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Faz is said to be preparing a shortlist of coaches on Thursday for the Zambia job vacated by Dario Bonetti.
According to Football House officials, the shortlist will later be tabled on Friday at an executive committee meeting and a decision made.
Amongst the names so far include three local coaches namely ex-Simba and Zambia trainer Patrick Phiri, Fighton Simukonda of Nakambala Leopards and Konkola Blades coach Keagan Mumba.
Phiri has official said that he is willing to return to the fold if asked to.
The official says ex-Zambia assistant coach Patrice Beaumelle is also in the race for the job.
Faz is said to be looking for a coach who has a good knowledge of Zambian players and with experience in Africa giving Phiri and Beaumelle potential candidates to make the shortlist.
Former National Team Coach Dario Bonetti will not be paid five billion kwacha compensation as being alleged in some sections of the media.
Football Association of Zambia -FAZ- Vice President Boniface Mwamelo says stories that Bonetti will be paid the five billion kwacha as compensation for the termination of the contract are mere speculations.
Mwamelo says the former Chipolopolo Coach is not entitled to any compensation, as the termination of the contract was on mutual consent.
He told ZNBC Sports that Bonetti will soon receive his letter of dismissal.
Mwamelo says the delay has only been procedural and that everything will be formalized in due course.
The Law Association of Zambia(LAZ) says it does not support the appointment of the current Director of Public prosecutions Chalwe Mchenga as High Court Judge.
Association President Musa Mwenye says LAZ called for the resignation of the DPP Mr Mchenga in December 2010 and that its position has not changed.
Mr Mwenya was speaking in an interview with ZNBC News in Lusaka today.
He also stressed the importance of having a judiciary that is independent, transparent and fair.
But on Monday President Michael Sata said he will not lead the nation on witch hunt and advised people with evidence on Mr. Mchenga to produce it to the Anti Corruption Commission or to him.
The President also expressed disappointment with media stories attacking the integrity and credibility of the Director of Public Prosecution -DPP- Chalwe Mchenga.
The President said he will not allow people who can not defend themselves to be judged in the media.
Local government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental Protection Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says that her ministry will ensure that sanitary is prioritized in bus stations country wide.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS shortly after she toured the uncompleted Mongu bus terminus in Mongu, Professor Luo said there is need for bus stations to have good and clean sanitary conditions as way to prevent health hazards.
Pro. Luo says the PF government through the local authority will pick up where the previous leadership left and complete the bus terminus.
She pointed out that once the terminus is completed it will provide better services and facilities to the people especially those who use public transport.
Earlier during her curtesy call on the Provincial Minister Nathaniel Mubikwanu, Provincial Permanent Secretary Seth Muleya said the Minister’s visit to Western Province and Mongu in particular will build confidence among council workers.
Mr. Muleya said the Minister has come at the right time when workers are settling down and waiting to implement policies of the new government.
Professor Nkandu Luo is in Mongu, Western Province to meet the Council Union Official and Council Management.
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The Ministry of health has confirmed that there is an outbreak of cholera in Mpulungu in Northern Province and as at yesterday a total of 10 cases were recorded.
Ministry of health Spokesperson Dr. Kamoto Mbewe said the first case was recorded on 2nd October .
In a telephone interview with ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday, Dr. Mbewe noted that with the onset of rains it was possible that more cholera out breaks in some parts of the country would be recorded.
He explained that the Ministry had established a Cholera treatment Center in Mpulungu which is providing care to the patients.
He said measures to prevent the water borne disease has been put in place among them health education and chlorine to purify the water.
He disclosed that a total of 660 bottles of household chlorine were distributed through churches at boreholes and households
Dr. Mbewe said Community sensitisation was being conducted in churches,homes, at water points and markets and the District Health Management Team was working with the Council to ensure that safe water was provided to the people of Mpulungu.
He added that the cumulative number of cases as of Monday was 10 and that currently all the patients have been treated and discharged.
Dr, Mbewe further said that cholera was preventable if people strictly took and followed precautionary measures.
He advised people to boil or chlorinate all drinking water and maintain personal hygiene-by washing hands with soap before eating or handling food and after using the toilet.
He explained that food must be cooked thoroughly and must be Kept food covered and eat it while it is hot.
President Michael Sata and First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba arrive for the Post Election Thanksgiving Prayer Service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka
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Lusaka residents jostle to touch the hand of President Sata
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Patrotic Front cadres singing political songs
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President Sata meets Vatican Ambassador to Zambia Nicola Girasoli
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President Sata welcomes First republican president Kenneth Kaunda to the Thanksgiving Prayer Service
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National restoration Party leader Elias Chipimo jr meets President Sata
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US Ambassador Mark Storrela arrives for the Thanksgiving Prayer Service
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Political pardonee Anshel Kampengel captured on the phone
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Vice President Dr Guy Scott talks to his wife Charlotte during the Thanksgiving prayer service
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President Sata consults with Anglican Bishop David Njovu (kneeling)
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President Sata and vice president Dr Guy Scott confer
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Vice President Dr Guy Scott talks to First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba
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President Sata, First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba and vice president Guys Scott and Mrs Scott Charlotte
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MMD Chisamba Member of Parliament Moses Muteteka (in glasses)
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Former Lusaka Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo (l) and his wife Maria Sung (r).
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Zambia's First president Dr Kenneth Kaunda wipes his face during the Thanksgiving Prayer Service at the Cathedral of The Holy Cross
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Bread of Life Church owner Bishop Joe Imakando in prayer
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A young member of the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross church
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Chinese embassy counsellor Wang Peng following proceedings during the post elections thanks giving prayers.
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Chinese Ambassador to Zambia following proceedings during the post elections thanks giving prayers
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Bishop Joe Imakando and Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia president Reverend Pukuta Mwanza (l) confer
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A choir from the United Church of Zambia in action
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US Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storrela follows proceedings during the post elections thank giving prayers
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National Restoration Party leader Elias Chipimo jr follows proceedings during the Thanksgiving Prayer Service
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United Church of Zambia KB Lay group members
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Some religious women participate in hymns
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New police chief Dr Martin Malama leaves the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
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First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba goes to board the Presidential Mercedez Benz car
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First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba boards the Presidential Mercedes Benz car
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Wife to vice president Dr Guy Scott, Charlotte
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President Sata's Mercedes Benz leaves the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Some Police officers in Lusaka yesterday morning protested at the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ over the delayed payment of election allowances.
The Police officers told Muvi TV NEWS that they have not been paid their alowances for the services rendered during the September 20th 2011 polls.
For fear of being victimized some police officers who sort to speak off the camera, expressed displeasure at the delays by ECZ to pay them their allowances for the services rendered during the just ended general elections.
The police officers accused the Electoral Commission of Zambia of not showing commitment to pay them their allowances.
However when contacted for a comment, ECZ Public Relations Manager Cris Akufuna expressed ignorance over the matter describing it as an administrative issue.
Meanwhile, A Police officer who shot at a public service vehicle on Monday eveining at Kabanana check point on the Lusaka-Chirundu road injuring two passengers on board has been arrested.
Zambia police service spokesperson, Ndandula Siamana has confirmed the arrest of constable Nkombe saying the officer shot at the mini bus after an argument with the driver, who decided to drive off.
She says the driver has been identified as Justine Chishimba of Lusaka’s Mandevu compound while the two injured women passengers are both from Zimbabwe and are currently admitted to Mtendere mission hospital in Chirundu.
Ms. Siamana says the police officer has been charged with unlawful wounding and will appear in court soon.
Meanwhile, Ms. Siamana says three people including a driver of a Scania truck have died on the spot in an accident in eastern province.
This is contained in a statement made available to MUVI TV News yesterday.
The National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers (NUCIW) has engaged management at PEP stores and Home Corp in an effort to resolve complaints raised by workers who downed tools yesterday.
NUCIW President Robert Munsanje said the union was currently sitting with management of the two companies to find an amicable solution to the problem and appealed to the workers to give chance to dialogue and report back to work so that their grievances could be addressed.
Mr. Munsanje told ZANIS in an interview in Ndola today, that protests by workers yesterday were justified because their conditions of service were poor and unreasonable.
He said it was important for investors to cooperate and follow the country’s labour laws to avoid such incidents.
Mr. Munsanje pointed out that some companies have continued to pay their workers between K100, 000.00 and K300, 000.00 as salaries despite knowing the minimum wage as stipulated by law.
He noted that such meagre salaries could not take the workers in Zambia anywhere as the cost of living was costly.
Mr Musanje also blamed Zambian Managers for perpetuating the problem of poor conditions because of their failure to tell investors the truth.
He advised Zambian Managers to learn to tell the truth and inform investors of the prevailing law in the country instead of serving their interests.
The union leader further expressed optimism that with the leadership of President Michael Sata, labour laws would definitely change in favour of human capital.
He called on workers in Zambia to support the President and his administration describing him as a leader of his words and that he would not let workers down.
Students at Mansa Trades Training Institute in Luapula Province yesterday staged a class boycott demanding among other things the resignation of the Vice Principal Amos Kabwe.
The students who carried placards denouncing the college Vice Principal vowed not to return to classes until their demands were met.
Speaking to ZANIS in Mansa, Institute Union President Nathan Njovu said the students were calling for the resignation of the Vice Principal because of what he termed as intimidation to both lecturers and the students.
Mr Njovu said staffing levels at the institution were low because lecturers are being fired without replacement thereby affecting learning at the institution.
He said the institution which he described as an hands on institute has had no training materials for a long time making it difficult for students to pass exams or perform as were supposed to once they completed their education.
He said the students union at the institution had tried to engage management on several occassions but nothing had been done so far.
The students were also demanding that management review the money they have been paying for the purchase of a bus since 2009 had elapsed and no bus had been purchased.
Speaking earlier Union Vice President Mukubulo Chilufya called on republican President Michael Sata to sweep the corruption allegedly being perpetrated at the institution as he endeavoured to sweep graft out of the country.
Mr Chilufya said it was worrying how infrastructure at the institution was tearing apart despite paying maintenance fees.
He also questioned where the sports fees from students were taken because no sporting activities were undertaken.
He further called on management to reconnect the institution to the Musonda falls power supply line instead of the national grid to reduce on load shedding and low voltage.
He said this had impacted negatively on the students who were unable to study due to low voltage and outages.
And College Board Chairperson Edward Limande revealed to ZANIS in an interview today that in the quest to meet student’s demands the college had decided to send the vice principal on leave pending investigations.
Mr Limande said management was doing everything possible to ensure that all their demands were met.
Four workers in Lusaka west have spent four days and nights in a garage in Lusaka west after their boss locked them up and went for hunting.
A check at the farmhouse which is located in Lusaka west Kasupe area found scores of residents keeping vigil at the place.
Davison Zulu, who is one of the four workers locked inside the garage, told MUVI TV News that he has spent four days and nights in the garage because his employer went away with the keys.
Police officers, fire brigade and health workers who rushed to the scene could not do anything as the workers pleaded them that they be left alone.
According to the workers, their employer locks them up every time he goes in the bush to hunt animals
GOVERNMENT has warned that it will take stern action against investors who exploit workers on the pretext of high production costs.
And Minister of Labour, Sports, Youth and Gender Fackson Shamenda has said Government will firmly deal with corrupt labour officers.
Mr Shamenda said in Ndola yesterday there are investors who exploit workers while others take good care of them.
“We have good employers, but some of them want to exploit our workers. As Government we are not going to entertain that,” Mr Shamenda said.
He also dismissed assertions that all foreign investors exploit their workers. Mr Shamenda called on investors to take stock of their actions because the new government will not tolerate the exploitation of workers.
He was speaking at a press briefing after touring Zambezi Portland Cement Limited, El-Sewedy Electric Limited and Gourock Industries in Ndola.
Mr Shamenda said Government will not allow employers to pay their workers salaries that are below the minimum wage.
He said companies whose workers are represented by trade unions are expected to pay salaries that are above the statutory minimum wage.
“Within the course of this week we expect to receive proposals for the revised wages for shop workers,” Mr Shamenda said.
And Mr Shamenda has issued a one-week ultimatum for investors to resolve industrial disputes. Mr Shamenda said his ministry and that of Home Affairs will work together to ensure companies engage expatriates in fields where skilled labour is not available locally.
“Once we find out that there are expatriates employed in certain positions and we have qualified Zambians to work in those same positions we will revoke their work permits,” he said.
Mr Shamenda said Government wants to see companies operate in harmony for increased production. Earlier, at Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC), Mr Shamenda urged management to ensure workers are represented by a union of their choice.
ZPC managing director Antonio Ventriglia said his human resource manager has held meetings with various unions on the matter.
Mr Ventriglia said his company has always adhered to labour laws. He said ZPC has more than 600 workers, and is working in harmony them despite last week’s protests.
“Management took a decision to award all workers K500,000 across the board,” he said. Mr Ventriglia said the six workers whose contracts were terminated reported for work drunk, which is against the law.
And at Elsewedy Electric Limited, Mr Shamenda urged management to ensure that all industrial disputes are resolved within a week.
He urged the protesting workers to go back to work as management addresses their grievances.
Meanwhile, more than 500 casual workers yesterday protested against poor salaries at Gourock Industries.
Mr Shamenda, who rushed to the company, called on the workers to return to work and allow Government to revise the minimum wage.
Gourock chief executive officer Raul Rao said the outsourced labour force will be incorporated into the company.
Mr Rao said the company has engaged trade unions to represent the workers.
Danish Ambassador to Zambia Thomas Schjerbeck says his government intend to renew its system of financial support to Zambia.
Mr. Schjerbeck says Denmark will work on moving from the traditional style of supporting Zambia to a more streamlined approach.
He says the Danish government is currently supporting Zambia in areas that include infrastructure development, environment, education as well as water and sanitation.
Mr. Schjerbeck revealed that the change in the support system is expected to be effected by 2013.
And the Danish ambassador has congratulated Zambia on the recent tripartite elections which saw the Patriotic Front ushered into office.
PRESIDENT Michael Sata has warned that he will not take kindly to maize being soaked due to inefficiency and has tasked the new Food Reserve Agency director to ensure maize is collected from farmers and paid for without delay.
And the President has appointed former Pemba UPND MP David Matongo as FRA director and promoted Zambia National Service (ZNS) deputy commandant Brigadier General Nathan Mulenga to commandant and elevated him to the rank of Major General.
Mr Sata said Mr Matongo, who is former Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZISC) managing director, is fit for the job.
“We must collect all the maize and dump it on the doors of millers, who must ensure they pay for it,” the President said.
Mr Sata retired FRA director Professor Loveday Malambo and director of purchasing Lazarus Mawere in national interest.
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Emmanuel Chenda says about 20 percent of the maize risks being soaked if it is not secured.
Mr Chenda said in an interview that government has put in place measures that will protect maize from the rains and also from thefts.
And the President has also appointed Brigadier General Alick Kamiji as deputy ZNS commandant. The President said, after swearing in the new ZNS chiefs, that the armed forces have abandoned their roles.
He said government does not have to spend money on feeder roads neither does it have to contract people to build bridges when this can be done by defence forces.
[pullquote]He said government does not have to spend money on feeder roads neither does it have to contract people to build bridges when this can be done by defence forces.[/pullquote]
“Why should maize continue getting soaked when these wings are there? When officers are retired, why are they not being paid because ZNS is supposed to be the richest wing among the defence forces?” he said.
The President also said it was illogical for the National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) to spend US$98 million to refurbish a building using a foreign contractor.
He said because of the bad roads, the previous government procured two 4×4 vehicles at K3.6 billion to be used on poor roads at the expense of Zambian people. He said the vehicles were flown into the country.
President Sata said ZNS should go back to what it was created for, saying this will bring a big change to Zambia.
Meanwhile, Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) is expected to complete the production of 30,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser next week.
The company, which was contracted to supply 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), has so far produced 24,000 metric tonnes and has a balance of 6,000 tonnes.
[pullquote]The President also said it was illogical for the National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) to spend US$98 million to refurbish a building using a foreign contractor.[/pullquote]
NCZ executive director Richard Soko said the company is expected to complete the production of the consignment next week.
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock contracted NCZ to produce and supply 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser meant for the FISP for 2011/2012.
“We have produced 24,000 out of the 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser under the FISP, and we are targeting to produce the remaining balance by next week,” he said.
Mr Soko said this in an interview in Lusaka yesterday.
He said Government through Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is expected to collect and distribute the fertiliser produced so far.
“Distribution of farming inputs has started in some parts of the country and we are expecting Government to collect soon and distribute what we have currently produced,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Soko said the company has so far produced 10,000 tonnes of fertiliser for Nyiombo Investment out of 20,000 tonnes consignment for this farming season.
He said the remaining 10,000 tonnes will be completed after the completion of the FISP.
On the current fuel reduction, Mr Soko said it will contribute to lower production costs although its business is mostly based on raw materials.
“Indeed the reduction of fuel will lower production costs but, it will not necessarily be measured as we have already bought all the raw materials needed for production,” he said.
