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Roma Girls Teacher Denies Assaulting Catholic Nun
Mr.Sichilongo 53, of House No.2 at Roma Girls Secondary is said to have assaulted the Head of Teacher of the same school, Emma Chakupaleza, after she locked his house for failure to pay rentals.
It is said Sister Chakupaleza a Catholic nun locked up the houses of defaulting teachers in a bid to force them to pay rentals the action which angered Mr. Sichilongo to an extent of battering her.
And when the matter came up this morning for plea, Principal Resident Magistrate Aridah Chulu set August 25th, as date for commencement of trial and 11th August,2014 as the date for mention.
Mr. Sichilongo has also been granted a cash bail of K1,000 with two working sureties.
And the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has strongly condemned the beating of the Catholic Nun by a teacher at Roma Girls High School in Lusaka.
ZEC spokesperson Father Winfield Kunda says the violent beating of defenceless Reverend Sister Emma Chakupaleza for executing her duty by a fellow teacher was uncalled for and deserves serious condemnation from all well-meaning Zambia especially in this day when gender based violence has no place in society.
Father Kunda says in a society where restraint and mutual dialogue no matter the provocation is being preached, it was expected of Mr.Daswell Sichilongo to control himself unlike resorting to violence especially that he is a teacher who should not only teach science subjects but also morals to his pupils.
He says what he portrayed especially on Camera for a widely watched TV station deserves condemnation.
Father Kunda adds that to make matters worse, this uncalled for actions have even gone viral on social media and shall be there forever further exposing the Reverend Sister whose noble vocation to serve the entire humanity to more embarrassment and pain.
He states that inflicting pain on women should come to an end because it is so barbaric and uncivilized behaviour which weak men try to justify and validate their manhoods.
Father Kunda says Zambia needs real men who will protect, care and love people around them especially women and children.
The ZEC spokesperson has further stated that the beating up of Sister Chakupaleza, just indicate that there are still evil trends in this patriarchal society where women are still considered as subject of intimidation and violence, which should not be entertained at all cost.
And National Council of Catholic Women(NCCW) National Chairperson Mrs.Anna Mwamba has said what happened to Sr. Chakupaleza was uncalled for and should be condemned by not only the Catholic Women but by all Women and Men in the country.
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jj
July 23, 2014 at 4:46 pm
We know the lady as stupid.Mr sichilongo didn’t do a correct thing but the lady deserved it.even jesus used to wip stupid people.
malundi gondwe
July 23, 2014 at 5:00 pm
This woman must know that she is not dealing with kids
Shibobo
July 23, 2014 at 5:15 pm
That Sister deserves it. These women think they know it all , they are holy and cannot be advised.
The other thing is that they think all those who work under them are nuns who just follow orders.they should be sensitive in future.
Naine
July 23, 2014 at 6:20 pm
So tr should v dialogued with…???since chakupaleza refused to.
Denkete
July 23, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Bushe imilandu iyi yaeenda shani ulubilo? Apapene ili na ku court. Mune sichilongo capwa walakakwa coz sum 1 is pushing. Wamona efilya nalekweba ati uyo sr ngawali mucitafye pakuti nangu bakukaka ninshi naumfwa ukulowa kale.
SANKATA
July 23, 2014 at 8:51 pm
All things, therefore, that YOU want men to do to YOU, YOU also must likewise do to them.
Very small but yet practical.Picture if Sichilongo was a Nun and a Nun Sichilongo.
tutu
July 23, 2014 at 9:02 pm
ba sir tiyeni tukaponone nafuti nafuti nokukatombapo b4 tamula joina bena kanene limbi nakalimo kuti mwadabwa kamipela ing’anda pamo nesukulu…anyway ba sir afta ukutamba ka video,I ave sentenced u 15yrs wit hadlabor 4 u ar nt a fit citizen to leave among us the normals…ifwe tuli fuli tuli mu enjoy mukaposesheko kanene
lost soul
July 23, 2014 at 9:08 pm
ZEC is this the standard response? Shame on you for protecting the evil treatment of a teacher and his family by this sadist so-called “nun”.
Is this your standard response to all the “priests” that have been screwing girls and women in all the parishes. I know (by name and parish) of priests that have kids. I know of nuns that went on sabbatical when they had “immaculate conception” and suddenly their biological sisters and aunties had kids. We all know this sh!t!
ZEC continue to hide in plain sight of all. Then you wonder why His Holiness complained of people leaving the church. You are chasing them to the demon possessed pentecostals!
Greedy bunch of hypocrites! Shame on each of you and your body corporate!
me
July 23, 2014 at 9:30 pm
bullshit dialogue, dialogue. why didn’t she seek dialogue with the tenants before locking up there houses? it was a beating well deserved but I wonder why he is even denying it. job well taught..
funky
July 23, 2014 at 9:45 pm
Does anyone remember that priest at KatoNdwe mission that used to pride himself on how many school girls he had deflowered. How many of them got treated for botched bush abortions at the mission hospital next door?
An African nun is an oxymoron. Just like saying a black white woman. Most nuns are simply desperate girls from poor families that wish to gain free food, shelter and money from peoplkes offerings. White nuns really want to help, black ones are just holy wh0res!
chisunda
July 23, 2014 at 10:46 pm
I think the Teacher was bonking wt a nurn & where is the wife for the Teacher I think the nurn lockd the house for children not for the guy
akalibolo
July 24, 2014 at 12:14 am
Ati ba sister ifyabupuba,
Gelo
July 24, 2014 at 12:31 am
Buti some comments awe sure loool..
Scotch
July 24, 2014 at 2:37 am
In ths case,I cannot conclude anythng cz i dnt knw hw they were answering each otha,in the 1st place.It might happen that Sichilongo ws being rude on the house whch isnt hs.Bt,we shdnt judge by the fact that we hate nuns.Bcz,if we judge wthout lukng at their conversation,then Sichilongo ws wrong cz it wsnt hs house for hm to b beating the owner.bt aftar lookng at the conversation they had,we may b able to find out that mayb the num was wrong.
citizen
July 24, 2014 at 2:43 am
very bad for my brother. they should solved the matter amicably.
Scotch
July 24, 2014 at 2:47 am
The problem in Zambia is that we judge people based on how they r known 2 b in the society.The best way to judge is to look at the situation whch led to the act,while considering evry person to b equal b4 the law.On Kanene issue,I fil bad abt hm,cz hs judgement was out of influence frm the public.Because it isnt a crime to slip wth a prostitute as no ages r askd b4 sex wth prostitutes.Later on,she failed to evn produce a birth certificate in court.Zambians,u shd change or else u’l burn in hell.
john
July 24, 2014 at 3:34 am
Some female headteachers are very stupid. They think they know it all. l know one somewhere ku luapula uufwaikwa Sichilongo punches. Nkamuleta Sichilongo.
Popopo
July 24, 2014 at 4:57 am
ZEC is a bunch of ******* !!!! Why not condemn the heartless nun who locked the house of someone? Catholic nuns are heartless through out Zambia .because ZEC you are funded by Catholics that’s why your mouth is wide open supporting the lioness is friendly when you are not going near to its cubs.The nun provoked the situation herself and l strong condemned her…….. temper has room in every human being namano yalubuli yesa ngamwalwa malibu yakuii lombela ba Vagina or ba Virgin.
legal eagle
July 24, 2014 at 4:59 am
Its unfortunate that the situation got this far. Sadly, I feel that the following will happen:
1. Teacher will be tried and found guilty of assault and grievous bodily harm
2. The teacher will be at the mercy of the courts and may receive a suspended sentence at best.
3. The school may be sued for breaching their oral/ written tenancy agreement and locking out the teacher. The law does not allow for a land lord to unilaterally lock out a tenant.
4. The incident will bring to a fore the bahavior of the head teacher. She is completely unmovable and unrepentant. Her actions are malicious and evil. She is ill suited to hold such a senior position, based on her actions.
5. Unfortunately, ZEC and ZNUT have left their core callings in dumping the blame on the teacher. ZEC should be appalled by the circumstances leading to the altercation, how unchrist-like was the action? ZNUT should issue a more mature and balanced statement, their member was driven to desperation and lost his temper (which normal person would not) after not receiving his pay for 5 months. That’s a travesty.
6. The biggest loser are the family of the man. Shame on the church, shame on ZNUT, extreme shame on that black hearted head teacher and shame about Mr. Sichilongo’s behavior.
Would Sr Kiren have behaved in this manner and slept well in the free convent lodgings after a warm bath and good meal?
I’m a disgusted Catholic!
tumbuka
July 24, 2014 at 10:13 am
@legal eagle, am humbled, you are one of the great persons around, you deserve to be a leader among humans. I feel personally affected by these happenings. Its unfortunate that men and women in leadership positions are all academics, they are theorists, they preach what they cannot practice. It is the practice of the Godly values taught in the Bible that make us godly men and women not the theorizing of the same. ZEC has failed us, ZNUT has failed us, the nun failed us first.
It is very unfortunate indeed!
kakolwe
July 24, 2014 at 6:19 am
From Now on, ALL bloggers MUST change the headteacher’s to NONE (not Nun). Sister CHAKUPADEVIL. Ng a mwapela Lesa kuti akana!!!! Is there no Tenancy agreement at this institution? So the daughters, wife & Dasswel tabacinjapo notwamukati!!!! Iwe ci None! Their Nickers, bam as, teeth brushes even stay free pads are under lock & key: Chakupachiwa uyu!!!
kapulikoni
July 24, 2014 at 6:53 am
naine nala muponona boss wandi.., ifya nakashi file imona saana….
Mwansa
July 24, 2014 at 7:35 am
Why is ZEC and ZCTU not blaming the nun for what she did? How do you evict your employee who is not getting his pay for failing to pay his rentals? Was he supposed to steal?
kaf
July 24, 2014 at 8:52 am
ZNUT at fault here, go in and offer help stop blaming your innocent teacher he was provoked.how can you have a headteacher who doesn’t understand the law of tenancy. worst a nun without mercy.
Lundu
July 24, 2014 at 9:49 am
Am just so shocked at people claiming that the Mr. Sichilongo is innocent and that the nun was wrong for what she did! This is so irrational.
Firstly, the house does not belong to Sichilongo (and he has not paid his dues since January). He is therefore obliged to pay the dues, failure to which the landlord could take action. Forget the compassion (or Jesus’ love and commandments) becoz these will not pay for the maintenance of house. Besides, January to July sounds like a lot of compassion to me. Sichilongo could have borrowed as he did for his bond.
Secondly, Sichilongo is a self righteous masochist, who erroneously thinks he should be in charge, commanding and humiliating those under him. I mean, the intention of bringing Muvi Tv, shouting at the nun “not to close the door” (when she is at liberty to talk to the media or not),the punching and kicking despite the calls by witnesses and the effort to separate him from the nun, and the denial of the charge of assault show the pomposity,arrogance of an overly inflated self ego. Prison will certainly put him right…humble and realistic. Such a pathological teacher should never be put near pupils,especially girls. Cage him!
tumbuka
July 24, 2014 at 10:31 am
@lundu, i agree wth you that the beating was bad, it should not have happened and in this era when a woman is always right, most likely sichilongo will face the wrath of the feminine law. My problem however is that the woman being head should have known why the man cud not pay.
If what we hear is true that this man has gone without pay for some time, she should have been the one to process salary advances for him to take care of his family and not expose his family to such humiliation.
Plz note also that human behaviour is complex, we are not sure hw these two have related in the past. maybe sichilongo is arrogant as u hv put it and this prompted the nun to lock the house, or maybe the nun is just difficult and maybe it became difficult for him to cope with her
While the house is not his, its not hers too. also, the woman does not understand tenancy law. she should have consulted before taking that illegal action of locking a family out.
teacher
July 24, 2014 at 10:49 am
Fellow teacher we hav no protection from these unions,shame on protuz,znut,sestuz,betuz.banyafye amasushi from our money.Abash unions!
Dodoma Daeresalaam Dansania
July 24, 2014 at 10:49 am
Sichilongo is just a fool and shameless man. He cant be giving excuses for not paying rent. whether one month or two months. If the case is about feeling pity for the children, the wife, the tooth brushes and the pants then let us just give them the houses for no rent at all. Because he will be using the children as an excuse and yet they are the reason for paying rent on time.
Mpongo
July 24, 2014 at 10:51 am
The nun exercised patiency, compassion and mercy for 5 months. Out of pomposity the tenant (Mr. Sichilongo) with a view to embarrass the nun went to the media to expose her. What dialogue do we want the two parties to engage in the presence of muvi tv? What a man? Let him fight with fellow men and not a defenceless woman. He is just a coward and an irresponsible man. K350 rentals is little. Even in high density areas such as Chibolya and Misisi rentals are more than this. The same way he managed to feed his family everyday, he should have found resources to pay rentals. It is a matter of setting priorities. He even managed to call muvi tv meaning he had the money to buy airtime or to hire taxi or pay bus fare, but could not find money for rent…. its a shame.
midu
July 24, 2014 at 11:50 am
I WANT TO ASSUME YOU ARE THE NUN’S FRIEND. ANYWAY THE POPE HAS REPRIMANDED THE NUN FOR NOT SHOWING MERCY TO THE SUFFERING. AS WE ARE SAYING, SHE HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF THE UNIFORM. ATI BA NUN MY FOOT
MpandaMputi
July 24, 2014 at 11:09 am
Ndeloleshafye…
dancing
July 24, 2014 at 11:45 am
naimwe ba sichilongo,kuti mulefilwa ukulipila rent shani.tamufola salary,ubututu chimundala.
dancing
July 24, 2014 at 11:49 am
walabila chishinka mpongo.wise words.
kasantana
July 24, 2014 at 12:51 pm
He paid K1000.00 bail,afumishe kwisa? How can one live in someone’s property and not pay rent? Let him rent outside the school.He gets paid,rent should be a priority.Let us learn to be responsible ,especially when we have families.
Bounty Killah
July 24, 2014 at 1:46 pm
This useless story has been given too much coverage. I think the nun-clobbering teacher is a brother to the editor of Tumfweko and is trying to gain him some public sympathy for his war-mongering ways!
Write about the bad treatment our pipo are getting at the hands of the Chinese, the murders and the rape that is happening every hour in our evil society.
katwishi
July 24, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Some nuns’ behavior are unacceptable. please let them learn communiation skills.
DIP STICK
July 24, 2014 at 2:23 pm
THIS MR SICHILONGO IS A VICTIM OF GBV JUST LIKE KANENE
himself
July 24, 2014 at 2:57 pm
thhis whole is as a result of the wrongs catholic church has brought about such equaling women to men,in short barbaric/satanic laws trying to make a world of confusion.children are made to be equal with their fathers and mothers.These and many more atrosities in readness for pope to be crowned as the world leader.
Catholics are to blame on this one because catholicism is a political party,fathers are its ministers whiles nuns are cadres.
jj
July 24, 2014 at 3:08 pm
That’s the issue!himself. U no what the world is soon tobecome.
munyololo
July 24, 2014 at 5:50 pm
if she really num mother, she would have feel sort for children,now why condeming the man alone,why one side of a coin, some sister’s are foolish
tom
July 24, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Panyo pa ba Sister she deserves it.These women thinks she know’s it all and belongs to god,She was after him and the man said no to her then problems started,Mr Sichilongo you would have just facked her than dump her.
ladymay
July 25, 2014 at 9:58 am
THAT NUN IS BAD I TELL U, IF ONLY U KNEW HER, AM SURE U WILL KNOW WHAT AM SAYING, FOR MR SICHILONGO TO DO THAT IT WAS OUT OF ANGER ON HOW THIS NUN HAS BEEN BEHAVING. SHE HAS NO MERCY, COZ IF SHE HAD SHE WOULDNT HAVE LEFT THOSE POOR CHILDREN TO SLEEP OUTSIDE AND MISS THEIR MOCK EXAMS
Gershom Jere
July 25, 2014 at 2:45 pm
I lament the action of beating sacred men and women No matter how wrong they may appear. I would rather myself and the whole family suffer and not touch her on account of her being (sacred) anointed.
Others may argue that she is not sacred or anointed, but that is not for me to judge. I would leave that to God to judge.
cm
July 25, 2014 at 7:54 pm
Wolf in sheep skin. Beware!
Hot mama
July 26, 2014 at 9:31 pm
That was a learning experience for both of them, I think the man was provoked beyond control but he should ve controlled himself pantu he’s about to face worse repurcations. As for the nun, am catholic too and I think Christianity should show in our day to day living and association with other people. Nuns ve issues but let us all christians learn from this pantu Christ and love should be our guide wherever we go.