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Police summon PF MP for counselling over marital matters

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CHIMWEMWE Member of Parliament (MP) Willie Nsanda was yesterday summoned to Woodlands Police station for insulting his wife’s friend, Dorothy Kachusha whom he accused of keeping his household goods allegedly stolen by an unnamed woman he once lived with.

Police spokesperson Bonny Kapeso and Mr Nsanda, who was found at the police station where he reported at 09:00 hours in the company of his nephew Dauzeni Tembo, confirmed the summoning.

Mr Nsanda said a woman he once lived with had entered his house near the Lusaka International Airport turn-off on January 24 this year and stole some household goods.

He said the woman picked his possessions in a private van and kept them at Mrs Kachusha’s house.

He said the matter was reported to Chelston Police Station and the police instituted investigations.

“This woman wanted to pull a fast one on me by coming to complain against me after I reported them to Chelston Police Station.

“I reported the matter because I was so scared. There are so many cases where people have planted drugs in people’s houses and my main fear was that somebody might plant drugs to implicate me and it is the main reason I went to the police,” he said.

But Mrs Kachusha refused to comment on the matter, saying Mr Nsanda was “a clever man who would jeopardise all the complaints targeted at him”.

Mr Kapeso said Mr Nsanda was summoned to Woodlands Police Station for purposes of counselling over marital matters.

“Mr Nsanda was summoned for counselling arising from disputes with a lady, who is a friend of his wife. This woman felt offended by Mr Nsanda’s talk and the matter has since been reconciled after the counselling,” Mr Kapeso said.

But Mr Nsanda in an interview soon after being interviewed by the police said Mrs Kachusha got offended when he uttered words suggesting that she was a former nun who should exhibit good behaviour in society.

“She was very angry with me, this woman came to complain. She said she was told very bad words, but I only told her to behave like a nun, since she was a nun before she resigned and decided to get married.”

Mr Nsanda said he was not issued with criminal summons and no statement was recorded from him by the police.

“We have resolved the matter because she is my friend. She is someone we know because we all come from Ndola and it was a family thing at the victim support unit,” he said.

He looked calm during the interview, although he tried to elude being photographed when he emerged from the police station.

[Times of Zambia]

Stone-throwing UNZA students condemned

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GOVERNMENT has condemned the tendency by students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) Great East Road campus in Lusaka to stone motor vehicles every time they are aggrieved.

On Monday night, the students rioted and damaged three motor vehicles in protest against delayed payments of meal allowances of K450,000 each from the Government.

Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Lillian Kapulu, who assured the students of receiving their meal allowances by today, said she was saddened that they had continued to cause damage to property.

In an interview in Lusaka yesterday, Ms Kapulu emphasised the need for the students to refrain from resorting to violence and damaging other people’s property whenever they had grievances.

She said the Government had not refused to pay the students and that it was wrong for them to rush to the road and destroy property of the taxpayers and challenged them to reflect on their actions.

Lusaka Province police chief, Greenwell Ng’uni also condemned the students’ behaviour.

According to a Times reporter who rushed to the university, police temporarily closed the Great East Road at Arcades and Munali roundabouts to prevent the angry students from stoning more motorists.

The students had gathered at the ‘Monk Square’ at 19:30 hours chanting slogans. Others carried stones demanding an explanation from University of Zambia Student Union (UNZASU) officials on why they were not paid on time.

They said since December last year when they opened school, they had not received their allowances.

UNZASU vice-president Simataa Simataa, who tried to address the unruly students, was almost beaten up.

The students said the union officials had been inconsistent on matters of improving their welfare and demanded for their resignation.

A reporter from UNZA Radio who they suspected to be an officer from the office of the president was almost harassed and was only saved by some fellow students who recognised him.

Mr Simataa explained that the money delayed due to some transactions at Zanaco, the bank he said the Government had engaged to pay the students by Saturday last week.

[Times of Zambia]

HH is ignorant on awards of road contracts-Mulongotii

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WORKS and Supply Minister Mike Mulongoti has said United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema is ignorant on the awarding of road contracts, hence his allegations that there is corruption involved.

Mr Mulongoti said in Lusaka that Mr Hichilema did not know the operations of the Government and the procedure of awarding contracts.

The UPND leader at the weekend toured some townships where he accused the Government of being corrupt and that it was for that reason that the roads were in a poor state.[quote]

But Mr Mulongoti said it was unfortunate that Mr Hichilema discussed matters over which he lacked understanding.

“It is very clear that Mr Hichilema is ignorant and he does not know how the contracts are awarded, but we will remain focused on various programmes to move our agenda forward,” he said.

He said Mr Hichilema was desperate to get to State House and was ready to mislead the public to win political support.

“Councillors are elected to resolve issues of roads, among others, and in this case nearly all the councillors in Lusaka are from Patriotic Front (PF), so is he implying that they are all corrupt,” he said.

[Times of Zambia]

RB expected in Luapula tomorrow

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President Rupiah Banda is tomorrow expected to leave for Luapula and Copperbelt provinces on a 4 day working visit.

President Banda is during the visit scheduled to commission some developmental projects.

Special Assistant to the Press and Public Relations Dickson Jere disclosed this in a press statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today.

Mr. Jere said whilst in Luapula Province, the President is scheduled to commission the refurbished Post boat in Samfya before holding talks with traditional leaders, Heads of Government Departments and some Members of Parliament.

The President will also officially open the newly constructed office of the Auditor General for Luapula Province before leaving for the Copperbelt.

Mr. Jere said whilst on the Copperbelt, the President will commission the newly constructed housing units for police officers in Ndola and later attend the installation of the right Reverend Bishop Alick Banda of the Roman Catholic Church as the new Bishop of Ndola.

The President returns back to Lusaka after soon after his scheduled business.

ZANIS

Explore Leather Industry, Farmers told

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Western Province Permanent Secretary Ikanuke Noyoo says the leather industry has great potential to contribute to the growth of the economy.

In an interview with ZANIS, Mr. Noyoo urged cattle farmers to explore possibilities of entering the leather industry other than concentrating on beef industry alone.

He said leather and leather products had maintained high prices internationally and once properly harnessed, the industry could contribute positively to economic development.

Mr. Noyoo said there was need to come up with a legislation to force abattoirs and other cattle traders pay a premium of the hides and skins in addition to just buying the beef.

He called upon cattle farmers to strengthen the leather sub sector by taking care of the hides and skins.

ZANIS

I was not voted out, I just resigned-Chief Nalubamba

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Chief Bright Nalubamba

Senior Chief Bright Nalubamba of Namwala District in Southern Province has refuted the impression created that he has been removed from the Royal Foundation of Zambia.

Media reports said Senior Chief Nalubamba was removed from the foundation and replaced by Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta of Seeheke.

But Chief Nalubamba said he resigned from his position in the Foundation during a meeting which was held over the weekend.

The chief also denied media reports that he franked Chief Chikanta at Mazabuka radio station where the latter issued a statement that former president Frederick Chiluba had every right to back any presidential candidate of his choice.

Mr Nalubamba revealed this to ZANIS in Lusaka today and described the reports as total fabrication.

He accused Chief Chikanta of being desperate and appealed to him to desist involving him in partisan politics because he was not a politician but a traditional reader.

Chief Nalubamba said he would not stop criticizing the government when things went wrong because he had a right to do so as a Zambian citizen.

The chief also accused former president Frederick Chiluba of slowly drifting back into active politics which he described as unfortunate for the former head of state.

He said former president Chiluba made laws during his tenure of office which made sure that former president Kaunda was fixed for being accused of involving himself in active politics.

Chief Nalubamba wondered why Chiluba was giving statements which were political in nature when he barred Dr Kaunda from during that during his tenure of office.

ZANIS

Clean up town before Kuomboka, Mumbuwa tells Mongu council

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Mongu District Commissioner Jethro Mumbuwa has appealed to the Mongu Municipal Council to ensure that the town is clean before the Kuomboka ceremony.

Mr. Mumbuwa said there is need for the local authority to conduct regular inspections on facilities such as markets to ensure that they are in a good state ahead of the ceremony.

He was speaking when he inspected works on Tungi, Helen and Yeta township roads in Mongu.

Mr. Mumbuwa charged that the town was in a filthy condition and needed the attention of the council.

He said this is the only way the local authority can prove that it is responsive to the needs and demands of the people.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mumbuwa has commended Mongu Municipal Council for working on township roads in the district.

Mr. Mumbuwa said he was happy that the council has taken action by gravelling Tungi, Helen and Yeta township roads.

The DC said the council should take keen interest in dealing with community works so that they can reduce the tension they have with the community in the district.

He also called on the local authority to ensure that the township roads are completed by 14th February this year so that they can be handed over to the community.

Mongu Municipal Council is currently working on a number of township roads in some parts on the district with funding from the Constituency Development Funds ( CDF).

ZANIS

African journalists lack media ethics

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A leading media expert in Africa has said that there is lack of professionalism in the media in Africa although the continent has some good journalism institutions and best journalists on the continent.

African Media Initiative Executive Director Professor Amahdou Mahtar Ba says media ethics were critical in the media profession but was lacking in Africa.

Prof Ba said African governments wanted the media to report the state’s view while the media was also trying to state its own views to the exclusion of the people’s views.

He disclosed that that was why the African Media initiative was set up to focus on newsroom management and address issues of ethics in a holistic manner.

Prof Ba was said this yesterday during a luncheon hosted for the delegates to the African Regional Conference on Access to Information at the La Palm Beach Hotel in Accra.

And speaking earlier, Executive Director of the Media Foundation In West Africa Kwame Karikari said there was no political will in Africa to pass legislation for the access to Information laws.[quote]

Prof Karikari said African governments were invariably not being proactive in passing access to information laws except when the World Bank blew the whistle.

He said this attitude would reflect on the poor implementation of the laws even if they were passed.

When challenged by Zambian Information minister Lt Gen Ronie Shikapwasha about the unethical conduct of the media during the genocide in Rwanda and the post election violence in Kenya , Prof Karikari blamed the media in Rwanda and Kenya for failing to hold their nations together.

He said what happened in Rwanda, Kenya, Nazi Germany and Serbia exposed the worst levels of recklessness which the media could reach when there was no genuine media pluralism.

He said the Kenyan situation was saved from degeneration into genocide because there were other media outlets reporting the other side of the story.

Prof karikari said when there was no genuine media pluralism, the state monopolizes information by blacking out alternative media sources and turns the remaining media into tools of propaganda.

He, however,expressed satisfaction that following the liberalization of the media on the entire African continent, no one media house could monopolize the access to information and its dissemination as the case was in the post election wave of violence that swept over Kenya.

The African Regional Conference on Access to Information which was sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Center For Democracy Program winds up business today after signing the ACCRA Declaration on the Right of Access to Information which should persuade African governments to accelerate the pace of legislation for Freedom of Information laws in their respective countries .

Zambia has been represented by Information and Broadcasting Services minister who is also Chief Government Spokesperson Lt Gen Ronnie Shikapwasha among other members of civil society and the media.

ZANIS

Flood situation in Lusaka is complex – Veep

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Vice president George Kunda

Vice President George Kunda says the flood situation in Lusaka is complex and requires concerted efforts from all well meaning Zambians.

Mr. Kunda has since appealed to all Zambians across the country to help find ways to mitigate the impact of the disaster on the affected people.

He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today shortly after conducting an Ariel view of the flood situation in the city, that the flood situation in Lusaka was not a new phenomenon and that it has been there since time immemorial.

The Vice President advised opposition political party leaders to desist from engaging in cheap politicking and finger pointing over the situation but to work with government and other key stakeholders in addressing the problem.

He said government alone cannot manage to address all the challenges facing the nation hence the need for political party leaders, Members of Parliament, the relevant government institutions among other stakeholders to partner with government to address the challenge posed by friends in the country.

Since the onset of the rains floods are said to have claimed 6 lives in Lusaka while some schools and houses are submerged in water.

Three of the deaths were recorded in Ng’ombe compound while the other three occurred in Mandevu compound.
Government, though the Lusaka District Disaster Management Team has since mobilized equipment to pump out the water in affected areas.

ZANIS

Media self-regulatory body to be launched in May

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Henry Kabwe (r)

The Media Liaison Committee (MLC ) has announced May 3 this year as  the date for  the  launch of the self-regulatory Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC).

Committee Chairperson Henry Kabwe disclosed that ZAMEC was a product of best practices adopted from three countries and other commonwealth jurisdictions which were visited last year by the MLC.
The information from the countries visited by MLC has helped the committee to develop a viable self regulatory mechanism.

Mr. Kabwe  was speaking at a Media Liaison Committee press briefing in Lusaka today at which he also announced the composition of the ZAMEC .

He said ZAMEC would comprise an eleven member governing council which would provide guidance to the executive in the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Mr. Kabwe said that it would be a member driven organization based on the collective will of all members as guided by the constitution and code of conduct.

He said the council shall have a balance of six media representatives and five members of the public to achieve the desired public confidence in the self regulatory mechanism.

Mr Kabwe has since appealed to all media institutions to publicize the process of media self regulation as widely as possible in order to create the desired awareness it needed.

He said the committee will this week send executive briefings to all media owners and editors to ensure they are on board at every stage.

ZANIS

Chiefs are important in fostering peace – Shawa

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Chieftainess Nkomeshya prays for rain

Government says traditional leaders play an important role in fostering peace,which is a prerequisite of national development.

Lusaka Province Minister, Charles Shawa said it was for this reason that government considers traditional leaders as partners in the monitoring and implementation of developmental programmes in their areas.

Mr. Shawa was speaking when he and Community Development and Social Services Minister Michael Kaingu paid a courtesy call on Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II of Chongwe district today.

He informed Senior Chieftainess Mukamambo II that government has released K5 billion towards the re-gravelling of feeder roads in Lusaka province.

Mr. Shawa added that government has released another K2 billion for phase two of the construction of Chongwe District Hospital.

And Community Development and Social Services Minister Michael Kaingu reiterated government’s commitment to respecting traditional leaders who are custodians of customs and traditions in the country.

Mr Kaingu said government is working out modalities of promoting culture tourism and establishing cultural villages.

And Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II reaffirmed her commitment to working closely with the government of the day in a bid to accelerate development in the district.

The Two Ministers were accompanied by Lusaka province Permanent Secretary, Stephen Bwalya, Chongwe D.C, Japhen Mwakalombe and other senior government officials to inspect government’s Poverty Reduction Programmes (PRPs) in the district.

ZANIS

Zambia Red Cross ready to respond to flood disasters

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The Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) says it has the capacity to offer temporal accommodation and food to people who have lost their houses due to heavy rainfall experienced in some parts of the country.

ZRCS Public Relations Manager James Zulu told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that the society is ready to assist the displaced people with tents, food and cooking utensils as they resettle.

Mr. Zulu said the society has put materials in place in readiness to respond to emergencies that may require its intervention.
He said ZRCS only acts when they receive reports from the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU).

Mr. Zulu noted that currently the society has not received any report on people alleged to have been left homeless due to torrential rains.

He said the only report they have received is from Lusaka district where some compounds have been flooded saying the Red Cross society will only intervene in the area of health.

He disclosed that the society is also considering giving tents to people who have affected by the rains in Lusaka district to supplement the efforts of the Lusaka District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (LDDMMU).

He said ZRCS will soon embark on a door to door sensitization programme to educate people in Lusaka on how to prevent themselves against cholera during this rainy season.

Mr. Zulu stressed that the programme will include distribution of chlorine.

ZANIS

HH castigates George Kunda for going on a campaign despite the floods in Lusaka

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UPND president Hakainde Hichilema

United party for national development has castigated Vice President George Kunda for deciding to go and campaign in central province despite the devastating floods being experienced in Lusaka.

Speaking on QFM’s Monday Night Live program, Hakainde Hichilema said that Lusaka has been experiencing a heavy rain which has caused some havoc on some of Lusaka residents.

Mr. Hichilema expressed shock at the vice presidents journey to the central province at the expense of suffering flood victims.

He said that incidences of death as a result of heavy rains in Mandevu constituency would not have taken place if government took responsibility.

He said that it was the flood situation was supposed to be re-declared as an emergency as a lot of people are suffering.

Mr. Hichilema said that the vice president was supposed to take immediate action on the matter as the disaster management and mitigation unit is under his office.

And speaking on the same program Mr. Hichilema said his party knew from the beginning that the National Constitutional Conference was flawed from the beginning and would not deliver a people driven constitution called for the NCC to be brought to an end.

He said his party made a conscious decision not to allow the MMD to have their way all the way through and that this was why the UPND is taking part in the NCC. He said the MMD would have had an easy way had his party not been part of the National Constitutional Conference.

Mr Hichilema adds that government has failed to provide leadership on the National Constitutional Conference by failing to come up with a definitive date when the NCC will conclude its work.

He further stated that the constitution making process has cost the country too much money while its conclusion remains a mystery.

Meanwhile Mr Hichilema said no decent Member of Parliament would want to defect to the MMD when it is clear that the ruling party will be confined to the opposition after next year’s elections. Reacting to claims by vice president George Kunda that some UPND and PF members of parliament will be defecting to the MMD, Mr Hichilema says every Zambian sensible Zambian with a basic brain understand that the ruling party is exiting in 2011.

QFM

Finding the Perfect Zambian Employee

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School leavers queuing up for police recruitment in Lusaka

By Wesley Ngwenya

Introduction

What qualities and qualifications do you look for as an employer when hiring? What are the most important attributes you consider? Whether it is education or experience the employer has to look deeper into the candidate to ensure they will fit into the overall goals of the organization.

There are three important characteristics that an employer needs to take into consideration in their search for a candidate. They are characteristic are what I call the three Es. They are education, experience and ethics.

Education

Education is a very important quality. Both formal and informal education should be taken into consideration. There are certainly occupations that require that a candidate have formal education to help them understand and interpret information. This is certainly important in many vocations such as accounting and medicine. However, there are also many vocations that require a candidate to have education whether formal or informal. A skilled computer programmer does not necessarily need to be formally educated. Nowadays many young people teach themselves how to operate, program and repair computers at an early age. Such skills can be taken advantage of by an employer.

Solely looking at formal education alone is a big mistake on the part of employers. A lot skilled candidates are left out because other qualities are not taken into consideration. In Zambia especially, employers are hang on diplomas and degrees. They have the diploma disease. What if you are able to find a candidate who can perform better and is exceptionally good but does not have the degrees and diplomas? Do you leave them out on the basis of education? Or do you bring them on board and disregard the lack of diplomas and hire them?

Experience

Experience is perhaps the most important quality an employer should take into consideration. I have helped various people in designing their resumes. Many candidates especially those without formal work experience often neglect the other forms of experiences they have acquired in life. Many young people have various life experiences in leadership and business. One can note in their resume that they managed the family’s expenses or they led and taught a group of youths at church. A candidate who recognizes and appreciates these experiences is likely sharp and thinks outside the box. Employers need to consider the candidate’s life experiences. If these are not highlighted in the resume then they should be asked during the actual interview. A candidate who has been able to deal with many complex life situations outside the workplace will very likely be successful at their job. They will be able to deal with various complex work situations independently.

In considering the candidate’s experience, obviously, the employer need to ask the question, “how will the company benefit from the candidate’s experience?” The company needs to clearly relate to how the experience will fit in the candidate’s job description and key result areas. In the same way, the candidate’s challenge is to show that their experience will be highly beneficial to the employer. They need to come up strong and make the potential employer that they cannot do without them.

Ethics

This is perhaps the most overlooked characteristics by employers. It is very important to know the candidate’s ethics so that you can determine how that candidate can fit in the culture of the organization. Employers should look for candidates with unwavering work ethics. Similarly, the candidates need to define their work ethics. They need to determine how their work ethics will benefit the organization to which they are seeking employment.

Ethics are vital in the sense that employers can set some standards on what qualities to expect in a prospective employee. Ethics are important because they filter candidates who are just looking for employment and those who are looking for a career and understand the culture and goals of the organization.

Conclusion

Finally, when looking for a candidate the three Es are important characteristics to consider. They help the organization to get the best of the best. It also helps the prospective employee to distinguish themselves from others. It is the challenge of the prospective employee to show their excellence in education, experience and ethics.

K40 billion released for construction of schools

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Construction works on Kayombo High School and Mushivi basic schools in Chief Chiyengele’s and Chief Kalunga’s chiefdoms in Kabompo District, at an estimated cost of K40 billion, has started.

Kabompo District Board Secretary, Felix Ngoma confirmed the development in an interview with ZANIS in Kabompo today.

Mr Ngoma said he was happy with the works being done in the construction of the high school at Kayombo and the basic school at Mushivi in Kabompo west constituency. He said people in the two communities were happy that the government has released K33 billion for construction of Kayombo high school and K7 billion for Mushivi basic school.

Mr Ngoma further expressed happiness at the manner in which the communities were contributing sand and stones towards the construction of the two schools and the support they are giving to government.

He appealed to people in the district to emulate the two communities’ efforts to improve on literate levels in remote rural areas.
ZANIS