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UPND is anxiously waiting for the Commonwealth findings
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says his party is anxiously waiting for the Commonwealth report on the investigations they recently carried out in Zambia over the alleged abuses of human rights by the Patriotic Front government.
Speaking in an interview with Qfm news, Mr. Hichilema said people should not worry about sanctions because sanctions are imposed on specific individuals at the center of human rights abuses and the disregard of the rule of law.
Mr. Hichilema said some individuals are trying to make people fearful by suggesting that the opposition is asking for sanctions by petitioning the Commonwealth to intervene in the purported atrocities in Zambia.
The UPND leader has further dispelled assertions by Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba who was recently quoted in some sections of the media as having said the commonwealth envoys that came to Zambia to carry out an investigation found nothing relating to human rights abuses.
He said the Commonwealth delegates have not yet compiled a report on their findings adding that the PF want to create an impression that they are innocent.
Mr. Hichilema added that Zambians must therefore wait for the Commonwealth to compile their report.
Last month Zambia’s opposition leaders called for a suspension of Zambia from the Commonwealth, accusing President Michael Sata of stifling democracy.
The leaders of several opposition parties and civil society groups gathered in Johannesburg to make the call, claiming it was now impossible for them to operate normally in Zambia.
They called “for the provisional suspension of Zambia from the Commonwealth pending investigation” into rights abuses.
Nigeria, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Fiji have previously been expelled from the 54-nation bloc.
Kwacha slumps further to US dollar
Standard Bank says the Kwacha fell to a one-week low against the United States dollar on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, closing 20 points weaker on the inter-bank at KR5.370 (K5,370) and KR5.390 (K5,390) for bid and offer respectively.
This is according to the bank’s daily brief update for March 14, 2013.
Meanwhile, on the international market, the South Africa Rand extended losses against the US dollar on Wednesday, weakening as much as one (1) per cent to a new four year low as weak domestic retail sales data highlighted an economy under stress.
“London copper slipped by 0.18 percent to $7,771 a tonne by 0337 on Thursday under the pressure from a stronger dollar after United States (US) retail data underlined recovery, while Chinese consumers stay on the sideline when it pulled back from two-week highs,” the bank states.
In the previous trading session on Monday, the Kwacha held steady against the dollar and was still range bound trading between 5.300 and 5.400. The Inter-bank closed at 5.350 to 5.370.
Maureen Mwanawasa beneficiary excels in school
A graduate from the Copperbelt University whose secondary school education was sponsored by former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa has appealed to the government and other well-wishers to consider sponsoring vulnerable children who have the potential to excel.
Mable Mulilo of Jim compound said that vulnerable youths have a potential to contribute to national development once they receive the support from government and other well wishers.She was speaking in a walk in interview with ZANIS in Chipata today.
Mulilo stated that she was privileged to have been sponsored by former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa who sponsored ten youths from St Teresa Secondary School in Kasama Northern Province from grade eight to twelve.She said that the former first lady’s sponsorship enabled her go to Copperbelt University which she said would not have been possible as she had been a vulnerable child.
She advised the youth not succumb to peer pressure but work hard to better their living conditions by obtaining best results in education.
She has since appealed to Forum for Women Educationists in Zambia (FAWEZA) to establish their organization in rural schools to assist young girls overcome peer pressure.
She stated that there was need to encourage the formation of clubs in schools under FAWEZA which she believed was helpful to her to complete her education.
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Pronouncements being made by Ministers give an impression that Cabinet does not meet regularly
Government has been advised to re-think its decision to bar foreigners from carrying out human resource functions as it will be seen as an act of xenophobia.
A senior Zambian citizen Elijah Ngwale said the pronouncements being made by ministers are giving an impression that cabinet does not meet regularly.
Commenting on the directive by Labor and Social Services minister Fackson Shamenda that no foreigners should carry out human resources functions, Mr.Ngwale said such a pronouncement is supposed to be backed by policy as it risks being seen as an act of xenophobia.
Mr. Ngwale said what is worrying is that citizens are made to wonder whether cabinet meets regularly because ministers and even deputy minister who do not even attend cabinet meetings make serious pronouncements.
Speaking to QFM,Mr. Ngwale has since appealed to government not to govern by pronouncements but by policies stating that it is policies that must be announced after being agreed upon by cabinet.
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Voting in the rescheduled Livingstone parliamentary by-election has opened on a low note.
Voting in the rescheduled Livingstone parliamentary by-election has opened on a low note.
A check by ZANIS this morning at Mujala polling station in Dambwa North found a handful of people preparing to cast their votes.
Presiding Officer at the Polling Station Kanyimba Millius said only four people had cast their votes by 06:10 hours.
Clement Hibeenzu who queued up as early as 05:00 hours was the first person to cast his vote at 06:01 hours.
And at Dambwa North Community Centre, 30 people had voted by 06:50 hours in the two streams at the polling station while 31 people had cast their votes at Old Boma Polling Station by 07:15 hours.
At Damwa site and service 14 people had voted, while at Bomb site polling station 30 people had voted between 06:00 hours and 06: 25 hours.
Meanwhile, a check by ZANIS at Rainbow Africa, Old Kazungula Boma and Libala polling station between 07:00 hours and 07: 20 found no
queues.
Presiding Officer at Rainbow Africa Julia Mushota said at least 40 people had voted by 07:10 hours .
She however expressed hope that more people will trickle in as the day progresses.
At Maramba polling station 23 people had voted by 07:03 hours and at Mbita more than 50 had voted with short queues of people waiting to
cast their vote.
The Livingstone Parliamentary By-elections is being contested by UNIP’S Green Mwanagombe, UPND’S Regina Musokotwane, PF’s Lawrence
Evans and MMD’s Fred Siasuntwe.
The Seat fell vacant following the resignation of Reverend Howard Sikwela who later joined the ruling Patriotic Front.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ postponed the by-election from last month on 28 February following political violence that erupted during campaigns which left a PF member dead.
Truck overturns at Wusakile roundabout and crushes 2 pedestrians to death in Kitwe
Warning: Article contains disturbing images for sensitive viewers
the public while some people help remove dressed chickens from the
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Two pedestrians yesterday died on the spot when a truck en-route to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) flipped on to them at Wusakile round about in Kitwe.
The truck, which had a refrigerated container fell on the two victims after its lost control around 06:00 hours.The bodies which were trapped under the truck were only retrieved after four hours by the fire brigade.
The victims were believed to have been on their way to work.Their bodies are lying at Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH) mortuary.
Copperbelt police commissioner Mary Tembo identified the driver of the truck as Jumas Nangolo, 35, of house number 245 Luderite Area in Namibia.
“The particulars of the two victims are not known. They suffered fatal injuries and the accident happened when the truck driver failed to negotiate the Wusakile roundabout due to excessive speed.
“The truck fell on two people who were standing on the side of the road at about 06.00 hours,” Ms Tembo said.
Mr Nangolo, who was driving the Freightliner truck registration number N26830J and carrying about 28 tonnes of dressed chicken, sustained general body pains and was admitted at KCH for observation.
He was transporting the chickens from Walvis Bay in Namibia to Lubumbashi in DRC with the truck belonging to Corridor Logistics of Namibia.
It is reported that it was the first time Mr Nangolo was using that route to DRC.
An Eye witness at the scene, Justine Chilongwa said immediately after the truck overturned, scores of people mostly residents of Wusakile Township rushed to the container to loot boxes of dressed chickens before police officers arrived at the scene to contain the situation.
Mr Chilongwa said police fired a shot in the air to disperse curious on lookers who remained at the scene from 06.00 hours until 12.50 hours when the container was completely removed from the accident scene.
More than 30 police officers, some in riot gear, kept vigil of the over 100 onlookers until all the consignment from the damaged container were loaded into another waiting truck.
The onlookers got agitated when they saw the two trapped bodies being retrieved and loaded in the police vehicle.
Kitwe District Commissioner Elias Kamanga visited the accident scene and appealed to the police and Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) to ensure that roads were safe and that motorists complied with road traffic regulations.
Mr Kamanga said Government was investing substantially in the rail way transport to reduce pressure on roads because of heavy traffic and that this would prolong the lifespan of roads in the country.
victim which occurred at Wusakile Roundabout
victim which occurred at Wusakile Roundabout
victim which occurred at Wusakile Roundabout
the public while some people help remove dressed chickens from the
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two pedestrians at Wusakile Roundabout
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Lusaka mayor urges media not to provide platforms to members of society society to insult the President
Lusaka City Mayor Daniel Chisenga has challenged media institutions in Zambia to focus on informing and educating the public on matters that enhance development.
Mr. Chisenga said media institutions should desist from giving platforms to members of society that incite violence and insult the President in the name of freedom of speech.
He was speaking in Lusaka yesterday when he toured Power FM Radio Station which is aiming at promoting culture, arts and tourism.
Mr. Chisenga said the opening of Power FM in Lusaka this year was an achievement to the local council which is seeking to increase information dissemination to the public.
He said government has demonstrated through this year’s youth day celebration theme “opportunity for youth through enterprise” that it was ready to support initiatives and provide an enabling environment for the media to operate.
He said the coming of Power FM on the media scene provides the Lusaka City Council with an opportunity to explore possibilities of partnering with the radio station in communicating to various stakeholders on development initiatives that the council is undertaking.
And Power FM Chief Executive Officer Kenny Tonga has commended the Patriotic Front government for granting his station a permit to transmit in Lusaka and surrounding areas.
Mr. Tonga said Power FM applied for a broadcast licence in 2009 but only managed to get it in February this year.
He said since the Patriotic Front government assumed office 17 months ago, youth entrepreneurial initiatives were being attended to faster than before adding that this was a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to delivering on its promises.
He observed that Power FM was planning to provide a different dimension of media operation by creating a more professional avenue focused on developmental initiates for the tourism sector.
Mr. Tonga said his station has since created 20 direct jobs for the youths and was ready to work with government in ensuring that development messages reach the public in time.
He said with the hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) conference, the radio station would encourage domestic tourists to visit some of the spectacular sites of Zambia.
He observed that it was the duty of the media to raise the profile of Zambia’s tourism sector during and after the conference.
Mr. Tonga said tourism was one sector that had great potential to create jobs and improve the economy of the country if it was well exploited.
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ZNUT procure 12 vehicles for provincial leaders
Minister of Labour and Social Security Fackson Shamenda has observed that enlightening workers on industrial relations matters was a key ingredient to improving the labour conditions in the country.
Mr. Shamenda said workers were the best labour inspectors in any workplace hence the need to educate them about labour issues.
He noted that high levels of ignorance on industrial relation issues among workers in the country were a source of concern to government.
He was speaking in Lusaka today when he handed over 12 vehicles to the Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) Provincial leaders.
Mr. Shamenda observed that many workers do not know their rights in the workplaces a situation he said resulted into them being taken advantage of by their employers.
He said this ignorance has also resulted in workers engaging into strikes even before negotiation procedures are exhausted and a dispute declared.
He said only when workers were enlightened on their rights will the labour industry in the country be enviable.
And Mr. Shamenda has directed trade unions in Zambia to ensure that 30 percent of their total earnings were directed towards programmes that directly benefit their members.
He said union members were entitled to 30 percent of the revenue collected from their contributions adding that government will ensure that all unions comply with this policy.
Mr. Shamenda commended ZNUT for the initiative of acquiring vehicles for its leaders and urged the union provincial leaders to put them to good use.
Meanwhile, ZNUT president, Henry Kapendwa said the vehicles were meant to provide quality service delivery in all provinces.
Mr. Kapendwa explained that the vehicles, which will be dispatched to all provinces in Zambia, will enable union leaders to reach out to all ZNUT members in far places.
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Government to invite experts from China to investigate helicopter crash landing
Government will invite experts from China to carry out investigations on what caused the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) helicopter to crash at City Airport in Lusaka on Tuesday.
A ZAF pilot, Misapa Mukupa died upon arrival at the University Teaching Hospital after he sustained serious injuries while his co-pilot Kenneth Chilala sustained minor injuries.
The accident happened when a crew returned from the Youth Day Celebrations where the three helicopters flew past the Freedom Statue.
Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba yesterday said government would invite experts from China who were the manufacturer of the aircraft to be part of the investigation team that has been instituted to investigate the cause of the accident.
Mr Mwamba said Zambians should be patient as the investigations would not be concluded within 24 hours but would take some time to be concluded.
“There is no development yet because as I said yesterday, we have instituted a body of inquiry into what caused crashing and results cannot be ready within 24 hours because we will need to bring in experts from China who are the manufacturer of that aircraft and so it will take some time,” Mr Mwamba said.
Mr Mwamba who on Tuesday announced the death of Major Mukupa said government was saddened with the death of the officer and has since sent messages of condolences to the bereaved family.
And speaker of the national assembly Patrick Matibini has asked vice president Guy Scott to issues a ministerial statement by Friday this week on the ZAF chopper which crashed at city airport killing the pilot.
This was after a point of order raised by UPND Monze central Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu who wanted to know what led the ZAF chopper to crash.
In his ruling Dr Matibini ordered Dr Scott to issue a ministerial statement by Friday to clear the air on the crashed chopper.
Kalulushi man jailed for killing suspected thief
The Kitwe High Court has sentenced a man of Kalulushi to three years imprisonment with hardlabour for causing the death of a suspected thief.
High Court Judge Isaac Chali sent to jail James Kasongo 28, of house number 653 chibuluma Township after convicting him of causing the death of Leonard Lakapu who residents accused of being a thief.
Kasongo was earlier charged with murder which was reduced to manslaughter. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
In sentencing him, Mr Justice Chali said he had considered the mitigation submitted by Kasongo’s Lawyer that he was the first offender.
He also considered that the accused did not waste the court’s time as he admitted the charge and that he committed the offence in order to protect himself so that the suspected thief could not beat him.
“I will treat you as a first offender who in principle deserves to be judged with leniency. You are a young person, who should be given a chance to reform,
“I did not find anything aggravating in this matter, hence I sentence you to three years starting from day of your arrest,” said the Judge.
Facts before the court were that on April 14 last year, the accused person was at his farm in Kalulushi when he saw someone lighting a torch in his orchard of oranges around 19:00 hours.
The accused went close and confronted the intruder who happened to be Mr. Lakapu (deceased). The deceased ran way and the accused realised that he could be a thief because he bolted.
Kasongo gave chase until he caught him, he then pushed the deceased to the ground, hitting his head on a stone and became unconscious.
Upon realising that the deceased had died, Kasongo dragged the body of the deceased and threw it in a nearby dam, screamed for help and told people that the deceased had drowned.
The court heard that on April 18 last year, a postmortem examination was conducted at Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH) and the results indicated that the cause of the death was injuries and that no water was found in the lungs and stomach.
The accused was then apprehended and charged with one count for murder contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code 87, but the charge was reduced to a lesser charge of manslaughter contrary to section 199 of the Penal Code 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
NGOCC condemns the continued killing of women
Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council NGOCC- Chairperson Beatrice Grillo has condemned the continued killing of women by their husbands in the nation.
Ms Grillo said it is sad that some husbands have continued taking the law into their own hands despite several appeals from the concerned stakeholders.
She told ZANIS in an interview yesterday that men should heed to the call by the head of state who has called an immediate stop to the vice.
She said Ministry of Justice should also speed up the enactment of the Gender Based Violence piece of registration as suggested by President Michael Sata recently.
She said even on the day of Women International Cerebration, some women were victims of the vice to the extent of losing their precious lives at the hands of their ruthless husbands who have no remorse.
Ms Grillo reiterated that stiffer punishment should be administered to those perpetrators of Gender based violence which she said has gone out of hand in the country.
Some few days ago, A 28 year old man of Chikoyi village in Chief Chipalo’s area in Luwingu district in the Northern province was arrested for murdering his wife after a dispute over Nshima.
Northern Province Police Commissioner Mary Chikwanda confirmed the development to ZANIS saying Bright Bwalya was arrested and charged with murder contrary to section 200 chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
And speaking to ZANIS in Lusaka, Ms Grillo has appealed to the people of Livinstone to vote peacefully in tomorrow’s by elections.
Ms Grillo said involving in political violence do not pay adding that cadres should learn to co-exist even during by-election because Zambians are one people.
Mbesuma Looking Forward to Zanaco
Collins Mbesuma says he is looking forward to his first CAF club cup game against a Zambian club.
Mbseuma arrives on Thursday with Orlando Pirates ahead of Saturdays CAF Champions League first round, first leg game against Zanaco at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
“It feels good and yes it is my first time to play against a team from home,” Mbesuma said.
Meanwhile the visit will be only Pirates second trip to Zambia in their history.
Their last visit to Zambia was again in the same competition when they beat Mighty Mufulira Wanderers 2-1 on aggregate in the second round.