GOVERNMENT has implored the church to pray for President Lungu to enable him lead the country diligently.
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Given Lubinda said the church should ‘stand in the gap’ for the Head of State to enable him successfully execute his term of office.
Mr Lubinda said this at the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) east consistory at Saint Paul’s congregation in Linda township.
He said it is unfortunate that some sections of the public are wishing the Head of State ill.
“There are people that are opposing the president’s leadership and this is simply having a negative impact on the country’s development,” he said.
Mr Lubinda said those wishing President Lungu ill are adding more blessings to his life as he is poised for victory in next year’s general elections
He implored Christians to use their resources for evangelism.
“You should use resources for evangelism and never use God to make money,” he said.
The minister further implored the church to assist government in fighting tribalism and hate speech as they are not part of Christian values.
“There is no need for people to focus on tribe as these days, Zambians inter-marry. What is important is that we are all one Zambia,” he said.
UCZ Livingstone east consistory chairperson Lembe Tontela Sivile advised the church and all Zambians in general to participate in the country’s development.
African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) Reverend, Martin Chama said it is unacceptable that Zambians are concentrating on constructing luxury bars and shops while neglecting the church.
“It is not right that people should build bars, brothels and other structures and yet the church should fail to construct places of worship,” he said.

The National Road Fund Agency has disbursed 23 million kwacha for routine maintenance of road projects and related activities across the country.

Some of the routine maintenance projects funded are on the Copperbelt, which include the Sabina-Mufulira road to Mukambo, the Chembe-Lufwanyama and Ndola-Mufulira roads.

In Lusaka Province, some of the roads have been funded include Linda Turn Off – Chikupi, Nampundwe Road, Old Kafue Road, Ngwerere – Chisamba Road, among other Trunk, Main and District roads.

In Central Province, the funding is for roads such as the Mulungushi Hydro-Lunsemfwa, Mumbwa-Namwala, Kabwe-Lukanga Swamps and the Mulembo River-Mkuku Bridge roads.

In the Eastern Province, the funds will go towards the Mufumbe-Malama road, Kalunga-Chimhinga, Lundazi-Chitungulu Road and Mfuwe-Chichele roads among others.

This is contained in a statement availed to the media today by National Road Fund Agency Spokesperson, ALPHONSIUS HAMACHILA.

UPND Copperbelt provincial chairman Elisha Matambo on Friday played a tribal trumpet when he advised people of Masaiti not to vote for PF candidate Michael Katambo because he is not Lamba.

Speaking at a rally in Masaiti addressed by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to drum support for UPND candidate Peter Mumba, Matambo told the gathering not vote for Katambo because he did not hail from Lambaland.

“We want a Lamba to stand here in Masaiti, a by-election is a serious business. We will not allow someone from another place to stand, it has to be a son of the soil. In Mpongwe, they voted for [Gabriel] Namulambe, so what’s wrong with you people here? Katambo just married one of us [Lamba lady] here and that does not make him Lamba. On this one, there is no compromise. Even Rupiah Banda when he was campaigning for President Lungu, he told Easteners to vote for their own and it’s an open secret,” said Matambo.

The Lusaka Boma Court has heard how Kabwe Warriors mid-fielder, Abuid Sakala, dumped his wife a few days after their wedding in Lusaka. In this case, Nelly Lumwaya, 23, a resident of Chilenje Township in Lusaka, sued Sakala for marriage reconciliation.
But the reconciliation failed. Lumwaya narrated that the two got married on December 20, 2014 and had a white wedding but that her husband left for Kabwe on January 3 and went for good without proper reason. According to Lumwaya, Sakala paid K2,000 out of the K6,000 he was charged for dowry. She explained that Sakala left Lusaka, saying he was going to sign a new contract with his football team, but that one time when she phoned him, a woman answered claiming that she was his wife and that they lived together in Kabwe. Lumwaya further explained that the woman decided to call back, warning her to stay away from Sakala and insulted her. She said she called Sakala several times because she also needed money for rentals and food.
Lumwaya further narrated that on March 17, she and some elders travelled to Kabwe where they found an expectant woman in Sakala’s house who said she was married to him. But in his defence, Sakala, 25, said he did not dump his wife but that he was in a dilemma because the woman he impregnated was brought to his home.
Sakala, however, refused to reconcile with Lumwaya, saying their marriage could not work because he impregnated someone else. Asked if he had decided to marry the the other woman, Sakala said he would make a decision after the woman gives birth.
In ruling, magistrate In’untu Mulenga ordered Sakala to finish paying dowry. Magistrate Mulenga also advised Lumwaya to sue for divorce and go back to school because Sakala was wasting her time.

Although Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), was only formed in February 2013, a video has surfaced showing their emergence and historic victory in the Nigerian elections was predicted in as early as 2010.

“I am seeing a party rise, challenging the super party of your country today,” Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua is shown telling his congregants on April 18th 2010 in a clip posted to video-sharing site YouTube.

“There will be a new party to challenge the existing party,” he reiterated, repeating his statement the following week on April 25th 2010.

The clip jumps several years later to January 19th 2013, where the cleric warned that disunity would be the bane of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s ruling party which boasted it would hold onto power for 60 years. “Pray that this will not bring the government to its knees – serious disunity,” he said.

A year later, specifically On February 16th 2014, the popular televangelist spoke again. “You were thinking that this mighty party, PDP, would remain,” he stated, reminding people of the prophecy he had given back in 2010. “The challenges would be so much that it would bring the mighty party on their knees,” he re-emphasised.

Pastor Joshua, who steered clear from endorsing any specific candidates during the course of Nigeria’s elections, explained that his ministerial position calls for political neutrality.

“God does not allow a man of God like me who is a man of people to belong to any party,” he said. “He should belong to all parties – equal love, equal favour, equal rights. If not, the Lord cannot continue to support such a man.”

The clip was uploaded by Emmanuel TV, the YouTube channel of Joshua’s popular television station. It has almost 170,000 subscribers.

APC made history in the recently held Nigerian elections as their presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari won by almost 2.6 million votes, the first time in Nigeria’s political history that an opposition political party unseated a governing party in a general election. Political observers have cited internal disunity as being a major cause of PDP’s demise.

Ihechukwu Njoku – Nigerian journalist

In the leaked picture above is Mainga Mwaanga the son of Veteran Politician Vernon Mwaanga was caught pants down on camera over the weekend when he was found having sex with a young girl believed to be in her middle 20s.

Mainga who has wife and children has long been accused to go for younger girls.

Last year his Father Vernon Mwaanga was quoted saying “I have my own share of women, I am tired now” and the trend seems to have moved on to his son.

Mainga Mwaanga

BEES yesterday stung mourners at Chongwe’s Chishiko village and left one person dead.
Mourners scampered and abandoned the coffin at the graveyard. The incident happened around 11:00 hours.
Headman Chishiko, who was part of the funeral procession is in shock and is admitted to Levy Mwanawasa Hospital in Lusaka.
Chongwe district medical officer Job Mwanza said the hospital received 10 victims and two are admitted to the hospital.
“The headman is experiencing breathing problems and that is the reason we have referred him to Levy Mwanawasa Hospital because he needs intensive care unit services,” Dr Mwanza said.
He said the rest of the victims were treated and discharged.
Dr Mwanza described the condition of those admitted to the hospital as stable.

President Edgar Lungu has today a unique opportunity to lead thousands of Chawama residents in voting for a candidate of their choice in today’s by-election.
Today, Chawama, Masaiti and Sengahill constituencies are voting to pick new members of parliament.
President Lungu was the lawmaker for Chawama until he was elected President. The other seats fell vacant when the Supreme Court nullified the seats after succesful court election petitions.
President Lungu and the First Lady Mrs.Esther Lungu are voters at Andrew Mwenya Polling Station in John Howard, in Chawama and the couple is expected to cast their vote 09hrs.

Hardcore Corruption culprit Henry Banda is back at the centre of criminality and dubious dealings. This time around, Henry Banda who is also a son of Rupiah Banda and on the wanted list by law enforcement agencies for grand corruption is reported to be back to collaboration with the notorious Ventriglia family. Henry Banda who is one of the two sons of Rupiah Banda who have shares in Eco-Bank is believed to have prevailed over the bank and pushed them to disregard a court order that prohibited the Ventriglias from masquerading as directors of Zambezi Portland Cement. Tumfweko understands that Banda’s son conspired with the Bank to ignore the injunctive order of March 27th and decided to open a purported Zambezi Portland Cement account with the Ventriglias as signatories to the same. The major purpose of the new account at Eco-Bank is facilitate the heavy looting currently obtaining at Zambezi Portland Cement by Italian Mafias. Eco-Bank’s decision to join the matrix of criminality perpetrated by the Ventriglias in the republic of Zambia is likely to open a Pandora box about the levels of credibility and professionalism at the bank. Eco-Bank is now open to in-depth scrutiny regarding the many other dealings that they are engaging in.

Polls have opened in three parliamentary by-elections in Chawama, Masaiti and Senga Hill constituencies.

Local government by-elections are also being held in a number of places in the country.

The Masaiti and Senga Hill by-elections came about following the nullification of the elections by the Supreme Court.

In Masaiti the ruling Patriotic Front is fielding Michael Katambo whose election was nullified by the court, while Peter Mumba is the UPND candidate.

In Senga Hill the ruling party is fielding Kapembwa Simbao whose election was also nullified by the courts while Giles Yambayamba is the UPND candidate in a two horse race.

In Chawama which was previously held by President Edgar Lungu before he was elected president, four political parties are contesting the seat.

These are the ruling Patriotic Front, UNIP, UPND and National Revolution party.

The PF is fielding Lawrence Sichalwe,UPND is fielding Charles Kaselwa, UNIP has Biwel Kaluba,the National Revolution party is fielding Martha Mumba with the Fourth Revolution party fielding Benson Silwimba.

Priscilla receives money after been shagged

The identity of a girl who was shagged by old married man Mainga Mwanga has been revealed as Priscilla Ibrahim,  a 17 year old  grade 12 pupil at Munali Girls Secondary School. She lives with her parents in Chelstone along ngwerere Rd(house number has been withheld).

According to this reporter, parents know about in this indecent affair between this girl and the old married Mainga mwanga. Parents whose mouths have been shut by money they receive from monster Mainga allow the girl to fly out of country for sex  to hotels including those in South Africa, where they have marathon  sex for days.  Monster Mainga happens to be smart, he always showers her parents with money and expensive gifts like paying for their house rent, says the source.

Shameless Mainga Mwanga poses for a photo

Fifty people have sustained injuries after the Power Tools Bus they were on over turned on the Great North Road in Chibombo District around midnight.

The injured who include the driver were taken to Liteta Mission Hospital while 8 others have been transferred to the University Teaching Hospital for special treatment.

And Zambia Police spokesperson Charity Chanda has told ZNBC news that preliminary investigations show that the driver was over speeding.

Mrs. Chanda said the bus had 60 passengers on board.

Meanwhile, Minister of Health Joseph Kasonde has described the condition of the 8 Liteta accidents victims admitted to the University Teaching Hospital as stable.

Dr. Kasonde who visited the accident victims at UTH this morning said it is very sad for the country to continue loosing lives due to road accidents

President Edgar Lungu has appointed Justice Esau Chulu as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia subject to ratification by Parliament.
President Lungu has also appointed former Women for Change Executive Director Emily Sikazwe and former Pemba Member of Parliament David Matongo as Commissioners of the ECZ subject to ratification by Parliament.
Justice Chulu is currently serving as a Commissioner of the ECZ, and will replace Justice Irene Mambilima who is now serving as Chief Justice.
Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda in a statement says Ms Sikazwe will replace Ms Minerva Tembo and Mr Matongo will fill the vacancy to be left by Justice Chulu.
President Lungu says the tow nominees are of high professional and personal integrity and hopes they will work towards enhancing the impeccable credentials of the ECZ.
He says Justice Chulu has distinguished himself very well during his current tenure as Commissioner and during his earlier career on the Bench.
President Lungu says Ms Sikazwe is a distinguished gender and governance activist and professional of high repute, while Mr Matongo is a well-known businessman and former MP.
He states that he has every confidence that Members of Parliament will support the nominees.
Meanwhile President Lungu has reappointed Professor Patrick Mvunga as the Chairperson of the Judicial Complaints Authority (JCA) with Justice Christopher Mushabati and Lusaka Lawyer Mwangala Zaloumis to continue as members
Mr Lungu has also appointed Justice Martin Munyinda Imasiku and former Anti Corruption Commission Director General Nixon Banda as new members of the JCA.
The President has also reappointed members of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Board who include Justice Timothy Kabalata as Chairperson, Dr Steven Moyo as vice chairperson, Pastor Godfrida Sumaili ,Mr Mpanzi Sinyangwe and Mrs Rollen Mukanda as commissioners.
The Head of State has reminded the commissioners that corruption is a serious crime against development whose consequences are borne more by the poor and vulnerable.
He says bribes make basic services available only to those who are able to pay while huge corruption frauds are a cost to government and undermine development.
President Lungu states that corruption is unacceptable in any form, hence there should be no selective application in how the ACC handles cases of corruption.
Mr Lungu has implored the ACC to deal effectively with corruption complaints, ensure greater transparency and accountability and provide services in local languages in order for the greater majority of the people to engage with the Commission.

RULING Patriotic Front Party has scooped the Chawama Parliamentary by-election which was held today.

Hon. Lawrence Sichalwe is the new Chawama Member of Parliament.

The seat fell vacant after its serving MP, President Lungu was voted as Zambia’s sixth President.

RULING Patriotic Front Party has scooped all the three Parliamentary by-elections in Senga Hill, Masaiti and Chawama which were held Tuesday 14.

Hon. Lawrence Sichalwe is the new Chawama Member of Parliament, Kapembwa Simbao retains Senga Hill under PF and Katambo retains Masaiti .

The seats fell vacant after election petitions while for the Chawama seat its serving MP, President Lungu was voted as Zambia’s sixth President.

HBC football club in Mozambique are demanding the return of coach Wedson Nyirenda who is now with local side Green Buffaloes.

Fans are up in arms demanding to know the reason HBC parted ways with the celebrated Zambian coach. HBC has had poor results since the departure of wada wada forcing the fans to react and protest to know what led to wada’s departure when all was going well for the club.
Wedson won the hearts of many Mozambican fans with his excellence coaching skills, and his social interactions .he instilled discipline and morals in the team.

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has scooped the Chawama and Masaiti parliamentary seats and has taken a commanding lead in Senga Hill constituency.

PF Chawama candidate Lawrence Sichalwe was declared winner by the Returning Officer Hellen Mubita at around midnight.

Mr. Sichalwe polled 7, 502 from all the poling stations whilst his rival of the UPND Charles Kaselwa had 3, 219, in the third place is UNIP’s candidate Biwel Kaluba with 251, Fourth Revolution Party’s candidate Benson Silwimba had 44 and in the last position is NRP’s candidate Martha Mumba who had 25 votes.

Chawama constituency has a total of 38 poling stations with 69, 228 registered voters out of which 37,136 are male while 32,093 are female.

The total votes cast for Chawama by-election was 11, 104 with sixty three rejected votes.

And the PF candidate for Masaiti Michael Katambo was declared winner by Returning Officer Modest Simutala at around 04:30hrs.

Mr. Katambo polled 5,032 against his closest rival of the UPND Peter Mumba who polled 2,150.

Announcing the full results at around 04:30 hours this morning, Returning Officer Modest Simutala says Mr. Katambo has polled 5,032 while the UPND candidate Peter Mumba has 2,150, Independent candidate Lyton Muloka has 41, UNIP’s Lason Musumali got 36 votes, Fourth Revolution candidate Mobby Mutaya polled 16, and a total of 92 votes were rejected.

Meanwhile, Kapembwa Simbao of the ruling Patriotic Front is likely to retain his parliamentary seat.

Our staffer Lazarous Sichula reports from Senga Hill Constituency in Mbala that out of 37 polling stations counted out of 47, the PF candidate has polled 5, 764, while UPND’s Giles Yambayamba has managed to get 3, 141.

The Masaiti and Senga Hill seats fell vacant after election petitions while for the Chawama seat its serving MP, President Lungu was voted as Zambia’s Republican President in January.

Meanwhile, the newly elected Chawama Law Maker Lawrence Sichalwe has assured residents of Chawama that he will not let them down.

Mr. Sichalwe, who could not hide his emotions, says he will ensure that he listens to issues affecting the people of Chawama Constituency.

Malawi and Somalian Leaders have offered free transport for their nationals in South Africa want to return home, Zimbabweans information minister has condemned the king of Kwazulu-Natal for encouraging South African locals to chase foreigners and again from Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans are now having discussions about what is happening in south africa on “twitter” some even planning to boycott food and beverages from South Africa, some are even talking about revenge.

LUSAKA’s Munali girls Secondary school pupil who was exposed shagging Vernon Mwaanga’s old married son Mainga has raised her ‘middle finger’ to all Zambians criticizing her saying they should leave her alone because its her own life and that Mainga is a great man in ‘all spheres’ and who Loves her.

INFORMATION has emerged that Parents to disgraced teen Priscilla Tuesday called Mainga Mwaanga demanding for payment for damage he has caused to their daughter through buying them a house in order to wipe out the shame, Kopalatimes.com understands.

“Even her parents knew, they were warned by one of the pastor that this man you are selling a child to is a satanist who had made a covenant with a devil to sleep out wit young ladies who haven no children, he has slept & killed many young ladies through this way but they didn’t understand.

“They were blind because Mainga was paying their house rent, their child’s school fees & giving them lots of money in exchange of their daughter.

“Yesterday, parents called Mainga to buy a house for their daughter to wipe out the shame for their daughter but Mainga insulted them & told them to stop calling him. Priscilla should commit herself to prayers because what is coming upon her is great that she’ll fail to chew even saliva especially when she will start missing periods while she is not pregnant, she must know that she is gone,” disclosed the source to Kopalatimes.com.