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We are very saddened that within 48hrs the government was quick to lift the suspension of road service licenses for the three operators which were suspended. This is a clear sign of interference by government in the operations of RATSA. We therefore want to know what interest government has in this matter because their quick action to reverse RATSA decision is very suspicious and does not in any way promote road safety.

TIME FOR TRUTH Ladies and gentlemen, what I am about to say today will shake the very foundation upon which our Party has risen. It will either make our Party stronger or it will deal a permanent blow to the hope that I and many of my colleagues had when we entered politics – the hope that we can reclaim our dignity as a nation that can stand on its own feet and empower our people to achieve the greatness that is stored inside each one of us. I still believe that we can be the truly independent and powerful nation God intended for us to be; that we can be the nation that can make a contribution to the world on the strength of our abundant potential. Today, we are far from being that nation

MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18th July 2019 GOVERNMENT INCONSISTENCY We have come to learn more about government inconsistency in handling serious issues that affect the nation. Government bought the crude oil from GUNVOR without any inspections to whether the crude oil was of the best quality for importation into Zambia, this was not until the crude oil damaged some machinery at INDENI REFINERY in Ndola.

As a nation and Zambians, let’s come together for once. Compromise and move forward in putting in place a new constitution. There is no doubt that we all want a new constitution to be in place before the tri-partite elections in 2020 in order to have a level playing field.

MBEBA ECONOMICS - THE FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP IN ZAMBIA Yesterday I spent part of my morning with an old man as he moved around in a field searching for traps that he had laid to catch mbeba (field mice). He is well past retirement age. He has no pension. He has no income. He owns one bicycle. His only source of accessible protein and carbohydrates is the few mice he traps each day and the little rain-fed maize he managed to farm on an illegal plot of land.

Fee structure and further scholarships secured Due to high international student enrolment, all places for the 2019 enrolment at Zhejiang A and F University have now been taken up. Applications that are still outstanding and those coming through will however, still be considered for the March 2020 and September 2020 intakes. We still have more than 200+ Seats secured in other

NAREP statement on the current Zesco Load shedding Zesco cannot blame the current power crisis on low water levels in reservoirs like Kariba Dam. The crisis was predictable and should have been foreseen. Now we face the real and continued prospect of job losses, business failure and reduced productivity. This is hitting the small business owner and struggling entrepreneur particularly hard at a time when there has been so much economic hardship already under the PF Administration.

NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY (NAREP) SECURES 200 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ZAMBIANS TO STUDY IN CHINA FOR THE 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR NAREP has arranged up to 200 scholarships for Bachelor and Masters programmes being offered in Chinese universities commencing in September 2019. School leavers and those currently studying in tertiary institutions are invited to submit applications. The scholarships will cover 50 per cent of tuition and accommodation for the full courses over the entire 4 year period of academic tuition for Undergraduates, whilst a full scholarship program is offered for Master’s students (i.e. tuition and accommodation fees being covered for the entire 3 year period). This is part of an ongoing programme being facilitated by NAREP in which scholarships will be secured each year to enable eligible Zambians to study a range of academic courses abroad. Full details of the courses on offer as well as the incidental costs associated with these scholarships are available at the NAREP secretariat.

NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY (NAREP) PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION AND THE FUTURE OF NAREP President Edgar Lungu has a hard task ahead of him. Unsurprisingly, after 100 days in office, unemployment remains unacceptably high, poverty levels have not changed, money is tight, projects that were started at the beginning of the PF’s term in office have remained stalled – and all this in an economy that is fighting punch drunk as it reels from nearly 4 years of uncontrolled expenditure, poor planning, and a weakening kwacha. To crown it all, as of midnight last night, fuel prices went up, making an already difficult situation even worse for many Zambians. Some will try and argue that the strength of the dollar and low copper prices are to blame for all our problems. Such reasoning should be jettisoned straight into the rubbish bin.

There is a palpable tension in the country resulting from the silence surrounding the state of health of the republican president. Speculation is mounting in people’s minds as to why the president has not been heard from directly, rather than through standard-issue photographs.Even the standard public swearing-in ceremonies seem to have been brought to an end. We are left to conclude that whatever is preventing the president from attending to his daily duties is serious and requires sober reflection on how we move forward as a nation from this point.

The recent statement by the Acting President Hon. Wynter Kabimba that government does not need to get permission from Chiefs or anyone to acquire land is an insult and disrespectful to traditional leaders and must not be condoned by all well-meaning Zambians.

CDF AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION As NAREP in Kabwata representing the general public, we want to express our deepest disappointment in the manner and approach in which Constituency Development Fund has been utilized here in Kabwata constituency.

We are very disappointed with some opposition political parties who are against ECZ’s proposed increase of constituencies in the country from 150 to 235. This clearly shows how selfish they are and that is why Zambians are having a hard time trusting them because they do not have a heart for the people. Without a doubt, this indicates that these opposition political parties exist to serve their interests and not those of the people as they pretend to do.

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The PF’s true colours regarding the introduction of the new constitution are becoming more evident everyday. The latest delaying tactics are nothing short of comical. The statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice claiming that the 10 copies of the draft constitution that were submitted to the Ministry have been lost, require one to completely suspend belief. In any normal country such an admission would be immediately followed by a resignation from public office and an apology to the nation.