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The Week in Pictures
Saviour Chishimba claims homosexuality video evidence
Saviour Chishimba has revealed that he has video evidence showing why some sections of the media are for leaders with alleged pro-homosexuality policies.
Dr. Chishimba, who recently announced his alignment with the Movement for Multi party Democracy MMD, says the truth on the said homosexuality video will be concluded in the most fantastic fashion.
He states that he has asked lawyers to work out the modalities of how the video evidence will be shown warning that the video will be strictly for adults above 18 years.
Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, the former Patriotic Front Kasama central Member of Parliament said that late second republican president Dr. Fredrick Chiluba was in the custody of damaging evidence about the criminal activities of some political parties who said have been celebrating his death.
After the press briefing, Dr. Chishimba refused to take any questions about the purported video promising that he will reveal further details at an opportune time.
And Dr. Chishimba has charged that no one will remove president Rupiah Banda as president apart from God.
He says Zambians should not question the wisdom of God who has ordained president Banda to lead the country.
QFM
Exchange of cash in this year’s polls shocks Magande
National Movement for Progress (NMP) president Ng’andu Magande says he has never witnessed an election were money has exchanged hands as in this year’s elections.
Speaking when he featured on QFM’s the Public’s Last Say last evening, Mr Magande says the expenditure that government is making on the two officials allowed to use government facilities during campaigns, the President and the vice president is way to much of what one would expect.
Mr Magande adds that some of his candidates who were suppose to contest as parliamentary candidates were bribed not stand.
He says this will spoil the show as a situation where wrong people will be Members of parliament and councilors will be created as a result.
Mr Magande says his party however, managed to field twenty parliamentary candidates.
And Mr Magande says the ongoing road rehabilitation programme embarked upon by the MMD government outside the national budget is illegal according to the provisions of the public finance Act of 2006.
He says the road rehabilitation programme is merely a gimmick to hoodwink Zambians that everything is going on well.
Mr Magande adds that by the end of this year Zambians will come to know the truth when the Auditor General releases his report.
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Love Letters back in the day
By Gerald Nkisu Katayi
Communication Methods used by lovers have dramatically changed in the last few years. Nowadays lovebirds use the internet, cell phones and other devices. Their romantic dinners are crazily followed by drinking and clubbing.
In those days, you had to pull the middle pages of your “excise book,” sketch some flowers, painting them with crayons, adding inscriptions, “love potion.” All this is happening during class time, probably in grade five. Wearing khaki shorts; seating on hard desk and the feet resting on bare floor. Armed with a pencil and a rubber, pulling back mucus from time to time and then you start a letter to your lover.
Dearest darling, (then you add, “mistakes are yours to control.”)
How are you at this time in moment, back to me I’m fine.
I love you like a cup of tea
I don’t sleep but I dream about you
I can cross the ocean for you
You are my toffee sweets
You are my sweat banana
I miss you like water in the desert.
The letter is concluded by; write to me back and reply. After writing many letters, you had to “breaking the news” to your parents that your exercise book is “finished.” All your reply letters were kept under the “pillow” whatever it was made of.
Them good old days. Wish the clock would turn back.
Chipata – Mchinji Railways tenants get title deeds
GOVERNMENT yesterday gave out offer letters to 24 sitting tenants of houses at Chipata-Mchinji Railway Station Township in Chipata.
The three categories of pool houses that ranged from K600, 000 to K1.750, 000 were offered to sitting tenants as part of the Government’s housing empowerment scheme. The tenants are expected to pay K133, 533 to the ministry of lands as acceptance offer within 90 days.
Speaking during the official handover ceremony held at the rail station, Provincial Permanent Secretary Eularia Mwale said the government was committed to empowering its people with better shelter.
Mrs Mwale, who was accompanied by her Assistant Secretary Peter Ngoma, said about 150 more houses would be offered for purchase to other sitting tenants in the district.
“Close to 150 more houses, the location I cannot mention now but win Chipata are yet to be given to the other sitting tenants, Ms Mwale said.
The Permanent secretary emphasized that the giving out of houses to sitting tenants was not a political gimmick but was a deliberate government policy of empowering its people with accommodation. She appealed to the owners of the houses not to vandalise or resell the house but to guard them jealous.
In passing a vote of thanks, Railway Township chairperson Emmanuel Nyirenda hailed President Rupiah Banda for the good gesture.
Mr Nyirenda said the tenants who were now legal owners of the houses were thankful to the Government for responding quickly to their pleas.
“We the tenants who are now landlords are very thankful to the Government particularly to President Rupiah Banda for listening to our cries and truly it is a dream-come-true,” Mr Nyirenda said. Another beneficially, Peter Biemba said he was excited that the Government had finally given them the houses.
The houses were built in the early 1980s to provide accommodation to people who were working on the construction of the Chipata-Mchinji railway line.
The project was abandoned in 1992 and was only revitalized in 2006 and finally launched by President Rupiah Banda with his Malawian counterpart Mbingu Wa Mutharika last year.
[Times of Zambia]
Police confiscate machetes from 2 PF cadres
THE police in Lusaka have arrested two Patriotic Front (PF) cadres and recovered two machetes after the political violence that erupted in Matero Township on Tuesday.
Police spokesperson Ndandula Siamana said yesterday the cadres were charged for being in possession with offensive weapons. The PF cadres were identified as Blackson Mwanza and Moses Piyo of Lilanda Township in Lusaka.
The police have also arrested one MMD cadre in connection with the same violence. Ms Siamana said the MMD cadre identified as Richard Zimba was charged with assault. She warned that any person found inciting violence or taking part in any form of violence would be punished despite their political affiliation. Ms Siamana appealed to all peace-loving Zambians to report any case of violence to the nearest police station. She also said the police would take stern action against anyone found destroying campaign materials.
“The police service wishes to state categorically that stern action will be taken against anyone found defacing and vandalising campaign materials and will see to it that all those found inciting violence and taking part in any form of violence are brought to book despite their political affiliation,” she said.
Ballot papers to arrive on September 13
BALLOT papers for the September 20 tripartite elections will arrive in the country on September 13, Electoral Commission of Zambia(ECZ) chairperson Ireen Mambilima has said.
Justice Mambilima said the consignment would be loaded on a cargo flight on Monday, September 12 in readiness for a direct flight to Lusaka the following day.
Speaking during the briefing for political party representatives, observers and Journalists at the Uniprint Boardroom, Justice Mambilima said Universal Print Group (UPG) had confirmed the flight schedule for the consignment of ballot papers.
“The contractor has confirmed that the consignment will be loaded on the cargo plane a day before so that all security formalities can be done before finally airlifting the ballot papers to Lusaka. This slight delay has been caused by the change from their usual Johannesburg route to flying directly to Lusaka but for us really it will still be on schedule,” she said.
Justice Mambilima who has been in Durban since Sunday for an on the spot check of the printing of the ballot papers, however, said the time for the flight would only be made known by the printer.
She said ECZ would immediately communicate with all political parties to receive the consignment at Lusaka International Airport. She was confident that the electoral body would be on schedule.
“We are very sure we will be on schedule and the ballot papers will reach all the areas on time because this work is on-going and immediately we receive the ballot papers in Lusaka, it will be non-stop,” she said.
She also urged the observers and all stakeholders involved here to ensure they worked overnight for the remaining few days to ensure the printing of the remaining ballot papers for local government candidates were completed on time.
“It is a huge task but we have to do it. I have spoken to the people here to allow you people work even overnight so that hopefully even in the next two to three days, work can finish so that we continue with proofreading and just other corrections,” she said.
Justice Mambilima also commended the stakeholders here for being part of the electoral process on behalf of the 13 million Zambians.
Printing of ballot papers for presidential and parliamentary candidates have since been completed. On Wednesday, Justice Mambilima ballot papers for local government candidates for Luapula and Central Provinces had been completed.
While in Durban Justice Mambilima inspected the printing of ballots for local government candidates and witnessed the proofreading being done by the representatives of the various political parties taking part in this year’s elections.
[Times of Zambia]
Sata’s Strategy for the 2011 elections
By M Kapumpe:-
How do you win the Presidential election, an election you have already lost three times previously? That is the question that Michael Sata has been contemplating in anticipation of the 2011 election.
Initially, his plan was to enter into a coalition with the third largest party in the country, the UNDP. However, when the leader of the UNDP, HH realised that there wasn’t going to be an open selection for the coalition’s Presidential candidate and that the whole purpose of the coalition was to advance Michael Sata’s Presidential aspirations, that strategy failed.
Sata then began to look for an alternative tactic to help him win in 2011. He was becoming more desperate as the months passed, because it was becoming clearer and clearer that the incumbent President and Sata’s main opposition, Rupiah Banda, was enjoying the economic benefit of high copper prices and that Rupiah Banda had not squandered this boost, but had reinvested the money back into new roads, schools and hospitals.
Sata also faced the difficulty of raising money for his campaign (oops, am I not supposed to mention money for fear of a lawsuit?), the pro-business environment created by President Banda had made businessmen reluctant to support Michael Sata’s campaign. It is even rumoured that one businessman has left the country until after the election in order to avoid meeting the aspiring candidate.
Considering the potential of a very difficult election campaign in 2011, Sata began to look around for a strategy. He ended up taking a leaf out of two recent campaigns on the continent, the 2007 Kenyan campaign and the 2008 Zimbabwe campaign. This is a strategy that Michael Sata partially employed in 2008, but now he has decided to put all his hopes in its use.
The strategy was to begin early on to challenge the validity of the election process. Every ambassador or foreign dignitary that he met, he continually stressed his fear that the MMD were going to falsify the results. As Mr Sata is well known for shouting things louder than anyone else, his continued drumming of this issue had begun to bear fruit. His intention all along was to focus this strategy on the international crowd.
A cursory sample of the feelings of most the embassies around Lusaka today, it is clear they have begun to give credence to Mr Sata’s claims. An example of this concern is that of the US embassy, that although they are unable to give substantive reasons as to why they think the election process is susceptible to fraud, they went so far to request that one of the US democratisation institutes, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) conduct a full fledge election observation in the country.
Mr Sata also has chosen to challenge every conceivable procedure, both in the judicial courts and the court of public opinion, no matter how trivial or unwinnable. His intention was not to win these cases through the courts, but again to cast doubt on the integrity of the electoral process in the Zambia. This was also the purpose of cast doubt on the South African printers UPG, whom coincidently Mr Sata had no problem with in his last three election losses.
By building up this perception that the process is flawed, Mr Sata will be able to institute the next phase of his plan. There is an anomaly in the demographics and way the Zambian people vote that will allow him to no doubt take an early lead in the vote tally the night of the election. Mr Sata’s vote tends to be based in the urban centres of the country and those are the areas that tend to report their results first.
The MMD vote on the contrary tends to be more rurally based. Once Mr Sata’s early lead will begin to disappear, he will begin to cry foul in the media. He will bring his thugs onto the street to cause mayhem and having convinced the internationals that the election process is fraudulent he will demand mediation.
Like the elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe, he will hope to achieve “an African Solution to an African problem”, which means that a former African leader like Kofi Annan, who’s famous line we have quoted, will be brought in to set aside the true election results and force a deal on the Zambian people and bring Mr Sata into power.
There is only one way to defeat a strategy like Mr Sata’s, which is for the people of Zambia to come out in large numbers to give several definitive messages. First the message is that they and they alone will choose the future of their country at the ballot box and not careerist politicians that are interested in looking after their own and their friend’s interest and not the interest of the Zambian people.
And secondly, is to choose a candidate that believes in the democratic process, that recognises that their responsibility is to serve the interest of the Zambian people and not just themselves and those around them. If the Zambian people do that, they will not find themselves saddled with a president not of their choosing.
In the above clip Sata claimed that RB got 9000 votes from Vubwi, but official 2008 VUBWI Final Results show as follows: RB 3,925, HH 452, Sata 373 Miyanda 65Grandson burns grandfather to death in Kasempa
A 72 year old man was last week burnt to death after the house in which he was sleeping in was set on fire by a grandson.
Area Police Officer in-charge Clement Nchimunya confirmed the incident to in an interview with ZANIS.
Mr Nchimunya said that Simon Kikombe, 72, of Kamusongolwa area, died after the house was torched by his 22 year old grandson Nelson Shikombe.
Mr Nchimunya said the suspect (Shikombe) has not disclosed the motive behind his actions but he had intentions of escaping the crime scene before alert neighbours apprehended him.
He explained that Shikombe had removed all his clothes and a single mattress from the house before putting it on fire.
Mr Nchimuya disclosed that the Suspect also commanded the neighbours to get out of their houses.
ZANIS found police officers and Doctor David Friend from Mukinge Hospital conducting a postmortem of the body but details of the medical report could not be availed by press time.
And Rabson Ntalamina, 5, also from the same house is nursing serious injuries at Mukinge hospital after escaping from the burning house.
Mr Nchimuya has since referred all other queries to the North-Western commanding officer, Charles Lungu
ZANIS
Late Bishop Duffy described as voice for voiceless
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) Zambia Delegation Superior Fr. Freeborn Kibombwe has described the late Bishop of Mongu Diocese Paul Francis Duffy as a humble man.
In an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday Fr. Kibombwe said the late Bishop will be remembered because of his zeal and passion especially for the needy in society.
Fr. Pat Gitzen who was in the first group that came to Zambia with Bishop Duffy in 1984 said the Late Bishop will be remembered because he championed peace.
Mary Immaculate Catholic Parish Associate Pastor Fr. Ron Walker described the deceased as a tough man who was jovial but committed to his work.
According to the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC), the body of the late Bishop Paul Duffy will arrive in Zambia at the Lusaka international airport tomorrow, the 2nd of September 2011 at 12:50 hours Zambian time and he will be buried at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral Grounds in Mongu on Monday, 5th of September 2011.
Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, OMI, 79, died on August 23, 2011 at the Oblate Madonna Residence in San Antonio, Texas in the United States of America (USA) following a lengthy illness.
In 1997, he was ordained the first Bishop of the Mongu Diocese in Western Province of Zambia where he served until his retirement in February, 2011
Bishop Duffy is survived by a brother, James W. Duffy, of Norwood, Massachusetts, a sister-in-law Eileen Duffy, of Redding, Massachusetts and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
ZANIS
Bonetti Set To Name Team on Friday
Dario Bonetti says he will only unveil his final 20-man traveling party to face Comoros on Friday prior to departure.
Bonetti’s side wrapped up their one-week pre-2012 Africa Cup Group C qualifier training camp in Lusaka on Thursday afternoon.
“In my mind everything is clear. The final team I have in my mind but first I want to talk to the players this evening because we have to leave out three players because we have to travel with only 20 players,” Bonetti said.
“More or less it is the same team that has served us in the group games.”
Bonetti said there will be changes giving very little away although it seems Israeli based duo of Justin Zulu and William Njobvu will be battling for a place on Sunday’s line-up in the defensive midfield role.
The Italian also warned that he was not giving away as to what his starting line-up will be like.
“Somebody will change obviously because Chansa is injured,” Bonetti said.
“Normally the players will know two hours before the game who is going to play I want to keep all the players with the maximum concentration.”
Meanwhile, Zambia beat Division 2 south club Young Zanaco 6-0 in a training game played at Sunset Stadium to wrap-up their training camp in Lusaka.
James Chamanga, Collins Mbesuma, Francis Kasonde including a Rainford Kalaba brace handed Zambia the win in-between a missed penalty by Christopher Katongo.
The team leaves for Comoros on a Zambezi Airlines chartered flight at 14:00 from Lusaka International Airport on Friday and returns home on Sunday after the match that will kickoff at 14:00 Zambian time.
Kalusha say Comoros will be Tough
FAZ Chief Kalusha Bwalya says Chipolopolo should expect a tough encounter when they crash against Comoros in Sunday’s 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier set for Moroni.
Kalusha told Lusaka Times on the Copperbelt that the qualifier between Comoros and Zambia will be tough.
“We are looking forward to a good game in Comoros, it will be a tough match they have almost ten players featuring in the French League that we should be weary of,” he said.
The ex-Chipolopolo Skipper Kalusha said Zambia should be alert of Comoros’s remarkable improvement in the qualifiers which saw them draw 1-1 against Libya in the last qualifier.
“In the last two games they drew against Libya 1-1 when they were leading that game for a long time and lost 1-0 to Mozambique,” Kalusha observed.
He however indicated that Zambia has a good squad that is capable of getting a positive result in Comoros this weekend.
Kalusha said:” Zambia has a fantastic team and I feel that we have a capable goalkeeper, solid defence, very creative midfield and the front line is razor sharp”.
MMD’s tactics aimed at intimidating rural voters raise concern
The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has expressed concern at reports of political activities aimed at intimidating rural voters.
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) members are allegedly threatening the electorate in Kawambwa District that they will use computers to know who they will vote for in the forthcoming general elections.
FODEP Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi confirms to QFM that his organization has received reports of political leaders of the MMD trying to take advantage of electorate in the district just to get votes.
Mr. Chipenzi states that FODEP facilitators in the field have reported that members of the MMD are intimidating electorates in the rural areas; an act he says has left many voters scared.
He says his organization is yet to send more of its facilitators to other rural parts in the country to assess the raised concerns.
Mr. Chipenzi has since appealed to voters in Kawambwa and the nation at large to ignore such statements and instead turn up in numbers on the 20th of September, 2011 and vote for their preferred candidates.
The FODEP executive director has also reminded politicians that such desperate acts are punishable by law as they are a total disregard of the provisions of the electoral code of conduct.
QFM
Magande questions claims of economic growth
National Movement for Progress NMP leader Ng’andu Magande has charged that Zambia’s economy has been stagnant under the leadership of President Rupiah Banda.
Mr. Magande notes that the rate of economic growth has remained at the same level late President Levy Mwanawasa left it.
He questions government’s insistence that the country has been recording economic growth.
Speaking to QFM radio in an interview, the former finance minister further wonders why the rate of economic growth has remained stagnant despite Zambia recording back to back bumper harvests and copper prices being high on the international market.
Mr Magande adds that it is from such a background that his government will ensure that economic growth tallies with improved standards of living for the people when voted into government.
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Kavindele continues to rebuke those linking his RB support to Rail Contract
Former Republican vice-president Enock Kavindele rebuked people alleging that he was accompanying President Banda on his nationwide campaign trail because government has given his company to construct a railway line in North-western province but because President Banda was a progressive leader.
“Mr. Banda was a progressive leader who will take Zambia forward unlike the opposition presidential hopeful who had empty promises,” he said. He said President Banda has a good heart and passion for all Zambians.
Mr. Banda got concerned that Zambian people were being derailed by cheap claims by the opposition over Mr. Kavindele.
“What is wrong with Mr.Kavindele being given a project to construct a railway line. Is it because he is moving with me,” he asked.
Earlier, President Banda says he is happy that Zambia is making positive economic strides under his administration.
Mr. Banda said it was gratifying to note that Zambia’s economy was growing since he assumed presidency within a period of just three years.
President Banda noted that he is evermore geared to continue building on from what his predecessors, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, late Dr Frederick Chiluba and Late Dr Patrick Mwanawasa , had done so far.
ZANIS reports the President saying this in Solwezi today when he addressed civil servants, defense chiefs and senior government officials held Kasanshi hotel.
He said that more Zambian people are participating in nation building through viable business ventures as the country’s economy was now liberalized since 1991.
He said he was not satisfied that Zambians cannot be productive people as some opposition leaders were alleging. He has implored Zambians to be careful with such leaders.
” In countries where I have been, there are putting up massive businesses and I’m convinced that Zambians too can do that,” he said.
Mr. Banda also interacted with civil servants, business community, church leaders who attended the meeting.
He said Lumwana mine the then Equinox mines Limited paid to government K260 million in form of dividends.
“ Government was on track to collecting more revenue from potential firms going at the rate the economy was growing, “ he said.
He further disclosed that Lumwana mine which started with an initial US$8 billion had been sold at US$ 8 billion to the new owners.
He further stated Government is determined on infrastructure development so as to improve the key sectors of the economy among them the health sector.
He clarified that housing empowerment scheme was not a political ploy to hoodwink Zambian people but said it was a policy of MMD which is a party in Government.
Mr Banda has disclosed that Government has sourced funds to construct a modern university for the medical doctors in Ndola on the Copperbelt province.
He hoped that doctors from Congo DR, Tanzania and many other countries would now come to Zambia instead of Zambian doctors going outside the country in search for greener pastures.