Luapula Today

KABUSHI MP Bowman Lusambo says Zambians do not need UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to recognise President Lungu’s victory.

RODGERS MWEWA ASSURES PRESIDENT LUNGU SUPPORT THROUGH AND THROUGH
Residents of Mwansabombwe District of Luapula Province took to the streets in jubilation after PF candidate, Rodgers Mwewa scoped the Mwansabombwe seat retaining his seat in Parliament.
Mr Mwewa has retained his seat and goes for a second term in parliament, making him the second person in the history of Mwansabombwe Constituency to serve for two terms.
Mr Mwewa came out first after beating three other aspiring candidates when he scoped the seat with 7,625 votes out of a total of 12,919 votes cast with Movement for Multi-party Democracy, MMDs Sunday Maluba scoring 2,929 followed by UDFs Samuel Chitonge with 1,080 votes and, UPNDs Mable Kamangala with 857 votes.
Speaking in an interview with at the totaling centre minutes after being declared winner by the Retaining Officer, Samson Chipeta, Mr Mwewa said it was by the grace of God that he retained his seat as Member of Parliament.
He said it was not easy as had faced so many stumbling blocks from many people who teamed up and were geared to see his downfall.
He has since promised to continue working with the people to foster development in the district. “I have learnt a lot of things in the five years I have been Member of Parliament and I promise to take a different approach to ensure that I bring the much needed development in the district and will not condone anyone standing in my way”. He said.
He narrated that his vision was to bring Economic and Social development to the district and sadly said some forces stood in his way but will not take lightly to anyone standing in his way and hindering progress in the district.
“I have so many plans for Mwansabombwe district and one of them is to bring a district hospital and naming of streets in the district and possibly name them after the much deserving fallen forefathers who were the senior chiefs in the kingdom of Mwansabombwe”. He explained.
He further promised that he will fight to ensure that more people benefit from the social cash transfer and that it is given to the deserving people.
Mr Mwewa also expressed happiness at the faith the President Edgar Lungu has in him.
“I will be a hypocrite if I don’t show my heartfelt gratitude to the President HE Edgar Lungu for listening to the people of Mwansabombwe and adopt me back.” It shows that he is a very bold and firm President and I assure him that I will support him through and through”. He said.

Dr. Chilufya retains Mansa Central

PF Mansa Central parliamentary candidate Chitalu Chilufya has retained his seat with a landslide victory. The PF candidate polled 25,087 votes followed by UPND’s Chrispine Musosha who polled 3,011 votes. Independent candidate K***a Felix managed to get 457 votes while, FDD’s Kelvin Kaunda closed the race with 314 votes. And speaking to journalists after he was declared winner, Dr. Chilufya says he is indebted to the people of Mansa Central for trusting him and the PF. Dr. Chilufya has pledged to continue with developmental projects that were initiated in the last two years.

South Africa's ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid.

South Africa’s ANC was on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid on Friday as voters vented anger about high unemployment and corruption in municipal elections that herald a sea change in politics and society.

The African National Congress has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule in 1994 with Nelson Mandela at its helm, but has lost support - particularly in cities - among voters who feel their lives have not improved and accuse President Jacob Zuma of mismanaging the economy.

The ANC was still leading in the overall count in the nationwide municipal vote, with 95 percent of ballots counted. But it lost to the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in the municipality of Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the city of Port Elizabeth, and was trailing in Tshwane, home to the capital Pretoria.

Since the end of apartheid, the ANC had enjoyed an iron electoral grip on these areas, as well as on the economic hub of Johannesburg - where it held just a narrow lead on Friday.

Now, no party looks likely to win a majority in these three urban centres, ushering in a new era of coalition politics as South Africa shifts from what has effectively been a one-party system in the period immediately post-apartheid.

“The ANC has lost significant support [to the DA] in these areas because ordinary people who have long been loyal to the ANC feel that the party has failed to live up to its election promise to improve life for everyone ,” FRANCE 24’s South Africa correspondent Ayesha Ismail said.

This shift reshapes the political landscape in South Africa ahead of the 2019 national election, and may also embolden Zuma’s rivals within the ANC to challenge him.

The DA has retained control of Cape Town, which it has held since 2006.

The ANC chief whip, Jackson Mthembu, said the losses across the country were “a worrying trend” for the ruling party and would prompt soul-searching. “We need to have a serious introspection, and that is what we will do.”

The election also represents a political renaissance for the DA, which last year elected its first black leader, Mmusi Maimane, as part of its efforts to shake off its image as a party that mainly serves white interests.
FRANCE 24

WE HAVE VOTED BUT GOD HAS THE FINAL ANSWER.
IS IT PRESIDENT EDGAR OR PRESIDENT HH: NTALASHA CHISHA (Empowerment Mandate)
We have voted, the lot has been casted. Is it Barsabas or Matthias.
For it is Written;
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Acts 1:24,26
Its God who elects leaders. Not Man. He knows what the next 5 years will be all about. Some one Suitable for the tasks ahead will be picked.
Is it David or Eliab?
For it is Written;
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7
God looks at the heart. One whose heart will be right before God will emerge Victorious. Our voting not withstanding. So like in old times because He does not change God will show Himself strong again. So cheer up, be relaxed God is in control.
Hear this;
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Psalm 75:6-7
FATHER THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING A LEADER AFTER YOUR OWN HEART TO RULE OVER THIS NATION. LORD WE ARE GRATEFUL...
BURST IN THANKSGIVING AND GODS NAME WILL BE GLORIFIED. PRAY...

Voices speaking.... endorsed by ECZ