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By PRISCA LUMINGU-BANDA in Mkushi North PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says he will stand as a presidential candidate in the 2021 general elections because the Constitutional Court has already settled the issue of his eligibility.

The President assured the nation that he will be a presidential candidate in August 2021 since the ConCourt had conclusively dealt with his eligibility in its judgement in which it interpreted what constitutes a term of office.

President Lungu was speaking when he met chiefs and headmen in Mkushi district, Central Province, yesterday.

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…ConCourt has conclusively dealt with my eligibility ‘Hypocrite’ (P.3) Jay Jay, ECZ beefs up numbers Mukuni 3 others convicted

under fire

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By PETER SICHALI and SANFROSSA MANYINDA

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has started beefing up staff and registration kits to enhance capacity of registration centres, ECZ Acting Public Relations Manager Sylvia Bwalya has said. (To page 3)

Ms Bwalya

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IMPROVE VOTER REGISTRATION THE voter registration exercise kicked off on a shaky note with most stakeholders complaining of the slowness of the process. It has also become clear that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) did not anticipate the overwhelming response received so far.

It seems the ECZ had anticipated fewer people to show up for voter registration and had placed less personnel to man the registration centres. In fact, in most cases, there is one one person and a security officer manning the registration centre. Not at all adequate to cater for the number of people turning out to register.

For the past three days, there has been a general complaint concerning slowness of the process and how long it is taking for one person’s voter’s card to be processed. On top of this, there is the technical glitches of the machines failing and people have to wait for the system to be rebooted.

This is not what was anticipated when the ECZ announced that it would run the voter registration for 30 days and capture nine million potential voters.

At the rate the exercise is going, the possibility of achieving the target may seem way too ambitious.

However, all hope is not lost and it is definitely not too late to make changes and improvements to the system so that the set targets could be achieved.

The ECZ has admitted that there are issues with the process which need to be improved on. That is a starting point which stakeholders have been asking for in the last three days.

Yesterday, the ECZ said it would be beefing up staff and registration kits to enhance capacity of registration centres.

ECZ acting Public Relations Manager Sylvia Bwalya said they had noted a number of concerns from stakeholders and the general public.

She said the ECZ has since started deploying additional kits and officers in some registration centres.

“At the beginning we thought the process would take about seven minutes but we have realised that it is taking a little bit longer and we are addressing that concern,” Ms Bwalya said.

Indeed, it is taking more than seven minutes for one person to be processed and issued with a voter’s card. Most reports indicate that it was taking between 10 to 30 minutes for one person to be issued with the card because there is only one officer responsible for noting down details, taking pictures, printing and laminating the same before eventually issuing the card.

This has resulted in people taking more than five hours on queues to be processed, a situation that may discourage some into giving up.

It is therefore imperative that this matter is resolved quickly so that the ECZ can remain confident of meeting its nine million target within the 30-day period.

The worry for most stakeholders is that the ECZ has indicated that it would do away with the old voters’ registers, meaning a totally new register will be created from the same slow process.

Therefore, the quicker the glitches noted are sorted the better for restoring public confidence in the process.

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RTISANAL and Small-scale miners have accessed funds which have been provided by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development.

Small-scale Miners Association of Zambia president Kunda Chani said the small-scale and artisanal miners who were members of the association have accessed funds meant to cushion operational challenges being faced during the Covid-19 era.

He said in an interview yesterday, many artisanal and small-scale miners had been negatively affected by the pandemic therefore the fund which had been provided was helping them to enhance operations.

Mr Kunda said the outbreak of Covid-19 had impacted negatively on the growth of artisanal and small-scale mining businesses and the help

rendered by government and the UNDP was welcome.

Mr Chani said even though the fund which had been provided may seem not to be enough, it would go a long way in helping the miners to improve operations.

Early this month, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development Minister Richard Musukwa said the government and UNDP had secured about K730, 000 for artisanal and small-scale miners to cushion challenges they were faced with during this period.

He said the grant would be utilised to support key mitigation measures towards emergency response, provision of personal protective equipment, enhancing occupational health and safety at work places among others.

And Mr Chani said the funds which the miners had accessed would be used for the intended purpose so that their operations can be expanded during this difficult period.

“Yes, our members have

received the funds which our government with the UNDP provided and this is helping them in their mining activities.

Remember we applied for these funds just after the ministry requested and we have been waiting patiently and it is good that members have now received this money,” Mr Chani said.

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Minister testifies in secretary’s forgery case

By RABECCA BANDA MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko has told the Lusaka magistrates court that she discovered that her secretary stole K15, 000 after receiving a sms showing that the amount had been debited from her bank account.

This was during cross examination before magistrate Felix Kaoma.

Nyembezi Masiye, 47, of Chilenje Township is charged with three counts of forgery, uttering false documents and theft.

It is alleged that on August 26 last year, Masiye, with intent to defraud and deceive, forged

cheque number 000354 purporting to show that the signatory had paid her K15, 000 when in fact it was false.

In the second count, it is alleged that on October 10 last year, Masiye uttered the false cheque number 000354 to Indo Zambia Bank.

In the third count, it is alleged that on the same date, Masiye stole K10, 000 belonging to Ms Simukoko.

Masiye: After I deposited the 15, 000 in my account, did I not inform you?

Ms. Simukoko: No. Masiye: Do you remember saying that you did not have enough funds and that the cheque would bounce?

Ms. Simukoko: That’s a joke.

You are lying. My account

We’re ready to defend ECL eligibilty – Mundubile

By NOEL IYOMBWA and SILUMESI MALUMO THE Patriotic Front is ready to defend the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu for the 2021 presidential election if anyone chooses to challenge it in court, the ruling party’s chairperson for legal affairs, Mr Brian Mundubile has said.

Mr Mundubile, who is Government Chief Whip in Parliament, said the eligibility debate which had resurfaced two years after the matter was settled was not only a waste of time but also designed to distract people from focusing on issues that affected them.

Mr Mundubile is Mporokoso Member of Parliament.

He said the PF was not

considering any other person to contest the 2021 presidential election on its ticket because its leadership was convinced President Lungu qualified to contest the election.

Those who intended to challenge the eligibility of the President should not think the ruling party would just sit idle.

And Bill 10 advocate member Prince Ndoyi has said constitutional lawyer John Sangwa and his counterparts are not being genuine over their continued debate over President Lungu’s eligibility.

Mr. Ndoyi said in an interview that it is sad that Mr. Sangwa, a senior lawyer, can continue discussing President Lungu’s nomination when the matter was buried some time back by the courts of law.

always has enough money and if I would show you my bank balances you can see for yourself.

Masiye: How much did I steal from you?

Ms.Simukoko: You stole K15, 000.

Masiye: How much was reversed at the bank?

Ms. Simukoko: Everything was reversed at the bank.

Masiye: When did you discover that I allegedly stole from you?

Ms.Simukoko: I was alerted by the bank that K15, 000 had been debited from my accounts. After going to the bank and confirming the information, the transaction was reversed and later reported to the police.

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State ordered to explain voter registration staff shortages

By NOEL IYOMBWA DEPUTY Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala has summoned the Executive through the Vice President to come to the house and give a statement regarding the shortage of manpower at voter registration centres in most parts of the country.

Ms Namugala was making a ruling on a point of order raised by leader of the opposition Jack Mwiimbu who wanted to know whether the Vice President was in order to remain quiet over the shortage of manpower conducting voter registration in different parts of the Country. Ms Namugla said that in view of the seriousness of the voter registration exercise the executive through the Vice President Inonge Wina to come through to the house not later than Tuesday next week to give a statement regarding the matter. “In view of the seriousness of this exercise in ensuring that every citizen exercises their right I will order the executive through her honor the vice President to come not later than Tuesday next week to give a statement at large.

“Today being a Wednesday (yesterday), the executive will need some time to prepare before updating the house,” she said.

Mr Mwiimbu told the house that members of public who were advised to go and register as voters are complaining that most polling stations are managed by one person, making the process slow.

Lusaka Hotel sued over K1m bill

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

LUSAKA Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LWSC) has sued Lusaka Hotels Limited in the Lusaka High Court for failure to settle a sewerage services bill amounting to over K1 million.

According to the statement of claim filed yesterday, Lusaka Hotels Limited has an accumulated bill of K1, 004, 662.70 which it has refused and/or neglected to pay.

LWSC states that the defendant (Lusaka Hotels Limited) has been its customer with account number 03001502 receiving sewerage services which it is billed for.

It says the hotel has its own borehole which is metered and LWSC only bills it for sewerage

based on metered volumes.

LWSC says it has on several occasions tried to resolve the matter amicably but the defendant has neglected to pay the bill citing lack of business or disputing the billing on the basis of inaccurate meter readings. It states that it engaged Lusaka Hotels Limited to resolve the dispute on billing and that it even changed the defendant's meter but even after doing this, the defendant has neglected to pay the bill.

"Further to changing the defendant's meter the plaintiff, at the request of the defendant, issued a bill of quantities (BoQ) on or about February 12, 2020 for leak detection to see where the defendant might be losing water, but to date, the defendant has not acted upon this,” LWSC states.

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I’ll stand in 2021 - Lungu From page 1 Some opposition parties and their allies in the civil society organisations and private media have revived the debate on the President’s eligibility and have threatened to petition courts of law to stop President Lungu’s nomination as the Patriotic Front’s presidential candidate.

They have argued that should the President stand as a presidential candidate he will be going for a third term in violation of the Constitution which restricts the presidency to only two terms of office since he has twice been sworn in.

But the ConCourt has said in its judgement that under the current Constitution a person who has held the office of the presidency for less than three years has not served a term.

President Lungu first took office in January 2015 after the death of President Michel Sata in London on 28 October 2014. Mr Sata had only served three years of a five-year term.

President Lungu had been in office for less than two years when he was again sworn in on September 13, 2016 after winning the August 11 presidential election.

The ConCourt explained in its judgement that a full term should be from three to five years, which means President Lungu is serving his first constitutional term of office and has one more term to go.

And the President says the United Party for National Development (UPND) is determined to see Zambia destroyed because it is against different progressive government programmes.

President Lungu said the decision by the UPND to completely reject Bill 10 was a clear indication that the opposition party and its top

leadership wanted to see the country destroyed.

“What the UPND wants is to see the country destroyed because if they wanted to see the country going forward, they would have accepted Bill 10.

They would have agreed to some of the clauses and rejected some, rather than completely rejecting the entire document,” he said.

He met Chief Chitina, Chief Mulungwe and Chief Shaibila of Mkushi District to discuss the welfare of the people in their chiefdoms.

President Lungu said he was aware that the UPND wanted to cause confusion during the next general elections because all they wanted was to destroy the country's peace.

He said the UPND did not want to see the peace the country had after the 2016 general elections.

President Lungu said if the UPND wanted to work with the people it would have at least tried to explain to them the content of Bill 10.

“UPND still wants confusion after 2021. They don't want the peace we had after the 2016 general elections. We told them we increase the days to petition an election, they refused. They don't want development,” President Lungu said.

Chief Shaibila told President Lungu not to be distracted by those who are still questioning his eligibility for the 2021 presidential election.

The traditional leadership in the district has done its research on the eligibility case and it is aware that President Lungu is eligible.

The traditional leader told the President to start preparing himself for the 2021 general elections.

He said President Lungu had the support of the traditional leaders in the district.

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ECZ BEEFS UP NUMBERS From page 1

Ms Bwalya said ECZ has noted a number of concerns from stakeholders and members of the general public.

She said the ECZ has since started deploying additional kits and officers in some registration centres.

“At the beginning we thought the process would take about 7 minutes but we have realized that it is taking a little bit longer and we are addressing that concern,” Ms Bwalya said.

And Ms Bwalya has thanked eligible Zambians that have shown up to register as voters.

“We are grateful that eligible Zambians have turned out in numbers and we do not want to discourage them so we are actively attending to that,” she said.

Ms Bwalya said the situation is likely

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA HIGH Court judge Wilfred Muma has convicted suspended PF youth official, Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda and three others after they pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct in a police station.

Mr Justice Muma has also convicted the other accused Maxwell Pito after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault.

This was after the State amended the initial charge of aggravated assault to disorderly conduct in a police station and another charge of assault when the case came up yesterday.

The five had pleaded not guilty to the initial charge of aggravated assault last week.

Banda, 35, John Lungu, 26, Morris Silwonde, 27, and Lyford Phiri, 21 have been charged with disorderly conduct in a police station.

Particulars of the offence are that Banda and the other three on July 6, this year, in Lusaka did act in an indecent, disorderly and insulting

to improve as the ECZ embarks on beefing up staff and registration kits.

“We would want to appeal to our officers to ensure that they accommodate the elderly, expectant mother’s and person’s with disability so they are not kept long at registration centres,” Ms Bwalya said.

Various stakeholders including PF Secretary General Davies Mwila have expressed concern at reports from different parts of the country pointing to the slow pace of the on-going voter registration exercise.

Mr Mwila implored the ECZ, to urgently and effectively address all issues raised by different stakeholders, if the Commission is to meet its targeted number of registered voters.

“We are receiving reports from different parts of the Country that it’s taking in excess of 10 minutes for an

individual to be issued with the voter’s card,” Mr Mwila said.

Earlier, the opposition Green Party advised ECZ to listen to the concerns of key stakeholders and use the 2016 voter register in order for them to meet the targeted number of voters.

Mr Sinkamba said failure to do so will see only a few people registering as voters, as already seen in the low turn out experienced in most registration centres across the country.

He said that many people had already registered in the 2016 register stating that their cards were valid as far as they were concerned according to the clarification that was given by the vice president. “ The conflict of information has made people to follow what the vice president who was speaking on behalf of government said,” he said.

Jay Jay, 3 others convicted

Jay Jay Banda

manner whilst at Lusaka Central Police station.

In count two, Pito, 20, on the same date assaulted Police officer, Allan Mbahwe at Lusaka Central Police Station.

‘Hypocrite’ Mukuni under fire

After the facts were read to them, the convicts said they were true and correct.

Mr Justice Muma then convicted them of the amended charges.

In mitigation, defence

lawyer, Osborne Ngoma said Banda, Lungu, Silwonde and Phiri who were charged with disorderly conduct, were young persons and first offenders who had readily pleaded guilty to the charge.

Four convicts said they were bread winners to their families and were remorseful of their actions.

They pleaded with the court to impose a fine on them than a custodial sentence.

Mr Ngoma said the charge of disorderly conduct at the police station has a custodial sentence not exceeding three months.

With regards Pito, the defence lawyer said the convict was remorseful of his actions and desired to reconcile with the victim.

He also said that Pito wanted to go back to school to improve his life.

Judge Muma reserved sentencing to today.

Zambia steps up covid-19 safeguards - Minister

By NOEL IYOMBWA SENIOR Chief Mukuni of Southern Province is being hypocritical to claim that he harbours no grudge against the Patriotic Front because he has demonstrated that he has so much hatred for the ruling party through his continued attacks, a PF official Lemmy Bwalya has said.

And PF parliamentary aspirant for Kanyama, Chrisantius Changwereza said Senior Chief Mukuni should come out in the open and tell the nation that he was a supporter of the United Party for National Development (UPND).

Mr Bwalya said it was misleading for the senior to say that he has nothing against the PF government.

He said Senior Chief Mukuni of the Toka Leya people of Kazungula had never seen anything good from PF as he had been relentlessly demeaning President Edgar Lungu, the ruling party and the government.

Mr Bwalya said Senior Chief Mukuni had never commended Government for any of the many positive strides it had achieved.

He challenged Senior Chief Mukuni to state whether the PF had never done anything positive for him to be attacking it all the time.

Mr Bwalya said it was evident from the chief’s remarks and statements that he was against the government and in support of a particular opposition political party.

Meanwhile, Mr Changwereza says Senior Chief Mukuni has shown the nation that he is partisan, which is not

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Senior Chief Mukuni supposed to be the case for traditional leaders.

He said it was a big lie for the traditional leader to claim that he had nothing against the ruling party when it was clear that he had been playing politics by siding with a known political party.

Senior Chief Mukuni was quoted by a tabloid saying he had nothing against the PF but that he would point out where it was going wrong.

Senior Chief Mukuni told Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata that the PF was free to hold rallies in his chiefdom.

He said he had an open-door policy for all political parties.

ZAMBIA will now focus on conducting tests, treat and insolate those who test positive to ensure that the country does not record a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya has said.

Dr Chilufya said countries around the region and globe have had the third wave of COVID-19 which has ravaged economies.

Dr Chilufya however said the ministry of Health through Zambian National of Public Health Institution (ZNPHI) has since heightened surveillance in communities including points of entry and that contact tracing is enhanced at community level.

Dr Chilufya also said those who tested positive would be treated and isolated in designated COVID-19 isolation facilities across the county.

Speaking in Lusaka yesterday during a COVID-19 update, Dr Chilufya said although the country had continued to record a down fall in COVID-19 cases

, people should continue masking up as a health precaution in order to avoid further transmission of the pandemic.

Dr Chilufya however disclosed that, Zambia in the last 24 hours recorded 39 new cases of COVID, out of 4,018 tests that were conducted and no death has been recorded, but there were 616 active cases across the country in different isolation facilities.

And Dr Chilufya yesterday received Intensive Care Unit (ICU) mechanical ventilators, accessories and refrigerators from Southgate investment through Turkish Ambassador Sebnem Incesu meant to support the quality health delivery towards covid-19 response. Dr Chilufya said the donation made would help to fight the novel coronavirus that as affected the whole world .

Meanwhile, Turkish Ambassador Sebnem Incesu said the two countries had been enjoying bilateral relations for a long and hoped the donation would make a huge impact especially during this time of COVID-19 pandemic.

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By KETRA KALUNGA GOVERNMENT should set up security structures that will protect our taxes because a few Zambian taxpayers cannot meet the obligation of running the State, former minister of Finance Katele Kalumba has said.

Dr Kalumba said Zambia should change the narrative of failing to protect trade through porous borders and increase its revenue base through taxes.

He said the issue of Zambia’s borders being porous was not new.

‘SEAL POROUS BORDERS’

Dr Kalumba said in an interview Zambia had security systems needed to monitor the porous borders and ensure nothing went out without going through proper customs.

“The issue of porous trade is not new; it has always been there. Our failure to protect trade through porous borders that are not protected or monitored through security

systems. We have officers trained to do this, it is one of Zambia National Service’s roles,” he said.

By law people paid for what they imported or exported.

“Therefore, as the country we should not claim to be poor because we are failing to collect money that is available,” Dr Kalumba said.

And Dr Kalumba says

the government should find structures of formalising tax in the informal sector because the country needs more taxpayers to contribute to national coffers.

He said Zambia should not depend on the small middle class that pays tax because more people are earning income from the informal sector than the formal sector.

Dr Kalumba urged the

government to find creative ways of taxing the informal sector so that they, too, could contribute to the tax base.

“I remember the women who were crushing stones along Kafue Road. They beat Stone Crush Sales Limited. So I have confidence in the power of the informal sector, but they have to contribute to the tax base,” he said.

Dr Kalumba

Minister warns dormant mining licence holders

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA GOVERNMENT will not shy away from taking action on dormant mine licence holders who are defaulting and are now developing a tendency of abusing the court process once their licences are cancelled, Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa has said.

And Mr Musukwa has disclosed that applications of the cancelled licences are managed through an online platform in order to allow accountability and transparency.

He said that the government through his ministry would continue following the law and ensure that all non-performing licences were cancelled and replaced with credible investors and the locals that were able to develop the resources.

The minister was speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation in Kitwe yesterday.

“We have noted as a ministry that many licence holders who default have a tendency of abusing the law but we will not sit idle and wait for them to abuse the court processes in order to ensure that they keep holding on to licences that they can not make use of. “ It does not make sense for someone who has not done anything on the licence for more than four years to rush to court when the ministry cancels their licence,” he said.

Mr Musukwa maintained that this would however not stop the ministry’s time from ticking and dealing with such licence holders.

He said it was the mandate of the ministry to ensure all dormant licences receive default notices and that those who give unsatisfactory responses have their licences cancelled.

Risky sex case: lawyer drops camera hearing bid

By CHARLES MUSONDA

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LUSAKA Magistrate Felix Kaoma has ruled that he will hear in open court the case in which a lawyer has complained against her lover for allegedly exposing her to a health risk through sex.

Mr. Kaoma made the ruling yesterday after the lawyer, Ms Naomi Sithole dropped her request to have the case heard in camera on grounds that she would be prejudiced by publicity of the case, following a media frenzy the matter received at the weekend.

In this case, Ms. Sithole, an assistant researcher at the Lusaka High Court, has complained against Kelvin Milambo, a World Food Programme employee, that he knowingly and negligently exposed her to an infection dangerous to her health.

Particulars of offence are that between March 26, 2020 and June 21, 2020 in Lusaka, Milambo unlawfully and negligently did acts which, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangerous to

Ms. Sithole’s life, contrary to Section 183 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

When the case came up for commencement of trial yesterday, Ms. Sithole applied to the court to clear the gallery following wide publicity of the case by major media outlets, saying where such publicity is likely to prejudice justice, the court has discretion to clear the gallery in line with Article 18 (11) (a) of the Republican Constitution, adding that last weekend’s publicity has prejudiced her.

But defence lawyer Osborne Ngoma objected to her application on grounds that Article (18) (10) of the Constitution of 1991 as amended in 2016, provides that there has to be an agreement between the parties for the case to be heard to the exclusion of a particular audience.

Mr. Ngoma said the cited provision talks about civil rights and obligations and that the case before Mr. Kaoma is a criminal matter which Ms. Sithole started by way of Sections 90 and 92 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

“This is a criminal case that is in public domain. It is the people versus Kelvin Milambo.

The people themselves must be present and it is a notorious fact that prosecution is done on behalf of the people of Zambia.

“The public have the right to information and access to information is limitless.

Simbyakula lauds women’s role in peacekeeping

By NATION REPORTER WOMEN have the ability to improve the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations around the globe, Zambia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ngosa Simbyakula has said.

Dr Simbyakula said Zambia would remain resolute to the UN peacekeeping operations by continuing to contribute peacekeeping troops to peacekeeping missions around the globe.

Speaking at the 10th United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year award ceremony in New York, Dr Simbyakula said Zambia was among the top 20 member states who were contributors of uniformed personnel to the UN peacekeeping operations.

This is according to a statement issued by first secretary (Press) Permanent Mission of Zambia to UN, Wallen Simwaka.

A Zambia Police officer, Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo who is a Gender Advisor at the United Nations Mission in South

Sudan has been awarded the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year.

The award was presented during the 15th United Nations Police Week at which the heads of the UN Police and policing experts from peacekeeping operations, special political missions and regional UN senior leadership gather to discuss among other topics, performance and accountability, discipline, conflict prevention and peace sustainment.

As part of this project, Ms Malambo created a network of groups led by male local police officers to engage other men in the community to disseminate information and promote the protection and advancement of the rights of women and girls.

She also contributed to UNMISS’ efforts to disseminate information on COVID-19 prevention to vulnerable communities, including those with disabilities.

Dr Simbyakula said Zambia valued the contribution by women in peacekeeping operations and would continue to champion the involvement of the female gender in peacekeeping.

The Zambian envoy stated that Ms Malambo had done Zambia proud by becoming a role model and an inspiration not only to fellow peacekeepers but to women and girls in communities where she is serving.

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SADC sends locust outbreak SOS

…As Zambia urges non-members to join fight

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

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HE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has appealed for international help in mitigating the impact of the African migratory locust outbreak following a resurgence of the swarm.

This comes following a devastating outbreak of the destructive African migratory locust which has affected the region since the beginning of 2020.

The first outbreak was reported in February this year and initially affected eight member states which are Botswana,

Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

Speaking during the virtual launch of the regional appeal yesterday, SADC Executive Secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax said there had been a resurgence of the locusts and the outbreak needed international assistance to combat it.

Dr Tax said despite the affected member states trying to control the ravenous swarms, there was a resurgence of the locusts in May this year affecting five countries.

She said the current outbreak has a potential to spill beyond the five affected

member states if not urgently controlled.

The launch of appeal was aimed at complementing the efforts of member states, civil society organisations and international cooperating partners towards addressing the impact of the outbreak.

The latest poses a serious threat to the region’s collective food security.

Welcoming the launch of appeal Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo said there was an urgent need for other countries to join in the emergency response.

Mr Katambo said coordination would harmonise the management of the locusts among the affected countries.

ZNBS boss appointed to regional body board

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ZAMBIA National Building Society (ZNBS) Managing Director, Mildred Mutesa, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF).

Ms Mutesa’s election means that ZNBS retains its seat on the AUHF Board of Directors.

Her appointment happened at the just ended African Union for Affordable Housing Finance virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) held this month.

The meeting was held under

Ms Mutesa

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hundreds of delegates who attended the conference on a virtual platform.

She was part of a panel discussing the topic: “Alternative Financial Solutions Pre and Post Covid-19” that included discussions around product offerings, reliance on local capital markets and the impact of COVID on the mortgage financing industry.

Ms Mutesa served as Finance Director for Zambia’s leading mortgage financing institution before her recent appointment as Managing Director.

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the theme: “Investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Finding a market opportunity in affordable housing.”

AUHF is an industry body that promotes the development of effective housing finance markets, and delivery of affordable housing across Africa, working in the interests of both the members and the industry as a whole.

The Association comprises of 48 member institutions from different countries across the continent.

Ms Mutesa was among

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from the China Development Bank (CDB).

“It is our considered view as the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) that the decision of the bondholders to suspend Zambia’s debt service payBy BUUMBA CHIMBULU ments will, to a large extent, CHINA’S willingness to be influenced by the credigrant Zambia a debt relief tors’ level of confidence in the country’s debt transparwill have an influence on ency,” Mr Mataa said. the decision of bondholders He is concerned that the to respond to the country’s bondholders may also be request of suspending debt worried about the politiservice payments for six cal economy going into the months, an economic think 2021 general elections as tank has said. this had seemingly made Feedback from the bond-By BUUMBA yards in CHIMBULU Government reluctant tothe L holders is expected during slow down on the ambitious Works are go the Ministry of Finance’sCONSTRUCTION and the infrastructure of and policy re-contr meetings with the noteindustrial yards in the on site. form agendas. holders scheduled for thisLusaka “Once MultiMrSouth Mataa said CTPD ex- that done, we will Friday.

Facility Economic pected that the bondholders see SMEs Zambia has US$3 billionZone (LS-MFEZ) would be looking to forward the zone of Eurobonds outstandingwhich boost to awill clear andlocal realistic eco- and from there,” M and owes US$2 billion toparticipation in the plan. nomic recovery said. commercial banks, US$2area is expected towould Government thereHeemalso ob in the to be billion to the IMF and Worldbe completed fore be expected the need to in 12 months.

Bank and another US$3 bil-nextphatic on what it intended incentives Participation lion to China. to do within the relief period to willing to inve Centre for Trade Policyof local that investors would point the econthe zone. economic and Development (CTPD)in the omy towards recovery and Mr expressed co is currently researcher Wakumelo Mataazone restore debt sustainability. that Zambia h among said it was expected that be-low due “Itto, is imperative that Govcompetition f reasons,commits the ing major creditors, China’sother ernment to prucountries recent willingness to grant aminimum dent investment utilisation of the re- suc Rwanda, Ken debt relief would be crucialof US$500,000 sources thatwhich may be freed up Egypt, South locals sayinitiative is to the decision of the bond-some from this should Mozambique prohibitive. holders. this request pull through, Zimbabwe th Mr Mataa said in a state- LS-MFEZ directingBusiness a larger part of the better incenti ment the bondholdersDevelopment resources into productive Mr Kunda s Francis would most likely take intoManager, sectors. minimum US Kunda, consideration the lack of “Itsaid will be sad for Zambia 000 investme works of reject publicly available informa-construction if the creditors the to q the industrial yards tion on the terms and con- request for relief as investors this will available ince were currently on ditions of Chinese loans. mean that Zambia was has adelimiting Last month, Zambiacourse. faulted on its debtlocal obligabusines Mr Kunda reached a deal to defer debt tions that were duehowever on the said the repayments that were dueexplained 13th ofthat October, 2020,” he lob had been industrial yards, in October, 2020 on a loan said. its parent Min

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TRANSPORTERS, ZRA PACT REDUCES SMUGGLING ZCCM-IH INVESTS $250, 000 IN GOLD LAB 6

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RANSPORTERS have worked with the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in mitigating smuggling in the country, which has improved collection of revenue Smuggling leads to loss of revenue.

ZRA and the transporters agreed to work together during a meeting held last month.

Transporters that voluntarily and proactively reported smuggling schemes to the authority or cooperated fully during investigations would not be subjected to unwarranted loss of business

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through seizures, forfeitures had also been enhanced and and/or lengthy and disruptive Mr Chanda had urged transholding of their trucks. porters to desist from smugCommissioner General gling and other forms of tax

By ZRA BUUMBA CHIMBULU Kingsley Chanda said this in a evasion as they risked having statement. their vessels seized and for“If BOUT a transporter $250, 000 suspects has been feited to the State. their invested clients ofinbeing involved He said all ports operations setting up a in anylaboratory of the taxthat evasion vices had will establish goldalso been enhanced and such as in smuggling, intensified to ensure complicontent ore whichunder-decwill be bought laration, under-valuations orgoldance at the points of importafrom artisanal and small scale misclassification miners Zambia. of goods, the tion or exportation. transporters ZCCM-IH has should set up theimmelaboratory inMr Chanda said smugglers diately inform the authority and service providers involved partnership with Karma Mining Services through any communication and Rural Development Limited in in smuggling would continue channels,” Mr Chanda said. to face the full wrath of the Consolidated Gold Company.

He however said the authorChief Executive Officer, Mabvuto law while goods and vessels ity had stepped upthat its the enforcewould be seized Chipata, explained purpose confiscated of ment enhancea gold and forfeited to the State. the joint activities venture wastoto develop compliance imports and in “We have warned all transprocessing andintrading operation exports. All port operations porters that they risk having Zambia.

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Mr Chanda their vessels seized and forfeited to the State without any compensation for transporting smuggled, undervalued, under-declared and misclassified goods.

Mr Chipata said the investment was in line with one of ZCCM-IH’s strategic objectives of value creation which was to diversify its investments away from

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU copper to other minerals such as gold “As Karma Mining Services and Rural Development, our and other precious metals.

THE sixth annual insurance conexpertise is in gold processing, but we are mostly working He said this during the laboratory ference which will focus on recovwith artisanal and small scale gold miners.’’

Ms Banda stressed that it was vital provided a platform for such explordiscuss the major challenges in the media tour in Lusaka yesterday. ering from the economic impact of to explore new ideas and innovative ing of innovative solutions. insurance sector.

“This is also in line with Government’s Covid-19 has been set to take place practices, for the industry to thrive “This Ms laboratory Banda said the conference “Seizing of goldOpportunities as a strategic for Growth is targeted at the ore that would be received from various from November 18-20, 2020 in classification Luduring economic times. would look at “Recovering from with the Challenging resource for Zambia,” he said. Times” is the operations we are setting up starting miners, who trying would get a fair share and saka by the Insurers Association of Amidst “Ittheir is important economic of COVID-19”, theme for year’s Chief annual insurConsolidated Goldthis Company were impact we are working with small value for material. that we prioritise Rufunsa, Zambia (IAZ). consultation andRural profes- scale which wasthere a key concern forminers many conference.

Officer, Faisal Keer, explained miners and art is anal “Asindustry Karma Mining Services and The Insurance conference isExecutive an ance sional development”, MsinBanda sectors of the economy.

IAZ president, Banda, that the laboratory would beChristabel able to the surrounding area,” he said.

Development, our expertise is gold said from annual event focused on bringing in a statement. look at maximising the call on pracabout 30 samples perinsurance day.

Mr“We Keerwill saidalso the laboratory would also processing, but we are mostly working together insurance practitionersprocess to reiterated She explained the conference beour use of ICT solutions, is titioners tolaboratory attend thewas conference.

Mr Keer said the critical open to the general public forwhich them to with artisanal and smallthat scale gold to determine the gold accurately in the come and have their samples tested. miners.

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once completed, Commerce T would boost local Industry whic participation in the talking to Min economic zones.

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WO weeks ago, Zambia joined the rest of the World in commemorating the World Savings day, which falls on 31 October, under the theme: ‘when you save a bit, big things happen’ or simply put a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first steps.

The World Savings Day, is a day meant to remind us on the importance of our individual or collective decisions on savings and to take stock of what we may have accumulated in the various savings options in the past year.

This is a day of individual reflection and not merely an institutional or national celebration, which should help us answer the fundamental question of: ‘what steps have I taken to live a dignified life, now and into the future, as the journey of life unfolds’.

The year 2020 has tested Countries, large and small businesses and households due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and clearly those who put aside some savings whether at Country, business or household level, were better prepared and were able to tap into their sav-

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Thursday 12 November, 2020

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa plans to introduce a new short-dated bond to help lower government borrowing costs by lessening dependence on more expensive long-term debt, National Treasury officials told investors.

The Treasury is discussing the possibility of issuing a fixed- or floating-rate shortdated note to ease pressure on the yield curve, acting director for debt issuance and management Thembi Mda said. This is according to two people who listened to the call with domestic investors.

They asked not to be identified because access to the call was restricted. Details are likely to be announced in the February budget, according to the people.

The National Treasury's media desk confirmed by email that the government is considering issuing a shorterdated funding instrument.

South Africa's yield curve has steepened as slowing inflation dragged short-term rates lower, while concern about the government's burgeoning debt pile sent longdated yields soaring.

Debt-service costs are the government's fastest-growing expenditure item and will increase by an annual average of 16 percent over the next three years, according to Treasury forecasts.

Reducing spending is key to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's plans to target a primary budget surplus in fiscal year 2026, when debt is expected to peak at 95.3 percent of gross domestic

product.

Shorter-dated issuance would be a cheaper way to finance the shortfall, with investors currently demanding a return of around 6.92 percent for 2026 notes compared with 8.86 percent for benchmark 2030 securities on Tuesday.

The Treasury plans to reduce projected spending by about R300 billion over the next three fiscal years, mainly by paring a salary bill that’s surged by 51 percent since 2008 and is now equal to 11 percent of GDP. The plan risks backlash from politically influential labour groups that are already trying to compel the state to honour a previously agreed pay deal through the courts.

The pay-freeze plan depends on arbitration processes ending in favour of the government, Edgar Sishi, the acting head of the Treasury's budget office, said on the call, according to the people.

If unsuccessful, plan B is to reduce the civil service headcount of 1.3 million, although that isn't the preferred option because it could have unintended consequences, he said, according to the people.

– BOOMBERG NEWS.

‘Brace for 200, 000 more job losses if SA moves back to lockdown level 3’ JOHANNESBURG - Another hard lockdown would be detrimental to the SA economy, a shift to lockdown Level 3 in particular would result in 200, 000 more job losses, warned Business for South Africa.

The business lobby, representing the majority of SA businesses partnering in their response to Covid-19, on Tuesday issued a statement calling for certainty that government would not implement another hard lockdown amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

In the second quarter 2.2 million jobs were shed, as a result of the hard lockdown (lockdown level 5) which lasted five weeks.

Economists expect these job figures to recover during the third quarter, coinciding with the easing of lockdown restrictions.

The South African economy is expected to contract anywhere between seven percent and 13 percent this year- its worst per-

formance in 90 years.

B4SA warned that bankruptcies of small and medium enterprises, which increased from four percent last year to 6.5 percent, could reach over 10 percent - this as credit extensions and tax relief expire.

"If all nine provinces remain on Alert Level 1 – the lowest alert level – B4SA estimates a 9.3 percent decline in GDP for 2020," the statement read. This figure accounts for the fiscal and monetary policy interventions as well as the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme benefit.

One of its downside scenarios which considers SA moving to lockdown Level 3 from mid-November and December – sees a further 200, 000 job losses and a 10.6 percent decline in GDP for the year.

B4SA said certainty that there will not be another hard lockdown would help restore and boost investor and consumer confidence. – FIN24.

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ARARE - Zimbabwe is importing up to 600MW of electricity from regional producers so as to cover the supply gap, which is created by subdued energy generation capacity mainly by ageing thermal power stations.

Zimbabwe is producing an average of about 900MW electricity daily against a demand of between 1, 400MW and 1, 500MW. Kariba Dam Power Station currently dominates domestic output while Hwange, the largest thermal station with 920MW installed capacity and three smaller thermals - in Bulawayo, Harare and Munyati - are producing below capacity.

The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) indicated that Kariba was producing 637MW, Hwange 184MW, Bulawayo zero, Munyati 14MW and Harare 15MW. Combined output from all the five power stations

ZIM IMPORTS 600MW TO COVER POWER SUPPLY GAP was 850MW. In written response to questions from our Bulawayo Bureau, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chief executive officer, Engineer Eddington Mazambani, said power imports were made possible through concerted efforts towards clearing arrears with regional suppliers mainly Eskom of South Africa) and HCB and EDM of Mozambique.

“Imports account for between 33-40 percent of our power requirements. Our internal generation is about 900MW against a demand of between 1, 400MW and 1, 500MW with 500600MW covered by imports,” he said.

Eng Mazambani said the recent tariff increase by Zesa was justified as the utility was working on recovering operating costs. He said the previous tariff had been eroded by exchange rate deterioration and inflation from the award of October 2019, which allowed the company to recover operating costs.

This week, Zesa increased the tariff by 50 percent with the first 50 power units now being charged at a base tariff of $1.67 from $1.11 per unit. The next 150 units now cost $3.65 per up from old $2.43. From 201300 units, consumers are now charged $9.92, an increase from $6.62 per unit.

Units above 300 will now at-

tract a rate of $15.57 instead of the old $10.38. Early this year, Zesa added a new band 201-300 units, which gives a total of 300 subsidised units from 200.

“The adjustments are, therefore, as a result of indexation, which was provided for and approved in the October 2019 Tariff determination,” said Eng Mazambani.

He explained that the electricity tariff increase was being staggered to cushion consumers from a massive once off adjustment. Staggering the power tariff increase, he said, will give consumers time to adjust to new tariffs.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA AND COMESA

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The above photocopiers can be viewed at the offices of the Delegation of the European Union situated at Plot 4898 Los Angeles Boulevard in Longacres Lusaka on Friday 20th November 2020, from 09:00hrs to 12:00hrs upon appointment by e-mail to: Delegation-Zambia-HoA@eeas.europa.eu Appointments shall be taken no later than 14:00hrs on Wednesday 18th November, 2020.

Bids in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Offer for the Sale of Photocopier", addressed to the Head of Administration must be deposited at the Reception of the Delegation offices situated at the above-mentioned address by Tuesday, 24th November 2020 at 12:00hrs.

The bids inside the sealed envelope must contain the following information: 1. Lot number of the photocopier and the offer price; 2. The name, physical address and contact phone number of the bidder.

The Delegation of the European Union reserves the right to: • Accept or reject any bid.

• Cancel the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to selection of the bidder (s).

Successful bidders will be contacted by telephone.

PLEASE NOTE THAT LATE BIDS, TELEFAX AND/OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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AS we engage in the 2020 voter registration, let us remember that the most important office in this country is not the office of President.

It is the one all of us hold, it is the office of private and ordinary citizens, because this office comes with the power to periodically direct the priorities of our common future and reaffirm our commitment to this country through the vote.

Therefore to use the words of FORMER United States President Barack Obama, there is no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter. With the

I’m not impressed with voters’ registration drive

ELIGIBILITY OF EDGAR LUNGU TO STAND AS PRESIDENT IN 2021 Dear Editor,

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press my disgust and disappointment at the conduct of some legal practitioners, some opposition leaders, some members of the clergy and some politically-inclined organisations, masquerading as civil society, electoral and governance experts, who have refused to respect the judgment of the Constitutional Court on the definition of a term and consequently, the question as to whether or not Edgar Lungu is eligible to stand.

These groups of individuals have decided to trash the ConCourt judgement and have come up with their own interpretation of the law.

They are insisting that their interpretation should stand and not that of the court.

I appreciate the fact that certain things are difficult to stomach,

hence the conduct of some legal practitioners who started throwing stones at the Judiciary, in the aftermath of the judgement.

Realising that the ConCourt Judgment is not appealable, these individuals are trying to find a way of taking this matter back to court, hoping that the ConCourt will quash its earlier Judgment and accept their interpretation of the law.

These groups of individuals and organisations have argued that their actions are intended to uphold the rule of law.

According to them, allowing Edgar Lungu to contest the elections will be an illegality.

How can it be an illegality when the court has guided on the matter. Court judgements are part of the rule of law and therefore, they must be respected just like any other law.

You cannot say that we stand for the rule of law, but you continue to be disrespectful to court Judgements. In fact, by defying the court judgement, they are the ones who are promoting illegalities by misleading the nation that Edgar Lungu is not eligible.

The fact that the judgement did not mention Edgar Lungu by name, does not mean that his eligibility was not

addressed. Edgar Lungu was the subject of this court case, because he was the President between 2015 and 2016.

In the judgement, the court has expressly stated that this period did not constitute a term. The fact that the court discounted this period as not being a term, means that it will not count towards Edgar Lungu’s two terms of office.

As a law abiding citizen, I would rather go by the court’s interpretation of the law, than the interpretation coming from these individuals and organisations.

MWEWA. Lusaka.

Dear Editor.

I AM very saddened by the voters’ registration exercise which has started.

It’s very unfortunate that only one kit is used at the registration centres.

The exercise is very slow as people turn up in numbers but it takes a long time for them to register.

What the Electoral

Mobile voter register exposes ECZ Dear Editor, THE start was marred with jigsaws by the ECZ officers themselves at most centres who seem not to know exactly how to handle any eventuality like load shedding for example.

The slow pace at which the exercise also is experiencing because of manpower shortage where each centre has only one officer to do all the registration process is also one situation ECZ overlooked.

At this pace and with all the reported hiccups countrywide, it is evident now that ECZ may not manage their target of nine million voters in 30 days unless they immediately change the ball game.

The other area of concern is the quality of the card itself which may need replacement every now and

voter registration underway, please register as a voter so that you can participate in the most important national decision making process we have at our disposal.

You have the power to make change happen and to create the Zambia you want.

Register to vote and strengthen Zambia’s democracy.

FELIX CHIPOLA MUTATI, Interim President, Movement For Democratic Change.

Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should realise is that we have people who are working and they only ask for permission from their bosses to go for registration and if they lose one day it becomes a problem to go back there.

Therefore, I’m calling for the ECZ to increase the manpower by giving the registration officers more kits to speed this process.

By the end of this week, the ECZ should tell the nation how many people they capture per day.

HECTOR SONDO, President, United for Better Zambia

then, wondering whether it was lack of funds for quality stationery or cost saving measure at the expense of quality. Mind you, cheap is expensive.

Finally, with the time people are spending on queues because of lack of manpower, I suggest ECZ engages councils to help them with officers to do the lamination, to quicken the process if the targeted voters are to be captured.

I also wonder why on the current voter’s card, there is no NRC number but just the date of birth which I feel is a lapse of their part because NRC number is a vital security feature on all our national documents. Do we have to start sniffing for answers as to why? Of course it should not be the case.

Finally, it seems to me that ECZ did not do a pilot project to see how their system is going to work effectively, hence these hiccups.

This exercise if for the nation and therefore ECZ should have taken a lot of people’s concerns on board.

WISDOM MUYUNDA, Chingola.

KCM should be given stiffer penalty Dear Editor, I WRITE to appeal to relevant authorities to give Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) a stiffer penalty for polluting emitting poisonous effluent in Kafue River which is of health hazard.

This is the river where the water utility firm Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company gets it raw water to pump into their purifying tanks for domestic distribution to customers.

KCM is always found wanting for negligence in this area but have continued to do it maybe because

the penalties they are always given are not stiff.

It is for this reason that I call on the relevant authorities to start giving heavy penalties to not only KCM but any other organisation or persons fond of polluting water bodies so that the scourge can reduce. It should be noted that such pollution whether accidental or otherwise, has long lasting side effects on the health of people are other water bodies creatures/ objects.

WISDOM MUYUNDA, Chingola.

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2 men hacked to death In Kabwe WO men of Kabwe have been brutally murdered by unknown criminals after being hit with unknown objects.

The victims identified as Francis Chabu 46 and Samuel Sikaona 26 were murdered around 04:00 hours in the Makandanyama area.

Central Province Police Commissioner, Chola Katanga who confirmed the murders said the criminals attacked Mr. Chabu in his garage as they tried to steal.

Mr. Katanga said the other victim, Samuel was attacked as he tried to rescue Mr. Chuba who shouted for help.

He said Mr. Chabu, a businessman of Bwacha Township sustained two cuts on the navel and one cut on the left side of the chest.

Mr Katanga said Samuel, a barber man of Kasanda mine township sustained four cuts on the left side of his chest, two on the right side, and one on the right arm.

Unknown instruments are alleged to have been used in the Act.

School inspectors get 155 vehicles

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

GOVERNMENT has distributed 155 motor vehicles to be used by public school district supervisors in their official school monitoring and other activities in Zambia.

The Nissan vans were distributed to the newly created districts and those that were in dire need of transport to improve service delivery in the general education system.

Minister of General Education Dennis Wanchinga flagged off the distribution exercise in Lusaka yesterday.

Dr Wanchinga said the purchase and distribution of the vehicles demonstrated Government’s commitment to investing in the sector to provide quality education.

In a vote of thanks dean of DEBS Chrispin Chilufya thanked Government for the vehicles.

Mr Chilufya, who is Ndola DEBS, said the transport would help provide quality education.

He said the vehicles had come at the right time as various district education offices lacked transport.

He assured Dr Wanchinga that the vehicles would be put to good use.

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE STATEMENT BY PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ON THE ROLL OUT OF ELECTRONIC PERMIT SYSTEM UNDER THE ZAMBIA ELECTRONIC SINGLE WINDOW (ZESW)

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The Zambia Electronic Single Window project is part of government effort to modernize infrastructure and

information communication technology (ICT) systems in order to among others, improve public service delivery and improve on the ease of doing business by expediting the movement, release, and clearance of goods at its border points. The implementation of the project is being spearheaded by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

Because of its pivotal role in the development of the country, the government has prioritised the automation of the trade facilitation documents under the Ministry of Agriculture that include; 1.

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The plant import permit and phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) under the Plant Pests and Diseases Act (CAP 233) and the Noxious Weeds Act (CAP 231) of the Laws of Zambia aimed at prevention of introduction of alien species; pests, diseases and weeds.

Notice to import seed issued by The Seed Control and Certification Institute (SCCI) through the plant variety and seeds act (cap 236) of the laws of Zambia aimed at controlling seed imports and exports and Agricultural import, export and transit permits issued by the Department of Agribusiness and Marketing under Control of Goods Act (Import and Export) (Agriculture) Regulation, CAP 421 of the Laws of Zambia aimed at regulating agricultural imports and exports and data collection.

This innovation is in line with the identification of agriculture as one of the key sectors for economic development and the larger government development agenda of transforming the public sector and the Smart Zambia Initiative.

The programme is also government’s response to Article 10.4 of the World Trade Organisation Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO - TFA) to which Zambia is a signatory.

The expected benefits of the e-Permits include among others: 1. Streamlined and faster application processing; 2. Saving on time and reduced cost of doing business for the importers and exporters as the permit application process can be completed without physical movements to and from the Government offices; 3. Environmentally friendly with savings on the usage of paper and related resources.

The automation of the issuance of the above-mentioned trade facilitation documents is through a web-based system that will require the client to make a single application on the system which will then be processed by the relevant agencies. The final certificates and permits will then be electronically sent to the Zambia Revenue Authority’s ASYCUDAWorld for Customs clearance of the goods.

The system will allow the applicant to apply for permits from any location using any internet enabled devices such as computers, laptops and smart phones.

The programme has been developed through consultation with various stakeholders that included importers, exporters and clearing agents. The Ministry has been piloting the system with 22 companies before it is rolled out. The pilot phase has been running for over 9 months. The Ministry would like to thank these companies for accepting to be part of this milestone in our drive to make public service delivery more accessible to our clients.

The Ministry plans to roll out the electronic permit system on 16th November, 2020. The manual process will be completely phased out a month from the date of the roll out of the electronic system.

As we near the end of the pilot phase and therefore the roll out, I wish to inform all importers, exporters, clearing agents and all those that transit Agricultural goods through Zambia to familiarise themselves with the electronic permit system under Zambia Electronic Single Window platform through the link https://www.zesw.gov.zm/zesw/ to avoid being inconvenienced when the system is rolled out.

Songowayo Zyambo Permanent Secretary MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

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The infected cell will either STILL. be killed by theISvirus itself after #OBSERVE HAND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ROLLING OUT THE ELECTRONIC using up its materials to make HYGIENE. PERMIT SYSTEM UNDER THE ZAMBIA ELECTRONIC SINGLE its own copies and then even- #OBSERVE SOCIAL WINDOW (ZESW). THEtually AUTOMATION WILL INCLUDE: by bursting out of it, or DISTANCE AS MUCH AS eight meters away and can stay in Chirundu bordering Zimthethe infected cell will it- babwe POSSIBLE. in atmosphere updestroy to about or Nakonnde bordering self when it realises BY it has beenSEED UPCOMING BOOK. three hours.

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Titling drive captures 28km in PAC president Kitwe

currently undertaking the imaginary capturing work on behalf of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for easy issuance of certificates of title in Kitwe, Ndola and Kalulushi districts in the Copperbelt Province.

The drone images will be used to capture properties which will be used to issue certificates of title. tion of the contract of sale.

Initial activities of the The. Sum ofinvolve K458, the 500.00 to programme be paid inoffour equal instalcapturing aerial images ments of K114, 625.00 comusing drones which will be mencing on 4th December flown around the cities.

2019 and ending on 10th MLG GIS and planning March 2020," he stated. director for Zambia Mr Banda said ofChaila the paySikasula the 000 areas ment of said K210, due to covered so wereK115,000 FINCA, hefarpaid Garneton, Race Course, prior to execution of conKwacha, Chimwemwe and of tracts leaving a balance Bulangililo K95, 000. townships.

He also paidsaid Ms Zulu Mr Sikasula the K31, 500 the purchase workstowards were expected to be price priorbytoNovember execution completed 20,of contract.

2020 with additional missions was the however unable to He capture remainder of to settle K95, 000 to FINCA Ndola and Kalulushi coming and the instalment of K114, later after the rainy season.

625 when it fell due.

“Challenges have been the Mr Banda stated that on popularity and thathe February 28, attention this year, the drone draw.

ButK278, we are had paid Ms Zulu 000 always there to ensure leaving a balance of people K422, are safe when in proximity 000 of the purchase price. to He the drone and pilots whileto said they agreed mapping,” he said. of sale by vary the contract allowing him said to settle Mr Sikasula that thethe balance of were the friendly purchase local people and price by payment welcoming, a situationofheK50, said 000 Ms Zulu February was to making workon easier.

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By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

ABOUT 28 square kilometres have so far been covered in Kitwe in the CHAILE aerial mapping

By GRACE – exercise under the National LESOETSA Land Titling programme.

PEOPLE'S The Ministry Allinace of Lands for Change president and Natural(PAC) Resources Andyford Banda has sued signed a memorandum of a Lusaka business woman understanding with Medici seeking a refund of over Land Governance (MLG) to K300,000 paid to her after test methodologies of of a new cancelled contract data and develop a sale collection with respect to a subdivisionland of stand 2613/177 national titling system.

Livingstone.

The National Land Titling Mr Banda is also Programme started in seeking 2017 interest on, costs and under thethere 7th National any other relief the court Development Plan (7NDP) may deem fit. with an overall objective of In a statement of claim ensuring of tenure for filed in security the Lusaka High the people to also reduce Court, Mrand Banda sued Ms displacement who Bridget Zuluof citizens a registered genuinely owner of own plotland.

2613/177 sitGovernment intends to uated in Livingstone.

Mr Banda stated that deliver four million land titleshe and Ms Zulu into countywide in theentered next seven contract of sale on Noyears. vember 29 , 2019 was The National Landand Titling sold subdivision of plot Programme, under which the 2613/177 , comprising a titles will be issued, is being semi detached housing unit undertaken by the Ministry of at a consideration of K700, Lands 000. in collaboration with MLG a fee stated based contract.

Mron Banda that pridrone pilots or Atoteam theofexecution ofare the

contract of sale between the parties, the defendant (Ms Zulu) borrowed monies from FINCA and had lodged the certificate of title with respect to plot 2613/177 with the said lending institution.

According to the special conditions attached to the contract , Mr Banda was to pay the K700, 000 in installments. " The sum of K210, 000 to FINCA as part of settlement of the purchase price of the property sold to the plaintiff. The sum of K31.500.00 to be paid prior to execu-

28, this year.

And also three payments each of K25, 000 to be settled on March 4, 6 and 15 , 2020.

He was also required to pay the balance of K322, 000 to be paid in four equal instalments of K80, 500 commencing on March 15 and ending June 15, 2020.

Mr Banda said it was a term of the revised agreement between the parties that Ms Zulu would ensure that she paid the full amount due to FINCA in order to unencumber the title deeds with respect to the property.

Congolese invade Ngabwe UPND gives members registration ultimatum in search of cattle

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

THE United Party for National Development (UPND) leadBy KETRA KALUNGA ership on the Copperbelt has challenged all its officials in all CONGOLESE have invaded structures to produce proof that they have registered as voters Ngabwe in search of cattle at the end of the voter registration exercise or risk losing their which they are illegally buypositions. ing, says council ChairperCopperbelt son, Thabiso Chairman Mizinga. Elisha Matambo said there was no need for Ms. someone to besaid called a member of the party when they did not Mizinga that the register to vote.

Congolese that buy cattle from the surrounding He said, "For the firstdistrict time ever I will be a dictator by ensuring among themofficials Namwala have that all party on the Copperbelt that do not lead by exambeen Ngabwe to buy ple by entering registering as voters will be removed from their positions. animals without permits.

"If an elected party official does not register to vote, of what esThe Council Chairperson sence is he to the party?" he said. said in an interview with the Mr Matambo saidthe thevice existence of any political party dependDaily Nation that is ed on its ambitions to aspire to form government as a result of a increasing and has prompted competitive the district election. leadership to take He also said citizens had a solemn duty to ensure they all regisaction. observed is elections. ter “What to vote we for have the 2021 general that Congolese that to change government was in the He the explained thatthose the power buy cattle from Namwala Shebyadded that lack of voter's hands by registering to vote and subsequently voting. and Ngabwe transport fortopolice officers Mroutside Matambo urged districts all Copperbelt residents go to their nearareregistration entering the area and to buy was est centres register as another voters. challenge faced cattle and they don’t have by the district in curbing ille"I further all ordinary party to start from family permits, sheurge said. galmembers activities. level, neighbours friends and ensure that they allappealed register to Mrs. Mizingaand however Mrs. Mizinga has vote without fail. bemoaned the lack of man- to the provincial police com" We have a duty tocurb ensure we usher in a president ofto our power to effectively thethatmissioner, Chola Katanga choice," he said. illegal sale of animals to the beef up the presence of poCongolese.

lice in the district.

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IGH Court Judge Mwila Kombe has sentenced a man of Matero Township to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for causing the death of a suspected gasser earlier this year.

Christopher Sheleni, 25, was charged with manslaughter and he pleaded guilty.

Sheleni joined a mob in the lynching of Emmanuel Maibwe.

He was last Thursday convicted of the same charge in the Court by Ms ByLusaka ROGERSHigh KALERO Justice Kombe.

Facts in this matter were A M A KO N D E that on February 16, this year, ward Sheleni was at his councillor house in Elijah Simukoko on Matero Township of LusaallegedkaTuesday when heafternoon heard a crowd of ly manhandled a Kitwe City people making noise outside. council police who The crowd wasofficer chanting that had a personin hadthey gone to caught bury trenches (deceased) who was the area after the administeam was tering toxic substances in there resmistaken to have gone idential area commonly to demolish illegal called struca gasser. tures It was then that Sheleni officersthe at mob the scene wentBoth and joined that and town clerk Mbulo Seke had gathered near Hillside confirmed the incident and ground and had surrounded identified the victim as Maibwe.

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He joined the crowd that had begun beating the man with kicks and fists.

The police at Matero Police Station arrived at the scene and fired warning shots in the air to disperse the crowd and Kennedy Kasempa apprehended Sheleni as he Mbulo the officers wasMr fleeing the said scene. had bury the The gone victimthere was torushed to trenches, but One wereHospital mistakMatero Level where passed a result en tohe have goneontoascarry out ofsome the beatings. demolitions in the area In mitigation by his lawyer and hence the incident which from legalinto aid board Winabeing Vuresulted the officer kovic, the convict said during manhandled by the councillor the Mr period he had in inMbulo saidbeen it was sad carceration, he has had ample that an operation to bury the time to reflect on his actions trench had resulted into such which contributed to a loss of a an life.unfortunate incident.

“To say the thewill opHe added thattruth, this fact eration was mishandled and haunt him for the rest of his hence resulting into an incilife. dent where a council police In sentencing him yester-

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day, Ms Justice Kombe said she had considered the mitigation and that Sheleni was a first offender who had readily admitted the charge of manslaughter and therefore deserved leniency from the court. officer was manhandled by a She however, ofcouncillor after said they the thought fence of manslaughter a that officers had gone was to devery serious one and thatinthe molish illegal structures the maximum sentence provided area,” he said. for in the law was life impris“The officers had gone there onment. toMs buryJustice a trenchKombe but they notwere misunderstood to died have after gone ed that the victim there to joined demolish illegal strucSheleni the mob in beating Maibwe using kicks tures and the councilor manand fists because handled one of he the(Sheleni) officers,” just Mr heard Mbulothat said the deceased wasMr administering toxiccouncil subMbulo said the stances (in residential areas). was not demolishing struc"Now this kind of behaviour nowwhere and so was sad ortures action youit decided that a move was own misto takesuch the law into your taken just to be an operation hands because you sus-to

pected the deceased to have committed an offence cannot be justified no matter what the circumstances were," she said.

She said it was not up to members of the public to decide on theillegal guiltystructures. of any wrong demolish doer.

And deputy mayor Chando Judgealso Kombe said if Sheleni Mbao confirmed the inhad any and reason that cident saidtoitsuspect was unforthe deceased was involved in tunatecriminal that an activities, incident took some his place. role as a member of the pubBut to when contacted lic was apprehend himfor anda comment, Mrtosimukoko hand him over the police.denied the council Shemanhandling added that the mob action was inhumane, and police officer, but that hethat was they should have allowed the merely trying to get him from due ofloader the law the process front end . to take its course.

Mr Simukoko said some She sentenced Sheleni to people wanted to mess up his seven years imprisonment name, butlabour that hewith was effect trying with hard to protect the interests of the from date of arrest on March people.

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NITED Party for National Development (UPND) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to redeem itself by ensuring that the ongoing voter registration exercise becomes successful.

The party says that as it stands, the exercise was not meeting stakeholders' expectations.

Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary Neto Halwabala has told the Daily Nation in Livingstone that the last few days since the exercise started have been a disaster.

Mr Halwabala charges that his party has continued to monitor and interact with relevant authorities and it has been discovered that the process was very slow.

"From the past three days, we have had negative experiences with this important exercise and we urge the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to redeem themselves from further embarrassment after what the stakeholders religiously advised that it is not possible to meet 9 million voters target in one month," he said. "The voter registration exercise has been a total mess and we expected some improvements, but the situation is not getting any better," Mr Halwabala said.

"We have continued to tour the province in assessing the on going voters registration and our findings are not different from the day the exercise commenced on Monday Instead of coming up with long term solution, ECZ in some districts is resorting to work from 05:00 hours to

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Mr Halwabala

11 hours when the weather is a bit cool and 15 hours to somewhere 21:30 hours in the evening to recover the lost hours.

"We urge them to just clean up on the old register than to waste time on something new which will not help them to meet their nine million voters target," he said.

Mr Halwabala noted that the Electoral Act number 35 of 2016 is clear and it states that "there shall be a continuous voter registration".

However, Mr Halwabala said this was not the case with ECZ. "We also suggest that the Commission increase from one month to three months period of voter registration.

He claimed that the second hand domestic machines which officers are using are heating up and must be sent back to the supplier and bring genuine industrial machines which will withstand the temperature.

"As UPND in Southern Province, we therefore, hope that the ECZ will consider our workable solutions as the intervention by the party has already been sought," he said.

DMMU warns communities along Kafue River KAFUE Gorge lower hydro power station has started filling its dam in readiness for commissioning of the first 150 megawatts for power generation.

As a result normal water flow of the Kafue River will be disturbed with reduction in water levels and a sudden increase.

The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) with other stakeholders has sent early warning to communities along the Kafue River to suspend all activities for a week.

DMMU Chief Planner Dominic Kangongo encouraged the communities during a sensitization meeting at Chisakila area of Chiawa in Kafue district to ensure that they heed advice on the need to stay away from the riverbed.

Mr Kangongo also advised community members to ensure that they spread the word to other people who did not attend the meeting to prevent loss of lives and property.

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Environmental Specialist Jack Munthali explained that there will be low water levels during the storing of water at the dam.

“You may experience low water levels as the dam is being filled but there will be a sudden increase”, he stated.

“Remove all properties of value like water pumps to prevent damage to property”, Mr Munthali warned.

And members of the community have commended the team for warning the communities in advance as this will help prevent tragedies.

Ms Fanny Mainga of Chiwena village in Chirundu however expressed concern that farmers who planted along the river will have their crops washed away.

The 750 mw Kafue gorge lower project is expected to significantly mitigate the power deficit that the country is experiencing once the project is fully commissioned.

The 750 mw Kafue gorge lower project is expected to be fully commissioned during the first quarter of 2021. - ZANIS

A SUCCESSION wrangle has erupted in Sekute Chiefdom where some members of the Royal Establishment have rejected the installation of Joyce Nalucha Sekute as Senior Chief Sekute.

Over the weekend, Ms Nalucha who is the deputy Chief Sekute imposed herself as senior Chief Sekute much to the disagreement of other family members.

The aggrieved members of the Sekute Royal Establishment have taken the matter to the Livingstone High Court to determine who supposed to be installed as senior Chief Sekute.

The aggrieved members of the family have engaged KBF and Partners to represent them in this matter.

The late Senior Chief Sekute' sister who is the surviving elder of the Royal Establishment disclosed that Ms

Nalucha does not qualify to be Senior Chief Sekute by nature of her being a daughter to the late Chief.

Ms Nasing'andu alleged that Ms Nalucha unlawfully installed herself as Senior Chief Sekute without following the laid down procedures and demanded by the establishment.

"Whatever is happening, me as a sister to the late Chief must be consulted but Joyce Nalucha has not consulted

me. She has installed herself without my permission and no family members sat down to decide on the matter," she said.

"I am disputing her self imposed decision to be Senior Chief. We do not recognize her as Chief Sekute," she said.

And Major Gondwe, one of the lawyers representing the aggrieved members confirmed the development to the Daily Nation in Livingstone.

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AR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's opposition presidential candidate left for Belgium on Tuesday where he said he will campaign for democracy following a disputed election that the incumbent President John Magufuli won with 84 percent of the vote.

Tundu Lissu, candidate for leading opposition party Chadema, was the main challenger to Magufuli in the October 28 polls.

Last week, Lissu sought refuge at the German ambassador's residence in Dar es Salaam after receiving death threats. He rejected the election results, citing widespread irregularities.

Police said there were no threats against Lissu.

"I am heading to Europe to continue our fight," Lissu told Reuters via text message. "Our country needs freedom, justice and people's development."

Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday for his second, five-year term and has promised to work with his rivals.

Lissu said the German, Belgian and United States ambassadors intervened on his behalf, and the Magufuli administration allowed him to leave the country.

– REUTERS.

Biden announces transition team WASHINGTON - The Biden camp has announced the teams it will use to ensure a smooth transition to his presidency in January.

It revealed on its website the names of some 500 appointees who will work with the various federal agencies to prepare for a Biden move into the White House on January 20.

The move is a clear projection of confidence in the transition despite Trump's continuing refusal to accept defeat.

"The agency review process will help lay the foundation for meeting these challenges on Day One," former Senator Ted ENGLISH Kaufman, one of the chairs of the Biden transition, was quoted as saying by CNN. – BBC.

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COVID-19 DISFIGURES THE GLOBAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCENARIOS AND IMPELS ENHANCED STRUCTURED THINKING FOR ALL COUNTRIES

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hus, poverty levels have been accentuated instead of reducing. Currently, adversities in the global economy which in turn have occasioned acute paucity of available foreign currency reserves have induced apparently inexorable downward spiralling in the Kwacha parity.

With high volumes of imports, this process has unsatisfactory inflationary consequences which compound hardships especially for segments of our population who have no leeway for belt tightening as the belts have long snapped!

Even as the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has vigorously pushed a transformative development agenda to far-flung areas of our country which have not seen any form of development from time immemorial, daunting challenges still remain to be tackled – poverty which is entrenched by extremely low wages below the minimum it takes for even the most modest of living, is itself the greatest hindrance or inhibition to meaningful sustainable growth.

Poor people have no buying power and, in any economy, growth and development are only meaningful and sustainable when they are consumer-driven.

Herein lies the challenge for all Zambians, especially those in leadership whatever side of the political divide. We need greater resolve and structured intellectual tools to address the issues of poverty.

People can respond positively as evidenced by the government programmes of social cash transfers. It is amazing how focused and determined individuals can use the smallest of resources to uplift themselves. We need to pool our resources, particularly intellectual ones, to get the country to move sustainably forward.

The biggest failure of the political systems in Africa and even more pertinently here in Zambia is the lack of recognition that people as individuals must be active participants to ensure progress in the development process.

From the onset of our independence we have intensified myth making and elaborate re-cycling of sloganism.

We were very good at developing false hopes in the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and regrettably we passed on this adverse culture to subsequent ruling and opposition parties in the new dispensation of plural politics.

From day one, we should have created a lasting perception in people that they are the determinants of progress and that there will never be a government which will have resources other than what citizens individually and collectively create or generate.

When people work hard years on end, as do our compatriots in the rural communities, and their plight does not improve then there is something that is fundamentally flawed.

Invariably, those noble innocent people are victims of a combination of inadequate agronomy and producing wrong mixes in most inappropriate ecological zones with inevitable results of low and sub-economic yields. This perpetuates and deepens poverty.

We should collectively address the impediments to development with our pooled intellectual resources. And it is gratifying when leaders across the broad political spectrums see the dire need for collective resolve.

In the Covid-19 induced environment, collective resolve is a useful tool and strategy for survival. Zambia is our common property and responsibility.

The party in power becomes the custodian of the composite interests of people by the very act of presiding over their fate and destiny.

Its duties, responsibilities and obligations include listening to everyone and fostering and safeguarding tolerance and accommodation to maintain unity in unavoidable diversity.

The other side of the political divide are not exempt from responsibility and duty to the country. They should not play to foreign galleries.

Powerful countries at the global level which have domination and hegemony syndromes always have inclination to meddle and the arrogance to want to design growth patterns of others.

Obscenities directed at the ruling party, malice and hate are inappropriate platforms and certainly not a recipe for moving any country forward. Perpetual anger and endless axes to grind entail convoluted thinking which cannot provide veritable solutions for the monstrous development arrears we have as a country.

Young people should be on the alert to desist from being victims of hate schemes.

The good lord designed life in such a way that our social existence is only complete in the context of others who in their weaknesses and strengths are our mirror images.

Inevitably, hatred of others diminishes and erodes our own humanity; it is an exceedingly de-humanising process.

With rapid population growth and a

remarkably predominantly young population, our social and economic challenges will become increasingly intractable.

These challenges are by no means insurmountable, but only when we can stream-line the thinking by removing the caveat that has been, rather inadvertently, slapped on thinking to enhance a structured thought process by, inter alia, giving greater attention to detail which is not generalised cultural attribute.

Zambia has all it takes to succeed in the development endeavours. The bearings have to be correct which precludes spending precious time demonising each other instead of critically looking at the efficacy of public institutions as valuable means and tools that can deliver.

I attended two United Nations summits on sustainable development goals in April 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden and in July 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

My uncharitable conclusion was that the exceedingly ambitious goals, especially with regard to Africa would be an exercise in futility because of the absence of appropriate institutions as delivery vehicles to bring the noble goals to fruition.

At no time at all at these summits has institutional capacity been a major component of the agenda. With the acute Covid-19 afflictions, more attention will have to be paid to the effectiveness of

institutions of development. Indolent public service institutions with no direction and purpose will abort even the best policy intentions and programs.

Covid-19 consequences in America and Europe When Covid-19 infections started to manifest in Europe and America beginning in February this year, the tendency was to think that the evil virus would wane.

Then the virus started spreading quickly and scientific communities embraced a grim view and restrictions were imposed ranging from closure of businesses, bars, restaurants, schools and colleges, and ports of entry. Leaders in Europe were in the forefront of sensitising citizens about safeguards.

On the other hand America, under the robust Mr. Donald Trump, veered in the opposite direction. Even currently with daily infections hitting heights of 100, 000 Mr Trump continued to hold rallies with most attendees not wearing masks nor social distancing. Thus, the election on November 3 became a choice between sanity and mis-direction.

Governments in both Europe and America have moved quickly to stimulate their impaired economies by providing huge affordable financial resources.

Central banks have continued with more vigorous programmes of printing money, a measured process with a fancy name – quantitative easing. Central banks pass on or lend money to commercial banks at zero interest rates.

The vexing issues are what happens if Covid-19 has a longer span and the money printing continues. What would be the sustainability of negative interest rates for the banking system?

The combined economies of Europe and America account for nearly half the global GDP. Serious slippages in those economies spell doom for the global economy.

China in the global context A globalising world can never be wished away. The corona virus had its origins in China and within four months of its outbreak it spread to every corner of the world.

China quickly recovered and its economy registered a 4.9 percent growth rate in the third quarter of 2020 when all major economies were in negative territory.

The astronomical upsurge of C hina has had profound effects on the world. China is a vast market for all countries; that country’s thirst for commodities raised commodity prices which was particularly

useful for many developing countries.

China has financed expensive infrastructure in Africa, albeit at inflated prices, which western donors shunned. The expedition with which these projects are delivered mitigates the high cost.

China has altered the global political landscape by restoring a polycentric global power structure. With the collapse of the Soviet bloc in the 1990’s the global political scenario was essentially a Washington driven unipolar and monocentric power structure.

The emergence of China has rendered domination of the world by the western power bloc a pipedream and a futility.

Western Europe should not join America in futile efforts to contain China; better to get China on board and induce responsibility in the Chinese as a very significant member of the global community who does not eternally jar the sensibilities of neighbours.

China not only has the vast numbers and commensurate talent but their unprecedented growth is underpinned by rare pragmatism. Communism/Socialism is an ethic of distribution and a tool for monolith but recognised as dysfunctional as a strategy for development.

Therefore, enter capitalism as a strategy for development with some modifications as need arises or dictates. This pragmatism was epitomised by Deng Xiaoping when in response to insinuations about capitalist tendencies, he boldly asserted that it did not matter whether a cat was black or white as long as it caught the mice.

The Americans have imposed tariffs on Chinese goods but there isn’t even the remotest evidence of China adjusting export prices; thus, the result of tariffs is to pass high prices to American consumers and stoke long-term inflation expectations.

The North Atlantic axis should mentally adjust to the reality that both the political and economic epicentres have shifted to Asia and that China’s economy is far bigger than the $14 trillion GDP assigned to it using the dollar market pricing. China using the PPP route is the number one economy in the world and a good market for everyone, including America which benefits from the $1.1 trillion Chinese investment in U.S. Treasuries.

Footnote on global togetherness Since the end of the Second World War, the global community has moved on putting together global institutions like the United Nations (UN) to forestall ugly incidents like world wars.

Despite its many flaws the UN has executed its mandate and what needs to be done is reinforcement and not dismantling.

On the economic front, the global community designed the Bretton Woods institutions – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. These institutions can do with reforms instead of becoming increasingly bloated organs. The IMF rushes to help emerging economies with preordained scripts which do not take account of acute time sensitivities of intended rescue proposals.

Covid-19 is not the last scourge to afflict mankind. There will be many other viruses, not to forget the serious ravages and afflictions of climate change. The world warming up and rising oceans pose grave danger, especially for countries below sea level.

The earth is predominantly water – the total surface area of land is 134 million square kilometres while the Pacific Ocean, at 160 million square kilometres, is bigger than all countries’ combined land mass.

The human race faces multi-dimensional challenges and it is gross folly for any country to think that it can circumvent the dire need for global solidarity which the corona virus compels to foster with enhanced resolve.

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CHIBOMBO near Ibis Gardens tarred Great North roadfront,2ha,4ha,8ha,10ha,12ha K250,000 per ha. Same area 300 to 600m off Great North road,2ha,4ha, K125,000 per ha.2.5ha,3 bedroom house, poultry, near Chibombo Basic School K300,000.Liteta area 8ha K900,000.23ha near Mungule Place K1.5m.

MUMBWA Tollgate 78ha K1.5m.40ha In Mumbwa town K50,000 per ha can Sub-divide.

CHIBOMBO Near Ibis Gardens 4 bedroom house on 4ha 300m off great north road with poultry K2m.55ha K750,000.

SERENJE Nansanga farm block 118ha K750,000.16ha price offers invited.32ha K150,000.80ha K500,000.230ha K850,000.265ha K2m.105ha.18ha offers.

MKUSHI 3km from town 160ha K1.2m.35ha K1.3m.390ha K1m.Shiwang’andu 200ha K1m.

KABWE 6ha 2km off Lusaka K225,000.45ha 3 bedroom cottage, borehole, Zesco 3-phase power,20km from Kabwe cbd 500m off Great North Lusaka road K5.5m.

KAPIRI town ten shops as a complex K250,000.Kapiri Hillside plot 20m x 40m with five room house K150,000.

COPPERBELT NDOLA Northrise 5 bedroom house K1.5m.Mitengo 3 bedroom house K300,000.

LUFWANYAMA Emerald mines seeking partners, investors, sponsors or financiers.

EASTERN CHIPATA City Kalongwezi 3 bedroom house K650,000.4 acres Great east Msekela road junction K1m.

LUSAKA KALUNDU Lusaka west 2km off mumbwa road several plots,20m x 30m K35,000.30m x 30m K45,000.40m x 50m K60,000.50m x80m K80,000.

MUNGWI Road, Lusaka west near Appolo several plots, one acre tar roadfront commercial K400,000.2Bedroom house on 4 acres K3m.several plots 50m x 80m K130,000.40m x 50m K80,000.

MAKENI off Mumbwa road one acre K180,000.Makeni West Kacheta area,2ha to 80ha K100,000 per ha. Before Oriental 4900sqm 3 room house K1.3m.makeni south tar road front commercial plot for shopping mall and filling station or warehouses 4 acres K6m.

MAKENI Great North roadfront. Makeni West Kacheta 11 acres K400,000.

KAFUE estates plots, 20m x 30m K35,000.Shikoswe 20m x 30m K40,000.

Mpande area one acre to 3 acres K60,000 per acre. Hillside 50m x 100m K100,000.

Chikupi 50m x 50m K60,000. 59m x 100m K80,000. Greenfields 30m x 87m K120,000.Town 40m x 40m K100,000.

Kafue Lusaka road near Avic 30m x 40m K40,000.

MIKANGO Mwanawasa Settlement, several pieces 2ha to 3ha K125,000 per ha.

Five hectares 300m off Leopards Hill road opposite Barracks entrance commercial K2m.Nkwashi 2ha K1m.Plot 2500sqm K80,000.

PALABANA Lusaka East, Chalimbana river damfront 40ha to 300ha K200,000 per ha. Away from dam 600ha K150,000 per ha. Also same area 2ha 80ha K90,000 per ha.

KANAKANTAPA ,Chongwe, 22 acres, 3 bedroom house 3 fish ponds, poultry facility 2500birds capacity K3m.6ha K250,000.

WATERFALLS, Silverest area 1km off great east road several plots,30m x 30m K150,000.30m x 44m, 30m x 47m, 33m x 60m,K250,000 each.

Same area, buildings can be residential or offices K1.5m.

CHINIKA GARDEN house area, warehouse near SGS Filling Station plot sizes 3 acres built space 20m x 60m.U$D740,000 warehouse 4,738sqm K6m.House 6 rooms plus Mumbwa roadfront K850,000.

NDEKE Meanwood, 3 bedroom house K580,000,3 bedroom house,2x 1 bedroom houses small shop wallfenced K1.5m.

MAKENI off Kafue road , motor vehicle workshops on 2.5 acres and 2 acres adjacent, big truck and bus parking space, service pits, storerooms U$D 1.8m.

MAKENI East commercial plot 6,603sqm K700,000.3 bedroom executive house, ceramics K3m.

SHIBUYUNJI MWEMBESHI Bridge 75 acres K1m.300 acre K3m.

CHILENJE South 2x2 bedroom house houses one plot K850,000 2 bedroom house K500,000.

KAFUE Roadfront opposite Embassy Mall 2 acres, office block, big space for further construction K38m.

CAIRO road Kafue roundabout Commercial plot 3100sqm K36m BARLASTONE PARK ,Lusaka west 8 acres with 5 bedroom house, 4 and 2 bedrooms, workshop, storeroom ,2 boreholes,2 water tanks,Orchard,K10m.

CHIPATA Compound 3 bedroom house K200,000.2 bedrooms K250,000.Chunga Extension 3 bedrooms K400,000.

CHILANGA Shimabala, Safari Ranch 26 acres,6km off Lusaka Kafue Great North road,40km from Lusaka cbd four chalets, solar power, dinning room, kitchen, braistand, two offices, fish pond, two boreholes, some zebras, puku, peacock K2m.

Good for weekend and holiday camping.

FAIRVIEW near Levy Park, complex comprising several shops, warehouses , storeroom ,offices, showrooms, U$D4m.

KATUBA 6.5ha K400,000.15 acres K15acres K350,000.3.8ha K260,000.73ha 11km off Great North road K2m. 2.5ha(7 acres 2 bedroom house, piggery, borehole hand pump power generator K1.3m.

KAFUE Greenfields plot 30m x 87m K50,000.Shikoswe Turn off 3 big shops,K500,000.Chirundu roadfront 0.394 acres fenced U$D 380,000.Kafue Gorge road 18ha K1m.Mungu 200 acres K35,000 per acre.

BARLASTONE PARK 2 acres K300,000 or one acre K150,000.

STATE LODGE area plot 50m x 50m K400,000. 4 bedroom house K2m.

K A N A K A N TA PA , C h o n g w e , 4 . 3 h a K250,000.

LEOPARDS HILL road Palabana turn off 770sqm K100,000.

CHILANGA Opposite Chilanga Cement,3 bedroom house 1km off kafue road double storey K3M. SHIMABALA 7ha K1.7m. Lusaka westwood 100 acres K3m. Quarry Road 20 acres K2m.Barmoral 7 acres K1.3m.

Mwembeshi 50 acres K15,000 per acre.

Barm0ral plot 30m x 40m K75,000.

RUFUNSA 12 acres on offer letter 2km off Great east road K100,000.

PALABANA University 12 acres(5ha) K200,000.

KAMWALA Trading area, double storey building with ground floor shops plus offices or hostel rooms with kitchen upstairs K18m.Shop K1m in Kamwala.

LUANGWA River 17ha for lodge near game park K350,000.

CHALALA 2x3 bedroom houses K875,000.

CHIPATA Compound complex one small shop, two bars, one tavern,storeroom,3 bedroom house, three flats, 6x2 bedroom houses.7 x 1 bedroom house houses, shelter and car park K1.3m NDEKE Meanwood plot 18m x 22m K170,00.Chamba Valley plot 20m x 30 K180,000. Kanyama flats 4x2 bedroom K160,000.

CHILANGA house double storey near Golf club, plot size 80m x 80m K2m.

Mt Makulu area 1.5 acres K400,000.1.4 acres K650,000.Musamba premises for school or shops nine rooms plus five toilets K2m.

KAFUE Kasaka area 4ha(ten acres)price to be discussed. Mungu 50 acres K35,000 per acre.

LUSAKA City Center,Cha Cha Cha road large shop/warehouse U$D800,000.Off kafue road Warehouse 4274sqm.200m off kafue road near Carousel. Price to be discussed.

MUNGWI road, Barlastone Park Lusaka west warehouse and shops K600,000.

Plots 25m x 40m K80,000.

LEOPARDS Hill road off tarmac two kilometers 2.8ha(7 acres) K450,000.

CHAWAMA Shopping Complex available for sale comprising: Sizes 326sqm K12,000.135sqm K7,000.45sqm.44sqm.1700sqm K160, 000.140,138sqm.207sqm.427sqm,44o sqm.346sqm LUSAKA Kafue Great North roadfront, Makeni near Makeni Mall, complex comprising:8x3 bedroom double storey flats(mansionnettes),Shop 75sqm,restaurant/bar with upstairs extension 170sqm,second floor office space on top of restaurant 170sqm,upstairs church hall 600sqm,showroom,events hall for weddings ,meetings, workshops, conferences 1,800sqm.Warehouse at rear 719sqm.

Price U$D14m or Kwacha equivalent.

CENTRAL CHIBOMBO 3 bedroom house in Shifwankulu- Spin along Great North road K350,000.20 acres 13km off Great North road on Old Mumbwa road K800,000(Liteta).

KAPIRI 2.7ha 30m of Great North road K120,000 44ha 7km off Ndola road K200,000.on offer Letter.199ha K750,000.30km from Kapiri Hospital.22ha 20km off Ndola road K100,000.22ha CHISAMBA opposite golden valley 250 acres K40,000 per acre. Kamaila area 4ha(10 acres)K200,000.

COPPERBELT MASAITI 150ha K2000 per ha.100ha K850,000.

LUFWANYAMA 10ha(25 acres) K90,000.

MPONGWE MACHIY area 800ha K2.5m.

CHINGOLA Maiteneke 2 bedroom house K90,000.

KITWE Bulangililo house 7 rooms K150,000.

KAOMA near tbz farms 178ha K2m.

SOUTHERN Bridge plot for lodge near border 1750sqm K100,000.

Monze town center on Livingstone road,

complex of eight shops K8M.Choma old Machapopota road plot 40mx 90m K85,000. Mazabuka Lodge 13room K2m.

KARIBA LAKE waterfront 4ha(10 acres) with 3 bedroom lodge U$D600,000.3 acres overlooking Lake Kariba Plot for Lodge K300,000.

CHIPEPO Lower Zambezi river waterfront fishing business or tourist lodge comprising 3 bedroom lodge on 7 acres, on Monze Chisekesi road,6 fishing riggs,two speed boadts,U$D800,000.

MUCHINGA MPIKA town plot 50m x 50m with 2 rooms K180,00.Farm 2700ha K3,00 per ha.

SERENJE Nansanga block 2000ha K75m.

CHINSALI 5000ha K35m.

NORTHERN: SENGA HILL 12ha (30 acres) on Mbala Kasama road with house 6 rooms, six boreholes,warehouse,shop,grocery,80km from Mbaka 85km from Kasama K1.2m.Chama Matumbo roadfront 1.5ha K175,000 KASAMA 10,000ha K70m.

ACCOMMODATION OFFERED LUSAKA KABULONGA off Brentwood Drive 6x4 bedroom houses double storey, masters self-contained K36,000 each per month.

MAKENI near Kankole house 3 bedrooms K35000.4 bedrooms K7,000. Makeni Konga houses and warehouses rent ranging K5000 to K8,000.

MAKENI opposite Andres Motel 500m off kafue road 3 bedroom house K18,000 per month.

BARLASTONE PARK off Mungwi road,flats,6x2 bedroom K4,500.4x1 bedroom K3,200, CHALALA off Lilayi road 4x2 bedrooms K2,500.

COPPERBELT KALULUSHI Napsa Complex 3 bedroom hose K4,000.

REAL ESTATE TO LET MAKENI Konga warehouses and storerooms ranging K6,000 to K8,000.

MAKENI Kafue road,150m off Great North road light and heavy vehicles workshops with offices, storeroom, service pits and big parking yard K75,00 per month.

CHAWAMA near Chawama market , several shops available for short or long lease sizes 326sqm K12,000.135sqm K7,000.45sqm.44sqm.1700sqm K160, 000.140,138sqm.207sqm.427sqm,44o sqm.346sqm Carousel shopping center, several shops on the ground, first, second and third floors including events halls ,furnished with kitchens for self catering can be hired for weddings, workshops, seminars, meetings, conference etc. various sizes and amounts.

LODGE, GUESTHOUSE , OFFICE Complex along Independence Avenue Rhodes Park near Civic Center details on request and rental open to discussion.

MAKENI Los Angeles Road, HOTEL 91 rooms, 4 offices, one bar, 3 bars, 3 conference halls, big swimming pool, baby pool, two car parks, twelve shops,3km from Cairo road post office.

Long lease rent to be discussed.

LUSAKA Kafue Great North roadfront, Makeni near Makeni Mall, complex comprising:8x3 bedroom double storey flats(mansionnettes),Shop 75sqm,restaurant/bar with upstairs extension 170sqm,second floor office space on top of restaurant 170sqm,upstairs church hall 600sqm,showroom,events hall for weddings ,meetings, workshops, conferences 1,800sqm.Warehouse at rear 719sqm.

BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT CONTAINERS-old steel containers in Makeni South K35,000.Scrap metals also available from a road constructors yard.

Mining, copper, cobalt, gold, emerald, beryl, aquamarine, to maline, amethyst, garnet-existing registered and liceneced mines are looking for partners, sponsors, investors, financiers or outright purchasers.

AGRICULTURE- Vast agricultural farming lands available for partnerships or joint ventures.

We invite persons, companies, organizations, local or international to enter into any agreements where locals can make land available and foreign or local investors provide capital then market produce locally and abroad-crops, livestock ,game ranching or fisheries.

REAL ESTATE AND ACCOMMODATION WANTED Landlords or property owners in all areas of Zambia and Africa Free Trade Countries are invited to list with us for marketing, selling ,leasing and renting: houses, flats ,shops, warehouses, factories, hotels, motels, lodges, tourist facilities, mines, plots farms, office building, highrise buildings, filling stations, companies, businesses, bars, restaurants, butcheries, shopping malls, blocks of flats, housing estates.

If you have idle land, we can sell for you either as a whole or by sub-dividing into sub-divisions or plots. Send us your e-mail address so that we send you our blank standard mandate forms which you can fill to give us required details.

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…as Micho declares Chipolopolo ready for Botswana

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA’s quest to qualify for the 2022 Cameroon Africa Cup of National comes under scrutiny today when the Chipolopolo face the Zebras of Botswana in a must-win fixture at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.

The Chipolopolo who are yet to win any match in Group H of the AFCON qualifiers which has Algeria, Zimbabwe and Botswana will need a win to redeem their chances of qualifying for the AFCON. Today’s fixture will be Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic first crucial fixture as Chipolopolo coach since he took over in January.

The Serbian who has guided Zambia to five wins and one loss in his first six friendly matches against Malawi, South Africa, and Ethiopia has declared his Bullets ready for the crucial AFCON tie against Botswana.

Meanwhile Red Bull Salzburg star Enock Mwepu has arrived for the game against Botswana.

Mwepu whose presence in Micho’s squad was uncertain after Salzburg rejected international call-ups before u-turning said he is confident and looking forward to face the Zebras.

And Botswana First Assistant Coach Carolin Braun says the “Zebras” have prepared adequately for Zambia to get a positive result.

Government hears soccer fans

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By MICHAEL MIYOBA

GOVERNMENT has finally head the cries of soccer fans by allowing their return back into the stadia for the 2020/2021 football season.

However, today’s crucial Afcon qualifier against Botswana will be played behind closed doors in line with CAF rules.

Minister of Sports Youth and Child Development Emmanuel Mulenga said the Ministry of Health has released guidelines that the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) will have to follow as fans return to the stadia.

Mulenga said there is need for the association to ensure clubs do not turn stadia into breeding grounds for Covid-19.