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06/09/2023

Proud Zambia’s South Africa photographer award winner tells a story
..my dream is to become the best photographer.
in the world - FERN

Fern Zambia’s most talented photographer, has won this year’s Photography of the year Award in South Africa for the second time after winning the same award last year beating others in the same category across the African continent.
Fern who started his photography career seven years ago, has grown to be a household name and the master of his art.
He has worked with the cream dela-cream of the industry which includes; musicians, actors, politicians, business men and women and has done works both home and abroad.
He boast of being an emblem of excellence, a photographer who is exquisite in his works and many have understood him as a genius.
Coming from a humble background, he has defied all odds by lifting the Zambian flag higher even when many are focusing on other talents, he has reminded everyone that he is an artist that deserves attention and recognition in the corridors of achievements.
Having worked so hard in perfecting the art of photography, Fern Gee has not only achieved this goal but has also inspired many youths that are in the same industry.
His dream is to be the best in the world and help change the way people look at photography.

13/07/2023

No one will stop us from offering checks and balances says Mr. Jairos Ngoma

By Vision Reporter

“Government in waiting, Leadership Movement under Dr. Richard Silumbe will never stop talking about the issues affecting the plight of the Zambians people across the country,”

Speaking to Journalist in Lusaka, party Secretary General Jairos Ngoma said the party will never stop offering checks and balances to the United Party for National Development (UPND) and its Administration.

Mr. Ngoma urged government to support the local farmers and small scale miners by ensuring that they are given all the necessary equipment educated or not to manage their day to day mining activities in the areas where mining has been identified across the country.

The Leadership Movement Secretary General said local small scale miners across the country should be given mining licenses in order for them to do their mining activities freely.

However, Mr. Ngoma expressed disappointment with the illegal mining activities that are currently being conducted by foreigners who are interested in rooting the country’s natural mineral resources.
He also urged the government to help Zambia National Service (ZNS) embark on massive mining activities and also engage the energy of the young people educated or not across the country.

He further said that the government should stop surrendering land to foreigners and should put in place a good policy frame work that will permit each and every Zambian to mine using basic tools.

And on the issue of firing Luapula Province Minister Derricky Chilundika, Mr. Ngoma said President Hakainde Hichilema should have not fired him because he was suspected to be allegedly connected to the Sugilite saga adding that the accused should have been suspended to allow the due process of the law to take its course

President Hakainde Hichilema fired Chilundika for carrying out mining activities without a Licence contrary to Section 12(1)(3) of the Mines and Minerals Act Number 11 of 2015.

And Mr. Ngoma further said that if it was Dr. Richard Silumbe and Leadership Movement (LM), the Minister of Agriculture Mutolo Phiri could have being fired by now or given match orders for failing to carry out his ministerial duties..- New Vision Newpaper.

13/07/2023

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04/07/2023

Zambia has the capacity to manage its own resources – Mr. Jairos Ngoma

By Staff Reporter

Leadership Movement (LM) Secretary General Mr. Jairos Ngoma says Zambia has the capacity to manage its own resources and has wondered why foreigners are allowed to do business freely saying they are investors with licenses.

Mr. Ngoma said Zambia has got plenty of power in the name of young people and has the capacity to run its own mine rather than depending on other foreign countries.

The LM Secretary General said mining did not start today, it started a long time ago before technology and hence urged the Zambian people to use the basic tools that they have be it in farming or mining.

Mr. Ngoma said the country has got a lot of abundant land and natural resources were by if utilized well with the involvement of the young people, the high cost of living being faced by many Zambians today would have come to an end.

He added that local production is vital and the country should create its mineral reserve agency to store its minerals with mining activities being spearheaded by Zambia National Service (ZNS) with the engagement of the young people across the country.

Mr. Ngoma also urged African leaders to be focused and take advantage of local resources given by God and make use of them properly for the intended purpose.

He also advised the Head of State Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, the President of the Republic of Zambia to take advantage of the foreign trips he is making and employ good trade relationship with other countries for cheap petroleum products.

The Leadership Movement (LM) Secretary General who gave an example of productive countries like the United Arab Emirates which is able to manage its own oil field said Zambia should admire and learn from countries like such and able to manage its own natural resources and become self-sustainable.

Mr. Ngoma further advised the United Party for National Development (UPND) and its Administration to deliver on the promises they made by reducing the price of mealie meal, fertilizer to a reasonable price and among others commodities.

He also asked the UPND government to go back to massive production and stop mounting problems onto the Zambian citizens and the future generation who have given them the mandate to run the country.

Mr. Ngoma also expressed suddenness to note that some allegedly foreigners are swindling small scale miners in Mkushi by buying their manganese for as low as K50.

And on the issue to do with the fight against corruption, Mr. Ngoma said maybe the voter out there have seen it under UPND but as Leadership Movement (LM), government in waiting with Dr. Richard Silumbe, no tangible results have been seen on the fight against corruption in the country.

And Leadership Movement Deputy Secretary General John Chandalala challenged the Police saying that LM party, is not the enemy of the State and asked Police to do their work diligently and professionally.

He said that Leadership Movement under Dr. Richard Silumbe loves the country so much and their agenda as a party is to see to it that Zambian citizens enjoys the freedom they deserve.

“We want Zambia full of unity, we want Zambia to embrace each other, let’s not be enemies of each other because one is coming from Leadership Movement (LM) or United Party for National Development (UPND), we differ items of our political affiliation,” he added.

Mr. Chandalala said Leadership Movement has its own directions and ideologies of making sure that every Zambian owns land with title deeds, youths who are not educated are given jobs and Zambians businesses given tax breaks and tax holidays.- New Vision Newspaper

03/05/2023

Lupindula Dares Edgar Lungu
..to tell the Zambian people the truth

By Staff Writer

Governance Expert Davies Mwashi Lupindula says Ex-President Edgar Lungu must state clearly whether he has made a political comeback.
Speaking in an interview, Mr. Lupindula said the Patriotic Front(PF) must state who are office bearers of the party.“President Lungu must state clearly whether he is back in politics or not,” he said, adding “The 2021 Constitutional Court ruling that declared Mr. Lungu eligible to stand for third time remains questionable among many Zambian citizens. If anything, despite the fact that we respect the Constitutional Court ruling, we don’t agree with it. We intend to challenge the Constitutional Court to determine that matter again.”
He commended the Registrar of Societies for bringing sanity (by seeking to deregister the former ruling party).
The Governance Expert said in trying to deregister the PF, the Registrar of Societies is within the law, saying good governance entails that the rule of law is thoroughly followed.
Mr. Lupindula stated that the PF have themselves to blame for not following the rule of law.He observed that Zambians are quite dismayed to see the PF moving around the country without clearly stating who is running the party. “
The PF have themselves to blame for not adhering to the rule of law. We want the Registrar of Societies to follow this matter because the country is in anguish as it wants to know the office bearers of the former ruling party,” he stated.
Asked whether Mr. Lungu is still a factor in Zambian politics for people to continue talking about him, Mr. Lupindula said everyone is a factor in the political process, “but that factor must state clearly whether or not they are in active politics because there is a former President benefit Act which clearly forbids the former President who is getting a pension and the benefits to continue participating in politics,” he said.
He said Zambians would not want to experience the ECL Political thuggery era againThe Governance Activist has since thanked President Hakainde Hichilema for improving the democratic credentials of the country.

22/04/2023

Engage ZNS in Mining to Supplement Agriculture, prods Dr. Richard Silumbe

By Ashton Kelly Bunda

Leadership Movement (LM) President Dr. Richard Silumbe has, urged the New Dawn government led by Hakainde Hichilema to help Zambia National Service (ZNS) embark on a mining expedition in Zambia to supplement agriculture production of which they are duty bound.

Dr. Silumbe said the Zambian currency will be one of the strongest in Africa if there is a consistent flow of foreign exchange due mining activities in the economy, hence the buying power will be benefitting the some local people who are striving to start business activities.

Dr. Silumbe told the media that included Star Times News Zambia, Rainbow News, Pan African Radio on Saturday 15th April, 2023 that there is abundant land and water in the nation and that Zambians must beprovided with land as opposed to giving it to the “so called foreign investors.”

“Foreigners have become the first priority in modern day Zambia, Zambian individuals and cooperatives formed by Zambian must beregistered issued with title deeds for farming and mining as opposed to giving huge portions of land to foreigners,” Dr. Silumbe .

The Leadership Movement president also implored the UPND Administration to provide Zambian millers with affordable energy to produce more mealie- meal for local consumption and export.

Dr. Silumbe said another most important thing the current government must work on is affordable energy in terms of hydroelectricity and solar energy to make the cost of doing business affordable forZambians.

And Leadership Movement Secretary General (SG) Jairos Ngoma said there is a lot of the mineral uranium deposits in Zambia that local investors including the Zambia National Service (ZNS) should takeadvantage of and he also urged the News Dawn government to lobby for technology for the ZambiaNational Service.

The emotional looking Ngoma told media that apart from providing defense and security ZNS are duty bound to provide food security and produce more than 70 percent of maize to the Food Reserve Agency(FRA).

18/04/2023

Kusefya Pa Ng'wena Organising Committee pays tribute to Govt

By Collins Mukobeko

Chief Chitimukulu has expressed gratitude to the organising committee of the 2023 Ukesefya Pa Ng'wena for the commitment and sacrifice they have made to ensure that the historical event is a success.

And Government has pledged support to the Ukesefya Pa Ng'wena traditional, with Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Chipota Mulenga pledging that he will entice his fellow Northerners in Cabinet who fall under the "Bemba umbrella" to donate money towards the successful holding of the event.

And Kusefya Pa Ng'wena Organising Committee Chairperson Bwalya Chiteba is grateful to Government for the role it will play in the successful holding of the historical event.

Dr Chiteba also paid tribute to President Hakainde Hichilema for attending last year's Kusefya Pa Ng'wena, saying this shows his valued commitment."

So, let us join together and ride together and reach the very end of the activities that we have started today.

The second thing I would like to emphasis and sort of give gratitude for is the role of Government in everything that we will be doing," he said.

The soft spoken Dr Chiteba added:" I think as demonstrated by the President last year in attending the ceremony even though we sort of getting together at very short notice, is a true testament of committed from Government and on behalf of the Organising Committee, I would like to really pay gratitude and thanks to the Government."

Dr Chiteba said Zambia being a diverse nation, there is need for citizens to unite.

"I think it is true and we know that we are a diverse country as Zambia but yet the diversity itself gives us an opportunity to really unite.

The very thing that make us should attract us together and we can get attracted together by finding an interest in each and everyone of our heritage and culture.

Let us not look at bembas as been unique but one that will draw interest," Dr Chiteba explained.

He said the program will layout some of the opportunities for the Kusefya Pa Ng'wena partners. Dr Chiteba said there will be presentations that will help the committee to appreciate some of the history of the Bemba culture and rich heritage.

And speaking on his behalf by Senior Chief Nkula, Paramount Chief Chitimukulu said this year's event is special in the sense that it will also be celebrating 10 years of Mwine Lubemba's ascension to the throne.

" ...It is for this reason that His Royal Highness personally made appeal area that all sons and daughters from Bemba land must return home to join in the special double celebration August," the Paramount Chief said. Chief Chitimukulu said he is delighted that Government is committed to stand with the Bembas in support for this year's special celebrations

"We are grateful and we look forward to our continued collaboration as we work together to bring development to our people," he said.

Chief Chitimukulu said this year, Mwine Lubemba is making a special appeal to the corporate world to not only support the celebrations financially or materially, but to make sure that they are present at the momentous occasion from across the the country," the Organising Committee Chairperson.

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