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VP Urges SADC to invest in the education sector

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Vice President Rupiah Banda has urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries to invest in the education sector and develop other innovative capacities with a view to enhancing the growth of the economic development in the region.

Mr. Banda says SADC member countries should strive to invest in the region’s education sector as it is not only a fundamental human right but one of the most decisive factors of contributing to all forms of economic development.

The Vice President said this when he officially opened the 2008 meeting of the SADC Ministers Responsible for Education and Training in Lusaka today.

Mr. Banda said there is need for SADC member countries to recognise and regard education as one of the most essential goals for attaining economic development in the SADC region.

He further said that if well development , education can have a positive impact on the social mobility, employment creation and poverty reduction.

He however bemoaned the going down of education standards in the region saying despite some great commitments made by the SADC member states to expand education and training provision, the region still faces major challenges that constrain the contribution of the education and training sector to national and regional socio-economic development.

The Vice President explained that although the region has made substantial progress in the provision of free and compulsory education with net enrollment ratios ranging between 70 to 98 percent, and gender parity index, survival to Grade five and completion rates at the end of the primary cycle is low in a number of member states.

Mr. Banda has since urged the SADC member states to take the development of education and training in the region as a cognizance of global trends.

Earlier, SADC Chairperson for Education and Training Professor Lungwangwa urged SADC Member States to reflect on the progress made in meeting the education for all and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Opening of Mine in Mporokoso to stimulate economic activity

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Government says the opening of the Mine in Mporokoso will stimulate economic activities ion the region.

Lunte Mp Felix Mutati said the development will not only create the much needed employment opportunities for the local people but will also compel other service providers such as mobile phone companies to establish their presence in the area.

Mr. Mutati who is also Commence, Trade and Industry Minister added that Government was doing everything possible to facilitate the opening of the mine by a Zambia company called Nsandulula.

Speaking during his courtesy call on Chief Mukupa Kapoma , The Minister has since appealed to people in Luangwa ward to be ready to give up part of their land for the establishment of the mine.

Mr. Mutati has however assured those who will be displaced that they will be compensated and relocated to other places

Earlier, Chief Mukupa Kapoma said his subjects were eagerly waiting for the opening of the mine in his chiefdom.

The Chief has since urged the Government to do everything possible to ensure that the mine is opened so that his people get employed.

Mukupa Kaoma’s chiefdom is believed to be endorsed with mineral deposits such as copper.
ZANIS/HM/MK/ENDS

Under-20 Suffers Injuries and Withdrawals

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Injuries and withdrawals have hit the Zambia Under-20 camp on the second day of training camp in Lusaka ahead of next weekends Caf 2009 Africa Youth cup qualifier away to Mauritius.

Defender Lameck Tembo from Lusaka Celtic who limped off in the 1st leg against Mauritius at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka that Zambia won 1-0 last Sunday
has been ruled out for 3 weeks.

Also out for the same period due to injury is City of Lusaka midfielder Evans Musonda.

Musonda’s place has been taken by midfielder Chiyesu Sakafunya of Power Dynamos.

And the team has suffered its second voluntary withdraw with the departure of captain and midfielder Justin Zulu today for Israel.

Zulu has returned to his Middle East base for pre-season training with his Israel division 2 club Hapoel Be’er-Sheva.

The first withdrawal was by Zanaco midfielder Stophira Sunzu.

He withdrew from the team earlier this week due to a trial commitment at French Ligue 2 side Chateauroux and leaves the country for Europe on Monday.

And Zambia are expected to leave for Mauritius on Thursday

Levy’s Condition Remains Stable – Mulongoti

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Government says President Levy Mwanawasa’s condition remained stable in Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France where he is admitted.

Updating the Nation on the president’s condition on National television this evening, Chief Government’s spokesperson Mike Mulongoti said government was confident with the medical attention the president is receiving in France, all will be well.

Mr. Mulongoti has since urged Zambians to ignore earlier reports on BBC, and other international media organisations that President Mwanawasa had died.

Mr. Mulongoti who is also information and Broadcasting Services Minister, appealed to Zambians to regard as false any information outside what government is saying.

He urged the country to continue praying for the quick recovery of the president.

ZANIS/CM/MK/ENDS

There is no Malone Zaza at the Zambian SA Embassy-Mbula

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The government has launched investigations to establish the person who issued a statement in South African that President Mwanawasa had died.

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Leslie Mbula has confirmed.

He however disowned the person who issued a statement on South Africa’s – SA-QF Radio Station.

Mr. Mbula said the statement issued by a man who claimed to be the head of Protocol Section at the High Commission’s Office in South Africa was Malicious

He said the Zambian High Commission has no such title as head of protocol section or any one known as Malone Zaza working at the Embassy.

Mr. Mbula said it is unfortunate that the radio station went ahead to publish such a rumor without verifying facts with the Zambian embassy in South Africa.

He cautioned the media against alarming the nation and the world at large.

The High Commissioner was speaking in an interview with ZNBC News.

The BBC and other International media organisations run stories to the effect that the president had died.

Chief Government Spokesperson, Mike Mulongoti later issued a statement to deny this.
[ZNBC]

One person dies along Lusaka/Livingstone road

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One person has died in a road accident along Lusaka/ Livingstone road when the vehicle he was in collided with a Zezed Marcopolo bus after Kafue river.

Sinazongwe District Council Chief Administrative Officer Artfello Siachinga who was a passenger on the Marcopolo bus from Lusaka to Maamba said the driver of the Toyota corolla died on the spot while the other passenger was rushed to Mazabuka Hospital.

Mr. Siachinga told ZANIS in Sinazongwe that all the people in the bus were safe except one woman who was rushed to the hospital for observation.

He said the window screen for the Marcopolo bus was severely damaged after it swerved off the road where it stopped after hitting into a tree.

Mr. Siachinga disclosed that driver for the Toyota Corolla lost control and rammed into the Marcopolo.

The Marcopolo bus belongs to Mrs Zedzed in Maamba Township.
By Press time all the people in the bus were still at the accident scene.

Levy Media Reports are Malicious-Mulongoti

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International reports suggesting that President Mwanawasa had died are only malicious and untrue.

Chief government spokesperson, Mike Mulongoti said the President who is admitted to a French Hospital is still in a stable condition.

Mr. Mulongoti who is also Information Minister said this in a national address on ZNBC Television.

He said doctors attending to the President are happy with the progress made so far and his condition remains stable.

Mr. Mulongoti said D. Mwanawasa has continued to recieve treatment for hypertension in the intensive care unit at Percy Military Hospital in Paris, France.

The Chief government spokesperson said the President spent a satisfactory night at the hospital and there were no new developments.

The First Lady and family members are at his bedside.

He said the nation will be kept informed on the Presidents condition regularly.

The BBC, Reuters and Sky news had earlier carried reports that President Mwanawasa had died.

President Mwanawsa suffered stroke in Egypt where he had gone to attend an African Union Summit.

He was first hospitalised there before being moved to the French Hospital.
[ZNBC]

Reuters Reports that Levy has passed away

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JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (Reuters) – Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, South Africa’s Talk Radio 702 reported.

The radio quoted a Zambian High Commission spokesman as saying that Mwanawasa died earlier on Thursday morning. Mwanawasa was taken to hospital in Egypt just before an African Union summit on Monday and Tuesday and then transferred to Paris.

http://africa.reuters.com/country/ZM/news/usnWEA0961.html

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FTJ’s Case adjourned, as Nchito Complains

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The Defence hearing of Second Republican president, Frederick Chiluba and two others was prematurely adjourned – Wednesday.

Prior to the adjournment, both the state and Dr. Chiluba’s lawyers argued on accessing documents from the defunct Access Financial services.

Ndola High Court Registrar, Jonas CHinyama was scheduled to continue hearing the defence of former Access Financial Services Chief Executive Officer, Faustine Kabwe.

But his lawyers John Sangwa and Robert Simeza applied for adjournment to allow them have access to the documents.

State prosecutor Mutembo Nchito complained that applications by the defence lawyers have always been crafted to delay the court process.

And in his ruling Mr. Chinyama said the impression created by the defence’s applications was that it was a fishing expedition because they had not specified the documents they wanted from Access Financial Services.

He however allowed the adjournment but complained of the slow pace of the proceedings.

[ZNBC]

ZCTU might press for salary negotiations

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Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has cautioned government to brace for fresh salary negotiations with trade unions following the increase in fuel and food prices.

ZCTU Acting Secretary General Ian Mkandawire said the recent hike of fuel prices will negatively affect workers in the country as the workers expenditure of essential commodities is likely to increase.

Mr. Mkandawire said government and other employers should increase worker’s salaries by the same margin as the increased fuel prices to protect employees from being negatively affected by the soaring oil prices on the world market.

Mr. Mkandawire said government should further consider fully subsidizing the importation of crude oil as a means of cushioning the raising prices of fuel in the country.

He said the current subsidy is not enough as it will not adequately cushion the prices of food and other essential commodities in the country.

And Mr. Mkandawire has appealed to the Secretary to the Cabinet’s Office to speed up the ratification of the collective agreement entered between the University of Zambia and the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU).

Mr. Mkandawire’s appeal follows the threat by UNZA lecturers to strike as reported in one of the daily tabloids today.

He has however called on the UNZA Dons to be patient and engage government calmly into negotiating the way forward on the standing issues between the two parties.

The lecturers at the country’s highest institution of learning have threatened to down their tools on grounds that management has delayed to implement their new conditions of service.

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Levy ‘s Condition Stable in Percy , French Hospital

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Vice President Rupiah Banda says President Levy Mwanawasa’s condition has remained stable in hospital in France were he was evacuated from Egypt in the early hours of today.

In a statement to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Mr. Banda said President Mwanawasa is receiving treatment for hypertension in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Percy Military Hospital in the French capital Paris.

First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa and family members are at the President’s bed side.

The Vice President said the nation shall be kept informed on the president’s condition regularly.

President Mwanawasa was this morning evacuated from Sharm El Sheikh hospital in Egypt to France aboard an SOS international air ambulance.

He arrived at the hospital at 02: 50 hours Zambian time.

Mr. Banda said the President was accompanied by two physicians , his personal physician and an air ambulance physician.

Zambian from all walks of life has sent messages of goodwill wishing the president a quick recovery.

Christians and the public at large today attended a prayer meeting at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka to pray for president Mwanawasa’s quick recovery.

The prayer meeting was attended by Vice President Rupiah Banda , second republican president Frederick Chiluba and his wife Regina, Cabinet Ministers and their deputies and several senior government and MMD leaders .

Speaking during the interdenominational prayer service Bread of Life Bishop Joe Imakando urged Zambians to put their faith in God as he alone is the healer saying nothing is impossible with God.

Bishop Imakando who read from 2nd Kings 20: 1-5 said Zambia, Africa and the world needs President Mwanawasa hence the holding of the prayer service for the quick recovery of the President.

And Mr. Banda told congregants that Dr. Mwanawasa was evacuated to France from Egypt were he was admitted to Sharma-El-Sheikh Hospital after suffering a stroke in that country.

Mr. Banda called on all Zambians to continue praying for the good health of the Head of State.

Dr. Mwanawasa who travelled to Egypt to attend the 11th Africa Union Heads of State and Government summit suffered a stroke and was admitted to Sharma-El-Sheikh international hospital before he was evacuated to France in the early hours of this morning.

Heritage party president Godfrey Miyanda, FDD President Edith Nawakwi, All people’s congress party president Kenny Ngondo and former vice president Enock Kavindele were also in attendance during the service which lasted for over an hour.

Others present were Deputy speaker of the national assembly Mutale Nalumango, Service Chiefs and members of President Mwanawasa’s family.

Meanwhile his Royal Highness the Litunga Lubosi Imwiko the II , the Kuta and the entire people of Barotseland are saddened by President Levy Mwanawasa’s illness whilst on National duty.

This is according to a press statement signed by the acting Ngambela Mr. Imasiku Lyamunga and made available to ZANIS today.

Mr. Lyamunga said the Litunga and the Barostse Royal Establishment has wished the president God’s divine blessings m, his speedy recovery and quick return home to continue with his leadership of guiding the nation towards economic, social growth and prosperity.

ZANIS/BK/MK/ENDS

Wednesday Zambia Football Update

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Zambia national team goes into camp on July 13 to prepare for their participation in the 2008 Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in Mpumalanga, South Africa

The Cosafa Cup will be held in Mpumalanga, South Africa from July 24 to August 2 when the quarterfinal knockout stage of the revamped event kicks off.

Faz announced today that the provisional squad will be named next week.

Zambia are on bye from the preliminary round-robin stage of the tournament to take place from July 17 to 19 where the top two will qualify to the final last-8 knockout stage.

Zambia finished runner-up in last years Cosafa Cup after losing 4-3 on post-match penalties following a scoreless draw in the final played at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein in South Africa on October 24.

And in other news, Zanaco midfielder Stophira Sunzu has drop out of Zambia Under-20 training camp in Lusaka to attend trials at French Ligue 2 side Chateauroux.

Sunzu was one of three players recalled to the Under-20 side on Monday by junior head coach Oswald Mutapa.

Zambia Under-20 entered camp today to prepare for the teams Rwanda 2009 Caf Africa Youth Cup 1st round final return leg qualifier against Mauritius to be played in a week’s time.

Strikers Emmanuel Mayuka of Kabwe Warriors including Sunzu’s Zanaco team mate Roger Kola were part of the trio recalled to the 24-member team on Monday.

The three were originally left out of the team following their promotion to the senior squad.

Zambia Under-20 enjoys a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg against Mauritius played on June 29 at Woodland Stadium in Lusaka.

Under-20 team:

Goalkeepers: William Chibale (Lusaka Dynamos), Noah Mwanza (TP Rangers), Kelvin Musonda (Zanaco)

Defenders: Jimmy Chisenga (Red Arrows), Boyd Chipeta (Lusaka Dynamos) , Lameck Tembo (Both Lusaka Celtic), Michael Katongo (Kabwe Warriors), Morgan Kaoma (City of Lusaka), Moses Mulambi (Nchanga Rangers), Gift Sakuwaha (Chambishi)

MIdfielders: Tom Bakala (Nchanga Rangers), Henry Banda, Chisamba Lungu (Both Zanaco), John Ching’undu (Zesco United), Evans Musonda (City of Lusaka), Musonda Munaile (Young Zanaco), Derrick Mwansa (Nkwazi), Justin Zulu (Hapoel Be’er-Sheva, Israel), Nathan Sinkala (Green Buffaloes),

Strikers: Roger Kola, Yorum Mwila (Both Zanaco), Daniel Kasongo (Indeni), Emmanuel Mayuka (Kabwe Warriors), Alex Mwiche (Mufulira Blackpool)

No chicken can mature in two weeks, PAZ

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The Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) has dismissed reports that some unscrupulous poultry farmers were adding certain chemicals to the feed for their chickens to make them mature within two weeks.

PAZ president, Mathews Ngosa, said his association was not aware of such poultry farmers, adding that reports of using some strong chemicals to make chickens mature in a fortnight had no scientific proof.

Mr. Ngosa told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that people uttering false statements about the growing of chickens should stop because these birds can not grow and mature for consumption within to weeks.

On reports that some unscrupulous farmers were using antiretro viral drugs (ARVs) to fatten their chickens, Mr. Ngosa explained that chickens can never be fattened by such drugs because they were meant for human beings and not for birds like chickens.

He has since called on the department of veterinary and livestock control to thoroughly investigate the rumours and come up with comprehensive conclusion in order to avert such serious allegations.

Mr. Ngosa said there was need for both the veterinary department and the livestock control office to provide factual information pertaining to the matter in a bid to protect the name and interests of the poultry industry in the country.

He observed that there were currently a lot of unanswered questions regarding the use of chemicals as chicken feed which could only be answered by the two government departments.

The PAZ president noted that delays in addressing reports of use of chemicals and drugs to feed chickens would alarm the nation, adding that it may lead to the destruction of the Zambian poultry industry.

He said the poultry industry in Zambia was contributing significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) hence the need to protect it.

Mr. Ngosa has however cautioned chicken growers against using what he described as ‘orthodox methods’ to grow their chickens saying such methods may have a negative impact on the poultry industry.

He warned of stern action against people who would use chemicals and ARVs to feed their chickens.

Recently, Zambia Police Head of the Anti-Crack Squad, Solomon Jere, said his squad had impounded imported chemicals that were meant to feed chickens and make them grow within two weeks.

ZANIS/TK/KSH/ENDS

Mgt Buyout only option for NCZ, FDD official

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A politician in Kafue district has proposed a management buyout for Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia, NCZ, as a measure of addressing operational woes at the company.

FDD Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary, James Musemuna, advised workers at the company to propose a management buyout of the company to government before the rampant problem of inadequate operational funds criplle operations at the company.

Mr Musemuna told ZANIS in Kafue today that workers should begin to explore alternative measures of sourcing funds instead of entirely depending on government to secure operations at the institution.

He insisted the need for other stakeholders to come on board and help government and NCZ management identify lasting solution to the problem at the company.

Mr Musemuna also challenged government to fulfil its obligation of timely disbursement of the over K58 Billion recapitalisation fund to the company.

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Sara Sayifwanda, last week announced that governmenent would release a total of K58.3 million recapitalisation fund in two weeks time to revamp operations at the company.

Mr Musemuna said NCZ was still viable institution that only required support from government to suatain operations.

ZANIS/BS/EML/ENDS/SJK

LusakaTimes hits reach 1.14m for June.

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By Lusaka Times Reporter

Zambia’s new media online publication Lusaka Times received 1.14 million (1 142 059 ) hits for the month of June. This represents the highest record of visit hits since the web site launch in January 2007.

Lusaka Times is an online newspaper that aims to provide Zambian news for free as it breaks on a consistent basis, and give its readers the opportunity to comment on the issues raised in the content.

Lusaka Times Online board member Timothy Kasonde Kasolo said the 1.14 million hit mark represents a great achievement for the team adding that the group is committed to adding more value to the experience our readers have every time they visit the site.
“We are happy that we have reached the 1 million hits mark in just a short period of time. We have been in existent for less than one and a half years. We thank our readers who have made this possible and we don’t take their contribution for granted. We continue to do everything in our capacity to improve on quality and timely delivery of Zambian content to their browsers,” Kasolo explained.

He added that Lusaka Times Online has taken advantage of the innovation of using the available and appropriate technology in order to add value to the development of new media technology in Zambia.

“Our site runs purely on modern technology based on web 2.0. The 1 million hit mark symbolizes that Lusaka Times Online readers both in Zambia and in the Diaspora want to be informed on what is happening in their own country in a timely manner and that they have an opinion on the issues in Zambia,” Kasolo explained.

He further explained that Lusaka Times Online is still working on some more innovations to bring to the site in the next six month so that the site becomes a primary source of information on business, politics, sports, economy, lifestyle and many more categories. The aim is to provide the best and consistent online content on Zambia.

“When it comes to innovation we are there, we want the site to be the primary source of information on Zambian content. Currently there are still a number of challenges that we face in terms of the quality of content, learning new bad words for our comment filter system on a daily basis and ability to produce good quality football league tables on the fly,” Kasolo added. “These are the issues we are working on in the next six months and with high traffic we might have to improve our comments flood control system to avoid the ‘slow down you are posting too fast error’“

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