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ZAMBIAKasama MP warns UPND chief WOOS IMF

...in another mukula scam

Mr. Sampa

Mr. Mucheleka

P.2 ‘AUDIT

HH TOO’ …apologise or else, Mucheleka told

WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY

By MICHAEL MIYOBA & BUUMBA CHIMBULU AMBIA has launched an ambitious economic recovery strategy including seeking debt cancellation and relief as well as suspending debt contraction among other measures and this would cumulatively earn liquidity relief of over $900 million.

Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu, told bondholders during the investor call yesterday that Zambia was strongly committed towards implementing reforms that would address fiscal fragility.

Dr. Ng’andu hopes to reach a debt restructuring agreement with creditors by April 2021.

The minister said overall, the debt service suspension request could generate liquidity relief of up to USD 979 million.

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Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng'andu

The two trucks the Scania from South Africa and the Freightliner (right), Zimbabwean registered where foundof laden with Mukula Maximal impact Zambia debt tree logs. [Pictures Linda Tembo Soko] service suspension requests: Page 4 Assuming all request for See debt story serviceon suspension are granted, Zambia would be able to achieve:

Status of IMF engagement • Virtual meetings took place during June and July 2020 between the IMF staff, Ministry of Finance and Bank of Zambia teams

IMF talks on again Tutwa hits back at Mwiimbu • USD$ c. 81m of debt service relief (including arrears) on official claims in the context of the DSSI

• USD$ c. 897m of voluntary debt service relief (including arrears) on commercial claims

• Overall, debt service suspension request could generate liquidity relief of up to USD$ c. 979m

• Discussions on the medium-term macro fiscal framework are making good progress

Demolish structures • Mwanakatwe reveals contributing to floods - Lusambo talks set for April P.4 See story on Page 3 JACK Mwiimbu has no moral right to judge the work I have done in my constituency because his area is completely deserted, Kabwe Central Member of Parliament (MP), Tutwa Ngulube, has said.

STORY ON PAGE 5

‘Stop going after ex-Presidents’ ….Cartel behind Kenyatta and Odinga the removal of immunity - RB pledge to heal divisions See of story on Page THE tendency labeling former heads of States villains and campaigning to have their immunity removed unfairly is orchestrated and executed by the same old cartel that had illicitly taken control of some State institutions, former republican President, Rupiah Banda has said.

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Commonwealth sidelines ZCID on dialogue preps Mining firm sues Stanbic for $125, 000

• Two sets of pre-conditions must still be met for the IMF to consider Zambia’s request for financial assistance: (i) an effective implementation of upfront actions and (ii) the design and implementation of a debt strategy

Mr. Lusambo

THE purported audit of Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) provisional liquidator, Mr Milingo Lungu should be [Page 4] extended to probe UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to ascertain how he got shares in companies controlling KCM pension through Saturnia, New Congress Party president Peter Chanda has said.

Pastor Chanda said the call by Mr Hichilema to audit Mr Milingo should also be extended to himself to probe how his companies were controlling the KCM pension scheme through Saturnia.

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA BLACKFIRE Mining Limited has sued Stanbic Bank Plc demanding for US$125, 000 being damages for a breach of contract.

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ConCourt must explain Chilanga vacancy - YALI

The mining firm is also claiming unliquidated and related damages as well as interests on the said money.

STORY ON PAGE 5

See story on Page 2

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‘AUDIT HH TOO’ ... in proposed audit of KCM provisional liquidator

By SILUMESI MALUMO

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HE purported audit of Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) provisional liquidator, Mr Milingo Lungu should be extended to probe UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to ascertain how he got shares in companies controlling KCM pension through Saturnia, New Congress Party president Peter Chanda has said.

Pastor Chanda said the call by Mr Hichilema to audit Mr Milingo should also be extended to himself to probe how his companies were controlling the KCM pension scheme through Saturnia.

Pastor Chanda said it was important that as Mr Hichilema calls for a probe on others, he should also accept to be investigated for a number of issues which had been raised.

He said in a separate interview yesterday, Mr Hichilema cannot paint a picture that others were criminals thereby shielding his wrongdoings.

“It is very important that Mr Hichilema accept to be probed also on issues which have been raised concerning the KCM pension scheme,” Pastor Chanda said.

He said Mr Hichilema had

Appeal court grants CEC judicial review of minister’s decision

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA THE Court of Appeal has granted the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) leave to commence judicial review proceedings against Energy, Minister, Matthew Nkhuwa’s decision to declare its transmission and distribution lines as a common carrier.

Court of Appeal judges Mubanga Kondolo, Flavia Chishimba and Judy ZuluMulongoti, ordered that the judicial review proceedings should be heard before another

High Court judge.

CEC had applied for leave to commence judicial review proceedings in the Lusaka High Court against Nkhuwa’s decision to declare its transmission and distribution lines as a common carrier.

CEC which cited the Attorney General and the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) as respondents, was seeking a declaration that Nkhuwa’s decision to declare its transmission and distribution lines as common carrier was illegal, procedurally improper and the motive is in bad

no moral right to accuse others of wrong doing when he was a culprit on a number of issues that he has been accused of.

Meanwhile, KCM has refuted claims that Mr Lungu authorised payment of US$1.6 million to Cashfin to supply heavy fuel oil. KCM acting Public Relations and Communications Manager, Victoria Kabwe, said the insinuation that Mr Lungu authorised payment to Cashfin, a company which belonged to his relative, was a total fabrication and borders on serious mischief.

“The article is full of innuendos intended to bring the Provisional Liquidator's name into disrepute and discredit the ongoing liquidation process. Provision Liquidator wishes to categorically deny that he is interested in Cashfin Limited, by himself or through any of his relatives.

This fact can simply be verified by making a search at PACRA. In that regard, when the allegations first came to his attention, the Provisional

Liquidator took the step to report the matter to the police so that the persons behind these allegations may be brought to book and as such the matter is the subject of an active police investigation,” Ms Kabwe said.

She said in a statement yesterday, “The apparent insinuation of wrongdoing at KCM is a well-calculated and desperate attempt to cast aspersions on the person and character of the Provisional Liquidator and create a picture of failure in the liquidation process, which is far from the truth.

This is not the first time, she said, that such false allegations of impropriety had been made. Ms Kabwe said the consistent fabrication was intended to create falsehoods that there was failure in managing the company.

“The tabloid has intentionally chosen to print falsehoods to shore up the image of Vedanta Resources, when the shambolic management of KCM under Vedanta is actually the reason the government placed the company in liquidation,” she said.

faith.

It also wanted to challenge ERB’s decision of May 31, 2020 to direct it to charge wheeling tariff of US$5,84/ kw/month.

But in June this year, Lusaka High Court Judge Mwape Bowa declined to allow the CEC to commence judicial review proceedings to challenge Mr Nkhuwa’s decision.

In a ruling, Judge Bowa said that granting CEC an order to stay the minister’s decision would create two conflicting decisions by two High Court judges.

He however, said that CEC was at liberty to renew its application for leave before the Court of Appeal.

CEC then went to the Court of Appeal by way of renewal

seeking leave of the court to commence judicial review proceedings which was declined by the High Court.

In a judgement delivered by judge Chishimba on behalf of other judges, yesterda, the court said it was concerned whether CEC had demonstrated to the court that it had an arguable issue to be resolved at the full hearing.

The judges said it was not in issue that CEC's transmission and distribution lines were declared common carrier and Energy Regulation Board imposed a temporary tariff before the parties could The court said it was satisfied that the applicant met the threshold to be granted leave to commence judicial review proceedings.

Locusts fight to gobble K14 million - Minister

By SILUMESI MALUMO GOVERNMENT has released K14 million towards the fight against the outbreak of locusts in the country.

Minister of Agriculture, Michael Katambo, said so far Ministry of Finance had given the Ministry of Agriculture K10 million and K4 million to Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to be used for the exercise.

Mr Katambo said about three Provinces had been affected, namely, Western, Southern and Central provinces.

He said the affected districts include, Kazungula, Nalolo, Sesheke, Kalabo and Mumbwa.

He disclosed yesterday when he rendered a ministerial statement in Parliament that the first outbreak was recorded in Kazungula district in Southern Province in

March 2020.

He said 22,000 hectares were surveyed and the pests were controlled.

Mr Katambo said, "The current outbreak of locusts has affected Sesheke district which has been identified as a hot spot.”

He said the government had resolved to start the spraying and surveillance exercise in the district.

Mr Katambo said about 29, 500 hectares had been

surveyed in readiness for the spraying exercise.

"The current outbreak is of great concern to government as it has potential to disrupt the 2020-2021 agriculture season which is due to start next month and thereby affect the household and national security,” he said.

It is for this reason that government has responded swiftly by undertaking surveillance and spraying in affected districts.

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UNZALARU demands K4.5m from UNZA council

By GRACE CHAILE- LESOETSA UNIVERSITY of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) has dragged the University of Zambia (UNZA) Council to court demanding K4.5 million arising from arrears of unremitted union contribution.

UNZALARU, which has lodged the claim in the Lusaka High Court, is also demanding interest, costs and incidentals to the proceedings.

Dr Kelvin Mambwe, the UNZALARU general secretary, said in March 1993, the union entered into an agreement with the UNZA council which was entrusted with the role of collecting union contributions from the members by deducting direct from their salaries.

He stated that the UNZA council had been deducting from members their monthly union contribution fees but had not been remitting to UNZALARU. Dr Mambwe said the university now owes the union members K4, 505, 587.52 being arrears of unremitted union contributions despite the funds having already being deducted from members.

The union’s operations depended on the contributions from its members and hence the UNZA council's failure to remit the funds has negatively affected operations.

He said despite the union making several reminders, UNZA council had not made any efforts to settle the outstanding amount.

UNZALARU now wants the court to order the UNZA council to pay the K4.5 million and any other relief the court would deem fit.

Ex-employees protest at Mopani

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA POLICE in Kitwe yesterday fought running battles with over 50 former employees from different contracting firms, who went to demand for their dues at Mopani Copper Mines central office in Nkana West.

Police fired teargas canisters to disperse the former employees who protested for their ex-gracia package of about K11, 000.

The men and women in uniform directed the mob to disperse on grounds that they did not have a permit

to gather in the manner they did, a situation that led to the provocation.

The former employees complained about the criteria employers told them that they could not be paid hence their decision to confront Mopani, which contracted their former employers.

“We were told that not all of us are eligible for the package and we are surprised to hear this. We want to know how our names were ommitted and the criteria the company is using to pay people,” one of the ex-employees said.

But Mopani Copper Mine Public Relations Manager, Nebert Mulenga, told the Daily Nation that management had no basis to meet the former contractor employees on grounds that they were not eligible for the ex-gracia facility.

ZRA, Local Govt seal tax collection deal

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU AN agreement to expand the revenue base by taxing the informal sector has been signed by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Local Government.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will enable the Ministry of Local Government collect base tax and withholding tax on rent on a commission basis of 10 percent.

Base tax is a tax paid by low income earners such as marketeers.

Currently, there are about 15, 000 marketeers registered for base tax on the revenue system and about 13, 000 tenants registered for withholding rental income tax.

Revenue collection from the informal sector has remained a challenge due to limited human resource, says ZRA Commissioner General, Kingsley Chanda.

Mr Chanda expressed confidence that ZRA would be able to tax all the Zambians through the signing of the MoU. "One of the major concerns from the formal sector concerning the see of tax compliance has been the simplification of tax systems and processes.

Acting Accountant General, Emmy Shawa-Chenguluka, expressed confidence that the MoU was of mutual benefits.

Local Government Permanent Secretary, Ed Chomba, emphasised that he would not tolerate abuse of revenue which would be realised from the partnership.

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ZAMBIA WOOS IMF WITH ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY From page 1 Dr Ng’andu said government will aggressively pursue a systematic creditor and debt management strategy to address the repayment fragility, to dismantle the country’s cumulative external and publicly guaranteed debt of US$18.5 billion, a level which has breached the required threshold to obtain an International Monetary Fund (IMF) package.

(Zambia’s economy has contracted due to Covid-19 induced factors, thereby leading to the elevation of the debt to GDP ratio to a level above that which is recommended by the IMF.) A total of US$1.4 billion worth of potential disbursements were cancelled while the Ministry of Finance targets another US$1.8 billion next year.

Dr Ng’andu told the investors that the pandemic period had necessitated the request to defer interest payment so as to create fiscal space.

He said this would allow survival in crisis time while hedging the country against interest penalties for delayed payments.

Meanwhile, Dr Ng’andu said Zambia ’s total public and publicly guaranteed debt reached US$ 18.5 billion, or approximately 104 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as at end 2019 inclusive of continent liabilities and debt owed by SOE’s with an average interest of 4.5 percent.

Dr Ng’andu told bondholders that the country’s debt position had breached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) threshold of 35 percent. “Debt stand still is required for us to work with the IMF. We are working within the Debt Service Suspension Initiative – DSSI rules to qualify for the upper credit crunch program by the lender,” Dr Ng’andu said.

He however expressed commitment and was confident that the country would implement measures adequate enough between now and the proposed stand still date so as to get economic bailout assistance

from the IMF. Zambia has written to key creditors of which some such as the Paris Club members have provided the copper producer with reprieve from 01 May to 31 December 2020.

The steps to engage creditors and rescope debt have been fueled by COVID-19 effects on the fiscal side for Zambia which did trigger various stimulus interventions at both monetary and fiscal level.

The pandemic has made it challenging for Zambia to meet its contractual debt service obligations and hence the application for the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) The IMF cannot lend to a country whose public debt is deemed unsustainable unless the IMF receives strong assurances that the country is engaged in a strategy to restore debt sustainability with a high degree of probability. Zambia intends to use the debt standstill period to devise a credible debt strategy and conduct consultations with creditors. Meanwhile, Zambia has Embarked on an Action Plan to Address the Difficulties it is Confronted with . The Government and the Bank of Zambia have articulated an emergency policy response to address the COVID-19 crisis And Reuters reports Zambia external public debt burden amounts to nearly $12 billion with $3 billion outstanding Eurobonds, $3.5 billion of bilateral debt, $2.9 billion of other commercial debt and $2.1 billion owed to multilaterals. Some $3 billion of public debt is owed to China.

Investors watching the presentation said they welcomed Ng’andu’s commitment to “fair and equitable” treatment for all creditors, but were disappointed about the lack of detail on the status of talks with China or debt owed by state-owned power company Zesco.

Dollar bonds fell by around 1 cent in the dollar with many bonds trading at just over 50 cents in the dollar, their lowest in more than two months.

‘Stop going after ex-Presidents’

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

THE tendency of labeling former heads of States villains and campaigning to have their immunity removed unfairly is orchestrated and executed by the same old cartel that had illicitly taken control of some State institutions, former republican President, Rupiah Banda has said.

And Mr Banda said the precedent of going after every former republican President and subjecting them to unfair treatment must come to an end.

He said the same old cartel which spearheaded the injustice removal of late second republican, Dr Frederick Chiluba’s immunity, did the same to him and would probably do the same to President Edgar Lungu once he left office if left unchecked.

Mr Banda said this yesterday at his home in Lusaka when he bought 25 copies of Grave Injustice; in memory of second republican President, Dr. Fredrick J.T. Chiluba, presented to him by some organising committee members Yotam Chikamba, Donald Chanda and Darlington Chiluba.

“What they did to him, is what they did to me. They went to Parliament and got Parliament to withdraw our immunity. ‘’And they are the same group of people. It has nothing to do with the President, not even something to do with Mwanawasa (Levy) himself. It is the same group of people who are behind this,” Mr

Mr. Rupiah Banda receiving a copy of the book from Mr Chikamba

Banda said.

He said it was his hope that the book ‘Grave Injustice’ which he shall send a copy to President Lungu would help many Zambians understand what was happening to former Presidents when they left office.

“We have unsung heroes in Zambia but there is no statue, not even for Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. This book will show that we have good heroes,” he said.

Mr Banda said Zambians were brainwashed by the cartel who engineered and executed the notion that every former national leader was a villain.

“They did that to Kaunda, they did that to Chiluba, and I am sure if Mwanawasa had lived, they would have done to him the same. Even if my President was to leave, they will do the same. I think we must get rid of going after our leaders. But doing that we, must first clean the

past,” he said.

He said future governments should never fall into the temptation of maliciously removing immunities of former leaders because what had happened in Zambia was not the fight against corruption but a scheme to harass and scandalize former presidents.

Meanwhile, former State House special assistant for economic affairs under Dr Chiluba’s regime, Donald Chanda has appealed to Parliament to consider restoring the immunity of Dr Chiluba posthumously because he was acquitted of criminal charges for which he lost his immunity from prosecution.

Mr Chanda said Dr Chiluba did a lot for Zambia and that his immunity removal was engineered and executed by the cartel using the friendship they had created with the Government and leadership that they manipulated.

INTERIM RESULTS SENS ANNOUNCEMENT (Company registration number: 6525 Share Code: SCZ Summary unaudited Results for the half Year ended June 2020.

ISIN: ZM0000000094)

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, No. 41 of 2016 and the listing rules of Lusaka Stock Exchange,Standard Chartered Bank Zambia PLC announces the interim results of the half year ended 30 June 2020.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2020

ASSETS

2020 ZMW'000

2019 ZMW'000

580,953 1,718,594 80,015 4,614,176 293,364 2,103,698 2,293,309 40,330 85,814 119,983 648,618

341,470 501,622 42 4,043,978 745,490 1,296,049 2,862,206 28,245 13,477 118,131 597,847

STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 2020 ZMW'000 Revenue Operating expense

12,578,854

10,548,557

227,072 (36,287)

Profit/ (Loss) before Tax

(189,259)

190,785

Income tax expense Profit/ (Loss) for 6 month ended Earnings/ (Loss) per share

Total Liabilities

8,612,971 420,000 22,000 78,058 5,374 51,360 689,327 669,467

12,578,854

10,548,557

1,428,279

1,486,330

Off Balance sheet liabilities

(67,767)

(225,465)

123,018

(0.14)

0.07

The Bank has continued to enhance its strategic position in the Market by championing the digital growth. This has been a success as can be seen from the recent award of Standard Chartered being the Best Consumer Digital Bank in Zambia by Global Finance Awards.

In the first half of 2020, the Zambian market was impacted by the unanticipated COVID 19 world pandemic. This pandemic caused a shift to the normal way of working and as a Bank we have kept our internal and external stakeholders including our communities at the center of fighting the pandemic.

Despite the challenging market conditions that have continued during the year, the Bank has continued to benefit from a strong asset base which recorded a growth of 19% year on year (YoY). The Bank however reported a loss mainly on account of increase in expected credit losses (ECL) on debt instruments other than loan impairments.

Financial Highlights Balance Sheet Balance Sheet growth of 19% was mainly due to the following;

Balance at 1st January 2019 AFS reserve movements

Balance as at 30 June 2020

10,285,419 350,000 152,889 4,941 72,536 982,244 730,825

(36,206)

STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AS AT 30 JUNE 2020

Other movement

Customer deposits Balances due to Bank of Zambia Amounts Owing to Other Banks Amounts Owing to Banks Abroad Dividends Payable Subordinated liabilities Other Liabilities Shareholders funds

540,372 (313,300)

244,378

Dividend

LIABILITIES

589,525 (345,147) (433,637)

Profit for the year

Total Assets

2019 ZMW'000

Impairment on financial instruments

Operating profit

Notes and Coins Balances held with Bank Of Zambia Balances held with Commercial Banks Balances held with Banks Abroad Government of Zambia Securities Treasury Bills Issued by the Government Loans and Advances Derivative Financial Instruments Intangible Assets Fixed Assets Other Assets

2020 ZMW'000

2019 ZMW'000

681,284

634,655

(225,465)

123,018

192,848

43,615

-

(5,001)

82,158

(126,820)

730,825

669,467

Customer deposits grew by 19% year on year mainly on account of increase in demand deposits impacted by the Banks digital campaign.

Investment in securities increased by 62% mainly on treasury bills.

This was due to more liquidity in the market compared to prior year.

Balances with Banks abroad increased by 14% year on year.

Loans and advances reduced by 20% year on year.

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 2020 ZMW'000

2019 ZMW'000

Cash flow from operating activities

2,307,566

2,177,965

Cash flows from investing activities

(424,086)

(256,516)

(13,985)

(5,001)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

1,869,495

1,916,448

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

4,772,312

2,822,331

Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash held

(6,072)

33,533

6,635,735

4,772,312

Cash flows from financing activities

Cash and cash equivalents for 6 months ended

Income Statement The Bank reported a loss of ZMW 225m compared to prior year profit of ZMW 123m. This was mainly due to; Increase in operating expenses of 10% on account of expenses relating to personal protective equipment for the current COVID 19 pandemic. The depreciation of the Kwacha also increased the foreign currency denominated expenses.

Impairment on financial instruments increased from K36m in June 2019 to K434m in June 2020, this was split as follows; Loan impairment at K146m in comparison to K36m the same period prior year, and Expected credit losses (ECL) on government securities at K288m in comparison to K24m in 2019.

The above were negated by an increase in total revenue of 9% mainly due to interest from investment securities which was driven by growth in Balance Sheet holding.

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VOICE OF SANITY WITH so much dangerous talk in the air questioning the credibility of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in relation to the ongoing registration of voters, there has to be a voice of sanity somewhere.

And that voice of sanity came from President Edgar Lungu on Monday when he stated the obvious – that he was committed to ensuring that the ECZ remained an independent institution.

President Lungu said his office will not sanction any acts that will usurp the powers of the ECZ as has been insinuated in some quarters.

The President noted with concern insinuations from some quarters of society that he had directed the ECZ to abandon the current voters’ register and to introduce electronic voting in an effort to disadvantage the opposition in the 2021 elections.

It is quite obvious that these insinuations are being made with the sinister motive of destabilising the country. For how could a leader aspiring to take over the reins of power start sowing a bad seed – potential unrest?

It is quite obvious that these sinister voices are clearly preparing defence for their electoral defeat next year if they lose elections.

They will simply blame the ECZ that it was under the control of the governing Patriotic Front and some imagined built-in tricks to work against the opposition.

President Lungu was quite emphatic that he will go to any lengths to defend the independence and integrity of the ECZ. That is the language people want to hear from their political leaders, defending and respecting state institutions that are critical to ensuring the country’s peace and stability.

All must respect and accept that the ECZ is an independent and autonomous electoral management body mandated by Article 229 of the Constitution of Zambia to conduct elections.

And since its establishment in 1996, the ECZ has had a credible track record, delivering five General Elections (in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016), two Presidential Elections (in 2008 and 2015) and several National Assembly and Local Government by-elections.

What should worry the public is why certain political leaders want to wash dirty linen in public.

What stops them from engaging ECZ officials if they have any misgivings? But because they have sinister ideas, they prefer to shout from rooftops and ant-hills about perceived plans by the government party to rig elections.

As President Lungu said, even the Patriotic Front was uncomfortable with some of the newly introduced methods but he was restrained to comment because his words maybe seen as interference in the operations of the ECZ. All political parties must realise that they are key stakeholders and it is their responsibility to ensure that the ECZ succeeds in its work and not derailing its programmes.

This is the more reason we reiterate what the Authentic Advocates for Justice and Democracy (AAJD) said in our Monday edition, that political stakeholders must respect and support state institutions that are mandated with the important role of managing elections.

AAJD Public Relations Director, Samuel Banda, said institutions such as the ECZ were cardinal to the democratic dispensation of the country.

All political players must realise that the ECZ is not there to serve the party in government but the entire nation across the political divide.

Its successes and failures depends on the support it receives from the political parties and other interest groups.

When President Lungu upholds the independence of the ECZ, it means just that – defending the constitution and not playing to the gallery.

PURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTERGRITY

By NATION REPORTER

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has so far paid K60 million to transporters engaged to ferry maize from its satellite depots to main holding depots countrywide.

FRA executive director Chola Kafwabulula has told journalists that since a number of transporters have been paid they should immediately start moving the maize to help the agency reach the target of buying one million metric tonnes of maize and avoid crop wastage.

He said this is because roads leading to some satellite depots are in a bad state and once it starts raining the maize might go to waste.

"That we will not allow because we don't want to compromise national food security.

We will not compromise on the quality of the maize, we will ensure that no grain goes to waste.

"As far as crop wastage is concerned at FRA we are below one percent. The industry allows for two percent but we are beating the industry standard," Mr.

FILE PHOTO : ‘‘A number of transporters have been and so they should immediately start moving the maize to help the agency reach the target of buying one million metric tonnes of maize.’’

Kafwabulula said.

He said maize going to waste at FRA is a thing of the past and that the agency has not heard about it for the past five to six years.

He said stiff competition FRA is facing from the private sector is expected in Zambia's liberalised economy but that there

are still loyal farmers who believe in the FRA and have continued to sell their maize to the agency.

Mr. Kafwabulula said the FRA's major concerns in terms of maize purchase were in Southern and Eastern provinces but its purchases in Luapula and Muchinga provinces are extremely high.

Court discontinues Zulu, 4 others’ voter registration case

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

JUDGE Gertrude Chawatama has discontinued proceedings in the matter in which civil activist Michael Zulu and four others sued the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) over voter registration because there was a similar case before the Lusaka High court.

She has also declined the five leave for the application for judicial review.

Mr Zulu, Mr Fumba Chama, Mr Brian Bwembya (B-Flow), Mr Nawa Sitali and Mr Muleta Kapatiso had filed an application for leave to apply for judicial review.

Among the reliefs sought by the applicants included an order that the 30 days voters’ registration period ECZ set is illegal as well as an order for the Commission to retake the decision that requires all already registered voters to participate in a process of voter validation.

They argued that that ECZ’s decision amounted to deregistering voters without notice and following laid down procedure, which was contrary to the law.

They also wanted the decisions to be quashed as it was illegal, irrational and/ or unreasonable and procedurally improper as they contravene Part II of the Electoral Process Act and Regulations 8,10,11 and 12 of the Electoral (registration of voters) regulations statutory instrument no.38 of 2010.

The five represented by lawyers Nchito and Nchito and Mwenye and Mwitwa submitted that the arguments raised in their application were different from those raised by opposition party UPND whose case is before Judge Mwila Chitabo.

This was after ECZ submitted that the grievances in the application was similar those of UPND. UPND sued ECZ over its online voter registration exercise and the 30 days cut off period, seeking judicial review.

However, Judge Chawatama in her ruling said the decision which will be made by Justice Chitabo in the UPND case will resolve the issues in the matter before her, as the reliefs sought in that case will have an effect on all citizens of Zambia including Mr Zulu and others.

“This court enjoys wide discretion to make any order in order to do justice. It is in the interest of Justice that an order to stop these proceedings at this point as allowing these proceedings to proceed might lead to conflicting decisions by my learned brother Justice Chitabo and myself, a situation that would bring the integrity of this court into disrepute,” she said.

“As I have stated earlier, this decision is also determinant on the issue of leave to grant judicial review. Leave for the application for judicial review is equally declined for the reasons stated in the preliminary application,” the judge ruled.

‘New Covid-19 drug promising’ THERE has been a good response to the newly introduced drug, remdesivir, in the treatment of critically-ill Covid-19 patients, Ministry of Health Director for Infectious Diseases Lloyd Mulenga has said.

Professor Mulenga said one of the critically sick patients, who received the drug, has recovered and discharged.

He also observed that some patients who developed diabetes after contracting Covid-19 have since stopped taking insulin as their sugar levels have normalised.

Prof Mulenga said this was a new phenomenon which the medical professionals were trying to learn.

Meanwhile, Prof Mulenga noted that most people who were on oxygen therapy had continued experiencing difficulties in breathing even after recovering and that they still felt fatigued. – ZNBC.

‘Diarrhoea kills 1, 000 children daily globally’

By NOEL IYOMBWA

NEARLY 1, 000 children die globally each day due to preventable water and sanitation related diarrhea diseases, minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Jonas Chanda has said.

Speaking during an engagement meeting to discuss investment in water services for seven constituencies, Dr Chanda said that 2.4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services such as toilets or latrines among others.

He said that water sanitation and good hygiene practice is key in enhancing human

development and that it remains at the centre of sustainable development goals.

Dr Chanda stated that in order to attain universal access to water and sanitation in line with sustainable development goals, government has emphasised a coordinated and multifaceted approach to water and sanitation.

He reiterated government commitment towards effective participation of the private sector in the provision water and sanitation.

“This is why government found it prudent to invite the private sector to join hands in providing water and sanitation in the city of Lusaka,” Dr Chanda said.

He said government

recognises the critical role the private sector and civil society plays in improving the health of people.

And the minister has disclosed over the past 10 years government has invested over $500,000, 000 in Lusaka alone in water and sanitation.

He said the projects include the Lusaka water supply and sanitation project , Kafue Bulk water project and the Lusaka sanitation program through different financing arrangements with cooperating partners.

Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary Mavuto Sakala said that water remains a key development agenda for the government He said water plays a

critical role in catalysing socio economic development process of the Zambia.

Mr Sakala said that water also plays a significant role in enhancing human development and contributes significantly in fostering the country’s sustainable development.

He stated that water resources management and development remains central to the attainment of poverty reduction and sustainable development.

Mr Sakala said that government through the ministry of water development, sanitation and environmental protection is focused towards attainment of the goals under the vision 2030 and the sustainable development.

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MANAGER NABBED OVER MISSING AGRO INPUTS SALE OF PROPERTIES

By PETER SICHALI POLICE in Kanchibiya have arrested a warehouse manager for allegedly stealing agriculture inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).

Muchinga Province Commissioner of Police Joel Njase said the inputs stolen include eight bags of Pannar seed each weighing 50 kilogrammes, two bags of Pioneer seed, 20 bags of Seedco seed and 33 bags of soya beans.

Mr Njase identified the suspect as Kelly Nsofwa 34, a FISP warehouse manager of Kanchibiya and that after inquiries, it was discovered that the in-puts were delivered to Kasama.

He said officers have managed to recover 12 by 50 bags of Seedco seed and three bags of Pannar seed from Location compound in Kasama from one person whose name had been withheld.

Mr Njase said officers are waiting for someone from Seedco to assess the property stolen and re-covered.

Meanwhile, Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Martin Malama has warned that his office would not shield anyone involved in misappropriation of farming inputs.

Dr Malama said it was unfortunate that some peo-ple would want to tamper with farming inputs meant for small-scale farmers.

Mining firm sues Stanbic for $125, 000

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA BLACKFIRE Mining Limited has sued Stanbic Bank Plc demanding for US$125, 000 being damages for a breach of contract.

The mining firm is also claiming unliquidated and related damages as well as interests on the said money.

In a statement of claim filed in the Kabwe High Court, Blackfire Mining Limited said it held two accounts with Stanbic Bank Kabulonga branch namely account number 9130002523993 being a dollar account and a Kwacha account n.9130002523942.

It stated that a contractual and fiduciary relationship of banker and customer was immediately entered, therefore, Stanbic Bank owed the mining company a duty of care in respect of the maintenance and operation of the said accounts.

But sometime on or about June 20, 2020 a dispute arose amongst the shareholders and directors of Blackfire Mining

arising from the delinquent and malfeasance conduct as well as transactions upon the said accounts by one of them being David Lance Morris.

The plaintiff stated that on July 2, 2020, the Blackfire Mining Limited board of directors issued a resolution removing Mr Morris as director of the company and as a signatory to its accounts and the resolution was served to the bank.

The company through its lawyers, Messrs G M Legal Practitioners did write to Stanbic on July 3, this year informing them that Mr Morris was not to conduct any business or operations on the subject accounts.

Blackfire reported Mr Morris to Zambia Police on July 2, 2020 for fraudulent withdrawal of money from the accounts and in consequences the Police served a warrant upon the bank.

However, between June 29 and July 13 this year, Mr Morris fraudulently and contrary to Blackfire Mining’s instruction to Stanbic Bank, made six transfers from the accounts which he paid into his personal accounts and/ or other accounts of his choice.

“By acting contrary to the plaintiff’s company instruction, the defendant breached the implied term of contract between the parties as well as its fiduciary duty to the plaintiff,” said the mining firm.

Tutwa hits back at Mwiimbu

By SILUMESI MALUMO JACK Mwiimbu has no moral right to judge the work I have done in my constituency because his area is completely deserted, Kabwe Central Member of Parliament, Tutwa Ngulube, has said.

Mr Ngulube was reacting to claims by Mr Mwiimbu that the people in Kabwe Central constituency want change in 2021 because of underperformance of their MP. But Mr Ngulube said Mr Mwiimbu, who is Monze Central MP, was in fact the one who was likely not to be adopted because he had completely failed to serve the constituents in 20 years he had been MP. Mr Ngulube said the projects and many other things he had done in Kabwe Central constituency were there to be seen.

He said his popularity was growing each and every day because the constituents appreciated his efforts.

He said in an interview yesterday that it was ridiculous for Mr Mwiimbu to talk about issues which he was not aware of.

Mr Ngulube said in his five year term which would end in 2021, he had done extremely well and come 2021 the party would adopt him and consequently win the elections with a landslide.

“People like Jack Mwiimbu cannot even compare their works to that of mine, we are not on the same level and he should know that I am above him.

INDO ZAMBIA BANK LIMITED as mortgagees in possession is inviting bids from interested parties for purchase of the following properties on “as is where is basis”

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Interested parties may purchase the bidding Document/Form upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ZMW 100 in cash and deposit the bid at the branches mentioned below. The details of the properties are as follows:

Details of Property

Size/Area

Farm No. 9170-Subdivision A Kamatanda area, Kazungula District, Southern Province.

The property is located forty (40) Kilometres West of Livingstone Town Centre in Southern Province.

This property is on 289.11 acres area of land and comprises of a main Office block, guest house/shop, plant and machinery in six (6) sheds, workshop, storage, guard house, staff house, transformer substation House, borehole pump house and carport.

289.11 Acres

The Timber processing Plant and Machinery comprises of: • Saw Mill Section • Bio-Coal Section • Plywood, Block and Particle Board and Veneer production Line Section • Boiler and Kiln Dying Equipment • Furniture and Decking Section • Workshop and other Equipment i.e. Drilling and Welding Machines • Trailers • One (1) Volvo Truck

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Stand No. 731, Airport Road, Livingstone This residential property is situated along Airport Road in a prime low density area, approximately 700 meters from CBD of Livingstone. The property is enclosed in a concrete block wall to two boundary line and enclosed by chain link wire mesh to the other two boundary lines on steel pole supports.

Property comprises of three (2) bedrooms with one (1) self-contained bedroom, a separate bathroom, toilet, lounge/dining area, kitchen, front verandah and another un roofed veranda to the main bedroom side externally, storeroom and garage.

The property also has a workers cottage which is self-contained bedsitter, kitchen, toilet, shower and un roofed verandah with open front entrance.

2,294 square meters

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Stand No.1091 Chibuluma, Kalulushi Residential property.

Incomplete house that comprises of 4 bedrooms, 2 (two bedrooms) ensuite, lounge, dining, sitting area, conferenceroom, kitchen, pantry, study room, 2 (two) separate toilets and 2 (two) bathrooms.

2,130 square meters

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Stand No. 2580, North Park, Mongu This is a residential property located in the High cost area of North Park 360m from Kamarata road. The property consists of 6 semi detached flats: each flat comprises of 2 bed rooms, lounge, dining area, kitchen with a pantry, combined toilet and shower, rear and front verandah.

The property also has a care taker’s living quarters, a concrete block wall fence with a metal gate, a 5000 litres elevated PVC water tank and 5000 litres under ground PVC tank with a booster pump.

2,808 square metres

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Plot No.887, Kafue This is an incomplete residential property in a high cost area situated off Kafue road behind Kafue secondary day school. It comprises of four (4) bedrooms, master self contained, all bedrooms have inbuilt closets, kitchen with a pantry, kitchen opens up to a verandah, dining room, one separate toilet and bathroom.

948 square metres

CONTACT The Debt Recovery Committee, Head Office , Plot No.6907, Cairo Road, P.O. Box 35411, Lusaka.

Tel: 0211 225080 0211 224653 0211 230115 Cell: +260 760 536653 +260 979 482451

“The Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid without notice and decision of the Bank on the Bid Accepted is final”

All bids should be clearly marked “Tender for purchase of property” and should be deposited in the Tender Box at respective branches before 30th September, 2020.

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ZSIC predicts enhanced social protection

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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Wednesday 30 September, 2020

‘VILLAGE BANKING ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLE’

According to the Arbitrageur, Savings groups such as village banking had successfully penetrated the formal financial sector.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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AVINGS groups in Zambia are still attractive investment vehicles given the high yields and premiums above elevated inflation, says the Kwacha Arbitrageur.

According to the Arbitrageur, Savings groups such as village banking had successfully penetrated the formal financial sector.

“It is the most spoken about investment option in the informal sector. Savings groups have successfully penetrated the formal sector with the C-suite class.

“Increased appetite is driven by high returns and lean liquidity access costs

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HE Zambia Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) held its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24th September 2020, under the theme “Exploring Smart Technologies for Value Addition”. The Association has progressively responded to the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, setting trends to its members to utilize technology and support continued production.

Evidently, ZAM has embraced the theme. The AGM was conducted as a hybrid meeting, with members joining in virtually while recipients of Proudly Zambian Campaign (PZC) certificates were physically present at the venue.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI), ZAM presented nine Proudly Zambian Certificates to manufacturing companies that had been vetted and approved as good representatives of Zambian local brands. Products from these companies were established as environmentally friendly and met international quality standards, two requirements for the use of the Proudly Zambian logo.

Eighteen companies had received certification in 2019 and have been championing this campaign, inspiring consumer confidence in local products in the country.

ZAM therefore, wishes to congratulate the following

compared with having to secure a bank loan that requires collateral and attracts a higher interest cost,” said the Arbitrageur.

Village banking, the Ar-

INFLATION

“This return is not only lucrative, but a perfect hedge against rising inflation as the nation faces a currency rout that is aggressively driving cost push effects higher,”

bitrageur said, was earning its members 30-85 percent annually driven by a groups borrowing patterns.

It explained that the more active a group was, in borrowing and saving, the more interest was earned in aggregate to grow the fund.

“This return is not only lucrative, but a perfect hedge against rising inflation as the nation faces a currency rout that is aggressively driving cost push effects higher,” the Arbitrageur said.

It however said the savings option had its fair share of risks from a due diligence perspective which if not managed effectively could flag money laundering risks.

“Earlier in the year the

law enforcement agency pounced on a savings group initiative in the Southern part of Zambia that was linked to a money laundering scheme with the group members losing their funds forfeited to the authorities.

“It is imperative that members of the group act in the best interests of other members to ensure that proper due diligence of all involved in the group is done,” the Arbitrageur said.

Recently, the Bank of Zambia reiterated its support for savings groups which played an important role in providing community based financial services informally.

ZSIC Life PLC has said a path to economic recovery will require companies to service their obligations, as it describes the 2021 National Budget as pro-poor and worker friendly.

Public Relations Manager, Nabwalya Vlahakis, said with the Covid-19 pandemic adversely affecting the economy, a path to recovery would require that companies did their part to service their obligations as far as employee benefits were concerned.

Ms Vlahakis said the 2021 national budget would enhance social protection owing to the measures taken in increasing the exempt threshold for Pay as you earn (PAYE) and adjustment to the income tax band.

She said these measures would result in K455.6 million in additional income to the pockets of Zambian workers.

Ms Vlahakis said in a statement that insurance would be cardinal in achieving social security as it touched on different faces of social protection.

She said this was due to its obligation of dimin-

MANUFACTURERS CORNER With SOPANI MUZUMARA

companies for being accredited to the campaign and for their adherence and commitment to quality processes in their production.

• Ascensio Investments Limited • Travium Supplies • Manal Investments Limited • Strongpak Limited • Unified Chemicals Zambia Limited • Unity Packages Limited • Yatu Foods Limited • Unity Garments Limited • Sunfoods Trading Limited ZAM urges all consumers to look out for products with the official PZC logo from accredited companies. Zambian manufacturing has grown to levels where there are now Zambian products in almost every production category.

From household goods, to office equipment, to foods and beverages. Your purchase of local produced goods saves a

job as employment is created, brings tax revenue into the country and allows for growth in the sector.

Moreover, manufacturing strengthens utilization of local content and Government support remains key in the process. ZAM is ready to overcome the underutilization of local content which has arisen mainly on account of, weak inter-sectoral linkages and lack of integration of local products into domestic value chains. ZAM is playing its role by ensuring that small and medium enterprises are developed into suppliers that can meaningfully contribute into the value chains. Actualisation of linkage development can be achieved through the Government’s enactment of the local content policy into law. Therefore, the local content law should be fasttracked, to allow for effective development of economic linkages in the country.

During the AGM, dialogue and exchange of ideas was

at the heart of the discussion between ZAM and MCTI. The private sector emphasized its role as a vital development partner whose strategic role in policy formulation and implementation was critical for development. ZAM relayed challenges affecting the manufacturing sector such as depreciation of the Zambian Kwacha, high interest rates, the escalating burden of costs, and illicit trade to the Guest of Honour.

High costs of production in the country on account of inconsistent policy decisions such as the Sales Tax proposal, were reported to have led to the subsequent decline in productivity, competitiveness, as well as disrupted willingness to enhance investments in plant expansion and process upgrading in the manufacturing sector. Thus, undertaking continued dialogue between the Government and industry captains was emphasized as essential, before drafting laws necessary to remove ambigui-

ty and unpredictability in the fiscal environment.

ZAM further called on the Government to address the rising cost of doing business and lessen the high cost of borrowing because manufacturing firms could only remain competitive in the region if business costs remained stable.

“We take note of the efforts that the Government has put in place especially in response to the pandemic. However, more support is needed with regards domestic industrialization to develop capabilities and make local commodities more competitive” it was said.

Additionally, the Illicit Trade challenge which continued to undermine competitive business practices and reduced the much-needed revenue for the country was brought to the fore. The Guest of Honour was informed that ZAM had instituted an anti-illicit trade task force to clamp on

ishing people's exposure to risks and enhancing their capacity to manage economic and social risks such as unemployment, exclusion sickness, disability and old age.

“One of the lessons drawn from the Covid 19 pandemic is that there is an urgent need to provide security at individual, household and corporate level with life assurance cushioning the impact of major life losses,” Ms Vlahakis said.

Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu, last week announced during the 2021 national budget presentation that Government had increased exempt threshold for PAYE to K4, 000 per month from K3, 300 to increase disposal income of employees.

Dr Bwalya explained that Zambian workers earning up to K4, 000 per month would not be taxed starting next year unlike the current situation where income earned from K3,301 to K4,100 per month was attracting a 25 percent tax.

“Disposable income for any worker is welcome as it translates into improvement and enhancement of livelihoods with a positive impact on the economy,” Ms Vlahakis said.

perpetuators and play its part in countering this scourge.

“ZAM believes that addressing these challenges will be useful for Zambia’s economic transformation and for putting the economy back on the track of recovery.”

Lastly, it was brought to the Ministry’s attention, the intention for development of the ZAM act. By becoming an act of Parliament, ZAM believes that given a mandate to regulate, monitor and strengthen governance in the manufacturing sector, lack of coordination among manufacturers and illicit trade would be curbed. The enactment of the ZAM legislation would be used as a tool to defend local manufacturers and consumers against unscrupulous manufacturers and traders.

The Ministry’s responses addressed all the raised issues by ZAM members to the satisfaction of the AGM attendees. ZAM was offered an olive branch and open doors by the Ministry. Hence, ZAM wishes to extend its gratitude to MCTI for their continued support and partnership with the Association. Further gratitude is extended to industry captains and all other manufactures for their support to the 34th Annual AGM. Specific mention is made of the sponsors for 2020 who include: Trade Kings Group, Roland Imperial Tobacco Limited, ZAMEFA, Zambia Sugar PLC and Zambia Breweries PLC.

Wednesday 30 September, 2020

Farmers threaten to boycott tea picking NAIROBI - Tea farmers from the Mt Kenya region are putting pressure on Kenya Tea Development Agency chairman Peter Kanyago to quit following a Nation expose that he was also doubling as a broker.

They have also threatened to boycott harvesting tea until the National Assembly passes the sector reforms proposed

by Agriculture minister Peter Munya.

While a Tea Bill is awaiting approval, a Parliamentary Committee on Delegated Legislation which has been holding meetings with farmers in Mt Kenya region, was told that factory directors had illegally handed over their governance mandate to KTDA against management principles.

“In law, we have a dictum delegatus non potest delegare which means that delegated authority cannot be

delegated further. A delegatee cannot delegate without our permission. They could only delegate management, not governance,” said Mr Moffat Kamau during a meeting with MPs at Nduti Tea Factory in Murang’a County.

“We are giving KTDA up to October 5 to withdraw all the court cases failure to which we shall stop harvesting of tea and we shall remove all the KTDA officers seconded to our factories,” a memorandum handed over to the MPs said in part.

“We have reached a moment of no turning back.

It is now do or die and this sector must be liberated against all odds. KTDA cannot pay farmers a bonus of between Sh9 and Sh30 and expect to be offered a rose,” said Mr Irungu Nyakera, a member of the Taskforce on Tea Reforms.

Nyakera said the ongoing push for total overhaul of the value chain structures have the ability to push up farmers’ earnings and improve bonus calculations.

There has been uproar in the tea industry after KTDA’s second payment, known in the industry as bonus, was dismissed by farmers as meagre and they demanded to know how it was calculated for various factories.

“If you calculate the net

5 groups ousted from U.N.-backed responsible investment list LONDON - Five investors have been removed from the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, in the first such move by the group for those failing to meet its minimum requirements.

The PRI has amassed more than 3, 000 signatories managing in excess of $100 trillion in assets since it was launched in 2006 and membership is increasingly seen as crucial for asset managers pitching for mandates from pension schemes.

But the PRI, whose members were told in 2018 they had two years to reach a new set of minimum requirements, said on Monday four asset managers and one asset owner would be delisted.

BPE, the private banking arm of France’s La Banque Postale, is the largest, with assets the PRI put at around $5 billion.

Stichting Gemeenschappelijk Beleggingsfonds FNV (GFB) which is part of the

biggest Dutch labour union, Indonesia’s Corfina Capital, U.S.-based Primary Wave IP Investment Management and French-based Delta Alternative Management, which reported assets of between $40 million to $310 million, were also removed, the PRI said.

BPE said in a statement that, for legal reasons, it had not been able to comply with one of the six fundamental principles of the PRI, regarding discretionary management, but was “currently working on resolving this legal constraint in order to once again adhere to (the) PRI.” A spokeswoman for GFB was “very disappointed” by the PRI’s decision. The GFB holds a small part of the overall capital of the FNV union and the costs of meeting the new requirements exceeded the benefits, the spokeswoman said, adding that the majority of FNV’s capital is managed separately and will still be listed. – REUTERS.

SQUEEZE ENDS?

…Zim invited to host investment fair in US

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ARARE – The United States says it is ready to open its doors for Zimbabwe to have an investment fair to attract investors, a direct positive consequence of President Mnangagwa re-engagement initiative.

This comes as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo called upon the US not to ignore reforms that the Second Republic has implemented in the past few years leading to economic rejuvenation.

In a virtual meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly debate, Dr Moyo told the US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Ambassador Tibor

ZSE puts final touches to VFEX HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) officials last Thursday met Victoria Falls Municipality management and other stakeholders in the resort town to finalise steps towards the operationalisation of the much awaited Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX).

A ZSE team led by chief executive officer Justin Bgoni, held marathon meetings with different stakeholders here and also inspected various properties with a view to open an office this week.

VFEX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZSE was recently issued with a licence by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (Secz).

The Government has long-term plans for Victoria Falls and wants to create offshore financial services where visitors will combine tourism and business.

This will increase tourists’ stay in the country while doing business.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

Nagy that Washington should not judge Harare harshly.

“The important thing, I think, is that we keep the dialogue going, that we try to avoid diplomacy via the media and that we try to rebuild the kind of relationship we enjoyed in the 1980s and 1990s.

I firmly believe that this would be in the best interests of both Zimbabwe and the United States.” The Minister said Zimbabwe and the US have never been far apart and therefore there is scope for working together as there are several areas of convergence.

“We are not and have not been that far apart and, in some important areas, our interests are currently converging more and more. I speak of trade and investment flows and our strong desire, as Zimbabwe, to encourage

both enhanced trade with the United States,” said Dr Moyo.

He added that even as Zimbabwe opens its doors to investment from individual companies across the globe, one recurring concern is the country’s risk profile that has been created by the continued existence of the illegal economic sanctions.

Dr Moyo said Zimbabwe has entered into deals with some major US entities such as the US$50 million deal with John Deere.

The Minister said the decision to award a multi-million dollar Batoka Gorge HydroElectric project to a joint venture arrangement between the US GEC and China Power is another positive sign of cooperation between the two countries. – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

PRESS STATEMENT We have noted the leading story in the News Diggers edition of 28th September 2020 entitled “Milingo implicated in USD 1,6 million KCM Scandal’’.

As Cashfin Zambia Limited, we wish to reply and rebut the several inaccuracies and untruths in the story. The story is unresearched, unverified, unethical and quite simply in bad taste. Cashfin Zambia Limited was awarded a contract to supply 2000 tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil on merit after demonstrating that we had capacity to meet the order. We were awarded the contract at a time when there was a critical shortage of HFO on the market owing to the prolonged closure of Indeni Refinery. Indeed, the shortage is still persistent to date. The order was granted at a time of movement restrictions because of COVID 19 related lockdowns. In addition, most Zambian based transporters were unwilling to pick up the product because of fear of attack on their drivers. Despite these challenges we have successfully managed to discharge our obligations on the agreement.

Neither Mr. Milingo Lungu nor Mr. Dingiswayo Ndhlovu are the beneficial owners of Cashfin Zambia Limited. The beneficial owner of Cashfin Zambia Limited is Jack Robert Kombo, a Zambian citizen resident in South Africa. This is evidenced by an agreement between parties. To this effect, there is currently an injunction restraining Mr. Joseph Chilinda from interfering with the operations of the company or in any way continuing to claim ownership. Further, following a complaint made by the company to the Zambia Police, investigations were instituted into a case of fraud and theft. Mr. Joseph Chilinda was arrested and detained on charges of fraud and theft. He is scheduled to appear in Court soon.

These matters are presently before the Courts and as such we are constrained to comment any further.

LASTON MUMBA Resident Director

Wednesday 30 September, 2020

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Mwankole refers to one who sold national assets Dear Editor, AN all-Tonga media team that doesn’t understand Bemba may have just landed HH in more propaganda losses.

Ba Mwankole song sang in Bemba clearly refers to greedy stingy people who stole national resources during privatisation and turned against citizens.

In the song, Ba Mwankole are described as those Zambians entrusted during privatisation but rather than look out for Zambians they only looked out for themselves!

Ba Mwankole stole national assets in their favour forgetting about common Zambians. They plundered all of Zambia’s national assets, stripping companies, undervaluing during bids, insider trading, hiding money offshore, taking for themselves and their families and today they are big but can’t explain how they got rich. Today, Ba Mwankole you can’t even talk to them or approach them they are too arrogant.

All of a sudden, today Ba Mwankole are now back saying they want to rule the country. Ba Mwankole never change.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

Debunking Shishuwa’s claim on planned 2021 election rigging Dear Editor,

POLITICS WON’T FEED YOU I

Dear Editor, HAVE been added to and now belong to a number of Whatsapp groups in Zambia.

You see people from as early as 05:00 to as late as 02:00 are discussing politics. Even Whatsapp groups created for Holy Communion are pre-occupied with politics.

Whatsapp and Facebook is a reflection of our society today. If those days we waited for men and women to get drunk for us to hear what they actually think about certain issues, now we get to know those things as our not-so-brave brothers and sisters unleash their minds whilst hiding behind the keyboard.

My main point here is that we waste too much of time on discussions that never add value to our livelihoods.

Our behaviour is that of a person who sits down waiting for miracles from heaven.

Meanwhile business is slowly getting back to normal and active investors are putting their time to good use.

I posted a “pump and dump” article here and only got a few comments. But if I posted about 2021, internet trolls would have made 1, 000 comments within 10 minutes.

We don’t need to degenerate as a society. We live in a market economy. Market economies

are brutal. They don’t entertain weak souls. They were created for fighters. It’s the “too many people chasing few resources,” principle.

Innovation in a market economy is what will make one succeed. Risk taking is also key. The more you risk, the more the returns. Hustling is also a condition for success in a market economy.

Market economies don’t appreciate crybabies. Market economies don’t believe in tears. They believe in tough people.

How you play your cards and how you claim your stake at the table of success determines your destiny. Don’t waste time waiting for messiahs.

Look around your communities. It’s the same people that

enjoy from regime to regime regardless of whatever party is in government. Joe Biden in the United Statess Trump, the Bush family and even Billy C have been around for a long time regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats are in government.

Even in Zambia it’s the same. It’s the same families that dine from the table of success since independence.

Why? It’s because they know how to get their niche.

Imwe fipelela mu Whatsapp group. When your friends excel ati he sold his soul in Dubai. There is no such thing brethren. It’s just that you waste your time on rubbish things. You move from scandal to scandal. Abanenu balekula.

No memo will be sent to

you that the economy is back on track. Do you know that during the early Covid times more blocks were being sold and the construction industry has been booming?

Now when you listen to people talk, it’s as if everything is dead. Don’t listen to those that cry about challenges all the time. They demotivate you and make you fold your arms and do nothing. Some people are not good to be around.

Choose your company carefully. You can’t have a friend complaining about money all the time. Have friends that throw around good ideas all the time.

They will motivate you.

Even girlfriends and boyfriends you choose should be business oriented and financially disciplined. Not every time discussing how to spend your money instead of discussing on how to grow it. If your money is at risk with over spending boyfriends and girlfriends, run away! God didn’t create you to please anyone!

My appeal to you colleagues is that make progress with your life. In a market economy, no one will put food on your table apart from yourself. With so much customary land in the country and you are busy waiting for someone to save you. Be my guest.

LUBINDA HABAAZOKA.

SHISHUWA accuses the same government that tolerates him to continue writing his anti-government theories of being intolerant, forgetting that it is also the same government that feeds him?

To us, this proves the obvious that Shishuwa represents an agenda that is beyond fair academic commentary but a deeper political interest.

Our conclusion is that Shishuwa is just another disgruntled and half-baked politician hiding behind the curtain of academia and must be treated as such Were it not for Shishuwa Shishuwa’s impeccable academic background, we would have ignored him because we have followed his many biased political commentaries against Edgar Lungu and his government and we know his inclination towards the opposition from the time of the Post Newspaper, but given his academic background and the audience he represents (UNZA) we are forced to debunk his sensational claim in his recent ranting titled “This is how President Lungu is planning to rig Zambia’s 2021 general election” which is full of unsubstantiated claims.

Shishuwa exposes mediocre understanding on how governments are run and how laws are made and amended which also explains why his cherry-picks lose information and fills his analysis with too much theories and zero facts.

Step 1: Amend the Constitution For an Oxford trained academician, Shishuwa show very low understanding on what the constitution is, what it is meant to achieve and how it can be amended. He employs a biased analysis against Lungu without considering the fact that the same constitution would apply to HH in the event he failed to reach the 51 plus mark.

Did it ever occur to our learned Doc that it is possible to have a tie of 49 percent votes for Lungu and 49 percent for HH and who ever managed to get the two percent support from the other small parties would carry the day?

Our learned friend must

understand that by definition, a constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. The constitution forms the basic structure of any government.

The constitution of any country is important because of the fact that it lays down all the legal and cultural aspects under which its people and the governmental bodies will be governed.

The constitution is also referred to as a living document. It is a living document because it should continually be edited and updated to conform to the new times and also to fit the current needs of the people.

A poor country like Zambia can avoid expensive election re-runs and save huge amounts of money by introducing such amendments to the constitution and that’s what lawmakers are paid to do when we elect them to parliament.

Step 2: Abolish the voters’ roll Our learned friend here also fails to appreciate and understand the role of the voter’s roll and the independence of the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

An outdated voter’s roll is a risk to all the parties involved, which include the party in power, the opposition and the people of Zambia who are the voters themselves.

As we have always known our learned friend to be speculative, he claims “sources in the commission said Lungu exerted significant pressure on the electoral body to abolish the permanent register rather than updating it, as required by law, and as has been done in each election since 2005 when it was first created.” Shishuwa goes on to claim that, “Three of the four provinces in which Hichilema retains huge support, for instance, are in rural areas.

Limited publicity about the commission’s plans to abolish the existing register, the long distances to the nearest administrative centres, the onset of the rainy season (which starts in late October), and the limited time available to complete the exercise will undermine the capacity of voters in these areas to take part in the voter’s registration.”

Our conclusion is that Shishuwa is just another disgruntled and half-baked politician hiding behind the curtain of academia and must be treated as such with the gloves that fit his hands. He must be brought to account for his claims and accusations as they have the potential to breach our national security.

DR JOZE MANDA.

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PUMA ENERGY ZAMBIA PLC [Incorporated in the Republic of Zambia] Company registration number: 2575 Share Code: PUMA In compliance with the Securities Act No. 41 of 2016 and the Listing Requirements of the Lusaka Securities ISIN: ZM0000000185 (“PUMA” or “the company”) Exchange, Puma Energy Zambia Plc announces the unaudited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2020.

INTERIM RESULTS FOR FIRST HALF OF 2020 STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Half-year ended

Half-year ended

30-Jun-20

30-Jun-19

K’000

K’000

2,222,118

2,066,364

148,015

102,479

28,487

(88)

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5,821

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(29,943)

126,632

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80,064

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0.102

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As at

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30-Jun-19

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K’000

Revenue

Exchange gain/(loss)

Income tax expense

Earnings per share (Kwacha)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (ABRIDGED)

Other assets– Non current

574,220

427,834

124,662

29,238

Current assets

1,177,218

940,495

Total assets

1,876,099

1,397,567

EQUITY & LIABILITIES Shareholders’ funds

As at

As at

30-Jun-20

30-Jun-19

K’000

K’000

Balance at the beginning of the period

698,409

529,500

80,064

51,028

Revaluation reserves

202,268

116,705

Other comprehensive income Dividend paid

1,169

(1,176)

981,910

698,409

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981,910

698,409

Balance at 30 June

REVIEW OF INTERIM RESULTS FOR YEAR HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020

Company Performance 8% lower than those achieved for the same period last year. for the half-year ended 30 June 2020 compared to K102.479 million for the previous year,

as follows: 1. Volumes for the year reduced by 8% compared to the previous year. This was primarily due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic.

ASSETS EMPLOYED Property, plant and equipment

Abridged Statement of changes in equity for the half-year ended 30 June 2020

2. During the half-year under review, the Company invested over K26.9 million in capital projects mainly in its Retail Network.

3. During the half-year under review, the Kwacha depreciated by about 30% against the United States Dollar from K13.97 at beginning of the year to K18.15 at end of June 2020.

Dividends Proposed

For the period under review, the Board did not propose an interim dividend due to continued liquidity challenges on account of tax receivables yet to be refunded.

Prospects 981,910

766,033

Abridged Statement of Cash Flow for the half-year ended 30 June 2020 2020

2019

K’000

K’000

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(33,815)

(51,366)

Net cash used in Investing activities

(23,632)

(9,738)

Net cash used in Financing activities

(24,656)

59,670

(Decrease)/increase in Cash and Cash equivalents

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(1,434)

Cash and Cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

(300,625)

(270,486)

Cash and Cash equivalents as at half-year ended 30 June 2020

(382,728)

(271,920)

adequate recovery plans to help in achieving its year-end target. The Company is determined sector. Safety of operations, personnel and customers will remain a key priority.

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DUNDUMWEZI ELECTION PATTERN WILL BE REVERSED - PF

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the ruling party had done a lot in terms of delivering development to Southern Province and that people in the area were appreciating.

He said that the opposition has nothing to offer the people of Zambia and that the opposition had confessed that they have no strategy to win next year’s elections.

“The opposition has nothing to offer to the people in this country and it is for this

reason that they have resorted to just insulting the leaders in government.

“We want to ensure that in 2021, the party wins the Presidential and all levels of elections in the province, there is no doubt that the party will win the elections,” he said Mr Pelete said the committee would reverse the Dundumwezi results that it had in the last general elec-

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HE Dundumwezi results of the PF and President Edgar Lungu in the 2016 elections should not reflect in the same manner in 2021 because we are a formidable team, says the newly established PF Southern Province Mobilisation Committee.

Provincial mobilization

committee coordinator, oliver Pelete, said that the committee was determined to turn the tables in next year’s elections.

Mr Pelete said the PF mobilisation committee's mandate was to ensure that the picture that the people of Zambia have on Southern Province changes.

He was speaking in Livingstone at the unveiling of the committee. Mr Pelete said

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The Provincial Coordinator boosted that the committee comprised a formidable team, which had the capacity to sell the party.

“There is a lot of development in the province unless someone is just blind, it is the person who would argue about development,” he said.

Mr Pelete said the mobilisation committee would en-

Govt warns against early marriages

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

PARENTS in Solwezi have been cautioned against marrying off their children at a tender age as the tendency is retrogressive.

Solwezi District Commissioner, Rosemary Kamalonga, warned that she would not tolerate a tendency by some parents to marry off their young daughters.

She said children especially the girls should be encouraged to concentrate on their education as they were the future leaders.

She was speaking during the handover of a science laboratory constructed by Kansanshi Mine at the cost of US$86,000 at Kyafukuma Secondary School. ‘’No early marriages in my district, let us allow our children to go to school so that they have a better future,’’ she said.

Ms Kamalonga said she would take to court any parent that would marry off their children.

Meanwhile, Ms Kamalonga advised the people of Kyafukuma to guard the

gage the civil society organisations and other people in different walks of life.

Committee members are Annie Fischer as secretary, Evans Fenete as treasurer, Ngande Mwanajiti as director research and former defence Minister Richwell Siamunene.

Other members are Captain Mwamulima, Brave Mweetwa, Bernadette Hamweemba and Fred Sikazwe. newly constructed facility.

She said it would be a very sad situation to hear that the facility which has come at a high cost has been vandalized.

Government, she said, cherished the partnership that existed with Kansanshi Mine.

She said that recently, the mining company refurbished the maternity wing at Solwezi General Hospital, whose roof was blown off by a hailstorm.

“Apart from that, the mining company has also provided learning materials, boreholes, teacher training among others,’’ she said.

At the same function, Solwezi District Education Board Secretary, Febbie Kilele, on its own, her office would not have managed to put up such a facility.

She said the efforts by the mining company were commendable and should be extended to other schools in the district.

Ms Kilele however appealed to Kansanshi Mine to help the school with water reticulation system.

Earlier, Kansanshi Foundation Education supervisor Dr Onward Mandevu said it would be a great honour for the mining firm if the facility could produce future scientists and join the mines across the world.

Minister recounts wildlife capture permits

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

GOVERNMENT has in the past recent years recorded unprecedented volumes of request for capture permits or special licences for traditional ceremonies and state functions, the Daily Nation has learnt.

The requests have been channelled through the Ministry of Tourism and Arts.

Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister, Lawrence Sichalwe, said that in 2017, the Ministry of Tourism issued 149 animals of different species to be harvested out of 280 animals requested.

Mr Sichalwe added that in the same year, 70 animals were issued on live capture permits to private wildlife estates for restocking.

The Minister was speaking during the inaugural opening

of the Ntambu Community Game Ranch in Mwinilunga district.

“This demand for game animals was beyond the approved quota on capture permits and seemingly unsustainable over time and putting pressure on the already declining wildlife populations in most protected areas severely hit with poaching and habitat pressure already,’’ he said.

He stated that by the end of 2017, the demand for wildlife animals from National Parks and game management areas on capture permit applications increasingly became a challenging issue that required attention.

Mr Sichalwe, however, said Government resolved to be selling all animals issued on capture permits for traditional ceremonies.

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HE removal of 10 percent export duty on raw crocodile skins in the 2021 national budget is a huge relief for the industry, says Zambia Crocodile Farmers Association (ZaCFA).

Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu, in his budget pre-

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DUTY REMOVAL ELATES CROCODILE FARMERS sentation last week said the export duty on raw crocodile skins would be removed entirely.

The action would supersede the previous temporary suspension announced in March

as part of measures to support the economy amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.

ZaCFA spokesperson and Kalimba Farms Chairman, Bill Thomas, the lifting of the duty was a great relief.

Mr Thomas said in a statement yesterday that the permanent removal of the duty would help to restore confidence in the industry.

“We are pleased to report that the suspension of this

duty earlier in the year has already had the desired effect to reverse the decline in exported skin numbers, and our estimated projections have risen almost 20 per cent from 22,900 skins in 2019 to 28,600

skins in 2020,” he said.

Mr Thomas complained that the industry still had a long way to go to achieve the results of previous years He however said ZaCFA looked forward to working closely with Government to not only increase the export of raw skins but also produce finished crocodile leather and products.

Mr Thomas said this would therefore add value to a primary product in line with Government policy.

“The duty imposed in January 2020 severely impeded the growth of the industry, which was already constrained due to animal welfare and best management practice conditions imposed on farmers by European Union-based buyers.

“This had placed a huge and in some cases impossible management and financial burden on farmers to achieve compliance,” he explained.

Mr Thomas said any tax imposed on a primary producer defeats the objective of creating employment and earning foreign exchange for a country, especially when there are no ‘super profits’ for crocodile farmers.

Tame political cadres, advises Charles Milupi

By KETRA KALUNGA

POLITICAL parties especially the ruling party must curtail the power of cadres because it is a time bomb, Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president, Charles Milupi has said.

The ADD leader said the cadres, if left unchecked, could rise up and “consume” even those in power Mr Milupi said Government should, therefore, recognise that violent political cadres were a time bomb that should be defused before getting out of hand.

Mr Milupi said in an interview that there should be no sacred cows in the enforcement of the law because the opposite had the potential to throw the rule of law in the country out of the window.

“The problem we have is the power and authority that political party cadres appear to have assumed and this is not good for this country. It's a time bomb, it will rise up to consume even those in power,” he said.

Mr Milupi said that when the power that political party cadres have overrun that of the law enforcement agencies, property rights such as land among others were the first ones to suffer.

This, he said, could have a direct impact on the livelihood of people in the country.

He said Government should work towards establishing the rule of law that would ensure equality before the law and accountability to the law.

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NGO WANTS SMOOTH SUCCESSION TO SEKUTE CHIEFTAINCY

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HE Sekute Royal Establishment has been encouraged to choose chief Sekute’s successor without any wrangles.

Zambians for Unity, Peace

and Development (ZUPED) a non-governmental organization said that it would be relieving if a chief in Sekute chiefdom was chosen without any disputes.

This is in the wake of the death of Mr Alfred Lwiizi, who was chief sekute and

was buried last week in Kazungula district. ZUPED president Mary Ngoma said in Livingstone that her organization would keenly follow the process that would lead to a new chief being installed as Chief Sekute. Ms Ngoma said that the demise of the Chief

who was put to rest last weekend must act as a unifying factor to the family members.

The Alfred Lwiizi who died at the age of 88 after being the ruler since 1982. “Let them not rush to choose the next chief but sit as a family and agree on who is suitable and qualifies to

the next ruler. As ZUPED, it is our plea that they will chose the right person and everybody will accept him or her.

We are advocating for peace and unity.

“We do not expect to hear of wrangles because, people fighting and all sort of things.

Let them chose without war of fighting,” Ms Ngoma said.

She said that the Sekute Royal Establishment should stand out clean. Two chiefdoms namely Musokotwane and Moomba in the Southern province are battling out in court over succession.

Court proceedings must be beamed live, says lawyer

By OLIVER SAMBOKO A Zambian lawyer based in Netherlands Mulambo Beene has called for more Judicial reforms in the country armed at promoting transparency in the manner matters are adjudicated in the courts of law.

Mr Beene said all the drama that unfold between the bench and lawyers could be avoided if the courts were more transparent such as allowing live broadcast on radio and television so that a wide audience of citizens and authorities were able to follow.

He was commenting on a matter where NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has reported Lusaka principal Magistrate David Simusamba to the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) for alleged biasness.

The NDC leader is facing three charges of uttering of false documents, forgery and giving false information.

Mr Beene said there were several complaints by citizens over how some judges and magistrates were handling cases in the court of law and such could resolved if proceedings were aired live on radio on television. He said there was need for the country to come up with reforms that would not only protest the integrity of the Judiciary but also allow the public to scrutinise the decision courts were making.

He said in an interview that the country should emulate other countries in the region such as South Africa and Namibia, that had made reforms and allowed the media to film and carry live court proceedings.

He appealed to the JCC to be above board and ensure that complaints against judicial officers were timely investigated and decisions communicated to the public to avoid speculations which he said had potential to injure the integrity of the Judiciary.

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WHO IS WINNING THE MEDIA WAR – TRADITIONAL OR SOCIAL MEDIA? V I

ETERAN politician and STILL have faint memformer Editor-in-Chief ories of that distant afof the Times of Zambia ternoon in Mufulira’s Vernon Johnston Mwaanga Central Street in the cried loudest against the solate 1950s. was ainlittle kid cial media Ihere Zambia when Mr. Harry Mwaanga this week.

Nkumbula back “This storycame is fake andfrom maliEngland; he never was received by cious.

I have made such large crowdItasishea rode in aof aa statement. fiction convertible. People imagination of its marched authors, alongside the motorcade who are disreputable individand they singing to merthe uals, who were are essentially praise of the Lion. cenaries, are Old hired by unscrupulous enemies of bwela, progress,” “Ba bwela eee, ba ba Mr Mwaanga said when ba rebwela eee ba Nkumbula, futing a false story attributed bwela eee ba bwela, ba bwela to him. uko baile” (He has come back, HeNkumbula went on has to say, Mr. come“this backis the downside dark side of from where he and went). social media, someoldof I was barelywhere six years the unprincipled authors are but that day remains a silhoupaid to post and wickette stuck inblatant my memory.

At ed lies, to undermine or taint that time, there was only one individuals or organisations, African political party, the with a view to undermining African Nationaland Congress.

I their credibility integrity.” also remember very well that Thousands of kilomemy late cousin Lawrence Chola tres across thick rain forests Katilungu was once a vice and the Atlantic Ocean,presone ident of the ANC under Mr. headline screamed that more Nkumbula. trust the traditionAmericans also remember thatdid anothal Imedia than they last er cousin Milandu year and Mr. theJeffrey majority trust who news. was nicknamed “Jimen” local The American mebecause he liked Jimen Taxis, was an organiser of the ANC in Kansuswa Township. Those who lived in Mufulira at the time will remember Jimen Taxis.

But as would be normal in any mass organisations, differences soon developed in the African National Congress.

A more radical faction broke away and formed the Zambian African National Congress (ZANC), which later became the United National Independence Party (UNIP).

Soon after the formation of UNIP, the African National Congress went into panic mode. Their strategy was to oppose everything that UNIP demanded from the colonial powers; and in so doing, they resorted to dirty tactics.

UNIP burnt schools and bridges to force the colonialists to give power to the Africans, the ANC said this was savagery by the Bembas who did not want to go to school.

UNIP preached national unity, but the ANC told its supporters that UNIP was a party led by thieves who would take away their cattle and wives.

They called Elijah Mudenda and Mainza Chona tools of the Bemba thieves because the two nationalists were supporting independence.

UNIP demanded immediate independence but the ANC preferred continued colonisation. As a result, when the first one-man-one-vote election was held in Northern Rhodesia, the ANC stronghold of Southern Province voted against independence. Yes,

dia reported that there had been a noticeable trend which suggested that there was a resurgence of the newspaper although mostly through the digital platform.

What has happened to the social media people may ask?

The users of the social media are destroying its pull; and the chief culprit is no other than the leader of the most powerful nation on earth, Mr Donald John Trump.

From the very first day of his presidency, Donald Trump has targeted traditional newspapers such as the New York Times and the Washington Post which he regularly undermines by referring to them as fake news in his tweets.

But a three-year survey commissioned by the Economist and conducted by YouGov, an international research and data analytics firm found that confidence in the Washington Post and New York Times had actually grown amid the incessant attacks from Mr Trump.

“Meanwhile, during the past two years, the New York Times’ monthly online readership has doubled to 130 million. If anything is failing, it appears to be Mr Trump’s campaign to undermine trust in the press, not the Gray Lady,” concludes

The users of the social media are destroying its pull; and the chief culprit is no other than the leader of the most powerful nation on earth, Mr Donald John Trump.

tweets led to a protest outside the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria and human rights groups and foreign national associations are warning of growing dangers from the spread of xenophobic rhetoric on social media.

“This week cyber researchers from the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) claimed to have unmasked disgraced South Africa National Defence Force Lance-Corporal and former UN peacekeeper to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sfiso Gwala as the person behind the anti-immigrant Twitter account, @uLerato_pillay,” the report said The perpetrators of the hate speech have been hiding their identities and they do not respond to email. The investigators had to use modern technology including Truecaller searches.

For those Zambians who are excited about social media, check your facts with the traditional press before you believe the lies that koswe, kolwe, imbwa and chula tell everyday

cause social media writers disguise their identities.

That is what distinguishes the traditional media. The identities of the authors and publishers are well known.

The print or traditional media also have ethics and rules of the trade that they follow.

They have trained journalists who are at all times conscious of their responsibilities to society.

Social media can even endanger the security of a nation. In South Africa, social media campaigns are leading to fears of renewed xenopho- Troubleshooter, very happy to particbic attacks on foreigners.have beenpentvision@gmail.com, ecefforts to refine the ecchiAccording to a reportipate pub-in any chipalo@icloud.com, constitution. lished last week, a flurry of palo@yahoo.co.uk But the UPND instead refused to attend the National Dialogue Forum without proposing any alternative vehicles of how to deal with the lacunas they complained of in the constitution.

For the UPND, it is more important to be seen to be more powerful and victorious over the other parties than to apply common sense and reason with sound rationale over national issues.

For the UPND, the lives of Zambians do not matter. Even in legal matters in court, they side with foreigners. Zambians will soon have full exposure of the dirty tactics and deception the UPND leadership uses while killing innocent people in silence and despair.

And what they do to achieve their meaningless battles is to apply dirty tactics. One such tactic is to stage manage events such as the recent debate on Bill 10. All the organisations involved in organising that deFILEPHOTO: Mr Nkumbula (left) and former President Kaunda shake hands to seal the Choma declaration as bate are UPND agents.

Mainza Chona claps.

The big surprise is how the PF leadership does not know constitution. To the UPND about the ownership of all In post independent Zambia, UNIP preached national unity, but leadership, it did not matter those organisations. Someone the Southern Province was the the ANC told its supporters that whether the legislation would should do research and they only province which voted UNIP was a party led by thieves who protect all Zambians including will find out that those compaagainst the referendum held their own supporters. in 1969. Fortunately for this nies are owned by one individwould take away their cattle and A Bill of Rights is an import- ual or organisation through the country, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda wives. They called Elijah Mudenda ant piece of legislation which use of proxies. acted magnanimously and and Mainza Chona tools of the Bemba protects all citizens. But the gave the southerners jobs in The behaviour, attitude and thieves because the two nationalists were UPND told its supporters to DNA of the UPND suggests to the highest levels of governsupporting independence. vote “no” in the referendum me that it is a reincarnation of ment. for the Bill of Rights. For the the ANC. This seems to be the scenario we are witnessing with Mazoka, the UPND went back party. Under the MMD gov- UPND, some form of victory the United Party for National to negative mode. All poten- ernment, they participated in was more important than the Yours truly, Development (UPND). The tial successors to Mazoka were the Constituent Assembly only welfare of all Zambians.

The UPND complained bit- Troubleshooter. party was formed as a truly na- hounded out of the party on to shoot down the constitution terly about the new Zambian tional party to provide checks openly tribal lines. Old habits enactment in parliament.

The Economist.

The YouGov research established that trust in America’s mainstream print media had improved across the political spectrum even among people who support the president.

Is it any different here, perhaps the feelings of Mr Mwaanga can tell us the mood of Zambians over the abuse of the social media.

“There appears to be a hired gang of misformation low calibre persons, who are running a factory of lies and misinformation. In their rush to unleash their lies, even my name appears in parts of the statement as "Mr Mwaangala." May the authors of this

and other similar statements about other people, be guaranteed one way tickets to hell, where they should rot in pieces.”

The extent to which social media is being abused in this country will lead to a complete loss of confidence. I was once called a mercenary who never worked for BP Zambia who was just hired to demonstrate against Mr Hakainde Hichilema in 2016 by the Watchdog; and yet I worked for the company for 12 years.

Anyone of us, any public figure in this country can be insulted and libelled or slandered without any consequences to the writers be-

IS THE UPND A REINCARNATION OF THE ANC?

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CHILILABOMBWE CRIME LEVELS RISE

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HILILABOMBWE has experienced an increase in the number of criminal activities in the past few months.

Police have since warned that perpetrators will face

Mufulira’s Kawama residents plead for a police post

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

RESIDENTS of Kawama East in Mufulira have appealed to the Ministry of Home Affairs to construct a police post for them.

The police post that was in the area was last year set ablaze by irate residents after word went round that officers were holding a person who was in possession of human remains.

A police vehicle was also burnt to ashes while two others were damaged in the process.

People that were in custody at the police post at the time were also ‘set free’ by

No squatters in Chingola, warns Mayor

By ROGERS KALERO

THE Chingola Municipal Council will not take kindly to any persons found illegally allocating land or building without the necessary documents such, Mayor Titus Tembo has warned Mr Tembo said the local authority would not allow illegalities in land allocation, hence all residents must follow the correct procedure of land acquisition to avoid losing out.

The mayor issued the warning after the local authority demolished illegal structures in Gymkana area where squatters were resisting to leave the piece of land which was legally allocated to some individuals.

The local authority had advertised the piece of land in 2018 and successful applicants were allocated the land, but the squatters resisted to move from the area and were even chasing those who were legally allocated the land. As a result, the conduct of the squatters forced the local authority to carry

the full wrath of the law once caught.

Some residents complained to the Daily Nation that most of the criminals lived within the community and worked with people from other districts to terrorise innocent people.

the irate residents.

"We need a new police post here especially now that we are heading towards the elections because criminal activities are usually high when it is election time," one of the residents, Michael Lungu said.

Mr Lungu noted that the area was not safe as a number of burglary and theft cases were witnessed almost on a daily basis.

He said that it would be better for the police to ensure that there was intensified police patrols in the area.

Another resident, Anna Lumbwe, said that the establishment of a police post in the area would make a difference, stating that perpetrators of criminal activities would be afraid.

And Copperbelt Commissioner of Police, Charity Katanga, said the construction of a police post would be considered.

Mr Katanga however warned the residents against taking the law in their hands by bringing down police posts whenever they were aggrieved. out a demolition exercise last week to pave way for the successful applicants who were legally allocated a piece of land in the area Mr Tembo said the demolitions left no one homeless contrary to some social media stories pertaining to the demolition exercise that occurred in Gymkana area.

"It has come to the attention of the local authority that some people are peddling malicious stories on social media that the demolitions left some people homeless. This is not true and should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.

"I would like to state clearly that the Chingola Municipal Council acted within its legal mandate as enshrined in the Urban and Regional Planning Act. Further, I would like to state clearly that of all structures raised down, none was occupied or close to completion,'' Mr Tembo said Mr Tembo added,'' It is therefore mischievous for anyone to peddle lies of the council's quick intervention and create a fallacy that the local authority has displaced families.

He said the local authority would follow the law and any aggrieved persons were free to bring relevant documentation to the council

One of the residents, Lawrence Kamiji, said that vandalism had also taken toll in the area in which ZESCO cables were not being spared. Mr Kamiji said that the situation was getting scary each and every day as many people, espe-

cially the youth had joined in the criminal acts. He said that people were either beaten up, robbed or both especially in the evenings.

"We fear for our children especially those who move about in the evening. This is not the Chililabombwe we

knew and all we are calling for is peace," he said.

But the police command in the Copperbelt warned that it would not allow the criminal activities to continue. Copperbelt Commissioner of police, Charity Katanga, said the officers

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would deal with the offenders and their allies once caught.

Ms Katanga urged residents to desist from involving in criminal activities but be good citizens.

She also appealed to the community to be vigilant and report suspicious persons to the police so that the law could take its course.

INVITATION FOR TRAINING PROPOSALS FINANCING SKILL TRAINING FOR;

A. EMPLOYER BASED IN-SERVICE TRAINING WINDOW B. SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES (SMES) AND INFORMAL SECTOR TRAINING WINDOW BACKGROUND The Skills Development Levy was established in 2016 under the Skills Development Levy Act No. 46 of 2016.

The main objective of the levy is to provide financial resource for the TEVET sector for skills development in collaboration with the Technical Education, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA), which was established under the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Act of No. 13 of 1998 and the amendment Act No. 11 of 2005. The Skills Development Fund (SDF) plays an important role in assisting the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) to develop a high quality, sustainable, demanddriven, and equitable TEVET system, and one of the mechanisms used in achieving this objective is the TEVET Fund.

The TEVET Fund establishes a financing platform that purchases training services from public providers, on a competitive basis, for skills development in both the formal and informal sectors of the economy, at an arm’s length transaction. It plays a critical role in the reform of the TEVET system by separating the provision of training from its financing. It also shifts the focus from quantity to quality. As a financier of training being procured from TEVET providers, the TEVET Fund is able to introduce standards and accountability to the system for the desired outcomes. The Fund also introduces performance incentives for training providers and, through its stakeholders, establishes rules for spending on training services that promote national development objectives, including equitable access.

Invitation to Employers and Training Providers The Government of the Republic of Zambia, using proceeds from the SDF, has set aside funds towards the implementation of the Employer Based Training (EBT) and the SMEs and Informal Sector Training activities through the TEVET Fund.

The TEVET Fund is hereby inviting Employers in collaboration with Training Institutions registered with TEVETA, under the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Act No. 13 of 1998 and the amendment Act No. 11 of 2005, to present proposals

for support through the TEVET Fund towards skills development for EBT. TEVET providers are also invited to present proposals for support towards skills development for SMEs and the Informal Sector Training. This financing is available to Employers and TEVET providers whose request for financing will be considered responsive to the disbursement criteria. Focus is on provision of training that meets the current market demands.

Submission of Proposals Training Providers will be required to submit five (5) copies of each of the proposals in a sealed envelope. The envelope should be clearly marked with the Name of the Applicant Institution and the Window for which the institution is applying.

The closing date for submission of proposals is Friday 30th October 2020 at 15:00hrs. Proposals sent by Telefax or email will not be accepted. Opening of proposals will immediately follow closure of the Tender Box. Applicants are welcome to witness the Opening of the Tender Box. DETAILED TERMS OF REFERENCE HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO ALL TEVET REGISTERED INSTITUTIONS. HOWEVER, THESE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM TEVETA OFFICES AT THE ADDRESS BELOW. Please note that the costs of preparing the proposal and of negotiating the contract, including a visit to TEVETA, are not reimbursable as a direct cost of the proposed funding. TEVETA is not bound to accept any of the proposals submitted. All proposals submitted will remain the property of TEVETA. The Director General Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) Bird Cage Walk, Longacres Private Bag RW 16X LUSAKA. Tel: 253331-4; WhatsApp: +260954590783 Email: tevetfund@ teveta.org.zm; cnyirenda@teveta. org.zm; hntankula@teveta.org.zm;

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR SEX EDUCATION, WHERE SHOULD OUR FOCUS BE?

Saturday 25 April, 2020

By EMMANUEL MWAMBA in Addis Ababa

I

HAVE been privileged here at the African Union to immerse myself in the debate about Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRH&R).

I have been privileged to have travelled to the United States, twice, to specifically represent Africa to discuss these two programmes being unleashed on Africa.

Is our problem sex or poverty?

EDUCATION CSE was designed to make the next generation “less homophobic,” accept sex as a matter of right and exclude parents from sex education of their own children and adolescents to promote “It’s my body, it’s my right!”

I think the focus should be implementing comprehensive entrepreneurship education than aggressively funding Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).

We will benefit more from vocational, money, business and trade training being taught in our schools from primary schools than the sharp interest in Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).

CSE was designed to make the next generation "less homophobic," accept sex as a matter of right and exclude parents from sex education of their own children and adolescents to promote "It’s my body, it’s my right!”

More and more countries are calling for the discardment of CSE and for the adoption of a sex education that is friendly, approved by parents, the Church and stakeholders.

CSE is like those IMF Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) now held in shame!

No matter how much you "localise" the content, no matter how you make it "cultural sensitive," at the heart of CSE is a determined goal to achieve, sexualise children, make them less "homophobic," and let them know that sex is a right with whoever they wish to have it with.

No matter how determined our experts were, SAP achieved its goals: de-industrialised our economy,

liquidated our state-owned enterprises and shifted us to an import-oriented and dependent economy.

So is CSE! CSE was designed for a purpose and will receive huge funding from the cooperating partners and sponsors to achieve the purpose it was created for.

CSE has a twin partner that is also co-heavily funded, the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SHR&H) which

Why don’t we invest in our indigenous and tested knowledge?

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promotes adolescent sexual rights, sexual orientation, and abortions.

The solution to child marriages, teen pregnancies, sexual abuse and unwanted pregnancies may not lie in CSE and SRH&R. Our traditions have rich sex education that can be adapted, modernised and adopted without eroding our culture, without insulting our religion, and without polarising the parents and without adopting CSE programmes.

Why don't we invest in our indigenous and tested knowledge?

This is not an experts' issue, it is a parents' issue.

Africa has been raped,

defiled, enslaved and bankrupted but, has stood the test of time and foreign pressure and invasions because of its culture and traditions.

The two programmes are designed to dismantle that!

Imagine if the $300 million earmarked for Zambia for CSE was spent on entrepreneurship training and support!

We can unleash an economic beast in our young people!

Bane, ukwali insoke, takwafwile muntu. *The author is Zambia’s permanent representative at the African Union and ambassador to Ethiopia.

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MOZAMBIQUE'S JIHADISTS AND THE 'CURSE' OF GAS AND RUBIES

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RESIDENT Filipe Nyusi is finally facing the reality of the "resource curse."

Insurgents are recruiting more members by exploiting the poverty of young people in the north of Mozambique, he explained in a recent speech in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province.

And he admitted that despite the three northern provinces - Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula - having great natural wealth and enormous agricultural potential, they have the country's highest levels of poverty.

For 15 years, Mozambique’s GDP rose by more than six percent a year, largely thanks to coal, titanium, hydro-electricity and other natural resources.

Yet the majority of people did not benefit; poverty and inequality both increased.

Discoveries of a huge ruby deposit and a giant gas field in Cabo Delgado in 2009-10, raised hopes of jobs and a better life for many local people, but those hopes were soon dashed.

It was alleged that any benefits were being taken by a small elite in the Frelimo party, which has governed Mozambique since independence in 1975.

Roots of the Islamist uprising A war started on October 5, 2017 when a group of insurgents occupied the district town and port of Mocimboa da Praia for two days.

The town is just 60km south of the major gas development base at Palma and the port was important to supply the gas project.

The insurgents were recognised as local men.

Since then the war expanded rapidly; at least 1, 500 people have been killed and an estimated 250, 000 have fled their homes. The government has lost control of three coastal districts. Insurgents have occupied Mocimboa da Praia twice more, and after the August 12 occupation they stayed; despite heavy fighting government forces have not dislodged them.

In the past three decades Cabo Delgado has seen an influx of Christian and Muslim fundamentalists and of religious international aid agencies trying to convert local people.

Cabo Delgado is majority Muslim and the new Islamist preachers, both East Africans and Mozambicans trained

Mozambique has a Muslim population of about 18 percent. abroad, established mosques and argued that local imams were allied to Frelimo and its grabbing of the wealth.

Some of these new mosques provided money to help local people start business and create jobs - and the Islamists argued the society would be fairer under Sharia.

As President Nyusi now admits, this proved attractive.

insurgents received training in Mozambique from former Mozambican police and soldiers. Then the internal war drew outside support. The government has hired foreign mercenaries, while the insurgents are receiving training in both military and religious studies in East Africa - from jihadists from abroad and have made informal links with the

would be more equitable.

Two leaders of the independence war, Alberto Chipande and Raimundo Pachinuapa, are both now 81 years old and are the most powerful men in Cabo Delgado.

They are also both members of the Frelimo Political Commission, the party’s key decision-making body. But they face an insurgency which

Thousands have fled their homes and lost their incomes over the last few years.

Repeating the anti-colonial battle There were violent confrontations in 2015 when police and traditional Muslim leaders tried to block the fundamentalists, who then moved to train militias, which launched the first attack on Mocimboa da Praia.

Initially the

Islamic State group.

It is ironic that Frelimo’s independence war began on September 25, 1964 in Chai, just 60km west of Mocimboa da Praia.

Frelimo recruited young fighters with a very similar rhetoric - the Portuguese colonial authorities were taking all the wealth and independence

labels them in the same way they labelled the colonisers 55 years ago.

The origins of the new war go back a decade.

In 2009 one of the largest ruby deposits in the world was discovered in Montepuez and initially artisanal miners and local farmers and traders benefitted.

But the concession was awarded to Pachinuapa in partnership with a major mining company.

Thousands of small miners and farmers in the huge concession area were affected.

Last year, Gemfields agreed to pay $7.5m to settle a London court case brought by 273 people alleging human rights abuses in the clearing of the land.

Its subsidiary, which says it has complied with Mozambican resettlement laws, announced in August that 105 residential houses had been completed for a village that is being relocated.

Then in 2010 one of the largest natural gas fields in Africa was discovered off the coast of Cabo Delgado.

Again members of the elite profited by servicing the gas companies, while local people lost out. Environmental campaign groups like Justica Ambiental say the compensation offered has been inadequate. Local farmers who grow food with no tools other than a hoe lost their land; fishers with tiny boats or only nets on the beach were pushed out.

Young people with some education who hoped for a life better than their illiterate parents lost those hopes.

From communists to oligarchs But the roots of this approach go back much further.

At independence Mozambique tried to follow

a socialist path which antagonised the West and led to a 1982-92 proxy war in which one million people died.

With the end of the Cold War in 1992, the West imposed on Mozambique the kind of shock therapy used in eastern Europe, to rapidly convert the communists to capitalists.

But this was a capitalism built on access to state resources - businesses, contracts, land, commissions, which created oligarchs rather than businesspeople.

There was a forced privatisation of hundreds of state companies, preferentially to military and Frelimo party leaders.

The World Bank later admitted it gave loans that it knew could not be repaid to those privatised companies.

In the early 2000s two anti-corruption campaigners who were exposing the looting of privatised banks were murdered.

Shortly afterwards, Mozambique received $122m more than it asked for at a donor conference.

Jobs - but not for Mozambicans In 2013-14 top officials arranged a hugely corrupt $2bn loan - about 20 people in Mozambique have been indicted over what is now known as the “secret loan” scandal.

At first donors balked. But as the size of the gas discovery became clear, donors dropped talk of good governance and poverty reduction, and instead stressed openness to foreign investment.

There was no more than a pro-forma objection from the international community when Frelimo was accused of widespread rigging during the 2019 election.

On July 17, 2020 a $14.9bn loan agreement was signed to fund the gas project: • UK Export Finance will guarantee $1bn, which it proudly says will support 2, 000 jobs in the UK • The US Export-Import Bank approved a $4.7bn loan, which will support 16, 700 US jobs. – BBC. *The author was the BBC’s reporter in Mozambique between 1979 and 1985 and has continued to write about the country. He is a visiting senior fellow in international development at London School of Economics and he is co-author of Civil War, Civil Peace.

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GHOSTS OF THE PAST PART IV

BY MUYANGWA MUKUNI

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PART II

VICTIMS OR AGENTS OF CHANGE!

I support ALL lives, but NEVER injustice; irrespective of perpetrator! (The context of George is injustice, which offends LAW and ORDER).

Wednesday 30 September, 2020

NEWS OF THE WORLD

COLLISSION COURSE? …Zuma won't attend state capture commission until 'biased' Zondo recuses himself

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OHANNESBURG - Former President Jacob Zuma's lawyers have written to chairperson of the commission of inquiry into state capture Deputy Justice Raymond Zondo, asking him to recuse himself due to his "biased disposition" towards the former leader.

In a lawyer's letter drafted by his legal team, Mabuza Attorneys, Zuma is of the view that he has been "targeted" by the commission of inquiry.

This follows an ultimatum made by Zondo earlier this month, when he announced in a media briefing that new, non-negotiable dates for Zuma's appearance to give evidence would be from November 16 to 20.

He said that, on October 9 at 09:00 hours, the commission would hear an application brought by its legal team for an order authorising the

issuing of a summons.

Zondo said, if they did not appear, the application would proceed without Zuma's team.

The letter from Zuma's lawyers read: “For the reasons to be

Illegal money flows from Africa near $90bn - U.N. study NEW YORK - Africa is losing nearly $89 billion a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a U.N. study showed on Monday.

The estimate, in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 248-page report, is its most comprehensive to

date for Africa. It shows an increasing trend over time and is higher than most previous estimates.

The report calls Africa a “net creditor to the world,” echoing economists’ observations that the aid-reliant continent is actually a net exporter of capital because of these trends.

“Illicit financial flows rob Africa and its people of their prospects, undermining

fully set out in the application to be made soon, we are instructed to seek your recusal as Chairperson of the Commission on the ground that our client reasonably apprehends that you have already adopted a biased transparency and accountability and eroding trust in African institutions,” said UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi.

Junior Davis, head of policy and research at UNCTAD’s Africa division, told Reuters the figure was likely an underestimate, citing data limitations.

Nearly half of the total annual figure of $88.6 billion is accounted for by the export of commodities such as gold, diamonds and platinum, the report said. For example, gold accounted for 77 percent of total underinvoiced

disposition towards him and cannot bring an impartial mind to the issues and evidence that relate to him.”

"President Zuma's conclusion that the Chairperson is no longer capable of exercising an independent and impartial mind is fortified by what he views as the unwarranted public statements made by the Chairperson at the said media briefing.

"President Zuma has always expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Commission. This is in spite of his reservations about the legality of the Commission and in particular, your suitability as Chairperson, given your personal relations with him. However, the conduct of the Chairperson towards him has left President Zuma with no choice but to take this step in order to defend his rights as a citizen. " – NEWS24. exports worth $40 billion in 2015, it showed.

Understating a commodity’s true value helps conceal trade profits abroad and deprives developing countries of foreign exchange and erodes their tax base, UNCTAD said.

Tackling illicit flows is a priority for the United Nations, whose General Assembly adopted a resolution on this in 2018, and the report urges African countries to draw on the report to present “renewed arguments” in international forums. – REUTERS.

Uganda 'to begin human trials' of Covid-19 vaccine

KAMPALA Uganda will begin human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in November, the Daily Monitor newspaper reports

quoting Ministry of Health officials.

The vaccine, called Self Replicating RNA, has been developed through a

partnership between Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and Imperial College in the UK. The head of a presidential taskforce on epidemics, Monica Musenero, is quoted as saying the first trial will be conducted on 10 Ugandans.

If successful, a second trial will involve about 100 to 200 people followed by a final trial of between 1 ,000 and 3, 000 people, she said.

The bulk of the project is being financed by the UK university. Uganda has to date confirmed more than 7, 000 coronavirus cases and 75 deaths.

Meanwhile, UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has urged everyone to learn from mistakes made over the handling of the Covid-19

pandemic, as the number of people known to have died from the coronavirus passed one million.Guterres said the figure was mind-numbing; he called for respect for science in tackling the crisis, warning that misinformation killed people.

The US, Brazil and India account for nearly half of the million victims.

Some experts believe that the real number of fatalities could be significantly higher, as testing rates in many countries remain low, meaning deaths related to Covid-19 are not properly recorded.

The Johns Hopkins University in the US says that nearly 23 million people are known to have recovered from the virus worldwide. – BBC.

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BRIEFS Patient dies in car park as Kenya health workers strike NAIROBI - One person died on Monday in a car park while waiting for treatment at Kenya’s largest referral hospital as health workers downed their tools to protest against delayed pay of improved salaries and allowances.

The management of Kenyatta National Hospital said the deceased, a motorbike taxi rider, arrived at the hospital while in a critical state and nothing could be done to save him. – BBC.

Zim plans to send dead elephants’ brain tissue to U.S. for toxin tests

HARARE - Zimbabwe plans to send brain tissue samples from dead elephants to the United States to test for toxic micro-organisms blamed for hundreds of elephant deaths in neighbouring Botswana, the parks authority said.

Thirty-four elephants have died in western Zimbabwe since August 24, Parks and Wildlife Management Authority director general Fulton Mangwanya told a parliamentary committee in a statement on Monday. – REUTERS.

Suspected separatists attack bus station in Ghana

ACCRA - Gunmen believed to be members of a secessionist group have attacked a bus station and burnt one vehicle in the town of Ho, in the Volta region in south-eastern Ghana.

Local media report that the attackers opened fire during the Tuesday morning incident. They also held a security guard hostage at gunpoint before beating up some drivers at the station.

– BBC.

China teacher handed death sentence for poisoning children

BEIJING - A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in March 2019 in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead A court in the central Chinese province of Henan said Wang Yun put sodium nitrite into porridge being prepared for her colleague’s students, sickening 25. – AFP.

Zim seeks to slow exodus of doctors as economy collapses HARARE - Zimbabwe is seeking to tighten the rules on how a certificate which its doctors need to get work abroad is issued as medical professionals flee the country’s collapsing economy.

The so-called “Certificate of Good Standing” issued by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe may now need prior approval by the state, the Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association said.

Professional bodies rely on the document as proof of clearance that doctors seeking work and study placement in a foreign country, among other things, have no outstanding disciplinary issues regarding patient care.

“The CGS is never issued by a government anywhere in the world,” the doctors association said in a Twitter

posting.

Zimbabwe’s two-decade economic collapse is touching new lows with inflation at more than 750 percent and the country’s currency collapsing.

Shortages of food and fuel are common and a quarter of the population, including many of the country’s doctors and teachers, have left to seek work in South Africa, the UK and other countries.

“This has a bearing, as the government determines who goes out of the country,” Aaron Musara, the secretarygeneral of the doctors association, said in an interview on Monday.

“The government is trying to retain staff at a time when they are failing to keep them” happy in their work, he said.

Jasper Chimedza, Zimbabwe’s permanent secretary for health, didn’t respond to calls seeking comment.

The nation’s health sector has not been spared from the wider economic meltdown.

It’s frequently been hard-hit by strikes lasting several months over low wages and shortages at public hospitals of everything from medicines to personal protective equipment needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Doctors earn salaries starting at Z$9, 000 ($110) per month. The council, which has 3, 371 registered doctors in the country, didn’t immediately respond to emailed queries. – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

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Cameroonian player arrested in Mauritius over passport scam CAMEROONIAN midfielder Marcel Wamba Kepdep has been arrested in Mauritius after he tried to illegally obtain a Mauritian passport.

The 27-year-old has been playing for Mauritian side Roche-Bois Bolton City and was hoping to travel to Europe with the documents.

Kepdep remains in police custody after his provisional indictment in court.

One major advantage enjoyed by Mauritian passport holders they can travel visa-free to the Schengen region in Europe for tourism and business purposes for a period of up to 90 days.

Mauritius’ Central Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a network trying to sell Mauritian passports to foreigners, including African footballers playing in the country.

Following the arrest of three people in Port Louis as part of a police crackdown the authorities examined computer files and seized fake passports.

Among the documents were some that features photos of Marcel Wamba Kepdep, but under a different name.

Following his arrest the Cameroonian confessed he had approached this network to obtain a Mauritian passport before heading to Europe.

Football in Mauritius has been suspended due to the global Covid-19 pandemic meaning that many players contract’s will not be renewed as teams are having to struggle to pay them.

Kepdep participated in the Confederation Cup last year as Roche-Bois Bolton City made their debut in the second-tier continental club competition with a win over Botswana’s Jwaneng Galaxy, before being eliminated by Zambian side Zanaco. – BBC.

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ARSENAL A LONG WAY AWAY FROM LIVERPOOL'S STANDARD ARTETA

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IVERPOOL are the best side the Premier League has seen for years but their success did not come overnight and Arsenal have lots of work to do to reach those standards, manager Mikel Arteta said after their 3-1 defeat by Juergen Klopp's side.

Klopp took over at Anfield for the 2015-16 season and has steadily improved the side, delivering the Champions League in 2018-19 followed by the long-awaited English league title last season.

Arteta has enjoyed some success since his appointment last season with Arsenal winning the FA Cup, but Monday's defeat showed the gulf in class between the sides.

"We are in a different journey to Liverpool. They've been together for five years and they weren't able to do what they've done tonight two or three years ago, that's for sure," he said.

"They have a lot of good work, a lot of belief in the way they play, great recruitment and they've improved the players that they have. This is what we have to try to do.

"They set the bar and they're probably the best standard that the Premier League has seen in many years. This is where we have to get and obviously we're still a long way from getting there."

Arsenal and Liverpool meet for the second time in a week

Real don't need any more players - Zidane REAL Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has no interest in bringing in any more players before the transfer window closes next week, he said yesterday.

Madrid still looked like a work in progress in Saturday's scrappy 3-2 win

over Real Betis after drawing their first game of the season 0-0 at Real Sociedad, but the Frenchman does not believe adding to his squad is the answer.

"We already have a lot of players, why would we want to add any more?"

Zidane told a news conference ahead of today's home game against Real Valladolid.

"It is already very difficult to pick a team, because all the players are very good, so why add more. The market is open until October 5 but I'm very happy with what I have. This squad is mine and for me they are the best."

Zidane will be without Germany midfielder Toni Kroos against Valladolid and Sunday's trip to Levante, but he said Eden Hazard was getting

closer to returning to action.

There have been questions about Hazard's weight, but Zidane dismissed any suggestions the Belgian forward had an unprofessional attitude, putting his lack of impact at Real following his €100 million move last year down to two ankle injuries.

"I don't think he's unprofessional, he's just had a very big problem which has been bothering him for a long time.

What we want is for him to not feel any discomfort again, so we need to wait," he added.

"It's a long season and he wants to be back on the pitch with his teammates so he can play well and help us out.

"He's getting very close, he's training regularly with us and getting into shape and getting ready to come back."

Due to renovation work on their Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid are continuing to play home matches at their training ground, where they won all six matches at the end of last season. – SUPERSPORT.

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‘MICHO’S PLAN B ….European clubs holding players put ‘Micho’ under pressure

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AMBIA national team coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic says he will need to use plan B after some clubs showed no interest to release the players invited for October fixtures due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Speaking after yesterday’s training session at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka, ‘Micho,’ who has summoned 40 players for the three friendly games set for next month said he wouldn’t name the international players summoned until their clubs confirm that they will be able to release them.

‘Micho’ said the national team has done everything possible to ensure that it follows the right procedure of sending the invitation letters two weeks before the break to give clubs enough time to allow players to come home to represent their country.

“We can’t give the names of the international players called because we are having certain problems because some of the clubs have concerns because of FIFA and this Covid-19.

“In order to tell the truth we shall first assure in proper communication, the way we have done as stipulated in the FFIFA rules, two weeks before

coming in we have sent invitation letters to the clubs they cannot claim that we are late.

“We have respected all that is stipulated however, we are at the mercy of the clubs whether they will release the players or not. Releasing them will be well, not releasing them will require a backup plan,” said ‘Micho.’

The Serbian said a backup plan will require the full assessment of local players who are competing for positions with each position having four players.

“We have four players per position fighting and competition is something we are looking for from every player.

Auto, Zanaco stay unbeaten

By MICHAEL MIYOBA PREMIER Futsal League defending champions Automotive FC and newcomers Zanaco have maintained their unbeaten runs after picking their fourth consecutive victories over the weekend.

Automotive overpowered Livingstone Pirates 4-0 in a

He said players need to give the best possible service because they are not preparing for the three friendly games alone.

“Our story is not starting and ending with the three friendly games in October that it is continuing with the start of our league.

“I’m really excited because an action packed period is coming and working with Zambian players it feels like a fish which is back in water,” Micho said.

Zambia will play Malawi and South Africa on October 8 and 11 respectively before facing Kenya on October 13 in Nairobi.

week four fixture while Zanaco who compete in division one league humiliated Bil FC 11-3 as their chase for PFL qualification progresses.

The win over Pirates propelled Automotive to 12 points on the 10-team PFL table, three points ahead of Kitwe Bullets, Kabwe K-Line and DS Isoka who are on par with nine points each.

Meanwhile, Kitwe Bullets’ unbeaten run came to an end after they were thumped 4-1 by Kabwe K-Line who picked their third win of the season.

In other fixtures, Siavonga Beetles picked their first win of the season, beating Chipata Boys 2-1 in a tightly contested fixture.

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Pliskova survives scare against qualifier Mayar Sherif in first round CZECH second seed Karolina Pliskova came from a set down to avoid an upset against Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif in the French Open first round.

World number four Pliskova, 28, had eight set points in the opener, before losing to Sherif - ranked 172nd in the world - in a tie-break.

The 2017 semi-finalist wrapped up a quick second set against the 24-year-old after winning four games in a row.

Pliskova came through a tense decider to claim a 6-7 (911) 6-2 6-4 victory.

"It was super tough," she said. "Especially after losing the first set after having set points.

"She played a great game, especially in these conditions."

Sherif kept up an impressive level throughout and the pair exchanged breaks at the start of the second set.

But Pliskova then won four

The win pushed Beetles to ninth on the log with three points while Chipata Boys maintained fifth position with six points from two wins and two defeats.

CSS Petauke dropped to 10th on the log and remained the only team yet to win a match in the PFL after they were beaten 5-4 by Kafue Saints who were lucky to pick their first win of the season which gave them three points to move to seventh on the log.

In Division 1, Zanaco kept their hopes of qualifying for the PFL alive after beating Bil FC to move to 12 points on the 12 team league table, three points ahead of second and third placed DS Academy and

games in a row, eventually holding serve to level things.

The Czech was made to work much harder for the final set as she failed to convert five break points before winning the sixth to go 4-3 up.

She held serve and wrapped up the match after two hours and 15 minutes with an ace down the middle.

Pliskova, who has never won a Grand Slam, will face Latvian world number 43 Jelena Ostapenko in the second round. – BBC.

Lilanda Bullets who were all victorious over the weekend.

Full results Lusaka Automotive 4-0 Livingstone Pirates Monze George 2-9 DS Isoka Kitwe Bullets 1-4 Kabwe K-Line Chipata Boys 1-2 Siavonga Beetles CSS Petauke 3-5 Kafue Saints DIVISION ONE: Zanaco 11-3 Bil FC AJ United 0-6 Blue Bombers Lilanda Bullets 6-5 Tamanga Juldan Veterans 2-13 BS Stars Pioneers 5-4 Efford Chabala DS Academy 18-6 Christian Academy.