Andyford Mayele Banda
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President - People’s Alliance for Change (PAC), entrepreneur and author of Economic Systems Dismantling- Why Zambia can be the model for African transformation.
Lusaka, Zambia
Joined April 2012
For those asking where to get the book please note. Will also pin this picture for future reference. Thank you so much. Let's dissect the systems that have kept a continent endowed with so much yet so poor. Let's dismantle. Enjoy.
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Congratulations President Elect @HHichilema . Your resilience, hard work, tenacity has inspired a lot of us. We wish you success in your endeavor to serve our people. Thank you to Pres. @EdgarCLungu for your service to Zambia. Kindly accept the outcome for the good of Zambia.
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PF is a system. With or without Lungu PF must go. Are we together?.
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Don’t get it twisted, we are rooting for Bally @HHichilema to succeed. It’s good for everyone. He won’t be perfect and we don’t expect him to be. I believe he will do his best with the team that will work with him. As citizens we also need to do our part. Let’s do this #Zambia.
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Pres. @EdgarCLungu is the 4th President after privitisation and his PF govt has no moral right to tell us about mismanagement of the privatization process for obvious reasons. So give us a break from all this drama. PF has no story for 2021 so the plan is to eliminate candidates.
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President Elect @HHichilema says “he will raise the bar so high his successor will need to work hard”. This is very good. It means that going forward politicians must compete on serious detailed ideas as opposed to the muscles of cadres. This is the politics we want.
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I have met @JitoKayumba once but most of the stuff I know about him is through third party information. My first thought is that picking Jito as economic adviser may indicate the President’s intention to build more entrepreneurs. Something we fight for. Let’s see and good luck !.
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𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐙𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐑. @HHichilema . 9th June 2024. The President of Zambia.HE Hakainde Hichilema.Independence Avenue.State House.Plot 1.Lusaka. Dear Sir,. 𝐑𝐄𝐅: 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆
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Chitalu Chilufya fired this doesn’t make Lungu any better. He is equally the problem all must go. PF is a system, it must go.
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I do not subscribe to the idea that Zambians are lazy. Very few Zambians have opportunities. Before we call them lazy let’s create structured opportunities not mere political opportunities targeted at cadres. It’s my earnest belief that most Zambians can do well given a chance.
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A number of progressive appointments in cabinet. We congratulate every Minister appointed by President @HHichilema. For those who have been there before we hope that you will not take this second chance for granted. To the President don’t hesitate to hire and fire. Let’s work !.
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President Edgar Lungu and family. Disclaimer: I have never ever met H.E. ECL on one on one basis for personal discussion. I have never ever met former first lady Esther Lungu in my life. I don't have any personal relationship with any member of the family. I have never been a
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I don’t agree with the notion that President @HHichilema wants or can be life President. The history and dynamics of our politics won’t allow. I think what we want to see is a President who raises the bar so high in all corners including our democracy.
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On a sad note. A friend has lost a sister in the early hours of today in Mporokoso due to load-shedding. She had an asthma attack while in labour. She was put on oxygen but power went off and that is how she died. This n many untold stories of the reality of load-shedding. MHSRIP.
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Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise - this is the best new Ministry. With pragmatic policies, no corruption jobs will start coming in now. Entrepreneurs time to roll up your sleeves. Entrepreneurship is the core of our manifesto. So this is exciting for me and the team.
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The 2022 budget is very ambitious. A lot of discipline and hard work needed for this to be achieved. We remain positive as we all look forward to live in a successful country with a great foundation. Its not game over until a lot of things are reality. We wish the govt success.
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I have run for the office of President of Zambia twice. 1st 11th August 2016, I was 35 coming out 4th of 9 & 12th August 2021 @ 40 coming out 4th of 16. I am preparing for my next run on 13th August 2026 at 45. Let’s be clear, it’s 5 years in between the years not 8 or 9.
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Its only fair that by Tuesday 14 days after being sworn President @HHichilema should announce the full cabinet. Just as much as the economy is important so is health as we are in the middle of a pandemic, Agriculture as the rain season looms and all other departments.
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MY ELDER BROTHER- NOW HIS EXCELLENCY @HHichilema . Congrats on your inauguration as the 7th President of the Republic of Zambia. We are pictured here together in Ndola at the height of your persecution when the outgoing regime was scheming to arrest you. We are inspired !
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Congratulations to all the service chiefs appointed by President @HHichilema. Please note that this is a new era and we expect nothing but professional service from yourselves. And all those retired, we wish you well and thank you for your service to Zambia.
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The question I have for Pres. @EdgarCLungu is why do you really want to run in 2021? Why is the PF desperately pushing the agenda of one person over the country?The results of the last 8years shows that the PF is the most disastrous party to ever govern Zambia. Leave the stage!.
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Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise, has no Facebook, Twitter or website yet. I am not sure what information is available for small businesses. I was personally excited by the creation of this ministry but now I am not sure of it’s ambition and how they will drive the SMEs.
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Cabinet Ministers in the UPND govt please grab those Toyota Landcruiser VXs, it’s fine: They will help with efficiency, comfort during stress and safety on long distances. What’s bad is to buy them unnecessary. Time has changed you can’t use a pre Millenium Pajero. Banene Garry🤣.
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Democracy is important. Democracy is beautiful. It helps market a country. Now Zambia is the talk of the international community because we stand out among a host of many countries. Our democracy is so so beautiful. I love Zambia. Let’s preserve our democracy.
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Most of the bus and tax drivers were not PF cadres. The hoods, tshirts they wore and chitenges we saw in their vehicles was a survival strategy to feed their families. They are the ones who actually brought change because they were tired of being harassed. Let’s protect them.
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Vote for @slapdee. What is democracy? Democracy is a course. We learn and we live. And anyway we don’t hate people for their choices in a democracy, do we ? My man all day. My boy all day. Vote !
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If you want a government to fail tell them one story, give them all the praise. Let’s be tolerant in our reaction to criticism otherwise we will just be the same as the past. Our wish is for the govt to perform while we uphold our democratic right to check them.
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Dear Sir,.I have been thinking about you lately. I know you and me have never met on a personal level like I said before. Your excellency please don't, I mean don't listen to people advising you wrongly to be politcal and say you can bounce back. I am not God but I think I know
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Last Sunday on our way to Dundumwezi kalomo side we found a flooded road, didn't know our vehicles would pass. So I volunteered on behalf of the team to check. Later a 10 and 13 year old asked me to help them cross the cattle they were herding on the flooded road. It was tough.
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For those jumping ship to the UPND to think that’s when you will access opportunities we shall first call you JUMPERS. The idea here is that we shall not promote one group of people but creat a country that gives opportunities for all regardless of your political affiliation.
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Lusaka - Livingstone, Lusaka - Samfya, our tourism booms in billion dollars.
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Politics is hard. Please support us for the good of the country. Every time a ruling party messes up you need an alternative. MMD came in for UNIP. PF came in for MMD. UPND came in for PF. Don’t be complacent, we need an alternative. Support us. Happy Weekend !.
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THE SCRAMBLE FOR ZAMBIA .If the scramble for Zambia doesn't look like this below then I don't know what does. In fact the exploitation of African mineral resources didn't end after independence, its still very much present with us. If we were honest enough both the West or East
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As a nation we should never make a mistake and forget about Vespers. Her death must not be in vain, let her inspire us. She is our hero. One site must be named after her. Vespers' name must be engraved in our history. We must continuously demand for justice till it's delivered.
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Congratulations @Kalusanzhi for successfully filing in as aspiring candidate for Luanshya Central on the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) ticket. More announcements tomorrow. Vote Patience Chisanga for MP Luanshya Central Constituency.
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President @HHichilema must downsize his appetite for traveling. These are the same things we in the opposition including himself condemned during the PF. We believe the objectives of the meeting could be met using video conferencing facilities. Cutting costs must start with him.
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UPND was a monster party with 50+1 chance of winning 2021. Finance Minister was very much in the inner circle. Sure they had a research dept. Knew IMF conditions and needed it. Instead they promised cheap fuel, electricity and lower cost of living. They LIED with a straight face.
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US President Joe Biden’s praise of the youth in Zambia for their contribution in the last elections is a clear affirmation that politicians in power must not fear politicians in the opposition but the youth who they should be creating opportunities for.
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If Chella Tukuta has been arrested I must hasten to say the PF are really testing the patience of the young people. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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President Lungu declared eligible to stand in 2021. We knew it and its fine. Its not upto him to go beyond 2021, it’s upto all of us. Let’s get to work. We definitely need a change of govt and leadership in 2021. We have so much potential as a country to be where we are today.
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Minister of Religious Affairs Rev. Sumaili says Jesus is in the boat. And voting for PF candidate is voting for Jesus. Can we scrape off this ministry already? .We can make use of some savings from this ministry to buy medicine for some hospitals.
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We appreciate the political will on the issue of cadres however we want to see more being done by law enforcers such as Zambia Police. Cadres won’t disappear overnight and political will isn’t enough. Police must create a special task force until this evil is eradicated.
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This excitement of the mining revival must end today Jito. Just listen to yourself & note the people who own these mines? How many Zambians? Oh please gents let’s know that we are going nowhere with a foreign dominated economy. There are no two ways, we must own our minerals.
Our Mining sector is a leading driver and will have a transformative impact on our entire economy.
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It’s criminal and foolishness for service stations to artificially run out of fuel when there is a price hike. How are we supposed to operate till midnight? ERB needs to start doing spot checks on such days and penalize service stations artificially running out of gas.
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The system is gone.
PF is a system. With or without Lungu PF must go. Are we together?.
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Free education from Grade one to University.
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If you are a Zambian, with green NRC remember that you are a bonafide shareholder of this country. Don’t treat elected officials like your bosses. If they messing up with your resources you ve the right to stand up in their face and tell them ‘I can fire you’. Let’s stand up!.
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Pres. @HHichilema’s presser was fair. Portrayed a lot of work being done by govt which maybe invisible to the public with the hope results start coming soon. There was little recognition or emphasis on the current challenges or show of sympathy on the hardships and more on the.
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TO DIE OF CHOLERA OR TO DIE OF HUNGER .If I was to be honest, I think my elder sister @SylviaTMasebo has tried to account for her services to this country. She has been a bulldozer in many portfolios that she has held. Trust me, for starters no person will score 100% because
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I do not subscribe to the idea that the President is good but surrounded by wrong people, shocking that even some enlightened folks believe this myth. Good leaders select talented people to help them. What results do you expect when surrounded by cadres and praise singers?.
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Really sad to hear of the passing of Ambassador Brenda Muntemba. She really inspired a lot of us. She is going to leave a huge gap in our society. She did what she could for mother Zambia. May God strengthen her family, friends and colleagues. May her sour Rest In Peace.
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I just want to advise the supporters of UPND and Pres. HH to stop exhibiting the mentality of PF supporters like they are doing. And I hope the President and the UPND leaders will look at our criticism objectively as opposite to pay too much attention to the praise singers.
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I think we appreciate whatever progress is being by the govt. The issue here is that the people in govt must know that there is a lot of work ahead. It’s your job and my job to ensure the govt is working. We don’t want to waste another 5 years. We want our country to develop.
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Congratulations to my friend and colleague @PetersenZagaze and his wife Rosemary for graduating together and celebrating your 5th marriage anniversary. Keep pushing them goals. All things are possible with God!
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Pre. @HHichilema must not appoint the new Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General (DG). Let the ACC board scrutinize candidates & recruit. Let the new DG be answerable to the board not the President & then the board to the President. ACC must operate independently now.
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Comrade you should vote no and get ready to be fired. How difficult is that? Will you die of hunger? Unless you fear the ‘system’ will follow you? Its clear you know #bill10 is bad but you want to hide through the ‘system’. Changing the ‘system’ starts with you.
@LindaKasonde @ChesterKal @leonisa1310 As a member of the front bench i can’t vote against a govnt bill, i am part of the good & the bad of bill 10 & it’s upto back benchers to tell us we brought a bad or good bill & vote accordingly. I wil get a bashing for saying this but am only being honest of how the system works.
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Pres. Edgar Lungu has called on the opposition to stop insults in 2020 and compete on ideas. We also call upon you Mr. President to stop the politics of insecurity and intimidation of opposition political parties and activists in 2020. Level the playing field as we go to 2021!.
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Most big companies in Zambia are foreign owned. The truth is that they are not solving the challenges that we need to solve such as financial services, poverty n housing. Their focus is on profit. We need aggressive policy to support local business with solutions for our people.
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Get well soon @LauraMiti. I am failing to digest the heartlessness of treating a woman like this. PF you are a bunch of cowards. Copy this!
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We knew and are aware that the treasury is empty. Reports quoting me saying the govt is lying are not true. Our advise to the govt is to balance their utterances vs being perceived as an excuse. Regardless of what’s on the ground, I think people’s expectations are high. Deliver !.
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This idea of thinking like we are doing a favor to Unza students by giving them loans is misplaced. Just coz you can afford to take yo children to more affluent Universities doesn't mean we should stop investing in the future of this country. Most of u are a product of bursaries.
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Good Morning Your Excellency,.We would like to request that you avail the names of the team and are they not supposed to be sworn in front of cameras? We also want to know under which dept they are working under? Ministry of Finance or State House?.
Good morning friends. On this, my second day as your servant, I wish to inform you that yesterday I assigned my economic team to begin evaluating tax reforms and remedying the numerous errors made in our country's economic management.
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There is a mismatch between the world of Pre. @HHichilema & that of majority Zambians. When people are going through insurmountable challenges & the govt wants to ALWAYS pretend that they are doing exceptionally well, then there is a problem. It also erodes hope. Analysis Sat.
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I want to live in a successful country. Zambia has so much potential to be that country. We all need to be ready to work hard and grab the opportunities. It’s in the best interest of all us that the new government succeeds. Yes the bar need to be raised.
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If it's true that President Lungu has bought a luxury Presidential Jet, then it will be morally right to request him to step down and call for early elections. It will be a clear demonstration of how the PF govt is out of touch with reality. From Landcruisers to Jets. Time up!.
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We should have a limit to tolerating nonsense.
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Sad that my brother and friend @EliasChipimo has quit politics when the country is in need of men of integrity and caliber like him. Nonetheless, I would like to wish you all the very best in your next chapter of life. We shall consult you where we need to. God bless you.
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Back in the 80s early 90s transport was a huge challenge. There was also so much crime because of lack of jobs for the youths. The MMD's sorting out of the transport sector absorbed a lot of young people from the compounds. This reduced crime. You need to remember that while.
Small buses will be removed from the road to tackle congestion – Tayali
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I just thought I should squeeze in something before 2023 ends. While the government is cash strapped and needing money for capital projects hence pushing for Public Private Partnerships (PPP), if you were to ask me honestly about the Chingola - Chililabombwe - Kasumbalesa 43
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To the young at heart and pursuing dreams : Stay hungry ! Stay foolish ! Enjoy your weekend.
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We have the confidence that once President Elect @HHichilema is sworn in next week he will decisively deal with the unnecessary breaking of property, occupation of markets and bus stations and harassment of drivers perpetuated by political criminals. It’s a new beginning. #Zambia.
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Ba Kampyongo these police officers you see will one day run away from you. Remember it’s not your security company. #Youth revolt 2021
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Alive and kicking. My leave is over. We will be back in a matter days. Thanks for checking on me.
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Even if the copper prices were to double today and continue going up from then onwards we will still be poor and keeping celebrating loans. The reason is that we don’t own our means of production. We don’t own the mines. It’s that simple.
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The way the PF feel proud about leaving unga at K150 as if when they got into power they found a bag at K300 and worked so hard to reduce it to K150. Kanshi 🤣
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Late 80s and early 90s there was so much crime in Zambia which was connected to lack of opportunities for the youths. MMD came in and liberalized the economy, youths had some opportunities like becoming bus drivers and crime went down. Today’s crimes are similar, lack of jobs!.
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Fuel prices finally breaks the K30 barrier and the Zambian Kwacha is in free fall. This is not propaganda but the reality happening now. The economy is falling. How long should people wait for things to change? Will debt restructuring suddenly turns back to normal? .Things are
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An electric train would take 3- 4 hours plus stoppage to get to Livingstone. About 6 hours plus stoppage to Samfya. New hotels and other facilities plus electric train towards Samfya will definitely turn around the economy of Luapula, contribute massively to Zambia's tourism
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If I was to be kind to Pres. @EdgarCLungu my advise would be the tag line “we know they are being sponsored by the opposition” cannot apply at the moment. The cries of the young people are genuine and the voices are becoming louder. I would be shocked if you win this one.
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I strongly suspect people in developed countries laugh at us loudly. Like LOL or 🤣🤣🤣. The approved US$ 187 million IMF disbursement is critical but an insult to our collective intelligence that we can’t come up with plans to build our own capacity & raise even more than $187M.
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From my tweet yesterday I think we are in agreement that PF must go.
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For a long time, civil society and opposition political party leaders including President @HHichilema have been advocating and pushing for the enactment of the Access to Information bill (ATI). The reason is that historically government and government institutions have
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We strongly believe our economic structure is not working for the good of majority of Zambians. Poverty levels are going up, cost of living is going up, unemployment going up opportunities are becoming less and less. This is not a problem of the last 2 years but of many decades.
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H.E. Hakainde Hichilema: REVERT THE VICTORIA FALLS TO ITS INDIGENOUS NAME OF THE MOSI-OA-TUNYA - Sign the Petition! via @Change.
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The year after next is 2026. Zambia returns to the polls. This post is not about elections but how time flies. In 2024 make no room for procrastination. Just do it ! . Good luck. .
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I have managed to file in my nominations for the office of President of Zambia. I first did it at 35 and now at 40. All I can you assure you is that I am so hungry for this one for the good of this country. Thank God for a second chance on the ballot. Pay attention and Vote 2021!
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So the speaker has more powers than courts in today’s PF? PF was a curse to Zambia. I don’t know what God wanted us to learn but I hope we clearly figure it before the next elections so that we can all make wise decisions. That’s my honest painful and deep feeling right now.
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While analyzing the President’s speech (thoughts to be shared tomorrow morning), I tried to delve into the profile of the new mopani copper mines strategic equity partner who I had checked a few weeks ago when the announcement was first made and didn’t find their website.
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Young people have always led revolutions. And what’s happening at Unza is a tip of an iceberg. The govt must know that it’s a fact of life that they cannot always have it their way if their way is always wrong. We commend the actions of the students to demand for justice.
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President Lungu shocked by those opposing the allocation of plots at forest reserve 27. It’s the same President who told us about climate change. It’s the same President who didn’t see anything wrong with acquisition of one fire truck at $1 million. What a time to be alive!.
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Corruption, nepotism and patronage are backward and costly.
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Just seen this. Who ever did this you are 💯 right.
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Last SONA address for President @EdgarCLungu going on now. And one more address on national values, one more national day of prayers. Last budget for this PF govt. Most coming events are last for the PF. Enjoy your last events, it’s been an uneventful 9 years already. Goodbye.
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Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown should serve as a big lesson to countries like Zambia. While we complain about the cost of living, in Zim is over double. You cannot run down a country to satisfy a few greedy men. Many take politics as a game, it’s actually not. It’s about your life.
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Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili has to mention God in her lies to voters in Lukashya so that her ministry can sound relevant ai. She really thinks she is a spokesperson for Zambia to God.
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This level of legalized looting in broad day light has never happened before in this country. Someone must be answerable in the near future. This is a clear sabotage of state coffers by the ruling UPND in Zambia. It has never happened before.
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