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‘’Church has failed to provide leadership’’

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Zambia Direct Democracy Movement National Coordinator Edwin Sakala has charged that the Church in the country has failed to provide the much needed leadership.

And Mr Sakala has accused pastors, Bishops and priests of preaching hatred in this country instead of uniting the Zambians a scenario he described as unfortunate.

In a press statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr Sakala accused the Clergy for taking sides with the secular leadership at the expense of preaching the word of God as well as praying for peace in the country.

ZANIS reports that Mr Sakala said the Zambia Direct Democracy Movement would always support a crop of God fearing and Charismatic leaders to occupy various leadership positions in society to liberate Zambia from demonic forces that he noted had taken toll on people’s minds.

He said Zambians must be helped to understand that the Church, Government and Citizens were all part of one living organism called Zambia and that the Movement did not understand why some priests have decided to take sides with people in political circles.

He advised some priests in the country to take up the role of uniting than politically dividing the nation as the 2011 general and tripartite elections were imminent.

Mr Sakala has further charged that Multi -Party Politics maybe good for developing countries but not for countries like Zambia.

He observed that multi-party politics were dividing the people on tribal political groupings adding that this had been identified as a source of ethnic violence and poverty in many African Countries.

He further charged that multi-party politics in Zambia had become a dividing factor and for the ordinary citizens, they could not help noticing that Church leaders of the seven big religious organisations were siding with their tribesmen.
Without disclosing the churches he was referring to, Mr Sakala added that tribalism was a product from hell because tribe had nothing to do with one’s personality.

Mr Sakala called on all peace loving Zambians to condemn all those priests and church leaders busy preaching hatred at the expense of uniting the nation.

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Zambia joins Commonwealth countries in games

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Zambia was yesterday among 71 commonwealth countries participating in the 19th commonwealth games in New Delhi, India with the national flag hoisted in a special welcome ceremony by the Mayor of the Commonwealth Village Dalbir Singh.

First Secretary for Press at the Zambian mission in India Bwalya Nondo in a statement to ZANIS today said the raising of the flag which was witnessed by the entire Zambian contingent to the Commonwealth games and officials from the Zambia High Commission in New Delhi went with the playing of the national Anthem.

Mr. Nondo also said a replica of the Queen’s button was thereafter presented to the delegation leader Geoffrey Yun’gana.

He revealed that that the Zambian team comprising a cross section of sports disciplines has been conducting training sessions since their arrival in that country adding that the team was confident of reaping medals for the country.

The official opening of the Commonwealth games competition will take place at Jaharlal Nehru Stadium tomorrow.
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Nkhulungo Basic School wants desks

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Authorities at Nkhulungo Basic School in Chipata’s Chipangali constituency have appealed to Government to consider giving the learning institution some desks to enable pupils sit comfortably.

School Head Teacher, Kezias Phiri, said from the time the school was upgraded it had not received desks from the office of the District Education Board Secretary ( DEBS).

Mr Phiri said the school which had been upgraded after construction of a 1x 3 Classroom Block with help from Cargill Cotton Company under its corporate social responsibility programme, had been given an examination centre number.
[pullquote] ‘’ After the school was given an examination centre number, we are wondering how the pupils will write their exams this year. We hope that government will consider giving us some desks,’’ Mr. Phiri said.[/pullquote]
He was speaking when District Administrative Officer, Masauso Banda, visited the school yesterday to commission the Ventilated and Improved Pit (VIP) latrines built by Cargill at the learning institution.

‘’ After the school was given an examination centre number, we are wondering how the pupils will write their exams this year. We hope that government will consider giving us some desks,’’ Mr. Phiri said.

He also said the school had no accommodation for teachers following the construction of a 1 x 3 classroom block.

Mr. Phiri observed that his family was accommodated in one of the classrooms, while one teacher was in the Deputy Head’s office and the other one was living in a grass thatched house.

He said four teachers who were posted to the school left because of lack of accommodation, adding that, currently there were four teachers who were manning all classes from grade one to seven.

‘’ Am afraid to request for teachers from the DEBS office because of lack of accommodation,’’ Mr. Phiri said.

And District Administrative Officer, Masauso Banda, said there was need for the school to inform the DEBS office before the national budget was presented to Parliament so that the issue of procurement of desks for the school was considered.

Mr Banda also said cooperating partners who wanted to help communities in areas they operated from, should start planning together with sector Government departments so that everything that was put in place was in conformity with Government’s standards.

He was reacting to the construction of a 1 x 3 classroom block at the school which had no teachers’ houses in its initial planning stage by Cargill Cotton Company.

Mr Banda said some cooperating partners may not know the requirements by Government when putting up any infrastructure, hence the need to involve Government personnel during planning to ensure all requirements were put in place.

And Cargill Field Operations Manager, Saul Zulu, said his company’s plans were to be closer to society by ploughing back to the community which deals with the agro-company.

Mr Zulu said safety of the community Cargill dealt with was priority, adding that, before construction of a 1 x 3 classroom block, the pupils were learning from grass thatched structures which were very dangerous to conduct lessons from, especially during the rainy season.

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Zanaco Confed Cup Dreams End

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Zanaco’s dreams of reaching the Confederation Cup semifinals at the end of October ended today when they were held 1-1 at home by FUS Rabat of Morocco at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka today.

The draw means FUS book their semifinal with a game to spare and moved up to 10 points.

FUS take up one of the two semifinal slots from Group B while two-time Confederation Cup champions CS Sfaxien of Tunisia on seven points could join the Moroccans this evening when they host bottom placed Haras El Hodoud of Egypt.

Zanaco move to five points from as many games played heading into their final game away to Haras on October 17 who have two points going into their penultimate Group B game away in Tunisia this evening.

FUS dominated Zanaco throughout a scoreless first half inspired by their attacking pair of Hicham Fatihi and the Niger striker Alhassane Issoufu.

The Moroccans took a deserved lead in the 50th minute thanks to a superbly taken shot from Issoufu who rifled in a left-foot shot in front of Zanaco’s goalmouth from a Fatihi corner.

The Niger international striker cracked in a left-footed shot in front of Zanaco’s goalmouth from a Fatihi corner in an unguarded position inside the box.

The hosts broke the deadlock in the 73th minute through first half substitute midfielder Simon Silwiumba when he struck a sublime long-range shot with his right foot on the back of a labored attack by Zanaco.

FUS almost completed back-to-back wins over Zanaco whom they beat 1-0 in the first leg on August 14 in Rabat but midfielder Amine Bakkali’s long-range free kick that was parried by Titima subsequently came to nothing in the 88th minute.

Namugala Calls for Private involvement in Game ranches

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Tourism minister Catherine Namugala and United Nations Development Programme country co-ordinator Macleod Nyirongo during a press briefing on the Copenhagen climate change summit
Tourism Minister Catherine Namugala

Tourism Minister Catherine Namugala has called on the private sector in Zambia to partner with Government in establishing privately- owned game ranches across the country.

And Ms Namugala has further disclosed that the Tourism industry in Zambia had created many jobs for the citizens describing the sector as second in terms of driving the country’s economy from Agriculture.

ZANIS reports that speaking during the official Launch of the Wild Life Association of Zambia Open day at Lilayi Lodge in Lusaka today, Ms Namugala said so far, there were over 126 privately- owned game ranches throughout the country saying the number was not enough and had since called for more from the private sector.

She said that Government was geared to ensuring that innovative ways in the tourism sector were encouraged by venturing in non-traditional areas such as game ranching for the country’s development.

The tourism Minister also revealed that Government was reviewing the Wildlife Act to make it more inclusive and more viable for economic growth adding that there was hope that more private entrepreneurs would partner with Government in the sector.

She urged participants in the first ever open day to seriously look into challenges game management was facing in the country.

Mrs Namugala lamented that Government valued the preservation of Wildlife in the country, if the tourism sector was to flourish to profitable levels.

She also implored experts from the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) to work hand in hand with the private game owners in game ranching adding that Government would give necessary support in game management.

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FRA pays K306bn to farmers

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The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has disclosed that it has so far paid out 306 billion kwacha to farmers countrywide with the latest release of 80 billion kwacha for the maize sold to the Agency.

The Agency said this is contrary to opposing views being issued by a cross section of society that FRA is not paying farmers who have sold their maize to it.

FRA Public Relations Officer Mwamba Siame in a statement to ZANIS in Lusaka today disclosed that another 150 billion kwacha would be released next week for maize purchase adding that the funds would be disbursed every week until all the farmers have been paid.

Mrs. Siame said the funds were a combination of Government injection and loans accessed from banks recently.

She revealed that the agency has also engaged paying banks and corporations across the country to ensure that their system remained alert to the huge amounts that were to be paid out to farmers.

Mrs. Siame however urged farmers countrywide to contact their warehouse managers in their respective areas to establish when they should go to the bank to receive their payments.

In another development, Mrs. Siame disclosed that FRA had so far exported 82, 000 metric tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe and projected that market prospects would continue to improve and offer a better price.

She said the crop mopping exercise to secure maize stocks was on coarse following the extension of the crop purchasing period to 31st October 2010.

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Mpulungu, Chilanga by elections moved to 30th October

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The Electoral Commission of Zambia has postponed the poll date for the by-elections in Mpulungu and Chilanga Parliamentary Constituencies.

The same action also goes for five wards in various districts.

The elections will now be held on Saturday, 30th October rather than Thursday the 28th.

Making the announcement, ECZ public relations manager, Chris Akufuna said the postponement has been necessitated by the Grades 7, 9 and 12 examinations which will take place between 1st October to 3rd December at the same venues for the by-elections.

He however indicated that nomination dates will remain unchanged and proceed as planned on 7th October.

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First Lady Thandiwe extols SOS Zambia

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First Lady Thandiwe Banda

First Lady Thandiwe Banda has paid tribute to SOS Children’s Villages Zambia for supplementing Government efforts in the provision of quality health care and education to children.

Mrs Banda who is also SOS Zambia Ambassador called for enhanced partnerships between Government and stakeholders in programmes that aims at uplifting the welfare of children in the country

ZANIS reports that the First Lady said this when she graced the SOS Children’s Villages Zambia, fundraising musical concert by Lee John and the Imagination Band from the United Kingdom in Lusaka.

Mrs Banda said it’s the duty of citizens to look after children as Government alone cannot manage due to meagre resources.

Earlier, SOS Children’s Villages Zambia National Director Florence Phiri said the village is currently supporting over 6 000 children at its three villages in Lusaka, Livingstone and Kitwe.

Mrs Phiri said the village has diversified its parameters by reaching out to other children in poorer communities surrounding the villages.

And speaking at the same function, SOS Children’s Villages Zambia Board Chairperson, Lucie Kasanda said plans are also underway to construct another children’s village in North-Western Province.

Ms Kasanda said this is in line with the village’s programme of targeting 16 000 children to be at its villages by the year 2016.

Proceeds from the fundraising will go towards the construction of the children’s village in Chipata, Eastern Province which is being funded by SOS-UK.

The Chipata Village will be home to 180 children and offer support to over 1 000 beneficiaries in the surrounding community.

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UPND discredits Nawakwi’s statement

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Forum for Democracy and Development FDD leader, Edith Nawakwi

The Untied Party for National Development UPND has discredited forum for democracy and development FDD leader, Edith Nawakwi for demeaning its impact in national politics.

This is in response to Ms. Nawakwi’s advice that the UPND calmly accept their status as a junior partner in the PF/UPND pact.

Nawakwi has also question the possibility of an alliance between the two parties working because of the deceit, dishonesty and selfishness.

But UPND Lusaka Youth Chairman, Brian Hapunda says that it is disappointing that to see ms Nawakwi focusing on the pact problems at the expense of her own party.

Mr. Hapunda describes Ms Nawakwi as a failure in the political arena and advises her to focus on rebuilding her party.

He says that Ms. Nawakwi is not qualified to advise the opposition UPND/PF pact.

The pact leadership has failed to clarify which way forward the pact is going, amid serious differences within.

Meanwhile, the United Party for National Development (UPND) in Livingstone has declared that unless its president Hakainde Hichilema is adopted as PF-UPND pact presidential candidate, the alliance risks crumbling and will not be able to win the tripartite elections next year.

UPND treasurer Winason Ng’uni said if Mr Hichilema will not be adopted to lead the PF-UPND pact in next year’s general elections, then there is no hope of the alliance forming government.

He charged that Mr Sata’s popularity in 2006 was largely dependent on the support he received from former President Frederick Chiluba.

Mr Ng’uni, who was with UPND Livingstone publicity secretary Neto Halwabala, said Mr Sata could not have enjoyed the popularity in 2006 had it not been for Dr Chiluba’s support.

[pullquote]“If the PF-UPND pact has to work, Mr Hichilema should be adopted presidential candidate for the alliance for the 2011 elections.[/pullquote]

He said the MMD is regaining its popularity in Northern and Luapula provinces where Mr Sata claims he has support.

Mr Ng’uni said Mr Sata has realised his diminishing popularity in the two provinces and this is the reason he is trying to use Mr Hichilema to allegedly get votes in Southern Province.

“If the PF-UPND pact has to work, Mr Hichilema should be adopted presidential candidate for the alliance for the 2011 elections.

Mr Sata has lost ground in what used to be his stronghold and in fact Mr Sata enjoyed that popularity because of Dr Chiluba. We all know that Mr Sata cannot win presidential elections and he is panicking because he has realised that he is politically fading,” he said.

Mr Ng’uni said the self-proclamation by the PF that it is more popular than the UPND is only a dream that will never come true.

Weekend Football Fixtures

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Here are the football fixtures for the weekend of October 2-3.

Orange Confederation Cup
Group B
02/02/2010
Lusaka, Zambia
Zanaco- FUS Rabat (KO 15:00)
Alexandria, Egypt
Haras El Hodoud-CS Sfaxien (KO 19:00)

KCM/FAZ Super Division
02/10/2010
Week 26
Nchanga Rangers-Kabwe Warriors
Roan united-Choma Eagles
Forest Rangers-Power Dynamos
Nkana-Zesco United
03/10/2010
Nkwazi-Konkola Blades
Lusaka Dynamos-Green Buffaloes
Red Arrows-National Assembly
Postponed:
City of Lusaka-Zanaco

TABLE

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Division One
Week 31
02-03/10/2010
North
Konkola Mine Police- Prison Leopards
Chindwin Sentries-Kalulushi Modern Stars
Medical Stars-Zamtel
Mansa Health Stars-Kalewa
Lime Hotspurs-Chingola Leopards
Chambishi-indeni
Ndola United-Muchindu
Mufulira Wanderers-Mining Rangers
Kitwe United-Mufulira Blackpool
South
Zesco Shockers-Lusaka Tigers
TP Rangers-Lusaka City Council
Paramilitary-Kalomo Jetters
Nampundwe-Riflemen
Profund Warriors-Luena
Kafue Celtic-Kummawa
Green Eagles-Young Green Eagles
Communite-Nakambala Leopards
Mazabuka United-Livingstone Pirates

Updated: Renard Quits As Angola Coach

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Ex-Zambia coach Herve Renard has quit as Angola coach just half a year into his lucrative two year deal with the Palancas Nergas.

Renard steps down just days before Angola host Guinea Bissau next weekend in their second 2012 Africa Cup Group J qualifier in Luanda.

Angolan news agency Angop quoting Angola Football Federation boss Justino Fernandes confirmed Renard’s departure on Friday but did not cite the reasons.

However, other news sources have claimed that Renard quit due to delays in receiving his wages valued close US$ 100,000 and that he had been working without an Angolan work permit.

Renard has been replaced by former caretaker coach Zeca Amaral who was in temporal charge of the team in February after Manuel Jose of Portugal resigned from his post at the end of this year’s Africa Cup.

The Frenchman quits just a month after Angola lost their opening Group j match away to Uganda on September 4 where they went down 3-0 in Kampala.

Prior to that, Renard helped Angola secure passage to next year’s debut appearance in the 2011 CAF African Nations Championship finals in Sudan.
Meanwhile, Renard helped Zambia reach the Africa Cup quarterfinals in Angola.

MMD to win 2011 elections because of PACT bickery

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Institute for Human Rights and Democratic Governance IHRDG) Director Franco Kapijimpanga has charged that the opposition UPND/PF pact bickery has just led the Movement for Multi Democracy (MMD) party into victory ahead of next year’s 2019s tripartite elections.

Mr Kapijimpanga said the showcase of immaturity by the two parties through the failure to resolve their differences has proven the fact that they should not have been trusted from the very beginning.

He said that the pact was built on a wrong premise and it is high time that the pact crumbled because for a long time, it had given a false hope to the Zambians.

The Director indicated that the merger of the two camps was just one of convenience meeting and not a marriage to be trusted.

Mr Kapijimpanga said the two leaders have taken advantage of each other at the expense of serving the people.

He said that this is why the pact could not last as anticipated by most Zambians and people should not pay attention to their differences but concentrate on other constructive and visionary options.

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ZSIC remits over K8bn taxes to treasury

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Government has disclosed that the Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZCIS) paid a total of K8. 121 billion to the Treasury in form of taxes during the financial year ended 31 December 2009.

Finance and National Planning Deputy Minister Chileshe Kapwepwe said according to the draft financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2009 which was yet to be approved by the board and the Annual General Meeting, the gross premiums written was K240.9 billion.

Ms Kapwepwe told Parliament today that the company also recorded a net profit of K1.1 billion for the year ended 31 December last year.

ZANIS reports that this was in response to a question raised by opposition Patriotic Front (PF) Roan Member of Parliament (MP) Chishimba Kambwili who wanted to know how much ZCIS recorded in the 2009 financial year as turnover.

The Deputy Minister also disclosed that the corporation also incurred claims and benefits to various clients amounting to K 85.27 billion.

Meanwhile, Ms. Kapwepwe has disclosed that over 2, 8 million and 600 British Pounds was channeled to Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by the United Kingdom to be used towards poverty reduction in Zambia in the year 2008 and 2009.

She was responding to a question by Pambashe PF MP Bernard Chisha who wanted to know how much money was channelled through NGOs by the UK and Netherlands for poverty reduction in the year 2008 and 2009.

He explained that Zambia National Aids Network received over 8 million pounds for the Zambia HIV/AIDS programme, Civil Society for Poverty Reduction got 66 pounds for its programmes, Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) received 8 million pounds to monitor the 2008 Presidential Elections.

Others that benefited from the funding were the Zambia Centre for Inter-Party Dialogue, Press Freedom Committee and the Programme Against Malnutrition among others.

The Deputy Minister further added that according to the UK all the poverty reduction projects were done satisfactory and that all funds issued were properly accounted for in accordance with agreements surrounding their allowances.

And Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane urged all NGOs to be accountable for all funds that they received whether from Government or donors.

Dr. Musokotwane said there was need for NGOs to be prudent in the utilisation of the resources they got, if projects of helping the vulnerable groups in society were to successfully be implemented.

He noted that Government had developed a mechanism to summon NGOs after receiving reports on how they utilised money received for their projects.

The Minister was answering a question raised by Bahati MP Besa Chimbaka who wanted to find out if Government does look at books of accounts of NGOs.
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ZAPD hails Catholic Church

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Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) Director-General Charles Mwape has commended the Catholic Church for complementing Government in the education sector.

Dr. Mwape said the church had demonstrated to be a true partner of Government in addressing challenges faced by learning institutions in the country.

ZANIS reports that he said this in Choma district today when he toured St. Mulumba School for Special Education to familiarise himself with the operations of the institution. The School is run by the Catholic Church and it was founded in 1985 by a Catholic nun, Sister Philippa O’Sullivan.

He implored other churches to emulate the Catholic Church in uplifting the welfare of the vulnerable people in society.

St. Mulumba School for Special Education caters for the physically handicapped and visually impaired school going children.

And St. Mulumba School for Special Education Head-Teacher Chrispin Sikate called for assistance from ZAPD as well as other donors.

Mr. Sikate disclosed that the school has a total enrolment of 210 pupils and that looking after them was not an easy task.
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Senior Citizens lobby govt for social security policies

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The Senior Citizen Association of Zambia (SCAZ) is lobbying Government to implement the Social Security Policy and the Aging policy.

SCAZ National Coordinator Rosemary Sishimba said the organisation was advocating for social pensions as these were critical to reducing extreme poverty and achieving the right to social security for older persons.

ZANIS reports that Ms. Sishimba explained that the organisation had since written to the Vice President George Kunda to arrange for a meeting to discuss the implementation of the Social Security and Aging Policies.

She said this during the commemoration of the International Day of Older Persons under the global theme “Older Persons and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals” in Lusaka today (Friday).

Ms. Sishimba stated that in the past the organisation had been holding talks with the Ministry of Community Development but up to date the policies have not yet been enacted.

She however thanked the ministry for helping in other projects pertaining to the elderly.

She said with the enactment of the Social Security Policy, social pensions would form part of the comprehensive social protection strategies to tackle extreme poverty thoughtout the remaining life of older persons and would benefit those under their care usually orphaned children.

She added that the Aging Policy would also ensure that the elderly have access to good health, shelter and food security.

And Senior Citizen Silvia Sakala complained that the current pension, the elderly received was inadequate to sustain their basic needs.

Ms Sakala said she was looking after four orphans and the 100 thousand Kwacha she receive monthly could not help pay for school fees.

She advised Government to seriously look into their plight.
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