Opposition walk out of parliament, may do the same during UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s address
Opposition lawmakers in Zambia walked out of parliament Wednesday, saying President Michael Sata and his government had been violating the constitution. “As members of parliament, we pledged to uphold the constitution of the Republic of Zambia and we feel that this government has been breaching the constitution,” parliamentary opposition leader Felix Mutati told journalists. “They [...]
TIZ’s Reuben Lifuka roasts Sata on ‘basic errors’ and procedural improprieties
February 22, 2012 67 CommentsTIZ PRESS STATEMENT ON IRREGULAR APPOINTMENT OF MR. MUSEBA AS ACC DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL BY PRESIDENT SATA Transparency International Zambia finds it unfortunate that the PF Government continues to find itself mired in numerous procedural improprieties- the latest one being the appointment and swearing in of Mr. Alexander Museba as Deputy Director-General of the Anti-Corruption [...]
Continue reading …By Pastor Paul Wise Lumbu I would like to pass my humble opinion on the speech by Robert Mugabe on his 88th birth anniversary, a speech that was critically condemned by some and appreciated by others. In his speech he calls some African leaders as “coward and sellouts”. Let me quotes some of his statements in [...]
Continue reading …Miyanda opposes moving districts, says commissions of inquiries waste of money
February 22, 2012 41 Comments
Heritage party president Godfrey Miyanda has charged that the setting up of the commissions of inquiry by the patriotic front government is a sheer waste of resources. An Miyanda has said it is recklessness for President Michael Sata to create new Provinces and Districts when the country has many serious problems to deal with. General Miyanda wondered [...]
Continue reading …Sata revokes appointment of ACC deputy boss he appointed 24 hours earlier
February 22, 2012 106 CommentsPresident Michael Sata has revoked the appointment of Alexander Museba as Deputy Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Sata has instead appointed Museba as Chairperson of the Police and Prisons Service Commission. Museba was sworn in yesterday February 21, 2012 as Deputy Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
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PRESIDENT Michael Sata has warned that police will firmly deal with elements being used by some disgruntled politicians to protest against the decision to realign districts in Southern Province. The President wondered why the realignment of Chirundu and Itezhi Tezhi has been politicised when similar actions had been made in the past. Speaking at State [...]
Continue reading …No matter what people say, King Cobra is the torchbearer who is projecting our country into the limelight with regard to democracy. We shall respect but not fear him. If he undermines our intelligence and embraces the stereotypical undemocratic rule that degenerates into abuse of power and authoritarianism, we shall confront him head-on. If he instills fear and treats us like kids, we shall treat him like an abusive dad and avoid him.
If King Cobra’s PF models after ZANU-PF it will do so at its own peril. And if he joins existing African dictators and attempts to rule eternally, his legacy will be blemished for eternity. We rejected KK and FTJ. We have the stomach to do it again. Moreover, dictatorship is becoming a very dangerous preoccupation nowadays.
A Zambian researcher into the HIV/AIDS cure Howard Maila has claimed that his formula for HIV/AIDS has not been exposed because of opposition from people whose jobs may be at risk if the results are made public. Mr. Maila said his formula called the Mailacin underwent clinical trials in the previous government all of which [...]
Continue reading …Business at Southern Province Cabinet office was on Monday temporarily disturbed when a few Patriotic Front (PF) sympathisers besieged the office to declare their support for the provincial minister Miles Sampa. But PF vice Publicity Secretary Bright Luhila said Chewe has no blessing from the party and that the whole solidarity match shows disorganisation from the party. [...]
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