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contributing to floods - Lusambo THE investigations on complaints of depletion of power units will be made public by the end of the month, Energy Regulations Board (ERB) has said.

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This is in a matter in which Mr M’membe has sued Rainbow Party leader , Mr Wynter Kabimba, Daily Nation Newspaper and Millennium radio for defamation.

Chief Nkula says State P.4 Tanker drivers’ should deal with those union ‘rejects’ State directive Kenyatta and Odinga conniving with foreign gold pledge to heal divisions invaders

IMF UPNDtalks PLOT LAID BARE on again

…Plans to derail NRC registration exercise exposed By SIMON MUNTEMBA

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N opposition scheme to discredit and derail the national registration card (NRC) issuance exercise by fabricating emotive fake stories has been exposed.

Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo told the Daily Nation in an exclusive interview that UPND had hatched a scheme to discredit the national card registration process by disseminating a staged picture of under age children holding their supposed NRC cards.

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ZAMBIA Union of Tanker Drivers (ZUDDAW) has deferred government directive to stop collecting K370 union See story on Page membership fees from tanker19 drivers.

Commonwealth sidelines ZCID on dialogue preps

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STATE SUSPENDS ROSEBLOOMS OPERATIONS By SILUMESI MALUMO

OVERNMENT has suspended operations at Roseblooms Zambia in Chongwe for negligence. Ministry of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary, Chanda Kaziya, said the decision followed investigations between August 31 and September 7, 2020 into an accident which occurred on August 15, 2020. Mr Kaziya said “On the very day, Ireen Mupeta and other two workers was assigned to apply fungicide called Xanbac D in the field using a small cup thereafter the victim developed a rash on her hands

and feet which was treated at a nearby clinic. “The victim was not wearing any PPE as she carried out tasks assigned to her including the application of chemicals.” He said in a statement yesterday, findings were that the farm did not have a person specifically responsible for health and safety and the general manager oversees most of the issues relating to health and safety. Mr Kaziya said safety data sheets were not readily available and that those in place were kept with the farm manager. There are 249 chemicals in use which can be categorised broadly as insecticides,

ERB to conclude probe on Zesco power depletion this month By SILUMESI MALUMO THE investigations on complaints of depletion of power units will be made public by the end of the month, Energy Regulations Board (ERB) has said. ERB Public Relations Manager, Kwali Mfuni, said they had made headway to

UPND plot laid bare By SIMON MUNTEMBA AN opposition scheme to discredit and derail the national registration card (NRC) issuance exercise by fabricating emotive fake stories has been exposed. Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo told the Daily Nation in an exclusive interview that UPND had hatched a scheme to discredit the national card registration process by disseminating a staged picture of under age children holding their supposed NRC cards. Mr Kampyongo, who revealed that the registration exercise has been extended, also rubbished claims by UPND Mazabuka MP, Gary Nkombo that foreigners were being issued with NRCs. The issuance of NRCs has been extended by 10 more days to allow officers capture more people. In the plot hatched to discredit the national exercise, Mr Kampyongo said the opposition UPND had gone to great lengths to discredit a process meant to capture eligible citizens in the national data base. He said it was said

gather all information on the matter. Recently citizens across the country expressed concern as to why power units were not lasting. The citizens went abuzz on social media attacking Zesco and ordered it to explain the rationale behind the matter. They also asked Government

that children were being used for political gain. The minister was referring to a picture which has gone viral on social media of boys named about 8 to 10 years holding NRCs. The minister urged any patriotic citizen to report suspected foreign that were reportedly being given NRC. In the latest leaked scheme, the UPND had secretly elected media committee members among them propagandists to spearhead fake news against the ruling party as the country heads towards the 2021 general elections. The leaked list obtained by the Daily Nation that was compiled on September 1, 2020 has newly elected members for Southern Province with public secretaries for propaganda. The other list for new elected UPND executive for Lusaka Province signed on August 25, 2020 also has public secretaries for propaganda. Meanwhile, Mr Kampyongo said Government was aware of the scheme and would not be distracted from its work. Mr Kampyongo said the level of sponsored hate, venom and falsehoods generated against Government was part of the UPND’s scheme to reduce Zambia to ashes and trigger regime change.

herbicides and fungicides and workers working with these chemicals were not fully aware of the danger, he said. “Personal protective equipment and clothing is not regularly provided for all employees and that only the spraying team is given regularly,” he said. Mr Kaziya said basing on the findings the ministry had suspended operations at the company and directed it to ensure that all activities involving applications of chemicals were done only by employees wearing appropriate PPE. Mr Kaziya said the ministry would undertake a follow up inspection within 14 days to ascertain the company’s compliance.

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Kaizer case: AG rejects beating, kidnapping claims By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

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to ensure that the matter was investigated so that lasting solutions can be found. ERB instituted an investigation to study the matter to find a lasting solution. And in an interview recently, Ms Mfuni said the ERB had done its best in investigating the matter. She said the board had worked with Zambia Metrology Agency and Zesco to verify meters for 15 complaints received so far. Ms Mfuni said out of 15 complaints, so far

investigations had been conducted on 13 complaints. The investigations, she said, had been done in Lusaka, Chilanga and Sinazongwe and those in Solwezi and Ndola were yet to be assessed. “As this joint operation is being undertaken under Covid-19 pandemic, it is envisaged that findings for the verification exercise will be available for communication to the public the end of September 2020,” Ms Mfuni said.

THE Attorney General has denied allegations of beating and kidnapping levelled against former State House aide Kaizer Zulu and others by four men in the Lusaka High Court. In this case, Bernard Nshindo, Sengelwayo Jere, Saul Masikoti who are qualified surveyors and businessmen, as well as, Mason Mweemba, a driver, sued Zulu and his two acquaintances; Kachingwe and Rashid. They sued for alleged beating and kidnapping on accusations that they were taking pictures of Zulu’s speed boat at Chita Lodge, in Kafue. Others sued are Chita Lodge Limited and Bella Mwanza, an employee of the lodge. The four are seeking damages for assault, false imprisonment and kidnapping. But the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka who is the sixth defendant in the matter in defence stated that on September 7 last year, Mr Zulu and his entourage brought and reported the four and an unknown person to Kafue Police station on accusation of having fired a gun at him.

He contended that none of the suspects were found with a gun at Kafue police station and no docket was opened because Zulu did not want the plaintiffs to remain in the station in question but would take them to Lusaka. The State advocate stated that the four plaintiffs were on September 9, 2019, held in police custody at Lusaka Central Police station. And in the Arrest Prison and Property Book (APPB) it indicated the offence of threatening violence. He also stated that the four were released for insufficient evidence as there was no docket opened both at Lusaka Central Police station and Kafue Police station. The defendant stated that the complainants were referred to Kafue Police Station since they complained of being beaten in Kafue. The Attorney General stated that the plaintiffs were not entitled to any of the reliefs claimed. “Save as herein expressly admitted, the 6th defendant (Attorney General) denies each and every allegation made in the statement of claim as if the same were so forth and traversed seriatim,” he stated.

UNZA modern complex at 95 p.c. completion By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE University of Zambia’s the state-of-the-art teaching and learning complex construction works have reached 95 percent completion. This is housing two lecture theatres with a cumulative sitting capacity of 700 students. It comprises two state-ofart lecture theatres with a sitting capacity of 350 each, two conference facilities with cumulative sitting capacity of 120 people, office spaces,

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU MORE congratulatory messages have continued to pour for Mary Mbewe, the 2020 Women In News (WIN) Editorial Leadership Award Laureate for Africa with latest being from Zambia's Ambassador to Germany and MISA Zambia. The award winning Ms Mbewe is the Executive Editor of the Daily Nation Newspaper Zambia. Zambia's Ambassador to Germany, Anthony Mukwita, said in his congratulatory message to Ms Mbewe that her award was

computer laboratories, ablution blocks and kitchens. Public Private Partnership (PPP) Vice Chairperson, Ronald Chitotela, inspected the investment projects that included a printing press housed under UNZA Printer. Mr Chitotela expressed happiness with the development projects made possible through the partnership with Graduare Property Development Limited, the owner of East Park Mall. The project would also provide ultra-modern office and

ICT support equipment and infrastructure. UNZA Vice Chancellor, Luke Mumba, reaffirmed management’s commitment to addressing infrastructure challenges as well as achieving financial sustainability through venturing in business enterprises. Professor Mumba said the partnership between UNZA and East Park Mall had realised fruits that had seen the construction of the two lecture theatres and the purchase of the state-of-the-art

industrial printing machine under UNZA Printer valued at Euros 800, 000. Meanwhile, UNZA Management is committed to investing in infrastructure development projects at its two campuses (Great East Road Main and Ridgeway campuses). This is aimed at promoting the highest quality of teaching and learning, research and community service for staff, students and the general public.

More accolades pour in for Daily Nation Editor well deserved and indicated her contribution to the development of journalism in the country. He said the award symbolised her strength in particular in helping to bring to light the stories and voices of men, women, and children that ordinarily would not make it in the news. “As Executive Editor, Ms. Mbewe has been in a position of influence providing leadership in the coverage and publication of news. In such a role, we can see Zambian women contributing their unique perspective to what constitutes

news and who the newsmakers are," he said. Mr Mukwita is also former Managing Director of the Zambia Daily Mail, one of the oldest and largest daily newspapers in Zambia. He stressed that having more women in decision-making positions was cardinal to fulfill international obligations to which the country was a party. Meanwhile, MISA Zambia Chairperson, Hellen Mwale, this Award was important as it recognised an exemplary contribution of an Editor to her newsroom, and under her

leadership, the contribution of media industry. Ms Mwale said her organisation noted that the work of the media in Zambia was being appreciated not only in Zambia but in the region and the globe. "Awards as these ones encourage the media fraternity to continue being professional and exemplary in their work. "MISA Zambia therefore congratulates Mary for scooping this prestigious award and for raising the Zambian flag but also for paving a way for women in the media in Zambia," she said.

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MINE SUPPLIERS FUME ….Caution Mopani against cancelling orders By SILUMESI MALUMO E shall not allow Mopani Copper Mine (MCM) to cancel orders for mine suppliers and contractors because millions of Kwacha was spent on acquiring what was requested to be supplied, the Mine Suppliers and Contractors Association of Zambia (MSCA) has said. MSCA president Augustine Mubanga said a lot of money had already been spent and

as such plans to cancel orders would not be entertained. Mr Mubanga reminded Mopani management that people were going through hard times during this period and they wouldn’t afford to lose money just like that. It had been revealed that about US$10 million planned for orders for mine suppliers and contractors were on the verge of being cancelled by Mopani. This comes a few months after another set of orders was

cancelled by the mining firm in May this year. According to the association, Mopani’s Chief Commercial Officer, Snedha Deepthi, communicated that the orders would be cancelled citing Covid-19 dynamics. But Mr Mubanga said in an interview the association would not condone such moves, stating that Mopani should know that after it had requested for orders, suppliers and contractors had gone ahead to acquire what was

needed so their money would not be allowed to go to waste. He said the association would request for an audience with Mopani management to sort out the matter. Said Mr Mubanga, “We shall make arrangements to have a meeting with Mopani because these plans are not welcome. “The only challenge is that Mopani is now being run by Glencore, so when you request for a meeting it can only take place when Glencore approves but we shall ensure that we meet them so that we settle this matter,” he said.

Kabimba story was in public interest – Daily Nation editor By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA DAILY Nation Newspaper has maintained that the story in which it has been sued for defamation by the Sociality Party leader, Fred M’membe is a fair comment. The newspaper executive editor, Mary Mbewe, in her testimony before judge Sharon Newa in the Lusaka High court yesterday said the story under the headline ‘ Kabimba spills beans” was authentic and of public interest. This is in a matter in which Mr M’membe has sued Rainbow Party leader , Mr Wynter Kabimba, Daily Nation Newspaper and Millennium radio for defamation. Ms Mbewe said she

assigned a reporter to monitor the Millennium radio phone in interview where Mr Kabimba was being interviewed. She described the interview as interesting as Mr Kabimba is a public figure and as a political leader with ambitions to seek top office (Presidency) in the land. Ms Mbewe said the interview was of public interest and even the political party (Sociality Party) mentioned in the interview was also seeking to lead the country. “As a media, it is our duty to inform the public of matters of public interest. It is a fair comment because the media is an avenue through which the public get to know views of public leaders. It was therefore, our duty to inform the nation of what was

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discussed,” she said. In cross examination, Mr M’membe’s Lawyer Ms Lillian Mushota asked why the newspaper did not make an effort to balance the story by getting the views of the Sociality Party, the witness said the reporter tried on several occasions to get a phone-in interview, but the call was cut or unanswered. Ms Mushota also queried

as to why the reporter did not go to the party secretariat to ensure the story was balanced. Ms Mbewe said that on a number of times that she has sent the reporters to party functions, they are chased. Judge Newa reserved judgement to a date to be communicated to both parties.

‘Ministers entitled to K8, 000 repatriation allowance’ By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA THE 64 ministers who continued to earn a salary after dissolution of Parliament prior to the 2016 elections are entitled to repatriation allowances of K8, 000 each and not the K15, 000 they are claiming, Secretary to Treasury, Fredson Yamba has told the Constitutional Court. And Mr Yamba said the total amount recoverable from the former cabinet ministers and former deputy ministers for the period between May to July 2016 is K4, 266, 664.10 and not K4, 778, 664.10. This is according to an affidavit in reply to the notice of non-objection to the quantum settled by the Attorney General.

“That regards to the issue of repatriation allowances, the correct figure to be paid to the former cabinet ministers and former deputy ministers is K8, 000 each. My office has thus duly re-computed the summary for net pays and allowances to be recovered from ministers taking into account the K8, 000,” Mr Yamba said. He told the court that the former deputy minister Mr Obius Chisala was paid his salary for the months of May, June and July, 2016. Last month, the ministry of Finance told the Constitutional Court that former Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers who continued to earn a salary after dissolution of Parliament between May and July 2016 owe the State K4, 778, 664.10. The State through the Attorney General’s Chambers had asked the

Constitutional Court to assess the amount that ministers who continued to earn a salary after dissolution of Parliament in 2016 are required to pay back. This follows a judgement of the Constitutional Court on August 8, 2016, which ordered the ministers to payback emoluments accrued during that period. The judgement was as a result of a matter where the Law Association of Zambia and UPND through its secretary-general, Mr Steven Katuka, challenged the continued stay in office of the ministers after Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 2016 general elections. PF secretary-general, then Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula and 63 others were petitioned in their personal capacities

‘Cage corrupt chiefs’

…Chief Nkula says State should deal with those conniving with foreign gold invaders

By PETER SICHALI GOVERNMENT should cage corrupt traditional leaders getting bribes from foreign gold miners to legalise their activities because the resource is for Zambians, Bemba Chiefs have said. Senior Chief Nkula said Government should be firm in dealing with foreign gold invaders and chiefs conniving with them to deplete the country’s resources. This follows relations that foreigners who have invaded gold sites in Zambia are paying royalties to some chiefs to legalise their activities. The foreigners pay about 30 percent of their earnings to the traditional leaders through their appointed headmen. Senior Chief Nkula however called for the immediate arrest of corrupt traditional leaders. He said Government had made it clear that gold and other precious natural resources should benefit Zambians and chiefs against that policy were working against the State. “Government has clearly told us that natural resources including gold should benefit Zambians and chiefs who are allegedly conniving with foreigners to mine the

mineral should be caged,” Senior Chief Nkula said. He said Government should put its foot down and deal with chiefs who are contradicting its policy by allowing foreigners to mine gold at the expense of locals. Senior Chief Nkula said the State should ensure corrupt traditional leaders stopped conniving with foreigners to steal resources. He said in as much chiefs should benefit from natural resources that should be done within the confines of the law. “In as much as traditional leaders should benefit from natural resources in their chiefdoms, it should not be done at the expense of their subjects,” Senior Chief Nkula said. Senior Chief Nkula has volunteered to counsel erroring chiefs to ensure that Zambians were not deprived of their resources. “We are going for elections next year and Government may decide not to be firm but as a traditional leader I am ready to counsel those chiefs that are engaging in such activities,” he said. Senior Chief Nkula said selfish chiefs should not be handled with kid gloves instead they should be caged.

PSZ distances itself from Kanyika remarks By NOEL IYOMBWA THE Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia (PSZ) has distanced itself from Mr. Jerome Kanyika’s statement questioning the quality and safety of the Health Centre Medicines kits under distribution to health facilities in the country. PSZ Interim president Marlon Banda said that the statements and stated opinions do not represent the views of the society. Mr Banda said that PSZ is a professional body of pharmacists and pharmacy technologists who are trained in the manufacturing and use of medicines, including the determination of the quality and safety of these. He said that these aspects of medicine quality and safety can only be determined through systematic and technological assessments utilising established procedures and processes. Mr Banda stated that issues of such nature are so sophisticated that need specially trained and equipped organisations such as ZAMRA to carry out tests and controls. “PSZ does not have the mandate and capacity to assess medicines quality and safety. The professional body has to rely on ZAMRA. In the case of

the health Centre kits, PSZ has done no work or investigations to determine their efficacy and safety. Indeed, it is not our job to do that. That is the legal duty of ZAMRA. “ZAMRA does not allow anything into the market, whether imported or locally manufactured without their licensing, which depends on checks they do. “Where safely or quality concerns are discovered after release into the market, ZAMRA can institute product recalls. In the case of the health centre kits under discussion, PSZ is not aware of any concern raised by ZAMRA or indeed any product recall, “he said. He clarified that PSZ does not have the technological capacity, or the mandate to comment on the quality and safety of the health centre kits, and neither has it conducted any assessment to make any judgement. Mr Banda noted that Mr. Jerome Kanyika was suspended by PSZ Council and had no capacity or jurisdiction to represent the PSZ adding that he had no authority to speak on behalf of the Society. He urged all its members to act in a manner which strengthens national efforts to contribute to public health and welfare.

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SAFETY AT WORK GOVERNMENT’S decision to suspend operations at a Chongwe-based company for flouting safety regulations should send a clear message to companies that the honeymoon is over. That the rampant disregard for safety must be a thing of the past. If anything, workers’ safety should be a priority for any serious business concern. They ought to be aware companies are expected to ensure that workers are protected by providing them with protective personal clothing at all times. It is in this vein that we welcome Government’s decision to suspend operations at Roseblooms Zambia in Chongwe for negligence. According to Ministry of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary Chanda Kaziya, the suspension followed investigations between August 31 and September 7, 2020 into an accident which occurred on August 15, 2020. The facts as explained by Mr Kaziya were that a Ms Ireen Mupeta and other two workers was assigned to apply fungicide called Xanbac D in the field using a small cup thereafter the victim developed a rash on her hands and feet which was treated at a nearby clinic. “The victim was not wearing any PPE as she carried out tasks assigned to her including the application of chemicals.” Mr Kaziya said in a statement yesterday that findings showed the farm did not have a person specifically responsible for health and safety and the general manager oversees most of the issues relating to health and safety. The happenings at the Rosebloom Zambia are in fact what is obtaining in most other similar operations in the country where hapless workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals every day. It is quite shocking to learn that there are 249 chemicals in use which can be categorised broadly as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides and workers working with these chemicals were not fully aware of the danger. Mr Kziya said safety data sheets were not readily available and that those in place were kept with the farm manager. Management at Roseblooms must be taken to task that with so many dangerous chemicals in use, there are no safety guidelines for the workers. They did not even apply first aid but had to take the workers to a government clinic. This is a lesson for Government to take a proactive stance in the operations of agricultural concerns that obviously use a lot of chemicals to treat their fields. What is even more frightening is that the workers must have been exposed to these chemicals for a long time and no one can vouch for their health, that they might not suffer long-term effects in future. We are glad though that in the aftermath of the Chongwe tragedy, Government has taken action by not only suspending operations, but insisting that safety measures are put in place. Mr Kaziya said basing on the findings the ministry had suspended operations at the company and directed it to ensure that all activities involving applications of chemicals were done only by employees wearing appropriate PPE. Mr Kaziya said management must ensure safety operating procedures were put in place for various activities. Ideally, this should not be done by the government but in the absence of the company abdicating its responsibilities, the State had to step in. Mr Kaziya has since ordered that all supervisors must ensure job safety analysis was carried out as part of the safe operating procedures in the work place. Mr Kaziya said PPEs must be provided to all employees regardless of the nature of their employment. What employers must realise is that looking after their workers is cardinal to their success. It entails a win-win situation for both the company and the workers.

PURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTERGRITY

‘REJECTS’ STATE DIRECTIVE

By NOEL IYOMBWA AMBIA Union of Tanker Drivers (ZUDDAW) has deferred government directive to stop collecting K370 union membership fees from tanker drivers. Government through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has directed the Zambia Union of Tanker Drivers (ZUDDAW) to cease the collection of K370 from members and would-be members. The union has also been directed to desist from imposing membership fees on tanker drivers. In an interview yesterday ZUDDAW general secretary Humphrey Kapesha said following a meeting held across the 72 branches of the union, it had been agreed that the drivers will continue contributing the K370 membership fee. He said that it was sad the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary,

Mr Chanda Kaziya, could concentrate on petty issues leaving important issues affecting tanker drivers. Mr Kapesha noted that membership was the only way of identifying their members and that it’s a constitutional right for workers to join a union of their choice at a fee. He accused Mr Kaziya of listening to a group of drivers calling themselves PF truck drivers mobilisation group which he said was not within their operations. “It is one year since

Government promised tanker drivers that it was going to issue a statutory instrument on the minimum wage but up to now they are still discussing, once the bomb blasts it will be disastrous for the country we are the owners of our economy so we don’t want any confusion let the PS concentrate of issues affecting tanker drivers. “The drivers are being beaten, recently a driver was beaten at Lake Petroleum by foreigners who are employed as security guards and start brutalising drivers. We wrote

5 global firms stake $160m in Chibombo MFEZ By KETRA KALUNGA ABOUT five international companies will invest $160 million in the Chibombo Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ). The enterprises would invest in tobacco planting and processing, steel fabrication, electric porcelain manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, and logistics services. Jiangxi United Industrial Investment Limited is developing the MFEZ under the Zambia Jiangxi Economic Corporation Zone project and is located on the Great North Road. Xu JianFeng, the Jiangxi United Industrial Investment Limited General Manager, said in an interview that the Tobacco Company China intends to invest abou1 US$100 million in tobacco planting and processing. He said the technical team from the tobacco firm was already in the country

and had already commenced cultivation covering about 200 hectares within the MFEZ. “V.L Pharmaceutical Investment Group of Companies is planning to invest in pharmacy and equipment manufacturing, Jiangxi Xinyu Steel Corporation Company Limited intends to invest in the steel fabrication industry while SunLine International Logistics Company Limited will create a logistics service base,” he said. Mr Xu said Jiangxi International Chamber of Commerce, Electric Porcelain Branch would establish an insulator factory and had already started the formalities of registering the company in Zambia. He added that apart from the five enterprises, many other investors in China had expressed interest to invest in the Chibombo MFEZ and elsewhere in the country.

Chimense’s perks not classified – lawyer By OLIVER SAMBOKO DISCLOSURE of former Zambia Airforce commander Eric Chimese’s emoluments cannot compromise state security in anyway, the state submitted in the Lusaka Magistrate's court yesterday. This is in an ongoing trial where Lieutenant-General Chimese is accused of abuse of authority of office and money laundering relating to nine apartments in Ibex Hill and Lilayi. Chimese is charged with Chita Lodge Director James Chungu. Deputy Chief State Advocate Gamaliel Zimba submitted that there was no need to get permission from the President for a witness to disclose evidence relating to the former ZAF commander's salary and pension benefits. On Wednesday, defence lawyer,

Kelvin Fube Bwalya told the presiding Magistrate Nsunge Chanda that evidence regarding Chimese’s salary, pension benefits and emoluments is classified information under the State Security Act. This was after ZAF director in charge of salaries and pensions Colonel Bernard Chileshe testified that in May last year, he was assigned to compute personal emoluments and benefits accrued to Chimese. But when the matter came up, yesterday, Mr Zimba argued that classified information under the Security Act was well documented and that the disclosure of the personal emolument for the ZAF commander was not one of them. He said even the personal emolument of President Edgar Lungu who is the commander-in-chief was in public domain.

to the ministry over the matter on July 2, 2020, but he only responded on July 16 that we need to sit and discuss. Imagine giving permits to foreigners to work as security guards,” he said. He said the union would continue operating and that if government decides to deregister the union, it will start using manual adding that it will not let Zambian drivers suffer at the expense of foreigners. But Mr Kaziya, accused the union of contravening the law with its activities. Mr Kaziya directed the union to cease performing functions which were contrary to its core mandate of protecting and upholding workers’ rights. He urged unions to equip themselves with knowledge about the law and study their constitutions for them to understand the reason for their existence.

ECZ shifts voter registration dates By NOEL IYOMBWA THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has rescheduled the dates for the registration of voters. ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano said the move was aimed at ensuring that no-one who had obtained an NRC was disenfranchised. He said the voter registration exercise was scheduled to start on October 19, 2020 to November 20, 2020, would be conducted from October 28, 2020 to November 30 to accommodate eligible citizens who would have obtained their NRCs. Mr Nshindano noted that this situation had put pressure on the already tight election calendar and that the ECZ was working with the Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship (DNRPC) and was confident it would be completed before that time. He said if there would be any further adjustment in the issuance of NRCs, the ECZ would however not be able to adjust the start date due to legally binding dates especially the constitutionally enshrined date for the general elections which is August 12, 2021. Mr Nshindano said in an event that the issuance of NRCs was further delayed, they would have to work with DNRPC in terms of deployment plans so that those who were issued with NRCs are also captured by the ECZ and issued with a voter’s card. Meanwhile, Mr Nshindano disclosed that the dates for the start for online pre-registration remain unchanged.

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Chitimukulu speaks out on summons, says chiefs entitled to shares in projects By NATION REPORTER

ARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu says chiefs surrounding the water falls are entitled to shares in the projects so that their subjects benefit. And the Chitimukulu has questioned why summons

were issued to him to appear in court in a case where the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) sued Luapula Hydropower Corporation for not surrendering two water permits. Luapula Hydropower obtained the water rights through a High Court consent judgment with the WARMA.

WARMA had written Luapula Hydropower on August 6, 2020, informing them of the cancellation of the water rights and that they needed to surrender them immediately. “Items of section 86 (1) (c) of the Act, this serves as a notice for you to forthwith surrender the Water permits numbers

10371 and 10372 to WARMA . You are further requested to have the said permits surrendered to the Authority no later than seven days from receipt of this letter,” read the notice in part. However, Luapula Hydropower, in its response, reminded WARMA of the consent judgment and said they

were wrong to cancel the water permits. Luapula Hydropower further appealed WARMA’s decision to the minister, urging that the cancellation must be reversed because it was flawed. Commenting on the summons which Lusaka magistrate Nthandose Chabala issued to the shareholders and directors

of Luapula Hydropower, the Chitimukulu of the Bemba speaking people stated that as chiefs surrounding the water falls, they are supposed to have shares in the projects so that their subjects benefit. The Chitimukulu said they also get something from the projects as corporate social responsibility.

Mulobezi train to resume ops next week By ANDREW MUKOMA THE Zambia Railways Limited operated Mulobezi train which suspended operations in March this year, will resume operations next week. Mulobezi train suspended operations in the wake of the covid-19 outbreak in March The decision to resume operations follows engagements by members of community, North-West Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu who hails from that area and ZRL management. Mr Mubukwanu said ZRL management’s decision to resume operations of the Mulobezi train came after numerous complaints which were raised during his recent visit to the district. “As a result of the foregoing, the Mulobezi passenger train will be expected to resume the service between Livingstone and Mulobezi on Tuesday 15th September 2020,” he said. Mr Mubukwanu however said that the continuation of the train service was highly dependent on the people’s cooperation in observing public health guidelines for combating Covid-19. “Your total cooperation with Zambia Railways Ltd is essential. Official details will follow but meanwhile inform the other members of the community about this development,” he said. He said Government was desirous to continue providing such services even during difficult times especially under the new normal. Zambia Railways Limited spokesperson Caristo Chitamfya was not available for a comment as his phone went unanswered.

Gemfields eyes China for Zambia’s emeralds By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

VER K126 million has been collected from farmers by the Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) under the collection services for the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) contributions. ZICB Chief Executive Officer, Ignatius Mwanza, said the over K126 million had been collected from more than 300,000 farmers for their FISP contributions. Mr Mwanza was speaking during the official launch of the 2020 FISP by President Edgar Lungu. “For the period from late July up to Tuesday, the 8th of September 2020, we have supported over 300,000 farmers and collected over K126 million, which represents close to 40 percent of the current national celling of one million targeted farmers,” he said. ZICB, Mr Mwanza said, in collaboration with Smart Zambia, had been providing support to

ZICB COLLECTS K126M FROM FARMERS UNDER FISP ZICB CEO, Ignatius Mwaza making a presentation to president Edgar Lungu at the flag-off event for the distribution of the FISP

small-scale farmers through collection services for their FISP contributions. He said working with its partners, namely Zoona, Zamtel, Probase, MTN and Paygo, had leveraged digital financial platforms to reach farmers in 78 districts across all the 10 provinces of Zambia. Mr Mwanza indicated that the

number of farmers that ZICB had supported and the value of its collections were more this year than what was achieved last season. He explained that was due to the implementation of digital invocations that ZICB had done with Smart Zambia which were ready for use in the pay-out exercise to agro-dealers. Mr Mwanza said the invocations were also used by other Smart Zambia initiatives such as Social Cash Transfer, Food Reserve Agency farmer payments and Zambia Revenue Authority payments among others. “In percentage terms, we have so far supported 187 percent more farmers than last season and our total collections are 156 percent higher,” he said. Mr Mwanza acknowledged

that the success in this exercise had been made possible by the support of its partners. Working with our partners, he said, ZICB would continue to support the efforts of Government aimed at poverty alleviation and the attainment of food security for the country. He indicated that ZICB looked forward to supporting and working with more farmers in the next FISP cycle as part of its contribution to the sustainable development of Zambia’s agricultural sector. “We would like to also thank Smart Zambia for being a key enabler of the digital transformational agenda for our country, more especially given the current challenges of managing economic activities in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Mr Mwanza said.

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Why Risk Management is Key to the Success of SMEs in Zambia THE current uncertain economic times have had a major effect on how companies operate these days and going forward. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that used to operate smoothly with the help of forecasts and projections will now have to refrain from making business judgements that are cast in stone. With COVID-19 firmly becoming the new normal in our midst, companies have a renewed focus: to manage risk! Risk is the main cause of uncertainty in any organization and has become inherent to every part of any business. Companies need to take risk in order to grow, become profitable, and contribute to the economy. Thus, companies increasingly focus more on identifying risks and managing them before they even affect the business. The ability to manage risk

will help companies act confidently on future business decisions. Their knowledge of risks they are facing will give them various options on how to deal with potential problems. Early recognition and mitigation of risk is a critical factor for success in all types of businesses, even more for small and medium enterprises including start-ups, as the cushion for absorbing failure is relatively low. Some of the examples of ineffective risk management leading to failure would be – incorrect market understanding, operational challenges like – managing product quality, alignment to customer need, managing team members, incorrect expansion plans etc. Effective risk management has become a critical factor for the success of businesses such that without it, a firm cannot possibly define its objectives for the future. If a company

defines objectives without taking the risks into consideration, chances are that they will lose direction once any of these risks hit home. And this is the more reason, companies need to incorporate risk management processes in their strategic plans from inception. Risk management is a new phenomenal in Zambia and recently, many companies including those in the public sector have added the risk management function to their

teams. The role of this function is to identify risks, come up with strategies to guard against these risks, to execute these strategies, and to motivate all members of the company to cooperate in these strategies. Risk Management also encompasses multiple activities that a risk manager has to perform, to ensure maximization of business value. It is important to remember that risks do not always come from negative sources or

GEMFIELDS, a company operating the Kagem mine in Lufwanyama, has identified China as its large potential market for Zambian emeralds. The company’s first-ever report on coloured gemstones in China titled Sustainability, has revealed that now is the time to seize the opportunity of meeting Chinese consumers’ expectations of corporate responsibility and sustainability. Gemfields Chief Executive Officer, Sean Gilbertson, said China was an important market to Gemfields and integral to the company’s growth, Mr Gilbertson said it was highly positive that 97 percent of jewellery owners were willing to pay a premium for responsibly mined gemstones. “We expect responsible sourcing will continue to receive ever-increasing attention, and become progressively more important to Chinese jewellery buyers,” he said in a statement. Gemfields Marketing and Communications Director, Emily Dungey said research indicated an opportunity to increase the popularity of coloured gemstones. She said this would be done by focusing marketing efforts on modern design concepts and creative, personalised styling. ““It is encouraging to see that it is the gemstone itself – in terms of clarity, colour, carat and cut – that is the decisive factor in a purchase decision on gemstones. “The research also indicated that an overwhelming number of consumers are specifically seeking coloured gemstones set in more contemporary jewellery designs, as well as advice on how to style coloured gems with their look,” she said. According to Gemfields, all proceeds from the sale of Kagem’s emeralds are repatriated back to Zambia, generating tax revenue for the Government as well as employment and associated economic growth. Gemfields owns the Kagem mine in partnership with the Zambian Government’s Industrial Development Corporation.

events. Risks can also originate from positive sources such as company growth or opportunities. When companies grow and expand, they may face new and different risks. The goal of risk management therefore is to minimize the risks a company faces and must manage. Larger organisations generally face more risks, so their risk management strategies also need to be more sophisticated. Also, the risk management team is responsible for assessing each risk and determining which of them are critical for the business. The critical risks are those that could have an adverse impact on the business; these should then be given importance and should be prioritized. The whole goal of risk management is to make sure that the company only takes the risks that will help it achieve its primary objectives while keeping all other risks under control. To ensure proper positioning and ongoing success, businesses and especially SMEs, will have to understand that risk is omnipresent, and needs to be managed in all business processes like finance, procurement, sales and marketing, manufacturing, logistics. This is why Risk Managers design risk-mitigating frameworks in a way that encompasses all activities that can effect the marketability of the product to ensure success for the business. These frameworks

allows businesses to attempt to prepare for the unexpected by minimizing risks and extra costs before they happen. It is important to also note that risk management in SMEs provides a framework to deal with and to react to uncertainty. Whilst it acknowledges that nothing in life is certain, the modern practice of risk management is a systematic and comprehensive approach, drawing on transferable tools and techniques. These basic principles are sector-independent and should improve business resilience, increase predictability and contribute to improved returns. This is particularly important given the pace of change of life today. By implementing a risk management plan and considering the various potential risks or events before they occur, SMEs can save money and protect their future. This is because a robust risk management plan will help a company establish procedures to avoid potential threats, minimize their impact should they occur and cope with the results. This ability to understand and control risks enables organizations to be more confident in their business decisions. Furthermore, strong corporate governance principles that focus specifically on risk management can help SMEs attain their goals. For comments and feedback contact: fziba@irmza.org

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EMMANUEL MWAMBA PART I

HE Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) was a monolithic conglomerate with mining assets and its thriving subsidiaries. The World Bank hired London-based consultants N.M. Rothschild and Clifford Chance, had given a damning verdict. The mine assets were dilapidated, and that the price of copper would remain low for decades. Second President, Dr. Frederick Chiluba had received regular updates on the process of its sale as this was Zambia’s Family Silver, the crown jewel of its state assets. He was deeply concerned by the extremely low price being offered by buyers. Deputy Minister of Mines, Dr. Mathias Mpande had broken ranks with Cabinet and had raised a strong lobby in The Post newspaper. “Unbundle the Mines, sale the mine units separately, and subsidiary comp a nies.”

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His argument quickly gained traction among local experts and non-governmental organisations. President Chiluba was forced to fire him, not because of the cogent of his ideas but for probably taking the idea to the gallery and abandoning collective responsibility. Dr. Chiluba’s concerns were that the assets were grossly undervalued; and were being sold as a single bundle to the Kafue Consortium. He also questioned the hyped up estimates that the Zambian government was losing US$1 million a day in maintaining production and the assets. President Chiluba also expressed fears that the continued low copper prices could be a manipulation. The Kafue Consortium was the sole bidder led by a British State-owned enterprise, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), the initiator of the consortium, and South Africa’s Anglo Vaal (Avmin). “And Minister, if we are privatising our national assets, why are we selling them to

another parastatal?” he would ask. But the Minister of Finance, Ronald Penza, priding himself with Western education had one answer for the President and his critics. “Sir, I understand your fears, you are from the Labour Movement. But these peo-

particular period of post-war history, but the end of history. In this book, Fukuyama claimed that the ideological struggle had ended, leaving one clear victor - the liberal-democratic model; that is, the end-point of mankind’s ideological evolution and the universalisation of Western

Euro Money, published by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, as the second best Finance Minister in the world. He oversaw a programme of privatisation, which was one of the most radical in Africa, until his dismissal by Dr Chiluba in March 1998.

ple advising you are leftist, UNIPists or admirers of communism, listen to us.” Penza would say. The head of the Zambia Privatisation Agency, Valentine Chitalu was an investment banker who had worked in London. Penza had given Dr. Chiluba a copy of a book to support his assertions. “The End of History and the Last Man” (1992), a best seller that every economist was using at the time. It is a book of political philosophy by an American political scientist, Professor Francis Fukuyama, which argued that with an ascendancy of Western liberal democracy which occurred after the Cold War (1945–1991) and the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991) - humanity had reached “not just ... the passing of a

liberal democracy as the final form of human government. “Sir, Capitalism is a dirty word, but capitalism and liberal democracy is the future and standard for all governments,” Penza would repeatedly say. After the 1991 revolution and election of Frederick Chiluba as President of Zambia, Penza was appointed Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry. Following an internal mini-revolt, President Chiluba fired the Minister of Finance, Emmanuel Kasonde in a cabinet reshuffle in 1993 and appointed Penza as Minister of Finance. In these roles, he was largely responsible for the dismantling of the established policies of President Kenneth Kaunda’s socialist planned economy. In 1994, Penza was nominated by the financial magazine

CONCLUSION Penza arrived with a private jet at Lusaka International Airport. It was 22.00 hours. He immediately drove to State House and in the words of Dr. Chiluba woke the President. “Sir, we have a deal, Kafue Consortium will take the entire ZCCM Mines for US$650 million, I just need you to give me consent, I have a jet. I will fly back to Johannesburg where we will make the announcement and we shall do a signing ceremony.” “No” Ronald, said the President, “they are paying US$131 million.” “Yes sir, but they have pledged immediate investment of US$450 million and a debt assumption of US$35m,” Penza said. “Ronald, but you have told Zambians and the

media that Kafue Consortium is paying $650 million,” said the President. Tell the truth, tell the truth even if it’s ugly. “Let that jet go back, leave your proposal here. We may have to table it before Cabinet.” And earlier, Penza had been in a public spat with the President and salaula traders. In his Budget Speech of March 1998, he had introduced sales tax on second-hand clothes popularly known as Salaula. President Chiluba had shortly after the Budget Speech directed that the tax be dropped as the matter was deemed to be against poor people. But Penza had proceeded to publicly defend the tax claiming that he targeted the importers not the traders or end users. A few days later, State House announced a sudden reshuffle that saw Penza dismissed and Edith Nawakwi made Minister of Finance, the first female Finance Minister in the country. Fukuyama has since revised his optimistic thoughts. He now says that liberal democracy and free trade may actually be rather fragile achievements. In his book, he recognises identity politics as the biggest threat to Democracy in “Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Similarly economist Dambisa Moyo in the book; “Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth and How to Fix it.” Dambisa believes Democracy is in crisis. And Dr Chiluba’s fears about prices on the London Metal Exchange have been proven right as mining companies can escape prevailing market prices by the use of various financial tools such hedging and transfer-pricing. To be continued tomorrow.

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Dear Editor, HE proliferation of fake money makers in the country has assumed frightening levels. Frightening because Zambians are losing millions through this well organised syndicate of plain criminals. The face book is awash with people claiming to make millions for their unsuspecting victims. A neighbour of mine lost his

Dear Editor, AS an avid follower(s) who has consistently followed the editorials and publications of the fastest growing privately-owned Daily Nation Newspaper, we appreciate the importance of the independent press in the multiparty democracy. It would be amiss and grave neglect on our side without acknowledging the categorical role played by the woman who has been at the helm of this publication and privileged to serve as its Executive Editor, Ms. Mary Malama Mbewe. Her award by Women in News (WIN) is a point of reflection and a vivid opportunity to re-define our approach toward gender issues. In the multiparty political dispensation of this youthful democracy of ours, women have been subjected to unfair competition when it comes to key decision making positions. They have been excluded from competing with men on a level playing field. It has become fashionable in the apparent chauvinistic Zambia to associate women’s ascendancy to the top with promiscuity even when they genuinely deserve.

K500 after being made to buy candles and eggs for rituals. He told me after he was told to shut the suitcase which was to house millions, he was told to then send K500 to complete the process. That marked the end of his money journey. The man on the other end vanished together with cell number. With the high levels of poverty this daylight robbery stinks and needs to be checked as soon as possible.

This calls for police and ZITCA to join hands and flush out these criminals who include foreigners who have turned Zambia into their biggest fraud centre. Surprisingly, all these crooks are using Airtel numbers to steal money from law abiding citizens. Truth is that no one can that easily make dollars and Kwacha at the stroke of a fly whisk. For one to make money, it

calls for hard work and NOT through magic. These crooks offer anything from fake magic wallets, money multiplication and a host of charms to allegedly better an individual’s life. Government should move in now before many more Zambians lose their hardearned money. Enough is enough. JAY BOND, Lusaka.

Daily Nation Executie Editor receives more kudos It has become a “new normal” 20th century public life for deserving and qualified women who rise to be accused of having sexual affairs with their superiors or any other unethical acts yet little is said to men who rise the ladder unobstructed. All this is calculated to technically knock out women from fair competition with their male counterparts thereby creating the artificial dominance of men in key positions. Many women whose success we celebrate have endured such bullying and we assume Ms. Mbewe is no exception going by the vulnerability of women. The prestigious and lucrative award that Ms. Mbewe is being conferred with is a vindication that Zambia has sufficient women cadres of qualified and deserving human resource that has been unutilised at the peril of Zambia’s national development. There is no doubt the likes of Ms. Mbewe are still alive and

flourishing amongst sisters. They cannot be as courageous as Ms. Mbewe or women or like other women of her stature. We are grateful to have the current Head of State in President Edgar Lungu who against all odds has used his discretion to place youths and women in key decision making positions. The current political will should be supplemented by the efforts of other citizens in the private sector. Women are equally resourceful and useful wheels to promote national economic development. At the Daily Nation Newspaper for example, Ms. Mbewe has established herself as a dependable leader and many journalists at the institution whom we are privileged to associate with have attested this indisputable fact. In this society which is thirsty for authentic information, under the reign of Ms. Mbewe, the privately-owned paper has not starved us with balanced information.

It has subjected leaders both from the ruling and the opposition to accountability and scrutiny through its professional and unmatched editorial independence. It has not spared those aspiring for public office, especially that they came on the political scene under the guise of running an accountable Government yet their history is a mismatch from their self-centred claims. Having said that, we wish to join the nation and congratulate our gallant daughter of the soil Ms. Mbewe for this award that has made her to rise to prominence. She has left an indelible mark to be read by the future members of her enviable profession. She has not only created a household name for herself but has put Zambia on the map. Congratulations madam. MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

Government must pay retirees their benefits Dear Editor, THE retirees who rendered valuable service to the country during their working life have become destitute. This is as a result of the government’s failure to pay them terminal benefits. Some of the affected retirees were retired ten years ago for instance. The worst part being that some retirees died before they could be paid their terminal benefits. This is not right. The gist of the matter is that it is the expectation of every employee to get his or her terminal benefits after retiring from active employment. The problem of delaying to pay the retired civil servants on time has been trending year in year out. In light of this sad state of affair, there is need for the government to put in place certain mechanisms so that the retirees are paid on time unlike what is currently prevailing; the retirees flock to their former work places pressing for their money. In light of the poor economic state of Zambia, the delay to pay the pensioners on time ultimately causes more suffering owing to the high cost of living. These

retirees don’t have the purchasing power to enable them meet their basic needs like food for instance. There are over 12, 000 retired civil servants waiting to receive their terminal benefits. Realistically speaking, this is not a small number. The government should find amicable solutions to ameliorate the problem of not paying the retirees on time. The Minister of Justice, Mr Given Lubinda is on record of having assured the retirees last June that the government had disbursed K500 million earmarked for paying them. To the contrary, Mr Lubinda can’t give the reason to justify the non payment to the retirees despite his assurance. Truth be told; there is still a backlog of cases of retirees who have not yet been paid their terminal benefits. Simply put, the government owes the retirees huge sums of money. The way forward is that the government through the Ministry of Finance should mobilise and release money towards the payment of the retirees’ benefits. The retirees have been waiting for their money for so many years. They have been reduced to beggars after rendering their service towards the development of the country. ELEMIYA PHIRI, Lusaka.

How parastatals can be compelled to empower youths Dear Editor, THERE is a quote that goes like "A Nation with Wealthy youths is a Wealthy Nation.” As 2021 is approaching really fast and I’m concerned at the pace we are moving in terms of both youth empowerment and employment. In as much as we have seen and heard of brilliant initiatives aimed at improving the welfare of youths regardless of our political affiliation the implementation has not really been effective to appease the majority of youths. Truthfully speaking we seem to have a lot of opportunities within our care yet failing to administer them to empower youths. It will be politically unwise to depend on the corporate vote alone ahead of 2021, because truthfully speaking the biggest share of votes come from grassroots mainly youths hence the need to devise models on how issues effecting them in terms of empowerment and employment can be addressed. PF is a grassroots party, therefore if we lose touch with the grassroots we should be ready to lose power come next year. Having said that, I wish to make my humble request to our distinguished Secretary to the Cabinet and Special Assistant to the President Political to cast the net wide, for sure they will discover that the real answer to challenges affecting our youths today in terms of empowerment and employment is right in our parastatals. The Secretary to the Cabinet and Special Assistant to the President Political, should engage all heads of parastatals to come up with models on how their respective institutions can assist with youth empowerment and employment. A policy must be made pending to be turned into law to make all parastatals give five percent on every major business contract to the youth. Employment opportunities, preference to be given to youths who have the capacity to deliver and possess necessary qualifications. Parastatals should be compelled to support apprenticeship programmess which will give our graduates the necessary experience being demanded by most institutions that clearly frustrate graduates. In as much as we have and appreciate the 20 percent sub contract policy we should understand that it will not yield desired results until we push it to Parliament to be made law. The Procurement Act must be revisited to favour Zambians mainly the young people trying to venture into business above all small medium enterprises (SME) unlike what is happening currently were it only favours foreigners or people with massive capital muscle. The threshold of K50, 000 worth of business that does not qualify to tender must be uplifted to K100, 000 with a law supporting it restricting it in favour of Zambians only, that way we shall support our small medium enterprises favourably and keep money in circulation. Business amounting to K500, 000 should be supported by law restricting it to Zambians that will surely win us back people's confidence as a caring government. Zambian-owned companies or business entities must be supported by law to allow them be paid first in full before commencing on paying foreign-owned companies. Come up with exciting incentives that are easily accessible for those who want to venture into the agriculture sector to allow it flourish which will certainly attract an influx of foreign currency through exports of finished products. The list of ideas is endless however I do believe that with the little I have suggested the morale on the ground can be revived making our political dominance unshakeable on the ground mainly among the youth. MAXWELL CHONGU, PF Die Hard.

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MOSI DAY OF THUNDER 2020 cancelled By NATION REPORTER THE much awaited Mosi DOT Collabo edition music festival for 2020 which was launched in May this year as a once-off solidary event with a focus on raising funds for the tourism and arts sector in Livingstone has been cancelled due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. Zambian Breweries in collaboration with R&G Events announced in May that the event would be held on October, 10th 2020 in Lusaka at the R&G Arena. However, with the rise in covid-19 cases, Zambian Breweries Country Head of Marketing Sibajene Munkombwe said the atmosphere was not favourable for the event that draws more than 10,000 people in attendance. Mr Munkombwe assured that the corporation has planned various virtual events and initiatives for the rest of the year and 2021. “The artists on the Mosi Day of Thunder 2020 lineup will be incorporated into a number of brand initiatives that we are running to support the industry. The cancellation of the Collabo edition is an unfortunate outcome of the dreaded pandemic but we will try our best to engage with artists during this trying time for the arts industry.” And Director of National Arts Council, Adrian Chipindi said to cushion the loss suffered by artists, the Government had provided relief to the arts sector through the Youth Empowerment Scheme to help recover the losses made in 2020. The K30 million Youth Empowerment Scheme was launched in August 2020 to assist artists after the negative impacts of COVID-19.

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By ANDREW MUKOMA LIVINGSTONE Member of Parliament (MP), Mathews Jere, has proposed the creation of an additional constituency in the tourist capital. The MP said that the creation of another constituency would enhance development in Livingstone. Mr Jere said that the current K1.6 million which Livingstone Constituency receives from Government as Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was not enough. He observed the need to split the constituency into two as always advocated by the people in Livingstone. The MP was speaking during the unveiling of the market shelter and stands at Mbita Market constructed at the cost of K 415,000 under the CDF. Mr Jere said an additional constituency would entail more money under CDF. "It is our hope that Livingstone will have two constituencies so that more projects can be done in the city because what we receive now is not enough to see meaningful development," Mr Jere said. Mr Jere expressed delighted that the project had been completed, noting that the first amount which was released in 2012 was K195,000 and a further K 220,00 last year. He described the market shelter as a descent infrastructure which traders should not vandalize. At the same event, Livingstone Deputy Mayor John Lilema said the opening of the market shelter would enhance the safety of the traders’ goods at the market. Mr Lilema said traders would now be conducting their business in a conducive environment. “The key to the smooth functioning of this market shelter will highly be based on the effective cooperation between the marketeers and the council with an emphasis on both sides because the council alone cannot ensure the maintenance of this property,” he said.

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OUR bodies were exhumed in the first quarter of this year in Kitwe in acts of criminality, the Kitwe City Council (KCC) has said. The council has since warned of stern action against people who will be found exhuming bodies from any of the six cemeteries in the city.

FOUR BODIES EXHUMED IN KITWE

According to the council, section 94 of the Public Health Act states that, “it shall not be lawful to permit the exhumation of anybody which may have been interred in any authorised cemetery, burial ground or other places without

a permit granted.” Council Public Relations Manager, Chola Mwamba said that all the four cases were recorded at Nakayombo cemetery, after Kamatipa Township and East of Ganerton. "People should be aware

that illegal exhumation of dead bodies for whatever reasons is unlawful, unacceptable and inhumane behaviour that the local authority cannot condone," he said. Ms Mwamba said that exhumation of dead bodies in

Zambia could only be authorised for purposes of carrying out an enquiry or an autopsy on the death of a person and transferring of a body from one burial site to another. She said that that could however be only done through

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a lawful procedure. Ms Mwamba explained that the local authority would commence a sensitization programme on the dangers associated with illegal exhumation of dead bodies from cemeteries. She appealed to all residents to refrain from loitering in cemeteries and tampering with burial sites of the deceased which she said was against the law.

‘Kick out failed opposition MPs’ By ROGERS KALERO MOST opposition Members of Parliament are out to criticise the ruling party to disguise their own failures in their respective constituencies, the Patriotic Front on the Copperbelt has said. PF Copperbelt youth secretary, Moses Musonda, said most opposition dominated areas had continued to lag behind in terms of development because MPs were failing to coordinate Government developmental projects. He said the MPs had thus resorted to condemning Government in order to hide their inefficiencies and failures. Mr Musonda was speaking in an interview in Lufwanyama yesterday. He noted that Lufwanyama had continued to lag behind in terms of development because the people in the area had been voting for the opposition MPs who did not care about them, but were only interested in making allowances for themselves and their families. Mr Musonda said however that PF MPs had been initiating empowerment programmes for marketeers while the opposition lawmakers were not willing to help the people in their constituencies. He said, therefore, that the electorate in lufwanyama should reject the greedy and nonperforming opposition MPs in next year’s general election. “When you vote for the opposition MPs, they dump you and every time they come here they give you excuses why they are failing to improve your lives. This area has been an opposition dominated area and this is why development has lagged behind and poverty has continued,” Mr Musonda said.

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PND national chairman, Mutale Nalumango, has encouraged youths to obtain National Registration Cards (NRCs) in the ongoing mobile registration exercise. Ms Nalumango said it was imperative for every citizen that was eligible to obtained NRC in order to to register

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OBTAIN NRCS - NALUMANGO as voter. She was speaking in Kashima East, Mufumbwe, when she drummed up support for the UPND candidate, Milner Katoyo in the forthcoming local government by election. She accused the Patriotic

Front of being liars who had allegedly failed to deliver meaningful development not just in North-western province but Zambia as a whole. Ms Nalumango said numerous lies that the PF had been telling Zambians were a sign

that they had failed to deliver development. Mufumbwe Member of Parliament, Elliott Kamondo, stressed the need for the people in Mufumbwe and the entire North-Western Province to continue supporting the UPND.

And Solwezi Central MP, Stafford Mulusa, told the people in Kashima East to vote for the UPND candidate. The Kashima East ward fell vacant after the resignation of Mr Thomas Fweneti who resigned from the UPND to join the PF.

Jumbos target FRA maize By NATION REPORTER ELEPHANTS have continued to pose a threat at Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Kazungula main depot. The wild animals were searching for food and usually mill around FRA Kazungula main depot, posing a threat to the grain and the people around the area. FRA Executive Director, Chola Kafwabulula, said he was worried that many elephants that were in search of food would mill around the depot in the night. He said the latest incident happened on Tuesday night this week when the wild animals destroyed part of the depot boundary wall. “We know that since Livingstone is more or less like a national park animals have a right of way. But in working with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), they have told us that they can help us erect a special electric fence which can prevent elephants from getting here,” Mr Kafwabulula said. He said FRA did not want to use an ordinary electric fence because it could end up killing the elephants. He described the situation as a risk and that FRA management was givingpriority because there was a lot of maize at the depot. “Our concern is that we may end up losing that maize if it is not shielded from the elephants. They come for maize and buffaloes come for grazing but it is something we are giving very serious attention. “Staff working at the depot are not safe but as a temporary measure we normally buy them fire crackers to drive the elephants away. So they have been here from time Immemorial and if anything it is we human trespassing,” he said.

PENSIONS AND INSURANCE AUTHORITY

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING MANDATORY INSURANCE TO OTHER CLASSES OF INSURANCE TENDER REF: PIA/CN/010/2020 The Pensions and Insurance Authority is the regulatory and supervisory authority of the pensions and insurance industry. The Authority is established under the Pension Scheme Regulation Act no. 28 of 1996 (as amended by Act no. 27 of 2005). The Authority is empowered under Section 5 of the Pension Scheme Regulations Act No. 28 of 1996 (as amended) to formulate standards in the conduct of insurance business. Background of the consultancy The Authority in meeting its mandate to increase penetration and access to insurance services sought to conduct a study to extend mandatory insurance to other classes of insurance. The Authority seeks to understand the insurance landscape in order to assess what classes would benefit from mandatory insurance as well as the impact of such an extension. Purpose of the consultancy The purpose of this study is to assess whether there is need for regulatory intervention in the introduction of mandatory insurance taking into account the local insurance landscape and international best practices while considering the unserved markets. Scope of the consultancy The study will involve but not limited to of the following: i. Review performance of the current mandatory motor third party (MTP) insurance as provided for in the Road Traffic Act No 11 of 2002. ii. As part of the above requirement, validation of industry data on client value (based on claims experience) on motor third party insurance for the last 5 years, is critical. iii. Identify and propose classes of insurance business that could form part of mandatory insurance, in addition to the current MTP. iv. Where mandatory classes of insurance business have been proposed, identify relevant legal framework and make recommendations where necessary for the purposes of achieving the desired outcomes. v. Design implementation plan, which must include consumer sensitization framework. The Authority now invites eligible Consultant(s) with requisite expertise

to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) for the provision of this service. Interested firms are required to submit the following:1. Detailed Company profile including CV’s of three (3) Key staff demonstrating their technical capability to undertake the assignment. The lead consultant must have a minimum of Master’s Degree in finance, development studies, MBA or equivalent with minimum experience of not less than 10 years in the relevant field. The other proposed staff (Minimum 2) must possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree or professional qualification in finance or equivalent and the other Must be an actuary with experience in evaluating insurance business with experience of not less than five years in the relevant field. Submissions should include respective certificates. 2. Provide proof of having conducted assignments of a similar nature with at least 3 reputable clients in the last five years, preferably with reputable organizations. Attach respective recommendation letters. The firm must demonstrate proven record of conducting feasibility studies; preferably on access, usage and performance (which MUST include client value) of financial products, especially in Pensions and Insurance sector. 3. Submit copies of Certificate of Incorporation, Valid Tax Clearance Certificate, Membership with relevant professional institutions Mandatory 4. Joint Ventures with international firms are encouraged. Procurement Method Open National Selection: A Consultant once issued with the Request for Proposal will be selected using Quality Based Selection (QCBS) Procurement Method. Details for Submission of Expression of Interest Expressions of Interest clearly marked “CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING MANDATORY INSURANCE TO OTHER CLASSES OF INSURANCE” must be deposited in the Tender Box situated on the Ground floor, PIA office Building, Stand No. 4618, Lubwa Road, Rhodespark, Lusaka on or before Wednesday 16th September, 2020 at 10:30hrs. Late or faxed Expressions of Interest shall be rejected. EOI will be opened thereafter in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend. Secretary Management Procurement Committee FOR/REGISTRAR AND CEO

Friday 11 September, 2020

CONFIDENCE BOOST …Business confidence ticks up, with signs SA may have passed the year's low point

New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept 30 - Governor

NEW YORK - New York City restaurants will be able to resume indoor dining at 25 percent capacity with some restrictions on September 30, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday, relaxing one of last big lockdown limitations on life in the nation’s most populous city. Cuomo said the restrictions will include mandatory temperature checks at the door and requiring one member of each party to provide contact information for contact tracing should there be a Covid-19 outbreak originating from a restaurant. The state, which has refrained from reopening

restaurants in New York City due to concerns it would spread the novel coronavirus, could lift capacity to 50 percent by a reassessment deadline of November 1 depending on infection rates, Cuomo said. The governor told a news conference that the state would establish a whistleblowing system whereby patrons can anonymously report restaurants not in compliance by sending a text. “New Yorkers themselves will help with compliance,” Cuomo said. “New Yorkers will keep New Yorkers safe.” In a statement New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted that dining at 25 percent capacity will not mark a full return to normal but characterised it as a starting point and a way to lift the city’s economy. “We are continuing New York City’s economic recovery by bringing back indoor dining,” de Blasio said. ” – REUTERS.

Brazil administrative reform to generate at least $57bn savings over 10 years, economy minister says BRASILIA - The Brazilian government’s administrative reform proposals to simplify and reduce the cost of the public sector will generate at least 300 billion reais ($57 billion) of savings over the next decade, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday. This was the first estimate of how much the wide-ranging reforms will save the public purse. The government presented its constitutional reform bill to congress last week, the first of a three-part legislative process. Officials said savings forecasts would come when second and third phases of guidelines on salaries are presented. But speaking in an online live event hosted by the Braziliense Institute of Public Law, Guedes on Wednesday said a conservative estimate would be 300 billion reais over the next decade. “In a very moderate way, we

believe that it (savings) will be about 300 billion reais over 10 years. It is an important number,” Guedes said, noting that this follows last year’s social security reform that aims to generate savings of around 800 billion reais over 10 years. “When you add it all up, you really regain control over the future path of public spending, which was our main concern - how to control the explosive dynamic of public spending,” Guedes said. The economy ministry last week revised its 2020 fiscal forecasts to new record levels, to account for the extension of emergency payments to the poor through the end of the year. The ministry now expects the central government primary deficit excluding interest payments to reach 866.4 billion reais ($167 bln) or 12.1 percent of gross domestic product this year, up from 787.4 billion reais, or 11 percent of GDP, as forecast in July. – REUTERS.

OHANNESBURG - SA's business confidence rose in the third quarter of the year from record lows, indicating that the stark fall in second quarter GDP announced on Tuesday may be the year's low point. Rand Merchant Bank and Stellenbosch University’s Bureau for Economic Research published their quarterly gauge of business confidence on Wednesday. The data is based on responses from 1, 800 executives spread across the retail, wholesale and motor trade. Confidence picked up from a record low of just five in the second quarter to 24 in the third. "From such a low base, when the strictest of lockdowns took effect, this improvement is not entirely

unexpected," said RMB in a statement. The increase, according to RMB, suggests that SA's GDP can "recover some lost ground" when data for the third quarter is released. RMB and BER see a possibility of a 20 percent to 25 percent increase in GDP for the third quarter on a yearly basis. This would correspond, roughly, to an increase in GDP of five percent between the two quarters on a non-annualised basis. "While no doubt discouraging, the improved RMB/ BER BCI in the third quarter is supportive of these figures representing the worst point for this cycle", said Ettienne Le Roux, chief economist at RMB, in a statement. Meanwhile, FirstRand has enough capital to absorb dividend payments, its Chief Executive Alan Pullinger

said yesterday, though the bank opted not to declare a final dividend in line with guidance from the country’s central bank. “We had the capital to absorb a dividend payout... and I think there’s also sufficient surplus there to absorb some of the regulatory issues that are coming at us, plus some small organic expansion if we chose to undertake that,” he told investors during a presentation. – FIN24/ REUTERS..

Zimplats delivers strong performance

HARARE Zimplats, Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum group producer, delivered another strong performance in the full year to June 30, 2020, navigating challenges and threats to workers and operations from Covid-19 pandemic, to help drive positive group results for Impala. The South African based platinum group metals (PGMs) producer, however, delivered marginally lower mine-to-market Six-Element concentrate volumes of 2.5 million ounces, a five percent decline from the comparable period, due to Covid-19.

But maiden contributions from Impala Canada and stable deliveries from Zimbabwean offset the impact of Covid-19 on South Africa where operations were suspended during a three week national lockdown initiated on March 25, 2020. Restricted ramp up in South Africa commenced when the restrictions were eased from level 5 to 4 in April and, while material production losses were recorded in April/May, output was restored to approximately 90 percent capacity by end of June. Mining was declared an essential service during the

Copper vandals trail Kenya Power cables underground

NAIROBI - Copper vandals have shifted to targeting Kenya Power cables used in underground connection, threatening the firm’s effort to reduce outages and stabilise supply. Going under, which has seen Kenya Power spend billions in major towns, was billed as among the most secure ways to keep cables away from vandals but the cartel has taken the same route. An attempt to vandalise

a section of the 220 kilovolt (kV) line, which evacuates bulk power supply from Embakasi substation to the city centre, near Lang'ata Estate has sent stakeholders back to the drawing board on how to secure their lines. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter said there are plans to upgrade systems to detect such breaches given the high cost associated with repairing vandalised copper. “They use very crude

Zimbabwe national lockdown and the impact of the lockdown on Zimplats and Mimosa was minimal. Concentrate and matte exports temporarily suspended due to Impala Refinery Springs force majeure. Another Zimbabwe operation, Mimosa suspended mining operations for 10 days to treat accumulated surface stockpiles. Zimplats is owned 87 percent and Mimosa 50 percent by the South African PGMs producer and refiner. Tonnes milled from managed operations (Impala, Zimplats, Marula and Impala Canada) increased by one

methods, including lighting fire on the sections used to cause a blackout then cut the wires. “The one in Langata alone will cost us Sh600 million to repair fully and put in measures to detect such breaches before they interfere with power supply,” Keter said on Tuesday. Kenya Power Managing Director Bernard Ngugi said the firm had laid close to 600km of its network in Nairobi and other major towns underground in an effort to keep it out of such interferences. The total length of underground network of medium

percent to 19.6 million tonnes, with the Covid-19 operating losses suffered at Impala and Marula offset by strong delivery at Zimplats and the maiden contribution from Impala Canada. Total production losses of 151, 000 ounces 6E in concentrate (12 percent lost) are directly attributed to the impact of Covid-19 during the second half of financial year 2020. The group said milled throughput for the year declined by 14 percent or 1.6 million tonnes to 9.6 million tonnes, largely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

voltage lines (33kV and 11kV) lines in Nairobi and other major towns is 521km, while that of high voltage lines (66kV) is 66 km.The 16km of 220kV electricity transmission cable from Embakasi to the Nairobi central business district was part of a Sh13 billion plan for the city’s network improvement that also involved building substations and power lines around Nairobi. “The company is continuously reviewing the performance of the network and trends in urbanisation to make decisions on investment in underground cables,” Ngugi said. – DAILY NATION, Kenya.

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

O The final novel N May 25, 2020, while Africa was celebrating African Freedom Day (whether we’re really free is a topic of another day and a different fora), the whole world watched in horror as an African American was laid on his chest with his cheek to the ground while Officer Chauvin knelt on his neck heartlessly squeezing his life out of him in public. Around 08:20 George Floyd stopped moving, though he was still conscious. As Chauvin was kneeling on Floyd's neck, Kueng was applying pressure to Floyd's torso, Lane was applying pressure to Floyd's legs while Thao stood nearby keeping people away. Floyd can be heard repeatedly saying "I can't breathe," "Please," and "Mama" (a 46-year-old huge black man calling upon his dead mother for help). HAT we are at war can Floyd repeated at least 16 never be overemphasised. timesDespite that he could breathe. thisnot war havAt one point a witness said: nine "You ing been raging for about got him down. Let him breathe. months now some people still After Floyd said, "I'mwhat about just seem not to know is to die," Chauvin told him to going on or just don’t care. "relax" and yet his Sometimes I juststill wishwith I could knee on AnotherFinOfstand onhis topneck. of Lusaka’s ficer asked you deco HouseFloyd, with "What a big do megaphone my lungs out want?"screaming Floyd answered, "I can't reminding the people thatinour breathe, please, the knee my formidable neck, I can'tadversary breathe.”knows no restAtand is claiming lives day the by approximately 08:22, day. officers called for an ambulance want basis, to reach onI apassionately non-emergency esout to as the many people as possicalating call to emergency ble before corona itself reaches status a minute later. to As them; for there is no telling Chauvin heartlessly conwhat it can do. tinued squeezing life out of I’m doing this not as the Floyd with his heavy knee on spokesperson of the Ministry his neck, a passer-by yelled to of Health as I am extremely far Floyd,that. "Well, get up, getarticles in the from I write these car,myman," Floyd, still handin own capacity as a frontcuffed and face down on has the line medical doctor who pavement, responded, "I can't," attended close to 200 Covid-19 and cried "Mama!" twice, patients in out the hope that most, stomach hurts,start my ifsaying, not all"My of us can at least neck hurts, seeing thingseverything from the hurts," same requested for water and begged, lens. "Don't kill in me” I do put a lot of energy and Floyd was pronounced dead time. Usually I write around 03 hours. This is my gift to Mother at 09:25 at the Hennepin CounZambia in whose soil emergency my umbilty Medical Centre ical cord is buried. room ITohope what you thinkyou’ll that take George Floyd’s read withended the seriousness it delife was over a fake $20 serves and then take note at today’s rate necessary that t is action as we areK360. all soldiers in approximately Floyd’s this warwas andworth literally so even in breath K360. God’s eyes. Amaru Each one of us has a Thupac Shakur havrole play in defeating this invising been raised by a Black Panible enemy. ther mother Afeni felt this pain, In the coming series, I will be that is why in one of songs sharing knowledge onhis Covid-19 he passionately “whyand do with some storiesasked of success we have plead for our to some of the battles lostright at the breathe?” battlefront. Though May 25, 2020 Also a segment called “Inwas theira holiday, here at Covid Cenown words,” in Levy which I will be tre it was work as usualpatients, as there interviewing Covid-19 are nowho holidays all daysand are those havehere, recovered Mondays the sunwith nevertheir sets those in and isolation, as time is withheld always 11;59. identities of course as a matter of Iprivacy, Likewise, was justespecially from dothat is still stigmaCovid-19 associing athere round on some ated withwhen this Idisease inFloyd’s some patients watched sectors the community. video. Iofcried watching that vidwords or information is the eo.AsBut again that day was like greatest weapon every battle every other day toinme especially so is this one. Amidst so much more so now that I’m in Inteninformation outrasive Care Unitsome (ICU), so every day, geous I have taken upon myself I hear patients’ echo that

coronavirus, the final work

COVID: THE MYTHS, THE FACTS, THE DEBATES, THE UNKNOWNS

to try and share with the public.

What is breath?

In ancient Greek, breath is called MICRONS Pneuma (πνεῦμα) which is interchangeably used with psyRespiratory droplets are che (ψυχή), which the main routes of transoriginally meant mission. They are classi“breath of life,” but is fied as small, intermediate and large according regularly translated to their sizes. Small areas “spirit” or most less than 5 microns in often “soul.” For KAdiameter, the intermediate are between 5 andPUNDA’S sake I will 100 microns and the rephrase GENESIS large ones are over 100 2.7 as” And GOD microns. PNEUMAD PSYCHE IN HIS NOSTRILS AND MAN BECAME A LIVING BEING.”

‘I CANT BREATHE’

To begin with, I think let’s start from the basics, just what is going on here, where did we come from, how did we get ourselves where we are now and where are we likely going.

cently saying for there to be Covid-19, it means there has been Covid-1 to Covid-18 before and that since we survived the first 18 there is no need to fear the 19th. FACTS;

ignore this part then both you and I have failed humanity and we should urgently seek for forgiveness from both our progenitors and descendants. This is the most important part of my article, for its here you and I can make a difference. The Infectiobility of Sars Cov 2. Corona virus is believed to have an r note that issuddenly a reproCovid-19 patients duction of 2called to 3, this develop number a condition “simeans one infected person can lent hypoxia,” where people infect up to 2 to 3 people. look and feel comfortable - and Le’tsnotice say itsany 3 this means of 1 don’t shortness person infects 3 new people breath - but their oxygen levels who each infect 3 new people are dangerously low. and the cycle goes on and on It happens to 3patients both rd such that by the cycle about in people the hospital at home, 40 will beand infected and but it is be a particular problem that can in just a couple of in theby latter the days, the case 10th because cycle about symptom mayis indicate severe 80, 000. This why corona virus spreads so fast and has the potential to infect everyone on this globe.

leases these air particles from their saliva, cough, sneezes, or sings. These are believed to fly balistically in the air up to about a meter away. *Aerosol Transmission (airborne transmission) These are air particles less than three microns. Recent multiple studies have a shown that coronavirus can spread by this well. Theseoceans small uallyroute acrossascontinents, particles able to travel up to and out are to healthcare workers

SINCE WHEN DID PNEUMA HAVE A PRICE TAG? THE MYTHS AND CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Some of the many myths, conspiracy theories and just same phrase “Doctor “I weird can’t things that“please have been said breathe,” don’t let and me are still being said about Corodie,” while others say “please navirus are as follows:

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different levels starting from very minimal support we call Nasal prongs. If here the oxygen debt is not paid in full, we escalate support to what is called a Non Rebreather Mask, if still the price tag is too high then they will need more advanced support only offered in ICU. A High Flow Nasal Cannula is next but if still the debt is not paid in full then again the support is escalated to a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Machine. If still the kongole (debt) is not fully paid then the final decision to put them on the machine that completely takes over their breathing, the Ventilator And if here the price tag is still too much for us Humans to pay, only the ONE who gave them the puema can pay it all, so they are called back yonder. However, the departure of pneuma is not an easy sight, passed many different hands. it’s verysoagonising, the patients Hand hygiene imliterally cry justistoextremely breathe, they portant preventwith the spread of literally to wrestle the ugly the Covid-19 heartless handvirus or knee of death. *Also of faecal Oral Everypossibility time I leave the ward to be discussed especially if we later. have lost someTransmission can be imone and a lot we have, I always ported that is across borders wonder what makes us Frontusually through planes. This liners different from the way departwas the most common the ed, honestly for to wethe all virus spread nothing fron China can end up like them. rest of the globe. Also it can be South roads Africa like lostour 230borders Frontthrough liners to Covid-19 MTSRIEP. We too have lost healthcare workers at different levels. Usually as I take off my PPE and eventually my mask, I appreciate the freedom I still have to breathe, later I take a walk or jog then go up the 21 steps of the Water tank where there is the freshest of air and do some breathing exercises, understanding how important each breath is. Eventually, I move on to attend to the next but the memory of the last agonising hours of the departed linger on. And this is a death I don’t wish on anyone, dying solo, with no in Chirundu bordering Zimloved ones present and in such babwe or Nakonnde bordering incredible agony. Tanzania. Please if you felt bad watchin theFLOYD countryscreaming there can ingOnce GEORGE be local breathe” transmission from the “I can’t in those eight infected person to close minutes while Chauvin hadconhis tacts. knee on his neck, well there are There can also be Hospital many GEROGE FLOYDS you transmission where infected can save from Covid-19 by just person passes it on to other pamasking up, observing hand tients and health care workers. hygiene, socially Finally there distancing. is Communiif not it’s ty Please spread remember which means people like you are pressing have been infected your withknee the on their while heartlessly virus in necks an area, some are not watching themorscream “I can’t even sure how where they bebreathe.” came infected. Here is where we WANT TO TAKE areNB.I nowALSO as a country. THIS So RARE pleaseOPPORTUNIkindly consider TY TO CONGRATURATE EVERY PERSON you meet as a potential carrier of the,DAILY virus and MRS MARY MBEWE has the potential to infect you NATIONS CHIEF EXECUTIVE and others and you should as EDITOR FOR SCOOPING well yourself as such. 2020consider EDITORIAL LEASERWith this brief background SHIP AWARD LAUREATE information hope can all FOR AFRICAIBY THEwe WORLD play our part by ASSOCIATION OFobserving NEWSPA-the laid down health measures. RePERS(WAN-OIFRA)-WOMEN member if we don’t it’s either we IN NEWS(WIN).BRAVO,YOUR are committing suicide by putHARD WORK HAS PAID ting ourselves at risk or indeed OFF,BUT KEEP ON AIMING committing murder by putting FOR THE FURTHEST STAR!!!! others at risk.

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RESIDENT ARLY this year, aEdgar letter Lungu willpurportedly today adwent viral, dress by Parliament on written the Teaching various matters of Service Commission critical national imof Zambia in which teachers portance. the last were told This that will theirbe retirement Presidential address before should be in line with the provisions of theofLaw at the time of dissolution the National their employment! Assembly and the tripartite In thiselections regard, all teachers national slated for employed beforeand 2015 August 12, 2021, alsowhen the the Law on retirement 2021 national budget. age was ammended yearsthe for This will befrom done50under early retirement 55 years for backdrop of theand fight against normal retirement to 55 years the Covid-19 pandemic, the for early retirement, 60 years for prevailing and consequent econormalmeltdown, retirementand and 65polayears nomic the for late retirement, rised debate over Billwould 10. have toTherefore, leave the teaching I expectservice! the PresIt is that ident to commonly dwell on theargued successes the law does not work in retrospect! This meant that those supporting the removal of the affected teachers from the teaching service had a point. Yet, others contended that the changed law had been thrust on the affected teachers! The Attorney General assured that there was nothing to worry about.

One of the challenges that the change of retirement age from 55 to 60 years entailed was holding back retirement for five years for workers who should otherwise have retired and been paid off and replaced by new workers. This matter has brought a window of opportunity for Zambia to resolve a long standing dilemma of how to pay off retired public servants, create jobs for so many of our youths and in turn revive the economy. A key factor that motivated the state to increase the retirement age was to open a moratorium window during which to mobilise resources to pay off the huge backlog of retirees inherited from the previous administration in 2011. Unfortunately this has not materialised. Instead a mountain unpaid that we have scored asof a nation retirement benefits accuover the last five years,has the chalmulated. Remember, a doulenges we have and continue ble-edged was created by to face, andsword the opportunities popular that exist acclaim for us to among improveworkthe ers, labour unions and and social others political, economic when the Zambian Parliament, riding on the popularity among workers and labour unions, had accepted a clause in the 2016 Constitution, of retaining retirees on the payroll until their benefits had been paid. This retention on the payroll of unpaid retirees created a resource drain problem. The state

and other employers have to pay two salaries for one job for as long as retirees’ benefits remain unpaid; that is one salary for the retiree and another salary for the job holder! This, coupled with the nation’s mounting external debt obligations, has put the state in a dilemma. The onset of Covid-19 in Zambia in mid-March has left Zambia’s labour landscape in a helpless situation of sorts. Therefore, it is imperative to pose the inevitable questions; what is the way forward? How does Zambia get out of this entanglement? Firstly, it is important to note that the situation is not irredeemable; it can be salvaged. Several permutations can be looked at to create a win-win situation for all – retirees, the government, ofunemployed youths landscape our nation for the and the nation large! How can good of all whoatlive in Zambia this be achieved? today and for posterity. First and foremost, the govFirstly, I expect the President shouldthe see successes paying off toernment speak about retirees from the perspective that we have scored betweenof killing several birds with a stone, and as a major stimulus package for the retirees to turn their benefits into investible capital to play a pivotal role in reviving the Covid-19-ravaged economy quickly. There are three possible sources to finance the retirement packages: From within the national

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INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOLLOWING the 2008 global financial crisis, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) emerged as a critical issue in the most varied sectors of industry organisations. Today, with the world crippled by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the practice is now considered as the must have tool for the enhancement of corporate governance that should strengthen sound decision-making processes. Firstly, it may be important to draw a distinction between the traditional risk management and enterprise risk management. As obvious as it may appear, it is the word “Enterprise” that makes the difference. Traditional risk management is a bottom-up process that focuses primarily on losses, costs and the negative side of risk; heavy on compliance and specification and mainly reactive. While enterprise risk management, on the other hand, has a much broader scope as it considers all the risk factors faced by the organisation, and it helps the Board and management make informed decisions according to its acknowledged risk appetite. While ERM like the traditional risk management does consider compliance it is a top-down process that prevents and mitigates losses and looks for opportunities in adversity for the organization thereby creating value and ensuring that the organisation’s objectives are met with minimal disruptions. ERM is a bigger picture risk management that adopts a holistic approach to managing risk, placing it within a portfolio of things that need to be managed in order that the organization achieves its objectives. While individual departments

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budget by sacrificing some capital projects; The government can approach some local pension housesand for now. a loanHeto should finance 2016 this; or Thethe government can speak about massive infraapproach insome international structure the roads, bridgcooperating partners for a grant es, schools, health and other or a soft loan specifically to sort sectors across the length and out this problem. breadth of this nation. Several years ago, Tanzania Where there were no roads owed its workers in public instiwe havecolossal roads,sums where there tutions of money. were no bridges there areof The Tanzanian government bridges, schools health borinPresident Josiahand Kikwete frastructure have been from built the in rowed US$100 million areas citizens had Worldwhere Bank many and paid off all its long beenin forgotten no one workers public and learning inever thought peoplecan in do those stitutions. Zambia the parts everseveral see schools, same.could There are benefits

hospitals, health posts, good roads, let alone electricity! The creation of new districts and provision of accompanying infrastructure, services and jobs is a mark of success that I expect the President to speak about. Where there were no roads we have roads, where there were no bridges there are bridges, schools and health infrastructure have been built in areas where many citizens had long been forgotten and no one ever thought people in those parts could ever see schools, hospitals, health posts, good roads, let alone electricity!

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I expect the President to spell out how government will provide incentives to encourage the setting up of manufacturing entities in pharmaceuticals, clothes, footwear, that Zambia can accrue from machine tools, clearing retirees on tyres, the public service payroll: needles, toothpicks, It will save resources – from etc totwo empower paying people for one job to citizens avoidfor that paying onlyand one person job; import-dependence.

The freed resources can be used to employ fresh graduates from colleges and universities Mansa-Luwingu alwithout injectingroad, freshthefunds most Kazungula into thecomplete payroll; thus reducing masterpiece bridge, the soonthe current high unemployment to-be completed Lower among Zambian Kafue youths curHydro power station, to menrently roaming the streets; tionThousands but a few among so many. of jobs will also be created as many retirees inThe President should will bring vestthe their retirement benefits out socio-economic bene-in start-ups, some willsuch boostinfratheir fits that accrue from existing businesses while others structure investments.

The successes mentioned here notwithstanding, the nation has had its own share of challenges since 2016. I expect the President to brief the nation on the various challenges that we have faced over the time; those we have managed to resolve; and those we have not and continue to grapple with. In this regard, I expect the President to deal with the economic meltdown that has accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic and its debilitating impact on the country. He should also emphasise the countervailing measures that the Zambian state has put in place, in a spirited push to ensure that the anti-Covid-19 health advisory measures are implemented without compromise. The fight against corruption is a crusade the President cannot avoid discussing. Regarding the way forward, I expect the President to spend time on how the now perennial electricity load shedding will be

Why organisations need to integrate enterprise risk management into their strategic planning process? or business units usually deal with their own risks, ERM needs everyone to be involved from frontline staff to Board level, to make it truly effective. Risk management is ostensibly undertaken with the objective of preventing loss while ERM has other, more far-reaching reasons, like lowering the organisation’s risk and increasing sustainability as this has the effect of gaining savings and increasing value for the firm in the long run Although ERM, generally speaking may still be an ongoing process in most private institutions and more recently in the public sector, it has moved out of a reactive or panic-driven mode to become more predictive and proactive. Siloed approaches are being abandoned in favor of more collaborative, holistic and integrated frameworks. The risk management function now assumes a more strategic role in organisations. It is increasingly being recognized as a guidance provider on the path ahead, mitigating critical risks and allowing companies to grow sustainably in the long term. Strategy formulation on the

Such infrastructure as the 34 bridges on the 35-kilometre stretch of the Mongu-Kalabo road, the bridge on the Mongu-Sesheke road, the

other hand is the main part of the strategic planning process and a robust ERM framework must provide relevant risk information for decision-makers so as to reduce the possibility of selecting a mistaken strategy or overlooking an important one. Organisations need integrate the risk framework into their strategic planning process

to take account of risk implications on their objectives or a lack of that process could result in failure. To integrate ERM into the strategic planning process, organisations need to ensure that the risk information is current, complete and reliable. For this purpose, robust procedures of risk assessments, treatment and

monitoring need to have a practical narrative to them. Suitable monitoring of all risks, through key risk indicators, enables organisations to foresee potential problems. If the risk tolerance tends to exceed levels, alarm bells can be triggered. Thus, organisations have the opportunity to review the treatment strategy given to the risk, which

resolved. I also expect the President to deal with employment stabilisation under Covid-19; and most importantly, youth employment creation and the measures the government intends to implement to resolve this challenge and give hope to many of our youth and women who seem very despondent. I expect the President to speak about the ongoing aquaculture youth empowerment and the women’s empowerment schemes. Since these measures are not enough, the President may also deal with such policy trajectories as payment of retired public service workers and enabling them to invest their pensions in productive ventures that have a multiplier effect through further job creation. Late President Michael Sata (MHSRIP) often said the best way to get people out of poverty is to empower them with jobs! I would also like the Presiwill invest in stocks on the Lusadent to dwell on remodelling ka Stock Exchange (LuSE). This the Zambian through will increaseeconomy the buying power, industrialisation; to spell out expand the national tax base how the government intends and boost national economic to shift emphasis from deperformance. pendence on these imported goods Inevitably, benefits will and services translate intotoa manufacturing feel-good factor these locally and sourcand agoods win-win situation for the ing services whole nation.from within the Zambian economy. As Indian author, activist, moI expect the President spell tivational speaker and to founder out government will proof how Country First Foundation, vide to encourage Shiv incentives Khera, writes: “Winners the of manufactursee setting the gain;up losers see the pain” andentities “winners don’t do different ing in pharmaceuticals, things, they do thingsmachine differentclothes, footwear, ly,” we tyres, can derive good mileage tools, needles, toothout ofetcanto otherwise hopeless picks, empower citizens situation! and avoid import-dependence. I also expect the President to deal with the National Registration Card issuance exercise which has closed in some in the end improves operational provinces andperformance. has kick-started and financial in the remaining provinces. He To add value to the creation should also speak aboutand theto of the business strategy coming voter registration as set the tone of the organisation’s well as the objectives, way forwarditregradstrategic is not ing Bill 10, which has proved enough to just conduct a stravery yet necessary. tegicdivisive, risk assessment or even The runaway inflation atand having a risk discussion the strategy setting meeting, there spiraling exchange rate are a is muchto more that organisations danger national wellbeing need to do. IMost organization and security. expect the Preswho follow of doing ident to spellthat outway immediate, things findand it difficult to mearelate short term long term if thetoobjectives have not been sures stabilise the economy. defined well documented These or will affect the 2021or measured.as Strategic elections economicplanning chalthat is risk-based helps to lenges always impact ondefine nathe value proposition that the tional election outcomes. business to the Further,brings I expect the market, Presiand to the way and in which organident assure reassure the sations intend to distinguish nation that the 2021 elections themselves from other competwill be peaceful, free and fair itors. andFor willmost attestorganisations, to Zambia’s crethis dentials of be being a peace-loving may not obvious from the nation, united by its diversity outset, but as the processes under Onegains Zambia One Nation. of ERM traction and its frameworks and systems fall into place, organisations will see its risks being holistically managed. What happens also is that organisations see the development of an appropriate risk culture throughout its value chains. Ultimately, what ERM does is support the organisation in its efforts to “get ahead of the curve” and take advantage of opportunities. Properly applied ERM becomes a decision-making tool that has the ability to become embedded in the culture of the organisation, integrate with its strategies and objectives, and leverage on its resources to improve performance, spur growth, give it a competitive edge, and maintain its sustainability. For comments and feedback contact: fziba@irmza.org

Constitutional Council clears Conde’s third term bid

CONAKRY - Guinea’s Constitutional Council, the nation’s highest judicial body, on Wednesday cleared President Alpha Conde’s bid to seek a third term in the October 18 presidential election. Octogenarian Conde was first elected in 2010, and was re-elected in 2015. He pushed a constitutional amendment in March which allowed him to stand again and potentially extend his rule, despite protests from the opposition. – REUTERS.

UN guards DR Congo Nobel laureate after death threats

KINSHASA - Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege has been placed under the guard of United Nations security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after death threats against him. Dr Mukwege said he received death threats after condemning a massacre. It prompted hundreds of people to protest, calling for his protection. – BBC.

World wildlife plummets more than two-thirds in 50 years

PARIS - Global animal, bird and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption, experts said yesterday in a stark warning to save nature in order to save ourselves. The Living Planet Index, which tracks more than 4, 000 species of vertebrates, warned that increasing deforestation and agricultural expansion were the key drivers behind a 68 percent average decline in populations between 1970 and 2016. – AFP.

Police and protesters clash as Mali starts post-coup transition talks BAMAKO - Police fired tear gas to disperse campaigners for civilian rule before substantive talks over Mali’s political future began yesterday, a sign of a deepening rift over who should lead the post-coup transitional government. About 100 supporters of the M5-RFP coalition, which led months of mass demonstrations against deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, clashed with police at the entrance to the conference centre, delaying the start of the talks. The junta that toppled Keita on August 18 wants the transitional government to be led by the military, while the M5-RFP and regional leaders have called for a civilian to take the role. “They are trying to confiscate our revolution from us, we were very clear from the start. We want a civilian as president of the transition, not a soldier,” said Bakary Keita, a senior member of M5-RFP. International powers fear the political uncertainty in Bamako could undermine the fight across West Africa’s Sahel region against Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, as a previous coup did in 2012. – REUTERS.

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…ANC meets Zim ruling party over country's woes

OHANNESBURG Mediators from the ANC on Wednesday held talks with Zimbabwe's governing Zanu-PF party that were expected to help tackle political and economic woes in the country. Critics say years of repression in Zimbabwe worsened in the run-up to banned anti-government protests on July 31 during which at least 20 demonstrators were arrested and charged with inciting public violence. Secretary-general Ace Magashule said at the end of the day-long meeting, there were "challenges that are serious in Zimbabwe, as there are challenges in South Africa...

challenges of poverty, hunger which we must address." "(We) need peace and stability in that" country, he said. He was speaking to the public broadcaster SABC at an airforce base in Pretoria on return from Harare. ANC NEC member Tony Yengeni agreed that "there are problems in Zimbabwe, major challenges both of social, economic and to some extent of a political nature." Zimbabwe government has vehemently denied that a crisis is unfolding within its borders. South Africa is facing a high number of migrants fleeing from Zimbabwe in search of a better life. The high-powered ANC delegation - which included Defence Minister

Nosiviwe MapisaNqakula - is the second to fly to Harare in a month. They did not meet with opposition parties, but Magashule said they would return to Harare within weeks or invite them to South African for talks. A statement issued after the meeting did not offer concrete solutions to address the myriad troubles facing Zimbabwe. – AFP.

Simthandile Sishi of South Africa battles with Moses Mulenga of Zambia during the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship match between South Africa and Zambia on 14 October 2019 at Mpira Stadium, Blantyre. - Picture by SYDNEY MAHLANGU.

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UN chief calls for $35bn more for WHO Covid-19 programme ZURICH - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for $35 billion more, including $15 billion in the next three months, for the World Health Organisation’s “ACTAccelerator” programme to support vaccines, treatments and diagnostics against Covid-19. Some $3 billion has been contributed by countries so far, Guterres told an online event yesterday, calling it “seed funding.” “But we now need $35 billion more to go from ‘start up’ to ‘scale up and impact’,” he said. “There is real urgency in these numbers. “Without an infusion of $15 billion over the next three months, beginning immediately, we will lose the window

Trump bragged he had built a secret new nuclear weapon, a bombshell book says WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump bragged to Bob Woodward about a secret nuclear weapon, the veteran Washington Post reporter revealed in his new book "Rage," an advanced copy of which was obtained by a couple of media outlets. Tensions between the US and North Korea brought the two countries to the brink of war in 2017 and had former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis sleeping in his clothes and praying at a local cathedral on the regular, according to the book. During later discussions of those heightened tensions, Trump told Woodward: "I have built a nuclear - a weapons

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weapon in question is the lowyield D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile armed with the W76-2 warhead. The Trump administration started looking at the development of low-yield nuclear weapons in 2017, and the new warhead was first announced in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review. The Federation of American Scientists first reported the weapon's deployment aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee in January 2020, and then the Pentagon confirmed its deployment in early February. It's difficult to know for sure to what Trump may have been referring. . – INSIDER US.

initial target of $2 billion to buy the vaccines. “Up to today, what has been mobilised so far is $700 million ... So there is a great deal of work to be done to diversify the possible sources of funding,” Matshidiso Moeti, Africa regional director for the WHO, told an online press briefing. COVAX is co-led by the GAVI Vaccine Alliance, WHO and the to happen. the I cannot comment CEPIonCoalition Epidemic much that,” "It'sfor a very Preparedness difficult situation.Innovations. Zambia is myIts aim is deliver two billion home andtoI have a contract to doses effective, approved fulfil withofBaroka. I cannot ditch COVID-19 vaccines by the them just like that. end of 2021. "There are a lotAtof least things eight that African including we have tocountries, put into perspective Southmaking Africa, any Gabon, Namibia before decision," and Equatorial "National mattersGuinea are very had agreed to self-finance sensitive. People will thinkaccess to thea vaccine, Moeti said. – you're sell-out but you have REUTERS. to respect the people here.

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EDSON Nyirenda has denied reports that he has been offered to again drill the Chipolopolo of opportunity.” boys ahead of next month’s Meanwhile, international 2021 Africa Cup of Nations donors have raised $700 milqualifiers against Algeria and lion - less than half the target Zimbabwe. -And to the buy futureAssociation coronavirus Football for poor countries in of vaccines Zambia (FAZ) has also

disnissed the reports saying they have not contacted Nyirenda and the association will soon advertise the top job. But according to the South African media which includes the Sowetan, the Baroka Fc a global initiative ensure coach had been asked to to tutor eventual do not go the national vaccines team. only to richsaid countries, a WHO Sowetan the Zambian official was saidyet yesterday. tactician to decide The to take COVAX whether up the Advanced offier. Market Commitment has an "I don't know what is going

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FTER attracting interest from English giants Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, Chipolopolo striker Parson Daka has caught the eye of Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspurs. According to football. london, Spurs are considering to beef up their squad with the Red Bull Salzburg striker who scored a historic brace against Liverpool last

month. The 21-year-old former Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos striker who can also play out wide if required, scored 24 goals in 31 games in the Austrian top flight and laid on eight assists. Meanwhile, Daka became the first Red Bull Salzburg player to score a haul in an Austrian Cup match since 2014. Daka scored four goals and chipped in with two assists for the Red Bull Salzburg side that thrashed SW Bregenz 10-0

in a UNIQA OFB Cup encounter. His countryman, midfielder Enock "Computer" Mwepu scored one of the goals in what was a superb showing by the two Zambian internationals. Daka started with an assist, threading the ball through to Sekou Koita, who made no mistake with the ball and dispatched it past the goalkeeper's reach inside the far post before he added his name on the score sheet from a penalty to make it 2-0.

Salzburg continued to attack without mercy with Okugawa dribbling into the box and was brought down as Daka turned and tucked the ball in the near post to make it 3-0 in the 23rd minute. The Austrian giants continued to press on and Mo Camara unleashed a real rocket to sink the ball into the top corner in the 28th minute for Salzburg's fourth goal. Six minutes letter, Enock Mwepu slotted it in tidily from close range before Daka saw off two defenders and the goal-

keeper to fire in to complete a hat trick in the 38th minute. Daka made it 7-0 a minute later after benefitting from Kristensen who picked him out again to smash it into the back of the net before Sucic scored his first goal for the Red Bulls who were gifted a penalty two minutes before halftime. Salzburg added two more goals in the second half to progress to the next round with a 10-0 scoreline.

Lwandamina Leads Mbesuma Academy talent search By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZESCO United coach George Lwandamina has been unveiled as guest coach to lead the Collins Mbesuma Soccer Academy's technical bench tasked to conduct trials for Under-15 and Under-17 teams. Collins Mbesuma soccer academy Project Manager Charity Munthali confirmed the development noting that the trials will be conducted on Saturday Kafubu Stadium in Luashya. "We are extremely excited to have Mr George Lwandamina as guest Coach only for the trials. Lwandamina's presence at the trials is a morale booster not only to our team but also the young boys who will be present. We would like to thank Lwandamina for this very noble gesture," Muntali said. Muntali said the Academy will be tutored by former Roan United coach Paul Mulenga as head coach with Adrian Mubanga as an assistant. Meanwhile Collins Mbesuma Soccer Academy proprietor, Collins Mbesuma is happy that the talent identification program which was scheduled for last month will finally take place this weekend. In an exclusive interview, Mbesuma said the academy would give the youths in Luanshya an opportunity to develop their talents. in Luanshya.

K-Line and Siavonga Beetles face off By MICHAEL MIYOBA AFTER thrashing CSS Petauke Futsal Club 6-1 in the Automotive Premier Futsal League (PFL) seasonal opener, leaders Kabwe K-Line return to action with another intriguing fixture against Siavonga Beetles in a week-2 fixture at Automotive Futsal Arena. K-Line will seek to avoid defeat by winning with a huge scoreline to maintain top position on the 10-team PFL league table. Meanwhile, the fixture presents another tough test for Beetles who began the new Futsal season with a 4-3 defeat against Lusaka Automotive Futsal Academy. In other fixtures set for the weekend, Monze George Futsal Club and Chipata Boys will both seek redemption when they face off after they both started the season with defeats. George will aim to bounce back from the 3-1 loss to Kitwe Bullets while Chipata Boys who were edged 4-3 beating by Livingstone Pirates will fight for their first win of the season. George FC coach Witson Nyirenda is hopeful his team will bounce back stronger from the week one loss to Kitwe Bullets. “It’s been an exciting start to the PFL league and from the way teams are playing, it will be tough this season. And After beating Chipata Boys on match day one, Pirates will face Kafue Saints as Lusaka Automotive play host to DS Isoka Futsal club. Automotive are the favourites going into the second round of fixtures after they kicked off the season with victory over Siavonga Beetles. In the last league fixture of the second round, Kitwe Bullets seek their second win when they take on CSS Petauke. In Division one of the Futsal league, Efford Chabala Futsal Club owned by Chipolopolo legend Efford Chabala’s son, Efford Chabala Junior will face Lilanda Bullets as Newcomers Zanaco face Blue Bombers. Division One log leaders Pioneer Avangers who humiliated Veterans 15-1 will take on AJ United as Veterans take on DS Academy who are seeking redemption from the 8-4 thumping by Zanaco. Bil FC will face BS Stars as Tamanga host Christian Academy Futsal Club in the last Division Two fixture to be played on Sunday night at Automotive Futsal Arena. Full PFL Fixtures TODAY Kabwe KLine vs Siavonga Beetles TOMORROW Monze George vs Chipata Boys Livingstone Pirates vs Kafue Saints LSK Automotive vs DS Isoka Kitwe Bullets vs CSS Petakue.