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COPPER production has significantly improved at Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) and has helped the company clear debts owed to suppliers and contractors, liquidator Milingo Lungu has said.

Mr Lungu said the mining company was now generating more revenue.

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We expect that things will continue going well and Mr. Sampa Mr. Mucheleka we shall ensure that copper production increases further so that our earning improves," - Mr Lungu

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I AM not fighting the Anticorruption Commission (ACC) but I am against the selective way of fighting corruption, President Edgar Lungu has said.

President Lungu said his lamentation against ACC was the discriminatory manner in which it had been carrying out its mandate.

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WE can run the mine if Glencore leaves, Government has said.

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UPND president Hakainde Hichilema should clearly respond to issues raised by former Finance Minister Edith Nawakwi concerning privatisation and how he amassed wealth, Zambia Jubilee Coalition (ZJC) Secretary-General Kwaela Mwanza has said.

Mr Mwanza said the issues about Mr Hichilema's involvement in privatisation were pertinent and must be addressed.

He said Zambians had for a long time waited for answers from Mr Hichilema on how he amassed his wealth and his alleged involvement in corruption during privatisation.(To page 3)

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COVID-19: SAVE RURAL AREAS AS the number of Covid-19 cases continue to swell in the country, it is clear from the figures that urban areas have overly been hit by the disease compared to rural areas.

Continued abrogating of the Covid-19 control measures by the public throughout the country has been attributed to the spike in cases especially in cities where overcrowding is a recipe for transmission of the virus.

It is clear that since the disease broke out in Zambia in March this year, urban areas have continued to record the highest number of cases compared to rural areas largely because of poor adherence levels to the preventive measures.

But this disturbing scenario reflected in urban areas should not be allowed to be replicated in rural areas where Covid-19 cases are still relatively low. A spike in cases can be prevented.

This can be done by aggressively enhancing sensitisation on preventive measures among rural folks before the cases increase in these areas too.

We urge Government not to relent especially that the low number of Coivd-19 cases being recorded in rural areas has caused some rural dwellers to believe the virus was only targeting urban areas.

This is preposterous because at no time should people think they are immune from the deadly virus as it knows no boundaries, colour, race or religion.

For as long as people continue to disregard the Covid-19 control measures such as observing social distancing and wearing of masks in public places, among others, the virus is capable of engulfing all the rural areas too.

Therefore the misconception that “corona yaba ku town” (Covid-19 is confined to urban areas) should quickly be defused through a robust sensitisation campaign in all the rural towns.

Movement of people from urban to rural areas or vice versa is a daily phenomenon and remains a catalyst for transmission of the virus.

As earlier alluded to, we vehemently implore the government to extend the preventive measures to rural areas without delay before a spike in cases.

The sooner rural areas are protected, the better because after all, unlike urban areas they lack properly equipped and staffed heath facilities.

Time to act is now before the situation gets out of hand.

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E can run the mine if Glencore leaves, Government has said.

However, National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has rejected the move claiming it would not work because political interference would be the order of the day.

Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary Banarby Mulenga said yesterday, government, through ZCCM-IH has capacity to run Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) if Glencore leaves. “ The operations will be run smoothly,” he said.

Mr Mulenga said even if Glencore was to pull out today, the mining firm would continue operating because the country had people with mining expertise.

Mr Mulenga said in an interview yesterday, Government would not be worried if Mopani pulled out today.

He was reacting to sentiments by National Union for Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) that the acceptance

by Glencore to allow ZCCM-IH to get majority shares was an indication that it wanted to pull out.

NUMAW president James Chansa said in a separate interview yesterday that it was evident that Glencore was on the verge of pulling out be-

Govt wants more Zambians in global positions

By NOEL IYOMBWA

GOVERNMENT will increase the placement of Zambians in international organisations, Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji has said.

Mr Malanji said the Government had taken particular note of past shortcomings that made it difficult for Zambians to aspire to coveted positions.

The minister was speaking when he introduced Mr Albert Muchanga as Zambia’s candidate for re-election at the African Union Commission.

He said that Government has since put in place measures to support any suitably qualified Zambian who aspires for the positions.

"All that is required is that they be an upright citizen and be qualified to compete favourably in their given area of expertise.

"This initiative has further been enshrined in the country's diaspora policy which was launched in April last year and is currently under my ministry oversight," he said.

Mr Malanji said President Edgar Lungu deemed it appropriate for Mr Muchanga to re-contest the position of African Union commissioner in charge of economic development, trade, tourism and mining for the period 2021 to 2025.

Government, he said, was very satisfied with Mr Muchanga’s record and that he has received commendations from various leaders around the continent.

He noted that among his contributions in his capacity as his efforts which together with the commission secretariat and the AU member states resulted in bringing to fruition the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Mr Malanji appealed to all AU member states to once again put their trust in Mr Muchanga as his selfless record speaks for itself.

His track records include the position of SADC deputy executive secretary.

He was also Zambia's aAmbassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the AU and also served as ambassador to Brazil.

“Here in Zambia he held various professional positions which enabled him to rise through the ranks ending up as permanent secretary at Cabinet Office,” the Minister add-

cause of its behaviour towards operations of the mine which it had planned to put on care and maintenance.

He said it was prudent that Glencore came out openly by informing Government that it had failed to manage the mining firm.

But Mr Mulenga said Government would not panic even if Mopani left because there were qualified Zambian engineers to handle operations.

He said this would not be the first time a mining firm would be managed by the locals.

Mr Mulenga said "Zambians have managed the mines before these investors came in the country. We have experienced engineers who were

trained by ZCCM-IH sometime back. Some are even working abroad, these are the ones who will manage the mine."

Cops want ‘tortured man’ to report

By NOEL IYOMBWA

POLICE have called on the victim in a video which is circulating on social media of man a being tortured by suspected cadres to come forward and report the matter to police.

Police spokesperson

Esther Katongo said police would investigate the matter but that the victim should come forward and report to police.

"We need to investigate the matter and establish where it happened. The victim can also help the police by reporting the matter to the nearest police," she

said. A video is circulating on social media in which some people purporting to be UPND Southern Province senior officials torturing a man for allegedly claiming Davis Mulenga, a UPND Parliamentary candidate, would lose in the Lukashya by-elections

Jay Jay assault case fails to take off

By FLAVIOR KANUNGO

THE matter in which Patriotic front Eastern Province youth Chairperson Emmanuel Banda is charged with aggravated assault with intent to steal has failed to take off in the Lusaka Magistrates Court for the second time.

When the matter came up before chief resident magistrate Lameck Mwale for an explanation of the charge, the first accused failed to appear before court as he was involved in another matter in Eastern Province.

The accused persons in this matter are: Emmanuel Banda, 35, a businessman of Petauke, John Lungu, 26, a general worker of Garden House, Maxwell Pito, 20, peasant farmer of Lusaka West, Moses Silyonde, 27, unemployed of Kanyama and Lyford Phiri, 21, unemployed of unknown residence.

It is alleged that on July 6, 2020 in Lusaka, the five jointly and whilst acting together with others unknown and with intent to steal, assaulted an officer Allan Mbahwe Meanwhile the defence

team represented by Osborne Ngoma made an application that the officer in whose custody the accused be subpoenaed to bring the accused to Lusaka so that he can appear.

And chief resident magistrate Mwale has directed the police to bring Banda to the next date without fail stating that it was their responsibility to bring the suspect to court as they were the ones who arrested and charged him.

The matter has since been adjourned to 3, September 2020 next week Thursday.

Phase two NRC issuance exercise postponed

BY OLIVER SAMBOKO

PHASE two of the 2020 mobile national registration card issuance exercise which was scheduled to start on September 1 2020 has been postponed to a later date.

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo announced that the decision to delay the start of phase two was arrived at following challenges faced during

phase one due to late delivery of equipment because of Covid-19.

He said Government was assessing the situation to ascertain areas where the exercise started late and that distribution of equipment and materials to provinces under phase two was already being rolled out.

Phase two will cover Lusaka, Southern, Western, Central and Muchinga provinces and is expected to capture 730,000 eligible

citizens.

Mr Kampyongo urged citizens to take keen interest in the phase two mobile national registration cards issuance exercise which was scheduled to start on a date to be announced.

He said the exercise was a vital as it legalised one’s identity.

Kampyongo said people who felt there were some irregularities in the exercise were at liberty to report to the authorities.

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From page 1 He said ACC was his allied in the fight against corruption but as a custodian of constitution, he would not hesitate to point out ills in the manner investigations were being handled.

The Head of State said this yesterday in Chipili District after he inspected the construction works of Mwenda Boarding Secondary School which had stalled at over 60 percent completion.

He said contrary to the perception that he was fighting ACC, he wanted the law enforcement agency to be objective.

“I am not fighting ACC. I support ACC but if you do wrong things and ACC is looking elsewhere, I should be able to tell them off. If anything, they are my allies but if they fail to perform to people’s expectations, it’s not my fault,” the President said.

President Lungu said he was saddened by corruption and lack of transparency in the awarding of contracts, while ACC was paying a blind eye to the scourge.

He noted that some underseving contractors were awarded contracts at an exorbitant price just because they were related to some people involved in the tender process.

The Head of State challenged the ACC to be objective and take more interest in the awarding of contracts than fighting corruption one sided.

Mr Lungu expressed displeasure that some construction projects which were recommended to be implemented by the Zambia Army and Zambia Nation Service had been corruptly awarded to underserving contractors.

Meanwhile, the President tasked Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale and his counterpart, General Education Dennis Wanchinga to complete Mwenda Boarding secondary school by next year.

He urged the two ministers to engage the Zambia Army and ZNS to complete some of the stalled projects.

‘No maize exports until Zambia secure’

BY NATION REPORTER AGRICULTURE Minister Michael Katambo says Government will only allow export of maize once it buys the targeted one million metric tonnes strategic food reserves.

Mr Katambo said Government wanted to ensure that Zambians had enough food before it considered exporting grain.

He said heightened security screening in all borders and bush paths would continue to curb maize smuggling until the country was food secure.

“We will not allow any exports of maize until we buy our targeted one million metric tonnes, we want our farmers to understand that the stance Government has taken is not a ban on exports but a restriction,” Mr Katambo said.

He said this on Thursday when he toured fertiliser and seed depots in Lundazi.

Mr Katambo advised farmers to be patriotic and sell their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) so that they help contribute to national food security.

“Even after meeting our target, we will only allow export of 210, 000 metric tonnes we recorded in the crop focus survey. Government will take advantage of this year’s

"As ZJC we would like to challenge Mr Hichilema to be bold enough and respond to pertinent issues raised by the former Finance Minister Edith Nawakwi. These are very important issues that he should respect to,” he said.

Mr Mwanza said it was disheartening that Mr Hichilema sold companies including mines, Intercontinental Hotel and other state

assets for a mere song to enrich himself.

He said the Anti-Corruption Commission, Drug Enforcement Commission and the police should take keen interest in the matter.

Some Zambians, he said, were unemployment because of the manner Mr Hichilema and his friends handled the country's privatisation process.

"It very shameful and hypocritical that someone claims, he has solutions to

challenges that country is facing when he is that author," Mr Mwanza said.

Mr Mwanza said the opposition leader should apologise to Zambians for the mess he has caused and stop claiming he could fix it.

On Thursday, Ms Nawakwi during a live radio programme, challenged Mr Hichilema to extricate himself from allegations of impropriety during privatization of state assets.

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu toured Musonda Falls Hydropower Station which has been upgraded from 5 to 10 Mega Watts in Mwense District yesterday. - Picture by Eddie Mwanaleza State House

Mines records 30 p.c. drop in revenue

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Mr Katambo bumper harvest to buy more maize because we don’t know what the future holds especially in the advent of the Coronavirus,” he said.

Mr Katambo said he was aware that people in neighbouring Malawi were offering a lucrative price on maize but urged farmers to consider selling to FRA before they could be allowed to export.

And Lundazi Member of Parliament Lawrence Nyirenda urged Government to consider increasing beneficiaries on the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).

“Farmers have been complaining that it is only a few that are on FISP and that a majority have been left out.

“I have been receiving numerous complaints over the same issue, most farmers have formed cooperatives with the hope of receiving farm inputs under FISP,” Mr Nyirenda said.

Meanwhile, Neria’sIinvestments Limited has completed the delivery of fertiliser that was allocated to Lundazi.

General Manager Martin Chaikatisha said the company was ready to start distributing to remote areas once the 2020/2021 farming season starts on September 1.

ZAMBIA has undoubtedly already started feeling the economic effect of Covid-19 with a drop of 30 percent in revenue, the Zambia Chamber of Mines has said.

The mining sector has been affected

by Covid-19 between 50 and 65 percent with copper prices dropping to about 12 percent.

Additionally, there has also been a drop in royalties between January and August from 90 to about 65 million.

According to the chamber, the economic growth in the sub-Saharan Africa had declined from 2.4 percent in 2019 to between -2.1 and 5.1 compared to the three percent target for Zambia.

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BY SILUMESI MALUMO THE fuel pump price will be reviewed once the new cargo arrives in the country, Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has said.

ERB Public Relations Manager, Kali Mfuni, said that the board had taken note of calls by stakeholders for reduction of fuel pump price.

She said currently the importation of crude oil which was facilitated by Government was currently in the process and a review would be done when a new cargo arrived.

Recently Zambia Private Sector Development, Chairperson, Yusuf Dodia, indicated that there was need for Government to reduce fuel prices because currently the barrel of crude was being procured at as low as US $20 on international market.

Mr Dodia urged Government

Kumwenda, said in Kitwe that the Treasury was having problems paying debts.

“You may be aware that the total debt is around K17.4 billion of which K11.2 billion is external while the internal debt is around K6.2 billion servicing payment of around 1.4 billion utilized an estimated 40 percent of annual tax revenue collected in 2019,” he said.

Mr Kumwenda said that copper production recorded a sharp drop in 2019 since 2016 and that this was due to the change tax policy.

He said that the strong mitigation measures that Zambia and its neighbouring countries had put in place to limit the spread of the virus had disrupted supply chains and production.

Mr Kumwenda said that this also reduced demand sharply across sectors.

He said that despite the improvement, Zambia was still faced with a lot of challenges at the borders which was holding up a vital trek with South Africa.

“The lockdown in South Africa affected copper mining in Zambia and our members were using alternative routes, a picture that indicated Zambia was facing a progressive worsening business environment and was despondent about the future,” Mr Kumwenda said.

He suggested that Government facilitate the post crisis and economic recovery which was vital for the economy to bounce back.

Mr Kumwenda however said that bouncing required a review of some taxes to make it easy for mining companies to continue operating amidst the pandemic.

Fuel prices to be reviewed soon

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Mr Dodia to pass the benefit to Zambians considering what was prevailing on international market.

But Ms Mfune interview

yesterday said: “The ERB therefore wishes to reiterate that the fuel pump price review would only be done and

subsequently communicated once the procurement is concluded and supported with documentation for the same has been availed to the regulator.

“The determination of fuel price shall be consistent with the cost plus model as it has been the case previously,” she said. Ms Mfuni said during the first half of this year when international oil prices started declining, operations at Indeni Petroleum Refinery were inconsistent.

This is due to a number of factors such as maintenance shut down as well the adverse impact of Covid-19 on productivity generally.

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of Democratic Republic of Congo to put up a power plant on Luapula River with generation capacity of 1000 megawatts.

This will be critical to our nation due to the increasing power demand and this will enhance economic activities in the country," the Head of State said.

And Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa said Government would invest in small power plants because they had potential to reduce the power

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deficit.

Mr Nkhuwa said Government had identified Northern circuit which had good rainfall and many areas to set up these small power plants and that with such a development, power generation would be significantly improve. And Zesco managing director, Victor Mundende, who was represent

by Zesco director transmission, Webster Musonda, said the 33kv power plant was critical for economic activities in Luapula.

ZRA unveils new Mongu complex

"This is all aimed at ensuring that we capture everyone in the tax bracket for increased THE Zambia Revenue Authori- revenue collection," he said ty (ZRA) has opened a regional during the launch of the officoffice in Mongu in its quest to es.

He announced that ZRA last reach out to far-flung areas, as Child Development and the

By MICHAEL MIYOBA Lungu year decided to increase the it plans to launch another dig- President Ministry of Local Government staffing levels in Mongu and ital tax app.

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Before the launch of the office building on the same day, ZRA donated assorted goods which were seized from smuggling activities worth K80,000.

The donated items include 105 cases of cooking oil and 26 bags of flour.

Beneficiaries include Mongu General Hospital and Chesire Homes, Emmanuel orphanage, Kids Alive, Jala Homes and Micheal Saupe Memorial Foundation.

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THE revamping of the Zambia-China Mulungushi textiles has been derailed by the outbreak of the coronavirus global pandemic.

The manufacturing plant has been undergoing renovations and about US$2 million has been pumped into the renovations of the quarters for experts that would come from China to install the new machinery and the office block among others.

Central province minister, Sydney Mushanga said in an interview that the outbreak of Covid-19 has delayed the acquisition of a loan by the Chinese equity partner in that country.

Mr. Mushanga said the coming of new machinery from China that would be installed by Chinese experts has also been delayed by the global pandemic.

“The revamping of the Mulungushi textiles has been delayed due to Covid-19, the investor is waiting for funds and machinery but all have been delayed by the pandemic,” he said.

Mr. Mushanga said two months ago that works at the Zambia China Mulungushi textiles were ongoing despite everything

being affected by the outbreak of Covid-19.

He said a lot of rehabilitation works have been done at the manufacturing plant which has been put under the care of the ministry of defense.

The provincial minister said it was the government's desire that the Mulungushi textiles be reopened and offer employment to about 2 000 people in the province and the country at large.

And Mr. Mushanga stated that the re-opening of the Zambia-China Mulungushi textiles was not political as may be perceived by some sections of society.

The Kabwe's Bwacha constituency Member of Parliament (MP) the main aim of the re-opening Mulungushi Textiles was to create for the people.

The project is expected to develop among other infrastructure the spinning mill, ginnery, power, and water network system, effluent management workshop, sewerage treatment, and backup power facilities.

And once refurbished, the plant would annually produce about one million pieces of garments and 1, 197 tons of cottonseed that would be used to produce cooking oil.

UPND acts to stop online voter registration

By GRACE CHAILELESOETSA

OPPOSITION UPND have filed an application in the Lusaka High Court for leave to commerce judicial review to stop the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) from conducting online voter registration.

And they want an order to quash the decision by ECZ to give a 30 days cut off time for the voter registration exercise scheduled for October 18, 2020.

Ms Gertrude Imenda suing in her capacity as UPND deputy secretary general has cited ECZ and the Attorney General as respondents in the matter.

In an application for leave to commence judicial review, UPND submitted that the decision to launch and host the online voter registration is illegal as it is not anchored or authorised by any law.

Ms Imenda stated that ECZ did not consider that the cut off period of 30 days will either cause "panic registration" reaction in the minds of the citizens in order to meet the deadline that will result in congestion at the designated registration stations and a resultant surge in Covid-19 cases. She said in the alter-

native, the public will react with apathy to the process of registration to protect themselves from getting infected with Covid-19 which will result in low turnout of eligible voters at the registration.

Mmenda stated that commencing voter registration will advantage the incumbent regime (PF government) which has in the recent past channeled more resources for the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) in their "perceived" strongholds at the expense of other regions or provinces of the country such as Western, North Western, Central and Southern Provinces.

She also stated that leave for judicial review must operate as a stay of the decision of ECZ to continue hosting and conduct online voter registration.

The applicant further stated the party wanted it to operate as a stay of the decision of ECZ to enforce questionable decision of the 30 days cut off period and discard the existing voter register under Order 53 Rule 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, 1999 edition until after the determination of the application so that ZESCO it is not Limited renderedwishes an t academic exercise.

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The Head of State said the project was huge milestone as it would help increase economic activities in the country.

President Lungu said Government was committed to ensuring power generation Friday June 26,good 2020 increased for the of the country's economy.

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‘Stop taking politics to palaces’

By MUYANI SHINJABALE THERE should be no politics in chiefdoms and palaces to allow traditional leaders to make sound decisions based on Christian principles, says Senior Chief Chiwala of Masaiti District.

He said traditional leaders must remain non-partisan so that they make fair judgement and on Christian doctrine.

Chief Chiwala said national values and ethics were very important and should not be taken for a slogan but a unifying factor of the ‘One Zambia One Nation’ motto to remain real.

The traditional leader was speaking when National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili called on him at his palace in Masaiti.

He indicated that family values were of great importance in the growing of any family as well as nation, hence the need for everyone to embrace one another.

The traditional leader stated that families in Zambia lived as one community which helped in growing love and unity.

He said palaces were created to grow families and stop the spread of hate, thus the need for politicians to desist from taking politics to chiefdoms.

And Rev Sumaili commended Chief chiwala and other traditional leaders in the country for looking after the interest of the people in their chiefdoms.

Rev Sumaili said that traditional leaders were a strong link between the people and the Government in fostering social economic development in the country.

She said the country would not develop without values and principles which the country needed to put first in everything they did.

The minister implored traditional leaders to work with the government of the day as both parties shared a common interest to serve and uplift the living standards of the people in their areas.

Scribes schooled on NCDs, Covid-19 links

By LINDA SOKO TEMBO THERE is a serious link between noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Covid-19 cases especially, with people suffering from the pandemic being at high risk of dying from the disease, Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation member Simweembo Chabota has said.

Dr Chabota said it was sad that most of the people in the community were not aware that they had underlying conditions such as hypertension.

According to the World Health, NCDs statistics show that there are about three million deaths related to NCDs every month.

He said this at a media workshop organised by the Zambia Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (NCD Alliance) to train journalists on Covid-19 and NCDs

diseases yesterday.

“NCDs are diseases that could not be transmitted from one person to another such as diabetes, cancer and respiratory ailments and that when one has such chronic conditions mostly their immune system is impaired and they risk getting Covid-19,” Dr Chabota said.

He noted that most people had fallen prey to NCDs due to their unhealthy eating habits, excess alcohol intake, lack of exercising and tobacco usage among others.

Dr Chabota said tobacco had a direct effect on the lungs especially if a person was to contract Covid-19.

He urged people to take precautions and avoid contracting the pandemic as well as to visit health facilities to be screened for NCDs. Meanwhile, NCD Alliance chairperson Fastone Goma said the organisation was concerned that most of the people suffering from Covid-19 were living with NDCs. Professor Goma said given the vulnerability of Covid-19 to people living with NCDs it was key to ensure a vibrant and strong media team that could elevate the voices of communities and people living with NCDs. “We realise that the media has a critical role to play in raising awareness on the linkages between NCDs and COVID 19.

We are going to rely on the media. We want you to also take advantage of our social media platforms such as Facebook,” Prof Goma said.

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MP CASTIGATES ‘ALARMIST’ OSIDA

By AARON CHIYANZO

OSIDA risks plunging the nation into turmoil with its alarming and false statements, Chinsali Member of Parliament Kalalwe Mukosa has warned.

Mr Mukosa observed that OSIDA was harboring an evil agenda which was a danger to the peace and unity the country was enjoying.

He said ever since the organisation was registered it had been issuing false and alarming statements which had the potential to cause panic in the country.

Mr Mukosa said falsehoods could easily be believed by some individuals and result in unnecessary lawlessness.

He said OSIDA was a propaganda tool of the opposition with an agenda to advocate for regime change.

He said the organisation was hiding under

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the veil of a formidable organisation when they were a branch of the opposition.

Mr Mukosa was reacting to claims by OSIDA that Government was scheming to rig the 2021 elections through the ongoing National Registration Card issuance exercise.

“It is now clear that OSIDA has an evil agenda and it is a tool of the opposition.

It is just hiding under the veil of being a watchdog organisation. All they do is to issue alarming statements, falsehoods without any evidence,” he said.

Mr Mukosa also said no amount of propaganda schemes could move Zambians into being swayed by falsehoods.

He said the falsehoods being peddled by the opposition and their allies would not blindfold Zambians from seeing the development being rolled out by the Patriotic Front Government.

Chisamba access road to boost farming

By KETRA KALUNGA THE Ministry of Local Government has started working on an access road from Chisamba to Kabwe covering a stretch of 58km and valued at K66 million.

The road which passes through the Mwomboshi Irrigation Scheme up to Kabwe is of economic importance to the district whose mainstay is farming and livestock rearing.

District council chairperson, Fred Choongo, said in an interview the road would help mitigate challenges faced by farmers in transporting produce and livestock to the market in Kabwe.

Mr. Choongo said the local authority was happy with the idea of the road because it

would enable them deliver services to the people who live in areas through which it passes.

“This is an all-weather road, it goes up to Cassava near Zambia Correctional Service Kabwe Training School connecting Chisamba to the underlined areas of Kabwe. We appreciate the road as the people of Chisamba and the local authority,” he said.

Mr. Choongo said in an interview that the road would uplift the living standards of the people as it would improve access to a number of social amenities offered by Government.

He said public institutions such as schools and health facilities were concentrated along the road and that its importance could not be overemphasised.

‘Jay Jay condition stable’

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

THE condition of suspended and detained Eastern Province PF youth chairperson, Emmanuel Banda is stable, says Senior Chipata General Hospital senior medical superintendent, Mbinga Mbinga,.

Mr Banda alias Jay Jay was admitted after falling sick while at Namuseche Remand Prison on Wednesday evening.

Dr Mbinga said Mr Banda’s condition had improved

compared to the time when he was brought to the hospital on Wednesday evening.

“Well, his condition is stable and he is responding well to treatment. There is much improvement compared to the time he was brought in,” Dr Mbinga said.

Dr Mbinga said Mr Banda was rushed to the hospital after he suffered from seizures at Chipata’s Namuseche Correctional Facility.

Mr Banda had been in custody since his arrest last week on Thursday for unlawful procession and assembly.

Lukashya parley candidates ready

BY STEPHEN MWEWA

CANDIDATES in the Lukashya Parliamentary by-election contest in Kasama have pledged peaceful campaigns and expressed confidence of emerging victorious.

The six candidates, who are gunning for the parliamentary seat in a contest on September 17, this year were all bubbling with confidence.

Opposition People’s Alliance for Change candidate, Michael Chimponda, said he would draw a time-table with the electorate and prioritise the most urgent matters in the vast rural constituency.

Mr Chimponda said he would work with the people as they were conversant with the needs in their area, which previous Members of Parliament (MPs) had not addressed.

But his father Mr William Banda on Thursday told the Daily Nation that his son was around 18:30 hours rushed to Chipata General Hospital after he experienced sharp chest pains. On Wednesday, Commissioner of Police, Lackson Sakala told the Daily Nation that Mr Banda was transferred to Namuseche Correctional facility awaiting court appearance.

Mr Sakala said Mr Banda was expected to be taken to Court by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) this past week.

Patriotic Front (PF)’a George Chisanga said he would ensure that all the developmental projects started by the PF in the constituency were completed once voted into office.

New Hope MMD candidate, Christopher Kabwe, said he was aware of many challenges people of Lukashya were facing which he would work on once voted for.

UPND’s Davies Mulenga said he would work on feeder roads, build more schools, clinics and hospitals. Mr Mulenga observed that people walk long distances to access social services in Lukashya and that the matter needed urgent redress.

Meanwhile, Leadership Movement’s Brown Sinyangwe said he would ensure that residents of Lukashya were provided with land title deeds so that they could use them as collateral to enable them access loans from the banks.

And United Prosperous Peaceful Zambia’s Samuel Kabungo pledged to restock forest with wild animals so that Lukashya could become the best tourism destination for tourists.

Lukashya seat fell vacant on July 18, this year following the death of Independent MP, Mwenya Munkonge.

Private school teachers counselled

By NOEL IYOMBWA TEACHERS in private schools should form cooperatives so that they are able to fend for themselves during difficult times, National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPEZ) general Secretary Nelson Mwale has said.

Mr Mwale said that private schools had been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 as they were unable to generate any income.

He said the union was concerned for teachers in private schools adding that owners were unable to pay salaries for teachers, hence their lives have become difficult.

Mr Mwale said if teachers in private schools had formed cooperatives, they would be able to generate funds, instead of depending on salaries. He said that school owners could not be blamed because their income was generated from schools fees which were only paid if schools were operating.

However, schools closed because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

“Our teachers in the private education sector are suffering because schools have closed meaning that parents are not paying schools. We cannot blame school owners because the only way they pay their teachers is when parents pay which is not the case at the moment due to the pandemic.

“Even if we engage them, they don’t have money to pay teachers it’s very difficult for them as well, “he said.

Recently Extreme (X3M) Ideas Zambia supported by Pembe Flour Milling Limited helped over 50 out-of- work school teachers with food stuffs as a form of relief.

The campaign saw to the donation of several carefully packaged edibles for teachers as a means of sustenance for them and their families for a little while. Speaking about the campaign, Adenike Odutola, General Manager, described it as the company’s way of easing the burden created by the pandemic on multiple sectors of the economy.

Facilitate linkages into value chains, Govt told

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU in Mongu ZAMBIA will soon formalise trade with Angola by putting in place necessary infrastructure at the Sikongo border post where goods and services are currently being offered informally.

The border will soon be fully operational to ensure that Zambia collects revenue from goods and services which pass through the area informally.

Western Province Deputy Permanent Secretary, Mukwambuyu Katungu, said the provincial administration was aware of the informal trade which was currently happening at the border post.

Mr Katungu stressed the need to formalise trade between Zambia and Angola at the border post for the country to realise the much needed revenue.

He was speaking yesterday when Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General, Kingsley Chanda, and his team paid a courtesy call on the Provincial Administration before the official open the Mongu offices.

"As provincial administrations, we believe that there could be a number of areas we can work together and try to increase the revenue needed. One of the areas include opening of the Sikongo border.

"We think that currently there is some kind of informal trade going on between Zambia and Angola but we are hopeful that once the road to Sikongo

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border will be formalised trade between Zambia and Angola," Mr Katungu said.

He said the Katimamulilo border post was performing well despite reduced trade due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In response, Mr Chanda said the ZRA team would soon open the Sikongo border post once infrastructure had been put in place.

"We really want to open Sikongo as soon as the

Emirates resumes Lusaka-Dubai flights

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

FLY Emirates will resume passenger services with two weekly flights between Lusaka and Dubai effective September 4.

The move will boost the airline’s global network to 79 cities.

As a result, Emirates will give customers in Zambia the opportunity to travel to Dubai and onward connections to Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas through the airline’s Dubai hub.

In a statement, the airline said the addition of Lusaka would broadens Emirates’ reach into Africa with nine destinations served.

“Flights to Lusaka will be operated with a Boeing 777300ER. Starting from 4 September, Emirates will serve Lusaka on Fridays and Sundays. Emirates’ flight EK 713 will depart from Dubai at 08:20 hours, arriving in Lusaka at 13:30 hours.

“The return flight, EK 714 departs Lusaka at 1530hrs, arriving in Dubai at 0025hrs the next day. Customers can book flights on emirates.com or via travel agents,” the statement said.

conditions are ripe and by this I mean to ensure the right infrastructure to accommodate our offices and officers.

"So I will soon be coming back to have a look at that border so that we start the process of opening the official customs border," Mr Chanda said.

Mr Chanda said ZRA had embarked on the modernisation process which would ensure enhanced

outreach to all taxpayers, including those in rural areas.

He explained that the idea of the outreach process was to open up as many offices as possible and ensure that a formal range of services was provided to all taxpayers.

"We will soon be opening up more offices across the country because we all have a responsibility to pay taxes," Mr Chanda said.

GOVERNMENT should enhance efforts to facilitate linkages into value chains for Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) post Covid-19.

The linkages will help promote manufacturing and export oriented activities, says Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Association (ZCSMBA) Board Member, Misheck M’hango.

Mr M’hango explained that such linkages would encourage more business skills training, sensitisation on available business facilities and incentives He was speaking in Lusaka during a virtual discussion on Zambia’s Post Covid-19 Recovery part two in his presentation on The Role of SMEs in Zambia’s Post- Covid-19 Economic Recovery.

“MSMEs also need exposure and orientation to international best practices,” Mr M’hango said.

He complained that disruption of supply paths in source countries had crippled the majority of member businesses and out rightly closed some entities.

Most members, he explained, had a very low survival thresh-hold with negative cash flows translating into inability to pay wages and meet statutory and other business obligations.

“Our members have been thrown into desperate survival mode – “anything to keep us alive at least for one more day,” Mr M’hango said.

He therefore observed the need to identify new ways of doing business.

He said using ICTs for communication and business interactions – e-government and e-commerce were cardinal.

Mr M’hango also stressed the need to identify gaps in the new business environment; move in to fill the gaps as well as aggregation, coming together to create synergies for greater impact and stronger presence.

“By their sheer numbers, MSMEs carry the bulk of the weight of national economic activity on their slender shoulders.

“However, it is among this critical mass that the highest levels of informal practice and lowest levels of knowledge and awareness are to be found; all policy formulated must be informed by this to deliberately seek to progressively overturn this negative status quo,” he said.

EurAfrican Digital Forum on cards

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THIS years’ EurAfrican Digital Forum will focus on providing necessary tools for working together to find common ground in a post Covid-19 world.

On September 3, this year the virtual forum will bring together the biggest protagonists of change on the African and European continents.

Among the people to be present will be businessmen, activists, leaders and public and private decision-makers.

All those who have been contributing to the construction of a positive dialogue between the two continents will also be in attendance.

Board of Directors of the Portuguese Diaspora President,

Mr Filipe de Botton

Filipe de Botton, said the only way to respond to a global crisis was to re-establish links.

Mr de Botton explained that this could not only be with political and private decision-makers, but also with civil society, in order to acquire a collective vision and establish global solutions.

“Thus, we made the decision to hold the EurAfrican Forum Digital, so that we can play a role in the recovery of our economies,” he said.

EurAfrican Forum Digital 2020 will bring together personalities from the public and private sectors, but also representatives of civil society, entrepreneurs, activists and scientists This year’s edition will focus on challenges and common points, under the theme: “In Search for a Common Ground in a Post Covid-19 World.”

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Dear Editor,

Dear Editor, I WRITE to ask the Ministry of Health to tell the nation for how long us Zambians are going to be served with prescriptions from our government health facilities despite him ALWAYS refuting claims of medicine shortages in our health facilities.

I direct this to Dr Chilufya because he has on several occasions said we have enough medical supplies.

Can the minister tell us where these medicines are kept so that when we are issued with prescriptions, we go and get these medicines from there.

Who is hiding these medicines Government is saying are in abundance? It is shocking that my 30-minute observation at Chabanyama Health Centre on Saturday revealed that even just panadol, elder people were told to go and buy yet the overnment is saying something else.

Health care is a right and so much has been spent by the donor community and is therefore uncalled for, for essential drugs like panadol, malaria drugs, injection drugs to be running out.

It is like the duty of Doctors or/ and Nurses in government facilities now is to investigate a patient of the ailment and write prescriptions of what drug to go and buy to get healed.

So can the ministry come in the open and tell the nation what has brought up these shortages of essential drugs in our health facilities and stop playing with people’s lives.

Lastly, I appeal to the President to clean the ministry of whoever is making these rampant drugs’ shortages, especially currently.

And no culprit should be spared because the situation is actually denting the Presidency.

And I hope this would not again be blamed on opposition political players as have been the case in the past by some “vuvuzelas.”

WISDOM MUYUNDA, Chingola.

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WHAT CRITERION WAS USED TO PRIVATISE RAMCOZ? avoiding the self-denial and sheer arrogance he has adopted when dealing with this matter of national WE are concerned with the significance. discomfort that has come into The plunder of national public domain by the desperate Presidential candidate Hakainde resources which was chiefly informed by the expert views, is Hichilema following a well unforgiveable. enlightened presentation by We need answers on what the Forum for Democracy and criterion was used to sell Development (FDD) president RAMCOZ which later resulted Edith Nawakwi. in the suffering of many families We followed attentively the which solely depended on the intellectual puzzle being put once flourishing company.

by Ms. Nawakwi who arguably It is a fact that the decision is among the voice of reason was made with the dependable that exist in our highly polarised professional guidance of HH opposition politics. when RAMCOZ was put in We are in dire need to receivership to recover the non appreciate the truth on how Mr. performing dues which were Hichilema betrayed the allegedly owed to another state-owned fiduciary obligation when he was enterprise, ZANACO. entrusted to render his expert It is therefore illogical for the guidance on the conduct of the person who has this discredited privatisation process which later turned to be a fraud after a clique past cannot show remorse for this predatory behaviour which sent dubiously enriched itself. many families into their premature In the eyes of the enlightened death. political observers, the We know RAMCOZ was the privatisation ghost will perpetually heart and soul of the Copperbelt hang on the head of Mr. and above all the FOREX earner Hichilema for as long as he for our nation. We therefore continues to exhibit his usual arrogance on this matter of public cannot bit our lips or fold our hands to let this issue die a interest. natural death let alone to have HH RAMCOZ is among the suffer the political consequences strategic national assets that next year. were swallowed in the vast dry As a person seeking public ocean with the involvement of Mr. office, HH should refrain from Hichilema. mocking the intelligence of the Just like Ms. Nawakwi, we families which were left destitute have given Mr. Hichilema a fair after this undertaking. chance to redeem himself by Dear editor,

There is a strong and wellfounded suspicion that the key participants of privatisation process may have connived to undervalue the strategic assets to their advantage and to the detriment of the nation. This obscurity will only be cleared by a commission of inquiry.

As regards his insistence to be reported to the police or any other law enforcement agency, we remind HH that unethical behaviours is not limited to criminal activities. It is about omission to adhere to the minimum rules and standard of behaviours governing professional conduct.

We do not hold any malice or ill will against HH, ours is to aid the patriots make an informed position as we go into elections next year. We are of the opinion that a commission of inquiry be established into the sale of RAMCOZ as we dearly need to know the procedures and criterion that was used to dispose of it.

As things stand, we will not relent and exclude HH from the privatisation conversation.

Clearly, the incoherent and angry responses that comes from Mr. Hichilema’s lips conceals the ills of the privatisation agenda whose net result was to enrich a few who later on had unexplained wealth.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

ACC has failed to do their job and they are getting salaries for nothing.

After Hon. Dr. Chitalu Chilufya’s case failed, the whole ACC were supposed to resign or their employer, who is government should have sent them packing. We can not continue having such investigators whose investigation goes nowhere.

Their investigations is partisan and is targeting PF workers.

Please Mr. President, act before they plunge the nation into chaos.

The Dr. Chilufya case is an example of an investigative wing working haphazardly without proper investigation.

Here are some failed cases: - Where is the money the Task Force on Corruption said they were looking for?

- Where is the late Chiluba’s property and money that was in Zamtrop Account.

- Where is the pensioners money which was put in Saturnia.

- How much is in offshore banks.

- Where is the monies for former BP workers. Some of the pensioners are dead leaving their hard earned money in someone else’s account.

Etc. A. Malama. alickmalama@yahoo. com

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Peace, unity must prevail - Sumaili

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

NATIONAL values and principles are important in preserving peace and unity in Zambia, National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili has said.

The minister said it was important for Zambians to remain patriotic and accountable to guarantee peace and unity.

Reverend Sumaili said values, principles and ethics were paramount to national development because Zambia would not develop in their absence.

She was speaking when she called on Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe at his office in Ndola yesterday.

Rev Sumaili said that it was important to preach peace and unity in the country for morals and values to be followed by members of the society.

She said she would engage a number of chiefs in the province so that they would be able to reach out to the grassroot in sensitising people on values and principles.

The minister commended some traditional leaders who had been championing good values and morals in the nation.

“The chiefs have welcomed the need to promote values, ethics and principles as they are in line with the cultural values,” she said.

Rev Sumaili also called on political parties taking part in by elections in Mwasabombwe, Lukashya, Lufwanyama and Mpongwe to preach peace and unity even as they go about their campaigns.

And Mr Mwakalombe said the majority of the Churches in the province had welcomed and received Bill 10 positively.

Mr Mwakalombe said the churches had admitted that they were Christians and were not ashamed to be identified as such as enshrined in the Bill.

GREED ROOT-CAUSE OF ILLEGAL LAND DEALS, SAY RESIDENTS

By ROGERS KALERO THE rampant illegal sale of land by some councillors in Kitwe is as a result of people seeking leadership positions for personal gain, some resident have charged.

Mr Kelvin Chunga said during a debate on Kitwe residents blog that many councillors end up in land scandals after discovering that the allowances they get are minimal.

The bloggers were reacting to a story in the Daily Nation concerning a land scam which was unearthed in Parklands residential area where a play park was illegally sold using altered council minutes During the debate, Mr Chunga said some councillors seek positions for personal gain and hence they start laying their hands on plots including reserve land.

“I guess people campaign to be councillors in the hope of serving the people. But when elected, they discover that allowances they get are very minimal and on top of that people knock on their doors for assistance too.

“They later start using their own unaudited resources. So in the end majority go into these things not really to serve the people but for their own gain....the sad reality,’’ Mr Chunga

FILE PHOTO : ‘‘Some councillors seek positions for personal gain and hence they start laying their hands on plots including reserve land.’’ said.

Mr Chunga said sometimes councillors are not directly involved in the land scandals, but they initiate the illegal deals.

“If you know Riverside well and know a street called Chitambo, the one that leads to Faith Baptist Church on the junction, you will find a Zesco substation, I recently passed there only to find a newly built house there.

“It is not a councillor living in that home, but you may find that the allocation, sorting title and other things

Unhappy UPND officials boycott nominations

By ROGERS KALERO

SOME UPND members who lost provincial intra-party elections on the Copperbelt boycotted a solidarity march to support five candidates who were filing nominations in local government elections set for September 17 in Mpongwe and Lufwanyama.

They said they could not be part of the crowd to give solidarity to the candidates because they lost elections which were fraudulently conducted ion the Copperbelt.

Members who spoke on condition of anonymity, said UPND had degenerated into an authoritarian party, which had preferred officials and candidates.

They said morale of supporting

all party activities had waned following the loss they suffered at the hands of some preferred candidates of some senior party officials who have no regard for democracy in the party “Some senior party officials in the province were raising people to challenge those they didn’t like. What kind of democracy is that, where you use your position to fight your juniors. We are still hurt,’’ said one vanquished UPND member. UPND Copperbelt provincial information and publicity secretary, Lawrence Mwanza, confirmed that some party members who lost the elections were still bitter about the loss.

He however advised them to find a way of recovering and continue to support the party.

Mr Mwanza said those who lost

elections were still members of the UPND and should not stay away from its activities, especially the filling of nominations.He said it was unfortunate that those who lost elections had decided to boycott party activities instead of supporting the newly elected executive. “”Yes, I know that some people are still bitter after losing elections and do not want to participate in party activities, but my humble appeal to them is that despite losing the elections, they are still UPND members “Yes, they are still UPND members and should find a way of recovering so that we can move together.

It is very unfortunate that they have decided to side-line themselves after losing the party elections,’’ Mr Mwanza said

were probably initiated by a councillor.

Look at that land next to the stream cross that new clinic next to Hill view clinic....someone has obviously got a fresh title and I don’t think it passed under a councillors nose,’’ he said.

Other bloggers observed that there was need to seriously scrutinise councillors before voting them into office.

Local Government Minister, Charles Banda, recently suspended councillors at Kitwe and Lusaka city councils after rampant illegal and deals.

Chiefs want more projects in CB rural

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

COPPERBELT rural has not benefited much from the mines in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Chief Lumpuma of Lufwanyama has complained.

The traditional leader said it was unfortunate that the rural parts of the province were neglected despite contributing much to the GDP of the country.

Chief Lumpuma said the mines only concentrated in urban areas which were already developed.

“We have been complaining because we have not seen the benefits of having copper mining activities that take place in our areas,” he said.

The chief wondered why areas on the Copperbelt were not getting the treatment that areas in North-Western Province were getting when they both carried out the same activities.

He said that the mining companies operating in NorthWestern Province did not neglect rural areas but took development to all parts of the province regardless of the set up.

Chief Lumpuma demanded that the same situation be seen on the Copperbelt which he said contributed hugely to the development of the country.

“At times we are shocked to learn that small mining companies that are new rural parts of the province are doing much more than what old companies are doing,” he said.

The traditional leader further called on the Ministry of Mines to ensure that Copperbelt especially the rural part also gets a share of the national cake.

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MANYINGA IN K608M INVESTMENT PAWAN AUTO WHEEL Kazungula Tuesday residents4 August, 2020 want another secondary school

Sitali, complained that for a very long time, learners had been walking long distances to get to a nearby secondary school just to attain education.

The Headman said that as a result of lacking a secondary school in the area, some learners opt to abandon school and pursue other activities such as early marriages.

By ANDREW MUKOMA He said if Government xer Global Human Benefit Bowith partnership

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI could consider the Zambia (GHBZ) clearance from Plot no-1 Manali road jesmondine Lusaka Zambia RESIDENTS of Mambova aspirations of his people, 00CCafter Ministry of1Local Government, Ministry MANYINGA Town Council has in Sikaunzwe ward then the better.

Email: info@pawanglobal.com of Finance and Ministry of Justice. approved a US$ 32.2 million in Kazungula have In an interview in He said the local authority had dress Tell +26-0961919098 /Mambova, 0964500755 / 0961955717 / 09687289948 macadamia nuts plantation project appealed to the Ministry Mr Sitali said already engaged the traditional in the district. of General Education that there was need to leadership and that 5,000 hectares of The investment project was approved to consider upgrading turn the school into a land had been secured during a special council meeting held Boxer in Senior Chief Mombova Primary into a secondary school as it Sikufele chiefdom. at the Civic Centre on Wednesday.

Secondary School. had been on the same 150 CC investment She said the proposed Macadamia nuts have butter-like The residents through level since inception in was a partnership among the three flavour and creamy texture. Native Mambova Village 1957. parties namely the Local Authority, to Australia, Macadamia trees are Headman, Edwin Moonga He said that the school Senior Chief Sikufele and GHBZ. strol now grown around the world, such as Ca dy In only offers primary Ms Mukonde said the council would ant Brazil, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and New education and junior oil lubric have a 10 percent shareholding Zealand. secondary education, while the traditional leadership would Council Secretary, Kate Mukonde, from grade one to grade Website: Bajajzambia.com get five percent shareholding in the said the project would be done under nine. The Headman, project. “This project will be executed the Public Private Partnership(PPP) who is also a member of under the Public Private Partnership agreement.

Sekute Chiefs Council, between Manyinga Town Council, According to Ms Mukonde, lamented that once the Chief Sikufele and GHBZ, and this will the project would carried out in learners qualified to grade 10 they were subjected to be walking over 15 kilometres to Kazungula town to access a senior secondary school.

Plot No 7154,However, Mukatasha Road, Light Industrial Area, Opposite A.P.G Milling, Lusaka, Zambia, Email: info@uci.co.zm Katombora Member of Parliament,Derrick Livune, assured the people of Mambova that he was Solar pursuing the matter with Pumps the Ministry Booster of General Education. Pumps Mr Livune said that he was working with the Electric Ministry to guide on the Mr Livune Motors upgrade of the school.

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By ANDREW MUKOMA

MULOBEZI Town Council has started preparations for projects following the disbursement of 2019/2020 Constituency Development Funds (CDF).

The district received K 1.6 million which the local authority intends to utilize in carrying out a number of projects in all the eight wards.

Council Public Relations Officer, Elvis Muleya, told the Daily Nation that the council would distribute funds to projects in different sectors ranging from health, education, agriculture, infrastructure development and road maintenance.

“So far, we have sent out adverts calling for submissions of applications for possible funding from the general public and the response is overwhelming, “We have already received quite a number of applications and as soon as we are done with receiving applications, the Constituency Development Committee (CDC) will sit to look at these applications, then we can begin the works,” he said.

Mr Muleya said a number of areas that needed to be attended to and the local authority was making efforts to balance up in every sector in the district.

He said that the council was also looking at other avenues such as donor funding and capital investments so that it could supplement the CDF. Mr Muleya said this will help the local authority to provide the much needed services to the people.

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Council Secretary, Benson Bweenje, said the boreholes would be drilled in chief Hamusonde and Chief Choongo’s chiefdoms to ease the critical water challenge the two Chiefdoms were facing.

Mr Bweenje said, apart from drilling of boreholes, the local authority was working on a number developmental projects.

He told the Daily Nation that Monze was one of the few towns in Southern Province that were growing at a quick rate.

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Thousands of mourners on Saturday gathered at Harare’s National Stadium for a memorial concert for renowned musicians Oliver Mtukudzi before it was taken to his home village, north of the capital. (Story on page 2)

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SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE (a)

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ISH LANGUAGE

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SUB-TOPIC: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT BJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

LESSONAGREE #1: MAKING VERBS AGREE WITH THEIR SUBJECTS AKING VERBS WITH THEIR SUBJECTS

(b)

TEACHER: Anthony Simukonde ony Simukonde

Wrong: Bread and butter are all he wants to eat.

Correct: Bread and butter is all he wants to eat.

Introduction

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Basic Grammar

A number verb should agree number (singular or plural) with its subject: agree in (singular orinplural) with its subject:

(viii)

7. About thirty million Kwacha (has, have) been made available for youths.

8. Your scissors (needs, need) sharpening.

9. Each of the new members (receives, receive) private instructions from the hostess.

Singular

Singular Plural

Plural

He goes.

He goes.

They go.

They go.

Examples

He takes.

He takes.

They take.

They take.

(a)

Wrong: Either Sechelani or Muwelanji are welcome to come.

He prefers.

He prefers.

They prefer.

They prefer.

Correct: Either Harriet or Doris is welcome to come.

Answers to Lesson 15

He maintains.

He maintains.

They maintain.

They maintain.

(b)

Wrong: Neither the players nor the coach feel very confident, unfortunately.

Choose the correct option that best completes each sentence

singular a verb in ‘s’ in the third person. singularNote formthat of a the verb ends inform ‘s’ inofthe third ends person.

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A compound subject with or or nor (either . . . or, neither . . . nor) is singular if both parts are singular, plural if both parts are plural; but if only one part is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer part:

Correct: Neither the coach nor the players feel very confident, unfortunately.

Let’s get it Right

Correct: Neither the players nor the coach feels very confident, unfortunately.

(i) whether In order toneed decide whetheroryou needverb, a singular or a plural verb, to decide you a singular a plural yousubject must first the subject and itdetermine whether it is ust first find the andfind determine whether is singular or plural. or plural.

(ii) Doprepositional not be confused by prepositional phrases or other elements be confused by phrases or other elements the subject and its verb: between thecoming subject between and its verb:

(ix)

Examples

(a) Wrong: A group of last thieves were caught last night.

A group of thieves were caught night.

Correct: A caught group oflast thieves A group of thieves was night.was caught last night.

(b) Wrong: So many testifying to his So many witnesses testifying to witnesses his innocence makes ourinnocence makes our case look bad. ok bad.

Correct: So many testifying toour his innocence make our So many witnesses testifying to witnesses his innocence make case look bad. ok bad.

(c) teacher, Wrong: as The head teacher, as well as three of the teachers, The head well as three of the teachers, have taken an interest. ken an interest.

Correct: teacher, well as three : The head teacher, as The wellhead as three of the as teachers, has of the teachers, has taken an interest. n interest.

The and three of the an teachers have taken an : The principal Correct: and three ofprincipal the teachers have taken interest.

(iii) (a)

Wrong: I thought you was first on the list.

Correct: I thought you were first on the list.

(iv)

Do not be confused by contractions; expand them if necessary. For instance, don't is a contraction of do not and is consequently plural:

(b)

(a) (b)

(vi)

Examples (a)

Wrong: His main concern are the problems of his constituents.

Correct: His main concern is the problems of his constituents.

Correct: The problems of his constituents are his main concern.

(vii)

A compound subject with the conjunction ‘and’ is plural, except in special instances where the nouns are so closely related that they comprise a single idea:

Examples

(a)

Wrong: A white dress and a brightly colored handbag makes a striking combination.

Correct: A white dress and a brightly colored handbag make a striking combination.

(b)

Wrong: Bread and butter are all he wants to eat.

Correct: Bread and butter is all he wants to eat.

(viii)

A compound subject with or or nor (either . . . or, neither . . . nor)

(a)

would have (b) wouldn’t have

4.

If I _________ him, I wouldn't have quit my job until I'd found another.

(a)

were (b) am

5.

If they ___________ so much, they wouldn't feel ill now.

(a)

are

7.

Sungwe ___________ to Chingola next month if he had got the job.

(b) wouldn’t be

(c) weren’t

Wrong: Each of you have a part to play.

(a)

would be moving

Correct: Each of you has a part to play.

8.

If we ___________ the lottery last night, we would be rich.

(a)

had won

9.

If I ____________ you, I would tell him straightaway.

(a)

were

10.

If I ____________, I will do it this evening.

(a)

could

(x)

In a relative clause the pronoun (who, which, that) may be singular or plural, depending upon its antecedent. Find the antecedent before selecting the verb in the relative clause:

Examples Wrong: It's one of those stories that never seems to end.

Correct: It's one of those stories that never seem to end. (that stands for stories and is consequently plural.)

Be careful in the use of nouns with unusual singular and plural forms:

Make the verb agree with the subject, not with the predicate nominative:

They ___________ gone for a walk if it wasn't raining.

Correct: Everybody in the crowd was wildly enthusiastic.

(xii)

Correct: In a box on the counter were a cat and two kittens.

wouldn’t come (a) would come

3.

Wrong: Everybody in the crowd were wildly enthusiastic.

Correct: The news from Livingstone is rather grim.

Correct: Measles sometimes has serious consequences.

Correct: The scissors (a pair of scissors) were right in the drawer.

Wrong: In a box on the counter was a cat and two kittens.

She __________ by train if she could drive.

(a)

hadn’t eaten (b) weren’t eating

(a) (b) (c)

Correct: There are only six rooms in the house.

2.

You ___________ so tired if you had gone to bed earlier.

Wrong: It looks like rain, don't it?

Wrong: There is only six rooms in the house.

didn’t have (b) don’t have

6.

Examples

Examples

If I __________ this homework to do, I would have gone out with my friends.

(a)

Correct: Neither of his teachers sympathizes with his ambitions.

Correct: She doesn't want to come.

Do not be confused by the expletive there, or any other construction in which the subject follows the verb:

1.

(a)

Wrong: She don't want to come.

Correct: It looks like rain, doesn't it? (v)

Wrong: Neither of his teachers sympathize with his ambitions.

Be careful in the use of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning. Usually singular: economics, ethics, mathematics, physics, news, mumps, measles, politics, etc.

Usually plural: athletics, scissors, trousers, wages

Examples (a)

Examples

Always use a plural verb with the pronoun you:

Examples

Use singular verbs with these indefinite pronouns and adjectives: one, anyone, everyone, anybody, everybody, nobody, each, every, either, neither:

10. Either the potatoes or the meat (has, have) a peculiar taste.

(b) would have to move

(c) will be moving

(b) won (c) were winning

() am

(c) will be

(b) can (c) will

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6 7

8 11

14

12

15

(a) (b)

Correct: One alumnus has already written a letter of protest.

Correct: The data have been gathered from many sources.

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Expressions of quantity and sums of money are usually regarded as units and take a singular verb:

10

13 16

17

18 19

Singular: alumna, alumnus, bacterium, datum, phenomenon Plural: alumnae, alumni, bacteria, data, phenomena

9

21

22

20

23

24

Examples (a) (b) (c)

Correct: Three years is a long time to be separated from one's friends.

Correct: Sixty miles an hour is the new speed limit on the turnpike.

Correct: Five dollars seems very reasonable for that shirt.

Exercise Select the correct form from the choices given in parentheses.

1. Neither of those chairs (is, are) safe to sit on.

2. There (wasn't, weren't) more than twenty people in the audience.

3. A pile of ragged suitcases and untidy bundles (was, were) waiting for us on the dock.

4. Sechelani’s new car (doesn't, don't) use much gasoline.

5. One significant political force in these states (is, are) the older retired people.

6. This is one of those changing communities that (has, have) developed entirely new problems.

Across 1 Author of Huckleberry Finn 4 Leap 6 Large African Antelope 7 Liquid in pens 8 Singer Mouskouri 11 Emergency room (abv.)

13 Heron 14 Large sea duck 17 After expected time 18 Drilling device 19 Hatchet 21 Of great weight 23 Street (abv.)

24 Large red fish

Down 1 Strong twisted hemp string 2 Requested 3 Non-Governmental Organization (abv.)

4 Densely packed tropical forest 5 Flat dish 9 Mountain of Noah’s Ark landing 10 Fishing tool 12 Rural Electrification Authority (abv.)

15 Trainee 16 Precious stone 20 Every one 22 Very Important Person (abv.)

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Nine children, aged 13 to 15, were killed on the spot while another died on the way to hospital.

Three survivors are receiving treatment at the regional hospital.

Uganda's north-western region has been experiencing severe rains coupled with thunder and lightning.

Mali junta frees ousted president Keita BAMAKO - Coup leaders in Mali have released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and he has returned home, nine days after he was ousted and detained, his representative said on Thursday.

A group of military officers has controlled Mali since August 18, when they detained Keita at gunpoint and forced him to resign in a takeover foreign powers fear could further destabilise the West African nation and undermine a fight against Islamist militants in the wider Sahel region.

Keita’s release is one of the demands of West Africa’s regional bloc, which sent a delegation to Mali’s capital Bamako at the weekend to discuss a timeline for transition to civilian rule with the coup’s leaders.

On Thursday morning, Keita was freed from where he was being held outside the city, a spokesman for the junta, Djibrilla Maiga, said.

The president’s former chief of staff, Mahamadou Camara, confirmed Keita had returned to his residence in Bamako’s Sebenikoro district.

“He has gone home. I do not know if he will travel,” Camara told Reuters, when asked if the leader planned to leave the country.

The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali said its head had visited Keita at his home on Thursday.

The junta leaders say they mutinied because the country was sinking into chaos and insecurity which they blamed largely on the government. They have promised to oversee a move to elections within a “reasonable” time.

– REUTERS.

Museveni declares Covid-19 prayer holiday KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has declared today a national prayer day for Covid-19.

The president said he got the idea from a Ugandan citizen who had a vision from God. "God had told him in a vision that I should organise national prayers, scientifically organised, for God to deliver us from Covid-19...

I declare 29 August 2020, a day of national prayers and a public holiday. Stay in your houses or compounds and pray," Museveni said in a social media post.

Uganda has so far record-

ed 2, 679 coronavirus cases and 28 deaths. The government imposed strict restrictions in March after confirming the first case.

Meanwhile, Malawi will allow airlines and schools to resume operations from September 1, as it seeks to limit the economic and social damage from its coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Thursday.

Schools and airports have been closed since March, when the government imposed a lockdown to try to contain the epidemic.

Malawi has recorded 5, 474 cases and 173 deaths from

the virus so far, although the real figure may be higher as fewer than 50, 000 tests have been conducted.

The main international airport in the administrative capital Lilongwe will now open to limited flights next week.

The school closures left more than five million pupils across all levels out of class.

“We’ll take a phased approach starting with examination classes from September 7 to the others later in October,” Education Minister Agnes Nyalonje said in a statement. – REUTERS.

Tanzanian media house suspended over polls coverage

DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's Communications Regulatory Authority has suspended privately-owned media house, Clouds TV, for a week for violating the broadcast code.

The regulator said the media house - which owns a TV station and radio stations - was suspended for announcing election statistics that had not been approved by the National Electoral Commission. Tanzania is set to hold elections in October. – BBC.

‘Probe death threats against Nobel winner’

LONDON - The UN's rights chief Michelle Bachelet has asked the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate death threats against Nobel Peace laureate Denis Mukwege.

Dr Mukwege said that he received death threats after commenting about the killing of 18 people in South Kivu province last month. Dr Mukwege is a gynaecologist and has a clinic in that area. – BBC.

Egypt nabs Muslim Brotherhood acting chief

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The arrest is the latest blow to Egypt’s oldest and most organised Islamist movement, which has been crushed in a sweeping crackdown since it was forced from power seven years ago. – REUTERS.

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That year, 28 people also died from lightning strikes in a single week. – BBC.

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier, announced his resignation because of poor health yesterday, ending a stint at the helm of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defences.

Abe has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years and two recent hospital visits within a week had fanned questions on whether he could stay in the job until the end of his term as ruling party leader, and hence, premier, in September 2021. – REUTERS.

Nigeria’s AkinwumI Adesina re-elected as AfDB chief ABIDJAN - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina was re-elected for another five-year term following a tumultuous three months that divided shareholders.

He received 100 percent support, the Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based lender said in an emailed statement on Thursday. “As shareholders, we strongly support the bank and will give him all the necessary support to carry forward and implement his compelling vision for the bank.”

We already have players who we just need to bring together and tell them our target and see how they fight. We just need players to come with a very positive mindset, strong mentality to make sure that we qualify because we have messed up before.

The 60-year-old Nigerian was the sole candidate to head the continent’s biggest multilateral lender, in a virtual vote as a result of the coronavirus, at the end of its two-day annual meetings.

The run-up to the election saw the AfDB survive a corporate governance test when unidentified whistleblowers accused Adesina of helping friends and relatives get jobs and contracts from the bank.

While he was cleared by internal investigation, the U.S. wanted an independent probe, a position supported by developed nations including the U.K., the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden.

It was vehemently opposed by Nigeria, while Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone expressed their support for Adesina. An external review headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson last month cleared him.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged the AfDB to be more selective

and cost-effective in its operations in remarks released on Wednesday to mark the annual general meeting.

“The bank must do more to manage its resources more wisely,” he said in a statement. “The independent oversight functions of the AfDB - including integrity, evaluation, and audit must be given the resources and necessary freedom to operate effectively. The AfDB’s ethics and governance framework must also be updated to bring it up to the standards of its peers.” – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

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T’S only the FAZ council which has powers to change the constitution to allow the expansion of the Super Division to 22-teams, General Secretary Adrian Kashala has said.

Kashala said FAZ respected its constitution and would only interfere with it through the legal provisions.

He said the number of clubs to compete in the Super Division is stipulated in the FAZ constitution and changing it would require the approval of the FAZ Council.

“We cannot just change the number of teams overnight.

If that was the case we would

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WE will be compelled to go back to court if the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and FIFA remains mute on when the meeting meant to iron out wrangles will be held, Damiano Academy FC proprietor Damiano Mutale has warned.

On July 9, 2020, Mutale and Patson Lusaka withdrew their case against FAZ bringing to close a saga that had rocked Zambian football for months.

Damiano’s lawyers Lewis Nathan Advocates wrote to the defendant’s lawyers Messrs Mando and Pasi notifying them that a Notice of Discontinuance of proceed-

have to go to the council and ask them to make amendments to the constitution because that is a constitutional matter,” Kashala said.

“We have the number of clubs defined in the constitution so it is not something we can just wake up and say we want to increase or reduce the number of clubs in the Super League.”

Meanwhile, FAZ said it will soon commence the disbursement of the money to its affiliates following the receipt of the first batch of Covid-19 relief funds from FIFA, Kashala urged FAZ members to provide updated financial details to avoid funds being diverted or delayed in

reaching the clubs.

He said affiliates will be expected to liaise with the finance department at FAZ to ensure that they receive their allocation.

“We have finally received the Covid-19 relief funds and

MUTALE FUMES ings and Appeal in Damiano Mutale and Patson Lusaka vs Adrian Kashala and FAZ had been filed before the courts.

And on July 10, FAZ and lawyers representing Mutale signed a consent judgement to withdraw all pending football cases in the courts of law.

The signing of the consent judgement was witnessed

by Youth and Sports Minister Emmanuel Mulenga who said that the move was in line with the 10-day ultimatum given by FIFA for Zambia to resolve the wrangles or risk being banned.

The consent judgement

also hindered FAZ from going ahead with the elections until after the meeting to be chaired by FIFA. The parties agreed that the outcome of the meeting to be chaired by officials from FIFA would be final and none of the parties will seek redress from a third party.

However with over a month after the consent judgement was signed, Mutale is concerned that FIFA has failed to confirm when it would send officials to Zambia to deal with the warring football administrators.

“If these guys continue to

will be advising our members on the schedule for disbursement of these funds. We will be providing the specifics of the allocation with the members directly,” Kashala said.

The first batch of FIFA Covid-19 funds is US$500, 000 while the same amount will be disbursed in January 2021.

FIFA will also provide a US$500, 000 allocation exclusively for women football.

And Kashala said Nakambala Leopards will face sanctions for their failure to honour their last league fixtures.

He said that fulfilment of fixtures was part of constitutional obligations for members at the beginning of each season.

delay we will be forced to go back to court. According to the consent judgement we signed, it allows us to still go back to court.

However, FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba said in an interview that the association was also waiting for FIFA to provide guidance on when the meeting would be held after informing the global soccer governing body of the consent judgment signed.

Damiano FC manager Damiano Mutale and Patson Lusaka sued FAZ in an attempt to stop the FAZ elections. And expelled FAZ vice president Richard Kazala, sued Kamanga and his general secretary Adrian Kashala for contempt of court.

Could Didier Drogba be getting a Fifa lifeline for Ivory Coast polls?

DIDIER Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of Ivory Coast’s football federation (FIF) could be restored.

Fifa has requested the suspension of all activity relating to the elections until it has received various documentation.

Concerned that the electoral process may not be free and fair, football’s world governing body had requested FIF’s electoral commission to send the five files by yesterday at the very latest.

“Pending your documents and information, we invite you to suspend all actions relating to the electoral process until

further notice,” Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura wrote to the electoral commission.

Samoura’s letter was sent on Thursday, the same day as former Ivory Coast captain and Chelsea star Drogba was rejected as a candidate.

On Thursday, the electoral commission selected just two candidates to be the next FIF president - Sory Diabate, who is the current first vice-president of the federation, while Yacine Idriss Diallo is a former third vice-president.

“Some say that the commission has been prevented from exercising its activities in total

calm and an independent manner because of outside interference,” Samoura stated in her letter.

Samoura also said that Fifa had learnt that both the electoral commission and its new president, elected last month, had been ‘unable to conclude their duties ... relating to the mission confided upon them’.

Drogba’s candidacy - greeted with joy by many Ivorian football fans when he formally submitted it - was rejected after two of his needed eight backers were found to have also given their support to Diabate. – BBC.

with GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

GLIMMER OF HOPE...

IT has been a positive week for football with Zambian foreign-based players putting up an impressive performance in their respective leagues which ignited a glimmer of hope that the Africa Cup of Nations qualification is still attainable.

Many of us have been longing for the national team’s return to the continent’s biggest showpiece and a maiden appearance in a senior FIFA World Cup. This week’s main buzz has been Patson Daka’s brace for Red Bull Salzburg in a 2-2 friendly draw against English and former European champions Liverpool on Tuesday.

The match also saw another Zambian Enock Mwepu putting in a wonderful shift for Salzburg.

Daka and Mwepu have not been the only ones sparkling.

In South Africa, Gamphani Lungu has scored two goals in the last two league matches for Superport United. Former Zanaco striker Mwape Musonda has also been banging goals having already netted three since lockdown for relegation threatened Black Leopards.

And finally, Lazarous Kambole broke the silence with a debut goal for Kaizer Chiefs.

Veteran players have not been left out with Nathan Sinkala anchoring the midfield superbly for Stellenbosch while goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene has showed his worth with two clean sheets in a row for title chasers Mamelodi Sundowns.

Over in Tanzania, Cletous Chama has continued his impressive form in pre-season for Simba, compatriot Larry Bwalya already registered a debut assist last weekend.

Back to Europe, former Under-20 stars Emmanuel Banda and Edward Chilufya have both scored post lockdown with the former having also made it to a team of the week for one of the rounds of matches.

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Russia has also tasted some sweet fragrance from Zambian imports, Evans Kangwa scored earlier this week for Arsenal Tula and clubmate Klings Kangwa also made it in the league’s team of the week after a scintillating performance.

In Asia, defender Stophila Sunzu was on the score sheet for Shijiazhuang Everbright in the Chinese topflight.

All these impressive performances are evidence that there is still very bright light at the end of the tunnel if only national team coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic can organise the players and instill a winning mentality in them.

“Micho” has massive talent at his disposal and with many players in fine form currently, Zambia should be well oiled to gun down the “Zebras” of Botswana come November in the back-to-back AFCON 2022 qualifiers.

However, in as much as forwards have been firing in all cylinders, there could be concern that the pool in defence may not be too wide for “Micho” to fish. “Micho” has a tough job to ensure the defence is well cemented to avoid previous incidents where Zambia has failed to hold on to a lead.

My hope is that the players remain consistent and that in a few months time, they will be ready to conquer Africa and the world and make the nation proud! We continue interacting via chailegrace21@gmail. com.

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Young Mwepu treks to Austria

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

FORMER Kafue Celtics and Red Arrows striker Francisco Mwepu

Could Didier Drogba be getting a ‘Only FAZ Council can expand Super Division’ Fifa lifeline for Ivory Coast polls?

FORMER Kafue Celtics and Red Arrows striker Francisco Mwepu has finally joined his brother Enock Mwepu in the Austrian Bundesliga after signing for SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.

Mwepu, who was on loan at Arrows from Celtics has signed a two-year deal with Sturm Graz with an option for an extension for another year.

And Speaking after penning the deal which will keep him at Liebenauer Stadium until 2022, on the day of the start of the competitive game of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season, young Mwepu said he would give everything to help his new club succeed.

“The club and the environment convinced me from the start. I’m very happy to be here and want to give everything to be successful with Sturm,” said Mwepu.

Meanwhile, Graz described

Mwepu as an exciting striker with a lot of potential to add value to the club. The clubs Managing Director Sport, Andreas Schicker believes the 20-year-old will be critical to add more quality to the team because he fits well with their new long term plans.

Schicker has assured that Mwepu will be given enough time to settle and learn the culture of the league and club who won the Austrian Bundesliga title in 2011.

“We have observed Francisco intensively and are convinced that he can inject additional quality into our attacking game.

As a prospective player, he fits in perfectly with our new, long-term path. Francisco is a very robust striker with a strong pull towards goal.

The former Zambia Under-20 national team forward who in 2018 attended trials at Red Bull Salzburg becomes the third player in the Bundesliga joining his brother Enock and striker Patson Daka who are all products of Kafue Celtics.

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…‘Fed up’ administartor threatens to go back to court. Story on Page 15

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

WE will be compelled to go back to court if the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and FIFA remains mute on when the meeting meant to iron out wrangles will be held, Damiano Academy FC proprietor Damiano Mutale has warned.