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President Rupiah Banda is scheduled to officially open the fifth African International Institution for Peace Through tourism Conference -IIPT in Lusaka on Monday.
President Banda on Friday said Zambia’s hosting of the fifth African International Institution for Peace Through tourism Conference a second time will enhance efforts to put the country on the world tourism map.
President Banda says the IIPT in Conjunction with the United Nations Tourism Organisation and the Asia -Pacific Tourism Association has given central place to issues of climate change which has had a major impact on the tourism sector globally.
Mr Banda further expressed Zambia’s total support for the UN climate change interventions.
This was contained in a press statement released to ZNBC by Special assistant to the press and public relations Dickson Jere.
Delegates to the 5th International Institute for Peace through Tourism African Conference have started arriving into the country.
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Walter Mzembi was the first to arrive into the country on Sunday.
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Vera Tembo met Mr. Mzembi at the Lusaka International Airport.
And Mr. Mzembi said on arrival that drought is a threat to food security in the SADC region.
He says there is need for SADC Member States to start channeling more investments into irrigation to address effects of drought.
The Tourism African conference, which is aimed at showcasing models of best practices in addressing effects of climate change, opens in Lusaka on Monday.
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MMD Spokesperson Dora Siliya has castigated PF Leader Michael Sata for using youth to fan violence and disrupt MMD rallies in Kasama in Northern province.
Ms. Siliya says the violence being perpetuated by the PF youths is proof of the opposition political party’s character.
She says Mr Sata is also spreading rumours that government will not buy this year’s agricultural produce from farmers.
Ms. Siliya says the MMD government will ensure that the entire crop harvested this year is bought because President Rupiah Banda is committed to the agriculture sector and the welfare of Zambians.
And Ms Siliya says Mr. Sata’s trailing of the MMD into Northern Province will not yield any results because the people in the area have vowed to support the ruling party in this year’s general elections.
Ms Siliya who also Education Minister says the MMD tour of the Northern Province has been fruitful and that the MMD is confident that the people will support President Banda in this year’s election.
She also says PF counselors in the province are upset with their Members of Parliament that have been abusing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and enriching themselves.
And Ms Siliya has called on the PF Leader to disclose to the public how he managed to acquire so many houses.
She said that PF leader must explain the Merzaf Housing Saga.
Ms. Siliya says the PF leaders want to taint President Banda and his family as corrupt when Mr. Sata acquired so many houses in unexplained circumstances.
Meanwhile, Ms Siliya says the MMD has unveiled a scam in which Caritas Zambia and the PF are promoting violence to destabilize the MMD.
Ms. Siliya says Caritas Coordinator for Isoka Mulozi Sichone who she says is an aspiring candidate for Isoka West went to plead with police to release the youths who were arrested on Saturday after they tried to destabilize an MMD rally.
She says the action is proof that the organisation is hiding behind the church when in fact they are supporting the opposition PF.
Ms. Siliya says no amount of intimidation will deter the MMD from delivering development to all parts of the country.
She praised the police in Northern Province for acting swiftly to restrain and arrest the violent PF youths.
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Zesco United will host MAS of Morocco in the Caf Confederation Cup third round first leg at the month-end.
The Ndola side drew MAS from the historic Moroccan city of Fez following the draws made on Sunday afternoon at Caf headquarters in Cairo.
This will be Zesco second Arab opponent in Caf club competition this year after Egyptian Al Ahly ejected them from the Caf Champions League two weeks ago.
Zesco will host MAS in the first leg on May 28 at the Trade Fair Grounds in Ndola and later travel to Fez a fortnight later.
Winner over both legs qualifies to the Confederation Cup group stage that kicks off in July.
Zesco were relegated to the Confederation Cup after their failure to qualify to the Caf Champions League group stage.
Opposition Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata says the PF is ready to welcome any member of any political party to the party.
Mr. Sata says the party will consider any member who intends to join the opposition on their merit.
In an interview with QFM, Mr. Sata says even chief government spokesperson Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha and vice president George Kunda are welcome to join the opposition Patriotic Front if they decided to do so.
The PF Leader says it is for this reason that the party has no membership cards hence putting it on a strong position.
A 15 month old infant of Kakubo Village in Chongwe District has drowned in a shallow well after she slipped into it while she was playing with her friends.
Elder sister to the deceased girl, Sharon Siyanzile confirmed the death of the toddler yesterday.
Ms Siyanzile explained that her young sister drowned around 12: 00 hours while playing near the shallow well with her friends.
She further explained that her young sister wouldn’t have died had her friends’ quickly informed elderly people who were nearby to rescue her.
Ms Siyanzile added that her young sister’s friends instead rushed to inform the toddler’s parents who were far away along the Great East road hence by the time they reached the well, the girl had drowned.
Efforts by her parents and sympathizers to rescue the girl were in vain as she had already died due to water intake and suffocation.
Ms Siyanzile said the body is lying in Chongwe District Mortuary awaiting postmortem and subsequent burial.
Songbird Muriel Mwamba releases new CD ‘Ubufi Bulabwela’
Zambia’s longstanding songbird and award winner, Muriel Mwamba, has released her first CD single entitled Ubufi Bulabwela ( a lie rebounds ).
The song is the first release from her forthcoming album, Lesa Alomfwa.
Muriel, who is based in the United States of America, will soon release four more tracks. The songs are avalaible for purchase on CD Baby and will shortly be available on Amazon, itunes, and Rhapsody on the internet.
The song Ubufi Bulabwela was written and produced by Muriel Mwamba and co-produced by fellow Zambian Angela Hayes, an inventor living in the UK. It has a pulsating Afro- rhumba beat sure to get a listener dancing all the away.
“For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, He will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you”
(2 Corinthians 9:10, NLT)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
When Jesus sent His disciples out to heal the sick, meet their needs, and share the Gospel, He told them, “Give as freely as you have received” (Matthew 10:8). In other’s words, God has given you everything you need to do what He’s called you to do in this life. He has equipped you to be successful and has empowered you to overcome in this life. He’s given you seed to sow in order to have an abundant harvest in your future. You have what it takes!
God has placed seed in your hand today, but in order for that seed to produce, it has to be planted. It has to be watered. It has to be fertilized. Today, ask God to show you where to plant your seed. Make sure you are sowing in the right ground and tending to the seed He has given you. Remember, God has a good plan for your future. He has plans to bless you and increase you. Today, you have what it takes to move forward and receive the blessing He has prepared for you!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You for equipping me for every good work. Thank You for giving me good seed to sow! I invite You to guide my every step by Your precious Holy Spirit. Thank You for choosing me to be a part of Your plan. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda has expressed concern over the increased number of election violence in Africa.
Dr. Kaunda said there is urgent need to address the situation because innocent lives were being lost as a result such conflicts.
He was speaking during the opening of the 10th meeting of the African Union Panel of the wise in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday.
This was contained in statement released to ZANIS by the Zambian Embassy in Ethiopia, First Secretary- Press Dorcas Chileshe.
Dr. Kaunda said the AU Panel of the wise needs to advise and counsel current African political leaders to adhere to the electoral code conduct during and after elections to avoid disputes because
He said there is also need for African political leaders to strive to promote peace on the continent as they go towards elections.
And AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra said the current conflicts in Africa were posing a serious threat to peace and stability in the continent.
Mr. Lamamra said the establishment of the Panel o of the Wise has raised hope to improve the effectiveness in conflict prevention and resolutions in Africa.
The aim of the meeting was to review the peace and security situation in Africa and exchanging views on how best to address various conflict situations on the African Continent.
Senior Chief Mwata Kazembe of the Lunda speaking people in Luapula Province has strongly condemned the recent violent riots that had rocked Mansa district, describing the action as unfortunate.
And the Mwata has called on the police to ensure that the ring leaders who started the violent riots are arrested and punished by the law.
The Traditional leader said that he does not believe that the businessmen who were targets during the riots could have been involved in ritual killing.
He was speaking during a meeting with the provincial Permanent Secretary Stephen Bwalya who called on him at his palace, yesterday.
He also doubted if the claims of ritual killings which led people to riot in Mansa were genuine, saying if the rioters had genuine complaints of ritual killings they supposed to report the suspects to police.
He said Zambia people must realise that the country operates under the rule of law and no one person has a privilege to take the law in their own hands.
“If people had genuine complaints, they were supposed to report to police who were supposed to investigate the claims and bring the suspects to book.
” No one is supposed to take the law into their own hands, it is totally wrong,” the Mwata said.
He said when people take the law in their own hands and cause destruction to property, even innocent people get affected.
“Are they saying that all the businessmen they attacked are involved in ritual killings? I do not think so, innocent people were affected,” the chief charged.
He said the riots were totally wrong and all the ring leaders who started the confusion must be arrested and punished.
He said while police arrested a lot of people, some of these were just chancers who were directly involved in the riots but
He said these women and children were just chancers driven by poverty deciding to help themselves to a bag of mealie meal or some valuable property.
And Luapula Permanent Secretary told the Mwata that
Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has sent its scouts in Mwachilele ward in Chongwe District to kill a stray lion that is terrorising villages in the area.
Chibengele Community School head teacher, Coillard Tembo confirmed the development to ZANIS in an interview in Chongwe yesterday.
Mr. Tembo said ZAWA sent wildlife officers to the area on Tuesday to capture the beast following reports from villagers claiming to have spotted it in the area.
He said the villagers are now living in constant fear for their lives and that of their domestic animals as the beast has now killed three cattle since spotted in the area.
And Chongwe District Commissioner, Japhen Mwakalombe has appealed to villagers in the affected area to restrict their movements until ZAWA officers kill the beast to avoid loss of lives.
Mr. Mwakalombe assured villagers that government through ZAWA is working hard to protect people’s lives and will soon trace the beast before it kills more livestock in the area.
Recently, ZAWA has laso received similar reports suggesting that three other beasts are suspected to have come from Kafue National Park in Kaindu area of Mumbwa district have been reportedly terrorizing villagers in the area.
Mr Kunda says the lives of innocent children trailing to school every morning are at stake because of the lions which are looming around in the area.
He further appealed to local authorities to move in to curb the situation as the lions pose a serious security risk in the area.
Government has urged business houses in the country to plough back to the community they operate in.
Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Daniel Bowasi says by ploughing back to community, business houses will help improve and uplift the living standards in communities they operate in.
The Permanent Secretary said this during the commissioning of painting of police houses at Chilenje Police Camp through the “Dulux Lets Colour Project “in Lusaka yesterday.
He said government is ready to partner with various business houses in ensuring that surroundings were kept clean and tidy such as painting of institutional houses.
He furthermore commended Dulux Limited Zambia for supplementing government’s efforts to maintain the Keep Zambia Clean Campaign through painting of the police houses in Chilenje.
He has since urged police officers occupying the painted houses to take good care of them by treating the institutional houses as their own.
And Dulux Limited Zambia, Sales and Marketing Manager, Ghady Thole said their colour project was a world wide initiative of uplifting the living standards of people through painting of houses, hospitals and other institutions to render them a clean environment.
Mr. Thole said they targeted to paint all the houses in Chilenje police camp and the police offices because they were all not in good shape.
He said once they were done with the Chilenje Police Camp painting they will move to the Copperbelt where they will identify other institutions to work on.
President Rupiah Banda has described Patriotic Front ( PF ) leader Michael Sata as a hateful, vindictive and an ungrateful person since his youth.
And Banda has further described media reports suggesting that the MMD has lost popularity in Western Province, as false. He added that are being perpetrated by some hostile private media with a hidden agenda.
” Mr. Sata seems to take pleasure in dividing the Zambian people even on trivial matters that does not add value to their well being,” President Banda said.
The President was speaking to Journalists at Lusaka’ City Airport on route to Eastern Province where he had gone to attend the burial of Aliness, former Bank of Zambia Governor, Dr Jacob Mwanza’s elder sister.
He was reaction to media reports quoting Patriotic Front leader, Michael Sata suggesting that he will hunt down President Banda and second republican president Dr Frederick Chiluba, if voted in office.
The PF leader is reported in The Post Newspapers edition , yesterday, to have said once in power the PF government would promptly and firmly deal with plunderers.
Mr. Sata said the levels of corruption in the current administration were alarming and embarrassing and the PF government will speedily deal with ( President ) Rupiah Banda regime’s corruption.
The President said Dr Chiluba and others fought for the re-introduction of democracy in the country and did his part in national development in his term as president of Zambia.
Mr. Banda explained that Dr Chiluba’s government among many other developmental programmes, successfully implemented policies that included the liberalisation of the airwaves as evident by the number of privately owned Television and Radio stations across the country.
The President said it was Mr. Sata who actually victimized former president Kaunda despite Dr Chiluba being civil towards his predecessor Mr Banda also wondered why Dr. Kaunda’s son Col Panji Kaunda is in the front of campaigning for Mr. Sata.
He urged the church, particularly where Mr. Sata congregates to say if they approve of his divisive traits as he claims to be a staunch Christian.
President Banda stressed that Zambians are not interested in government persecuting former leaders on trivial matters.
And Mr. Banda said the purported lose of popularity of the MMD in Western Province is untrue as it is being projected in some quarters of the media.
He said Vice President George Kunda was recently in the Province to check on developmental programmes that his government is implementing and the number of people that welcomed him is testimony of the party’s popularity,.
Mr. Banda said government will continue developing the province and other parts of the country to ensure that Zambians live better lives.
Meanwhile, The President has described the death of Aliness Mwanza as a loss to the family as she aws a uniting factor of the family.
He said the late Aliness was closer to his family even before President Mwanawasa appointed him in his government.
The President was accompanied by First lady Thandiwe Banda and was seen off by Vice President George Kunda, Defense Minister Dr Kalombo Mwansa, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Vice President, Davis Sampa and MMD National Secretary, Major Richard Kachingwe.
Nakambala Leopards continued on their sweet run in the Faz Super Division after beating hosts Green Buffaloes in their Week 8 away game at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka.
A 45th minute goal from Mundia Lubinda sealed team from Zambia’s Sugar capital Mazabuka.
Nakambala opened up a four-point lead on 19 points after eight matches and are unbeaten in their last three league games.
Red Arrows stay second after a 1-1 home draw with Power Dynamos.
Nchanga Rangers leaped into third place after a 1-0 away win at promoted Lime Hotspurs.
Limes defeat handed coach John “Butcher” Mwanza a bad start in his first game in charge after the Ndola side fired Tenant Chembo in midweek following a slow start to the season.
Meanwhile at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe, Nkana were lucky to get away with point after they were awarded a controversial penalty for an invisible handball.
Nkana took the lead in the 34th minute from the spot through Lameck Mwale but poetic justice was meted out almost immediately when Nkwazi equalized through Christopher Mulenga.
MTN/FAZ SUPER DIVISION
Week 8
14/05/2011
Green Eagles 0-Forest Rangers 1
Roan United 1-Zesco United 2
Konkola Blades 0-Kabwe Warriors 1
Lime Hotspurs 0- Nchanga Rangers 1
Kalewa 1-Zanaco 1
Green Buffaloes 0-Nakambala Leopards 1
Nkana 1-Nkwazi 1
Red Arrows 1- Power Dynamos 1
