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Irish envoy underscores role of education in economic growth

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Irish Ambassador to Zambia, Bill Nolan, says education is an important sector that should be well managed for the economic benefit of Zambia.

Mr. Nolan has since urged the Zambian government to prioritize the sector due its significant contributions to economic growth.

Mr. Nolan told journalists in Lusaka today that Ireland is among donor countries that will invest immensely in Zambia’s education sector to enable the country meet the Millennium Development Goal target which emphasizes on the need to achieve universal primary education.

He observed that education still remains a key component in finding lasting solutions to economic problems.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nolan disclosed that the donors joint Financing Arrangement, JFA, has put in place measures aimed at assisting families that have HIV/AIDS patients with common basic needs.

He said the assistance which will range from food stuffs to money will be given to vulnerable families, that are taking care of HIV/AIDS patients as way of supplementing the efforts of providing for the patients.

The Ambassador explained that the assistance will mainly be carried out in rural areas were people will be given the support fund on monthly basis.

Mr. Nolan, further, said JFA monthly support fund is also targeted at helping people access food, adding that hunger compounds the disease burden in HIV/AIDS affected households.

ZANIS

Construction of ultra modern stadium in Ndola begins

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Construction works of the long awaited ultra modern stadium in Ndola has commenced with the Chinese contractor, Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company, AFECC, assuring government that it will produce quality work at the site.

A Check at the stadium site yesterday found Chinese engineers and some government engineers carrying out some preliminary surveys.

Speaking in an interview with AFECC vice president, Hua Cheng Long, said the site is good and his group will do a good job.

Meanwhile, the Zambian government has handed over the stadium site to the Chinese contractor for them to begin the construction works expected to be completed in 26 months at a cost of US$65 million.

The construction of the over 40,000 seater stadium has been funded through a concession loan from the Chinese government to the people of Zambia.

Speaking when he handed over the certificates of duration of works and site possession to the contractor, Copperbelt Permanent Secretary, Villie Lombanya, thanked the Chinese contractor for finally commencing the construction works after the projected commencement stalled for a long time.

Mr. Lombanya said the Zambian people have anxiously waited for the commencement of the project and are glad that it has now commenced.

He urged Zambians, who will be recruited to work with the Chinese constructor, to work hard and emulate the Chinese hardworking culture.

He warned Zambian casual workers against the habit of absconding from work or pretend to be sick after being paid.

And AFECC vice president, Hua Cheng Long, said the good cooperation from the Zambian people will enhance success in the construction of the stadium.

He said his team was determined to work hard to accord Zambians to enjoy watching their beloved games from a comfortable stadium.

He wished the Zambian National Football Team well in their campaign for the 2010 World Cup qualifier in South Africa.

And Ministry of Sports, Youth and Child Development Director of Buildings, Whyteson Ngulube, who witnessed the site handover ceremony expressed happiness at the commencement of the stadium construction works.

ZANIS

New sports policy launched

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Government has revised and launched the national sports council policy, which aim at enhancing and improving sports facilities in the country.

Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development, Kenneth Chipungu, said the new sports policy shall endeavor to use sports as a tool to create awareness for mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS infections among the youth.

Mr. Chipungu was speaking in Lusaka today when he launched the revised national sports council policy.

He said the sports policy will ensure that disabled children and the people infected with HIV/AIDS fully participated in the activities outlined by the new policy.

Mr. Chipungu said sports plays a significant role in a psychotically and spiritual life of a human being.

He said there was need to promote the participation of people with disability in sports.

He said the current environment of sports infrastructure in the country was not conducive for people with disabilities.

Mr. Chipungu however noted that it was sad that a number of athletes were using performance enhancement drugs when performing, noting that this was unprofessional and dangerous to health.

He stated that the policy will also endeavor to rehabilitate sportsmen and women that are found engaging in doping tendencies.

Meanwhile, Mr. Chipungu said he would expect the new policy implementers to ensure that sports improved in the county because the Zambian people were yearning for a change in the performance of sportsmen and women at both regional and international competitions.

ZANIS/WM/KSH/ENDS

Zesco United in Pot C For Thursdays Caf ACL Draws

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Zesco United go into Thursday’s Caf African Champions League draws in Cairo seeded in pot three.

Eight teams will go into the lunchtime draws in Cairo and they are Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), TP Mazembe(DR Congo), Al Hilal, El Merreikh (Both Sudan), Kano Pillars, Heartland (Both Nigeria), Monomotapa (Zimbabwe) and Zesco (Zambia).

The teams will be paired in in groups of four who will play each other on home and away basis in the mini-group phase that will run from July 17 to September 20 for four semifinal places ahead of the last four matches to be played in October.

According to Caf, all eight teams were seeded according to their performances in all Caf club competitions over the last five years on points calculated by continents football governing body.

In Pot A will be, as expected, led by 2007 African champions and two-time runners-up in the same competition Etoile du Sahel and joining them are El Merreikh on 59 and 22 points respectively.

The first team drawn from Pot A will lead group A and the other Group B.

Pot B will comprise of TP Mazembe and Al Hilal, both with 18 points, with the first team drawn going into Group A  while the other plays in Group B.

And so the possibility of the first-ever Sudan derby in the group stage of the African Champions League is likely.

Pot C will have Zesco, Pillars, Heartland and Monomotapa, all with no points, will be drawn to take each of the last two places in either Group A or B.

The match sequences will also be determined from the final draws at the same juncture.

Meanwhile, Etoile will be the only North African club in the competition for the first time since 1997 while their will be five group stage debutants.

Zesco, Monomotapa, Heartland (formerly Iwuanyanwu Nationale), El Merreikh, Pillars will all be making their group stage debuts.

Renard Summons CHAN Trio

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Herve Renard has summoned three CHAN veterans excluding Power Dynamos left-winger Kennedy Mudenda as supplementary home-based personnel for Zambia’s 2010 African/World Cup Group C training camp that begins in Lusaka on Monday.

The trio called to supplement the seven home-based call-ups who go into camp on Monday in Lusaka including Zesco United midfielder William Njobvu.

Renard has also brought in the Zanaco midfield duo of Ignatius Lwipa and Henry Banda.

The trio is part of another 15 players call-up to help form a quorum for the locally based players training camp in Lusaka.

However, Mudenda who had an impressive CHAN outing as a substitute during the tournament held in Cote d‘Ivoire from February 22 to  March 8 has been overlooked for the training camp.

The seven players expected to travel to Johannesburg for Zambia’s final leg of training camp on May 17 where they will be joined by the foreign-based players are Power Dynamos defensive midfielder Francis Kasonde, Zanaco striker Given Singuluma plus the Green Buffaloes duo of defender Dennis Banda and goalkeeper Dave Kaumbwa.

Others are midfielder Jonas Sakuwaha, defenders Nyambe Mulenga and Hichani Himoonde all of Zesco United.

Team:

Emmanuel Masuwa (Chambishi), Davy Kaumbwa, Dennis Banda, Edward Musebo (All Green Buffaloes), Mukuka Mulenga (Kabwe Warriors), Timothy Mbewe, Jimmy Chisenga, Goodson Kachinga (All Red Arrows), Francis Kaonde (Power Dynamos)

Kennedy Mumba, Moses Siansumo (Both K-Stars), Joshua Titima, Percy Kisonge (Both Zamtel), Chalwe Katongo, Stanley Nshimbi (Lusaka Dynamos), Bernard Bwalya, Henry Banda, Ignatius Lwipa, Given Singuluma (All Zanaco), Innocent Mwaba, Jackson Mwanza, Nyambe Mulenga, Jonas Sakuwaha, Hichani Himoonde (All Zesco)
WEEKEND FOOTBALL FIXTURES

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09/05/2009

Week 9

Zamtel- Young Arrows

Red Arrows- Zanaco

Lusaka Dynamos – Power Dynamos

Roan United-Nakambala Leopards

Choma Eagles-Kabwe Warriors

Forest Rangers-Chambishi

Konkola Blades-City of Lusaka

Green Buffaloes-Zesco United

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10/05/2009

North

Week 10

Afrisports- Chindwin

Chingola Leopards- Mining Rangers

Indeni- Muchindu

Lime Hotspurs-Nchanga Rangers

Mufulira Blackpool-Luanshya United

Ndola United-Mufulira Wanderers

Zesco Luapula-Kalewa

Nkana-Kalulushi Modern Stars

Prison Leopards- Kitwe United

South

Week 10

Petauke United- Paramilitary

Green Eagles-Nampundwe

Luena- Lusaka City Council

Profund Warriors- Riflemen

Livingstone Pirates-Nkwazi

Lusaka Celtic-Zamcoal Diggers

Mazabuka United-Lusaka Tigers

Young Green Eagles- Kascol

Police Bullets- National Assembly

Transportation of Fertilizer to Kawambwa for the 2009 / 2010 Farming season starts

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Kawambwa District has started receiving fertilizer for the 2009/2010
farming season.

District Agriculture Coordinator Henry Mugomba confirmed the
development to ZANIS in Kawambwa today.

Mr. Mugomba says the transportation of fertilizer to the area is being
undertaken by Nyiombo investment.

He says the delivery of the inputs started in April this year and so
far 2,760 x 50kg bags of urea and 2,760 x 50kg bags of D- Compound
fertilizers have been transported to the area.

Mr. Mugomba expressed happiness that the delivery of
fertilizer to the district has started very early this year as compared
to last year.

Mr. Mugomba said he is expecting some more of the commodity to be transported to Kawambwa
because the storage shed is large enough to accommodate more than
15,000 bags.

In a related development, Kawambwa District Marketing Cooperatives Officer
Kennedy Siyandi says seeds are also expected to be transported to the area
soon.

ENDS/PS/PK/ZANIS…

ZESCO Power blackout looms in Luangwa

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ZESCO power supply is looming in Luangwa District as the District Plant has run out of diesel to run the generators creating fear amongst residents as this will paralyze a lot of operations including water supply.

Luangwa District ZESCO Manager, Nelson Chibwe disclosed to ZANIS that the plant has only remained with 630 litres of diesel which cannot even take a day.

Mr. Chibwe said management will try to ration the little fuel remaining for water supply to avoid people going to the crocodile infested Luangwa and Zambezi rivers to draw domestic water.

He said they were making all efforts with headquarters to bring in the required 35,000 litres which the district requires for supply.

Luangwa residents have appealed to ZESCO Headquarters to quickly consider sending the fuel consignment to the district before a lot of operations and lives are affected.

District Council Chairperson, Austin Bota told ZANIS that it was unfortunate that the plant has remained with very little fuel creating panic amongst residents and the ZESCO staff.

Councilor Bota said if the consignment does not come soon then a lot of operations will be affected in terms of water supply and at the clinic, especially the mortuary.

He appealed to Government to consider Luangwa amongst the Districts to benefit from the rural electrification programmes so that the issue of using generators is done away with.

ENDS/MN/EML/PK/ZANIS

Stop criticising Esther Phiri’s recent boxing wins- Mwamba

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Boxers Kennedy Kanyanta (l), Esther Phiri, trainer Anthony Mwamba and National Milling Managing Director Peter Cottan listen to Avocado Saloon Managing Director Mwangala Leithbridge (r) in Lusaka
Boxers Kennedy Kanyanta (l), Esther Phiri, trainer Anthony Mwamba and National Milling Managing Director Peter Cottan listen to Avocado Saloon Managing Director Mwangala Leithbridge (r) in Lusaka
Exodus Stables Promotion proprietor, Antony Mwamba, has

urged Zambians to be patriotic and not politicize female boxer, Esther Phiri’s recent boxing wins.

Mwamba, who is also Esther’s trainer said in an interview in Lusaka today that Zambians should support the female boxing icon rather than criticize her wins.

He has also advised people who are critical of Esther recent victory to find other means of proving that the female boxer’s fights and victories were genuine.

Mwamba has also disclosed that Esther Phiri will on Monday next week go into the gym to start preparing for her next fight.

He explained that as a champion, Esther would go to the gym so that she can prepare for any future challenge.

And a Lusaka business woman Mwangala Lethbridge has offered Esther, another boxer Kennedy Kanyanta, and trainer Antony Mwamba a day to do their manicure, pedicure, hair salon, and massage as an appreciation for the recent victories in Kenya.

Mrs. Lethbridge is the Managing Director of Avocado Hair and Day Spa said she decided to do this to appreciate the team for bringing glory to the country.

There has been a lot criticism from the public on Esther’s victories, with many people questioning the authenticity of her recent opponent, Ratree Kreakae of Thailand.

ZANIS

Zambia is in safe hands with RB – Chimembe

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rb_arrivalLusaka MMD Lusaka Provincial Chairman Cleophas Chimembe has said the nation is in safe hands under the leadership of his Excellency President Rupiah Banda.

Speaking in an interview after addressing MMD District, Constituency and ward Officials in Kafue at the weekend Mr. Chimembe stated that it will be dangerous to entrust this nation in wrong hands because some people have no agenda for this nation.

Mr. Chimembe said that those who were advocating for the impeachment of the president were just wasting their time because they have no agenda for this nation. He said the president has done nothing wrong for him to be impeached.

He said he was happy that the party is still strong in Kafue despite facing some challenges due to lack of communication. He said that he was happy by the high turn out of members at the meeting and the party in the district has resolved to bury their differences and forge ahead.

Mr. Chimembe said that the purpose of the meeting was to meet and work out a program to start reorganizing the party from the wards to the district level. He said the Area Member of Parliament Hon. Bradford Machila together with other councilors will start visiting all the wards in Kafue to implement programs which the MMD government has initiated.

He said elections at lower organs will start in July and the provincial leadership is just waiting for guidelines from Chairman for Elections Mr. Mike Mulongoti. He said the program of elections had to be suspended due to the death of the late President Dr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa last year.

And Kafue Area Member Of Parliament Hon. Bradford Machila said that he was happy that the party in Kafue has resolved to work together and deliver development to the people. He said he will be going round to all the wards in his area to monitor all the projects which received constituency development funds (CDF).

Mr. Machila who is also Minister of Agriculture in-charge of Fisheries and Livestock said that the ruling party is still active in Kafue and it is foolish for somebody to think that the party does not exist. He said the party will scoop 2011 elections because it is the only party with the grass root.

And Kafue MMD District Chairman Mr. Goodson Sansakuwa has said that the party will discipline any one found campaigning now to be adopted for the 2011 elections.He said there is no time for campaigning because the incumbent is still in office.

ZANIS

Abnormally high voltage guts electrical appliances in Chinsali neighborhood

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power-line Residents of Location Area in Chinsali District have threatened to take legal action against ZESCO after property worth millions of kwacha was gutted after a transformer developed a fault and supplied more voltage than the normal domestic supply to their residences and trading premises.

Scores of irate ZESCO power consumers stormed ZANIS offices to register their displeasure at the manner local ZESCO management is handling their crisis when they reported the matter saying the reception given to customers lacked a professional customer- service provider relationship.

They said this is the second time electrical and electronic household property has been burnt without any compensation. They accused ZESCO of gross negligence since they were aware of the faulty transformer which even last year caused damage to their valuables.

The irate residents, mostly civil servants and council workers lamented that deep freezers, computers, Hi-Fi machines and other valuables have been damaged beyond repair after a ZESCO power transformer developed a fault after 22 hours when the majority were fast asleep and started supplying abnormal power supply that ultimately damaged their valuable property.

Ms. Maggie Mwansa lamented that she was working on her laptop computer in the night when she heard a loud bang in the kitchen only to realize that her deep freezer had blown off .

And sources from the Police Camp told ZANIS that the entire camp which receives less than 200 volts in all the 28 houses experienced normal supply that particular night until the following morning when ZESCO workers disconnected the faulty transformer.

Efforts to get comment from the ZESCO manager failed as he referred all queries to their head office in Lusaka who by press time could not be reached.

NGP describes late Castro Chiluba as brilliant youth

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The opposition New Generation Party (NGP) has described the death of second President Frederick Chiluba’s son, Castro, as a big blow to the party.

Castro, 33, died yesterday at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) around 15:00hours after an illness. He was Dr. Chiluba’s fifth child.

Funeral was being held at Dr. Chiluba’s former wife Vera Tembo’s residence in Kabulonga.

NGP president, Cosmo Mumba told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, that the late Castro has left a big gap in the party.

Mr. Mumba said the late Castro played a very important role and contributed greatly to the development of the party.

He said the late Castro would sadly be missed and remembered by the New Generation Party members.

Mr.Mumba said Castro was a very intelligent young man, who had brilliant ideas that have contributed effectively to making the opposition NGP what it is today.

He said the New Generation Party would always use the brilliant ideas that the late Castro has left.

He said the New Generation Party has since decided to suspend all party entertainment activities until after the funeral of Castro.

He has since asked the people of Zambia to come in large numbers and mourn together with the Chiluba family.

The New Generation Party leader said although the late Castro had offended a lot of people before apologizing to the nation, Zambians must not consider the past ways but the recent behavior.

Castro joined the New Generation Party about a year ago and served as deputy national secretary for six months and Youth Chairman for three months.

ZANIS

Mungwi Educationist bemoans poor road network in some parts of the country

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An educationist in Mungwi has expressed concern over the poor road network leading to various schools in the country.

Mungwi District Education Board Secretary Maureen Kaira says the poor road network is contributing to the rising number of road traffic accidents.

Mrs. Kaira told ZANIS in an interview today that road traffic accidents have become rampant especially those involving pupils as they travel to various destinations as schools close and re-open.

She called on government to seriously consider improving the state of the roads leading to schools to avoid accidents.

Mrs. Kaira however cautioned parents to ensure their children use road-worthy vehicles when schools re-open next week.

She expressed sadness that some parents do not care about the mode of transport their children use when traveling.

Mrs. Kaira noted that some children jump on heavy loaded trucks to get away with minimal transport costs at the expense of their lives without the concern of parents.

She has appealed to parents/guardians to ensure money for transport is sent to pupils in time to avoid the situation where children are forced to be looming the streets.

Mrs. Kaira says such a situation forces children to engage in different vices such as alcohol and drug abuse.

The district education board secretary’s concerns comes in the wake of the recent accident in Mporokoso where two (2) pupils died on the spot while 42 others were seriously injured.

ZANIS

Mbula woos Turkish investors to Zambia

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Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Leslie Mbula has urged the Turkish business community to take advantage of the peace prevailing in Zambia and invest in various sectors of the economy.

Mr. Mbula made the call when a five man Turkish delegation from the Horizon Education Trust paid a courtesy call on him in Pretoria on Monday.

Mr. Mbula said Zambia is currently enjoying a stable political environment since her independence in 1964.

He said the Turkish business community should therefore invest in Zambia as much as they have invested in South Africa.

He said in Zambia there was plenty of land and abundant natural resources which they could utilize.

Mr. Mbula said the Trust will open a school in Lusaka and will specialize in mathematics, science and IT.

He added that the Turkish teachers will work together with Zambian teachers improve education standards in the country.

Mr. Mbula said other investors should emulate the Turkish for their efforts in ploughing back to the community where they conduct their business and not only for the purpose of enjoying tax rebates.

This is contained in a press statement made available to ZANIS today by Second Secretary for Press at the Zambian Embassy in South Africa, Philip Chirwa.

Mr. Chirwa said the Mr. Mbula has been playing a major role in bringing the Turkish investors to Zambia.

ZANIS

Itezhi-tezhi gets a Mobile Clinic

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Itezhi-Tezhi District Health Office has acquired a multi-million state-of-the art mobile clinic to be used under the integrated Mobile Community Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) project.

The procurement of the Hino mobile clinic has been done under the Mobile VCT project under the Service Delivery Improvement Fund (SDIF) supported by the Public Service Management Division (PSMD).

Itezhi-Tezhi District Administrative Officer Charles Hampende, who is also a member of the Mobile VCT implementation committee confirmed the procurement of the mobile clinic to ZANIS in an interview today.

The public Service Management Division awarded the Itezhi-tezhi district health office among other eight projects worth over K1.2 Billion to carry out the Mobile Community VCT project in itezhi-tezhi district.

The mobile VCT concept was proposed by the District Health Office as a result of the geographic nature of the district where health posts and health centres are dispersed making difficult for most people in rural areas to access quality VCT services.

The mobile clinic is expected to carter for about 56,453 people of Itezhi-tezhi district. Most health centres in the district fail to deliver outreach services where 80% of the district’s population lives more than 15 kilometres from a health facility.

The mobile clinic is a self contained vehicle with all essential things like a refrigerator and medical equipment.

The major objectives of the integrated mobile VCT project are to provide health services, prevent and curative, provision of maternal health services and promotion of nutritional status and monitoring child development.

The service delivery improvement Fund was established by the government and cooperating partners’ in 2006 whose emphasis is on those activities which can bring about improvement in the service delivery of public service sector.

The cooperating partners include Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Department for International Development (DFID) and the International Development Association (IDA) of World Bank.

ENDS/ FM/PK/ZANIS

Auditing of ZNBC is expected to take 30 days, Auditor General

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Auditor General Anna Chifungula said auditing Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) is expected to take 30 days. Mrs Chifungula said this at the commencement of the auditing of national broadcaster following alleged financial mismanagement at the institution.

“I can assure all the interested parties that the auditing will be thoroughly done,” she said.

She said a detailed report will be compiled and submitted to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Ronnie Shikapwasha after the work is completed.

A team of six officers from the Office of Auditor General yesterday started auditing ZNBC.

Last week, Lieutenant General Shikapwasha directed the Office of the Auditor General to carry out a financial and performance audit at ZNBC.

And the Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has welcomed the move by Government to have all the public media institutions audited.

ZUJ president Morgan Chonya said auditing at the Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail will enable transparency in the running of the institutions.

“We are happy with the minister’s move to audit all the public media organisations and his insistence that unionised employees should have improved conditions of service,” Mr Chonya said.

He said there is need for managements of public media organisations to pay their employees living wages.
Mr Chonya also called on managements of public media to uphold safety standards for workers.

Government said it will extend the financial and performance audit to all public media organisations after completing with the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC).

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