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The Week in Pictures
Msiska To Decide On Starting Fwayo
Lucky Msiska said he will decide tomorrow on whether to start Swiss-based striker Fwayo Tembo who is en route to Lusaka for the All-Africa Games qualifier against Zimbabwe Under-23.
Zambia and Zimbabwe Under-23 sides clash at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka in a preliminary round first leg qualifier.
Msiska said Fwayo of FC Basel was currently in transit to Lusaka and expected to arrive at 21:00 Friday evening.
“I will personally go to the airport to pick him up and we will then assess tomorrow morning whether he will start or not but I can assure you he is coming and on the way,” Msiska said today.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe coach Friday Phiri is set to join his charges in Zambia today after staying behind to sort out his travel documentation in Harare.
They were fears that Phiri might not travel because of a pass port delay but the coach has now secured his travel document.
Zambia:
Goalkeepers: Fred Swilamba (Nchanga Rangers), Allan Chibwe (Konkola Blades), Joshua Titima (Zanaco)
Defenders: Stephen Kabamba (Kabwe Warriors),Cosmas Kabaza (Choma Eagles),Gift sakuwaha, Moses Mulambi (Both Nchanga Rangers),Derrick Mwansa (Nkwazi), Emmanuel Mbola (TP mazembe, DR Congo), Govender Simwala (Power Dynamos)
Midfielders: Chileshe Kangwa, Innocent Mwaba (Both Zesco United), Henry Banda, Simon Silwimba (Both Zanaco), Stanley Nshimbi (Lusaka Dynamos), Nathan Sinkala (Green Buffaloes)
Striker: Chakwa Lungu (Zesco United), Lewis Macha (Nchanga Rangers), Nemon Nyirenda (Zacks United), Felix Nyaende (Power Dynamos)
Zimbabwe:
Squad
Goalkeepers: Ariel Sibanda (Highlanders), Liberty Chirava (Bantu Rovers)
Defenders: Blessing Sande (Hwange), Qadr Amini (Gunners), Knowledge Machona (Eagles), Lincoln Zvasiya (Monomotapa), Charles Mutero (Shooting Stars)
Midfielders: Timire Mamvura, Archieford Gutu, Devon Chafa (Dynamos), Rahman Kutsanzira (Highlanders), Tapiwa Mangezi (Gunners), Abbas Amidu (Black Mambas), Brian Katsaruware (Eagles),
Strikers: Simba Sithole (Shooting Stars), Malvern Dumbura (Eagles), Mathew Rusike (Pretoria University), Denver Mukamba (Dynamos)
Village set ablaze in Chongwe
An angry mob has set ablaze a compound for a named religious community leaving three people seriously injured in Kanakantapa area in Chongwe District.
The irate mob set ablaze the village today at around 11: 00 hours, after an alleged suspicions claimed that the sect practices Satanism and terrorizes villagers.
20 Houses and other infrastructures, among them a community school and a church building , worth millions of Kwacha, have been destroyed in the inferno.
Chongwe District commissioner Japhen Mwakalombe confirmed the incident to ZANIS, today, adding that the entire membership of the sect has been left homeless.
Mr. Mwakalombe has ,howeve,r condemned culprits for taking the law into their own hands and has since called on police to arrest the offenders.
The DC said although members of the sect are accused of practicing Satanism, they do not deserve the punishment they have been subjected to.
He has also called on the leader of the named religious group to be living in peace with neighbouring villages and cooperating with government in various development programs.
Mr. Mwakalombe said the religious group refused to be counted during the last national census and also refused to pick up medical attention when they fall sick
[ ZANIS ]
Solwezi Clinical officer nabbed ‘ for murdering his patient ‘
A 26 year old clinical officer at Solwezi General Hospital has been arrested by Police for allegedly causing the death of his 19 year old female patient after an illegal abortion.
Northwestern province police chief Charles Lungu confirmed the arrest of Muyutwa Muyutwa to ZANIS in Solwezi today but declined to identify the deceased.
Mr. Lungu said Muyutwa was trying to perform an abortion on the named 19 year old female of Kandundu area in Solwezi district on the 3rd of January,2011.
He said after the unsuccessful abortion was performed the patient in process became unconscious and later died in the Doctor’s rest room.
Mr. Lungu said the matter was brought to the attention of the police by alert members of the public and that Muyutwa was arrested yesterday.
A blood stained pant of the deceased, gloves and beddings were found in the doctor’s rest room together with the dead body.
He said according to Muyutwa, he was approached by the deceased in October last year to assist with the abortion but the operation was only done this year on the 3rd of January.
The Police chief added that the body of the deceased is lying in Solwezi General Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
[ ZANIS ]
Fake fertiliser scam unearthed
Police in Kapiri Mposhi, Central Province have unearthed a scam in which fake fertiliser is allegedly being manufactured and sold to unsuspecting farmers in the area.
The dealers are making fake D-Compound and Urea fertilizer which is being re-packaged in sacks bearing names of genuine fertilizer producing companies.
Central Province Police Commanding Officer, Stella Libongani said three people have been arrested in connection with the scam.
She named those arrested as Boniface Muma, 42, Miso Nyondo, 31 and William Mutale.
The trio was arrested after they were found with sacks of the counterfeit fertilizer in their shops at Kapiri Mposhi’s old market.
Police raided the shops after a tip off and complaints from farmers who had bought the fertilizer.
Police confiscated 212 by 50 Kilogram bags of counterfeit D-compound fertilizer and 119 bags of counterfeit Ammonium Nitrate which the dealers are alleged to have repacked for selling as Urea.
[ ZNBC ]
Western Province Secessionists warned
Government has warned that anybody agitating for succession of Western province from the rest of Zambia risk being arrested for treason.
Home Affairs Minister Mkhondo Lungu has said the law will not spare the agitators of seccession. Mr Lungu has reiterated that government will not tolerate attempts to delink Western province from the rest of Zambia as this is a recipe for instability in the country. He was speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka today.
Mr Lungu has also disclosed that government is aware of the meeting planned by those advocating for the implementation of the Barotse Agreement. Mr Lungu says the meeting is scheduled for January 14th, but emphasises that police will not give a permit to the organisers.
And Mr Lungu said yesterday’s Meeting between the Litunga and Vice President George Kunda went well. He said the meeting was called to discuss the recent disturbances that have rocked Western province. He said President Rupiah Banda delegated the Vice President to meet the Litunga.
However, Mr Lungu could not disclose the details of the meeting because Mr Kunda was expected to brief president Banda before issuing statements.
Meanwhile Mr Lungu has counseled politicians to conduct peaceful campaigns in the run up to the 2011 general elections. Mr Lungu said politicians should not conduct their campaigns in a manner that could promote anarchy and violence. He has also called on various stakeholders in the nation to preach peace ahead of the elections.
Mr Lungu has further appealed to the media not to disseminate information that might cause anxiety in the nation. The Minister was responding to journalists at a press briefing in Lusaka today.
And Mr Lungu has also added his voice to people that have condemned colonel Panji Kaunda over his recent statement that the 2011 general elections will be the bloodiest.
[ZNBC]
Govt calls for peaceful campaigns
Home affairs minister Mkondo Lungu says he expects political gatherings to be violence free as the country goes to the 2011 elections.
Mr. Lungu said political leaders should ensure they conduct their campaigns and package their messages in a manner that would not be suggestive of any form of anarchy or agitate aggression among their supporters.
He said when aggrieved, leaders of civil society originations, political parties, non-governmental organizations, churches, and the media are encouraged to seek amicable means or follow procedures.
Speaking during a press briefing this morning, Mr. Lungu noted that 2011 presents an opportunity for the Zambians to exercise their democratic right of voting for leaders of their choice at local, parliamentary, and presidential levels.
He said 2011 presents a unique challenge to his ministry especially in the maintenance of law and order.
And Mr. Lungu said it is unfair to state that the security wings in the country are compromised.
He called on the police to apprehend the two Chinese nationals who have jumped bail and are on the run.
Police in Southern Province have intensified the manhunt for Collum Coal Mine managers Xiao Li Shan, 48, and Wu Jiu Hua, 46 who failed to show up at the Choma magistrate court.
The two Chinese nationals have been charged with 12 counts of attempted murder after shooting 12 miners over a pay dispute.
Mr. Lungu said the two should quickly be apprehended so that they could face the law.
[ QFM ]
Govt. repatriated 9,000 Congolese refugees in 2010 – Mutiti
The Ministry of Home Affairs has disclosed that it successfully repatriated about 9,000 Congolese refugees back to their country last year.
Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Ndiyoyi Mutiti said the repatriation exercise is one of the major achievements that Government through her ministry scored.
Ms. Mutiti attributed the achievement to good relations Government has had with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and other UN support agencies, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) and the Congolese government .
She told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka that the success of the exercise also led to the closure of two refugee camps at Kala and Mwange in Luapula and Northern provinces respectively.
Ms Mutiti said the two camps had been in existence for a long time and played a critical role in hosting many refugees in the country.
“ I think it is important for all the refugees to realise that it is better for them to return to their country when facilities are still available with the support of the UNHCR ,” she said.
She urged all refugees in the country to take advantage of the peaceful environment in their countries to return.
Meanwhile, Ms. Mutiti has disclosed that Government will this year engage and work with the Angolan government to find ways of ensuring that the programme to repatriate Angolan refugees succeeds.
The Permanent Secretary said circumstances and the environment in Angola was now conducive for the refugees to return to their native country.
Ms. Mutiti disclosed that Government held a few meetings with the Angolan government last year and was looking forward to holding another meeting early this year to plan for the repatriation of Angolan refugees who are still in Zambia.
She said the Angolan government was keen to have the Angolan refugees return to their home country and that that it was ready to receive them.
[ ZANIS ]
TIZ tells Shikapwasha to reason with media
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has called on Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha to reason with the media fraternity and ensure that self regulation of the media in the country prevails.
TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu said in an interview that the state control of the media has a negative impact on the operations of the industry.
Mr. Lungu said government has capacity to control the media to its advantage which has made it difficult for practitioners working in the state media to operate objectively.
He has appealed to Lt Gen Shikapwasha not to be hostile over self regulation of the media adding that the dialogue the minister is suggesting has failed to yield positive results.
This comes in a wake of General Shikapwasha’s statement that government will not recognize the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) that is set to be launched by the Media Liaison Committee (MLC) and other media bodies on the basis that the media council is not inclusive and will not help the media industry and the country as a whole.
[QFM ]
Mpombo appeal hearing today
THE Ndola High Court has set today as the date for hearing the appeal of Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo who has appealed against his conviction and sentence for bouncing a K10 million cheque.
Ndola High Court Judge-in-Charge Munalula Lisimba set today as the date to hear the appeal after he adjourned the matter yesterday when it came up for hearing.
Mr Justice Lisimba adjourned the matter after State advocate Nkumbiza Mumba told the court that Mpombo’s lawyer had informed her that he was not aware of the date which was set to hear the appeal.
Ms Mumba said the appellant’s counsel, a Mr Chabu of Ellis and Company, informed her through a mobile phone text message that he was not aware of yesterday as the date set to argue the appeal.
She said Mr Chabu had told her that he would travel yesterday from Lusaka to Ndola and would be available to argue the appeal today.
Mr Justice Lisimba, therefore, adjourned the matter to today.
Mpombo was in August convicted for bouncing a K10 million cheque and was sentenced to two months in prison and fined K4 million by the Ndola magistrates’ court.
Facts of the case were that Mpombo on December 18, 2009 with intent to defraud issued a cheque to Colwyn Limited in the amount of K10 million drawn on a Standard Chartered Bank account.
Mpombo borrowed K10 million from Colwyn Limited through its chairperson Terence Findlay on December 11 in 2009 and wrote a post-dated cheque in the same amount for December 18 the same year.
[ Times of Zambia ]
Zimbabwe U23 Arrive For AAG Qualifier
Zimbabwe Under23 have arrived ahead of Saturdays clash against the Zambia Under-23.
The two teams meet on Saturday in a Maputo 2011 All-Africa Games first leg qualifier at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
Fred Phiri’s side traveled by road from Harare on Wednesday and crossed into Zambia just after 17:00 at Chirundu.
Meanwhile, Lucky Msiska’s side on the same day beat Green Buffaloes 1-0 in a training match played at Nkoloma.
Msiska said he was pleased with the team’s performance in a contrasting game of two halves.
Extended Voter Registration exercise hits a snag in Milenge
The resumption of Voter Registration exercise has suffered a setback in Milenge District since the mobile exercise ended in December, 2010.
Milenge Council Secretary Fidelis Chanda told ZANIS in an interview today that since December 1, 2010, the voter registration centre in the area has recorded almost none.
Mr Chanda attributed the poor turn out to lack of sensitization on the exercise and long distances to the registration centre.
He said most people, especially those who live in far places, are not even aware that the exercise has continued at the civic centre.
He said there is great need to sensitize people that the voter registration exercise has continued at the council office.
Mr Chanda further attributed the poor turn out for the voter registration to long distances to the centre.
He said it is difficult for people to move long distances to Milenge District Council to register as voters.
Mr. Chanda said being the cultivation season many people would rather go to their crop fields than walk a long distance to the civic centre to register as voters.
He cited Milambo and Fibalala areas as two of the places situated far from the district council and it would require someone the whole day to ride to the civic centre where the voter registration exercise is taking place.
Mr. Chanda suggested that government should introduce a deliberate measures to allow for mobile registration in order to reach the potential voters.
He said most people who live near the council offices had already registered during the mobile registration exercise.
He said government had done well to introduce the mobile registration exercise that yielded good results, but noted that as far as the voters’ registration exercise remained stationed at the council offices he does not expect the turn out to improve.
Meanwhile, Mansa Municipal Council Public Relations Officer Chris Mumba has appealed to the government to put up sensitization programmes on the Voter Registration Exercise.
Mr Mumba said despite the district recording a favorable number of voters from December 1, 2010 to date, there is still need for effective sensitization on the exercise especially in rural areas.
He further explained that some people who come to replace their voters’ card in most cases find it inconveniencing to go to the police station to get a police report.
He said people were used to getting police report from the registration centre and since police officers stopped issuing police report from the centre, many people just walk away when they are advised to go and collect a police report at the police offices.
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Juvenile killed in fight
Two male juveniles were this morning apprehended by Police in Solwezi District in North Western Province for allegedly causing the death of their friend in a fight.
North Western Province Police Chief Charles Lungu confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Solwezi today and named the deceased as Raphael Kapang’a aged 18 of Chawama compound in Solwezi district.
Mr Lungu said the incident occurred at the weekend but could, however, not give the exact age of the two apprehended juveniles who beat up their friend after a misunderstanding ensued at a local bar.
Mr Lungu said Kapang’a was admitted to Solwezi General Hospital after the incident and he later died on Sunday.
He noted that the matter was not immediately reported to Police and that the body was still lying in the mortuary awaiting postmortem.
And quick action by police this morning saved the two suspects from being lynched by family members of the deceased.
[ ZANIS ]
K25 billion needed for school desks – Siliya
Government has disclosed that about 25 billion kwacha is needed to cater for the national shortfall of 400, 000 school desks.
Education minister Dora Siliya said the ministry has plans to purchase desks in bulk to avoid shortfalls.
Ms. Siliya was speaking in Lusaka today when she met 38 local desks manufacturers from across the country.
She said it is important for Zambians to appreciate giving business to the local manufacturers as they have the capacity to produce quality products.
Ms. Siliya added that promoting local manufacturers would help fight joblessness as more jobs will be created for the locals.
The Minister disclosed that government has a target of constructing about 100 high schools across the country by 2012-2013.
Ms. Siliya said the construction of the high schools cannot be done at once but in stages.
[ QFM ]
FAZ Cuts Ties With RAZ
FAZ on Wednesday declared the Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) redundant in dealing with match official duties.
However, RAZ chiefs Welly Chikuka says all referees in the country have refused to dealing directly with Faz over refereeing matters.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by Faz communication officer Erick Mwanza at the weekly Faz press briefing held at Football House in Lusaka.
Mwanza said starting this year, all match officials must register with the referees committee at Football House to be headed by Katongo Kabungo.
Mwanza said this was in line with Article 13 of FIFA statues which states that each member association is obliged to establish a referees committee which is directly subordinate to the member association.
“At no level will we deal with RAZ, it s up to RAZ to render themselves relevant to the game,” Mwanza said. “This is not a
FAZ decision, it is according to FIFA statues.”
Meanwhile, Chikuka wondered from which Faz constitution the decision has been reached because RAZ was enshrined in the Faz consititution.
“RAZ is enshrined in the Faz constitution as an affiliate member and a decision to remove it can only be made at a Faz annual general meeting so we do not know on what Faz basis this decision has been reached,” Chikuka said.
“As far all the referees have said in the country they have all agreed to back RAZ.”
RAZ recently back the petition against embattled Faz boss Kalusha Bwalya that saw the boycott of league matches.