemptuous of court and prayed to the court to commit them to prison for contempt.He said that the failure by Mr Milomo and Mr Mwansa to obey a court order was unjustified, illegal and contemptuous.
Lusaka High Court Judge-in-Charge Jane Kabuka earlier today granted the former republican President an ex-parte leave to commence contempt proceedings against immigration Director General Moola Milomo and immigration officer Peter Mwansa.
“Upon hearing the application, it’s hereby ordered that leave be and it is hereby granted to commence contempt proceedings against the two,” Ms Justice Kabuka said in her ruling.
If found guilty after hearing the arguments from both parties,Mr Milomo and Mr Mwansa could be sent to prison for a specified term under the Laws of Zambia.
Last Friday the former Head of State was prevented by immigration officers at Kenneth Kaunda International airport from travelling to South Africa to attend a conference.Mr.Rupiah Banda was due to fly out on a South African Airways 07:15 hours flight as a guest of the Boston University’s African Presidential Centre which is hosting the 2013 African Presidential Roundtable in Johannesburg.
Despite being shown the Court Order signed by Lusaka High Court Judge-in-Charge Jane Kabuka, the immigration officers said they understood what the Order said but could do nothing about it, as the instructions they were implementing had come from the Chief Immigration Officer Moola Milomo.When contacted, Mr Milomo said he, too, was acting on instructions from “above”.
Home Affairs minister, Edgar Lungu told journalists on the same day that Mr Banda was stopped from going outside the country because he was on a travel ban and it was feared by the investigative wings of government that he would tamper with potential witnesses in the ongoing investigations against him.
However,LAZ vice president George Chisanga said that the disobedience of the court order especially by the executive wing of government as exhibited last Friday would only seek to greatly undermine the justice system and the rule of law that courts were created to protect and foster.He said such a state of affairs if not stemmed could lead to complete lawlessness and break down of society.
Chronology of events surrounding Rupiah Banda’s trip
27th May- Press release stating invitation of Former President Rupiah Banda by the Boston University (BU) African Presidential Centre to make a presentation at the 2013 African Presidential Roundtable to be held in Johannesburg South Africa.Press release also stated that Rupiah Banda had since written to President Sata, informing him about the South African assignment which would run from 5th to 8th June, 2013 under the theme “The Cost of Democracy”.
29th May – acting President Edgar Lungu describes the former president as a flight risk and says in addition to his office (Ministry of Home Affairs) sanctioning or rejecting Mr Bandas request, the former President would need clearance from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
30th May- Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito in a telephone interview says he will study the merits and demerits of the former presidents request.The DPP said he was not in the country but would deal with the issue (Mr Bandas trip) when he returned.
3rd June- Chief resident magistrate Joshua Banda dismissed an application by former President Rupiah Banda’s lawyers to have his passport released, stating that the application was wrongly before the subordinate court.
4th June- date of scheduled trip to South Africa
6th June- The Lusaka high court orders that former president Rupiah Banda’s passport be released.
The Boston University African Presidential Centre re-books the former head of State flight for 7th June departing Lusaka at 07:15hrs
7th June-( morning) Former Republican president Rupiah Banda blocked from traveling to South Africa by Immigration officers at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
7th June-(late afternoon) Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu issues statement that Mr. Banda was not allowed out of the country for fear of interfering with on-going investigations which have not been taken to court yet. Mr. Lungu also says that the Office of the Attorney General was not served with the Thursday’s court order to allow Mr. Banda go out of the country.
Coach Leslie Notsi has vowed that Lesotho will make it difficult for Ghana to win this weekend’s 2014 World Cup qualifier in Maseru.
Speaking after Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Zambia in Ndola, Notsi said Lesotho are now competing for pride as they are out of the race to Brazil 2014.
“The weekends match to us is all gona be about our pride, we have to play for our pride especially playing in front of our fans and in our own backyard,” he said.
“It is not easy for visiting teams to come out with maximum points in Lesotho so we are going to make it difficult for Ghana. Surely our pride is at stake, we need to come out with a positive result,” Notsi added.
Zambia leads Group D of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on 10 points, one better than second placed Ghana, Lesotho have two points and bottom placed Sudan are stuck on one point.
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo says he is not moved by criticisms from fans.
Katongo said he does not focus on his critics.
The China-based forward on Saturday contributed a goal after making one assist as Zambia thumped Lesotho 4-0 in the 2014 World Cup qualifier in Ndola.
“We don’t focus on critics but we hear what people say,” Katongo said.
“I will keep on going. I don’t have pressure to perform,” he added.
Katongo received heavy criticism at the 2013 Africa Cup in South Africa over his questionable peformance.
The criticism forced coach Herve Renard to bench Katongo in Zambia’s last group match against Burkina Faso which ended in a draw.
An official not impressed with the cans and bottles thrown by fans.Alcohol made its way to the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium despite the Police ban
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Soccer fans during the Zambia vs Lesotho game at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola
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One of JK’s dancing queens showcasing her dancing skills during the Zambia/Lesotho game
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Soocer fans
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UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema cheers along at the Zambia Vs Lesotho match.. Picture by JEAN MANDELA
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UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema was among thousands of soccer fans at the Zambia Vs Lesotho match. Picture by JEAN MANDELA
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Crowds at the Zambia Vs Lesotho match held at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
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Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili greets Zambia coach Herve Renard
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SPORTS Minister Chishimba Kambwili and FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya
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Chipolopolo fans giving their support
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Ching’polopolo fans giving their support
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JK and his dancing queens at Levy Mwanawasa stadium during Zambia vs Lesotho game. Picture by Jean Mandela
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Fans pose for a picture before the Zambia/Lesotho game held at the Levy Mwanawasa stadium
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Cheerleaders pose for the camera
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JK performing at Levy Mwanawasa stadium during Zambia vs Lesotho game. Picture by Jean Mandela
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Soccer fans at the Zambia Lesotho match
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Chipolopolo fans giving their support
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A chipolopolo fan makes his way to the stadium
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A chipolopolo fan makes her way to the stadium
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A family of chipolopolo fans
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A chipolopolo fan makes his way to the stadium as his son enjoys the ride on his shoulders
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A dad and his kids at the soccer match
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Support for the Zambia national team came from all ages
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chipolopolo fans outside the stadium
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The Zambia national football team were not short of supporters
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Chipolopolo iyee!
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Chipolopolo iyee!
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Chipolopolo iyee!
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chipolopolo fans during the Zambia Lesotho game
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Chipolopolo fan who rightly predicted defeat for Lesotho holds up a placard
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A soccer fan during Zambia vs Lesotho game. Picture by Jean Mandela
Proud Baby mother Rachal 13, with a year old baby John Kapapula having fan with former classmates before a public meeting held by Northern Province Minister Obious Chisala at Mutitima Sunkutu Primary School in Mporokoso
The Patriotic Front in Mansa in Luapula Province has warned teachers in the area to desist from abusing school girls but to rather offer them the necessary attention that is needed for them to excel in their studies.
Mansa Central Constituency PF Chairperson Steven Chenda said some teachers in the area had been reported to be in the habit of abusing their school girls in pretext that they would give them ‘leakages’ during the examination period.
He said he was saddened with the reports.
The Patriotic Front official said in a statement released in Mansa yesterday that any teacher that would be found wanting would lose his job, as the Government would not tolerate such behaviour.
He pointed out that teachers were supposed to be the second fathers to the children they teach, but if they turn and start raping or defiling them, they (pupils) would lose confidence in them and subsequently start fearing attending classes.
Mr Chenda further called on all parents and guardians of girls in the area to take keen interest in their girls as they were the future leaders of the nation.
He said parents should not marry off their girl children.
Mr Chenda said the PF Government attaches great importance to the education of both girls and boys’ education that was why it was endeavoring to build schools in all parts of the country.
File:Rural Roads Unit front road working on the 80 Km stretch Kalongola- Sioma roads at a total cost of K500million in Shangombo District in Western Province.
Residents of Shangombo district in Western province have given a two weeks ultimatum to newly appointed district commissioner Dominic Lisulo to vacate the office.
The development comes exactly three weeks after the dismissal of former district commissioner Martin Mwauluka who had his contract terminated for alleged misconduct.The residents are now demanding that the newly appointed DC vacates office because they want to have a district commissioner who was born and bred in the area.
Speaking on behalf of the residents, a Mr. Kafunya told ZANIS in a telephone interview today that they will not accept strangers in the office of the district commissioner anymore.
Mr. Kafunya explained that Shangombo unlike other districts in the province and the country as a whole has always been subjected to what he termed as “strangers and second class material for district commissioners”.
He added that it was not a question of whether Mr. Lisulo can perform or not but that the residents have decided to settle for Sioma district Commissioner Mubiana Mutomena who acted in the position for two weeks.
Mr. Kafunya stressed that government should show its commitment to the people of Shangombo by moving Mr. Mutomena from Sioma to Shangombo .The residents have claimed that Mr. Mutomena has not only demonstrated quality leadership in the two weeks that he acted as DC but that he was also born and bred in the area.
The good old days..the then Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda celebrates the award with President Sata and First Lady Dr Kaseba
Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda has refused to be drawn into debate about him following the expiry of his suspension from the Patriotic Front on treachery charges.
Mr. Lubinda said he will remain firm and continue to work hard in areas where he will yield the best than responding to old debates that will not take him anywhere.
He explained that he is still a strong member of the Patriotic Front and will always be loyal to the party.He said he will never engage in any differenceswith anybody.
Mr. Lubinda stressed that he is not moved by comments home affairs Minister Edgar Lungu that there is no vacancy for him in government at present.
Mr. Lubinda pointed out that he will let those who enjoy discussing about him continue as he listens, adding that he will be unavailable to respond to issues that he had no time for.
Last week home affairs Minister Edgar Lungu was quoted as saying there was no vacancy in government that Mr.Lubinda can occupy.
[Source:QFM]
Acting Zambia Railways Muyenga Atanga has assured that the USD 120 million given out to the railway firm as part of the Eurobond is still intact.
“No part of that money has moved. The entire amount is sitting in a ZANACO account,” Dr. Atanga told Journalists in Lusaka Monday morning.
He continued, “This information could be supported by the law enforcement agencies who are watching over the activities at Zambia Railways. We have officers from DEC and the ACC investigating the company and they have confirmed that the US$ 120 million is still intact.”
“We have been very transparent about the manner we plan to run Zambia Railways. Everything is done above board.”
Dr. Atanga who is also Transport Permanent Secretary said the planned rehabilitations of the railway infrastructure are set to commence next month.
He also denied reports that he is on a double salary as Zambia Railways CEO and Permanent Secretary.
Dr Atanga said he is only been paid as Permanent Secretary.
“There has not been any use for that money yet. We are using our own generated funds to support the business. We are paying our own salaries without touching that money. We have told ourselves that we will not ask government for our salaries,” Dr. Atanga said.
He said the tendering for rehabilitation works is nearing completion and contractors are expected to be awarded contracts and be on site by next month.
“We are on course. We have increased the number of cargo we are moved, just in May alone, Zambia Railways moved 69,000 metric tons of cargo via Dar es Salaam which generated US$ 3.3 million for the company,” Dr. Atanga said.
He also revealed that the decision to move Zambia Railways Limited Corporate Head office from Kabwe to Lusaka is final.
“It’s government policy that the HQ should be in Lusaka. The issue is now water under the bridge. We are using the blocks here at Railway Station as the new Corporate office for Directors. We did some renovations to the two office blocks and we are happy here.”
