tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142211842012-02-03T17:22:01.123+01:00Maravi"Some even believe we are (...) conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812969731/ref=nosim/5317684">David Rockefeller, Memoirs</a>MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.comBlogger205421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-61092707116744276562012-02-02T00:17:00.007+01:002012-02-02T00:23:39.498+01:00(STICKY) (LUSAKATIMES) ZANACO evaluation fraudulentZANACO evaluation fraudulentTIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 5:09 pmThe evaluation of ZANACO is said to have been fraudulent, irregular and massively undervalued. And the Net Asset Value methodology used to evaluate ZANACO was problematic and unprofessionally done.These are the findings established by the Technical Committee on the privatization of ZANACO. Technical Committee AdvisorMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-61334480935829909022012-02-01T17:37:00.003+01:002012-02-01T17:42:43.855+01:00(STICKY) Government to increase stake in minesGovernment to increase stake in minesBy Gift Chanda in SinazongweWed 01 Feb. 2012, 14:01 CAT THE Zambian government says it will not nationalise mines but instead increase its stake to about 35 per cent. Mines minister Wylbur Simuusa said the government wanted Zambian participation in the mining industry to increase.Speaking when he toured Maamba Collieries mine on Monday, Simuusa said most MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-11465336351485658592012-02-01T10:46:00.003+01:002012-02-01T10:51:57.566+01:00(STICKY) (HERALD) ‘Some African states used as fronts by Europe'‘Some African states used as fronts by Europe' Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00Munyaradzi Huni recently in ADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaPRESIDENT Mugabe has said some African countries have become "just bodies" used by Europe as fronts. He said this yesterday following what transpired at the just-ended 18th African Union summit in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.He said even if Africa had no means to establishMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-28542287985297186442012-02-01T10:07:00.003+01:002012-02-01T10:12:36.387+01:00(STICKY) (TALKZIMBABWE) Tsvangirai’s mansion scandal: new details emergeTsvangirai’s mansion scandal: new details emergePosted by By Our reporter at 1 February, at 00 : 52 AMNew revelations continue to emerge concerning Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s alleged double dipping scandal, with the latest information exposing the illicit dealings behind the purchase of his million dollar Highlands mansion.The latest details indicate that the house at the centre of MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-12216034301853560062012-01-31T05:03:00.003+01:002012-01-31T05:18:15.877+01:00(STICKY) (GLOBALRESEARCH) Nigeria - Thrown into Chaos and a State of Civil War: The Role of the IMFNigeria: Thrown into Chaos and a State of Civil War: The Role of the IMFby F. William EngdahlGlobal Research, January 27, 2012Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and its largest oil producer, is from all evidence being systematically thrown into chaos and a state of civil war. The recent surprise decision by the government of Goodluck Jonathan to abruptly lift subsidies on imported gasoline MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-17627552641080072772012-01-30T17:39:00.006+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.382+01:00(TALKZIMBABWE) Black and white farmer groups uniteCOMMENT - What small scale farmers? I thought, as stated in the mockumentary hitjob Mugabe And The White African, that land only went to non-farming 'friends and cronies of Mugabe', not 350,000 farming families as was clear from the Zimbabwean government's data and the survey of farms in Masvingo Province by prof. Ian Scoones? (Sarcasm off.) I don't like that they focus on cash crops, when they MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-51777226932659651422012-01-30T17:36:00.003+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.384+01:00(TALKZIMBABWE) Mercenary Mann wants Zim conviction overturnedCOMMENT - Execution is too good for these mercenaries. Mercenary Mann wants Zim conviction overturnedPosted by By Our reporter at 30 January, at 01 : 27 AM SIMON Mann, the Old Etonian mercenary behind a failed coup d’état in Equatorial Guinea, is appealing against his conviction for buying weapons for the plot in Zimbabwe. Mann wants his conviction in Zimbabwe overturned so that he can travel.He MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-15898823799691020962012-01-30T17:31:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.386+01:00(TALKZIMBABWE) Mugabe seeks AU support for 2012 pollMugabe seeks AU support for 2012 pollPosted by By Our reporter at 30 January, at 02 : 32 AM PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and the Zanu-PF party say the inclusive Government is dysfunctional and accuse the Movement for Democratic Change factions of scuttling constitutional reforms, demanding elections be held in 2012.A report by Voice of America claims that President Mugabe will make a pitch to fellow MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-42011779962645615642012-01-30T17:29:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.387+01:00(HERALD) China pledges to support Africa's ‘just position'China pledges to support Africa's ‘just position' Monday, 30 January 2012 00:00[President Mugabe greets his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni while Zambian leader Mr Michael Sata looks at the official opening of the 18th AU Summit in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, yesterday.] From Munyaradzi Huni in ADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaCHINA has pledged to support the "just position" of African countries in various MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-66919734682767236542012-01-30T17:27:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.389+01:00(HERALD) Fertiliser shortage hits ZimFertiliser shortage hits Zim Monday, 30 January 2012 00:00[Zimbabwe Farmers Union] AN acute shortage of top dressing fertiliser (Ammonium Nitrate) has hit the market, threatening crop yield. The fertiliser is only available on the informal market where it is being sold at prohibitive prices.Early this month, Government turned down an appeal by fertiliser producers who sought to export the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-23210326222902967372012-01-30T17:17:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.391+01:00(HERALD) ‘Ray Charles, I presume’‘Ray Charles, I presume’ Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10 000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No I'm not going 10 000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-91976031440229756682012-01-30T17:11:00.003+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.392+01:00Prosecute ChipoyaProsecute ChipoyaBy The PostMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT IT is said that justice begins at home and the leaders themselves must be the first to give witness.It is also said that we cannot call others to virtues which we ourselves do not make an effort to practice. We say this in the light of Michael Sata's timely and decisive action against the corruption of his senior private secretary Alfred MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-76615996625255516422012-01-30T17:08:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.394+01:00People don't want me to serve Sata - ChipoyaPeople don't want me to serve Sata - ChipoyaBy Bivan SalusekiMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT FORMER State House senior private secretary Alfred Chipoya yesterday said some people don't want him to serve President Michael Sata.In an interview, Chipoya said it was true he was no longer working at State House as senior private secretary but President Sata was working out something different for him. MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-11896408794270928972012-01-30T17:07:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.396+01:00Sata has demonstrated political will in corruption fight - TIZSata has demonstrated political will in corruption fight - TIZBy Allan MulengaMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT TRANSPARENCY International Zambia says President Michael Sata has demonstrated political will in fighting corruption by firing Alfred Chipoya. Commenting on the sacking of Chipoya, who was President Sata's senior private secretary, for alleged corruption, TIZ executive director Goodwell LunguMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-11939316887813739242012-01-30T17:05:00.001+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.397+01:00No one can intimidate Mpezeni, says MMD officialNo one can intimidate Mpezeni, says MMD officialBy Christopher Miti in ChipataMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT THE MMD in Eastern Province says it is against the idea of parading traditional leaders for purposes of achieving political objectives. And the MMD says there is no one in the Ngoniland and beyond who can intimidate Paramount chief Mpezeni.Reacting to President Michael Sata's sentiments thatMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-69301163222803886562012-01-30T17:03:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.399+01:00Don't allow leaders to steal, urges Fr BwalyaDon't allow leaders to steal, urges Fr BwalyaBy Mwila Chansa-NtambiMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT FATHER Frank Bwalya has urged Zambians never to allow their leaders to steal from them again. And Bonny Tembo has urged Zambians to manage the change they voted for because if it overwhelms them, it will be a disaster. Meanwhile, a former Zamtel employee says the sale of the telecoms company to LAP MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-38786574442363131562012-01-30T17:00:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.401+01:00Ambassador Zhou can't intimidate me, says KambwiliCOMMENT - Why are chinese managers called 'investors'? An investor is just that - someone who buys stocks and other equities in a company. Why call managers 'investors'? Ambassador Zhou can't intimidate me, says KambwiliBy Staff ReportersMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT CHISHIMBA Kambwili says Chinese ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao cannot intimidate him. Appearing on ZNBC's Kwacha Good Morning MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-35255269817376313022012-01-30T16:58:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.402+01:00Cops warn and caution Mwale againCops warn and caution Mwale againBy Staff ReportersMon 30 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CATTHE joint team of security officers investigating the plunder of resources in Rupiah Banda's regime have warned and cautioned former mines minister Maxwell Mwale and his deputy Boniface Nkhata.According to family sources, police recorded a warn and caution statement from Nkhata on Saturday at Chama police station in MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-62235774516675432112012-01-30T16:56:00.002+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.404+01:00Constitution-making process needs legal protection - ZECConstitution-making process needs legal protection - ZECBy Roy HabaaluMon 30 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT THE Zambia Episcopal Conference says the constitution-making process needs a legal instrument that safeguards and protects its content.During a press briefing yesterday at which they released a pastoral letter themed: "That they may have abundant life", ZEC president Archbishop Ignatius Chama said MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-63983676583305803302012-01-30T16:55:00.000+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.406+01:00Defections bad for democracy - FODEPDefections bad for democracy - FODEPBy Mwila Chansa-Ntambi in KitweMon 30 Jan. 2012, 13:58 CAT FOUNDATION for Democratic Process information, research and publicity chairperson Isaac Ngoma says the recent defections of people from the opposition to the ruling party weigh down democratic principles and erode the value of checks and balances.In a statement, Ngoma observed that defections especiallyMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-8651582814920624102012-01-30T16:53:00.003+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.407+01:00Ground Focus sees copper oxide production doublingGround Focus sees copper oxide production doublingBy Misheck Wangwe in KitweMon 30 Jan. 2012, 13:00 CAT GROUND Focus Mining Limited says copper oxide production will double this year if the government stops foreign mining firms from importing minerals.In an interview in Kitwe, company managing director Jimmy Mubashi said mining business for local investors was at risk because the government hadMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-50899608024897122182012-01-30T16:49:00.003+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.409+01:00Evaluations key for accountability - DFIDCOMMENT - Well Kelvin, here is what works - collecting $1.3 billion in taxes from the mining industry, through the Windfall Tax. And reinvesting it in things people can see and use - like infrastructure, agriculture, manufacturing. Including irrigation to prevent flooding and stabilize agricultural production year to year. Evaluations key for accountability - DFIDBy Kabanda ChuluMon 30 Jan. 2012,MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-69293999143990148692012-01-30T16:15:00.004+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.410+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE BLOG) Open letter to Ambassador Charles RayOpen letter to Ambassador Charles RayBy Psychology MaziwisaPolitics Last updated on: January 28, 2012Dear Ambassador Charles Ray,I read with interest your speech on the state of Zimbabwe-US relations and have decided to share my opinion on the matter, if only in brief.You have achieved many wonderful things during your term in Harare as American Ambassador, including helping in the battle againstMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-60811162059505597462012-01-30T00:57:00.004+01:002012-02-02T21:31:51.412+01:00(PROGRESS) Mining costs Ghanians more than it benefits themWhy mobile money is popular in Africa, but not in the USbanking mining resource curse cost benefit ground rentMining costs Ghanians more than it benefits themAfrican consumers have leapfrogged traditional banking systems by using mobile phones while their academics speak up for making mining benefit everyone. We trim, blend, and append two 2012 articles from (1) Christian Science Monitor, Jan 13,MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-7587399786990328892012-01-29T17:53:00.000+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.417+01:00(BLACK AGENDA REPORT) Hell No We Won t Go To War Against AfricaHell No, We Won’t Go To War Against Africa!Wed, 01/11/2012 - 02:21 — Mark P. Fancherby Mark P. FancherElders and other influencers discouraged Black youth from becoming fodder for the Iraq war, but what of the looming U.S. imperial wars in Africa? The U.S. Africa Command propagates the lie that it only “advises” friendly forces on the continent, but “at the same time establishes bases in the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-34989478421297821562012-01-29T17:50:00.006+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.420+01:00(MONITOR UGANDA) Gen. Kagame (Top) ordered the arrest of GeneralsGen. Kagame (Top) ordered the arrest of Generals By EMMANUEL GYEZAHO (email the author)Posted Sunday, January 29 2012 at 00:00KAMPALARwandan president Paul Kagame has said his four senior army officers who were suspended from the force last week and placed under house arrest “were involved in cases of indiscipline.”He, however, did not disclose what acts of indiscipline the four men were MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-5840121115636636132012-01-29T17:48:00.004+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.422+01:00(AL JAZEERA) Exxon 'loses' Venezuela nationalisation caseExxon 'loses' Venezuela nationalisation caseWorld's biggest oil company receives ten per cent of what it demanded in a dispute over the planet's "largest" deposit.Chris Arsenault Last Modified: 06 Jan 2012 15:08Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has taken a tough line with multinational oil companies [GALLO/GETTY]Hugo Chavez must be smiling.In the latest showdown between western oil companies and MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-52594607208200333762012-01-29T17:14:00.004+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.427+01:00(GLOBALRESEARCH) HAITIS DEMOCRATIC DICTATORSHIP - Bill Clinton is comfortable shaking hands with Baby Doc Duvalier - WhyHAITI'S "DEMOCRATIC DICTATORSHIP": Bill Clinton is comfortable shaking hands with "Baby Doc" Duvalier - Why?by Jean Saint-VilGlobal Research, January 28, 2012A young Haitian called me the other day insisting that I help him deal with the disturbing photograph he had just seen on the internet. By then, my friend had realized that it was not a photoshop manipulated fake image. Thus, he wanted to MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-4252551202016354962012-01-29T17:09:00.003+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.429+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Mugabe seeks AU poll backingCOMMENT - Unlike what the reader seems to believe, Zimbabwe doesn't need to ask anyone's permission to hold elections. He already has 'AU support', in that they wills send election observers - whose thumbs up will be drowned out in gory headlines about alleged violence, which will serve the purpose of the United States and the UK stating how they won't recognize the outcome, when Morgan MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-11085781475053527322012-01-29T16:51:00.003+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.432+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) MDC-T suffers High Court blowMDC-T suffers High Court blow29/01/2012 00:00:00by Staff ReporterTHE High Court has dismissed with costs an application by the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T party to have police return materials seized during a recent raid at its Bulawayo offices. Justice Nicholas Ndou ruled that police acted within the law when confiscating the materials since the party had committed an offence.The MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-39176407836624023982012-01-29T16:49:00.003+01:002012-02-01T10:56:49.289+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) President MIchael Sata sets ZANACO as the next targetPresident MIchael Sata sets ZANACO as the next targetTIME PUBLISHED - Saturday, January 28, 2012, 4:38 pmPRESIDENT Michael Sata has directed Minister of Justice Sebastian Zulu to immediately probe the sale of the Zambia National Commercial (Zanaco) Bank to establish whether procedure was followed when Dutch bankers Rabo acquired a 49 percent stake in the institution in 2007.The probe comes days MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-17137576018933882452012-01-29T16:39:00.006+01:002012-02-01T10:58:07.669+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) I have no problem with the probe of the sale of Zambia National Commercial Bank - MagandeI have no problem with the probe of the sale of Zambia National Commercial Bank -MagandeTIME PUBLISHED - Sunday, January 29, 2012, 2:34 pmFORMER Minister of Finance and National Planning Ng’andu Magande has said that he has no problem with the probe of the sale of Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO).Mr Magande said he stands ready to be called upon to answer all queries, but quickly added MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-49009063931462191742012-01-29T16:37:00.002+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.439+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) British High Commission clarifies ZAMTEL story in the Post and Zambia Daily Mail NewspapersBritish High Commission clarifies ZAMTEL story in the Post and Zambia Daily Mail NewspapersTIME PUBLISHED - Sunday, January 29, 2012, 12:13 amThe articles in the Post and Zambia Daily Mail on 28 January concerning Zamtel did not accurately reflect the British High Commission’s position on the issue.The British High Commission fully supports the efforts to tackle corruption in Zambia. Corruption MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-72360080435916230852012-01-29T16:33:00.002+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.442+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Musokotwane warns of ripple effects of 100 percent salary hikeCOMMENT - Heavens forbid, not wage inflation. Top bonuses, graft up the yingyang, that's ok. But woe to all if workers would benefit from the economy. The guy is a mental slave. He simply regurgitates whatever dogma comes from the IMF/World Bank. Remember that Alan Greenspan (former FED chief) used to warn against the perils of 'wage inflation'. He was forced to admit that his entire ideology wasMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-85360336078315712892012-01-28T13:22:00.004+01:002012-02-01T10:55:24.444+01:00(HERALD) Politics and violencePolitics and violenceWednesday, 25 January 2012 00:00In a December 13, 2006 feature article on Politics and Violence, Elizabeth Frazer of Oxford University and Kimberly Hutchings of the London School of Economics compared and contrasted the political theory and philosophy of political violence as propounded by legendary Frantz Fanon and prolific author and commentator Hannah Arendt. We have an MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-13836470692285704472012-01-27T21:58:00.003+01:002012-01-30T21:12:21.982+01:00(NYASATIMES) Blantyre City Council courts economic expertsBlantyre City Council courts economic experts By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times Amid an outcry of lack of financial prudence, nepotism, and inefficiency by Blantyre City Council (BCC), management has swallowed its pride and invited the city’s citizenry to scrutinize its budget skeletons before it formulates the council’s 2012/13 financial year budget.The council invited a number of city residents on MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-89122840488421119872012-01-27T18:47:00.006+01:002012-01-30T21:12:21.986+01:00Prosecute Rupiah, urges ZRA inquiryProsecute Rupiah, urges ZRA inquiryBy Kabanda ChuluFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT THE ZRA Comm-ission of Inquiry has recommended that appropriate action be taken against Rupiah Banda and 12 former government officials for the fraudulent procurements regarding border scanners and concession-related contracts.But home affairs minister Kennedy Sakeni yesterday said the 12 of those referred to in the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-56377309391346906742012-01-27T18:45:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:21.991+01:00Disown politicians championing unproductive political ideologies'Disown politicians championing unproductive political ideologies'By The PostFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT IN any country, there is always a need for an ongoing political dialogue for different reasons. First, new and young generations need it, new situations require it, and new challenges force us to adopt new attitudes. Dialogue is an ongoing process in all fields, and no human being can rightly MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-34581444330041608182012-01-27T18:43:00.000+01:002012-01-30T21:12:21.995+01:00Allow Zamtel to run professionally - ChitalaAllow Zamtel to run professionally - ChitalaBy Kombe ChimpindeFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT DR Mbita Chitala says it is possible for the government to find a strategic partner with Zambian interests in the running of Zamtel.Commenting on the takeover of Zamtel whose 75 per cent shares were previously owned by Lap Green Networks of Libya by government after establishing that it was fraudulently MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-63575061595011655042012-01-27T18:42:00.000+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.000+01:00MMD campaign funds, materials were shrouded in secrecy - NjapauMMD campaign funds, materials were shrouded in secrecy - NjapauBy Allan MulengaFri 27 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT SOURCES of the MMD campaign funds and materials were shrouded in secrecy, says Grace Njapau. In an interview, Njapau, who was until last week the MMD national trustee, said the party sidelined some national executive committee (NEC) members prior to the elections."If it (election) was MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-69672205872159612902012-01-27T18:40:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.006+01:00DEC arrest Red Cross boss for theft, money launderingDEC arrest Red Cross boss for theft, money launderingBy Bright MukwasaFri 27 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT ZAMBIA Red Cross Society secretary general Charles Mushitu has been arrested for theft and money laundering offences involving K1.4 billion and for possessing an AK 47 assault rifle. Mushitu was arrested together with his finance manager Sydney Chituta.Drug Enforcement Commission acting public MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-84197911170032066032012-01-27T18:38:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.010+01:00Fr Chibuye urges Sata to abolish position of DCFr Chibuye urges Sata to abolish position of DCBy Ernest ChandaFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT A Mpika clergyman has called on President Michael Sata to abolish the position of district commissioner since cadres are still being appointed to such positions. Mpika Catholic diocese director of Caritas Father Patrick Chibuye said it was disappointing that the Patriotic Front government had gone back to MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-76372588666442718702012-01-27T18:37:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.014+01:00Police warn and caution Nevers over corruptionPolice warn and caution Nevers over corruptionBy Moses Kuwema and Ernest ChandaFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CATMMD presidential aspirant Pastor Nevers Mumba has been warned and cautioned by law enforcement agencies for corrupt activities. Pastor Mumba yesterday appeare for questioning before a combined team of officers from the Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission and Anti Corruption Commission MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-77726687094499210012012-01-27T18:34:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.046+01:00Mukata denies dishing out food during pollsMukata denies dishing out food during pollsBy Agness ChangalaFri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT MMD CHILANGA member of parliament Keith Mukata has denied allegations that he was donating food stuffs and money before and during last September's general elections.This is in a matter where Patriotic Front losing candidate Geoffrey Chumbwe is challenging Mukata and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-62278283388411219512012-01-27T18:29:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.050+01:00Collum mine compensates family of deceased workerCOMMENT - K50 million is $10,000. Collum mine compensates family of deceased workerBy Edwin Mbulo in LivingstoneFri 27 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT [183 Reads, 0 Comment(s)]MANAGEMENT at the Chinese-run Collum Coal Mine has paid out K50 million to the family of Gibson Siachivwenya who died when a rock fell on him at shaft three on January 18 this year. According to a letter addressed to Southern MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-90292445942270326902012-01-27T17:43:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.054+01:00(DEMOCRACY NOW) NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary(DEMOCRACY NOW) NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim DocumentaryRepresentatives from the New York City Muslim community, together with local ethnic and interfaith groups, gathered at City Hall Thursday calling for the resignation of New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly and police spokesperson Paul Browne after it was revealed MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-7830743504000077192012-01-27T17:41:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.058+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) If talking were an industry, Zambia would be prosperous-President SataIf talking were an industry, Zambia would be prosperous-President SataTIME PUBLISHED - Friday, January 27, 2012, 3:31 pmPresident Michael Sata has said Zambians living abroad should emulate their counterparts from other countries who send wealth back home to contribute to national economic development.President Said it was not good for Zambian nationals in the diaspora to live a comfortable life MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-46751239445510471912012-01-27T11:19:00.009+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.061+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Mass graves found at police training campCOMMENT - Expect more headlines like these as the elections are coming up this year. The 'reporter' doesn't date the mass grave. It could be from the Liberation War from 1965 to 1980, when 50,000 Zimbabweans were killed by the forces of Ian Smith. The fact that it was used as a training camp for the Zimbabwean police doesn't reveal what it's previous use was. Compared to the exaggerated 20,000 MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-18567015709974035522012-01-27T00:14:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.064+01:00(GLOBALRESEARCH) REPARING FOR THE NEXT CONQUEST - What does Libya tell us about Intervention in Syria and IranREPARING FOR THE NEXT CONQUEST: What does Libya tell us about Intervention in Syria and Iran?by Richard LightbownGlobal Research, January 24, 2012 Debkafile reported on 17 January that an imminent joint Israeli-US exercise had been cancelled by Israel’s prime minister, and not by the US as widely supposed. Convinced that Iran has made the decision to become a nuclear power Mr Netanyahu is MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-43094682578181396602012-01-26T18:54:00.008+01:002012-01-30T21:13:34.256+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Zambia backs Mugabe election pushZambia backs Mugabe election push26/01/2012 00:00:00by Staff ReporterZAMBIAN President Michael Sata has said he would not block President Robert Mugabe’s push for new elections and dismissed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as a “stooge” of the West.Mugabe and his Zanu PF party want new elections to end the coalition government insisting the compromise, negotiated by the regional SADC grouping MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-27132387260216900232012-01-26T18:52:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.070+01:00(GUARDIAN UK) 'Humiliating' work as Victoria station porter helped Michael Sata become Zambia's president'Humiliating' work as Victoria station porter helped Michael Sata become Zambia's presidentBy Aislinn Laing, Lusaka7:30PM GMT 22 Jan 2012Mr Sata, 74, known as King Cobra for his sharp tongue, campaigned on a pro-poor and anti-corruption ticket and promised Zambians he would begin to "restore dignity" within 90 days of taking office.Since his victory over the party which had led the copper-rich MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-34099747979333794272012-01-26T17:13:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.073+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Zambia backs Mugabe election pushCOMMENT - Well right on. :) Zambia backs Mugabe election push26/01/2012 00:00:00by Staff ReporterZAMBIAN President Michael Sata has said he would not block President Robert Mugabe’s push for new elections and dismissed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai as a “stooge” of the West.Mugabe and his Zanu PF party want new elections to end the coalition government insisting the compromise, negotiated by MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-75019831248703516162012-01-26T17:12:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.076+01:00Government ponders probing CEECGovernment ponders probing CEECBy Kabanda ChuluWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT GOVERNMENT is considering undertaking a forensic audit at the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission where empowerment funds have been plundered, says commerce Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa.Appearing before the parliamentary public accounts committee which is considering reports of the Auditor General for 2009 MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-74288533800495629432012-01-26T17:11:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.079+01:00Barclays to revamp Internet bankingBarclays to revamp Internet bankingBy Gift ChandaWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:58 CATBARCLAYS Bank Zambia Plc says it will invest more than K12 billion (US$2.5 million) in the next five years to revamp its Internet banking service which will be widely accessible to its customers for free.Unveiling the bank's upgraded Internet banking service in Lusaka yesterday, Barclays Bank Zambia Plc managing director MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-20822678501391594282012-01-26T17:10:00.000+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.082+01:00Mopani's acid mists attract investigationsMopani's acid mists attract investigationsBy Misheck Wangwe in KitweWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:40 CAT CITIZENS for Better Environment (CBE) has sent a team of experts to Mufulira to ascertain the level of acid mists released by Mopani Copper Mines that are affecting people's health.Over 3,200 residents of Butondo township in Mufulira on Wednesday last week resolved to sue Mopani Copper Mines over the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-60500360939735687692012-01-26T17:08:00.000+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.085+01:00Farmers call for review of fees on livestockFarmers call for review of fees on livestockBy Gift ChandaTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:00 CAT FARMERS have called for a review of fees and charges imposed on key stakeholders in the livestock sector. In its review of council fees and charges on the livestock sector in Zambia, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has observed that multiplicity of the fees and charges imposed by the council, the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-46911581766071204532012-01-26T17:03:00.002+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.089+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Zambia Revenue Authority Commision of Inquiry Report out, Cabinet acts on its recommendationsZambia Revenue Authority Commision of Inquiry Report out, Cabinet acts on its recommendationsTIME PUBLISHED - Thursday, January 26, 2012, 1:25 pmCabinet has directed the reversal of the concession of three borders namely Kasumbalesa, Nakonde, Jimbe, Kipushi, Mwami and Chanida and the reversal of the tax concession offered to Varum Beverages Limited, the promoters of the Pepsi Zambia MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-4557716252347832932012-01-26T17:00:00.003+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.091+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Health workers get 100% salary hikeHealth workers get 100% salary hikeTIME PUBLISHED - Thursday, January 26, 2012, 8:20 amGOVERNMENT has increased salaries for all health workers by 100 percent, Minister of Labour, Sport and Youth Chishimba Kambwili said in Ndola yesterday. He said the pay rise will boost morale among health workers across the country.“Today , we have increased the salaries for all our health workers by 100 MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-28602594383569631912012-01-26T16:58:00.001+01:002012-01-30T21:12:22.095+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Police warn and caution Situmbeko MusokotwanePolice warn and caution Situmbeko MusokotwaneTIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 8:49 pmThe joint investigations team has today recorded a warn and caution statement for former finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane for the offence of abuse of authority of office, contrary to section 99(i) of the penal code cap 87 of the laws of Zambia.This is in a case in which Dr.Musokotwane granted MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-15189317183855162772012-01-25T15:25:00.003+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.051+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) President Michael Sata directs Zambia Police to provide maximum security to Paramount Chief MpezeniPresident Michael Sata directs Zambia Police to provide maximum security to Paramount Chief MpezeniTIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 4:13 pmPresident Michael Sata has directed the Zambia Police to provide maximum security to Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people in Eastern province. This follows alleged threats of violence against chief Mpezeni from Chiefs Madzimawe and Zamane MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-41326379022307258112012-01-25T15:17:00.004+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.054+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Investor confidence guaranteed observes MagandeInvestor confidence guaranteed observes MagandeTIME PUBLISHED - Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 9:02 amNational Movement for Progress Party president Ng’andu Magande has lashed out at some sections of society stating that the reversal of the ZAMTEL sale will bring about economic uncertainty.Mr. Magande says stakeholders should not be scared of a decision that can result in Zambia benefiting through MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-47909473622551975272012-01-25T15:13:00.004+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.056+01:00(HERALD) Gaddafi loyalist troops retake Bani WalidGaddafi loyalist troops retake Bani Walid Wednesday, 25 January 2012 00:00BANI WALID - The Libyan town of Bani Walid, which was also one of the last pro-Gaddafi strongholds to fall under the NATO-led invasion last year, was on Monday retaken by fighters loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.Col Gaddafi was captured and killed by NATO-led insurgents on October 23.The seizure of Bani Walid followed fierce MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-1811653549756534162012-01-25T14:50:00.009+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.057+01:00Government moves into zamtelGovernment moves into zamtelBy Chiwoyu Sinyangwe, Bright Mukwasa and Kombe ChimpindeWed 25 Jan. 2012, 14:00 CAT THE government has taken back 75 per cent shareholding in Zamtel "fraudulently" acquired by Libya's LAP Green Network in the controversial transaction hatched in 2010 at US$257 million. But former finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the repossession of Zamtel's 75 per cent MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-83339870110343012222012-01-25T14:45:00.001+01:002012-02-01T11:02:43.703+01:00Judicial reforms long overdue - ChisangaJudicial reforms long overdue - ChisangaBy Brina ManengaWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:54 CAT JUDICIAL reforms in the country are long over overdue because the public has lost confidence in Zambia's justice system, says Lusaka lawyer George Chisanga.Featuring on Radio Phoenix's Let The People Talk programme together with fellow lawyer Abraham Mwansa yesterday, Chisanga said the justice system in the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-45867973418106810472012-01-25T14:33:00.004+01:002012-02-01T11:02:43.706+01:00Singani calls for implemention of decentralisation policyCOMMENT - An interesting book on traditional leadership in Africa and the Caribbean, from lots of contributors, is: Grass-Roots Governance?: Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean: Case Studies (Africa: Missing Voices) P. S. Reddy (Editor), Donald I. Ray (Editor)Singani calls for implemention of decentralisation policyBy Misheck Wangwe in ChomaWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:52 CAT THE PF government must MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-85201427206374317292012-01-25T14:31:00.000+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.059+01:00Kagem miner recounts abuseKagem miner recounts abuseBy Darious Kapembwa in KitweWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:30 CAT A KAGEM emerald mineworker has complained of how a security manager squeezed his private parts and inserted a finger in his anal canal on suspicion he had hidden an emerald.Willie Manda in a report to Kagem management and the Mineworkers' Union of Zambia stated that a Mr Dramandra stripped him and conducted the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-3695216136357589712012-01-25T14:29:00.002+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.061+01:00MMD will never get back to power - Ng'ambiMMD will never get back to power - Ng'ambiBy Abigail Chaponda in Ndola and Christopher Miti in ChipataWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:53 CAT FORMER MMD Copperbelt province vice-chairman Frank Ng'ambi says the MMD will never come back to power because it has lost its credibility. Ng'ambi who resigned from his position last Friday said former president Rupiah Banda's bad leadership skills led to the demise MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-23538824430079530342012-01-25T14:27:00.002+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.062+01:00K2.1bn didn't pass through Liato's accounts - witnessK2.1bn didn't pass through Liato's accounts - witnessBy Maluba JereWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:58 CAT A WITNESS has told the Lusaka magistrates' court that investigations conducted on Austin Liato's bank accounts revealed that the K2.1 billion unearthed from his farm did not pass through any accounts. And the court overruled an objection by defence lawyers to admit into evidence the K2.1 MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-57641907765963270932012-01-25T14:21:00.002+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.064+01:00Kambwili rebukes Gourock managerKambwili rebukes Gourock managerBy Fridah Nkonde in NdolaWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:57 CAT MINISTER of Labour, Youth, and Sports Chishimba Kambwili on Monday rebuked Gourock Limited Company factory manager for the poor conditions of service the employees were experiencing. During a surprise visit to the company, Kambwili told the factory manager Sharma Sharad that he would not allow abuse of workers."MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-27190865880521287132012-01-25T14:07:00.007+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.089+01:00CBU lecturer urges longer time frame for kwacha rebasingCBU lecturer urges longer time frame for kwacha rebasingBy Chiwoyu Sinyangwe and Kabanda ChuluWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:54 CAT REBASING the kwacha by lopping off three zeros might result in cost-push inflationary pressures and further weakening the under-pressure kwacha, warns Copperbelt. University business studies lecturer Dr Lubinda Haabazoka.Dr Haabazoka urged the government to postpone the timeMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-83117542123245734362012-01-25T14:03:00.002+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.091+01:00Government prods ZRA to lead fight against corruptionGovernment prods ZRA to lead fight against corruptionBy Edwin Mbulo in LivingstoneWed 25 Jan. 2012, 13:53 CAT FINANCE deputy minister Alfridah Kansembe has challenged Zambia Revenue Authority officers to own the fight against corruption because they face a lot of challenges with businessmen dangling carrots in their face.And the Zambia Revenue Authority has constantly exceeded the International MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-17599492049216283452012-01-25T13:43:00.006+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.092+01:00Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan townGaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan townBy ReutersTue 24 Jan. 2012, 13:50 CAT Fighters loyal to Libya's overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital on Monday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country's fragile new government.The fightback by Gaddafi supporters defeated in Libya's civil war, though unlikely to spread elsewhere, added to MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-64375580805526806872012-01-25T13:24:00.003+01:002012-01-28T13:42:24.094+01:00S.Africa's Malema makes last stand with ANC appealS.Africa's Malema makes last stand with ANC appealBy ReutersTue 24 Jan. 2012, 13:00 CAT Julius Malema, leader of the African National Congress"s Youth League (ANCYL), speaks at a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. An appeal that will determine the future of South African political rebel Julius Malema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to retain his influential MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-39344853992255057012012-01-25T02:18:00.006+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.943+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Court throws out Zamtel bid to nullify DEC’s move to freeze accountsCourt throws out Zamtel bid to nullify DEC’s move to freeze accountsTIME PUBLISHED - Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 9:21 pmThe Lusaka high court has thrown out a bid for Zamtel to quash the move by the Drug Enforcement Commission-DEC to freeze its accounts saying the action was done in the course of criminal investigations.In his ruling Lusaka high court judge Evans Hamaundu said he could not stay MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-36153550043426425122012-01-24T22:58:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.945+01:00Government removes three zeros from currencyGovernment removes three zeros from currencyBy Bright Mukwasa and Kabanda ChuluTue 24 Jan. 2012, 13:00 CAT THE government has knocked out three zeros from the kwacha, a move that is aimed at strengthening the local currency against major convertible currencies. And analyst Chibamba Kanyama has supported government's move to rebase the kwacha, saying economic stability should be anchored on MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-59389532446978812482012-01-24T22:56:00.000+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.947+01:00You are a useless controller, Simbao tells community PSYou are a useless controller, Simbao tells community PSBy Roy HabaaluTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:55 CAT CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary committee on communication, works and supply Kapembwa Simbao on Friday told the permanent secretary in the ministry of community development that he is useless as a controller.This was after the acting permanent secretary, Ben Chuundu, failed to explain why junior MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-78173101732412498022012-01-24T22:55:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.949+01:00Ruling on LAP Green's judicial review todayRuling on LAP Green's judicial review todayBy Mwala Kalaluka, Allan Mulenga and Kombe ChimpindeTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:54 CATRULING in the matter where Zamtel Telecommunications Company has sought judicial review in the Lusaka High Court following the freezing of its bank accounts by the Drug Enforcement Commission comes up today. And George Kunda says the MMD will not contest the reversal of the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-24090055646136461572012-01-24T22:53:00.002+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.952+01:00Plunderers are behind the false assassination story - Bishop MamboPlunderers are behind the false assassination story - Bishop MamboBy Ernest Chanda and Roy HabaaluTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:54 CAT BISHOP John Mambo says Mafias who plundered the country are behind the false story circulating that President Michael Sata has been assassinated. And former PF national youth Chairman Eric Chanda has urged the party's youths to call off their election victory honeymoon MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-72988409690980048882012-01-24T22:51:00.000+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.954+01:00Kunda denies being probed over K814bnKunda denies being probed over K814bnBy Mwala KalalukaTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:59 CAT FORMER Republican vice-president George Kunda says he has never been investigated or questioned over the alleged K814 billion excess expenditure by the MMD government in 2010.Reacting to a story published in yesterday's Post that he had been quizzed over the K814 billion excess expenditure highlighted in the latestMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-67632665489217461172012-01-24T22:50:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.955+01:00Sakeni urges proactiveness in curbing financial abuseSakeni urges proactiveness in curbing financial abuseBy Kabanda ChuluTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:58 CAT HOME affairs minister Kennedy Sakeni has challenged controlling officers to report to the police any suspected theft or misapplication of public funds in their ministries and departments even before the office of the Auditor General releases its reports.When asked to comment on why security wings do MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-48848775717229615522012-01-24T22:48:00.000+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.957+01:00Musokotwane petition judgment set for March 12Musokotwane petition judgment set for March 12By Mwala KalalukaTue 24 Jan. 2012, 12:56 CATLUSAKA High Court judge-in-charge Jane Kabuka has set March 12 as the date of judgment in a matter where the election of the MMD's Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane as Liuwa member of parliament is being challenged.This was after Dr Musokotwane, a former finance minister in the Rupiah Banda administration, closed hisMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-40674374297310329452012-01-24T15:38:00.003+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.959+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) President Sata appoints Dr Mupanga Mwanakatwe - Chairman and acting CEO of ZAMTELPresident Sata appoints Dr Mupanga Mwanakatwe, Chairman and acting CEO of ZAMTELTIME PUBLISHED - Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 1:51 pmZambian President Michael Sata has dissolved the Board of Directors of Zamtel and appointed a new Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Government having accepted without reservation the report on the findings of the Committee Investigating the sale of Zamtel, MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-26950271825266883512012-01-24T11:52:00.005+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.961+01:00(HERALD) Co-op leadership engages ChikwinyaCo-op leadership engages Chikwinya Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00Court ReporterTHE executive leadership of Harare North Housing Co-operative Union, whose membership was ordered off the 84-hectare piece of land in Hatcliffe has engaged the legitimate land occupant Cde Nyasha Chikwinya to accommodate part of the affected families.Cde Chikwinya - a Zanu-PF Central Committee member - won the land MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-34465007470305491332012-01-24T11:44:00.003+01:002012-01-27T12:19:56.724+01:00(HERALD) Kill the Boer indeedKill the Boer indeed!Wednesday, 11 January 2012 00:00My Turn Caesar Zvayi, Deputy EditorBeing one of the few Zimbabweans who got the chance to join the ANC in celebrating 100 years of existence in Mangaung, I stubbornly refuse to call it Bloemfontein, let me take this opportunity to wish my South African brother’s a happy anniversary.I hope you will have another 100 years of bringing meaningful MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-84745611658254930852012-01-24T11:42:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.962+01:00(HERALD) ‘Defence geared to counter regime change agenda’‘Defence geared to counter regime change agenda’ Tuesday, 24 January 2012 00:00Herald ReporterZIMBABWE'S national defence policy is premised on the need to counter the illegal regime change agenda sponsored by some Western countries in the past decade, Defence Minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa said yesterday. Minister Mnangagwa said this in a lecture to army officers attending the Joint Command and MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-51496419874919214802012-01-24T10:56:00.006+01:002012-01-27T12:15:17.097+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Biti feeds white farmers false hopeBiti feeds white farmers false hope23/01/2012 00:00:00by Honai ChoperaIN SEPTEMBER last year, I read a seemingly innocuous article on New Zimbabwe.com about a constituency meeting held by Finance Minister Tendai Biti in the affluent Borrowdale suburb. Among his audience was a white commercial farmer who asked about progress towards the compensation of farmers who lost land during the government’sMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-20565157236849820262012-01-24T10:09:00.026+01:002012-01-27T12:13:48.514+01:00Zamtel dealZamtel dealBy The PostMon 23 Jan. 2012, 12:00 CAT IT is said that "what you get by dishonesty, you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later, it will be like a mouthful of sand" (Proverbs 20:17). It is also said that "the more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you" (Proverbs 20:21) and that "the riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-18613267540196871482012-01-24T09:54:00.008+01:002012-01-27T12:11:01.721+01:00No international court can entertain Zamtel sale - SataNo international court can entertain Zamtel sale - SataBy Ernest Chanda and Mwala KalalukaMon 23 Jan. 2012, 12:59 CAT PRESIDENT Michael Sata says no international court of law can entertain the Zamtel sale case if presented because it was shrouded in insidious corruption. And Zamtel top management held a ‘crisis' meeting amidst indications that the government would reverse the MMD's sale of the MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-24573988857709321242012-01-24T09:52:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.964+01:00Sata assassination story annoys governmentSata assassination story annoys governmentBy Ernest ChandaMon 23 Jan. 2012, 13:00 CAT We'll deal conclusively with the false story - defence ministerSTATE House has ordered security wings to arrest people behind a false online story published yesterday alleging that President Michael Sata had been assassinated.And defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba has vowed to conclusively deal with people behindMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-21336205431673630452012-01-24T09:51:00.002+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.966+01:00Rupiah will be compelled to speak, says ManganiRupiah will be compelled to speak, says ManganiBy Kombe ChimpindeMon 23 Jan. 2012, 12:57 CAT RUPIAH Banda will be compelled to speak on the Mpundu Trust issue, says Lameck Mangani. In an interview, Mangani said that the summoning of the former president's wife, Thandiwe, was very interesting considering the fact that she was the director of a multi million dollar trust for her children, when sheMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-5983011979329538562012-01-24T09:49:00.001+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.968+01:00Rupiah should clear himself - KainguRupiah should clear himself - KainguBy Moses KuwemaSun 22 Jan. 2012, 13:59 CAT Mwandi MMD member of parliament Michael Kaingu says the lifting of Rupiah Banda's immunity will give him an opportunity to exonerate himself. But Emmanuel Hachipuka says rushing into lifting the former president's immunity without thorough investigations and specific evidence might result in the cases taking too long MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-15421793292440435532012-01-24T09:45:00.003+01:002012-01-27T12:09:40.971+01:00Cops probe Kunda over K814bnCOMMENT - K814 billion is $163 million. These smaller amounts add up to significant amounts. Cops probe Kunda over K814bnBy Mwala KalalukaMon 23 Jan. 2012, 12:58 CAT GEORGE Kunda is being investigated over the previous government's K814 billion extravagant expenditure in 2010, sources have revealed. A combined team of investigators probing the plunder of national resources in the Rupiah Banda MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-8405889803337793092012-01-23T19:07:00.003+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.701+01:00(LUSAKATIMES, REUTERS) Zambia takes back Libya-owned Zamtel, knocks off three zeros from the kwachaZambia takes back Libya-owned Zamtel, knocks off three zeros from the kwachaTIME PUBLISHED - Monday, January 23, 2012, 4:10 pmZambia will take back a 75 percent stake in local fixed-line operator Zamtel that is currently held by Lybia’s LAP Green Networks, Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said on Monday.“We made a decision to restore Zamtel back to the people of Zambia,” Chikwanda said at a MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-53632899606720442542012-01-23T19:05:00.000+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.704+01:00(LUSAKATIMES) Government to involve US Government in tracing authors of malicious Internet articleGovernment to involve US Government in tracing authors of malicious Internet articleTIME PUBLISHED - Monday, January 23, 2012, 3:05 pmGovernment has hinted at involving the American Government to trace the authors of the malicious rumours that President Micheal Sata had been assassinated.Home affairs minister Kennedy Sakeni has told Journalists in Lusaka this morning that the website on which theMrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-17372388061551629622012-01-23T16:26:00.025+01:002012-01-28T00:02:48.565+01:00(ANTI NEW WORLD ORDER) The New World Order Throughout HistoryCOMMENT - The trillionair Rothschild-Rockefeller banking dynasties throughout history. Courtesy of the anti-New World Order website. "The drive of the Rockefellers and their allies is to create a one-world government combining super-capitalism and Communism under the same tent, all under their control.... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am convinced there is such a plot, international in scope,MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-51721341692645428702012-01-23T13:45:00.003+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.707+01:00(MnG) Africa can feed itself -- and it shouldAfrica can feed itself -- and it shouldFOOD SECURITY: OLUSEGUN OBASANJO Jan 21 2012 11:25It might surprise many who know of my life in politics and international affairs, but in my heart I consider myself a farmer.I am very proud of my two terms as president of Nigeria. I feel privileged as well that, since retirement, I have been asked to mediate in conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-34574219713422467112012-01-23T12:56:00.007+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.709+01:00(HERALD) Resettled farmers, authorities clash in MasvingoCOMMENT - The MDC is trying to sabotage the Zimbabwe people's advancement at every turn. Defunding agriculture and national defense, and now trying to reverse the land reform program by underhand means, using their control of local councils. They stand for continued dependency and control of the Zimbabwean people and their resources, including their land. In this 21st century, we are still MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-11566694044060665342012-01-23T11:14:00.001+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.712+01:00(HERALD) Wheat farmers still to be paidWheat farmers still to be paid Saturday, 21 January 2012 18:52Faith MhanduWheat farmers who delivered grain to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) during the 2007/2008 marketing season are still to receive outstanding payments amounting to US$4 million owing to disagreements between the parastatal and the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development over the issue.GMB management MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-9483377599278021462012-01-23T11:13:00.002+01:002012-01-26T16:29:51.714+01:00(HERALD) MDC-T activist murders wifeMDC-T activist murders wife Saturday, 21 January 2012 18:53Edwin MwasePolice in Shamva have arrested prominent MDC-T official Zivai Chimombe for allegedly murdering his wife following a domestic dispute early yesterday morning. Chimombe, who is brother to Shamva North parliamentary aspirant Mr Godfrey Chimombe, subsequently attempted suicide, but was rescued by neighbours.He is now receiving MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14221184.post-56734581075212339612012-01-23T10:47:00.007+01:002012-01-26T22:53:17.418+01:00(NEWZIMBABWE) Thai minister admits Mugabe facilitationCOMMENT - the honest headline should read: "US government puts Thai citizen on sanctions list for violating their decade long economic embargo of Zimbabwe." They are not satisfied until they get the Zimbabwe people's diamonds. 'Admits Mugabe facilitation'? What does that mean? Since when is it a crime for a Thai citizen to have business or social relations with the president of a sovereign MrKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801241362245253006noreply@blogger.com0