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‘WE’LL SHOCK PF’

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Monday September 14, 2020

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By PETER SICHALI

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HE UPND has promised to shock the Patriotic Front (PF) in its own strongholds, by winning the by-elections in Mwansabombwe and Lukashya Consituency.

Churches too political - Lungu

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

SOME churches in Zambia have become too political at the expense of preaching the word of God that I even fear to go there, President Edgar Lungu has said.

And President Lungu has urged the church to pray for peace and unity as the 2021 general elections was fast approaching. To P4

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UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has said people have rejected PF because it has not fulfilled its campaign promises and promised them a humiliating defeat.

However, PF Deputy Secretary-General Mumbi Phiri has also countered that UPND have no chance of winning the Lukashya... To Page 3

ZAMBIA LOSES $3BN IN TAX EVASION ZAMBIA is losing in excess of $3 billion a year to tax avoidance and tax evasion by multinational companies, the War on Want report on extracting minerals and extracting wealth in Zambia has revealed.

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SCREEN SCHOOLS INTENTLY

THE decision to re-open all institutions of learning has evoked relief just as it has generated anxiety among parents and learners.

There is relief because learners will not have to repeat the learning calendar and anxiety because parents and learners fear the disease may affect their families.

Over and above, relief must take precedence because no one, including health experts and scientists, knows for certain when COVID-19 will be eliminated.

Thus everyone must remain steadfast and carry out academic and other activities under the new normal with extreme caution, lest a spike occurs.

Learning institutions, bars and night clubs have remained closed for five months and this is certainly too long a period for business as well as academic entities.

As for learning institutions, they will need to fasttrack their learning programmes in a manner that will not inconvenience or disadvantage learners while liquor traders should maximise the restricted time allotted to them.

Firstly, learning institutions have a mammoth task of ensuring that the learning environment is replete with all requirements such as hand-washing basins, soap, hand sanitisers and sufficient running water.

Social distancing in classrooms, dining halls and hostels must be guaranteed while all learners must wear and use face masks appropriately.

In pre-school and early grades of primary section, teachers must be alert all the time to ensure the safety of the children in as far as the use of face masks is concerned.

Face masks can reduce the rate of infections, but at the same time they can be a hazard to the young ones, if not used properly.

It will be ideal for parents and teachers to work together in ensuring adherence to health regulations, impressing upon the pupils to observe rules both at school and at home.

As at Saturday, Zambia had a cumulative 13,466 cases while active ones stood at 1,147 and the death toll stood at 312 after six were brought in dead. On the same day, 108 recovered.

Total recoveries are 12,007 from the time the disease broke out in March this year.

The statistics in the past three weeks have shown a drastic drop in the daily infection rate, perhaps, because of the onset of the warm weather.

As Health Minister stressed, there must never be any aorta of complacency among members of the public, but total adherence to health regulations.

One of the most critical areas that ought to be strictly policed is the public transport sector, as many of the pupils use buses to and from school.

Therefore, the same traffic police that invade the road network must enforce the health regulations, especially the rule on face mask wearing on public buses.

Traffic police officers must not only focus on defects on the vehicles, but also check on passengers’ adherence to health regulations.

There has been a tendency by passengers pulling down the masks below their chins and only adjusting them on the face upon seeing law enforcement officers.

Therefore bus crew members are cardinal in this regard; they must always check on passengers and ensure that they are in face masks until they disembark.

Zambians must hold hands in fighting COVID-19 particularly now that schools are re-opening to avoid a spike.

Let’s protect ourselves and our children!

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TAX FOR HIGHER INVESTMENTS

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

GOVERNMENT should lower Corporate Income Tax (CIT) for investment above US$500,000 located in the Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) to enhance Zambia’s growth trajectory.

This is according to the Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) Chief Executive Officer, Florence Muleya’s expectations for the 2021 national budget.

Ms Muleya said the investments should be for manufacturers who invested US$500,000 and above in priority products and those that invest into the MFEZ. Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu, is expected to present the 2021 national budget to Parliament next week Friday.

“The Government should also in the 2021 budget grant manufacturers who invest US$500,000 and above in priority products and those that invest into the MFEZ a lower CIT rate of 15 percent to enhance Zambia’s growth trajectory,” Ms Muleya said.

Ms Muleya regretted that though Zambia’s manufacturing sector had been crying for reduced CIT rates, this request had not been granted.

She stressed that manufacturing CIT at 35 percent was too high and threatened the growth of the manufacturing sector, especially with the outbreak of Covid-19.

“In ZAM’s perception, the Covid-19 pandemic creates an opportunity for Government to attract better investment into the manufacturing sector by reducing

the CIT rate from 35 percent to 25 percent,” Ms Muleya suggested.

Additionally, she said, various custom duties and excise duty rates on certain raw materials were still high and debar local value addition.

“Raw materials such as acrylic fibre at 15 percent duty, sheet steel at 25 percent duty, palm stearin at 15 percent duty, filler master batch at five percent, and bulk milk powder for further processing at 15 percent among others, should be removed or reduced to five percent.

“Besides the high excise duty rate on imported ethanol of 125 percent should be reduced to 60 percent while the excise duty rate on alcohol made from malt should be reduced from 40 percent to 30 percent,” Ms Muleya said.

‘Bob Sichinga is a frustrated opportunist’ Mwense DC dies in road accident

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

BOB Sichinga is a frustrated opportunist and failed politician whose ranting should be ignored by Zambians, PF Lusaka Provincal Secretary Kennedy Kamba has charged.

Mr Kamba said Mr Sichinga who is a former Commerce Minister was bitter because he was rejected by Zambians after his attempt to ascend to the Presidency when President Michael Sata died.

He told the Daily Nation in an interview that the former Minister had no moral right to accuse the PF Government of having failed the people because he totally failed to deliver anything when he was given an opportunity to serve as a cabinet Minister apart from mere rhetoric.

Mr Kamba was reacting to a story in one of Zambia’s daily tabloids attributed to Mr Sichinga where he accused President Edgar Lungu and the PF Government of being corrupt.

Reacting to President Lungu’s speech on Friday in Parliament that the government had delivered to the Zambian people, Mr Sichinga said that was just a mere dream, charging that the PF Government had only delivered in their pockets and not to the Zambian people.

But Mr Kamba urged Zambians to ignore Mr Sichinga whom he described as a frustrated opportunist and failed politician.

“These are frustrated souls who wanted to ascend to the Presidency when President Michael Sata died but had nothing to offer,” Mr Kamba said.

He said despite having studied economics at universities, Mr Sichinga lamentably failed

Mr Sichinga to deliver when he was given chance to serve as a minister.

He said Zambians were not dull, as they were able to make sound moral judgement on individuals like Mr Sichinga who was now supporting the opposition and wanted to claim righteousness or play smart.

Mr Kamba said President Lungu has worked extra hard to ensure that the PF manifesto, the dream and vision of Michael Sata was implemented fully as evidenced by massive infrastructure development across the country.

He said everybody was aware that Mr Sichinga belonged to the category of opportunists and recycled politicians who wanted to look relevant to people when elections were nearing.

Mr Kamba further said Mr Sichinga was just a frustrated soul who thought President Lungu would appoint him in his cabinet.

MWENSE District Commissioner (DC) Edward Mumbuluma has died in a road traffic accident.

Mr Mumbuluma 46, died in the early hours of yesterday in an accident at Toka area in Nchelenge District along the Mansa-Nchelenge road.

Luapula Province Permanent Secretary,m Charles Mushota, said Government received the news of the demise of the DC with shock.

Mr Mushota said Mr Mumbuluma died on the way to Mansa General Hospital where he was being rushed for medical attention after the accident.

He described the late DC as a hardworking man who fought hard for the wellbeing of the people, not only in Mwense where he also saved as Patriotic Front District Chairperson, but the province as a whole.

Mr Mumbuluma was appointed Mwense DC in July this year and is survived by a wife and seven children. ZANIS

Lungu urges chiefs to work with Govt

By AARON CHIYANZO in Mwansabombwe TRADITIONAL leaders are partners in development and should always work closely with Government, President Edgar Lungu has said.

And President Lungu has assured of continued peace in Zambia and coexistence among people with different political affiliations and ideologies.

He said that Government was committed to delivering development to all parts of the country.

President Lungu said this

when he paid a courtesy call on Mwata Kazembe at his palace in Mwansabombwe yesterday.

He called on traditional leaders not to shy away from working with Government in delivering development, adding that Government would ensure that livelihoods of all citizens were uplifted.

He also said Government would ensure that peace continued to reign in the country and urged PF members to desist from any acts of violence.

“I want to assure the country of continued peace, our party

has been engaged to ensure members do not involve themselves in violence,” he said.

Earlier, Mwata Kazembe called for continued peace in the country especially during campaigns for the upcoming Mwansabombwe parliamentary by-election.

He said it was better to have a one party state than a multiparty country that was marred with violence.

The traditional leader called on political parties participating in the Mwansabombwe by-election to coexist.

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‘WE’LL SHOCK PF’ From Page 1 and Mwasabombwe parliamentary seats because the people of Kasama cannot vote for a party that disrespects their Paramount Chief Chitimukulu.

"UPND is getting the two parliamentary seats and there is no doubt about that, people have rejected PF because of their fake promises," Mr Kakoma said.

He said people of the two constituencies have nothing to expect from them.

And Ms Phiri said electorates from both Lukashya and Mwasabombwe Constituency will once again reject the UPND because it has nothing to offer.

"UPND does not stand a chance of winning Lukashya Constituency seat. You can hate the manufacturer and like the cloth, people of Lukashya belong to Paramount Chief Chitimukulu whom they have been insulting day in and out so if they think they can win let them continue dreaming," Ms Phiri said.

Ms Phiri said it was day dreaming for UPND to think they can win any of the two seats.

She said the UPND have been rejected on several occasions and that they are heading for another humiliating defeat.

Ms Phiri said people of Lukashya want development and they will not vote for a representative who will be walking out of Parliament whenever there was an important debate on the floor of the house.

And Ms Phiri has urged people in the two constituencies to turn up and vote enmasse.

By SILUMESI MALUMO

AS Patriotic Front (PF) leadership we have decided to reconcile with all members who left as they are important in growing the party, PF National Mobilisation Chairperson, Richard Musukwa has said.

He said that the mandate especially of the mobilisation leadership was to bring back all old PF members.

Mr Musukwa, who is also Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, said some old members left because of frustration, therefore, the party leadership would reason with them so that they

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ZAMBIA LOSES $3BN IN TAX EVASION

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

From Page 1 And the Zambia Revenue Authority has warned that perpetrators would be seriously prosecuted once found wanting because tax evasion was a serious crime.

The report indicates that some mines were not declaring accurate sales prices for their copper production.

“Many copper mines are not paying corporate income tax because they are declaring no profits despite producing larger amounts of copper,” the report states.

It indicates that Zambia was every year losing around $2 billion in corporate tax avoidance, $264 million in tax evasion and an unspecified amount in tax incentives.

“In the five years 2007 to 2011, for example, a named Copper Mine’s annual reports suggest that it produced $4.3 billion worth of copper. Using copper prices given by the US Geological Survey, however, this production would have been worth $6.8 billion, there is a difference of $2.5 billion,” the read states.

The report explains that the discrepancy may be accounted for by the mine’s third party tolling such as supplying other parties with its copper production, meaning that its own sales figures are reduced.

The extractive report stated that overly generous tax incentives provided to companies by the government have also played a role.

“That is why the attempts by the Zambian government to reform their tax system have met opposition from powerful mining companies and international organizations supported by Northern countries where the multinationals concerned are based,” the report states.

The report recommends further investigation by Zambian authorities, given the possibility of mining companies’ under-reporting sales in order to reduce their taxable income.

Meanwhile, ZRA Cooperate Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda, told the Daily Nation that the authority had noted with concern that many people were dodging paying tax. Mr Sikalinda said that Government was losing huge sums of money meant for de-

PF extends olive branch could get back to the party they had struggled for.

Speaking during a PF interactive forum yesterday, he said the leadership would not relax but engage all the old members because they would play a critical role in the party as the country goes towards elections.

“We know that some people left because of fighting for a position but there can be only one leader at a time. So we are calling upon all

1, 065 new Mulungushi University students awarded loans

By KETRA KALUNGA

ABOUT 1,065 first year students at Mulungushi University have been awarded loans for the 2020/2021 academic year out of the 1,218 applications.

Government has awarded student loans through the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) which would cover tuition fees and book allowances only.

HELSB Corporate communications officer, Chiselwa Kawanda, said in a statement that from the 1,218 applicants, 1,065 were eligible for the award while 153 were ineligible, representing 87 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

Ms Kawanda said only two applications were received from students living with disabilities.

She said of the 1,218 applicants, 796 were male while 422 were female representing 65 percent and 35 percent, respectively.

“Of the 1,065, one student has been awarded at 50 percent, 466 have been awarded at 75 percent and 598 have been awarded 100 percent, representing 0.1 percent, 43.8 percent and 56.1 percent, respectively,” she stated.

Ms Kawanda said 950 students applied under the science category while 268 were under the non-science category, representing 78 percent and 22 percent, respectively.

Last academic year, HELSB granted 300 loans to first year students for the 2019/ 2020 academic year at the same institution.

our members old or new to come back to the party they founded and supported,” Mr Musukwa said.

And Mr Musukwa said the party had begun mobilisation to ensure a landslide victory for President Edgar Lungu and PF in the 2021 general elections.

To that effect, he called upon all party members across the country including structures and mobilisation teams to work in tandem in order to secure the victory that was

velopment.

"This is a serious crime and we cannot tolerate. The authority will not hesitate to ensure that the law visits crooked people who are in such habits," he said.

He encouraged members of the public to report people that were evading tax payment so that they could prosecuted. Mr Sikalinda however stated that ZRA had

HH vulgar language shocker

By MUKWIMA CHILALA

THE Democratic Party (DP) has advised UPND leaders Hakainde Hichilema to be mindful of what he says during rallies.

Hichilema used a bemba insulting word during a rally in Mwansabombwe which direct-

needed for the party.

The National Mobilisation chief said it was important that the party won with a landslide victory in order to avoid Presidential petition like the one which was lodged after the 2016 election results.

“The philosophy of the PF is to ensure that we listen to the grassroots, we listen to our people across the country. So as PF we also think that the party is bigger than everyone.

“So it is good that all structures unite and ensure that we begin to mobilise our numbers from wards, sections, branches, constituencies, districts, provinces and indeed nationally,” Mr Musukwa said.

Covid-19 recovery rate improves

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

GOVERNMENT has implored Zambians to heighten their Covid-19 adherence rate so that the country can surpass the 7.5 percent positivity rate recorded in the last two weeks.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health was in the process of introducing a rapid Covid-19 test kit that would be able to detect the virus within 15 to 20 minutes.

Giving a COVID-19 update yesterday, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Kennedy Malama, called for strict adherence to Covid-19 health guidelines so that Zambia could surpass the 7.5 percent positivity rate recorded in recent weeks.

Dr Malama said 73 new Covid-19 cases had been recorded out of 982 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, giving Zambia a positivity of 7.5 percent.

He said that was a sim-

ilar picture in the last two weeks.

“In the last 24 hours, Zambia recorded a total of 73 new COVID-19 cases.

These were reported from 10 districts including; Lusaka, Kasama, Chinsali, Livingstone, Kalomo, Mazabuka, Mungwi, Monze, Kabwe and Nakonde,” Dr Malama said.

In other words, he said, Zambia recorded a lower positivity relatively of less than 10 percent now compared to the time the coun-

try would post around or above 20 per cent. “ This is a good sign and we should ensure that we don’t relent on this,” he stressed.

The Permanent Secretary said the cumulative number of cases in the country now stood at 13,539.

Meanwhile, National coordinator for Pathology and laboratory services at the ministry, Aaron Shibemba, said once a rapid Covid-19 kit was introduced the results would be accessed within 15 to 20 minutes.

Dr Shibemba said the kit would also expedite testing for covid-19 in rural areas.

He however warned that Government would take stern action against people issuing fake COVID-19 Certificates.

Dr Shibemba said the ministry would soon announce health centres where people could go and collect authentic certificates to be given by certified health officials for the sake of traveling purposes.

lined up a number of measures to reduce smuggling of goods at the borders.

Mr Sikalinda said that ZRA had intensified tax education and the penalty charges but only on seized goods and vessels. He added that ZRA had procured scanners to check the trucks so as to be sure about the type of cargo they were laden with.

ly refers to the male reproductive organ.

The context to which Mr Hichilema used the word is not really known but the DP spokesperson David Kapoma notes that Mr Hichilema needs to be very careful with his words.

Mr Kapoma noted that politics was science and that it was important that Mr Hichilema chose handlers that were able to advise wisely.

"Politics will always remain a science, handlers are very important people that are to be chosen wisely and nicely. Bad handlers can make a good politician fall. You don't say that and walk away with it," Kapoma said.

Luangwa valley settlers in K50m windfall …forest conservation bears fruit

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

TWELVE communities in the Luangwa valley are benefitting from direct cash payments of K50 million (US$2.3 million) following their partnership with forest conservation business, BioCarbon Partners (BCP).

The public-private-community projects set a new standard in forest conservation that puts the nation at the forefront of global efforts to combat climate change, while protecting forest resources and creating livelihood opportunities for local people.

BCP Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Sachedina, said his company was complementing Government and community efforts to conserve the Luangwa-Lower Zambezi ecosystem.

Dr Sachedina said this was just the beginning of a long-term, self-sustainable conservation model which benefitted communities and wildlife.

“This has been a tough year due to the pandemic; tourism and conservation funding have declined, but through the extraordinary efforts of our partners such as Forestry Department, the LCFP has channelled K50 million into communities in 2020. We are grateful for USAID backing the LCFP’s development,” he said.

BCP is a leading African conservation social enterprise with a mission to make wildlife habitat conservation valuable to people.

Chief Bunda Bunda, said his community had worked towards the Lower Zambezi and verification success for Zambia.

“We thank the government for helping our Chiefdom to access REDD+ benefits and to BCP for the partnership, which has increased employment, livelihoods and development projects,” the chief said.

BCP employs over 160 people across 13 chiefdoms in Zambia, partnering to help conserve one million hectares of habitat in critical ecosystems.

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THE CLERGY MUST RECONCILE FIRST …then unite politicians

By NOEL IYOMBWA

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NTIL the clergymen and women themselves reconcile it is impossible to bring politicians together, Bishops Council of Zambia general secretary Able Kaela has said.

And Bishop Kaela has advised the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs to do away with church mother bodies.

He observed that Church mother bodies had contributed to the segmentation of the church adding that the Catholic Church could not influence a Pentecostal churches decision because they belong to different

mother bodies.

Bishop Kaela said in an interview yesterday that it was difficult to reconcile politicians because the church was also divided.

He said that clergymen and women in the country had taken political sides, making it impossible to unite political leaders.

The Bishop observed that the church had a lot of issues to clear before they could think of reconciling and advising politicians.

He challenged the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs to help reconcile the church and honour each and every clergy as equal.

Bishop Kaela alleged that

some churches and some clergy men and women were classified as more important than others hence the segmentation.

“The church has got problems, they have segmented themselves so it has become very difficult for the church to reconcile politicians and they have taken political sides.

“As a church we should be neutral, the Ministry of National guidance should bring the church together. It is their mandate because when the church reconciles, it will be very easy to reconcile politicians but it has issues as well. The ministry should not take sides,” he said.

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CHURCHES TOO POLITICAL - LUNGU From Page 1

The Head of State said this yesterday in Lusaka when he graced the induction ceremony of the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) General Secretary, Reverend Chipasha Musaba.

Reverend Musaba was inducted as General Secretary for a four year term at a ceremony held at UCZ St Mark’s congregation in Chilenje Township.

Addressing the congregants, President Lungu said it was sad that some churches were actively involved in partisan politics at the expense of preaching unity among Zambians.

He said he was proud to identify himself with the UCZ that believed in preaching the word of God and peace.

“There are very few churches in Zambia which give confidence and hope.

Some of them have become too political that I fear to even go there,” President Lungu said.

Mr Lungu, who commended the UCZ leadership for being non-partisan said the church had a huge duty to preach the word of God

Govt directs WARMA to revisit water permits

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

GOVERNMENT has directed the Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) to revisit all water permits that have been granted on all water bodies across the country by Friday, September 18, 2020.

And Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, Jonas Chanda said he was concerned that human activities were causing water bodies to dry up.

According to the ministry’s public relations officer Amos

and unity. He said his government considered UCZ as a strategic partner in carrying out social and economic development, adding that it shall continue to collaborate with them at various levels.

President Lungu also praised the UCZ for having changed the leadership hands in a peaceful transition and expressed confidence that the newly inducted general secretary, would excel.

The Head of State further revealed that he had information that some political players were planning to cause anarchy in 2021 and

Zulu, Dr Chanda said this when he visited a portion of the dried up Mkushi River at the weekend.

Dr Chanda said President Edgar Lungu had sent him to check the situation along the river which he has described as tragic and requires urgent attention. The Minister said there was need for WARMA to cancel some of the permits and allow farmers abstract water as syndicates. Dr Chanda said the authority needed to closely monitor all water users permit holders across the country and ensure that regulations of water permits were enforced.

He has also instructed WARMA Director General, Kenneth Nyundu to penalize a commercial farmer, who had constructed an illegal pump station on the river and regulate the number of canals that farmers are constructing for their farming activities.

MISA backs Lungu over issue-based campaigns

By NOEL IYOMBWA

MISA Zambia has welcomed the call for Zambia to embrace issued-based campaigns during elections as the country heads to the polls in August 2021.

According to MISA, Zambia must remain peaceful during any elections in the country.

MISA Zambia chairperson, Helen Mwale, noted with gratitude the pronouncement by President Edgar Lungu during the official opening of the fifth session of the twelfth National Assembly at which he made known his expectations for the 2021 elections.

Ms Mwale said it was pleasing that the Head of State in his address called for issue-based

and peaceful campaigns during and after the elections.

She stated that such pronouncements were not only good for governance and development but also for a free and fair election.

The Chairperson said that there was a strong correlation between issued-based campaigns and media safety.

Ms Mwale added that when political players engage in issue-based campaigns, violence will not be the means to woo voters to one’s party.

She observed that Issue-based campaigns were a pivotal factor towards promoting a peaceful and democratic society where dialogue among citizens and respect for the others’ views were upheld.

asked the church to pray for peace and stability. Mr Lungu who quoted 1 Timothy 2:1-3 reminded the congregants that the peace of the nation was cardinal and asked them to pray for it.

The President was accompanied by National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili, Justice Minister Given Lubinda, Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe, senior government and PF officials.

Speaking earlier, UCZ Synod Bishop, Sydney Sichilima, thanked President Lungu for having dedicated his life to God. Bishop Sichilima said President Lungu had demonstrated to be a true servant of God by his humility and consistency in attending church services despite his tight schedule.

He assured the President that UCZ would continue collaborating with Government in delivering social services to the people.

Bishop Sichilima further urged Mr Lungu not to be derailed by armchair critics, but focus on serving the nation as the church would continue praying for him.

ECZ chairperson calls for fair elections

By NOEL IYOMBWA

ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia chairperson justice Esau Chulu has called for credible, free and fair elections in Lukashya and Mwansabombwe by-elections.

Justice Chulu said the two elections will be a litmus paper for the 2021 elections.

He was speaking when he opened a training workshop for 485 poll staff in Kasama in readiness for the by-elections.

Justice Chulu said that the commission wants to deliver free, fair, transparent and credible elections adding that the commission want poll staffs who are non-partisan.

“The commission wants to deliver a free, fair and transparent election so we want staff who are nonpartisan,“ he said.

And ECZ chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano called for discipline among polling staff. He said that there are a number of changes that the commission has done such as from streams to polling stations.

Speaking at the same function Marian Muyinda implored polling staff to pay attention to the guidelines of the commission.

Meanwhile ECZ commissioner Ali Simwinga called for integrity and impartiality among polling staff manning the Mwansabombwe by-elections.

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LAFARGE ZAMBIA PLC

UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2020 In compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act No.41 of 2016 of the Laws of Zambia and the Listing Rules of the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE), Lafarge Zambia Plc. announces the unaudited results for the half year ended 30th June 2020.

Loss Attributable to:

Half Year Key Figures • Sales revenue at K637 million for the

period up by 27% compared to 2019 amidst increase in exports and local demand.

• Cement sales volume decreased by 9% over the same period in 2019.

• Production costs have been adversely affected by the depreciation of the Kwacha, and increase in prices leading to reduced margins.

• Loss before tax at K12 million compared to loss of K36 million at this time in 2019, a positive increase of over 66%.

• Cash generation of K16m due to decrease in receivables and inventory.

Equity holders of the Parent

(9,230)

(32,378)

Minority Interest

(3,077)

(10,793)

(0.062)

(0.216)

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Kwacha per share)

Condensed statement of financial position as at 30 June

2020 K’000’

2019 K’000’

1,456,334

1,513,361

Net Assets Employed Property, plant and equipment Investments Net Current Assets

Half Year Company Highlights • The impact of the Covid 19 Pandemic has not spared Zambia. With inflation at 15.9% from 11.7% at the close of December 19, sales volumes have been negatively impacted.

• The Company continued to innovate and adapt to the operating environment.

During this period the company launched its Mobile Retail sale ordering application and a Digital delivery system to enable sales from any location without physical interaction.

• Increase in production costs due to depreciation of the Kwacha against the US Dollar and continued impact of increased energy costs has negatively impacted the margins and profit.

We remain committed to ensuring we provide a safe operating environment during this pandemic through the roll out of mobile platforms to serve the needs of our customers.

The Domestic market has continued to be substantially oversupplied, the company continues to look to developing the export market in order to sustain growth.

We also remain committed to doing business in a safe and sustainable way that allows the community in which we operate in to partake in the benefits the business generates and shelters the environment, in line with global LafargeHolcim standards. Through our Geocycle division we are continuously looking at ways of using alternative energy sources that are more environmentally friendly and carbon neutral.

25,126

349,610

279,021

1,831,209

1,817,507

24,916

23,727

Liabilities due after one year Provision for Environmental Liabilities Deferred Liabilities

-

-

Deferred Tax

238,432

217,551

Net Assets

1,555,349

1,588,742

Financed by Share Capital

(10,002)

(10,002)

Reserves

(1,578,740)

(1,545,344)

Total Equity

(1,588,742)

(1,555,346)

Condensed statement of cashflow for the period ended 30 June

Outlook:

25,265

2020 K’000’

2019 K’000’

Net Cash from Operating Activities

15,939

(29,860)

Net Cash generated from/ (used in) Investing Activities

(6,000)

(32,541)

Net Cash generated/ (utilised) in Financing Activities

-

(50,010)

9,939

(112,411)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning of the year

76,081

72,163

Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of June

86,020

(40,248)

Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Directors of Lafarge Zambia are pleased to annouce the company results for the period ended 30 June 2020.

Statement of changes in equity as at 30 June

Condensed Financial Statements For The Half Year Ended 30 th June 2020 Balance at 1 January 2019

Kwacha Thousands

Loss for the Year

Condensed statement of comprehensive income for the period ended 30 June

2020 K’000’

2019 K’000’

Revenue

637,394

505,191

Loss before Interest and Tax

(34,746)

(30,535)

(2,393)

(2,588)

Net Financing Income/ (Expense) Sundry Revenue/ (Expense) Net Exchange Gain/ (Loss)

Property Revaluation Reserve

Share Capital

-

_

24,832

(3,075)

Amortisation of revauation reserve and defferred tax

10,002 -

Balance at December 2019

-

Total

1,159,160

1,648,525

(12,339)

(12,339)

-

(22,874)

22,874

-

-

(50,010)

-

8,006

-

10,002

464,495

1,119,685

1,594,182

(12,307)

(12,307)

Dividend paid in respect of previous year 2018 Deferred tax on revaluation

479,363

Retained Earnings

0 (50,010)

8,006

Balance at 1 January 2020

Profit/ (Loss) Before Tax Income Tax (Expense)/ Credit

PROFIT/ (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD

(12,307) _

(12,307)

(36,198) (6,972)

(43,170)

Loss for the half year Prior year adjustment

6,867

10,002

464,495

1,114,245

6,867

1,588,742

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COMESA unveils access app for clearing agents

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

Monday 14 September, 2020

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LAFARGE POSTS 27P.C. SALES INCREASE

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

L

AFARGE Zambia has reported an increase in revenue by 27 percent to K637 million as at June 2020, compared to the previous year amidst a rise in exports and local demand.

Cement sales volumes decreased by nine percent over the same period, according to the unaudited results for the half year ended June 2020 posted on Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE).

The report however indicated that production costs had been adversely affected by the

depreciation of the Kwacha, and increase in prices leading to reduced margins.

It indicated that the company recorded a loss before tax at K12 million compared to loss of K36 million in 2019, a positive increase of more than 66 per cent.

“Cash generation of K16 million due to decrease in receivables and inventory. The impact of the Covid -19 pandemic has not spared Zambia.

“With inflation at 15.9 per cent from 11.7 per cent at the close of December 2019, sales volumes have been negatively impacted,” it indicated.

The report stated that the

company continued to innovate and adapt to the operating environment.

“During this period the company launched its mobile retail sale ordering application and a digital delivery system to enable sales from any location without physical interaction,” it stated.

The company indicated that there was an increase in production costs due to depreciation of the Kwacha against the United States (US) dollar and continued impact of increased energy costs which negatively impacted the margins and profits.

“We remain committed to

ensuring we provide a safe operating environment during this pandemic through the roll out of mobile platforms to serve the needs of our customers,” it stated.

The domestic market has continued to be substantially oversupplied; the company continues to look to developing the export market in order to sustain growth,” it stated.

Through our Geocycle division, Lafarge indicated that they are continuously looking at ways of using alternative energy sources that are more environmentally friendly and carbon neutral.

A MOBILE application designed to provide access to real-time information for clearing agents has been launched by the Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Regional Customs Transit Guarantee Scheme (RCTG Carnet).

The Application is a one-stop shop that will allow clearing and forwarding agents in member countries, such as Zambia to view current bond balance and active carnets, get notifications on carnet acquittals and expiry of RCTG Bonds.

Carnet is a guarantee document that is used throughout the transit process as a proof of a valid guarantee or bond and an undertaking to comply with customs obligations within each transit country.

The RCTG scheme is a customs transit regime developed to facilitate the movement of goods under customs seals in the COMESA region.

It provides the required customs security and guarantee to the transit countries. Among key benefit is the reducing the cost of bond or guarantee and collaterals charged by sureties and agents.

COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Kapwepwe, said the launch of the application would improve the cost of doing business.

“I certainly believe that the creation of this Mobile Application is a very practical way of enabling Clearing and Forwarding Agents to access real-time information on their RCTG bonds from wherever they are without going through Customs Authority offices,” Ms Kapwepwe said in a statement.

The RCTG scheme has 13 members namely, Burundi, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Currently, the scheme is operational in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

The RCTG carnet is fully digitalized and integrated with the National Customs IT Systems.

THE CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (CFTA)

PREPARED BY

SEPTEMBER 2020

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INTRODUCTION

STATUS OF RATIFICATION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE OF AGREEMENT

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• The Agreement establishing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) was presented to African leaders for signature on 21st March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.

HOW WOULD THE CFTA BENEFIT AFRICAN COUNTRIES?

• The CFTA covers a market of over 1.2 billion people and a gross domestic product of more than US$2 trillion.

• It could lead to a significant long-term welfare gain for African countries. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggests that the elimination of all tariffs between African countries would result in an annual tariff revenue loss of US$4.1 billion but would create an overall annual welfare gain of US$16.1 billion in the long run.

1.2 billion US$2 trillion

African countries would lose

people with a combined Gross domestic product (GDP) of more than

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The CFTA Agreement has been signed by 54 of the 55 AU member states

US$ 4.1 BILLION US$16.1 Billion create an overall annual welfare gain of

• The free movement of business and natural persons would bring about spill over effects from countries that may develop new technologies and skills in response to the single continental market demands.

Eritrea

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• The large number of participating countries means the CFTA would be the world’s largest free trade area since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.

• The Economic Commission for Africa estimates that the CFTA has the potential both to boost intra-African trade by 52.3% by eliminating import duties, and to double this trade if non-tariff barriers are also reduced.

OBJECTIVES

• The primary objective of the CFTA Agreement is to create a single market for goods and services

which also allows for the free movement of business and natural persons.

• The market also seeks to promote sustainable socio-economic and industrial development as well as increase the competitiveness of African economies on the global market.

• In view of the number of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) across the continent, the CFTA further aims to resolve the challenges of multiple and overlapping memberships.

• Other objectives of the Agreement include the promotion of gender equality, regional value chain development, agricultural development, food security and ultimately, the establishment of a Continental Customs Union.

• The objectives of the CFTA Agreement are to be fulfilled through, amongst others, the liberalisation of trade in goods and services; co-operation in matters related to investment, competition, trade and customs; the creation of systems that deal with resolving conflict and institutions to govern the CFTA.

30

has yet to sign of the 55 member states have ratified the Agreement

MAy 2019

Zambia

has yet to ratify the Agreement

The Agreement entered into force

on the 30th of May 2019, which was 30 days after the deposit of the 22nd instrument of ratification.

• Notably, the agreement only entered into force for the countries which had deposited their instruments of ratification.

• Trade under the CFTA was set to begin on 1st July 2020,

but as a result of

COVID-19 this date has been postponed. A new date for the commencement of trade has yet to be declared.

• The establishment of CFTA could also resolve the challenges of multiple and overlapping memberships by encompassing the RECs across the continent and progressively harmonising and integrating their activities.

• The CFTA may result in increased food security through reduction to barriers on trade in agricultural products.

• The CFTA may result in an increased rate of diversification and transformation of

Africa’s economy and the continent’s ability to supply its import needs from its own resources.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ZAMBIA

• The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry is urged to build the capacity of Zambian firms to compete in the continental market by implementing strategic policies to encourage investment in the manufacturing sector. Special focus should be given to Industrial policy, Trade policy and other policies related to the cost and ease of doing business.

• Support must be provided for small scale producers to avoid crowding out by a market run by the private sector. Small scale producers may adapt to the post-CFTA market through enhanced technical, managerial and financial skills to meet industry standards.

• Government is urged to conduct research on and prioritize sectors where the country has comparative advantage and build domestic production capacity.

• There is need to increase sensitization about the CFTA and the impact of Zambia joining because this will equip businesses and manufacturers in strategically positioning themselves to benefit from CFTA.

Kenyans to wait until 2025 for oil billions 7 / Daily Nation, Monday 14 September, 2020 HARARE – Industry and Commerce Minister, Dr Sekai Nzenza, says the closure of steel giant, Ziscosteel, has forced the country to spend about US$1.1 billion every year importing steel and steel products.

She made the remarks in her keynote address during the inter-ministerial committee tour of the Ziscosteel plant in Redcliff at the weekend.

Dr Nzenza said this was a signal that the revival of Ziscosteel should be a top priority for the economy.

“The revival of Ziscosteel is vital to the revival of the steel industry as it unlocks the whole steel value chain. I trust that we all agree that the steel industry is the backbone of the industry as it provides raw materials to the agriculture, construction, mining and transport industry among others,” she said.

“Currently the country is importing about US$1.1 billion worth of steel and steel products per annum. This shows that the revival of the company should be number one priority for the government.”

Dr Nzenza said Government was gravely concerned about the “astronomic” figure that is used to import steel yet all the required resources were locally available.

“We are importing steel from

STEEL BLUES

…Ziscosteel closure raises imports

Dr Nzenza Turkey and other countries, yet we have all the requisites to be producing our own steel for exports.

“As a result, Government is more serious than before on the revival of Ziscosteel as we cannot continue losing

China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case SHANGHAI - China banned pork imports from Germany at the weekend after it confirmed its first case of African swine fever last week, in a move set to hit German producers and push up global prices as China’s meat supplies tighten.

China’s ban on imports from its third largest supplier comes as the world’s top meat buyer deals with an unprecedented pork shortage after its own epidemic of the deadly hog disease.

The ban on Germany, which has supplied about 14 percent of China’s pork imports so far this year, will push up demand for meat from other major suppliers like the United States and Spain, boosting global prices.

German exports to China are worth around 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) annually, and volumes had doubled in the first four months of this year on soaring demand after Chinese output shrank around 20 percent.

A spokeswoman for the German Food and Agriculture Ministry confirmed the ban, adding that the ministry remained in talks with the Chinese government on the matter.

German farmers on Friday urged China to avoid a nationwide ban on imports of their pork, and the agriculture ministry said it had asked Beijing to apply a regional approach to the swine fever case.

But the ban, announced by China’s customs agency and its agriculture ministry, had been widely anticipated given Beijing’s history of moving quickly to implement bans in such cases.

The move is expected to benefit other major suppliers like the United States, Spain and Brazil.

- REUTERS.

such huge sums of money to importing something we can produce on our own. It does not paint a good picture for our country,” she said.

Gone are the days when Government would entertain non-committed investors, said

the minister as she expressed frustration over false starts in transforming the defunct steel giant.

“We have no time to sit around a table with investors who are not serious about walking on the road of transforming Zimbabwe with us. It is very easy for us thorough due diligence process to know who is with us and who is not.

Speaking at the same occasion, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services Minister, Dr Jefferson Muswere, said there was need to focus on the revival of Ziscosteel with more zeal.

“He said it was time for action not words. “It is now time for us to walk the talk, we have been talking for a long time and it is now time for us to act. We should put our heads together so that we achieve this goal,” he said. – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

NAIROBI - Kenyans will have to wait until after 2025 for petrodollars from Turkana oil fields to start trickling in after the government extended the exploration timeline for Tullow.

The British oil explorer said it had been granted another 15 months for exploration phase of the Turkana oil project, essentially pushing ahead production timelines and extending the long-awaited final investment decision.

Tullow in a statement accompanying its half year results to June 2020 said the extension was part of the deal that led to its lifting of a force majeure on the project last month.

The explorer said it had suspended its intended sale of stake in the project without specifying its next move on the intended farm down for a 50 percent shareholding in blocks 10BB and 3T in the Turkana.

“Kenya has agreed to an initial extension to the second additional exploration period for the 10BB and 13T licence blocks until 31 December 2020 with a final extension until 31 December 2021, contingent on an agreed work programme and budgets.

“Separately, the farm down

process has been suspended while the joint venture partners complete a comprehensive review of the development concept to ensure it continues to be robust at low oil prices, and also consider the strategic alternatives for the asset,” Tullow said in a statement.

The move now pushes further away the timelines for the project that had originally been set for 2021 before several extensions.

Tullow whose half year net earnings dropped 138 percent to a loss of $1.3 billion, will need to source for funds together with the Kenyan Government to build a pipeline after the investment decision has been made.

This will be followed by another 38 months to build the Lamu-Lokichar pipeline, effectively putting Kenya’s first yield from the oil resources beyond 2025.

The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas said the new change of timeline reveals how slow the project has been progressing closer to the production phase and risks its future prospects as more delay may hurt its attractiveness for investments in the long run. – DAILY NATION, Kenya.

UK agrees first major post-Brexit trade deal with Japan LONDON - Britain says it has secured its first major post-Brexit trade agreement - a free trade deal with Japan – coming soon after bitter wranglings with the European Union.

The Department for International Trade said the deal, which largely replicates the current EU-Japan deal, will be worth 15.2 billion pounds.

The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was agreed in principle by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a video call.

Bilateral trade is currently conducted under the EU-Japan deal that came into effect last year, but that agreement will no

longer apply to Britain from December 31.

Britain left the EU in January, nearly four years after a seismic referendum that saw voters opt to end close to five decades of European integration.

A standstill transition period is in place until the end of the year while London and Brussels try to thrash out the terms of their new relationship from January 1 next year.

But the talks are increasingly fractious, and on Thursday the EU threatened legal action after the UK vowed to implement a new law that would break its binding divorce treaty.

The UK government will hope the new bilateral deal with Japan shows Brexit opponents that agreements can be made

elsewhere.

“This is a historic moment for the UK and Japan as our first major post-Brexit trade deal,” said Truss.

“The agreement we have negotiated - in record time and in challenging circumstances - goes far beyond the existing EU deal, as it secures new wins for British businesses in our great manufacturing, food and drink, and tech industries.”

The deal was an “important step” towards joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, she added.

Negotiating counterpart Motegi said the deal should take effect on January 1, following domestic ratification. – AFP.

US budget deficit soars to $3tn record WASHINGTON - The US budget deficit has hit a record high of more than $3trillion, driven by the government’s massive spending on coronavirus relief.

The federal government spent more than $6tn in the first 11 months of its financial year, including $2tn on coronavirus programmes, the Treasury Department said.

The figure outpaces the $3tn it took in from taxes. The shortfall is more than double the previous full-year record, set in 2009.

At the time, Washington was grappling with the aftermath of the 2008 housing financial crisis.

Even before the pandemic, the US was on track to run a deficit of more than $1tn this year large by historic standards.

But the spending approved to try to cushion the financial impact of the virus has exploded those projections.

The Congressional Budget Office this month predicted that the US was likely to run a full-year deficit of $3.3tn, more than triple the shortfall

recorded last year. The federal government’s financial year ends in September.

The agency said it expected total US debt to exceed $26tn.

At a hearing in Washington in June, Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, told members of Congress that America’s spending path was “unsustainable”, but said reducing the shortfall should not be a priority given the state of the economy.

The economy shrank at an annual rate of more than 30

percent in the April-June period, its worst quarterly contraction on record. Data suggest job layoffs and business closures are continuing.

Roughly 30 million people - about 20 percent of the American workforce - remain on some form of unemployment benefits, despite reopening underway, the Labour Department said this week.

Many conservatives in Washington, however, remain leery of further spending.

– BBC.

Monday 14, September, 2020

Mwabombeni ba Kateka Dear Editor, AS one of the beneficiaries of Youth Empowerment in form of a fuel tanker under the Ministry of Youth and Sport, I would like to say thank you President Edgar Lungu for your relentless efforts in making sure that the welfare of young people is well taken good care of looking at several brilliant Presidential initiatives meant to uplift the living standards of our youths and women regardless of our political affiliation.

I also want to thank the Minister of Youth and Sport Mr Emmanuel Mulenga for this great opportunity to access Youth Empowerment programmes under the ministry.

It will be wrong to overlook the efforts and determination of our cooperative team leader Charles Simusokwe and all the members that made it possible for us to be given a full tanker.

I wish to categorically state that I have decided that once all legal processes, documentations are done and we become operational transporting fuel using our tanker given to us as Evergreen Cooperative my share should be given in full to Holy Saviour Parish Catholic Church in Kafue Estates which I hope will be used to assist my childhood traditional dancing and acting club called River Boys Club.

River Boys Club is one of the clubs run by the parish in Kafue whose aim is to identify and showcase talent among the youth keeping them away from vices such as: 1.. Drug Abuse 2.. Alcohol Abuse 3.. Criminal Gangs 4.. HIV AIDS 5.. Crime 6.. Prostitution Having lived half my life in Kafue Estates, I’m aware that the tortoise pace at which Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia ( NCZ ) is struggling to operate, the closure of major companies such as Kafue Textiles of Zambia ( KTZ ) , Central Boat Builders and many more has surely ravaged the economy aspect of a once brilliant district boasting of young talent in abundance.

For years HOLY SAVIOUR CATHOLIC CHURCH has been standing out as the champion in keeping young people away from vices through various clubs run by the church.

You may wish to know that with the aforementioned closure of many industries in Kafue many young people including myself at some point between the years 1996 and 2000 became vulnerable and prone to vices likely to ruin my life but with the help of the Catholic Church through various clubs i was able to make it and become what i have become today.

The parish in Kafue Estates has been very instrumental in keeping young people away from vices through various clubs and groupings that focus on talent identification.

Kafue district boast of massive young talent that has surely carried the Zambian flag to many places starting from football, politicians, technocrats, businessmen and women, chess, tennis, golf and indeed public figures or celebrities not forgetting my appearance in the most highly decorated BIG BROTHER HOUSE reality show hence my decision to contribute myHshare in full to Holy Saviour Parish Catholic Church hoping to continue seeing talent coming out of Kafue.

I therefore wish to put it on record that I will have nothing to do with the collection of my share for I now surrender it in full to the parish in Kafue Estates.

I will attend all meetings, contribute when need arises be it verbal or financially to ensure smooth running of our fuel tanker as a member of the cooperative but I expect fellow members to respect my decision of giving my share in full to the parish which I believe will be used to improve the livelihood of my less privileged brothers and sisters in Kafue.

MAXWELL CHONGU, PF DIE HARD.

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‘I cant breathe’ Dear Editor, Good morning Dr. Masuwa. I shed tears reading your article. Just two weeks ago I was on the verge of death.

Being asthmatic and having Covid Pneumonia, my life hang in a balance in those minutes.

My Asthma shot up, my inhaler and salbutamol tablets did nothing for me, I literally fought for air, gasping for it, my eyes bulged, I saw death Doc, it’s painful.

Now I understand what George Floyd went through. Thank God, I was promptly attended to at Levy Hospital, first thing they stabilised my Asthma, within an hour of being at Levy my attack had stabilised.

I’m home now in isolation taking prescribed medication and recovering well from Covid Pneumonia.

Being asthmatic I would like the Pulse Oximeter, please arrange for me.

The other thing Doc, after 14 days, does Covid-19 clear automatically from the body? How do I know I’m free from it, do I need to test again? My fear is that being asthmatic I may not survive the next episode.

Looking forward to your feedback.

MAUREEN, Lusaka.

God save children from misguided global powers Dear Editor, FIRST it was Donald Trump’s USA that separated American children from their non-American parents, and kept and still keeps these children in concentration camps without basic parental care.

Trump’s own sister is on record expressing the general indignation of the American society by drawing attention to her dismay at the picture of Trump’s daughter cuddling her children when other American children are denied this basic right of a mother’s shoulder to lean on.

For America which has traditionally been known to go an extra mile to protect the American citizen regardless of their social status or colour, and is known for protection of children, this is a new chapter in American social practices.

In all human societies, parental care of children is seen as basic in human development. If children are robbed of that care at the critical time in their lives, society may be planting seeds of human monsters without human values of empathy.

When you look at pictures of the American children separated from their parents, it is hard to imagine them growing into adults with love and care for society because they are denied an opportunity to assimilate these values from their environment.

If it were possible it would be better to keep families together by deporting the American children together with their parents, and for the American citizen to return after they do not need parental care.

But this would prove legally difficult for the US President to deport an American citizen.

Thus, before Trump, the human approach to keep families together was to accept parents of American children in the US. This practice changed with Trump’s show of toughness against immigrants of colour. But

As if the Trump’s American tragedy is not enough, now Germany and France are proposing to take 400 minors to be separated from their immigrant parents in Europe. This is now to reinforce and perpetuate and institutionalise Trump’s separation of families - especially minors from parents in the global system. this is anything, but toughness. Where is the toughness against helpless innocent children who did not choose the circumstances of their birth?

As if the Trump’s American tragedy is not enough, now Germany and France are proposing to take 400 minors to be separated from their immigrant parents in Europe.

This is now to reinforce and perpetuate and institutionalise Trump’s separation of families - especially minors from parents in the global system.

Germany and France should find another way of helping without separating families of immigrants.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no Zambian parents/ families involved in the USA or European cases, but as a global citizen I am concerned about the immediate affront of family separation to basic human values, and even more concerned about the risks of creating future human monsters out of innocent children.

The world should unite against the misguided Trump practice with diplomatic channels and more human approaches to immigration challenges.

CHISELEBWE NG’ANDWE, PhD Economics Department, UNZA.

DAILY

Monday 14 September, 2020

KOPALA NEWS

ALL KITWE SCHOOLS UNDER SCRUTINY

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

T

HE Kitwe City Council has embarked on an inspection exercise of all learning institutions to ensure that they meet public health requirements for them to be issued with compliance certificates in readiness for re-opening.

The local authority would collaborate with the Ministry of Health to thoroughly inspect all learning institutions and ensure that they were compliant with the stipulated Covid-19 guidelines before they could begin to operate.

Kitwe City Council Director of Public Health, Rodney Banda, said the local authority would only allow learning institutions that would have valid health compliance certificates.

The council, he said, would be tough on any institution disregarding the laid down public health procedures.

"We have devised an assessment criteria and forms to conduct the inspection before issuance of Health Compliance Certificates to those who will adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines," he said.

Mr Banda said learning institutions should ensure that

classrooms had proper ventilation, sitting arrangement at minimum of one metre apart, with constant water supply.

Additionally, schools should be replete with washing facilities, soap or sanitizers while pupils should always mask up.

He stated that the local authority would continue conducting random monitoring of learning institutions so that compliance levels were maintained.

Mr Banda has since appealed to all managers of schools, colleges and universities to immediately obtain health compliance certificates.

EVELYN HONE COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND COMMERCE

JOB VACANCY: PRINCIPAL Evelyn Hone College seeks to employ a strong and dynamic person for the position of Principal and Chief Executive Officer.

The college is Zambia’s largest Technical institution with a large number of students in the Applied Sciences & Health, Business, Education and Media faculties.

Job Title Job Grade Work station Reports to Job Purpose To be responsible for strategic leadership, administrative and financial management of the Institution in attaining its role in the country’s economic, social and cultural growth and development through teaching, research, public service and innovation.

The Principal shall lead the development of the College’s educational strategic goals, frameworks and policies.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREA

Strategic Planning

Financial Resource Management

CB PF, UPND FACE OFF …as Lufwanyama campaign heats up

By ROGERS KALERO

THE opposition UPND wants to ride on fake promises in an attempt to ‘sneak’ into Government and then later abandon the people, Patriotic Front (PF) youths on the Copperbelt have said PF Copperbelt youth chairman Don Mungulube said if the UPND were serious about improving people’s lives, they would have in a small way demonstrated to improve people’s lives instead of waiting to form Government , Mr Mungulube said this in reaction to UPND Copperbelt chairman, Elisha Matambo, who promised people in Lufwanyama district that if UPND forms Government, it would give them 10 bags of fertilizer, comprising five bags of urea and five of basal dressing.

During the campaign meetings for the September 17 local government by-elections, Mr Matambo also said UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema, would give farmers in Lufwanyama cattle to plough fields.

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The two parties are the main contenders for the position of ward councilors in the Copperbelt rural district.

But Mr Mungulube said those were fake promises from the UPND whose interest was to form Government in order to serve personal interests and use power to settle personal and political scores.

He said if UPND was caring about the vulnerable people, the party with its wealthy leader would have found a small way of helping the poor in society instead of making sugar-coated promises during the time of election campaigns.

“If he really cared about the farmers in Lufwanyama, the Member of Parliament in the area is UPND, why didn’t he give the people fertilizer and cattle to plough the fields?

Why wait for by-elections to make those sugar-coated promises?

Mr Mungulube urged UPND leaders to desist from using propaganda, lies and hate speech and instead prove that they were a responsible and caring party capable of looking after Zambians.

He said political parties should compete on ideologies and policies that would help alleviate the challenges facing the nation and the world as a whole.

The PF youth leader said it was unfair for UPND to continue exhibiting hatred against President Edgar Lungu, but when challenged to explain what they would do to revive the economy, they were failing to clearly put issues into perspective.

Academic Administration Communications and Working Relationship Resource Mobilization Partnerships

Leadership

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES (MAIN DUTIES) Directs the development, implementation and review of the EHC’s Corporate Strategic Plan (CSP) in order to ensure attainment of the College’s strategic objectives; Coordinates the development of annual operating plans and budgets for Council’s approval and prudently manages the Institution’s resources within those budget guidelines.

Provides oversight in the planning and management of all academic administration to ensure integrity of the academic records, and all forms of certification of academic achievement of past and present students. Particular attention must be paid to general and faculty rules.

Working closely with Schools and professional service across the Institution, specifically in areas of teaching and learning, quality enhancement, academic standards, research development, knowledge transfer and internationalization.

Provides leadership in resource mobilization and management.

Develops and maintains partnerships with other Institutions, Government and Nongovernmental organizations as well as bilateral and multilateral donor communities.

Promotes sound corporate governance and ethical standards across the Institution and effectively leads by demonstrating exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organizational values.

Corporate Governance

Ensures observance of good corporate Governance practices.

Performance Management System

Supervises timely development of individual work plans and implementation of APAS in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance.

Innovation and Research

Promotes and Coordinates research and innovation activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE a) b) c)

Minimum Vocational /Professional Qualifications: PhD or Masters in a relevant technical field and/management Minimum Relevant Pre-Job Experience: 8 Years at senior management level Must have relevant teaching experience, preferably in TEVET Sector.

SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES · Conceptual / strategic thinking and leadership skills · Interpretation of financial statements · Monitoring and Evaluating Skills · Negotiation Skills · Stress Management · Excellent communication skills, highly confidential and well organized Applicants should address their application to: The Board Chairperson Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce P.O. Box 30029, Church Road Lusaka.

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By NOEL IYOMBWA THE early flagging off farming input distribution is a sign that Government is committed to promoting agriculture, PF Chibombo district acting Chairperson Remmy Mukosa has said.

In an interview yesterday, Mr Mukosa said that over the years farmers had failed to harvest as expected due to delay in input distribution across the country.

Government, he said, had demonstrated commitment to ensuring enough food for citizens was available and that the plight of small scale farmers was taken care of.

Mr Mukosa stated that now that inputs had been flagged, farmers should start early preparation so that the yield sufficient harvest.

He called on traditional leaders and youths in Central province to venture into farming as a profitable business, especially for youths who were not yet in formal employment.

“We now have the inputs so it is up to us to ensure that we start preparing on time so that we don’t blame Government that they did not give us inputs on time, “he said.

President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of subsidized farming inputs to smallholder farmers under the Farmer Input Support Program (FISP).

Launching the programme Chisamba district, the President said Government had established a robust data management and monitoring system to ensure that unintended beneficiaries were removed from the programme.

According to him, the distribution of agricultural inputs last year, coupled with improved targeting of FISP beneficiaries and good rainfall resulted in the country recording a bumper harvest for the 2019/2020 farming season.

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ZAFYAC rejects UPND electoral violation claims

By PETER SICHALI THERE is no law that halts Government operations in an area where there is a by-election, says Zambia Youths Association in the Fight against Corruption (ZAFYAC) executive director Maurice Malambo has said.

Mr Malambo said claims

by UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka that distribution of relief support in the flood-hit areas and the efforts to roof a named school within the precinct of Mwansabombwe Constituency where a byelection was scheduled to take place on Thursday were a violation of the Electoral Process Act of 2006, were misplaced.

Mr Malambo said the Electoral Process Act of 2006 does not advocate suspension of Government operations in areas where there was a by-election.

"In respect to Sub-section 7(h), under the headline, Prohibit does not allow strictly any contender in an election to in any way induce a voter by provision of ACTUAL GIFTS during the campaign period.�

Mr Malambo said it was important for the UPND and others alleging violation in relation to the said conduct by DMMU and its functionaries to understand the clear distinction between a government functionary and a party functionary.

He said the DMMU is a government department and Mr. Chanda Kabwe as National Coordinator of DMMU is a government functionary or employee at the rank of Permanent Secretary, and any other members of the District Disaster Management Committee in relation to the execution of the office mandate is not a violation of any provision of the electoral process Act, 2006 or any other law during a General Election or by-election to the best of the knowledge as an organisation.

"This is so because there is no law in Zambia that halt the operations of government either during a by-election or general election, instead on the contrary there exist a law that upholds the subsistence or continued existence of political office even during the General Election, such as the Offices of the President, Vice-President, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, council secretary, district commissioner, members of the diplomatic corps and technocrats of the government machinery.“ Mr Malambo said as such they find no violation in the said conduct by the Disaster Mitigation and Management Unit and its operatives.

And Mr Malambo has commended all political parties and other stakeholders for maintaining public tranquility in all the byelections taking place across the country.

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By SILUMESI MALUMO WE call upon political party leaders to preach peace and tolerance at every fora as the country goes towards 2021 elections, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has said.

YALI Governance Advisor, Isaac Mwanza, said there must be peace building and stability in the country while politicians must focus on issue based campaigns.

Mr Mwanza said President Edgar Lungu had already set a tone for peace even when political players differ in terms of opinions and ideologies.

“So let everyone preach peace. They shall be always differences but these differences will only be dealt with by our competent, professional and independent institutions such as ECZ and the judiciary.

“The bottom line is that we must engage in constant dialogue, respectful and mutual coexistence knowing that we are only have one Zambia and One Nation,” Mr Mwanza said.

He said at a media briefing yesterday that Zambia must bea peaceful nation.

“It is important Zambian people regardless of their political affiliation to embrace each other as this is fundamental to the country’s development,” he said. Mr Mwanza said it was prudent that all political party leaders urged members to refrain from all forms of provocation and violence.

Meanwhile, Mr Mwanza said his organisation was excited that President Lungu had put practical efforts in creating opportunities for young people and women.

“We therefore implore young people to take advantage of the calls to form cooperatives as a vehicle to access empowerment funds so that they can engage in economic activities such as agriculture, gold mining, aquaculture and other commercial initiatives,” Mr Mwanza said.

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Govt wants quality work from local contractors GOVERNMENT has implored local contractors to commit themselves to work once they are given contracts such as road and construction projects.

Local Government Minister, Charles Banda, said Government wanted quality works from local firms if they were to be given more contracts.

The Minister said this when he inspected the construction of the 21-kilometer LukupaMwamba-Kalense road in Kasa-ma district which is being upgraded to gravel standard.

"Prove yourself that you can deliver quality work if you are to be given more contracts by the Government," Mr Banda said.

Government, he said, wanted more local contractors given contracts to help grow the economy but noted that this would only happen if they demonstrated that they could deliver quality work.

Dr Banda has however hailed Construction World, a local contractor that is working on the project for showing quality work.

He however,urged the company to expedite the work so that people in the area could start using it.

The Minister, who also toured TAZARA market, commended Kasama Municipal Council for delivering quality work on the shelter at the market.

Dr Banda saidhas since urged other local authorities to emulate Kasama and do similar projects.

Meanwhile, Construction World Limited Site Engineer, Frank Mangena, pledged that his company would deliver the best road.

Mr Mangena explained that the company has so far done bus- clearing and sub-grading on the entire stretch.

A resident, Shepherd Kangwa, said the upgrading of the 21 kilometer road to gravel standard would ease the movement of people in the area.

Meanwhile, Northern Province Minister Chungu Bwalya said the repair of the road would open up the areas as, farmers would easily transport their produce to the market.

"We had applied for a Land Development Fund from the Ministry of Lands so that we can use it to open up new districts, this fund has however, not been forthcoming so we also appeal to you to help us to push for this fund" he said. - ZANIS

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Atals Mara enhances SchoolPay platform

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ATLAS Mara Zambia has partnered with School Pay International, Airtel Money and MTN MOMO to bring paperless electronic school fees payment in the new normal.

This new partnership allows customers pay school fees through the new channels, says Atlas Mara Head of Corporate Investment Banking, Betsy Nkhoma.

Mr Nkhoma announced that Schoolpay partnership had expanded distribution footprint alongside existing channels of the Atlas Mara Bank network of 50 branches and Atlas Mara Mobile App. He said in a statement that Atlas Mara Bank was continually making success through its tailor made products and services for its customers.

“Today, we are excited to once again introduce a partnership on our SchoolPay platform that allows for contactless and remote payment of school fees conveniently anytime, anywhere across the country by simply using a payment code on our digital banking platform” he said.

Mr Nkhoma said the bank would leverage on branches nationwide and digital platforms to offer customers the widest access, convenience and ease of paying school fees at their door steps.

This, he said, provided a refreshed value proposition for school fees payments and collections for many registered schools across the country especially with the introduction of Airtel Money and MTN MoMo to the platform.

Mr Nkhoma explained that this enhanced the Atlas Mara Bank customer value proposition through the digital banking strategy.

“This platform empowers students and learning institutions in two evolutionary ways; firstly offering reliable and convenient payment channels for students and secondly helping the various learning institutions reconcile their accounts receivables in real time via a self- service, easy to use and robust platform,” he said.

He said Atlas Mara aimed to create a trusted brand partnership between Schoolpay, students, Learning institutions, the general public and the various payment channels.

“This platform is a service designed with our clients in mind, the customers who pay for the school fees and the learning institutions who are the recipients of the school fees,” Mr Nkhoma said.

Atlas Mara has so far partnered with over 78 learning institutions to help ease their day to day transactions, improve efficiency as well as reduce on the manual processes which sometimes can take time.

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NORTHWEST EXCEEDS NRCS ISSUANCE TARGET

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

THE North-western province has exceeded its initial target of issuance of National Registration Cards(NRCs) in the ongoing mobile exercise, area Minister North Western Province Nathaniel Mubukwanu has disclosed.

Mr Mubukwanu said that the initial target was to issue 80,000 NRCs but that the province had exceeded by over 5,250.

The Minister said 57,304 NRCs had been issued under replacement while 27 946 people acquired the cards as first timers.

"As at Monday, we had exceeded our target of 80,000 by 5,250 people, and the broken down as follows; 57,304 for replacements and 27,946 is for those that

Mr Mubukwanu are getting their National Registration Cards for the first time," Mr Mubukwanu said.

He said the exercise had gone on very smoothly despite the minimum challenges experienced at the

beginning.

Mr Mubukwanu said Government wants to ensure every eligible Zambian acquires the card, not only as a way of identifying themselves, but also for participating in empowerment

programmes rolled out across the country.

"Without this important document, one does not qualify to access the various empowerment programmes Government has initiated to uplift people’s welfare," he added.

He urged all eligible citizens to take advantage of the mobile issuance exercise to get the identity card.

Phase one of the mobile issuance of NRCs started on August 1 and was scheduled to end on September 10 2020 covering North Western, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northen and Eastern Provinces.

Government has since extended the exercise in the five provinces by 10 days, citing logistical challenges and to allow more people to acquire the documents

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The DREAMS initiative is aimed at supporting the Government of Zambia’s response to HIV by targeting to reduce new HIV infections through increasing adoption of High impact HIV services, and protective behaviors among at-risk populations.

To ensure smooth and effective implementation of the project, ZHECT is seeking applications from well qualified candidates, already stationed in the specified districts, for the following positions.: DREAMS CENTER MANAGER X4 (MUFULIRA) The DREAMS CENTER MANAGER will be responsible for the day to day running of the DREAMS Center. She will provide high quality services to Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) and their male sexual partners. She will supervise a team of DREAMS Connectors in their day to day operations.

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N Friday, the 11th September, 2020, I was invited to the ZNBC Studio TV1 to be part of the panel that would discuss what we thought the President was going to deliver to Parliament from different sectors. We were not privy to the Presidential speech at all. I was tasked to comment on the energy sector. I articulated my opinion and expected that the President was going to talk about load shedding and how it has negatively affected the economy.

In addition, the President was not going to miss the opportunity to highlight how he was ending the load shedding through the development of the 750MW Kafue Lower Gauge Power Plant which is partially being commissioned this year and the remaining part by May next year. In other words, I expected His Excellence to make his speech which is informed, guided and mentored by the 7th National Development Plan framework which has been the road map

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(750 MW KAFUE LOWER GORGE AND SOLAR PLANT TO WIPE OUT 810MW DEFICIT SOON,

Kafue Gorge Lower is the game change. It is a legacy project) for national development.

I stayed on in the chilly studio from 09:00 hours up to 13:00 hours thanks to my hosts who kept us comfortable and engaged throughout until the President has finished delivering his speech built around the theme, DEDICATION, RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION as a guiding anthem in the new normal. It has been very easy to give up in this COVID-19 laded era.

At times, one just feels like just giving up. Therefore, we were looking to a Presidential Speech which would deliver certainty and restore hope. In addition, innovation has been the means of survival in this era and will continue to undergird our approaches going forward.

According to literature, the word “resilience” appears to have originated in the 15th century from a Latin world “resili” whose connotation is to “spring back” or to “rebound” Resilience can be defined as the power or the ability to return to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, stretched or seriously challenged by either internal or external forces or both. It also refers to

PROJECTS Some of the legal projects include the 750MW Kafue Lower Gorge, 2,000MW Batoka Gorge, 300MW Maamba Coal Power Plant, 100MW of Solar and another 600MW of Solar which just got started. the ability to readily recover from depression or adversity.

In other words, resilience is buoyancy-the ability to float again after being repeatedly submerged in deep water.

What the President said during the address to Parliament is that we will bounce back as a country.

Resilience is therefore, one of the greatest assets to

possess either as an individual or as an organisation. Without resilience, many of us including myself could have died a long time ago. My friend, if you think you have gone through challenges, wait until you hear other people’s challenges. Mr. Horatio Spafford (1828-1888), a devout Christian and very wealthy Chicago businessman lost almost all his wealth in a day shortly after the death of his son.

Thereafter, he scheduled a boat cruise to take his wife and daughters to Europe so that they can rest and recover from the shock while he remained behind to attend to some last minute business. Several days later, he received a notice that the ship carrying his family encountered a collision. All his daughters drowned. Only his wife survived. While aboard a ship to go and join his grieving wife, he penned the first lyrics of what has become one of the most famous hymns in main stream traditional and charismatic churches, “when sorrow like sea billows roll; it is well, it is well with my soul.”

Back to the Presidential Speech, I of the view that he was on firm ground and his speech was informed by facts on the ground. We have a power deficit of about 810MW. The 750MW Kafue Gorge Lower Power which is also complete will initially give us 300MW this year and later on in the first quarter of 2021, it will give us 450MW. In addition, we have a number of plethora of solar power plants here and that at different developmental stages. Put together, we expect to obliterate the 810 MW deficit. It must also be noted that should we receive above average rainfall, our reservoirs will also have improved water which will lead to producing a bit more electricity over and above what we are expecting from the expansion of the generation.

When you analyse critically, Government has done a commendable job in terms of expanding the generation capacity, launching other forms of energy, setting up off grid solar systems, mini hydro power. Some of the legal projects include the 750MW Kafue Lower Gorge, 2,000MW

Batoka Gorge, 300MW Maamba Coal Power Plant, 100MW of Solar and another 600MW of Solar which just got started. There have also been some upgrades here and there. In addition, government has given direction regarding

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The country has a new a National Energy Policy of 2019 and two new laws in the Energy Sector-The Electricity Act of 2019 and the Energy Regulation Act of 2019 which came into force in February, 2020. the future of Zambia’s energy requirements 50 years from now. This is what gives me confidence that the Government put Zambia on the correct energy sector trajectory. The country has a new a National Energy Policy of 2019 and two new laws in the Energy Sector-The Electricity Act of 2019 and the Energy Regulation Act of 2019 which came into force in February, 2020.

Therefore, President Lungu’s assurance regarding load shedding coming to an end must be taken seriously as it is informed by facts which are on the ground. The 7th National Development Plan Development Outcome 4 promises Improved Energy Production and Distribution for Sustainable Development.

Strategy one under this Development Outcome is to enhance generation, transmission and distribution of electricity while Strategy 3 focusses on renewable and alternative energy and Strategy 4 is focusing on improving electricity access to rural and peri-urban areas. His speech was rooted in the 7th National Development Plan ___________________________ Johnstone Chikwanda is an energy expert and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Zambia, a PhD candidate at Johnson University, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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THERMALPHYSICS PART 3 HEAT TRANSFER Heat transfer is the flow of heat energy from a hot region to a cold region through matter. When two regions are at different temperatures heat will be move from the hot region to the cold region until the two regions are at equilibrium temperature.

When you touch an object and it feels cold it means your body temperature is higher than the object you have touched. Similarly when you touch the object and it feels hot it means you body temperature is less than the object you have touched.

There are three ways or methods by which heat moves from the hot region to the cold region and these are: conduction, convection and radiation.

Conduction Conduction is the transfer of heat energy from the hot region to the cold region within a solid or between two solid objects in thermal contact.As explained earlier, particles in a solid are closely parked and they just vibrate to and fro. When one end of the solid is heated, they particles will gain more kinetic energy and begin to vibrate at a faster rate. As the heated particles vibrate at a faster rate, they pass energy to the neibouring particles until heat energy reaches the other end.

During conduction, particles do not move. See the figure below.

are used. Bad conductors of heat are also used in various ways. Bad conductors of heat energy are used as insulators. Insulators are materials that do not easily allow heat energy to pass through them.Therefore, these materials are used where heat is not required to pass through easily. For example, the handle of the sauce pan and a pot is made of either plastic or wood. The following are examples of bad or poor conductors of heat.

• Wood • Plastic • Glass • Air • Convection Convection is the flow of heat energy through liquids and gases. As earlier explained, heat energy will flow from a place of higher temperature to a place of lower temperature.

Unlike under conduction, convection invloves the movement of the particles that have been heat. The particles of a liquid or gas become less dense when they are heated and they begin to rise on top of the unheated particles. Similarly, the unheated particles sink to the bottom since they are denser than the heated particles.

The rising of the heated particles to the top of the liquid or gas and sinking of the unheated particles forms a convection currents. The formation of the convection currents ensures that heat energy is distributed throughout the entire liquid of gas. See the figures below that show convection in a liquid.

During day time, the land is heated faster than the sea. This is because the heat capacity of the sea is much more than that of the land.

Therefore, the air above the land will be heated and begin rise moving towards the sea. On the other hand, the cold air from the surface of the sea will move towards the land to replace the hot air. This movement of the hot air from the land towards the sea and cold air from the sea towards land is called sea breeze. Sea breeze occurs during the day. See the figure below.

eqaul distances from the objects. Note that heat moves from the heater by radiation After some time, the thermometer placed in dull black object records a higher temperature than the one placed in a shinny silver object. This proves the fact that black objects are good absorbers of heat.

Black or dull objects are also good emitters of radiation than white or shinny objects. For this resaon, the cooling fins on heat exchangers at back of the refrigerator are painted black.

Example 1. A pupil set up the apparatus shown below to investigate heat transfer.

(a) Land breeze

(b) (c) (d)

To ensure that the liquid is heated fast, the source of heat should be placed at the bottom so that the heated molecules can rise to the top of the liquid and cold particles can sink to the bottom forming convection currents. For this reason, the heating element in a gyser is placed at the bottom.

If the source of heat is placed on top of the liquid, heat will flow by conduction and because water is a poor conductor of heat, it will take a lot of time for the liquid to be heated. See the figure below that shows that an experiment to demonstrate that water is a poor conductor of heat.

When the source of heat is applied at a point as shown in the above figure, the water on top will start boiling while the water at the bottom is still cold. The ice wrapped in a wire gauze will remain for a longer period of time. In this case, heat flows from the top to the bottom by conduction and not by convection. Since water is poor conductor of

What method of heat transfer was this pupil investigating?

What could the colour of object A? Explain why houses are painted white in hot places State two conditions needed in order to obtain accurate resuts in the above experiment.

Solutions

(a) Radiation (b) The colour of object A is dull black (c) Houses in hot places are painted (d)

Uses of conductors of heat Good conductors of heat are used wherever heat energy is required to move fast through something. The following are some of the uses of good conductors of heat.

• Making radiators • Making boilers • Making of sauce pans and pots For the above uses mainly copper and aluminium

Sea breeze

At night the opposite of sea breeze happens.

During the night time, the land cools faster than the sea. Therefore, warm air will be rising from the sea going towards the land. Similarly, cold air from the land will be flowing towards the sea to replace the warm air. That is the reason why when you go to the river or any water body on a very cold day in the morning, you will notice steam on the surface of water. See the diagram below that shows land breeze.

Even if all solids conduct heat, the rate at which they conduct heat energy differs from one solid to the other. Solids that conduct heat energy at a faster rate are called good conductors of heat. Generally all metals are good conductors of heat energy, however, they too, conduct heat at different rates. The figure below shows an experiment to show that metals conduct heat at different rates.

When the experiment is set up as shown above, metals will conduct heat energy from the end dipped in hot water towads the ends not dipped in hot water. When heat reaches the other, the wax will melt and this will result in the pins falling off.

Because metals in the above experiment donot conduct heat at the same rate, the pins will not fall at the same time.

The pin on copper will fall off first,folllowed the pin on alumnium, brass and lastly iron. Among the four metals, copper is the best conductor of heat and iron is the leat conductor of heat.

heat, it will take a longer period time before heat reaches the bottom.

Convection in air occurs at the sea coast during the day and during night. During the day sea breeze occurs and during night land breeze occurs.

white because white colour is poor absorber of radiation hence inside part of such a house will be cool.

The two objects should be placed at equal distances from the source of heat. In addition the two objects must be of the same size.

Example 2

2.

Radiation Radiation is another method of heat transfer.

Radiation is defined as the flow of heat energy from a place of high temperature to a place of low temperature by means of eletromagnetic waves.

Radiation therefore does not require any medium for heat to flow from one place to the other. Note that heat energy from the sun is able to reach the surface of the earth by radiation.Radiation is emitted by all bodies above absolute temperature.

Good and bad absorbers Certain materials absorb radiation and become hot. Such materials are called good absorbers. Generally, black or dull objects are better absorbers of radiation than white or shinny object. For example, a person wearing a black suit on hot day will feel hotter than a person wearing a white suit. The figure below shows an experiment to demonstrate that black or dull objects are good absorbers of radiation.

From the above figure, two thermometers are placed one in a dull black object and the other one in a shinny silver object. In addition, a heater is place in between the two objects at

Choose words from the list below to complete the questions that follow.

Diffusion, radiation, convection, evaporation, conduction, sublimation (a) Thermal energy is transferred through a vacuum by............................ (b) The transfer of heat energy by a substance without the substance itself moving is known as............................. (c) The transfer of heat energy by hot liquids moving is called (d) Heat energy from the sun reaches the surface of the earth by............

Solutions

(a) Radiation (b) Conduction (c) Convection (d) Radiation 1.

Task

A convector heater that is used to heat a room is shown in the figure below

Cold air enters at the bottom of the heater and is heated by the heating coil. (a) Explain how all the air in the room is heated. (b) Name the heat transfer method shown in the above figure. (c) Explain what would happen if the heating element is placed on top.

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MOROCCO INTERCEPTS NEARLY 200 MIGRANTS TRYING TO REACH SPAIN THE Moroccan coast guard intercepted 168 migrants this week who tried to reach Spain using makeshift crafts, including jet-skis and kayaks, the official MAP news agency reported Saturday.

MAP, quoting a military source, said the migrants who had come from subSaharan Africa were intercepted on Wednesday and Thursday and brought back to Morocco after receiving medical care. Located in north-western Africa, the kingdom is a key transit route for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to reach Europe.

According to the EU border protection agency Frontex, the number of migrants who tried to reach the Spanish coast from the Western Mediterranean fell by more than half during the first eight months of 2020, compared with the same period last year.

In total, 8,200 illegal migrants made the sea crossing in the first eight months of this year, Frontex said, adding

that Algerian nationals accounted for nearly two-thirds of them, followed by Moroccans. - Daily Nation/Kenya

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Mali coup: Military agrees to 18-month transition government MALI’S new military leaders have agreed to establish an 18-month transition government until an election can take place, following last month’s coup.

Spokesperson Moussa Camara said the interim government would either be led by a military officer or a civilian.

The pledge came after three days of talks with opposition and civil society groups on a timeline for Mali’s return to civilian rule.

Ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta fled the country last week.

The 75-year-old former leader flew to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 5 September for medical treatment, after suffering a minor stroke, military officials said.

His former chief of staff said he could be away for up to 15 days. After the coup, West African

leaders said they wanted a rapid return to civilian rule.

Mali’s new military rulers had previously said they wanted the interim period to last for two years.

“We make a commitment before you to spare no effort in the implementation of all these resolutions in the exclusive interest of the Malian people,” Col Assimi Goita, the head of Mali’s military junta, said.

President Keïta was overthrown on 18 August following mass protests against his rule over corruption, the mismanagement of the economy and a dispute over legislative elections.

The coup sparked international condemnation, but it was welcomed by many Malians.

Mr Keïta was detained by the military, but later freed.

This was the fourth coup in the West African state since it gained independence from France in 1960. - BBC

Coronavirus: Cases in France leap past 10,000 a day it contains, the less airy it is, the more you increase the risks." France is one of several European countries to see a surge in new cases.

As authorities across the continent eased stringent lockdowns imposed in March to tackle the outbreak, new cases began to creep up in June and jumped significantly in the last month.

Saturday’s figures reported 2,432 people sent to hospital, 75 more than on Friday. Of these, 417 were sent to intensive care, an increase of 28.

An additional 17 people died of the virus. France has recorded more than 30,000 deaths since the pandemic began, the seventh highest total worldwide.

FRANCE has reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as the country struggles to contain a fresh surge in infections.

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Early preps key (From page 24) CAF said the sixth edition of the CHAN tournament, which was initially scheduled for 4-25 April 2020 and postponed due to the COVID-19 will kick-off on January 16th with hosts Cameroon facing Zimbabwe.

In an interview, Makembo said there is need for Micho to implement programs which will help him come up with a local squad to raise the Zambian flag in Cameroon.

Makembo said early preps for the championship which features players who play in their domestic leagues will help Zambia to triumph in Cameroon.

“Now that CAF has indicated when the CHAN will be played, the focus should be on drilling the team because that January is just around the corner and our prayer as fans is that the coach will be able to come up with a strong squad to represent Zambia diligently at the CHAN in Cameroon,” Makembo said.

“The coach needs to engage those players he feels can deliver results for Zambia.

Early preparations will be key for Zambia to do well in Cameroon,” Makembo said.

Meanwhile Makembo

has hailed Government for paying Micho his seven months’ salary arrears after his contract as Chipolopolo coach was approved.

Makembo said the decision by government to approve Micho’s contract and to settle his allowances will motivate the Serbian to deliver as expected by the Zambian people.

“The coach issue has been resolved and there is nothing wrong with our technical bench because everything concerning their allowances has been resolved and now it is that time to start preparations for the CHAN and the COSAFA,” He said.

Micho will lead Zambia who finished third in 2009 and have been quarter-finalists in the other two editions of the CHAN. The Chipolopolo will compete in group D with Guinea who finished 4th in 2014 and will be making their third appearance in the tournament in Cameroon.

Other teams in group D include Namibia and Tanzania who will be making a second appearance at the CHAN after they took part in the maiden edition in 2009 where they were eliminated at the group stage.

US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title Naomi Osaka demonstrated her growing maturity to fight back against Victoria Azarenka in a compelling US Open final and claim her third Grand Slam title.

Japanese fourth seed Osaka, 22, won 1-6 6-3 6-3 for her second US Open title.

Osaka was overwhelmed in the first set and in danger of trailing 3-0 in the second but then won 10 of the next 12 games to seize the momentum.

The Belarusian, 31, in her first major final since 2013, was broken for 5-3 in the decider before Osaka served out.

Osaka shrieked with joy as she took her second match point, then calmly lay on the court and stared at the New York sky as she contemplated her latest achievement.

Osaka’s level raised considerably as Azarenka was unable to maintain the intensity she showed in a one-sided opening set.

The fightback ensured Osaka, who won the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open, maintained her record of winning every Grand Slam final she has played in.

“I don’t want to play you in any more finals, I didn’t really enjoy that, it was a really tough match for me,” Osaka jokingly told Azarenka.

She added: “It was really inspiring for me because I used to watch you play here when I was younger. I learned a lot, so thank you.”

Osaka’s maiden victory at Flushing Meadows two years ago came in straight sets against Serena Williams in a hostile environment following the American’s infamous argument with umpire Carlos Ramos.

It left Osaka in tears as she stood on the podium waiting to collect her first Grand Slam trophy. BBC

MWEENE CLAIMS NEDBANK CUP WITH SUNDOWN

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Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene and his Mamelodi Sundowns teammates where on Saturday crowned the 2020 Nedbank Cup champions after beating fellow Premier League side Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 in the Final at Orlando Stadium.

Sundowns wrapped up a hugely successful domestic season by clinching the Nedbank Cup, as they defeated Bloemfontein thanks to an 80th minute goal from Uruguayan forward Gaston Rodriguez Sirino.

Despite having been an unused substitute as ‘Masandawana’ sealed season treble, the Cup became Mweene’s second Nedbank gold medal having won it in 2015 with Sundowns who looked the livelier team in the opening minutes and created half-chances for the mercurial Themba Zwane, though the midfielder was not able to trouble goalkeeper Sipho Chaine with either.

Celtic posed a major threat with their

Liverpool sink Leeds in seven goal thriller Leeds United made a dramatic return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence as they produced a magnificent display only to lose to a late penalty in a thriller against champions Liverpool at Anfield.

Liverpool, back in action after winning their first title in 30 years, led three times but were pegged back on each occasion by Marcelo Bielsa’s fearless side before this superb match was settled by hat-trick hero Mohamed Salah’s spot-kick.

Leeds looked to be leaving Anfield with a fully deserved point only for new £30m striker Rodrigo, on as a substitute, to produce a shocking challenge on Fabinho in the 88th minute, leaving Salah to give Liverpool

pace on the break and Victor Letsoalo was perhaps unlucky not to be awarded a penalty when he threatened to get behind the ‘Downs defence in the seventh minute and had a tangle of legs with the backtracking Gaston Sirino.

On the half hour mark Zwane was a menace to the Celtic defence again, as he ran onto a clever reverse ball from Lebohang Maboe, but Chaine came quickly off his line to make a block with his legs.

The closest the game came to a goal in the first half was a looping Letsoalo header in the final minute of regulation time, but Brazilians goalkeeper Dennis Onyango made a brilliant finger-tip save to push the effort over his crossbar.

Sundowns very nearly broke the deadlock 13 minutes into the second half through Sirino, who turned into space just inside the penalty area and got away a right-footed shot which had the beating of Chaine but struck the inside of the ‘keeper’s left-hand upright and bounced across the goal line and away to safety.

victory after a serious scare.

Salah made it a nightmare start for last season’s Championship winners when he drilled home a penalty in the fourth minute after his shot was handled by another Leeds new boy, Germany defender Robin Koch. Leeds produced the perfect response as Jack Harrison drilled a low right-foot shot past Alisson only for poor defending to allow Virgil van Dijk to restore Liverpool’s advantage as he headed in Andy Robertson’s corner.

Van Dijk was badly at fault when he gifted Patrick Bamford Leeds’ second before a searing strike from Salah completed the scoring in a chaotic first half.

In a game which also contained four disallowed goals, Leeds were not to be brushed aside and were level again after 66 minutes when a perfect first touch and volley from Mateusz Klich flashed past Alisson.

Man of the match Salah had the final word, however, after that reckless late challenge from Rodrigo.-BBC

Just past the hour mark, Celtic shuffled their pack in attack by introducing Tebogo Potsane and Neo Maema off the bench, yet it was the Brazilians who continued to look the likelier scorers. On 80 minutes, ‘Downs were finally rewarded with a goal.

Sirino picked up the ball on the left of midfield and drove forward – Celtic’s defenders curiously backed off and allowed the Uruguayan to get within a couple of metres of the edge of the box before he unleashed a shot which skidded off the turf and beyond the left hand of Chaine before rippling the back of the net, 1-0.

Celtic almost levelled the game on 87 minutes when Mzwanele Mahashe’s flick-on from a free kick allowed Andile Fikizolo a sight of goal from close range, but Onyango made a sharp save to ensure Sundowns emerged victorious.

The result, secured by a late goal from Gaston Sirino, saw the Brazilians complete a treble of trophies for the 2019-20 campaign, adding to their successes in the Telkom Knockout and Absa Premiership.

Roan United hail ex-striker Mbesuma (From page 24)

The issues of masking-up comes handy in this period and having a supplement like this one is a boost,” Ngulube said.

Meanwhile Ngulube hailed Mbesuma for establishing a soccer academy in Luanshya which would give talented youths an opportunity to develop their careers.

Ngulube urged the 2012 AFCON winner who plays for Pretoria University in South Africa to stay fo-cused and continue being a mentor to the upcoming players.

“We are very grateful that Collins has been supportive, we saw what happened during the launch of the Collins Mbesuma soccer academy, we saw Zambia national team coach Milutin Sredojevic com-ing to participate, the vice president of FAZ was here and the minister of sports and they were all en-couraged with the initiative which will go a long way and it is testimony that we are a great nation,” Ngulube said And Collins Mbesuma Soccer Academy project Manager Charity Muntali described the first trials held at Kafubu Stadium in Luanshya as a success after more than 200 children participated in the talent identification program.

Muntali hailed Trade Kings Zambia for sponsoring the trials which saw the academy selecting players for the under-15 and under-17 squads. Muntali reaffirmed Mbesuma’s commitment to creating opportunities for the youths in Luanshya who endure daily struggles due to lack of opportunities.

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…Makembo urges Micho to begin preps for CHAN

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA Sports Fans Association (ZASPOFA) patron Peter Makembo has called on national team coach Millutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevich to begin preparations for the Championship of African Nations CHAN tournament to be held in Cameroon.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the African Nations Championship tournament which was postponed earlier this year will kick off on January 16, 2021 with the final set for February 7, 2021. (To page 23)

Makembo

Roan United hail ex-striker Mbesuma

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ROAN United Football Club has hailed former striker Collins ‘King David’ Mbesuma for donating Roan United branded facemasks and T-Shirts to the club where he started his professional football ca-reer in 2003.

Speaking after receiving the facemasks, Roan United Secretary General Geoffrey Ngulube said the do-nation will help the club as it prepares to resume games under the new normal.

Ngulube said Roan United has been struggling because of a lot of challenges but was looking forward to succeed during the 2019/2020 FAZ Copperbelt Division One league which was concluded prematurely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We are grateful for the donation and as we are going in the next season, where we are just waiting for FAZ to give us a green light, these materials will do a good job as we play under the new normal.

(To page 23)