The ruling Patriotic Front government says it will not allow critics with well-known hidden agendas to disturb the plans it has for the people of Zambia.

Lusaka province minister Colonel Gerry Chanda said the government will not allow itself to fall into a trap by responding to everything that critics say.

Colonel Chanda noted that the government is aware of detractors, who just wake up with nothing good to offer, and attack government unnecessarily.

Speaking to QFM, Colonel Chanda said the government has an enormous task ahead of it that the people of Zambia have bestowed upon it.

He said government under the leadership of President Michael Sata means serious business and is doing things systematically.

Colonel Chanda has assured every Zambian that the PF government will leave a living legacy that the country will be a much better place than they found it in.

[QFM]

Chairperson of the technical committee on the drafting of the new constitution retired chief justice

says that they is nothing wrong with top government officials commenting on the first draft of the constitution.

Justice Silungwe said that any Zambian is free to comment on the constitution regardless of the status they hold in the society.

He says that there is no restriction on the on the comments being made by any Zambian whether in government or not.

Featuring on QFM radio last evening on the special constitutional making programme, the technical committee on the constitution making process added that ruling party members and government officials are stakeholders who are entitled to their opinion.

And featuring on the same programme, Technical committee spokesperson Simon Kabanda has bemoaned the misinformation currently being made on the constitution making process.

Mr. Kabanda added that the technical committee is doing all its best to ensure that misleading information is corrected.
[QFM]

This Saturday we are having our regular poetry shows this Saturday. BitterSweet Poetry- The Next Level Saturday 23rd June Time: 19:00-21:00Venue: Mulungushi Conference Center side Room 4 Cover: K30000/head but if you bring someone along K20000/head. Come experience poetry at another level.

I SCREAM by Kapembwa Wanjelani

I scream for the broken, the complete but empty and rotten,
For the solemn but deceitfully spoken, for them I scream.
I scream for the depressed, mind and body in a corner oppressed,
Chewed and spat out their soul is messed, for them I scream.
I scream for the always working, hands on ever walking,
Numb to the bone never talking, for them I scream.
I scream for the little boy who just watched his favorite flavor hit the floor,
Who then gets smacked in the face because he is as clumsy as a little boy should be.
For that poor little boy I scream.
I scream for that woman that just burnt the last relish and you know,
She is going to get it when her crazy husband gets home and finds nothing to eat.
For that helpless woman I scream.
I scream for that man in search of a job, that endures the sun and hunger call,
Who got thrashed good by life at UNZA now a Degree holder still beat.
For that defeated man I scream.
In melancholy I scream, it brings in that twist in harmony, buries the agony as I touch the pinnacle of true bliss Jesus, in irony I scream.
In the embrace of a woman I scream, though her bosom is warm and all, it is lined with spikes that continue to slice my brow, in the mix I scream.
In the face of pure stupidity I scream, a cruelty only known to humanity now greeted with a tongue that knows no formality, in humility I scream.
I scream for the things that should be but are not, forever sort we taught to press on till we caught, by the thoughts in a knot that will soon be forgot.
I scream for that deranged almost aggressive but pretty girl, though her twirls make her hurl she continues to curl her emotions to fit in her world.
I scream for those eyes that always seek out the lies, they are like flies from heap to heap complies to share of tears that one never cries.
I scream for the bored and the broke.
I scream for the old and bloke.
I scream for load behind the lock.
I scream for the gold and the clock.
I scream for those crazies that have nothing else better to do but appear naked in the middle of the night, who know what is right but shirk the light.
Who take up alluring forms during the day that you wouldn’t even know, that that right there is hole, in the chest where the soul, now seeks new delight.
Who are, holier than thou, yes we did sin, so what you going to do right here right now, why don’t you help out instead of taking pleasure in our plight.
You heart is contrite, but your mind is ready to bite.
I’d wish you hell, but hell is where you are, so I feel sorry for you, because you don’t know who you are. For disturbing my sleep, I scream.
I scream for the good times, ginger tea and cake makes new ties, the laughter around the table brings its butterflies, a promise of fresh water from a stream.
I scream for the money that should be in my pocket, that I maybe of more use to them as water a bucket. That I may forge on with a back bone no longer gleam.
I scream for the ultimate Androphine, brave in combat with skill as that a dream; though it seems my strength supreme, this warrior is the heat behind the steam.
This world is mean, but take some time out for whatever flavor you fancy, be it strawberry vanilla so icy, chocolate whatever, even raspberry, just go and get you some Ice Cream.

THE UNDEFILED LOVE by Philip Chicco

The story is slow, rarely fast as emotions race,
Racing for completion, avoiding deletion in a world defiled,
Defiled with insecurity, with no security for loses and heartbreaks.
Is all lost in a world without wishes? Wishes are rare as choices disappear

Every norm becomes abnormal, nothing is left of hope
No solutions for problems, where will truth come from?
In this world, love has seized to exist as none is real
Unreal seems to be real, people giving and taking in vain
Vanity seems to be fair, as many fall into the deceitful reality
Who will give birth to a love undefiled, pure and untainted?

A rare love is there, trapped in someone’s heart igniting
A flame that grows by the minute, waiting on time to begin
As time is nothing without love, the heart is yearning completion
A fear of deletion in a world unaccepted, this will prove to be a love tested
An emotion tested with fear, the birth of a pregnant heart
The mother of all emotions, welcomed into a world of hate
Love changes all; the world will change as love will be unfazed

SAVE CUPID by Mwape Mumba

Somebody hear me out
There’s a plot that has gone out
His life soon will be put out
There people who have gone all out
Who you ask… It’s scary if you found out!
Venus- goddess of hope
Mars- god of war
These two fell in love never did stop
And begot the famous
Baby with wings, a bow and arrow
in diapers called Cupid

A blend of hope and straggle
A feeling so tricky to handle
Never comes single but in a bundle
From an unlimited storage Of emotion
Can’t even be produced in a portion

When you accept love,
You accept pain.
But how do we make a rainbow without a little rain
Love is the poetry of the senses it’s a bittersweet poem

At one point We experience life in that part
Where your heart is ripped to shreds torn apart
So bloody hence the color of love

A red hazard yet we still venture
That I have concluded is man’s nature
For the benefits at times outweigh the danger
Others end up being carried on a stretcher

Someone out there hasn’t experienced that sweet piercing arrow
That which makes our hearts follow
Blindly smiley face shining brightly

Somebody hear me out
There’s a plot that has gone out
His life soon will be put out
There people who have gone all out
Who you ask… It’s scary if you found out!

Somebody save Cupid!!!

By Kapa187

President Michael has said technology transfer is critical for the sustainable development of natural resources in African countries including Zambia.

PRESIDENT Sata says Zambia’s unemployment problem is a direct result of the poor management of the country’s natural resources.

Mr Sata, who is attending the Rio+20 world conference on climate change and sustainable development here, also said Africa will never develop on handouts but on technology transfer from developed and some developing countries.

He was speaking during a side session on greening the gross domestic product, dubbed Beyond GDP, organised by the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Helen Clark.

Mr Sata said it is sad that a country like Zambia, which is endowed with natural resources, including minerals, water bodies and wildlife, is still suffering from acute unemployment.

“Zambia has only 13 million people, which is the population of some of the cities in the world. But out of those 13 million, it is most unfortunate that a lot of people are unemployed and God will never forgive us for that.[pullquote]You can keep your money, just give us technology because that is what we need to sustain ourselves. No country has ever developed by begging. That is not sustainable. Africa has been begging for a long time and it is time to make a real difference through technology transfer[/pullquote]

“This is so because we have not managed and used our natural resources the way we are supposed to use them, for the benefit of our people,” he said.

President Sata said the well-being of people in general depends largely on how well their countries manage natural resources.He said Zambia has to move fast in promoting sustainable management of its natural resources for the benefit of its citizens.

On technology transfer, the President said this is part of the key to reducing poverty and taking care of the environment across the world.
Mr Sata said Africa does not need aid, in the absence of technology transfer which is known to spur development.

“You can keep your money, just give us technology because that is what we need to sustain ourselves. No country has ever developed by begging. That is not sustainable. Africa has been begging for a long time and it is time to make a real difference through technology transfer,” he told an applauding audience of delegates.

He said global technology transfer would help a great deal in making the world a better place to live in.Mr Sata also said Zambia is greatly inspired by the technology being applied in Brazil, which has helped to enhance the economy of the South American country of 192 million people.

Brazil is able to make fuel from sugar cane and soya and has been managing its energy sector by finding alternative sources of energy.

“That is great technology, bring it to Zambia. We need technology transfer from the North to the South and West to East, for a better world,” he said.
The President also extended an invitation to delegates to attend the United Nations World Tourism Conference which will be co-hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe in August next year.

“Come to Zambia and see what we have. We will waive some visa requirements and give you a visa on arrival,” he said.

Mr Sata peppered his speech with his usual sense of humour.

“We have enough water for everyone, including the Greeks and Italians. We have wild animals and there is a lot more to see. The only thing we do not have in abundance is whisky and that is because whisky pollutes the environment,” he said.

Earlier, the Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt said she is proud of her country’s contribution to a greener world and Denmark would continue on that path.

She said Denmark runs an energy-efficient economy and no effort would be spared to make more positive decisions for the greater good.

“Inaction can be costly. We have to make good decisions now,” she said with reference to making a deliberate effort to create a world free of pollution and general environmental degradation.

President Sata is today expected to address the conference.

[Daily Mail]

Eddie Murphy is Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.

PRO

• Good acting by Eddie Murphy
• Has some very funny moments

CONS

• The story line it too thin ,unoriginal and predictable.
• The humor is mostly catered to kids

FAVORITE QUOTE

Jack McCall: You never know when the last time you see someone will be the very last time you see someone.

Jack McCall: I want my baby back baby back baby back, ribs.

CONCLUSION

Its not the best Eddie Murphy movie , actually it might be one of his worst , but it is a fun family movie for a Saturday night . It provides some good laughs .It is a kids movie for the most part.

RATING

3 out of 5

By Kapa187