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Friday September 25, 2020

START RUNNING MOPANI, ZCCM-IH TOLD

By SILUMESI MALUMO

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OVERNMENT has challenged ZCCM-IH to quickly mobilise resources and start running Mopani Copper Mines (MCM).

Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Richard Musukwa, said ZCCM-IH must mobilise resources so that shares which had been offered could be bought. To Page 3

Mr Musukwa

I’ll work with Govt, says Lungwangwa STORY ON PAGE 4

Mumba is a danger to nation - EYA

‘Covid-19 has weakened currencies’ Mr Chanda

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Zambians were eager to see that ZCCM-IH bought the shares to protect the jobs of miners and the mine assets. ON PAGE 3

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STORY ON PAGE 2

BoZ stimulus package on course. Pg 3

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MUMBA IS A DANGER TO NATION - EYA

By SILUMESI MALUMO

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EVERS Mumba is a danger to the nation because his careless statements will cause unarrest as the country is going towards the general elections, Evangelical Youth Alliance (EYA) has said.

And Lusaka PF provincial youth chairperson, Daniel Kalembe has said it is hypocrisy of the highest order for the MMD president, to claim that the Patriotic Front rigged the Lukashya by-election when his party could not even beat smaller opposition political parties.

EYA Executive Director, Moses Lungu, said it was sad that clergymen who were supposed to be unifiers were in forefront putting the country in danger.

Reverend Lungu said at

a media briefing yesterday, it was strange that Dr Mumba’s malicious attacks on government and Electoral Commission of Zambia had not attracted attention of the three church mother bodies.

This gesture, he said risked denting the image of the church.

“Dr Mumba has a church background and is a political leader. His utterances are not only denting his image but it is reflecting badly on us as clergymen and women.

The silence from the church is strange because it has not only potential to divide the country but it can cause unnecessary unarrest in the country.

“Dr Mumba if left unchecked can be a danger in the nation especially as we go towards the 2021 general elections. The allegations raised by the MMD president were false. His preparations for elections were not adequate because his party even lost to UPPZ,” he said.

Addressing the media at the MMD secretariat in Lusaka recently, Dr Mumba alleged the Lukanshya by-election was rigged through premarked ballot papers.

Leather products headed for boom

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU MORE opportunities for quality Zambian leather products will open up once greater emphasis is placed on value addition as markets rebound.

Zamleather General

By KALOBWE BWALYA I WILL not hesitate to crack the whip on anyone found wanting regardless of the position in the party or who you claim you are connected to.

Therefore all youths should pledge allegiance to the party president and not anyone else not even myself, PF National Youth chairman, Kelvin Sampa has warned.

Mr Sampa has also expressed concern over the indiscipline

Manager, Richard Franklin, emphasised that there was an opportunity to grow the local manufacturing portfolio during the current Covid-19 period.

“These have been challenging times for business no doubt, and some readjustments were

But the clergyman said Dr Mumba should know that ECZ was a credible and sensitive institution and it cannot be dragged in malicious accusations.

And New Congress Party (NCP) president, Peter Chanda, said Dr Mumba must be ashamed for lying to the nation.

Pastor Chanda said the opposition leader needed to tell the nation the truth instead of spreading falsehoods.

“I am really disappointed the person I adore and the person who is my spiritual father who took me to the lord can lie to the country. So my call to this senior clergyman and politician is that we have a duty as believers to tell the truth and bring change to the people.

Zambians should stop listening to any Jim and Jack who just talk to gain political expediency,” Pastor Chanda said.

Meanwhile Psalms 133 Movement president, Bishop Albert Njovu, called for peace in the country.

He emphasised the need to embark on a campaign to preach peace across the country as it was critical for the nation.

And the PF Lusaka youth team has observed that Mr Mumba’s bad utterances cost him the vice presidency during President Levy Mwanawasa’s

regime. “It will land him in problems once again,” Mr Kalembe said.

Mr Kalembe said Mr Mumba’s utterances concerning the just ended Lukashya by-election were too careless.

He said any form of malicious allegation that have potential to alarm the public and disrupt the peace Zambia has enjoyed for many years should not be taken lightly.

Mr Kalembe wondered how the former ruling party which could not even beat smaller opposition political parties like United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ), People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) and Leadership Movement (LM) in Lukashya could have the audacity to cast aspersion of that magnitude on government.

“Opposition candidates for MMD Kabwe Christopher garnered a meager 114 votes in the just ended Lukashya Parliamentary by-election.

LM's Sinyangwe Brown got 143 votes, UPPZ's Kabungo Samuel got 148 votes, PAC's Chimponda Bwalya got 474 votes while their UPND counterpart 'Big Mule' came out second with 2,684 votes,” he said.

Ruling PF's George Chisanga who is also former Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) President emerged victorious with a resounding 13,431 votes.

implemented to accommodate operating in the new normal.

“However, it has also created room for innovation with a greater focus on our strong points and the opportunities that lie within our borders,” Mr Franklin said in a statement. Mr Franklin expressed hope that while a delicate balance between supply and demand remained, markets would rebound.

He said Zamleather would take advantage of opportunities in the country’s mining, industrial footwear and Personal Protective Equipment markets, with

the company increasing its production capacity while building on operational efficiencies.

With their Zamshu sub-division that produces protective clothing, safety boots (including a new quick release smelter boot), school and sports shoes as well as its famous Kaleza football boots, Zamleather is also the country’s largest leather footwear manufacturer.

He said as part of the value addition strategy, Zamshu had recently doubled shoe production capacity from 500 pairs a day to 1, 000 a day.

2 youths buried alive … as mine caves in TWO youths have died in Mpima area of Kabwe after the land they were mining caved in and buried them alive.

Central Province Commissioner of Police, Chola Katanga, has confirmed the development in an interview in Kabwe.

Mr Katanga identified the victims as Evans Kanta and

any other person as it was criminal and anyone found wanting would face the law.

Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Sampa said any youth that claimed to belong to the PF party must never conduct any political activities without the authority or approval of

elected leadership at whatever level. He said disregarding of the party protocol is a serious breach and the consequences for breaching protocol would be grave from now onwards.

"Using of unapproved party regalia including foreign national materials and military combat is unacceptable as

Godfrey Simfukwe aged 19 and 18 respectively both of Mpima area. He said the incident happened yesterday around 12: 45 hours when the two went into the quarry to mine stones but the earth caved in killing them in the process.

Mr Katanga said police and the fire brigade have since retrieved the two bodies. – ZANIS.

Multichoice adds three audio channels on GOtv

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU MULTICHOICE Zambia has added three local audio channels on its GOtv to give customers a wide range of options for current affairs and entertainment.

The three audio channels which will be available 24 hours are Power FM, Phoenix FM and Rock FM. This is in line with making entertainment and current affairs more accessible.

MultiChoice Zambia Chief Customer Officer, Leah Kooma, said the addition of the channels on GOtv would allow customers to stay abreast with current affairs which was vital aspect of everyone’s life.

The development, she said, would province GOtv customers wide access to local channels that kept them well-informed on the changes and happenings in the country and the world at large.

“As Zambia’s most loved storyteller MultiChoice is committed to providing local content that addresses issues that matter most to our customers. We are confident that Zambians will be better informed on issues that matter most to them,” Ms Kooma said.

The radio stations, which are currently available on DStv, will now be available on GOtv. Speaking during the launch, Power FM, Phoenix FM and Rock FM expressed excitement at the addition of the audio channels to GOtv.

PF youths warned against indiscipline behaviour among some PF youths, which he said was unacceptable.

As a party, Mr Sampa said, they would not allow anyone using the name of the national youth executive committee and the party to extort hard earned money from local businessmen and women or from

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we as PF are identified by our colours, therefore all PF youth groupings must wear party colours and party regalia when conducting party activities going forward.

We don't want criminals to take advantage of the situation as we head towards the 2021 general elections," said Mr

Sampa.

And Mr Sampa has since called on all youths in the party to exercise love, peace harmony and unity especially starting from the national youth committee, provincial level up to constituency level.

He said youths were the image of the party and a reflection of the future therefore, they should remain disciplined, united and demonstrate royalty to the leadership of President Lungu.

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START RUNNING MOPANI, ZCCM-IH TOLD From Page 1

Mr Musukwa said Zambians were eager to see that ZCCM-IH bought the shares to protect the jobs of miners and the mine assets.

He said in an interview that it was important that ZCCM-IH moved quickly in ensuring that it started running the mine.

Mr Musukwa last month announced that ZCCM-IH would increase its shareholding in Mopani to 51 percent or even more from the current 10 percent.

Glencore, the holding company has offered 73.1 percent stake in Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines to the government’s mining investment arm ZCCM-IH rather than becoming a minority

stakeholder.

And Mr Musukwa bemoaned sentiments from some section of society that ZCCM-IH would not manage to mobilise funds to run the mining firm.

He said that ZCCM-IH had stake in various mining houses and it would use the resources to run the mine.

The minister said Government only wanted ZCCM-IH to mobilise the resources as quickly as possible to start running the mine.

“ZCCM-IH has all it takes to run Mopani. So we are expecting them to raise money as soon as possible to start running the mine,” Mr Musukwa said.

He said that ZCCM-IH was expected to run the mine professionally and independently.

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BoZ STIMULUS PACKAGE ON COURSE

The K10 billion MTRF is meant to provide financial support to businesses and households during the Covid-19 period.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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HE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) will re-channel K3.5 billion stimulus package to other interested parties after an institution, which had earlier applied for the funds decided otherwise.

This is from the Targeted Medium-Term Refinancing Facility (MTRF).

According to the central bank, the K3.5 billion would now be rechanneled through other Financial Service Providers (FSPs).

This is contained in the latest MTRF update report released yesterday.

In the report, BoZ indicated that it had received applications worth over K10 billion from the FSPs under the MTRF which was initiated in April this year.

The K10 billion MTRF is meant to provide financial support to businesses and households during the Covid-19 period.

The latest report however indicated that an application worth K3.5 billion, out of those received amounting

to over K10 billion, had been withdrawn.

According to the report, the central bank currently has applications worth about K7.1 billion.

The report indicated that the central bank had approved over K5.8 billion to both commercial banks and non-banks.

“The funds were approved for 10 commercial banks and 11 non-banks,” the report said.

The BoZ also indicated that more than K1.8 billion had been disbursed to six

‘Covid-19 has weakened currencies’ from a landlocked country to a land linked country by investing in all sectors.

Mr Chanda said that contrary to some critics over road development in the country, infrastructure development has the potential to give wealth hence the massive road infrastructure development that the government is undertaking.

And Mr Chanda said that insulting PF leaders and making false allegations against government will not win elections for the opposition.

He said that the PF will win 2021 elections because it is a congregation of men and women who are trying hard to create a better Zambia.

By NOEL IYOMBWA

THE Covid-19 pandemic has affected the entire global economy leading to currency depreciations in both trading and exchange value, Patriotic Front media director Sunday Chanda has said.

Speaking on Hot FM’s Hot Seat program, Mr Chanda said the issue of the dollar rate was a reality faced by the global village and Zambia was no exception.

“The issue of dollar rate is a reality that we have to deal with.

We are aware that from the onset of Covid-19, the pandemic has affected global economies and in Africa it has caused severe distress to several economies and currencies have weakened as a result in both trading and exchange in value.

“That is why we need to diversify the economy because when some countries shut down their borders then it means we are in problems. We can diversify the economy by looking at investing in critical sectors,” he said.

And Mr Chanda also said government is borrowing in order to transition and develop the

Mr Chanda

country from landlocked to land linked.

Mr Chanda said that the PF’s vision is for the country to become a prosperous middle income country by the year 2030.

He observed that some political opponents do not understand what the PF government is doing and why it is developing the infrastructure.

The media director explained that the PF was elected on ba-

sis of its manifesto which some critics should be aware of , adding that the part of the manifesto was centred on transforming the country in line with vision 2030.

Mr Chanda said that with correct and proper leadership, Zambia can become like any other developed country in the world.

He said that the PF government wants to turn the country

ZAM membership to be mandatory

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

A LAW to compel manufacturing companies to belong to the Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) is expected to be taken to parliament during the current sitting.

The move is expected to curb illicit manufacturing of products which currently being experienced in the country, says Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary, Mushuma Mulenga.

Mr Mulenga was optimistic that the move, once approved, would bring sanity in the industry.

He was speaking yesterday in Lusaka during the 34th ZAM

annual general meeting where president, Ezekiel Sekele, complained of illegal trading by some players in the industry.

In response, Mr Mulenga said: “we will work with ZAM to ensure that this is done in the current sitting, not next year.

We are pushing to ensure that it is passed this year, although it will depend on other businesses required for cabinet to consider.

“The vision is that anyone in manufacturing must be a member of ZAM in whatever category they find themselves,” he added.

Mr Mulenga said records at PACRA indicated that close to 15,000 companies had manufacturing as their primary activity.

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Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Christopher Yaluma, said Government was aware that the sector had been faced with a number of other challenges such illicit trade and inability to acquire raw materials on time, among others.

Government, he said, recognised the need to revamp private sector performance so as to drive higher and sustainable economic growth.

This was in a speech read on his behalf By Mr Mulenga.

“To effectively deal with these challenges, my ministry will work with your association to ensure we put in place measures to overcome the challenges and enhance the monitoring mech-

That is why we need to diversify the economy because when some countries shut down their borders then it means we are in problems. We can diversify the economy by looking at investing in critical sectors. anism of manufacturing sector.

“As a starting point, it is important that all manufacturers in Zambia register under Zambia association of manufacturers as the umbrella body for the sector,” Mr Yaluma said.

And Mr Sekele stressed the need to work together to safeguard the Zambian economy and emphasised that all manufacturing companies should be compliant.

“ZAM is looking to engage ministry of commerce to address a number of issues such as the removal of unpredictability in the sector to ensure consistency.

“There is a lot of uncertainly in the business environment currently. We need to address the rising costs of doing business for the industry to compete in the region,” he said.

commercial banks and five non-banks.

As at September 22, 2020, Atlas Mara Zambia was the main beneficiary from the disbursed funds with a total of K533 million, followed

by Stanbic Bank Zambia at K494.4 million.

The report indicated that Indo Zambia Bank was the third beneficiary with K320.9 million, followed by Access Bank Zambia at K99.8 million and First Capital Bank at K61.0 million.

Absa Bank Zambia was the lowest at K17.1 million.

‘Zambia must curb tax evasion in mining’

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) should come up with a martial plan to curb tax evasion among mining firms, Golden Party Zambia President Jackson Silavwe has suggested.

Mr Silavwe told the Daily Nation in Kitwe that there was need to set priorities right if the country was to realise the much-needed benefits from the mining sector.

He charged that lack of political will to derive maximum benefits from mining firms was contributing to cheating.

"ZRA has been busy chasing other things on the market, leaving out the real meat of what can contribute to the economy of the country," he said.

He said it was sad that the country had never realised the full benefits from mining firms, post privatisation, stating that the benefits were derived during the time the mines were run by ZCCM. The opposition leader said that Zambians

would never get anything meaningful from the mining sector as long as companies remained in the hands of foreign nationals.

He said that Government needed to have a tax regime that would ensure that the country retained maximum benefits from the mineral resources.

"Zambians need to realise that they have the capacity to run the mines on profitability.

The fear that no one would buy the copper should end because buyers will always be there as the commodity is also needed for many other things," he said.

ZRA has been busy chasing other things on the market, leaving out the real meat of what can contribute to the economy of the country.

_______________ Zambians need to realise that they have the capacity to run the mines on profitability. The fear that no one would buy the copper should end because buyers will always be there as the commodity is also needed for many other things.

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PUT MUMBA TO THE TEST ALLEGATIONS of election rigging are serious and should never be taken lightly as these border on the integrity of the nation’s electoral process.

It also touches on the democracy and the people’s will freely expressed through the ballot.

To allege that such a process was tampered with, is a serious matter which the ruling party, the Patriotic Front should not laugh or brush off.

The Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) president Dr Nevers Mumba has made serious allegations about the Lukashya constituency by-elections, in which his own party candidate performed dismally, only managing to garner about 114 votes.

This was against more than 13, 000 votes for the winner, the PF’s George Chisanga, a lawyer and therefore more than capable of helping his party defend its honour against the pastor-turned politician, Dr Mumba.

After his press briefing, Dr Mumba continued with his allegations on radio, a serious enough attack on the ruling party.

We know that as a losing party, it is rare in Zambia to hear of losers conceding or giving credence to the victory of their opponents, and it is not surprising to hear Dr Mumba making noise about the elections.

The MMD is one of the oldest parties, apart from UNIP and should therefore perform much better that it did in the Lukashya constituency.

The dismal performance could be the catalyst to Dr Mumba’s anger and his desire to find an escape for the shameful showing.

We are therefore elated that the PF is considering legal action against Dr Mumba so that his allegations can be put to strict proof.

Since Dr Mumba claims to have gotten the information from a PF senior member, perhaps a court appearance would be an ideal opportunity to clear the air.

To this effect, the Patriotic Front has threatened to sue Dr Mumba over his allegations that the ruling party rigged the Lukashya Parliamentary by-election in Kasama.

“We are contemplating on taking Dr Mumba to court so that he can prove his rigging allegations,” PF deputy Secretary-General Mumbi Phiri said.

She dismissed allegations that the PF had set up computer servers to hack into the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) system.

Ms Phiri said lies that PF had hacked ECZ system were there even in 2016 but no one came forth to prove the allegations’ That is why it is imperative that this matter is dealt with now in a conclusive manner.

As the ECZ introduces electronic registration, it would not augur well to have unfounded inflammatory statements flying around.

The PF needs to take Dr Mumba at his word and ensure that he can prove his allegations in court.

Even some opposition parties have expressed surprise at the allegations made by Dr Mumba, New Congress Party president, Peter Chanda, said Dr Mumba must be ashamed for lying to the nation. He said the opposition leader needed to tell the nation the truth instead of spreading lies.

The Evangelical Youth Alliance (EYA) has described Dr Mumba as a danger to the nation because his careless statements will cause unarrest as the country is going towards the general elections.

EYA Executive Director, Moses Lungu, said it was sad that clergymen who were supposed to be unifiers were in the forefront putting the country in danger.

Dr Mumba’s utterances are clearly not meant to build but to destroy the peace that the country strives to maintain and it is good that other stakeholders have taken him to task.

Political leaders are not supposed to be making wild accusations without evidence. Moreover, as “Presidents in waiting,” more is expected of them like knowing which relevant wings of government to engage if they think something is being done wrong.

Otherwise, the best they could do is to remain quiet.

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I’LL WORK WITH GOVT, SAYS LUNGWANGWA …as opposition is part of governance

By PETER SICHALI

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WILL continue to work with Government because Members of Parliament (MP) both from ruling and opposition are part of the governance system, Nalikwanda Parliamentarian Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa has said.

Prof Lungwangwa said MPs should lobby for development for their constituencies hence they could not be divorced from Government.

The United Party for National Development parliamentarian was speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation.

"The problem we have in this country is lack of understanding of what governance is. Lobbying for development means going to the ministers and different Government institutions," Prof Lungwangwa said.

He said lobbying for development was one of the primary responsibilities of MPs and they could not manage to do

‘TIZ is compromised’

By PETER SICHALI

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TIZ) is compromised because of the partisan stance it has taken on matters of national interest, Zambia Jubilee Coalition (ZJC) has said.

ZJC Secretary-General, Kwaela Mwanza, said it was unfortunate that the once vibrant institution had been reduced to a mere “vuvuzela”

for the opposition UPND. Mr Mwanza said TIZ was expected to be objective unlike always siding with the opposition on matters of national interest.

He charged that TIZ had remained quiet on important national matters including illegal externalisation of funds

by Saturnia Insurance that has left over 700 former KCM employees destitute.

"TIZ is completely compromised, it has always taken

Judge Chulu, 5 others sue for breach of contract in land sale

By GRACE CHAILELESOETSA

RETIRED judge Esau Chulu and five others have sued David Mwitumwa in the Lusaka High Court for breach of contracts of sale after he failed to issue them land which they purchased from him.

Mr Mwitumwa, the owner of subdivision no. A of farm no. 2161 in Chisamba is said to have demanded that they top up money on the purchase price.

Justice Chulu, who is chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia, Museke Chilufya, Beatrice Makukula, Kashoki George Mubanga, Rabecca Lwando and Ignatius Mwanza are seeking specific performance of the various contracts of sale, exemplary damages, damages for mental distress and anguish.

Other reliefs being sought is interest on the amounts due, costs of and incidental to the proceedings.

In their claim, Judge Chulu and others stated that they entered into various contracts of sale with Mwitumwa relating to the 25 acres of proposed sub-division of farm no. 2161, Chisamba, in Chibombo district, Central

Province on September 11, 2012.

Judge Chulu said the agreement between himself and Mwitumwa stated that full purchase price for the property was K200, 000,000 which is K200, 000 rebased and the amount was payable by initial installment of K100, 000,000 or K100, 000 rebased on signing the contract and the balance on or before completion.

He stated that he paid K100, 000 as initial installment. Judge Chulu stated that despite remitting the initial payment to Mr Mwitumwa, he neglected and willfully decided not to comply with the terms of the contract by failing to obtain consent to assign or to complete the contract within the 90 days allocated from the date of execution of the contract of sale.

He said the defendant through his agents, Nationwide Estate Agents, wrote a letter to him alleging that the contract of sale had become outdated, frustrated and expired due to excessive lapse of time without performance.

Mr Mwitumwa through his agents purported to make a new offer of sale of the property at K360, 000.

so if they were not part of Government.

Prof Lungwangwa said he would continue working with Government because he did not see anything wrong in lobbying for development.

"I have a responsibility to lobby for development and I will continue doing so because I do not see anything wrong," he said.

Prof Lungwangwa said he had a responsibility to deliver development to his constituency. anti-government stance on matters of national importance," Mr Mwanza said.

He said recently TIZ was quoted in some sections of the media as saying the 2019 FIC report was a public relations document and accused Government of doctoring it.

Mr Mwanza said the TIZ should be objective for it to remain relevant to national discourse.

"We only see TIZ condemning Government but we have never heard it talking about illegal externalisation of funds," Mr Mwanza said.

He stated that the defendant, through his agents, suggested that the said price shall be payable in installments of K100, 000 as already paid and a balance of K260, 000 partially upon signing the contract and remainder six months after.

Judge Chulu said Chilufya, Makukula and Mubanga on May 30, 2013 were offered to procure pieces of land in extent of five acres each by Mr Mwitumwa, acting through his agents, Nationwide Estate Agents, at the price of K40, 000.

He said the trio paid the full purchase price of K40, 000 and K2, 400 being the conveyance and lodging fees.

Judge Chulu said on the same day, Lwando was offered to purchase a piece of land in the extent of 10 acres by the defendant through his agents at the price of K80, 000 and she has paid the full purchase price.

Mwanza was also offered a piece of land by Mr Mwitumwa at K150,000 and he paid a deposit of K20,000 and he was shown a plot on the road frontage of Great North Road in Chibombo.

He stated that there was consistent communication between him and Mr Mwitumwa through his agents regarding the purchase of the said piece of land.

He stated that he has since rejected that proposition and insisted that he takes possession of the pieces of land that was initially offered to him.

Monze visit report was opposition hoax – State House

By NOEL IYOMBWA

STATE House has clarified that President Edgar Lungu had no intentions of travelling to Southern Province this week contrary to media reports.

President Edgar Lungu’s special assistant for press and public relations Isaac Chipampe said that the report of the a visit to Monze was a hoax created by the opposition.

He said that the opposition have been caught up in their own web of lies so that they say that he has cancelled the trip.

"The President had no intention of going to Southern Province in the first place.

It was a hoax created by the opposition.

"Now that they are caught up in their own web of lies, they want to say he has cancelled the trip. But did State House announce any trip to Southern Province. All we saw were briefings from people who don't work in State House,” Mr Chipampe said.

United Party for National Development Party (UPND) has alleged that the party has unearthed a scheme in which the Patriotic Front (PF) wanted to disrupt President Lungu's trip to Southern Province and implicate Hakainde Hichilema.

UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango alleged that the party was aware of a well-hatched scheme in which the PF had allegedly lined up a number of violent cadres to boo the President on his supposed visit.

Mr Chipampe has however said there was no such visit planned and hence no announcement had been made by State House as was standard practice.

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EU commits K5.5bn to Zambia’s energy sector

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

OVER 2 € 40 million euros (K5.5 billion) has been committed by the European Union (EU) to support Zambia’s energy sector.

The funds are earmarked to support the country’s energy sector under the current 11th European Development Fund (EDF).

This is according to Jacek Jankowski, the head of delegation of the EU to Zambia and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Mr Jankowski said the EU was committed to supporting the growth of the energy sector in Zambia by ensuring that there was affordable, reliable and accessible energy for every citizen.

He said as much as the EU was in favour of the energy production, transmission and distribution, it also paid special attention towards development of renewable energy.

Mr Jankowski said this when he addressed Journalists in Lusaka.

“For us it is very important for the Zambian people to have reliable, accessible energy which they can afford and which is clean especially with our current situation of climate change,” he said.

French Ambassador to Zambia, Sylvain Berger, observed the need for electricity in Zambia.

He said lack of electricity was an impediment to the growth of businesses.

Mr Berger said it was critical to assist Zambia in stopping the costly load-shedding being currently experienced.

He explained the role of the French Government in the funding energy projects through the French Development Agency and EU. Mr Berger emphasised the role of EU and its representative who would be an active participants at the forth-coming two-day conference to be held on 27th and 28th October on the theme, “Renewable Energy in Zambia –opportunities for French and Zambian companies.

“France believes in partnerships; this conference will also include African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Institute of Finance and Economics (IFE) which house the French-Zambian Chamber of Commerce,” he said.

Over 100 companies have confirmed participation at the renewable energy conference slated for next month in Lusaka.

The conference objective is to assess the potential of the renewable energy sector in Zambia and its prospects, highlight the technical expertise of the French companies involved in renewable energy projects on the national level.

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‘ECZ WILL GUIDE ON PRISON CAMPAIGNS’

By SILUMESI MALUMO

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ICE President Inonge Wina said the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) would give guidance on whether political parties would be allowed to campaign in correctional facilities ahead of 2021 general elections.

The Vice President said, “The house may wish to know that the Electoral Commission of Zambia is the only institution mandated to find modalities regarding political parties to campaign in correctional facilities.”

Ms Wina was responding to a question by Monze Central Members of Parliament,

By KETRA KALUNGA

INCREASING access to health services is not enough, we need to address the quality of services that we are giving to the people, says Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya.

Dr Chilufya said improving access to health services moves in tandem with the quality of services that are being provided to the people.

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The minister was speaking yesterday when he officiated at the virtual opening of the National Quality Improvement Conference.

He said it was fundamental for the health sector to establish a culture of quality improvement in the public practice and in clinical practice.

"We must understand that implementing quality improvement properly is essential to the Universal Health Coverage, it is essential to public health practice and to clinical practice," said Dr. Chilufya

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mitted to all political parties who were many stakeholders in the electoral process.

“First and foremost Mr Speaker, this is a new phenomenon for Zambia to have prisoners to participate in elections. So the Electoral Commission of Zambia has to look in all the pieces of legislations that will facilitate this exercise.

So the Law Development of Zambia is being engaged to look at relevant laws that will respond to this situation which has risen in the country.

“After this is finalised then the political parties will be engaged on the modalities of conducting the participation of inmates and the rules and regulations that will guide

And Dr. Chilufya urged the health personnel to prioritise areas of improvement such as waiting time for patients, staff morale, outcomes such as maternal mortality and availability of certain essential medicines for particular chronical conditions.

He said the areas of improvement should be identified from the onset because it was part of establishing the culture of quality public health and clinical practice.

"Let us ensure we contextualize Zambia as we talk about quality in our public health

Zambia, US seal wildlife pact

By NOEL IYOMBWA

IN THE MATTER OF:

Venue

Jack Mwiimbu yesterday, who wanted to know what modalities have been put in place in correctional facilities in order to facilitate the participation of in-mates in the 2021 general elections.

And Mr Mwiimbu also wanted to know whether the modalities include allowing political parties to access and campaign in correctional facilities.

Ms Wina said ECZ was consulting various stakeholders on the matter and once it concluded the process it would inform the government on its resolutions.

She said for now, Government would wait to hear from the commission and the recommendations would be sub-

the campaigns in correctional facilities,” the Vice President said.

She however clarified that the involvement of inmates in the 2021 general elections was not initiated by the Patriotic Front but it had been done after ruling by the Constitution Court.

She said Prison Care and Counseling Association went to court to seek clarification whether inmates cannot be allowed to participate in elections when they were citizens of Zambia and the Concourt ruled in their favour.

Ms Wina said Zambians should therefore know that ECZ was undertaking this exercise through a court ruling.

Quality health services cardinal - Minister

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ZAMBIA and the United States (US) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on wildlife management and combating of illegal wildlife trade.

Tourism and Arts Minister, Ronald Chitotela, noted with concern that illegal offtake and trade of wildlife products remained high in the Country.

Mr Chitotela said it was the duty of his ministry entrusted with the management of precious wildlife resource to put an end to the scourge.

The minister said this after signing the document.

He added that collective efforts in responding to the challenge of poaching were needed, given the scale and international character the vice had assumed.

Mr Chitotela said closer cooperation was needed in devising strategies, protocols, training, intelligence and resource interven-

tions.

This, he said, would assist in combating poaching and other wildlife crimes.

He expressed happiness that the signing would address the many challenges to Zambia’s wildlife protected areas, including encroachment, increased human-animal conflicts, high demand for game meat and limited sustainable revenue sources from tourism.

Earlier, the US Chargé d’Affaires David Young, said the MoU could not be signed at a better time than now when the world was commemorating of the World Tourism Day that falls on 27th September each year.

The US has committed to support the Department of National Parks through training of wildlife police officers and other conservation efforts and pledged USD30, 000 for conservation programmes over the next three years.

practice and clinical practice, HIV/AIDS, malaria, Tuberculosis, Maternal and neonatal mortality, these are areas that we need to pick out as areas of priority and ensure that," he said.

Dr. Chilufya emphasised the need for health staff to collect data and analyse it because it was the benchmark of quality improvement in the health service delivery.

He also urged the health personnel to send the results of data collected to all stakeholders because the results are cardinal in policy formation.

Sean Tembo counsels UPND

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

UPND leaders should respect their constitution and demonstrate that they are democratic by going for a convention, Patriots for Economic Progress President Sean Tembo has said.

Mr Tembo said that political parties could not be going round preaching about democracy when they did not practice it in their respective organisations.

He said that the need for intra-party democracy within political parties could not be over emphasized.

Mr Tembo said that political parties should always be considering doing this without being pushed around or forced to do so.

He stated that it was important for parties to elect new leaders into office to carry out certain functions diligently unlike only having appointees imposed by the party president.

Mr Tembo said that political parties would not lose anything by going for convention, stating that it was the only way they could show that they cared about promoting the democracy of the country.

Zambia records trade surplus ‘CHANNEL 6

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

Friday 24 July, 2020

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Mr Zulu explained that Government through this process was hoping that bond holders would give breathing space needed to free up resources.

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OVERNMENT’S solicitation to suspend coupon payments does not mean default but seeking a breathing space for debt repayment, says a Financial Analyst Mutisunge Zulu.

Mr Zulu explained that Government through this process was hoping that bond holders would give breathing space needed to free up resources.

The State this week announced a request for the suspension of debt service payments for a period of six months from October 14, this year.

The US$750 million, US$1 billion and US$1.25 billion notes are due in 2022, 2024

COVID-19 …as inflation rises FUNDS THROUGH DBZ‘

and 2027 respectively.

Commenting on this, Mr Zulu explained that this did

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU not mean default but part of the debt restructuring proHE Bank of Zambia cess. (BoZ) has so far apHe proved was speaking K4 billionduring from the PwC’s 2021 Pre-budget the stimulus package which webcast: private sector view has beenAput in place to promeeting. vide liquidity in the financial “It is not a default per say. markets during the Covid-19 We have not yet gotten to a deperiod. fault level. It does not point to Indefault.

April this theforget cenany Letyear, us not tral bank staked a K10 billion that an advisor was hired. stimulus package assist “This is part of thetorestrucwith liquidity businesses turing process, in there is a lot during the happening Covid-19 period. of things in the background. of the Out of This the is one approved steps andK1bn this is the firstdisatamount, has been tempt will hear getting bursedwe to Atlas MaraofZambia, breathing space,” he and said. four Indo Zambia Bank He said this was a good benon-bank Institutions. cause Government was get-

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ting closer to getting to a level of debt sustainability which BoZ Deputyfor Governor was required Zambia for to Operations, Francis Chipiqualify for the International mo, indicated K4bnpackwas Monetary Fundthat (IMF) age. approved but only K1bn had Mr Zulu said if bond holders been drawn. rejected the proposal, Zambia He said appliwould cationscontinue worth servicing the debt, but warned that it would K4.8 billion be painful. from both “Thisand is communication. It banks is not a default and that is why itnon-bank has been put on the table. institu- is not the first country Zambia tions hadto undergo this. in Africa been “Werehave been putting the ceived by to be open about Government the and this process is also this linked to the IMF for sustainable debt. So it is not a default, it can only be a default if come that day that money is not paid,” Mr Zulu said.

Central Bank.

Dr Chipimo was speaking yesterday during a BoZ radio show Programme.

"For those we have approved K4bn but now about K1bn has been drawn down.

We are working with FSPs to make sure a faster draw down, the remaining K3 billion of the K4bn approved.

We want this support to get to the clients," he said.

Dr Chipimo said 16 commercial banks had applied for the package out of which seven had been approved.

ZAMBIA has recorded a 15.7 percent increase in the trade surplus in August this year, as inflation rate this month increased to 15.7 percent from 15.5 per cent recorded in August.

The the country’s trade surHe said central bank in August this year had plus approved applications increased to K5.3 billion for seven non-bank institutions.from K 4.5 billion regisin July, says Dr tered Chipimo said theZambia canStatistics (ZAMtral bank was Agency encouraging STATS) Interim the banks to take up theStatistifacilcian Mulenga ity and helpGeneral, their clients.

"WeMusepa. made adjustments Mr Musepa this to conditions wheresaid banks meant that the total trade showed concerns so that for the period January they can draw the funding as 2020 to August 2020 inquickly as possible. creased by 14.4 percent " They key issues we have to K139.6 billion from madeK122.0 to FSPsbillion is thatrecorded Covid-19in is a significant challenge on the same period of 2019. the health of this an yesterday economicin He said front Lusaka , if we do not announcing think mewhen diumthe to long term we will not September inflation comerate. out of it as strong as we can," he“This said. trade surplus Dr means Chipimo the thatstressed the country need exported to support businesses more than it imported in nominal terms,” during the Covid-19 period to Mrthat Musepa ensure they said. were able to saidstrongly exportsgoing which recoverHe more mainly comprised domesforward. produced "Sotically how we managegoods, the by 13.6 crisisincreased and support will percent say a to K13.how 968.6strongly billion inthe Aulot about gust from K12.2 billion economy will recover after-in 2020, respectively. wardsJuly and in that sense, evMrplay," MuseerybodyThis hasincrease, a role to pa explained, was mainly

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AVE you ever wondered or asked yourself about the cost of corruption to the Zambian economy – not just in terms of monetary value but in terms of reputational cost of doing business with partners beyond our borders? Major corruption scandals are currently headline news across all media houses across the country and to a varying degree these headlines are afflicting our economy at all levels of national development.

But what constitutes corruption? The general perception is that businesses cannot function if they don’t oil the palms or fail to hand illicit payments in return for facilitating a transaction. While these are blatant cases of corruption, with large sums being siphoned off and contracts being awarded in instances of obvious conflict of interest, corruption is less likely to be traced when the perpetrators do not see themselves as doing anything overtly corrupt.

The Trends Report published by the Financial Intelligence Centre annually, provides damning illustrations of how some public servants and politically exposed persons have continued to benefit through illegal dealings with business persons especially foreign nations.

The Auditor General’s reports also highlight the prevalence and systemic nature of suspected corruption cas-

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Coronavirus panes thatHE specifically border on demic has created unfraud and /or bribery. These precedented uncertaintoo tend to be perpetrated ty around by public human servantshealth, who the are availability ofofresources, the beneficiaries million and ongoing ofdemand forkwacha prodmillions Zambian uctsexchange and services and thefor liin of favours quidity ofdeals businesses. granting and contracts what persons. effect has this had to But business onOfthe broader risk profile, course, the Auditor Genthe financial to risk eral and the tolerance Trends reports and the likelihood impact reference situationsor in the of keysector, risks but materializing. public the cost of This article is examines corruption also oneone of key the risk which major risks has that unquestionthe private ably accelerated as with, a result of sector is grappling currently.

However, despite the Covid-19: Cyber Risk – remote heightened public outcry, working, spike in cyber atthese and unhealthy tacks shameful and the greater depenpractices persisted to the dency onhave technology have all extent that quantified changed thewhen cyber risk profile and aggregated the amounts for most businesses in Zamare bia staggering. and world over.

Although it can be diffiCovid-19 has created new cult times to quantify the and at complex commercial locost of challenges corruption,ofthe overgistical managall social costs ingeconomic cyber risk and for businessese. are likely to be even Many businesses have larger failed since bribes the onlypace constitute to accelerate of digone of the possible ital aspect transformation across forms of corruption. their value chains andCorrupsupply tion breeds public distrust management systems and in to government and weakens the coordinate in a dispersed and state’s capacity to perform its digital workforce to the scale core functions. The more corand capacity that meet the

celeration the Institute of Risk Management Zambia (IRMZA) has been monitoring several metrics that include companies shifting approximately 40-60 percent of their workforce to remote and virtual workplace. While some especially in the financial services industry operating at high levels of 60-80 percent virtual workforce.

According to sources at

RISKY A lot of risky employee behaviors such as accessing social ruption interferes with these media platforms functions, the more it distorts while using company policies andcomputers their implemennetwork or tation. unnecessary issuing Depending the pervaof sensitiveonpersonal siveness, corruption or company data affects some of to thelead key drivers of potend to most tential and vulnerabilinclusive growth, of these such macro-financial itiesaswhich hackers staexploit. bility, public and private in-

vestment, human capital accumulation and a total factor ZICTA, internet utilization is of productivity. up to around 50-60 percent Organisations which tolerwhile mobile phone usage is ate fraud or ignore the basic

up by 30-40 percent including

an increase with over 6 billion meeting minutes on WebEx hosting in excess of 4 million meeting a day globally while record numbers of downloads have also been noted for Enterprise mobile apps such as Zoom Cloud Meeting and Google Hangouts which are up 90 percent from preCovid-19 levels according to GSMA statistics.

All these increases in velocity have led to major increases in Cyber security risks as hackers or criminals have intensified their level of thrash as they try to exploit and take advantage of the current Covid-19 Withgovermost tenets ofsituation. corporate organizations displacingastheir nance are as culpable inworkforcethat from offices, this dividuals actually perpehas led to an abundanceand of trate them.

Companies more avenuesneed andtoopportuorganisations declare nities forhave hackers and attackthat they a zero tolerance ersfraud to exploit and gain access on or practices amountto networks and sensitive ing corruption. Concise and information. Hackers have deliberate policies concerning become incredibly opportufraudulent practices and the nistic and unfortunately, they penalties incurred will have have seized on the coronavito be communicated to staff rus outbreak to fundamenfrom their first day on the job tally exploit the weakest link and emphasized regularly. inIncyber security - Human managing the risk of corelement.

selves scrambling to strengthruption, businesses should en their online apresence. make such policies key eleUnfortunately, theand onlycorpothing ment of business theirintegrity, IT departments needed rate and ensure that atisthe time toatenable remote it enforced all times and access, wasof infrastructure. at all levels the organisaHowever, this in most cases tion.

Anti-graft policies and has not been comprehensive codes conduct enoughoftocorporate accommodate the should communicated level of be access now needed to to vendors suppliers as well,a what hasand effectively become so that any attemptAnd to influremote workforce. while ence formany procurement or in thebids rush, overlooked preferential can be one vital treatment factor: ramping nipped the bud.

But why up theirincyber security.

Not go to such lengths when busienough time and expertise nesses, out of prudent manwas given toinevitably validate whether agement, make the security was provision for architecture losses, and have sufficiently resilient.

Most probably already established did that whathas they had abusinesses risk appetite taken to, toaccount, remain connected into unsavouryand as inmay doing opened to it be,so, the cost ofaccess corrupunprecedented exposure of tion? risks an unsecure Theinrecent Trendmanner.

Reports If the to virtual world was continue confirm that corruption can place never to be be justpre a not a scary one isolateditincident. as Covid-19, certainlyMuch is now the incidents presentedare in the because cyber-attacks on report for 2019and mayare have rethe increase origiduced, but corruption pronating from anywhere is and at liferating anda any time. exponentially Faced with such getting more damaging daunting situation, whatwith can each incident. businesses do to lessen the Government and organizadamage of potential penetrations both in the public and tion? How can businesses bal-

on account of a 17.3 percent increase in export earnings from intermediate goods.

He indicated that imports increased by 12.4 percent to K 8.650.6 billion in August from K7.6 Byin BUUMBA CHIMBULU billion July 2020, respectively.

GOVERNMENT should “This increase in imthe remaining portschannel was mainly as a raised from the resultmoney of a 55.8 percent K8 billion and 7.1 percentCovid-19 increasefund strictly of to the private sec in imports Consumer through the Devel goodstor and Raw materials, opment Bank of Zambia respectively,” Mr Musepa said. (DBZ).

Meanwhile, Mr Musepa The Bank of Zambia said has the so annual inflation far raised K6.8 bil rate lion, as measured by the leaving a K1.2 billion all items Consumer balance to raisePrice the ful IndexK8 (CPI) for September billion stimulus. increased 15.7 percent Thistomove will help to from revive 15.5 percent record- sec the private ed in August 2020. tor which has also been He attributed the inhitinbythe theannual Covid-19, crease rate says Zambia Association of inflation to price in- o Manufacturers (ZAM creases in non-food items.

Executive Officer MrChief Musepa explained Muleya. that Florence this meant that on Muleya regretted average,Msprices of goods the Ministry of Fi and that services increased nance had not set aside by 15.7 percent between September funds 2019 underand theSepK8 bil tember 2020. lion specifically for the “The increase in the anprivate sector. nual non-food The Stateinflation intends to rate was mainlyarrears attributed dismantle to 1,500 to price increases in Purretirees to the tune o chaseK500 of motor Vehicles, million, while also Household Furniture and to releasing K170 million Housing (Actual rentals banks for the paymen for housing),” he said.

private sectors would not want to reach a point where corruption has permeated the structure to the extent that it has become the norm. Corruption might eventually kill the organization that condone it, not just financially but reputation wise too.

We have seen through the evidence availed that a number of organisations lose their investors’ trust and stakeholders’ support and eventually become unsustainable because they are seen to condone corruption. These enterprises are irredeemably Covid-19 new and c damaged has andcreated their destrucchallenges managing tion affectsofboth honestcyber and r dishonest employees. paigns exist to manage these As aAnd concrete of risks? what measure is the state combatting corruption, pubof our control environment lic institutions and private oracross new technologies and ganizations need to cultivate vendors?

These are practices some of risk management the questions, will and the abilitybusinesses of exercising have to address in order to independent judgement create a staff secure remote-conamong while curbing trol environment its emcorrupt thinking for from the ployees. outset through the approprilot of risky employee beateA training and clearly dehaviors such as accessing fined code of conduct.

The social media platforms while correct tone should be set at the top and cascadednetwork downusing company wards.

Management need isto computers or unnecessary be aware of weaknesses in the suing of sensitive personal or systems and companyand dataprocesses tend to lead to whistleblowing need to be most of these vulnerabilities encouraged without fear of which hackers exploit.

Busiretaliation.

A corruption free nesses need to continually society on integrity, monitorhinges their internal nettransparency goodand goverwork securityand systems arnance. chitecture, including network

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For comments and feedback nesses by putting in place contact: fziba@irmza.org

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Friday 25 September, 2020

Competition Commission clears Foschini-owner’s purchase of Jet Stores JOHANNESBURG - The Competition Commission says it does not see any reason why the acquisition of Jet Stores by The Foschini Group (TFG) should be prevented, despite concerns raised by competitors that TFG would enjoy market dominance.

The watchdog recommended that the proposed transaction be approved with certain conditions including increasing TFG’s procurement of merchandise in SA and trying to save more Jet stores than the fashion retailer initially agreed to takeover. TFG offered to buy some Jet Stores for R480 million in July.

But the Competition Tribunal heard on Wednesday that concerns have been raised by the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) and competitors like Mr Price.

Tribunal Member, Enver Daniels said Mr Price was concerned that the lower rental rates that Jet managed to negotiate, as well as the roughly R800 million worth of stock that TFG will get as part of the deal will give it an unfair a competitive advantage.

The Commission however, said its investigations showed that TFG is not acquiring a dominant position. – FIN24.

HARD CHOICES …SAA bailout raises hackles at National Treasury

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OHANNESBURG - South African National Treasury officials are reluctantly complying with orders to find funds to bail out the state airline, fearing they may erode the nation’s fiscal credibility, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The National Treasury is trying to re-prioritise funds in the medium-term expenditure framework due next month to fill the funding hole at South African Airways, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information hasn’t been made public.

The money will have to come from other government departments and programs, and may undermine efforts to revive an economy that’s been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, they said.

SAA, which last made a profit almost a decade ago and has been reliant on state bailouts to survive, has been in administration since December. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has long argued that the government can’t continue funding the national carrier, putting him at odds with the top leadership of the ruling African National Congress and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin

Gordhan, who insist it must keep flying.

Mboweni lost the battle, with SAA’s administrators assuring its creditors last week that the cabinet had committed to providing more than R10 billion needed to effect a reorganisation of the carrier and avoid its liquidation.

Mboweni won’t resign over the decision, one of the people said. Government departments have already had to make deep budget cuts after a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus caused the economy to grind to a near-halt, eroding tax revenue.

- BLOOMBERG NEWS.

Firm gold price rescues RioZim HARARE - Listed miner, RioZim Limited, says gold production volumes plunged 39 percent in the interim to June 2020 largely weighed down by power outages, frequent mill breakdowns, low grade ore and delayed payments for gold deliveries.

However, firm international gold prices partly offset damage caused by volumes decline.

The diversified miner, which also has interests in diamond, coal and nickel processing, said payment delays for gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners, a unit of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, had remained inconsistent albeit amid the payments being intermittent.

This, the miner noted, had

resulted in stock outs of key raw materials required in the production of bullion.

The company said it was still owed a substantial amount and can only produce to the extent it has adequate inputs.

RioZim, which operates three gold mines namely Renco Mine in Masvingo, Cam and Motor in Kadoma and Dalny Mine in Chegutu, said output fell 39 percent to 986 kilogrammes in the half year period compared to the same period last year. Power shortages negatively impacted mill throughput while persistent mill breakdowns and low grade ore from One Step Mine also weighed down on performance, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest gold mines said this week.

Kenya to go solo in trade discussions with Britain NAIROBI - Kenya will go it alone in negotiations for an economic partnership agreement with the United Kingdom, leaving its East African neighbours with an option to join later.

This follows a decision by Tanzania and Uganda to agree on joining Kenya later to conclude the trade deal as a regional bloc as time ticks closer to the December 31 Brexit date.

Brexit will close the window on the current trade arrangement in which EAC partner States

enjoy duty-free and quota-free access to the lucrative UK market. A delay to midwife a deal beyond the December deadline will, however, only affect Kenya which is the only lower middle-income country.

The country’s exports to the UK will be subjected to taxes and other restrictions while other EAC member states, which are classified as least developed countries, will continue to enjoy unrestricted access to the British market.

Industrialisation, Trade

The resultant low production, coupled with rising costs caused the group to incur losses of $77.4 million compared to $38.2 million in 2019, which came on the back of subdued revenue of $614 million.

“The low volumes were, however, partly offset by the favourable gold price, which averaged US$1, 713 per ounce, an increase of 27 percent from US$1, 346/oz in the same prior period,” RioZim said.

Production at Renco Mine, at 288kg, outpaced the prior comparative period by 11 percent, largely driven by better plant availability.

Cam and Motor produced 199kg, down from 489kg last year. – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe. and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina said Kenya has agreed with the UK to carry on the negotiations which other EAC partners can join ‘when they are ready.’

“The United Kingdom and Kenya will not stand still and are working at pace to secure an agreement before the end of the United Kingdom’s transition period with the European Union at the end of the year.

Indeed, such an agreement would provide a transition mechanism for Kenya and enable other EAC partner states to join when they are ready to do so and negotiations with the EAC continue,” Maina said – DAILY NATION, Kenya.

APPLICATIONS FOR ADOPTION AS CANDIDATE IN THE CHILUBI DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON BY-ELECTION Applications are hereby invited from bonafide registered members of the Patriotic Front wishing to contest as District Council Chairperson in the forthcoming Chilubi District Council by-elections whose date shall be announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).

Applications should be submitted to the District Committee with copies to the Provincial Committee and the Secretary General. Applications should be accompanied by application fees that should be paid to the Party organs as stated below:CHILUBI DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON:1. Constituency Committee

K500.00

2. District Committee

K500.00

3. Provincial Committee

K500.00

4. Secretariat

K500.00

COUNCILLORS:1. Ward Committee

K100.00

2. Constituency Committee

K100.00

3. District Committee

K100.00

4. Provincial Committee

K100.00

All applications for Chilubi District Council Chairperson should reach the District Committee by 30th September, 2020. The Chilubi District Committee shall interview the candidates on Friday, 2nd October, 2020 at 10:00 hours in Chilubi and the Northern Provincial Committee shall conduct interviews on Sunday, 4th October, 2020 in Kasama District at 15:00 hours. The Northern Provincial Committee Report should reach the Secretariat by Tuesday, 6th October, 2020.

Kindly verify the documents as required by the Electoral Commission of Zambia VOTE FOR THE PATRIOTIC FRONT FOR LOWER TAXES, MORE JOBS AND MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS.

Davies Mwila SECRETARY GENERAL.

Friday 25 September, 2020

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ECZ MAKING ELECTORAL PROCESS CREDIBLE

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Dear Editor, HE credibility of elections in a multiparty democracy lies in the inclusivity approach by the body responsible for their conduct, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).

The electoral body has always been inclusive and has been very consultative and the online voter registration is a reflection of its inclusion of all stakeholders save for those who elect to exclude themselves from the process.

The openness of the ECZ has made us repose more confidence that it is equal to the task in running free and fair elections.

Here is our ten reasons which forms the basis of our belief; 1.

The creation of the fresh register is meant to give Zambians a fresh start following the hostile political atmosphere. In 2016, others alleged that rigging was done using the deceased voter’s particulars. This will be helpful in ensuring that the ECZ working with other stakeholders from the ruling, opposition, the civil society and the citizens in general. Moreover, ECZ has told us that the voter’s cards to be issued will have a number of security features which will eliminate the possibility of fraud.

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The new voter register will result in reduced voter apathy which was artificially created by the expansive yet slim voter register. The previous elections have recorded 30 percent voter turnout and this does not resonate with the

reality.

It does not make sense that we should perpetually be having the three million voter turnout against the six million registered voters. This therefore necessitate the need to conduct and audit the current voter turnout and it resonates with the existing registered eligible voters.

3. Enhanced security in the conduct of the elections.

Government has procured the state of the art equipment for the police and this will be proportional to suppress any possible violent conduct by those who may resort to extreme and unconventional ways of conflict management.

In other words, voters will exercise their democratic right in a calm environment free from uncertainty.

4. Proactive approach by relevant institutions in maintaining law and order.

There is zealousness in the enforcement of the electoral laws. Zambia Police through the office of Mr Bonny Kapeso has launched a series of interactive meetings with the various electoral stakeholders.

That is meant to achieve the predetermined outcome of the free and fair elections.

For the first time in the case of Dean Musaule and Another v. Romeo Kang’ombe (2020), the Constitutional Court acknowledged that the ECZ has wide powers to deal with electoral violence and it is high time it exercised them.

This therefore gives the ECZ confidence and impetus to discharge its constitutional and statutory duty. Not too long ago, the ECZ even

threatened to disqualify the political parties that were engaging in political violence. In the Lukashya by-elections, the police freely arrested the perpetrators of political violence irrespective of political affiliations.

5. Increased funding to the ECZ. The ECZ has been given the financial independence in so far as fulfilling its spending programmes. At some point even the Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano expressed confidence that there will be increased budgetary allocation for the organisation.

The funding will also be boosted by the increased fees payable as nomination fees by those wishing to stand for elective offices.

6. Openness in the procurement processes of voting materials. Although Government Printers was ready to print ballot papers for the 2021 electoral materials, it became necessary to look for a neutral actor to undertake this important duty. With ECZ’s honesty in sourcing the printer from outside Zambia, this will give Zambians enough time to debate and scrutinise the integrity of the printer.

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Promotion of press freedom. The government has been resisting from censuring the media houses and there are no recorded incidences where it has censured any media for exercising its editorial independence. Government has gone an extra mile to put in the necessary institutional framework to promote dignity in the journalism profession.

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The access to justice by concerned stakeholders as

citizens have been freely in taking up public interest litigation. For instance, the citizens petitioned the Constitutional Court to pronounce itself on President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility which was dealt within the reasonable time and it is now water under the bridge.

In 2021, other citizens have been freely expressing their interest to present the frivolous suits against the President when he files the nomination papers.

In addition, both the National Democratic Congress and Democratic Party have successfully challenged their de-registration in the courts of law. Additionally, the prisoners successfully defended their right to vote in the courts. That is what democratic governance demands.

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Access to the ECZ facilities through the online voter registration. The ECZ portal will provide a platform for continuous interactions between the citizens and the organisation. The interaction between the electorates and the ECZ has been unheard of and this will uphold confidence among Zambians.

10. Lastly, ECZ has been autonomous in the discharge of its mandate and free from interference from the government, the President inclusive.

Its autonomy needs our support. Constructive criticism is very necessary in a democratic society.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

Debunking online voter registration (OVR) myths Dear Editor, I HAVE watched videos and read on several media platforms the issues that a section of the citizenry has been raising concerning Online Voter Registration (OVR). My conclusion is that most of these are false and misleading.

I speak as one that has been involved in conducting elections programmes in Zambia and can boast of adequate experience to speak on the same.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was set up by an Act of Parliament to serve the interests of all Zambians regardless of political affiliation and must be seen as such.

The negativity, scorn and venom being poured on ECZ is very dangerous and toxic for this beautiful nation.

The ECZ is clearly on record explaining the purpose and benefits of Online Voter Registration (OVR). This has been introduced to quicken up the process and save on time for both the person registering and the registration officer and the organisation as a whole.

OVR means a person does the larger part of the process and only leaving the biometric part and collection. (The biometric stages involves fingerprints, portrait and signature).

The traditional way of Voter Registration (VR) will still be done but for a reduced period of about a month or so. So the question of rural voters where there is little or no access to technology should never arise.

The reduced period of VR translates into a gigantic saving of taxpayers’ money, your money, by GRZ because registration officers and hiring of transport and other logistics will reduce. This saved money can in turn be channeled to other equally demanding sectors.

The entire world is going digital and adopting smart ways of conducting business, and Zambia is only adapting to the same demands of this digital age.

In as much I cannot personally guarantee the safety

of the OVR, I equally have no basis to doubt it. Unless any one individual has proof or grounds to doubt it and can clearly show its flaws. Why should this become a “suspicious” issue when most of us are heavily relying on these same digital platforms for our day to day activities?

Banking is now largely an online activity and most of us trust our banks to be safe. Our life’s earnings and savings are being managed online and we even peacefully go to sleep knowing our monies are safe.

People are studying online and obtaining degrees. Are we saying those degrees are fake? Meetings and conferences are now largely an online activity. Decisions have been made by governments and corporates through online meetings. Are those not binding? Some have even gone so the extent of meeting and marrying virtually.

Why can’t we do the same with OVR? Why can’t we for once trust ourselves and our institutions that we can digitally do the right thing for our benefit?

The tendency by certain sections to oppose everything Government and its agencies do is ancient and retrogressive. The Electoral Process Act of 2016 forms the basis for all these activities.

And it is very clear on how the whole process must be done. It does not in any way disqualify OVR in preference to VR. The Act says ‘as creative’s. Who prescribes? ECZ has the mandate to prescribe.

In both OVR and VR, voters are expected to submit their personal details and Registration Officers will need to check and verify this data before issuance of a Voter’s Card is done.

Anything wrong with that?

OVR or VR, we, as a nation, must strive to do the best by criticizing ‘wrongs’ and promoting ‘rights’ beyond our political party affiliations.

Is this a repeat of the infamous Nikuv Register of 1996? Remember, some parties boycotted the 1996 Elections on flimsy grounds and have never recovered. Is any political party willing to go that route?

This OVR must be supported by all Zambians and left to run its course. After all, we are in the new norm where online interactions must be promoted owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. ECZ is correct to go this route.

This pessimistic approach is very unhealthy for the growth of our democracy.

PERCY MWALE.

DAILY

Friday 25 September, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

Press Statement Press Press Statement Statement By African Life Financial Services Zambia (Aflife)

By African

By African LifeLife Financial Financial Services Services Zambia Zambia (Aflife) (Aflife) Continued Attacks and Unwarranted Publicity Some Sections the Media Continued Continued Attacks Attacks and and Unwarranted Unwarranted Publicity Publicity byby Some by Some Sections Sections ofof the of the Media Media have noted with utmost concern, continued unsubstantiated allegations from Therefore, in fact and in practice, a single entity apply both licences manage WeWe have We have noted noted with utmost with utmost concern, concern, continued continued andand unsubstantiated and unsubstantiated allegations allegations from from Therefore, Therefore, in fact inand fact inand practice, in practice, a single a single entity entity cancan apply can apply forfor both for licences both licences andand manage and manage sections the media since 2016. latest case was the recent article relating thethe both the administration investments aofpension fund.

Where industry is with at sections sections of of theof media the media since since 2016.

2016.

TheThe latest The latest case case was the was recent the recent article article relating relating to to theto both the both administration the administration andand investments and investments of aofpension a pension fund. fund.

Where Where thethe industry the industry is at is with at with supposed ex-miners of KCM Pension Trust Fund the allegations therein reactions regards to this issue reflects evolution from an initial position of composite mandates. supposed supposed ex-miners ex-miners of KCM of Pension KCM Pension Trust Trust Fund Fund Plc,Plc, the Plc, allegations the allegations therein therein andand reactions and reactions regards regards to this toissue this issue reflects reflects its its evolution its evolution from an from initial an initial position position of composite of composite mandates. mandates. some sections of the media implicating in this matter.

Further reference is made to the Stakeholders the public at large encouraged to visit the website of the PIA, where by some sections of the media implicating us inmatter. this matter.

Further reference is made to the Stakeholders Stakeholders andand the and public the public at large at large areare encouraged are encouraged to visit tothe visit website the website of the ofPIA, the where PIA, where by by some sections of the media implicating us us in this Further reference is made to the press statement the trustees of Saturnia Regna Pension Fund (Saturnia) which provided names approved service providers both pension administration fund press statement the trustees of Saturnia Regna Pension Fund (Saturnia) which provided thethe names the names of of approved of approved service service providers providers forfor both for both pension pension administration administration andand fund and fund press statement by by theby trustees of Saturnia Regna Pension Fund (Saturnia) which provided facts in dispute of the allegations the supposed ex-miners. management listed that they can draw their own conclusions. the facts in dispute of the allegations the supposed ex-miners. management management areare listed are listed so so that so they that can they draw can their draw own their conclusions. own conclusions. thethe facts in dispute of the allegations by by theby supposed ex-miners.

If one takes a timeline the stories relating Aflife, despite public statements Governance Issues Relating Saturnia and the Role of Service Providers Iftakes one takes a timeline the stories relating to Aflife, and despite public statements weAlleged Alleged Governance Governance Issues Issues Relating Relating to to Saturnia to Saturnia and the and Role the of Role Service of Service Providers Providers If one a timeline of of theof stories relating to to Aflife, andand despite public statements weweAlleged have made refute allegations baseless in fact and at law, a consistent pattern have made to refute all allegations as baseless inand fact atalaw, a consistent pattern have made to to refute all all allegations as as baseless in fact atand law, consistent pattern of of of allegations and narratives begins to emerge: We thank the Trustees of Saturnia who responded timely to the allegations by the supposed allegations and narratives begins to emerge: We thank We thank the Trustees the Trustees of Saturnia of Saturnia who responded who responded timelytimely to theto allegations the allegations by theby supposed the supposed allegations and narratives begins to emerge: ex-miners of KCM; their statement does not need qualification as it was very clear it it ex-miners ex-miners of KCM; of KCM; their statement their statement does does not need not need qualification qualification as it was as itvery was clear very clear andand itand shareholding of Aflife being narrated shadowy irregular dealt with the facts in disputing allegations made. alluded in the past and above, • The The shareholding of Aflife being narrated as shadowy and irregular dealt dealt with the with facts the facts in disputing in disputing thethe allegations the allegations made. made.

As As alluded As alluded in the in past the and past above, and above, wewewe • • The shareholding of Aflife being narrated as as shadowy andand irregular of interest in the fund management fund administration of Saturnia proud to be associated with Saturnia its growth over the years to become largest • Conflict Conflict of interest in the fund management and fund administration of Saturnia areare proud are proud to be associated to be associated with Saturnia with Saturnia andand its and growth its growth over the over years the years to become to become thethe largest the largest • • Conflict of interest in the fund management andand fund administration of Saturnia governance issues relating Saturnia, which place service providers most diversified multi-employer pension fund in Zambia. record governance, • Alleged Alleged governance issues relating to Saturnia, which place the service providers atand most and most diversified diversified multi-employer multi-employer pension pension fund fund in Zambia. in Zambia.

Its Its record Its record of of governance, of governance, • • Alleged governance issues relating to to Saturnia, which place thethe service providers at atand the heart of the alleged irregularities which predates the enactment of pension legislation and despite the unwarranted attacks the heart the alleged irregularities whichwhich predates predates the enactment the enactment of pension of pension legislation legislation and despite and despite the unwarranted the unwarranted attacks attacks the heart of theof alleged irregularities the 1990’s privatisation programme Aflife’s emergence a prefrom some sections of the media, stands asmodel a other pensions funds to emulate.

• Conflation Conflation the 1990’s privatisation programme and Aflife’s emergence as a prefrom some from some sections sections of the of media, the media, stands stands as a asmodel a model forfor other for other pensions pensions funds funds to emulate. to emulate.

As As As • • Conflation of of theof 1990’s privatisation programme andand Aflife’s emergence as as a preeminent service provider fund’s service providers, can attest that the fund has met all its statutory obligations eminent service provider thethe fund’s the fund’s service service providers, providers, wewe can we attest can attest that the that fund the has fund met has all met its all statutory its statutory obligations obligations eminent service provider • Failure to honour pension obligations thus depriving pensioners of their hard-earned and is in good standing with its regulators.

In the business of a pension fund, the primary • Failure to honour pension obligations thus depriving pensioners of hard-earned their hard-earned and isand in good is in good standing standing with its with regulators. its regulators.

In theInbusiness the business of a pension of a pension fund, fund, the primary the primary • Failure to honour pension obligations thus depriving pensioners of their money stakeholders its members the trustees whom they elect to preside over the affairs money stakeholders stakeholders areare itsare members its members andand the and trustees the trustees whom whom they elect they to elect preside to preside over the over affairs the affairs money of the fund.

Matters of the fund its financial position, risks that it faces, relationship with of theoffund. the fund.

Matters Matters of theoffund the -fund its financial - its financial position, position, risks that risksitthat faces, it faces, relationship relationship with with Because are a highly regulated business which thrives transparency trust, party service providers among others - are deliberated upon where necessary Because we a highly regulated business which thrives on transparency and trust, wethird third party party service service providers providers among among others others - are -deliberated are deliberated upon upon andand where and where necessary necessary Because wewe are a are highly regulated business which thrives on on transparency andand trust, wewethird wish to refute allegations narratives adequately providing context facts passed during annual general meetings (AGM).

It in is in context that wish to refute the allegations and narratives by adequately providing context and facts toresolutions resolutions areare passed are passed during during annual annual general general meetings meetings (AGM).

(AGM).

It is It this is this incontext this context that that wish to refute thethe allegations andand narratives by by adequately providing context andand facts to toresolutions these matters: matters like the KPMG audit that was commissioned by the then Minister of Finance matters: matters matters like the likeKPMG the KPMG audit audit that was thatcommissioned was commissioned by thebythen the Minister then Minister of Finance of Finance in in in thesethese matters: 2017 were deliberated closed.

Information relating to the activities of any pension fund 2017 were 2017 deliberated were deliberated andand closed. and closed.

Information Information relating relating to the to activities the activities of any ofpension any pension fund fund Shareholding of Aflife is available its stakeholders well as through statutory bodies which they areare Shareholding of Aflife is available is available to to its to stakeholders its stakeholders as as well as as well through as through thethe statutory the statutory bodies bodies to to which to which they are they Shareholding of Aflife accountable law.law. accountable accountable by by law. by Aflife its roots steeped in the operations Anglo-American Corporation (Anglo) Aflife has its roots steeped inoperations the operations of Anglo-American Corporation (Anglo) Aflife hashas its roots steeped in the of of Anglo-American Corporation (Anglo) in in in Zambia, when in 1992 a division was created to manage pensions of Anglo’s subsidiaries Conflation the 1990s Privatisation and the Pre-eminence Aflife a Service Zambia, when in a1992 a division was created to manage the pensions of Anglo’s subsidiaries Conflation Conflation of of the of 1990s the 1990s Privatisation Privatisation and the and Pre-eminence the Pre-eminence of of Aflife of Aflife as as a Service as a Service Zambia, when in 1992 division was created to manage thethe pensions of Anglo’s subsidiaries under a pooled fund called Saturnia Regna Pension Fund.

Provider under a pooled fund called Saturnia Regna Pension Fund.

Provider Provider under a pooled fund called Saturnia Regna Pension Fund. time division became a subsidiary, ACCA Management Services Limited has been demonstrated, history of Aflife predates privatisation Its evolution • With With time the division became a subsidiary, ACCA Management Services Limited As As has As been has been demonstrated, demonstrated, thethe history the history of Aflife of Aflife predates predates thethe privatisation the privatisation era.era.

Its era. evolution Its evolution • • With time thethe division became a subsidiary, ACCA Management Services Limited (AMSL) under Financial Services division of Anglo. into the largest private pension fund manager in Zambia was not an overnight phenomenon, (AMSL) under the Financial Services division of Anglo. into the into largest the largest private private pension pension fund manager fund manager in Zambia in Zambia was not was annot overnight an overnight phenomenon, phenomenon, (AMSL) under thethe Financial Services division of Anglo.

In furtherance of its business objectives AMSL grew its client base, first by admitting a trajectory calculated steps building capacity, competence relationships.

• furtherance In furtherance of its business objectives AMSL grew its client base, first by admitting butbut abut trajectory a trajectory of of calculated of calculated steps steps of of building of building capacity, capacity, competence competence andand relationships. and relationships.

• • In of its business objectives AMSL grew its client base, first by admitting other non-Anglo companies into Saturnia secondly acquiring other clients we have articulated in our engagements with our stakeholders, leadership thethe other non-Anglo companies into Saturnia and secondly by acquiring other clients As As weAs have we have articulated articulated in our inengagements our engagements with our with stakeholders, our stakeholders, ourour leadership our leadership of of theof other non-Anglo companies into Saturnia andand secondly by by acquiring other clients independent of Saturnia (segregated funds). market is not something we have taken for granted.

We are grateful to all our clients, independent of Saturnia (segregated funds). market market is notissomething not something we have we taken have taken for granted. for granted.

We are Wegrateful are grateful to all to ourallclients, our clients, ourourour independent of Saturnia (segregated funds).

In 2000, as Anglo was preparing to exit Zambia, 50% of AMSL was sold to African international partners our regulators the roles they have played in our growth.

• 2000, In 2000, as Anglo was preparing toZambia, exit Zambia, 50% of AMSL was sold to African international international partners partners andand our and regulators our regulators forfor the for roles the roles they have they have played played in our ingrowth. our growth.

• • In as Anglo was preparing to exit 50% of AMSL was sold to African LifeLifeLife Assurance of South Africa, through their Botswana subsidiary, Botswana Insurance Through these partnerships Aflife continues to provide best in class service innovative Assurance of South Africa, through their Botswana subsidiary, Botswana Insurance Through Through these these partnerships partnerships Aflife Aflife continues continues to provide to provide best in best class in class service service andand innovative and innovative Assurance of South Africa, through their Botswana subsidiary, Botswana Insurance Fund Managers (BIFM). name was subsequently changed to Aflife. products relevant to both our retail institutional clients.

This growth cannot linked Fund Managers (BIFM).

The name was subsequently changed to Aflife. products products relevant relevant to both to our both retail our retail andand institutional and institutional clients. clients.

This growth This growth cannot cannot be be linked be linked to to to Fund Managers (BIFM).

TheThe name was subsequently changed to Aflife.

2004, Anglo exited Aflife BIFM increased stake 70% while Menel a particular ‘era’ but has been cumulative in line with the growth in the Zambian economy.

• In In 2004, Anglo exited Aflife and BIFM increased its stake to 70% while Menel a particular a particular ‘era’ but ‘era’ has but been has cumulative been cumulative in line inwith line the with growth the growth in the in Zambian the Zambian economy. economy.

• • In 2004, Anglo exited Aflife andand BIFM increased its its stake to to 70% while Menel Management Services (Menel), a consortium local Zambians backed senior Management Services (Menel), a consortium of local Zambians backed the senior Management Services (Menel), a consortium of of local Zambians backed thethe senior management of Aflife and acquired a 30% stake.

Failure Honour Obligations Due to Pensioners Failure Failure to to Honour to Honour Obligations Obligations Due to Due Pensioners to Pensioners management of Aflife and acquired 30% stake. management of Aflife and acquired a 30%a stake. to changes in the Pension Scheme Regulation Act, which required pension fund • Due Due to changes inPension the Pension Scheme Regulation Act, which required pension fund • • Due to changes in the Scheme Regulation Act, which required pension fund service providers be majority Zambian-owned, local consortium increased obligations our clients to the administrators who represent clients service providers be majority Zambian-owned, the local consortium increased itsOur obligations Our obligations to to ourto clients our clients andand to and theto administrators the administrators who represent who represent ourour clients our clients areareare service providers to to be to majority Zambian-owned, thethe local consortium increased its itsOur stake to 51% and BIFM diluted to 49%. governed service level agreements (SLAs) which stipulate expectation of our clients governed governed by by service by service level agreements level agreements (SLAs) (SLAs) which which stipulate stipulate thethe expectation the expectation of our ofclients our clients stake toand 51% and BIFM diluted to 49%. stake to 51% BIFM diluted to 49%. is 100% owned BIHL, which is listed the Botswana Stock Exchange ison key deliverables including providing funding to meet claims members. planning key on deliverables key deliverables including including providing providing funding funding to meet to meet claims claims by by members. by members.

OurOur planning Our planning • BIFM BIFM is 100% owned by BIHL, which is listed the Botswana Stock Exchange ison • • BIFM is 100% owned by by BIHL, which is listed on on theon Botswana Stock Exchange andand isand majority owned the Sanlam Group, itself being largest insurance investment subsequent investment choices take into account needs of our clients to withdraw majority owned the Sanlam Group, itself being the largest insurance and investment andand subsequent and subsequent investment investment choices choices take into take account into account thethe needs the needs of our ofclients our clients to withdraw to withdraw majority owned by by theby Sanlam Group, itself being thethe largest insurance andand investment group in South Africa is listed the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. their funds when need arises. can confirm that we have not failed to honour client their funds their funds when when thethe need the need arises. arises.

WeWe can We confirm can confirm that we that have we not have failed not failed to honour to honour client client group in South Africa is listed the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. group in South Africa andand isand listed on on theon Johannesburg Stock Exchange. obligations at any given time. obligations obligations at anyatgiven any given time. time. as it stands currently, Aflife is majority owned Zambians in addition to Saturnia, are however aware that there have been allegations that we did not honour that as it stands currently, Aflife is majority owned by Zambians in addition to Saturnia, WeWe are We however are however aware aware that there that there have have been been allegations allegations that we that did we not did honour not honour or or that or that So So asSo it stands currently, Aflife is majority owned by by Zambians andand inand addition to Saturnia, its client base cuts across all sectors of the Zambian economy and has established itself we withheld payments – this arises from would be claimants not understanding the rolerole its client base across cuts across all sectors the Zambian economy andestablished has established we withheld we withheld payments payments – this–arises this arises from from wouldwould be claimants be claimants not understanding not understanding the role the its client base cuts all sectors of theofZambian economy and has itself itself through years the leading fund manager with a significant share of the pension fund of the fund manager in the claims settlement cycle. as fund managers not manage of the offund the manager fund manager in the inclaims the claims settlement settlement cycle. cycle.

WeWe asWe fund as managers fund managers do do notdo manage not manage through the years the leading fund manager a significant share of the pension fund through thethe years as as theas leading fund manager with awith significant share of the pension fund management market.

This is testament to its promise to deliver value to its clients, in pursuit records of members – we only provide funding when are requested to do so by thethe management market. is testament to its promise to deliver value to its clients, in pursuit thethe records the records of members of members – we only – we provide only provide funding funding when when wewe are we requested are requested to do to sodo by so theby management market.

This isThis testament to its promise to deliver value to its clients, in pursuit of their objectives of a secured retirement through a pension.

The law as it currently stands various administrators we work with, who in turn settle the claims. of objectives their objectives of a secured retirement through a pension.

The as it currently stands various various administrators administrators we work we with, work who with,inwho turninsettle turn settle the claims. the claims. of their of a secured retirement through a pension.

The law aslaw it currently stands only requires that the majority of shares in pension service providers should Zambian only requires that the majority of shares in pension service providers should be Zambian only requires that the majority of shares in pension service providers should be be Zambian entities or citizens; it therefore does not preclude Zambian from owning shares.

Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion entities or citizens; it therefore does not preclude any Zambian from owning shares. entities or citizens; it therefore does not preclude anyany Zambian from owning shares. already confirmed, Aflife operates ainhighly regulated environment, therefore As As already As already confirmed, confirmed, Aflife Aflife operates operates in ainhighly a highly regulated regulated environment, environment, andand therefore and therefore a a a narrative of an organisation which operates outside the law or makes its own law cannot narrative narrative of an of organisation an organisation whichwhich operates operates outside outside the law theorlaw makes or makes its own itslaw owncannot law cannot sustained such environment. business pensions, with any other be be sustained be sustained in in such in such an an environment. an environment.

TheThe business The business of of pensions, of pensions, as as with as any with other any other As it emerged out of Anglo and AMSL, Aflife had capabilities and was set up to manage business where an obligation is placed on one party to act in trust, thrives only on that oneone As it emerged of Anglo and AMSL, had capabilities andset wasupset to manage business business wherewhere an obligation an obligation is placed is placed on one onparty one party to actto inact trust, in trust, thrives thrives only on only that onone that As it emerged out ofout Anglo and AMSL, Aflife Aflife had capabilities and was to up manage both investment pension fund assets the administration pension records commodity – trust.

In an industry which is still very nascent relative to its regional peers, both the investment of pension fund assets and the administration of pension records commodity commodity – trust.

– trust.

In an industry In an industry which which is still isvery still nascent very nascent relative relative to its to regional its regional peers, peers, it it it both thethe investment of of pension fund assets andand the administration of of pension records composite mandate).

This continued until a strategic decision was taken in 2012 is important that for the sake of the industry, build this trust among stakeholders rather (a composite mandate).

This continued a strategic decision was taken in 2012 is important that for that thefor sake the of sake the of industry, the industry, wewe build we this build trust this among trust among stakeholders stakeholders rather rather (a (a composite mandate).

This continued until auntil strategic decision was taken in 2012 to toistoimportant separate business into two companies; Benefits Consulting Services (BenCon) continuously peddle unsubstantiated claims. a regulated environment governed separate the business into two companies; Benefits Consulting Services (BenCon) tothan continuously than continuously peddle peddle unsubstantiated unsubstantiated claims. claims.

In In a regulated In a regulated environment environment governed governed separate thethe business into two companies; Benefits Consulting Services (BenCon) to tothan focus pension administration while Aflife focused investment management. twotwo statutes isit very easy to have access information that the keen researcher focus on pension administration while Aflife focused on investment management.

The by by statutes by statutes it isit very is easy very to easy have to access have access to to information to information so so that so the that keen the keen researcher researcher andandand focus on on pension administration while Aflife focused on on investment management.

TheThe two companies, while they have maintained identical shareholders in line with the 51%/49% reporter can inform their readers based on facts and not hearsay.

On the part of Aflife, companies, they maintained have maintained identical shareholders line the with51%/49% the 51%/49% reporter reporter can inform can inform their readers their readers basedbased on facts on facts and not andhearsay. not hearsay.

On the Onpart theof part Aflife, of Aflife, thethethe companies, while while they have identical shareholders in lineinwith shareholding required law, are run by different management teams are also overseen facts as we have articulated in this statement – we hope that this will clarify give shareholding required by law, are by different management teams and are also overseen facts facts areare asare weas have we articulated have articulated in this instatement this statement – we – hope we hope that this that will this clarify will clarify andand give and give shareholding required by by law, are run byrun different management teams andand are also overseen different boards of directors. context to the allegations that have been recycled over the years. would to thank by different boards of directors. context context to the to allegations the allegations that have that been have recycled been recycled over the over years. the years.

WeWe would We would likelike tolike thank to thank ourourour by by different boards of directors. clients other stakeholders, whom will continue to engage, their patience. clients clients andand other and other stakeholders, stakeholders, whom whom wewe willwe continue will continue to engage, to engage, forfor their for patience. their patience. isIt very important to mention that the Pension Scheme Regulation provides • isIt very isimportant very important to mention that the Pension Scheme Regulation Act provides • • It to mention that the Pension Scheme Regulation ActAct provides forforfor appointment offund a manager a fund administrator a pension fund. use this Press Statement reassure public that we have been will continue the appointment offund a manager fund manager a administrator fund administrator for a pension fund.

ItWe use We this use Press this Press Statement Statement to to reassure to reassure thethe public the public that we that have we been have been andand will and continue will continue thethe appointment of a andand aand fund forfor a pension fund.

It ItWe does prescribe that the service providers should separate Aflife BenCon be a law-abiding corporate citizen anchored a solid relationship with all and every does not prescribe that the service providers should separate as Aflife and BenCon to to be to a law-abiding be a law-abiding corporate corporate citizen citizen anchored anchored on on a solid on a solid relationship relationship with all with and all every and every does notnot prescribe that the service providers should separate as as Aflife andand BenCon have done. well-meaning stakeholder including pension fund members, the Trustees and sponsoring have done. well-meaning well-meaning stakeholder stakeholder including including pension pension fund members, fund members, the Trustees the Trustees and sponsoring and sponsoring have done.

Pensions Insurance Authority (PIA), regulator pensions in Zambia, employers.

With this statement will take any further unfounded negative press articles • The The Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA), the regulator of pensions in Zambia, employers. employers.

With this With statement this statement wewe will we take will any take further any further unfounded unfounded negative negative press press articles articles • • The Pensions andand Insurance Authority (PIA), thethe regulator of of pensions in Zambia, recently issued guidelines (which take effect 1 January 2021) which require unwarranted harassment which reserve right to seek legal recourse. recently issued guidelines (which will take effect on 1 January 2021) which will require as as unwarranted as unwarranted harassment harassment forfor which for which wewe reserve we reserve ourour right our to right seek to legal seek recourse. legal recourse. recently issued guidelines (which willwill take effect on on 1 January 2021) which willwill require separate management teams systems in situations where a service provider separate management teams and systems in situations where a service provider separate management teams andand systems in situations where a service provider is is is registered provide both fund management fund administration. alluded registered to provide both fund management and fund administration.

As alluded registered to to provide both fund management andand fund administration.

As As alluded above, Aflife BenCon already in compliance with that directive; only doIssued Issued by:by:by: above, Aflife and BenCon are already in compliance with that directive; not only doIssued above, Aflife andand BenCon areare already in compliance with that directive; notnot only do they have separate management teams and systems, there have separate boards they have separate management and systems, separate boards they have separate management teamsteams and systems, there there have have separate boards directors.

There is no requirement independent shareholding in the service of directors.

There isrequirement no requirement for independent shareholding inservice the service of of directors.

There is no forfor independent shareholding in the providers. providers. providers. both BenCon Aflife, although they have common clients in the normal course …………………………………….. …………………………………….. ……………………………………..

• For For both BenCon and Aflife, although they have common clients in the normal course • • For both BenCon andand Aflife, although they have common clients in the normal course of business, there cases where trustees have made different choices of service Chief Executive Officer Chief Chief Executive Executive Officer Officer of business, there are cases where trustees have made different choices of service of business, there areare cases where trustees have made different choices of service providers (Aflife paired with other administrators and BenCon paired with other African Life Financial Services Zambia Limited African African Life Financial Life Financial Services Services Zambia Zambia Limited Limited providers with other administrators and BenCon with other providers (Aflife(Aflife pairedpaired with other administrators and BenCon pairedpaired with other investment managers).

Ultimately isit the trustees who make decision to hire or or investment managers).

Ultimately istrustees the trustees who make the decision toorhire investment managers).

Ultimately it isit the who make thethe decision to hire disengage service providers, after taking into account a variety factors including #RootedForGood disengage service providers, after taking into account a variety of factors including disengage service providers, after taking into account a variety of of factors including #RootedForGood #RootedForGood capability capacity help them meet their objectives behalf of their the capability and capacity to help them to meet their objectives on behalf of their thethe capability andand capacity to to help them to to meet their objectives on on behalf of their members. members. members.

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Friday 25 September, 2020

NORTH-WEST NEWS

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TAXI DRIVERS WANT NEW STATION

By ANDREW MUKOMA

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AXI drivers in Livingstone have requested the local authority to create another station as the Kazungula Border taxi is “highly politicised.”

In the letter to the Livingstone City Council, the drivers said that the Kazungula Bor-

der taxi rank was more of a political station with restrictions to new members.

The drivers have asked the council to designate a place where they could operate from other than the politically inclined taxi rank.

Led by Victor Mweela and Joe Hansi, the drivers wrote a letter to the Town Clerk pro-

posing the creation of another taxi rank to accommodate more drivers.

However, Livingstone City Council Public Relations Manager said that despite the contents of the letter being genuine, the local authority has no immediate plans of creating a new taxi rank or a bus station.

In an interview with the

Daily Nation, Mr Mukela however noted that the issue would be tabled before the relevant committee.

"Yes the council received a letter from some drivers proposing for the creation of another Kazungula station.

However, as you know doing so requires a lot of things," he said. "It is not an issue that can

be done there and then because there are a lot of things involved. A station needs to have things like shelter, bathrooms for people to use as they wait for the bus or a taxi to get full," Mr Mukela said.

He said even the Lay-by at the Tank and Mingongo were illegal bus stationsand that people were removed from

there. "...But, the council may consider that without necessarily creating a new station.

Those drivers are aware that we already have these stations and taxi ranks and very soon, the modern Intercity bus station will be opened so there is no need more or new stations," he said.

Woman, 66, dies in road crash

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A 66-YEAR-OLD woman in Kabompo has died after a trailer of a speeding motor vehicle rolled over her.

The woman identified as Ms Grace Mtonga was run over as she was walking on the pedestrian track and die at Kabompo District Hospital.

North-western province Commissioner of police, Elias Chushi, said accident happened on Wednesday around 12:00 hours at Kufwayinda village along Zambezi road.

He identified the driver as Frederick Bwalya, aged 36, whose vehicle, Toyota Surf, was towing an unregistered trailer.

Due to excessive speed, he said, the trailer detached from the vehicle and rolled out to the left side of the road and hit into a pedestrian.

"And due to the impact, the victim sustained fatal injuries and died upon arrival at Kabompo District Hospital," he said.

Mr Chushi said the body has been deposited in Kabompo District Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem while the driver of Ndeke compound in Zambezi has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man has drowned in Kabompo River and the body was discovered decomposed.

According to details made available to the Daily Nation, the man went missing for some days and was only discovered later.

Mr Chushi identified the deceased as Davy Weyeke of Chisokone village in Pokola area.

Mr Chushi explained that Mr Weyeke went missing from home on Sunday but was later found floating on Kabompo River at Lumbwe crossing point.

"The Police were later informed and visited the scene, and the body was found partially decomposed such that, the body was buried there and then," he said.

He stated that no foul play was suspected.

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By ROGERS KALERO

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USPENDED Bupe ward councillor, Collins Chansa, has been implicated in the illegal allocation of land near the Presidential Lodge in Kitwe.

A Kitwe resident, Enock Silungwe, alleged that Mr Chansa working with some agents used to visit the

Women in village chickens windfall

By MUYANI SHINJABALE WOMEN and youths of Mushili Township in Ndola have received empowerment including 600 village chickens and incubators from the Living No One Behind Foundation.

Living No One Behind Foundation Executive Director, Warren Mwambazi, his organisation had empowered 12 women groups with 600 village chicken rears.

Mr Mwambazi stated that two incubators worth K45, 000 each and 20 bags of feed had been handed over to the beneficiaries.

Speaking during the handover in Mushili, he said that five block-making machines worth K10, 000 had

Kitwe enhances cleaning exercise

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA WARD Development Committees should spearhead the monthly cleaning exercise on Saturday, Kitwe Local Government Administrator Adam Jere has suggested.

The cleaning exercise is under the ‘Make Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign, commissioned by President Edgar Lungu in 2018.

Mr Jere said all Ward Development Committees should work with residents to ensure high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in

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COUNCILLOR IMPLICATED IN LAND SCAM community to survey the land in question.

Mr Silungwe said this in his submission to the ad hoc committee appointed to investigate illegal and disorderly allocation of land in Kitwe which was currently sitting at the civic centre.

been procured for youths.

Additionally, he said, 30 bags of cement and 10 tonnes of quarry dust would also be given to youths in order for them to begin production.

Mr Mwambazi said the items donated would promote the lives of more than 500 youths adding that the donation was only the first phase.

And representing 164 youth, Kafumotoso MultiPurpose Cooperative Limited Chairperson, Pethius Phiri, said the donation would uplift the lives of youths and women as seen in other parts of the Copperbelt.

A beneficiary, Gertrude Chisala, said the items would help put food on the table as well as empower residents of Bwana Mkubwa Constituency.

Ms Chisala said she used to crush stones at a place known as chimbotela in Ndola for over 10 years to earn a living.

She said the business of crushing stones had let to a number of casualties where a few friends had died.

She therefore commended Living No One Behind Foundation for uplifting the living standards of the people in the area.

communities.

“Everyone must be actively involved in the cleaning exercise especially marketeers as markets are among public places that generate a lot of waste,” he said.

Mr Jere said that people participating in the cleaning exercise should however observe COVID-19 guidelines such as wearing of masks and maintaining a one metre social distance.

He directed that all business premises remain closed to clients from 07:00 hours to 10:00 hours to allow for the general cleaning.

The Local Government Administrator, who was appointed after the suspension of councillors, said the council would monitor and provide all equipment necessary for the cleaning exercise.

Mr Jere said that the Council Department of Public Health would intensify garbage collection to ensure waste was collected from all designated place after the cleaning exercise.

He made the submission before Kitwe City Council Local Government administrator, Adam Jere, sitting with Copperbelt Commissioner of police, Charity Katanga, and Chief Lands Officer Harry Shamende.

He alleged that Mr Chansa,

who is also Patriotic Front (PF) Kamfinsa constituency chairman, together with a Mr Chisupa allocated him a plot and put up beacons.

“I can submit before this tribunal that councillor Collins Chansa used to come with an agent only known as Chisupa

to survey the land and put beacons for us at the land near the Presidential Lodge,” he said.

And Ms Lister Nambeye said the land in question used to be for gardening in the recent past but Mr Chansa promised the residents that once elected into office, he would ensure

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that they were given plots to help them settle.

Ms Nambeye said she had paid K9, 500 in order to secure land in the area and appealed to the committee to help the community have the land legalised.

Others also submitted to the committee to help facilitate for letters offer.

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STOP HATE AGAINST LUNGU, PF WARNS MUKUNI

By SIMON MUNTEMBA and NOEL IYOMBWA

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ENIOR Chief Mukuni’s irresponsible, imaginary, divisive and hateful hallucinations against President Edgar Lungu is highly provocative and we shall no longer tolerate him,

the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has warned.

PF Lusaka Province secretary, Kennedy Kamba said senior Chief Mukuni’s hate and bitterness, has potential to cause acrimony and disunity in the country if left unchecked.

Mr Kamba warned the

traditional leader to tame his tongue and let go of hate against President Lungu for the sake of unity in the country.

He was reacting to a statement by Chief Mukuni that he had information of a planned choreographed disruption of President Ed-

gar Lungu's visit to Southern Province this week by PF aimed at blaming UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema and charge him with treason.

Chief Mukuni claimed that some elements within the PF establishment, intend transporting hordes of

their cadres from Lusaka, to interface with crowds that would welcome President Lungu in Monze, and in the process carry out an altercation, which may result in a response from the Head of State’s security detail, and blaim it on Mr Hichilema.

But Mr Kamba took a

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swipe at the traditional leader saying, “Chief Mukuni must stop being paranoid and dragging President Lungu and into such politics of hate.”

Mr Kamba who warned Chief Mukuni against his hateful hallucinations and alarming statements said there was no such kind of alleged schemes by the PF or President Lungu.

“We want to warn Senior Chief Mukuni of the Toka-Leya people for the last time to stop provocations and dragging the name of President Edgar Lungu into cheap politics of hate and divisions.

“Now this kind of irresponsibility, imaginary, divisive, hateful hallucinations and alarm from Chief Mukuni is highly provocative and unacceptable,”Mr Kamba said.

PF media director Sunday Chanda said the statement by Mutale Nalumango during a UPND press briefing and a statement alleged to have been written by Senior Chief Mukuni are unfounded.

Mr Chanda wondered why the opposition UPND has become scared adding that the party is aware of what it intends to do hence the panic.

He said that this is not the first trip that the head of state has made to Southern province.

Mr Chanda however said that the PF suspects someone from UPND media team wrote the statement and alleged that it was from Chief Mukuni.

South PF treasurer dies

By ANDREW MUKOMA

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Southern Province treasurer, Moses Musenge has died.

Mr Musenge died at his home in Choma yesterday after an illness.

Provincial information and publicity secretary, Trymore Mweenda, confirmed the development to the Daily Nation in Livingstone.

Mr Mweenda said that the provincial leadership was saddened over the untimely death of the treasurer.

"The death of our provincial treasurer after a short illness has come as a shock to the party as he was one of the dedicated comrades and indeed at time the party is preparing for intra-party, presidential and parliamentary general elections next year.

"We convey our deepest, sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family during this difficult moment even as we join them in mourning our dear comrade,” he said.

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

KNOW THINE ENEMY PART THREE: THE WAR AT LIFE’S CORE The final novel MICRONS

SECTION A: THE CODE OF LIFE, THE CORE OF LIFE coronavirus, the final work T HOUGH it may appear calm at the moment and people may think all is well, let’s still be vigilant as we are still at war and right in the middle of it. What we are experiencing now might just be the calmness before the storm (will cover this later in the article entitled QUIET TIMES DISAPPEAR, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE OCEAN).

As you continue sacrificing HAT we are at war your can time tonever read be these articles, I will overemphasised. continue taking you you Despite this places war havcan’t go, showing youabout what nine you ing been raging for months now some people still can’t see, telling you what you can’t just seem notwe to are know what is hear.

Together unmasking going on or just don’t care. our enemy SARSCOV2.

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person dies, at what point life really leaves the body is unknown.

Of course we Doctors certify when we can no longer see signs of life like heartbeat, no signs of breathing, eyes not responding to light, no pulse. But what life really is we don’t know.

Though there is something we know, that whoever is alive today no matter how small or very big like the wrestler The Great Khali (2.16 a To meters begin tall), with,all I started think as let’s single cell after start from theconception. basics, just what nowais There going are on many here, genders where did we days not just how maledid andwe female but come from, get ourfor a newwhere life to begin, there is need selves we are now and of a male female sex cell to where are and we likely going. meet, fuse and form a new cell, we THE MYTHS AND call a zygote.

CONSPIRACY From that singleTHEORIES cell, there are a number of divisions and changes Some of the many myths, conthat happen to end into a complispiracy theories and just weird cated being that you and I are. So things that have been said and the the secret ofCorolife, it arecell stillcontains being said about navirus are as follows:

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

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*Its 5G related.

There have been rumours that coronavirus came about as a side effect of trying to increase cellular network connectivity from 4G 4th Generation to 5th Genetration 5 G.Samsung was the first phone to have 5g.

Of course this is not true, the virus has nothing to do with 5g or any orher Gs. *Global conspiracy to vaccinate people and enrich some people like Bill Gates etc.

I would have been very rich by now, probably closing a deal on buying an airport in Dubai or some exotic island in the pacific. *Sexually transmitted Once I had a patient who was being stigmatised by her community saying she got corona from having sex with truck drivers. has of life itself. *It’sthe thecode Mark of the beast 666.

THE CELL, where it all happens What really is a cell?

A cell is a term coined by ROBERT HOOKE in 1665 from Latin cella meaning small room.

In simple terms it is defined as the basic unit of a living thing. The human cell has a cytoplasm where a lot of its substances (Organelles) are found which are responsible for all activities in life. The food, we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe all end up in the cell, that is where they are used up.

Among the many organelles in the cytoplasm I would like us to focus on the Ribosome and the *Affects only the rich those Endoplasmic Reticulum. with passports. (bakumayadi Then there is the Nucleus the ba mu Lusaka). main engine theengineered cell, one that Really? * Itofwas in controls the population activities. In the nuclethe lab for control.

Someone was onwhich Radioconreus *are chromosomes, tain the GENETIC CODE in DNA.

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; The following facts are curPlease note viruses are smaller rently agreed upon by the genthan cells and community. have none of these eral scientific cellWe organelles.

SARSCOV2 can will talk So about the origins only be virus, equalled the nucleus. of the its totransmission, Covid-19, treatment, preventive measures, then also areas of research .Today will only end on Transmission.

Treatment and the rest will be tackled later. *This Corona Virus is called “The novel” because it’s a new form of Corona viruses.

As a group corona viruses have been around for a very long time. They mostly live in bats and avian birds which are believed to be their natural reservoir. Some other types of corona viruses ae those that cause the common cold (chinfine).

As long as they stay in their reservoir there is no problem, but the moment they mutate and then jump from bats to an intermediate then mutate again and jump to humans and then mutate again and pass from human to human, then there is trouble, very big trouble as we If cells had no we areour experiencing at organelles the moment. would be word as inertCORONA as a virus. VIRUS The DNA.THE PRINT OF was coined BLUE in 1966

by June LIFE Almeida and David Tyrrell to DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic describe the appearanceAcid) of is a molecule that contains gethese viruses under an Electron Microscope, whichforappear a netic information all of asthe crown life activities. It has person’s COV which an *SARS alphabet of 2only four stands letters for Severe Acute Respiratory AGCT (ADENINE, GUANINE, Syndrome Corona Virus 2 is the CYTOSINE, THYMINE - the nuname given towhich this virus as it recleotide bases) are arranged sembles the sequence SARS virus 2003 in particular andofcan be by about 70 percent; millions of kilometres long but are * SARS COV 2 causes the discoiled up in the nucleus. ease Covid-19 which is short is Virus arranged in aofdouble forDNA Coron Disease 2019. helix which thenwere formsreported chromatins * First cases in which chromosomes China form somewhere in late which 2019 can be seenDecember. in the nucleus espeNovember, cially during cell adivision. * Declared Pandemic by WHO. Humans normally have 23 pairs, that is a total of 46 chromoTransmission somes per cell.everything Though there To forget elseareI some may have have defects writtenwhere so farone is ok but to more or less, this causes serious

Respiratory droplets are the main routes of transmission. They are classified as small, intermediate and large according to their sizes. Small are less than 5 microns inDoctors, Pharmacists, Biomedical Scientists, Nurses, etcetera. Let diameter, the intermedime put it this way ate are between 5 and 100 microns and the *Here is my Original Analogy (never used anywhere else before). large ones are over 100 microns.

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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. developmental and intellectual Corona like virusDown is believed to problems Syndrome have an r Trisomy note that a reproalso called 21,isthere is an duction of 2 to 21.

3, this extra copynumber of chromosome means one infected person can infect to for 2 tothought.

3 people.

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DNA contains the blueprint, life’s programmed software, the genetic code which itself is a set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or mRNA ) sequence of nucleotide triplets or codons into proteins. The genetic code is highly similar among all organisms. .

To make it easy, for this is one of the most difficult topics in molecular biology and if you are a medical student by that I mean Student Respiratory droplets are the main routes of transmission.

They are classified as small, intermediate and large according to their sizes. Small are less than 5 microns in diameter, the intermediate are between 5 and 100 microns and the large ones are over 100 microns. The diameter of human hair is about 80 microns, in comparison viruses are very tiny particles, ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 micron. The size of corona virus particles called virions is about 0.06 microns to about 0.3.These are the main ways currently agreed upon as way through which coronavirus spreads. *Droplet transmission.

This involves respiratory particles of about 5 to 10 microns in diameter. When an infected person not wearing a mask re-

far away where lives a very powerful KING (DNA) in a secluded PALACE (THE NUCLEUS) where he can’t come out to mingle with his SUBJECTS (CELL ORGANELLES) in the KINGDOM CYTOPLASM). leases these(THE air particles from More saliva, so hecough, doesn’tsneezes, speak the their or LANGUAGE (GENETIC CODE) sings. These are believed to fly that the rest speak. balistically inof thethe airpeople up to about this king wants to build a aNow meter away.

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So the PRINCE (messenger RNA) leaves the PALACE (THE NUCLEUS) carrying the plan of his father DNA but in the language of the common people (ACGU; ADENINE, CYTOSINE, GUANINE, URACIL).

He goes straight to meet the chief engineer for building MR RIBOSOME in the Mr RIBOSOME calls for meeting and makes sure every MATERIAL (AMINO ACIDS 20 IN TOTAL) are all available because any can be calledmeters forth toaway make and the building. eight can stay in Ribosome the atmosphere to about starts up reading the three hours.from the hands of mesinstruction This RNA simply(TRANSLATION). means it can senger spread justreads like TB even Ribosome outhence the letters one social not in ameter sequence of distance three (3)is(THE enough. simply meansmait CODON), This a corresponding can spread just like TB hence terial is called up and made to even one metre is not enough. join the now GROWING Some studies in ChinaCHAIN found such aerosols with coronavirus particles in air conditioners of rooms that housed Covid-19 patients, while some have shown infection transmission during choir practice, fitness classes and in restaurants.

In addition to masking up and socially distancing, good air ventilation, avoiding indoor meetings and crowded places are essential. *Contact Transmission This occurs when contaminated hands touch the mucosa of the mouth, nose, or eyes; Hands pick the virus from fomites, that is contaminated places such as doors, etc where it can stay in these places even up to days. This puts especially marketeers at risk who have to constantly handle cash that has

(ELONGATION).

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Alsoweit are canbrobe ease,ofrepair us when through like our borders ken, helproads us to breathe.

Haemoglobin is a protein that picks up oxygen and carries it around our body. Antibodies the soldiers of the body are proteins, a protein called keratin makes hair and nails and the list goes on.

in Chirundu bordering Zimbabwe or Nakonnde bordering Tanzania.

Once in the country there can be local transmission from the infected person to close contacts.

There can also be Hospital transmission where infected To think thatit this amazing properson passes on to other pacess isand taking place inworkers. your body tients health care right now isthere so unfathomable .but Finally is Communialso to think SARSCOV2 ty spread whichthat means people knowsbeen aboutinfected this whole process have with the and itinis an here where he ultimatevirus area, some are not ly attacks is or mind-blowing.

In even sure how where they became infected. where SECTION B weHere will is see how we this are nowprocess as a country. whole is highjacked by So pleaseourkindly consider SARSCOV2 advanced enemy.

EVERY PERSON youTRY meet As always PLEASE to:as a potential carrier of the virus and has the potential to infect you and others #MASK UP.and you should as well consider yourself as such. #OBSERVE HAND HYGIENE. With this brief background # SOCIALISE RESPONSIBLY. information I hope we can all ….. THE RAGES………….. play our WAR part by observing the laid down health measures. Remember if we don’t it’s either we are committing suicide by putting ourselves at risk or indeed committing murder by putting others at risk.

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Friday 25 September, 2020

On today’s pupil forum in civic education, will look at a topic; ways of protection against sexual harassment and rape. At the end of this lesson, learners should be able to: • Identify ways of protection against sexual harassment and rape • Define rape • Identify the causes and effects of teenage pregnancies • Identify Institutions that address social challenges

Ways of protection against sexual harassment and rape

Ways of Resisting Rape One can resist rape in the following ways: »» Attention seeking tactics: shouting, screaming or trying to get someone to help. »» Non-cooperation tactics: for example, refusing to take your clothes off. »» Psychological tactics: for example, reasoning with the rapist, trying to frighten him, disgust him or gain his sympathy. »» Physical resistance: fighting back or struggling.

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**However, it is worth noting that there is no single right way of reacting, when attached by a rapist.

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haviour from the person as a result, she or he has no excuse that you encouraged him or her to think that you approved his or her conduct.

If he or she does not stop harassing you, keep a record of the incidents in a small note-book.

Write them down and ask a friend to witness them. This way your friend will support you.

Discuss the problem openly and you will probably find others who have been suffering the same problem. In that way, you can make the problem known, which may stop the harasser.

Try to make your home as secure as possible.

Do not let anyone into your home if you feel in any way doubtful or suspicious.

Try to avoid situations that make you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, even if you can see no real reason for your feelings.

Try to get help from the police immediately if you know or suspect that you are in danger.

Try to get help from someone nearby, but stay alert and use your judgment. Otherwise you may escape from your attacker only to find that the person you appealed to for help takes advantage of your vulnerability.

If you are walking and a car follows you or stops beside you, stay as far away from the car as possible and keep walking even if you are helping the driver by giving him direction.

Hitch- hiking is risky especially for girls and women. If you have to take a lift, trust your judgment about the person or people in the car.

When you travel alone using public transport, try to sit near another woman.

Remember that most rapes are planned in advance. It is a good idea to vary your behaviour, such as the route you use and the times you take to fetch water or play with your friends.

If you learn self-defence skills, remember that you are still vulnerable. Your attacker may have a gun or a knife, or he may simply be stronger or more skilled in martial arts than you are. Practice your selfdefence skills regularly.

Rape

»» Rape is when a man/woman has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman or girl/man or boy without her or his consent by using force and or by means of threats or intimidation. »» Rape is legally defined as: Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman or girl without her or with her consent.

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Personal development - As children grow up, they develop sexual feelings and emotions, which they do not understand. As a result, they want to fulfil these urges.

Lack of sex education - Parents should discuss sexual issues with their children.

Influence from society and the media. For example, the type of socialization, breakdown in morals, influence of other cultures, modern songs, television and radio programmes.

Cultural issues – In some societies, girls are married off at a tender age. The traditional preference for the boy child to go to school rather than the girl child has disadvantaged the girl child. As such girls tend to be married off early.

Economic issues – due to high poverty levels some girls tend to engage in sexual activities for monetary gains. This often results in pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) e.g. HIV and AIDS, and syphilis.

The effects of teenage pregnancies.

Effects of Teenage Pregnancies There are several effects of teenage pregnancies on the mother as well as the child:

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The mother may not know how to take care of the baby; consequently, the baby may have poor health, for example, malnutrition.

The girl may be stigmatized by society and may not bear the shame or may not cope with the emotions.

The young couple may not cope with the costs involved in bringing up a child and may shift the burden to parents.

Chances of the girl getting married are at stake.

Child dumping.

Disturbance in the education of the mother.

Ways of preventing teenage pregnancies »» abstinence »» avoiding bad company »» setting goals or principles »» discussing with friends »» avoiding alcohol and drugs »» resisting peer pressure »» upholding good moral values »» Being occupied with activities like joining the youth clubs.

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WORLD PHARMACIST DAY:

CELEBRATING THE ZAMBIAN PHARMACIST’S ROLE AND SERVICE AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

By EDIFY HAMPANDE

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PART from the fact that the inventors of Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Ginger Ale were all pharmacists, it is always a great joy to celebrate pharmacists from across the world whenever September comes along.

The month of September is distinct to every pharmacist globally, particularly the 25th day because it commemorates the World Pharmacists Day. Every year, World Pharmacist Day is celebrated to promote awareness about the importance and role of a pharmacist.

This year's theme is “Transforming global health.” On this day, the main aim is to showcase pharmacists and their positive effects on global health around the world.

Historically, World Pharmacist Day was created by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Council at the World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey in 2009. The FIP is the global body representing over 4 million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists across the world, including Zambia.

This year’s commemoration of the World Pharmacist Day occurs when the world is ravaged by the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. In this article, I reflect on the role and services of Zambian pharmacists during the Covid-19 pandemic even as I align this to this year’s World Pharmacist Day theme "Transforming global health."

My primary emphasis is to highlight how Zambian pharmacists are contributing to the shared vision of eliminating Covid-19 and transforming health through enhancing access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and healthcare products, as well as from pharmaceutical care services for all.

From time immemorial, the pharmacist has been one of the key health professionals actively and directly involved in care of patients in hospitals and in the community through the responsible provision of quality, efficacious and safe medicines to achieve the desired goals of medication therapy and improvement of the patients’ quality of life.

This role has placed importance of the pharmacist in any healthcare system to ensure the selection and use of medicines is rational amidst scarce resources and health commodity security is assured at all times even in times of crisis such as Covid-19 pandemic.

The rate at which Covid-19 infection was spreading globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) feared that most health systems would be strained particularly in Africa, where the situation may be worse, and Zambia was not an exception.

In view of this, there was need

A pharmacist. Medication safety is the freedom from preventable harm with medication use. PHOTO | FOTOSEARCH

for multi-sectoral action to find containment solutions. One of the key sectors to consider as part of the local solution are the pharmacists. Their unique services and roles they provide in community health remains valuable.

INFECTION The rate at which Covid-19 infection was spreading globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) feared that most health systems would be strained particularly in Africa, where the situation may be worse, and Zambia was not an exception.

According to the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), pharmacists and the pharmacy workforce at community and hospital pharmacies and clinical biology laboratories are capable of preventing the spread of Covid-19 appreciably through supply of prevention products, advising the public, and supporting the efficient management of infection by supplementing efforts of the mainstream healthcare system interventions put in place by the Ministry of Health.

Harnessing this sectors’ contribution to the Covid-19 mitigation strategy can go a long way in Zambia. Since pharmacies are often the first point of contact with the health system, the FIP made a call to national governments to support the sector in these roles and to count on pharmacists worldwide as key partners in the global effort to contain the pandemic.

Many people may not think

of a pharmacist as an essential healthcare worker because they do not necessarily see them running around the emergency room or injecting them with syringes and intravenous lines at their local hospital, but this cadre of healthcare worker is more essential than people might think.

In the current Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacists are working on the front lines to ensure patient safety while putting themselves at risk every single day. This year alone, pharmacists and pharmacy technologists have been pumping out much more volume of service with much less support, including proper personal protective equipment (PPE).

Anyone can walk up to a pharmacy counter, making the pharmacist the most accessible healthcare worker to populations across the country. The role and services of a pharmacist is to provide pharmaceutical care to all populations, regardless of the risks involved.

In performing this role, pharmacists are essential healthcare workers contributing to the country’s goal of ensuring universal health coverage and uninterrupted access to safe, quality and effective essential medicines for all, leaving no one behind. This role and service has been so increasingly important especially during the difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic which has seen an upswing in medicine and pharmaceutical product needs and demands for the prevention and management of Covid-19 amidst the induced global economic crisis and bottlenecks in the global pharmaceutical supply chain.

Even in the face of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, hospitals (both public and private), local pharmacies and chemist outlets in all districts of Zambia where pharmacists provide their services have remained operating and serving the general public

to access their medicines, hand hygiene products and medical-grade masks essential to not only prevention of Covid-19.

Importantly, pharmacists have ensured that essential medicines for effective treatment of other endemic communicable diseases (e.g. malaria, diarrheal diseases, etc.) and non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, etc.) remain available to patients in the country.

While the majority other formal and informal workforce in Zambia closed shop and reclined to work mostly from home owing to Covid-19 risks and lockdown mitigation measures enforced by the Government, Pharmacists could not

afford to close the pharmacies and not serve clients in preference to preserve their health, they continued to provide pharmacy services to all communities normally, despite the risks to their individual health.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacies operating in communities of Zambia remained the first point of contact for most people seeking prevention products and medicines for

their health needs.

Today, studies have shown that a pharmacist is the most accessible healthcare provider more specifically, the community pharmacist. Through their expert knowledge, skills and attitudes, pharmacist are well trained to respond to common minor ailments that present to the pharmacy thereby reduce overcrowding in hospitals and clinics while initiating appropriate referral of complicated ailments accordingly for further clinical management.

They also respond to, identify and prevent medicine-related problems thereby safeguarding the public from harm associated with consuming substandard medicinal products. In the medication safety value chain, pharmacists are a key resource for the country.

By accrediting eligible retail community pharmacy outlets to the National Health Insurance Scheme, Zambian people will be accorded not only enhanced access to essential medicines across the continuum of care but access to professional services of pharmacists. This is a positive stride Government is making to attain universal health coverage.

Amidst the avalanche of reports concerning the spread of the Covid-19 virus, there is also recognition that pharmacists using their unique knowledge and skills are in unique position to make essential public health contributions in enhancing infection prevention and control (IPC).

For instance, hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene being essential preventive measures against Covid-19, the WHO recommends the use of alcohol-based hand sanitiser as a practical alternative to hand washing with soap and clean running water.

This product is, however, not routinely available for many people and places, exacerbated by the commercial supply shortage due to Covid-19. Pharmacists are uniquely trained in pharmaceutical compounding and have capacity to locally produce using raw materials WHO standard handsanitiser for both small and large scale supply.

This capacity has been harnessed by ongoing initiatives such as the Brighton-Lusaka Pharmacy Link (BLPL) with support from the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET) (https://www.thet.org/covid-19/ hwaf/) conducted on-site handon capacity-building of hospital pharmacy staff to locally produce hand sanitizer. In June 2020, trainings and start-up materials were given in the five tertiary level public hospitals in Zambia namely; University Teaching Hospitals, Ndola Central Teaching Hospital, Kitwe Central Teaching Hospital, Livingstone Central Hospital, and Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital, respectively.

Through a telephone inter-

view, I interviewed some pharmacists working in Zambia’s Covid-19 Isolation Facilities to find out what roles they were performing there.

"We have been making hospital-grade hand sanitisers and supplying it within the hospital for use and at various entry points. Also, we have ensured proper storage, security and supply of personal protective equipments (PPEs) within the hospital and ensuring availability of emergency drugs," Mr. Sylvester Zimba – a Pharmacist at Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital said.

Mr Zimba's response showed that pharmacists were at the front line in the fight against Covid-19. Undoubtedly, pharmacists are among the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 fight in Zambia.

As a result of such pharmacist-led initiatives, skill gaps and capacity for enhancing IPC through in-house production of hospital-grade hand sanitiser for institutional use can be addressed by Zambian Pharmacists across all the public tertiary teaching hospitals in the country.

Pharmacist-led initiatives such as this provide a model for sustainable capacity-building through internal skill transfer across national and international institutions. The capacity to locally produce hand sanitiser by pharmacist professionals can be nationally scaled up.

This however needs support at national level to ensure sustainability.

On the international front, pharmacists have continued to play a big role to provide guidelines and public health procedures aimed at curbing Covid-19. For instance, the FIP has issued a pack of 10 summaries for guidance on Covid-19 so as to prevent and control the spread of this pandemic.

As we commemorate World Pharmacist Day on September 25 2020 even amidst the “new normal” of living amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the value of the pharmacists in transforming health outcomes through innovative solutions is demonstrable by the roles and services the Zambian Pharmacists continue to provide.

This year, let us reflect on these role and services that have risen to the challenge posed by Covid-19. Allow me to use the words uttered by one of the beneficiaries from the services of a pharmacist: "If life is a solution, then a pharmacist is a solute; a major ingredient of life," Sikawala said.

Indeed, the dream of pharmacists to transform global health is a sense of good will. On this day of September 25 2020, let us all take time to celebrate the pharmacists in Zambia and across the world. Happy World Pharmacist Day!! *The author is a Pharmacist and Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia.

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voters thoroughly scrutinise the candidates before casting their votes. A candidate’s profile is a major factor in either winning or losing an election.

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Some polityears for workers who should retiree and another sala- playing field was not levelled, untimely deathretired of two icalforvoices have saidThis, the elecotherwise have andmembeen ry the job holder! cou- one has to provide tangible evbers of Parliament, tionswith were voters idence. One has also to show paid off and replacedMwenya by new pled therigged, nation’sthe mounting Munkonge were bought, others have workers. and Rodgers Mwe- external debt and obligations, has how the elections were rigged; This matter has brought a put the state in a dilemma. window of opportunity for ZamThe onset of Covid-19 in ARLY this year, a letter bia to resolve a long standing di- Zambia in mid-March has left went viral, purportedly lemma of how to pay off retired Zambia’s labour landscape in written by the Teaching public servants, create jobs for a helpless situation of sorts.

Service Commission so many of our youths and in Therefore, it is imperative to of Zambia in which teachers turn revive the economy. pose the inevitable questions; were told that their retirement A key factor that motivated what is the way forward? How should be in line with the pro- the state to increase the retire- does Zambia get out of this envisions of the Law at the time of ment age was to open a mora- tanglement? their employment! torium window during which Firstly, it is important to note In this regard, all teachers to mobilise resources to pay that the situation is not irreemployed before 2015 when off the huge backlog of retirees deemable; it can be salvaged. budget by sacrificing some capthe Law on retirement age was inherited from the previous ad- Several permutations can be ital projects; The government can apammended from 50 years for ministration in 2011. Unfortu- looked at to create a win-win sitearly retirement and 55 years for nately this has not materialised. uation for all – retirees, the gov- proach some local pension normal retirement to 55 years Instead a mountain of unpaid ernment, unemployed youths houses for a loan to finance for early retirement, 60 years for retirement benefits has accu- and the nation at large! How can this; or The government can approach some international normal retirement 65 years GIVEN NOTICE IS and HEREBY in accordance with Provisions of Section 16 (2), Paragraph mulated.THAT Remember, a dou- this be the achieved? cooperating for a of grant for late retirement, would have ble-edged sword was created byLocal First and foremost,Act the No. gov- 2 of 7, Sub-paragraph b of the First Schedule of the Government 2019 ofpartners the Laws or a soft loan specifically to sort to leave the teaching service! popular acclaim among workernment should see paying off Zambia, the Lusaka City Council intends to bury the Forty (40) unclaimed bodies at its Established It is commonly argued that ers, labour unions and others retirees from the perspective of out this problem.

Cemetery indicated hereunder and presently laying in the University Several years Teaching ago, Tanzania the Chingwere law does not work in ret- as when the Zambian Parliament, killing several birds with a stone, Hospital Mortuary (UTH) unless said bodies or identified within fourteen (14) rospect!

This meant that those its workers in public instiriding on thethe popularity among are andclaimed as a majorand/ stimulus pack- owed supporting the removal of the days from the date of Publication of this Notice. workers and labour unions, had age for the retirees to turn their tutions colossal sums of money. affected teachers from the accepted a clause in the 2016 benefits into investible capital The Tanzanian government of teaching service had a point. Constitution, of retaining re- to play a pivotal role in reviving President Josiah Kikwete borYet, others contended that the tirees on the payroll until their the Covid-19-ravaged economy rowed US$100 million from the changed law had been thrust on benefits had been paid. quickly. There are three possi- World Bank and paid off all its UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (UTH) the affected teachers! The AttorThis retention on the TEACHING payroll ble sources to finance the retire- workers in public learning inOF PATHOLOGY SECTION ney General assuredDEPARTMENT that there of unpaid Zambia can do the retirees createdAND a re-MICROBIOLOGY ment packages: – MORTUARYstitutions. was nothing to worry about. source drain problem.

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for example, by showing that votes counted were more than the number of people who voted! There must be proof beyond any reasonable doubt!

While we can neither agree nor disagree with the people who have made these allegations, it is arguable that winning and losing elections must be premised on several factors ranging from preparation, campaign messages, promises, candidate profiles and existing and envisaged developments in respective areas.

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This is because those whocurrent seek political office must the high unemployment have empathy, compassion among Zambian youths curand selflessness. are virrently roaming theThese streets; tues of good leadership.

Thousands of jobs will also be In terms of campaign mescreated as many retirees will insages, different political parvest their retirement benefits in ties use some different campaign start-ups, will boost their strategies.

Some parties devise existing businesses while others campaign messages way before elections are held; others do so a few days before the date of voting. Messages enable voters to determine which party is most serious, means what it promises and is capable of delivering the campaign promises.

While some candidates are perceived as making fake promises, others are taken seriously. Campaign promises that make voters envisage a better life; like availability of safe drinking water, agricultural inputs, proximity to health facilities and schools, good roads and jobs, for example, are catalysts to winning an election.

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Monuments glorifying SA’s divisive past must be relocated - Ramaphosa JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa says that any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism and “represents our ugly past� has no place in South Africa.

In his speech to mark yesterday’s Heritage Day, Ramaphosa said the government had worked hard to transform the heritage landscape of the country since democracy, coming from a history of prejudice and exclusion. “The naming and renaming of towns and cities forms part of this, as well as the erection of new statues and monuments,� he said in his speech. “Monuments glorifying our divisive past should be repositioned and relocated.�

He said this had generated controversy, with some accusing the government of trying to erase history. “Building a truly non-racial society means being sensitive to the lived experiences of all this country’s people,� he said. “We make no apologies for this because our objective is

to build a united nation. Any symbol, monument or activity that glorifies racism, that represents our ugly past, has no place in democratic South Africa.�

Ramaphosa said restoring dignity was the preoccupation of the current administration.

The Department of Arts and Culture recently confirmed to Arts24 that the national audit of monuments had not yet taken place and that no statues had yet been earmarked for relocation.

It reported that Cabinet had decided that these statues should be moved to “Cultural Nation Building Parks,� instead of “theme parks.�

Ramaphosa said on Thursday that the apartheid government had denigrated cultures and had tried to make people ashamed of who they were, including their appearances. “It is disheartening to see that, in democratic South Africa, there are still crude stereotypes of black women being put on public display.

In apparent reference to a offensive TRESemme hair advert that was published on the Clicks website, he said: An offensive hair advertisement that was recently published shows that we still have a long way to go.

Ramaphosa also touched on sustained violence against women and children. – NEWS24.

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AIROBI Kenyan investigators are to recommend the prosecution of at least 15 top government officials and businesspeople over the alleged misuse of millions of dollars meant for buying Covid-19 medical supplies.

The probe uncovered evidence of tenders being allegedly given to politically connected individuals and businesses.

The government ordered an investigation following a public outcry. It received about $2bn in aid and grants to fight Covid-19.

But health workers have complained about a shortage of public protective equipment (PPE), saying their lives are at risk.

The state body responsible for purchases, the Kenya Medical Supply Authority (Kemsa), has denied that any money was stolen.

The first phase of investigations has centred around the alleged misuse of $7.8m meant to buy emergency PPE for healthcare workers and hospitals across the country.

Investigators from Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) say preliminary findings have shown that several laws on public

Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election.

"Well, we'll have to see what happens," the president told a news conference at the White House. "You know that."

Trump also said he believed the election result could end up in the US Supreme Court, as he again cast doubt on postal voting.

More states are encouraging mail-in voting, citing the need to keep Americans safe from coronavirus.

Every losing presidential candidate in modern times has conceded.

If Trump were to refuse to accept the result of the election, it would take the US into uncharted territory and it is not clear how it would play out.

However President Trump's opponent, Democrat Joe Biden, has previously said that in this scenario he believes the military would be deployed to remove Trump from the White House.

Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday evening if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power "win, lose or draw" to Biden. The president currently trails his challenger in national opinion polls with 41 days to go until the election.

"I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots," Trump, a Republican, said.

"And the ballots are a disaster."

When the journalist countered that "people are rioting," Trump interjected:Â "Get rid of the ballots, and you'll have a very - you'll have a very peaceful - there won't be a transfer, frankly, there'll be a continuation."

procurement were flouted during the awarding of the tenders.

In a report to a joint Senate Committee on Health and Covid-19 on Wednesday, the EACC said: "Investigations had established criminal culpability on the part of public officials in the purchase and supply of Covid-19

emergency commodities at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) that led to irregular expenditure of public funds."

The EACC has recommended the prosecution of all officials at Kemsa and the Ministry of Health who it believes were behind the scandal. – BBC.

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Moz turns to EU for support against insurgents MAPUTO - Mozambique has formally asked the European Union (EU) for support to battle Islamist militants in its gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado.

It has requested support in logistics and specialised training for its soldiers. Mozambique has been fighting the insurgents for three years with little success and has lost control of three coastal districts. – BBC.

Ivory Coast to free opposition leader’s allies ABIDJAN - Seeking to calm tensions in Ivory Coast ahead of a

presidential election, the authorities plan to release associates of opposition leader Guillaume Soro who have been held in detention for months, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

The detainees close to Soro, who include five lawmakers, have been held without trial since they were arrested in December over an alleged coup plot that has led to Soro’s exile in Paris. – REUTERS.

Gambia opposition laments failure of bid to curb term limits

BANJUL - The Gambian parliament’s rejection this week of a new constitution that would have limited the number of presidential terms represents a “dark day� for democracy, the leader of the West African nation’s main opposition party said on Wednesday.

The draft bill included a two-term limit, which would have applied retroactively, preventing President Adama Barrow from emulating other West African leaders who have used new charters as reset buttons on their mandates. – REUTERS.

23ABUJA people killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash - At least 23 people were killed after a petrol tanker

overturned and caught fire on a busy road in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi. The tanker lost control and rammed into five cars, three tricycles and two motorcycles on the Lokoja-Abuja highway on Wednesday.

It reportedly fell on one of the five cars carrying a family, crushing them to death before bursting into flames, local media reported. – ALJAZEERA.

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ZESCO PETITIONED ...as fans demand club hires a modern coach

By MICHAEL MIYOBA ESCO United fans have urged the club’s executive committee to replace George Lwandamina with a modern coach who will restore the team’s status as a big team after missing out on the local league title and the CAF Champions League.

Zesco United is expected to name Lwandamina’s replacement today.

Speaking in an interview, Zesco United FC fans executive committee chairman Ernest Phiri hailed the club for releasing Lwandamina, in a move that has left the fans with mixed feelings.

Phiri said that, while some fans feel disappointed others believe the decision taken will help redeem the club after failing to qualify for the CAF continental games and the Super Division won by rivals Nkana of Kitwe.

And Zesco United Fans Executive Committee general secretary Moore Kaumba hailed Zesco United for heeding the fans’ cry to have a new coach with new ideas to manage the team.

Meanwhile, Lwandamina, who won two league titles and one Absa Cup in his second stint at Zesco has been linked with a move to South African PSL outfit Black Leopards.

Zambia Soccernet reports that if confirmed, Lwandamina will join former NAPSA Stars coach Samuel Banda who is Leopards goal keeper coach.

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THE Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) has hailed the Zambia Army for promoting Green Buffaloes and Zambia national boxing team coach Wisdom Mudenda.

Mudenda has been elevated to the rank of warrant officer class two by the Zambia Army.

ZBF general secretary Bright Chomba said his executive was proud of Mudenda who will lead three Zambian boxers at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Chomba said the move to elevate Mudenda will motivate him to continue working hard in the army and as a boxing coach.

Chomba said Mudenda had achieved a lot since he was appointed as national boxing team coach, helping boxers to win medals at international tournaments.

"As an executive from the time we appointed Mudenda, he has achieved a lot as a

coach. In 2017 he led a team of five boxers who won two bronze medals in Congo Brazzaville and qualified to the 2017 Germany world championship, in 2018 four boxers reached the quarter finals during the Commonwealth Games in gold coast Australia and in 2019 he led a team of five boxers during the All-Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco where the team won one bronze while five boxers won four gold medals during the five nation's tournament in Zimbabwe.

"Mudenda guided three boxers to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic after impressing at the Africa games in Dakar, Senegal and as a federation we really appreciate Zambia Army command for recognising our coach," Chomba said.

Chomba encouraged Mudenda to continue working hard as the boxing national team prepares for the Olympic Games where they will be expected to win medals.