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HUNGER LOOMS Wednesday August 12, 2020

...in another mukula scam

P.3 Spax denies 5

counts of murder, attempted murder, rape

…As FISP maize is smuggled by briefcase buyers

By PETER SICHALI AMBIA’S food security is at risk because of rampant smuggling of maize produced under the subsidised Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) which should be bought by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).

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According to Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo, some neighbouring countries are mopping up the FISP maize through unscrupulous traders who are getting the commodity at giveaway prices from farmers.

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STOP SMUGGLERS IT would indeed be not only a shame but an unmitigated disaster for Zambia to experience a shortage of maize in the foreseeable future all because the country failed to secure its staple food.

But that could happen if Government does not take drastic steps to ensure that smuggling was nipped in the bud.

The grim warning by Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo should be a chilling reminder of the harsh consequences that could befall the country.

Mr Zyambo has warned that the country’s food security is at risk because of rampant smuggling of maize.

What is even more worrying is that this maize is produced at great cost to the government’s coffers because the bulk of the produce is under the subsidised Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).

This maize should ideally be bought by the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) which is responsible for looking after the country’s strategic food reserves.

However, there are unscrupulous Zambians without any conscience who would rather sell the maize illegally in neighbouring countries and deny their own people food.

The more reason why these unscrupulous scoundrels should be treated harshly. As Mr Zyambo noted, they are getting the maize at ridiculously low prices from the vulnerable farmers.

They are actually helping neighbouring countries improve their food security at the expense of Zambia. Would it not be strange for Zambians to begin trekking to neighbouring countries to buy maize?

Mr Zyambo said because most countries in the East African region did not produce much maize, there was a ready market for the commodity. Moreover, some also had to contend with ravaging locusts He said if the rampant smuggling continues, Zambia’s national food security would be under threat despite the bumper harvest that was recorded in the last farming season.

“Unscrupulous traders are buying our maize cheaply from farmers when it was produced at high cost under the Farmer Input Support Programme especially in the northern part of the country and exporting to Tanzania while some maize pass through Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),” Mr Zyambo said.

He said Government was spending colossal sums of money through FISP and that it was not right for outsiders to come and buy it cheaply and smuggle out of the country.

We agree.

At the rate the maize and mealie meal are being smuggled out of the country, it won’t be long before the country runs out of the staple food.

Just recently, the Zambia National Service (ZNS) intercepted a smuggler with about 1, 500 by 25-kg bags of mealie meal on the Copperbelt which was on its way into neighbouring Congo DR. The driver abandoned the truck and escaped.

A few months ago, ZNS also intercepted trucks that were about to smuggle maize into Malawi.

There is no way Zambia could achieve food security when smuggling is so rife.

This, as Mr Zyambo noted, is however being addressed at the highest level. “A team of defence, security and other key stakeholders has been constituted at Cabinet Office to curtail smuggling of maize out of the country,” he said.

What is even more baffling is why people do not want to trade legally because the government has not banned genuine trade with the neighbouring countries. There is in fact an undertaking to export maize to Congo DR. The bottom line though is that smuggling must be curbed otherwise all the hype about producing a bumper harvest would count for nothing.

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AMBIA can prevent tax evasion by multinational corporations through strengthening the law on double taxation agreements.

These are agreements between two countries that reduce the tax bill for an individual who is a resident of one country but has citizenship in another country.

The agreements strive to prevent the taxpayer from paying tax to both countries.

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) Executive Director, Bernadette Deka-Zulu, however observed that the legal provisions regarding double taxation agreements in the Income Tax Act did not adequately address issues of tax evasion.

Ms Zulu emphasised that tax evasion was another challenge facing the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA).

She said this in the Taxation in Zambia Achievement and Challenges Infographic.

“Despite ZRA having double taxation agreements in the Income Tax Act, which was meant to deal with reciprocal taxation arrangements on multinationals and foreign residents, these provisions do not adequately address tax evasion,” Ms Zulu said.

She suggested that the company income tax be simplified as it was considered to be a complicated tax, thus making it vulnerable to tax evasion.

Ms Zulu said it was important for ZRA to simplify the tax laws to make it easier for individuals and businesses to understand and comply with.

Apart from addressing double taxation agreements, she said, it was important for ZRA to improve the Value Added Tax (VAT) refund administration.

Ms Zulu observed that the mining sector received 90 percent of the high tax refunds and has dictated the performance of VAT. She said there should be greater investment in VAT administration process using Information Communication Technology options.

Ms Zulu said there was therefore need to broaden the tax base by spreading to other sectors and individuals indicating that this was because the middle class were faced with the highest burden of taxation.

“As the economy has grown over the years, so has the

Defiled girl (10) dies

By NATION REPORTER

Ms Katongo

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl of Mumbwa has died after being defiled by two men.

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo who confirmed her death identified the two suspects as Harry Kandolo aged 25 and Jack Kandolo, aged 20, both of Makondo village under

Chief Kaindu.

Ms Katongo said girl was unconscious at the time her mother Joyce Kakanka reported and that she died later at Mumbwa District Hospital around 22 hours.

She said the incident happened on Sunday and that the two suspects were in custody and could be charged with murder.

ZRA impounds 4 truckloads of lotions

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU FOUR trucks carrying assorted lotions worth over K1.7 million have been intercepted by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) at Chanida Border, as the organisation focuses on bridging the revenue gap through anti-smuggling.

This is according to ZRA Corporate and Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda.

Meanwhile, ZRA has donated over 24, 552 litres seized cooking oil and 494, 825 kilogrammes mealie meal and maize to the

By PETER SICHALI THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says operations at Chitapo Site Depot in Mafinga are going on normally.

FRA Public Relations Coordinator, John Chipandwe, said contrary to media reports operations at Chitapo satellite depot in are normal and that no one boycotted.

"The FRA wishes to state that the story was inaccurate and that all the loaders recruited at

Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) .

For the four trucks, the consignments were declared as cleaning materials through the use of an additional procedure code for Chipata General Hospital, hence enjoying an exemption from taxes.

Mr Sikalinda said in a statement that ZRA officers intercepted the consignment in Katete and when they inspected the trucks found assorted body lotions contrary to the declaration that the contraband had cleaning materials for the hospital.

“Investigations have revealed that this is a pure case of smuggling through False Declaration, False Representation, Misclassifications, Document falsification and abuse of a Taxpayer Identification Number,” he said.

Mr Sikalinda expressed concern that revenue collection had become a challenge with Covid-19.

He said ZRA was now focused on bridging the revenue gap through anti-smuggling, debt recovery and audits as part of the strategy.

‘FRA operations in Mafinga normal’ Chitapo Satellite Depot in Mukutu ward are working and no one has boycotted," he said.

Mr Chipandwe said the depot was currently in fully operational and all activities were being performed without any challenges.

"The Agency wishes to state that loaders are paid for a specific activity performed and there are

various tasks that loaders perform at a depot and they are paid according to a sum total of all specific activities performed," he said.

Mr Chipandwe said the figure that was reported as their pay per bag carried by a loader was not factual as it represented only a single task without taking into consideration other activities.

informal sector which remains largely untaxed, despite ZRA having taxes specifically targeting this sector,” she said.

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State closes its case in Mushipe’s seditious trial

By OLIVER SAMBOKO THE state has closed its case in the matter where Lusaka lawyer, Martha Mushipe, is charged with seditious practices.

When the matter came for continuation of trial, the state informed Magistrate Felix Kaoma that it had closed its case.

Mr Kaoma has since set August 28, this year for submission of argument and thereafter a ruling on the case to answer would be made.

In this matter, Mushipe is alleged to have had in her possession seditious material between July 1, 2015 and April 11, 2016 in Lusaka.

The material was code maned, “Strategy of domination, PF against opposition UPND 2015, 2016 and beyond-UPND at crossroads transition or conflict / PF’s use of ethnic divide and rules as a means of maintaining political control in Zambia 2015-2016 and beyond.”

During trial for one of the state witnesses, Bernard Phiri, a police officer testified that Mushipe and other UPND members formed a crack squad whose objective was to cause violence against the State and citizens ahead of the 2016 elections.

He also testified that a meeting was held at Mushipe’s law firm in Lusaka to the plan and was attended by UPND members who included, Clayson Hamasaka, Emmanuel Chilekwa and Ephraim Shakafuswa.

The court also heard how Ms Mushipe, code named C-zero prepared an oath of secrecy which was administered to those in attendance as a commitment that they would not disclose what was discussed to anyone.

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HUNGER LOOMS From Page 1 Consequently, Mr Zyambo has called on security wings to up their game and ensure that smuggling of maize was curbed.

“The rampant smuggling of Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) produced maize by unscrupulous traders is a threat on national food security despite the bumper harvest the country recorded,” Mr Zyambo has said.

He said in an interview that Government was worried with the rampant smuggling that had rocked the country as some unscrupulous traders were buying maize cheaply that was produced at high cost, from farmers and illegally exporting it into East Africa, through the DRC as an in transit commodity.

Mr Zyambo said because most countries in the East African region did not produce much maize, there was a ready market for the commodity. He said if the rampant smuggling continues, Zambia’s national food security would be under threat despite the bumper harvest that was recorded in the last farming season.

"Unscrupulous traders are buying our maize cheaply from farmers when it was produced at high cost under the Farmer Input Support Programme especially in the northern part of the country and exporting to Tanzania while some maize passes through Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC)," Mr Zyambo said.

He said Government was spending colossal sums of money through FISP and that it was not right for outsiders to come and buy it cheaply and smuggle it out of the country.

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Mr Zyambo said the increased smuggling of maize was a threat to the country's food security and that the Ministry of Agriculture was working with security and defence forces under the national food security task force at Cabinet office to curtail the trend.

"A team comprising defence, security and other key stakeholders has been constituted at Cabinet Office to curtail smuggling of maize out of the country," he said.

Mr Zyambo said a lot of efforts are being made to fight smuggling which was rife in North-Western, Copperbelt and Northern part of Zambia.

He said the food security taskforce is in the process of beefing up security in these regions.

Mr Zyambo has attributed the rampant illegal export of maize to increasing demand from the neighbouring countries including, Zimbabwe, Congo DR and East Africa.

Mr Zyambo said Government is concerned with the country's food security and would want the Food Reserve Agency to buy maize as quickly as possible to secure national food security.

He said it would be very embarrassing for the country to experience hunger when it had recorded bumper harvest.

And Mr Zyambo said Government is not arm twisting farmers because they are selling to FRA of their own free will because it was paying cash.

He said claims that Government is arm twisting farmers to sell their maize to FRA with threats that farmers selling their maize to briefcase buyers will be blacklisted from FISP are not true.

Mr Zyambo said FRA has so far bought 168, 000 of white maize as of Friday last week.

Mr Zyambo said the ministry has urged FRA to spread themselves widely so that they can buy more in the shortest possible time especially in view of widespread smuggling taking place.

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‘GOVT SHOULD NOT LEAVE FUEL PROCUREMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS’

By PETER SICHALI

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T will be a big mistake for Government to leave the petroleum sector in private hands, Private Sector Development Association Chairperson Yosuf Dodia has said.

Mr Dodia said allowing the private sector to run the petroleum industry would lead to high prices of fuel which would in turn lead to high cost of doing business.

"In countries where petro-

leum sector is run by Government, prices of fuel have been kept low and allow those economies to develop," Mr Dodia said.

He said it was not a good idea for Government to privatise the petroleum sector because this could lead to economic recession.

Mr Dodia said Government should remain in the driving seat and improve operations at the Ndola-based Indeni Petroleum Refinery to reduce the prices of petroleum products.

Mr Dodia said it was unfortunate that Government was running the petroleum industry as a money making venture.

He said it was unbelievable that prices of fuel in Zambia had remained high despite the reduction of crude oil prices on the international market.

"The problem we are having with Government is that they are turning the petroleum industry into a money making venture where the price of fuel is so expensive even though

the prices of fuel on the international market have come down," Mr Dodia said.

Mr Dodia said there was need for Government to ensure that fuel comes into the country at cost effective price for the development of the economy.

Government, he maintained, should continue to be in the forefront of importing fuel stock for Indeni and ensure that prices of fuel supported economic growth.

We’ll defend Chitimukulu - Kampyongo Lungu dates National Assembly

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

WE will defend Paramount Chief Chitimukulu from some disgruntled politically-charged regime change campaigners who have launched scathing attacks on him, says Minister of Home Affairs, Stephen Kampyongo.

And Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people has mocked those who had sent surrogates to demean him that their mission was unattainable because they would instead be bruised.

Speaking when he paid courtesy call on him at the palace yesterday, Mr Kampyongo assured Paramount Chief Chitimukulu that he would be defended from those trying to fight and destabilise him.

Mr Kampyomgo said as a lawmaker who hailed from the Bemba land, he together with others would not allow their Paramount chief whom they considered as a repository of wisdom and an essential traditional figure in the region to be scandalised by sponsored

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young people.

He said the traditional leader should not even have sleepless nights over it because they were there as his children to defend him and deal with the surrogates sent to demean and attack him.

Mr Kampyongo also urged chiefs as custodians of people’s interests and concerns to help Government in sensitising their subjects on the need to take advantage of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) and obtain the national identity card.

In response, Paramount

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu

Chief Chitimukulu who laughed about it said, “Don’t worry about them, abaiche aba balesunka mumabwe.”

He said those planning to overthrow him would not succeed because he was as strong as a rock.

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu also proposed that parliament should amend the constitution to allow those who had attained 16 years and in possession of an NRC to vote.

He said he did not see any logic in one obtaining an NRC at the age of 16 and only allowed to vote at 18.

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is expected to open the fifth session of the 25th National Assembly on Friday, September 11, 2020, Clerk of the National Assembly, Cecilia Mbewe, announced in a statement yesterday.

On June 21, this year, the Vice President, Ms Inonge Wina moved a motion to adjourn the House, pursuant to Standing Order -33 clause one of the National Assembly.

Ms Wina said the escalating cases of Covid-19 had prompted the adjournment of the House.

The Vice President said Covid-19 was an emergency therefore it was prudent to adjourn to protect the lives of Parliamentarians.

Spax denies 5 counts of murder, attempted murder, rape Cannabis Bill nod cheers

By NATION REPORTER

SPAX, the Chingola-based jerabo together with five others have pleaded not guilty to five counts of murder, attempted murder and rape.

Appearing before Kitwe High Court Judge Abha Patel, the six pleaded not

guilty after the charges were read to them.

The six are charged with one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder and one count of rape contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Facts before the court are that Kabaso Mulenga, 29, also known as SPAX, Boyd Kamizhi, 24, McLean Ka-

mizhi, 22, Gilbert Simba, 22, Syvio Kwibisa 22 and Jimmy bwembya, 23, with other persons unknown allegedly murdered, attempted to murder and had carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent.

Judge Patel adjourned the case to August 18, 2020, for commencement of trial.

Don’t open non-exam classes, private schools warned

By SILUMESI MALUMO

ALL private learning institutions that have opened non-examination classes must be closed because it is illegal, Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has said.

The minister said: “We have noted that some institution of learning in the private sector have opened non-examination classes, I want to emphasise today that the

Presidential directive remains in effect.”

Dr Chilufya said only examination classes were authorised to open.

He said during the routine Covid-19 update yesterday that it was illegal to open non- examination classes and it would be treated as such.

“As we call for reduced contact between individuals to stop the spread of Covid-19 we do not expect any non-examination classes

to be opened and this must be a reminder to all to remain compliant to what has been directed to ensure that we stop the spread of Covid-19,” he said.

Dr Chilufya said Government would allow non examination classes to open when Covid-19 cases reduced.

He said it was unreasonable to relax measures now and allow all classes to open when there was a surge of

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cases in the country.

He however said 65 new cases of Covid-19 had been recorded in the last 24 hours out of 362 tests conducted.

He said one suspected Covid-19 related death of a 65-year-old female had been recorded. Dr. Chilufya said the victim was hypertensive and had suffered a stroke.

He said very ill patients continue being seen in health facilities and had urged the public to report suspected cases of Covid-19 as early as possible.

GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba has commended Government for approving the introduction of bills in parliament to provide for the cultivation, processing and exportation of cannabis.

Mr Sinkamba said in an interview that the move was a step in the right direction in sorting out the missing links in the registration of cannabis as a business.

“We are very excited that finally we are almost there because it has taken a long time to materialise,” he said.

Mr Sinkamba said about 20, 000 hectares had been secured for the production of hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes across the country with support from chiefs Kaputa, Chikanta and Chipepo.

He said ZamHemp was working with traditional leaders across the country through the Traditional Authorities Association of Zambia.

The 18th Cabinet meeting held on Monday approved the bill on cannabis in accordance with the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.

“We have 5, 000 hectares allocated in Luapula Province by Chief Kaputa for that project, we have also another almost 5, 000 allocated by Chief Chinakila, Northern Province, and we have a huge chunk of land allocated by chiefs Chipepo and Chikanta for Southern Province,” Mr Sinkamba said.

He once implemented the project would create about 100, 000 technical jobs and two million labour based jobs countrywide.

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CREATE STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR MEDIA, GOVT URGED

By KETRA KALUNGA

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OVERNMENT should come up with a stimulus package for media houses to counter the Covid-19 negative impact on business, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has said.

The organisation observed that the media are key part-

ners in national development and should be considered by government for help during these trying times.

YALI president, Andrew Ntewewe said it was important for the government to think about the media as they formulate policies on stimulus packages for key sectors of the economy.

Mr. Ntewewe said in an interview that most media houses would not survive without a bailout and this would have a huge impact on democracy which he said thrives on freedom of expression.

He said if the media which is the mouth piece of freedom of expression is destroyed by

the effects of Covid-19, the fundamental rights such as freedom of expression would suffer because the public would be starved of information.

"The biggest danger of closure of most of the media houses due to Covid-19 is that the public will be starved of information and you want

to understand that democracy thrives on sharing of information, that democracy thrives on freedom of expression," he said.

He urged the government to think broadly on the issue of the stimulus package and include the media especially as the country heads towards the 2021 general elections.

Mr. Ntewewe said the media has had challenges over the years and these have become worse with the outbreak of Covid-19.

He highlighted high taxation and the high cost of publishing newspapers for print media as some of the challenges faced by the media houses.

Judge recuses herself from Mosho’s false imprisonment case

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Ms Justice Chibabuka said in her memorandum for recusal that there was potential conflict of interest in the matter as one of the defendants was known to her.

"I have critically perused the file before me, there is potential conflict of interest as one of the defendants is known to me. I therefore recuse myself and refer the file back for re allocation," Ms Justice Chibbabbuka dated in her memo dated July 16, this year.

The matter was on July 30, this year reallocated to Lusaka High Court judge Wilfred Muma. The nine Chinese who sued Mr Mosho and others want the court to grant them an interlocutory injunction to restrain the latter and others from interfering with them.

Wang Shunxue and eight others have asked the court to order the Government to award them exemplary damages, damages for defamation of character, costs and any other relief the court may deem fit.

Mr Wang and others stated in a statement of claim that on or about April 21 this year, a police officer under the instruction of Mr Mosho who was acting on behalf of this clients Youjun Zhuang and Wang Qinghai orchestrated the unlawful arrest and detention at Chelstone police station.

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Review education system, State urged

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

GOVERNMENT should overhaul the education system and make it relevant to the needs of the country, former Evelyn Hone College Students Union (EHCOSU) leader Stanley Mubatsa has said.

He said the current system does not empower students to provide solutions to the many challenges the country was facing.

Mr Mubatsa said the current system of education was outdated and full of theories, some of which were not even applicable in real life. He said Government should view students as national assets capable of helping develop the country through innovation, invention and research.

"Today, students only want to graduate and get a job, they don't think of starting up a business, or becoming an employer because the education system teaches them to remember things and not to think," he said.

Mr Mubatsa said for the country to develop, the education should be designed

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T in such a way to empower learners with the right skills.

Government, he said, should apply local solutions before importing foreign ones.

He observed that despite the country having its own qualified engineers, Zambia was still depending on foreigners to build roads and other forms of infrastructure.

Mr Mubatsa also called for the mandatory subjecting of secondary school leavers to Zambia National Service military training to equip youths with life skills like it used to be in the past during the Kenneth Kaunda era.

HE Covid-19 pandemic has reached fourth phase in Zambia, the Ministry of Health has indicated.

This means that the virus had spread everywhere in all the categories of the Zambian population.

Copperbelt Provincial Health Director Robert Zulu said phase four of the outbreak entailed that changes would have to be made to management and control strategies as provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Zulu said this in a letter obtained in Kitwe yesterday and addressed to the director of the Occupational Health and Safety Institute.

"We have therefore as the Ministry of Health guided

that testing be only done to individuals travelling outside the country, patients with medical conditions in

hospitals as well as primary contacts to confirmed cases with signs and symptoms," Dr Zulu said.

Chibombo MFEZ tobacco investors to start works

By KETRA KALUNGA

INVESTORS from China are this week expected in the country to commence the cultivation of tobacco covering over 200 hectares at the US$60 million Chibombo Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Central Province.

Assistant manager, Bob Fu said in an interview the investors from Jiangxi and Yunnan prov-

inces of China are expected to begin the works at the end of this month after a 14-day quarantine.

Mr. Fu said the tobacco that would be cultivated within the Industrial park sitting on 27 000 hectares of land would be processed in one of the six steel plants that have been constructed at the facility.

“And this week the technicians for our tobacco planting will be

here, they will start work at the end of this month after the 14day quarantine. We have given them over 200 hectors of land and they will use our steel plant for processing,” he said.

And Mr. Fu disclosed that a contractor engaged to construct the power substation within the MFEZ has started the design works of the project.

He said the contractor was

working in collaboration with the power supply company to come up with the design of the power substation after which construction works would commence.

All six steel plants at the Industrial park have been completed and would house more than 30 factories among them shoe manufacturing, tobacco processing, and generator assembling plants.

Zamtel ranked best network I have not applied for Lukashya seat - envoy

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ZAMTEL has been ranked as the best network in terms of quality of service by the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).

This is contained in the ZICTA’s latest report on Quality of Service (QoS) for Mobile Netwoek Operators.

Zamtel has worked hard to improve the quality of service to customers, says company Head Corporate Affairs and Government Relations, Reuben Kamanga.

Mr Kamanga said with the continued roll out of the network, Zamtel was now the network with the largest

footprint.

He was speaking yesterday at the launch of Ndoka site in Kalabo.

“So far 717 new sites have been rolled out in different parts of the country and the remaining sites are planned for completion before end of this year,” Mr Kamanga said.

He said Ndoka site was part of the 1009 communication towers earmarked for construction across the country as part of Government’s communication tower project.

In Kalabo, he said, Zamtel had added four new sites bringing the total sites in Western Province to 74. 118 sites.

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He said Zamtel planned to add 48 across the province before end of the year.

“Zamtel has noted massive potential that Western Province has especially in the area of Rice production, tourism and fishing.

“The coming of infrastructure such as communication towers will help realise this potential,” Mr Kamanga said.

He said farmers would be able to communicate with buyers of fish in larger markets such as Lusaka.

Kalabo District Commissioner, Fridah Luhila, said the seven towers installed in Kalabo had revolutionised communication for the people of Kalabo.

By PETER SICHALI

ZAMBIA'S High Commissioner to Australia, Frank Bwalya, has clarified that a ‘Frank Bwalya’ who applied to contest for Lukashya Parliamentary seat on the PF tickets was not him but another person.

Eleven Patriotic Front members have applied to contest for Lukashya Parliamentary by-election on the ruling party's ticket including a ‘Frank

Bwalya’.

Mr Bwalya however said the rumours that were making rounds that he had applied to contest for Lukashya Parliamentary were not true.

"I am not the only Frank Bwalya, I never applied to stand as Member of Parliament anywhere, It's not me," Mr Bwalya said.

He said he remained focused on his work as High Commissioner to Australia.

Dr Zulu also said that all individuals Brought In Dead (BID) at the hospital would equally be tested for Covid-19. He said that the provincial health office would only be facilitating testing individuals who met the case definitions for Covid-19. He said that his office observed with concern a trend where members of the public went to health facilities in large numbers so that they could get tested for Covid-19 even when they neither came into contact with any patient nor showing any symptoms.

"This has been a challenge for us and we feel it is not safe because he have been discouraging people going to the hospitals in large numbers ad they may also contract other diseases," he said.

‘Political leaders are free to meet members’

By SILUMESI MALUMO

NO political party has been stopped from interacting with the people, they just need to follow Covid-19 health guidelines, Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri said.

Ms Phiri said it was childish for the opposition to complain that the PF was the only party allowed to interact with the people when no one had stopped them.

She said yesterday that UPND president Hakainde Hichilema should be the last person to complain because he was enjoying the comfort of his house and the PF was working tirelessly during the new normal.

Ms Phiri said the PF would not be reluctant like the UPND but would ensure that the party was prepared for the general elections.

She said the PF would follow all health guidelines when engaging the people.

“Mr Hakainde Hichilema has been locking himself in the house for fear of Covid-19, even when he wants to be on radio for a programme, but us the PF we have said that we shall be interacting with our people physically as long as we are following the measures.

“I want to tell the nation that when we want to meet our people during this new normal, we get permission from the police. We are taking risks because we cannot be sitting when there is a lot ahead of us.

Ms Phiri urged the public to adhere to the health guidelines just as the PF leaders were doing as they interact.

Wednesday 10 June, 2020

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Mr Sikalinda said various ity of collecting revenues, (ZRA) has estabMr Miyoba to that country, says Commerce, Trade andexplain and a cashew processing company in Western company Karma Investment forstatement. gold improve the statistical capacity responsive he said inthat a sioner General, Kingsley Chanda.

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Sampa said. Mr Sampa explained that intention Mr Chanda purposes value addition,” Mrstanding Nalishuwa said.

Sikalinda. nation.

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He explained that relief to he said in a statement.

20,000 litres of fuel and disinfectants worth K500, “What this means is that we must add value wards voluntary of updating tax systems in try ahead of arrival of Zambia by profit,” he SOME commercial banks have joined of the proposal was to make sure that carrying The fruit factories will not only boost the agro re still studying the imHe said bywas its is legal wasthe than what recorded in theZRA first quarter. percent compared Egypt which was highest Mwansa wondered how Zambians channels,” Mr Mwanza said in an interview. neurs that it notmandate, disbursCovid-19. ittoprovinces, was partly due tothat this effort The rating agency’s report indicated the toPastor our natural resources so that we create 000 to help curb the Covid-19 situation at Nakonde mobile payment transaction module nesses. out a merger was not burdensome. industry in the three but will also to back collect revenue fromline all under HEBristow Competition andyou.

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“I think Zambia’s merger fees are currently contribute to crop diversification, value addition Mr Chitimbwa approved sources onany behalfreof(CCPC) thegrade, Government.

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K5 million which is about US$250, we are regional and national levels. sociated with tax payutive Officer, Ms Mukwandi Ms Chibesakunda said her through a revolving fund, the border re-opened as soon as possible because are currently at a maximum K5 million employees were exempted from paying tax was ing (ATMS) success and increasing compliance forTeller the Machines Topsy Sikalinda. commendable 2019o course andnow, was bot lagging behind. at the plant. switching Automatic to meet various relief package for 2020, ofdiversified which US$6.9 billion will articulating having from copper such as the gold refinery plant.

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We should keep September 2018 on a trial basis, is the first ever all this is made taxpayers.

“The Authority is sre one of the perfect “I am proud to He explained that Government could create including taxes. of doing business by reducing the merger said the factories would stimulate the growth of and Credit Bank Ms Chibesakunda said with Zambia National Marnership an organisaan association ofStatistics German surveillance equipment cialwould assistance to ZANAMAbusiness. with inevitable devastating impactison the economy who should pay tax in the country. of (NSDS) number important forand results for the quarter of this year.

The Zambia magnitude and so turnfor dollars. from Revenue the VISA. MrAuthorMwanza explained that the o said inwith ansecond interview concessional lending window. that asauxiliary it is,” he said.

The Minister called on local local nationwide shared platform, which will notification fees. and offer shares through the stock exchange other local industries, bringing value tohas (NATSAVE) will usetheatomost NATSAVE committed keteers Credit Association "Trading activ tion called ‘BACC’ in offering businesses, would focus on test kits coupled with public Zambia’s merger fees are highest in launch the was ZRA officers, he said, were CA and that repayments by and people. managing the modern-day society.

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The and hashad covered Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry.

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He K10 was speaking in an interview with the Daily on Mr Musepa said. several years withcredit per pound copper costs neurs, warns acting Manager couldcould help Zambia government has to available other borrowers. why it decided to make aal donation of “There was a time whenthe theinstitution fivewould banks who itsborders. capital while maintaining solid levels of high-quality health isfuel more Mr Yaluma stressed the need tocreate provide The first group ofto participants are already has not taken effect yet, so that is where we which was Mr Kachinda said the factories would ty is disbursed the needy “NATSAVE will strive to out to SMEs. Mr Sampa said CCPC had submitted a in Lusaka.

IH. He said having a statistical capacity which trending to low end of guidance,” Mr Bristow ers who are very to support the already existing continues on this financial inclusion in dollars and directly to the Mr Mutisunge Zulu, a Finanprocurement of seed and fer,Nation meant to cushion Communications and Public medical supplies needed to appeal to both local and had deployed in-deposit taking machines, that it was to help liquidity transport all covid-19 suspected patients to am assets and robust funding,” S&P Global service to the by supplying products running mobile switching transactions on the ZDA hasstressed noted with are,” heShe said. thousands of people direct and indirect jobs through but we request Small and Medium Enterproposal to the Ministry of Commerce, Trade understand covid-19 impact NATSAVE, she said,“Copper would “It does not matter whether one is an was the country’s ability to collect statistics “We always talk about Zambians building said. that calibration was finalised and the public Relations, Kabwe Phiri. fight the pandemic. international donors to assist critical too that the memthe quarantine centre in Chinsali, close to 200 kiloportfolio continues to outperform.

Best said in a statement.

The rating agency positively of superior quality.

This, he said, was also an central bank. cial Analyst, said the Zambian tiliser through Ministry of Agntry’s foreign reserves live environment, says Bankers Association of key and fundasystems. mation agenda and “This has resulted Meanwhile, Mr Sampa said CCPCbut wasgained numerous out grower schemes.

US$5,470 a tonne Tuesday, Bank aZambia. displeasure anonadvert andBUUMBA to Zambia reduce merger fees to about prises (SMEs). on businesses uniqueusing use tothat ensure of our members employee of the Revenue Authority or a By CHIMBULU required, would make itdo easy for the country to AtIndustry the group level,that Mr Bristow stressed, the economy.

But how we build theprofile, caninnow deposit theZANAMACA ATMs. Those are Ms Phiri regretted some Zambia’s Ambassador intrial every way possible,” Mr quarterly production from Lumwana in several assessed the financial risk ‘‘The notion ZRA employees are opportunity toBank’s have astrong run into the wider market bers ofpercent the fund must repay metres from Nakonde.

Zambia (BAZ) Chief Officer, Leonard currently allowing companies had He expressed optimism that the factories would Key these drivers of dollar market had for years suffered riculture, the beave dwindled to Executive US$1.4 nearly 26 since thewhich 2020 bottom hit implications Absa however indicated in the market US$50, 000.

The institution ispostcurrentMember of Parliament who are the law makers,” fashion to be able to givedemand that small businesses had going around social plan for the development of the country. the positive performance despite Covid-19 mental to the “All innovations are all tax payers evidenced by record relaxes monthly functioning very well. economy when Zambians are not given an years with per pound copper costs trending to Germany, capital adequacy, funding and liquidity, extraordinary ofprovide COMESA and Africa Continental for its Trade Area. exempted from paying tax ismake untrue as theavailable unscrupulous people were tryAnthony Mukwita, Mukwita said.

On part, the Mwanza.

Disinfection of the entire border will also be done to funds for violated the competition Act to pay in quality products with a strong brand that He was speaking during Stanbic on March 19,”of Absa said. report that the gains were stopped by Mr Sikalinda said.the lypandemic assessing Covid-19 loan repayment holidays. access to the K10 billion Mr will Musepa said the strategy was aitstool for in the Zambian market include exchange rate depreciation ing these conversions not COPPER prices rose toofthe their highest ame into effect on June which had affected business media purporting thataccess “What isZRA remaining under the NFS project opportunity to invest in the Gold refinery plant? low end of guidance.” shareholder support and adequacy of governance Meanwhile, Mr Yaluma recently announced that to law does not discriminate in terms who to We are unable Mr Mwanza said the rest the commercial “The Agency condemns organisation called ‘BACC’,” ing to swindle entrepreneurs expressed confidence that the German government recently operations of happening at the innothrough the Ministry of Health using materials from w developments,” Mr instalments as the commission was aware of the next borrow published financials would be able to compete favourably at both local Bank Zambia’s Anakazi Banking Online He explained that the collection was in impact on businesses to be the development of an Integrated National “The Bank of Zambia On Monday, Copper prices rose as US investor worries over the deepening facility put in place by the operations. in nearly months yesterday as bank is the mobile channel payment which central purchases forindebt from the execution ofisenbehaddone through commercial management. local farmers supplying their produce should pay tax poor in thethe country.’’ the Agency disburs“We are appealing to His excellence Edgarbeca banks were three already conducting on ashe livesaid cash flow challenges which come German the ofstrongest terms such in a statement yesterpurporting to be ZDA. as could contributed 18.5 million and international markets. forand all offices athad thestarted border including Immigrafunding. obligations Conversations Episode Nine. different forms such as taxes, levies and fees Strategy which would enable the euros able to provide suitable fiHein said free cash flow increased by nearly has provided eased capital Bank Zambia (BoZ). the Zambia vation Hub in Lusaka and the said an interview.

Meanwhile Bo President, Donald Trump’s response to ZRA business US-China rift.

“The most-traded July is the e-wallet mobile where we will see stronger manufacturing data from top S&P expects that AfDB’s shareholders would toStatistical chain stores totoensure there was no shortage - acts Mr Sikalinda environment transactions while others were in Chagwa Lungu with draw the contract orthe about due to Covid-19. ing funds in form of a service purposes and shoring ergy demand causing spikes in banks anymore. usly, only mineral roy“The local farmers, through the outgrower heartless of intent to day.

“ZDA has noted with discomplement Government which is expected to meet thebee tion, Road Transport and Safety Agency Compulsory ”There has been a general proposal is toSMEs. pay much less than, approved

by Parliament. nesses have country collect and process relevant statistics 20“The percent to US$522 million given diversified nancial assistance, and provision requirement The BoZ on the April 3,equipment percent increase on dividend perand share. and supplies.

FinTech, mobile money operators banks China’s security legislation on companies Hong Kong copper contract onserthe Shanghai Futures consumer China and the loosening of during this period of Covid-19. remain supportive by providing timely capital their pilot phases.

Mr Sampa explained that some R e v e n u e whole idea is to improve ikalinda also anannounced the appo partnership,” he said. schemes, will be the major suppliers of the feed grant in and partnership swindle unsuspecting entreMs Phiri warned the mempleasure advert going efforts in at restoring thepolicies. supplies and Standards other units.cost of medical outcry callCovid-19 the Cenhave come with bands.

We are trying to of up foreign currency exchange rate.was “If this does actualise, foreign was paid inan dollars since Mr Sikalinda said the Tier taxes, levies and fees toand inform and industry-leading One asset portfolio.

NATSAVE has reached out Meanwhile, Mrreserve Bristow said over US$20 “Focus during the outbreak which stimulus for 2020 announced interchanging transactions from their various

by Covid-19 ends not as severe asfor the market Exchange (ShFE) rose 0.9 percent to stimulus Mr Yaluma said a taskforce team has been payments. lockdowns imposed to contain Covid-19 “The restsocial are doing their they are inprovide were taking up to three months toduty payhad for their stock to thehis factories.

Pastor Mwansa said: “We can learn from increasing the threshold totesting, about US$50 million transfer tax.heZambian exempted from paying customs on preneurs and the general pubbers of public platforms,” to be wary of around media pureconomy. provide social cash transfers The disinfecting exercise will also be extended to Mr Sampa tral Bank stimulus emergenwere collected from any individual or company He said organisation was working with with the Ministry of “Captured benefit of higher gold prices A u t h o r i ty,” vice delivery to the million contribution had been made by the on health and safety of our workforce that ZRA would soon Executive Officer to clients across the country us financial institutions to monetary measures to supsaid. and energy demand for petroMr Zulu also said the country exchange activity will mute furile the rest were being formed which includes the Chain stores , with Zambia for The rating agency noted the Bank’s US$115 expected.

Mr Trump on Friday ordered 44,660 Yuan (US$6,274.94) a tonne. their pilot phase but hopefully before end of fuelled expectations of healthier Mr Chitimbwa fine while others went beyond.

“NAPSA will leverage the relationship Mopani how they are treating us and avoid the is that the small mergers that are taking place Others were motor vehicle fee, carbon imports are organisations listed as Public in the country, entitled to pay them regardless of other institutions among the Bank ofofperlic and therefore urges such offers and seek confirmaporting that thefaced Agency is operational Mr Mukwita was hopeful to approved thethem, vulnerable parts the in residences ofcapital all Government border agency cy package benefits to trickle through agile management and company ininimplemented, support ofmoney its host countries and communities: response, on the all strains pass benefits to our clients port financial When fully the NFS willsystem bring Commerce, Trade and Association of Manufacturers and other players billion increase, by shareholders October the banks will during be ready to integrate the elimination ofproactive special US treatment for Zambian “Earlier the insurance session, the contract hit leum among others. still remained of the view that ther in the market," Kwacha.

“A lot of businesses lost cash flow, what we M rsta-and people,” he said. demand. nthe application Zambia approval. schemes through its project unit on do not notify. emissions surtax, premium levy, skills Benefit Organisations like churches or Nonpast mistake.

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Zambia, Zambia Revenue Authority, Ministries execution.

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We not want people Added Taxitthe will Some experts have howevagriculture input demand to Mr Zulubeen said.

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Wednesday 17 June, 2020

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Exchange (LME) eased 0.3 percent to we want it to be maybe like US$50, 000 or so “The only organisations which are Ministry of Finance,” said.

China continued to recover, says Absa duty, export duty, mineral royalty and property Fisheries.

2033,” Mr Bristow said. and clear deliverables overseen by Barrick on improving existing healthcare facilities and of international switching fees. any loss of money,” she said. or make any payments. and Industry, USAID and an ensuring that systems are ready for integration protected,” he said.

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There indeed a andto the country to is ensure synch with each other, with such at the time and the hygiene.

But soon upon the livestock on the continent. of in our country.

If itCOVID-19 had not been an iconic for assay to detergaping financing gap inThe the tobacco control with tobacco inch-perfect passes and harmonicontinent has about 15% of tate of and medical care and unfolding of theset coronavirus Zambian product now, And apart from overseeing market leaving this untraded within the laws and ous coordination asbefore if thegap players neral royalties due. the worlds cattle production, pandemic in the region, COVID-19 may have certainly that prevailed. closed continues to pose risks tois tobacco industry’s development tax evasion. legitimate market. unregulated manufacturing the health portfolio which regulations. were being moved around bythe a with aprimary percentage increase disruptions that followed remade itso, into one.

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Similarly, the es to wreak such treMany a nonnot to say that there have business ventures most people Development Plan (7NDP) and crimes, to move the illicit goods cigarettes or other tobacco illicit traders the financial muscle makes sense.

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Yet, the which salivating would have conpite all the advances in Broadcasting, Transport, Lo- are port.

This called forcontempt urgent and institution has probably different reasons for different the of product development to manufacture arrangement” withofthe retailers tofact support goat population.

Nonetheless, levels during this COVID-19 hold a bucket above a basin behaviour has been put could add products to the list. loans, it is usually in very unpalin marketing and processing of Perpetrators illicit trade in of tax.

Illicit loose tobacco can extortion, bribery etc); all tend to in result in erosion of the super profoption to resort to would be to prosper.

There is in infees, this aa one the classmates’ gans, with much muted episodes n doubled in the last should be directed the illegal founded Pavlov to no to end! cal Government and Home immediate measures to coneatable and medical techproducts.

The mungongo-based hairtobacco and package this product such that women aleather fledgling new initiative orquantify. start-up.

All Africa accounts for only 8% it period is washing hands. such that the water filled definite stop to, especially in For instance, a hair product been attracted into export markets.

Ethiopia’s terms.

Like how difficult tobacco. products fall under the be misbranded or adulterated be very hard to persuade family and friends of the its.

But it is not only new business clear demonstration of suitable of dis-ease and therefore longPounds Sterling, were paid for by traders who dothe not follow thesocset hand sanitiser that we have all At demonstration inthe such Affairs given central coin the country.

While before fight against COVID-19, but sanitiser without any charge. tribute to stabilising supply were it not transproduct isthat a case point.

Anecdotally, the former could and readily use it inmeet their these are issues for which there needs to for of the production of Every shop you from in the iseffortlessly discharged these times of COVID-19.

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Many a it. nonnew business ventures.

One ofnarthe where she grew up.

And she It ison therefore not without cause gillion people have been Tobacco subsector the orchestra, successful perto play regarding the prealluring high interin the regions where the tree is indigenous iconic product.

And if the amount supporting efforts that maybe someday goat andand sheepskins, tries dueit to the coronavirus members, usually for trade. theare fact thatZambian the 210 litre can be produced from mosanitiser.

This is where the col- nol Western Southern Zambia malls in the suburbs, every ter.byThis allows washing of one or product is one that we development and boasts ofpractice good disdained aspect: the despite collateral threatening public health products produced legally Because tradeknown occurs in rated that was common that the business organisation is ed bank financial institution has cannot illicit persuade friends and open secrets ofreputation the success of the remains an important industry formance underpinned by perfect worldwide with more have been using the product for hair since of expense, time and attention the women could produce another truly iconic Zambian urges that foreign invention and containment of its significance in livestock pandemic ethanol their feisty engagements with (mungongo) is one product containers initially donated lasses. laboration some members occasion for inevitable pubhands with water flowing shadow should all some be very proudwas of rates in the marquality inZambia the industry the askoffor. gainsattracted of as tobacco control but have been diverted after the impacts onleather.

ForProgress instance, has in that country for SACCOs to depicted a biological organism, been to cash in and on the est family tomarkets, support their new busiother nationalities in business in forbanks the country.

According tothat harmony. time immemorial.

Ostensibly with very my life devote to grooming their hair is product. the coronavirus.

0, 000 deaths inthat aofneeds very production, a trend demonstrated such potential. lic gatherings, even market imported into the country, the government regarding matby ZamBeef Plcget Zambia But making from from the ininto bucket and the of Zambia Association of economy. as Zambians.

It aprotocol Zambian was drivensigned by an industrial policy and And the graveyard failed the outcomes of ethanol the WHO’s manufacture anand illegal government revenue, businesses thestudents WHO FCTC sponsor tois pursue higher akin to the body. alluring high interest rates in the ket, ness idea, how can one convince our country is that they primarily when almost all meetings are This therefore calls ngage in in the counthe World Health Organization Itthe is when there is such harmoonly to their impressive results.

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Counterfeit – Tobacco estimated.

Indeed, the impacts tobacco products, though there This is a community displaygether in harmony to achieve sucburnt and left nursing huge liabilmoney into their venture? business ventures among themmay ensure that going forlike over the GST, have now able for delivering molasses to gistical challenges.

What contributed to the suptoperfect the harvesting of tobacco in adverse impact of in health.

Or put another long-term growth plan.

It goes in what accelerates the country twenty years. village setting required boiling the very It unsurprisingly follows from the above fine things in life imported, the notion of is dwarfed by countries such as Another one is the multi-grain given the amount of educatnursing huge liabiliexchange earnings, gave prominence gage or are shoulder the exorbitant cost of ing harmony contributes to cess.

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But, trade having said that, in a is selves.

And thethat nature of this reby businesses, but Different jurisdictions have as public interest that the laissez faire Zambia increased over 350% in undertakings ward, the country is self-suffitogether to work with Surya.

What was required were Zambia Plc ply of hand sanitiser not meetway, it is dis-harmony in the body The notion of public 9to on economies of the hard nut for this many hours to extract the oil. that not this hair product on the cri- atowithout Zambian cereal is onethat that isconsidered not onlyto saying out ofhaving the Covid-19 induced Given big reversal the Ethiopia and Kenya who have breakfast cereal that was ing of the populace that is in- donated upgrade ofsuccess local quality, aimed ings and operation of business the ofit students, which in bank loans, together with the colhealth, illicit trade in tobacco and bear false manufacturing such as: loss public trustthe inand means of within The point that should not be in country like ofours, family source isimplementation that will be patient, it There is even a militancy This contraption has lithas assumed unprecedenttwodemand decades from 1993 tomade 2013. that causes disease. ties from the fallout. cient in this product, over and government to contribute to specialised tankers to trans150 tons of the mateing was the fact that This process made feasibility of using the shelves of major retailers has gotatogrowth be alien, but employment when sitting next to imported different approaches totargeted deem(PIEs) to have we have towards competitive leather sectors in be entities ements ittaken as one ofshould the from rice and soya. thought and effort need sis, but alsoentities toinset itintegrity on volved.

But maybe we fortunes of the global economy, increase growth interest is not turn, will reinforce the success of results in dis-function and poor lateral required.

This ought to products is aAform tax evasion, labels, unauthorized trademarks the of key Government Government ministries. missed the above scenario is better friends are rarely willing to put is forgiving, and would ofand course itlocal will about this: few ago, erarythe become ubiquitous ed prominence, for asupply This growth in land size entails It ismaize, indeed the case that when above stabilising the addressing ofon various port molasses. rial as from part theofweeks collaboratof the three sources of ethanol, product very of limited, especially for women the case ofZamBeef a characteristic failure of the challenges cereals retailer shelves, will most likely Africa.

The leather sector in the Apparently, its properties were export markets. also throw in Finance, what episodes.

The Internaperformance. the whole community.

Indeed, aone no-brainer.

If the primary reathereby causing a loss of and trade names. and business sectors; poor Regardless, addressing illicit that there are different financing money in anybody’s new business not cost an arm and a leg.

That is ing entities as PIEs. Some use I went through Chongwe oversight and scrutiny of the at purportedly bring the country.

And without a to be put into this, but some of trajectory going forward.

Anothproduct, in the fight against and indeed of our own econthatbody the sector has increased its ing the is young and all organs business.

So, it is patently the chain during these COVID-19 COVID-19 in the country. and Lafarge came to the rescue efforts by ZAM members of the major ingredients in in urban areas.

But it would appear most new product development.

And many be challenged more by our attitudes than country has been struggling to completely unfamiliar such that the currently claimed The strategy inincoronavirus.

Ethiopia made use with the fact that the single It is for this reasonventures that sucmembers of the community livson why people go into business government Cheap whites or illicit whites performance of itthe trade tobacco products isto solutions business at to venture.

In is fact, for us would the kind ofwould financing is needand when Irevenue. stopped by the contribution to GDP, currently doubt, hygiene levels of product are uncontaminated, they work the It such case thatthe bank loans are rarely Monetary Fund (IMF) issues that need be er way of looking at that omy, itfor would be true say women in the urban areas are very familiar challenges contributed to this.

Firstly, the quality and nutritional value ofthat theis times.

Thethis ZAM COVID-19 by donating tankers to transto contribute to normalising hand sanitiser, two were not regain competitive advantage revenue size or quanactivities of these entities.

Direct Investment healthiest breakfast cereal ofsectors, economic diplomacy and extended ing together in harmony could cessful businesses devote signifiis to make aperfect profit, the question Illicit trade in tobacco products (sometimes referred to as “off counterfeit products associated constrained by unavailability of most important item on the different stages of development, be true to say that family and ed for a start-up to be established employs …, pays K… in taxes together in harmony easroadside and attempted to the nation are being mainthe most ideal form of financinnovation that will be needin our economy.

The with supply the properties of mungongo oil port on hair the wholeCovid-19 effort of undertaking product local This is a while very important the global econosince privatization in 1991.

And before the Response Team, headed by product. the into the–molasses. ofall sanitisers, available either due to is inputs taken account include the what provides issame an that the were on the global market did not discretionary authorizations attract cant amounts ofhand effort and time that tointerest attend to as respectful management one has to ask themselves isThe a that chain ofassumptions illegal activities brand”) Are cigarettes legally with the that legible brand statistics. and not forms of the financfriends may be the ones standing and to flourish. national finance agenda at the tum ofrelevant number oftocountry employees of public othat the country has left and tobacco processing iswhat ily overcoming dis-eases that Itwas is awhen there is such harmony in the body the isreducing inconsideration ing business start-up.

In fact, enter anotion shop, the gentleman tained high enough to coned seeks because allegedly when product development and commercialising the toeven take intothe account because In fact, thewith sector recorded compare this Zambian COVID-19 pandemic Surya ZAM president, Mr Ezekiel Thus, Surya was able to protransporting the molasses being out of season or imports contract (shrink) by 3%. foreign investment to industrial zones following: opportunity for coming up with used, both for planning the 2020 Banking Sector is a of infrastructure such as schools, developing strategy.

The business kind of business will give such a that may include unlicensed produced in one jurisdiction integrity of well-established Since a publication of the ing are suitable for every business on the side-lines very keenly waitBut we can also learn from othperfect health.

Or put another way, it is dis-harmony in the body that the moment is COVID-19 one of the biggest subsectors may inevitably invade the body. in markets where statistics of inside very sternly ordered tribute effectively to hair the contomakers respond toalready the Minister of once stocked in oneto of the major retailers, mungongo product was a lone hard as policy and manufacturers -3.5% growth in 2019.

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But asto the body ages, the risk of from and its impact.

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Leather Sector Growth in Zambia: Sustainable success needs harmony GREAT PRODUCTS THAT NEVER WERE ZAM CONTRIBUTES TO STABILISING ZAMBIA’S COVID-19 UNSUNG HERO? THE GAPING FINANCING GAP PUBLIC INTEREST ENTITIES COVID-19 OPPORTUNITY A Manufacturers Perspective HAND SANITISER SUPPLY

Curbing Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in Zambia

CRUCIAL FOR OURRESET COUNTRY FOR ECONOMY

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In so doing, will have limited success.

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While this started Law. Mauritius is a goo ure among ourselves. incentivize functional upgrading Zambian breakfast cereal.

Theyet ers into the ethanol production idend, indeed sotomany greats, task comprising of Zambia design of the handwashing Inforce addition mobilising reaction to the disruption of tanneries major challenge this product value chain.

The food grade ple of this. is not at the pinnacle of achieveRevenue Authority (ZRA), system with the Patents and sources at that individual andthefamily Zambia needs a similar faced was it was not by Covid-19, going forw ethanol that will beimportan produced ment and performance, economiZambia Police, Department Companies Registration level, we also need transformation But it is strategy and more.

With the primary ofLusaka its producers cally andfocus socially.

Could this beenan need to take this oppor in sufficient quantities will of Immigration, City Agency (PACRA) in 2001, as of some institutions to contribbiggest challenge lying inembody and it that didDrug not have behind it spirthe is derscore that there indication that we do not Council, Enforcement sure all producers of shown in the picture. set a new course for the ute to closing this gap.

Equity fiterrible hide keeping habits, kind of marketing muscle that harmony that leads sustainable Commission, Anti-Corruption it-based alcohol intogoat the country He ranchers attempted to set upis nancing via the stock exchange ence between a State my overall. cattle and and international brands devote to success?

Commission, Office ofimport the manufacturing of this syswould not have to the far much more patient than bank sheep farmers require behavior their cereals.

We need to put in Enterprise (SOE) anp Indeed, at the the national levPresident and Zambia tem on the side while he loans, but this will require people product going forward. change to deter flogging To conclude, it should be els, it is not difficult to see how Association of Manufacturers gressive policies for maintained his job with that are involved in those instituThe latter is an entity The other major developand excessive heartening that we don’t dis-harmony leads to dis-function was launched inbranding.

2019.

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However, aTwo harmonious melding ofwhat peoples of the co-products from on illicit trade to provide financing through theforbe Capital tals, manufacturing is o deemed to be of cri being sold, everybody with logistics challenge could ought to be disheartening is that of diverse backgrounds and eththe molasses to ethanol evidence-based advocacy.

Markets, but the onus isprocess onskill the the efforts toby establish these addressed the expectation a Conduct bit of steel fabrication economic activities th nicities. nificance to the publi well-coordinated are liquid fertiliser and animal latter to products come to which the party fledgling amount to with that isselling started making and ItGovernment, appears like dis-harmony all offers increasing re information driven operations. feed.

Carbon dioxide is also anmarket development. the need to deem such nothing.

If there is a plethora the biggest consumer of them by the roadside.

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With the onus to nation, they may quickly operations will be increased value-add economic tainability issues over and above a concerned.

To be clear, this having share particip required specifications.

Full capacity production prove infringement of intela point of no return and end up policy interventions and actions financial profits.

There are also is not only about establishing which have Despite itswould current state, the of the ethanol from molaslectual property rights and being relegated to the heap ofm the public in them. towards addressing illicit trade some financial support mechaiconic Zambian It Zambian leather and leather impact onproducts. the economi the once-upon-a-time greats.

In seek redress through the ses could indeed bring on the in Zambia. nisms with assistance is also that thetechnical call towe replace Therefore, in add products sector has so much our neighbourhood, have courts lying squarely onseen Mr a market aproducts number of products mance ofimproved the country Additionally, for business start-ups, but the only imported with locally potential considering that dis-harmony contribute to destaBanda’s shoulders, he had having regulatory government revenue from that could lead to cessation of porting those. challenge all these have, apart produced ones willgreat yield raw materials are readily bilisation of aits once economy. no hide wherewithal toare take this tobacco and products are importation of some items.

For from not being homegrown solulimited results iftheir there nocould available, and quality for some entities, ther This value addition But the same true at comglobal course of and anticipated asaction more traders Surya a issystems by-product tions, isitself, their long-term sustainmechanisms and in of easily improved.

Ifeconomic enhanced, permeate all level.

Itbe iscompliant harmony among the na- m need to put in place become with the pletely lost on appropriability, aout business manages the production process is gas place toonce support innovative new the leather sector could tions, multi-lateral and multi-naguidelines aseconomic well as a better including our mainstay ating any benefits to go past the post.

Indeed, part of product initiatives, over and which is used for energy in the effectively contribute to job for transparency in tional organisations the world understanding by theof public from his innovation. eign exchange earnings, the homegrown solutions we need above failing to take advantage creation and foreign exchange plant, thus cutting back on the that will now lead tothat sustainability. that legible firms are following duct of businesses But the hand- b of readily available externalities for plugging this gaping financing earnings.

Without doubt, the where selling of unben use of fossil fuels for its energy.

Without whichand we may just the right channels tobacco washing system is proving to communities that may gap is for the likes of the Industrial sector is income intensive Much in the same way The tragedy that theun succeed in annihilating ourselves products continues controls and thus the public such a major factor in fightcurrently be excluded from the Development Corporation (IDC) and requires heavy sunk COVID-19 pandemic has off the planet.

The Sustainable should help in alerting authorities tities that are register not only robbing us of t ing the spread of the coroeconomic system. to establish an Government in-house venture costs, thus, the Development Goals (SDGs) will wreaked on the economies and of illicit operations. navirus, and has generally fund towould business underwe retain the needs tosupport attract foreign direct mercial banks in the

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ECONOMY STILL ON DE-DOLLARISATION PATH HARARE - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Dr John Mangudya, insists there is no going back on the process of de-dollarising the economy despite the growing use of the US dollar in most transactions, more so in the informal sector.

Despite allowing some transactions to be in foreign currency, Government insists de-dollarisation is on course, although the market has seen increased use of the United States dollar.

A fortnight ago Government said everyone providing goods or services in Zimbabwe must now quote prices in both Zimbabwe dollars and US dollars, but using the standard exchange rate set each week as the weighted average in the Tuesday weekly foreign currency auctions.

The legal instrument giving effect to this was gazetted on July 24, 2020

by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as an addition to the Exchange Control (Exclusive Use of Zimbabwe Dollar for Domestic Transactions) Regulations.

Government’s stance comes after the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) said in a research note on June 2020 inflation that the market remained sceptical about the sustainability of the forex auction market given the lingering uncertainty over the currency direction.The manufacturing industry lobby group is worried that redollarisation was taking root again in light of the fact the Government itself was also now paying its workers US dollar allowances while collecting some levies, taxes and fees in foreign currency.

CZI also noted widespread use of the US dollar for transactions in the informal sector, fuel sector, payment of wages and salaries by private sector, pricing by large supermarkets and provision of most private medical and educational services. But Dr Mangudya said Zimbabwe was not relapsing into redollarisation given the bulk of transactions remained in local currency while an economy, technically, is considered dollarised if the volume of US dollar transactions exceeded 30 percent. – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

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ACC’s reluctance to probe HH Dear Editor, MAY I through your newspaper take this opportunity to address the Anti-Corruption Commission and find out why they are so reluctant to investigate opposition leaders like Mr Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND? Just why has the ACC not investigated the irregular and corrupt sale of Intercontinental Hotel-Livingstone, where Mr Hichilema, who was lead negotiator on behalf of the government is now the owner with Senior Chief Mukuni in a company based in Panama?

Is there a set of rules that precludes opposition leaders like Mr Hichilema from investigation and prosecution?

Others, including Mr Chishimba Kambwili have been investigated and are appearing in court.

All we ask is that this matter of the sale of government resources that ended up in the hands of the government lead negotiator and his close associate be probed.

Why was Intercontinental sold for a song when there was a higher bidder offering $20 milllion but we settled for peanuts?

At what point did Mr Hichilema and his friends become gain shareholding in such companies. Should we ignore this when this has had a huge bearing on the economy?

There have been calls for a forensic audit of the whole privatisation process and find out what happened to the national assets and where they have ended up.

This should be taken seriously by the government and to rest the matter once and for all.

It will clear all the hanging information that leads to questions such as the role Mr Hichilema played. All this can be cleared from an audit of the privatisation process.

JAY BANDA.

FAREWELL BA SAMUEL NKHOMA, MUYENDE BWINO

M Dear Editor,

Y recollection of the late Chief of Intelligence Mr Samuel Nkhoma spans from 2011 when PF first won the general elections.

Straight from the corporate world, late President Michael Sata appointed me as the first PF provincial minister for Lusaka Province. I had no clue what my roles were as there was no proper orientation on the job from anyone.

In any case, we were all in cloud 9 having formed Government against all odds. I remember writing a letter to President Sata alerting him that a certain chief was admitted at UTH. He wrote back to me with a one liner. “It is not your job to inform me on such matters.” Lol. A few days later, I got a visitor walk in my ministerial office. He introduced himself as Samuel Nkhoma, the Lusaka Province Director of Intelligence.

Instantly, I thought or assumed he came to say that he reports to me given he is in charge of Lusaka at Red brick. So I then asked him, “So tell me any interesting events happening in Lusaka.”

To this day nine years later I still remember verbatim his measured response.

“The Honourable Minister may wish to ask His Excellency the President.” I thought he did not hear me properly. I asked him again but paraphrased with “… I am just asking about matters that may be of interest to my office.”

“The Honourable Minister

may wish to ask His Excellency the President” he responded yet again. Lol. Later, I would learn that the said relationship between my office and his would be a one-sided flow of information. From my office to his and never the other way round.

I was also intrigued in our conversations by his way of addressing me and the President. It was in a third party version. I was present in the meeting with him but he would refer to me “The Honourable Minister may wish to.....” Later I would learn that

campaigns, he called that I urgently needed to meet him. We agreed 20 hours in the car park at Central Mall, Kabulonga.

He was there 20 hours on the dot and I jumped in his passenger seat. “The Principal is concerned with reports on social media that last night you were seen drunk at Chicago’s and Capone’s late until early hours of the morning. What happened?” he asked.

“Sir, I went to campaign and was giving fliers as most patrons in such places like Chicago’s also vote. I therefore thought it would be ideal to go interact a bit with them and canvass The Honourable Minister their vote.”

We spent the may wish to ask His Exnext hour or so with cellency the President.”

Mr Nkhoma evokI thought he did not hear ing the caring ‘big me properly. I asked him Brother’ in him and counselling me why again but paraphrased with “… I am just asking about it was not a good for me as a matters that may be of interest idea candidate to be seen to my office.” in night clubs past midnight. in protocol and system etiquette, He was indeed my older broththat’s the ideal way of addressing er in the sense that his wife and anyone senior be it a Minister and my elder sister Ann are profesabove all the President. sional friends for years. They colI only lasted two months as laborated since 15 years ago at the the Lusaka Province Minister then AIBT College and together and was transferred to Southern facilitated for a lot of Zambian Province in the same capacity. students to enroll at universities So there was no second meeting in Australia. with Mr Nkoma and I lost con“Namvela Bambo Nkani yaku tact with him for the next many Chicago’s nakuma nightclubs usiyears. ku. Please assure the Big Boss that My other personal encounter it won’t happen again. Thank with him that I can remember you Sir,” I said to him as I disemwould come in 2018 during my barked from his car. mayoral elections. In the heat of That’s the bit of my encounter

with the departed Mr Samuel Nkhoma. I don’t remember ever having met him again after this car park meeting in 2018. It can only mean that I listened to his counsel and was never again at Chicago’s, Capones or any night club patronising late in the night to warrant his summoning again.

Lol. In the two face to face meetings I have had with the late Mr Nkhoma over nine years, I learnt something from him and that is “loyalty to the Boss always.” This I picked up mainly in our first meeting we had as both (him and I) the in charge (bosses) of Lusaka Province.

He refused to tell me anything happening in Lusaka. I thought to myself, “Does this man know that the President is my uncle?. . How can he not tell me” lol. (Yes I was very naive about how the system works.

It was not a surprise to me therefore that my second meeting with him nine years later, his title was that of not the Boss for Lusaka, but entire Zambia. He had risen to become the Director General of Intelligence guess due to his vital attribute, unflinching loyalty to the appointing authority.

After PF won in 2011, I equally had some minimal encounters with Mr Nkhoma’s predecessors namely Mr Xavier Chungu, Mr Regis Phiri and Mr Martin Mwanambale. Comparatively as regards age, you have gone too soon Mr Samuel Nkhoma.

Farewell and MYSRIEP. MILES SAMPA.

Mobile solar multiple phone charge Dear Editor, THIS afternoon I launched the mobile Solar multiple phone charger that I have been working on a DIY basis for the last four years.

It’s called the “Xtra Miles Power Bank” and is able to charge about 20 phones at once using solar

power stored in a battery. It can also be wheeled or pushed in a wheelbarrow fashion from one point to another in pursuit of business. The aim is to manufacture more and empower youths to place them at public places like markets, bus stops, restaurants, nightclubs etc and put at a fee per hour for each phone charged.

This commercial power bank has all the phone charger type namely Samsung (big and small type), IPhone, Infinix, Techno, Huawei, Nokia etc.

We hope to find sponsors to help us manufacture more and avail to various business minded youths in the city.

MILES SAMPA, Lusaka Mayor.

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WINILUNGA residents have been urged not to panic but strictly adhere to Covid-19 health guidelines following confirmation of 16 positive cases in the district.

District Health Director, Brian Mwachisowa, appealed to residents to strictly follow health guidelines to avoid further spread of the virus.

Dr Mwachisowa said

‘COVID-19 CASES SHOULD NOT CAUSE PANIC’ instead of getting into panic mode, residents should adhere to health guidelines.

He appealed to traditional, civic, and religious and community leaders to help sensitise residents on the preventive measures against the pandemic.

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“Covid-19 is here and like what the President said, we must all live in the new normal. What we need is to all adhere to public health measures against the pandemic which have proved very effective,” he said.

Dr Mwachisowa said the district conducted 46 voluntary Covid-19 tests on both health staff and some members of the general public out of which 16 were confirmed positive.

He added that all the patients were in a stable condition and were under self-quarantine.

He added that health officials were already on the ground conducting contact tracing beginning with families of the patients who will in due course be tested for the virus.

The District conducted 46 voluntary Covid-19 tests on both health staff and some members of the general public out of which 16 were confirmed positive.

Dr Mwachisowa said the district has a 20 bed capacity isolation centre at the Farmers Training Centre equipped with the basic medical tools such as oxygen concentrators.

On Saturday, Ministry of Health during the daily Covid-19 update revealed that Mwinilunga had recorded the first 16 Covid-19 positive cases.

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Dogs abandoned in cemeteries

By ANDREW MUKOMA

A NEW trend of abandoning dogs at grave yards has emerged in Livingstone, raising complaints from the local authority.

Some unknown persons have been tying their dogs to trees and leave them for dead in the grave yards, perhaps after failing to look after the dogs.

The Livingstone City Council has expressed concern over the trend saying it is saddening and illegal.

Council Public Relations Manager, Melvin Mukela, who confirmed the development to the Daily Nation, said anyone found abandoning their dogs at the grave yard would face the law.

Mr Mukela said that the local authority was concerned with the growing trend by unknown people who were abandoning their dogs at the grave yard.

He said it is disheartening how some dogs were found tied to trees and deserted at the old cemetery by unknown people.

Mr Mukela said the act had compelled the council to organize a stakeholders meeting to chart the way forward.

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Wednesday 12, August 2020

Kopala News

PF mocks UPND over ‘substandard’ intra-party polls

By ROGERS KALERO THE description of the UPND Copperbelt provincial elections as below acceptable standards by its members is a clear indication that the party is undemocratic and run with an 'iron fist,’ Copperbelt Patriotic Front (PF) has charged.

PF Copperbelt Youth chairman Don Mungulube said the UPND and other opposition parties must learn to hold credible intra-party elections in order to uphold democratic principles within the party.

He said the opposition should not hold elections whose rules were aimed at getting rid of certain candidates.

Mr Mungulube was reacting to media reports that some losing candidates in the just ended UPND Copperbelt provincial elections described the elections as below acceptable standards.

Some UPND members on the Copperbelt charged that some senior party leaders were putting their personal

interests before that of the party.

In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Mungulube, said it was surprising that the UPND which had been calling the ruling PF and President Edgar Lungu as dictators, was failing to hold credible intra-party elections.

"They call PF dictators, but the party of dictators held a very credible elections, while them who claim to be democratic, their elections were a sham. That UPND election has demoralised many of its elections,’’ Mr Mungulube.

Mr Mungulube said the UPND had always been undemocratic as evidenced by its failure to hold elections in the past until now when the 2016 constitutional provisions forced them to start holding elections.

But newly-elected UPND Copperbelt provincial Information Publicity Secretary Lawrence Mwanza said the complaints were not genuine and that it was normal to complain after defeat in an election to get sympathy from the supporters.

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STATE TO ISSUE 270, 000 NRCS ON CB

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

ABOUT 270, 000 National Registration Cards (NRCs) will be issued on the Copperbelt in the on-going mobile registration exercise, Provincial Minister Japhen Mwakalombe has announced.

Mr Mwakalombe said 70, 000 would be NRC renewals while 200, 000 would be for the new entrants.

The Minister urged youths throughout the country to take up the opportunity to obtain

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA DARING criminals in Ndola’s Mitengo area on Sunday struck three household, dismounting a 2,500 litres water tank from a high stand at one homestead.

In the second incident, the criminals locked a family in their house by placing new padlocks on all outlets but fled after failing to get away with a vehicle.

In another attack, they attempted to open a Toyota Regius, but failed and only managed to get away with the battery and a wallet.

Surprisingly, the prowlers in the crime-ridden residential area stole an industrial blockmaking machine and residents wondered how the thieves

their NRCs. He said NRCs were not only important for participating in elections but were also vital for them to take part in other national duties.

Mr Mwakalombe, implored youths to take the exercise seriously and register as one needed to obtain an NRC at the age of 16.

He was speaking at his office in Ndola where he also announced that the exercise would last for 40 days.

Mr Mwakalombe said Government would not allow interference from political parties

Mitengo criminals continue reign of terror managed to lift the heavy equipment.

According to residents, the criminals were using a vehicle because a block-making machine was too huge to be hauled in any other carriage other than a van.

The area has experienced a series of housebreaking cases in the last seven months, without any arrests, even with constant reports and reminders to the nearby Chifubu police station. On Sunday, a family woke up to a rude shock after discovering that they had been locked inside with new padlocks by thieves who attempted to steal their vehicle.

BashiMwamba, today we would have been celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary but alas we celebrate one month of your passing on. I miss you very much! I will not say much, I will not ask questions, but I will stand on Luke 12:2-5 because I know my God is faithful to His word.

On behalf of the family, I would like to thank all those who sincerely mourned with us in great numbers: all representatives from the three wings of government, the First Lady Madam Esther Lungu, representatives from various Ministries in particular the different departments of Ministry of Home Affairs, representatives

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in the issuance of NRCs. He said the issuance of NRCs had raised a lot of political appetite and warned that the Government would not allow any political interference in the exercise.

Meanwhile, the minister said that smuggling had gone down due to the reduction in demand as well as the increase in production.

He also noted that due to the increased production of maize, the prices of mealie meal were stabilising.

The family struggled to break the locks in the morning and alerted the neighbours while in the other incident the criminals dismounted a water tank after draining water in the night.

“The thieves drained the water and then removed the tank from the stand. This is how bad Mitengo has become,” a resident who declined to be identified said.

Several residents have complained that the usuallyserene residential area had been invade by thieves, some of them who had at one time offered services as caretakers on properties under construction.

The area which sits between the Ndola-Mufulira Road and Chifubu Township and extends to Kansenshi In-fill.

When contacted yesterday, Copperbelt Commissioner of Police, Charity Katanga, said she was aware of the criminal activities in Mitengo, stating that a police post would soon be constructed.

Ms Katanga said police patrols would soon start while the neighbourhood team would be strengthened to ensure that sanity was restored in the area.

Chifubu Member of Parliament Frank Ng’ambi, said that the law would soon visit the perpetrators.

of various NGOs and Embassies and all friends and relatives too numerous to mention by name.

Thank you very much to you all for the overwhelming support spiritually, financially, materially, physically, including all the comforting messages. This made our burden light. Thank you for giving my husband a befitting send-off.

BashiMwamba, HAPPY 31ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY and may your beautiful soul rest in eternal peace. God said we shall all die but did not prescribe how we shall die. Tukamisanga.

Much love NaMwamba (Ba Malia as you loved to call me)

oul Rest in Peace

Lubemba

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So as youevery go through your life adopting excellence. the goods way: when they want to leave work Zambia Fashion week and what for those seeking personal country day no matter there was no transparency in which you received your re.secnab drow ylgu na htiw detnorf Konkola Deep Project which prices (for the seller) with a bit of Again I ask: had it been in from today onwards, do not accept could someone please tell me if and set out on their own, the selfcrop for any foreign exchange m a I n e h W . s s e n h s fi l e s I saw was impressive. c u d o r p , r e g n a e k i l , r a e F what business they run, whether and those who participated loans will be a recent pay slip. port card back when you were was celebrated as the future of ew dna ,sserts lanoitome se -iv sah enoemos si ti ,yrgna Zambia where such a tunnel was anyone telling you that you cannot there is a rating agency for resT – bone, fish or village chicken? doubt is disturbing enough!

A blend of African garment earnings.

Incidentally, not only it’s mining, construction, became rich overnight while -dem taht nees ydaerla evah ma I dna sthgir ym detalo Now suppose you are an honinBut school (my sincere apolomining in Zambia. proposed to be built, perhaps to achieve your dreams, do not accept taurants in Zambia, or do people n e h W . f l e s y m n i d e t s e r e t n i s t n u o c c a s i h t g n i k a e p s y l l a c i Who would have thought that to have your wife remindand modern day design hospitality and soWestern on,” he said. the edible crops or vegetables multitudes of Zambians were est and brilliant man who lla fo erom ro sdriht-owt rof -emos tsniaga rettib ma I gies to telling those readers going elatuM repsaJ rotsaP yB To date Konkola Deep pass under one of the rivers, asgot an you that your plans just dream upthe menu prices pureing you night and daystill about the thorn park market would be anyone has created a particularly special .rD .yadot ssenlli lacisyhp evah yeht esuaceb si ti ,eno So many calls to investigate thrown into streets,” are to be encouraged even the five in your O lev- are remains undeveloped but through a first time education). alternative to the use of pontoons overly ambitious; that youa-oep fo tol A .gnivil evitaerc ehs ’seY‘ ’?uoy ta gnikool -ixna taht setats reknirG yoR .em tsniaga gnihtemos enod lywas ondistinctions the basis of location? possibility of failure is just lined up with the working class dress code now common among any wrongs that may have the comment of one -hguot dna rekciht a deen elp eht evah netfo uoy oD‘ .dias eht no sserts erom secalp yte deripsni syawla si ecnaegneV ifwhat not locally utilized elflowers education and you want a should meanwhile the mine owners or bridges, would be the reacscale Parents them down.

Do not If youcommitted were given a also, report In his book Unequal to the task, nightmare. docard notyeht naht niks lanoitome re ’?gniwohs si pils ruoy gnileef -umits rehto yna naht traeh .ssenhsfiles yb of Lusaka city centre whereby been during the Zambians when he saw the contemporary elegant African other people outside the nation loan.

Will the banker give you a accept a ylno deen yeht tuB .evah ehs derevocsid eh nehW ’seY‘ -rexe lacisyhp gnidulcni ,sul -ripS yloH eht gnihcneuQ have been boasting about tion from people? anybody’s negative advice.

Elias Chipimo Jr talks about his in life today, would you fail or just shoot down your children’s it is virtually impossible to find privatisation of the Zambian article in which Kalalwe ’deksa eh onaip eht deyalp .eugitaf dna esic .miH gnitimil ro gniflits si ti women. reaping huge profits. loan because you hadthe excellent would cherish these.

When are we going tohugely learn would You you only live give once,you andwould it is-ipe ro edih lanoitome hguot early days in founding dreams, instead them pass? parking and the called road on which economy have beenIfmade in sup-o,ttsusretvoleTsr.ulloehnseaptoonot–,seivmolreodt hrecertunhuclotva ootneatiaptiseehht uyaolyp ooDt n-eoJ ndormoLreSehstiHrednni odwiasoNsus -shetcanneiumqilreotnirgipnSivyeliorgHreehhttigenNi Andrew Mukosa on the Even international celebrities KCM was first sold to Anglo than even most ambitious probetter towould have suggest tried andyou to keep have grades inthe your O level educaZambia has very good agrisuccessful law firm Corpus Legal port and encouragement. pass, I o d n a c e s l e e n o e m o s r a e f r o f y e h t t u b , e f i l r u o m o r f m i H t h g u o h t o n e k a T ’ , t n u o M e h t the market is located is half n o i t a c i n u m m o c l a n o i t o m e the past.

In addition, the media government to investigate the have than beentoknown to wear this jects can be done by ourselves? failed have never taken thenur ot si elpoep rehto htiw did woH‘ ’/retteb hcum os llahs ey tahw ,efil ruoy rof -noc siH tcirtser ylsuoires od American who pulled out of the Practitioners. tion?

The answer is no, because I personally believe every hucultural environment for any up the good work.

On the other blocked? has revealed someasofmentioned the Zambia Privatisation exercise. style ofatclothing.

Why is it that we have soover many all. And ineewnofIod.tnrauchegwni,eebcnfoo tkrsuihr eehrat .nyilapterretnreehotsaewtatis’?ewhounoky uooDy‘ ;tkanhwird,yldlaohbs reuyoytarhowf treoy ,rtoane dnoehGtghnceirhtws eysdiowbrerhutoo fdoluloorwt mine unceremoniously after Elias Chipimo writes: ‘…Few man if being out there deserves whereas those O level excellent crop be grown more the plunge hand would fail, I would tsirhC suseJ dubious deals thatare took place Oftocourse, restaurants serving Zambia Privatisation Agency Theseyou things impressive, engineers in this country and yet the Churchill quote earlier, failure .esu dna a dliub nac eW .sgniht owt fo niagA ’?emoh ruoy ni srehto wehttaM( ’…no tup llahs ey Mr Anderson Mazoka lost the grades were your report card yznerf a hcus otni sthguoht dna regna DESSERPPUS country has almost forty – five recommend that you get to the o r p e h n e h T . ’ s e Y ‘ d i a s e h s n i s e h t o t n o i t c a e r t s r fi e h T during privatisation. e k a t “ s i t a h t , y l l a r e t i L ) 5 2 : 6 (ZPA) director James Matale r a c s r o , l l e h s e v i t c e t o r p k c i h t local Zambian cuisine have now and need more of the same. truh gnieb tneverp ot ,eussit taht yldnik reh llet ot dedeec -hton rof thguoht suoixna on trap eht no ecneidebosid fo -tam gnirpsrenni ym taht a ekam nacpresidential virtually every construction project is notwe final. ssenrettib election in 2001.

Wives out there, do not give your husin school, this time around, r o t f o k c a r a s e m o c e b s s e r t t e s p u y l l a n o i t ome nosrep percent of the natural water in Take the example of the root cause of your failure, work called it the biggest in proliferated around the country; It You is possible to preserve we see around is beingfraud done by the pick yourself up, and and keepdna ,retsyo na ekil evil ,niaga gnuoy hsfiles yrev a saw ehs -xnA )6:4 snaippilihP( ”gni fo eno saw evE dna madA fo Mazoka was the managing .erut ’flesmih ton‘Mr. si eh litnu your report card in life is your r u t a e k i l e r a u o Y ‘ . n a m o w ) 0 1 – 8 : 3 n e G ( . r a e f bands too much grief when they want to m e t s h c i h w y r r o w d n a y t e i n r u t “ n a c e w r O . t r u h e b t o n Copperbelt Energy Corporation. economic history. the southern region of Africa. your socks off until you get into-luv niamer ,”keehc rehto eht otni llup uoY‘ .dias eh ’,elt -isyhp dlotnu esuac raef morf yhT draeh I ,dias eh dnA…‘ .smrof ynam sekat regnA netfo eh etatdirector some of them areour actually seg- moving. s siht nI of . Anglo American Chinese?

Where are engineers; Even as an individual, commercialise our culture.

Even era taht snoisiced sekam pay Similarly, for busiHere is a their company which was leave work and set out own, the “I slip. think that, in the fullness the bracket of those passing.

Wea-erc gnivil no og dna elbaren ylno tuo keep dna llehs ruoy dna ,snoitatimil ,gnireffus lac saw I dna nedrag eht ni eciov d-irdangier ytrognnaodsaelpsoeevplesymnaeM mented to serve high level Let the water be used tocorthe perhaps somewhere in hiding? it’s important that you spread ouron traditional ceremonies must Limited before he aw ,lufmraAfrica h To date Konkola have been ht -me ro ,lufetsCentral na fI .yrremains assecen sa raf undeveloped sa ot ylno ton htaedbut I esumine aceb diarowners fa erutameanwhile merp dekan saw the .ylevita -yDeep ness people, a all key sold toenough! foreign firms, then sold ofporate time, when the .gnissarrab self-doubt isrequirement disturbing But to personnel atnumbers a premium Personally, Iof feel that vibe asinnate you move.

Tell thereven si retsyo nA‘ pop uoy ,esolc oot steg eno ot osla tub ,snaitsirhC-non all have that and special development any crop amany fam- positive ’.flesym dih I dna t’nod yeht esuaceb slaudiv continue to be marketed globally -sid ynam eht dnatsrednu gnitah trats I tjoined nemom ehpolitics.

T boasting about reaping huge profits. r u o y e d i s n i k c a b d a e h r u o y r a e f f o e r u t a n l a s r e v i n u e h T e h t y e b o s i d o h w s n a i t s i r h C to management buyout and then l l e h s k c i h t a s a h e H . ” t r u h “ are finally tallied and the will be think your bank statement, Zambians lack ambition.

Granted, people around with a price.

This is a up successful com- young ability toare succeed atthat anything. era ereH .sekat regna sesiug I .evals sih emoceThen b I ,nam a a few months into the have your wife reminding you night and er can off, other countries until we pulling unbelievable morf mih stcetorp hcihw tahT .noitcetorp rof llehs yht timmoc :ot noitinomda taht tcaf eht ni nees ylisae si ym yojne t’nac sold to another oftheir last statements the profit and lossZambians account, statewe have some that ofagain work, they will pass mercialisation of ourpossibility cuisine.

The problem often isgroup we do not.detalosi si eH .gnihtyreve etirowmorghnTikn.sishetnthrasfitsledsnsai yllaewhas )ts5u:7r3t dmnaladsPro(L .mehitHotnniu oyaslwa osisHfledsemhsiHinosmudseaJ ydltrnoeLuqeehrtf --atiHB ,reecginlaaMfo.htsanroWita,isrsaevnr6e1t eyrmomslyonratnkorcownePresident crowds from around the world day about the of failure is just are thinking ofrecorded, putting upare es- bit ve eh esuaceb Levy Mwanawasa ton tub ,eruces si retsyChilanga o nA Corporation, then somewhere rich Zambians andnot we spend find that country.

Its was theft Zambia privatisation programme highly ambitious and industrious, examinations; do your Cement ,sno i t i dsale eS ,romalC dert by ment of financial position and stnemtneser yadministration, M .sthguoht Gone are thegrow days when unlock the tourism. potential.

For me,-fa og“ Similarly, the mine was tonnac eH .evitaerc tuoba ssel dna srehto tuoba tsaC‘ ot nrael niaga tsum eW sesarhp hcus htiw selpicsid to view our tates here to food forWesttheir a nightmare. tnemtnmust eseR ,ysbe uolaeinvestigated.

J ,yvnE sserts ynam oot ecudorp way people telling who had keythat positions in will rank as the biggest fraud in raef‘ sa ,and eH rof the ;miH n opu erthe ac ruoownership lla eb‘ ,’kcofl elttil ,ton agent with their actions having given energy them those ex-tsumwe eh –were stnaw eh tahw was ”ret told sold to the ’.flesruoyalong security.

The bank will focus ern menu dominated the lunch p i s s o G , e c n a r e l o t n I , k c a t t A I d n a y d o b y m ni sento omrVetanta oh sold at a paltry $25 the saddest situation is one Let’s give as good as we get in ;’gniveileb tub ,sselhtiaf ton )7:5 reteP 1( ’su rof hThe terac majority nationals imagine! .mih ot emoc ot ti rof tiaw kcab tnew ydal gnuoy ehT changed hands. the ZPA are owning shares.

The issues surrounding the e g n e v e R , m s a c r a S , m s i c i t i r C , a y l n o r e t f a d e u g i t a f e m o c e b economic history,” Mrpersonnel Matale them very well deserved promiare difficult and they may And fail.eht Commonwealth ehS .sraet ni moor reh ot eht ot ralimis yrev si tI tel‘ dna ;’htiaf elttil fo ey O‘ on these and not normalfo enon swonk retsyo nA Development people may bewill aware that the agenda of corporate in ams when the value of the aterms chance to tryand and to so fail. where a person with much of export commercialsenevigrofnU dna krow ehT .kromillion w ’ s r u o h w e f Saturday shareholder in the company s a f l e s r e h f o t h g u o h t r e v e n , d e l b u o r t e b t r a e h r u o y t o n tI .regna fo tsoc lautirips -ummoc lanoitome fo ’struh‘ sale of the Livingstone Hotel nent positions society Itosalute encouragement to allatstartwon si deyojnasset e ylremrwas of I $700 million and had 2020 law firm that in gave rise the Give ly ask whether you graduated Zambia. whoever never failed any--norivne sih25 hApril, reh dehsurc ti dna ,hsfiles hcihw ,tiripS yloH eht seflits -veN .’diarfa eb ti tel rehtien eht etarapes ot tlucffiid si tI isation ofhas culture. potential lets it allout go there; to waste; irp lacwell isyhp snoitacav nevE .yregdurd these individuals, thesewas of up business people sayna nac rehtien ttiuwb n–oittnaecimn detnorfnoc saw ehs nehwis ePan row eht fo yrotsih eInter-Continental ht ni re regna rof diap ecare vitceffeAfrican gnieb morfCement su speek dlwhich perception of more wealth thing should ‘cast the first stone’ with honours from a captains reputable We need of this estabin our we at the time e s u a c e b , l a i c n a n fi e h t m o r f … e r u s a e l p e m e v i g o t e saec of sale $600 million I’ve been told about a Zambisurely ought to be better melborp lasrevinu ewell ht sahknown. The hotel was nam slaets dna in efilPort siht niLouis, ’.syoj eht wonk retsyo -utroF .hturt lufwa eht htiwis yregistered industry; but there aremoney way too and few. words that will raise their spirits. ecudorp ssenrettib dna regna em sdnuoh etah I nam eht lished without any ot efil eht ni sdrawer ruo fo dna ynam os deppirg raef fo on failed efforts. worth of copper ore. society.

We need tobecause believe for that than university.

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How can one choose The bulk of are Link them to people that you desuac semoceb mand -eb morf su speek raeF .emoc ni noitatsaved hcus undervalued that plans forwhere setting upMagande t sih emishandling pac So to anybody – club friend rel-eht ,nrettap ruoivaheb a sa ehs yadoT .nis suoiciv taht fo snaitsirhC yppah ,lufyoj gni nem fo seidob dna sdnim eht ti ,raef ro regna hguorht esnet no psarg lacinnaryThe of the KCM ourmy offer to the market isit good business people, your *Visit www.dailynation.info today! taurant in or LonNgandu to stand on anight street corner begnaysayers, specialised in as spreadAlthough the face or brand can havecum a positive influence onot daor eht no llew sNATION W .dnim ym .’erutaerc wen‘ a ylurt si -knaht su sekam daetsni dna .evil ew hcihw ni yad eht sa fo strap erom ro eno stceffa retiaw eht nehsale received very little support from i tneitap ehSDIGITAL ative - on the side of advisor to is still impacting the mining enough and it can compete with y d o b e h t , a m i h s n h t i w k a e t s e m s e v r e s graduation certificate was your don for Zambians resident in the Copper Mine thgim ti ,sdalas nedrag hserf lroW ing They This will give you the growth of their that small businessetaefecompany d ,gninialpmocis,sLafarge, sel era yadot snoitidnoc dKonkola ging forwith hand-outs when one ingnegativity. than them.

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After all, tantly Myfirst vision and belief were man. just leave them be. edam si tnemetats ralimis A rennis a segaruocne taht efil -noc aidem swen ehT .diarfa molahs ,molahS won roF of also involved the the buyers of what weto offer m i h s r e d n i h d n a , s u s e J t s i r h C o t e m t i m r e p t on lthe liw etmine ah I plans are too ambitious be Tel: +260 211 243527 statement is your report card This is impressive, this thing few Zambians if any know the ats the KCM sale is oc -ilaturb fo su dnimer yltnof civilisation didI begin the so strong that hardlyalong noticed Let us instead emulate the esyhatwnlia oudoyuhotyiwgneibhtdyoreGvednnai l-aynsPfi ,kenooOb‘ si:hscniitezntlraeMby.CrD-oyhbc ,ri?sd‘ e;vyaassebdnoat omd iIhtsuotm etm -tiurf ,evitceffe eht gnieb morf yam etah I nam eht…ti yojne transfer of miners’ fraudulent s ’ g n i t o i r , s ’ g n i t h g fi , s r a w , s e i t a h w to the market.

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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

By Donald Chanda

On Wednesday

DRAPrivatisation GER TON OD SREDAEL Mysteries YNAM …Zambia’s SREDAEL YRGNA SA SEVLESMEHT

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expect to buy it?! live on past glory that’s actually What about music? There was millennia old, we have to rea time when Zambian music was discover a new form so as to be fast fading off the airwaves; but relevant to the world today and ons then a few progressive artists once again carve out a signifisuch as the late Daddyfor Zemus,7 ifcant a crop to wait part ofishuman history 2, for Mainza, Danny, JK and others or 14 days this should be ourselves. decided to stand up breathe life We havebefore played harvesting too many followed into the dying industry followlousy roles over the course of ing the fading the scene of such a crop foroffmarketing. history.

Kalindula artists of the 70s, 80s.

For farmers We were made slavesusing and Today, most of the music on our taken to different the fumigants, extraparts careofmust radio, in our bars, clubs etc is world, we were colonised and be taken as should these usually Zambian.

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selling public property; that is why the government must take the calls to investigate the privatisation programme very seriously.

The laws were very weak at the time we were selling off Zambia’s valuable assets. This weakness is very evident in the insurance and pension industry.

The whole pension industry is a disaster I do not even understand why we have the Pension and Insurance Authority.

The tragedy is that concrete evidence has been presented to the authorities confirming the frauds that have taken place in the pension and insurance industry, but there has been no action taken except to have officers who tried to investigate getting transferred to rural stations.

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BRIEFS Gunmen kill 13 villagers in central Nigeria ABUJA - Gunmen have killed 13 villagers in central Nigeria’s Benue state following a long-running “chieftaincy” dispute, police said yesterday.

The attack on Edikwu in the Apa district on Monday, also left several people injured and many houses burnt, said Catherine Anene, the state police spokeswoman. – AFP.

Trump evacuated as man shot outside White House

WASHINGTON - US Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who was apparently armed outside the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump said just after being briefly evacuated in the middle of a press conference.

As the president was speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room, a Secret Service bodyguard abruptly approached him and interrupted, saying in a quiet voice, “Sir, could you please come with me?” - AFP

Al-Shabab militants in prison shoot-out prison

MOGADISHU - At least 10 people have been killed in a shoot-out between jailed militant Islamists and security officers at a prison in Somalia, government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar has said.

The al-Shabab militants had attempted to escape from the heavily guarded prison in the capital, Mogadishu. An investigation is under way into how the militants obtained weapons.

– BBC.

Joe Biden expected to announce running mate

WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists to be his running mate and his campaign is readying to announce his choice as soon as this week, a person familiar with the process told Reuters.

Biden and his potential vice president will formally accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for August 17-20, and he is expected to announce his pick before it begins. – AFP.

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UJUMBURA - A court in northern Burundi has sentenced two men and a woman to 30 years in prison for attempting to assassinate new President Evariste Ndayishimiye after they threw stones at his convoy.

The prosecutor requested the court in Kayanza province to jail the three to seven years for causing insecurity for the president.

But the court decided to convict them of trying to kill him and sentenced each of them to 30 years in prison, a local radio station Isanganiro reported.

The three, who were employed at Engen petrol station in Kayanza town, were accused of stoning the convoy

from their work place when President Ndayishimiye visited the area last Wednesday.

They denied the charge.

“Many people were arrested after the incident, some

were released afterwards but a woman and two men who work at a petrol station remained in jail and were sentenced this Sunday,” a resident in Kayanza said. President Ndayishimiye

was due to take power on August 20 after he won elections in May. However, he was inaugurated in June after the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. – BBC.

Backlash against Malawi's new Covid-19 restrictions LILONGWE New Covid-19 measures announced in Malawi over the weekend have met with a backlash, with at least one civil society organisation threatening to take the government to court.

In the new restrictions, public gatherings of more than 10 people have been banned, except for funerals which can have up to 50 people in attendance.

Wearing of face masks is mandatory in all public spaces and offenders could be fined up to $13. Places of worship have been closed.

Bars can operate for six hours a day, between 14:00 to 20:00 local time, but only sell takeaways.

The new measures were prompted by a recent increase in coronavirus cases in the country, the ministry of health said.

Similar measures announced by the previous administration of President Peter Mutharika - which also included a 21-day lockdown - were blocked by a court pending determination. No verdict has been made on the matter. Church leaders have voiced concern over the new government restrictions on public gatherings. The influential Catholic Church said it was never consulted.

A local civil society organisation, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives, has said it will take the government to court for ignoring the court order.

Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda has since issued a statement promising to engage religious leaders "in further consultation."

More than 4, 600

Malawians have tested positive for Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University, and at least 146 have died.

Meanwhile, World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is a "vast global gap" between funds needed to fight

the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, and the WHO was only "10 percent of the way" there.

More than 19.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 729, 883 have died, according to

a Reuters tally. "The coming three months present a crucial window of opportunity to scale-up the impact of the ACT Accelerator for global impact," Tedros told a briefing in Geneva, referring to the "Access to Covid-19 Tools" initiative. – BBC/AFP.

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NKANA STUCK

…as CEO commits to paying debts to have FIFA ban lifted

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

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ESPITE having received a boost from President Edgar Lungu who donated $32, 000 to the Nkana supporters group to be used in off-setting money owed to former striker Walter Bwalya, the Kitwe giants remain banned from signing new players following a ruling from FIFA. Nkana, who were crowned 2019/2020 FAZ Super Division champions on Sunday were handed a transfer ban by FIFA after failing to pay Ghanaian goalkeeper Stephen Adams US$27, 000 plus five percent interest per annum.

The former Black Stars shot stopper joined Nkana as a free agent in January 2018 and signed a three-year-deal which was terminated after six months.

In May last year, FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber ruled that Nkana must pay Adams his entitlements for breach of contract.

For failing to honour the

No boxing until Covid-19 cases reduce

By MICHAEL MIYOBA AT the moment we can’t even force the government to lift the ban on contact sports such as boxing because we have seen the cases of Covid-19 keep rising and a lot of people are dying, says Exodus Boxing Academy director Antony Mwamba.

Mwamba said Government will decide when to lift the ban on full contact sports which remains prohibited during the Covid-19 pandemic period.

“When things return to normal obviously Government will open contact themselves.

Right now we can’t force the government to lift the ban because even ourselves we

FIFA order to pay the former Aduana Stars goalie, Nkana have been given a transfer ban which prohibits them from signing new players, both locally as well as internationally for the next three transfer windows.

However, Nkana FC Chief Executive Officer Charles Chakatazya reaffirmed the club’s commitment to pay Adams his arrears and have the ban to engage new players lifted.

Chakatazya said the club was still searching for funds to pay off the debt owed to the Ghanaian goalkeeper who featured at the 2014 FIFA World Cup with the Black Stars.

“The first thing first we have to find money to pay Adams once we pay the ban will be lifted. The most important thing for now is to look for money to clear that issue.

“We had the Walter Bwalya issue which we have cleared now and we are remaining with the Adams issue and once we clear the Adams issue, then the transfer issue will be sorted out,” Chakatazya said.

have seen how people are dying.

“We are just training in the gym without sparring for now.

I just encourage my boxers to keep fit and do a lot of jogging,” Mwamba said.

And Mwamba has disputed reports that some of his boxers will be engaged in international fights next month.

Mwamba said his boxers haven’t even started training intensively because full contact sports remain banned because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said Exodus has been complying with the health guidelines from the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

“None of my boxers will be engaging in any fight next month because we haven’t even started intensive training.

“If there is a fight it is my duty to tell the public. I cannot engage my boxer into a fight without informing the Boxing Board of Ccontrol,” Mwamba said.