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“The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil”
(Proverbs 19:23, NKJV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
One thing I’ve noticed is that so many people are walking around who aren’t really living to the full the way God intends. Do you ever notice that many people quit living around fifty, but yet they are going to stay on the planet until after they’re eighty? Maybe they went through a disappointment or had a failure. Someone hurt them, and now they’ve lost their joy and settled where they are. No, God has another victory in store! You wouldn’t be breathing unless God had something amazing in your future. It’s time to get your passion back and be determined to really live out all of your God-given days!
The scripture says that God wants to bring you to a flourishing finish, not a fizzled-out finish. Don’t let disappointment or self-pity hold you back. God has promised that what was meant for your harm He will turn around and use for your good. Not only will He bring you out, but He will bring you out better off than you were before. Receive it by faith today and press forward into the abundant, fulfilled life He has in store for you! A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for the promise of living a long, satisfied life. I choose to stay in the game and press forward to fulfill my destiny. I won’t shrink back, give up or lose heart, but I will stand strong in You in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Faz today released the final list of candidates for Faz executive committee positions up for grabs during the March 31 elective annual general meeting at Moba Hotel in Kitwe.
Committee members candidates: Andrew Banda, Zebron Banda, Lombe Bwalya, Violet Bwalya, Eutrasia Chambeshi,Welly Chikuka, Marcha Chilemena, Elijah Chileshe, Jeffrey Chipilingu, Michael Chirwa, Hayden Dingwall, Francis Hafwiti, Perry Hambwilika, Kabaso Kapambwe, Brian Kalunga, Arthur Kamulosa, Gabriel Kaunda, Lee Kawanu, Richard Kazala, James Lesa, Desmond M’gawa, Alex Mambwe, Nelly Mambwe, James Mazumba, Lombe Mbalashi, Hellen Mubita, Kenneth Muteto, Happie Mukondya, Alfred Mungalu, James Mpooma, Victor Mpundu, Alfred Mwape, Keith Mwewa, Richie Nawa, Lenny Nkhuwa, Timothy Phiri, Dorothy Sampa, Amos Simfukwe, Pivoty Simwanza, Tom Siwale, Joseph Zimba.
Power Dynamos won the season’s first silverware on Saturday when they beat Nchanga Rangers 3-1 in the Charity Shield final played at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe.
It seems the neutral venue did nothing for Nchanga who successfully campaigned for the final to be moved from Power’s home at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe to Konkola.
Power got down to business as early as the 13th minute when Graven Chitalu headed in the opener on his way to scoring a brace.
Chitalu was on target again in the 22nd minute with another header.
Six minutes later Power goalkeeper Joshua Titima saved a Clement Mwape penalty.
However two minutes later Dan Chama scored Nchanga’s lone goal of the game to see the two side go 2-1 into halftime.
Midfielder Mukuka Mulenga made sure of Power’s win with the third goal in the 58th minute.
The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.
PROS
Excellent acting by Meryl Streep , she owned the role of Margaret Thatcher.
Great story telling
CONS
The movie takes a while to really get started and you may get lost in the beginning.
FAVORITE QUOTES
Margaret Thatcher: A person’s life has to mean something.
Margaret Thatcher: We will stand on principle, or we will not stand at all.
Margaret Thatcher: It used to be about trying to do something. Now it’s about trying to be someone.
CONCLUSION
Meryl Streep singlehandedly carries The Iron Lady with a performance-quite literally-for the ages. She deservedly won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this movie. It is a great movie to watch , whether you know about Margaret Thatcher or not , you will be fascinated by the story.
Macky 2 unveiled the cover for his new album “Legendary” . In a recent interview he said this album will be more mature than his last one and will be about empowering the youths.
“Nangu ba nchinge itself is a song which encourages people to believe in themselves, how they shouldn’t be discouraged regardless of what they go through and how much people would want to put them down. It’s a song that encourages especially following their dream,” said Macky2.
“My album is focusing more on empowering youths. Nowadays you can’t run away from the fact that people want to dance, they are so obsessed with love songs, and so there are about four club songs. I always try to maintain the original me but it’s got a more mature approach towards it.”
“The album has a variety of songs on it,from the dance floor filler “Mami” to the surprise collaboration with Jk. “My album is focusing more on empowering youths. Nowadays you can’t run away from the fact that people want to dance, they are so obsessed with love songs, and so there are about four club songs. I always try to maintain the original me but it’s got a more mature approach towards it” Says Macky 2. ( The Post)
The album will feature the likes of Jk,Chefy,P Jay,Afunika,Pilato,Exile and Pontiano Kaiche. By Kapa187
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has said that retired MMD leader and former Republican President Rupiah Banda deserves to be honored.
UPND deputy Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa told QFM news that Mr. Banda has proved to be a selfless leader who also ensured that there was a peaceful transition of power after last year’s elections.
He has noted that the former head of state has left a good precedent by voluntarily stepping down as party president.
Mr. Mweetwa added that Mr. Banda should be looked at as a reservoir of knowledge by the up-coming politicians as he has not only been a politician but also a veteran diplomat who served the country well.
Mr. Banda stepped down as MMD party president on Thursday. Speaking during his official address, Mr Banda said the decision to step down was not necessitated by the prevailing political situation in the party or the nation.
“As you have already heard, I wish to officially announce to the nation that I have today Thursday March 15 2012 stepped down as president of our great party MMD,” he said.
Mr Banda said he had stepped down now because he had been invited by the Boston University’s African presidential achievers and research centre in the United States of America (US) to provide lectures.
“This programme will require me to be out of this great country for a period of three months which means I will be out for a long period of time. At first, the university wanted me to be in the US for one year, but because of commitments to my country, I felt it would not be right for me to be away for that long,” he said.
He said a political party could not function effectively without a leader for a long period of time.
Mr Banda said he had remained consistent since he left power in September last year and that he would leave the leadership of the party to the younger generation.
“In fact, if you recall, I was due to officially leave the MMD leadership in December last year at a meeting held at Protea Hotel in Lusaka. However, my colleagues in the National Executive Committee (NEC) decided that I should stay on for a while to guide the party towards the convention where a new leader would be democratically elected,” he said.
[pullquote]“If we were wrong in privatising Zamtel, history will prove us, if Zamtel will succeed, there will be more money in people’s pockets.[/pullquote]
Meanwhile, the former head of State also said he still believed that his Government was in order to privatise Zamtel and that only time would prove “who is right or wrong now that the company has been repossessed by the State.”
“If we were wrong in privatising Zamtel, history will prove us, if Zamtel will succeed, there will be more money in people’s pockets. And if they (PF) fail, the people we’ll tell them that. But I believe that we made the right decision to privatise Zamtel,” he said.
File:Police on Patrol in Mongu during the Mongu riots
POLICE officers who were deployed at Limulunga High School to quell riots in Mongu in January of 2011, are suspected of making 30 pupils pregnant at the learning institution, Parliament heard yesterday.
This came to light during the Vice President’s question time when Luena member of Parliament Mulumemui Imenda (Alliance for Democracy and Development) asked whether Government is aware that about 30 pupils were impregnated by police officers who were camped at the school during last year’s January 14 Mongu riots.
Ms Imenda also wanted to know whether Government has received a report on the matter which was investigated by the Rodger Chongwe Commission of Inquiry into the Mongu riots.
If the report is true, then 30 pregnant girls is more than half the number of pupils in a class which is normally 50.
In response, Vice President Guy Scott said the matter is in the report of the Commission of Inquiry, which has not yet been released to the public.
Dr Scott said he expected the report of the commission of Inquiry on the Mongu riots to be in the public domain soon.
Hundreds of Police officers were deployed to Mongu last year, to maintain law and order during the riots.
The Vice President said Government is actively studying the report and will make its position known on the matter when all the recommendations have been studied.
He said members of the public should not panic, as the authorities are actively studying all the recommendations, before making their position known on the matter.
Dr Scott said this in response to a follow up question from Itezhi-Tezhi member of Parliament Greyford Moonde (UPND) who wanted to know why Government is taking long to publicise the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Mongu riots.
Mr Moonde said it is important that the report is released to the public, so that Zambians are made aware of the findings and the suggested recommendations.
He said people are concerned about the Government’s delay in releasing the report, following its submission to the President.
Mr Moonde said making the report public will promote transparency in dealing with the matter, which has threatened Zambia’s sovereignty and unitary status.
Meanwhile, Parliament learnt that 912 people were arrested between August 30, 2011 and December 30, 2011 for trafficking in cannabis.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ngosa Simbyakula said 805 cases of drug trafficking were also handled by the Drug Enforcement Commission during the same period.
Dr Simbyakula said this in response to a question from Chilubi MP Obius Chisala (PF) who wanted to know how many cases of drug trafficking were handled by the DEC during the period under review, as well as how many people were arrested for trafficking in cannabis.
And Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has urged MPs to ask their questions clearly during the Vice President’s question time.
Dr Matibini said it is important for MPs to start asking definite questions so that the Vice President can respond effectively.
He said this when he made a ruling after a point of order raised by Chembe MP Mwansa Mbulakulima (MMD) who wanted to know whether the Vice President was in order not to give definite answers to questions raised by MPs.
Mr Mbulakulima accused the Vice President of lowering the standards of the House.
This was when Dr Scott responded to a question by saying he could not give detailed answers to a question raised because he did not have full details.
File: Former Zambia Army Commander Geojago Musengule bundled in a police van after a Lusaka magistrate court jailed him
THE Lusaka High Court has upheld a four-year custodial sentence imposed on former Zambia Army commander Geojago Musengule for abuse of office of authority.
The court has also upheld a three-year jail sentence imposed on Musengule’s co-accused Amon Sibande for corruptly inducing a public officer.
Musengule and Sibande appealed against a Lusaka Magistrates’ Court conviction and sentence on grounds that the subordinate court erred in law and misdirected itself when it jailed them.
The duo was jailed on seven counts of abuse of authority of office, corrupt practices by a public officer and corrupt practices with a public officer contrary to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act number 42 of 1996.
Delivering a six-hour judgement in Lusaka yesterday, a panel of three High Court judges comprising Charles Kajimanga, Florence Lengalenga and Elita Mwikisa dismissed Musengule’s 24 grounds of appeal and Sibande’s seven grounds of appeal.
The judges dismissed the duo’s grounds of appeal because they lacked merit.
“In totality, we find that the trial Magistrates’ Court dealt with this case successfully. We are satisfied with the findings of the trial by the Magistrates’ Court and we cannot interfere. This appeal in all is dismissed and leave to appeal is granted,” the judges said.
They said the Magistrates’ Court was on firm grounds when it convicted Musengule and Sibande.
The judges said the High Court can only interfere with the decision of the Magistrates’ Court if the sentence imposed on a person “comes with a sense of shock” but in Musengule’s case, the sentence did not “come with a sense of shock.”
The judges said the trial court did not error in law when it convicted Musengule for the manner he engaged Base Chemicals to build staff houses at Kaoma Barracks and supply of fuel to the army without following tender procedure.
They said Musengule unilaterally and single-handedly engaged Base Chemicals without following the law.
THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) and National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) have taken the labour dispute with First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQML), the owners of Kansanshi mines in Solwezi, for adjudication in the Industrial Relations Court.
During a joint press briefing at Katilungu House in Kitwe yesterday, the two unions cautioned workers against going on an illegal strike while the case is in court.
MUZ acting president Charles Mukuka commended various interest groups, including Government for their commitment to ensuring that the impasse between workers and FQML management is resolved amicably.
“We hereby take this opportunity to inform our members and the nation, that in terms of the provisions of the Industrial and Labour Relations Act on the settlement of collective disputes, the parties to the dispute took the inevitable action.
The matter is now proceeding to the Industrial Relations Court for adjudication,” Mr Mukuka said.
He however said the mediation process still leaves the parties to the dispute divided.
“We would like to appeal for calm and commitment to duty, now that the process has entered unchartered territory, in terms of our history in industrial relations.
“We regret to report to our members at Kansanshi mine and FQML that the mediation process conducted by the appointed mediator Mr Maxwell Sichula in Ndola on Tuesday and Thursday failed to resolve the impasse on the tenure of the 2012 collective agreement,” Mr Mukuka said.
He said miners at Kansanshi mine have rejected the 15 percent salary hike management has offered them.
“MUZ and NUMAW reached the disagreement on the 2012 collective agreement, particularly on one item which is the tenure of the collective agreement.
“Management of both Kansanshi and FQML proposed a two-year period to cover for the items agreed upon with them. This is against the one-year arrangement. Management decided to declare a dispute on this item,” Mr Mukuka said.
He appealed to President Sata to intervene in the matter.
“Kansanshi and FQML are key drivers in the mining industry. This unfortunate development should not be allowed to derail the growth and expansion of the mining sector,” Mr Mukuka said.
GOVERNMENT said it will stay clear of the on-going collective bargaining for improved salaries and conditions of service for public service workers.
Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Labour Fackson Shamenda says it is sad that some people have already started speculating that Government has awarded a four percent salary hike to workers when negotiations for improved conditions of service have not yet been concluded.
Mr Shamenda said this in Lusaka on Thursday night when he launched the International Labour Organisation (ILO) law growth nexus II project, aimed at promoting decent work and creating more job opportunities in the country.
He said Government has started working out modalities to improve conditions of service for public service workers to promote industrial harmony in the country.
“We have heard people saying we have awarded a four percent salary increment to our workers. This is not true because we have not yet concluded the bargaining process with public service unions.
“Our workers should know that the period for negotiations for improved conditions of service has not yet come to an end. Therefore, we still have some time to agree with unions, on ideas which can improve conditions of service for our workers,” Mr Shamenda said.
He said the Patriotic Front (PF) government attaches great importance to improving the welfare of workers in the country and will continue looking for ways and means of improving living standards in the country.
Mr Shamenda also said Government has realised the urgent need to create more job opportunities.
He said while the country has registered substantial economic growth in recent times, arising mainly from the high copper prices on the world market, little of the economic growth has trickled down to ordinary people, especially youths in the townships and villages.
“The PF government is redressing this scenario, in line with the vision and aspirations enshrined in the party manifesto and other national policy documents on employment creation,” Mr Shamenda said.
He commended ILO for coming up with the project which will help to complement Government efforts to create decent employment in small and medium-scale enterprises.
And ILO country representative Martin Clemensson said the law growth nexus II project, to be implemented as a pilot project in Zambia and Kenya, will create more job opportunities in the construction sector.
Get Involved Zambia Executive Director Father Frank Bwalya
Father Frank Bwalya has described as a joke former president Rupiah Banda’s invitation to go and lecture at the Boston University. Father Bwalya said that it is surprising that the former president who mismanaged the country can be invited to lecture on democracy.
Father Bwalya has questioned the credibility of Mr. Banda to teach at a high level institution like Boston University. He said that everyone in the country is alive to how the former president led the country.
The Get Involved Zambia executive director has noted that president Banda is not the right man to talk about democracy.
Meanwhile, the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has said that the move by former republican president Rupiah Banda to step down as MMD president is an opportunity for the former ruling party to re-organize itself.
FODEP Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi said that the decision by Mr Banda to relinquish the MMD presidency is in his best interest so that he could continue enjoying his benefits.
Speaking to QFM News, Mr. Chipenzi said that the move will also save the party from calls by sections of society for Mr. Banda to step down following accusations that he caused the party’s loss in last year’s general elections.
He has since called on party national chairman, Michael Mabenga, who is interim party president, to take up the challenge and organize the party convention where a new leader will be elected.
Mr. Chipenzi has also appealed to Zambian citizens to give the former head of State the respect he deserves despite the wrongs he could have done.
MMD national chairperson for women affairs Catherine Namugala
The planned demonstration by women in the opposition movement for multi party democracy MMD has been suspended. This follows a court order obtained by the party to stay execution of the decision of the registrar of societies to deregister the party.
MMD national chairperson for women affairs Catherine Namugala disclosed this at a media briefing in Lusaka this afternoon.
Ms. Namugala said that the women have decided to suspend the demonstration because they do not want to interfere with the court process.
She however stated that women in the party are still angry that the country’s democracy is being undermined.
Ms. Namugala has since called on Zambians to look beyond political affiliation and work to ensure that the country’s democracy is sustained.
MMD women had planned to demonstrate naked tomorrow following the deregistration of their party by the registrar of societies.
And Ms. Namugala has accused the media of twisting the issues surrounding their planned demonstration. She has refuted media reports that the women were planning to protest naked accusing the media of exaggeration.
The national chairperson for women affairs said that a clear message can be put across without them being nude.
A man searching for cell phone network signal up a tree
Government has announced that Statutory Instrument No.65 of 2011, which will makes it mandatory for sellers of mobile phone SIM cards and the network operators to capture identity details of persons to whom a sSIM card is sold and the number assigned, will come into force in June 2012.
Transport, works, supply and communication deputy Minister Mwenya Musenge told Parliament today in response to a question by Chipata Central Member of Parliament Reuben Mtolo who wanted to know whether Government is considering introducing compulsory registration of cell phone SIM cards in order to guard against criminal activities.
Mr Musenge said that Government issued Statutory Instrument no.65 of 2011 the Information and Communication Technologies, registration of electronic communication apparatus Regulation 2011.
He explained that once the Statutory Instrument comes into force in June 2012, electronic communications network service providers will be required to maintain an electronic register of individual subscriber information which will include names and physical addresses of subscribers and the serial numbers of the SIM cards.
MMD Lusaka province youth Chairman, Watson Mtonga,
Youths in the de-registered opposition Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) have vowed to protect the existence of the party.
MMD Lusaka province youth Chairman, Watson Mtonga, said MMD youths will do everything possible to protect the existence of the party, which he said is the founding party of democracy in Zambia.
Mtonga tells QFM that the youths are willing and ready to face anyone who will stand in the way of the party.
He says if the deregistration of the party is one way the PF government wants to bring down opposition political parties in the country; the youths will carry out a national match past to demonstrate against the move.
Mtonga said what the PF government is doing is a true reflection that it was never ready to govern the country.
He has also described Chief Registrar of Societies Clement Andeleki as a serious joker.
And MMD youth wing national coordinator Bowman Lusambo has called on the republican president Michael Sata to protect the democracy of the nation.
Mr Lusambo says intimidation of the opposition in the country will kill the hard earned democracy the country has enjoyed over the last two decades.
Mr.Lusambo explains to QFM radio that democracy requires a strong presence of people with divergent political ideas to foster the development of the country.
He has called on the civil society organizations to rise to the challenge and speak out against the ills that are being witnessed in the country.
