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Covid-19 kills 40 in 10 days?

JEAN MANDELA Rwandese Refugee This is clearly a cooked-up story made to expose local Rwandese refugees who have been saved from extradition by President Lungu.

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COVID-19 deaths have doubled in the last 10 days from 42 to 82, out of which 38 were brought in dead.

According to unofficial statistics, the country also recorded 388 new cases bring-

ing the total number to 2, 283.

The report also states the number of positive cases increased from 1, 895 to 2, 283 “The number of deaths has increased considerably, actually nearly doubled from 42 to 82,” the report reads.

RWANDESE REFUGEES IN SHOCK

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WANDESE refugees in Zambia are shocked that President Edgar Lungu’s local enemies want to drag him into Rwandese armed insurgency politics where he is not involved.

They have scoffed at suggestions by a Rwandese Major, Calliixte Nsabimana Sankara who claimed that President Lungu gave him US$150, 000 to launch attacks in that country.

“It is ridiculous to suggest that US$150, 000 could be used to destabilize a nation as the people involved are using Cambridge Analytical tactics to demonise President Lungu,” one of the refugees who talked to the Daily Nation said.

“This is a much bigger plot

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US$150, 000

hatched by President Lungu’s political enemies who have hidden media control and want to ensure his down, Wright Musoma,” the Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) president also said.

One of the former refugees, Jean Mandela said knowing the caliber of the source of information, the man would say anything to save his life, if pressured.

He said, this was clear cooked up fake story about Zambia because some people in Rwanda are upset with President Edgar Lungu ..To Page 5

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I am not on the run, says PF official

By SIMON MUNTEMBA I WOULD rather remain silent than responding to allegations that I am wanted by the police for aggravated robbery charges which never happened, says Patriotic Front Eastern Province youth chairperson, Emmanuel Banda. STORY ON PAGE 5

K1.7bn For FISP 2020 GOVERNMENT has set aside 1.7 billion Kwacha to help one million farmers under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) access fertilizer and seed ahead of the 2020-2021 farming season. Story on P4

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SCARED MWEETWA APOLOGISES TO SPEAKER BUT NOT VEEP Cops recover

By SILUMESI MALUMO 3 AK47 rifles in Nakonde

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HALF-BAKED APOLOGY WE still believe Cornelius Mweetwa, the Choma Central Member of Parliament is on the wrong track.

Yes, he apologised to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Patrick Matibini yesterday for walking out of the House last week.

But this apology was out of fear of the ramifications that could befall him if he did not. Not that there was any remorse. He is behaving like a child afraid of being whipped.

The apology was a constitutional obligation under the Parliamentary Standing Orders Committee. Moreover, with the United Party for National Development, walking out of Parliament is normal.

It is the moral issue, that of disrespecting the Vice President, Ms Inonge Wina that must be addressed.

Only when Mr Mweetwa has apologised to the Vice President and shows remorse would we accept his so-called apology yesterday.

For until he does this, the issue will not die.

Someone in future might behave in a like manner and go scot-free. We do not want this to happen again.

The effrontery that Mr Mweetwa displayed against Ms Wina goes against the moral and cultural values that the country espouses.

In his apology yesterday, Mr Mweetwa apologised to the Speaker of the National Assembly for gross misconduct.

Dr Matibini yesterday said Mr Mweetwa disrespected his office and breached the decorum of the House when he walked out of Parliament last week.

Dr Matibini said such behaviour was unacceptable and he would not tolerate MPs to disrespect his office and the House.

“What the Honourable C. Mweetwa showed was intentional disrespect to the Speaker and the proceedings of the House. The dignity of the House and the Office of the Speaker are protected by the National Assembly Privilege Act chapter 12 of the laws of Zambia.

“Any person shall be guilty for disrespect in speech or manner towards the Speaker or who commits any other acts of intentional disrespect of the proceedings of the house or to any person presiding officer,” Dr Matibini said.

It was quite clear to all that the Choma Central MP was playing to the gallery for he never showed any remorse. He even had the audacity to hold a press briefing justifying his actions.

Thankfully, Zambians rose in unison and spoke in one voice, denouncing his misconduct. The condemnation went across the political divide, signifying that Zambians do not condone indiscipline.

If anything, MPs are supposed to be role models in society. But what message was Mr Mweetwa sending to young people especially?

That it is all right to disrespect your elders and leaders under the guise of freedom of speech?

If Mr Mweetwa wants to win back the respect he has definitely lost, he must do the right thing and humble himself.

For if he has a conscience, he would offer an apology to Ms Wina. He won’t lose anything. He has everything to gain.

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HOMA Central Member of Pa r l i a m e n t C o r n e l i u s Mweetwa, yesterday played politics with a half hearted apology to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Patrick Matibini for gross misconduct.

Mr Mweetwa has not apologised to the Vice President whom he had injured with his ill mannered comments.

Dr Matibini yesterday said Mr Mweetwa disrespected his office and breached the decorum of the house when he walked out of Parliament last week.

This was after he was instructed to apologise to Vice President Inonge Wina for referring to her as “shallow and shameful.”

Dr Matibini said such behaviour was unacceptable and he would not tolerate MPs to disrespect his office and the house.

He said Committee of Privileges after studying the behaviour of Mr Mweetwa

instructed him to warn the MP. The Speaker said such misconduct would not only require a warning but a reprimand too.

He said Mr Mweetwa was not first offender and was subjected to apologise for the misconduct.

Dr Matibini said the lawmaker showed disrespect to his office because he was not remorseful of his conduct.

“What the Honourable C Mweetwa showed was intentional disrespect to the Speaker and the proceedings of the House. The dignity of the House and the office of the speaker are protected by the National Assembly Privilege Act chapter 12 of the laws of Zambia.

“Any person shall be guilty for disrespect in speech or manner towards the Speaker or who commits any other acts of intentional disrespect of the proceedings of the house or to any person presiding officer,” he said.

Mr Mweetwa therefore

apologised and vowed never to disrespect the Speaker nor breach the decorum of the House.

He said he would remain a respectful member of the House and never again disrespect the office of the Speaker.

The lawmaker said he had accepted the wrong which he would never find himself into in the near future.

Mr Mweetwa said as a MP, he would continue to respect the office of the Speaker and the decorum of the House.

Contempt application against Miles Sampa dismissed

By CHINTU MALAMBO THE Lusaka High Court has refused to cite Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa for contempt of court in a matter where his ex-wife Mwika Mwenechanya had wanted the court to punish him for breaching a court order for payment of child maintenance.

The court said Mwenachanya’s application for contempt of court had been overtaken by events Earlier, Mwenechanya had asked the Court to cite Sampa for contempt of court for allegedly failing to comply with the court’s order dated April, 2019, to be paying maintenance for the child of the family.

Judge Nicole Sharpe-Phiri, however, said at the time Mwenchanya filed the application to have Sampa committed for contempt Deputy Registrar of the High Court had already granted her request for an order for attachment of Sampa’s earnings, where the Lusaka

By SILUMESI MALUMO THE United Kingdom (UK) will support Zambia with equipment and technology in order to exploit gold in a sustainable manner.

Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Richard Musukwa, said the equipment and technology from the UK would help the country to mobilise enough gold for reserves and financial

City Council (LCC) was to make monthly payments in respect of the court’s ruling.

The Judge said the order also acknowledged Sampa’s alleged default in paying maintenance for the months of May and June 2019 as well as the sum outstanding on the school fees and ordered that the money was to be paid by the LCC. “It is clear that at the time of filing this application for an order for committal against the alleged contemnor, on June 25 2019, the applicants counsel had filed an earlier application for attachment of earnings which was granted on July 19 2019, several weeks before this application was heard before me. “It is also clear that the alleged contemnor has also filed an application for variation of the said maintenance order,” said judge Sharp-Phiri.

She stated that Mwenechanya’s application had been overtaken by events in view of the attachment of earnings order issued by the Deputy Registrar against Sampa.

The Judge, therefore, dismissed the application and made no orders for costs.

In this matter, Mwenechanya had asked the court to order LCC to be paying K7,000 every month out of the mayor’s earnings for child maintenance.

She had said that since the presentation of the petition for the dissolution of the marriage, Sampa had declined to make any financial contribution towards the child’s monthly needs and also declined to pay her school fees.

The Court had ordered Sampa to be paying maintenance for his daughter of K7,000 monthly.

Further, Sampa was ordered to pay the balance of US $13,000 outstanding school fees at the American International School.

He was also ordered to be providing a driver to pick up the child from school as well as putting the child on council medical scheme to which he was entitled to by virtue of being a mayor.

UK offers gold processing equipment

resources for the country’s development.

He said the equipment and technology would enable Zambia exploit the resource in a sustainable manner.

Mr Musukwa was speaking yesterday when British High Commissioner to Zambia, Nicholas Woolley, paid a courtesy call on him.

“For a long time our gold in

our country has been exploited by illegally and benefits have only been accruing to individuals not to the state and the people of Zambia. That is why the Government has declared gold as a strategic resource in order to ensure that this resource benefits our country.

And Mr Woolley said his government would continue to support Zambia in sectors

By PETER SICHALI POLICE in Nakonde have recovered three AK47 riffles from bandits that robbed Manyanya Shopping Complex in which over K81, 000 was stolen.

Muchinga Province Commissioner of Police, Joel Njase, said the suspect who was arrested last week, Jason Simbeye, led the police to the recovery of the rifles.

He said at about 03:00 hours yesterday, the suspect led a team of officers to the recovery of three AK47 rifles x 58 rounds of ammunition from Chitambi Village, Chief Waitwika in the Nakonde district in the house of Chrispin Siame 39 who is on the run.

Mr Njase said Siame is brother in-law of the suspect, who was apprehended last week.

On Friday last week around 09:40 hours, bandits stormed Manyanya Shopping complex at Nakonde Town Centre and snatched K81, 672.00.

Mr Njase said recovered guns are bearing serial numbers 2364 by 18 rounds, 56/1 by 19 rounds and 831/17 by 21 rounds.

He said the rifles were concealed in a green bag while eight headstock masks and one hammer were also recovered from a black bag.

Also recovered was K 9, 000 cash from the house of the mother of the suspect identified as Theresa Nakaundi aged 54 of Kaombwe Village in Chieftainess Waitwika’s area.

“According to the suspect he had given the money on the day the robbery was staged to help with the construction of her house,” Mr Njase said.

He said the firearms, hammer, head-sock masks and the recovered cash have been kept as exhibits while investigations into the matter continues.

such as mines in order for the benefits to trickle down to the people.

He said his government would support initiatives that were critical to the development of the country and the welfare of the Zambian populace.

Earlier, First Quantum Minerals management paid a courtesy call on Mr Musukwa to present the new General Manager Anthony Mutukuma.

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OPPOSITION FANNING VIOLENCE THE Patriotic Front -PF- says some opposition political parties are fanning violence in the country.

PF Deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza says this is because some opposition leaders have not been magnanimous enough to condemn acts of violence by their members.

Mr. Mwanza says President Edgar Lungu and PF leaders at various levels are on record of having denounced violence.

He adds that Minister of Information Dora Siliya has also condemned the recent disruption of Opposition Parties’ Leaders Radio Programmes in some parts of the country by suspected PF cadres.

Mr. Mwanza says the culture of disrupting various fora of any political affiliation is an affront to democracy.

He was speaking yesterday on a ZNBC ” Radio Four Programme, dubbed ” Platform”.

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K1.7bn For FISP 2020

By NOEL IYOMBWA GOVERNMENT has set aside 1.7 billion Kwacha to help one million farmers under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) access fertilizer and seed ahead of the 20202021 farming season.

And Government has given farmers a go ahead to start depositing the K400 contribution towards FISP. Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, said that FISP beneficiaries should begin to pay their K400 contribution to the programme in readiness for the 2020-2021 farming season. He said that all the one million beneficiary farmers had already been captured in the system.

Mr Katambo said this when he visited some seed companies to check on their readiness ahead of the farming season.

The minister said that 90 percent of the fertiliser had been procured and that Government would ensure that seeds too were delivered to farmers on time.

He said if all the requirements were in place in good time, yields among small-scale farmers would improved from two to five tonnes per hectare.

Mr Katambo explained that Government would always ensure that inputs were delivered in time so as to improve production and productivity.

The minister also urged farmers to engage in good farming practices so as to improve and increase yields.

Government has contracted nine seed suppliers while six companies had also been contracted to supply fertiliser for the 2020-2021 under FISP to be delivered through the direct supply and e-voucher system.

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RWANDESE REFUGEES IN SHOCK From Page 1 allowing former refugees from Rwanda to not only stay on but to live freely and successfully engage in economic activities.

The refugees said clearly the intention of the malicious information released in court was to tie President Lungu into a larger political scheme to hurt him and in the process expose refugees who have sought haven in Zambia.

They said there had been attempts to force the Zambian government to expel former refugees instead of allowing them to flourish and own business. The former Rwandese refugees living in Zambia have said it is highly impossible for President Edgar Lungu to involve himself in treacherous and despicable acts like funding chaos in another country.

This follows media reports of the alleged submission made to Rwanda’s High Court for International and Cross-border Crimes that President Edgar Lungu allegedly provided about US$150, 000 to a named Rwandan organization to launch attacks in that country.

The former Rwandese refugees also said it was laughable for anyone to claim that attacks on a State would only cost US$150, 000 especially if a sitting Head of State of another country was involved.

And State House has rubbished the claims, saying the allegations were false and must be treated with the contempt they deserve.

In a statement, State

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House said, the President had never engaged in such activities and that Zambia and Rwanda continued to have cordial relationship.

This miraculous economic rebuilding and social integration of former refugees from Rwanda is at the heart of the latest attack on President Lungu from a discredited dissident who has previously accused other regional leaders of funding rebellion in that country.

According to former Rwandese refugees, Zambia’s hospitality to allow the former refugees to stay on when they could have been sent back, turned some of them into wealthy individuals which has made the Rwandese government anxious.

The economic success of former Rwandese refugees, mostly Hutus, is worrying the government for fear that they could bankroll a resistance, hence the deliberate effort to accuse the Zambian President hosting the former refugees.

President Edgar Lungu’s refusal to enforce the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cessation clause which entails that people’s refugee status had ceased, has angered some Rwandese officials to the extent of engineering a scandalous statement from a rebel movement’s spokesperson.

MAJ Calliixte Nsabimana Sankara who claims President Lungu funded his rebel group, National Liberation Firce (FLN) is a desperate man who will say anything to save his life, a Rwandan national has said.

The Hutus in Zambia are survivors of the Rwanda’s Kagame led RPF October 1990 Uganda backed war and the 1994 atrocities following the killing of president Habyalimana and the 1996 invasion of DRC by Rwanda and Uganda troops, according to UN2010 Mapping Report.

KAMWALA REMAND IS COVID ISOLATION CENTRE

By SILUMESI MALUMO KAMWALA Remand Correctional Facility in Lusaka has been designated as a COVID-19 isolation centre, Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) head of public relations, Doreen Ngoma has said.

As a consequence, inmates were being moved to reserve the facility as a Covid-19 isolation centre in an event that cases are recorded in other facilities Ms Ngoma said the facility would only cease to exist when a new and modern correctional facility in Mwembeshi being constructed under a Public Private Partnership deal was completed.

She said in an interview that Kamwala Remand would

be used as an isolation centre for inmates who contract Covid-19.

“No Kamwala is not being closed. We will use the facility as Covid-19 centres. This is why we have been moving inmates from there so that that centre would be reserved as a covid-19 isolation centre if we have any cases.

“That centre will only cease to exist when the PPP facility in Mwembeshi is completed,” Ms Ngoma said.

Ms Ngoma said the new facility was likely to be completed this year.

She said construction started years ago immediately after the ground breaking ceremony

by President Edgar Lungu in 2016.

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I WOULD rather remain silent than responding to allegations that I am wanted by the police for aggravated robbery charges which never happened, says Patriotic Front Eastern Province youth chairperson, Emmanuel Banda.

And the police said they were reluctant to comment on the alleged manhunt for Mr Banda for what transpired at Lusaka Central Police because that would jeopardise investigations.

Mr Banda expressed ignorance of the alleged aggravated robbery charges against him.

He was reacting to report that he was wanted by the police for having mobilised armed

PF cadres and stormed Lusaka Central Police where they beat up some officers on duty.

It is alleged that after assault on officers, Mr Banda got away with some money belonging to one of the officers.

In an interview, Mr Banda said the report was unsubstantiated rumours.

“As far as we are concerned the Police have not issued any statements prior to that, so those are just rumours.

But I will advise before the day ends. I will call you before the end of the day don’t worry,” Mr Banda said.

Earlier, Mr Banda posted on his Facebook page that: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove

ship deal, they build us new facilities they get the land for old facilities like both Kamwala remand and Lusaka Central (Chimbokaila),” Ms Ngoma explained.

And Correctional Service Commissioner General, Chisela Chileshe who confirmed confirmed the development said said the facility had been turned as a Covid-19 centre in order to screen those sentenced to jail before being taken to other correctional facilities. Dr Chileshe said the facility was now operational and the screening exercises were ongoing in order to ensure that those sentenced were screened before joining other inmates in various facilities.

He said currently no one who had been slapped with a

jail sentence would be held at the correctional facility.

Dr Chileshe said in an interview yesterday, the facility would only be used to held convicts who were waiting to be taken to various correctional facilities Construction of two state of the art correctional facilities and 72 officers’ housing units under the PPP deal started on May 26th 2016.

The project is being implemented under the Public Private Partnership with Mukuyu Ventures Limited and Saltech Enterprises Limited.

THey are constructing correctional facilities with holding capacities of 1800 and 1500 respectively. The projects combined together will cost at USS 21 Million.

‘Bank accounts were accessed remotely’

BY RABECCA BANDA IT security personnel have revealed that a computer used to transfer funds from bank customers’ accounts was found within Atlas Mara bank but no evidence of a person, an indication that it was remotely accessed.

This was in matter before magistrate Felix Kaoma were Rashid Kyagulanyi,27, an electrical engineer of Matero is accused of having unauthorized access to Data that is essential for the provision of an essential service, contrary to sections 99(1) and 99(8) of the electronic communication and transaction Act number 21 of 2009 of the laws of Zambia.

Senia Nyondo, 40 of Chamba valley said on December 31, the IT team which comprised herself, Mr. Anthony Mpanga and administrators of the core

banking systems conducted the rolling over from 2019 to 2020 at Atlas Mara bank.

She said on January 2, she received a complaint from their cooperate customer Zambia National Building Society that funds were missing from their account.

She said on January 3, she requested for records from the system for the transactions made on December 31 and January 1.

She said the records showed accounts affected, initiator of the transaction, the person who writes the transaction in system and the IP address for the computers used to make the transactions.

She said she used the IP address on the system records and a tool called sophoenterprise to locate the user.

The computer, she said, was located at the clearing department within Atlas Mara bank.

From the user ID, she identi-

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all doubt. Have a blessed day.”

And when contacted to confirm, police public relations officer Esther Katongo said the police were reluctant to give more information because that would jeopardise investigations.

Ms Katongo, however, said that more people would be arrested over what transpired at Lusaka Police division.

“On the matter involving what transpired at Lusaka division, we have deliberately remained quiet as more people have to be arrested. The last time I spoke to him on the same, he was hesitant to give information,” Ms Katongo said.

It is reported that in the case of mistaken identity, the C5 anti-rob-

fied the inputer as Paul Tembo and authorizer as Charity Kaunda.

However, she said Mr. Tembo and Ms.Kaunda are not authorized users because they are under operations department.

She said she collected the computer and submitted it to the fraud and investigations department for further checks.

She said a record of transaction from the core banking system indicated the time the transactions were made.

She said she used the time given in transactions to watch the CCTV footage and there was no physical evidence of a person.

She said she watched the CCTV footage for the whole day of December 31 and a week before to check whose user ID was used in the transaction but noted that the two authorised users did not use that computer at any point during the week.

She said she wrote a report

and indicated among her findings that the computer was remotely accessed as there was no physical evidence of a person.

She said the bank can be accessed remotely by specific users who are system administrators.

She said the rationale for the input and authorizer was for security reasons and emphasized that the system is reliable and the bank has been using it for a long time.

Kyagulanyi Is represented by lawyer Agrippa Malando of legal aid board. Mr.Malando: Does my client work for Atlas Mara?

Nyondo: No Mr.Malando: confirm that you have members of stuff who have authorized access to the system outside and inside the bank?

Nyondo: Yes. Mr.Malando: Have you brought the CCTV footage you watched?

Nyondo: No. Trial continues

K6.8bn raised from Covid-19 bond

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU and SILUMESI MALUMO

Mr Banda

bery squad in Lusaka recently shot and killed Mr Banda’s nephew, William Tembo popularly known as “King Kiki.”

GOVERNMENT has raised K6.8 billion from the Covid-19 bond which has been put in place to boost the economy, as the financial sector positively respond to the stimulus package.

The Bond is targeting to raise up to K8bn in tranches from the Banking sector and Pension Funds, says Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu.

Dr Ng’andu explained that the bond proceeds would solely target to finance domestic expenditures as it was supposed to be applied to boost the economy.

He said no foreign

related expenditures would be covered as this would defeat the objective of improving liquidity in the market and negatively impacting the exchange rate of the Kwacha.

“The funds to be used will be allocated from the Covid-19 Mitigation Bond,” Dr Ng’andu said yesterday in a ministerial statement to Parliament.

He said K3.185bn out of the fund would be allocated to Presidential Covid-19 Economic Recovery Fund while K1.315bn would be spent on payment to Third-Parties (Micro Finance Institutions).

The minister said drugs debts and equipment procurement would get K1. 000bn,

grain purchases K1.

700bn while other Applications would get K0.800bn.

Meanwhile, Dr Ng’andu said Government will introduce expenditure cuts to close the projected financing gap of K26.9 billion due to loss of revenue as a result of Covid-19 related activities.

He said expenditure cuts would be introduced to raise finances from the domestic securities market which would be constrained by the economic environment.

Dr Ng’andu projected an increase in expenditure amounting to K9.7 billion while loss of resources amounted to K17.2 billion.

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D e v e l particuopment businesses restore the investment into or’s operations, by deadline of October. They will continue to Chandato said inthe aadded statement. reflects Bank’s strong financial position and Zambia value to natural resources which in By BUUMBA CHIMBULU to participate in big projects to develop their Corporate Communication Manager Topsy administrative “The drive toreduced costs or transiting through and makes us one ducing taxes wou He said according to the World Bank Agency (ZDA) has economy through support from the German business test and also to refine the processes and rules announced that ZRAsound hadgovernance,” donated o risk well as our turnmanagement, would createas more employment. the cash flow.

Sampa said. Mr Sampa explained that intention Mr Chanda Sikalinda. nation.

Byahead BUUMBA CHIMBULU ranking forstatement.

2019, Zambia was standing at citizens 53.6that around thesystems operations ofin the mobile paymentvoluntary cautioned entrepretowards the fight against community.

He explained relief to he said in a 20,000 litres of fuel and disinfectants worth K500, “What this means is that we must add value wards of updating tax try of arrival of Zambia by profit,” he SOME commercial banks have joined the of the proposal was to make sure that carrying re still studying the im- ZRA was He said by it its is legal mandate, percent compared toreport Egypt which was highest Pastor Mwansa wondered how Zambians channels,” Mr Mwanza said in an interview. neurs that not disbursCovid-19. it was partly due to this effort The rating agency’s indicated that the to our natural resources so that we create 000 to help curb the Covid-19 situation at Nakonde mobile payment transaction module under nesses. out a merger was not burdensome. empowered to collect revenue from all HE Competition and Consumer tax linewhich with theMr Mwanza ever-changing says ZRA Corporate Outgoing Microfin withwould 86.6 percent followed bybuilding Malawi atthe 79.3 ds,we will get back to you.to(NFS) would assist Government in however indicated that all compliance AfDB play athen key role supporting the region, employment and getGermany most of the profits from ing any business grants discussions, which that continued to the National Financial Switch border.

“I think Zambia’s merger fees are currentlyThe Mr Chitimbwa approved sources onany behalf of(CCPC) the Government.

Protection Commission has percent.

Commercial Bankswhile had already migrated economy when they were not being given an ight as long as reparticularly in thethe of was Covid19. that and having itcontext semi processed and send them. has been yieldbusiness environment Communications Chisupa, commende intends to lower the cost of handling money Micro, Small and Medium are being done through see sustained interest in the the highest in the world, with a cap of maximum says the Bank’s Chief Execship Magazine last week.

Ms Chibesakunda said He explained that idea to ensure that By CHIMBULU proposed a reduction of merger fees which MrBUUMBA Sikalinda said the notion that ZRA Mr Musepa, therefore, said Zambia was on enterprises had n under phase which required that required opportunity to invest in meaningful projects “The institution approved an up to US$10 billion “Then we will be befitting what we are among consumers by using a joint system. however still be paid in the local er warned that the foreign exkick in the third quarter of this Enterprises (MSMEs).

Zambian Embassy in wasas Zambian economy.

K5 million whichais revolving about US$250, we are the the with payutive Ms Mukwandifor the Ms Chibesakunda said her through fund, border re-opened soon as possible because are currently atexempted a tax maximum K5 million employees were fromofpaying taxOfficer, was compliance ing success and increasing r,ssociated Topsy Sikalinda. commendable 2019o course and bot lagging behind. switching Automatic Teller Machines (ATMS) to meet various relief package for 2020, of which US$6.9 billion will articulating now, having diversified from copper such as the gold refinery plant.

The Switch, which live onof thedoing 23rd basically saying why not the cost ATIONAL Savings Chibesakunda. organisation’s partnership ZDA is not in went any partGermany and Africa-Verein, “To meet the demand for NATSAVE provided financovid-19 had negatively affected revenue collection currency. change market would shrink in reduce year would exacerbate demand as a way of reducing the cost untrue as the law did not discriminate in terms of and Point of Sale (POS) are done on time,” Mr “The National Strategy for Development transactions to the NFS be financed byinto AfDB and the remainder through mostly going agro processing.

We should keep September 2018 on trial basis, the Ms first ever allmagnitude this is made “TheRevenue Authority is Zambia iswho one ofwith the perfect am proud toitshav He explained that Government could create including taxes. of doing business by reducing the merger an association and Credit Bankistaxpayers.

Chibesakunda said with National Marnership an organisaofStatistics German surveillance equipment cialwould assistance to ZANAMAbusiness. devastating impactis“Ion the economy should ina the country. of (NSDS) number important forand The Zambia and so turnfor dollars. with inevitable from the VISA. MrAuthorMwanza explained that the bo said inpay antax interview concessional lending window. that as it is,” he said.

The Minister called on local local nationwide shared platform, which will notification fees. and offer shares through the stock exchange (NATSAVE) will usethea most NATSAVE committed keteers Credit Association "Trading activb 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.

Zambia possible because yet to app which shall manage risk and utiZambia, which has process for themines first phase and running “The stable outlook reflects ourwas expectation that, farmers toZambian ensure their produce ofindividuals high quality ity (ZRA) SMEs wrote ef-was upover currency conversions is increased possibilifacilitate for exchange of ensure information onChilufya digital aycompliant in Lusaka. there is a proposal that has"There gone to how the and allow companies and credit association to to funding into theall pan- (ZANAMACA) willas pave way “Somembers world, says CCPCto Executive Director, taxpayers. business grants entrepreassociation members awareness, the Zambian needs good statistics to make decisions based made liquidity He said ZRA was the lead agency at the border, been slow becau smoothly. over the next two years, AfDB will prudently manage if Zambia had to penetrate the industry beyond the payments throughout Country. of the not tax payaccessible totoall taxpayers urces prudently.

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

It Ms Phiri fective 04 June, remit all for taxes be churned as to much. ty that there awith shift the billion credit facili- be demic period. to reach to be invest thein gold business through ZCCMdirective from GovSampa.

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

IH. He said having a statistical capacity which ers who are very to support the already existing yt,Nation continues on financial inclusion in dollars and directly to Mr Mutisunge Zulu, a Finanprocurement of seed and fermeant to cushion Communications and Public medical supplies needed to appeal to both local and had deployed taking machines, that it was to help liquidity transport all people covid-19 suspected patients to am and robust funding,” S&P Global serviceassets to the by supplying running mobile switching transactions on the ZDA hasstressed noted with are,” heShe said. butproducts we request Small and Medium Enterproposal to the Ministry of Commerce, Trade understand covid-19 impact NATSAVE, she said, would “It does not matter whether one is an was the country’s ability to collect statistics “We always talk about Zambians building 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 kilosaid 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 “This has resulted Meanwhile, Mr Sampa said CCPCbut wasgained a tonne Tuesday, Bank aZambia. displeasure anonadvert andBUUMBA Industry to Zambia reduce and merger fees to about prises (SMEs). on businesses uniqueusing use tothat ensureUS$5,470 of our members employee of the Revenue Authority or a By CHIMBULU required, would make itdo easy for the country to the economy.

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

Zambia (BAZ) Chief Officer, Leonard currently allowing companies Key these drivers of dollar market hadZRA for years suffered riculture, the bedwindled to Executive US$1.4 nearly 26 since thewhich 2020had 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. mental to the “All innovations are pave all tax payers evidenced by record relaxes monthly p functioning very well. economy when Zambians are not given an capital adequacy, funding andsaid. liquidity, extraordinary of COMESA and Africa Continental for its Trade Area. exempted from paying tax ismake untrue as theavailable unscrupulous people were tryGermany, Anthony Mukwita, Mukwita On part, the Mwanza.

Disinfection of the entire border will also be done to funds for violated the competition Act to pay in He was speaking during Stanbic onmedia March 19,”ofAbsa said. report that the gains werethe stopped by Mr said.therose lySikalinda assessing Covid-19 loan repayment holidays. access to the K10 billion Mr will Musepa said the was aitstool for in the Zambian market include exchange rate depreciation ing these conversions not COPPER prices toofthe their highest came into effect on June purporting thataccess “What isZRA remaining under NFS project opportunity to invest in strategy the Gold refinery plant? shareholder support and adequacy ofare governance Meanwhile, Mr Yaluma recently announced that to law does not discriminate in terms who to We 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, Bank Zambia’s Anakazi Banking He explained that the collection was in as bank impact on businesses toyesterday be Online themanagement. development of antoIntegrated National “The Bank ofmobile Zambia On Monday, Copper prices rose as US worries over the deepening facility put in place the country.’’ in nearly months isinvestor the channel payment which central purchases for debt from the poor execution of behad done through commercial local farmers supplying their produce should pay taxby in the the Agency isendisburs“We are appealing His excellence Edgarbeca banks were three already conducting on ashe livesaid the cash flow challenges which come German inBank the ofstrongest terms such in a statement yesterpurporting to be ZDA. as could contributed 18.5 million ZRA business forand all offices athad thestarted border including Immigrafunding. obligations Conversations Episode Nine.data different forms such as taxes, levies and fees Statistical Strategy which would enable the euros able to provide suitable fihas provided eased capital Zambia (BoZ). the Zambia vation Hub in Lusaka and the a said in an interview.

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

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

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

by Parliament. nesses have country collect and process relevant statistics nancial assistance, SMEs. and provision requirement The BoZ and on Futures the April 3,China’s FinTech, mobile money operators banks security legislation on companies Hong Kong copper contract onserthe Shanghai 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 Sikalinda also anannounced the appo partnership,” he said. 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 callasfor the Cenhave come with bands.

We are trying to of up foreign currency reserve exchange rate.was “If this does actualise, foreign was paid inan dollars since Mr Sikalinda said the taxes, levies and fees toand inform NATSAVE has reached out which stimulus for 2020 announced interchanging transactions from their various

by Covid-19 ends not asup severe the market Exchange (ShFE) rose 0.9 percent to stimulus Mr Yaluma said asaid: taskforce team has been payments. lockdowns imposed to contain Covid-19 “The restsocial are doing their they are inprovide were taking to three months toduty payhad for their Pastor Mwansa “We can learn from increasing the threshold totesting, about US$50 million transfer tax.heZambian exempted from paying customs on preneurs and pubbers of public platforms,” to 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 anysoon individual or company He said his organisation was working with with the Ministry of Aameasures uthe tMr hgeneral oZulu r itoty,” vice delivery tobe the that ZRA would Executive to clients across the country us financial institutions to monetary supsaid. and energy demand for petroalso said the country exchange activity will mute furhile the rest were being formed which includes the Chain stores , Officer Zambia for The rating agency noted the Bank’s US$115 expected.

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

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 money and therefore urges such offers and seek confirmaporting that thefaced Agency is to Mr Mukwita was hopeful to approved thethem, vulnerable parts the in residences ofcapital all Government border agency cy package benefits to trickle onapplication the all strains pass benefits to our clients port financial When fully the NFS willsystem bring Commerce, and Association of Manufacturers and other players billion increase, by shareholders October the banks will during be readypeople,” integrate elimination ofTrade special US treatment for Zambian “Earlier inimplemented, the session, the contract hit leum among others. still remained of the view that ther in the market," Kwacha.

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Prices for the red metal rose to their for a very big levy, merger.

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Indeed, 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 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 econbusiness.

So, it is patently the chain during these COVID-19 in the country. came to thedevelopment. rescue COVID-19 ing efforts

by ZAM members in urban areas.

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Firstly, quality and nutritional value ofthat theis times.

Thethis ZAM COVID-19 by donating tankers to transto contribute to devote normalising sectors, revenue size or quanactivities of these entities. of economic diplomacy and extended ing together in harmony could cessful businesses signifidifferent stages of development, be true to say that family and ed for a start-up to be established roadside and attempted to the nation are being mainthe most ideal form of financinnovation that will be needwith the properties of mungongo oil on hair the whole effort of undertaking product local product.

This is a very important And whiletoinclude before the Response headed by the into port the molasses. the supply ofall sanitisers, taken account the what Covid-19 provides issame an that the assumptions were discretionary authorizations attract cant amounts ofhand effort and time that tointerest attend to as respectful management and that not forms of the financfriends mayTeam, be the ones standing to flourish. tum ofand number ofcountry employees The of public Itwas is awhen there is such harmony in the body that the is inconsideration ing business start-up.

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Themolasses businessthein ing are suitable for business on the side-lines very keenly waitwe also learn from othperfect health.

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Such spirthanks this ucts tovery replace imported hair products the shelves.

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This has got to which have to finance place measures to ensure the to fight the to bottle challenge.

This is despite the of start-ups have been financed is low investment in tanning infrastructure Growth in Zambia’s sector has some water from the basin of preventing and contain- they to beneed washed a basin lockdowns in some neighto do in it and what beim- be munities canworst be organised and for further processing and foster the venture. have found the wrong meaning ful teams know the they next (2021), abusiness turnaround ly changed and sticking to the stage of versus a is mature one of the sicknesses we many a supply new ria isyear that an entity can delibcase ingrowth point and the busisteady of molasses to But itlike ishis alsomouth. possible that sanitiser for donation toto the fact that Surya Biofuels, anby own resources and those from and Zambia encounters inadequate been constrained bymoves several reasons. rinse ing the coronavirus very fore having acontributing meal, and usubouring countries. pact it has in the to function businesses, yetBeing more link between foreign tanneries and local of the high and noble designaneed to execute with precision at technological systems relevant for the Aside fromindeed. the stiff competition posed of 8% from this year’s contracits plant outside Chisamba. this effort by the ZAM mempublic. other ZAM member, had ofold ones would be like insisting indoors, he would spit the welcome ally following the order of It is therefore my humble of the business. impactful success is manufacturers. achieved erately tion put inlocal place nesses inimports thisinthat sector couldoverall to a success Thus, improving the any given point time toproduced conofmeasures PhD. In dis-harmonious ofimportant the sector. local byBut cheap are Furthermore, the ZAM bers could have impact This is growth a businesses very fered toobserve process the donated water from hisoflasting mouth back that allforward this tion, economic rescue age seniority, a little old man Lastly, to leave theoverall car in gear opinion thatPhD original inSimply put, without whenthe members a community supply ofZambia’s finished leather.

Inthe addition, communities, is notwhich a great tribute to inexpensively the success of viewed to circumvent them, large extent already be market and distribution networks have been relatively in countries with COVID-19 Response Team on the production of ethanol milestone, not only in the 150 tons of molasses into hand washing of hands literally into the basin, from which from the village would wash novator of this handwasha strategy to impose harmonious work together to mobilise repackage willmighty need to both when intending reverse.

But deficient. support institutional structures were identhe team.

The same isto achieved and achievement called higher economies of scale, there are other everywhere in the country his to hands first, then scoop others were meant wash system be advisory regarded as co-ordination flounder. sources to pursue goalsto of comthought isexploit not farfetched ifandwe as PIEs. They are required strengthened to ensure policy when thepositive business and Doctor of Philosophy. tify anding the opportubeing about this, To strengthen the sector, it is imperative local factors.

Firstly,develops the current major any This success underpinned mon interest and mutualconsulting benefit. services, as well as enhanced It is rendered gutter meaning executes an effective business to draw lessons from success storiesmore on challenge, ismeet the flogging andand consider the testing thieving conduct for how much not onlyof andof cattle maintain nities byand this global tragedy the magnitude by harmony is banking, also true at Successful Savings andmarketing, Credit presented logistics, strategy. and significance.

It training means pull the continent. One such example can be excessive branding ofof skin which affects turnaround as well as perhaps adverse impact the Covid-19 of some of the foreign invesfor a sector which influences certain capital adequacy levin the industry. Conditions and incentives drawn from the inroads made by Ethiopian the quality of raw hides in the long term.

CRUCIAL FOR OURRESET COUNTRY FOR ECONOMY PIEs

The notion of public interest entities is not completely unfamiliar in our economy. The Banking Sector is a very good case in point and the businesses in this sector could to a large extent already be viewed as PIEs.

pandemic also offers an oppor-

seek to achieve a similar mag-

for finance, access to itforeign are that imported goods the nation’s hero for him/her down.

Ialso think isare not any tion.

Avein, case in point is t is pushing tounsung expand the In similar there are now atexchange, and input better than local ones,supply the listed entity, financial COVID-19.

Enock Banda, wonder that a country with such tempts at doing village banking in production of ethanol from that is looking into subs were also amended in support import substitution strategy great potential inthese every direction a tion, retired technician from etc, it is importa our market, but will only be cassava so that in so doing, it imported products wi of exporting firms.

In so doing, will have limited success.

But you greatly educated people, thelook: University of Zambia, successful ifon we exorcise that dewill board bigger export taxes on semi-finished that isbring another topic forthe another further and enshrine th ones in the foreign owne great natural resource endowSchool of Engineering, inmon Let’s of gloating over failleathers were also introduced to constituency ofregistered cassava farmtime. getpeace back to others’ the ments, great and youth divvented and the stores.

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, design of the handwashing In challenge addition reaction to the disruption of tanneries major thismobilising product value chain.

The food grade ple of this. is not at the pinnacle of achievesystem 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 be produced ment and performance, economiCompanies Registration level, we also it need transformation But is importan strategy and more.

With the primary of its producers cally andfocus socially.

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

Equity fiterrible hide keeping habits, kind of marketing that harmony that leads tothe sustainable it-based alcohol in country He attempted to set up nancing via the stock exchange ence between a State my overall. cattle ranchers and goat and international brands devote to is success? manufacturing of import this syswould not have to the far much more patient than bank sheep farmers require behavior their cereals.

We need to put in p Enterprise (SOE) and Indeed, at the national levtem 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 gressive policies for maintained his job with that are other involved inis those instituThe latter an entity The major developand excessive branding. heartening that we don’t have dis-harmony leads to dis-function facturing value-add so tions to appreciate their imporUNZA. Unfortunately for ment from making theby hand Insufficient tanning investment to look that hard uncover usually wholly, gov in a country.

Wetoare witnessing tance andfrom significance toisbe this him, such was the pent-up much value would and inadequate knowledge great innovative product sanitiser molasses all c unfolding the demise ofideas a once cause.

Money that inthat pension while latter is demand for hissits newly decould be through undertaken inthe Zambia which the other co-products can a in-country as possible great andaddressed powerful nation that funds and statutory funds could signed handwashing system industrial policy change. hold the promise of becoming beage-old produced in which thetoprocess. seems to be forgetting existis as company economic fun readily be mobilised for business that as soon as itand was seen While the marketing national icons.

However, aTwo harmonious melding ofwhat peoples of the co-products from financing through the Capital tals, manufacturing is on deemed to be of crit being everybody logistics challenge couldand be ought to sold, be disheartening iswith that of diverse backgrounds eththe molasses to ethanol Markets, but the onus isprocess onskill the the efforts to establish these addressed by the expectation a bit of steel fabrication economic activities tha nicities. nificance the public are liquid fertiliser and animal latter to products come toto the party fledgling amount to with that which isselling started making and ItGovernment, appears like dis-harmony all offers increasing ret feed.

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

If there is a plethora the biggest consumer of them the roadside. is beingby promoted to the Imitaspeedy scale, with instances fo other co-product produced in There are other potential opof such failures, thisproducts, should leather leather tion is and one ofInterest the perils indemise of that once upon aof time Public Entit tions for financing businesses the process and this could be ing, innovation, etc con naturally point to the fact that would champion support to novation and Mr Banda sufgreat nation. like impact funds which seek to used in manufacturing carthe requirement that there are deficiencies inof our the industry by buying locally There is therefore need fered the full brunt itof with If something is not speedily support businesses thataslook into economic setup as far produced leather products, after bonated drinks as well asgiving regard to thedeliberately handwashing done to restore harmony ingreen that in actively port” to the public, broader environmental and support to such initiatives isreach the public sector highlights itssushouse applications. system.

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

To be clear, this having share particip required specifications.

Full capacity production ofend intelaprove point infringement of no return and up financial profits.

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

In seek redress through the ses could indeed bring on the nisms with assistance is also that thetechnical 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 ofcall the country for business start-ups, but the only imported with locally potential considering that dis-harmony contribute to destaBanda’s shoulders, he had having regulatory that could lead to cessation of o porting challenge allthose. these have, apart produced ones will yield raw hide materials are readily bilisation of a once great economy. no wherewithal toare take this importation of some items.

For from not being homegrown solulimited results if there no available, and their quality could for some entities, ther value addition ButThis theofsame true at comglobal course action and Surya a issystems by-product tions, isitself, their long-term sustainmechanisms and in of easily improved.

Ifeconomic enhanced, permeate all level.

Itbe islost harmony among the na- m need to put in place pletely out on appropriability, a business manages the production process isnew gas place toonce support innovative the leather sector could tions, multi-lateral andmainstay multi-naincluding our ating any economic benefits to go past the post.

Indeed, of t product over and which isinitiatives, used for energy in the effectively contribute tothe jobpart for transparency in tional organisations of world from his innovation. eign exchange earnings, the homegrown solutions we above failing to take advantage creation and foreign exchange plant, thus cutting back onneed the that will lead to sustainability. duct of businesses But now that the hand- b of readily available externalities for plugging this gaping financing earnings.

Without the where selling of unbene use of fossil fuels for itsmay energy.

Without whichdoubt, we just 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 Thea in tragedy that theun succeed annihilating ourselves products continues such major factor in fightcurrently be excluded from the Development Corporation (IDC) and requires heavy sunk COVID-19 pandemic has off the planet.

The Sustainable tities that are register not only us of th ing the spread of the coroeconomic system. to establish anrobbing in-house venture costs, thus, the Government Development Goals (SDGs) will wreaked on the economies and navirus, and has generally fund towould support business underwe retain the needs to attract foreign direct mercial banks in the not be achieved without harmofortunes ofashygiene our economy, and raised the levels in takings such as those that have investment was done but also continuing to nious coordination among all the are required tointo publi indeed of many others, could the country, it ought be been written about previously.

Ethiopia and amend incentive different key players and stakevulnerable to shocks well prove to be a source sig- t fitting tofor recognise a ofman structures finance.

Further, performance quarterl holders. pact commodity prices nificant inspiration and innosuch as Mr Enock as i the Government should promote Indeed, we need toBanda abidingly Press, quarterly statem vation going forward. investor and local manufacturer one of the heroes or heromarkets. appreciate and embrace the fact synergies to and protect the sector ines of the nation. not only their performa Over above that, that sustainable success needs from unfairincompetition and harmony, all spheres of endeavto be cognisant of the of critical metrics andf deliberately from local our and at allpurchase levels of existence. some companie manufacturers to guarantee marksmining for their indus them be market. most, are loathe to i

Wednesday 15 July, 2020

Durban organisation ready to start producing ventilators for Covid-19 JOHANNESBURG - A group of Durban-based businessmen, who started a non-profit organisation to locally produce ventilators to meet the need of Covid-19 patients, has received regulatory approval for their locally made product.

The South African Ventilator Emergency Project (SAVE-P), in a press statement issued recently, confirmed it had received approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) after months of painstaking work.

SAVE-P is led by businessman Justin Corbett and Dr Greg Ash, who also run a non-profit named Nurturing Orphans of Aids for Humanity.

According to Corbett, the project stands ready to start

manufacturing.

On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that 1, 700 new ventilators had been procured. He did not specify whether this included a donation of more than 1 000 ventilators from the United States.

According to the statement, Corbett and Ash “called upon local manufacturers they were familiar with the reliability and conformance of” to join the SAVE-P project.

News24 previously reported that the SAVE-P project was attempting to reverse engineer a Penlon Nuffield 200, a small compact ventilator unit that did not contain any complicated electronics that would take months to reproduce and develop. “As a team, they evaluated designs that would be best suited to meet the requirements of respiratory therapy to treat Covid-19 patients, as well as ease-of-use for medical staff operating under highly stressful conditions with minimal training prior to using the device,” the SAVE-P statement read.

More than 90 volunteers worked on the project, according to SAVE-P. – NEWS24.

Algeria aims to save $20bn through reforms, lower import spending ALGIERS - Algeria, under pressure to ease the impact on its public finances of a drop in oil and gas earnings, aims to save $20 billion this year through reforms and by lowering its imports bill, the government said on Monday.

The OPEC member has already cut public spending and postponed planned investment projects for 2020 in several sectors, including energy, which accounts for 60 percent of the state budget and 93 percent of total export revenues.

Failure to implement reforms aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil and gas means the North African country’s non-energy sector is still underdeveloped.

The government said in a statement that a cabinet meeting chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had discussed the need for urgent steps to reform the banking system and attract money from the informal market. Ministers also discussed reducing the cost of imports through measures including using the national fleet to ship imported goods.

Algeria spends an estimated $45bn annually on imports of goods including food because domestic output is insufficient to meet growing demand from the country’s 44 million people.

The meeting also discussed speeding up a long-delayed plan to launch an Islamic finance sector to provide a new funding source for the economy.

The government hopes Sharia-compliant financial services would attract local savers who distrust state banks and often choose opt to keep large sums of money at home.

“All these measures would enable Algeria to save about $20bn before the end of this year,” the statement quoted Tebboune as saying at the meeting.

It described the steps discussed as part of a government “economic and social revival plan” aimed at reducing reliance on the energy sector and opening up the economy to investors who have stayed away due to bureaucracy and a lack of incentives.

- REUTERS.

AGRO CHALLENGE

…SADC MPs want investment in battered agriculture sector

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INDHOEK – Members of Pa r l i a m e n t who represent their countries on the SADC PF Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources are cracking their heads over how to help revive the agriculture sector to ensure regional food security.

This, as evidence mounts that the on-going global Covid-19 pandemic has flung the sector within the SADC region into a tailspin amid poor performance against set targets including the stipulations of the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and

Improved Livelihoods.

The parliamentarians – drawn from 13 of the 15 SADC PF Member States – virtually held their Standing Committee meeting. South African lawmaker Tshitereke Baldwin Matibe is outgoing chairperson of the committee. He said Covid-19-induced restrictions had been significantly disruptive to the global economy and had exacerbated the plight of millions of already vulnerable citizens.

He said: “This has resulted in mass production shutdowns, supply chain disruptions and drastic reduction in demand across all sectors of the global economy.”

He said although restrictions imposed as countries respond to Covid-19 were

understandable from a public health perspective, they had disrupted the agriculture and extractive sectors with “serious ramifications on current and future production capacities.” In the agriculture sector, he said, Covid-19 had disrupted food supply chain distribution networks, undermined nutrition and raised the spectre of a myriad of health challenges including “undernourishment, immune deficiencies, stunting and high child mortality rates.”

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

Old Mutual says operations continue to 'run as normal' in Zimbabwe HARARE - Old Mutual Zimbabwe says it is still seeking clarity on what the ruling Zanu-PF party meant when it said the group had been "ejected" from the country's financial system.

The insurance giant has been accused by Zimbabwean authorities of undermining the local dollar, as people could compare its share price on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges with that on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to create an implied exchange rate between the Zimbabwean currency and the US dollar.

At first Zimbabwe authorities reacted by suspending

the fungibility of its shares on the ZSE and the JSE, but this didn't stop use of the Old Mutual implied rate, which was higher than the official exchange rate.

Zimbabwe is facing a chronic shortage of foreign currency.

In another attempt to snuff out the implied rate, authorities then shut down trade on the entire ZSE. On Friday, Zanu-PF went further and issued a confusing statement saying the insurance giant - the biggest investor on the ZSE - had been "ejected out of the country's financial system."

The statement left many

Cheaper cooking gas prices to stay until next June NAIROBI - Kenyans will continue enjoying cheap cooking gas until next June after Parliament pushed back the 14 per cent value-added tax (VAT) the Treasury introduced in the Finance Act 2020.

Treasury Secretary Ukur Yatani had sought to scrap liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the list of zero-rated items effective July 1 but MPs pushed it to next year, citing hard economic

times in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Parliament had rejected the move to scrap LPG from tax-exempt items but later agreed to push it to next year under the tax measures that have been effected.

Under the move to remove LPG from tax-exempt goods, Kenyans were set to incur an extra Sh300 to buy the 13-kilogramme cooking gas that currently retails at between Sh2, 100 and Sh2, 200

Statement

“responsible business policy and will always continue to comply with all regulations and legislation within the countries where it operates.” asking what exactly it meant, as there has been no comment

at a time they are grappling with job losses and depressed earnings due to the effects of Covid-19.

“The Act has deleted the following items from the zero-rating schedule, The Act has deleted the following items from the zero-rating schedule, effective date July 1, 2021,” said the Kenya Revenue Authority.

The move by lawmakers is a reprieve for Kenyans who have since June 2016 been enjoying low cooking gas prices after the Treasury scrapped the tax on LPG to cut costs and boost uptake among the poor who rely on dirty kerosene and charcoal for cooking.

The implementation of 14 percent VAT next year would

from the ministry of Finance.

"We are working with all relevant stakeholders to seek clarity on the matter," said Old Mutual in a statement released Sunday evening.

The group said it has a "responsible business policy and will always continue to comply with all regulations and legislation within the countries where it operates."

It said all its services and operations are continuing to "run as normal" and are "financially stable and sound."

"We will ensure to continue to update you of any significant developments on our official company platforms," it states. – NEWS24.

increase LPG prices at a time they were anticipated to fall due to the plunge in global prices of crude oil in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and high production.

The LPG prices are not controlled, unlike other petroleum products and the new tax fuels fears that dealers could exploit the market forces to their advantage even as international crude prices continue to fall.

Cooking gas prices were expected to decline in line with the crude oil prices, which fell to a two-decade low, while demand was set to rise slightly as more Kenyans stay at home due to state restrictions to curb the spread of the Covid-19.

– DAILY NATION, Kenya.

Wednesday 15 July, 2020

A VERY INTERESTING COUNTRY; THIS OUR ZAMBIA

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By Charles CHISALA Usually, the lazy make the loudest noise. A bunch of village women say “enough” with this poverty.

They hang up to confront the scourge. They put together the little they are able to save and start a fish farming project.

As they struggle with undying determination they begin to see some results. Then, before they know it, PPCR arrives and identifies their small project as a target for funding.

Meanwhile, a few men and women hiding under the banner of “youth” are clueless what to do with the books they have stuffed their heads with. They blame the government for their lack of initiative.

Their peers are busy moving up and down looking for experts to help them stitch together business proposals to submit to the government to access money meant for their empowerment.

They have no time to waste on crying while sitting on their haunches. A very intetesting country, this our Zambia. #SmartEagles2020

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UPND a party of mischief makers Dear Editor,

COMMENTS: John Hamdudu: Laziness yields nothing but poverty.

John Hamdudu: Youths shouldn’t just sit dormant, be innovative.

John Hamdudu: The president has done a good job by giving these youths these empowerment packages.

John Hamdudu: While youths are getting empowerment packages, others decide to sit back and relax at home complaining that there is no employment.

John Hamdudu: Very true, lazy people make the loudest noise.

Halima Mudenda You are right, lazy people always want to come up with excuses of not working hard enough. when initiatives are brought to them they fail to expand them.

Chileshe Katongo: Apo increase the volume, some people’s laziness is in their blood.

Joy Namatama: Laziness should not be entertained Newton Kachusi: 1thessalonians 4:11 job well done.

William Washamu: Well said...nothing good comes out of laziness.

Tracy Mulaisho: Indeed, laziness only breeds poverty.

Hamandu Mweem: One kateka on the ground.

Liyato Mundia: Our president is a very kind and humble man who considers everyone in whatever he is doing.

Fil Banda: In as much as laziness shouldn’t be condoned the government of the day must be transparent and corrupt free...

Nchimunya Hamaumbwe: We don’t have to be complaining. The question shouldnt be, what can this country do for me but what is it that I can do for this beautiful country of plenty. Together we can.

Nchimunya Hamaumbwe: Correct! We need to be innovative as citizens.

Bright Chewe Lazy people usually are the major complainants.

Curtis Munthali: Nice analysis, the empty tins make the loudest noise, the case of the so-called activists and disgruntled youths.

Miselo Hamweene: Ba so-called disgruntled youths, opportunities are there for you but you want to be spoonfed by the state.

Mwansa Sikufele Mulenga: Question: From your comment, should we take it that youths should not read books?

Namwenda Munkombwe: Volume please. Hello, I hope youths are seeing this.

KAUNDA PUT ARTS INDUSTRY ON RIGHT PATH Dear Editor,

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NE day in 1978 Zambians woke up to a rude shock, President David Kenneth Kaunda announced to the nation that 98 percent of Zambian music must be played on radio and television.

This news received mixed feelings from both the public, the then Zambia Broadcasting Services, now Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation disc jockeys and the local musicians.

As expected, this move unsettled many listeners, as most of the Zambian bands at that time played copy cuts from popular British bands such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Equals to mention but a few.

However, what at first looked like a pipe dream by President Kaunda soon became a reality.

This did not happen overnight, but through total commitment, hard work by the various stakeholders.

The Zambian art industry started to penetrate the international stage.

But why did it have to take the entire head of State himself to make such a bold decision?

President Kaunda like many people of his generation was worried about the cultural invasion of foreign cultural trends, and other influences among the Zambian youth.

And on the contrary, for the foreigners living in Zambia, they saw Kaunda’s move as a sign of an emerging dictatorial regime!

Fortunately, for President Kaunda, his party and government stood firm and saw the birth of a cultural revolution to ever take place in Zambia. And within a few years after KK’s directive, the various art forms became serious bread winners!

This was the birth of a new generation of musicians, actors, visual artists who were more than ready to raise the Zambian cultural flag

outside the borders of this great nation.

For instance, Rikki Ililonga’s Musi O Tunya band, like the mighty falls thundered their way to Nairobi in Kenya, taking that country by storm, with Zambian music, while the Witch kept music fans on their toes in Botswana.

In the meantime back home a host of other local bands such as Amanaz, the Black Foot, ZamZim kept the Zambian radio airwaves busy with authentic Zambian sounds.

And dreadlocked, crazy Paul Ngozi and his family like a warrior soon stole the hearts of music fans in the Southern African region.

On the other hand, Edwin Manda’s play “Touch of the Sun” became an instant hit on the big screens with sound track music by Keith Mlevu was yet proof that the Zambian music and theatre was also heading in the right direction.

The now defunct Moore Pottery factory was not left behind as this firm produced world class ceramics by potters trained from the nearby Evelyn Hone College.

This was an era when the arts industry in this country thrived.

The Zambian music and other art forms became valuable business commodities bringing food to the table of many artists and their families.

And as a result, President Kaunda had no option but appoint a blind musician, Lazarous Tembo as a Minister of State for Education and Culture.

The heat from the arts industry was becoming real, Zambian own visual artist, Aquilla Thomson Simpasa was rubbing shoulders with the Rolling Stones in London.

Simpasa like the biblical John Baptist, painted London “red” with his new art depicting Zambian culture.

The Zambian mothers walked the streets of Kitwe, Ndola and Lusaka with their heads high clad in specular colourful chitenje fabric designed by locally trained

Zambian art designers at Kafue and Mulungushi Textiles.

Some of you reading this article think I am day dreaming, but nay, this is real. The rest is history of the death of the once vibrant cultural movement, it deflated like a balloon blown away by the wind.

The political birth and the reintroduction of multiparty system in Zambia was a great moment, but with it also came sacrifices and the arts industry became a victim.

Was this the end of times for the Zambian art industry? One may ask.

It is against this background that recently forced President Edgar Lungu to hold the bull by its horns and inject K30 million to revamp the local arts industry.

It is true when they say that history repeats itself, President Lungu once again, like the case in 1978 has come to the rescue of a dying culture. There is no reason for Zambians to politicise this development, especially now that the Zambia art scene has started showing signs of growth in the film industry, theatre and the visual arts.

The late Mozambican President Samora Machel, once said, “In order for Mozambique to survive, the tribe must die!”

And the same goes for this country, for the arts to prosper and survive, let all Zambian youths, the musicians, actors, painters, and other artists put their cheap political affiliations aside to form cooperatives and revive the arts industry.

And at the same time, it is also a chance for retired energetic art, performing and theatre teachers to form cooperative art schools to teach our youths how to write music, play instruments, sculpt, paint and how to act etc.

The silver lining on the horizon, has all the signs that the better days for the arts industry in Zambia are coming. Every Zambian must support President Lungu for reviving the arts industry.

ROY KAUSA.

THE disclosure by President Edgar Lungu on the calculated and self-induced violence instigated by the opposition is unfortunate.

We are aware that the opposition has been scheming to mobilise internal and external support to forcibly acquire power.

We wonder why the police command in Southern Province have not taken any action against the people who jeered the President. It is the same complacency that has made the PF sympathisers to lose confidence in the police and take it to protect themselves.

It is a fact that the opposition has issued threats against the PF yet the command only singled an incidence where the ruling party were defending themselves.

There are a number of videos that are making rounds and we expect them to get the same attention as it was in that press statement which the police issued recently.

The UPND on the weekend went on rampage to beat Mufulira residents. To date no action has been taken to bring the culprits to book. It is also not a secret the UPND leadership was praising its supporters for thuggery behaviour and we expected them to account.

It is not our style to drag the civil servants into politics but we may be compelled to take political action if need be.

As regards the UPND style of politics, we have observed that they are in the habit of creating circumstances which they use to seek political sympathy.

After 2016, UPND lost elections then created tension which led to the establishment of the National Dialogue Forum. We take great exception that the party is now rejecting bill 10 which was its own creation.

Just like what the President said, we cannot be forced to dialogue with the opposition.

They are mischief makers and they should do the right thing and make ramifications.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

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By JACKSON MAPAPAYI AUTHORITIES in NorthWestern Province have emphasised the need for schools to make production units viable.

Provincial education officer, Mebelo Nyambe, said in an interview in Solwezi yesterday that the production units, if well managed, could make schools financially sound.

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BOOST PRODUCTION UNITS, SCHOOLS TOLD She said schools that had taken production units seriously were now able to finance their projects without difficulties.

“And they no longer depend on funding from Government, that is

Shelters completed in 3 L/stone markets

By ANDREW MUKOMA

THE Livingstone City Council has completed the construction of three market shelters for traders in three trading areas in the tourist capital.

According to the local authority, the project was undertaken under the ward development fund in Mbita, Chandamali and Highlands.

Council Public Relations Manager, Melvin Mukela, confirmed the completion of the facilities to the Daily Nation in an interview in Livingstone.

Mr Mukela explained that the council would not put up of concrete stands at Chandamali and Highlands while the same has been done at Mbita market and was only awaiting commissioning.

“As a local authority, we are done with the putting up permanent market shelters in three markets. At Mbita, the work is done just like at Chandamali. The shelters have been completed what only remains is the putting up of concrete stands but for Mbita market,” Mr Mukela said.

He said that concrete stands would be done once funds were secured under the ward development fund for this year.

Mbita market falls under Namatama ward while Chandamali and Highlands are under Dr Mubitana ward.

More unions welcome plan to build houses for public workers ZAMBIA Union of Government and Allied Workers (UG) President Muyaywa Kabisa has applauded president Edgar Lungu’s pronouncement of constructing houses for other public service workers.

Mr Kabisa said the pronouncement should be operationalized to help address the challenge of accommodation for public service workers especially in rural areas.

He noted that the construction of the houses will also help address the housing deficit that the country is still grappling with.

Mosi/N-West News

Mr Kabisa was speaking in Solwezi yesterday during a meeting for provincial and district heads of government departments which was addressed by the Teaching Service Commission Chairperson Stanely Mhango and Civil Service Commission vice chairperson Hillary Chipango.

He said the housing units will retain human resource in rural areas which are mostly shunned due to lack of decent accommodation.

Mr Kabisa appealed to Service Commissions to continuously engage with their employees to bridge the information gap.

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the reason why we are encouraging all schools to go into full time production units,” she said.

Dr Nyambe cited Mutanda, Kabompo and Zambezi secondary schools as some of the institutions

that had done well in the 2019-2020 farming season.

“I therefore wish to commend schools that had taken production units seriously,” she said. Dr Nyambe added that District Education Board Secretaries

(DEBS) and school head teachers would this month undertake a tour of Western Province to learn more about fish production.

She said most schools in the region were failing to engage in fish production

due to lack of knowledge.

“So, this tour we are undertaking this month is purely meant for our teachers to learn about fish production so that they can also start producing fish,” she said.

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ACCA offers relief to students

By BENNIE MUNDANDO THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA-Zambia) says it will allow students with outstanding balances such as exemptions and annual subscription to enter for September and December exams to lessen the financial stress brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, ACCA has opened its websites and online support content for students to access material for free, a decision which has cost the institution about K920, 000 to adequately prepare students.

ACCA country head, Janice Matwi, said in an interview yesterday the organisation decided to put subscription fees on hold because many students were facing financial challenges as a result of the current economic situation.

Ms Matwi said students would however be required to pay examination fees before September, this year.

“We have four exams in a year, that is, in March, June, September, and December. Because of the pandemic, the exams were disrupted. We postponed the June exams to July but after the risk assessment, we thought that it was still not safe to students to write and we moved them to September.

“Normally, our students pay subscription fees as well as exams fees but we have put on hold the subscription fees. So, for the students that are writing exams, we are not expecting them to pay both fees at present but are expected to pay exam fees for them to enter,” Ms. Matwi said.

Ms Matwi said ACCA-Zambia had opened its platforms to allow students free access to material due to the closure of tertiary institutions.

“ACCA owns the qualification but doesn’t deliver it to the end user. We work with approved learning providers such as ZCAS and ZICT on the Copperbelt. Normally, they have face-to-face classes but we have opened up our platform where we would normally charge.

“We have opened it up for free for over 400 students to just have access to it during this time because we understand that all the universities are closed and for most of the students, they are having financial challenges. We have opened up our platform and that has cost us about K920, 000,” she said.

Ms Matwi said as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ACCA members annual general meeting, which will focus on the theme “purpose and state of the accountancy profession in Zambia” will, for the first time, be hosted virtually.

‘CLEARING AGENTS’ CHIEF MUST RESIGN’

By PETER SICHALI

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USTOMS Clearing and Freight Forwarding Agents Association of Zambia (CCFFAAZ) president, Bruce Kaemba should resign from his position after his company was implicated in a fuel smuggling scandal, the Nakonde Clearing Agents Association has demanded.

Association vice chairperson, Mutale Mulenga said the association felt that Mr Kaemba has no moral right to represent the clearing agents until investigations into the matter were concluded.

Mr Mulenga said Mr Ka-

The issues that have been said about Fedrol Cargo being involved in smuggling of fuel is something that I think was rushed by Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA). We feel investigations could have waited before judging the company.

- Mr Kaemba said.

emba is the director of Fedrol Cargo Logistics, whose licence was suspended last week by the Zambia Revenue

Authority (ZRA) for allegedly facilitating smuggling of fuel worth over K1 million.

"We call upon our CCFFAAZ president Mr Bruce Kaemba to resign from his position until investigations are concluded because as things stand he is not fit to represent agents or talk about issues of smuggling because he is a suspect," Mr Mulenga said.

When contacted for a comment, Mr Kaemba denied his company's involvement in fuel smuggling.

Mr Kaemba said Fedrol Cargo was not in any business of smuggling as it is being alleged.

"The issues that have been

Court adjourns Bill 10 ruling

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA THE Lusaka High Court has reserved ruling in a matter where leader of the opposition, Jack Mwiimbu, has asked the court to direct the Speaker of the National Assembly to stop deliberations in relation to Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 10 of 2019.

The matter came up for hearing before Justice Sharon Newa yesterday.

In this case, Mr Mwiimbu,

who is UPND Monze Central Member of Parliament asked the court to allow him challenge the decision of the Speaker of the National Assembly of June 24 this year.

The Speaker had allowed debate on Constitutional Amendment Bill No 10 of 2019 to continue regardless of the fact that the Bill lapsed on June 4 this year.

Present at the hearing was Mr Mwiimbu's lawyer Mulambo Haimbe while the State and the Speaker of the National Assembly were rep-

resented by Attorney General Likando Kalaluka, Chief State Advocate Joe Simachela, and Principal State Advocate Francis Mwale.

After hearing arguments on both sides, Justice Newa reserved her ruling to a date to be advised.

Mr Haimbe argued that there was clearly a question as to the procedural propriety.

He said there was no legality and reasonableness in the manner in which the Speaker proceeded to make the impugned decision of June 24,

RDA given ultimatum over Petauke roads STATE House has given a two-week ultimatum to Road Development Agency (RDA) to work on selected bridges in Petauke Special Assistant to the President for Project Implementation and Monitoring, Andrew Chellah, expressed disappointment with RDA for not working on Mvuvye Bridge on the Mumbi-Mwanjawanthu road despite having all the necessary materials for the project.

Mr Chellah was speaking

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT has signed a K436 million grant with Japan for upgrading two health centres to district hospitals on the Copperbelt.

The grant is for phase three of the project following the completion of the first and second phases at a cost of approximately K980m.

Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu, said the upgrading of health centres to district hospitals in Mushili, Ndola,

in Petauke when he inspected bridges and feeder roads in the area.

“I’m very disappointed with RDA for not working on these bridges, especially Mvuvye Bridge which is now a death trap. We are using local materials and by now I was expecting works to be progressing,” he said.

Mr Chella also inspected the grading of Chilongozi road, which would connect Petauke and Lusangazi.

He appealed to the contractor, China Civil Engi-

neering, to speed up the works.

Mr Chellah also directed China Civil Engineering to subcontract some of the works on the road project to local contractors.

"This road is important to the people of Petauke and Lusangazi so you need to speed up the works and do 20 kilometres per month,” Mr Chellah said.

Mr Chellah also took time to inspect the grading of township roads in Petauke that Sable Construction

Company was undertaking.

He asked RDA to ensure that they use local contractors to work on most of the roads in the district.

Government, he said, has prioritised the construction of roads in rural areas to boost development and attract investment across the country.

Petauke District Administrative Officer, Gift Hajongola, assured Mr Chellah that officials from the district administration would be monitoring works on

Zambia, Japan seal medical pact and Chamboli in Kitwe, was a clear sign of Japan’s continued support to the health sector in Zambia.

Dr Ng’andu said outpatient wards, emergency wards, delivery rooms, operation and surgical rooms, among others would all be upgraded, modernised, and some of them constructed, at the two health centres.

He expressed confidence

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that through the implementation of this project, Zambia and Japan would make a lasting impact on the enhancement of human development in the country.

This, Dr Ng’andu stressed, was a commendable step as it would complement the Government’s efforts in reducing the infrastructure gap in the health sector.

He expressed gratitude

that Japan went ahead to sign the grant even when both countries were faced with stressful experience of Covid-19 related challenges.

Japanese Ambassador to Zambia, Mizuuchi Ryuta, said there was a possibility of providing medical equipment to Zambia.

Mr Ryuta sad these included Portable Digital X-ray Machine, Portable Ul-

said about Fedrol Cargo being involved in smuggling of fuel is something that I think was rushed by Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA). We feel investigations could have waited before judging the company," Mr Kaemba said.

Mr Kaemba said the company merely facilitated the clearing of fuel as it was declared to be in transit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Fedrol Cargo cleared the goods under the wrong impression that the goods were in transit and did not know about the driver's intentions to offload the fuel along the way," he said.

2020 in the face of the undisputed fact that the Bill had lapsed by that date.

Mr Haimbe also argued that there were substantive contentions which included the status of the bill after June, 4, 2020 in light of established National Assembly practice and procedure to the effect that it lapsed and was ‘killed’ six months after its deferment on December 4, last year.

Earlier, the National Assembly through its deputy Clerk, Cecilia Sikatele, want the matter thrown out for want of jurisdiction and that the Constitutional Court was the proper court to be seized with this matter.

Unregistered teachers cautioned

By ANDREW MUKOMA

Mr Chellah

most roads and bridges.

"We will ensure that we monitor these road works so that the contractors do a good job,” Mr Hajongola said. – ZANIS.

tra Sound and Hospital tent to better tackle infectious diseases all over the country.

“These two are the main pillars of Japan’s contribution to the Zambian government in the year 2020, which will certainly assist Zambia in effectively combating infectious diseases and other challenges in the long run,” he said.

Mr Ryuta stressed the important of the health care project amid joint endeavor to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) in South-West region has reminded teachers that have not yet acquired practicing licences to do so and avoid last minute disappointments.

Next month, the TCZ would embark on an intense teacher inspection throughout Western Province.

TCZ Regional Coordinator, Fightwell Mutambo, said in Livingstone that they had been issuing reminders about the imperative need to get practising certificates, but some teachers were still reluctant to formalise their mandatory requirements.

Mr Mutambo said TCZ was, therefore, sending a final reminder to the teachers before conducting an inspection.

However, Mr Mutambo said he was happy that there was a positive compliance level on teacher registration in the province.

"We are collecting data in Western Province to ascertain the exact number of people who have applied for teacher practice certificate. I think we are finalising that by the end of August. Once we are done, we will be able to consolidate the data," Mr Mutambo said.

He said preliminary indications were that there were more than 70 percent of teachers who had pro-applied.

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Mpongwe chief wants KITWE COUNCIL ACTS TO more jobs for locals PROTECT STATE LAND

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

CHIEFTAINESS Lesa of the Lamba in Mpongwe has called on Government to ensure that projects being undertaken in the area benefit local people through employment.

The traditional leader stated that many youths were not benefiting from jobs that were being created in Mpongwe as such jobs were being offered to people from other areas.

She was speaking at her palace in Mpongwe

when Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo paid a courtesy call on her.

She indicated that a good number of employers in the area were bringing people from other districts to do works which the locals were capable of doing.

Chieftainess Lesa wondered how the locals would improve their lives if authorities continue bringing people from other provinces.

She also called on Government to include her subjects in empowerment schemes to reduce alcohol

and drug abuse in the area.

Chieftainess Lesa urged Government to speed up the distribution of farming inputs to enable farmers prepare adequately.

And Mr Lusambo, who is also Lusaka Province Minister, said he was meeting chiefs in the Lamba land as a son of the land and to reaffirm Government’s commitment to working with traditional leaders.

Mr Lusambo met with Chieftainess Lesa, Malembeka and Chief Kalunkumya in Mpongwe at the weekend.

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“Workers First”

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

THE numbering, surveying and titling of land belonging to Government institutions in Kitwe is underway.

This follows a directive from Lands Minister, Jean Kapata, to have all Government institutions on title to avoid encroachments.

Land encroachments have been rampant across the country especially on the Copperbelt where state land in schools and health centres have been invaded.

Ms Kapata has since called on other councils across the country to emulate the Kitwe City Council, which had embarked on surveying titling of land.

“Under council resolutions C/468/09/19 and PWA & NR/ 446/09/19, we resolved as Kitwe City Council to facilitate the numbering and surveying of land belonging to schools, clinics and other Government institutions,” Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe said.

Mr Kang’ombe said that the local authority had since written to the Regional Surveyor at the Ministry of Lands in Ndola to assist with the commencement of the exercise.

Mr Kang’ombe, who is also Local Government Association of Zambia president, said the project would help

Ms Kapata

secure title for the pieces of land.

He said that the process would also prevent possible encroachments in future.

Mr Kang’ombe said much of the land occupied by government institutions were not on title, the situation he said was of concern.

Church challenged to condemn UPND violence

By ROGERS KALERO

IT is disappointing that churches and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have opted to remain silent on the vulgar language and violence being perpetrated by the UPND, PF youths on the Copperbelt have said Youths have lamented that some churches and CSO were quick to condemn the similar actions if perpetrated by the ruling PF members.

PF Copperbelt youth chairman, Don Mungulube, said in Kitwe yesterday that some churches and CSO had been silent when they were expected to condemn violence from UPND cadres.

Mr Mungulube said the arrogant behaviour displayed by Choma

Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa in Parliament and the beating up of innocent people in Mufulira last week by UPND cadres deserved to be condemned by peaceloving Zambians He challenged the church and CSO to clearly state whether their silence on the violence meant they supported the violence or they were part of it.

“If it were the PF MP who had misbehaved like that in parliament and if it were the PF cadres who had gone on rampage beating up people in Mufulira, churches, civil society organisations and others would have been saying all sorts of things.

“But because it is UPND, they are all silent. What does this silence mean?

Does it mean they are an extension of UPND? We

need to know so that we know how to handle them,’’ Mr Mungulube said.

Mr Mungulube said the PF cadres had the capacity to mobilise themselves and fight back, but President Edgar Lungu had continued to preach against revenge and violence.

Mr Mungulube said while President Lungu had been preaching against violence and revenge, the UPND leadership had always been using language which aimed at inciting violence in the country.

“This is why he has been preaching against violence and revenge otherwise, we are capable of mobilising ourselves and fight back, but if we do that, even the innocent will suffer.

It is important to remain peaceful and campaign in a mature way,’’ he said.

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Look atpessimist what have personal or purposes, own judges should agement.

Inbusiness other societies, a ill freight.

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So as youwant go through your life adopting excellence.

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State House.

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Do not If you were given a also, report In his book Unequal to the task, very few people who think in nightmare.

Parents docard notyeht naht niks lanoitome re ’?gniwohs si pils ruoy gnileef -umits rehto yna naht traeh .ssenhsfiles yb of Lusaka city centre whereby contemporary elegant African ganisation. other people outside the you nation loan.

Will the banker a accept a ylno deen yeht tuB .evah ehs derevocsid eh nehW ’seY‘ -rexe lacisyhp gnidulcni ,sul -ripS yloH eht gnihcneuQ - tion by-election inwould Malawi was from people? anybody’s negative advice. both countries are named Elias Chipimo Jr talksgive about his in life today, you fail or just shoot down your children’s our itHis iscountry. virtually impossible to find ’ d e k s a e h o n a i p e h t d e y a l p . m i H g n i t i m i l r o g n i fl i t s s i t i i p e r o e d i h l a n o i t o m e h g u o t women. reminder alsothe remindbecause you had would cherish these.

When are we going to learn You you only live give once, andwould it is,tsurt oT .llehs a ton – simred reetnulov ot etatiseh uoy oD -eJ droL eht.eurgeditnafowdnaoeNsic -hcneuq ron gniveirg rehtieN o loan amazing.

Zambians literary early days in founding dreams, instead them sup“Banda”! pass?

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Why istoit that we have soover many all.inAnd as mentioned ineewnofIod.tnrauchegwni,eebcnfoo tkrsuihr eehrat .nyilapterretnreehotsaewtatis’?ewhounoky uooDy‘ ;tkanhwird,yldlaohbs reuyoytarhowf treoy ,rtoane dnoehGtghnceirhtws eysdiowbrerhutoo fdoluloorwt Elias Chipimo writes: ‘…Few man being out there deserves whereas those O excellent judgment of restaurants a level person or an plunge Mutharika theare by-election crop be grown more the hand if you would fail, I would President Banda in Zambia tsirhC suseJ Of course, serving ago, the Chitimukulu said that These things impressive, in this country and yet the Churchill quote earlier, failurea dliub nac eW .sgniht owt fo niagA ’?emoh ruoy ni srehto wehttaM( ’…no tup llahs ey .esu dna - engineers grades were your report card US to veteran opposition in our own country hasthat almost forty – five is organisation.

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I . cinsenda ku nkoko kunakilila.” country.”

Chinese?

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

Even -luv niamer ,”keehc rehto eht era taht snoisiced sekam pay slip.

Similarly, for busileave work and set out their own, the following similarities between the bracket of those passing.

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But to porate personnel at 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 thinking youone problems,” a chicken, must proceed s i d y n a m e h t d n a t s r e d n u g n i t a h t r a t s I t n e m o m e h T osid ohw snaitsirhC raef fo erutan lasrevinu ehT will be think your bank statement, Zambians lackis ambition.

Granted, people around with allehs kciht a sah eH .”truh“ trauhoTy ed.insoniitckectaobrpdaroehf lrlueohys eyhhtt ytiembm “Both countries have price.

This a other successful com- young ability toare succeed atthat anything. era ereH .sekat regna sesiug I .evals sih emoceb I ,na12. m a MCP and UPND both have your wife reminding you night and er can off, countries until we pulling unbelievable he said. oc :ot noitinomda taht tcaf eht ni nees ylisae si morf mih stcetorp hcihw with carefulness,” is how the bit ’nac profit and lossZambians account, statewe have some that are ofproblem work, they will pass their mercialisation of ourpossibility cuisine. similarities since time The often is the we do not.detalosi si eH .gnihtyreve etirowmorghnTikn.sishetnthrasfitsledsnsai yllaewhas )ts5u:7r3t dmnaladsPro(L .mehitHotnniu oyaslwa soisHfledsemhsiHinosmudseaJ ydltrnoeLuqeehrtf --atiHB ,reecginlaaMfo.htsanroWita,isrsaevnr6e1t eyrmomslyonratnkorcowneyvme eyhojenseutause crowds from around world day about the of failure is just are thinking of putting up esTroubleshooter has ceb red regalia.

Catholic Bemba dictionary t o n t u b , e r u c e s s i r e t s y o n A highly ambitious and industrious, examinations; do not spend your ment of financial position and Gone are the days when Westimmemorial apart from sharing unlock the tourism. potential.

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The bank ern their menu dominated thefocus lunch energy pissoG ,ecnarelotnI ,kcattA I dna ydob ym ni senom13. roh Now Prof Mutharika boundaries ofisgetone the saddest Let’s give as situation good as we in tsum eh – stnaw eh tahw ”ret country’s future is inwill jeopardy nationals imagine! them very well deserved promiare difficult and they may And fail.e.mhtihfooetneomn oscwoont ktirertosfyotinawA ekhcaSb t.nserawetydnail mgnouoory reehhTot eht )7o:t5 rreatliemP i1s( ’ysurervofshi tetrIac ;t’egln‘ idvneiale;b’httiuabf e,sltsteillhftoiaef ytoOn‘ egneveR ,msacraS ,msicitirC, a ylno retfa deugitaf emoceb The other proverb that came on these and will not normalpeople may be aware that the agenda of corporate personnel in ams apeople. chance to try and to some fail.

But there are where a person with so much terms of export and commercialhas s e n e v i g r o f n U d n a k r o w e h T . k r o w ’ s r u o h w ef lost to an opposition because we do not have an -ummoc lanoitome fo ’struh‘ sa flesreh fo thguoht reven tI .regna fo tsoc lautirips ,delbuort eb traeh ruoy ton nent positions society Itosalute encouragement to allatstartof I toZambia. mind was “icikwanka bachi law firm that in gave rise the Give ly ask whether you graduated whoever has never failed any--norivne sih htiw noitacin reh dehsurc ti dna ,hsfiles hcihw ,tiripS yloH eht seflits -veN .’diarfa eb ti tel rehtien eht etarapes ot tlucffiid si tI won si deyojne ylremrleader notable activities isation ofpolitical culture. potential lets it all go there; to waste; Lazarus Chakwera, ideology or strong beliefs byof up regna rof diap ecirp lacisyhp snoitacav nevE .yregdurd these individuals, these captains business people out say d e t n o r f n o c s a w e h s n e h w d l r o w e h t f o y r o t s i h e h t n i r e e v i t c e ff e g n i e b m o r f s u s p e e k n a n a c r e h t i e n t u b – t n e m perception of more wealth thing should ‘cast the first stone’ with honours from awas reputable We need of this estabin The our we mona kuma mpalanya.” esuaceb ,laicnanfi eht morf …erusaelp em evig ot esaec I’ve been told about ahave Zambibetween the two that surely ought totheir be better does it mean Edgar Lungu ’.syoj eht wonk retsyo -utroF .hturt lufwa eht htiw ynam slaets dna efil siht ni melborp lasrevinu eht sah which we live as a people. industry; but there are way too few. words that will raise spirits. e c u d o r p s s e n r e t t i b d n a r e g n a e m s d n u o h e t a h I n a m e h t lished without any money o fo dna ynam os deppirg raef fo on failed efforts. society.

We need tobecause believe and that than university.

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Zambia Malawi things are possible. all, of civilised politics.

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The question to particularly in trying What about music?

There was on to seek a 3rd term nevidual, ewteb dthen ilav ylthat no si party noitommay orp sinot hT ohw tsirhC suseJ droL eht fo went Sata to choose President Edgar tered voter.

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America where the Republican Union – TANU) has survived In his The country’s leading oppowith the constitution to dereghandling this chemical hope and this false effort to words, the and remained in power be- and Democratic parties have sition party, the United Party I ister not participate any because it can be lethal. draw similarities in the political 9. Now it gets interesting; been ruling that country for cause of intraparty democracy first and for National Development further in politics.

It is the law!

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Muluzi in Africa were the Botswana a good political party. intraparty democracy. try.

It is incumbent upon think that they have won the the prosecuted by be kept under lock and key We are yet to see a political was Democratic Party which has The party has never gone to2021 ruling party not only to observe elections.

Mutharika’s administration. and away from the reach of been ruling in Botswana party with these values emerge aMwanawasa convention won sincea the omnipthe constitution, to ensure Zambians will votebut with 2nd children and irresponsible from the 1960s and in our country. The United otent Hakainde Sammytheirthat other and political players ownallfreewill will not Term ofMr office Mutharikha copy and paste the Malawi the African National Independence Party Hichilema ascended to leaderfollow the rules.

Otherwise we adults. won a 2nd Term of office regardless of N a t i o n a l was a very popular national ship amid some tribal drama. elections shall lead our country into the Mwanawasa chose Rupiah Congress party. But the party destroyed Banda The as UPND can hardly bewhoever abyss.wins the race.

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I hope this false effort to draw similarities in the political fortunes of the two countries will not raise the hopes of some opposition leaders to think that they have won the 2021 elections.

The MMD gave the Zambians a glimmer of hope

Had the vice presidents been subjected to a democratic

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ZIM 'BANS MARCH BY OPPOSITION'

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ARARE - The authorities in Zimbabwe have banned a planned anti-corruption march organised by the main opposition party MDC-Alliance, the stateowned Herald newspaper reports.

It quotes Information ministry spokesperson Nick Mangwana as saying that the march scheduled for July 31 is a "subversion of the constitutional order."

"What is being planned for July 31 is unconstitutional and it will not be allowed to happen. The state has apparatus that are in place to ensure that the constitutional order (is maintained)," Mangwana told the newspaper.

"There is nothing anti-corruption about the protests, as you can see, everyone is mobilising with the view of overthrowing the government," he is quoted as saying.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week sacked

Health Minister Obadiah Moyo for "inappropriate conduct" over a $60m (£48m) medicines supply scandal. The minister has not responded to the allegations. Moyo was last month arrested on charges of corruption and abuse of office in connection with a coronavirus equipment procurement scandal, but was later released on bail.

Meanwhile, the government has fired top executives of the country’s five biggest state hospitals as part of a

restructuring exercise, the health services board said, a week after the Health minister was sacked following corruption allegations.

Health Services Board chair Paulinus Sikhosana told state broadcaster ZBC on Monday that the dismissal of the chief executives and several directors at state hospitals in Harare and Bulawayo was meant to improve “operational efficiency, effectiveness, accountability.” – BBC/ REUTERS.

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Ebola spreading in western Congo GENEVA - Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.

Since authorities announced the outbreak on June 1, 48 cases have been confirmed in Congo’s Equateur province, with a further three probable cases and 20 deaths, WHO’s top emergencies expert Mike Ryan said. – REUTERS.

Mali’s detained opposition leaders freed amid unrest

BAMAKO - The authorities in Mali have released some 20 protest leaders who were detained for seeking the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, their lawyers have said.

The activists were arrested last week, after three days of violent clashes in the capital, Bamako, between demonstrators and the security forces that left at least 11 people dead. – BBC.

Jihadists kill 10 Nigerian soldiers

ABUJA - Jihadists shot dead 10 Nigerian soldiers in two incidents in the country’s restive northeast on Monday, security sources said.

The latest losses for the Nigerian military come after at least 35 troops were killed last week in an attack by fighters loyal to the so-called Islamist State group near Kumulla. – AFP.

Sudan declares emergency in North Darfur state

KHARTOUM - Sudan declared a state of emergency in part of the conflict-ridden western region of Darfur after violence and unrest in two towns, state news agency SUNA said.

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur said it had sent a team to Kutum town in North Darfur state following the reported burning of a police station and cars by unidentified protesters. It gave no details. – REUTERS.

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He added that all those who tested positive were receiving home-based care and none of them required hospitalisation.

Another 100 staff will be tested, he said.

Dr Amoth said Pumwani hospital was safe and that health authorities will give workers all the necessary support.

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In Ghana, the health authorities have detected 55 cases of coronavirus among

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Some 314 were tested in total. All the confirmed cases have been transferred to treatment and isolation centres, according to a joint statement by Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service.

Ghana allowed final-year students back into classrooms last month to allow them to sit exams.

The first cases in schools were detected last Monday.

President Nana Akufo-Addo last week went into quarantine for 14 days as a precaution when a member of his close circle tested positive for coronavirus.

And France is honouring its health workers at scaleddown events to mark the national celebration Bastille Day, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities cancelled the traditional military parade but instead are holding a tribute to those tackling the virus.

Invited audience members included families of French workers who died of Covid-19.

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Leo (July 23-August 22) You’re letting yourself get a bit loopy. Watching for connivers has become your new hobby. Get a grip on yourself any way you can. The easiest way today is to spend time nurturing family members.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Â The way someone provides a service is a bit of a mystery. The charlatan in question may be your financial advisor, or it may simply be the plumber. Whoever it is, recognize their magic

Virgo (August 23-September 22)  Unrealistic goals are better than no goals at all, especially after the funk you’ve been in. Let yourself think big, if only for now. Pie in the sky is the special of the day. Indulge.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Even if you have no business dealings today, your mind is on money. Make sure it’s a healthy preoccupation, not senseless worrying. When you feel you’re being unproductive, stop yourself.

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‘Wada’ replaces Ian Bakala who has been relegated to become the assistant coach with Josphat Nkhoma and Stephen Mwansa who will double as goalkeeping coach as Manchi Janza maintains as physical trainer.

Lusaka Dynamos chief executive officer Francis Bwalya confirmed the development in a statement issued by Club Secretary and Technical Manager Shalala Oliver Sepiso. Bwalya said Nyirenda has signed a short contract for the remainder of the 2019/2020 but noted that it could be extended to next season.

Bwalya said Nyirenda is welcome at the club which is sixth on the 18-team Super Division table with 40 points, six points behind league leaders Forest Rangers.

Bwalya said the Lusaka Dynamos management will give Nyirenda all the support needed to make him comfortable.

He said Nyirenda is coming in with vast experience and the club wants to see how far he will push the boys for the remaining season.

And Nyirenda said he will work tirelessly in the next three months to help the side finish the season in a re-

By MICHAEL MIYOBA ZAMBIA Professional Cricket Association (ZPCA) president Kushal Jain has reaffirmed their commitment to improving the standards of cricket in Zambia.

In an interview after the first ever Betbarter Zambia Cricket league which he described as a success, Jain said the cricket league will inspire more youths to join the sport.

spectable position.

"It is great to be associated with Lusaka Dynamos FC. For the next three months we shall work tirelessly to see that we end this current season in the best position. If everyone works accordingly, and pull in the same direction we can achieve the unthinkable. God will guide us through," Nyirenda said.

The former Zesco United and ZANACO coach joins the “Elite” a few months after he resigned as head coach of South African’s Baroka FC who he helped win the Telkom Knockout Championship in 2018.

The gaffer was also head coach of the Zambian national football team from January 2017 to May 2018 and also worked with the Zambian Under-20 team that won both the Cosafa Under-20 Championship in South Africa and the African Youth Championship in Lusaka. Wada guided the Chipolopolo during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign that saw Zambia beat Algeria home and away as Chipolopolo finished second in a group containing traditional heavyweights Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon.

As a player, Nyirenda played as a striker for Power Dynamos and Nchanga Rangers and later played for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa.

His return to the Super Division will see Nyirenda compete with Zambia’s veteran coaches in George Lwandamina, Patrick Phiri, Beston Chambeshi and Aggrey Chiyangi.

Rugby gets K100, 000 Covid tonic

By MUKWIMA CHILALA THE Zambia Rugby Union has received 5, 000 euros (K100, 000) as Covid relief fund from World Rugby meant to mitigation the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on member teams.

ZRU Public Relations Manager Cecilia Mambwe said clubs had lost out on revenue due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic hence the decision by the global governing body to come out with a contingency plan to mitigate the impact.

Mambwe said that the relief funding that would trickle down to the players was given based on the ranking of respective national unions and that Zambia being ranked lower only got to benefit the K100, 000 equivalent of funds.

She said that the motherbody will embark on a coordinated distribution exercise of essential Covid relief materials to all ZRU affiliated clubs.

Mambwe however said that the Rugby Union will not give cash to the member teams but will instead distribute items such as thermometers, face masks, soaps, hand sanitisers, buckets and foodstuffs.

The Zambia Rugby Union last weekend cancelled the 2020 rugby league following resolutions of its executive committee meeting in Kabwe.

ZPCA committed to improve cricket Jain said the associations’ desire is to develop cricket and take it from the amateur level to professional level.

“Hosting the first ever Betbarter Zambia Cricket league is only the first step in taking Zambia Cricket to international platform and we want to develop cricket not only in Lusaka but in all the 10 provinces so that in future we have

clubs from all the provinces participating in the league," Jain said.

Meanwhile, Jain hailed league sponsors Betbarter, the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for their support during the cricket league played behind closed doors at Lotus Cricket Ground.