Zambia’s coach ,Herve Renard is doing a good job so far . We have reached the quater-finals and should go further this time around.

He expelled Cliford mulenga from the African Nations Cup squad for a breach of team rules.

Mulenga broke a curfew, along with three other unidentified players, after Zambia’s win on Sunday over Equatorial Guinea in their last group match. While the trio apologised, Mulenga, with a reputation for being head strong, did not.

“The coach has made it very, very clear why he had made that decision and it is in the interest of teamwork and unity and that cannot be compromised,” the association’s press officer Erick Mwanza told reporters in Bata, where Zambia are preparing for their quarter-final against Sudan on Saturday.

Hopefully this will not affect the rest of the team , Renard has to make sure the team is physically and mentally prepared for this weekends game.

Playing career

Born in Aix-les-Bains, Renard played as a defender for French sides AS Cannes, Stade de Vallauris and SC Draguignan in a playing career which lasted from 1983 to 1998.

Coaching career

Renard began his coaching career with SC Draguignan in 1999, leaving in 2001. He was Assistant at Chinese side Shanghai Cosco from 2002 to 2003, and managed English side Cambridge United in 2004. He became manager of AS Cherbourg in 2005, leaving them in 2007. He next became Assistant to Claude Le Roy for the Ghana national side. He was appointed manager of the Zambia national team in May 2008. At the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, he led Zambia to the quarter final stage of the tournament for the first time in 14 years. Renard left his duties as Zambia manager in early April 2010 with only two months remaining on his contract. Two days later he agreed to become manager of Angola. He resigned from his position as Angola manager in early October 2010, and was replaced by Zeca Amaral.

USM Alger

On January 21, 2011, Renard reached an agreement with Algerian club USM Alger to become the head coach of the club.

Second spell in Zambia

Following the dismissal of coach Dario Bonetti on 10 October 2011, the Football Association of Zambia offered him a coaching position. On 22 October 2011, it was announced that he would return for a second stint as coach of Zambia on a one-year contract.

Renard has revealed that he wears the same white shirt at every match for superstitious reasons, which date back to beating Tunisia in the first match at Angola 2010.

“In 2010, we played the first game against Tunisia and I was wearing a white shirt,” said the Frenchman.

“The second game I changed because I said I can’t wear all the time the same, and I put on a blue shirt and we lost against Cameroon.”

“I think I won’t change – but don’t worry, I clean it after the game. It is very clean – no problem.”

BY KAPA187

The evaluation of ZANACO is said to have been fraudulent, irregular and massively undervalued.

And the Net Asset Value methodology used to evaluate ZANACO was problematic and unprofessionally done.

These are the findings established by the Technical Committee on the privatization of ZANACO.

Technical Committee Advisor to the Commission of Inquiry Michael Musonda said the Net Asset Value could only have been used if the bank was on the brink of liquidation.

Mr. Musonda submitted to the Sebastian Zulu chaired committee of inquiry that ZANACO had never been known to be on the brink of liquidation.

He told the committee that the method used by the evaluator, Price Waters Coopers, was illegal and unwarranted.

Mr. Musonda submitted that the most ideal value method which was the market valuation price of the 49 per cent stake in the bank could have been in the range of between US$18.4 million and US$23.4 million .

He said this was in contrast of the between US$8.1million and US$8.8 million established by the evaluator to be the market price.

Mr. Musonda submitted that the then ZAMBIA Privatization Agency-ZPA abrogated its mandate by allowing DFID to engage an evaluator of ZANACO assets.

He said that responsibility should have been solely handled by ZPA.

[ZNBC]

MMD presidential hopeful Dr. Nevers Mumba has warned that the lifting of former president Rupiah Banda’s immunity will spell disaster.

Dr. Mumba says calls to lift the former president’s immunity will dent Zambia’s image both locally and internationally.

Dr. Mumba says he will not subscribe to stakeholders calling for the removal of the former president’s immunity.

He has suggested that the provision in the constitution which guarantees presidential immunity be removed so that there are no calls to lift the immunity of former president whenever they leave office.

Dr. Mumba notes that it has now become a trend to call for the lifting of former presidents’ immunity whenever they leave office.

Dr. Mumba has advised President Michael Sata to ensure that he unites the country rather than concentrate on the removal of his predecessor’s immunity.

He says it is clear knowledge that the current government is still a minority government as can be seen from the number of people that voted for the MMD.

And Dr. Mumba has warned that the country is bound to lose a number of investors because of the government’s handling of investors.

He claims some foreign investors have started contemplating taking their investments to other countries.

Dr. Mumba was speaking this morning on Livingstone based ZAMBEZI FM’s Journalist programme monitored by QFM.

QFM

A European man, believed to have been forcing girls to have sex with his dog, has been arrested.The man has been on police wanted list since October last year but cannot be identified for now because there have been threats on his life since the story broke out.

Last year, irate Kalulushi residents ran riot and demanded the man’s arrest after a 16-year-old girl narrated her ordeal during a public meeting at the Kalulushi Mine Club.The man evaded the wrath of the residents and relocated to an unknown destination before his capture.

In an interview in Kalulushi on Monday, Copperbelt commissioner of police Mary Tembo confirmed the arrest. “We arrested the man in Ndola and he will be appearing in court in the first week of February,” Ms Tembo said.

She said police in Ndola have taken over the investigations from their Kalulushi counterparts. In October residents stormed the man’s residence, shattered windows, looted household goods and partially set the house ablaze.

The residents also thronged Kalulushi police station and accused the officers of corruption and allegedly intimidating key witnesses.

The residents engaged police in skirmishes and demanded the arrest of the suspect, who had fled his home. Police fired tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd, but the residents later regrouped and blocked roads with logs and stones.

The girl narrated how the man allegedly drugged her and forced her to have sex with his dog for over 45 minutes. “I was at home cleaning plates when my friend asked me to escort her to see her boyfriend of European origin. When we arrived at his place, my friend introduced me to him and I was offered a drink, which I took. A few minutes later, I started dozing and when I woke up, I found a dog having sex with me,” the girl said as tears rolled down her cheeks.

She accused police of allegedly tampering with evidence and that her life was in danger because some police officers allegedly issued death threats against her and her mother.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

The Zambia National Congress of Trade Unions -ZCTU- is urging government ministers NOT to issue statements regarding salaries for workers, before the conclusion of negotiations.

ZCTU Secretary General ROY MWABA, says such statements can affect the bargaining process for conditions of service.

He told ZANIS in an interview today, that the labour movements have the mandate to represent the workers adding that they should be left alone to do their work in the most professional manner.

And Mr. MWABA has urged government to treat all public workers equally.

He says salary increments should be across the board for all public workers.

Mr MWABA also said that remunerations should also be based on qualifications of a worker regardless of the public institution that one works for.

ZNBC

Mbesuma is not in the starting line up at the AFCON ,but he is on the bench and should be ready to perform at his best when called upon.

CAREER

Mbesuma made his debut for Zambia in 2003 and had won four caps by the end of that year, while at the same time being a key member of Zambia’s under-23 side that almost qualified for the Athens Olympics.

His performances for the Olympic team caught the attention of Kaizer Chiefs who bought him in January from Roan United in Zambia, where he averaged a goal every other game.

He scored on his debut in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League in 2004 against the Black Leopards but injured himself in the process and spent several weeks on the sidelines.

MOVE TO EUROPE

Mbesuma was named PSL Player of the Season in 2005 after scoring a sensational 35 goals in one season with Kaizer Chiefs. After such an achievement a move to a more prestigious league looked assured, and indeed it was enough to catch the eye of Sam Allardyce, manager of Bolton Wanderers .  Mbesuma was eventually signed to by then-Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin on a three-year contract in the summer of 2005.

He appeared overweight early in the season when playing for the reserve team. Mbesuma never started a match for Portsmouth; he only came on for a total of 4 brief substitute appearances, all in the first half of the 2005/06 season.

In July 2006 he began a season long loan with CS Marítimo where he appeared to be regaining his form – netting in vital goals early in the season and receiving the Swan d’Or, an auspicious monthly Portuguese football award. However his form soon dipped and his goal tally climaxed at a total of just seven goals. He returned to Portsmouth in June 2007 after playing 23 games for the Portuguese team.

On 4 August 2007, it was announced that Bursaspor signed Mbesuma for an undisclosed amount.

On 17 September 2007, Mbesuma was fined 5000 Euros by Bursaspor for failing to return on time to his Turkish base after helping Zambia to beat South Africa in an African Cup of Nations qualifier. This kind of behaviour by Mbesuma was condemned and described as irresponsible by the Zambian FA (FAZ) Mbesuma has a long standing reputation of poor timekeeping. This problem dates back to his time at Zambian outfit Roan United.

BACK TO FORM

On 23 May 2008, Mbesuma mutually terminated his contract with Bursaspor and signed with Mamelodi Sundowns. After an unimpressive stints at Mamelodi Sundowns and then Moroka Swallows FC his contract was terminated at the end of the June 2010.After being clubless for several months he joined Golden Arrows on 20 December 2010 for a six month deal. He scored his first goals (a brace) against Amazulu on 16 January 2011.

He is included in Zambia’s team at the on-going AFCON.

BY KAPA187

High Court Judge Albert Wood has nullified the election of former Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale as Malambo Member of Parliament.

Judge Wood nullified the election of Mr Mwale when he delivered judgment in the matter this afternoon.

Patriotic Front’s Kaweche Kaunda, son of first republican President Kenneth Kaunda had petitioned the election of Mr Mwale citing electoral malpractices during campaigns.

Mr Kaunda in his petition contended that the former Minister’s election was influenced by bribery and vote-buying.

Witnesses in the matter testified how money was being dished out to voters about 300 metres from one polling station on polling day.

QFM News reports that delivering Judgment in the matter, Judge Wood noted that it was not possible that 1,000 bicycles could be distributed as charity to the people in the constituency.

He also noted that the fact that the distribution of bicycles was done on a large scale is evidence enough that the move could influence the outcome of the election.

Judge Wood further noted that the use of government facilities to store political campaign materials is by law prohibited, referring to storing of MMD campaign material at a post office in Malambo.

And Judge Wood has upheld the election of Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka.

He dismissed the petition by the PF’s Osward Chuulu and UPND’s Joe Mboyoma on grounds that the petitioners failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged corrupt practices took place.

MMD Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka has hailed the judgment saying it is a clear indication that the judiciary is independent