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BARATOSE Royal Establishment (BRE) induna Ing’anduka has praised the Patriot Front (PF) Government for showing care to the people of Western Province. And Minister of Tourism and Arts Sylvia Masebo has said the PF Government is in hurry to take development to the people of Western Province.  Induna Ing’anduka, whose real names are Mubita Kamutumwa, said the BRE was happy that the PF Government making efforts to eliminate poverty amongst the local people. He was speaking on Monday at Sioma Ngwezi National Park head quarters in Shang’ombo District in Western Province. “It is a great honor for the minister of Tourism and Arts to have traveled to this part of the country that is remote from Lusaka or far,” he said.  Induna Ing’anduka said that the PF Government had proved that it was a Government of the people in view of projects being implemented in the province. He pledged that the BRE would continue to educate the people on the importance of conservation ...

chali  Mulenga MINISTER of Tourism and Art Sylvia Masebo says councils play an integral role in implementing central Government policies. She said decentralization will help devolve power and resources to the local authorities and promote an efficient service delivery. Ms Masebo was speaking on Tuesday when she met with the District Development Coordinating Committee in Sesheke, she said Government is determined to reorganize this country and it is a duty of civil service to help implement government policies. “Any new government comes along with change and if you don’t change with it you will be removed for resisting the change,” she said. Ms Masebo said Government is determined to decentralise its operations in an effort to change the “selfish syndrome” that has characterised the civil service and government will introduce a decentralised formular of sharing national funds. She said that the Government will not tolerate civil servants who do n...

PF HAS EXPOSED THE HYPOCRICY OF SOME ZAMBIANS ON FACEBOOK; a hypocrite is 1. A person who posts on facebook that PF is not doing anything but would at home want his or her relative who is poorly paid at work to begin getting the recently revised minimum wage. 2. A hypocrite is a person who posts on facebook that PF have failed to deliver but was the first person to calculate how much extra income they would earn as a result of PF increasing the tax exemption threshold to k2million. 3. A hypocrite is a person who posts on facebook that zambia does not need a university in each province but can't wait for PF to finish constructing mulakupikwa university so that his friends and relatives who never made to unza and cbu can also be selected. 4. A hypocrite is a zambian citizen who continue accusing PF of failure to give road contracts to zambians but is the first to sit at home and congratulate PF for instructing RDA to give 20% subcontracting on all roads projects to ...

by Chali Mulenga THE minister of chiefs and traditional affairs has called on traditional leaders in the country to support the Government agenda of development in the country. Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Deputy minister Susan Kawandami said that traditional leaders play a critical role in the development of the country. The minister was accompanied by Southern Province Permanent Secretary Edwin Zumbunu, Ministry of chiefs and traditional affairs permanent secretary Coillard Chibbonta and National Heritage Conservation Commission Executive (NHCC) Director Collins Chipote. “Chiefs like you play a big role in the development of the country and that the Government expects you to support its developmental agenda,” he said. Speaking at she paid a curtsey call on his Royal Highness Chief Munokalya Mukuni of the Toka-Leya people of Kazungula at his house in Livingstone yesterday, she said that traditional leaders should support the development agend...

By Chali Mulenga  Patriotic Front (PF) Akapelwa ward councillor Chileshe Sikazwe has disclosed that people in his ward should not worry about the development despite MP not gett9ing an MP.    M r Sikazwe  said the roads in his ward will be worked on as the central government has provided K18 billion for the roads in Livingstone. The Councillor said that it was disappointing in that roads in his ward despite in the main central business district, the people could put gravel on them. He said the Government has shown commitment that development would go on and the traders in his ward need a market where to trader from. He said the lack of trading space for the traders in Livingstone has contributed to the people being over crowded in the streets. “People with crime minds are taking advantage of the overcrowding in the streets of Livingstone hence they are pick pocketing,” he said. The Councillor said the issue of some criminal minds being in the str...

By Chali Mulenga  Southern Province permanent secretary Edwin Zumbunu has said that the Zambian government has made progress in building capacity in the public service for the promoting and upholding the values and principles enshrined in the African charter. Speaking in Livingstone at the Livingstone civic centre, to mark the Africa public service day, under the theme, capacity development for implementation of the African charter on values and principles of public service and administration, towards developmental states, he said that in 2008 the government  a code of ethnics for the public service which outlines broad principles of core values and behavioural standards.  He said the code calls for a high level of the ethical conduct by public service employees in order to enhance public confidence in the public service. The permanent secretary said the one of the issues addressed by code of ethics is corruption. “As public service workers you are prohi...

By Chali Mulenga Foreign affairs and tourism minister Given Lubinda has pledged that the Government will now fully participate in the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) preparations through its various Government departments in Livingstone district.  Speaking in Livingstone on Friday when he addressed UNWTO  task force for the development of Livingstone at Livingstone civic centre. The minister explained that there is zeal from the top leadership of the country to ensure that the UNWTO is successful event. He said the political will is there for the UNWTO but if they are no implementers for then it would be successful.  He said that there is there   He said the Government must have a huge role to play in this matter of UNWTO preparations. “If the Government has not been represented, it will be repented now, the public sector will be represented by the head of departments,” he said. Mr Lubinda expressed displeasure at the level of gover...