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Lungu: Iam Learning Alot From Mugabe
Cape Town – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has reportedly described his Zimbabwean counterpart President Robert Mugabe as an “elderly statesman in the region who knows all corners”, saying he is “learning a lot” from him.
According to the state-owned newspaper The Herald, Lungu said this after holding talks with Mugabe at State House in Harare, ahead of the Southern African Development Committee (SADC) summit.
More than 10 heads of state are attending the one-day summit on industrial growth on Wednesday.
Lungu said he was getting used to Mugabe’s hospitality.
This was not the first time that Lungu has met Mugabe.
The Zambian leader was in Harare in February when he held bilateral talks with Mugabe just after he won presidential elections to replace Michael Sata, who died last year.
Lungu is expected to officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation said Lungu was set to address the SADC heads of state on Wednesday.
The report said Lungu will focus on the finalisation of the industrialisation strategy and roadmap for the region.
News24
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zega
April 30, 2015 at 7:31 am
dani angazibe monga one chagwa lungu.his a noble man
Hildah Malama
April 30, 2015 at 8:39 am
He is really learning a lot including persecuting innocent journalists like Fred Mmembe and Mutembo Nchito the the most popular and rspected lawyer in Zambia.
North & South Rhodesia.
April 30, 2015 at 8:53 am
Hold on to your seat belts coz it’s one helluva ride down into the depths of despair.
The only person at SADC that have earned any respect is President Ian Khama of Botswana. His policies is what makes Botswana a great country, even the Pula is worth more than the Rand.
kakolwe
April 30, 2015 at 9:27 am
Am sure this lout @ N&S Rhodesia doesn’t know that 1 rand 0.6 kwacha?
Michelle Klum
May 1, 2015 at 12:43 am
You must be dreaming!! Artificial strength of your currency?? Neither the Botswana Place nor the SA Rand has been re based!! Grow a brain please!!!!
kakolwe
May 1, 2015 at 5:25 am
@Klum, need I grow a new brain when the one I have is able to see through your rubbish while “dreaming”? Wallow in your rubbish coz you can’t even to comprehend the intricacies of monetary value and the true benefits of rebasing one’s currency.
mj banda
April 30, 2015 at 9:44 pm
@hilda malama, mutembo Nchito isn’t a journalist
jobreaker
April 30, 2015 at 7:40 am
there you go,only fools tend to find a fault in such a promising meeting,ati come 2016, I can’t wait to hear what plans these sadc regions can create together, a frog can stay in a pond all its life believing their is no water apart from this, the sadc meetings have always been productive,bring big minds together to share ideas on how they can help one another win
North & South Rhodesia.
April 30, 2015 at 9:09 am
Only learning dictatorship, hypocracy, greediness, tribalism, what a public shame Mr Lungu?????
kakolwe
April 30, 2015 at 9:29 am
If that has tought the Western world that they are not the World’s political & economic policemen, so be it.
Baskopo
April 30, 2015 at 9:39 am
Mugabe taught you how to beg,steal and be a good racist?
Dibula
April 30, 2015 at 9:40 am
Learning how to enjoy corruption
Fulu fulu
April 30, 2015 at 8:00 am
Unless you’re learning from his mistakes, there’s nothing educative about Mugabe. He is the epitome of the type of leadership Africans should avoid if they want to taste development. A man who amasses great wealth at the expense of the people he is supposed to be serving, and dismantles those who oppose him is not one to keep company with. Meanwhile the Zambian economy remains in slumber and Mr Lungu has not put forth any substantial policies to facilitate recuperation.
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 9:09 am
Indeed he is learning well from that dictator. He has learned how to destroy an economy and send the currency depreciating. At this rate we might just opt to drop the kwacha and use dollars like Zimbabwe. Lungu is clueless and a liability. In 2016 the choice is yours. Vote upnd.
Mundetelele
April 30, 2015 at 2:47 pm
Mugabe was the host to all African leaders who attended the SADC meeting. Most of these leaders had meetings with Mugabe and picked up one or 2 things from that meeting. Mugabe mnay have the phobia of leaving power, but he doesn’t lack wisdom or he would have lost elections even in Zimbabwe. It is pathetic for some of you to swing at the president everytime something is reported about him. Mugabe has been a president for close to 3 decades and has mastered the art of being a head of state. This, our own President can learn from Bob. The western world has demonised Mugabe over the land redistribution policy and you fellow blacks cannot even back what is principally right despite implementation being a sham due to political machinations of both Mugabe and his ZANU-PF and the western worlds sanctions.
Without sanctions by the west, Zimbabwe would still have an extremely vibrate economy.
All you merceneries are busy condemning Mugabe, how about the west and their evil economic sanctions against Zimbabwe?
Grow some brains !diots!
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 3:38 pm
…good until you said idiots! That definitely tells me you need alot of growing to do. You have a point or two but pathetic with your conclusion.
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 4:01 pm
what point does this cretin have? mugabe has gone against his own constitution and found foolish reasons to stay in power. Look how he went about enforcing the lancaster agreement on land. Using violence on the white farmers all as a gimmick to gain him more support in order to stay in power longer. Look at the state of the zimbabwean economy. Who is to blame? Do not be foolish. Let us learn to condemn stupidity when it is clearly seen. The only most sensible and educated president zambia ever had went on to to be the only african president to criticize mugabe.. and that is Mwanawasa. You need to grow some brains you idiot.
Fulu fulu
April 30, 2015 at 5:12 pm
@Mundetele.. Naivety at its best. You need to stop taking your history from uneducated, biased sources. What are of leadership has Mugabe mastered? The man is a ruthless dictator who has eliminated every opposition that has been mounted. If you go back in history, you will discover various atrocities committed by Mugabe. In the 80’s he ordered a massacre of the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe. Thousands of people were killed. The westerners only took note of his ruthlessness when he began to attack white farmers and land owners. Mugabe is a Marxist in philosophy and has ensured the abode of an oppressive form of communism in Zimbabwe. He simply took a page out of Stalin’s reign over the Soviet Union. There is nothing positive that Lungu can learn from Mugabe.
pioneer
April 30, 2015 at 9:36 am
Eish Mugabe is a Madala Sterek like a stick of biltong
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
April 30, 2015 at 9:39 am
HILDA MALAMA HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE FOR A COOL BLOWJOB AND ANAL SEX?
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 9:48 am
Ati learning, Edgar should know by now that there is nothing new to learn from Robert, Robert was a good leader 10 – 20 years ago right now Zimbabwe has ‘exported’ economic refugees all over the globe, and highest in the region. If Edgar wanted to learn history of Robert books are there, right now being a buddy of a 92 year old dictator is share waste of time when we have vibrant energetic young presidents around who he can share MODERN economic challenges than learning how Ian Smith was defeated. Edgar needs to sit down and act as a president and clean out Zambian economic mess – and stop dancing at airports for Christ sake.
major chileshe
April 30, 2015 at 6:55 pm
My friend stop that edgar stuff,hav respect for tha president,plz address him as his excellency,its not that hard,is it?
Madam Field Marshal
April 30, 2015 at 9:55 am
Mugabe is teaching him the ropes of dictatorship…. “Getting used to his hospitality” like the rest of Zimbabwe got used to his hostility..
Chief of Grief
April 30, 2015 at 10:12 am
Keep on hating ba mambala,racist or not,dictator or not mugabe ewabako,Mr president jus tek watevr advice he gives n forget these ever naggin twats pantu fwema zambiamz twalitemwisha ukulanda nokukondema,kano nga’ebo.
son of a Gunman
April 30, 2015 at 10:34 am
HH will never rule Zambia,mwilafulwa Guys these are Politics,muzafa na ma BeeeeePeeee!Bane HH anavinilatu pama Campaigns,sazavinafuti!Let LUNGU complete his Constitutionally Given mandate.why am I stressing with Hungry Vampires who are so Bloody thirsty.Time to work,@LUNGU was Dancing?so what!Who Gives a damn weather your Hero Kneels down Begging for votes which we didn’t give him!
Hello Haters
April 30, 2015 at 10:37 am
Chagwa i wish you could take time to learn from khama from Botswana not mugabe, aikona the only thing you are learning from bob is how to steal votes, clinging to power, and how to weaken your currency. Can you find friends of your own age please, bob is in the decline stage.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 11:13 am
Botswana’s Ian Khama is one of the best if not THE BEST president in Africa, without going into their politics Botswana’s economy very rare nose dives just bumps here and there, Botswana is one of the ‘calmest’ nations in the world and Ian himself is not a global trotter like what Edgar wants to be and in MOST cases his vice and ministers attend most of these summits, when free he rides a bicycle ALONE, Motor bikes ALONE, drives a black Range Rover ALONE! Imagine at traffic lights you look at your left there he is smiling all you do give him a wink – he winks back life goes on. Ifwe abesu tabomfwa ingoma ukulila ninshi his jackets start flying around. Dance when all is well in your country.
Hello Haters
April 30, 2015 at 11:49 am
And one guy told me that for you to see him doing stunts on Botswana TV, you must be a luck chap.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 12:16 pm
He is a media shy person, likes out door life and his presidency hasnt changed him a bit, of all the moving machines he loves – the Quad bike is his best. Once in a while he gets a chooper and flies himself. But a no nonsense man when putting his work together
son of a Gunman
April 30, 2015 at 11:16 am
His EXcellence found this Economy staggering,kutiwawisha Echalo within 90 days?How possible is that?and he is Trying by all means to pot the already dilapidated Economy Infrustructure in place,GiVe him Time,so many issues needs to be Ironically sortedout .When Ever GOD Puts you UP,no Hell Devil can Bring you down.Its PF in power as at now give them a Chance.
kayula
April 30, 2015 at 11:29 am
we can learn from someone midtakes. Most pipo who have made mistakes are good teachers.For your information not everything is bad about mugabe and zimbabwe.By the way what can you learn from HH?
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 12:06 pm
HH is not a republican president your reference is typically irrelevant in this case.
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
April 30, 2015 at 12:53 pm
@KAYULA,PROBABLY FREEMANSONESS,BLOOD SUCKING E.T.C
son of a Gunman
April 30, 2015 at 1:32 pm
How long has IAN been in power?Has Botswana had any Head of state pass on?These are some of the Drawbacks we are facing in this Republic,all you Idiots do is Throw TANTRUMS at the people in office,even where not Necessary check your Philosophical IQ levels you find that you luck Exposure,you Jealousy Quacks!get a life and have Respect for those in Power.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 3:14 pm
A president needs to put his priorities in place Ian might be in his 6th year that doest mean he was excited at being a president. Send positive image to would be investors/WORLD, 2 days ago E.U was telling YOU that your govt seem to be flip flopping on its economic polities, was it JJB or others who said that? When will you accept Edgar needs sitting down and sort out the economy, and insulting us wont improve your life or the economy, so when we including the E.U tells you Zambian economy is in bad shape are we lying? BTW please travel to see how other countries are doing that way you will see that Zambia’s economy is in bad shape just like our filthy streets. Just travel you will be shocked you will be embarrassed to even invite your foreign friend to visit Zambia.
twetwe
April 30, 2015 at 1:33 pm
I have my reservation on what can be learnt from this statesman that has his nationals scattered in the diaspora…all reduced to despair.Maybe after he exit politics we may see the positive side of his dictatorship… Muarma Ghadaffi.. Abdula Wade. Seriously, South of the equator this man has reduced his country to near shambles and reading K15 for sex for Zim women makes sad reading or is it another new competitor on the sex market to our our sex workers? These realities are not trivial and do mirror our economy.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm
I do enjoy your analysis well balanced and to point.
Mpooma the real Tonga bull
April 30, 2015 at 2:36 pm
There are some things that one can’t just chanhge individually. I wish I could change certain things myself.
twetwe
April 30, 2015 at 3:06 pm
In the late 80’s when Zim economy was still vibrant there may have been positive things to be learnt, but unless policy and innovation of that time has harvested what we are seeing today, there is no telling of what course our fate would be like. Today, relevant applications suitable for our home environment, which I doubt would be followed,need nurturing religiously if there are tangible outcomes. We have Zesco roaming (Sweden..India..) the market for durable equipment in Generation, Protection,Distribution… but its always breakdown one way or the other.Food security which we allow to be in the hands of nature when there are steps in both instances that can be taken. Dams through out at practical intervals on all rivers not only for electricity would sort some of these issues. Not sending ‘Irrigation’ engineers to Isreal to study irrigation in a desert.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Have you heard about a saying “Necessity Is The Mother of All Inventions” being in a desert and lack of vegetation Israel MASTERED the art and engineering of irrigation in order to survive in a desert, HENCE Israel has trained very good Engineers to counter what nature hasnt given it – Water, good soils and favourable climatic conditions, you get my drift?
kakolwe
April 30, 2015 at 4:53 pm
I belive @ Twetwe would be comfortable learning irrigation from the Pigmies in the Ituri forest or go master the art of refrigeration from the eskimos in their igloo houses.
major chileshe
April 30, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Hahahahahaha ine dead
VAMPIRO
April 30, 2015 at 4:18 pm
What’s going on
VAMPIRO
April 30, 2015 at 4:22 pm
It’s only a person who has fallen down can tell you how painful it was and how best he could have avoided it. Lungu is ok learning from the failures of Mugabe and do things differently to avoid going Mugabe way.
Judge Joe Bidden
April 30, 2015 at 4:36 pm
He is meeting Mugabe for 4th time in 4 months? Thats mathematically every month, normal to you?
haters.com
April 30, 2015 at 5:08 pm
@ vampy
You are spot on. Lungu is wise because he’s got the good listening skills which is lucking in many leaders. He who listens makes wise choices. People should believe in themselves rather than in the western ideologies. Africa was the first to develop. We taught the white man engineering and science and because of our own mistrust we have lagged behind.
Hello Haters
April 30, 2015 at 7:47 pm
You idiot you sound like boko haram, western education forbidden, but idiots are using western guns, what do you mean by saying that people should believe in themselves rather than western ideologies? How i wish your comment was in your mother tongue to prove that you believe in yourself, bla, bla, bla you ant eating galaba.
Natalia
April 30, 2015 at 4:49 pm
Vampiro,
Learning indeed at its best. Here at home Chagwa is learning from RB.Elsewhere, he is learning from uncle Bob. No wonder Zambia can never progress
kakolwe
April 30, 2015 at 4:59 pm
@Natalia, Do you see how forlorn you sound? You quote a leader learning from 2 leaders as being unable to progress. What more that leader who has kept on losing and has backside-slicing cadre for his advisor? Do you expect that leader to bring progress to Zm?
VAMPIRO
April 30, 2015 at 4:56 pm
You can’t see progress when you are busy looking after the aged in nursing homes in U.K.. Come to Zambia and make those comments
twetwe
April 30, 2015 at 4:57 pm
In all my productive life am yet to see politics of empowerment for the general populace in African leaders. Mugabe may seem to have made landmark decisions in his political career but I bet he quietly regrets and would wish he reverses the clock to start anew. I have not been inspired. Swaziland..the king with an overseas education, rubs salt in his subjects by being semi King Solomon,spends the kingdoms money on luxuries,rules like his education is of no consequence to turn around the general livelihood of all.Why we go to school to be adamant and insult with no reservation really beats me below the belt.
Fabio M.
May 1, 2015 at 2:42 pm
NEZ you have said,”Choice is yours,” then why are you telling us to vote for upnd? Anyway, you know exactly where the majority will cast their votes but u are afraid of telling hh da truth.