PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Secretary-General Wynter Kabimba has advised former president Rupiah Banda against misleading the international community on economic achievements allegedly scored by his administration.

Mr Kabimba feels that the former government “greatly mismanaged the country” adding that Mr Banda should not attempt to ‘white wash’ the MMD administration and himself.

He was speaking in an interview yesterday following Mr. Banda’s revelation that he is still shocked at the fact that Zambians denied him another mandate to govern “despite the various achievements” his administration supposedly scored.

The former President still could not believe that President Michael Sata was chosen over him last September in a lecture he delivered to students as a visiting associate lecturer at Boston University’s African President’s Resident Centre.

But Mr Kabimba said Mr Banda should come to terms with the humiliating defeat and move on.

“Let Mr Banda get back to reality. You cannot be in a state of shock for six months because you are likely to slide into a coma,” Mr Kabimba said. “The reality is that the PF have been given the mandate to govern the nation and we (PF government) will deliver according to people’s expectations.”

He said the former President is trying to ‘clean’ the image of his administration, which he knew was highly corrupt and that his administration failed to deliver development to ordinary Zambians.

He observed that the much preached about 6.5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth of the economy achieved by the MMD government did not benefit many Zambians.

“It was growth that benefited a few politicians. It benefited Mr Banda himself and a few of his colleagues while the majority of Zambians remained poor and grew poorer everyday,” he said.

Mr Kabimba said Zambians liberated themselves from Mr Banda’s administration because of the syndrome of corruption. He said the MMD government was “tainted with high levels of corruption”.

Mr Kabimba alleged that Mr Banda’s fight against corruption was hypocritical, adding that the vice was being perpetrated by people close to him.
“So let him not mislead people in Boston about the things which his administration did not do,” Mr Kabimba said.

He said the road projects that were embarked upon prior to the general elections are shoddy and were marred with corruption.

“The hospitals that were constructed had no personnel and equipment. Mr Banda’s regime duped Zambians and they (Government) lived off the Zambian people,” he said.

Mr Kabimba explained that the MMD administration failed to deliver a people-driven constitution despite spending billions of Kwacha on the National Constitutional Conference (NCC).

He alleged that the former regime wanted to amend the Constitution to serve the interests of a few individuals.

“We would have ended up with a Constitution without the legitimacy from the people,” he said.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

Born  in Lusaka, Zambia, life has taken this young phenomenon around the world. A self-declared ‘rolling stone’, Chanda has lived in Zambia, Spain and the United States, with many, many other travels in between. His journey with music began at a young age, with the classic album Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg. Later, He would become enthralled with East Coast legends, including Nas, who would become his favorite MC. At the callow age of nine, he decided that he could rap too and he began penning his first verses. Many rhyme books later, Chanda has now arrived.

Chanda’s time in Spain immersed him further into hip-hop culture teaching him about the elements, including breakdancing, graffiti and freestyling. It was here in Spain that he first recorded in a professional music studio, first performed live shows and first released multiple mixtapes. As part of the Spanish/English bi-lingual duo Uny2 (pronounced ‘unidos’), Chanda Mbao learned what it meant to connect with the audience. He fuses different styles of hip-hop and focuses on using witty punchlines and wordplay to keep his listeners entertained. For every layer of meaning you think you uncover, look further because he aims for lyrical depth beyond the norm.

The next voyage took the teenage Mbao to Miami where he would attend the University of Miami to study Economics and International Studies. With these two majors, as well as minors in Mathematics and Foreign Languages, the stress of school, internships and extra-curricular activities seemed to take him away from music but this hiatus was an important period in helping him formulate the right plan of attack.

Now, in 2012, he is bringing you two key projects. The first, The Syllabus Mixtape, is a mixtape that will be released via weekly downloadable tracks. The second, tentatively titled Midnight Lightz, after Chanda Mbao’s publishing company, will be released on May 31st, 2012. Midnight Lightz will be a project consisting of solely original material and is well on its way to being complete.

Chanda Mbao is looking forward to riding with you all on this epic journey.

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Listen to more of his music at http://soundcloud.com/chandambao

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By Kapa187

Crisis Mr. Swagger will be sharing the spot with Bay Area rapper,E-40 at The Key Club in Hollywood, California, USA.
April, 26th, 2012.

This is a great opportunity  for Crisis to reach a wider audience .Which is good for him and Zambian music as a whole.

By Kapa187

The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has finally announced that the provincial conventions to elect the party’s new leader will commence on Friday May 25th,2012.

The convention will see the election of a new party president to replace former president Rupiah Banda who relinquished the position last month.

MMD National Secretary Richard Kachingwe announced at a briefing this afternoon that the conventions will also see the amendment of the MMD constitution leading to the introduction of two positions of party vice president, one in charge of political affairs with the other one in charge of administration.

Major Kachingwe said this is in compliance with the provisions of Article 15 of the MMD Constitution.

He said that instead of the delegates coming into Lusaka to vote for their preferred candidates, elections will take place in all the ten provinces from 10 hours to 15 hours while the party secretariat will be the totaling center.

And Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi has welcomed the move by the opposition MMD to resort to holding provincial conventions to elect a new party president.

The MMD has opted to hold provincial conventions to elect a new leader rather than a national convention which would have cost the party between 2-3 billion kwacha.

This decision was arrived at by the party after failing to raising the funds for a national convention. Mr. Chipenzi said that it is important for the former ruling party to elect a new leader as soon as possible in order to allow quick continuation from were former president Rupiah Banda left from.

He told QFM News that what is important for the party is to make all the changes within the provisions of its constitution to avoid causing confusion in the party.

Mr. Chipenzi has also advised the MMD to guard against the influence of the winning candidate in a particular province during the elections so as not to affect the results of other provinces.

QFM

President Michael Sata has urged Zambians to celebrate Easter responsibly and remember the plight of the less fortunate of our society. In his Easter message, the President described Easter as an important feast on the Christian calendar. This is contained in a press release from State House

“Christians everywhere are commemorating the achievements of our saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. During this period we remember that our father in heaven sacrificed his beloved son to save humankind. This great deed of our God requires us to stop and reflect on how we can relate to one another in a better way,” President Sata said.

“As we celebrate Easter, we should do so responsibly and be mindful of those less fortunate than ourselves. Easter should be a time of good will and expression of unconditional love to one another. Let us love each other. This is the greatest teaching that Jesus left us.

“With love there is nothing that we cannot conquer. Love can give us unity in diversity. Love can also give us prosperity as a nation. It is only love that will move us away from vices such as hatred, greed, corruption and other evils that have the potential to destroy our nation.”

President Sata reminded leaders to have love for everyone as that would help to keep the promises they make to the people and also help Government in stirring the country forward.

The Head of State said he was pleased that Government has begun to fulfil some of the important promises made during campaigns.

“We promised our people that we would work hard to improve the public service to ensure that services are delivered effectively. This can only happen if the civil service is motivated through decent pay and other conditions,” the President said.

“I therefore, congratulate all the public sector unions for engaging in honest negotiations with our Government which has made it possible for us to reach an unprecedented agreement on a number of very key issues that have concerned many public servants.”

The President said he was particularly pleased that the negotiations have taken a mere ten days and the parties reached a 15 per cent salary increment compared to last year when it took six months to reach 10 per cent settlement.

“These are important first steps towards the fulfilment of the promises contained in our party manifesto, we used to campaign for office last year,” he said.

President Sata also expressed satisfaction that Government had begun to deal with some of the distortions in the conditions of service in the public service.

“I am sure when our public servants receive their pay slips they will agree that in a resource – constrained environment we have done our best to put more money in their pockets,” the President said.

The President said he was pleased that the unions and Government have agreed to set up a public service credit union or civil service bank that will be able lend public servants money on affordable terms.

“I am instructing the Minister of Finance to proceed with steps to establish the Zambia Public Service Credit Union Bank. We are determined to ensure that our public servants access affordable loans for housing, transport and education,” he said.

He said it was exciting that this landmark settlement has come at the time of Easter, a period of resolution, reconciliation, fraternity and goodwill.

“Let us never lose focus of the theme of love as the cornerstone of whatever we seek to do to better the lot for mother Zambia. Let me remind each one of us to always remember that we have a duty of loyalty to the fundamental interests of the state,” President Sata said.

“National interest as it were, transcends the sectional interests that sometimes happen to divide us. This Easter must remind us, especially those in leadership that when we serve, we must always dedicate ourselves to God, family and country.”

As we continue to promote Poetry in Zambia ; here are this weeks poems ,enjoy.

MOONSHINE (GODDESS) by Mwape Mumba

The Moon about it there’s a lot of revelation.

Journeying to its destination

Its dominion: all things lose their ugliness under its light luminously cast on them…

Likening a being to that heavenly body

Is likening the being to having heavenly origins

Shines with beauty that cannot compare

That you’d never want to cast your gaze away just stare

Its cool warmth so alluring with much authority

Yet with an aura of care and love oozing in her mostly

As designed by nature moving across the sky with admirable grace

As though to subtly let the world know of not only its beauty but also its outstanding craftsmanship… rightfully in place

When she moves she carries herself with authority, self respect and a whole lot of esteem

She: so contagious as her presence overwhelmingly is lovely from within

Moves with admirable grace in every step she takes

Beauty carefully crafted

Unable to shift gaze once set on her.

Her voice uttered is like nothing no matter can articulate

Only unique to her mesmerizing never pressurizing.

Soft and tender is the composition of her soul

A single dose of her and you’d forever want more…

Its a pity words can never fully all in all express the heart and soul!!

WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU..

by Milan Sichinga

Life is a mythical hole that isn’t at all simple,

It’s a puzzle that reflects different meaning to animals and people,

To the animals it’s all about the hunt,

Be caught behind or find a way to stay in front,

With people the rules slightly differ,

The challenges and threats make the meaning deeper,

Of course we want to get ahead,

And poverty and failure we all dread,

But we have the liberty to give up and still be happy,

We can hang on to love even when it’s crappy,

We can sit and no fatal predator will make us its prey,

Of course I mean that in the literal way-

Because both animals and people may be eaten,

It’s just our fates in the universe that are differently written,

For instance man and woman,

Both evidently human,

But obviously nothing alike

I’m yet to find a similarity I like,

We may share a rib but we don’t much care for each other,

Just look at the number of movements fighting one another,

In the middle of that is gender,

Centred around luxury and paper,

It’s funny it grows silent when asked to toil,

One by one the leaders bury their heads in the soil.

Now the whole term is confused,

And the numbers keep growing of those who are abused.

We read of a woman and frown but laugh when it’s a man,

To get away with raping me lady I can see now that was your plan,

Ridiculous, like the 90 days of that politician

Before I believe such rhetoric I’d rather see a mortician,

Why are we so gullible to accept everything they tell us?

Why do we close our minds and let them enslave us?

With doctrine that is dented like a face with chicken pox

Open your minds and think outside that box,

Before making a decision, weigh the pros and cons,

Also be weary of what you say on Facebook and on those phones

I can assure you they are watching, they are listening,

They’ve wanted to control me since the day of my christening,

I think for myself so I rebuke their control,

Do you know that a fool is what they take you for?

(My Intellect’s Loud And Noisy-MILAN)

A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN

by Martha Kondwe

A choclate fountain

a fountain i never want to run dry

when his lips touch mine

i feel like i can touch the sky

if only for the moment

sending me to a dreamy place

half dreamy

then awake

and half magical

his breathe

on the nape of my neck

a sensitive spot

the warmth of his body

lying next to me

its like a luxury

a ride i remember

even in my most darkest slumber

i remember

skin

bare

sweat

dripping

breathing

heavy

moaning

only in his ear

pure pleasure

heart pounding

physical insanity

which leads to the ending

the ending of all endings

spontaneous combustion

this is a good day

By Kapa187

The Patriotic Front Government says its development agenda is anchored on the sixth National Development Plan. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said that the PF government has not discarded the development plans of the MMD government.

He said the private sector should note that PF developments and economic plans are also laid out in the mid-term plans and the annual budget. Mr Chikwanda said this on a ZNBC special recorded TV programme which is expected to air at 21 hours on Thursday.

On monetary policy, Mr Chikwanda said that the Bank of Zambia has introduced the Policy Rate to address the disparity between leading rates and the inflation rate. He said it is not acceptable that there should be 400 percent disparity on lending rates which stand at 25 percent while inflation is at six percent.

Mr Chikwanda also said the two million Kwacha income tax threshold which takes effect this month will create spending power and stir the economy to grow.

And he Patriotic Front-PF party has reaffirmed its commitment to deliver on its election campaign promises. Vice President Gut Scott who is also party Vice President says the PF party will not be preoccupied with the election victory but concentrate on uplifting the lives of Zambians.

Dr. Scott was speaking when he addressed PF officials in Kabwe in Central Province on Wednesday.

Dr Guy Scott also said that the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) will never come back to power just like the United Independence Party (UNIP) which he said has been in the opposition for more than 20 years since it lost to MMD in 1991.

The Vice president encouraged members of the PF in central province to work hard and make the party stronger by recruiting more members. ZANIS reports that Dr. Scott said the party wants the Mkushi North Seat which has been nullified to completely displace the MMD from Central Province where they used to enjoy more support.

He noted that the PF lost the 2008 election by 2 per cent because people in Central Province voted for MMD which he said should not be the case during the by-elections. Dr. Scott was speaking in Kabwe yesterday when he met PF members after a tour of Mukobeko Maximum Prison.

And Central Province Patriotic Front Chairman Benson Chali says the party is well positioned to win all the by-elections that have been created as a result of nullification of results following the petitions.

Mr. Chali told the Vice President that the opposition MMD Councilors have approached the party with intentions of wanting to defect to the ruling party but was waiting for the petition results to be heard.

He said more members have since joined and promised to scope the Mkushi North seat which was recently nullified in the high court. The Lusaka High court recently nullified the Chama North and Mkushi North seats which were petitioned by the PF.

ZNBC