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ZRA busts K1m fuel scam. P3 THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has impounded three trucks, one with fuel worth over K1 million in a highly-organised smuggling scam.

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Minister threatens to sue Mast, Mweetwa On Page 3

P2. Avoid partisan politics, clergy told THE clergy have been urged stay away from partisan politics but pray for the government of the day to run the affairs of the country.

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FAKE COVID TESTS A DANGER …some private health facilities giving fake results

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

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RIVATE hospitals may be sending patients to their early graves and exposing staff and patients to Covid-19 by misdiagnosing those with respiratory issues.

And now the Daily Nation has learnt that the Ministry of Health has started sending inspectors to these institutions after it emerged that private hospitals are not swabbing patients for Covid-19 testing. To Page 3

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MILUPI SLAMS TENDER SYSTEM

“The process for local firms to get contracts from Government is tedious and this has created loopholes for corruption. Government should overhaul the system so that Zambians can have equal access.

If anything majority of contracts should be given to Zambians,” Mr Milupi

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Stiffen law on illegal gold mining, chief advises

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Zambia a beacon of peace - Kasonde CHAPTER One Foundation Zambia says it recognises the efforts of various individuals who have contributed to the promotion and protection of human rights, constitutionalism, the rule of law and social justice.

Foundation Executive Director, Linda Kasonde states that Heroes and Unity days are holidays that were created by the nation’s forebearers to honour those who fought for freedom and encourage unity following independence amongst the 70‐plus ethnic groups that represent the Zambian people, as a means of fostering long‐term solidarity.

Ms Kasonde says the spirit of unity must be maintained and to not only honour those who fought for a free Zambia, but also ensure that the vision for a free and peaceful Zambia is maintained.

In a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday, Ms Kasonde pointed out that Zambia continues to maintain relatively high levels of peace since its independence but that the emergence of heightened modern‐ day economic, political, religious and tribal divisions have resulted in increased threats to national unity, giving the commemorations of Heroes and Unity days more importance than ever

before.

“Given the polarisation seen in recent years, Chapter One Foundation recognises that the definition of ‘heroes’ has expanded beyond those who fought for Zambia’s independence and now includes people from all walks of life who contribute to the nation’s advancement and the protection of our unity.

“Chapter One Foundation calls on the government to develop and implement national policies that address the increasing economic, political, religious and tribal divisions,” the statement read in part.

She urged all stakeholders to reflect on the roles they can play towards enhancing the peace and unity enjoyed to promote inclusive multi‐ sectoral strategies that will address the economic, social, political and environmental triggers of the country’s civil disunity.

Ms Kasonde called on the government to continue promoting unity through working with people across the political divide, as the State plays an important role in continuously showcasing the unity agenda to the public.

She also reaffirmed their commitment to working with the government and other stakeholders in efforts to spur social and economic development.

– ZANIS.

LUSAKA MAYOR CUTS TIES WITH FAKE NEWS MEDIA

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

I WILL never have any media interview or respond to any journalist’s query until the end of 2020 due to continued distortion of facts by some private media organisation especially the News Diggers, says Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa.

Mr Sampa however said if need be, he would only give media statements through his DIY Boba Television.

Mr Sampa posted on his Facebook yesterday that he would not give any interview to the media as a way of protesting against the story in the News Diggers attributed to him saying PF will lose to an underdog in 2021.

“Please note that from today onwards until end of 2020, I shall not do any media interview or respond to any journalist’s query.

“This is as a matter of protest for continued distortion of what I say especially by some private media editors

By SILUMESI MALUMO UPND will shrink because it is an ethnic grouping that does not embrace other tribes to influential positions, former UPND presidential advisor Richard Kachingwe has said.

Major Kachingwe added that the opposition party was infiltrated with dictators.

Zambians should brace for more hardship if they decided to vote for an ethnic grouping,

Mr Sampa especially the News Diggers and their editor Joseph Mwenda that are in the habit of giving screaming headlines quoting me when I neither spoke to them nor said what is implied in their headlines.

“They make huge font headlines on what is in the editor’s mind and not mine.

They are not brave to put their names but find it prudent to put my name to their personal “bar talk” headlines. They remind me of what President Donald Trump calls Fake News,” Mr Sampa said He also said he was protesting against not being covered by some media organisation despite being interviewed often on a daily basis.

Mr Sampa said he could use his time better than give interviews that ended up nowhere. Consequently and if need be, he said, “I will only give media statements via our DIY Boba TV. “At Boba TV, I am the Reporter, Cameraman, Graphics designer, Sound controller and Editor. In this DIY approach, I am guaranteed not to be misquoted,” he said.

Mr Sampa also said for any matter to do with the Lusaka City Council, media outlets may get in touch with deputy mayor Christopher Shakafuswa, the Town Clerk and the Public Relations Manager George Sichamba.

Kachingwe raps ‘shrinking’ UPND

he warned in an interview yesterday.

Maj Kachingwe said anyone with divergent views especially if they were from different tribe were always side-lined in the Hakainde Hichilema-led party.

“So I am warning the Zambian people if they want to suffer, they should vote for this ethnic group. A political party can only operate well

when issues are decided by a committee and not an individual,” he said.

He said this in reaction to Mr Gabriel Namulambe’s resignation from the party and his position as chairperson for Labour and Social Security.

Maj Kachingwe said it was important that Mr Namulambe had realised in good time that he was wasting time belonging

to an ethnic movement which did not care for Zambians.

He said the decision by the former minister was timely because he would now be able to contribute to the development of the country.

He noted that Mr Namulambe contributed massively to UPND but he was side-lined because he supports Bill 10.

25 guzzlers Avoid partisan politics, nabbed in Ndola …as 10 bars are shut clergy told

By KETRA KALUNGA

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

THE clergy have been urged stay away from partisan politics but pray for the government of the day to run the affairs of the country.

Evangelical Youth Alliance president, Reverend Moses Lungu, said the role of the clergy was well defined in the word of God which was to pray for the peace, unity, and prosperity of the nation.

Rev Lungu said in an interview that when the clergy prays for the peace, success would come to the Church and the country at large.

“The effective role we have as the Church is to pray for the nation because we have a higher calling and politicians respect us, they have come to us and have consulted with us,” Rev Lungu said.

He said the clergy needed to ensure that they play a supportive role to those mandated to rule the country as opposed to attacking them unnecessarily.

Rev Lungu noted that because of human nature, the clergy have along the way lost it and failed to understand their role of effectively pursuing their calling in the nation.

He said the role of the church should at all times reflect well on the political leadership and general citizens.

“Because of our human nature, the clergy along the way have lost it, the church is not effective, the church has fallen,” Rev Lungu said.

He urged the clergy never to downplay God’s sovereignty with regard to political leadership because God allows a sitting government to rule over the people, hence the need for spiritual support.

TWENTY-FIVE people in Ndola were at the weekend apprehended for venturing into bars during the lockdown while 10 bars have been shut.

The Ndola City Council in the company of state police conducted an operation to clamp down on people and premises flouting regulations regarding to COVID-19 preventive measures.

Council Public Relations Manager, Tilyenji Mwanza, said the operation was conducted in various areas of the city including townships.

The 25 patrons were found drinking beer in bars and were bundled in vehicles and whisked away to police stations.

As a result, the local authority has urged members of the public not to relax in observing COVID-19 preventive measures in order to curb escalating pandemic levels.

The council also carried out a survey to ascertain the compliance levels in the city.

Ndola Deputy Mayor, Kennedy Kasaba, and Town Clerk, Wisdom Bwalya, who led a team of officials noted

FILE PHOTO : The 25 patrons were found drinking beer in bars and were bundled in vehicles and whisked away to police stations. that many public individuals and facilities were not observing health guidelines of handwashing and sanitizing as well as mask wearing.

Ms Mwanza said the local authority was disappointed with the take away outlets as well as chain store operators for relaxing the set guidelines on shoppers or patrons.

She, therefore, issued a stern warning that any shop that would allow its employees or shoppers into premises without masks risked being closedown.

Ms Mwanza also stated that any public

facility operating without hand wash basins and soap or hand sanitizer would equally be closed.

She reminded all food places to ensure that dinners wore masks as they waited for their meals as well as observed social distancing.

“We would like to remind all eating places that do not have liquor licenses not to allow dinners to consume alcohol from their premises,” she said.

She noted that residents were buying take away alcohol and consuming it in unlicensed premises.

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‘PROBE FAKE COVID TESTS’ From Page 1 Private hospitals are not swabbing patients for Covid-19 and yet they keep on losing patients with chest symptoms. “They are misdiagnosing respiration infections and sending people to their early graves.

“Their health workers are not being swabbed routinely like in government hospitals.

In short what is happening in the public sector is not being replicated in the private sector,” the source said.

According to a senior medical officer at one of the private hospitals, patients with respiratory issues were being released without being swabbed for Covid-19 testing and only to die a few days later at home from the same disease.

The source emphasised that it was mandatory for all private health institutions to take the Covid-19 testing seriously and ensure that not only patients and staff are regularly swabbed and tested.

Health workers are swabbed and tested every seven days to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

However, it appears these protocols are not being observed in private facilities thereby exposing patients with underlying illness to Covid-19.

And Change Life Zambia has urged Government to probe private health institutions for compliance before more lives are lost due to negligence.

Change Life Zambia director, Joseph Kasongo said it was worrying that some private health institutions could be issuing fake Covid-19 test results as they are not authorised to carry

out tests.

This could be the reason that the country was witnessing an increase in cases of brought in dead (BID) Covid-19 positive at the University Teaching Hospital.

Mr Kasongo has demanded for an investigation of all BIDs to ascertain which health facilities were handling the patients that eventually collapsed and died at home after being declared Covid-19 free when in actual fact they were positive.

According to Mr Kasongo, apart from some government institutions only two private entities, the CIDRZ and Medilab were authorised testing facilities for Covid-19, yet many private health providers are conducting tests.

He said, it was baffling how a patient with all the symptoms could be discharged but die within days of being discharged and later test positive for Covid-19.

He said Government should probe all private institutions conducting covid tests to ensure that they are following the laid down protocols and using the right methods.

“It is painful to be told that your relative died from Covid-19 when the attending hospital had certified someone as not having Covid. Whom are we going to believe?” he asked.

Mr Kasaongo observed that unless this mishandling of patients is sorted out, people will continue to doubt the Covid prevalence and testing in the country.

“People deserve to know that when they pay money at a private facility, they are receiving a credible service and not what we are seeing now,” Mr Kasongo said.

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MILUPI SLAMS TENDER SYSTEM …says tedious bidding process breeding corruption

By PETER SICHALI

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UMBERSOME procurement processes in the country are a conduit for corruption and an obstacle to the growth of local companies, Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi has said.

Mr Milupi said the procurement processes had resulted into foreigners getting more contracts at the expense of local firms.

He suggested that the process should be

THREE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) employees and one clearing agent have been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for corrupt practices.

DEC corporate affairs officer, Jonathan Siame said the suspects were arrested for having involved themselves in abuse of authority of office, corrupt practices and fraudulent false accounting.

Mr Siame in a statement identified the arrested individuals as Topsy Sakala, Dickson Msimuko, both ZRA treasury officers, Nasilele Isilabo, a ZRA senior treasury officer, and Nancy Yendama, a clearing agent.

He said the four suspects

THE Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) has told the Constitutional Court that the General Certificate of Education (GCE), skills certificates and other qualifications awarded to Lundazi Central Member of Parliament, Lawrence Nyirenda are not equivalent to a Grade 12 school certificate.

And the Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) said the

statement of results in which Mr Nyirenda had passes in four subjects did not also meet the requirements of a Grade 12 certificate.

When the matter came up for continued hearing yesterday before Constitutional Court judges headed by president Judge Hilda Chibomba and four others, ZAQA and ECZ were summoned to give what constitutes a Grade 12

certificate or its equivalent.

This is in a matter where Colonel Bizwayo Nkunika, the former Zambian High Commissioner to London and losing independent candidate in the Lundazi Central parliamentary elections, petitioned the election of Mr Nyirenda for allegedly not holding a full grade 12 certificate.

He claimed that Mr Nyirenda was not supposed to

Minister threatens to sue Mast, Mweetwa I WILL sue Cornelius Mweetwa and the Mast newspaper for accusing me of corruption which I am not part of, Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa has said.

And Cheembe Member of Parliament, Sebastian Kopulande has expressed shock at what he termed as ‘infa-

him of procuring over one million litres with Cheembe MP, Sebastian Kopulande during the time Indeni Oil Refinery was on a four months shutdown.

Mr Mweetwa challenged Mr Nkhuwa to deny that he was not involved in the corrupt procurement.

But Mr Nkhuwa in an interview yesterday, said he would engage his lawyers so that the

ruption. Government should overhaul the system so that Zambians can have equal access. If anything majority of contracts should be given to Zambians," Mr Milupi said.

He said Government should seriously look into the procurement process and make it easy for local companies to access supply and construction contracts for the growth of the domestic economy.

"Giving more contracts to foreign firms is shifting the resources of this country to other countries where these companies come from. This

Mr Milupi also disables the growth of local companies," Mr Milupi said.

"In some instances contractors are expected to bid online with huge non-refundable fees and one wonders how an upcoming contractor can afford," he said.

ZRA busts K1m fuel scam

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

‘Sorry, that is not Grade 12’

mous lies’ by the publicat Mr Mweetwa aimed at tarnishing his name.

Mr Nkhuwa said it was disheartening the Choma Central MP and the publication could maliciously accuse him of corrupt activities he was not aware off.

The minister was reacting to an article published in the Mast newspaper yesterday were Mr Mweetwa accused

reviewed to remove corruption.

Mr Milupi said foreign contractors had monopolised the construction sector because locals were unable to navigate the tedious and long processes involved in bidding.

He said the long process involved in procurement had degenerated into a conduit for corruption because some unscrupulous firms resort to bribes to be awarded contracts.

"The process for local firms to get contracts from Government is tedious and this has created loopholes for cor-

ACC arrests 3 ZRA employees, clearing agent

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

By SILUMESI MALUMO and SIMON MUNTEMBA

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Topsy Sikalinda have been charged with various counts ranging from corrupt practices, fraudulent false accounting, and abuse of authority of office contrary to the laws of Zambia.

He said the suspects have since been released on bond and were due to appear in court soon.

take part in the Lundazi parliamentary elections because he allegedly does not have a Grade 12 full certificate or an equivalent as required by law.

ZAQA director and chief executive officer Mirriam Chiyaba stated that the GCE certificate with one pass, a Zambia National Service (ZNS) certificate, certificate in theology training by extension and a certificate in computers did not meet the level description of a Grade 12 school certificate.

matter can be taken to court.

He said he had never procured fuel even for his company, therefore, how could he be involved in such activities which he was accused off.

"In fact now that they have done that i am going to engage my lawyers, they are going to sue and we shall meet in the courts of law.

Meanwhile, Mr Kopulande said there was no truth whatsoever in the publication and called on all Zambians to ignore such assertions with the contempt they deserve.

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has impounded three trucks, one with fuel worth over K1 million in a highly-organised smuggling scam.

The trucks were impounded at the ZRA Makeni Enforcement Centre and were declared as transit cargo to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Fedrol Cargo Logistics, a Zambian clearing agent.

ZRA Corporate Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda, said they were closing in on fuel smuggling syndicates.

Mr Sikalinda explained that one of the trucks carrying fuel worth over K1m was being monitored to appreciate and understand how exactly the scam was happening.

“The ZRA officials had to wait for the truck to start off-

loading the consignment in the light industrial area for them to impound and document the evidence.

“This consignment was declared as transit fuel going to Congo DRC but was offloaded in Zambia without paying any taxes,” Mr Sikalinda said in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday.

He said ZRA had also suspended the Tax payer Identification Number (TPIN) for the clearing company.

Mr Sikalinda said ZRA was aware of transit fraud that was happening and warned those involved that the long arm of the law would soon catch up with them.

He said the ZRA was monitoring and gathering all the evidence to ensure that prosecution in the courts of law was successful.

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CRIMINALITY AT HEALTH CENTRES WHAT is happening is not only criminal but inhuman behaviour from some private-owned medical institutions.

And the earlier that Government steps in, the better for what is at stake is human life that is being sacrificed for monetary gains.

For the past two days, we have been reporting on the controversy that has erupted over reports that some people who tested negative at private hospitals where blood samples were taken, turned out positive when swabbed at Government health facilities.

What obtains in these private hospitals is that patients with chest complications are not swabbed yet one of the basic symptoms involves breathing problems.

One might as well ask why someone who tests negative for Covid-19 ends up dying a few days later, often ending up as a “BID” (Brought in dead) case at hospital.

And as Change Life Zambia director Joseph Kasongo notes, this could be the reason that the country was witnessing an increase in the brought in dead cases at the University Teaching Hospital.

It is a fact that private hospitals are not swabbing patients but keep on admitting people with chest complications.

What this boils down to is that patients are being treated for wrong ailments and not Covid-19.

Added to this serious breach is the fact that even the hospital workers are exposed, as are their families and other contacts outside their working environment.

The medical authorities in these instances would not even know where to start investigating for the source of the infection because of the many contact persons who have intermingled with the hospital worker for example.

The Ministry of Health must move in quickly and stop the rot.

Mr Kasongo is right to demanded for an investigation of all BIDs to ascertain which health facilities were handling the patients that eventually collapsed and died at home after being declared Covid-19 free when in actual fact they were positive.

According to Mr Kasongo, apart from some government institutions only two private entities, the CIDRZ and Medilab were authorised testing facilities for Covid-19, yet almost all private health providers were conducting tests.

Like Mr Kasongo, we find it baffling how a patient with all the symptoms could test negative for Covid-19 but die within days of being discharged.

“What is even more confusing is that the same patient upon being swabbed at UTH, would test positive but this would be too late because they would be dead,” Mr Kasongo said.

This controversy over Covid testing should not be there for the public must have confidence in the nation’s health system that whatever figures they are given regarding the pandemic are true.

There should be no room for doubts among the public.

On Tuesday, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya reported that the country has recorded a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the past 11 days as 324 new cases have been recorded with 18 Covid-related deaths, of which 14 were BID. This is the more reason the government should probe all institutions conducting Covid tests to ensure that they are following the laid down protocols and using the right methods.

If any institution is found wanting, there must be no compromise if it means closing the facility, so be it, for human life is sacred.

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STIFFEN LAW ON ILLEGAL GOLD MINING, CHIEF ADVISES

By PETER SICHALI

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OVERNMENT should stiffen laws on illegal mining activities to protect the natural resources, Chief Mulilo of Chama has said.

Chief Mulilo said illegal mining of gold and other minerals was rife in his chiefdom hence the need for Government to stiffen laws for the perpetrators.

He said the government should also step up explorations for other minerals in the area.

Chief Mulilo said his chiefdom was blessed with precious stones and therefore,

Government should map the area to attract potential investors.

"The chiefdom and other areas in Chama and Mafinga have signs of gold and other minerals therefore we appeal to Government to step up the exploration and bring in serious investors to start mining of these minerals," he said.

He said mining gold could overturn the economic landscape of the country hence the need to treat it as a matter of urgency.

Chief Mulilo said Zambia was blessed with minerals in almost all parts of the country and that there was need to attract serious investors to start

18 perish in RTAs over Heroes, Unity holiday

By SIMON MUNTEMBA A TOTAL of 18 persons have died, while 36 sustained seriously injures after being involved in Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) during the Heroes and Unity holiday.

Police public relations officer, Esther Katongo said 236 RTAs were recorded countrywide of which 14 were fatal and 18 persons were killed.

She said Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of accidents with 117, one death, three persons seriously injured while 22 suffered slight injuries, followed by Copperbelt which had 33 accidents, two deaths and nine persons slightly injured.

Ms Katongo said Eastern Province recorded eight deaths, Central five, Muchinga one and Northern one death.

She said Muchinga Province recorded the least with five RTAs with one death, four persons seriously injured while one was slightly injured.

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE pro-poor PF government will never forsake Zambians including the recent flood victims, Lupososhi Constituency Member of Parliament, Chungu Bwalya has said.

Mr Bwalya said Government has not forgotten about the plight of flood victims even though the rains and flood waters have gone.

According to PF Northern Province youth secretary, Chanda Nsofu, Mr Bwalya said this when he visited 22 flood victims in Ndobela village of Mwela Wa Mangu ward

Ms Katongo said during the 2019 Heroes and Unit Holiday, 274 road traffic accidents were recorded as compared to 236 road traffic accidents recorded this year.

She said the figures showed a reduction by 38 road traffic accidents.

She said 23 RTAs were recorded as fatal in which 26 persons were killed in 2019 as compared to 14 fatal road traffic accidents where 18 persons were killed in 2020 Holiday.

On damage only road traffic accidents, she said, 158 were recorded in the Heroes and Unity period of 2019 as compared to 150 recorded in 2020. The record shows a reduction by eight damages only road traffic accidents.

She attributed the reduction in RTAs during Heroes and Unity Holiday of 2020 as compared to 2019 to restricted movements in the advent of Covid-19 as well as the presence of Traffic Police officers on major roads and accident prone areas.

mining the resources.

He said the natural resources Zambia was blessed

The chiefdom and other areas in Chama and Mafinga have signs of gold and other minerals therefore we appeal to Government to step up the exploration and bring in serious investors to start mining of these minerals.

with could create the much needed employment and turn round the economic fortunes of the country.

Chief Mulilo said his area had been attracting investors including Chinese, hence the need to map the area to allow for serious and legal activities.

He also suggested that Government should monitor activities of foreign firms engaged in explorations as some of them could have started mining.

Chief Mulilo appealed to Government to engage traditional leaders so that they were fully aware of the activities of companies coming to their areas.

Ground caving-in at Nchanga Open Pit - KCM

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE caving in of ground following slope instability within a section of the Nchanga Open Pit (NOP) Cut 2 in Chingola has started occurring as predicted, but there is no threat to the safety of employees or people in nearby communities, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has announced.

KCM chief executive officer, Christopher Sheppard made the announcement yesterday.

“KCM wishes to inform all its stakeholders that the sloughing (Caving in of ground) following slope instability within a section of the Nchanga Open Pit (NOP) Cut 2 in Chingola started to occur as predicted, and there is no threat to the safety of employees or people in nearby communities,” Mr Sheppard.

In a statement by KCM General Manager – Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachin-

da, Mr Sheppard said the geo-technical team monitoring the sloughing following a series of multiple tension cracks at the Open pit noticed visible ground failure during the night of Tuesday, July 7.

He said the team had continued to monitor ground movement and KCM would provide further details on the occurrence at a later stage.

Mr Sheppard assured stakeholders that they should not have any safety concerns about the sloughing and continue with their businesses or activities, but avoid attempting to enter in the hazard exclusion zone.

He also assured the people in nearby communities that there would be no sound of ground fall during the period when the ground continues to fail as it was a gradual process with the ground sliding towards the Open pit.

Flood victims not forgotten - Minister in Lupososhi.

“The PF government has not forgotten about your plight. We are very much concerned about you as we were concerned when you initially got flooded,” Mr Bwalya said.

He added, “Now that the rains have gone it is time for you to rise from the floods and start building better housing units using the best materials you can afford. We can reduce on the destructive effects of floods by building stronger housing units using better building materi-

als and by not building on flood prone areas."

Mr Bwalya who is also Northern Province Minister handed over K200 to each of the 22 flood victims to help them buy food for household consump-

tion as they had lost food in the floods.

The flood victims through Headman Ndobela thanked him for the gesture and for not forgetting about them during and after their tragedy.

The Provincial Minister was accompanied

by Luwingu DC Patrick Chanda, Lupososhi DC Mambwe Katontoka, Lupososhi Council Chairman John Kwandangala, Mwela Wa Mangu Councillor Chilufya and several PF party officials.

The 22 flood victims of Ndobela village of Mwela Wa Mangu ward of Lupososhi district lost their houses and property following a heavy downpour in the last rain season. And the PF government under the Disaster Management & Mitigation Unit provided 20 tents for them while World Vision Zambia provided 22 mattresses for them.

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‘UPND MUST STOP ISSUING THREATS’

By BENNIE MUNDANDO

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PND leaders should stop threatening people who do not agree with them because soon they will taste their own bitter medicine, Copperbelt Province PF youth chairperson Don Mungulube has warned.

Yesterday, Copperbelt UPND chairperson Elisha Matambo warned Lusaka Province Minister, Bowman Lusambo, to stop declaring that Copperbelt was a no go area for their leader Hakainde Hichilema.

Mr Matambo warned that Mr Lusambo will have himself to blame because the Copperbelt was not his.

But speaking to the Daily Nation yesterday, Mr Mungulube warned that the UPND would have a taste their own bitter medicine should they transfer their mediocrity to the Copperbelt.

He said the PF had remained peaceful even under grave provocation but that its tolerance had been tested beyond limit.

Mr Mungulube said if the

UPND did not desist from antagonistic approach, the Copperbelt would become a difficult turf for them.

“Not long ago, our national vice chairperson for mobilisation, Geoffrey Mwamba, was attacked in Monze. Just last week, UPND cadres attacked President Edgar Lungu. As if that is not enough, Mr Matambo even has the guts to warn Mr Lusambo.

“As youths on the Copper-

belt, we have had enough of this nonsense from UPND and we will not sit idle and watch them make baseless threats.

They must not take our peace for granted because we can also react. They are a violent party but if they want to bring their madness to the Copperbelt, we shall deal with them,” Mr. Mungulube warned.

He accused Mr Matambo of being a danger to society for proposing violence.

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Manganese firms urged to bury disused pits

By PETER MALASHA THE Local authority in Mkushi has directed investors dealing in mining to start burying disused quarries as they are posing danger to society.

The directive follows complaints from communities where manganese mining was taking place such as in Kasalamakanga, Funda, Kabufumu and Chiponya areas.

In an interview, Mkushi District Council chairperson, Evans Bwalya, said mining firms should ensure that they bury

open pits after extraction of the minerals unlike leaving the quarries open.

Mr Bwalya noted that there were a lot of illegal and legal miners who were not following procedure as well as the law.

He warned that those found wanting would be dealt with according to the law.

Mr Bwalya said the local authority was losing out a lot of money in uncollected tax from manganese mining that could otherwise be used to provide services to the needy communities.

"Once miners do mining and excavate they get what they are trying to get, they are supposed to burry and plant trees.

My humble appeal is that they should bury open pits where they mine from," Mr Bwalya.

He added that there was need for the council and the Ministry of Mines and Mineral development to work together and harmonise the situation.

Mr Bwalya said sanity should be brought to the district, stressing that the local authority would soon start inspecting mining premises.

Mushota-Luwingu road boosts growth

By MUYANI SHINJABALE THE newly constructed Mushota-Luwingu road has bought about economic development in Luapula Province and beyond, Senior Chief Mushota of Kawambwa has said.

He said the construction of the road had made trans-

portation of farming produce easy between Nakonde and Mansa.

The senior chief of the Chishinga people said this in an interview with the Daily Nation in Ndola.

He indicated that a lot of economic activities would take off in the area due to the construction of the new road.

The traditional leader stated

that for a long time, the road network in the area had been in a deplorable state adding that the construction of one would encourage growth.

Senior Chief Mushota, therefore, applauded Government for empowering his chiefdom with a route that would boost economic development for his subjects and other citizens.

He however, bemoaned the slow pace at which the contractor was working in ensuring that the whole road network was finally completed.

He stated that the drainages were still incomplete.

The Chief hoped for toll gates to be erected on the Mushota- Luwingu road as a way of generating income for Government.

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“Workers First”

Review agro marketing, advises think-tank

By SILUMESI MALUMO

GOVERNMENT should review the current agriculture marketing and trading and ascertain whether the system is permitting agriculture sector growth and sustainability, Small Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) has said.

SAFADA Executive Director, Boyd Moobwe, said the agriculture sector in Zambia was facing artificial commodities price which was not farmer supportive.

“Government should review the current agriculture marketing and trading arrangements to assess whether the current marketing and trading of agriculture rural produce is permitting agriculture sector growth and sustainability with its impact on small

MFEZ industr yards on cou

scale farmers in the country.

“It is high time the liberal market economy was introduced in the country but there is no significant amount of changing in the agriculture sector and its yards in the L

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU impact towards poverty reWorks are go duction unemployment and and the contr CONSTRUCTION of relatively agriculture comindustrial yards in the on site. modity prices distortions,” “Once that Lusaka South Multihe said. done, we will Facility Economic Mr Moobwe in an interto see SMEs Zone (LS-MFEZ) view yesterday appealed which will boost local the zone and to Government to improve from there,” M participation in the the agriculture sector and said. area is expected to consider to put small scale He also ob be completed in the farmers in the driving seat the need to in next 12 months. of the sector. incentives to Participation “It's imperative to note willing to inve of local investors that sustainable and factor the zone. Mr in the economic reflective market place and expressed co zone is currently marketing system is key to that Zambia h low due to, among By BUUMBA CHIMBULU agriculture economic sector competition f other reasons, the growth and development, countries suc minimum investment and can help$250, the country Rwanda, Ken of US$500,000 which BOUT 000 hasto been some things needed to be get stabilised,” hesetting said. up a

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU Egypt, South someprocured. locals say is invested in Mr laboratory Moobwe however Mozambique prohibitive. that willsaid establish gold “This is important because LL international airSAFADAin would work LS-MFEZ Business content ore which will the be bought we are an upstreamZimbabwe sector, we th ports will be fully opGovernment in small ensuring better incenti Development from artisanal and scale gold have a lot of downstream secerational by end of this that the agriculture sector Mr Kunda s Manager, Francis miners Zambia. tor that depends on aviation month, a development that flourished. minimum US Kunda, said ZCCM-IH has set up the laboratory in will help revive the economy such as tourism, agriculture He said with his Karma organisation 000 up investme construction works of partnership Mining Servicesand steer growth as Zambia and all. So the opening will hadRural introduced the family to q the industrial yards the investors and Development Limited in help restarting economy, continues to battle the outfarmer’s advancement supince wereour currently on is alsoavailable Consolidated Gold Company. economy being hit break of Covid-19. port initiative to Officer, work with was a limiting course.

Chief Executive Mabvuto by this Covid-19,” he said.

In March this year, Presimore than 3,000 small scale local busines Mr Kunda Chipata, explained that the purpose of dent Edgar Lungu suspended farmers in the next farming however said explained that the the joint venture was to develop a gold international flights to mitiseason. had been lob industrial yards, processing and trading operation in Kenneth gate the spread of Covid-19. itsisparent Min once completed, Zambia.

Mwaanga Nkumbula should Kaunda ports would help to revive the He however directed the Commerce T would boost local Mr Chipata said the investment was be ready by the end of is week. economy as the aviation secvery fully immediate reopening of airIndustry whic participation in the in line with one of ZCCM-IH’s strategic operational ports last month with hope The one which will take a bit tor was an upstream industry.economic zones. talking to Min objectives of value creation which was of sometime is Simon MwanMr Lesa explained that the that the move will revive the Finance to im He explainedand in Harry to diversify its investments away from sa Kapwepwe in Ndola and aviation industry supported economy and steer growth.

Mwaanga incentives. an interview that copper to other minerals such as gold Mfuwe,” Mr Lesa said in an economic Kenneth Kaunda Interna- “As Karma Mining Services and Ruralother Development, oursectors such Nkumbula “For invest the industrial yards should and other precious metals. interviewisyesterday. as are themostly agriculture in gold processing, but we working and tourtional Airport (KKIA) is cur- expertise ready qualify, one h wouldbe enable smallby the He said this during the laboratory Mr Lesa explained that ism. with artisanal and small scale gold miners.’’ rently fully operational while invest minimu end of is week.

The media tour in Lusaka yesterday.

“We are talking about all ofand medium sized Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe US$500,000 entrepreneurs to set one which will take “This is also in line with Government’s and Mfuwe had taken longer them being fully open by the is expected to start full opsome of the l the a bit ofinsometime classification of gold as a strategic “This had laboratory is targeted at the because weup businesses ore this that would received various because Government to end of this month erations week, be says Civil from investors tha zone. is Simon Mwansa resource for Zambia,” he said. operations we are setting up starting with miners, who would get a fair share and procure items needed to mitexpect Ndola also to on line.

Aviation Authority (CAA) Difacto “That one is on the inlimiting Consolidated Gold Company Chief Rufunsa, were we are working with small value for their material.

Kapwepwe Ndola igate the spread of Covid-19.

Because of the infrastrucGabriel Lesa. you invest les table and we have Executive Officer, Faisal Keer, explainedrector General, scale miners there and art is anal miners “As Karma Mining Services and Rural He expressed optimism and Mfuwe. ture issues like the Covid-19 “Kenneth Kaunda is very S$500, 000 y that the laboratory would be able to fromofthe surrounding area,” he said. our expertise in gold the reopening the air- measures that have to be put,Citizen Economic fully Development, operational and Harry isthat not be entitle

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process about 30 samples per day.

Mr Keer said the laboratory was critical to determine the gold accurately in the

IN its quest to keep-up with the regulatory and legal framework in the country, the banking sector through the Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ), developed an initiative to review and update the Code of Ethics and Banking Practice.

This Code was first introduced in 2002, following the identification of the need to develop confidence and good customer relationships by formalising standards of disclosure and conduct in the engagements between the banks and their customers.

The 2002 Code was first revised in 2010, in recognition of the both in-country and global transformation of the financial services sector.

In 2020, the industry recognised the need to align the Code in line with the evolving local and international technological, legislative, and regulatory environment. The updated Code has spells out standard ethics and principles relevant to all Commercial Banks, under the membership of the Association.

The 2020 Code of Ethics and Banking Practice is premised in recognition of the fact the evolving customer needs as well as industry developments.

Although the Code is not legislative in nature, all BAZ member banks that adopt this Code are contractually bound by their obligations as provided by the Code.

The Code is a set of guidelines and standards that seek to foster best banking practices and enhance cordial busi-

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processing, but we are mostly working with artisanal and small scale gold miners.

Mr Keer said the laboratory would also be open to the general public for them to come and have their samples tested.

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Micro t Mines mull over dollar tax payment Nakonde re-opened tax red RBZ rejects KENYA SLAMS BRAKESZambia, ON CHEAP SUGAR DAILY

Thursday 9, July 2020

Extra Business

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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ZAMBIA does not need foreign expertise for its gold mining as the country has skilled population and economy. manpower to handle the investment.

“The outbreak of the This is according coronavirus to the Federation of Smallhas negatively Scale Mining Associated of Zambia (FSSMAZ) affected the Zambian president,industry.

Joseph Mwansa.

UMBA CHIMBULU NAIROBI - The Agriculture ministry has economy, derailing its Pastor Mwansa regretted that itPETER was By SICHAL The announcement comes just weeks banned sugar imports with immediate development plans as the

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU unfortunate that Zambia inwestern most cases HE mining industry is after leaders from sugaritsbelt effect, and suspended trading licences. country had to divert prioritisedraised foreign investors the locals. concern that over high importations The move is meant to curb the influx of GOVERNMENT sh studying the impact resources to the fight against THE Nakonde-Tunduma one-stop border post was rendered sugar factories untenable, He was had reacting to the US$2.5 million cheap sugar in the market, which has duce and defer som the pandemic which has also which will be caused yesterday re-opened for negatively critical essential impacting onand farmers.goods, impacted negatively on farmers. partnership between ZCCMthe IH the benchmark rate HARAREWednesday - The Reserve crippled globalSudanese economy,” because by the recent directive reduced says Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) KenyaInvestment is allowed tofor import 350, economi 000 Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter company Karma goldCommis- which stood at 50 percent in Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) hethe said in aties statement. sioner General, Kingsley Chanda.

13 May, 2020 have tonnes from Common Market forslowed Eastern Governments to remit all Munya said the imports have rendered local September last year, follows last week rejected all $50 processing investment.

Africa-Verein has over This is after border post was bring closed on Monday and Southern Africa tothe fill which the deficit. mills uncompetitive because of their cheap wake of Covid the introduction of the foreign million worth of bids for the over and above mineral “Whatthe expertise will they 500 members of However, stopping imports is border likely to to facilitate screening and disinfecting of German the nature. exchange auction system two Treasury (TBs) Micro an Zambia doesn’t have?

Some Zambia qualified and es364-day in dollars andBills directly companies with interest in in the result to 76 high cost of the commodity Munya said the ministry noted an influx district,experienced which recorded covid-19 cases. weeks ago, which has had a the apex bank had floated Zambians are working in Traders Foundatio Bank of Zambia investing inimports Zambia and check market as the cheaptoday usually of illegal imports, especially through Busia “The Lumwana border will be re-opened [yesterday] flying start. to raise funding to (BoZ). cover refinery. erative (ZAMAST) high cost of the sweetener locally.

Africa atsuch large.

Africa-Verein, border as the unscrupulous businessmen mbia Chamberexpenditure of Mines Bids totalled $50m for the for only critical the essential goods as food, fuel Government’s “Which school did tosaid, where Muyaalthough made thego announcement when took advantage of curfew hours.

Mrthey Mukwita had been

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ZAMAST M needs arising from the and medical supplies the comprehensive Chief Executive Officer, 364-day paper and $120 for Zambians can’t go and learn?

Do we need out a raft of reforms aimed at “We have suspended all brown (table) a friend of Zambia for a coordina the shorter-term paper with the list will be issuedhe torolled the public soon.

Province Peter Munya nicoronavirus.

Chilembo, said the inexpertise forlong gold mining inhas Zambia?” streamlining thetime sector that been a sugar imports into the country with ByAlthough BUUMBAthe CHIMBULU average interest rate coming at bank managed ZAMBIA hasforeign started and contributed “Today [yesterday] going forward when the situsephat Chitimbw perennial dismal performer.

Pastor wondered in a statement. was studying thefarimpact immediate effect. We have also suspended 19.14 percent. to raise only $70m, short discussions with an Mwansa significantly to the Zambian ation normalises, we will open the border for othwhile completely Other reforms announced include pre-shipment approvals and extension of said it was time Government created leasing The TBs are part of Open of the amount it is targeting, directive would have on quantity,” Munya added. Association HE Zambia of He German economy by promoting er goods but for now, it is just essential goods,” Mr of state-owned sugar mills to not private all sugar import permits until further notice,” may be poss policies that encouraged indigenous citizens analysts believe monetary Munya said the scenario explains why D e v the e l particuo p m e n t Market Operations (OMO) businesses tosaid restore investment into Zambia ctor’s operations, Chanda in athe statement. investors for a period of 20 days to process he said.

“The uncoordinated importation of conducted by the central bank, authoritiesAgency will still be(ZDA) able to has to participate in big projects to develop their local sugar is struggling ineconomy the market ducing taxes woul through support from the German business Mr Chanda announced hadowned donated n the cash flow. and develop that cane ZRA on farms by the brown sugar has rendered Kenya’s mills mobilise the required funds against the imports. He said the country cautioned entrepre- which refers to a practice when towards the nation. fight against community.

Heworth explained that relief to citizens a 20,000 litres of fuel and K500, millers thatdisinfectants include Muhoroni, Chemelil, uncompetitive. Ex-factory prices for the mills are still studying the imthe central bank buys and sells because appetite in the market may soon be faced with a sugar glut cause Pastor Mwansa wondered how Zambians neurs that it is not disburs- Treasury securities on the open Covid-19. it was partly dueat to Nakonde this effort 000 to help curbSony, the Covid-19 nesses.

Nzoia andsituation Miwani. remain at Sh85, 260 for a tonne compared for the securities was high. by the increased importation that would nd we will get back to you. would assist in building the to ing business grants The discussions, which–Government Germany continued border.

DAILYthat NATION, Kenya. with the CIF price of Sh60,117 for the same Mr Chitimbwa s Theany central bank had soughtto market to regulate the supply of eventually lead to the collapse of the economy when theysee were not being given an right as long as any reMicro, Small and Medium are being done through sustained interest in that the says the Bank’s Chief Execship Magazine last week.

Ms Chibesakunda said He explained that the idea was to ensure money that is on reserve in the toBy raise $500m CHIMBULU through 364 BUUMBA enterprises had no opportunity invest in meaningful projects however stillhas berecently paid in theDUBAI/ local er warned foreign exkick quarter of this Enterprises (MSMEs). thethird Zambian Embassy in to Zambian associated tax pay- banks. utiveThe Officer, Ms Mukwandi Ms Chibesakunda saidthat her the through a revolving fund,in the the border re-opened as soon as economy. possible because bank and 270-day with TBs, but turned LONDON - Angola to meet various ob such as the gold refinery plant.

ATIONAL Savings Chibesakunda. organisation’s partnership ZDA is on not in longer any part- taken Germany and Africa-Verein, “To meet the demand for NATSAVE provided financovid-19 had negatively affected revenue collection a number of measures to currency. change market would shrink in year would exacerbate demand down all bids for the are done time,” Mr has agreed with OPEC to He explained that Government could create including taxes. and Credit Bank Ms Chibesakunda said with Zambia National Marnership with an organisaan association of German surveillance equipment and reduce the amount of money cial assistance to ZANAMAdated paper the bidders devastating impact on the economy comply fullymagnitude with a global and so would turnThe Zambia Revenue Authorfor dollars. with inevitable mbo said in after an all interview and offer shares the stock exchange will use NATSAVE was committed keteers Credit Association "Trading the market to protect the tion called ‘BACC’ in offering businesses, would focus on through test kits coupled with public activit quoted a (NATSAVE) “steep” interest rate of a within CA and that repayments by and people. pact on supply curbs and ity (ZRA) wrote to all mines efover as currency conversions "There is increased possibiliday in Lusaka. andZRA allowwas Zambian companies and individuals credit association ensure Zimbabwe to funding SMEs in the (ZANAMACA) pave way members made liquidity dollar, which has pan- will 50 percent. business grants to to entreprehow association members awareness, the Zambian compensatewill for previous He said the lead agency at the border, been slow because Ms Phiri fective 04 June,battering to remit alloverproduction taxes the K10 billion credit facili- received would not be churned as to much. ty that there could awith shift demic significant period. for the institution to reach to be invest thein goldto business through directive GovIn an effort tofrom discourage by cutting neurs, warns acting Manager could help Zambia government has had ZCCMtoof available other borrowers. which was why itindecided make aal donation fuel health is more im tymeant is disbursed the Public needy due will strive outthe to SMEs. todollars depreciation since its to to IH. for speculative more from JulyMr to September, in“NATSAVE and directly Mutisunge Zulu, a noted Finan-with ofsupplies seed andalltofernt,borrowing to tocushion Communications and medical needed appeal to both local and to She stressed that itprocurement was to help transport covid-19 suspected patients ZDA has but we request o Small the and Medium Enter- reintroduction understandand covid-19 she said, floatingimpact early reasons, central bank hiked “We always talk Zambians building twoNATSAVE, OPEC sources said.would Relations, Kabwe Phiri. the quarantine pandemic. international donors to assist critical too that the tiliser mem-butthrough centre in about Chinsali, close to 200 kiloBut some OPEC members, tofight thethe OPEC+ panel, the Resources and Petroleum and central bank. cial Analyst, said the Zambian Ministry of Agountry’s foreign reserves US$5,470 a tonne on Tuesday, gained Bank Zambia. displeasure an advert prises (SMEs). on businesses in a unique use ZANAMACA to ensure of our members t last year. the policy rate from 15 percent By BUUMBA CHIMBULU The Organisation of the the economy.

But how do we build the Ms Phiri regretted that some including Angola, have not Joint Ministerial Monitoring oilway company Sonangol Zambia’s Ambassador tobe- instate every possible,” Mr bers the fund must repay metres from Nakonde.

Key drivers of dollar hadhad for years suffered riculture, the have dwindled to US$1.4 nearly 26of percent since the 2020 bottom hit implications Absa however indicated in market the market institution is currentPart of broad interventions the demand fashion to be able to give that small businesses to 35The percent, apparently the going around Petroleum Exporting Countries relaxes monthly economy when Zambians not given an fully delivered onsocial their agreedfor Committee (JMMC), which did notare immediately respond unscrupulous people were tryGermany, Anthony Mukwita, Mukwita said.

On itsbe part, the to pa Disinfection of the entire border will also done to make funds available onmedia March 19,”cuts Absa said. report that the the gains were stopped by abillion has also instituted over ly assessing therose Covid-19 interest rate threshold where loan repayment holidays. access the K10 in the Zambian market include rate depreciation ing these conversions will not COPPER prices to ittheirbank highest , came into effect on June and allies to ledexchange

by Russia, purporting that opportunity to invest in the Gold refinery plant? production sinceto May. advises OPEC+ andMinistry holds its Reuters requests comment.

We areforunable “The Agency condemns organisation called ‘BACC’,” ing to rates swindle entrepreneurs expressed confidence that the German government recently through the of Health using materials from to m the next borrow access past few weeks to defend the believes should be. impact on businesses to be “The Bank of Zambia On Monday, Copper prices as US investor worries over the deepening facility put in place by the group known as OPEC+, in nearly three months yesterday as central bank purchases for debt from the poor execution of enbe rose done through commercial 0. purporting to be ZDA. Two sources Angola next meeting on July 15.

May, Angola pumped the Agency issaid disburs“We are appealing toInHis excellence Edgar in the strongest terms such she said in a statement yesterGerman business as could contributed 18.5 million euros ZRA for all offices at the border including Immigrafunding. obligations becau has been restrictions The bank policy rate is a data able to provide suitable fi- local hasunit provided eased capital Bank of (BoZ). agreed to Zambia cut oil output from President, Donald Trump’s response to US-China rift.

“The most-traded July stronger manufacturing from top had nowspikes committed to improve Thetion, JMMC, which is chaired 1.28 million bpd, according to Chagwa Lungu to with draw the contract orthebeen ing funds in form of a service purposes and shoring ergy demand causing in banks anymore. iously, only mineral royheartless acts of intent to day.

“ZDA has noted with dis- around complement Government which is expected to meet Road Transport and Safety Agency Compulsory ”There has been a general the value threshold nesses have benchmark rate at which banks nancial assistance, SMEs. and provision requirement The BoZ on the April 3, May byShanghai a record 9.7 million China’s security legislation on Hongby Kong copper contract on the Futures consumeranChina and the loosening of warned its compliance withfor its the quota Saudi Arabia and monitors OPEC data, or supplies 100,000 and bpd partnership,” he said. grant in partnership swindle unsuspecting entreMs Phiri the mempleasure advert going efforts in at restoring the cost of medical Standards and other units. outcry and call Cenup of foreign currency reserve exchange rate.

“If this does actualise, foreign x was paid in dollars since of transactions conducted without adequate resources NATSAVE has reached out which provideExchange stimulus(ShFE) for barrels 2020 announced stimulus per day (bpd) the wasand by Covid-19 ends, " nottoasmake severe as its theMay market rose 0.9 percent to after up for and hadadherence with Pastor the oil curbs, more than its target.

It trimmed lockdowns imposed to contain Covid-19 Mwansa said: “We can learn from preneurs and the general bers ofenergy public money to be and wary for of petrosocial media economy. provide social transfers The disinfecting exercise will also becash extended to tral the Bank stimulusofemergenagent mobile with Ministry toaround meet daily obligations canpur- on to clients across thebeing country coronavirus crisis destroyed a expected. us financial institutions monetary topubsupand demand Mr Zulu also said country exchange will mute furwhile the rest were Mr Trump on ordered 44,660 Yuan to (US$6,274.94) ameasures tonne.

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This is a very important while include before the the Response Team, headedtaken by the intoAnd port the molasses. the supply of hand sanitisers, account what Covid-19 provides is an that the assumptions that were enter a shop, the gentleman tained enough conedtoWith even as the country seeks because allegedly when the product was development and commercialising the takecurrent into account a threat. or entrepreneurial rate among them as a molasses result of thebusinesses global because emphaCOVID-19 pandemic Surya ZAM president, Mr consideration Ezekiel Thus, high Surya was ableto to protransporting the following: opportunity for coming up with used, both for planning 2020 inside very intransformations sternly ordered tribute effectively to hair the contomakers respond tomanufacturers the Minister of once stocked oneto of the major retailers, product was a lone hard as policy and Apart from the economic activities ismungongo not being realistic. the economic sis on sustainability, there was operating below capacSekele, has mobilised its memduce bulk hand sanitiser and from Mazabuka outside Given that the IMF predicts budget and for developing the me to go back outside and tainment of the coronavirus, Finance’s call for local prodit out-sold some of the pursuing already established man effort using household appliances. required may tryon to substitute imports with locally are other areas of economic transformation While a few youths may inthe country has been working with imported Tandem other members, ZamBrew, bers to come together to con- ity, Chisamba where the ethanol wash my hands.

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The ers into the ethanol production design of thethe handwashing require significant transformaaction to disruption major challenge this product value chain.

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If there is a plethora them by the roadside.

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‘UTUNENSU’ TRENDING PHRASE AND PARTISAN OCIDA Dear Editor, IN this write up, we will address two issues and these are; the trending political terminology “#Utunensu.�

We will also address the inability to condemn violence against President Edgar Lungu by the newly formed partisan CSO called OCIDA. The word “#Utunensu� has been coined by online bloggers to depict their admiration of their neighbouring countries at the expense of theirs. It is the expression of the sworn belief that Zambia does not have a competitive belief over other countries.

However, this popular expression lacks basic research and is made without any discernment of the strides we have collectively achieved by the Patriotic Front administration under President Lungu.

In all spheres, the transformation agenda has been implemented to give effect to the aspirations that our forefathers fought for. We challenge the proponents of “#Utunensu� analogy to tell us as to why Zambia has been the destination and home of many foreigners irrespective of their nationality.

We also challenge the apparent UPND South Africa branch chairman and selfstyled Seer-1 to explain his obsession with Zambia even after being rendered unwanted. We also challenge the opposition sympathisers to explain why multinational corporations continue to pursue economic fortunes in Zambia and not those countries they have chosen as their reference cases.

We challenge the proponents of “#Utunensu� to explain why the nationals of the named country have not gone back to their country but instead loitering in the streets of Lusaka in search of greener pastures. Why have those nationals not gone back to their country if it has better comparative advantages over Zambia?

Why are the proponents of the “#Utunensu� analogy more upbeat in the foreign democracies when prevailing realities are circumstantially distinguishable with Zambia? For argument’s sake Zambia’s ruling party does not have the same characteristics with the deposed Malawian ruling party.

The PF has a deep rooted relationship with the Zambian people.

Like we have said in the past, while the UPND is craving for alliances, the PF has formed a greater alliance with the Zambian people. Any discerning mind can relate that the sudden obsession with the happenings in another country is a desperate attempt for political gains.

This is the new way of seeking for political sympathy in favour of the unsellable political candidate who has never won elections. We are also taken aback by the dead silence by the new politicallyinclined CSO with regard to the incident which happened in Monze.

We have carefully studied their objectives and our preliminary thoughts are that if the organisation was formed in good faith, it should condemn the lawlessness and the Presidential jeering.

Like we have said in the past, OCIDA is an association of frustrated political retirees who are disappointed and allergic to progress. We are gravely shocked that they have concealed their voice at a time it was needed the most. OCIDA cannot claim to be nonpartisan by words, we are the rightful people to deduce a rational conclusion after evaluating their deeds.

We have studied their objectives and it is clear that they are championing regional superiority of three opposition dominated provinces at the expense of territories commanded by the ruling party. We have also scrutinised the members and close associates of OCIDA and we are satisfied that they are people who have cursed their relationship wirh the PF-led government.

Therefore, their preoccupation is serial divergence against the ruling party.

Having said that, we are persuaded by the arguments of those who hold the view that OCIDA is a politically-biased entity whose preoccupation is to champion regime change. OCIDA is fighting personal battles against the people occupying or close to the corridors of power.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist.

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ZAMBIA HIGHLY RATED

Dear Editor,

IN Africa, Zambia is amongst the top 10 countries to record a drastic face lift in terms of infrastructure.

The level of maturity in doing things in Zambia is quite advanced as compared to other similar countries unless one has never travelled.

We don’t need to change this trajectory. All we now need to figure out is how to fund more such projects!!

A country is all about infrastructure (development of things): - Water - Power - Education - Roads - Hospitals - Air transport Etc A country is also about wealth creation (development of people): {Antonio Mourinho Mwanza)

LAZ AND SHOSHO STUDIES LAST week, the Constitutional Court dismissed a petition by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to have the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 withdrawn from Parliament.

The ConCourt ruled that the petition by LAZ lacked merit because they did not show how Justice Minister Given Lubinda breached constitutional procedure when presenting Bill 10 to Parliament.

The ConCourt said it cannot intervene in the matter as the arguments by LAZ did not show how the mandatory formalities as prescribed in Article 79 of the constitution, where offended by Bill 10 LAZ was seeking a declaration that Government’s decision to amend the Constitution in the manner set in Bill Number 10 of 2019 is illegal.

In case you didn’t know, LAZ is an architect of Bill 10, they were the key participants at the National Dialogue Forum (NDF) which came up with Bill 10.

In fact LAZ even warned political parties and all the citizens not to shun the Constitution making process initiated by the NDF. The question is why has LAZ u-turned; why is LAZ, which is supposed to be the creme-de-la-cream on legal matters taking USELESS and FRIVOLOUS petitions to court; Why is Mr Eddie Mwitwa and SOME of his colleagues at LAZ wasting the court’s time challenging Parliament to stop debating Bill 10 when they fully know that no one, not even the Court can stop parliament from passing Bills and enacting Laws?

You don’t need to be a lawyer, you don’t need to know Civics, in fact you don’t have to study SHOSHO STUDIES for you to understand that it is the right and constitutional mandate of Parliament to make laws.

Parliament ni Nyumba ya Malamulo, it is Ing’anda Ya Mafunde. The primary objective of parliament is to make laws. This is what the Republican Constitution says in Article 62: 1. The legislative authority of the Republic is vested in and exercised by Parliament.

2. A person or body, other than Parliament, shall not have power to enact legislation.

And Article 63 of the Constitution seals the argument, it says: Parliament shall enact legislation through Bills passed by the National Assembly and assented to by the President.

And LAZ like everyone else knows that the Courts have ruled and ruled again on this matter; there is sufficient Case Law that has repeatedly stated that no one, not even the Courts can stop parliament from conducting its business. Examples of these rulings include the court judgments in the following cases: 1. Nkumbula v Attorney General where the Court of Appeal had occasion to pronounce itself on the propriety of challenging proposed amendments to the Constitution.

2. Hem Chandra Sengupta & Others v The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of West Bangal & Others in which some parties sought to restrain the Chief Minister from pursuing a resolution approving the union of two States as well as to restrain the Union of India from bringing or initiating any bill or legislation in parliament

for purposes of uniting the two States 3. Re: Nalumino Mundia where the High Court was moved to quash the decision of the Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee to suspend a Member of Parliament from the National Assembly.

In all these cases, it was held that the court did NOT have the power to interfere with the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Assembly in the conduct of its internal proceedings.

The Courts ruled that Parliament enjoys exclusive cognizance over its internal proceedings. Hence, the Courts cannot interfere with the internal affairs of Parliament which it enjoys or has the Constitutional mandate or authority to legislate.

Clearly, even my grandmother in the village knows that it is the duty of Parliament to pass Bills and enact Laws so why should LAZ, of all institutions, embark on a vexatious and futile exercise to petition the Court to stop parliament from debating Bill 10 when they fully know that such a demand is unattainable at law?

The answer is simple, LAZ is compromised and it has reduced itself as an appendage of a legal department of a known opposition political party.

LAZ must redeem itself and recommit to its core values of being a professional corporate body as established in Act Chapter 47 of the Laws of Zambia and stop being used as a door mat of an opposition political party.

Zambians want LAZ to be the torch-bearer of justice and the rule of law and not to reduce itself to a “vuvuzela� of an opposition political party.

Lastly, let LAZ elect a new Executive since the mandate of the current one expired a long time back.

LAZ should be an example to all of democracy and good corporate governance.

- Jobs - Businesses - Other economic activities If development of things can be done directly by government, development of people depends largely on the private sector.

Government is limited only to policies, grants and other interventions usually mistaken for gifts đ&#x;Ž that should be misused.

Wealth creation should be a song sang by all. In a market economy, only the strong survive. The lazy ones suffer. But the strong ones in most cases don’t have ideas but have capital or have capital but no ideas.

This is where a coordinated approach towards job creation is needed.

Let’s join hands and develop sustainable entrepreneurship that will create jobs and wealth so that we achieve development of people.

Entrepreneurs will create revenue to be taxed to provide Government income needed for the development of things.

Comments:Simon Sichinga: They behave like a constituency of that party.

Jane Mulenga: I was wondering why you have been quiet, nati limbi balitucita unfriend twabashupa sana.

Andrew Phiri: Manyengwe at its best. Article 62 is very clear. No need of studying SHOSHO Studies.....

Parliament is mandated by our constitution to make laws.

Not even the three Church Mother bodies can make laws.

Antonio Mourinho Mwanza, how is the volume? UTU‌ Troy Shadreck Mukupa: Good to have you back bro.... we missed your usual always hitting the nail on the head facts.

Bennie Mundia: All Counsel are deemed to be of equal competence. Therefore, the conclusion you have drawn is true and correct because no lawyer worth his salt would go to Court with such frivolous arguments when such matters have been adjudicated upon by our Courts‌ Twambo Muuleya: The current executive of LAZ leaves nothing to write home about...

Chimwemwe Kalobwe: Twambo Muuleya, it’s a sham Alex Silavwe: There is no need to beat about the bush, the LAZ under Linda Kasonde and the current one under Mwitwa is just a mere UPND legal wing. No wonder it has not scored any successes in a long time.

Dr Haabazoka Livingstone and Siavonga were packed with locals this long weekend.

Whilst others are complaining about the economy, others (mostly the middle class) have disposable income to support local tourism.

One thing a citizen should not do is to fold their arms and listen to people say things are bad because most people would say those things even for political benefit.

When one moves around, one can see that the determined citizens are living life to the fullest in equal economic conditions.

In a market economy, only determination will get us the desired results!!!

Dr LUBINDA HAABAZOKA, President – EAZ.

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Chifubu solar-lighting project at 85p.c.

By MUYANI SHINJABALE THE solar street lighting connection project in Chifubu ward of Ndola stands at 85 percent complete, says ward councillor Friday Sikazwe.

In an interview, Mr Sikazwe indicated that several roads in Chifubu Township had been lit using solar energy.

He said the street lighting project was progressing well with phase one already completed while works had already began in phase two.

He said the project was being funded under the Ward Development Fund.

Mr Sikazwe said the project had gobbled K110, 000 in phase one while K98, 000 had been spent on phase two had so far. He stated that the street lights would supplement the efforts aimed at curbing rising crime levels in Chifubu and surrounding areas.

He said the project was a good measure to protect the people and their properties in the area as it would not be affected by load-shedding.

Mr Sikazwe, appealed to residents of Chifubu constituency to guard the project jealously and warned against vandalism.

And the residents of Chifubu Constituency had applauded the initiative to install solar street lights stating that it would help curb the rising crime wave in the area.

Fight ills affecting women collectively, NGOs urged

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE Zambia Alliance of Women (ZAW) has called on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as well as the private sector to partner with Government in easing challenges facing women.

ZAW Programmes Officer, Ceasar Katebe, said Government alone would not manage to curb the challenges without the partnership of other stakeholders.

He was speaking in Kitwe.

Mr Katebe however expressed happiness that some women initiatives

in sustainable agriculture were bearing fruit.

"We need to ensure that sustainable development goals are attained if we are to ease poverty by the year 2030," he said.

Mr Katebe appealed to Government to continue assisting women groups through various means.

He added that Government's tremendous support towards vulnerable but viable women groups would not go unnoticed And ZAW Executive Director, Edah Chimya, commended Government for providing social needs such as boreholes to the women clubs across the country.

THE Association of Vendors, Traders and Marketeers of Zambia (AVTMZ) has re-launched the fight against Covid-19 following the declining levels of compliance in markets and other public places.

AVTMZ Kitwe chairman, Henry Mutambo, said his organisation had relaunched the Covid-19 fight and enhanced sensitisation in markets.

Mr Mutambo regretted that people were taking the fight against the disease casually and compliance levels had continued to decline.

The chairman was speaking in an interview before re-launching the fight at Chamboli market in Kitwe where the association donated 4 x 210 litres of drums to be used for hand washing, liquid soap, 20 litres of hypocloras acid, disposal overalls and disposable gloves worth K5,000.

"We would like to re-launch this fight with vigour and ensure that our members adhere to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health regarding Covid-19 .

"In our re-launching the fight, we don't want to be rhetorical, but practical and ensure that we provide leadership. This is why we

MARKETEERS ‘RELOAD’ COVID-19 FIGHT

FILE PHOTO : “We would like to re-launch this fight with vigour and ensure that our members adhere to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health regarding COVID 19.’’ thought we should make some assorted donations,'' he said.

Mr Mutambo said marketeers in particular and Zambians in general should not brush aside the existence of COVID 19 in the country.

Citizens, he said, should instead continue to take preventive measures seriously like wearing of masks, observing social distancing and regularly

washing their hands.

"It will not help us to waste time debating and brushing off the existence of COVID 19 in Zambia. We should learn from other countries how devastating the COVID 19 has been and then proceed to put preventive measures,'' he said The compliance levels have continued to reduce with people only using facemasks to enter chain stores like Shoprite, Pick 'n' Pay,

Choppies and commercial banks A check by the Daily Nation in Kitwe showed that people were not consistently wearing masks even in public places like Chisokone market and in the city centre.

At bus stations, bus operators were no longer as strict as they were previously when the fear of COVID 19 gripped the nation.

New settler community gets bus services

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

FILE PHOTO : The area was not serviced for a long time now due to the bad state of the road.

THE Copperbelt Taxis and Drivers Association (CTDA) has opened operations on a new route to Luyando community in Kitwe, which has had transport services since its establishment.

Luyando community is a big settlement in Kitwe's Mindolo area that has seen a lot of settlers from all walks of life putting up their structures.

The area was not serviced for a long time now due to the bad state of the road.

CTDA arrived at the decision after consultations with various stakeholders who saw it fit to open a new route to Luyando community from town.

Having observed the hurdles residents were facing in terms of transport, it came to the executive’s attention to have a new route opened so that the residents were serviced.

"The association therefore wishes to inform members of the general public and the residents of Luyando Community that a new route to their locality from Oxford Station in the town centre will be opened on Wednesday 8th, July, 2020," CTDA Secretary General Kelvin Kanyanda said.

Mr Kanyanda assured that CTDA would continue to supplement Government's efforts in the transport sector.

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THE Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU)’s decision to put up boreholes and dams in Sinazeze and Sinazongwe is prudent, Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift FILE PHOTO : UPND cadres Sialubalo has said.

Mr Sialubalo said the decision was prudent and would serve the communities which had for a long time been yearning for a reliable source of water DAILY for people and NATION livestock. Friday June 26, 2020 Last week, DMMU National Coordinator, Chanda ww.facebook.com/dailynationews https://twitter.com/dailynationzm Kabwe, announced that Government has identified Sinazeze, Sinazongwe, Gwembe and Kazungula as areas that would benefit from the drilling of boreholes.

Mr Sialubalo, observed noted that the move would alleviating the water challenges the people had facing and would now be able to access water for livestock and agricultural purposes.

By ANDREW MUKOMA He told the Daily Nation in an interview that for a very long time now, water had been a challenge in some parts of Sinazongwe.

HE UPND in Southern Province Mr Sialubalo said that this was because of the has said the disrespect hilly geographic terrain. towards President Edgar He said that the water challenge must be a key Lungu in Monze last week by priority that Government must address and noted UPND and cadres Child some Development the had nothing to

By MICHAEL President Lungu that theMIYOBA time was appropriate to drill boreholes.

Ministry Local Governmentleaders in the doofwith traditional stadiums to ensure “Guidelines for various will inspect R E S I D E N T province. that they are safe for the reEdgar Lungu has sports disciplines which sumptionThe party therefore, said that the of football. approved the rehave been categorised utterances

by Copperbelt Minister, Lungu had earlier implesumption of the mented a ban on all sports ac- are ill timed as non-contact, semiJaphen Mwakalombe, MTN/FAZ Super Division in thehe country halt the contact and full contact tivitiesand musttoapologise to chiefs in set to resume mid next spread of the Covid-19 pandemsport and, safeguards Southern Province. ic which has claimed the lives of month as planned by the as outlined in the health 18 peopleMr Mwakalombe is reported to in Zambia. local soccer governing guidelines for football Meanwhile, Sports Minister have blamed some traditional leaders body. hasleadership hailed at premier and national Emmanuel Speaking during yesterday’s and Mulenga the UPND over the President Lungu for lifting the Presidential address at State division one leagues.”

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become inhabitable.

“For example, the old camp houses under the Ministry of Agriculture, most of them are in a very bad state and inhabitable.

“Therefore, if such houses are sold to civil servants at a cheap price they will easily work on them and consequently own a house,” Mr Chibanda said.

Government embarked on an ambitious project to build houses for the men and women in uniform countrywide.

Recently, President Edgar Lungu announced plans by Government to start building houses for teachers across the country.

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in rural areas to the civil servants as a way of empowering them.

UG North-western province Deputy Secretary, Joseph Chibanda, said in an interview in Solwezi yesterday that the union was happy with Government’s move to build houses for civil servants in the country.

He said the move to build houses for civil servants was timely as most of them live in dilapidated units.

“The move will bring joy to the civil service since Government has already done it for the men and women in uniform,” he said.

Mr Chibanda appealed to Government to also consider selling dilapidated Government houses to the civil servants especially those in rural areas as a way of empowering them.

“As a union, we would like to urge Government to consider empowering civil servants by selling them all the dilapidated GRZ houses especially in rural areas,” he said.

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“As UPND in Southern Province, we urge him (Mr Mwakalombe) to render an apology to the Chiefs of Southern Province over his statement.

What happened in Monze had nothing to do with traditional leaders, but a political issue,” he said.

He stated that defacing of Hakainde Hichilema’s billboards and removing party regalia from streets by Police is angered the people of Monze.

“We urge him to be mindful of how he wants to please his paymaster and stop demeaning our chiefs.

We remind the PF to concentrate on improving the lives of the Zambian people and not to bribe them with political hand-outs,” Mr Halwabala.

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House, Lungu said football can “Guidelines for various sports resume next month with strict disciplines which have been adherence to health guidelines. categorised as non-contact, Lungu said Government has semi-contact and full contact developed guidelines which sport and, safeguards as outwill guide the return of contact lined in the health guidelines for sports such as football, boxing football at premier and national and netball division one leagues. Hence “Guidelines for all sports these leagues will resume action disciplines to follow as they in July, 2020, with strict obserconsider resuming sports activvance of health guidelines,” said ities have been developed. They ‘‘Water challenge a key priority that Lungu. include the following, butmust not be of Government addressHe andsaid thethe timeMinistry is limited to: guiding must principles Health in cooperation with the stipulated by the statutory appropriate to drill inboreholes.’’

Mr Sialubalo, Ministry of Sports, Youth and struments 21 and 22 of 2020,

incident, which occurred when President Lungu’s motorcade drove through the district.

In a statement released to the Daily Nation in Livingstone, UPND provincial information and publicity secretary Neto Halwabala said that it was lack of proper direction by the Patriotic Front to condemn “unreasonably” the Monze incident.

Mr Halwabala said Mr Mwakalombe must not implicate traditional leaders by demanding they should have stopped the event from happening.

According to him, the advice by Mr Mwakalombe, who is also Chongwe Member of Parliament, was misplaced and mischievous.

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WHEN THE PAST ‘RULES’!

Positive Vibrations no 216

OUR POVERTY CRISIS

today or tomorrow.

I see nothing wrong with thinking and appreciating the great works of our departed relatives but that is no reason to allow the past or the dead to rule from the grave. Even in law where precedents are critical, the focus is on the principle; and it is actually also possible to distinguish cases, in pursuit of truth and justice.

There is no doubt and question that heroic acts of the departed have their place and serve a specific purpose requiring acknowledgement.

I have said in this column that the seeds of our destruction were planted in the past. “You shall know them by their fruits.” Very true; good gets good and evil gets evil, but love - and that is genuine love, conquers ALL! It is extremely important to learn and appreciate history for what it is and not what one wants it to be. For this to happen, the records and all narrations, must be accurate and properly stored. Distortions and misinformation breeds trouble; which is the very reason why society must invest in proper documentation and records.

I apologise in advance for “presenting” Rwanda and South Africa, as examples because I

earlier, and much earlier the duo of the N/W and N/E Rhodesia, than the political space. It is the political space that is more susceptible to old and past trappings, which frankly just causes serious political diarrhea.

For instance there is NO justifiable reason for Zambians to be NGANDE MWANAJITI at each other’s throat because of a few individuals. These guys are ON THURSDAY unwilling to manage their egos and yield to commonsense. You will agree with me that every ego has a need to fulfill. So then we E must deask, what do mischievous souls cisively T has become crystal deal clear seek to achieve through their that one ofwith Zambia’s probthe Lords large EGOs? Such go for parties lems is reconciling its past/ and Agents of or traditional ceremonies, inlegacy, with reside the present.

The poverty who among cluding weddings; when in acbiggest challenge is that history us. They are largely responsitual fact plan a very destructive has been re-written, distorted ble forto our poverty crisis and agenda. Unfortunately, the PUBeither accommodate conveLIC ORDER ACT “cannot see it”! our governments nience or mislead. must cause As we talk about the past and theWhile citizenry to ensure misinformation or and proKagame? Because allowing trou- to buy support. Yes, I said to buy its terrible legacies, Let me give have not consulted as necessary. pagandacivic wasresponsibility. traditionally atassume an example of the Gwembe ValWhat I am discussing though is ble makers to unprofessionally support! In the current political tributed tothe government, thereof is Who are Lords and Agents ley where I hail from (because in the public domain. These two play with lives of citizens in the dispensation, those folks who now plenty evidence reflectpoverty?

Theyofare mostly decision countries - Rwanda in particu- name of labels such as “freedom have little or no money can for- not a single soul will find reason ing private individmakers and entities enablersand who push or comfort to unjustifiably “atlar made peace with that tragic of this and that or the respective get about Political Office. uals too, with/have the ability to special files and projects.

They are spate of genocide, which cast a concept of democracy” will bring It is this senseless desire to tack” me). misinform have a the shakers the andpublic. moversJust of special The Gwembe Valley suffered moral shadow of guilt on the in- about disruption and anarchy. amass wealth, which forces pollook at the Fourth Estate the projects, includ-ing a seriesand of unone of the most tragic injustices ternational community.

You cannot enjoy any right in iticians to rally support using social media! fortunate incidents and chal-lenges of modern times! The difference Rwanda emerged stronger and the midst of chaos and indeed, divisive methods, such as “but I I do notNational dispute Development. that the past that affect I personally support the posture/ as all civilised people will agree, am yours.” I have heard people is that the entire Nation dependis good, but last onlyweek as far as there nostal(I in-dicated that is stance by President Paul Kagame there is no absolute right. People brag about “dangerous choic- ed on Kariba Dam for electric giafree is concerned.

I insist though no lunch!) power - a critical ingredient of that he will hunt and deal with all must learn to raise issues within es and options.” Really? That is that, it is only good as a point of The Nation is agreed in principle production and development. trouble makers. the framework of the law, and not only taking God’s people for reflection and cannot as a maabout issues and obstacles of fightWhy do I agree with President test the courts’ independence. granted but it also plants a seed This is part of the trappings of terial reality, add value to either ing extreme poverty. Afri-can polithe past. (I doubt there can be South Africa has a long history of destruction. ticians have since before indepengenuine development anywhere of pain/anguish and struggle. It People begin to think in a dence campaigned on the “ticket” based on ruthlessness and is the first territory, where the sowarped manner, thinking that of improving peo-ple’s livelihoods. called “black on black” violence only a person who looks like blood-letting!)

It is evident that they do improve Indigenous people of the was recorded during the Apart- them or talks like them are their their personal and family lives! heid Racist regime (in the sunset neighbour. There is no differ- Gwembe Valley; like those on Some say that the debt prob-lems, the Copperbelt, and most cosdays). Democracy is what saw ence between racial prejudice which include loan repayment, are the birth of the New South Afri- and ethnic cleansing, just like a mopolitan spots, gave way to But he is the one who originally challenge is it easily degenerates association by all human beings. taxca be-cause of the nature ofaside). their Itexports to other countries in need part of the story of poverty. (all past challenges witch or thief! Tokenism is unac- National development, in exwork, but be begun abuse the ex-andof the commodities. Please note, put change up Zambia’s Northern for a(then “promissory note.”

I have a different view point in into poli-tics of hate, deception, It has also pre-sented the law in would veryto unreasonable ceptable. Look at the USA justice first line. a way that is amenable to de-fend emptions.

Ask, why wouldfor this be there is nothing wrong with ex- Rhodesia) Along the wayrailway (Notwithstanding the sense that the development betrayal and cut-throat treachery. highly objectionable anyone demonstrations!

TAZARA was an accident of strugproblems. the case? porting Maize.

But, there is everyAs an observation; many who template that we have adopted is to arrogantly use democracy as a I told a colleague once that the piece-meal social corporate a critical ally in ending wrong in have ex-porting Take theburying milling industry In the area of Taxation alone, responsibility stints), it has protool for freedom!as an thing totally unsuitable for our realities. drink from the poisoned kettle you do not to spitmaize in some-gle and poverty. example. millingaentities aredic-or its by-products if Zambians are duced contempt, squalor, and LestMost we forget, German I respect what Economists articu- of political scheming, have lit-tle the profit-oriented cartels underI find it interesting weishave owned individuals staple grinding poverty.that That the stotator,byAdolf Hitler,whose emerged fromtreated to zero options, with its aslate, but they have been articulat- space for either loyalty or upright- stands too well that it is not an in-vested food nothing to with ascending Maize. sociated diffi-culties, such as avail- seriously ry coming frominourdamaging troubled but thehas stint of suffering; ing these views for decades and the ness. It is me, my partner, my chil- offence to avoid tax. What is an ofour roads by past. abandoning the usaffordability. fence is to evade tax as smugglers ButtoMaize brings thetormented, money – soha-ability or peaceful the top and UNITED FRONT Ministries of Finance are packed dren and possibly, pets, such as We know there by is the do and some cross-border traders that is the main at-traction!the world. Not long ago, we had a power- age of rail.

I suspect the that thinking rassed and betrayed and managed by professional cats and dogs! These have killed requiring They have invested heavilybut in weful team from State House visit- a Statu-tory do. As a matter of fact, the proftheir conscience and lie in bed with ColonialInstrument government was that Yes, democracy is good, Economists (at least in Zambia).

It is not accidental percentage of goods to be ing milling companies, who while a certain it-oriented cartel, will use the law maize processing and are very Northern Rhodesia and Southmust domesticate anda provide But you know what? You can- the devil. and from no lie that Zamrail. We must notget on-ly powerful lobbywhich with adoes big inter-est cheap maize from carried to defeat jus-tice.

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…Zim health minister sacked on fraud charges over US$60m Covid-19 equipment HARARE - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked Health Minister Obadiah Moyo for “conduct inappropriate for a government minister.”

Moyo’s dismissal was announced in a statement released on Tuesday evening

by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda.

Moyo is facing charges of abuse of office related to procurement fraud involving Covid-19-related medical and personal protective equipment. He was arrested in mid-June and granted bail on allegations of corruption regarding a US$60-million

From Page 1 I got infected back in midApril. The onset of symptoms came quickly. I suddenly noticed I was feeling very tired and I had a new cough. I got tested and the morning after I received a phone call from the medical centre, I had tested positive for coronavirus.

The virus is like a tornado.

When it lands, it swirls through the body, causing chaos, confusion, coughs, wreaking damage to each organ it touches. Some won’t survive its visit.

For those that do, when it has

Obadiah Moyo deal to procure Covid-19 test kits and medical equipment. Moyo became the

second minister to be arrested for alleged corruption in Mnangagwa’s government, after the arrest last year of then-tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira.

Meanwhile, 11 of the 13 striking nurses arrested during a protest for higher pay were freed on bail Tuesday by a court in the capital Harare, their lawyers said.

Police arrested the group during a demonstration held by scores of nurses at Harare Central Hospital on Monday.

They are on strike to demand a raise, saying their pay had been so eroded by inflation that it could no longer meet their basic needs. – NEWS24/AFP.

Richard Quest relives Covid-19 ordeal gone, one surveys the damage to the human landscape and realises it’s much greater than first thought.

The Covid cough is not like your usual cough-it-up deep cough (what doctors politely call a “productive cough.”)

It is very distinctive. It is a dry, raspy, wheezy, cough. In my case, lots of short, expelling gasps of air, followed by a long, deep, chest-wrenching expiration cough, that has standers by wondering if I am

going to keel over.

I have tested negative for the virus and positive for the antibodies, and my doctor says it won’t return. But there are days when I feel that it has.

I am also discovering new areas of damage: I have now become incredibly clumsy.. It is as if that part of my brain, which subconsciously adjusts hand and movement to obstacles it sees, isn’t working.

At times there’s a sense of mild confusion. The micro delay

in a thought, the hesitation with a word. Nobody would notice but me.

My digestive system is peculiar, to say the least.

It doesn’t matter whether I call them symptoms, traits, or wreckage - my body doesn’t feel quite right.

For those who have not had Covid, or witnessed the mess it leaves behind, again, I urge you, do whatever you can to avoid this tornado.

– CNN.

Malawi cancels CJ’s forced leave

LILONGWE - Malawi’s new government has revoked an order telling the Chief Justice to go on leave before retirement. Former President Peter Mutharika had directed the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to begin his leave until his retirement.

That move had sparked criticism. Nyirenda led the Supreme Court in its decision to nullify President Mutharika’s election, paving the way for a re-run which he lost to the opposition. – BBC.

At least 180 bodies discovered in Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU - At least 180 bodies have been found in common graves in Djibo, a town in the north of Burkina Faso, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a report released yesterday, saying that the killings were probably carried out by government forces.

The Burkina Faso government told HRW it would investigate the claims, with Defence Minister Moumina Cherif Sy saying the killings could have been committed by armed groups using stolen army uniforms and logistical equipment. – ALJAZEERA.

France rules out ‘total lockdown’ PARIS - The French government said yesterday it is preparing for a second wave of Covid-19 cases that could emerge in the coming months, but will not respond with another nationwide lockdown to contain the outbreak.

“My aim is to prepare France for an eventual second wave, while preserving our daily life, our economic and social life,” new Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an interview on RTL television.

– AFP.

US formally starts its withdrawal from WHO WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organisation, making good on threats over the UN body’s response to the coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.

After threatening to suspend the $400 million in annual US contributions and then announcing a withdrawal, Trump has formally informed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he has started the US pullout, a State Department spokesperson said. – AFP.

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PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he is excited that Patson Daka is making the country proud with his exploits in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Daka has meanwhile scooped the Redbull Salzburg player of the champions round award for his seven goals and four assists in the final 10 matches for the Austrian Bundesliga champions.

Lungu who had earlier encouraged Zambians to vote for Patson Daka after he took part in the voting conducted on the Red Bull Salzburg’s website, said he was happy for the Chipolopolo striker who has continued to make the country proud.

Daka, who scored 24 goals and seven assists in the Bundesliga beat competition from team mates Dominik Szoboszlai who scored nine goals 14 assists for Red Bull.

Others who missed out on the award include Albert Vallci and Andre Ramalho who were also deemed as strong contenders for the award.

Meanwhile, Daka who arrived in Zambia yesterday said being nominated for the Player of the Season accolade for Red Bull Salzburg is a great honour because it gives him faith that his efforts on the pitch are not in vain.

He said he is not disappointed at missing out on the Bundesliga golden boot award after netting an incredible 24 league goals in the 2019/2020 season in the Austrian Bundesliga.

In an interview with FAZ Media at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport upon arrival from Austria, Daka described the 2019/2020 Bundesliga season as a successful season because he did a lot of things right.

“It has been a great season for me personally. It was not really easy but it has been a season to remember. It has been a breakthrough season, I have done a lot of things right and there are a lot of things that I have to work on. I think it has been a great season and stepping stone for the future,” he said.

Daka expressed disappointment after missing out on the Bundesliga golden boot which was scooped by Wolfberger talisman Zalman Weissman who finished the season on 30 league goals with Daka in second on 24.

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