According to the statement, the president is in Isreal at the invitation of invitation of out-going Israeli President His Excellency Mr. Shimon Pere.
While the president is away, Minister of Justice Mr. Wynter Kabimba will act as Republican President.
Below is the full statement
Republic of Zambia
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services
STATEMENT BY HON. MWANSA KAPEYA, MP, ACTING MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON ON HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT MR. MICHAEL SATA’S WORKING HOLIDAY IN ISRAEL
His Excellency the President Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata has arrived in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv on a working holiday at the invitation of out-going Israeli President His Excellency Mr. Shimon Peres.
President Sata, who is accompanied to Israel by First Lady Dr. Christine Kaseba Sata and other senior government officials, was received by Zambia’s Honorary Consular-General to the Republic of Israel Her Excellency Ms. Ronit Hershkovitz.
While in Israel, President Sata will among other important engagements, have meetings with out-going Israeli President Mr. Shimon Peres and Israeli senior Government officials.
The President will also hold meetings with Israeli businessmen who are interested in investing in Zambia’s rural industrialization project.
Hon. Mwansa Kapeya, MP
ACTING MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON
22nd June, 2014
kakolwe
June 22, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Mama yami ngunafweeee! I hope he meets serious medics while there too. Amuwa kenge name Ku woshawosha! Pimbi! Mwane!!
Mupole kanabesa Uko mwaya. Ati working holiday! Well tried.
burret
June 22, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Kakolwe I am aware you work for the OP,you bastards will never catch me.
burret
June 22, 2014 at 6:06 pm
Please stop cheating us sata(lassa lassa) has been flown out for medical attention and I hope he comes back in a coffin.Red lips kabimba will now introduce witchcraft as a religion in Zambia.
UMWAUME
June 22, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Necipela inkula cilatusha.
mkv
June 22, 2014 at 6:44 pm
man of action pliz Act 4 yo helth.its nt yo fot dat u re sik.i wish 1 de u will wek up en announce th nxt president wthout even askn yo stupd advisors.nokukula Namukula.wish u the fastest recovry .
mkv
June 22, 2014 at 7:04 pm
ok even on wrkn holide u re embaracin zed coz ppo ll wander the malnutrición levoz in zed if th president luks like one.or u wnt 2 woo investor using yo detoriotn helth its a gud 1 polítics zoona ninzelu chabe.
kukosama
June 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm
The grand plan is now working. His Excellency Mr Wynter Kabimba in the hot seat finally.
Chisha Kambole
June 22, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Me I m surprised. Working holiday in Israel, especially the way he appears? Just tell us the truth not that crap.
sata
June 22, 2014 at 8:54 pm
kaunda days is over we free people and we want to know de truth ba chibimba
baloney
June 22, 2014 at 8:57 pm
Honestly, is that the very best con job the whole OP, PF and GRZ could come up with. That story is about as porous as a basket, as solid as Carbondioxide at room temp, as believable as the WMDs story that Collin Powell told. Yaba
tish
June 22, 2014 at 9:47 pm
Israel=USA. Sata went to Israel to do what? Sata is in bed with the Chinese. He’s already sold Zambia to uS enemies. Sata’s foreign Minister must be dylexic or suffer ADD to advise such lunacy. In 4 days time, Sata will have a court date with Richard Sakala. He can run but not hide. One month working holiday, my a$$.
Pa Zed
June 23, 2014 at 5:44 am
How can PF implicate a foreign president in a Lie?? It is very clear that Perez was fully busy on 22 June and on 23 June traveling to US! This infor is there on internet!
Kamushi
June 23, 2014 at 6:42 am
we can brag,we can lie,we can insult each other but he has the final signature on our depature from earth.dedication for 2day G.O.D By Nana father
pumba
June 23, 2014 at 8:46 am
The world is watching,we have taken the before picture and we will take the after picture just to see how good isreal doctors are,
KAKOOKA
June 23, 2014 at 8:58 am
Who is the substantive Minister of Information and Broadcasting ? Was Hon. Kapeya re-deployed and when.
My earlier appeal stands that if His Excellency is unwell let the Government come clean. Its not taboo to be unwell, he is only human, and if true His Excellency will do with well wishes from all well meaning citizens.
chanda ponda
June 23, 2014 at 9:19 am
ba Burret tamutina lesa who a you to say such words that you hope he comes back in a coffin guys try to be serious even if you save other gods you have gone too far repent fr such words b4 the disaster catches u up
frederick
June 23, 2014 at 9:33 am
let de sleepin dog lie,a sick lion will owez be a sickler,u guyz u r jst westin yo useless tym by false reports….de man is sick period…even de hunts knwz dat is sick…we r not kids pipo…shame on u all guyz…”foolish me by chef”
Dee Mwansa
June 23, 2014 at 10:30 am
Ndelolesha fye!
Ngombala Muhapi wa Linaha
June 23, 2014 at 11:16 am
I think Sikota is not being honest, or maybe he is looking for a job, especially that the AT post has just become available. I mean, since Sata became president, not a single other president besides Mugabe has visited Zambia. For one, if I was head of state and I heard such a difficult guest was coming to visit me for one whole month, I will skip town.
Chalo Nkhanza
June 23, 2014 at 11:43 am
You Henry Sorcerer and your ba Shilubemba, Bring Back Our Presido!!! Mwabombelapo?
Master Mule
June 23, 2014 at 11:44 am
Kakooz I agree with you. Who on earth does not or has never gotten sick?
Master Mule
June 23, 2014 at 11:45 am
Kakooka, I agree with you. Who on earth does not or has never gotten sick?
Zambian
June 23, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Burret u can manage to run away from op but not from our Jehovah,u ar a demon,yo wish wil haunt u.we wish our president well & long life.
Zambian
June 23, 2014 at 12:12 pm
Burret u can manage to run away from op but not from our Jehovah,u ar a demon,yo wish wil haunt u.we wish our president well & long life.Everyone knows tongas ar rejoicing but u WIL face us.hh started it & u his follower u hav continued.shame!!!
burret
June 23, 2014 at 3:44 pm
Be careful since I am a demon I will bewitch you.Sata is a shit.
jack chongo
June 23, 2014 at 12:25 pm
it is finished………
Kepusha Takolelwe Bowa
June 23, 2014 at 12:55 pm
Mwe bantu bandi ukulwala takwaba uya mukulomba so please do not make fun of our relatives let alone our president. Time will catch up with you.
ba kapoli uko
June 23, 2014 at 1:21 pm
The President didn’t ask for yo prayers pipo. He is OK. Why r u worrying?
Charlie2000
June 23, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Whether sick or not, he is the president. I admire his archievements, no one in this country will archieve it.. Long live Sata..
jamakudi
June 23, 2014 at 1:39 pm
@Charlie2000; I disagree. The only achievement is rebased kwacha and enriching his tribemen and muchinga. Mwanawasa did more.
Village Chicken
June 23, 2014 at 2:07 pm
ZNBC TV blacks out Sata’s depature, arrival. Kabimba ( Sata’s Chosen one) takes over. Pray for Sata!!
sam lindo
June 23, 2014 at 2:09 pm
The problem with lies is that you start with one and use another lie to cover the previous one, this trend will go on until you tell the truth. No wonder they say only the truth will set you free lies will keep you lying continously until you set yourself free by repenting and telling the truth.
JOJO
June 23, 2014 at 2:39 pm
He is a man of action,rest well my president i admire your efforts
Village Chicken
June 23, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Ghost Workers..how can they dissapear when Head of Govt is a ghost worker himself? Get well soon Sata.
JOJO
June 23, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Let him finish his term in peace huh!!!!!!He is not God not to get sick,he is of flesh and blood
Mukombe Wamano
June 23, 2014 at 3:22 pm
People do not sneak out to go for work we do not go for work at night un announced. PF just own by the way its you who will lose out in the end.
Pompolyongo
June 23, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Its now clear Kabimba is the choosen one
Ngombala Muhapi wa Linaha
June 23, 2014 at 4:51 pm
When Sata soon dies, BashiluBemba should take Nkandu Luo kwaShimwalule and teach her one hell of a traditional lesson.
Cathy
June 23, 2014 at 5:52 pm
@Sam Lindo ,boy you’re spot on! Liers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Unza
June 24, 2014 at 5:44 am
Necho mulwila mu Zambia ine nshaishiba,and you have the odesity to call yourself ati i m a devil i can attack you,, wait till you see how impossible it will be to reverse those words, you wish you should have not said them,too late
burret
June 24, 2014 at 9:31 am
Panyo pako
Ngombala Muhapi wa Linaha
June 24, 2014 at 9:24 am
It would be in the best interest of all for Mwansa to realize this is not ‘ifwabukaya’. It is better to offer no excuse than a damn lie and then turn around to threaten us when we ask questions! To us Zambians, the only thing more shocking than watching the president slowly die in office right before our eyes is the lies the likes of Kapeya and the PF tell to cover it up. Honestly, for all those who have seen Sata in the last year, there is no single element of doubt that the man is dying!
Mundashi
June 27, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Wishing our Head of State well.
Tito 4040
June 27, 2014 at 1:32 pm
Advice to PF – we live in an age where info is so easy to get. It is common knowledge that Sata is sick and that he is admitted in hospital in Israel. But why are you telling us lies? You think we are damn fools? The way VEEP and his ministers are covering-up Satas sickness is a demonstration of poor leadership.