President Michael Sata has called on Zambians living in Botswana to return home and help develop the country. President Sata said that if Zambians do not return to work and develop the country, other foreign nationals will be employed to help develop the country because the process is not going to wait for anyone.

He said Zambia has educated a lot of her people who have left the country to work and develop other countries instead of their own. ZANIS reports that the President was speaking last evening in Gaborone, Botswana when he met Zambians living in Botswana.

He said Zambia had trained a lot of doctors, nurses, teachers and other professionals who, unfortunately, had not contributed to the welfare of their own country. President Sata urged the Zambians to return home and contribute towards the development of the country adding that Zambia needed all the ideas it could get in order to enhance development.

And Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda said it was important for Zambian living in the Diaspora to keep abreast with the happenings in Zambia. Mr. Lubinda said when Zambians are well informed of the happening back home they will be able to meaningfully contribute towards the development of the country.

He implored the Zambian people in Botswana to contribute to the welfare of their country.

ZANIS

Nicholas Mabika , AKA Lil Nick AKA Pacman , hailing from Jesmondene Lusaka is a white Zambian rapper who has been through much criticism in his life on becoming the 1st successful white rapper in zambia but has said he is planning on only big things to put zed hip hop on the map. His words ” LSK has some of the sickest rappers ive heard in my life and its about time they got there music out there because they deserve it“.

The young rapper was first discovered by the man himself C.R.I.$.I.$ after featuring in his music video for play on at the age of 13. But a couple years later he found himself working with the artists in So Good Entertainment after being discovered at “Cypher” during his “legendary battle with the So’ Good Artist K.R.Y.T.I.C.  lil Nick is currently in a college in Loughborough studying Music Technology with his aspiration to open his own professional studio.

THE MUSIC

Video for his latest single “I Know”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnonEk-2dQo

 “me on your track… priority ,you on the track…. minority , and im so fly that your sky looks like the floor to me”  he raps in the song .

He may face a lot of criticism because of the color of his skin , but there is no denying that he his very talented . He brings some originality to the Zambian rap scene with his good delivery and witty rhymes . There is no limit to how far he can go , both locally and internationally .

Being Zambian is more than just the colour of your skin.

By Kapa187

United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema has suggested that the country considers having the 50% plus 1 clause in the new constitution that will not demand for an election re-run.

Mr. Hichilema has said instead the 50% plus 1 clause should only have a provision that will provide for the establishment of a coalition government in an event that no party manages to secure the majority votes.

The opposition leader adds that the coalition government in this particular case would have to be formed by the top two leading parties in an election. Mr. Hichilema notes that having such a provision in the constitution will help avoid costs that would arise from an election re-run.

Mr. Hichilema says Zambia should learn from countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia which he says have adopted a similar system. He has since called for a speedy, cost effective and all-inclusive constitution making process.

QFM

Home Affairs Minister Kennedy Sakeni says government will not compensate families of the girls impregnated by police officers in Mongu because it did not ask the officers to get promiscuous.

Mr. Sakeni said that it is pointless to call on government to compensate the girls when the matter involves individual officers. He said that the issue of compensation should not even arise because the law is available to provide guidance on the matter.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with QFM, Mr. Sakeni has advised the girls’ families and concerned parties to report the involved culprits to the police for the law to take its course.

He explained that the affected parties have all the rights and time to take up the matter through relevant authorities and not wait on government to act.

Mr. Sakeni said government can not just take disciplinary action against the officers because procedure has to be followed. The Home Affairs minister said that according to the report he has received, the involved officers are from Kanfinsa, on the Copperbelt province.

On Friday, parliament heard that some of the girls at Limulunga High School have been impregnated by some police officers that had been deployed to the area to crash the Mongu riots last year.

Monze Central Member of Parliament Jack Mwiimbu and Hope for human rights executive director Smart Chanda have both called on government to compensate the families of the girls.

QFM

Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani says police will discipline the Police officers who allegedly impregnated 30 pupils in Limulunga last year.

And Ms Libongani has assured the people of Western Province that the police service will maintain law and order in an effort to allow people exercise their rights fully during the proceeding of the Barotse National Council scheduled for Monday next week.

Speaking when she called on Western Province Permanent Secretary Augustine Seyuba at his office in Mongu today, Ms Libongani said she has come in the Province to get first hand information on the matter.

” I have come so that i can get first hand information on the issues of the school going children who are reported to have been impregnanted by police officers and also to check on the security status of the province ahead of the Barotse National Council” she stated.

She noted that police officers were deployed to Mongu last year to provide security to the community saying the report of some officers having impregnated school going children will not be taken lightly.

Ms Libongani further disclosed that the she was in the province to check on the security status of the province ahead of the forth coming long awaited Barotse National Council.

She said police will not stop people from exercising their rights but said that people should conduct themselves in a peaceful manner.

And Mr. Seyuba has praised the police service in the province for maintaining law and order in the midst of many challenges they are facing.

Mr. Seyuba said the current order and peace in the province is due to the hard work and professionalism the service has exhibited.

He appealed to the Inspector general to consider addressing the many challenges officers face in combating crime in the province saying areas such Sichili, Shangombo and Mitete in Lukulu district do not have police stations a situation that has led to an increase in the number of caravina cases in the province.

Fitch Ratings says that additional strain could be placed on Zambia’s (‘B+’/Negative/’B’) government finances and its relatively strong governance undermined if the Registrar of Societies’ decision to de-register the country’s official opposition party is not overturned by the courts.

On 14 March, the Registrar of Societies announced that the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), the party that lost last September’s election after two decades in power, would cease to operate as a political party due to the alleged non-payment of dues over the past 20 years. The registrar called for by-elections for the 53 parliamentary seats held by the MMD.

In Fitch’s view, it is too early to tell if this is simply the actions of an over-zealous official, or whether the decision was politically motivated, with negative consequences for democracy and governance, factors which Fitch has traditionally regarded as amongst Zambia’s rating strengths. However, the agency’s revision of Zambia’s Outlook to Negative on 1 March 2012 reflected Fitch’s concerns about some of the government’s early actions and announcements, which have brought into question the direction of government policy. This latest development only increases the agency’s concerns over policy direction and governance quality.

It is not obligatory under the Act for the Registrar to suspend a society that has not paid its dues. Furthermore, a society should be given at least 21 days to respond to any allegations. In addition, the Registrar does not have the authority to dismiss elected parliamentarians and call for by-elections. The Registrar may therefore have overstepped its mandate. The high court has subsequently halted the suspension and ruled that by-elections to fill the party’s seats in parliament must await the outcome of a legal challenge to the suspension.

However, even if the decision is overturned by the courts, Fitch highlights again the risks associated with sending a negative message on matters relating to economic policy, property rights and respect for the rule of law. This is particularly the case in a year that the government will seek to raise USD500m from international capital markets in a debut eurobond.

If the decision to de-register the MMD is upheld and by-elections are called, there will also be adverse fiscal consequences. Holding elections will put unnecessary strain on the budget or divert funds from much-needed capital spending. Furthermore, if donors believe governance is deteriorating, they could decide to suspend aid, which makes up 7% of government revenue. This has been a response to similar events in other aid recipients in Africa and elsewhere in the past. It also risks sparking political instability, particularly given the support the MMD still garners in rural areas.

Fitch will continue to monitor this issue closely, and the government’s actions and policy announcements more generally over the coming months. Evidence that the fiscal position is being damaged and growth eroded through a weaker investment environment would have negative implications for the rating.

[Reuters]

2wo-1ne relasead their latest video for the song “Bosa Tumfwe”.  2wo-1ne is know for thier creativity and this is no different . Great song with a great video

By Kapa187