Daily Archives: November 16, 2014

Kaseba not privy of Sata’s anointed successor

First lady Christine Kaseba Sata has disclosed that she is not privy of any person that her late husband President Michael Sata anointed to succeed him after his death. Dr. Kaseba says she has personally come to hate the word ‘anointed’ because it now implying that when President Sata traveled to London for a medical checkup he in fact went ...

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I’m not in a rush – Sata

Lusaka Mayor Mulenga Sata says he is not in a rush to vie for the position of republican President. Mr. Sata says he is currently content with the three positions he has of being Patriotic Front Lusaka District Chairperson, Lusaka Mayor and President of the Local Government Association of Zambia LGAZ. Speaking to Journalists this morning shortly after his family ...

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Stars unite for Band Aid 30 session

Stars including One Direction, Emeli Sande, Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran have recorded a new version of the Band Aid charity single in a studio in London. Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith, Chris Martin and Bono also sang on the reworked Do They Know It’s Christmas? Sande said the participants “sounded like a really powerful choir” when they sang the chorus ...

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Zambia slays Mozambique

Zambia beat Mozambique 1-0 away in Maputo on Saturday to consolidate second place in their penultimate 2015 Group F qualifying match. The win was Zambia first away win and second successive in the qualifiers after a difficult start that saw them staring at the prospect of missing out on the 2015 tournament after picking up two points in their first ...

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Abbott outlines G20 economic pledges

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has brought the G20 summit to a close by detailing economic pledges agreed by the world leaders. He said the package, if implemented, would boost global economic growth over five years by 2.1% more than expected. Russian President Vladimir Putin left before the meeting officially ended. He faced fierce criticism from Western leaders over ...

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Things moving prophetically this Jubilee – Sampa

Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has observed that things are seemingly moving in the prophetic way in this jubilee year. Mr. Sampa who is also commerce, trade and industry deputy minister says the bible states that the jubilee year is a year of changing from one generation to a new generation. Mr. Sampa points out that late President Sata ...

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Chama taunts Sampa

Former Patriotic Front (PF) Lusaka Province Chairman Davies Chama says he finds it unfortunate that Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa thinks he can win as PF president even at the party’s general conference. Mr. Chama says this is because everyone knows that the late President Michael Sata left the instruments of power with Justice Minister Edgar Lungu and therefore ...

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Sondashi saddened by Zambia’s none performing economy

Opposition FDA President Ludwig Sondashi has observed that it is saddening that Zambia’s economy has not performed well in last 50 years despite the country having natural resources. Dr. Sondashi notes that Zambia has not performed well economically due to lack of political leadership in all the successive governments. He says the lack of political leadership has also contributed to ...

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