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President Lungu makes State House, Cabinet Office appointments

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September 30, 2017

President Lungu makes State House, Cabinet Office appointments

LUSAKA, (Thursday, 28th September, 2017) His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia has made various appointments at State House, Cabinet Office and in the Foreign Service as follows: (1) Dr Simon Miti, Principal Private Secretary -State House; (2) Mr Patrick Kangwa, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet-Administration, Cabinet Office; (3) Mr Mabvuto Sakala, Permanent Secretary- Ministry of Higher Education; (4) Mr Owen Mgemezulu, Permanent Secretary –Administration, Cabinet Office, (transfer); (5) Ms Yande Mwape, National Coordinator, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit; (6) Ms Alfreda Kansembe Mwamba, Ambassador, Republic of Brazil; and (7) Mr Anthony Mukwita, Ambassador, Federal...

My thoughts are with Xolani Gwala

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September 30, 2017

My thoughts are with Xolani Gwala

By Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba He hosted us at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development  (NEPAD) Forum, where I had that famous clash with His Excellency Thabo Mbeki over xenophobia. NEPAD is the technical body of the African Union (AU). So when I heard that Xolani Gwala was fighting cancer, I felt for him and prayed! Isiah 53:5 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” A few weeks ago, Gwala announced that he would be off-air indefinitely because he was...

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu at 49th Swaziland International Trade Fair Mbabane

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September 3, 2017

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu at 49th Swaziland International Trade Fair Mbabane

Speech by His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia, At the official opening of The 49th Swaziland International Trade Fair in Mbabane, Swaziland Theme: ‘‘Unlocking Trade Opportunities for Economic Growth’.’’ Saturday, 2nd September 2017   • Your Majesty, King Mswati III, of the Kingdom of Swaziland;   • The Prime Minister Mr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini;   • Cabinet ministers present;   • Senior government officials;   • Chief executive officer of Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority;   • Captains of industry;   • Exhibitors;   • Distinguished guests;   • Friends from the media,   •...

Maiko Zulu on Zambian music heroes and heroines

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September 3, 2017

Maiko Zulu on Zambian music heroes and heroines

By #RootsCafe Don’t be cheated that they are the pioneers of Zambian music. They were not even born when we halted the dominance of Congolese music from taking over long before labels like Mondo Music were created, when even State House belonged to Tshala Muana, Franco and Mbilia Bel. Today they do a one-hit-wonder and next morning ati ‘legends, poineers, guru’s’…Know your history and show some respect. It’s not your investment that has made you, it’s someone else’s. Pontiano Kaiche It’s more like the freedom    struggle…Those who shed blood got nothing but the ones that came after ate even...

Yotam Siachobe Muleya 1940 – 23 November 1959

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September 3, 2017

Yotam Siachobe Muleya 1940 – 23 November 1959

Yotam Siachobe Muleya (1940 – 23 November 1959) was a long-distance runner who represented Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Muleya broke racial barriers and opened a new era in Rhodesian sport when he beat the famous British four minute miler, Gordon Pirie, by 100 yards in a three-mile race at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in December 1958. Early life Muleya was born in Mudukula Village, in Choma District in the then Northern Rhodesia, the fourth surviving son of Jamu and Munsanda Siakwambwa.[1] As his immediate elder brother had died in infancy, Tonga custom called for...

NAREP President Elias Chipimo Jr. born 3rd September 1965

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September 3, 2017

NAREP President Elias Chipimo Jr. born 3rd September 1965

Elias Chipimo Jr. (born September 1965) is a Zambian politician and the president of the National Restoration Party. He previously worked as a corporate lawyer and human rights activist.[1]   Personal History   Chipimo is the third boy in a family of seven. He grew up in Lusaka, but also lived in the United Kingdom, where his father served as a diplomat in the late 1960s. Chipimo’s father (and namesake) made a speech to the Law Association of Zambia in 1980 which marked the start of his confrontation with the leadership of the ruling UNIP led by Kenneth Kaunda. Professional...

Tumbuka Subjects demand dismissal of Morris Ndhlovu as Chief Mphamba

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September 3, 2017

Tumbuka Subjects demand dismissal of Morris Ndhlovu as Chief Mphamba

30th August, 2017                                                                           Royal Crown Prince Bryce Mfune, Hon. Lawrence J. Sichalwe,                                                     Head of Chief Mphamba Royal Minster of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs,                                          Family of the Tumbuka people, Lusaka                                                                                     Mphamba Royal Village, Zambia                                                                                                P.O BOX 530033, Lusaka. CELL: 0955 771 143 Hon. Minister, TUMBUKA SUBJECTS DEMAND DISMISSAL OF MORRIS NDHLOVU AS CHIEF MPHAMBA A unanimous call by Tumbuka Subjects have demanded that Morris Ndhlovu Crown Chief Mphamba should be dismissed from his throne due to his senseless crude rule.  (Find attached letter from Tumbuka subjects). I as Head of the Chief Mphamba Royal family have been...

National Assembly of Zambia 2016-2021 Members List

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September 2, 2017

National Assembly of Zambia 2016-2021 Members List

About the Zambian Parliament The first meeting of the Northern Rhodesia Parliament took place on 23rd May 1924 in Livingstone, the first capital of Northern Rhodesia. The Parliament elected in December 2001 was the twentieth Parliament to have been elected since parliamentary government began in Zambia. This makes the Zambian Parliament one of the oldest continuously functioning legislatures in the Southern African Sub-region. Since independence on the 24th October, 1964, Zambia has evolved through eleven (11) Parliaments. In this regard, by 24th October, 2014, the Zambian Parliament will have continuously have enjoyed Parliamentary democracy for fifty (50) years. According to...

Panos challenges media, civil society to create spaces child participation in local governance

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September 2, 2017

Panos challenges media, civil society to create spaces child participation in local governance

By Elias M. Banda Grahamstown, South Africa 31 August 2017: Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has called on the media and civil society to work together to provide platforms for children to also participate in decision making at the local government level.   Addressing delegates at the 2017 Highway Africa conference in Grahamstown, South Africa on 31 August, PSAf Programme Manager for Media Development and ICTs, Elias Banda said children had an important role to play in the sustainable development of any community. He however noted that children were failing to play this role as they did not have access...

PMRC Press Statement On the Proposals to Change the Legal Age of Marriage

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September 2, 2017

PMRC Press Statement On the Proposals to Change the Legal Age of Marriage

By Ms. Bernadette Deka PMRC Executive Director Dear Friends and Colleagues, Child marriage is widely recognized as a violation of children’s rights and a direct form of discrimination against girls who are often deprived of their basic rights to health, education, development and equality. The practice of child marriage is a violation of girls’ human rights and puts girls’ health at risk, hinders their ability to exercise their rights to choose who, if, and when to marry; to pursue their right to education; and in many cases, may also impede their legal and economic rights. Child marriage ultimately violates a girl’s aspirations...

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