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Mulongoti bids farewell to MIBS

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Ministry of Information and broadcasting deputy minister David (r) Phiri presents a gift to minister Ronnie Shikapwasha during a farewell party for former minister Mike Mlongoti in Lusaka.
Ministry of Information and broadcasting deputy minister David (r) Phiri presents a gift to minister Ronnie Shikapwasha during a farewell party for former minister Mike Mlongoti in Lusaka.

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Ronnie Shikapwasha has pledged to work hard to address the challenges facing the media industry in Zambia.

Lieutenant General Shikapwasha said he would provide political leadership while his ministry staff would provide professional guidance to address challenges in the media industry.

General Shikapwasha, who is also Chief Government Spokesperson, was speaking when his predecessor Mike Mulongoti bade farewell to Ministry of Information workers at Mass Media Cinema Hall today.

He said he would build on the successes initiated by Mr. Mulongoti and his team in the ministry such endeavoring to achieve laws seeking to improve operations of media personnel in the country.

And Mr. Mulongoti, who now Minister of Works and Supply, urged workers in the media to be innovative and use their expertise to advance government and their personal level.

The farewell party was also attended by former Information Deputy Minister, David Phiri and the current Deputy Minister in the same ministry Elijah Muchima.

Mr. Phiri is now deputy minister of Home Affairs.

Meanwhile, Ministry of Information staffer, Julius Chanda said in a vote of thanks that the two ministers had worked hard to improve the welfare of workers in the ministry and Zambia News and Information Services.

ZANIS/MM/KSH/ENDS

Don’t include 50%+1 vote in Constitution Govt tells NCC

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The Rural voters
The Rural voters

The Presidential Affairs Minister has cautioned members of the National Constitution Conference (NCC) against including the fifty percent plus one in the constitution on Presidential elections.

Gabriel Namulambe said the current system of a Presidential candidate winning with a simple majority is good for Zambia.

Mr. Namulambe said Zambia has no resources for holding Presidential election re-runs as demanded by the fifty percent plus one alternative.

He said its inclusion will be a burden as the government will be forced to use funds for development for re-runs in case the winning President does not secure the required percentage.

Meanwhile United Party for National Development vice president Richard Kapita has urged NCC members to support the inclusion of the fifty plus one percent.

Mr. Kapita said Zambia can only have a majority President using the fifty plus one percent.
ZNBC

Demand for Condoms increase in Mazabuka

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The demand for condom use in Mazabuka has increased tremendously among the sexually active group.

Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE) Mazabuka District Deputy Commandant, Jabez Kanyanda said today that his organisation has doubled its allocation of condoms in Itebe- Kafue gorge area to 4 million from the previous two million.

Mr. Kanyanda said the increase in the condom use meant people are now responding well to the HIV/AIDs prevention measures.

He said TCE will continue supplementing government’s efforts in sensitising people on the dangers of contracting HIV/AIDS by providing rural communities with information that would prevent the wide spread of HIV/AIDs such as the Prevention of the Mother to Children transmission of the pandemic, bad traditional practices such as sexual cleansing and conducting HIV/AIDs mobile tests.

Mr. Kanyanda further said his organisation has embarked on a sensitisation programme targeting Commercial sex workers in the district.

He said the increase in Commercial sex in the district is worrying his organisation and should somehow be stopped. Mr. Kanyanda said high poverty levels and high unemployment are attracting most women to engage in commercial sex business.

He urged the Immigration Department to investigate the high influx of Zimbabwean women reportedly tactifully availing themselves to clients in Guest houses and bars.

Mr. Kanyanda said unconfirmed reports suggest that some Zimbabwean women are allegedly engaging in commercial sex business.

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It’s a fabrication- State House

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State House has denied media reports suggesting that the ten people who have been arrested for staying at a lodge in the Zambian capital, Lusaka without paying, were offered jobs by President Rupiah Banda.

Chief Analyst for Press and Public Relations Dickson Jere has described a story in Tuesday’s edition of the Post Newspaper alleging that President Banda offered the impostors jobs, as a total fabrication meant to bring the name of the President into disrepute and ridicule.

Mr. Jere told ZNBC in a statement that State House does not have any member of staff by the name of David Banda who allegedly made bookings for 26 passengers to travel to New York.

He said State House does not make travel arrangements for persons appointed to the foreign service.

Meanwhile President Banda has sent a message of condolences to the Bemba people of Kasama District on the death of Chikwanda Changu Ng’andu, son of the late Paramount Chief Chitimukulu.

President Banda said he learnt of the untimely death of Chikwanda with a deep sense of loss and sorrow.

This is contained in the President’s message addressed to Northern Province minister Charles Shawa.
ZNBC

Chinese firm to hunt for copper despite resistance from local chief

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Explorations for copper in Mwinilunga district by a Chinese company will start in April this year despite resistance from one chief to surrender land.

North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Jeston Mulando says the ministry of mines has already given the exploration license to Zhonghui mining industry Zambian Limited to start work.

Mr. Mulando said the company has been given a license covering 8 thousand square kilometres of the land which once belonged to Equinox and First Quantum Minerals FQM.

He said the land in question was already given to Equinox and FQM who have failed to develop it in the last seven years.

Mr. Mulando said Zhonghui mining industry has shown seriousness in developing the land.

He said the mining firm will start construction of the mine soon after explorations.
ZNBC

Street vending contributes to cholera- Mangani

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Lusaka province minister Lameck Mangani (in a suit) is flanked by local government officials and marketeers inspecting the new Soweto market in Lusaka
Lusaka province minister Lameck Mangani (in a suit) is flanked by local government officials and marketeers inspecting the new Soweto market in Lusaka

Government has observed that street vending and unsanitary conditions at public places were some of the major contributing factors to the out break of cholera in the country.

Lusaka Province Minister, Lameck Mangani, said the general public should be mindful of the manner they dispose off refuse in order to avoid and control diarrheal diseases.

Mr. Mangani said this yesterday when a 33 member committee of the Soweto Market Development committee paid a courtesy call on him to urge government to open the market soon.

He has meanwhile, pledged government’s commitment to improving the social sector aimed at uplifting the welfare of Zambians by encouraging them to participate in income generating activities.

He said government would soon work on the access road leading to the new market and establish a bus station in line with Bus Station and Market Act.

Lusaka province minister Lameck Mangani is mobbed by marketeers at the newly erected soweto market when he went to inspect the facility
Lusaka province minister Lameck Mangani is mobbed by marketeers at the newly erected Soweto market when he went to inspect the facility

Mr. Mangani said government was ready to open the market to the public.

He reiterated that government would ensure that transparency prevails in the allocation of trading spaces especially to those who had their stalls razed down to pave way for the construction of the market.

Earlier, Soweto Market Development Committee Chairperson, Albert Phiri appealed to the government to expedite the commissioning of the market to curb street vending in town.

Mr. Phiri told the minister that his committee had also identified two sites in Lusaka which have about 5,000 trading spaces, adding that one of them has all the necessary social amenities for use by the marketeers.

Yesterday, Mr. Mangani toured the new Soweto market to ensure that everything was in place before President Rupiah Banda commissions it.

ZANIS/JT/KSH/ENDS

ZANFOB asks RB to appoint more disabled people into govt.

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The Zambia National Federation of the Blind (ZANFOB) has called upon government to increase budgetary allocation to the disabled people in the country this year.

Federation Secretary General, George Mizinga has since asked President Rupiah Banda to consider appointing more disabled persons in his government.

Mr. Mizinga said there was need for persons with disability to be fully represented in the government in order to have their voices heard.

He said with the economic crisis the country was experiencing, there was need for the government to look into the plight of the disabled in the country.

Mr. Mizinga told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, that disabled persons were also capable of performing different activities, just like their able bodied colleagues anywhere in the world.

He urged government to put in place measures that would help address the economic hardships the country was experiencing.

He has also called upon the government to quickly ratify the United Nations (UN) Convention on the blind.

Mr. Mizinga said there was need for the government to also consider looking into the conditions of Citizens Economic Empowerment Funds (CEEF).

And Federation Information and Publicity Secretary, Chalwe Mapulanga has called on the disabled people in Zambia to rise to the challenge and participate in national development.

Mr. Mapulanga said the disabled people should not just sit back and wait for assistance but should actively contribute to national issues.

He said the disabled people should not feel intimidated by their able bodied colleagues because they could help develop the nation.

ZANIS/AJN/KSH/ENDS

What went wrong for Zambia to lose its wealth- Kawimbe

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Luapula Province Minister, Boniface Kawimbe has said today Zambia is among the 50 least developed countries out of the 350 nations worldwide. Dr Kawimbe further said that during the early 1970s Zambia had a lot of foreign reserves, second only to those of South Africa, in the Sub-Sahara region. He said to reverse the situation, leaders and all the people in the nation should reflect on why the country lost its riches to wallow in rags.

“This country was one of the richest in the world, with the second most largest foreign reserves only second to South Africa in the Sub-Saharan region. Now we are among the 50 least developed out of the 350 countries in the world,” Dr Kawimbe said.

He further said that to speed-up development in Zambia, people should be asking themselves about what must have gone wrong for the country to lose its wealth many years after attaining its political independence.

He said the education system in the country should be re-designed to churn out graduates capable of contributing to wealth creation.

Dr. Kawimbe further said that the conditions set to access the Citizen Economic Empowerment Fund are too rigid. Dr.Kawimbe has proposed a formulation of conditions suiting applicants according to their economic status.

The Minister said conditions for accessing the Citizens Economic Empowerment Fund were too rigid for poor people, adding that only the elite in Lusaka and and other big towns would benefit from it.

He said that people of all walks of life including ordinary civil servants should be able to access it.

He was speaking after a conducted tour of the newly constructed Hillside Lodge owned by a local businessman in Samfya, Dr.Kawimbe said the existing Development Agency in Zambia takes care of the welfare of foreign investors only.

He said a similar institution should be set up to support the welfare of local investors. The minister was impressed by the high standards set by the new lodge which has 12 self-contained rooms, constructed at a total cost of K1.3 billion.

Dr. Kawimbe urged the owner of the lodge, Bernard Musangulule, to construct a presidential suite for President Rupiah Banda to use when he goes to officially commission the K4.8 billion district hospital due for completion in April this year.

The Provincial Minister said he would approach relevant authorities to extend incentives to the lodge.

He urged the people of Samfya to emulate Mr. Musangulule by investing in the tourism industry and not to wait for foreign investors to establish lodges in the area.

ENDS/IMD/PK/ZANIS

Siloni Jere misses camp in Tanzania because he has no passport

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Former Kabwe Warriors midfielder Siloni Jere will not be part of Zesco United’s training camp in Tanzania because he has no passport.

Zesco are using the outing to prepare for this monthend’s African Champions League preliminary round match against Mathare United of Kenya.

Jere, whose six months loan to Roan United expired, has switched to Zesco and was scheduled to join the Super Division champions in Tanzania on the nine-days training camp.

Zesco secretary, Justin Mumba, confirmed in Ndola  that Jere would not join the squad leaving for Tanzania  because he does not have a passport.

Jere is not the only victim as Liberian striker Ben Martins has also been knocked out as the club failed to secure a visa.

“Ben Martins’ visa was not ready…Siloni has no passport,” Mumba said.

And Zambia National Service (ZNS) are yet to clear midfielder Kebby Hachipuka and striker Aubrey Zulu to join Zesco.They have been left out of the trip to Tanzania.

“As you may be aware, Kebby and Aubrey are with the military and have not been cleared by their employers. There is a process to be taken for the players to leave a military club.

Mumba also said Democratic Republic of Congo goalkeeper, Chansa Kabwe has also been left out due to late coming.

Mumba said Lusaka Dynamos’ international midfielder Willian Njobvu has expressed interest in joining Zesco.

Hichani Himoonde and Josephat Nkhoma, both of Dynamos, are already at Zesco and are among the 37-member contingent travelling to Tanzania.

“For Hichani and Josephat, we have concluded negotiations…as for William, he has expressed interest and we’ll talk to Dynamos,” he said.

Zesco will be in Tanzania and are scheduled play Simba SC in the first match on Thursday and will at the weekend take on either Tanzania Prisons or Morogoro United.

The Zambian champions would next week play a select side – Azima while Young African encounter is not yet confirmed.

Zesco were scheduled to leave today aboard a Kenya Airways flight.

“This trip is fully-funded by the club from the money earned from cup competitions, the league and replica sales,” he said.

Apart from retaining the league title which carries a K100 million prize, Zesco also pocketed K125 million from the Barclays Cup and also earned K80 million for the second place finish in the BP Top Eight.

The squad:
Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda, Charles Chisha
Defenders: Rodgers Kamwandi, Nyambe Mulenga, Kabamba Chalwe, Kunda Mushota, Douglas Muwowo, Hichani Himoonde, William Chinyama Leonard Silungwe.

Midfielders: Yonah Mwango, Matthews Chikwete, Lottie Phiri, Maybin Mwaba, Josephat Nkhoma, Kondwani Mtonga, Clifford Chipalo, George Phiri, Allan Chibwe.
Strikers: Jonas Sakuwaha, Nicholas Zulu, Innocent Mwaba, Kelvin Mwelwa, Jackson Mwanza and Enock Sakala.

Zambia Daily Mail

Eleven impersonators nabbed

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Eleven suspects have been arrested and formally charged with obtaining pecuniary advantage by false pretences and impersonating public officers.

This follows investigations into the matter involving seven people from the copperbelt province who were staying at a named lodge in Chilenje township in Lusaka purporting that President Rupiah Banda will appoint them into the foreign service.

Acting Inspector General of Police, Francis Kabonde that a named Ndola based magistrate, his wife who is a senior police officer and a civilian were the master minders of the scam.

He explained that the three duped four police officers into believing that they would provide security to those appointed in diplomatic services, forcing the officers to proceed on leave.

Mr. Kabonde said further investigations have proved that the accused persons have been staying at the named lodge from 18th December last year to 8th January this year.

He said all the accused persons will appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Kabonde said investigations have also established that none of the accused persons are related to the first family as alleged.

The acting Inspector General of Police has strongly warned that his office will not allow anyone to bring the President’s name into ridicule.

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Africa Investment Bank coming

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African Union (AU) Finance Ministers will converge in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia tomorrow  to discuss the possibility  of establishing an African Investment Bank and Stock Exchange aimed at fostering  development on the continent.

AU  Commissioner for Economic Affairs Dr. Maxwell Mkwezalamba  said  consultations were carried out for the establishment of the bank to be based in Tripoli Libya.

Dr. Mkwezalamba said the bank will focus on programmes that are regional or continental in  nature.

The Bank once established will finance private sector initiatives that are active in more that one country.

This is contained in a press statement made available to ZANIS by First Secretary  for Press at the Zambia Embassy in Ethiopia  Dorcus Chileshe.

Mrs. Chileshe said  capital for the bank is expected  to come from diaspora  and contributions  from partners and the private se4ctor.

AU ministers will also discuss the continent’s response to the global financial crisis and lobby for a seat on the G20 group of nations.

Zambia deputy Minister of Finance  Chileshe Kapwepwe is expected  to attend the meeting.

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Chiluba in the dock

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Second Republican President Frederick Chiluba, Tuesday appeared in the magistrate court in Lusaka, for the continued trial in a case involving plunder of national resources.

The case came up in chambers before Ndola High Court Registrar Jones Chinyama, sitting as a magistrate.

Mr. Chinyama adjourned the case to Wednesday after state prosecutor Mutembo Nchito sought permission to stay away because of a bereavement in his family.

Defunct Access Financial Services former director Aaron Chungu is Wednesday expected to testify in Dr. Chiluba’s trial.

Mr. Chungu along with his former co-director of Access Financial Services Faustin Kabwe are jointly charged with Dr. Chiluba in the alleged plunder of national resources.

Dr. Chiluba is expected to testify on January 26th.

ZNBC

Fugitive driver resurfaces

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The minibus driver who caused the accident in which 13 people died at Kabangwe in Lusaka last week has surrendered himself to the police.

The driver who ran away immediately after the accident on Thursday surrendered himself to officers at Kabangwe police post at the weekend.

Police spokesperson Bonny Kapeso said the driver has been arrested and charged with thirteen counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Mr. Kapeso said the driver will appear in court soon.

Eleven people died on the spot while two others died at UTH after the minibus they were in collided head-on with an oncoming international truck at the junction of Ngwerere cemetery turn off on Thursday last week.

Meanwhile eleven suspects have been arrested and formally charged with obtaining pecuniary advantage by false presences and impersonating public officers.

This follows investigations into the matter involving seven people from the copperbelt province who were staying at a named lodge in Chilenje township in Lusaka purporting that President Rupiah Banda will appoint them into the foreign service.

Acting Inspector General of Police, Francis Kabonde that a named Ndola based magistrate, his wife who is a senior police officer and a civilian were the master minds of the scam.

He explained that the three duped four police officers into believing that they would provide security to those appointed in diplomatic services, forcing the officers to proceed on leave.

Mr. Kabonde said further investigations have proved that the accused persons have been staying at the named lodge from 18th December last year to 8th January this year.

He said all the accused persons will appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Kabonde said investigations have also established that none of the accused persons are related to the first family as alleged.

The acting Inspector General of Police has strongly warned that his office will not allow anyone to bring the President’s name into ridicule.
ZNBC

NAPSA to inject $US50 million in Kalulushi housing project

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The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) is to invest about US$50 million in the Kalulushi Housing project.

NAPSA director of Investments Joseph Ngosa disclosed that the US$50 million will be spent on the construction of  400 housing units in Kalulushi district on the Copper belt.

The  three-year project which will comprise high, medium and low cost project  is likely to be extended to other councils  on the Copperbelt.

Mr. Ngosa made the disclosure during an Environmental  Impact Assessment meeting  held with  NAPSA, Kalulushi Municipal Council and other stakeholders .

He said  it was cardinal  for NAPSA to invest  in estates  because the insurance was critical  to its  funding hence the need to engage housing projects.

This is contained in a press statement made available to ZANIS  by Kalulushi Municipal Council Public Relations  officer Sylvia Mumbi Chileshe.

Meanwhile, Kalulushi Municipal Council acting Town Clerk Florence Chizongo implored NAPSA to ensure that ECO system (stream and vegetation) around the area was not disturbed.

Mrs.Chizongo has advised NAPSA to engage competent constructors  in order to construct standard buildings.

She further reaffirmed the local authority’s commitment to ensuring that the project was a success.

She also appealed to NAPSA  to be cautious of the road safety as they put their equipment on site as the construction site is on the side of Kitwe- Kalulushi highway.

ZANIS/MM/MKM/ENDS

22 year old Kitwe Man wins K135 million jackpot

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Youthful Kanyanda Byemba hangs on to a dummy cheque worth K135 million, which he won from the Zambian Lotto game
Youthful Kanyanda Byemba hangs on to a dummy cheque worth K135 million, which he won from the Zambian Lotto game

A 22 year old Kitwe resident, Kanyanda Byemba, has pocketed the K135 million Zambia Lotto jackpot, the largest ever paid in Zambia’s lottery history.

Byemba won the jackpot from a K6000 ticket he bought from Delden Limited from which he marked the winning number 04, 11, 25,18,10,29 and the bonus ball of 22.

Zambia Lotto Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shawky Hemeidan, presented the K135 million cheque to Byemba, which was drawn from a 35th draw on January 9, 2009 at Zambia Lotto office today.

Mr. Hemeidan has since urged the public to participate in the jackpot saying anyone had a chance of winning the lotto because it was a game of chance.

He said the hand over of the K135 million cheque to Byemba serves as proof that the draw was transparent and genuine.

Another Lotto winner Sililo Akufumba displays his dummy cheque worth K7 million
Another Lotto winner Sililo Akufumba displays his dummy cheque worth K7 million

Meanwhile, Zambia Lotto Operations Manager, Martin Subero said the Zambia Lotto jackpot was the only one that has ever gone above K100 million in the Zambian history of the jackpot game.

Mr. Subero said Zambia Lotto was proud to be the first lottery company in Zambia to give out a prize of K135 million.

He said Zambia Lotto had over K343 million worth of prizes, of which K297, 145,000 has already been paid out to winners while K46,182,000 was still in unclaimed prizes.

Mr. Subero has since asked his punters to check their tickets carefully as they could be winners, adding that Zambia Lotto does not want their customers to lose out on their winnings.

He said the jackpot has gone back to K50 million but will start growing again until it is won.

He noted that this growth would give chance to other players to take part in the jackpot.

And the Zambia Lotto jackpot winner Kanyanda Byemba said he was very happy to be the first winner of the largest prize in Zambia Lottery history.

He said he would use part of his money to further his studies and the other part to celebrate with his family.

He has also urged the public to participate in the jackpot as it was real.

ZANIS/PM/PC/KSH/ENDS

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