Mazoka only awaiting appointment with doctors

By MONICA MAYUNI

UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Anderson Mazoka will only know the day that he will return to Zambia after seeing his doctors this week it has been learnt.

And former republican President Frederick Chiluba is scheduled to see his doctors on Tuesday after which he will be told about his latest heart condition.

UPND secretary for  publicity, Patrick Chisanga said in an interview yesterday that he spoke to Mr Mazoka from his hospital bed in South Africa in the morning and that the party president assured him that he was fine.

"There is nothing that has changed about Mr Mazoka, he is the same because he only went for review,'' Mr Chisanga said.

He said Mr Mazoka told him that the date for his return would only be set next week after seeing his doctors.

And Chiluba's Press Aide, Emmanuel Mwamba, said in an interview from South Africa that Dr Chiluba's medical reviews have been slow but steady.

He said Dr Chiluba's personal doctor, Dr Justine Kangwa, has been monitoring Dr Chiluba's health progress closely as mandated.

He said if there are any developments on Dr Chiluba's health, they would be known after the medical tests on Tuesday.

Dr Chiluba was evacuated to South Africa by Government on April 1 to receive specialist heart treatment.

He was discharged from Garden Clinic two  weeks ago and is being treated as an out patient.  Government would  foot his bills until he returns to Zambia.

Mr Mazoka was flown to Morningside Clinic in South Africa last week and missed the official opening of his party's Luapula assembly.

The assembly was instead officially opened by his deputy for administration Mr Sakwiba Sikota.