LUNGA Broadcasting Network

25/09/2023

The life of a politician today in office the next day out of office. Leave a legacy before you leave office

25/09/2023

Chushi Kasanda becomes the full Cabinet Minister to lose her job in the new dawn Government. This is according to the statement issued by state house communications specialist. President Hichilema has since elevated Southern province Minister to the position of information and media

25/09/2023

The white gloves

19/09/2023

North Western provincial Administration nods the waste resources by Solwezi Municipal council as Katambi witnesses the wastage.

19/09/2023

Solwezi council wastes resources buying expensive cars as opposed to developing the district.

07/08/2022

Manchester United beaten by Brighton in their first game at Old Trafford

31/12/2021

Happy new year family believe in God

11/09/2021

Solwezi residents have bemoaned sub standard works on solwezi township roads by Solwezi local authority in collaboration with with kansanshi mining plc, speaking to LBN news in an interview Mac Kalemba says the people solwezi deserve better roads and he has since called on Solwezi municipal council to up their game and improve the quality of work on the roads.

11/09/2021

12/08/2021

The people of Solwezi have already lined up waiting to cast their vote.

17/06/2021

Zambia and Africa continue to mourn the the founding father of Zambia KK go well your works will continue to speak for you.

25/05/2021

When you think of African Freedom Day what comes in your mind in relation to the Zambian situation?

11/05/2021

UPND OFFICIAL ADOPTED CANDIDATES FOR THE NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE. (MORE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED)

ZAMBEZI EAST MP - BRIAN KAMBITA

ZAMBEZI WEST MP - MUSUMALI LUMANGO

ZAMBEZI DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIR - COLLINS CHISEMBU

CHAVUMA MP - VICTOR LUMAYI

CHAVUMA COUNCIL CHAIR - PATRICK SONDANDO

IKELENGE MP - ELIJAH MUCHIMA

IKELENGE COUNCIL CHAIR - JOEL CHIZUZA

MANYNGA MP - ROBERT LIHEFU

MANYINGA COUNCIL CHAIR - CHAWAISHA SAKUWAHA

MUSHINDAMO MP - DR KATAKWE

MUSHINDAMO COUNCIL CHAIR - PETER ILLUNGA

MWINILUNGA MP - NEWTON SAMAKAYI

MWINILUNGA COUNCIL CHAIR - JONATHAN CHINYIMBA

KASEMPA MP - BRENDA TAMBATAMBA

KASEMPA COUNCIL CHAIR - BRIAN KAKONKANYA

11/05/2021

UPND kick start the confirmation of adopted candidates for the fourth coming election here is the list of those adopted in North Western province

15/04/2021

PRESS STATEMENT

For Immediate Release
15th April 2021

CONDUCT OF RULING PARTY CADRES WORRYING

The Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) condemns in the strongest terms the harassment of a female civil servant at the Ministry of Works and Supply by some Patriotic Front (PF) members on suspicion that she was a member of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND).

As the women’s movement we are deeply concerned with the growing culture of impunity by some members of the ruling party. The incident at the Ministry of Works and Supply is not isolated as there have been numerous other cases of PF cadres closing off offices for civil servants in other parts of the country. There have also been reports of cadres breaking into radio stations to stop opposition figures from featuring on these stations. The situation is even worse in market places and bus stations across the country, and women are mostly at the receiving end of these criminal activities.

While noting the corrective measures by both the Government and the PF party over the incident at the Ministry of Works and Supply, there is urgent need to arrest and address the growing impunity and lawlessness by these cadres. It is unfortunate to note that the lawlessness and criminality is being done in the name of the President. I will go back to the NGOCC meeting with His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, held on September 17 2019 at which we raised a number of issues one of which was “political and electoral violence.” In our submission to the President, we said on that day, “Your Excellency, during the 2016 general elections NGOCC was very clear in raising our voices on the worrying trend in the unprecedented political and electoral violence that resulted in loss of life as well as discouraging quite a number of electorates from participating effectively in this important democratic rights issue. We have consistently stated that no leader, anywhere in society wishes to preside over a violent nation and whose people are violated in the process of exercising their right in the democratic dispensation. We call upon you your Excellency, to exercise your leadership and bring to a stop the growing CADERISM which by and large is the agitator of most of the political and electoral violence that has been witnessed. As a women’s movement we desire to see political contestation of ideas and ideals and not the unabated trend of personal attacks and the use of uncivilized language. The political landscape should surely create a fertile ground for mature politics of service and tolerance for our future generation.”

Zambia is a democratic state which entails that citizens are free to belong to any political party of their choice. While we are cognizant of the fact that the rules and regulations of the civil service and other organisations like ourselves, do not allow civil servants and others to practice partisan politics, there are laid down procedures as to how to deal with erring officers. It is not, we repeat it is not within the province of party cadres to begin to police civil servants or indeed any other persons for that matter as to their association, as their conduct is in total breach of the Republican Constitution. Our Constitution guarantees the Freedom of Association for all citizens, including the right to belong to a party of one’s choice.

We therefore appeal to the leadership of the PF and other political parties to instill discipline in their members especially at this critical time. It is imperative for cadres to differentiate Government and party functionaries.

It is our hope that punitive measures will be meted against the PF members that misconducted themselves at the Ministry of Works and Supply so that it can serve as a deterrent.

As the country goes to the polls it is our expectation that party cadres will be tamed by their political parties. Zambia is not only a Christian nation but a peaceful nation and therefore we will not allow this lawlessness to prevail in our peaceful and beautiful nation.

ISSUED;

for/NGOCC

MARY S. MULENGA
CHAIRPERSON

12/04/2021

ZAMBIA RECEIVES COVID 19 VACCINE.

Zambia has received its first 228,000 consignment of the Covid-19 Vaccine, Astrazenneca, from the Serem Institute of India.

The vaccine is donation from the Covax mechanism and will benefit over 3 million people who are eligible.

Health Minister Dr. Jonas Chanda says the frontliners such as health workers are a priority group to receive the vaccine

He has urged the public against conspiracy theories and myths around the vaccine.

Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 35 cases of Covid 19 with one death in the same period.

12/04/2021

UPND primary election reports reaching our desk indicate that Solwezi west in Kalumbila district have given their votes to solwezi Mayor Nicholas Mukumbi and in Solwezi Central senior counsel Milner J Katolo is leading against the Hon Stafford Mulusa and in Kibanza ward people have resoundingly voted for Moses Kokala after he scored 27 against the current councilor Godfrey Munune who got 12 votes. Will keep updated on the final results.

30/03/2021

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema writes

ALL THE BEST MY DEAR FRIEND CHARLES KAKOMA

We have been notified of the departure of our former party spokesperson Hon. Charles Kakoma who has today exercised his democratic right to join the PF.

For me, Hon. Kakoma was not only a senior UPND party official, but remains a good friend of mine dating back to our days as classmates at the University of Zambia.

I hold him in high esteem as a professional colleague and later as a politician whom I would like to sincerely thank for his immense contribution towards the growth of our party.

I particularly urge our party members and citizens in general to fully respect his decision to join the PF. His decision arises from his democratic right to choose who he should associate with at any given time.

We have repeatedly said opposition politics in Zambia now is like being a l***r and a criminal. One has to pay the heavy price of being ostracized and shunned upon by those that do not want to encroach on the hospitality of the powers that be.

Being in opposition now means enduring brutality, suppression and basically an outcast in our own country.

We are reminded of the tribulations and torment that the children of Israel went through during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It is not everyone who managed to cross over.

We consider the current situation to that of the biblical times for the children of Israel. We are on a turbulent journey with the suffering Zambian masses. We can see the promised land and request all our citizens to remain strong. It's darkest before dawn.

‘Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.’ Ephesians 6:11

Let's continue moving forward.

HH aka Bally

24/03/2021

ROLAND MSISKA DIES

FORMER Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Zambia Atomic Energy Agency, Roland Msiska has died.

Mr. Msiska has been battling with Covid-19 the last few weeks.

Since February 2019, he has been Director General of the Zambian Atomic Energy Agency (ZAMATOM).

Mr. Misiska served as Secretary to Cabinet from 2012-2019.

Prior to his appointment in 2012, he served as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet responsible for Civil Service Reforms, a post that was preceded by the role of Permanent Secretary for the Public Service Management Division.

Msiska was a medical doctor and held a Master’s degree in healthcare from the Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands and is a medical practitioner with bachelor’s degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Zambia.

He also served in various positions in healthcare and as Project Director for the United Nations Development Programme and Executive Director at the Namibian Institute of Public Administration.

He was a consultant to the World Bank, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United Nations, and the UN World Health Organization (WHO).

18/03/2021

The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has announced the death of president John Mpombe Magufuli. The vice president Suluhu Hassan announced his death on state television. Mr Magufuli is know n for his iron fist fight against corruption in Tanzania. The vice president will take the presidential seat to complete the term of before another election is held. Samia Suluhu Hassan will become the first woman to lead the government of Tanzania.

15/03/2021

Kyangozhi primary School in deplorable state

Kyangozhi primary School in kibanza lives much to be desired. Built in 1967 the school has not seen any face lift and this has caused the residents to call for change of leadership. the residents who spoke to Lunga Broadcasting network accused the area councilor Godfrey Munune of neglecting the area.
The people of kyangozhi said Mr Munene is only seen when Chief Mumena is visiting the area they have sense vowed not to support his candidature in this year's general election they have also warned the party UPND against adopting Mr Munene or risk losing the seat to PF adding that presidential vote will go to UPND PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema. Kyangozhi is located in the North-East of Kibanza ward 20km from Solwezi-Mutanda in kalumbila District. Mr Munene is facing stiff competition from Moses Kokala and Mathews Kainda both of whom wants to adopted on UPND ticket.

05/03/2021

The residents of Matebo in chief Matebo of Kalumbila District have bemoaned lack of development in the area ranging from education, health care agriculture among other challenges this came to light during Solwezi west consititucey aspiring candidate Brenda Omba Kayumba mobilization tour in the area. Hon Kayumba is aspiring on the UPND ticket.

04/03/2021

UPND aspiring candidate for Solwezi west in Kalumbila District Brenda Omba Kayumba has continued with party mobilization she has continued with the message of hope by urging the people to vote HH and UPND on 12 August 2021 in order to alleviate poverty and deliver the people of Zambia from the unprecedented suffering that Zambia has seen in the recent years

04/03/2021

UPND aspiring candidate for Solwezi west Hon Brenda Omba Kayumba live in Mukumbi ward mobilization.

27/02/2021

Aspiring candidate Brenda Omba Kayumba for kalumbila consititucey party mobilization

27/02/2021

UPND provincial chairperson Col Wishikoti Katambi has just arrived at the party Secretariat in Kalumbila District where he is expected to address aspiring candidates.
He is accompanied by Bruce Kanema who is also provincial youth chairperson. Among the candidates include Nicholas Mukumbi who is Solwezi mayor Olix Kakwata kalumbila council chair person, Brenda Omba Kayumba, Naomi Tetamashimba and Manessah Kalume and all the aspiring candidates for council chairmanship.