SATA

By CHARITY MOONGA-
PRESIDENT Michael Sata has urged Zambians in the Diaspora to support the Government’s agenda to transform Zambia into a middle-income country by 2030.
President Sata has noted that the country is poised to achieve significant social and economic development and Zambians in the Diaspora need to be an important part of the process.
This is contained in a statement issued by Press Secretary at the Zambian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, Nicky Shabolyo.
Mr Shabolyo said Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Muyeba Chikonde, said this when he conveyed a special message from the President to Zambians living in South Africa at a cultural dance and
family fun day in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Mr Chikonde conveyed the President’s greetings to the crowd, saying the President had asked that everyone should remain patriotic and continue supporting the Government’s efforts to move the development agenda forward.
He said that all those who had been to Zambia in recent times could attest to the fact that the country was poised for greatness, and this was the reason everyone needed to be proud of the country which would soon be celebrating its Golden Jubilee.
The High Commissioner said the Golden Jubilee theme was carefully crafted so that it could stand as an embodiment of how much the Government acknowledged God’s favour in the country’s aspirations and
achievements over the last 50 years.
“As a country and Government we have not taken this success for granted, but have dedicated and attributed the peace, political stability and prosperity to God’s favour. This is what must unite us
in this universe and as Zambians in particular,” Mr Chikonde said.
Mr Chikonde said the High Commission had already started working with the Zambia Association in South Africa (ZASA) to ensure that this year’s 50th independence celebrations were a memorable event.
And ZASA vice-president, Ferdinand Simaanya said his association would next month introduce the Zambia Welfare Fund, a member-contributory scheme meant to help members in times of funerals and other calamities while in South Africa.