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Child heart specialists to arrive in Zambia

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A team of Health specialists from the Mutima Project based in Christchurch, New Zealand will in September 2010 be in Zambia for three weeks to conduct the first of 100 heart valve replacements on young Zambians.

According to the group’s website, a fund raising walk has been earmarked for the project and set for Sunday, 28th March 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The group led by a Zambian Surgeon , Dr Munanga Mwandila , says concerned individuals and sponsors are welcome to participate in its sponsored walk around North Hagley park under the theme ” Walk to Zambia.”
To reach its 12,523 km target, the group says it needs 2,083 people to walk the six kilometre distance around North Hagley Park.

” We would individuals like you, your family and friends to help raise funds by collecting sponsorship and join us on the walk. We need $500,000 to make the first trip happen,” says the group.

It adds that individuals will be expected to voluntarly walk six kilometres to help save a life of a young Zambian who desperately needs a heart valve replacement.

The Mutima Project based in New Zealand was launched recently after protracted efforts of a dedicated group of individuals who had a heart for young Zambian people, including children, with heart illnesses.

Group members include Speight’s Coast to Coast Founder, Robin Judkins, who has had his brush with heart problems, his surgery and the recovery process.

Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton spoke about the commitment the New Zealand government needs to make towards addressing poverty in countries such as Zambia where nearly 60 percent of the population live on less than a $US 1 a day.

Mr. Anderton called on New Zealand to get behind a new international Natural Resource Charter which sets out ‘best practice’ in countries with natural resources like oil (or copper in Zambia), so proceeds of those
resources go to the poorest people and do not disappear into the pockets of government officials.

Harsh Singh, who is heading the Mutima Project, gave a short rundown on the aims of the project and the mission statement of the Trust. Fundraising is a priority at this stage and he called on individuals and companies to support the project to ensure that it can go ahead.

Another Zambian surgeon, Dr Emmanuel Makasa is reported on the website to have said that while everyone was excited at the possibility of this life saving heart surgery, the medical community and patients had been let down so often before. He said promises were often made but rarely delivered.

Dr Mwandila on his part said as a doctor who worked at the Kitwe Central Hospital, he once sat with a young mother as she died simply because there were no resources to make her well.

An operation such as the ones the project will offer, would have set her back on her feet and seen her return home to look after her 2 year daughter. A determination to make a difference and save lives in her memory is what is behind Munanga’s commitment to this project.

ZANIS

The Weekend in Pictures

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Mrs Thandiwe Banda going to play football at the sports complex in Lusaka

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Mrs Thandiwe Banda challenges an opponent during a football game at the sports complex in Lusaka

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Mrs Thandiwe Banda with her daughter Duniya after playing football in Lusaka

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An unidentified minister's wife blows a vuvuzela at the sports complex in Lusaka

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Green Buffaloes (white and green) and City of Lusaka (black) players fight for ball possession during the FAZ-KCM week two match played at Edwin Emboela stadium in Lusaka.

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ASEC Mimosas Frimpong Yaw mourns after being fouled during the Orange CAF league match played at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka today. ZANACO won 1-0
ASEC Mimosas Frimpong Yaw mourns after being fouled during the Orange CAF league match played at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka today. ZANACO won 1-0

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Northern province permanent secretary Mwalimu Simfukwe kneels before paramount Chief Chitimukulu and his wife Shipikisha in Mungwi.

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Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Villie Lombanya pays homage to Chieftainess Lesa of the Lamba people in a traditional conference shelter in Mpongwe during his tour of the Mpongwe district chiefs

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Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Kohout puffing some smoke as Foreign Affairs minister Kabinga Pande waits when he arrived in Lusaka

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A Zambia Air Force chopper hovering above youth day guests at the Freedom Statue

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How well do you know Zambian Judges?

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What not to do at the weekend...Some young men on the business end of beer at a pub in Lusaka

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President Rupiah Banda and Namibia agriculture minister John Mutorwa (centre) at the VIP lounge at Hosea Kotato International airport in Namibia on Sunday.

Mambilima Special school in water crisis

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A critical shortage of water has hit Mambilima Special School in Mwense District, causing authorities to start hiring women from the village to fetch water in buckets for 200 disabled pupils.

And heavy rains have destroyed toilets at the school forcing pupils to resort to using the bush to answer the call of nature.

School Head Teacher, Mr Kayabala Mwewa, confirmed the development to ZANIS yesterday when African Vision and Water Aid officials visited the school.

Mr Mwewa said that the only borehole at the institution has become contaminated owing to lack of maintenance.

He said the contaminated borehole was also being used by patients from Mambilima Hospital and the surrounding villagers.

Mr Mwewa said the shortage of adequate and clean water has contributed to the poor sanitation at the institution.

He said to supply water for pupils to use for their various needs the authorities at the institution are hiring women from the distant villages to start fetching water from the nearby river for use by pupils.

He expressed fear that the school might experience an outbreak of communicable water borne diseases, and has since appealed to government and other well wishers to help improve the water situation at
the institution.

Mr Mwewa disclosed that the school has in the recent past experienced outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as dysentery and cholera, adding that the similar situation is likely to repeat itself this year.

And Mr Mwewa said the school has been running without a toilet forcing pupils to seek refuge from the bush and the teachers’ compound toilets.

He said lack of good toilets at the institution has made the sanitary situation at the school even worse.

“Keeping our children in this sanitary situation is just like risking their health, because dysentery and cholera that have been affecting our institution and can hit us again,” he said.

He said the toilet problem started in January when some toilets became filled up and others later collapsed following heavy rains.
He said even the two toilets that are still standing are on the verge of collapse.

Mr. Mwewa said it is proving difficult to take pupils to long distance toilets especially the ones using wheelchair.

One of the wheelchair bound pupil, Sharon Palata said the two functioning toilet at the institution were a death trap because of the bad state they were in.

Palata said toilets are in a bad state and can fall at any time especially with the heavy rains the area is currently receiving.

She wondered why the disabled have been neglected when they had a right to education and clean water and good sanitation.

She has since appealed to the government to put the plight of the disabled as the first priority when making policies.

“I do not know why us disabled are not considered the way others are considered. There is no way we can be learning with barely any toilet facilities at the school,” she said.

And another pupil Jonathan Mwansa complained that pupils, especially boys, are finding situation without a toilet difficultespecially at night.

Mwansa said pupils who are wheelchair bound are constantly calling upon those who are able to walk to take them to the toilets at night.

Meanwhile Vision Africa in Partnership with Water Aid in Zambia has called on government to prioritize sanitation and water as essential services alongside health and education.

Vision Africa Executive coordinator Jackson Mwenya said it was important that government recognized that access to sanitation and water is a fundamental human right.

Mr Mwenya has also observed that having access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities is important to meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

Africa Vision Partnership with Water Aid submitted a petition of recommendation to Mwense District Commission Benjamin Chama.

The petition is a worldwide demand by campaigners calling on the ministers responsible for water and sanitation in developing countries and Finance ministers from donor countries to take action at the first ever
HighLevel Meeting on sanitation and water crisis scheduled for next month in Washington DC.

ZANIS

Messages of condolences on Augustine Lungu’s passing continue

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Augustine Lungu on stage

Community Development Minister Michael Kaingu has described the death of renowned artist and MUVI Television Director of Programmes, Augustine Lungu, as a blow to the country’s entertainment industry.

Mr. Kaingu told MUVI TV news in Lusaka yesterday that the permanent absence of Mr. Lungu would be felt by the entire country. He advised artists not to relent but celebrate Mr. Lungu’s life by continuing his good work and achieving what he failed to achieve.

Mr. Lungu, 40, died on Friday in Lusaka after an illness. He is survived by a wife and three children. His burial has been set for Tuesday at Mutumbi cemetery in Chamba valley. His older brother, Kayola Mbevya said burial will be preceded by a Church service at Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

Meanwhile, the artistes’ send off ceremony which was expected to be held at Lusaka play house will not be conducted. Some artistes have continued sending messages of condolences on the demise of Mr. Lungu.

And Ready for Marriage season one winner, Josephine Tembo has described Mr. Lungu as a man who changed so many people’s lives through his works.

Meanwhile, late Republican President, Levy Mwanawasa’s son Patrick Mwanawasa has sent a message of condolences to the Lungu family and MUVI TV management. He said the Mwanawasa family is with the bereaved family during this trying period.

Mr. Mwanawasa said Mr. Lungu was an icon and an inspiration to the journalism profession. He has paid gratitude to the late Mr. Lungu for granting him an opportunity, through the interview on Matter at hand, to break onto the political arena.
MUVI TV

Comos Mumba backs Nawakwi’s headless chicken remarks on RB

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New Revolution Party leader Cozmo Mumba (L)

National Revolution Party president Cosmo Mumba has backed FDD president Edith Nawakwi’s remarks that president Rupiah Banda moves like a headless chicken and that those in government are not doing things right.

Speaking to Qfm in an interview, Mr. Mumba said being mad is not an insult but a simple term that means not doing things in the right way.

He said Miss Nawakwi’s remarks must be welcomed by all well meaning Zambians because what she said was true.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mumba has condemned Lusaka province MMD youths for calling Miss Nawakwi a husband snatcher.

He said personal lives and national issues must be separated because they have nothing to do in common.

He called on all the youth in the country to respect the elderly in society because they act as parents at any given occasion.

Mr. Mumba also advised young people in the nation to come together and work for the common good irrespective of their political belonging to promote peace and stability.

And The National Revolution Party says that the country risks destroying the peace it has enjoyed if the current political environment is not addressed.

NRP president Cosmo Mumba says that the current political situation in the country is likely to cause the country to go to war if not handled carefully.

Mr. Mumba said the bloodshed that took place in the recently held by-elections across the country is an indication that bloodshed can be inevitable in next year%u2019s tripartite elections.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mumba has condemned the politics of Lusaka Province MMD chairman William Banda.

Mr. Mumba has also called on President Rupiah Banda to instruct Inspector General of Police Francis Kabonde to ensure there is fair protection of all political parties in the country.

He also called on the church to pray for the country in preparation for next year’s presidential elections.

QFM

Government wants Zambia to be ICTs regional hub

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Communication and Transport Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa

THE Government is working towards turning Zambia into an information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the region, Communication and Transport Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has said.

Professor Lungwangwa said during the 10th infopoverty world conference in New York, United States of America (USA), that the Government had set some objectives to meet the target.

The objectives include a commitment to improving infrastructure for ICT through the development of the optic fibre infrastructure backbone to facilitate internet broadband connectivity through the establishment of community telecentres, particularly in rural areas.

This is according to a statement released by first secretary for Press at the Zambian embassy in New York, Moses Walubita.

Prof Lungwangwa said to achieve the target, the Government intended to invest in human resource development to ensure universal access to ICT services such as internet and mobile phones, which would in turn facilitate the country’s achievements of the millennium development goals.

He said the Government’s policy was to use private investment in expanding access to this crucial catalyst for development.

Prof Lungwangwa said Zambia was committed to the development of the ICT sector and the Government was in the process of privatising Zambia Telecommunications Company (Zamtel) to ensure that other actors had access to the international gateway to facilitate affordable ICT services in Zambia.

Due to the current cost of delivery, just about one per cent of Zambians have access to the internet and 30 per cent have access to the mobile services, a situation that should improve with the privatisation of the sector because more people, particularly rural communities, will be engaged in income-generating activities resulting from increased access to ICT services.

Prof Lungwangwa said Government had adopted an ICT policy to provide a framework for the provision of these essential services to the nation and was, therefore, encouraging investment in the ICT sector, especially in the rural areas.

In a round-table discussion on how to institutionalise ICT for development in aid strategies and policies, he said the Zambian Government was determined to increase internet and mobile services from the current levels of 57 per cent to 100 per cent by 2015.

He said President Rupiah Banda who was invited by the organisers could not attend due to other national duties.

The conference was organised by OCCAM with the European Parliament, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, Infopoverty Institute at the University of Oklahoma in USA, and the Provincia di Milano in Italy.

[Times of Zambia]

Dunavant oil plant cheers State

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GOVERNMENT has commended Dunavant Zambia Limited (DZL) for setting up an oil plant in Katete.

The move is a good example of creating employment for the Zambian people both on permanent and seasonal arrangements.

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Felix Mutati said during the official opening of a multi-million Katete Oil Plant in Katete on Friday that the Government was equally happy that the company also had a strong policy on HIV/AIDS for its workers.

Mr Mutati said he was confident the opening of the oil plant would create extra jobs for the people of Katete and the entire Eastern Province.

He requested Dunavant to encourage investors to enter into partnerships that could further provide employment opportunities to many of the rural people.

“The establishment of the processing industries would reduce the large proportion of the fuzzy-seed which is being exported in raw form,” the minister said.

He thanked Dunavant for promoting rural development in Zambia but urged the company to pay cotton farmers handsomely.

“Dunavant is a true example of diversification. I thank you people of Katete for working with Dunavant and the Government,” Mr Mutati said.

He said small-scale farmers could increase their agriculture production by mechanising their farming activities.

In order to create a conducive environment for farmers to grow more crops, Government had this year allocated K30 billion for infrastructure development in Katete District alone.

The money would be used for infrastructure development in the district, including roads and other infrastructure in the health and education sectors.

The Government would also strengthen the Cotton Board of Zambia to ensure that it effectively addressed challenges that hindered the growth of the cotton industry in Zambia.

Dunavant managing director Nigel Seabrook said the plant would bring a lot of pride to the people of Katete by adding value through employment creation in the area.

Mr Seabrook said the oil mill had an annual capacity of 14,000 tonnes of fuzzy seeds that yielded 1.8 million litres of edible oil.

He said there was need for increased cotton production in the province to ensure that the oil mill had enough raw materials.

And Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Eularia Syamujaye said Dunavant was a reliable partner in the cotton industry in the province.

She said the firm had been running out-grower schemes to support its small-scale farmers with cotton inputs for many years.

”I will be failing in my duty Mr minister if I did not mention briefly the 2009/10 farming season. The Government under the farmer input support programme (FISP) supported more than 104,000 of which Katete had 17,680 farmers,” she said.

She was aware that cotton had become a major cash crop in Katete.

[Times of Zambia]

RB trips meant to attract investment — Chilambwe

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MMD Copperbelt provincial chairperson Joseph Chilambwe has said President Rupiah Banda’s trips to China and other countries are meant to attract investments that would help develop the various sectors of the economy and improve people’s lives in the country.

He said it was unrealistic for some opposition politicians to criticise the president unnecessarily and make political capital out of his foreign trips.

He said President Banda was travelling to meet other presidents and international companies so that he could attract investments to Zambia and help create employment, especially among the youth.

Mr Chilambwe said this on Saturday at Bulangililo Basic School in Kwacha Constituency in Kitwe, when he addressed party members and residents during a meeting organised by Copperbelt MMD task force member, Joe Malanji.

He said some opposition politicians had failed to articulate issues in the country and had now resorted to demonising Mr Banda in some sections of the media regardless of whatever good things he does.

“When President Banda travels, they say he went to China on holiday. This is being petty and I hope Zambians can see the ignorance and pettiness of some opposition politicians.

“President Banda’s trips to some countries are meant to sign agreements that would help develop various sectors of the economy and improve people’s lives,” Mr Chilambwe said.

Earlier, Mr Malanji donated 10 mobile phones and 200 Chitenge materials to the party, and urged the members to continue supporting the MMD because it was the only party with a national character and a vision for the country.

Mr Malangi said opposition politicians attacking President Banda for his trips were just exposing their ignorance because a leader needed to move to market his country, and win the confidence of foreign investors.

He said it was sad that there was so much desperation among some opposition politicians such that they had resorted to insulting President Banda and telling lies about the MMD Government.

“It is mere desperation on the part of the opposition politicians which is making them insult President Banda and criticise him for working hard to improve people’s lives.

“They are doing all sorts of things because they are unsettled by the good works of the ruling party, and the problem is that they are even using youths to incite violence in the country,” Mr Malanji said.

[Times of Zambia]

President Rupiah Banda being interviewed by Namibia Broadcasting Corporation journalists at Hosea Kotako international airport. On his side is Namibia’s minister of agriculture John Mutorwa.

Lusaka floods worsen

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THE flood situation in Lusaka has worsened, with about 70 houses in New Kuku Township getting submerged in water.

According to a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) report monitored last evening, the township got overwhelmed by water after Ngwenya Dam burst its banks.

The township has also plunged into darkness after electricity supply was disturbed.
Some residents said they were suffering and their children could not even attend school as a result of the floods.

According to the report, some residents had found business opportunities in the situation and embarked on fishing.
They said they were selling the fish from the dam.

But despite the floods, the residents were refusing to relocate to the temporary site near Independence Stadium.

Lusaka District Commissioner Christah Kalulu said the Government was not draining water from Kamwala South into Ngwenya Dam.

Ms Kalulu, who is also Lusaka District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit chairperson, said the Government was draining water from Kamwala South into the main drainage system at the Kamwala shopping centre.

She said the bursting of Ngwenya dam was due to a natural phenomenon.

Ms Kalulu also said claims that the temporary site had recorded some cholera cases were not true.

She said Government had put in place adequate measures to prevent any waterborne diseases at the site.

[Times of Zambia]

William Banda refutes death threat allegations

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Lusaka province MMD chairman William Banda has refuted allegations made by UPND vice president Richard Kapita that he has been threatening innocent Zambians of death if they refused to support the ruling MMD.

Speaking in an interview with Qfm in Lusaka, Mr. Banda challenged the UPND vice president to take him to police if he had proof concerning the allegations.

Mr. Banda described such allegations as abnormal because politics in the country is not about killing one another.

He said killing is a serious criminal offence and should not be tolerated by all political players IN THE country.

UPND vice president Richard Kapita was quoted by Qfm saying Lusaka province MMD Chairman William Banda has been threatening Zambians of death if they refused to support the MMD.

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Wolves Maul Zesco United

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Warri Wolves this evening stunned Zesco with three goals in the second half to beat their visitors from Zambia 3-0 in the two sides Orange CAF Confederations Cup first round, first leg match played in the Niger River Delta town of Warri in Nigeria.

The two sides were locked at 0-0 as the match approached the final quarter with all three goals coming in a space of nine minutes.

Eddy Ogude put Wolves ahead in the 73rd minute and team mate Gift Atulena added a brace in the 77th and 81st minute.

Zesco have been set a herculean task in the return leg and must score four goals to reach the second round of the Confederations Cup.

The match will be played on April 3 at either the Trade Fair Grounds in Ndola or Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe should the pitch at the former venue not be ready in time after the turf was recently re-laid.

Green Buffaloes Demolish City To Stay Top

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Green Buffaloes continue to lead at the top of the Super Division table on maximum 6 points thanks to a second half demolition of City of Lusaka in a doubleheader at Nkoloma Stadium that saw 10 goals scored in the two matches played there today

Green Buffaloes 5-City of Lusaka 0

Aggrey Chiyangi is set to win coach of the month award for March after Green Buffaloes celebrated their four-match unbeaten run in style this season to stay top of the table with a 5-0 demolition of City of Lusaka.

The two sides were goalless going into the break before Buffaloes went on rampage after the hour mark.

Liniker Mwikisa opened scores in the 65th minute while Brian Chilando made it 2-0 two minutes later.

Reuben Tembo added a brace in the 72nd and 87th minutes and John Musukwa sandwiched one goal in the 80th minute.

Red Arrows 4- Forest Rangers 1

Red Arrows set the standard that Buffaloes beat at Nkoloma today after a resounding win over winless Forest Rangers.

Arrows scored through Brian Lubaba, Jimmy Njovu, Dube Phiri and Stanley Banda while John Mulombwa was on target for Forest.

Lusaka Dynamos 1-Roan United 2

Lusaka Dynamos came down to Earth after their Week 1 2-1 away win at Forest last weekend to lose by the same margin today at home.

Dynamos led at Queensmead stadium until the 69th minute after Tom Bakala gave the home side the lead in the 16th minute.

Lyson Sikaonga equalized nine minutes after the hour mark for Roan and John Phiri gave the visitors their first three points of the season with a 90th minute goal.

National Assembly 1- Nkwazi 1

For the second successive week Nkwazi squandered a lead to finish 1-1.

Today, they drew against fellow promoted side National Assembly away on a waterlogged Woodlands stadium pitch in Lusaka following a heavy downpour earlier on Sunday morning.

Perry Mutapa gave Nkwazi the lead in the 57th minute.

However, Assembly made sure they shared the points after defender Richard Chibwe’s thumping long-range shot beat ex-Under-20 goalkeeper Philip Banda in the 71st minute.

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MMD to give Milanzi their choice candidate-Katele

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MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba says the ruling party will ensure that it gives the people of Milanzi a candidate of their choice to contest the forthcoming parliamentary by-election.

Dr Kalumba said this in an interview from Milanzi yesterday.

“We want to make sure that we give the people of Milanzi a candidate of their choice, and I am here (Milanzi) to witness how the lower organs are conducting the interviews,” Dr Kalumba said.

He said he is in Milanzi to witness the interviews for the aspiring parliamentary candidates and to ensure that all the candidates are given an equal opportunity in the adoption process.

Dr Kalumba said the constituency executive committee panel yesterday interviewed the aspiring parliamentary candidates while the district executive committee will do so today.

He said the provincial executive committee will interview the candidates tomorrow and the national executive committee panel will conclude the process on Tuesday.

He said the NEC panel, which will be led by Minister of Defence Kalombo Mwansa, will include Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Peter Daka and Minister of Gender and Women in Development Sarah Sayifwanda.

Dr Kalumba said he is not in Milanzi to interfere with the interviews, but to merely observe and ensure that the process is fair.

He said this is vital to ensure transparency in the adoption process.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set April 29, 2010 as the date on which the Milanzi parliamentary by-election will be held.

The seat fell vacant after the death of member of Parliament Rueben Chisanga Banda last month.

Stop red card campaign, Shikapwasha

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Shikapwasha receives flowers from Christine Muteba on arrival at Burning Bush Ministries where he opened a conference in Lusaka, Dec 27th
Shikapwasha receives flowers from Christine Muteba

GOVERNMENT says the red card campaign has no direction and has urged people on the Copperbelt to desist from wasting their time on unprofitable ventures and instead take advantage of job opportunities being created.

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Ronnie Shikapwasha said yesterday that the campaign is in vain.

“Why should people go for the red card campaign when Government has created jobs? The Government has done so much and there are many companies coming up to provide employment for our people,” he said.

Lieutenant-General Shikapwasha, who is Government spokesperson, told journalists yesterday that people should expend their energies on constructive issues that will foster peace and development in the country.

He said Government is ready to dialogue with any citizen on issues of governance.

“The red card campaign has no direction. People want peace and to work hard. Copperbelt had become a ghost province but Government has now brought empowerment in Luanshya, Chingola and Kitwe,” Lt-Gen. Shikapwasha said.

He said it was not Government’s fault that Father frank Bwalya did not go to National Constitutional Conference (NCC) because everybody had a chance to go and contribute to the constitution-making process.

“If it is the constitution that Fr. Bwalya is concerned about, it is not our fault that he did not go for the constitution-making process. If it is to do with governance, our doors are always open to anybody who wants to discuss such issues,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bible Gospel Church in Zambia presiding bishop Peter Ndhlovu has condemned the red card campaign against a legitimately elected Government.

Bishop Ndhlovu told the Sunday Mail that the red card campaign is a recipe for anarchy and should be condemned by all peace-loving Zambians.

“We only have one country, Zambia. We need to do everything to preserve the peace that we are enjoying,” Bishop Ndhlovu said.

He wondered what some clerics are up to by waging a campaign aimed at toppling a lawfully elected Government.

Bishop Ndhlovu urged the clergy to preach the message of repentance and love instead of fanning anarchy.
He said it is the ordinary citizens who will suffer the consequences if the campaign degenerates into civil unrest.

“People want development, not the red card campaign. There are flood victims who need attention, some people have no food; those are the things we must concentrate on,” Bishop Ndhlovu said.

He said the people who are agitating for trouble in the nation have the means to flee the country if the peace Zambia is enjoying was to be lost.

He said the church should be in the forefront of uniting the nation instead of dividing it.

The bishop urged servants of God who have abandoned their flock to go back to the pulpit and preach the gospel.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

Restoration Mentality

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“And I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…”
(Joel 2:25, ESV)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

We serve a God of restoration! You may have had some disappointments or unfair things happen in your life; but instead of dwelling on the past and living in defeat, choose to focus on His promises because God wants to restore everything that’s been stolen from your life. He wants to restore your joy, your peace, your health, and your finances. But here’s the key: you have to have a vision for it. You have to get your hopes up and decide to get your thoughts and words going in the right direction.

Today, choose to focus on the future and release past hurts through forgiveness. Draw a line in the sand and say, “I am a child of the Most High God, and I’m not going to live my life negative and defeated. This is a new day, and I’m taking back what belongs to me!” That’s having a restoration mentality!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Heavenly Father, thank You for choosing to restore my life. Thank You for the truth of Your Word that sets me free. Fill me with Your power today so that I may stand strong and move forward on the path You have for me. I love You and bless Your Name. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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