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The Zambia national team leaves for Tanzania on Wednesday to take part in this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.
Dario Bonetti’s 20-man team will leave at 10:00 on Zambezi Airlines for Dar-es-Salaam from Lusaka International Airport.
Coach Dario Bonetti said that he was feeling upbeat about Zambia’s prospects at the Cecafa Cup.
“I have a good feeling about this tournament because we have a very good quality,” Bonetti said.
And Faz president Kalusha Bwalya said a lot was expected from the team and thanked Cecafa for inviting Zambia to take part in the tournament for a third successive time.
“The people appreciate and realize how our competitiveness in terms of how good we can be. They realize that our team has potential,” Kalusha said.
Meanwhile, defender Davies Nkausu from SuperSport United in South Africa joined the team on Monday and will travel with the team to Tanzania as the only foreign-based player in the team.
Zambia kickoff their Cecafa Cup outing against hosts Tanzania on Sunday in the two sides opening Group A match.
Faz president Kalusha Bwalya has said two Fifa observers will grace Saturdays emergency council meeting in Kabwe.
Kalusha revealed today at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka where he had paid a courtesy call on the Zambia national team in training that Fifa regional development Officer Ashford Mamelodi from Botswana will be one of the official from the games mother body in attendance.
The 1988 Africa footballer of the year also repeated that there will be one ECM this weekend.
“There is only going to be one meeting, one official meeting on the 27th of November and we have FIFA representative coming,” Kalusha said.
“We have two people coming (Ashford) Mamelodi and another person coming from Zurich to this meeting on the 27th and there have given guidance.”
Kalusha also took a swipe at the media for allegedly championing the parallel ECM on November 26 that will be held in Lusaka.
“I think that we should also be correct when we report on these things because the procedure that has to be taken has to be correct that is the procedure that has been taken on the 27th meeting,” Kalusha said.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges to Zambia in the first 11 months of 2010 jumped to $4.3 billion from $959 million for the whole of last year, a government body said on Tuesday.
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) director for export promotions Glyne Michelo told Reuters the surge in interest was mainly due to growth of the manufacturing and mining sectors in Africa’s largest copper producer.
Michelo said Britain, Belgium, South Africa, China and India continued to be the main sources of inward investment, after accounting for 70 percent of the Zambia’s total FDI in 2009.
“The outlook for 2010 looks promising with over $4.3 billion investment pledges and pledged employment of 36,000 jobs already recorded between January to November 2010 against a target of $3 billion for the year,” Michelo said.
Most of the pledges had come from private investors, he added, and the manufacturing sector had generated the most interest, with planned investments of $1.6 billion that would create an estimated 19,500 jobs.
The mining sector attracted $1.4 billion of interest translating into 3,800 jobs in a sector that took a major hit in late 2008 after a collapse in world copper prices.
The jump in investment interest and the prospect of thousands of extra jobs are likely to help President Rupiah Banda, who faces an election next year, probably in September-October before the start of the rainy season.
A cross section of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and church groups have welcomed the Catholic Church for embracing the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Pope Benedict XVI has said condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS.
This is according to the BBC news monitored in Lusaka.
Pope Benedict said during a visit to Cameroon last year that handing out condoms might actually make HIV infection worse.
And Zambia National Aids Network (ZNAN) communications officer Sam Kapembwa says the reality of the current situation requires the use of condoms in certain cases.
“There are cases of discordant couples in which one partner is positive while the other is negative, or both couples are positive. Condoms come in handy in such situations,” he said.
Mr Kapembwa commended the Church for embracing the use of condoms in certain cases.
International Fellowship of Christian Churches Bishop Simon Chihana said his church has always advocated the use of condoms as the best measure of family planning.
“This is a big U-turn by the Catholics on this matter because it has to do with the times we are living in. I think the Catholics condemned it because it promoted promiscuity, but I am sure that the Church has learnt lessons from the reality,” he said.
And Evangelical Youth Alliance president Reverend Moses Lungu said the position taken by Pope Benedict should be encouraged in a way because there are cases where the use of condoms should be encouraged.
Rev Lungu, however, said the spread of AIDS is as a result of people indulging in illicit behaviour.
He said from the worldly perspective, it is all right for people to use condoms.
“For people outside the church, we will not stop people who are using condoms,” he said.
[pullquote]“This is a big U-turn by the Catholics on this matter because it has to do with the times we are living in. I think the Catholics condemned it because it promoted promiscuity, but I am sure that the Church has learnt lessons from the reality,” he said.[/pullquote]
Rev Lungu advised people to stay away from illicit sex.
Pope Benedict XVI has said condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS, the first Vatican exception to a long-held policy condemning condom use.
The comments were made in a new book, which the Vatican newspaper ran excerpts of in its Saturday edition.
The Church’s hardline stance over contraception has led to the Vatican being heavily criticised for its position in the context of the AIDS crisis.
The book – Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times – is based on a series of interviews the Pope gave the German Catholic journalist, Peter Seewald, earlier this year.
The Pope, however, made it clear that he considers the use of condoms a last resort and not a way to prevent conception. The example he gave of when they could be used was in the case of male prostitutes.
Amid his vigorous defence of the Church in contemporary society, the Pope acknowledged some of the Church’s failings, like in the sexual-abuse crisis, which he calls “a volcano of filth” sent by the devil.
He pointed to a “readiness for aggression” among those who criticised him for revoking the excommunication of a bishop who denied the scope of the Holocaust.
The Pope also discussed his contentious speech in Regensburg, Germany, in 2006, which provoked the ire of the Muslim world; denounced drug abuse; explained what he described as the impossibility of ordaining women as priests; and, with surprising candour, said that if he did not feel up to the task of being pope, he would resign.
[ Zambia Daily Mail ]
On Sunday afternoon , November 21st, from 13:06 hrs to 14:00hrs we experienced a technical problem that forced the site to go offline. The problem has now been fully resolved and we monitored the site the whole day on Monday and it performed well. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused to our Sunday bloggers.
We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that we have noticed a doubling in Internet traffic during the run up to by-elections. In fact on the day of results anouncement, the site could not cope and we had to shut down certain features to just keep the site available.
Next year is a big year for Zambia, politically, and we anticipate heavy traffic during the 2011 elections season. Because of this we are making plans to change the architecture of the web site so that it is able to handle the spike in traffic that we expect next year. The consequence of this is that we shall be doing a lot of maintenance and upgrade work during the weekends of month of December. We shall schedule maintenance/upgrade plans from midnight to morning ZMT so that we keep the inconvenience of the downtime to a minimum.
Again we apologize for the inconvenience this will cause to our weekend night bloggers. This is something we must do. It is a necessary growth path for LT if we are to progress to the next stage.
INDENI Petroleum Refinery is expected to resume operations later this week following 45 days of maintenance, managing director, Maybin Noole has said.
According to a statement released in Ndola yesterday by the firm’s public relations officer Mwila Nkonge, the maintenance works and instrumentation project were completed on schedule, with no fatalities or major lost time injuries.
During the shutdown, one of the longest and heaviest in the refinery’s history, the company migrated its instrumentation control to an electronic system.
Mr Noole said the plant had started operating and management expected to send all products to storage within the next days.
“True to our commitment to safety, I am pleased that the works were conducted in a very safe manner.
“On behalf of management, I wish to commend all the personnel involved in the shutdown – our own staff and contractors – for this excellent safety record,” he said.
On Friday, Energy Minister Kenneth Konga told Dow Jones Newswires that all the maintenance work had finished, and that Zambia did not experience any fuel shortages during the shutdown.
Indeni was shut in October for annual maintenance to replace obsolete machinery at the aging refinery, which has broken down several times in the past few years, causing fuel shortages in Zambia.
[pullquote]“True to our commitment to safety, I am pleased that the works were conducted in a very safe manner.
“On behalf of management, I wish to commend all the personnel involved in the shutdown – our own staff and contractors – for this excellent safety record,” he said.[/pullquote]
The Government imported at least 55 million litres of refined fuel products as a safeguard against fuel shortages on the domestic market before the closure.
The Government is considering recapitalisation and upgrades at Indeni, contingent on the results of a study of Zambia’s fuel needs, Mr Konga said.
[ Times of Zambia ]
Former Kasenengwa Member of Parliament Timothy Nyirenda has said Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata is allegedly promoting tribalism by raising people’s emotions over the Barotse Agreement.
And former PF secretary general Edward Mumbi has said Mr Sata’s championing of the Barotse Agreement is one of his several methods to seek popularity in the media.
Mr Nyirenda said it was disheartening for the PF president to continue exciting Zambians with his “wild” views on the long-discarded Barotse Agreement.
He said such acts amounted to promoting tribalism and advised Mr Sata to unite the citizens under the popularly agreed motto of ‘One Zambia, One nation’.
In yesterday edition of The Post, Mr Sata was quoted as having said the Barotse agreement was real and nobody could gloss over it.
Mr Sata said the people of Western Province had the right to demand what belonged to them.
But Mr Mumbi said the opposition leader’s populist views were a clear demonstration of his desperation to get to State House at any cost.
He said it was irresponsible for any leader to seek to divide the people of Zambia as a means of achieving his political goals.
Mr Mumbi said it was strange that Mr Sata was raising issues about the Barotseland Agreement, which he did not do when he served under former presidents Kenneth Kaunda and Frederick Chiluba.
“It is irresponsible for Mr Sata to start inciting Zambians to these levels. In the first place, he could not defend the Barotse Agreement when he served under Dr Kaunda.
“In the Chiluba administration, Mr Sata was in the Cabinet but could not defend the agreement. Now that he is in the opposition, he is defending it and making populist statements in the media,” Mr Mumbi said.
And a political activist in Chipata, Gideon Zulu has said it is sad that Mr Sata is working to divide the Zambian people.
Mr Zulu, who is managing director of Sawaza Investments, said in an interview yesterday that Mr Sata should allow the country to enjoy the peace it was known for worldwide.
[ Times of Zambia ]
file:Roan MP Chishimba kambwili talks to journalists
The Mine-workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) general secretary Oswell Munyenyembe has said Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili was lying by saying that miners going on recess would be declared redundant.
And Luanshya Copper Mines (LCM) management has advised Mr Kambwili to avoid using the mining firm as a campaign ground.
MUZ general secretary Oswell Munyenyembe said contrary to what Mr Kambwili was saying, no miner would lose his job because they would all be recalled to work.
Mr Munyenyembe advised Mr Kambwili to consult experts on miners’ conditions of service before making public statements.
He said issues concerning miners’ conditions of service could be best addressed through dialogue among all parties concerned and not in the media.
LCM public relations officer, Sydney Chileya said yesterday that Mr Kambwili should stop politicising the operations of the mine and deliberately misleading the public over the 45-day recess meant to create space for rehabilitations.
Mr Kambwili on Sunday afternoon addressed a meeting at Mpatamatu Market where he said the miners sent on break could be declared redundant by the mine owners.
He urged them to march to the LCM general offices demanding to be paid their leave days and all the allowances they were entitled to when they report for work.
Mr Kambwili argued that the miners should get all their allowances because it was not their fault that they were on break.
But Mr Chileya commended the workers for not heeding Mr Kambwili’s calls to stage a demonstration at the mine’s head office.
He said there were between 400 and 500 miners and concentrator employees who were recently put on recess and that they were all entitled to monthly salaries, housing allowances and miners’ supplements.
He said the miners on recess were still employees and were only allowed to visit the plant after getting security clearance as a security measure aimed at reducing thefts.
Mr Chileya accused Mr Kambwili of exhibiting his ignorance by holding a meeting at which he said things which were not true about the mine’s operation.
CLM management decided to put some miners on recess to pave way for the installation of a new hoist, mining equipment which would improve the mine’s efficiency by 60 per cent.
[ Times of Zambia ]
POST Managing Editor Amos Malupenga says his publication has officially declared former President Fredrick Chiluba”s Spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba as its enemy.
Mr. Malupenga said Mr. Mwamba was declared an enemy of the POST Newspapers a few days after its Editor-in-Chief Fred M’membe was released from custody on bail in a contempt case.
Mr. Malupenga told the Lusaka High Court that this is because of Mr. Mwamba’s alleged activities against the newspaper.
He was testifying this during cross examination in a matter where Mr. Mwamba is charged with contempt.
It is alleged that Mr. Mwamba authored two contemptuous and scandalous articles on the Zambian Watchdog website analyzing Mathew Mohan’s evidence in the murder of Lusaka businessman Sajid Itowala.
Mr. Malupenga said the publication regards anyone who plans to cause complete destruction of its establishment as an enemy.
He also told the court that members of staff at the POST who dealt with Mr. Mwamba at a personal level have been told to do so cautiously.
Mr. Malupenga further said the online publication is an alternative source of news.
Another witness Lloyd Musonda testified that the Zambian Watchdog was duly registered with the office of the Registrar of Companies.
Mr. Musonda, an Assistant Inspector of Companies at the Patents and Companies Registrations Agents-PACRA, testified that a Mr. Lloyd Himambo is the sole proprietor of the online publication.
[ ZNBC ]
File: A peasant farmer cycling to the market to sell his vegetables
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
(NaturalNews) New research published in the journal Nature reveals that pancreatic cancer takes 20 years to grow to the point where it is diagnosed by conventional medical doctors. This was determined by sequencing the DNA of cancer tumor cells from deceased patients. Because cancer mutations occur in growing tumors at a known rate, scientists were able to map the timing of the development of full-blown pancreatic cancer tumors.
Here’s what the scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute found (and here’s why this matters in a huge way to people interested in healthy living):
• It takes 11.7 years for one mutation in a pancreas cell to grow into a “mature” pancreatic tumor (which might show up on a medical scan).
• It takes another 6.8 years for the pancreatic tumor to spread and cause tumors to appear in other organs of the body.
In all, it takes about 20 years for a person to grow a cancer tumor and see it spread to the point where their doctor will diagnose them with pancreatic cancer.
In other words, by the time doctors diagnose you with cancer, you’ve already been growing it for two decades.
Here’s why this matters
This is a huge story for five very important reasons:
Reason #1) The idea thrown around by cancer doctors that cancer is a “spontaneous disease” that strikes randomly and without warning is pure bunk. In order to “get” cancer, you actually have to GROW cancer for two decades! It doesn’t just suddenly appear like magic.
Reason #2) When cancer doctors diagnose you with pancreatic cancer and say things like, “Good thing we caught it early!” they are full of bunk yet again. They didn’t catch it early — they caught it late! Almost 20 years too late.
Reason #3) If it takes 20 years to grow cancer tumors to the point where you get diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer, then that means you have 20 years to change your lifestyle and stop the cancer!
That’s the most important point of all, of course. In order to grow cancer tumors for 20 years, you have to feed the cancer for 20 years while keeping it alive. And how do you do that?
How to grow and feed a cancer tumor
First of all, to grow a cancer tumor, you need to eat lots of sugar. Liquid sugars are the best (soda, anyone?), but any form of refined sugar will do. You have to eat sugar daily if you really want to support cancer cell division and growth.
Next, you have to be vitamin D deficient for the entire 20 years. That’s because vitamin D halts 77 percent of all cancers (including pancreatic cancer), and when combined with other nutrients like selenium, you can halt even more cancers.
If you combine vitamin D and selenium nutrition with other anti-cancer nutrients such as fresh vegetable juice (on a daily basis), omega-3 fatty acids, a wide variety of fresh fruits (including citrus and berries), and even red wine (rich with resveratrol), you will create an internal biological environment in which cancer tumors just can’t grow at all.
This is especially true if you pursue a more alkaline diet that’s rich in vegetables and green foods rather than acidic substances such as sugar, fried foods and caffeine.
Combine all this with some regular exercise, good sleep, stress reduction habits and strict avoidance of cancer-causing chemicals, and you’ve got a recipe for blocking virtually all tumor growth in your body.
Cancer tumors simply cannot grow in an environment that’s rich in plant-based nutrients and based on healthy, natural living.
So even if you have a wayward pancreatic cell that decides to mutate and try to become cancerous on its own, that cell will not have any long-term success in replicating inside your body because it’s surrounded by healthy cells and bathed in anti-cancer nutrients carried to it each day in your blood!
Remember, your cells rely entirely on nutrients delivered by your blood, and if your blood is delivering anti-cancer nutrients each day, then “bad” cells will never be allowed to replicate and become cancer tumors.
Obviously, the composition of your blood is determined by what you eat. If you eat junk food, your blood will be junk blood, and it will deliver junk to your cells (cancer cells love junk!). If you eat healthy foods, you will have healthy blood, and cancer tumors will shrivel up and actually lose their blood supply then die.
This is what this new research actually reveals: That pancreatic cancer takes two decades to develop inside your body, which naturally means you have two decades to change your health habits and stop growing cancer tumors in your body.
You may be growing cancer tumors right now… (but here’s how to stop it)
If you’ve been pursuing a lifestyle of junk foods, processed foods, fried foods, excessive animal products and sun avoidance (you’re not seriously still slapping sunscreen on your skin, are you?), then you are probably growing cancer tumors in your body right now. Almost as if you were trying to!
So you might be on year 10 of the 20-year cancer diagnosis plan. There’s no way to know because cancer tumors don’t show up diagnostic tests when they’re only 10 years old (usually). But if you’ve been following a cancer-promoting lifestyle, you can rest assured you have micro tumors in your body that are just waiting for more sugar and less vitamin D in your blood in order to divide and grow even more.
So why not stop growing cancer tumors today? Start juicing! If you want to stop cancer in its tracks, buy yourself a high-end countertop juicing machine, go out and buy some organic produce on a regular basis, and start juicing away your cancer. (No kidding!)
Start consuming anti-cancer nutrients on a daily basis. Even a small amount of fresh kale, cabbage or broccoli juice (just one ounce) taken every day will have a powerful anti-cancer effect and may halt tumor growth in your body.
But just to be sure, blend and drink fresh citrus fruits, organic berries, and microalgae supplements on a regular basis. Read NaturalNews and learn about the latest breaking news on anti-cancer foods and supplements. Changing what you eat will dramatically alter what your body grows inside. Instead of growing cancer tumors, you can start growing healthy cells that will quickly overpower any diseased cells.
Steer clear of all synthetic chemicals
Of course, for all this to work, it is VITAL that you avoid all synthetic chemicals: Do not take pharmaceuticals; do not use conventional perfumes, skin lotions, shampoos or other personal care products; do not use conventional laundry detergents (they’re filled with cancer-causing fragrance chemicals); do not use anti-bacterial soaps; do not cook on nonstick cookware; do not drink fluoride in your water… basically just get all the toxic chemicals out of your house and out of your life.
So remember: Cancer is not random, nor is it genetic. It doesn’t appear spontaneously, and in the case of pancreatic cancer, it actually takes two decades to grow it to the point where it gets noticed by cancer doctors!
That means you’ve got 20 years to make a change in your life. Why not start right now? (If you haven’t already…)
Fact: Pancreatic survival rates have not changed in the last 40 years. Do you know why? Because conventional medical doctors wait until you’ve been growing cancer for 20 years to tell you that you have cancer. (Seriously. And they think they’re running the most “advanced” medical system in the world.)
Wouldn’t it make more sense to teach patients how to prevent cancer two decades earlier and thereby avoid growing it in the first place?
The Petitioners of the embattled Kalushya Bwalya led FAZ Executive have accused world Football Governing body FIFA of changing goal posts in the manner in which it is intervening in the crisis at Football House.
Football administrator Simata Simata has doubted the authenticity of a letter written to FAZ by FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke describing the November 26 Meeting as illegal.
SIMATA said anyone could have written the letter because it was sent to FAZ through a fax.
Simata told ZNBC Sport in an interview wondered how FIFA could say that the November 26 Emergency Council Meeting -ECM- is illegal when it earlier stated that the matter is an internal affair for the Zambian football family to resolve.
Simata said the petitioners welcome dialogue and urged FIFA to be part of the meeting if they are interested in seeing the impasse at Football House resolved.
In a letter to FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke calling for another Council meeting apart from the one FAZ has called will be redundant
Valcke is hopeful the November 27 ECM will overcome the crisis at FAZ.
President Rupiah Banda has urged the Zambia Army to be vigilant and preserve the peace as the country heads for the 2011 tripartite elections.
President Banda said election years are critical because of people’s high expectation and desperation.
He urged the army to be watchful and alert because it is during elections that the security of the nation is often at risk.
The President said this in a speech read for him by Defense Minister Kalombo Mwansa during the Color Consecration parade at Luena Barracks in Kaoma .
President Banda who was present at the event was not able to address the parade because of loss of voice due to a cough.
President Banda said voters would be looking to the men and women in uniform to preserve and uphold conditions of peace and safety in the communities, districts and provinces.
He said the lives of the citizenry were always far more important than political options.
The President urged them to look out for children, women, the aged, the disabled and other vulnerable persons in 2011.
President Banda implored them to begin to see themselves as parents of the people of Zambia and work for all citizens without fear or favour and above all do their work with faith and hope in the lord Jesus Christ.
The 5th Battalion of the Zambia Regiment was established in 1979 but has only been presented with colours today.
The Battalion unit has a rich history with important accomplishments realized by both present and past service men and women.
Army Commander Lieutenant General Wisdom Lopa said the consecration of colours on Luena Barracks is yet another milestone in the history of the Zambia Army.
He said the event was long overdue as the battalion was formed over 30 years ago.
The President also promised that government would improve conditions of service and facilities for the army.
He said this will help boost moral in the army.
President Banda implored the Zambia Army to be always mindful of the changing trends in defence and security.
President Banda said defence and security trends have changed over the years noting that the way they were handled twenty years ago is not the same as today.
He noted that today’s challenges of defence include terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, natural disasters, food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and poverty all of which require the attention of the Army.
The President said realities of nature, place new demands on all officers in the 5th battalion of the Zambia Regiment and this calls for constant review of approaches and methods in preserving the peace and security of the country.
He further called for frequent retraining of all officers so that everyone is kept informed and up to date with new ways and means of handling today’s defence and security.
Mr. Banda said the well being of men and women in uniform requires a review of conditions of service, new housing units, more and better transport, new and modern equipment, renovation of rundown infrastructure, recruitment of more staff as well as further training to sharpen professionalism.
The president further said the people of Zambia and the Government appreciate deeply the unquestionable dedication of all Army officers who have secured boarders since 1964 stressing that it was no small achievement.
And army commander Wisdom Lopa thanked government for the support rendered to the army even during the global crisis.
Meanwhile President Banda left for Lusaka. The Presidential Chopper left Kaoma Airstrip at about 16:03 hours.
Dario Bonetti has said he is just worried the three-week-long boycott has left his players short on match fitness ahead of their Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup outing in Tanzania this weekend.
Teams have not played any league games since the weekend of November 10 when the league clubs voted to boycott matches in a push to force Faz president Kalusha Bwalya to call for an emergency council meeting.
“The only problem is the fitness because they have gone one month has gone without playing official games,” Bonetti said after Monday morning training session at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka.
Bonetti however, said the fitness levels were not very bad and the players will be ready for their opening Cecafa cup Group A opening game against hosts Tanzania on November 27 in Dar-es-Salaam.
“It is not bad but it could be better,” Bonetti said.
Meanwhile, defender Davies Nkausu of SuperSport United in South Africa was expected to join the team on Monday evening from his base in Pretoria.
Team:
Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda (Zesco United), Raja Kola (Zanaco), Kalililo Kakonje (Unattached), Davey Kaumbwa (Green Buffaloes)
Defenders:Billy Mwanza, Nyambe Mulenga (Both Zesco United), Jimmy Chisenga (Red Arrows), Davies Nkausu (SuperSport United, South Africa), Dennis Banda (Green Buffaloes), Stephen Kabamba (Kabwe Warriors)
Midfielders:Joseph Sitali, Simon Bwalya (Both Power Dynamos), Thomas Nyirenda (Zanaco)
Strikers: Felix Sunzu Jnr (Konkola Blades), Luka Lungu (Power Dynamos), Adubelo Phiri (Red Arrows), Winston Kalengo, Vanecious Mapande (Both Zanaco), Jackson Mwanza (Zesco United)
In a bid to deliver a contender for knockout of the decade, embattled Faz president Kalusha Bwalya on Sunday daring into the ring his former boss at Football House and now sports permanent secretary Teddy Mulonga.
Kalusha has alleged that Mulonga is backing the opposition being having a part in the current impasse.
Kalusha said on ZNBC Radio Talking Football program on Sunday that Mulonga was using the National Sports Council of Zambia through its spokesman Smart Mwitwa to destroy Faz.
“..Mulonga because he has been able to call and instruct (NSCZ spokesman) Smart Mwitwa and people to misled the people,” Kalusha told the weekly Sunday football show.
“And that for me is.. he himself know there shouldn’t be government interference. So they should not use the word in vain of the President, of State House, of Government and of the ministry of Sport.”
However, despite his attack on Mulonga and Fifa’s earlier warning over the weekend that only the November 27 emergency council meeting is the one they recognize while the November 26 ECM is illegal, the petitioners have also delivered a counter punch.
They have vowed they will ignore the prospect of a Fifa ban and go ahead with their congress at Intercontinental hotel in Lusaka on the eve of the parallel ECM to be held in Kabwe on November 27.
And should a Fifa ban take effect when the petitioners congregate at Intercontinental on Friday, Zambia’s participation in this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup that kicks off on Saturday in Tanzania will be in doubt with sanctions fom Zurich looming over the horizon.
Jews regarded as a peculiar people by other nations for they circumcised their male children. But for an Israeli, it was the command of God. It was a sign of a covenant relationship with YAHWEH. Israelites took pride in circumcision and to be regarded as the uncircumcised was degrading.
Some tribes in Zambia observed this ordinance, may be not from a religious point of view, but out of tradition. The Lundas and the Luvales of the North Western province stands out. They were teased every cold season by their traditional cousins. It was believed the circumcised are prone to cold and can succumb to death easily. Circumcision carried stigma, but these humble people carried on their tradition. Their women were not allowed to marry uncircumcised men. The theory was the uncircumcised men were unclean. To the rest of Zambians circumcision was a nightmare, painful, a dream and not a reality[pullquote].Circumcision is not in itself 100 percent safe, the best way to stay safe is to abstain or remain faithful to one sexual partner. One poster reads, “Sex thrills, but Aids kills[/pullquote]
But that is in the past, circumcision is no longer a tribal matter. All roads lead to Mwinilunga. This is not to say a candidate have to travel to Mwinilunga or Kabompo to visit with the elders for a “jump start”. Many hospitals across the country are able to carry out this simple surgery. UTH is always fully booked when it comes to circumcision cases. An appointment is only available after a year. In some cases to a get quick admittance “Secret cuts are observed”.
Recently 150 boys were circumcised in Eastern province, several in Itezhi-tenzhi, Kafue and all over the country; Zambians are turning in large numbers to be circumcised. 2.5 million Males are targeted by the National male circumcision strategy and implementation by 2020. What is causing the excitement? What happened to the stigma? Are Zambians going back to the Lunda-Luba Empire, back to the roots and becoming Lundas?
This “new culture” however has become “good business” for those in the medical world. Some clinical officers make a “good kill” as they offer their services after work hours, while some seekers are left damaged; they were duped by con-men to part away with huge sums of money just to be left in pain and undone.
Despite the influx of many seeking to be circumcised, debates are going on; some critics think circumcision is brutal and some how it robs males sexual pleasure. To the careless circumcision is a gate-way to have unprotected sex, could this be a misconception to both sides? The circumcision boom is sparked by medical researchers that suggest that it reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS/HIV.
With AIDS/HIV claiming many lives in Zambia; the male majority have decided to save their lives by crossing cultural boundaries at any price. Even when it means losing tribal identity, these male fingers being “Sexual predictor” are willing to lose everything for sexual fulfillment. By 2020 all of us will be Lundas by circumcision. And the Lundas should be proud and smiling as they welcome their long lost sons from the Lunda Empire days. Through circumcision men from every tribe are standing united shoulder to shoulder, this is the first step in unifying our country, and the second step will be learning how to speak Lunda. This will realize the “One Zambia One Nation” motto. When the men of the society are persuaded the whole land is won.
Circumcision is not in itself 100 percent safe, the best way to stay safe is to abstain or remain faithful to one sexual partner. One poster reads, “Sex thrills, but Aids kills”.
