Zambia’s Vice President Denies President Sata Underwent Surgery

Zambia’s Vice President Denies President Sata Underwent Surgery

DONCHI KUBEBA (DONT TELL)....

A football fans leads other supporters during the drumming up of support for Zambia along Freedom Way in Lusaka.
The football supporters caused heavy traffic along the street. Business came to a stand still because some workers wanted to catch a glimpse of the proceedings. Many people are dressed in Zambian national colours.
Zambia faces Ghana in the semi final stage of the African Cup of Nations.

FOOTBALL FANS

Football fans consolidating support for the Zambia National Soccer team along Freedom Way in Lusaka.

FOOTBALL ENTUSIASTS

Football fans duck on to a mini bus as they drum up support for the Zambia National Football team along Freedom Way in Lusaka. There is a football frenzy in many towns of Zambia and Lusaka in particular. Ghana faces Zambia to night in the quarter final match of the African Cup of Nations.

Warrant Officer Class One...

Football fans ducking on to a vehicle with the poster "Officer Class One". President Michael Sata has promoted Zambia National Football team captain Christopher Katongo to the rank of Warrant Officer Class One. Katongo is a soldier in the Zambia Army.

Presidential Salute

President Michael Sata has returned to Lusaka after attending the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.
Here, Service Chiefs salute the President as he takes off in a chopper from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (formerly Lusaka International Airport) for State House.
He arrived on the Presidential Challenger luxury jet.

Presidential Salute

ADIOS-FREDERICK JACOB TITUS CHILUBA

FINAL JOURNEY

Pallbearers take the body of Dr Chiluba to his final resting place in a military procession that was followed by a 19-gun salute.

ENTER THE TOMB

Pallbearers lower the casket for Dr Chiluba into the tomb.

HAKAINDE HICHILEMA

United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema walks to lay a wreath on Dr Chiluba's tomb. He was one of the notable opposition political party leaders at Dr Chiluba's funeral. In the Chiluba era, Hichilema served on the body that executed the privatisation programme in Zambia.

EDIT NAWAKWI

Forum for Democracy and Development president Edit Nawakwi lays a wreath on Dr Chiluba's tomb. Nawakwi was a hard critic of Dr Chiluba but she served under the former president as minister of energy and Finance,

FRESH AIR...

A soldier from the Zambia Army aids a colleague to get some fresh air over the head during a parade mounted at the burial of Dr Chiluba.

DR CHILUBA'S CHILDREN MOURN, BID FAREWELL TO DAD

Dr Chiluba's children, grand children, nephews and other relatives and friends pay their last tributes to the former president

DR CHILUBA'S CHILDREN MOURN

END OF THE ROAD...FJT is buried.

Chaplains from the defence forces pray for Dr Chiluba's tomb before committal of the body during burial of the former Zambian president.

DR FREDERICK CHILUBA IS BURIED

DR FREDERICK CHILUBA IS BURIED

Undertakers about to close the tomb for former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba in Lusaka.

PORTRAIT

TODAY, Zambia puts to rest one of its greatest men.

Zambia Army pallbearers are led by a candid portrait of Dr Chiluba for body viewing in Lusaka.Dr Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba has died a happy man because of the changes he brought on the face of our land.
Some people say he has died in controversy, but I do not want to agree with them because some situations are man made. In any case, I would rather ignore the man's weak points and look for opportunities in what he did best and with all his heart and energy.
Some people who are at the helm of criticising Dr Chiluba ate with him from the same plate. They claimed to be his friends. and they are actually benefitting from the very things that he fought to introduce to Zambia.
If your are in Zambia, just turn, look around and tell me whether what you are seeing cannot be attributed to the late man.
Therefore, my thought is that we should accept Dr Chiluba as a great man who was fearless. He did the unimaginable in his own right.

MOURNERS

Some Lusaka residents cry openly upon seeing Dr Chiluba's casket along the great east road.

FJT'S CASKET ON THE FINAL JOURNEY

Zambia Army soldiers ferry Dr Chiluba's casket on a gun carrier

FJT'S TOMB IS BUILT

Construction workers preparing the tomb where Dr Chiluba will be laid to rest.

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PRESIDENT BANDA WELCOMED TO MAZABUKA

THE NEW-LOOK FATHER BWALYA

This is the new look Father Frank Bwalya. Whatever he is up to or what is going on under skull remains with himself. I think it is unholy.
The Catholic priest, who is on sabatical leave is more of a politician than and NGO worker, which he promised to do when he did away with the robes last year. The red card campaign that has come to be largely associated with the opposition Patrotic front has lost steam and I wonder what Father Bwalya is plotting apart from the unwarranted and baseless attack on the Government of President Banda and everything good about it.
I am a staunch catholic but I disowned father Bwalya, Just like the Pope's envoy to Zambia Nisola Girassoli.
I think this man was a better person with a large following than where he is now.