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By AARON CHIYANZO & KETRA KALUNGA

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ESCO is suffering heavy losses as a result of subsidising domestic customers leading to the company accruing banks and Mr. Sampa more debt to Mr. Mucheleka independent power producers, Zesco senior manager for corporate affairs, John Kunda has said.

Dr Kunda said Zesco sells power to domestic customers at about US cents 4.3/kWh and was vulnerable to foreign exchange rates, the tariff mismatches representing a subsidy of up to US cents 5.6/kWh.

Kasama MP warns UPND chief STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3

Since 2005

…apologise or else, Mucheleka told

Whilst the customer in Kalingalinga pays K769 to connect power, the total connection costs for Zesco if we are to include the duplex cable, labour as well as transport may range between K4, 500 and K5, 000 — John Kunda, Zesco

...AS DEBT BALLOONS DUE TO SUBSIDIES

The twosenior trucksmanager the Scania for from South Africa affairs and thecorporate Freightliner (right), Zimbabwean registered where found laden with Mukula tree logs. [Pictures Linda Tembo Soko]

P.3 ACC clean

up needed – Malambo Mr. Lusambo

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P.5 Defections

P.5 80-year-old

IMF talks Thieves steal gold onKasenseli againmine at won’t help PF, woman shot says UPND

Police have identified the victim as Ms Changano Sakai of Nduli village in Chief Mutondo’s chiefdom,

Demolish structures 500 illegal miners have broken into the •Over Mwanakatwe reveals contributing to perimeter wire fence and forced their way into the mining area at Kasenseli gold mine in Mwinilunga district looting undisclosed quantities of alluvial Gold. floods - Lusambo P.4 talks set for April PAGE 4 See story on Page 3

connection fees have not been adjusted despite the increase in the cost of materials.

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Kenyatta and Odinga pledge to‘Unhelpful’ heal divisions See story on Page 19

Police rile Tasila Commonwealth Tembo’s family

sidelines ZCID on dialogue preps

THE family of the late Dr Tasila Tembo who was allegedly killed by a Zambia Army officer Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba has complained of inadequateSee support the 4 story from on Page Zambia Police, alleging that they have been denied an opportunity to identify the suspect since his arrest on Saturday.

ConCourt must explain Chilanga vacancy - YALI

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GOVERNMENT ACTS ON GHOST WORKERS

By KETRA KALUNGA

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OVERNMENT has started taking action on all the civil servants who have been found wanting in the ongoing payroll clean up exercise in the six provinces covered so far, says Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Dr. Martine Mtonga.

The exercise, meant to clean up the government payroll system, revealed that there are more than 4, 000 civil servants who are deceased and retired who were still drawing money from the payroll.

It was revealed through the exercise that the government has been losing huge sums of money every month through the scam, money which could be going towards meeting the many needs of the country.

However, the government has

so far saved about K78 million after the commencement of the payroll cleaning up exercise in six provinces with four remainings which are Lusaka, Central, Southern and Western provinces.

Dr. Mtonga said in an interview that the Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Simon Miti was currently disciplining and in some cases dismissing erring civil servants in the six provinces covered.

He said Dr. Miti was expected to release a comprehensive report which would later be followed by a national report of what transpired during the exercise and the actions that have been taken on the erring civil servants when the exercise is concluded.

Dr, Mtonga, who is Smart Zambia Institute national coordinator said the payroll headcount for the remaining four provinces would

Zambezi East CDF was paid in wrong bank account, Parley told

By NOEL IYOMBWA

THE 2020 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for Zambezi East Constituency was disbursed into a wrong bank account, Local Government Minister Charles Banda has told Parliament.

Dr Banda said the funds were disbursed to a wrong account because there was an error in the bank account number which was provided by the local authority in Zambezi but that the error was being corrected.

Dr Banda said this yesterday in Parliament during the question-for-oral-answer session.

He told the house that the correct account number had already been forwarded to his ministry and that the process of disbursing the money was underway.

He was responding to a question by United Party

for National Development (UPND) Zambezi East Member of Parliament Brian Kambita who asked why the 2020 CDF for his constituency has not been disbursed to-date despite other constituencies receiving the money.

Mr Kambita wanted to know whether Government is aware that the delay in disbursing the money has adversely affected some planned projects.

Dr Banda said MP is aware of the answer because he came to the ministry with the account number which was sent.

He accused Mr Kambita of enjoying politics of no direction, hence asking such question in the House and urged MPs to learn to engage local authorities and town clerks in their areas when they need clarification over such issues.

Road sector agencies told to up game on maintenance ROAD Development Agency (RDA) Board chairperson Samuel Mukupa has called on the road sector agencies to change the business as usual attitude and up their game on care and maintenance on public infrastructure.

Mr. Mukupa says the culture of maintaining public infrastructure is critical as government spends a lot of resources on the projects.

He says without the culture of care and maintenance, public infrastructure which government has put up at a high cost will go to waste.

Mr. Mukupa says professionalism and improving the public infrastructure especially the road sector agency

offices is key for corporate image of both the agencies and the country.

He was speaking in Lusaka during a briefing with road sector agency chairpersons that are inspecting road sector infrastructure and Operations.

And Road Transport and Safety Agency Board Chairperson Cornelius Chipoma said there is need to seriously take care of the public infrastructure.

Meanwhile, National Road Fund Agency Vice board chairperson, Kaitano Chungu emphasised the need for care and maintenance and not let infrastructure get dilapidated. -ZNBC

Dr Mtonga

be completed early next year.

“We have started with Western and Central provinces. After that, we will move to Southern and Lusaka provinces would be last, then we will write a report to the Secretary to the Cabinet of what has been done,” Dr, Mtonga said.

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Teachers cry foul over salary scales

By KETRA KALUNGA

EMOLUMENTS for hundreds of teachers who have been elevated after furthering their studies have remained unchanged.

A number of teachers had upgraded their studies but remained on same salaries. Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has demanded that the approved teacher establishment be funded so that those who upgraded their studies could be recognised and have their salaries increased.

ZNUT general secretary, Newman Bubala, said in an interview a request for treasury funding should be made and approved because there were so many teachers were faced with the

A number of teachers had upgraded their studies but remained on same salaries. problem.

“The problem is the approved establishment which has not been funded, you find that a teacher is working as a secondary teacher but is not upgraded because the establishment is not funded so the salary remains the same,” he said.

Mr Bubala said a teacher would upgrade

from a diploma to a degree teacher but would not get any salary increment because the approved establishment was not funded.

He said once the treasury funds the approved establishment, all the issues surrounding teacher upgrades and salary increments would be resolved.

Chipangali inputs distribution completes today

By NATION REPORTER

THE distribution of farming inputs for 2020-2021 farming season under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to over 16, 000 farmers in Chipangali is expected to be completed today, Chipangali District Agricultural Coordinator Fredrick Mwansa has said.

The district was allocated 3152 metric tonnes of compound D fertiliser and 2, 782 metric tonnes urea fertilizer for this 2020-2020 farming season, Mr Mwansa said.

Mr Mwansa was speaking when Neria Investments Limited General Manager Martin Chaikatisha visited the district to inspect the distribution of the inputs to farmers yesterday. Mr Mwansa said about

96 percent of compound D has already been given out to farmers while 91 percent of Urea has also been given out since the distribution exercise started in October.

He said that only about 5 percent of the total beneficiaries are remaining to collect fertilizer.

“Chipangali has 16,460 farmers and so far we are remaining with less than eight percent of farmers to collect both seeds and fertilizer. What we are seeing today is that last set of farmers are collecting their farming inputs and we project that we should bethrough with the distribution tomorrow (today),” Mr Mwansa said .

He said almost farmers in the district collected the seeds first before they started getting their fertilizer.

Mr Mwansa said the inputs were delivered in good time

by Neria Investments Limited and Government.

He said the early delivery of inputs by Neria Investments gave chance to the Ministry of Agriculture effectively distributed the inputs to farmers in Chipangali.

Mr Mwansa said the distribution of inputs to farmers has been successful this year due timely delivery of inputs to the district.

And Mr Chaikatisha said he was in the district to highlight the successes that have been scored in the distribution of inputs this year.

Mr Chaikatisha described the distribution of inputs to farmers by the company for 2020-2021 farming season as a success.

“It is happening that fertiliz-

er can come as early like this time.

Farmers have collected the inputs on time,” he said.

Mr Chaikatisha thanked Government and the Ministry of Agriculture for providing logistic which resulted into early delivery of inputs to districts.

He said that Neria Investments Limited is today expected to close the depot in Chipangali as all farmers would have collected their inputs.

Meanwhile, Chipangali District Commissioner Peter Musimuko thanked the firm for early delivering inputs to Chipangali in good time.

Mr Musimuko said all farmers under FISP are happy with this year’s distribution of inputs.

‘Unhelpful’ Police rile Tasila Tembo’s family

By KALOBWE BWALYA

THE family of the late Dr Tasila Tembo who was allegedly killed by a Zambia Army officer Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba has complained of inadequate support from the Zambia Police, alleging that they have been denied an opportunity to identify the suspect since his arrest on Saturday.

But police have advised the family to give them chance to do their work.

A family representative, Ms Charity Katongo said they visited the police station where the suspect was detained, but officers denied them the opportunity to identify him.

The Zambia Army on Saturday captured Lt Mwaba who had been a fugitive since the alleged murder of Dr Tembo in

October, before handing him over to police.

At a media briefing in Lusaka, Ms Katongo however said the Zambia Army has been there for the family since the body of Dr Tembo was found in Mikango area.

Ms Katongo said the family of the suspect had been interfering in the matter as evidenced by Lt Mwaba’s mother visiting Dr Tembo's mother after her son was apprehended.

She said the family should be left to mourn in peace as they were yet to recover from the death of Dr Tembo.

Meanwhile, police have advised to Dr Tembo’s family to give them chance to do their work in a professional manner as there were procedures which are followed before a suspect appears in court.

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo has also clarified that police did not parade any family member of the accused person.

Ms Katongo however explained that only witness were called to identify the suspect therefore there was no need for the family to offer themselves to identify the suspect unless they were witnesses.

She said before a suspect is charged, there are procedures to be done such as conducting an identification parade and scene reconstruction among many others so as to strengthen the case.

She appealed to the family that if they needed information on the matter, they need to engage the police and request for whatever information they would need and that

Tasila Tembo

should be done in an orderly manner.

“The police has and will never have anything to hide in this matter as our interest in this case and many other cases that we have handled and are handling is to see that suspects are prosecuted,” said Ms Katongo.

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By PETER SICHALI

Dr Kunda. Photo by ZescoUnitedFc From Page 1 He said in as much as the cost of a new connection was borne by the customer, the power utility company was spending more on each connection.

“As an example that for a standard connection in Kalingalinga, whilst the customer pays K769, the total connection costs including duplex cable, a meter, and labour as well as transport may range between K4, 500 and K5, 000,” Dr Kunda said in an interview.

Dr Kunda also said connection fees have not been adjusted since 2005 despite the increase in the cost of materials.

He also said despite tariff adjustments awarded to Zesco, the depreciation of the Kwacha reverses any gains and increases the subsidies that were required to be provided to domestic customers.

“These subsidies are unsustainable, as

Zesco must continuously close the funding gap by borrowing from the capital market to connect its customers,” said Dr Kunda.

Dr Kunda said the pricing disparities between the cost of providing services and what the local market actually pays had resulted in accumulation of millions of dollars in debt to banks and the Independent Power Producers.

“Millions of dollars are owed in debt to banks and IPP such as Maamba Collieries Limited, Itezhi-tezhi Power Corporation, Ndola Energy Corporation Limited as well as Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Corporation, amongst others,” he said.

Dr Kunda said the only sustainable solution was for the entire electricity supply industry and all customers to quickly move to cost reflective tariffs.

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HE Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) should be cleaned up to rebuild its dwindling public confidence, Inter Africa Governance Network (AFRINET) Executive Director Maurice Malambo has said.

"From the way ACC has been operating it is clear that it has been infiltrated and therefore needs cleaning up to operate effectively," Mr Malambo said.

Mr Malambo said public confidence has degenerated due to lack of effectiveness and failure to deal with corruption related matters as captured in the Auditor General Report.

Mr Malambo said the manner the ACC has dealt with

corruption allegations to which public interest is involved has also contributed to its degenerated public confidence.

And Mr Malambo has urged the ACC to take interest in the Auditor General's report and investigate all Corruption related matters.

Mr Malambo said it was unfortunate that the ACC has not taken interest to investigate corruption related issues cited in the Auditor General’s report.

"It is disappointing that the ACC as an Institution mandated to Investigate Corruption has not taken up issues related to corruption cited in the auditor general's report," Mr Malambo said.

He said the ACC was expected to be proactive and Investigate all Corruption

related matters.

Mr Malambo said it was unfortunate that ACC as an institution with a mandate to investigate corruption has not shown interest to probe the Privatization process of 1990s.

Mr Malambo said Zambians have been demanding for answers on how privatisation was conducted and ACC has never

made attempts to get answers including on how an opposition leader suddenly became rich.

"It is clear that the Commission has now become an agent of the opposition UPND because it has failed to investigate the wrongs that were done during privatisation," Mr Malambo said.

CEEC fails to access K10bn stimulus cash?

By PETER SICHALI THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has failed to access the K10 billion which Government released to the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) for empowerment purposes.

Several commercial banks and other business entities have accessed the

empowerment fund.

CEEC submited a proposal to the BoZ) for funding.

The central bank has disbursed K1.8bn of the K10bn stimulus package.

According to a Status Update Report circulated by the BoZ, six commercial banks and five non-banking institutions accessed the funds as at September 22, 2020.

The central bank has also approved K6bn which is expected to go to priority and non-priority sectors of the economy.

A check by the Daily Nation however found that CEEC was not among institutions which had benefitted from the stimulus package.

Efforts to get a comment from CEEC for almost a month

proved futile as the media team failed to get authority for information to be released.

Meanwhile, 11 banks and 17 non-banks have applied for a total of K7.1bn.

The CEEC had received thousands of applications from citizens asking for financial capital but had not been too responsive because of resource constraints.

No underage on registers, says ECZ

‘It’s all lies’

…NAPSA has not bought Chrismar Hotel

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE NATIONAL Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has dismissed media reports suggesting that it had purchased Chrismar Hotel in Lusaka.

NAPSA head of corporate affairs, Cephas Sinyangwe, said the organisation had no intention of purchasing Chrismar Hotel.

“We would like to inform members of the public that the said purchase has not taken place and will not take

place. The allegations are therefore false and must be disregarded,” Mr Sinyangwe.

He said NAPSA had communicated its position to Harberton Limited, the owners of the property.

In August this year, it was again reported that NAPSA was purchasing Chrismar Hotel at US$18 million, a story which the organisation dismissed as a lie.

On Tuesday, a daily tabloid repeated the same story, which NAPSA has branded as fake

By NATION REPORTER THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has dismissed claims that under age persons are also registering as voters.

ECZ acting public relations manager, Sylvia Bwalya, said they were aware of the images and information circulating on social media of the alleged under-age person registered as a voter.

Ms Bwalya however said investigations indicated that it was a staged

picture.

Ms Bwalya said the requirements for one to register as a voter were that one must be a Zambian citizen of 18 years and above and in possession of a green National Registration Card.

“Anyone who does not meet these requirements and attempts to register as a voter commits an offence which is liable for prosecution,” she said.

Ms Bwalya called on the public to report anyone attempting to break the law.

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UNITY OF PURPOSE ZAMBIANS from all spheres must remain peaceful and united as political parties gear up for campaigns ahead of the 2021 general elections.

More often, the country gets gripped in euphoria in the run-up to general elections, hence the need to exercise caution and embrace the concept of unity of purpose.

Leaders from various political parties will get into overdrive, criss-cross the width and breadth of the country, expounding their manifestos.

Some leaders will genuinely reach out to the people while others will become economical with truth and promise what may not be achievable.

It is also during such a period that some political leaders resort to tongue-lashing and toxic language in a desperate pursuit for support and votes.

But democracy demands that there must always be civility and fairness in speech and conduct in campaigns.

Political leaders must always respect other stakeholders, particularly the voters and political opponents.

Firstly, politicians must appreciate that their role is to provide selfless service to the public; they are servants of the people and not masters.

Notwithstanding the demands of their offices, they must always attend to people’s needs with humility while maintaining an open-door policy.

Secondly, political leaders both in the ruling and opposition parties are required to involve citizens in development projects so that they attend to the most pressing issues in communities. This is particularly applicable to councillors and Members of Parliament.

It is also a requirement that political representatives remain transparent and accountable especially when handling public resources.

One of the most important aspects of political process is the imperative need for the opposition and ruling parties to narrow the gap between them and completely eliminate bitter rivalry which most of the time degenerate into violence.

Sadly, political dialogue, which is the most effective tool to defuse tension, has not taken off as the nemeses have been giving unattainable conditions.

At this point, the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) must step in and offer objective guidance as they are among important stakeholders.

In fact, CSOs must be neutral in both their discourse and deeds for them to garner public confidence.

It is evident that, currently, some CSOs have exhibited crass biasness and fueled tension through careless statements.

Political parties must disengage themselves from biased CSOs as they have tended to be spoilers instead of being unifiers.

Zambia has always been an oasis of peace and a pioneer of multi-party political system in Africa, having responded appropriately to the wind of change that blew across the globe in late 80s to early 90s.

The country has transitioned through six Heads of State peacefully, an attractive record on the world map which must be guarded jealously.

Therefore, it is incumbent upon all citizens to maintain peace and refrain from uncivilised tendencies such as invectives towards political opponents.

Political office must not be seen as an occupation for personal survival, but an undertaking to serve the people with due diligence.

Violence has no place in the country’s polity.

Zambia has been independent for 56 years and must be seen to be growing democratically and not moving in reverse.

Thus citizens must espouse unity of purpose.

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THIEVES STEAL GOLD AT KASENSELI MINE

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VER 500 illegal miners have broken into the perimeter wire fence and forced their way into the mining area at Kasenseli gold mine in Mwinilunga looting undisclosed quantities of alluvial gold.

The illegal miners are reported to have come from a camp in the nearby bush called Kabanda B nicknamed after Kabanda Township in the district.

District commissioner Arnot Mapulanga confirmto ZANIS yesterday after he visited the area.

Mr Mapulanga observed that the illegal miners found it easy to gain entry into the

mine area by simply unscrewing the joints in the wire fence.

He called on the contractor erecting the fence to reconsider the design by welding the joints as opposed to using bolts and nuts and also advised the contractor to immediately repair the fence to avoid a reoccurrence.

Mr Mapulanga warned that Government will not sit idle and allow criminality to continue at the Gold mine adding that stern action will be taken against anyone found wanting.

He said the gold at Kasenseli is a national resource from which social amenities such as roads, hospitals and

Govt impressed with export of local goods

By ANDREW MUKOMA

ZAMBIA has recorded an increase in export of locally manufactured products to neighbouring countries, Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary, Mushuma Mulenga has observed.

He said Zambia had been exporting goods to the Democratic Republic of Congo and to some coun-

tries in East Africa.

Mr Mulenga was speaking when he addressed members of Livingstone Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry on Tuesday.

He said there had been a noticeable increase in exports of locally-manufactured goods in the last 10 years.

Mr Mulenga said the government had been engaging the manufacturing industry

schools can be built to benefit majority citizens as opposed to a few selfish individuals.

Meanwhile, Panorama Security Manager Operations, William Mwale called for reinforcement of manpower and crowd dispersing tools such as tear smoke and dog handlers from Zambia police.

He said the illegal miners seem to be aware that police are not allowed to shoot at them hence they take advantage of this and fearlessly charge towards them.

When contacted for details of the incident, North Western Province Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi promised to issue a statement later.

to share ideas on how the industry would want the ministry to assist them for the country to do more.

However, Mr Mulenga admitted that there was still a deficit between imports and exports.

Livingstone Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry is impressed with the approach the ministry is taking of engaging the private sector on implementation of the policies.

Its president Namakau Siyanga said such an approach would help the private sector to realise goals and would be able to measure effectiveness of Government intervention.

Lungu hails allies France, Oman, Zim

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says although the world economy was still grappling with the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, his government was keen to develop new areas of cooperation with other countries in various sectors of mutual interest.

President Lungu said this yesterday at State House in Lusaka when he received letters of credentials from the three ambassador-designates accredited to Zambia.

The three ambassador-designates to Zambia he received letters of credence from were the Sultanate of Oman Mr. Ali Abdullah Salim al Mahruqi, France’s ambassador to Zambia Mr. François Goldbiatt, and Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Zambia Ms. Charity Charamba.

Mr Lungu, who welcomed the three envoys to Zambia said his government would continue to engage their respective countries through deliberate enhancement of cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

“Your excellencies, although the world econo-

President Edgar Lungu (right) bids farewell to French Ambassador to Zambia Francois Goldbiatt (left) after the presentation of credentials at State House in Lusaka yesterday. - Picture By SALIM HENRY/STATE HOUSE.

my is still grappling with the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, my government is keen to develop new areas of cooperation with your respective countries in various sectors of mutual interest,” President Lungu said.

He said as they commenced their tour of duty, it is his sincere hope that they would dedicate time and energy to exploring and discovering more areas of mutual economic interest and cooperation for the benefit of their respective countries

and peoples. Mr Lungu assured them of his government’s support and cooperation as they carry out their important duties Meanwhile, Mr Goldbiatt said France remained committed to enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation to help Zambia foster her development process.

And Ms Charamba said Zimbabwe appreciates the existing bilateral relations between the two countries and pledged to strengthen them for the benefit of the two peoples.

Two weeks ago, illegal miners attempted to dismantle the wire fence to try and gain access to the mine site. - ZANIS.

Malanji heads Zambian team to AU’s executive council meeting

By PETER SICHALI

FOREIGN Affairs Minister of Joseph Malanji is leading a high level Zambian delegation at a virtual Executive Council meeting of the African Union led by Foreign Ministers of State.

Mr Malanji is leading a delegation comprising Minister of Home Affairs, Stephen Kampyongo, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Christopher Yaluma and Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Emmanuel Mwamba.

The meeting will consider the draft agenda for the 13th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State scheduled for next week.

The Extra-Ordinary Session is expected to ratify the operationalisation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area scheduled to start on January 1, 2021.

The summit is also expected to consider the agenda on activities and efforts made on the theme of the year: "Silencing the Guns."

Govt releases K500 million more for road contractors GOVERNMENT is set to disburse an additional K500 million for onward payment to contractors in the road sector.

Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Danny Mfune says this follows the disbursement of another K500m paid to contractors last month.

He said the money was from the stimulus package to support the road sector and enhance liquidity in the economy. – ZNBC.

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WE’VE ENOUGH DRUGS New Heritage Party

…to ease shortage in health centres

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GOLD THIEVING COPS, GUY SCOTT BEING USED TO FOREIGNERS WARNED DISCREDIT PF, SAYS KAMBA

By SILUMESI MALUMO

By SIMON MUNTEMBA POLICE officers and foreign nationalsUYstealing goldbeing at Scott is Kasenseliused willbybethe dealt with infamous accordingcartel to thetolaw,discredit Ministry of Mines and Mineral DePresident Edgar Lunvelopment Permanent gu's administration, theSecParetary Barnaby Mulenga triot Front (PF) has said. has warned.

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Mr Kamba was reacting to a story in one of the daily tabloid attributed to Dr Scott that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) wasLungu in shamPRESIDENT Edgar has bles and Government’s Zambians were comupset pledged with President Lungu's mitment to ending AIDSgovby ernment.

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improving the economy.

He said the ministry was not aware of the illegalities that had been involved in by police officers but it would be followed keenly by engaging the district administration so that the culprits can be brought to book.

Mr Mulenga reminded people involved in illegal gold activities that no one would be spared because they would be seen as criminals.

Recently Mwinilunga District Arnot MaMr Commissioner Kamba pulanga told the Daily Nation

that some police officers had been conniving with foreign nationals to steal gold at Kasenseli.

Mr Mapulanga said two foreigners were arrested and were in custody awaiting court appearance but the officers they were working with escaped.

Mr Mapulanga said a manhunt had been instituted to bring to book the said officers.

He said the officers would be tracked through the phones which had been confiscated Dr Scott from the foreigners.

GOVT COMMITTED TO ENDING AIDS BY 2030 we are disappointed that Dr Scott is being used by the infamous cartel of to ensuring discredit Presprogramme uniident Lungu attempting to versal health by coverage which drag theending government and the includes AIDS by 2030. ruling partyofinState matters The Head saidrelatthis ing to voter yesterday in registration a speech by which Minis a of sole responsibility of the ister Health Chitalu ChiluECZ," he said. fya during this year’s World He said believed that the AIDS Day PF commemorations ECZ was doinggrounds its best in toLuenat Kalingalinga sure that as many citizens as saka.

And Zambia has become the seventh country to attain the 90-90-90 target of attaining HIV epidemic control.

This means that 90 percent of the country’s population know their HIV status while

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA 90 percent of those living with THEareUnited Party fortherNaHIV on antiretroviral tional (UPND) apy andDevelopment 90 percent of those on claims defections will viral not treatment have reached helpsuppression. the Patriotic Front (PF) load regain popularity on theLunCopMeanwhile, President perbelt. gu has expressed appreciation district Informato Luanshya the American government tionsupporting and Publicity Secretary, for Zambia in its Hilton Chibelaka, fight against HIV and said AIDS.this when refuted the purportAnd he United States Chargé D’affaires David Young de-

possible registered to vote in the forthcoming general elections.

Mr Kamba said he was confident that the ECZ would attain its target of nine million voters.

He said, however, that all stakeholders, especially political parties, civil society leaders and the Church should get on board to encourage citi-

But Mr Mapulanga in an interview yesterday said those involved would be apprehended without fail.

Meanwhile Mr Mulenga said that tight security had been heightened especially in routes which were being used to steal gold at Kasenseli.

He said that the enforcement of the security was to secure the mineral which had zensunder to go and register. been threat.

He aadded: "The Dr “As ministry wefact are isnot Scott of haspolice been officers a member aware con-of the cartel that still wants niving with foreigners to stealto bring confusion in shall the leadgold but I think we enership the PFCommission and consegage theof District quentlyhe themight government." because have full inHe however Dr formation of what advised is transpirScott to stay away from peoing at Kasenseli. ple were misleading him Butthat I want to warn that and concentrate on hisactivmedthose involved in illegal ication andleft getting enough ities will not scot free berest so thatare hedepleting could recover cause they the quickly. which is meant to resource Mr Kamba said contrary earn the country revenue,” Mrto Mapulanga said. insinuations that ECZ was in shambles and that people are getting upset with the government every day, the PF felt the ECZ was working tirelessly and doing a good job.

He said the electoral body needed support of everyone including Dr Scott because they were all stakeholders.

"Let us encourage one another regardless of political

By NATION affiliation toREPORTER go and register as voters so that we can shape ITS democracy evil and treachery of Mr our together," the highest Kamba said. order for a citizen to deliberately dent the image of their own country with half-baked information, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata has said. old tactics will not help the Kapata observed PF Ms regain popularity on the that some desperate pol-that Copperbelt and advised iticians were going roundjust the ruling party should to foreign use genuine donors, political dentstrategy ing the reputation thegalrather than playing toofthe country by celebrating lery.

"If country's they weredebt UPND then the posithey known by the tionare andnot manipulating thecurrent party administration information to suit their as far as the UPND is concerned agenda. in Luanshya," said.

“These are he evil, Satanic and don't deserve a place in Zambia,” she said.

Ms Kapata questioned which country disgruntled politicians would rule if donors act on their evil desires.

“Where are they goAn to 80-YEAR-OLD woman ing be leaders from?

If has people been shot woundthe areand going to edsubjected on her left be to buttock bad con-in Makuyusuch area of ditions asKaoma. hunger Kaoma District Comamong others. missioner Kennedy Liale “Take a leaf from Kenya, Mubanga, confirmed the where the country through incident happened its financewhich minister came on Monday. out by accepting that the Policewashave identified country equally facing the victim as Ms but Changasimilar problems, the no Sakai ofnever Nduli came village opposition in Chief Mutondo's chiefout to celebrate,” she said. dom, looking for And and Ms are Kapata, who gunman. constituenistheMandevu Mr Mubanga said on cy Member of Parliament Novemberempowered 30 around 11:30 yesterday 20 hours, Ms Sakai and her churches in her area with two grandchildren were livestock which was given onthetheir way home from to women. the when aempowgunman Thefield chicken confronted them. erment came barely 6 The after unidentified gunmonths other groups man shot at her on the in left received empowerment buttock where she and susmonetary, livestock tainedina terms deep wound.

Poothers of machinlice suspect that the gunery. man AK47 rifle.

In aused vote an of thanks from Hewomen said police rushed to UCZ representathe the scene afterinathe tipconfrom tive, church the public and support took the stituency pledged victim to Kaoma District to Ms Kapata and Present Hospital for treatment.– Lungu.

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ments will, to a large extent,

THE Lusaka South Multi-Facility Econom CHINA’S willingness to be influenced by the creditors’ level of that confidence in (LS-MFEZ) confident it will achiev grant Zambia a debt relief is the country’s debt transparUS$415 will have an influence onmillion investment target by end ency,” Mr Mataa said. year the decision of bondholders He the is concerned that therela This is despite current Covid-19 to respond to the country’s bondholders may also be request of suspending debt factors which have led to four investors pu this year was an appreciation worried about the politiBy BUUMBA CHIMBULU service payments six cal offor the area. for the bank’s customers. economy going into the months, an economicCurrently, think 2021 anMrinvestment value of US$24 generalsaid elections as Ngulube AN agreement to increase investment inwinners the tank has said. has been recorded from 11 companies at this had seemingly made under the campaign stood tourism andbondconservation sectors has been signed Feedback from the yardsjobs in By BUUMBA CHIMBULU Government reluctant tothe LS-MFEZ and over 900 permanent haL between the Ministry of Tourism and Prospero a chance to win a three holders is expected during slow down on the ambitious Works are go created.

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Facility Economic K1,100,000 each.

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19 November, 2020 ATLAS Mara Zambia integrated the Atlas Mara to a clear and realistic ecoPermanent Secretary, Auxilia Ponga. from there,” M and owes now US$2 billion toparticipation in theApp LS-MFEZ acting Managing Director, Ken nomic recovery plan. customers able to borrow Mobile Banking and the Ponga explained that the signing of thesaid. commercial Drbanks, US$2 area is expected to Mwila, confidence that theonzone Government would thereand open accounts online Tenga Mobile Money wallet Memorandum of expressed Understanding (MoU0 Heemalso ob be completed in thewould billion to the IMF and World fore beEats, to be achieve the target ofexpected US$415 million and c strengthen the capacity of Government and as theand firm another drives theUS$3 digital tipmoo which currently the need to i 12 months.

Bank bil-nextphatic on what it intended 2,000 jobs by end of next year. other stakeholders involved in the tendering and agenda to higher heights. offers over 8,000 products on incentives to Participation lion to China. to dothe within the relief period management ofMwila collaborative partnerships.

Mr said LS-MFEZ would see Head of Retail and Digital the platform with country wide willing to inve through seizures, forfeitures had also been enhanced and of local investors Centre for Trade Policy

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU thatin would point the econShe said this yesterday Lusaka during the an(CTPD) increase in economic investment asand most of theMr 1 the zone. access to Government agenShe observed that often manufacturing as a means Banking, Teza Ngulube, said in the delivery offerings multiand/or lengthy and disruptive Mr Chanda had urged transand Development By BUUMBA CHIMBULU omy“Ittowards recovery and

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU signing of the agreement. is Government’s desire expressed c companies were expected to begin RANSPORTERS have ofholding zone is currently of their trucks. and Zambian porters toconsumers desist fromcomsmug- cies and other service providbuilding resilience this was meant to catch up payment options, “ he said. constr researcher Wakumelo Mataa restore debt sustainability. to see more investment opportunities tourism and that Zambia He said the General 20 percent sub-contracting lowend due among worked with the aZamCommissioner gling andZambian other forms of tax ers should you have questions before the ofto, 2021 asinthey finalised th said it was expected that beplain that products environmentally with the evolving world which Lafarge Commercial

By ZRA BUUMBA CHIMBULU MBAINNOVATION CHIMBULU “It is imperative that Govremains key promoting conservation sectors as this will ultimately go to competition other reasons, the bia ARevenue Authority Kingsleypolicy, Chanda said manuthisnot in yet a do as story, they risked although aevasion success was having or want to establish new busiing creditors, China’s approvals. not exhibit international and efficient MtheBZambia’s I A friendly wasmajor currently spearheading Director, ernment commits to pru- f component of improve the living standards of Chooye people in general, countries suc minimum investment (ZRA) inAssociation mitigating smugstatement. their vessels seized and forrecent willingness to grant a certainly a step in the right direction.

“TheShe total projected investment is rearoun dent utilisation of ness relationships. You could of facturing, necessary for eco- quality standards. the digital agenda.

Hamusankwa, thethe manufacturers sector topolicy ensure percent sub-contracting “Dr Ponga said. that which hersaid ministry was Rwanda, Ken of stressed US$500,000 gling in the country, which “If BOUT a transporter feited to the State. $250, 000 suspects hasshould been therefore debt relief would be crucial “Government widen its sources that may be freed up US$125 million and will create approximat use the opportunity to attract “Well you may be right, but nomic recovery.

M a n u f a c t u r e s Mr Ngulube said this cement company would that improved locallybeyond produced products eager to work with some Prospero Zambia be has extended road Egypt, South locals sayinitiative isin promoting collection of their invested clients ofin being involved said to all ports operations setting up a to the decision of the bondfrom this should scope and legal authority inHe order hetourism said during press briefing in Lu and development in the country. areand of high quality. may also increase be wrong be- new customers by selling Manufactures Week (ZAM) has urged yesterday inconservation Lusaka jobs,” at the continue toabe innovative ction transform it leads into an Mozambique prohibitive. revenue Smuggling to inThe anylaboratory of the taxthat evasion vices you had will establish goldalso been enhanced and holders. this request pull through, the participation of local contractors and foster Dr Ponga therefore urged the technical team tohad ad This is according to the Mr Mwila indicated that the zone products at discounted prices cause you have not yet experiwill be held under the businesses to sign up for the first draw of the the “3 house, to empower its customers Zimbabwe th able law enhance monitoring content and LS-MFEZ Business loss of to revenue. such as in smuggling, intensified to ensure compliore whichunder-decwill be bought Mr Mataa said in a statedirecting aworth larger part of the expeditiously actualise the the provision of the agreement higher levels of scale compliance.

Zambia Association ofand Policytheme pipeline US$220 bettermillion incent enced realpoints Zambian qual- to the general public in order ‘Economic Recovery 2020 annual 3 ways tothe win campaign” in investments and community through Development ZRA and the laration, under-valuations orgold ancethe at the of importance, Centre for Manufactures Tradetransportfrom artisanal and small ment bondholders resources into productive and pass on the create benefits to the Zambian people.

Manufacturers (ZAM), Chief “The policy should enhanced by Mr Kunda Francis would 1,500 jobs. ity.tion I would like to surprise to promote the consumption Innovative Week to build resilient and Through partnership Nkwashi promotions. ers agreed to work together misclassification of Resilient goods, thebe or exportation. miners Zambia. ment (CTPD) Executive Director, would mostwith likely take intoManager, sectors.

Prospero Zambia Chief Executive Officer,minimum James US Executive Officer, Kunda, said attaching measure as to a smugglers during a innovation meeting held last Manufacturing.’ transporters Chanda said ZCCM-IH has should set a upvalue theimmelaboratory inMr “In next few years, the LS-MFEZ you!

So,opposed I encourage you to of your locally manufactured promote in the and Lafarge. “Wethe know thatthe He said the promotion consideration lack of waipopo, has said. Florence “It will be way sad for forbringing Zambiais d Blewett, said the agreement paved 000 investme Muleya. construction works of reject month. diately inform the authority andaservice providers partnership with Karma Mining quantity measure.

InServices itstake current state, foreign Muleya said. for investment activities.

LS-MFEZ walk through theinvolved East products,” Ms She said activities in the industry. the world available isprivate evolving andserious we would until December 15, publicly informaif therun creditors the ailable policies only apply to the Mr Chanda finance and specialist management to investors to q Ms Muleya saidthat thewill just endedWeek the request industrial yards Transporters volunthrough any be communication in smuggling and Rural Development in Park firms will haveLimited an on incentive to sub-contract tion onafford thepublicly-owned terms and conMall from would 25th tocontinue 27th would centred This year’s edition take cannot our customers this year in Solwezi, Chingola, working with Ministry of Commerce, Trade for relief as this will struction sector, leaving the vast natural and heritage assets. available inc were currently on Manufacturers week exposed tarily and proactively reportchannels,” Mr Chanda said.to local to contractors face the fullwhile wrath of the their vessels seized and forConsolidated Gold Company. ditions Chinese loans. low-valued project mean that Zambia has deNovember to view your qualencouraging collaborative from 22rd to 27th of with coming of to the physical Ndola,Development Kitwe, Lusaka,was Industry, Zambia Agency Mr Blewett said successful Development of PPPs inan of place projects open for competition a limiting FILE PHOTO : ‘‘Manufacturers course. the need for market players to ed smuggling schemes to be Chief He however said the authorlaw while goods and vessels feited to the State without any Executive Officer, Mabvuto Last month, Zambia faulted its debt obligaretaining high value projects,” Mr Mwaipopo ityconfiscated Zambian brands. effort tostepped support innovation November and or bring togethinfrastructure to access Livingstone and Chipata.

Industrial Development Corporation to tourism and conservation wouldon reduce pressure on lobb illed and adequately financed foreign local busines Mr Kunda should produce high quality the authority ity had upthat its the enforcewould be seized compensation for transportmore innovative in cooperated the products Chipata, explained purpose of reached a deal toso defer tions were due on said. manufacturing public expenditure and increase revenue.

“I can assuretoyou you Zambia’s different stakeholders and in banking services so wedebt areexplained “Ourthat aim is investors to not only tothewish improved incentives for who however said ors.er that the fully during investigations ment activities enhance and forfeited thethat State. ing smuggled, undervalued, the joint venture wastoto develop a gold they produced. goods to increase the percent repayments that were 13th ofheOctober, 2020,” he lob said this due in speech read on his behalf by his He in said Government should efforts will notscale-up be warned disappointed. various members of society allowing themHe now to open empower our customers by had been base inathe zone,” said. industrial yards, would not be subjected to sector. compliance imports and in “We have all trans- under-declared and misclasaipopo that Zambian contractors processing trading operation in Shesaid urged manufacturers share and of manufacturers in October, 2020 on a loan said.

Deputy, Brian Ross.

“Collaborative management its parent Min toAll increase the capacity of contractors Again, if you arethey not inrisk Lusaka “Manufacturers together for purposes ofloss promoting lo-for the accounts from anywhere providing shelter for them, itofis zon once completed, Mrthey Mwila however regretted that the unwarranted of from business exports. port operations porters that having sified goods.

Zambia. ave capacity to compete tothe take the message the total merchandise exports tolocal partnerships and PPPs within the conservation and Commerce T would boost local through skills development and skills transfer you can register for the Buy with policy makers, renowned cal Zambian producers. are.

“Atlas Mara being the also a way to appreciate our Mr Chipata said the investment was lost investment worth US$40 million after fo Commerce, Trade and Industry of construction projects.

71 percent.’’ - Ms Muleya tourism sectors areparticipation in incrediblyineffective way to Industry whic thestaying in line with one of ZCCM-IH’s strategic while increasing access to finance.

Zambian Expo on the Whova researchers and innovators, ZAM will do this through leading digital bank in Zambia, pulled customers for loyal torelate investors out due to Covid-19 Minister, Christopher Yaluma, to to the d this in the CTPD submission leverage private finance and management etalking expertise to Min economic objectives of creation whichthe was Mrvalue Mwaipopo said effort undertaken by your app downloadable from well as captains of industry active engagement the as always looks innovative our Hamusankwa ensure that theiron manufactured and had ledbrand,” tozones.

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We will also look “Arbitrathat copper to other minerals such as gold Ms Muleya said manufacturers up in numbers to view, compractical measures al industry. public, off-takers of manu- loguetheon our through our Executive officer, the sub-contracting framework and guidelines, development of a resilient thought-provoking and mind “As Karma lessons around ideation, how tocustomersProspero, Mining Services and Rural Development, our had been slow duehad toyards Covid-19.

Mr Blewett said, a solidVikas track record “For invest tion tion, litigation and liability risks,” she the industrial and other precious metals.

THE sixth annual insurance conis in gold processing, but we are mostly should produce high quality mend, uplift, better conto He support adoption of innofactured goods and other priand innovative boggling, that out of expertise a standardise and commercialise various products and services Kumar, said his company through a manufacturing consultative process, wasand revealing ofworking working in the tourism sector including supporting He however said the zone had continue qualify, one h said. would enable small also been established that even said this during the laboratory ference which will focus on recovwith artisanal and small scale gold miners.’’ goods to increase the percent vations sector. scale of 131 countries, Zambia it and more provided importantly protect it for such Development and of the Destination struct in your in the manufacturing vate sector organisations. we offer,” hethe said. was happy tosaid, work hand in inminim commendable. invest Ms Banda was commitreceive IAZ, new expressions of interest diffe andlaunch medium sized MsZambian Banda stressed that it was vital a platform explordiscuss the major challenges theproudly media tour in Lusaka yesterday. e policy friendly road construction ering from the economic impact of share of manufacturers in total Livingstone Initiative and supporting Zambian pledged his support was ranked 122 asnew the 9th least from vices such illicit trade,” products,” Muleya sector for more competitive This is according to place Meanwhile, Atlas Mara hand with Lafarge andUS$500,000 Atlaspande tedofentrepreneurs to the growth of the insurance This, he said, shouldmade be scaled-up to Ms to despite set to explore ideas and innovative ing ofasinnovative solutions. insurance sector. sectors the economy the “This“And is also in line with Government’s or,Covid-19 a number of foreign contractors has been set to take merchandise exports to 71 entrepreneurs to enter the tourism industry. business community country. she said. “This of a the sector and professional development up businesses in the said.

Zambian products practices, for the industry to thrive the ZAM Chief Executive Ms laboratory Banda said the conference Bank yesterday Mara in offering consumers “Seizing Opportunities for Growth achieve the policy objective ofinnovative creating classification of gold as a strategic LS-MFEZ, he said, had put insome place strl is targeted at thegave away ore that would be received from various from November 18-20, 2020 ininnovative Lu-to the been adhering to the sub-contracting percent.

He indicated that Prospero was active inordering enhancing through a conducive business “Was this because Zambia Manufacturers, Ms Muleya investors tha of insurance personnel. zone. during trying economic times. would look at “Recovering from the Amidst Challenging Times” is the resource for Zambia,” he said.

Officiated by President produced through efficient Officer, Florence Muleya, in monthly prizes to 30 winners the convenience ofzone. sustainable capacity in the local contracting operations we are setting up starting with miners, who would get a fair share and by the Insurerssaid Association of attract more investors in the he saka said.

Mr Mwaipopo this called sustainable economic linkages between tourism She said on this 2020 in her Annual write-up on Consolidated limiting facto environment, Government policy was not innovative?

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“Reflecting on you invest le cause IAZ was devoted to promoting table and we have using andance business development more soindustry because innovators metrology regulations, business consultation and profeswhich was a key concern for many conference.

Officer, Faisal Keer, explained scale miners there and art is anal miners “As Karma Mining Services and Rural The Insurance conference isExecutive an Expo will allow an exhibition Additionally, manufacturManufacturers Week.

Commenting on this, Mr ease of payment Atlas “Government should also increase access are looking to close a couple ofsustain deals 000 that a large number of grants to ng Week.” policy beyond road construction S$500, excellence among itshelp members, for y Citizen Economic services,” Ms Muleya inmanufactured Zambia havedevelopment”, not licensing the web, competition sional MsinBanda said on sectors of the economy. president, Christabel Banda, that will the laboratory would besaid. able to from the surrounding area,”said heproviding said.

Development, ourbeen expertise is gold annual event said focused on oflocal your ers beIAZ exhibiting locally Ms Muleya this yearbringing Ngulube the campaign Mara banking &through the Tenga to affordable finance for contractors in prodbeneficial not only to LS-MFEZ but to the e tourism and conservation sector jobs the not be entitle ansform it into an enforceable law to “More importantly, the Minister and Empowerment the benefit of the insuring public and in a statement.

“We will also look at maximising reiterated the call on insurance pracMs Muleya explained that the registering their ideas, products, laws and they had a heart to process about 30 samples per day.

Mr Keer said thelaunched laboratory would also 16, processing, but we are mostly working together insuranceWeek practitioners to ucts for up to six months. produced Zambian products the Manufacturers will on September App. order to them to increase their capacity,” Mr Covid-19 crisis. country and the coming generation.”

Mr M incentives,” M Commission who are the growth of the sector. recognized that achievement of Mrintellectual She explained that the conference our use of ICT solutions, which is monitoring and compliance. titioners tolaboratory attend the conference.

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Thursday 3 December, 2020

KCM donates garbage bins

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has donated 50 drums to Chingola Municipal Council (CMC) for use as waste storage receptacles.

The drums worth K7,500, were received by Chief Health Inspector Naphelow Sikota.

Ms Sikota said the donation could not have come at a better time than this especially that the rains had started.

Ms Sikota said the council faced a lot of challenges in terms of waste management.

“The donation will help to Foster the Keep Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign and that the bins will strategically be placed in places they are needed most,” she said.

Ms Sikota

“The donation will help to Foster the Keep Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy Campaign and that the bins will strategically be placed in places they are needed most.”

She appealed to residents not to dump litter anyhow and encouraged them to be using the bins for such purposes.

Ms Sikota added that indiscriminate dumping of garbage attracted scavenging dogs and also vermin which transmitted diseases.

She appealed to the people with the habit of stealing to desist from the act stating that those found wanting would face the law.

“Scrap metal dealers should also do the local Authority a favour by not buying bins which are mustard yellow in colour and with a label of KCM,” she said.

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Biggest mistake …Dollarisation was our biggest mistake, says Ncube HARARE - Dollarisation was a big mistake as it took away the country’s monetary autonomy and made industry uncompetitive, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday. Besides, bringing enough US dollar bills was costing the country over US$300 million annually, making the dollarisation process unsustainable.

Although the multi-currency system brought short-term stability after hyperinflation around 2008, it largely stifled growth as the country could not utilise monetary instruments to influence economic activity and gradually lost competitiveness compared to major trading partners.

Last June, the authorities took a decisive step to address the anomaly, by re-introducing the local currency. The Zimbabwe dollar was re-introduced through Finance Act No.2 of 2019 and Statutory Instrument 212 of 2019, which provides for exclusive use of the Zimbabwean dollar to settle all domestic transactions as well as penalties for failure to do so.

However, adjustments have since been made to allow for United States dollar transactions (free funds), alongside the Zimbabwe dollar, through Statutory Instruments 85, 185 and 196.

“Our biggest mistake was making the United States dollar our main currency of reference. By taking away the Zimbabwe dollar we destroyed industrial capacity,” he told delegates attending a post-Budget breakfast meeting in Harare. Competitiveness comes from having your own currency.”

Constrained production during the multi-currency era meant that there was an increase in import dependency, which needed to be sustained by billions of US dollars to pay for essentials that include food, fuel, electricity, raw materials, equipment and medicine.

With the economy structurally incapacitated to generate enough forex to sustain such a huge appetite for imports, the authorities were left with little room to manoeuvre, thereby necessitating the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar.

Secretary for Finance George Guvamatanga, agreed with Ncube, saying the reintroduction of the local unit will drive the economy forward.

“We will build this economy on the basis of the Zimbabwe dollar. The local currency will anchor this budget.”

Both fiscal and monetary authorities have been making a concerted effort to ensure the success of the Zimbabwe dollar.

Experts say a successful de-dollarisation strategy should comprise a comprehensive mix of structural reforms that address the macroeconomic environment to ensure a positive fiscal balance, positive current account balance and improvement on the global debt position.

And through the outgoing Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) and other measures such as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s foreign currency auction system, stabilisation of the Zimbabwe dollar is already apparent.

- THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

THE cost of second-hand cars has jumped by up to 12 per cent or Sh500,000 per unit over the past three months, propped up by the weakening of the shilling to historic lows against the dollar in the wake of coronavirus-related economic shocks.

The shilling on Tuesday traded at Sh110.15 units to the US dollar from Sh106.4 in June and Sh102.3 in March – prompting the importers of items like cars, fuel, second-hand clothes and industrial machinery to pass the additional costs to consumers.

Charles Munyori, the secretary-general of the used car dealers lobby Kenya Auto Bazaar Association, said the pinch of the weakening shilling was already being felt among buyers of car units shipped in last month.

The rise in car prices comes amid plunging purchase orders due to reduced cash flow from to

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AIROBI - Kenya will no longer take dollar-denominated syndicated loans arranged by commercial banks as part of the strategy to reduce the cost of debt and lengthen maturity to ease the payment burden.

Finance Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani told the Committee on Finance and National Planning that the Treasury is implementing a new strategy to change the profile of Kenya’s debt from short expensive commercial loans into longer-dated sovereign bonds.

He said commercial loans would only come in the form of Eurobonds to roll over principal payments when the debts mature. “The National Treasury has no immediate plans to contract syndicated loans with Trade Development Bank or any other bank,” said Yatani.

“Our projections assume that existing Eurobonds will be rolled over at reasonable prices when global capital markets reopen to frontier market issuers.”

Kenya has not borrowed from the syndicated loan market since 2019 when former Finance Cabinet Secre-

KENYA DUMPS COSTLY SYNDICATED LOANS …to ease debt burden

Kenya’s Finance Minister Ukur Yatani speaks during a Reuters interview in his office, in Nairobi, Kenya May 15, 2020.

tary Henry Rotich, his Principal Secretary, Dr Kamau Thugge, and director resource mobilisation department Jackson Kinyanjui were ousted from Treasury.

Syndicated loans are provided by a group of lenders, rather than a single financial institution, to spread the risk of default.

They are easy to get and re-

- BUSINESS DAILY

Confusion hits banks over dual dollar rate NAIROBI - Confusion has hit banks over the shilling’s exchange rate against the dollar, with the lenders now buying and selling well above the printed official rate when buying hard currency from one another.

Bank treasuries show that lenders are selling dollars at between Sh113 and Sh116 per dollar while Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) places the trade at an average of Sh110.07.

Analysts at South African lender Standard Bank, which trades in Kenya as Stanbic, pointed to the risk of the market developing a dual exchange rate, one being the official CBK rate for the shilling-dollar pair and the other being the actual

or executable forex interbank rate.

They added that between the end of June and September, there were certain banks that were clearly confused where the price of the dollar-shilling actually was.

“But the conundrum for them was whether to trade at the executable foreign exchange interbank rate that was higher than the official CBK rate or simply stop supplying dollars to the market, owing to concerns of reprisal from the apex bank,” said Standard Bank told its clients in a note dated November 30.

“Due to this divergence in screen and foreign exchange interbank rates, admittedly price discovery has been very cum-

bersome.”

A dealer in a local bank who spoke to the Business Daily on condition of anonymity said as a result of the divergence, banks are opting to hold on to their dollars, concerned that they would come under scrutiny when they sell at the higher prevailing price.

They are also concerned that they might not be able to replenish their stock of dollars from the cautious market, with the net effect being an appearance of low dollar liquidity in the market.

Standard Bank added that the CBK has also not been actively selling dollars in the past one month, and has instead relied on mopping up shillings to keep

Used car prices jump as shilling hits historic low the Covid-19 pandemic, which triggered layoffs and pay cuts as banks reduced credit lines in fear of defaults. Kenyans faced with Covid-19-linked hardships have gone slow on luxury spending.

New vehicle registrations dipped 33 per cent to 52,999 in the nine months to September from 79,078 in similar period last year, data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows.

Mr Munyori said that new shipments of the 2013 Toyota Fielder cost Sh1.5 million per unit from Sh1.3 million while the price of Toyota Axio 2013 model is set at Sh1.25 million from Sh1.1 million.

A used Nissan X-Trail of an engine capacity of 2,000 cc

quire fewer disclosures since they are negotiated out of public scrutiny. However, they are usually short-term and expensive.

Kenya, under the Jubilee administration, has borrowed nine syndicated loans compared to a single one during the tenure of President Mwai Kibaki’s, reflecting the recent borrowing spree.

These have been borrowed from Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Citi Bank, Trade Development Bank (former PTA Bank), Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Qatar National Bank.

Trade Development Bank is Kenya’s biggest syndicated lender and has issued Kenya with over Sh160 billion in syndicated loans over the last four years.

Used cars at the Port of Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

whose average market price was Sh1.7 million is now retailing at Sh1.82 million in what is expected to further hit sales for dealers who have since April been grappling with depressed demand for the used cars.

Prices of used luxury brands like Mercedes Benz and the Land Cruiser V8 series have

registered the biggest rise of between Sh300,000 and Sh400, 000. A used Mercedes Benz 2013 E350 model, for example, is selling at Sh3.7 million, up from Sh3.4 million while a C200 2014 model is retailing at Sh2.6 million from the previous Sh2.3 million.

The weakening of the shilling

further dims prospects for the dealers who were from April forced to lower prices to match the reduced demand due to the Covid-19-induced layoffs, job cuts and business closures.

The shilling has been on a free fall since March 13 when Kenya reported its first Covid-19 case and has hit historic lows because of a lack of tourists and reduction of exports that have squeezed the supply of the dollar.

Analysts have linked the record weakening of the shilling to the increased dollar demand and a dimmed outlook for exports in the wake of renewed lockdowns in Europe following a second wave of coronavirus infections.

Countries such as France,

a lid on exchange rate volatility.

“For dollar selling to the market to be effective, arguably the CBK would have to supply dollars at the executable forex interbank rate. However, they probably don’t want to do this as they don’t acknowledge this rate divergence and perhaps somewhat wouldn’t want to legitimise it,” said Standard Bank.

“However, while the issue predominantly remains a foreign exchange pricing one, if these issues are not addressed, the pricing issue will decimate market making abilities and ultimately morph into a widespread forex liquidity problem.”

- BUSINESS DAILY Austria, Germany, Portugal and Sweden have implemented a second round of lockdowns to battle fresh infections, which is set to hit the export of items such as flowers, fruits and vegetables.

Kenya is also grappling with sharp rises in Covid-19 infections and related deaths since easing travel restrictions and re-opening of bars and learning institutions in September.

The shilling has also been dragged down by demand for hard currencies from importers resuming business after the State started to ease coronavirus containment measures in July, which has seen businesses increase activities.

Vehicles from Japan dominate the Kenyan second-hand car market, controlling more than 80 per cent of market share.

- BUSINESS DAILY

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THE Patriotic Front government has greatly improved the conditions of service for civil servants and all public service workers since coming into office in 2011.

Today, our civil servants are driving; they are buying plots and building houses; they own property and run businesses.

1. In 2013 Government increased salaries for all civil servants with some getting as high as 150 percent.

The 2013 collective bargaining included other benefits such as the introduction of the Health Personnel Shift Allowance at 15 percent of basic salaries for nurses and other paramedics; the commuted Night-Duty Allowance which was pegged at seven percent.

2. In May of last year, Government gave all the civil servants a four percent incre-

ment on salaries, transport and rural dardship allowances.

3. And boom! The PF Government has again done it.

All civil servants have been given an eight percent effective January, 2021.

Further, not even a single coin will be deducted from anyone who gets K4, 000 and below because Government has raised the non-taxable threshold from K3, 300 to K4, 000.

It must be appreciated that salaries and emoluments of civil servants and public service workers gobble over 50 percent of the entire National Budget as such Government has an onerous task of making sure that any increments must be realistic and cautious to avoid blowing out the entire national budget on just salaries and emoluments of civil servants alone.

ANTONIO MWANZA.

Social media electoral hoaxes must be tamed Dear Editor,

KAMBWILI CAN’T USE CORONA FIGHT FOR PERSONAL GRIEVANCES Dear Editor

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HISHIMBA Kambwili is making baseless charges against a man who has fought a hard-won war on Covid 19 – Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya.

Kambwili can’t embolden his so-called supporters none ever died with him in thoughts after his conviction, thus none exists so he isn’t a political muscle on the Copperbelt he claims belongs to him.

Of course Kambwili’s baseless charges against our hardworking health minister were elevated by some overzealous Auditor in chief who doesn’t appreciate the sanctity of human lives.

The minister is presiding over a ministry that is literally saving lives and here we are, we were not spared the deadly disease that has killed about 400 brothers in our country and about 1.5 million worldwide and somebody with itchy fingers for lucrative allowances comes up with false zeal that the life-saving ministry has squandered donated funds!

That’s outrageous and ridiculous!

Kambwili’s brand of politics is neither a fluke but a mess! He waited till he got kicked out of the Patriotic Front for misconduct and

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now he wants to play hero!

The after effects of his legal battles haven’t made him any powerful figure; so many upbraid him as a babbling brook of trivialities.

These opposition leaders in our country are just fuelling election anxiety to create a bedlam when they lose next year. When there are national problems, we have to die together and wake up together.

But it shows they are resting their shoulders on the back of national failure! I foresee some opposition figure losing elections next

polls and later filing multiple law suits by falsely posing as victors! That won’t be Zambia’s failure! It will be their failure!

Anyone who is flagrantly discrediting the top man at the Ministry of Health is in long-term pattern of denying reality. Together with his Information ministry counterpart, Dr Chilufya has had a share of this deadly virus infection with their boots on behind enemy lines!

They sacrificed their health, comfort, conveniences, for the sake of mother Zambia. Yes you have to love them for what they are doing.

Dr Chilufya hardly rests in fighting Covid-19! Together with his medical team, they are rounding the corner on Covid-19. The fight is far from over because this virus is still galloping this country and the whole world!

Our minister deserves our support not baseless accusations! Covid-19 donated funds strictly have gone and go to equip health facilities, isolation centres and building prevention measures across the country. Those funds have never gone in Kambwili’s conjured up mind or some overzealous Auditor’s penchant for shattering accounting norms in seeking the spotlight.

The opposing team is cha-

otic with their hard-edged rhetoric on economic grievances caused by ravages of Covid-19.

Covid-19 has triggered an economic downturn in the strongest economy in the world and has seen about

SUPPORT Our minister deserves our support not baseless accusations! Covid-19 donated funds strictly have gone and go to equip health facilities, isolation centres and building prevention measures across the country.

20 percent Americans out of work. How much more so Zambia!

The PF government has given stimulus packages to unemployed and small businesses. What a caring government in the midst of tough debt services!

We have opposition that is painting a dark vision of our challenges and claiming they alone can fix it! If only they could!

ENOCK MUKOSHA.

WE are extremely shocked with the image trending on the various social media platforms parading an innocent child before the public holding a National Registration Card and voter’s cards.

We have observed that while the child was holding the identity documents, the image was blurred to convince gullible minds that the documents in question were indeed the property of the child paraded.

We have noted a number of people have continued sharing the same unverified hoaxes of deception purposefully calculated to create mistrust among the political players and the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

The image trending is very alarming and capable of causing discontentment ahead of elections and not a route worth taking.

From the various captions accompanying the picture, we can infer that the intent of the people responsible for the circulation of the image is to incite the public to doubt the credibility of the process.

We say so in light of the fact that the Zambian people are committed to participate in the malpractice free electoral process. This reminds us that the same images were given online space during the process of the National Registration process were a number of children were made to line up while holding NRCs. We also wonder why the purveyors of the same uncensored rumours continues to target the northern region for their unknown objectives.

We do believe the purveyors of rumours have representatives who can access the registration centres.

We therefore expect them to channel their concerns to the appropriate conflict management structures within the rank of ECZ and in the alternative pursue their rights before the courts of

law and if there is any criminality report the matter to the police.

We wish to condemn this inhumane act of endangering the life of the young boy who we assume has now become a subject among his peers. They have little or no regards for the welfare of children who we should at all cost avoid making them the object of political discourse.

As unfortunate as it may appear, this is a wake-up call to the Cyber Security Squad and the police to always be vigilant and bring the people at the centre of this misinformation to the police.

The tolerance by the police may have been mistaken for weakness and this incident require pro-activeness and the interest of the public to have an orderly atmosphere leading to elections must be guaranteed.

It is in pursuit of their prevention approach that the people jeopardising the security of the nation for the sake of political expedience must account for their actions.

Consistency in spreading misinformation cannot constitute a new normal in the era of the cyber generation.

Such insensitive remarks are capable of creating the hostile environment in the run up to the elections. The Police and the relevant institution must do everything within their powers to bring normalcy on social media ahead of the elections.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Youth Rights Activist, Lusaka.

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Covid-19 cases rise in L/stone

By ANDREW MUKOMA THE Covid-19 positive cases in Livingstone are on the rise, causing worry among Government officials.

Livingstone District Commissioner, Pascalina Musokotwane, said that cases had continued to rise everyday and called for concerted efforts to plug the pandemic.

She said this when Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Mushuma Mulenga paid a courtesy call on her at her office.

Ms Musokotwane said that the situation was worrying and there was need for more efforts in the sensitisation exercise.

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“The main thing we are doing is swabbing a lot of people more especially from the community that have a lot of people,” She said that from the updates given to her office by the District Medical Office, the cases were on the rise especially in densely populated townships.

Ms Musokotwane said however that a team that had arrived in Livingstone from Ministry of Health in Lusaka to reinforce the manpower in the tourist capital.

“The main thing we are doing is swabbing a lot of people more especially from the community that have a lot of people,” she said.

Ms Musokotwane said that Livingstone was the most vulnerable throughout the country because of ono-adherence to Covid-19 guidelines.

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‘Being HIV positive is not death sentence’

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

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IV/AIDS activist in Manyinga district Mable Mukosayi has advised people that may test HIV positive to have a free mind as being positive is not a death sentence.

Ms Mukosayi who has been living positively since the year 2000, explained during the World AIDS day commemoration that she has faced hurdles but rose above the challenges.

"So, never panic because it is not the end of the tunnel, 19 years living positively and here I am up and running," she said.

She paid tribute to Government for providing free anti- retroviral drugs and providing quality health care services in rural areas.

Ms Mukosayi said that she had taken up a responsibility of being an activist and had been helping out others with the same condition all because of the availability of the drugs.

Meanwhile, Manyinga District Commissioner (DC), Geoffrey Malayiti, said Government was committed to fighting HIV/ AIDs despite onset of the Covid-19.

"Our quest to fight HIV/ AIDS has not been overtaken by this new pandemic of Covid19, but, we are still on course and we will fight it to the end,” Mr Malayiti said.

The DC said Government and donor partners had scaled up the fight against HIV/AIDS in line with global target of eliminating it by the 2030.

"Massive condom distribution, scaled up HIV/AIDS counseling, education and testing have continued in most of our health centres across our district, Manyinga and the nation at large,” he said.

He implored youths, especially those in sexually active age groups to desist from indulging in unprotected sex.

"The future of the nation and our district here is you our youths, don't indulge yourselves in unprotected sex, better use a condom if the edge is too much,”, he said.

Thursday 3 December, 2020

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Thursday 3 December, 2020

PHYSICS LESSON

Magnetic Effect of an Electric Current Specific learning Outcome:  Explain the magnetic field patterns of electric current Electric current is defined as the flow charges through a conductor. When current is flowing through a conductor, magnetic field is produced around it. This means that a currentcarrying has magnetic field created around it. This type of magnet is called electromagnet. See the figure below.

field lines are in the anticlockwise direction. At point B current is getting into the page and the field lines are in the clockwise direction. Take note that convectional current flows from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the battery

(d) An electromagnet is a type of magnet produced by an electric current flowing through a conductor.

Task 1. The figures below shows the electric field created around a current-carrying wire.

Magnetic field due to solenoid A solenoid is a long cylindrical coil. A Solenoid produces magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet where one end is the north pole and the other end is the south pole.To understand the magnetic field of a solenoid, we should use the concept of the magnetic field of a coil. When coils are placed close to each other, a solenoid is formed. The side( B) of the coil when current is getting into the page, the field lines will be in the clockwise direction and the side(A) where current is getting out of the page, the field lines will be moving in the anticlockwise direction. See the figure below.

(a) State the direction of the current in figure A and B. (b) State the difference in strenght of the magnetic field between point Y and Z. (c) How would increase the strength of the magnetic field in A and B?

The magnetic field created around a current-carrying wire has the following properties:  The strength of the magnetic field increases as current increases. This implies that the strength of the magnetic field is directly proportional to the current flowing in a conductor.  The magnetic field is strongest as you get close to the conductor.  The magnetic field lines are circular.

The direction of the of the field lines can be determined using the right-hand screw rule. If you imagine turning the screw using the right hand, the direction of the screw shows the direction of the current and the direction of the rotation of the screw shows the direction of the magnetic field. See the figures below.

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From the above figures, it can be noticed that when current is getting into the page, the field lines are in the clockwise direction. See figure1. Similary when current is coming out of the page, the field lines are in the anticlockwise direction as shown in figure 2 and 3.

Magnetic field due to a circular coil The magnetic field in a coil can be understood using the concepts we have discussed above. To understand this, imagine the straight current wire being made into a coil. At one point the current is getting into the page and at one point it is getting out of the page. At the point where the curren is getting into the page the field lines are in the clockwise direction and at the point where the current is getting out the page the field lines are in the anticlockwise direction. See the figure below.

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Ethiopia and UN ‘reach Tigray aid deal’

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ADDIS ABABA - The United Nations and Ethiopia have reached a deal to allow aid into the country’s conflict-torn northern Tigray region, UN officials say.

UN spokesman Saviano Abreu says an assessment mission will begin work immediately, the AP news agency reports.

Food and medicines are said to be running out for millions of people. – BBC.

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BABANE The taverns should be shut at 21:00, hotspot areas is Eswatini government News24 understands from im- not finalised, but has announced the peccable sources close to the dis- the government Attacks force MSF out of DR Congo region transfer of Prime Minister cussions. has focused its KINSHASA - Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres Ambrose Dlamini to a hospital The NCCC met on Tuesday attention on the (MSF) has pulled out from a restive territory in eastern in South Africa for Covid-19 when it recommended that Western Cape Democratic Republic of Congo. treatment. the consumption of alcohol be and Eastern In a statement released on Tuesday, MSF said it had deThe government said the trans- banned in public areas, such Cape. cided to end projects in Kimbi and Baraka in Fizi territory, fer was aimed at fast-tracking his as beaches and parks, and that Cabinet is exdue to several violent incidents against the organisation this recovery. restaurants should be shut by pected to meet to year. – BBC. Prime Minister Dlamini 21:00 in areas where there are rubber stamp the tested positive for Covid-19 in spikes in Covid-19 infections. recommendations November. At the time he said It also recommended that pub- before President US ‘bribery-for-pardon’ scheme probed he was asymptomatic and feeling lic gatherings in these hotspot Cyril Ramaphosa WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department is investiwell while isolating at home. Friday areas should be limited to 100 announces the new DAILY NATION June 26, 2020 gating a potential crime related to funnelling money to the The country has so far con- people indoors and 250 outdoors, measures this week. – https://www.facebook.com/dailynationews www.dailynation.info White House in exchange for editor@dailynation.info a presidential pardon, accordfirmed 6,442 Covid-19 caseshttps://twitter.com/dailynationzm including for religious events, BBC/NEWS24. ing to court documents unsealed in federal court. and 122 deaths, according to the sources close to the meeting said.

US District Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday released a health ministry.

News24 understands that heavily redacted order that described what she called a “bribMeanwhile, the National those at the meeting on Tuesday ery-for-pardon” investigation. – REUTERS. Coronavirus Command Council agreed that there should be re(NCCC) has agreed that there gionalised restrictions in place should be a 22:00 curfew in to curb the spread of the viUK becomes first Western country to approve a Covid-19 hotspot areas across rus in hotspot areas, such coronavirus vaccine South Africa, that alcohol sales as Nelson Mandela Bay LONDON - The UK has become the first Western country should be restricted to Monday and the Garden Route. to officially have a new coronavirus vaccine, marking a poto Thursday, and that pubs and The list of Covid-19 tential exit route out of the pandemic. And it’s happened in record time.

The vaccine developed by US drugmaker Pfizer and the Child Development and the small German biotech, BioNTech, can be used in the UK, afBy MICHAEL MIYOBA President Lungu Ministry of Local Government ter the independent regulatory body in the UK, the Medicines “Guidelines for various will inspect stadiums to ensure R E S I D E N T and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency signed off the that they are safe for the reEdgar Lungu has sports disciplines which sumption of football. vaccine. – REUTERS. KAMPALA - Ugandan pressupporters. approved the rehave been categorised idential candidate Four members of hisLungu had earlier implesumption of theRobert mented a ban on all sports acas non-contact, semiKyagulanyi, as Bobi campaign team were inMTN/FAZ Super known Division contact and full contact tivities in the country to halt the set to resume next Wine, has mid suspended his jured.

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By MICHAEL MIYOBA told the Associated Press. voters with counterfeit mail Barr is the latest major ballots.

CHIPOLOPOLO Enockhas“Computer” Republican official tomidfielder defy Trump publicly lashed Mwepu has continued to impress in the Austrian Trump by attesting to the lack out at administration officials Buneasliga after he scored a goal in Salzburg’s 7-2 ofthumping evidence ofofRapid majorVienna. fraud and Republican lawmakers or malfeasance the forChipolopolo refusing to team side with Mwepu who in was setpresiup by his mate his Patsonelection, Daka put with about a left-footed strike dential a Salzburg move thatahead claims a rigged elecon the half-hour mark. ire could draw the president's tion. He fired Chris Krebs, The goaldays wasof Mwepu’s secondthe in two games having conin the final his adminnation's top cybersecuritributed a goal in Salzburg’s 2-2 stalemate with Wolfsberger istration. official at the Department in a Bundesliga tie played at RedtyBull Arena.

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‘BOLA’ BACK …Lungu approves return of football mid July

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He had been arrested at a campaign rally. Bobi Wine was later charged with violating pandemic restrictions on gathering of crowds and granted bail.

The security forces have continued to block him and other opposition politicians’ rallies. In a national address on Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni, defended the actions of the police and army, saying that no politician was untouchable.

Campaigns for the January elections have continued to heat up as they draw closer to the capital. – BBC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHIBUYUNJI MWEMBESHI Bridge 75 acres K1m.300 acre K3m.

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

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

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

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

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

Good for weekend and holiday camping.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mwembeshi 50 acres K15,000 per acre.

Barm0ral plot 30m x 40m K75,000.

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

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

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

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

CHALALA 2x3 bedroom houses K875,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plots 25m x 40m K80,000.

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

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

Price U$D14m or Kwacha equivalent.

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

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

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

LUFWANYAMA 10ha(25 acres) K90,000.

MPONGWE MACHIY area 800ha K2.5m.

CHINGOLA Maiteneke 2 bedroom house K90,000.

KITWE Bulangililo house 7 rooms K150,000.

KAOMA near tbz farms 178ha K2m.

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

Monze town center on Livingstone road,

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

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

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

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

SERENJE Nansanga block 2000ha K75m.

CHINSALI 5000ha K35m.

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

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

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

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

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

COPPERBELT KALULUSHI Napsa Complex 3 bedroom hose K4,000.

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

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

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

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

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

Long lease rent to be discussed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHIBUYUNJI MWEMBESHI Bridge 75 acres K1m.300 acre K3m.

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

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

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

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THE CYTOKINE STORM: THE FRIENDLY FIRE WITHIN substance pumped into the theatre.

The identity of the gas was never disclosed although thought to be a fentanyl derivative, such as carfentanil” (Modest silin, Hostage, Nord-Ost siege, 2002, Russia Today). Fentanyl is an opioid used for anaesthesia.

Scientists agree that our bodies do experience this kind of friendly fire when there is an overactive immune response. This concept is called The Cytokine Storm,

IN war there are always casualties. However, not all the casualties are caused by the enemies, many are times that casualties will be caused by their own army.

This is called friendly fire. There are so many such instances especially during the Vietnam and world wars and many wars before and after.

One such recent example I can think of is what happened in Moscow in 2002 when the Government forces ended up inadvertently killing a lot of those they were trying to rescue.

THE MOSCOW SIEGE It was on October 23, 2002 that 40 men calling themselves the Islamic separatists of Chechnya, stormed into Dubrovka theatre in Moscow and took the 850 patrons who were watching a performance as hostages.

“Due to the layout of the theatre, special forces would have to fight through 30 meters of corridors and advance up a well defended staircase before they could reach the hall in which the hostages were held.

“The attackers had numerous explosives with the most powerful in the centre of the auditorium, the Spetsnaz (Russian Commandos) from Federal Security Service (FSB) Alpha and Vympel, supported by a Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) SOBR unit pumped an undisclosed chemical agent into the building’s ventilation system and begun the rescue operation.

All the 40 insurgents were killed, and up to 204 hostages died during the siege including nine foreigners due to the toxic

the leaky vessels.

These changes lead to more burdens on the body and more cytokines are stimulated which mobilise more immune cells, which in turn cause more damage and the cycle goes on and on.

This leads to multiple organs failure with the Brain, the Heart, the Liver, the Kidneys being the most affected .

WHAT IS THE CYTOKINE STORM? The term was first used in 1993. It tries to describe a phenomenon when multiple cytokines are rapidly and massively produced in the body by an over activated Immune System. If the process is not reversed it almost always leads to Death.

Cytokines are small proteins that are produced by the Immune System to signal more immune cells to the site of infection. This has sort of a positive feedback mechanism in that the more the cytokines are produced the more they mobilise more immune cells to attack and these immune cells stimulate release of more cytokines and the process goes on and on.

The immune system is designed to keep itself going until a signalling molecule tells it to stop after the invasion has been cleared. However there are times when this process cannot be stopped and it goes on and on until more damage is done to the body by the same cells meant to protect it.

CYTOKINE STORM IN COVID-19 Some patients with Covid-19 are believed to experience the cytokine storm, why some do experience while others don’t is still a huge area of research. But most if not all with severe form of Covid-19 tend to experience this phenomenon and it may be behind their worsening condition.

This storm is believed to begin between seven to 14 days after one getting infected by the virus that causes Covid-19, the SARSCOV2 virus.

It is believed that in the first few days when SARSCOV2 just enters the body, the host Immune System has no ability yet to recognise the virus. Once the virus invades the normal cells, the immune system will not distinguish between friends and foes.

When the virus begins multiplying it releases toxins which activate the immune system that in turn releases cytokines such as Interleukins, Tumour Necrotic Factor, Interferon, Colony Stimulating Factors etc.

These cytokines send a signal to other immune cells to fight tooth and nail at once. In the earlier days, this is helpful as it tries to keep the virus under control; however, as days go by and if this process still goes on, then the storm now occurs.

This overactive Immune response is now literally on a suicide mission like the Japanese kamikaze fighter pilots of the Second World War. Please note, by this second week or so of the disease, a patient may even test Negative for SARSCOV2.

This could also explain why hospitalisations are usually higher about two weeks after people test Positive (if the results are within at least 24 hours of testing).

WHAT DOES THIS STORM DO TO THE BODY? Usually the most affected system is the Respiratory system as the lung cells have very high numbers of ACE2 receptors through which SARSCOV2 enters the cell (we covered this in the series Know Thine Enemy, you’ll do well to revise that series).

When the storm occurs in the lung cells, it leads to the blood vessels to become very leaky, this happens with other blood vessels elsewhere as well.

These leaky blood vessels lead to fluid and blood cells to leak out of the blood vessels into the lungs tissue. The lungs become engorged with fluid, one is literally drowning in their own lungs.

This leads to poor Oxygen absorption by lungs which leads to worsening work of breathing referred to as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

As the process progresses, other organs also get affected because they are receiving less oxygen and also the blood itself may have started clotting because of the change in the flow due to

SOME SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF THE STORM Signs of the storm and tissue damage include; Fever, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, expiratory dyspnoea, oliguria (passing little urine), haematuria (passing bloody urine), proteinuria (passing proteins in urine), heart attack, headache, impaired consciousness, confusion, stroke, anosmia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoae, cough, sore throat haemoptysis (coughing up blood), shock (low Bp), coma and eventually death.

CYTOKINE STORM, A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY! Whoever is suspected to be in a Cytokine storm must be rushed for specialised intervention immediately, usually such patients end up in ICU.

The immune system is designed to keep itself going until a signalling molecule tells it to stop after the invasion has been cleared.

However there are times when this process cannot be stopped and it goes on and on until more damage is done to the body by the same cells meant to protect it.

For the general public please if you see one experiencing the signs and symptoms here, take them to the hospital. For the Clinicians, despite the Covid test result at this point if a patient is showing such signs and symptoms and if lab results for certain markers like Ferritn, TNF a (Tumour Necrotic Factor Alpha), CRP(C Reactive Protein), IL6 (Interleukin 6), D Dimers etc, are high, please suspect a cytokine storm and act accordingly immediately. There is no time to lose.

Tomorrow will look at how Frontline Health Care workers deal with this storm in “THE CYTOKINE STORM, THE BATTLE WITHOUT.” TO ALL: COVID-19 IS REAL AND STILL AROUND, ALUTA CONTINUA, THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. PLEASE: MASK UP! OBSERVE HAND HYGIENE! SOCIALISE WISELY!

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ANACO FC shot to the summit of the MTN/FAZ Super Division table after bouncing back from the 3-0 loss to Lusaka Dynamos with an emphatic 6-1 crushing of Young Green Eagles in a mid-week-7 fixture at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.

Striker Rodger Kola became the first player in the Super Division to score a hat-trick as the side shot to the top of the 18team Super Division table with 11 points.

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Zanaco's advantage in the 31st minute.

Kola made it 3-0 three minutes later before completing his hattrick in the 42nd minute as the first half ended 4-0 in favour of the home team.

Zanaco continued to dominate the second half and were able to find the back of the net through Moses Phiri and Albert Kangwanda who scored in the dying minutes of the second half.

Greenwell Witika scored the consolation goal as Young Green Eagles recorded their heaviest defeat of the season.

Meanwhile, Ndola giants Zesco United moved to second on the Super Division table after

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beating Kitwe United 1-0 at Garden Park Stadium in Kitwe.

Young Enock Sakala who rescued Zesco from loosing to Green Buffaloes on Sunday with a late equaliser in the 1-1 stalemate, scored a lone goal in the 75th minute as Zesco collected the maximum three points to move to 11points, on par with Zanaco who enjoy a better goal difference of five goals compared to Zanaco's one goal.

At Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka, Nkwazi came from behind to pick their first win of the season after beating Red Arrows 2-1.

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ba scored the two goals for the Zambia Police-sponsored outfit to carry the day.

At Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka, Green Buffaloes and Lusaka Dynamos maintained their unbeaten run after recording a goalless stalemate.

The fixture, which produced end to end attacking football saw Dynamos hitting the crossbar twice.

The stalemate propelled both Buffaloes and Dynamos to nine points.

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To PAGE 15 Olympics after qualifying for exposure if we are to reap enough to prepare their boxduring the 2020 African Box- medals at the Olympics. ers for the Olympic Games. ing Olympic qualifiers held in “When l reached the quarMwamba said Government Senegal. ter finals in South Korea, we has to come in and help the Mwamba said in an inter- were exposed internationalyl, boxers prepare like the womview the three boxers require we went to Germany for the en’s football which travelled to international exposure to in- TSC tournament twice, we Chile as they prepare for the crease their chances of win- went to Cuba Gordova a Ga- Japan Olympics.

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7th December 2020

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SHUTDOWN NOTICE

However, all supply lines must be treated as live as power may be restored before the stated time. We regret the inconvenience this may cause.

FIGHT CORONAVIRUS: Customers are encouraged to purchase electricity units through channels such as online banking and mobile money. Customers are further advised to report faults by contacting Zesco National Call Centre on 0211 363636 (all networks) or 322 (MTN & Airtel) or SMS supply status query and account/prepayment number to 3600.

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