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No party regalia or party symbols of any kind will be allowed during the mourning period-Inonge Wina

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No party regalia or party symbols of any kind will be allowed during the mourning period-Inonge Wina

Vice President Inonge Wina has sternly warned all political party cadres that in order to respect late First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda’s legacy, no party regalia or party symbols of any kind, including party-branded facemasks, will be allowed during the mourning period.

Speaking today when she announced the burial program, Mrs Wina further cautioned that in order to accord the late Founding Father respect and dignity, and while showing love and support to the family, with strict compliance to the COVID-19 health guidelines, no physical body viewing will be done.

The Vice President explained that the proceedings will be televised live on the national broadcaster, on social media and on radio, for the millions of Zambians to follow, in order to avoid mass gatherings.

Mrs Wina said President Edgar Lungu has reiterated the need for the country to mourn its Founding Father with dignity, respect and calm, deserving of the great man he was.

The remains of late First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda will be taken to all the 10 provinces of Zambia, in honour of the first family’s wish.

Mrs Wina said the programme for the regional visits will begin with Choma district in Southern Province on Wednesday June 23rd 2021, and end with Lusaka Province on Monday, July 5th 2021.

Mrs Wina also revealed that the programme for the provincial visits, which will be conducted in the ten provincial capitals, will be availed to the general public in due course.

She noted that in all the ten provincial capitals, a short Church ceremony will be conducted by the military personnel, in conjunction with the United Church of Zambia (UCZ), to which the late Dr. Kaunda belonged.

The Vice President emphasized that physical attendance to the provincial Church gatherings will be extremely limited and short in nature.

President Edgar Lungu declared a 21 day mourning period for late First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda who was born on April 28th, 1924, and died on June 17, 2021 at the age of 97.

Dr Kaunda will be put to rest on Wednesday July 7th 2021, at a very private ceremony for family and selected invited mourners, to be held at the Presidential burial site in Lusaka.

ZCEA on Exploitation of Children in Campaigns

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ZCEA on Exploitation of Children in Campaigns

Publicising videos of children singing praises of presidential candidates is not child participation but pure exploitation of children through manipulation and mere tokenism of the children’s rights to be heard in matters that concern them. Contrary to some Patriotic Front self-styled think tanks who claim that the girl child singing asking God to guide and bless President Lungu, in a video that has purportedly gone viral, is exercising her right to be heard as provided for in articles 12 to 15 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention provides for respect for the child’s views giving due weight to the child’s age and maturity. This principle in the child rights framework requires that before adults in children’s lives and government officials make any decision that effect children, the children ought to be given an opportunity to give their opinion on the issue and their views be taken into consideration as the final decision is made.

Provisions 12 to 15 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child quoted as supporting the child’s right to sing praises to God beseeching the Almighty God to bless President Chagwa Lungu are a mischievous spin or total ignorance of their normative content. At the pain of sounding didactic the cited provisions obligates the government in imperative terms to (article 12) provide the child the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child; (article 13) provides the child the right to freedom of expression which include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of the child’s choice; (article 14) the government to respect the child’s rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and (article 15) the rights of the child to freedom of association and to freedom of peaceful assembly. These are the same freedoms that are guaranteed to all of us human beings but the difference with the children is that children’s agency evolves with age and maturity therefore for someone to claim that the child was exercising her civil rights and freedoms, agency has to be proved. For example, did the child compose and sing the song on her own? Who took the video? Who uploaded the video? If not the child, then the child was exploited by the adults who participated in these machinations.

Child participation is about talking, listening to, encouraging and supporting children to contribute, and following up on their thoughts and ideas but at the same time being open, honest and realistic with them on the degree of involvement they can have.

Exploiting children to appeal to voters’ emotions is not original nor creative. It has been done several times with the most common form kissing babies or the gross PF acts in past Chilanga by election of campaigners bathing children exploiting their parents’ poverty of not having indoor bathrooms that would accord the children their right to privacy that the PF Cadre that eulogized the girl child’s video deliberately left out. We want to remind all cadres and politicians that children’s rights are interdependent, interrelated and indivisible. The children’s rights cannot be cherry picked.

It is incredulous that a government that has continuously failed the girl child in Zambia as empirically established by the African Child Policy Forum’s 2020 Girl-Friendliness Index with Zambia scoring very low being placed among the less girl friendly countries in Africa. From the findings of the Index the Zambian girl has been failed by the PF government in reducing hunger with malnutrition high among 31% of under five girls stunted. Additionally, one in every four girls aged 12 to 24 months not having received basic vaccinations. Public social protection expenditure at a miserly 0.7% of the Domestic Gross Product the lowest in Africa and low birth registration. The report also cites high child marriage at 29% of girls married before their 18th birthday and teenage pregnancies abound. With all these government failures robbing Zambian girls of their future, why would the child sing to God to bless the incumbent President of Zambia?

Judith Mulenga

Zambia Civic Education Association

Executive Director

KK to be buried on 7th July at Embassy Park, body to be flown across the country

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KK to be buried on 7th July at Embassy Park, body to be flown across the country

First President Kenneth Kaunda will be put to rest on 7th July 2021 at the presidential burial site at Embassy park in Lusaka,

Vice President Inonge Wina has announced at a news briefing.

Dr. Kaunda died on Thursday 17th July 2021 at Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka.

Mrs. Wina announced that the bereaved family has requested that the remains of Dr. Kaunda should be taken to all the ten provinces across the country to enable Zambians pay their last respects.

Mrs. Wina said the official funeral service will be held at Lusaka’s Heroes stadium on 2nd July and the number of people in attendance will be restricted.

She said the provincial visits will start will Choma in Southern Province on 23rd June and end in Lusaka on 5th July.

Mrs.Wina said no physical body viewing will be conducted in line with the covid-19 guidelines and the proceeding will carried live on national television.

“There shall be no physical body viewing. There will be route lining as the procession passes through the provinces. Friday, 2nd July is the day for the state to accord the state funeral to be conducted at heroes stadium to allow for heads of state to bid farewell to Dr Kaunda,” Mrs Wina announced.

She added, “it’s the wish of the family that the remains of their father be taken round the country starting with Choma and ending with Lusaka. The former head of state will be put to rest at the presidential burial site at very private ceremony. The burial will be televised live on tv.”

Mrs Wina emphasized that no party regalia and flashing of party symbols will be permitted during the entire funeral of Dr. Kaunda.

Retirement Not on Mbesuma’s Plans

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South Africa based striker Collins Mbesuma has declared himself fit and ready to play for another season.

Mbesuma, 37, plays for National First Division side University of Pretoria.

In an interview in Ndola, the veteran striker said he will be reviewing his form yearly and decide whether to keep on playing.

“So I am still going strong,” Mbesuma said.

“I still can run and play for ninety minutes. We played in the Nedbank Cup where I played 90 minutes and extra time which is 130 minutes,” he said.

“I am just playing year by year. I cannot say I will be playing this long but it will depend on how I feel each year,” Mbesuma said.

The striker has scored slightly over ten goals since joining University of Pretoria in 2019.

Mbesuma has played for a cluster of South African and European clubs.

He established his career at boyhood club Roan United in 2003 before joining South African side Kaiser Chiefs and later played for English side Portsmouth, Portugal’s Maritimo and Bursaspor in Turkey.

Upon returning to South Africa, Mbesuma joined Mamelodi Sundowns in 2008 and later featured for Moroka Swallows, Golden Arrows, Orlando Pirates, Mpumalanga Black Aces, Highlands Park and Maccabi FC.

UNIP President Bishop Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba remembering KK

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UNIP President Bishop Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba remembering KK

UNIP President, Bishop Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba features on the round table talk, Remembering Kenneth David Kaunda Edition with Nakiwe Simpungwe.

RTSA expands its outlets to rural districts

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RTSA expands its outlets to rural districts

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has escalated its initiative to decentralize its services to underserved regions, especially rural districts.

The RTSA Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Gladwell Banda has disclosed that the Agency has in the last ten (10) months devolved some of its road licensing functions such as payment of road tax and motor vehicle roadworthiness to eleven (11) local authorities across the country.

Mr. Banda said the RTSA is leveraging the presence and the role of local government authorities to provide greater reach and reduce the burden and cost of citizens accessing RTSA services.

“This initiative is meant to extend our footprint to districts without RTSA presence. We have commissioned selected RTSA services over the last ten months to eleven districts namely; Lundazi, Nyimba, Mbala, Mwense, Kafue, Luangwa, and Mumbwa. Others are Kapiri Mposhi, Mwinilunga, Kabompo and Kasempa. The RTSA will target to cover more underserved regions and during this period we also opened three RTSA offices in Petauke, Serenje, and Mokambo Border,” he said.

And Kasempa District Commissioner Chanda Mali has hailed the RTSA and Government for taking services closer to the people.

The trajectory of the decentralization programme is underpinned under the National Transport Policy through the Ministry of Transport and Communications and is in line with the Government’s Seventh National Development Plans (7NDP) and the Vision 2030 which is a long term plan that expresses the aspirations of the Zambian people to live in a dynamic and middle-income industrial nation that provides the well-being of all by harnessing opportunities for economic growth.

Zambia’s unsurpassed tourist spots interest Turkish holiday makers

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Zambia’s unsurpassed tourist spots interest Turkish holiday makers

A Turkish tourism expert says Zambia possesses abundant tourism attractions needed to fascinate international tourists with unique experiences.

And 1,500 Zambians visited Turkey in 2019, representing a 40 percent increase compared to 2018.

Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) Corporate Affairs Director, Gulberk Asyapar, said Zambia with its diverse tourism attractions offered all that was needed to fascinate its visitors with unique experiences.

“Zambia’s tourism products include rivers and lakes, sports tourism, cultural tourism, ecotourism, the Victoria Falls and National Parks that offer visitors the best opportunity to view the best,” Ms Gulberk said.

She was speaking during a virtual presentation to TURSAB affiliate members dubbed ‘Destination Zambia.’ The webinar was jointly organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Turkey and the Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA).

Ms Gulberk also said there was growing interest by Turkish tourists to visit Zambia.

“In 2019, we hosted nearly 1,500 Zambian guests with an increase of 40 percent compared to the previous year, unfortunately these numbers were much lower in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ms Gulberk said

She expressed happiness with the existing strong bilateral relations between Zambia and Turkey.

“Tourism is one of the major fields we expect high potential for growth,” Ms Gulberk said.

She also expressed concern that the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively affected the world economy.

“Unfortunately, one of the sectors that have been adversely affected is tourism, we hope the entire world will overcome this turmoil through international solidarity and promotional activities,” Ms Gulberk said.

She said TURSAB would continue working with Zambia to promote tourism and to enhance relations between the two countries.

Chargé d’Affaires at the Zambian Mission in Turkey, Stephen Mwenya said the Government of the Republic of Zambia under the leadership of President Edgar Lungu, had placed tourism high on its development agenda.

Mr Mwenya said the Zambian Government had recognised the sector as a key engine for development, economic diversification and job creation in line with the aspirations of the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP).

“For this reason, the Government has developed the Zambia Tourism Master Plan (ZTMP) aimed at realigning the sector’s vision and strategies to the national vision and to foster a systematic development of the tourism assets,” Mr Mwenya said.

He said Zambia remains a tourism destination of choice on the African continent due to abundant tourism attractions, peace, political stability and the friendly Zambian people.

Mr Mwenya was concerned that Zambia’s tourism sector, like the rest of the world, had not been spared by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“For instance, in the first half of 2020, Zambia only received 290,224 international tourists compared to 634,757 during the same period in 2019 representing a 56.3 percentage decrease. This resulted in loss of income and jobs in the tourism sector,” Mr Mwenya said.

He said in an effort to revive the sector in the short and medium term, the Zambian Government had formulated the Economic Recovery Programme (ERP) for the period 2020-2023.

Mr Mwenya said the ERP was aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability and to reinvigorate growth.

“In respect of tourism, the Government has provided tax relief measures and incentives to sustain the sector,” Mr Mwenya said.

He said Zambia looks forward to learning best practices from Turkey in the field of tourism and institutions like TURSAB played a vital role.

Mr Mwenya urged ZTA and TURSAB to consider establishing a predictable framework of co-operation through signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in tourism promotion between the two countries.

“This will indeed help raise the bar of Zambia’s profile as a tourism destination of choice as well as to strengthen the existing impeccable credentials that Turkey continues to enjoy in global tourism,” Mr Mwenya said.

Zambia is immensely proud of the legacy that the late First Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda has left behind-Wina

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Zambia is immensely proud of the legacy that the late First Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda has left behind-Wina

Vice President Inonge Wina has said that Zambia is immensely proud of the legacy that the late First Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda has left behind which has been appreciated and respected globally.

Ms Wina says Zambia is incredibly proud that it produced an international statesman in Dr Kaunda, the reason his death is an emotional loss to Zambia and the world at large.

Mrs Wina was speaking when she visited the funeral house of the late former President Dr Kaunda at State Lodge, in Lusaka today.

The Vice President said Dr Kaunda, amid the life’s challenges lived by his Christian values which reflected in his life and the government that he led.

Mrs Wina indicated that reactions from many leaders in the world and international organizations sending their messages of condolences is evident of the great man that the nation has lost.

“His passing brings very strong memories of the past in my life and the life of this nation. When we remember where we have come from, where he brought us to and where we are today, it is Zambia that we can be proud of,” an emotional Mrs Wina stated.

Vice-President ,Inonge Wina breaks down when she visited the funeral house for the Late former Frist President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda In Lusaka.
Vice-President ,Inonge Wina breaks down when she visited the funeral house for the Late former Frist President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda In Lusaka.

The Vice President added that Dr Kaunda prioritized the lives of many people which became his hallmark of leadership coupled with humility even when he could have claimed glory for himself.

She explained that Dr Kaunda participated in shaping the African vision of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, winning him a special award by the African Union on May 25, 2021, during an event held to celebrate the African Freedom day.

“My personal memories of working with the late President will long be cherished, especially his ability to serve mankind even in his old age,” she said.

Mrs Wina wished the family continued peace and harmony during the challenging period while she expressed confidence that they will remain united.

She urged all Zambians to honor the late President by picking life lessons from his service and inclusive leadership by abiding by the one Zambia one nation motto.

Vice-President ,Inonge Wina signs the book of condolence at KK 's funeral house, for the Late former Frist President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda In Lusaka.
Vice-President ,Inonge Wina signs the book of condolence at KK ‘s funeral house, for the Late former Frist President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda In Lusaka.

Meanwhile, Dr. Kaunda’s son, Panji Kaunda, said his father’s leadership is sufficient for the family to build on.

Mr Kaunda disclosed that his father lived a fulfilled and good life, adding that he was the best man who valued peace among the people.

“Keep peace at all times, that is what my father taught. He always said, without peace and love for people, we cannot have development,” Mr. Kaunda stated.

He stressed the need for Zambians to look beyond the tribe and treat everyone fairly in to honor Dr Kaunda’s vision of Ubuntu.

PF Should Bear the Blame for Violence

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PF Should Bear the Blame for Violence

By Henry Kyambalesa

The Patriotic Front (PF), the ruling political party in Zambia, should bear the blame for all the socioeconomic ills currently facing the country.

Such socioeconomic ills include the high level of corruption, the country’s declining economic performance, the high level of government-secured debts, the unprecedented levels of poverty and inequality, and the current escalation of political violence, among a host of other socioeconomic problems and crises.

With respect to the current spate of political violence, the following age-old proverb renders the verdict: “The fish start rotting from the head.”

Why do we have to continue to vote for a clique of government officials who do not consider the pursuit and preservation of peace and stability in our beloved country as one of their primary functions?

In this regard, I am reminded of the following warning by a PF official directed at UPND supporters and their president and, by extension, other political parties and their leaders and supporters:

“[Muchinga Province] … is a bedroom for President Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Muchinga remains so. And we as his sons are always ready to take care of the bedroom, to even kill the cockroaches as well as the rats that enter our father’s bedroom. That is our responsibility.” (See:
https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/we-will-kill-for-lungu-says-pf-official/.)

I am also reminded of some chieftains, as well as bogus, wacky and weird shepherds of the Lord’s flock—such as “Pastor” Sunday Sinyangwe—who do not embrace or espouse the virtue of being impartial in their handling of political matters. Besides, why, on Earth, would any level-headed human being “decree in the name of God” that another person fails to secure the necessary votes to hold an elective public office?

Does “pastor” Sinyangwe truly believe that such a prayer or “decree” would rise beyond the ceiling of his church? What kind of God or god would entertain such a prayer or “decree”? If it were in God’s nature to answer the silly prayers of the likes of “pastor” Sinyangwe, it would be commendable for Him to address the many recurrent socioeconomic problems and crises facing humanity.

There is also this brother of ours called “Kaizar Zulu,” an apparent and obviously uncivilised PF operative and sycophant who frequently makes unprovoked nasty, vulgar, insane, and ordinarily unprintable comments online targeting opposition political leaders and/or their supporters irrespective of the nature or subject of the news stories appearing on news outlets like the Lusaka Times Website.

Bwana Kaisar Zulu’s toxic, vile and hateful comments are apparently sanctioned by some PF officials, since he somewhat seems to be the party’s official online representative, and since the party has never cautioned him against making scandalous and outrageous comments on its behalf.

And his comments are clearly designed to incite inter-party violence. Therefore, it is shameful that some of our compatriots will very likely vote for candidates sponsored by a political party on whose behalf the likes of Kaisar Zulu proudly render their spiteful comments.

The pervasive spate of political violence which we are witnessing in our Motherland is clearly one of the numerous manifestations of government ineptitude. There are, therefore, no “Powerful forces pushing Zambia into instability.”

To reiterate, “The fish start rotting from the head.” To reverse the unfortunate incidence of such violence, the PF administration needed to make an earnest effort to build on the UNIP and the late Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda’s timeless “One Zam­bia, One Nation” slogan and the electric “Tiyende Pamodzi” mantra in our people’s quest to create a cohesive, unitary, compassionate, and peaceful country.

Dr. Kaunda—MHSRIP—reminded us of our civic and moral obligation in this regard in his message to Zambians in the Diaspora on October 24, 2020—Zambia’s 56th Independence Day—in the following words: “Let us love one another, and remember to maintain our Motto: One Zambia, One Nation.”

By this message, Dr. Kaunda apparently granted us the authority to use the “One Zambia, One Nation” slogan and the Tiyende Pamodzi” mantra during political rallies and campaigns, and in our political dealings and interactions with other members of the Zambian family.

Anyway, we will soon have the opportunity on August 12, 2021 to give other political players the mandate to form government—political players who will hopefully address the down-sliding trajectory of our beloved country and the worsening of the general welfare of the majority of its people.

I should perhaps reserve the rest of my comments concerning the sad state of affairs in our beloved country for another day.

Chambeshi Bullish Ahead of Nkana’s Judgement Day

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Nkana coach Beston Chambeshi says Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Buildcon is a big boost as the team fights for survival on the final day of the season.

Kalampa’s fate in the FAZ Super Division will be decided on the final day of the season when they face relegated Napsa Stars on June 27 away in Lusaka.

Nkana are behind the last survival spot currently occupied by Indeni because of an inferior goal difference.

“I am happy we are moving in the right direction. We are all looking forward to making sure we survive,” Chambeshi said in a post-match interview.

Striker Alex Ng’onga scored a double against Buildcon at Nkana Stadium.

“The two goal hero Ng’onga has added value to the team, which is good. When you buy a player, you have to buy someone who can add value to the team and I am happy with the executive for buying Ng’onga.”

Chambeshi is already looking forward to the encounter against Napsa.

“At least we are a point ahead of them (Napsa), which is good but we will handle them with care,” he said.

Meanwhile, Napsa were officially relegated on Sunday after a 1-0 away loss to Nkwazi at Edwin Imboela Stadium.

Napsa Stars Have Been Demoted

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Napsa Stars have been demoted from the FAZ Super League.

The Lusaka side joins Kitwe United and Lumwana Radiants in the National First Division One next season.

Nkana or Indeni would join them on June 36 when the 2020/2021FAZ Super League season is concluded.

Stephen Mutama’s 67th minute free-kick dispatched Napsa to the second tier for the first time since 2011 when they ended an eleven-year top-flight absence.

Despite Napsa’s modest run since then, the Lusaka returned to set some interesting milestones.

Napsa remain the only promoted side to win the Barclays Cup, now ABSA Cup, when they did so in their first year back in 2012.

This season, Napsa also became the first Zambian club to secure continental group stage qualification on the first attempt in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Meanwhile, second placed Zanaco have secured their CAF Champions League spot despite losing 2-1 away to sixth positioned Prison Leopards in Kabwe.

Zanaco have 54 points and benefitted from third placed Red Arrows and number four side Kabwe Warriors’ 0-0 draw in Lusaka.

Arrows have 50 points and Warriors are on 48 points.

Warriors must beat Indeni to confirm their CAF Confederation Cup spot and Arrows also need the three points at Zanaco next weekend to end Green Eagles, Prison Leopards and Lusaka Dynamos’ continental interest who are all tied on 47 points at the end of the penultimate round of action.

Chief Justice Mambilima dies

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Chief Justice Mambilima dies

Chief Justice Ireen Chirwa Mambilima has died.

Secretary to Cabinet Dr Simon Miti announced the untimely passing of Chief Justice Mambilima today , 20th June 2021, at approximately 17hrs in a private hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Dr Miti said Justice Mambilima had travelled to Cairo on 10th June,2021 on official business and fell ill whilst on duty in that country.

He said further details will be availed to the nation in due course.

Justice Mambilima was Zambia’s First Female Chief Justice until her untimely death today.

She was appointed Chief Justice of the Republic of Zambia on 26th February, 2015.

Justice Mambilima had a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zambia and a Master of Laws degree from the University of London.She was admitted to the bar in 1977.

Prior to her appointment, Justice Mambilima served as Deputy Chief Justice from 2008 to 2015.

Justice Mambilima served in various positions in the Judiciary since she first joined as a Commissioner of the High Court in 1985.

She served as a Judge of the High Court from 1989 to 2002.

Justice Mambilima was appointed Judge-in-Charge of the Lusaka High Court in 1996 and subsequently, Judge-in-Charge of the High Court Commercial List in 2000.

Later in 2000, she was appointed to act as Judge of the Supreme Court and was ratified in 2002.

Justice Mambilima has served as a Judge in another jurisdiction.In 2003, she served as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Gambia.

Justice Mambilima twice served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) between 2005 and 2015.

During her time as Chairperson of ECZ, she presided over the 2006 and 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections and the 2015 presidential by-election.

From 1994 to 1996, Justice Mambilima served as a member of ECZ.

Justice Mambilima has participated in various election observer missions in Mozambique, Kenya, Seychelles and she led the EISA Election Observation Mission to the presidential elections in Liberia.

Before she joined the bench, Justice Mambilima served in various capacities in the government including as a State Advocate and a Senior State Advocate under the Attorney General’s Chambers from 1977 to 1984 and as the Director of the then Legal Aid department in the then Ministry of Legal Affairs now the Ministry of Justice.

Justice Mambilima was the Chairperson of the Zambian Council of Law Reporting, a statutory body established under Chapter 46 of the Laws of Zambia the position she held until her death today.

She was a Board Member on the Child Fund Zambia Board and previously served on the Advisory Board for Women in Law Southern Africa (WILSA).

Justice Mambilima was a member of a number of professional associations, including the Zambia Association of Women Judges, the International Association of Women Judges and the Southern African Chief Justices Forum.

She once served as the President of the Zambia Association of Women Judges having been elected in 2011.

Covid-19 Cases in Zambia Continue Breaking Records

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Covid-19 Cases in Zambia Continue Breaking Records

The last 24hours has seen our country record the highest number of COVID 19 in patients, new admissions, and deaths ever.

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Technical Services Dr. Kennedy Malama has said in a statement that the situation is an indication that COVID 19 transmissions are still taking place at the household, community, and institutional levels countrywide mainly due to the general laxity in adhering to the Public health measures with congregate settings and super spreader activities still fueling the situation.

“We are aware that some of those testing positive may have contracted the infection days to a few weeks ago but the general observation of behaviors at funerals, markets, public transport, and in communities leaves much to be desired,” he said.

In the last 24 hours, 2,060 new confirmed COVID-19 cases out of 8,278 tests conducted were recorded representing a 25% positivity rate.

“Sadly, in the last 24 hours, we recorded a record high in mortality, having recorded Forty-Nine (49) new deaths.” Dr Malama said.

This has brought the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded to date to 1,644 (classified as 1,004 COVID deaths and 640 COVID-19 associated deaths.

“The disease we seeing is very severe implying that most of our patients require high flow oxygen. We call upon various stakeholders to join hands with us in ramping up our oxygen availability.” He said.

“Losing lives at the rate we are reporting from a preventable disease is disheartening to us all particularly that Public health and social measures when adhered can have an immediate impact on the COVID 19 country situation.” Dr. Malama said.

He said that currently there are 19,087 active cases, of whom 18,104 (95%) are under community management and 983 (5%) are admitted to COVID-19 isolation facilities and that among those currently under admission, 665 (68%) are on Oxygen therapy and 145 (15%) are in critical condition.

Dr. Malama has since reiterated the need for Zambians to strictly adhere to COVID-19 prevention guidelines and has called for heightened community interventions to stem further the spread of the virus.

“We note that today, all the voices which were doubting COVID 19 have become silent as we can now put faces to those infected, affected, and indeed those who have died. Today we see funerals in our high population density areas which were previously spared. Today we see our mortuaries struggling with space in Lusaka due to the increase in the number of deaths.” he said.

Macky 2 dedicates the song ‘Sancho’ to parents

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Macky 2 dedicates the song ‘Sancho’ to parents

Macky 2 released the song ‘Sancho’ as a dedication to the sacrifices Parents make for their children.

“You can’t empathize until you put yourself in your parents’s shoes. Not everyone is built to empathize with others until certain life moments make them. The very first time you’ll miss your parents is when you start living in the dorms ku college away from home. Still you’ll ask for money and food without understanding how hard they have to work to support you. The first time you’ll ever feel grateful to have hardworking and supportive parents is when you graduate from college. You’ll realize not all your peers were fortunate to have had any financial support. These friends had to work to pay for school, food, rent and bills while going to school. But you’ll only truly feel grateful every time you have to pay for your bills, rent and food. If you lose your job and can’t make payments anymore, you’ll turn to your parents for help but with guilt for the first time because you’ll feel you let them down. Your gratitude will only increase to when you have your own child. Then you’ll know how much sacrifices they had to make for you including all those sleepless nights. Then you’ll make effort to build better relationships with them and spend more quality time with them. Say Thankyou Every Chance You Get.”

The Second Dose Covid-19 Vaccination Programme to Resume this week

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The Second Dose Covid-19 Vaccination Programme to Resume this week

The Ministry of Health says it will resume the Covid 19 vaccination programme on Wednesday June 23, 2021 following the expected arrival of 108,000 additional doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Kennedy Malama said everything is on track for the resumption of the vaccination programme for Dose 2 of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the COVAX facility.

The Permanent Secretary assured the general public that government will continue to work towards acquiring more doses of the vaccine to benefit more Zambians.

Dr Malama said the escalating cases of Covid 19 cases are not unique and peculiar to Zambia alone but a phenomena affecting the region, Africa and the world.

He said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Covid 19 cases in Africa have increased by 52 per cent in the past week.

Dr Malama said government is working towards taking the Covid fight away from hospitals and into communities by partnering traditional and community leaders on heightening community participation in the fight against the pandemic.

“We are pleased to note the interest to partner with government in the fight against the COVID-19 which is affecting both the rural and urban districts of our country,” said Dr Malama.

The Permanent Secretary said plans are underway to engage leaders of Marketeers, other traders and transporters to change behaviours aimed at curbing community transmission.

Dr Malama said 1,816 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours out of 11, 589 tests conducted, bringing the cumulative total of confirmed Covid 19 cases to 126,973 cases.

He disclosed that 41 people have died in the last 24 hours with 35 from Covid deaths and 6 from Covid associated deaths.

Dr Malama said the death toll from the pandemic now stands at 1,595, with 965 classified as Covid deaths and 630 as Covid-19 associated deaths.

He regretted that there is an increasing number of persons brought-in-dead to the University Teaching Hospital mortuary.

Dr Malama said the mortuary is filling up fast and had only 86 spaces available as at Saturday morning.

The Permanent Secretary said he will engage the Ministry of Local Government to help manage disposal of unclaimed bodies piling up at the mortuary.

He said 2,076 discharges were recorded from both the Covid-19 isolation facilities and home management, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 105,960.

Dr Malama said there are currently 19,418 active cases, of which 18,501 are under community management and 917 are admitted to Covid-19 isolation facilities.

The Permanent Secretary disclosed that Coptic hospital has agreed to provide space for COVID-19 patients.

Dr Malama said government will continue to engage other health facilities and training and re-orientation of staff in both the public and private facilities is ongoing in order to ensure provision of quality health care.

He stressed that the Child health week will proceed as scheduled and appealed to schools across the country to provide space for easier management of crowds.

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