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East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSY) completed, launching in June

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The construction of the 1,4 Tb East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSY) has been completed ahead of schedule, on Monday, 19 April.

The installation phase started in December 2009, in Maputo, Mozambique. The undersea cable landed on the South African coast in February 2010 at Mtunzini and on 6th April on the Tanzanian shore, before the cable-laying vessel joined the two segments in the Indian Ocean.

“Now that this critical stage of the project has been completed successfully and ahead of time, we will start testing the system almost immediately”, said Chris Wood, West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) CEO, in a statement.

The EASSY cable will be launched in June and will deliver high-speed, fiber-optic connectivity to nine landing stations and other African landlocked countries, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Botswana.

According to Kenya’s Computerworld, EASSY will deliver connectivity to Europe via a direct route through the Red and Mediterranean Seas, reducing the time taken for traffic from Europe and North Africa to reach the East African coast and viceversa.

The East African Submarine System (EASSy) comprises of a 10,000km submarine cable system along the east coast of Africa, with 9 landing stations in Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa.

[IT News Africa]

The deVere Group world’s largest independent financial consultancy group opens new office in Zambian

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The deVere Group, the world’s largest independent financial consultancy group announced today the opening of a new office in Zambia to service the growing demand for independent financial advice in Southern Africa. This brings the total number of deVere offices in the region to seven, and signifies the company’s major commitment to this expanding market.

Zambia saw its financial situation grow in the last few years in large part due to the commodities boom, combined with debt relief and increased foreign aid. Furthermore, after little activity in the Copperbelt for many years, copper output has increased steadily since 2004, thanks to higher copper prices and the opening of new mines.

Craig Featherby, deVere’s Regional Manager said, “The country’s recent stability is enabling the broadening and diversification of the economy and as a result more people are moving to this area. They require financial advice that will enable them to prosper in that region and our local knowledge of the market enables us to provide the appropriate service”.

deVere & Partners Investment Services (Zambia) is the latest addition to the company’s growing number of offices worldwide. As more people turn to online platforms to manage their investments, deVere recently announced that it would continue to give emphasis to its online fund platform which clients can benefit from in conjunction with local assistance from a deVere adviser.

About the deVere Group
The deVere Group is the world’s largest independent international financial consultancy group. International investors and expatriates employ us to find financial services products that suit their medium to long term requirements for investments, savings and pensions. With in excess of US$7 billion of funds under administration and management, deVere has more than fifty thousand clients in over a hundred countries. Our independence and ability to offer financial products that are tailor-made to fit an individual’s needs are behind our success. As a result we now have offices in over forty countries. You can find us in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Moscow, Sao Paolo, Shanghai, Tokyo and Zurich, amongst others. Please visit https://www.devere-group.com for more information about the deVere Group.

[WebWire]

Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank have appointed Dambisa Moyo as a non-executive director (updated)

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Renown Zambian author Dambisa Moyo
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank have appointed Dambisa Moyo as a non-executive director to boards of Barclays and Barclays Bank, effective May 1, 2010.

Ms Dambisa has a financial services background, having worked for both Goldman Sachs and the World Bank. She worked for the World Bank in the Europe and Central Asia and Africa Departments from 1993 to 1995.

Ms Dambisa worked for Goldman Sachs for eight years until November 2008 in the debt capital markets, hedge funds coverage and global macroeconomics teams. She has written and lectured on subjects around international economics and global development issues. She is currently serving as a non-executive director on the boards of SABMiller and Lundin Petroleum.

Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays, said: “I am delighted that Dambisa is joining Barclays. Her background in financial services and as a global economist will bring valuable insight to the Barclays board.”

[www.tradingmarkets.com]

Unusual choice for Barclays’ board

The Zambian will be the only woman on the bank’s board when she joins on May 1.

Chairman Marcus Agius says ‘her background in financial services and as a global economist will bring valuable insight to the Barclays board.’

Moyo is a slightly unusual choice in that she has not held a traditional role within a major corporate firm, however the last female hired to work on the Barclays board was journalist Patience Wheatcroft.

Moyo worked for the World Bank from 1993 to 1995, before embarking on a PhD in Economics. She then worked at Goldman Sachs for eight years until November 2008. Since then she has been writing and lecturing. She is also a non-executive director at SABMiller and Lundin Petroleum.

[This is Money – part of the Daily Mail]

The Week in Pictures

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A cheerful woman with a big smile captured carrying food from a take away near the Zambia-Mozambique border

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Villagers wave at a Patriotic Front campaign convoy in Milanzi

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Villagers walking along the great east road to access services such as health and markets in eastern province

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Villagers at Katuila in Milanzi wait to shake Mr Michael Sata's hands.

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Villagers at Katiula leave the PF meeting because of heavy rains

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Villagers at Katiula brave a heavy downpour to listen to MR Michael Sata but the meeting ended prematurely because the rain were so intense

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UNIP Milanzi parliamentary candidate Musa Banda (seated) surveys his potential voters during a meeting
UNIP Milanzi parliamentary candidate Musa Banda (seated) surveys his potential voters during a meeting

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UNIP Milanzi parliamentary candidate Musa Banda (seated) listens to potential voters during a meeting

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Truckers on the Zambian side wait to be cleared before driving into Mozambique at the border area

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Some old men brandishing the PF symbol during a public meeting addressed by Mr Sata.

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Pupils at Chimbindire basic school preparing meals outside their dormitories in Milanzi

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Potato chips in cooking oil are a good business for young Japhet Phiri in Katete

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Police officer patrolling Milanzi, ready to quench any violence that may erupt ahead of the April 29 elections

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PF leader Michael sata with villagers during his campaign trail in Milanzi

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Mr Sata greeting villagers who are jostling to shake his hand in Milanzi

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Mr Sata and PF Milanzi parliamentary candidate Albert Banda (in glasses) during a meeting with headmen iat Katiula in Milanzi

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Mr Sata and PF Milanzi parliamentary candidate Albert Banda (in glasses) during a meeting with headmen iat Katiula in Milanzi.

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Former Chipangali MP Lucas Phiri pleads with some headmen at Katiula not to leave the PF meeting because of rains.

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Drummers beating drums during a dance performance in Milanzi

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A herd of cattle blocks the road in their grazing fields in Milanzi

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A field of cotton plants thriving in Milanzi. Peasant farmers are greeting paid peanuts by private buyers for their efforts in growing the cash crop

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young entrepreneur prepares potato chips for sale by the roadside in Katete

There is no shortage of drugs in hospitals and clinics, Simbao

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HEALTH Minister Kapembwa Simbao looks at a Christmas baby girl born at midnight at University Teaching Hospital while the baby's mother Masozi Mwanino and UTH midwife Lucia Chanda look on
HEALTH Minister Kapembwa Simbao (L)

Government has reiterated that members of the public should desist from politicising the issue of drugs at the hospitals and clinics in the country as there are enough at the Medical Stores Limited. Minister of Health Kapebwa Simbao says there is no shortage of drugs in hospitals and clinics adding that the ministry is trying its best to import more drugs for the patients.

Mr. Simbao has urged members of the public to stop blaming the republican president Mr. Rupiah Banda for the shortage of drugs saying they should always make the Minister responsible accountable, if the country’s peace was to be upheld.

He said it is unfair for Zambians to keep blaming the President when the Ministers responsible are there to be answerable to problems each ministry was facing. The Minister challenged members of the public speculating about the shortage of drugs at hospitals and clinics in the country to go to Medical stores and see for themselves.

And Mr. Simbao noted that the issue of expectant mothers carrying buckets, glooves, Jik and Chitenge material should come to an end as the hospital would be providing everything for them.

He dismissed allegations that expectant mothers carry buckets to hospitals in order for them to dispose off their after birth as incorrect because mothers were often told to carry buckets to use them to put their soiled clothes.

[pullquote]The Minister challenged members of the public speculating about the shortage of drugs at hospitals and clinics in the country to go to Medical stores and see for themselves.[/pullquote]

Mr. Simbao explained that this trend has been there from time immemorial and it was normal to tell an expectant mother to carry a bucket to the hospital.

He reitrated that members of the public should report health officers that would be forcing expectant mothers as it was not only a bad idea but also inhuman.

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Preliminary Report exposes misapplication of funds in PF-run councils

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THE preliminary financial reports on the Patriotic Front-run councils have revealed massive misdirection of funds with Lusaka City Council using K42 billion on personal emoluments and administrative costs leaving only about K17.7 billion on service delivery in the financial year ending 2009.

In the two-year period between 2008 and December 2009, the council raised a total of K124 billion but only K27 billion was used in providing services while the rest was used for personal emoluments and administrative expenses.

This represents 15 per cent on service provision of the total amount while 85 per cent was used for personal emoluments and administrative costs in the two-year period.

The council collected K14,278,819,000 from rates in 2008 and K14,055,171,000 in 2009 but the total income, including other services amounted to K64,400,503,000 in 2008 and K59,647,502,000 in 2009.

The transition into percentages for the two years shows that 44 per cent of the funds were spent on personal emoluments while administrative costs gobbled 34 per cent, leaving only 22 per cent for service provision.

Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister Moses Muteteka said a process had been started by a special team of experts to identify specific individuals who might have abused resources for onward reporting to the security wings.

The report says the council faced the challenge of irregular payments from levies, and Government grants as well as unaccounted for grants.

There was also reduced expenditure on service delivery instead of the 40 per cent of the total budget as directed by the Ministry of Local Government and Housing.

Ndola City Council had a total income of K21,652,772,000 in 2008 in grants from the Government, land rates and levies while the figure went up to K29,725,246,177 in 2009.

Of this amount, only 21 per cent was spent on service provision while a total of 77 per cent went to recurrent expenditure and only two per cent was used for infrastructure development.

The report states that the council overspent by about K5,495,015,960 without preparing a supplementary expenditure. There was also non-availability of title deeds for council properties and non maintenance of ledgers.

There was no preparation of certificate of completion for projects while the format for the receipts did not meet standards.

Other irregularities included under-banking, irregular payments, failure to update stock ledgers and poor management of imprest apart from failure to remit withholding tax to the Zambia Revenue Authority.

Kitwe City Council only spent K4,488 billion representing 13 per cent on service provision and infrastructure of the total K35.5 billion in 2009 while only 29 per cent of K62,630,000,000 which was income for the two years was spent on service provision.

The council generally failed to maintain ledgers and also failed to manage imprest effectively.

Chingola Municipal Council only spent two per cent on service provision in 2008 while 45 per cent of the total revenue was utilised as employee-related costs and also failed to prepare final books of accounts. About 53 per cent went to admin-istrative costs.

[Times of Zambia]

MMD accuse Ndola Councils bosses of manipulating list of sitting tenants

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THE MMD on the Copperbelt has accused the Ndola City Council (NCC) of manipulating the list of sitting tenants at Itawa flats and Masala Housing Complex by fusing in names of some directors and other council officials after President Rupiah Banda ordered the sale of the housing units.

Itawa Flats in Ndola

Provincial youth vice-secretary Benson Tembo said the MMD was aware that there was a new list where council officials wanted to deprive some of the tenants a chance to buy the units they were occupying.

Acting Ndola Town Clerk Moses Mwelwa denied that some council officials were in the process of manipulating the lists and appealed to the tenants to report to the council any employee or individual making attempts to frustrate the Government’s directive to have the houses sold to sitting tenants.

Mr Tembo said in an interview in Ndola yesterday the MMD would not sit idle and allow the council to victimise sitting tenants who had suffered a lot by living in dilapidated structures which were not being maintained by NCC.

He alleged that some NCC directors and other officials put their names on some of the Itawa flats and Masala complex and then sublet to sitting tenants.

“We’re aware that some directors and other council officials sublet some of the Itawa flats and Masala houses to sitting tenants and now want to start victimising the people staying in those houses so that they (council officials) are given offer letters to buy,” he said.

Mr Tembo said the MMD would ensure offer letters were given to sitting tenants and threatened to report any suspicious manoeuvres by the council officials to relevant authorities.

He said just like President Banda had promised to open his ‘eyes’ on the sale of the council houses, the party in the province would also be vigilant and ensure the right people benefitted from the house empowerment policy.

President Banda on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to sell houses at Masala housing complex and Itawa flats, as well as houses belonging to the defunct United Bus Company of Zambia to the sitting tenants at fair and reasonable prices.

But Mr Mwelwa said the Ndola City Council was waiting for further directives from the central Government on whether to sell the houses at the prices to be suggested by the evaluators, or any other price which would be deemed suitable.

He said NCC had promptly responded to Government’s directive to value the houses by engaging the Government valuation department.

He said a team of evaluators had started the process of determining the prices of the Itawa flats and the houses at the Chinese Complex, which had been earmarked for sale to sitting tenants.

Be civil, Katele tells HH

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MMD nationa secretary Katele Kalumba has implored United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to venture into politics of civilisation and use moderate language.

Dr Kalumba said in a statement yesterday it was unbecoming for Mr Hichilema to lose every gain of political decency that many cultured Zambians assumed he had acquired as a professional and drop down to piggish runts of political debate.

“MMD wishes to counsel Mr Hakainde Hichilema to at least make an effort towards civilised political conduct and language,” Dr Kalumba said.

Meanwhile,Namwala Member of Parliament, Robbie Chizyuka has questioned what political mileage United Party for National Development UPND leader, Hikainde Hichilema will gain from the continuously wasting his time attacking republican president Rupiah Banda with disrespect.

Speaking in an interview with QFM, Major Chizyuka says it is immature for Mr Hichilema to allegedly persistently defame the name of the republican president, when he is old enough to be his father.

Major Chizyuka explains that it is totally unafrican and uncultured for the opposition leader to focus on politics of name calling when he could be investing his time in presenting a strong manifesto to the people of Zambia.

He condemns the action taken by Mr. Hikainde to continue pursuing the republican president in the manner he is currently doing.

He adds that countering president Banda’s statements with insults and negative criticism will at no point bring change to the many areas Mr Hikainde would want to see change in.

Mr Chizyuka has since urged the UPND to take keen interest in explaining to the people of Zambia what developmental change he will bring to the nation once voted into power and leave the republican president to do his job.

[Times of Zambia/QFM]

Ronnie wants to know action against intransigent catholics

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THE Government has said that the Catholic Church should state the action that it will take against priests and members issuing utterances that are against the official voice of the church.

Speaking in an interview in Lusaka yesterday, Chief Government spokesperson Ronnie Shikapwasha said the people expected the Catholic Church to state the action to be meted out against priests and members issuing personal remarks on political and economic issues of the country.

On Tuesday, Vatican ambassador to Zambia Nicola Girasoli said that utterances by individual priests and members of the clergy in Zambia should not be misconstrued as representing the official position of the church.

Ambassador Girasoli said the church only speaks through the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) and through the Vatican Embassy on matters related to the church and the State.

“If the statements that the clergy and some members are issuing are not official positions of the church, the Government and the Zambian people will want to see the action that the church is taking against its members,” Gen Shikapwasha said.

Gen Shikapwasha said the Government and the citizens expected that there was a code of conduct among the Catholic clergy and the general members and when such were violated, he expected that the church should take appropriate action.

In many instances, he said the statements by Catholic priests and some members were annoying and frustrating to many and as such the public should be informed on the course of action taken against erring Catholic believers.

“Just to say that the statements are not the official position is not enough, we want to hear the action taken,” Gen Shikapwasha said.

Now that the Vatican has stated that the position of some clergy and members was not the official position of the church, he said that the Government would be keen to hear what kind of action the church would take against erring members.

[Times of Zambia]

Sata panicking – FJT

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SECOND Republican president Fredrick Chiluba

SECOND Republican president Fredrick Chiluba yesterday said Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata is panicking that a lot more will be revealed in the investigations of the PF-run councils.

Dr Chiluba told Mr Sata to stop disorienting President Rupiah Banda’s pursuit for a forward-looking empowerment policy by suggesting that the former president was still ruling.

He said the assertions by Mr Sata were unjustified and taking the face of sour grapes in view of the strong relations he enjoyed with the president and the bearing they may have on PF.

Dr Chiluba said in Lusaka President Banda had the right to carry forward policy initiatives that were left incomplete by his administration such as the sale of houses and that all governments were run through a careful and thorough review of previous policies.

Through his spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba, Dr Chiluba said President Banda had demonstrated his love for the people and urged him to continue, regardless of detractors like Mr Sata who were losing grip on the politics and now wanted to disturb the the Government.

Dr Chiluba was reacting to Mr Sata who was quoted in yesterday’s edition of The Post newspaper that President Banda is a disciple of Dr Chiluba in view of the Itawa Housing Complex in Ndola the president ordered should be sold to sitting tenants.

The house empowerment policy was launched by Dr Chiluba. The former president explained that he was a founder member of the ruling party and what he stood for remains the property of the MMD which President Banda can implement with ease like he is doing.

Dr Chiluba reminded Mr Sata that he was now a sympathiser of the ruling party and would support every effort that promoted the ideals and policies of the ruling party.

He said the home empowerment policy was the initiative of the ruling party that was launched in 1996 to empower Zambians with property of their own and help reduce poverty levels.

Dr Chiluba said the sale of houses for quasi-governmental institutions like the United Bus Company of Zambia (UBZ) and INDECO should be completed because it was the agenda that was set by the MMD Government.

“President Banda is a distinguished leader who can never be swayed by anybody. He is a leader who has welcomed Dr Chiluba and Dr Chiluba feels welcome in the leadership of President Banda. That is what Mr Sata appears to dislike,” Mr Mwamba said.

He challenged Mr Sata to concentrate on reorganising the pact formed by his party and the United Party for National Development which had shown signs of cracking, instead of following the former president’s linkages with other leaders.

Dr Chiluba said President Banda’s Government was at liberty to review previous policies and implement them with undue influence from any leader.

[Times of Zambia]

Zesco seeks 36 pct electricity tariff hike

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Zambia’s state-run power utility Zesco Ltd. has asked for a 36 percent increase in electricity tariffs to allow the southern African country move towards cost-reflective tariffs, the company said on Thursday.

Zesco was granted a 26 percent hike for the period April 2010 to March 2011, but had asked the regulator to allow it to raise tariffs by a total 36 percent from July, citing inflationary pressures, rising import costs and steep hikes in the price of equipment, said spokeswoman Lucy Zimba.

“We are applying for an average tariff increase of 36 percent for the year 2010/2011 in order to continue on the path to cost reflective tariffs and we hope our request will be granted,” she said.

Zimba said the proposal did not include the copper and cobalt mines, whose tariff was last increased in 2008 under an agreement negotiated by the Copperbelt Energy Corp. (CEC), the country’s largest distributor of power to the mines.

The CEC purchases power from Zesco, which it distributes to the mines in Zambia, Africa’s largest copper producer.

Zesco said prices for copper, steel, aluminium and mineral oil, used to manufacturer machinery, equipment and spare parts used by the power utility, had risen sharply, pushing up its costs.

In order to address the local and regional power deficit, Zesco needs to mobilise huge amounts of funds to be able to invest in new generating and transmission infrastructure.

Zambia has said it needs to invest about $6 billion in the next five years to meet the country’s projected energy needs in the short and medium term. Zesco said it would need the higher tariffs to help foot the bill for the new investments.

But while the hikes would not affect mines directly, they would push up costs of production for the suppliers to the mines, ultimately hurting copper output, said Frederick Bantubonse, the general manager at Zambia’s Chamber of Mines.

“The mines buy from the business community and if the cost of production for the factories increases it will finally be reflected in the cost of mining,” Bantubonse told Reuters. (Reporting by Chris Mfula; editing by James Jukwey)

[Reuters]

Rosary booklets to be distributed to Zambia inmates on death row

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Maximum security prisoners and death row inmates in Zambia will receive booklets about the Rosary through a joint initiative of two U.K.-based charities.

A reported 1,600 copies of the booklet, created by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), will be distributed to prisoners in Kamfinsa State Prison and Kabwe Maximum Security Prison. The initiative is conducted by ACN and the charity Crown of Thorns in response to inmates’ requests for more information about the Rosary.

Lisa de Quay, chief executive of Crown of Thorns, told ACN the charity regularly receives many letters from prisoners, including those on death row. She said contact with the prisoners was probably established after a visiting chaplain distributed Crown of Thorns cards describing the rosary prayers.

“Inmates are usually family breadwinners, worried about the poverty and hardship that their crime has left their families suffering and too far from home for their families to visit,” de Quay explained.

“Although kindly treated, most inmates spend years in prison with only the clothes that they were arrested in, and with no soap, and with no blanket or sheet to cover themselves in through the cold months of the year, and (are) often rejected from their society through crime or disease.”

Sending Rosary cards to prisoners and the booklet is making a difference in their lives, she said.

“Their letters will surprise you, (they are) full of the great joy of contact, of being accepted, and of finding God,” she commented.

Another message of thanks came from a maximum security prisoner in Kabwe jail, who called the Rosary distribution “a lamp that one cannot hide under the table.” “It is a light of the world, a light that can be seen thousands of miles up and much farther on land. This light shines before people.

“How thrilling it is to be part of God’s work, shining out in this dark and corrupt world.

“For the love and faith you have for God’s people, I pray that God should bless you all, and that he gives you knowledge that you can share with me.”

[www.catholicnewsagency.com]

Indiana High Schoolers Give Two Days, Feed 5,000 Zambian children

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SOUTH BEND, IN – A local non-profit, Feeding The Nations (FTN), will be shipping over 285,000 meals to Zambia thanks to the efforts of Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, Wis. On April 22 and 23, the students will be packaging 42,000 pounds of high-quality rice, vegetable and chicken flavor meals that are fortified with vitamins and minerals. FTN will then send the meals to Zambia to continue its support of 17 Christian orphanages and schools, feeding 5,000 needy children each day.

“We are always grateful for partnerships and helping hands that make feeding hungry nations possible,” said Steve Sumrall, FTN president. “To have a high school so willing to give up two days for such a cause is awe-inspiring. We commend them for their desire to roll up their sleeves, take action and feed thousands of hungry children.”

To make the shipment possible, FTN and Fox Valley are working alongside another organization. Impact Lives is providing $25,000 to buy necessary food and packing supplies. FTN will be covering the $13,000 shipping costs. In the last five years FTN has provided nearly six million dollars worth of food to the children in Zambia.

For those who want to help feed Zambia or create a similar opportunity for a school or organization, please visit www.FeedingTheNations.org or contact FTN at 574-968-1566.

Feeding The Nations is a non-profit 501(c) (3) International Christian humanitarian relief organization with supporting international offices. FTN is a division of Provident® whose ministries are headquartered in South Bend, Ind. The mission of FTN is to deliver food, medicine, new clothing and other necessities to families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or other natural disasters. For more information, you can write Feeding The Nations, P.O. Box 2438, South Bend, Ind. 46680 or visit www.FeedingTheNations.org.

[Muncie Indiana News and Community]

Andre Mtine Quits Zesco United

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 Zesco United technical advisor Andre Mtine has resigned from the club just a year and half after joining the 2008 Super Division champions.

Mtine said today that he was leaving Zesco on personal reasons to concentrate on his non-football business.

He said this weekend’s match against Green Buffaloes whom Zesco host in a Week 7 game at Kafubu stadium in Luanshya will be his last.

“I would like to inform the chairman and other officials of Zesco United football club that I am stepping down from my position for professional reasons,” Mtine said.

Mtine thanked the Zesco executive including the technical bench led by Fighton Simukonda for the support.

The former Roan united and Forest Rangers technical advisor arrived at Zesco in January 2009 together with Simukonda following former coach Wedson Nyirenda to take up another lucrative appointment with Zanaco.

FAZ IN TROUBLE OVER BOOZE BIBBED MINORS

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Zambian Breweries PLC is upset with Faz for letting the Under-17 team to use beer branded training bibs.

The clear beer monoply is not pleased after Under-17 players  during  practice session were pictured in Thursday’s edition of The Post newspapers’ sports page spotting branded training bibs baring the name of a popular lager of South African origin.

The Under-17 are in camp preparing for this Saturdays CAF Under-17 Cup qualifier against Uganda that will be played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka with the hosts trailing 2-0 from the first leg played a fortnight ago in Kampala.

ZB corporate affairs director Chibamba Kanyama said in a press statement released on Thursday that his company took great exception in using minors to advertize alcoholic beverages.

“We have observed that some members of your junior national soccer teams have been spotted dressed in attire bearing our beer brands during training sessions,” ” Chibamba said in his statement.

“We are obviously not privy to details as to whether this is being done with your sanction or is just a case of isolated incidences by members of the said teams.

“We would be grateful if you could ensure that any show of our alcoholic beverage brands at any of your events in future is STRICTLY NOT associated with people below the legal drinking age.

“Further, our commercial communication will not incorporate images of people who are, or look as if they are, under the legal drinking age.

“This is the more reason we have restricted ourselves and channeled our support to the Football Association of Zambia through the senior national soccer team which is predominately made up of persons that are above 18 years.”

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