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PRESIDENT Sata and Minister of Defence Geoffrey Mwamba (left) with Chief Chisomo at the palace in Serenje yesterday
MMD will never rule this country again, President Sata has said. Addressing a campaign rally at Chibale Basic School grounds in Serenje yesterday, President Sata said just like UNIP has failed to bounce back in Government, MMD will also fail.
“For now we are the ones presiding over the affairs of the nation whether they like it or not. They will never rule this country again,” he said. President Sata said the MMD failed to deliver development in the country.
Mr Sata was in Muchinga constituency to drum up support for Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Jeliaty Ntembwa ahead of the by-election set for this Thursday. He appealed to the electorate in the constituency to vote for the PF candidate because he hails from the area and has a house there.
“Ntembwa is a son of this soil and he understands the problems you go through. He even owns a house here while these two others live in Lusaka,” President Sata said. The President said MMD candidate Howard Kunda should not cheat the people that he will develop the area like his father [George Kunda] did because he has no capacity.
“Mr Kunda was our Vice-President and that is why he developed this constituency. Howard, my son, has no strength to develop this area,” he said. Mr Sata said Howard and National Restoration Party (NAREP) candidate Kenneth Ngosa do not own houses in the constituency.
“Ask Howard where he is working. He does not even have a house in this constituency. You should not allow him to use you to get a job,” Mr Sata said. He said it is traditionally wrong for the MMD candidate to attempt to inherit his father’s seat.
President Sata earlier paid a courtesy call on Chief Chisomo where he promised to improve the staffing levels at a health centre and schools. Mr Sata also said the road network in the chiefdom will be improved.
He told the gathering that was waiting for him at Chisomo Basic School to vote for the PF candidate. President Sata later paid a courtesy call on Chief Chibale before addressing a rally at Serenje Basic School.
President Sata further advised the candidate to seek leadership knowledge from traditional leaders. He advised Mr Ntembwa: “When I came here, I took you to Chief Chisomo, Chief Chibale and Chief Serenje because if you have to be a good leader, first learn from the leadership given by God.”
And President Sata met all the four chiefs in Serenje district. These are Chief Chisomo, Chief Chibale, Chief Serenje and Chief Mailo. Chief Mailo appealed to the President to address chiefdom, district and provincial boundary disputes.
He said he has boundary disputes with Northern, Muchinga and some chiefs in Serenje. The traditional leader also appealed for rehabilitation of roads in the area and complained about a contractor who was working on a bridge but abandoned the project.
Chief Mailo called for electrification of schools and clinics in the chiefdom saying the chiefdom generates power but it goes to other areas. He also urged Government to consider increasing the floor price of maize from K65, 000 to K70,000.
Chief Mailo commended President Sata for his work since he assumed office.
Sunday’s Faz Division One North match between Kalulushi Modern Stars and Solwezi side Bresmer United was abandoned after a disputed late penalty was awarded to the home team.
This was during a rescheduled week three fixture played at Independance Staduim in Kalulushi.
A fan who watched the match narrated to LT Sports that Bresmer players walked out off pitch after the referee gave a seemingly controversial penalty to Kalulushi few minutes before full time.
The assistant referee had waved play on after a Bresmer player was adjudged to have brought down his opponent in the box but the referee pointed to the spot.
Bresmer players confronted the referee but he refused to change his mind.
“The penalty was awarded in the second half but the visiting team from Solwezi protested by walking out of the pitch. The players had tried to convince the ref to change his decision but he insisted that it was a penalty. It was not a fair game because the ref was favouring Modern,” the fan said
FAZ Division One Week 3
30/06/2012-03/07/2012
North
Kansanshi Dynamos 1-Mufulira Blackpool 0
Mufulira Wanderers 1-Chambishi 0
Kalulushi Modern Stars -Bresmer United abandoned
Police Blue Eagles 0- Prison Leopards 1
Chindwin Sentries 0-Mumbwa Medics 0
Young Forest 1-Kitwe United 1
Mining Rangers 0-Zesco Luapula 0
Ndola United 3-Nkwiza 1
Lime Hotspurs 1-Kalewa 1
South
Luena Buffaloes 2-Nkwazi 1
Lusaka Tigers 0-Nampundwe 0
Riflemen 4-Zesco Shockers0
Chilenje Youth Academy 3- Chipata Young Stars 1
Kabwe Warriors 2-Lusaka City Council 0
City of Lusaka 1 -Freedom Rangers 0
Paramilitary 0-Kascol Rangers 0
Kalomo Jetters 1- Kafue Celtic 1
Young Young Green Eagles 0-Livingstone Pirates 0
Faz Super Division side Nchanga Rangers is this week set to name their new head coach.
Rangers launched a search for a new coach after firing Bruce Mwape on June 6.
Mwape has since been engaged by Roan United.
Rangers Chairperson Blackwell Siwale said the Chingola side has already short-listed two coaches.
“Get back to us on either Wednesday or Thursday. After receiving many applications we have short listed two coaches, I cannot disclose the names because we are still agreeing terms,” Siwale said.
Albert Kachinga has temporarily taken charge of Rangers until the new head coach is named.
Ranger have gone into the mid-season break sitting 8th on the Super Division table with 21 points.
Prominent Lusaka Lawyer Sakwiba Sikota has charged that some media houses in the country have ceased to be watchdogs of government.
Mr. Sikota who is also leader of the opposition United Liberal Party (ULP) told Qfm news in an interview that the media failed to provide checks and balances on government’s deficiencies in the administration of national affairs.
He says it is unfortunate that media that was vibrant and always questioned government’s decisions has gone mute on a number of issues.
Mr. Sikota has therefore challenged the media in the country to uphold professionalism in their operations stating that they are critical to national development and the promotion of democracy in Zambia.
He says the lack of unprofessionalism exhibited by some sections of the media is causing injury to the whole media industry and has since called for impartiality if the media are to fulfill their mandate.
The ULP leader says the media is a strategic industry in the country which must always aim at serving the interests of the majority citizens.
The Technical Committee on drafting the Republican Constitution has appealed to Zambians to make use of the remaining days of the 50 days consultative process to make submissions.
Committee chairperson justice Annel Silungwe has said that the public response on the first draft Constitution which is currently under scrutiny has been overwhelming.
Justice Silungwe said that the committee has provided a platform through which all Zambians must participate in the process and ensure that their aspirations are taken on board.
He said that all comments on the contents of the first draft and on provisions that Zambians feel should have been included in the draft will be seriously taken into account.
And Committee spokesperson Simon Kabanda said that all concerns of various stakeholders on the translated versions of the draft have been addressed. Mr. Kabanda said the translated versions have since been dispatched for distribution in all parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has urged the technical committee on drafting the republican constitution to constantly update the nation on how many submissions it has received so far.
SACCORD information officer Obby Chibuluma said that updating the nation will help stakeholders in knowing the course of action in their sensitization programmes.
In an exclusive interview, Mr. Chibuluma said that no stone should be left unturned in the ongoing constitution making process. Mr. Chibuluma said that the process has gobbled a lot of tax payers’ money which he says should result in the constitution that will stand a test of time.
He has therefore implored the Annel Silungwe led committee to tell the nation at what extent the submissions have reached.
THE National Restoration Party (NAREP) has added its voice on the need to address the issue of tribal politics that is gradually affecting Zambia. NAREP president Elias Chipimo said in an interview yesterday that if the issue of tribalism in the political arena was left unchecked it might cause serious consequences.
Mr Chipimo said a national conference to discuss the best solutions of dealing with tribalism in politics should be called.
His party was willing to share the table with other political leaders and stakeholders to come up with a solution which would address the issue of a non-tribal society.
“There is need for the involvement of all leaders, youths and women to come together and discuss how we can have a non-tribal society,” he said.
He however, said there was nothing wrong for people to associate with people who shared similar cultural trends, but this should not be done to disadvantage other tribes.
“There is basically nothing wrong with tribalism, as people always feel close to people they share the similar culture with. What is wrong is excluding others based on tribal grounds,” he said.
Last week Vice-President Guy Scott said political leaders who want to engage in politics on tribal grounds were wasting their time as there was no room for that in Zambia.
Community Development, Mother and Child Health Deputy Minister Jean Kapata (l) with Florence Mampa
FLORENCE Mampa, the 24-year-old woman from Samfya who underwent surgery to control her enlarged breasts, has been discharged and is out of danger. In an interview at the University Teaching Hospital, Ms Mampa said the surgery was expertly done as she does not feel the pain she endured for the four years she lived with the enlarged breasts.
She said life was miserable as she was a laughing stock of the town.
“People used to laugh at me and I was called all sorts of names during the four years I lived with those breasts. I used to cry but my family was there to comfort me. I was a very sad person, I never thought I would ever have normal breasts again,” she said.
Ms Mampa said during the onerous four years, her mother took her to different hospitals but none of them could offer a remedy for her peculiar condition. She owes her successful operation to her faith in God, saying she believed the Lord was going to heal her and remove the shame on her life.
Ms Mampa said the two general surgeons and one plastic surgeon who conducted the surgery to remove 16.25 kilogrammes of breast mass have helped restore her womanly pride and she has now started wearing bras.
The bright-looking Ms Mampa thanked President Sata and the Zambian government for the support. She said while in theatre during the operation, she felt what she described as the Lord Jesus Christ speaking to her and reassuring her that it was not yet her time to die and to trust that the surgeons were God’s helpers.
And UTH managing director Lackson Kasonka explained that the operation had down-sized Ms Mampa’s breasts to normal. Dr Kasonka, who confirmed Ms Mampa’s discharge from hospital, said the wounds were not showing any sign of infection and that doctors are optimistic of her recovery.
He said she did not bleed a lot during the operation, adding that the tumour was non-cancerous. Dr Kasonka said Ms Mampa was in high spirits and responding well to treatment. Ms Mampa was evacuated from her hometown of Samfya to Lusaka two weeks ago.
A Zambian tour operator based in the USA, has challenged Zambians in the Diaspora to seriously consider participating in Zambia’s development. Patrick Mapalo, of Mamu tours USA, said Zambians in the Diaspora have the ability to influence Zambia in a positive way.
Mr Mapalo who was speaking yesterday from Zambia on a USA based radio called, Zambia blog talk radio, said joining or running a political party was not the only way to influence Zambian affairs. Mr Mapalo is a Zambian, resident in New Mexico, United States of America.
Mr Mapalo said the problem in Zambia was that, some diasporas only want to become president when they return to Zambia when there were many other areas they could be useful.
“We can influence Zambia by sharing knowledge and information that is useful to our country. Diasporas have the capacity to change Zambia through exchange programs and important and useful ideas”, Mr Mapalo said
Mr Mapalo is in Zambia, leading a delegation team of Mayors from Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico, USA. The delegation team’s mission is to embark on a city twinning program between some cities in New Mexico and Zambia.
I was reading one of the articles in one of the tabloids in our Zambian papers after the President’s visit recent to UK which alluded to the Zambians in attendance at the meeting to have come from Nursing Home jobs in a derogatory manner. This prompted me to shade some light on what a Nursing Home is and what is involved.
In the developed world,the unemployment rate is very small they are highly industrialised to an extent that even the 18 years olds are absorbed in the job sector.Because of the advance in medicine and good economies the life expectancy is very high for example UK -80.It is not uncommon to see 90 year olds walking the streets and going about life.People are living way into the 100s.Will not talk about our life expectancy.
Because of high industrialisation,whilst we are able to look after our elderly for reasons already explained it is not always possible for the elderly to be looked after in their own homes in the developed world.They are prone to be left alone incur falls,dehydrate as they may not drink or cook for themselves etc.
[pullquote]Do we know were our senior citizens are in Zambia and under what conditions they live in? Who regulates their care? Do we have a prominent social services for the elderly? That is the bigger picture.[/pullquote]
Reluctantly the families take them into Nursing Homes to be looked after so that they can be able to go about lives with the peace of mind that their Grand parent or father is being looked after by trained and qualified people.Regularly they come in to check on them and spend time with them.They love their people just as much as we do.It is something they do not enjoy doing.Do we know were our senior citizens are in Zambia and under what conditions they live in? Who regulates their care? Do we have a prominent social services for the elderly? That is the bigger picture.
The biggest problem in the health sector today in the developed world is care for the elderly as they live longer.The longer they live the more ailments they incur.Dementia or mental illness being the commonest.The more medication they take the more Nurses they will need to care for them.
The Nursing Home is therefore a well designed home for people who could as well be young e.g the disabled people whose needs cannot be cared for at home or the elderly who may have other ailments that entail 24 hours care.
I have worked for 15 years old disabled people in a nursing home in England. Don’t we have Disabled people in Zambia? How do we look after them? Another Bigger Picture. A Nursing Home has en-suite rooms for occupants,clean environment.Medical equipment that are to a standard of a clinic or hospital for managing the residents. It’s not a dumping place as it is insinuated.
[pullquote]I have worked for 15 years old disabled people in a nursing home in England. Don’t we have Disabled people in Zambia? How do we look after them? Another Bigger Picture.[/pullquote]
Maybe because we do not grow old in Zambia, old age is oftenly ensnared at and those that care after the elderly are looked down upon.Time catches up with all,in a flush of the pan we grow old and we depend on other people to look after us and this is what it is.To mock anybody working in a Nursing Home looking after the elderly is missing the tangent and being cheap to the lowest core. We all do have our Grand parents our own fathers and mothers,we need to respect and set a good example to the young ones.For tomorrow our turn comes.
Reminds me of an old adage of a man who had a son 12 years old and kept his 90 year old Father.Every day the man quarrelled with his wife who complained of how dirty the old man, her in-law was,mucus from his nostrils,defaecating and urinating in his pants etc making his house smell.
The wife gave the man an ultimatum to chose between him and his 90 year old father.The man decided to do away with his father,he got a wheelbarrow put the old man on it and asked his son to escort him to the River which was crocodile infested. He took the man there and tipped him into the river.After he had done that he said now we will have peace in the House. He is gone, no more arguments and no more bad smells.The Son agreed with him but asked him just one more favour, to keep the wheelbarrow so that when he grows old too he can tip him in the same river.
The Nursing Home oftenly employs a Nurse and a Health Care Assistant.The Nurse gives medication to the residents and sometimes a Health Care Assistant does as well if trained. Washing and cleaning someone vulnerable is a responsibility we all undertake even in our own homes,for a Nurse that is the reality, that is part of the job we gladly do and swore to do even in Zambia.Nursing does not change just because it’s being practised in England or Newzealand,it has never been a white colour job and will never be.Hence sticking our hands in the mud is part of the game whether on planet mars or pluto.Nurses and Carers are respectable people in the western world who cannot be ensnared at by any ignoramus.
[pullquote]Washing and cleaning someone vulnerable is a responsibility we all undertake even in our own homes,for a Nurse that is the reality, that is part of the job we gladly do and swore to do even in Zambia[/pullquote]
The community is well vested in what they do even if they do not attract a footballers wage.Their job is very very important.
A Nurse in England earns a minimum wage of £12 per hour whether in a Nursing Home or Hospital whilst could even go up to £50 or £150 per hour on Agency or locum shift depending on day of the month,area of work etc.A Health care assistant earns minimum of £6.50 per hour but could earn up to £15 per hour on Agency or locum.Varying Nurses with varying experiences and specialisations are on varying salary scale.Would however not surprise me that they are Nurses who earn as much as £70,000 per annum.Now I know this is pocket money for sweets for a lot of people back home with farms and loads of building investments to show off for,but the point is these are British,Australian,Canadian or wherever developed country tax payers whose money is sent back to our country Zambia in the form of aid or donor funds and goes to enrich a few people’s pockets in the form of all manner of corruption.Seminars,workshops,programmes and projects etc
Working in a Nursing Home does not mean one is poor or impoverished. It’s a misconception which needs to be cleared.My Sister visiting me from home was of the view that only Zambians and other foreigners do these jobs,some form of slavery-another myth,the owners of the country do these jobs too and they are in the majority and the pattern of shifts and work hours are the same.What I can get out of this is that as Zambians we are not so entrenched into hard work,we are quick money orientated .We need a cultural re-orientation,to respect work no matter what type of work it is.A Kamalasha (man who burns charcoal) deserves respect it’s a job as well.
[pullquote]My Sister visiting me from home was of the view that only Zambians and other foreigners do these jobs,some form of slavery-another myth,the owners of the country do these jobs too and they are in the majority and the pattern of shifts and work hours are the same[/pullquote]
The bulk of Zambian nurses practising in UK or other developed countries have got dealings with Nursing Homes including myself writing the article.My most fulfilling role as a Nurse in my 21 years of nursing has been caring for the elderly,they are such a wonderful lot.The level of appreciation you get from caring for the elderly is so addictive.I work in hospitals in the United Kingdom and In Nursing Homes and I do not find any of the two inferior to the other.The care staff as well do an insurmountable job.The amount of ignorance is what boggles my mind and the perspective of what a job should be.Just as the old adage goes the richest place is the Grave yard as thus were a lot of unfinished plans lie;the Nursing Home for the elderly is the other.
It is always important to discuss the core issues of a subject matter without being derogatory.The developed world respects any job done by anybody.It is a world were a plumber gets married to a medical Doctor.Were a man who unblocks sewer pipes comes in a Mercedes Benz to work.A security guard is respected.If we respect every job in Zambia some of these un progressive utterances will phase out of our mouths and we will focus on what builds the country.
[pullquote]What I can get out of this is that as Zambians we are not so entrenched into hard work,we are quick money orientated .We need a cultural re-orientation,to respect work no matter what type of work it is. A Kamalasha (man who burns charcoal) deserves respect it’s a job as well.[/pullquote]
I remember in 2001 Doctors were loaded on a truck in Lusaka and locked up in cells for striking and requesting for an increased supply in Medical and surgical supplies. Today most of those Doctors are abroad, they left, were they are they are treated like celebrities.Some people, who are in Government today, were in Government then when that was happening and a more reconciliatory approach and apologetic approach would be expected in dealing with the Diaspora issues.
Being derogatory does not help:and as PK Chishala sung “Ichalo lifupa bakolokotakofye bwasha.” We seem stuck in the past approach to issues. Who loses out? Not the people we target but the vulnerable people.The world is like a bone enjoyed after a meal you cannot swallow a bone but only pick out the meat and the sinews,the bone is left and true we will all leave the bone in what state God knows.
KALEBALIKA!
Written by Sakala Jacob Registered Nurse Working in the United Kingdom.
Cotton farmers in Petauke district in Eastern Province have burnt cotton weighing 11,300 Kilogrammes valued at K17.6 million, belonging to Cargill cotton Zambia. The farmers are reported to have been infuriated by Cargill Zambia officials who went to buy cotton from the farmers with an offer of K 1,600 per kilogramme prompting the irate farmers to burn the cotton which was stacked at Ukwimi Police post in Petauke.
The burnt cotton was bought from farmers in sopa village but that the driver decided to offload it at Ukwimi police post after an attempt by the farmers to intercept the Truck. The farmers also stoned the police post leaving the building damaged where Cargill area manager Richard Tembo tried to seek refugee.
Zambia police Assistant Public relations officer Esther Mwaata -Katongo has confirmed the development to QFM news a statement. One person has since been arrested in connection to the arson and is currently detained in police custody.
Farmers and cotton buyers have reached a deadlock on the price of cotton. This was after the price offer was pegged at 1,600 perv kilogramme from the K 3,500 which was being offered last year. Farmers have been threatening to burn their cotton,lately due to the price stand off.
Last week during his campaign, President Michael Sata advised farmers in Chama district against carrying through their threat to burn their cotton crop in protest against low prices. The President said Government will soon find a solution for the pricing problem of the cash crop and he appealed to the farmers not to listen to MMD officials who are encouraging them to burn the cotton because of the low price.
“Hold on to your cotton. Don’t burn it. Government has a plan to revive the cotton industry,” President Sata said.
Vice president Guy scott with Minister of Information , Broadcasting and Labour , Fackson Shamenda
GOVERNMENT spokesperson Fackson Shamenda rubbished the accusation by MMD President Nevers Mumba that the PF Government has taken “a personal stance” to bring down his party despite the High Court quashing Registrar of Societies, Clement Andeleki’s decision to deregister the former ruling party.
Mr Shamenda said that the PF was not interfering in the affairs of the Judiciary and that the Attorney-General’s decision was an independent one. Mr Shamenda said that the MMD should not start crying foul over the decision and that the Attorney-General had the right to appeal if he felt it was the right position.
“We are not running issues the way the MMD was running them. The Attorney-General is free to appeal if he feels it should be so. Why should the MMD cry foul just because the situation does not suit them now, as PF we are just making sure we clear the mess they left,” Mr Shamenda said.
On Friday, Dr Mumba Dr Mumba said that Attorney-General Mumba Malila’s indication to appeal to the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling was a clear indication that the PF was after deregistering the MMD.
Dr Mumba said the Registrar could have made other efforts to meet the MMD to address matter on the alleged defaulting instead of filing an appeal in the Supreme Court.
“By appealing against the judgment of the High Court to the Supreme Court, this alone confirms our earlier concerns that the PF Government is moving towards creating a one party State in Zambia,” Dr Mumba said.
Dr Mumba said during a media that it had become apparent that the deregistration of the MMD, “was meant to wipe out the opposition in Zambia”.
He alleged that his party had been furnished with a photocopy of a Certificate of Registration of a Youth League in Mumbwa District which had been misconstrued to be a branch of the MMD but that such were structures that did not exist.
“A letter attached to the Certificate restated that reports should be submitted to the office of the District Secretary which is non-existent. Why then should the MMD Secretariat be required to submit such returns.
“The MMD is hereby appealing to the International Community to prevail over the PF Government to stop their manoeuvres to turn Zambia into a one party state as there can be no other reason for appealing apart from wanting to wipe out MMD,” he added.
The MMD leader said his party was ready to fight to the latter efforts to deregister his party.
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature]”
(Romans 13:14, AMP)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
Is there something in your life that you would like to put a stop to today? Maybe it’s a certain behavior, addiction or bad attitude that isn’t pleasing to God? Just as Adam and Eve were exposed in their sin and needed to be clothed in the Garden, we need to clothe ourselves to protect us from sin. When you “clothe yourself” with the Lord Jesus Christ, He strengthens you against temptation.
How do you clothe yourself with Jesus Christ? In the same way you cover yourself in the natural with clothing — by putting something on. You have to daily “put on” the Word of God. You have to cover your ears by listening to the Word. You cover your eyes by watching only what is pleasing to the Lord. You cover your mouth by speaking the Word and encouraging those around you. As you cover yourself with Christ, you will be strong against temptation, and you will walk in the victory the Lord has planned for you! A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to pay the penalty for my sins. Thank You for providing a way out of temptation so that I can stand clean before You. Help me stand strong as I cover myself with Your Word in Jesus’ name. Amen.
— Joel & Victoria Osteen
file:“The RUINS“ UNZA – University of Zambia student residence
University of Zambia Students have abandoned their rooms preferring spending nights outside in protest against the continued strike action and with withholding of results by lecturers.
UNZASU President, Ali Tunkara, says the students will continue spending nights outside until the university is opened.
The re-opening of UNZA has been indefinitely postponed following a strike by unionized lecturers.
The lecturers have since withheld student’s results, a situation that has forced management to postpone the re-opening of the country’s highest learning institution.
Lecturers are demanding better pay and have refused to get the four per cent increment that management is offering them.
The refusal by lecturers to give results to senate has resulted in the university’s opening for this academic year being thrown into disarray.
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has raised more than K100 million since the commencement of the dog registration exercise.
And the council has described the ongoing dog registration exercise as one of the successful projects the council has ever embarked on.
LCC Public Relations Officer Henry Kapata said the exercise is not meant to make money but to serve lives by ensuring that people are not beaten by unregistered stray dogs roaming the streets.
Speaking in a telephone interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr. Kapata said LCC has a working dairy and sometimes works at random in cases where they are contacted by the affected people.
“Before the program was embarked on, we had been receiving about six reports in a week of people being beaten by stray dogs but currently the number has reduced,” he said.
And the council has expressed concern over the lack of consistent treatment for rabies in Zambia and further urged government to address the problem.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kapata has applauded people that have been surrendering the illicit banned sachet beer known as Tujilijili as well as expired foods staffs to the council.
He called on members of the public to cooperate and surrender the banned sachets to the local authority saying no one will be apprehended but will be protected as stated in the Foods and Drugs Act Cap 303 Section 24 of the laws of Zambia.
Vice President Guy Scott says politicians bent on practicing tribal and racial politics are wasting their time.
Dr. Scott says Zambians have risen above tribal groupings and racial segregation.
He says despite having cultural diversity, Zambia is a united nation.
Dr. Scott was speaking last night during the Fundraising Dinner Dance for Mutomboko Ceremony.
At the same function Mutomboko Traditional Ceremony Chairperson Criticles Mwansa says the fundraising dinner dance was part of the preparations for of the Mutomboko Ceremony.
The Mutomboko Ceremony is the annual traditional ceremony that signifies the victorious migration of the Lunda people from Kola in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the present day, Luapula Province.
