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Don’t misinform the public, NCC urges media organisations

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Mrs Zaloumis

The National Constitution Conference (NCC), has urged media organization to desist from reporting on articles or clauses that have not yet been adopted or concluded by the NCC.

NCC Spokesperson Mwangala Zaloumis says reporting on such matters has a telling effect on the public as this compels them to start debating on issues that have not yet been adopted.

Ms. Zaloumis was reacting to an editorial report, carried by Yatsani Radio last week suggesting that the NCC secretariat had written to the station advising them to get clearance from NCC before broadcasting any stories from the Conference.

Ms Zaloumis said in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today that accurate and correct information when reporting about the proceedings of NCC is cardinal because it gives a fair and balanced discussion to the public.

She said reporters must develop a system of getting in touch with her office for correct information and any other clarification where they do not understand rather than write from their own imaginations to avoid misrepresentation of facts.

Ms Zaloumis advised journalists not to report about things they do not understand to avoid misinforming the public.

She said despite her office having briefings with the press every day only selected media organizations from both the print and electronic attend these meetings.

Meanwhile Ms Zaloumis says NCC has no specific preference of any media organization to cover the NCC deliberations but is just concerned with certain media institutions that are in a habit of publishing false information.

ZANIS

Headman, wife, daughter arrested for cannabis


The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Mazabuka has arrested a village headman and his family in connection with the cultivation of 7 kilogrammes of cannabis.

The named villageman from Chief Hanjalika,his wife,and daughter are currently detained at Mazabuka Police station.

DEC Mazabuka Officer in charge, Patson Chiwala, could neither confirm nor deny the arrest of the traditional leader to ZANIS in Mazabuka.

But Magoye Member of Parliament, Ben Mweemba, who confirmed the arrest of the headman, told ZANIS in Mazabuka that people in his constituency are involved in the cultivation of cannabis because they want to raise funds to send their children to school.

He stated that high povery levels are forcing people, especially elderly men and women, to grow illicit drugs because they offer quick and good money.

Mr Mweemba has since urged government to devise a petition scheme for elderly people to deter them from engaging in the illegal cultivation of drugs.

He also suggested that government, through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare, should provide monthly food rations to elderly people to save them from starving.

The MP also requested DEC to conduct sensitisation campaigns to educate people on the dangers of cultivating and trafficking in illict drugs.

People in Chief Hanjalika’s area in Mazabuka are notoriously known for cultivation of cannabis.

Last year in September, DEC officers in a morning seized 3,000 kilogrammes of cannabis and arrested ten farmers.

The seizure was the highest ever reported in the Southern Province.

ZANIS

Women advised on decent dressing

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A concerned citizen on the Copperbelt has called on the womenfolk to practice decent dressing as one of the measures to curb the escalating HIV and AIDS pandemic.

Isaac Chileshe observed that the moral dress code for the womenfolk should be enforced from their homes so that the indecency which was prevalent in dressing could be stopped.

Mr Chileshe told ZANIS in an interview that the men and women were made differently as their emotions were aroused differently and should appreciate their biological differences and live in harmony.

He stated that men were moved by what they see while women were moved by what they hear and the two play effectively on their emotions.

Mr Chileshe added that majority of women were marrying wrong men and even entered polygamous marriages because of men’s “sweet talk” and later discover that the talk and the practice were not in tandem.

He charged that women also knew the secret of wooing unsuspecting men into the unnecessary sexual traps through indecent exposure of some delicate parts of their bodies.

He said the decent dress code among the womenfolk would mitigate the escalating trend of the HIV and AIDS pandemic which was a menace to every sector of development.

Mr Chileshe added that parents had a pivotal role in changing the thinking of women in society because good values and morals started from home to influence society.

He challenged Church leaders as agents of change to help society because their voices were influential and authoritative.

Mr Chileshe also observed that culture has changed dramatically in the last 20 years, saying in the olden days, children were more receptive to the advice of elders even if they were not biological parents than now where modern communication systems, including television, were more parenting than the parents.

ZANIS

Livingstone business houses complain about ZAMNET services

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Some business houses in Livingstone have expressed dissatisfaction at ZAMNET Communication Systems’ inconsistency in providing internet services.

Hope Dot Com Internet Café Information Technology Officer, Obby Munyama, said internet service delivery by ZAMNET had been terrible in the past few months and had resulted in massive loss of customers to competitors.

Mr Munyama said business had gone down since internet services by ZAMNET became irregular for unknown reasons, and efforts to have the internet service provider provide a long term solution have proved futile.

A check by ZANIS this morning at the internet café found some customers being turned away as internet services were not available.

Mr Munyama said his employer was considering switching to another internet service provider as she suspected that ZAMNET had a serious problem which it had failed to disclose to its clients.

And Zambezi FM Radio Programmes Manager, Richard Ambali, also bemoaned the inconsistent manner in which ZAMNET was providing its internet services.

Mr Ambali said media institutions, like Zambezi FM Radio, were heavily dependent on speedy access to the internet to enable them prepare and disseminate local and international news to the public in a timely manner.

He said it was costly for his institution to use other internet service providers for temporary services and still maintain their monthly ZAMNET bills.

Mr Ambali called on ZAMNET to be innovative and give preferential treatment to institutions that need its internet services constantly.

Meanwhile, the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Livingstone has experienced similar problems which have resulted in failure to submit diaries and news items on time.

Internet access at ZANIS Livingstone offices has been erratic and disrupted normal operations since the last quarter of 2009.

Efforts to get a comment from ZAMNET Communications Systems Business Development Manager, Majory Nalubamba, failed by press time as she was reportedly off duty.

ZANIS

Zambia to help Rwanda in identifying possible genocide suspects who may be living in Zambia

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Zambia and Rwanda have agreed to work together in identifying possible genocide suspects who may be living in Zambia as refugees so that they can be repatriated to Rwanda to undergo the due process of the law for their part in genocide which left over one million people dead in 1994.

The two countries have also agreed to revive the Joint Permanent Commission, JPC, which was signed in 1982, to serve as a platform for regular consultations and cooperation in various sectors.

This is part of the outcome of President Rupiah Banda’s bilateral talks he held with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda today.

In a joint press briefing with his Rwandan counterpart Louise Mushikiwabo at the end of the two leaders’ meeting held at the presidential office in the capital Kigali today, Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande said as a strong advocate of human rights and the rule of law, Zambia cannot allow any genocide suspect to take refuge on its soil.

Mr. Pande said the process of identifying genocide suspects will be carried out in close collaboration between the Ministries of Justice of Zambia and Rwanda.

He said the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 in which over one million people were killed, was a sad event which Africa and humanity as a whole should never allow to happen again.

“We should all learn a lesson from what happened here and ensure it never happens again. The genocide is also a reminder that ethnic and tribal sentiments can have grave consequences on society,” said Mr. Pande.

The minister said Presidents Banda and Kagame also discussed various bilateral and regional issues including peace and security in the region, ahead of the forthcoming African Union, AU, summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the end of this month.

On the Joint Permanent Commission, JPC, Mr. Pande said the two governments are in a hurry to have it operational and agreed that the first meeting should be held not later than June this year.

This will mark the beginning of regular contacts between Rwanda and Zambia to exchange views on various issues of mutual interest.

And Rwanda has paid tribute to Zambia for her support at both bilateral and regional levels.

Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo, during a joint press briefing with Mr. Pande, said among other attributes, Zambia played a key role in Rwanda’s admission to the membership of the Commonwealth.

“We thank Zambia for her support to Rwanda in many areas. Among them is the fact that Zambia was instrumental in lobbying the international community to have Rwanda admitted to the Commonwealth for which we are most grateful,” said Ms Mushikiwabo.

She said Rwanda is eager to have the JPC revived to serve as a vehicle for deepening and broadening cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier, president Banda visited the Kigali Memorial Centre where the remains of quarter a million victims of the 1994 genocide, are buried.

Accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande and several Rwandan Cabinet Ministers, President Banda laid a wreath on one of the mass graves at the memorial centre in honour of the genocide victims.

The president was later taken on a conducted tour of the centre during which he was briefed on the events and factors which led to the 1994 genocide.

President Banda who arrived in Kigali yesterday for a two-day working visit, has since flown back home.

He was seen off at Kigali international airport by Rwandan Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, Zamba’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania Patrick Ngoma and other Zambian and Rwandan government officials.

ZANIS

Zambia concerned about disaster in Haiti – RB

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President Rupiah Banda

President Rupiah Banda says Zambia is concerned about the earthquake that swept through Haiti last week and killed hundreds of people.President Banda told journalists at the Lusaka International Airport yesterday that Zambia was very concerned about what happened in Haiti.[quote]

He however said there was little that Zambia could do about the disaster that occurred in that country. “We are very concerned about what happened in Haiti. It is really terrible,” he said.

He was speaking to journalist this afternoon when he arrived from Rwanda where he had gone to hold talks with that country’s President, Paul Kagame.

President Banda said he traveled to Rwanda to confer with Mr. Kagame on the situation in the Great Lakes Region (GLR).

He said this was important because as Chairperson of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, he has to present a report to the African Union (AU) summit slated for the end of this month.

President Banda was accompanied to Rwanda by Foreign Affair Minister, Kabinga Pande, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Dickson Jere and other senior government officials.

Vice President George Kunda, Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani, Energy Minister Kenneth Konga and other senior government officials were at hand to receive the President at the airport.

Others that welcomed the President Banda back home are service and defence chiefs.

President Banda’s plane touched down at the Lusaka International airport at 17:15 hours.

ZANIS

Response to Haiti Earthquake(Holycaust) article

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CNN

Firstly the Bible in Psalm 24:1 and I Corinthians 10:26 says, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.”

As far as the earth is concerned, it belongs to God and that’s because He created it.

Then Psalm 115:16 says, “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; but the earth He has given to the children of men.”

In the beginning in Genesis 1:26, God says, “Let Us make man in our image, according to Our likeness: Let them have dominion (rule) over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

From this verse we can tell that God decided to give the management of the earth to man. We are to manage it for God. The authority to manage the earth was complete such that if man mismanages the earth he could lose it just like a CEO of a company managing a business on behalf of shareholders could lose the company through mismanagement.

When man sinned against God, he lost the power to rule the earth and the devil took over the earth as shown in Luke 4:5-6. The devil showed the kingdoms of the world to Jesus and said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I wish.” Jesus did not object to what the devil said to Him because He knew that Adam had delivered the earth to the devil at the fall.

After Adam and Eve disobeyed God, God never cursed man but the earth – Genesis 3:17. From that time the earth became sick and waits for its redemption – Romans 8:19-21. Even though God is the creator of the earth He has given the authority to rule it over to man. Our mismanagement of the earth can not be blamed on God. Our lives are tied to the earth.

In 2 Chronicles 7:14 God says, “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

God works in the earth in response to our prayers. He has limited himself as far as the earth is concerned unless we invite Him through prayer. We pray not because God does not know our needs but because He respects our choices and will want to get involved when we ask Him. James 4:2 says,”…yet you do not have because you ask not.”

In view of all that has been said, suffering will always be with us in the world and most of it will be self inflicted because we are not managing the earth wisely and others just because of nature. There’s a reason why God gave the children of Israel laws governing the use of land (Leviticus 25:3-4).

In regard to the Haiti earthquake, scientists had warned the Haitian officials two years ago that their country was ripe for an earthquake (ABC News), but of course the time was too short to do much about it.

I say this to point out the fact that with technology we have the ability to detect some natural occurrences and can prepare for them. God says, “My people perish from a lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6)

Geologists and seismologists agree earthquakes can be induced in five major ways: fluid injection into the Earth, fluid extraction from the Earth, mining or quarrying, nuclear testing and through the construction of dams and reservoirs (New Dawn Magazine).

With some of these perceived natural occurrences, could it be that we as humans are not managing the earth properly and when they occur we put the blame on God? Have we forgotten about Cause and Effect?

The last thing is that there are so many things that we won’t find answers to. For instance we might not know why good people, even Christians suffer.

Bishop Jeston & Rev. Charity Katebe
Senior Pastors
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ANTS call for Renard’s blood

The Association of All Nations Team Sports Supports (ANTS) says Zambia National Soccer Team Coach Herve Renard should resign should the team lose the crucial Zambia-Gabon encounter, on Thursday.

ANTS Secretary General (SG) Bob Kayukwa told ZANIS sports in Lusaka, today, that the Gabon encounter is a crucial one to be taken seriously, if Zambia is to qualify to the second round at the on-going in Angola.

“If Zambia losses to Gabon then Renard should resign. Why keep him (the Coach) for another term. This time around, Renard should use young fast players like Collins Mbesuma, Clifford Mulenga Reinford Kalaba, and Chintu Kampamba,” Kayukwa stated.

He said there was no need for Zambia to be defensive after scoring the first goal because it is a wrong tactic that put the Chipolopolo Boys in an undue pressure as there are high chances of making other ‘big’ mistakes.

He said Zambian players were nerves when they played the Indomitable Lions – Cameroon because of the likes of Samuel E’to but Gabon play skillful game like the Chipolopolo Boys.

He suggested that Given Singuluma, the CHAN Top scorer should be featured in the Gabon match if Zambia is to win.

Kayukwa said Zambia should not despair in the Gabon encounter but support the Chipolopolo Boys at all costs.

Zambia, which is in Group C has a draw and one loss. The Copper Bullets were held one all by Tunisia in their opening AFCON group match before the West African giant Cameroon defeated them 3-2, last night.

Zambia meets Gabon on Thursday while, Cameroon plays Tunisia on the same day.

Meanwhile, Kayukwa has arranged an aircraft for supporters who would like to travel to Benguela in Angola to watch the Zambia-Gabon encounter.

He told ZANIS sports that interested soccer fans should register with him at Dig-tech offices near COMESA market.

Kayukwa advised the fans to obtain a VISA and under-go a yellow-fever vaccine before traveling abroad.

ZANIS

KenolKobil tightens Zambia grip

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KenolKobil
Kenyan oil marketer KenolKobil Group has announced a 10.5 percent acquisition of a Zambian lubricants firm, as part of its quest to entrench its stronghold in the petroleum and related products business.

Mergers and Acquisitions and Regional Support Manager Patrick Kondo said on Monday that the additional shareholding in Lublend Limited which was made by its subsidiary Kenol Zambia had increased its stake to 25.5 percent.

“The new acquisition will give the Group more control of the management of the plant and will also give it more representation in the company’s board,” he said in a statement.

The stake was acquired from Chevron and followed an initial 15 percent buyout from Total Zambia in 2008. Since the acquisition, the Ndola-based firm has boosted its business by 47 percent and increased supplies to various sectors such as mining, industrial, transport and construction.

Mr Kondo said the move would strengthen the company’s market share in the lubricants business in Zambia and was in line with their diversification strategy.

This approach has seen the company nearly double its retail network in Zambia to over 25 within the last two years.

“Together with its recent entry into supplying the mining sector, Kenol Zambia is seeking to consolidate its market position as the number three oil company in Zambia,” the manager added.

There are plans to intensify Kenol Zambia’s interests in the mining sector within the Copper Belt region and help it reduce the dominance by the multinational oil companies, he disclosed.

“It is looking beyond the Zambian borders to the export markets of the Lumbumbashi area of DR Congo, Zimbabwe and Malawi,” he further pointed out.

This announcement came barely four months after the oil marketer assumed effective control of its subsidiary in Burundi making it the seventh member in the KenolKobil Group.

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Succession wrangles mount tension in Mweemba chiefdom


Mweemba Area Development Association (MADA) says succession disputes of senior Chief Mweemba in Sinazongwe district have divided villagers who may attack each other if nothing is done to address the situation.

MADA chairperson, Edson Sikalongo, told ZANIS that government and responsible officers were behaving as though the situation over the succession was safe when two people have declared themselves as acting Chief.

In the deepening succession dispute, Lason Siasokwe and Ephraim Siatambika have declared themselves as acting Senior Chief Mweemba and they have each mounted the national flag at their homes.

Mr Sikalongo said the law enforcement officers and the Local Government and Housing Ministry should move in quickly to address the situation before a crime was committed.

He disclosed that the people in Mweemba area have also rejected the shifting of the Senior Chief Mweemba palace each time a chief dies.

The MADA chaiperson pointed out that the Mweemba people would also not accept a politically appointed chief as it happened in 1999 when Syacheye Madyenkuku was alleged to have doctored the appointment of senior Mweemba.

He said the appointment of the chief should be in accordance with the Zambian constitution on the act of chiefs’ article 127 where headmen have powers to appoint a heir.

Mr Sikalongo has called on the people in Mweemba area to be united in the selection of the senior Chief Mweemba.

Tension has mounted between the headmen that are supporting Mr Siasokwe and those that are supporting Mr Siatambika over the succession of senior Chief Mweemba who died in 2007.

The headmen that are supporting Mr Siasokwe have been threatening to shed blood if their fellow headmen continue to support Mr Siatambika.

ZANIS

Continuous voter registration date cheers AVAP

The Anti- Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for announcing the date of the long waited continuous voter registration.

Speaking to ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, AVAP Executive Director, Bonny Tembo said the exercise would help people acquire the voter’s cards and vote in future elections.

He said AVAP had received the news with gladness especially that it has taken so long for the date to be announced.

Mr. Tembo said Statutory Instrument number 55 of 2001 empowers the commission to conduct this exercise but has not been able to do so since 2001 due to inadequate funds.

He said stakeholders were getting concerned over the prolonged delays despite continuous calls to have the exercise commence.

He noted that the announcement would help to build the confidence of stakeholders who include politicians on the credibility and the operations of the commission

Mr. Tembo, however, said the change in the methodology from the traditional to the newly devised digital mobile registration might affect the registration process as people are not familiar with it.

He has since advised the ECZ to enhance its voter registration and mend all the loopholes that might create problems in the exercise.

Mr. Tembo has also advised political parties to take advantage of the announcement and sensitize their members to get the voters cards.

He said ECZ should update the voter’s registers by removing all the deceased and those who have relocated to other places.

Meanwhile Mr. Tembo has called for the establishment of the Voters’ Registration Trust Fund where government and the donor community could put their money meant for the voter registration exercise.

He has also appealed to the donors to sponsor civil society organizations to help ECZ sensitize the public before the continuous voter registration commences in June.

Mr. Tembo added that his organization would help ECZ to sensitize the public on the need to be registered with particular focus in the rural areas where people do not have adequate information.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia has today announced the date for the commencement of the continuous voter’s registration.

ECZ Chariperson, Justice Florence Mumba announced that the exercise would commence in June and will continue until September this year.

Justice Mumba made the announcement at a meeting with officials from political parties’ in Lusaka today.

ZANIS

The Weekend in Pictures

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Kitwe’s Town center
Kitwe’s Second class shopping area

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The state of Chingola Market in Pictures
The state of Chingola Market

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Chingola Youths enjoying roasted goat meat at Chingola’s Town center bus Stop.
Chingola Youths enjoying roasted goat meat at Chingola’s Town center bus Stop.

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Chingola’s Town center Makeshift Shops
Chingola’s Town center Makeshift Shops

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Chingola’s town center market where woman sale assorted food stuffs to customers
Chingola town center market

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Catherine Pwenene a widow in Choma’s Kababana compound in Southern Province explains how her swollen legs have troubled her since she lost her husband.
Catherine Pwenene a widow in Choma’s Kababana compound in Southern Province explains how her swollen legs have troubled her since she lost her husband.

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Kamwala Train Accident Victim - The man in the picture was hit by a train on Saturday jan 09 2010.This happened at the rail way line behind downtown spar near Kamwala (Lusaka) at around 1130 he sustained a few injuries but survived
Picture from blogger : Kamwala Train Accident Victim - The man in the picture was hit by a train on sartuday 09 2010.This happened at the rail way line behind downtown Spar near Kamwala at around 1130 he sustained a few injuries but survived.

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A pirate taxi that was damaged after ramming into a wall when it was being pursued by traffic police officers in Kabwe
A pirate taxi that was damaged after ramming into a wall when it was being pursued by traffic police officers in Kabwe

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A traffic police Nissan Hardbody van that was damaged after hitting a wall when pursuing a pirate taxi in Kabwe
A traffic police Nissan Hardbody van that was damaged after hitting a wall when pursuing a pirate taxi in Kabwe

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Chipata compound residents protesting against illegal land allocation in Lusaka. This was at the MMD Lusaka district offices
Chipata compound residents protesting against illegal land allocation in Lusaka. This was at the MMD Lusaka district offices

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Zambia Women National Soccer team players in training at at Lusaka club
Zambia Women National Soccer team players in training at at Lusaka club

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Left, right...police officers escorting LIONS club members during an awareness walk in Lusaka
Left, right...police officers escorting LIONS club members during an awareness walk in Lusaka

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Patrotic front Leader Michael Sata captured at Northmead shopping centre driving an old Mercedez Benz car with a passenger who was hiding her face
Patrotic front Leader Michael Sata captured at Northmead shopping centre driving an old Mercedez Benz car with a passenger who was hiding her face

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President Banda greets 29 year old MMD cadre Orsten Chilumbi at Lusaka international airport
President Banda greets 29 year old MMD cadre Orsten Chilumbi at Lusaka international airport

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President Banda with President Joseph Kabila of DRC in Mozambique
President Banda with President Joseph Kabila of DRC in Mozambique

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Zambia Red Cross Society General Secretary Charles Mushitu (r) and public relations manager James Zulu (l) talk to journalists on the Haiti earthquake aid appeal in Lusaka
Zambia Red Cross Society General Secretary Charles Mushitu (r) and public relations manager James Zulu (l) talk to journalists on the Haiti earthquake aid appeal in Lusaka

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Zambia Women National Soccer team players in training at at Lusaka club. The team was recently beaten 6-0 by South Africa
Zambia Women National Soccer team players in training at at Lusaka club. The team was recently beaten 6-0 by South Africa

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An unidentified female electrical engineer captured repairing high voltage power lines in Chipata
An unidentified female electrical engineer captured repairing high voltage power lines in Chipata

FODEP happy with political parties intending to hold conventions

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has commended the major political parties in the country for resolving to hold their convention before the 2011 tripartite elections.

FODEP Information Officer McDonald Chipenzi told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that the move by the political parties is a step forward in the development of democracy in the country.

Mr. Chipenzi said the decision by most of the political parties to hold their convention is a symbol of the extent of the freedom of expression that exists in most political parties.

He noted that conventions are important because all party members are given equal opportunities and chance to contest all positions in the party.

Mr. Chipenzi said there is need for all political parties to hold conventions because this further strengthens intraparty dialogue.

He urged all political parties to consider all party members as equal partners in the development of their respective parties.

Mr. Chipenzi said conventions have a tendency to unite party members and later gives them confidence in their leaders.

He appealed to all the political parties that are yet to hold their convention to speed up the process.
ZANIS

Kasama wife commits suicide

A 38-year-old house wife of Kasonde Chisuna in senior Chief Mwamba’s area in Kasama district has committed suicide after a domestic quarrel.

Northern Province Police chief, Charles Lungu, confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Kasama over the weekend.

Mr Lungu said the deceased, identified as Suzen Mubanga, hanged herself in her matrimonial house at Kapoka village on Saturday around 07:00hrs.

He said Suzen had a domestic dispute on Friday with her husband after she discovered that he had bought a mobile phone for his girl friend.

The husband was forced to retrieve the phone from his girl friend after his wife put a lot of pressure on him.

However, on the fateful day, the sister of the husband went to Suzen and demanded that the phone be taken back to his brother’s girl friend.

This action infuriated the deceased who later broke the phone.

It was at this time that she requested her children to go outside the house so that she could sweep.

But after the eldest child notice that her mother had taken long without coming out, she decided to go inside to check but only to find her hanging.

The husband of the deceased is on the run.

ZANIS

George Kunda’s Law firm paid K3.5 billion by Government-Sata

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PF Leader Michael Sata

Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata has written to President Rupiah Banda demanding thorough investigations into the alleged payment of K3.5 billion to vice president George Kunda’s law firm.

In a letter to president Banda dated 18th January, 2010 and copied to Mr. Kunda made available to QFM Today, Mr. Sata says in the case of Development Bank of Zambia vs. Sun Pharmaceutics limited which was represented by Mr. Kaunda’s law firm, the court made an order to the effect that parties to the proceedings shall bear their own costs.

Mr. Sata however says contrary to the court order, the Ministry of Finance has now paid to George Kunda and Company from the treasury the sum of K3.5 billion as legal costs.

He adds that the record of payment is available at the Ministry of Finance and Development Bank of Zambia.[quote]

Mr. Sata says it is a joke and a scandal for whatever justification one may wish to offer that in a country where more than 80% of citizens are unemployed and go without food government can pay one law firm the sum of k3.5 billion of public funds with impunity.

And Mr. Sata says that though his party is not participating in the national constitutional conference, he will see to it that a right constitution is made for the people of Zambia.

Mr. Sata has since maintained that the only way Zambia will be able to usher in Presidents in the country is through the 50 1 voting system.

He was speaking today on QFM during a special interview.

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