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FARMERS will lose millions of Kwacha in lost income as they are stuck with 42, 000 tonnes of winter maize which they cannot export and from which they expected to generate a profit.

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‘ZESCO POWER SUPPLY TO MINES WILL CONTINUE’ From Page 1 Mr Nkhuwa indicated that the policy declaration to stop monopoly in the supply chain gave all power suppliers chance to clinch deals with mining houses and other clients.

Mr Nkhuwa said the pow-

er utility company would continue supplying KCM according to the agreed contract terms.

"We have a law now which allows other power producers to supply any clients of their choice. This time around there is nothing like one company will supply all

clients. The law now gives chance to others to be on the market.

"So, Zesco will continue supplying mines like KCM. The contract is in place and the deal will continue as it is," Mr Nkhuwa said.

He however said CEC could also clinch deals with

‘Trolley’ Chinese had leg injury

By ROGERS KALERO THE Chinese national, who was spotted being wheeled on a goods trolley by a Zambian employee, had a painful leg and had asked to be pushed on the trolley.

Mr John Zulu, aged 28, an employee of Kaili Investment at Carousell Shopping Centre in Lusaka, said Mr Lao Yan had told him to help because of the painful leg, which he feared it could worsen if he walked some distance.

Mr Zulu said Mr Lao, 62, was in fact not the proprietor of the company, but was just an ordinary person.

He said it was sad that his

boss, Mr Cheng Kechao was being mistaken to be the one in the video and was being threatened with deportation.

"My boss, Mr Cheng is innocent in this matter, but it is sad that he is being threatened with deportation for the offence he did not commit.

When the whole thing was happening, my boss was not there and the one who asked to be pushed on the trolley is just an acquaintance of my boss.

"We were planning to shift to another shop within Carousell and we were moving the goods when Mr Lao complained that he had a painful leg and needed help and that

is how I decided to help him," Mr Zulu said.

He said it was sad that the whole scenario had been taken out of context and splashed on social media.

Mr Zulu said he had no problem with his boss, Mr Cheng and would not like him to be deported for the offence he had not committed.

"My boss has been humble and caring and I don't have any problem with him. It is just unfortunate that such a thing happened and people decided to implicate him wrongly," he added.

Mr Zulu said Mr Lao and himself would meet Lusaka Mayor, Miles Sampa, today

any client to start supplying power.

"All they have to do is to have a contract in place then buy electricity either from South Africa or from any other power producers then they can supply the clients," Mr Nkhuwa said.

to discuss the same incident and he was hoping that issues would be settled.

Asked if he had been coerced to defend the Chinese, Mr Zulu said people would always make inaccurate conclusions when there was such a storm, but insisted that the whole incident had been taken out of context.

"It has happened, there is nothing I can do. People will say all sorts of things. If they think I have been bribed, that’s their version and I can't stop them from fabricating stories, but my conscience is clear," he said.

He said Mr Lao’s blood pressure had shot up after the video went viral and he was at home managing his condition.

‘UPND wrong to fight Cyber Security Bill’

By SIMON MUNTEMBA IT disheartening that the UPND is fighting a well-intended Cyber Security Bill in the same manner they did with Bill 10 and this clearly shows that they are enemies of progress, the Inter-Africa Governance Network (AFRINET) has said.

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“AFRINET is extremely disappointed with the attitude and approach some stakeholders such

as opposition Members of Parliament, Civil Society Organisations and citizens in relation to the formulation process of policies and laws in Zambia.

AFRINET executive director, Maurice Malambo said in an interview yesterday that his organisation was concerned with the partisan stance taken by UPND Members of Parliament and some partisan Civil Society

Organisations (NGOs) in formulation of progressive laws in Zambia.

“AFRINET is extremely disappointed with the attitude and approach some stakeholders such as opposition Members of Parliament, Civil Society Organisations and citizens in relation to the formulation process of policies and laws in Zambia.

“The process unfortunately has been of perpetual misinformation, mistrust, partisanship and underlined by the spirit of us versus them or them versus us,” Mr Malambo said.

He said it was a pity that a well-intended Cyber Security Bill has also fallen victim to the same counterproductive approach as was the case with the formulation process of the failed Bill 10.

As an organisation, we strongly advise all stakeholders to the governance process and its general citizenry that this kind of spirit and approach to dealing with social, economic and political governance matters of national importance does not benefit anyone.

He said the processes in formulating progressive laws such as the Cyber Security Bill and Bill 10 deserved the spirit of non-partisan-

ship, objectivity and patriotism to collective national interest.

Mr Malambo urged all stakeholders to rise above personal and sectarianism (interest of sector) in dealing with national

matters because the failure of such important processes and their well-intended outcomes are of collective disservice to national progress and common good.

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‘Procure Covid-19 vaccines for medics’

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA GOVERNMENT should address the plight of healthcare workers at the frontline by ensuring that the Covid-19 vaccine is acquired quickly, the Medical Quality Health Care in Zambia (MHQZ) has said.

MQHZ says health care workers were sacrificing a lot for the country and could not be allowed to die while attending to patients.

MQHZ Quality Assurance Director, Lwansa Mulenga, said in an interview making the vaccine available as quickly as possible would be a way of appreciating the frontline workers for their great sacrifice.

Dr Mulenga stressed the need for Government leaders to put heads together and discuss how quickly the vaccine could be made available.

"Government should

approach this matter with much speed because if we are not responsive enough, we might end up being isolated from the international community.

Dr Mulenga noted that headway would have been done on the matter considering that it was almost a year since the pandemic broke out in the country.

He said Government should consider getting the vaccine first even on a smaller scale for the health workers.

Last week, the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia also urged Government to urgently acquire the vaccine for the healthcare workers.

The organisation said that in as much as government was trying to see which vaccine would be best considering the emerging variant in the country, it was important that health workers were urgently considered.

Vandals wreak havoc in Lusaka’s heavy industrial area

By NATION REPORTER VANDALS have been tampering with Zesco installations in the heavy industrial area of Lusaka causing massive blackouts.

The area, which is the “life engine” of the country’s industrial sub-sector has had no stable power supply for three days.

Zesco spokesperson, Henry Kapata said the power outages were being caused by vandals who have been tampering with the power utility company’s installations.

Mr Kapata however said power would be restored soon and remedial works were almost concluded.

“There is still a problem in industrial area, caused by vandals but we hope to conclude today,” he said.

In 2018, two unidentified men were electrocuted as they tried to steal an 11, 000 volts power cable in Lusaka’s Chinika industrial area.

The incident happened between 04:00 hours and 05:00 hours.

The two men, believed to be in their 30s, managed to remove the cable but were electrocuted in the completion stage of the illegal activity.

Zesco announced that the incident left over 100 industrial customers in Chinika industrial area without power.

Lungu challenges men to work with women

By KALOBWE BWALYA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has challenged men to join forces with the women who have been in the forefront of ensuring that the rights, capabilities and responsibilities of all the family members are respected and reinforced.

President Lungu has also said women, are the change agents orienting other women and girls to aim high, to dream and aspire for leadership positions, to know that they are part of the development process able to take up any vocation, political and profession they so desire without feeling intimidated.

President Lungu has since called on all Zambians to play a role in instilling good behaviour in children for them to grow into responsible adults.

The President said this in his keynote speech during a virtual address at the Women’s

Day celebrations held at Lusaka’s Mulungushi International Conference Centre under the theme women in leadership achieving an equal future in the Covid -10 world.

Mr Lungu said despite Government efforts to promote gender equality, it is sad that women continue to experience social barriers to participate in leadership and decision-making.

Mr Lungu said there is need to uphold women’s rights and fully leverage the potential of women leadership in efforts to achieve the set development agenda.

He also said this year’s theme is also aligned with the priority theme of the 65th session of the commission on the status of women entitled “women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empower-

ment of all women and girls.”

President Lungu also said by promoting gender equality and participation of women and girls, his government’s aim is to enhance the ability of women to participate as leaders at various levels.

And Mr Lungu disclosed that Government has put in place a number of programmes to support the empowerment of women and girls, such as, the 50:50 land allocation policy being implemented by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; and the agricultural development and value chain enhancement programme, among others.

Meanwhile, Human Rights Commission chairperson Mudford Mwandenga said more women are likely to lose their jobs and businesses due to Covid-19 pandemic as most of the positions of women in society are in seriously jeopardy.

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Mr Mwandenga has since called on all women to report any form of abuse to the Human Rights Commission for action.

NGOCC chairperson Mary Mulenga said as long as women remained oppressed, women and children will remain under pressure.

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(From page 1) Mr Chikwanda has disputed a High Court judgment which sought to nullify the powers of regulating authorities in the industry, by putting CEC above the law.

He said it was unacceptable that CEC’s underhand dealings, undermining Zesco could be perpetuated to the detriment of consumers and Zesco, as it was also in the business to make profit.

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He said the court ruling in the Zesco and CEC matter that Government was wrong to interfere in a private commercial transaction was faulty as the issue at hand was a public interest issue since it involved supply of power to the Copperbelt as a whole.

Mr Chikwanda said the gravity of public interest

was high and has urged Zesco to join the case.

He said the CCPC must ascertain whether the tariff charged by CEC which was three times more than the limit set by the Energy Regulation Board, was an uncompetitive business practice He said if the tariff which CEC was demanding was

uncompetitive business practice, then no one would be able to use their transmission lines and make a profit.

“Zesco must join this matter and tell the nation how much CEC owes Zesco and why Zesco was rejecting the tariff which CEC was demanding for the public to judge whether

what CEC was demanding was reasonable or not,’ Mr Chikwanda said.

Mr Chikwanda also said the judgement that ERB imposed a tariff on CEC cannot stand as the board had a mandate to set tariffs in the industry.

He said ERB was not obligated to approve any tariff brought by a licensee

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SOME opposition leaders want to use the back door to enter State House because they have realised that they cannot defeat President Edgar Lungu in an open election, the Zambian DNA has said.

Zambian DNA spokesperson, Spuki Mulemwa said overtures that President Lungu was not eligible to contest the August elections were as a result of fear.

Mr Mulemwa said some opposition leaders have been orchestrating propaganda aimed at discrediting President Lungu because they want to see him out of the race.

He said it was the reason citizens had witnessed failed attempts to impeach the President and propaganda that he was not Zambian.

Mr Mulemwa said the debate on the eligibility of President Lungu to stand in the August 12 election was getting out of hand.

He said what should be an intellectual and civilised discourse was fast degenerating in an egocentric diatribe driven by anarchistic inclination, devoid of logic or indeed common sense.

Mr Mulemwa said the Presidency was a creature of a statute created by mortal beings and that it was not an immutable law of physics.

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as it had also rejected tariff applications for Zesco.

Mr Chikwanda said ERB sets a tariff after considering what was obtaining in the region.

“There was failure to interrogate the tariff which CEC is demanding of three times more than what ERB set whether it was international best practice or it was uncompetitive business practice,” he said.

Mr Chikwanda called on CCPC to move in.

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Doctor’s Covid-19 death unconscionable ZAMBIA has just lost another doctor to Covid-19. This is unacceptable.

He was one of the heroes that served with diligence and dedication to save the lives of so many afflicted by this pandemic.

In this age of vaccines his death is a definite outrage to say the least considering that many African countries are already dispensing vaccines to their frontline workers. These vaccines have proven efficacy in saving lives.

The appropriate authorities must move with deliberate speed to protect our frontline staff, who are daily exposing themselves to the dangers of Covid-19.

There is no time to waste.

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HE National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Copperbelt has written to all its members who attended the alliance meeting at the UPND secretariat in Kitwe last week to exculpate themselves within 10 days.

NDC Copperbelt Chairman James Zulu said those who fail to do so within the 10-day period would have expelled themselves from

the party.

Mr Zulu said Dr Chishimba Kambwili was the only leader of the party, and that NDC would not exist without him.

"We will wait on the offenders to exculpate themselves for us to decide their future. We will not allow a portion of people and masqueraders to damage the party," he said.

Mr Zulu warned that they would not hesitate to deal with those trying to destroy the party.

He said that such members needed with immediate effect to stop calling innocent members for meetings that did not drive the agenda of the party.

Mr Zulu however said the members that joined the alliance still had time to think about the decision they made and to go back to the party which has an open door policy.

He said that the earlier the members he described as “stray” realised that their

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Eligibility debate getting out of hand THE hysteria accompanying the debate on the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to stand in the August 12 election is getting out of hand. Now there are even suggestions of treason.

What should have been an intellectual and civilised discourse is fast degenerating into an egocentric diatribe of brawl driven by anarchistic inclinations, devoid of logic or indeed common sense.

The Presidency is a creature of a statute created by mortal beings. It is not an immutable law of physics.

Indeed, the constitution is a statute of superior status as it encompasses fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is acknowledged to be governed.

In this regard, we have established for ourselves a Constitutional Court whose mandate is to interpret the constitution where conflict or misapprehension arise.

In the present circumstances, some spirited citizens approached the court to seek an interpretation as to whether the 17 months served by President Edgar Lungu to complete the five-year term of late President Michael Sata constituted a full term.

The men and women to whom we have reposed the responsibility of interpreting the constitution pondered over the matter and presented and declared that 17 months of service did not constitute a full term.

The court ruled it illogical, otiose or indeed nonsensical to consider 17 months as a full term.

Two concepts are play here.

Firstly, is the term of President being fixed or limited to a period of five years. The second issue is the INTENDED period of office which was curtailed-truncated by death. It was not fulfilled. The Constitutional Court therefore had to make sense of the INTENDED period and consequence of the truncation.

The result was a very clear logical determination, 17 months was not a full term and was nowhere near half the term. This is now the law and those who have studied law must appreciate that the matter cannot be re-adjudicated.

For ease of reference an investment attains full maturity at the intended period. Any premature termination will suffer pro-rata penalty as determined by the Bank or investing institution. It would be absurd to claim full benefits from a truncated contract.

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future was not clear in the alliance the better for them.

He said that they were being duped into the alliance which would never adopt them or finance their intended political programmes.

Mr Zulu maintained that all the structures were intact and assured Zambians that it would give the best that any responsible party could offer.

"We also appeal to our members in all our structures to remain calm as the top leadership is trying to construct what has been damaged by the masqueraders," he added.

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Lions Club of fairview last saturday wished their charter President Dr. Jawal Patel farewell. Dr. Patel who has retired from medical practice is leaving Zambia to join his children in Texas, USA.

Kachingwe mocks Nevers

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

NEVERS Mumba’s hijack of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and use of the party for personal gains is what has tarnished the former ruling party, former MMD national secretary Major Richard Kachingwe has said.

Maj Kachingwe said MMD had been losing elections because Zambians do not believe in failed ideologies.

He was reacting to sentiments by Dr Mumba that MMD predecessors had tarnished the image of the opposition party leading to it performing poorly during elections.

Maj Kachingwe said the current MMD under Dr Mumba’s leadership was not a political party but just a fundraising venture.

He said it was an illusion for Dr Mumba to think he would win the August 12 election because the people of Zambia do not believe in his ideologies, values and principles.

He also accused Dr Mumba of having hijacked MMD, monopolised and

Dr Mumba

changed its original constitution to suit his ego.

“That party is longer what it was. The original constitution has been changed. They are paying for hijacking the party which is not theirs. People have lost interest in it because it is a hijacked party which has drifted from the original MMD. And after he hijacked the party, people have moved on,” Maj Kachingwe said.

He added that Dr Mumba would be lucky to get one percent in the August 12 tripartite elections because

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people do not trust him.

“It is an illusion or wishful thinking for Dr Nevers Mumba to think he will win the 2021 elections. It is like telling people that you are standing on the rock when on sand. I don’t think he will be able to get even one percent in the upcoming elections. He will be lucky to get one percent.

“No one is even paying attention to his MMD, as far as I am concerned, that party is gone. For me, that is not a political party but just a fundraising venture,” he said.

GOVERNMENT has increased the number of social cash transfer (SCT) beneficiaries in Chadiza from 6, 000 to 10, 000, District Commissioner George Phiri has said.

Mr Phiri said this was to enable more vulnerable people benefit from the fund.

He said the SCT would help break the poverty cycle and foster development in the district.

He said in an interview that Government would lighten the burden that vulnerable households were faced with by giving them relief through the SCT emergency fund.

“I can confirm to you that the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare has increased the number of Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries in Chadiza from 6, 000 to 10, 000.

This shows that the government really cares for vulnerable people,” Mr Zulu said.

He, however, appealed to those responsible of identifying new beneficiaries to ensure that only eligible people were included on the list.

Mr Phiri said his office would work with traditional leaders and the officers from the Ministry Community Development and Social Welfare to ensure that the vulnerable families and the aged were included on the list.

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Don’t sideline women from construction sector - Lubusha

By OLIVER SAMBOKO WOMEN should not be sidelined from the construction sector because they can perform just as well as men, Patriotic Front Eastern province chairperson Andrew Lubusha has said.

Mr Lubusha said there were many women graduating as engineers but finding it hard to find jobs in the construction sector.

He said it was sad that engineering jobs were still being considered as jobs for men in Zambia when they have been incorporated and performing well in other countries.

In commemorating Women’s Day yesterday, Mr Lubusha joined Women representatives from different community organizations in Chimpangali district and financially empowered them with K71, 000 as a token of appreciation for the massive work that they do in society.

Mr Lubusha said women have proved that they were well able to handle difficult jobs just like men can.

Use energy-efficient solutions, women urged

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ZESCO has called on women entrepreneurs countrywide to consider using energy efficient solutions in their manufacturing processes in order to minimise the cost of production.

It is important for women to change the strategy and consider using energy efficient solutions in their manufacturing processes to improve profits as they celebrate this years’ International Women’s Day. This is according to the ZESCO Manager Public Relations, Hazel Zulu, in a statement.

This years’ International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world.”

Ms Zulu said ZESCO was aware that electricity costs could be significant expenses for manufacturers and entrepreneurs hence the need to reduce costs.

This, she explained, could be done by incorporating energy saving solutions in their production processes as this can lead to increased profitability

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Tuesday February 16, 2021

CREDIT to Government has continued to grow at a strong pace underpinned by issuance of State securities, particularly for procurement of

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU agricultural inputs and clearance of fuel arrears to suppliers.

ALL commercial banks have migrated to the National Financial meant to Additional securities were Switch issued(NFS) through reduce transactions costs and are expected private placements mostly to finance the Farmers to complete testing the project before the Input Support Programme (FISP) and to partially end of the second quarter of this year. clear fuel arrears to suppliers, says The NFS, which went live onCentral the 23rdBank Governor, September Christopher Mvunga.

2018 on a trial basis, is the first eversaid localthe nationwide platform, which Mr Mvunga stock ofshared Government will facilitate of information on digital securities rose by 9.7exchange percent to K130.2 billion. payments throughout the country.

“This It is expected that before end of the second continued quarter to of this year, all commercial banks contribute would to have finalised their testing and be live the sustained on their mobile platform for the second phase of the NFS. This was said in an interview by the strong annual Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to growth in Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) Chief

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU Executive Officer, Leonard Mwanza. see how best tax changes announced money supply Mr Mwanza explained that the NFS had a in the 2021 national budget could be IT is incumbent upon accountants at 46.4 component where commercial banks had implemented smoothly. and every professional to ensure that She said ZICA was confident that per cent inmigrated and another one which was the last taxpayers meet their tax obligations in Decemberphase supporting the integration of payments in through these in engagements, a timely manner to support the treasury jumped on Thursday to their highest nearly a an amicable 2020,” Mr the market. solution that would benefit the country at to meet in its fiscal responsibilities. decade as top metals consumer China returned He said the other phase, which was the Mr Kanowa large said would approxto NAFP to enable it said combe reached in the near future.

As people at the front line of tax By BUUMBA CHIMBULU Mvunga from a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, with the 2021 Budget, the Minister ofin Lusaka imately 16,000“In seedlings merce the expansion of mobile the payment channels had already kicked collection, accountants must be demand and supply offof with some participants already using the discussed some important tax supportive of the tax collection system P P R O X I M ATbrightening E LY were alreadyprospects onFinance the nursery nursery and procurement recently. platform.

Mr Mvunga concerns underpinning the market.

“So as things stand now, all the banks generated negative and ensure compliance with tax legislation 100, 000 grafted due for grafting.changes which have the irrigation equipment,” He said have migrated on ATMS and POS. So when According to the newsletter, this added feedback from our members and the by employers and clients. fruit seedlings are He said in an interview Mr Kanowa said. business large. These credit to people go to an ATM provided by another This is according to the Zambia Institute impetus a rally almostcommunity doubled atHe being targeted to to that thethat K3had million fund said thethe project was will see thetoNFS is now privatebanks, sectorthey moderated 8.5sign per which cent in include the following; of Chartered Accounts (ZiCA) president, prices since the height of coronavirus worries be achieved using the K3 from Government would be designed to employ readily switching all payment transactions on ATMs “Requirement by all statutory bodies Cecilia Zimba.

December, year-on-year, from 13.8 per cent in last March. used to expand the by nursforce from and POS. created an Act ofavailable Parliamentlabour to request Ms Zimba acknowledged that the million which Government September due to strict lending conditions as Benchmark three-month copper on the has provided for the develery, procure requisites for the membership of the co“If you are a non-customer and using an ATM for a Tax Clearance Certificate from Zambia’s economy had in the past six banks sought curb elevated credityour default risks. is London Metal Exchangeofmembers rose much asoperative.

2.1 upon payment which is not for your bank, transaction management the as nursery and Practitioners year been characterised by energy opment of avocado sector At the end of December 2020, Mr Mvunga being routed through the NFS. If you aresaid, using percent to US$8,565 tonne inmembership early Asia trade, of their or practice fees for in Vubwe District. such as sheda nets, irrigation Additional seedlings, he deficits, high inflation, financial volatility, Government securities held by non-residents a POS machine that does not belong to your 2021,” Ms Zimba said. job cuts and other economic hardships. its strongest since April 2012, resuming its rally Government should equipment and grafting ma- said, would be planted to able crop diversification bank, thethrough transactions alsobillion, being rioted Ms Zimba commend the increased by 30.9 per cent tree to are K18.4 The situation, she said, had been therefore accelerate the re-a modest terials.pullback inMeanwhile, achieve the target of 100,000 planting,” he to after the previous session. the NFS,” Mr Mwanza said.

Government for taking a bold decision to worsened by Covid-19. representing 14.1said. per cent of the total securities. lease of the K3 million“The for most-traded In October lastcopper year, Govgrafted seedlings using this March contract He indicated that once the integration of the ratify the African Continental Free Trade She said this during virtual tax updates He said about 93 per cent of these holding were the development of the avernmentFutures through the office acquired grant.

Mr was Kanowa, who is also on the Shanghai Exchange gained as second phase completed, it would create Area (AFCFTA). workshop held this month.

Ms Zimba in Government bonds. ocado and fruit project in of the Vice President facili“The entire project would the team leader of Eastern Copper processing much as 4.7 percent to US$9,747.29 a tonne, a a payment environment where people would She said the ratification of the agreement The ZiCA president added that the Mr Mvunga said both treasury billsfunds and Vubwe resources district in Eastern a K3 September million for continue toaccess resource moBuy-Zed chapter, have an Province opportunity to move from bank wouldgrant enable the country to have not tated seen since 2011. factors would no doubt impact adversely to meetlevel the costs of debt Province. the development of the avobilize for setting up befitsaid the project was poised government bonds auctions were undersubscribed accounts to wallets. larger market and to harmonise since September on businesses’ ability to2011. generate profits the rallytoisaresurgent demand repayment and cost“Underpinning of general elections.

This, Mrto Mwanza said, be done across Thisforisa“As according the linecado and fruit project. ting the irrigation systems for be ashort national approach tradeconsumer, instruments across continent’s with bid amounts falling ofwould amounts ontooffer and contribute to the metal nationalistreasury. people at to the of tax The industrial on its way third in front China, the biggest metals all channels and not pre-selected institutions. regional economic communities.

National Avocado and Fruits Ms Zimba stressed that this would “We would like to urge each participating farmers, wards effective crop diversicollection, Accountants must be by 20 per cent and 70 per cent respectively. straight weekly gain, having gone up by nearly expectations of tight supply, and a rush of also has the potential Once that phase especially is completed, you expect “This development, ultimately weigh down on the country’s supportive tax collection (NAFP) thesystem office of thewith President to the funds provided would fication for farm“The funds raised from the auctionsfrom were 15 percent year-to-date and Project 7.3 percent over of– theVubwe speculative investment, many analysts that people can move money their of mobile to generate a rangego of benefits through ability to collect tax revenue from internally and ensure compliance withexpedite tax legislation Chapter Manager, Lytone the release of the a long way to realise the ers affected by the effect adequate to cover maturities resulting in a within the past week alone predicting a multi-year bull run,” the Newsletter money account to any banks account supporting trade creation, structural generated resources. by your employers and clients,” she Kanowa. grant ofsaid.

K3 million awarded dream of achieving sustainclimate change. marginal surplus of K0.3 billion,” heSosaid. the network and vice versa. this has been Mining.Com said copper Ms prices transformation, productive employment said.

“Unfortunately, theNewsletter state of affairs comes Zimba also said ZICA had started

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and poverty reduction,” Ms Zimba said.

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TODAY we talk about property transfer tax.

There comes a time you will buy or sale a property in life. The Property Transfer Tax Act (Cap 340) provides for the charge of Property Transfer Tax (PTT) on the transfer of eproperty. standards and Propertyinisthe defined as any required in Zambia; includes of land certain products any building, structure or s, they should improvement thereon; oother seek guidance or shares issued by a mbia Bureau of company incorporated in ZABS).

Zambia; or shares issued by a company incorporated pointed out that ersoutside were Zambia highly where that company to follow the directly or indirectly owns at least ten ds(10) developed by percent of the shares ndinfree to seek a company incorporated omin ZAM on howortomining the Republic; rights or cation to interest providegranted the Mines o under consumers of and Minerals Development Act. Intellectual property is also ctsrecognized and services as property. venThe to rate be safe, of tax applicable ally friendly and on the transfer of land, shares or intellectual onsumption. property is 5% quality such asand the 10% for a mining right. mbian Campaign The concept of value e ZABs logoorassure realization value ducts have been determination arises hence ound to meet for land, the open market value determined ents to ispass the by ZRA

Property Transfer Tax (PTT) in Zambia Restriction of commercial cargo by USE OF SWIPING MACHINES IS MANDATORY road through Victoria Falls Border Post

of the three. In this instance as provided for in the law.

PTT shall be charged and For Shares issued by a collected from the Zambian company incorporated in entity.

Zambia; the open market Where the Tax Authority values determined are also is satisfied that a transfer determined by ZRA through THE ZambianGeneral Government made for the purpose of the Commissioner IT is Smarter, simpler, andthat easyreorganization to group and or nominal whichever signed SIprice No. 115 of 2020 that there is greater. comply with the requirements of is no change in came into effect on 1st Januthe (VAT) effective shareholding Forlaw. shares byAdded a the Allissued Value Tax ary 2021.

The Zambia Revewith respect to the Zambian company incorporated registered suppliers and businesses nue Authority issued a notice company, the Authority may outside the Republic that are expected swiping machines notifying allto have stakeholders determine a nil value for that directly or indirectly owns as required by the law. that importation and exportransfer. However, this shall at least ten percent of a tation ofincorporated commercial cargonot byapply The use of swipinginmachines doestonot a company that company has not been Zambia; the the nominal value, roadaway through the Victoria falls take requirement to issue an part of the for at the director consideration border will be restricted togroup 16 of companies invoice receipt for the transaction from least three years. of the shares being tonsaccounting and below while allorcomyour system package. This In the case of a mining transferred, or the mercial cargo above 16 tons does not in any way replace the use rights or anofinterest in a proportion that the value will have to cross using or for Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) those mining rights, the actual of Zambian entity bears to rail usevalue other alternative / of that mining right or that have gadgets.entry price the ofthese the transferred exit suchis as Chirundu interest or as determined by shares, whichever higher Thepoints requirements are simple, first,

the Authority whichever is higher; while with intellectual property, the actual price of the intellectual property or as determined by the tax Authority or whichever is higher.

It is important that a Property Transfer return is online accompanied with all necessary documents while payment must be done within 14 days. Remember that 5% of the unpaid amount shall be charged for each month as penalty if the tax remains unpaid. Any overdue amount shall also attract interest at the rate discount rate published from time to time by the Bank of Zambia plus two per centum per annum.

FOR ALL VAT REGISTERED BUSINESSES

clearing industry as claimed by some individuals that they will be job losses because all clearance of goods is done online from anywhere in the world. Some smugglers have now teamed up to try and frustrate this new measure because the smuggling route has now been sealed off. Other border posts such as Kazungula and Livingstone have proper facilities such as scanners, inspecting bays, CCTV The rate of tax applicable on the transfer of land, shares or intellectual property is among 5% and 10% for a mining right. them.

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…Second-hand clothes dealers call for more protection

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AIROBI - The import ban on second-hand clothes (mitumba) in March 2020 highlighted the need to protect the industry which employs two million people and supports the livelihoods of 24 million Kenyans.

On Thursday, the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya launched a report on the state of the second-hand clothes and footwear sector.

The report dubbed ‘The State of Second-Hand Clothes and Footwear Trade in Kenya’, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs seeks to examine the structure and extent of the used clothing industry in Kenya,

and its contributions to the economy.

The report paints a picture of the sector's contribution to the economy, notes textile industry and second-hand

clothes and footwear sectors can co-exist in Kenya.

“Based on the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Manpower Survey, the industry employs an estimated

Oil soars to $65 with Saudi supply gamble buoying market bulls LONDON - Oil moved above $65 a barrel after OPEC+ chose not to relax supply curbs even as the global economy pulls out of its pandemic-driven slump, confounding widespread expectations the group would loosen the taps.

The surprise decision last Thursday spurred a wave of crude price forecast upgrades by major banks and a surge in the market’s structure.

The producer alliance agreed to hold output steady in April, while Saudi Arabia said that it will maintain its one million barrel-a-day voluntary production cut. West Texas Intermediate rose as much as 2.6 percent and Brent topped $68.

Crude has soared this year, shepherded higher by OPEC+ restraining supplies and the vaccine-aided recovery in consumption that’s drained inventories. The group’s decision represents a victory for Riyadh, which has advocated for tight curbs to keep prices supported.

"Overall, this was the most bullish outcome we could have expected," JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts including Natasha Kaneva wrote in a note to clients.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia had been debating whether to restore as much as 1.5 million barrels a day of output.

As part of the agreement, which was struck at a virtual meeting on Thursday, Russia and Kazakhstan were granted exemptions. The group’s next meeting is set for April

1 to discuss production levels for May. Saudi Arabia’s bold and unexpected gamble to restrain production is founded upon its view that, this time around, higher prices will not lead to a big increase in output

by American shale drillers. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an interview after the OPEC+ meeting that shale companies are now more focused on dividends.

Oil’s rapid gains this year stand to intensify the debate about the potential resurgence in inflation, and complicate the task facing the Federal Reserve as it supports the U.S. recovery. The Treasury market is already looking for signs of faster price gains, with yields rising rapidly. – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

10 percent of the extended labour force, which translates to at least two million people,” said the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya Chairperson, Teresiah Njenga.

According to her in terms of taxes, the sector paid Sh12 billion in 2019 to the exchequer.

"This is a significant contribution to the economy in jobs and taxes, and this goes to show that the sector can no longer be ignored and needs order and policies to govern it. “This report is the first step towards our goal of pushing for policies to govern the sector.”

– THE STANDARD, Kenya.

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The Covid/ Brexit cocktail: UK lost market share in U.S., Germany and China - report LONDON - The United Kingdom lost market share in the United States, Germany and China during the Covid-19 pandemic due to global trade chaos, Brexit and poor productivity, according to new research published yesterday.

The United Kingdom performed particularly badly due to a long-term stagnation in productivity growth, according to the report by Aston University’s Lloyd’s Banking Group Centre for Business Prosperity.

While all countries grappled with the tumult of Covid-19, the United Kingdom lost market share in its biggest export markets - the United States and Germany, the research showed.

“In some key export destinations – Germany, the UK and China - the UK seems to have suffered a sharper decline, experienced a slower recovery, and seen its global competitiveness dwindle,” the report said.

“The UK’s decline in exports to the U.S. appeared the sharpest in both absolute and relative terms and the most prolonged among the major European countries (except for France).”

Between 2017 and 2019, the UK increased total exports to Germany by 8.5 percent - less than the export growth achieved by Italy (12 percent), the Netherlands (14 percent) and Spain (20 percent), as well as the United States (24 percent).

“This to some extent paints a picture of slowing UK exports to Germany following the 2016 Brexit referendum, which may indicate some decoupling between the two economies,” economists Jun Du and Oleksandr Shepotylo said in the report.

The research, based on United Nations trade statistics, also indicates that the UK lost market share in China. – REUTERS.

Overwhelmed by Covid-19 death claims, insurers plead for faster inoculation JOHANNESBURG - "We need to do the rollout of the vaccine faster. Plans that talk about a 12 and even an 18-month rollout won't work. We need to do 10 million inoculations per month," pleaded Momentum Metropolitan Holdings CEO after the announcement of the company's financial results.

Having witnessed a never-seen-before spike in death claims across MMH's operations, CEO Hillier Meyer said SA cannot afford to be "caught napping" again when the

other 10 Covid-19 vaccines that are in the final phase of development become ready for procurement.

In Meyer's ideal world, SA would get 40 million people vaccinated by the end of September, and he does not see why this goal cannot be attained. Medical aids, big businesses, and a host of other stakeholders stand willing to help government procure vaccines, he said.

Meyer and his industry colleagues are among those who would like to see the 40 million people

needed to achieve herd immunity in SA vaccinated.

The life insurance sec-

Zimbabwe reports massive growth in production in 2020, despite Covid-19 HARARE - The world over, with the exception of a few countries, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in negative economic growth in 2020.

In its 2021 Global Economic Prospects report released early January, the World Bank estimated the sub-Saharan Africa region's economy to have contracted by 4.3 percent in 2020.

For already struggling

countries like Zimbabwe, which - despite the impact of Covid-19 - could not access any external funding or bailout, worse was expected. The World Bank estimated Zimbabwe's GDP to fall by 10 percent in 2020, after it fell by 8.1 percent in 2019. But numbers coming from Zimbabwe are proving otherwise.

According to a survey conducted by the Confederation of Zimbabwe In-

dustries (CZI), Zimbabwe's biggest manufacturer's representative body, capacity utilisation actually increased to 47 percent, an 11 percentage point gain from 36.4 percent recorded in the prior year.

The growth in capacity utilisation was achieved in a year companies lost 40 percent revenue due to Covid-19 lockdowns and challenges. At least 14 percent of the companies also

tor is collectively losing millions in death claims. It is also losing billions from people who are cashing out their retirement savings and investments to survive.

If the third wave becomes as severe as the second wave, or if inoculation is rolled out at snail's pace, that puts the country at the risk of a fourth wave - insurers will fork out billions of rands to bereaved families. But more importantly, watching death numbers dial-up is becoming unbearable, said Meyer. - FIN24.

had to retrench due to the pandemic.

The survey attributed the result to improved foreign currency availability, increased sales, and retooling. Following the introduction of a new exchange rate system, the bulk of the foreign currency totalling US$650 million was used to import raw materials, machinery and equipment.

Apart from the foreign currency accessed from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, there were other sources: self-generated, local banks and the parallel market. – FIN24.

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The wind of continuation blowing in ECL’s way; here is why Dear Editor,

SHOOTING DOWN THE CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER CRIMES BILL, 2021,

...A DETRIMENT TO ZAMBIA’S DEVELOPMENT Dear Editor, THE opposition to the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill, 2021 by some Civil Society Organisations and some individuals in the print media makes sad reading.

This is so because Zambia lives among the global village and that means that Zambia should endeavour to try as much as possible to move in line with the tenets of Good Governance, Good Policies and coming up with progressive Bills for the betterment of the citizenly.

It is important to note that other countries have already put in place the cyber security and Cyber Crimes laws.

Zambia has lagged behind in terms of enforcing the laws of this nature.

Therefore, those in opposition to this Bill should not just oppose without reading through the entire Bill because it has in good and progressive sections which should be supported by all Zambians and in particular those who are the victims of Cyber Crimes.

Those opposing the Bill should categorically and clearly or rather single out those portions of the Bill which they think are not progressive and call for such sections or provisions to be removed from the Bill unlike misleading the public that the Bill in itself is

not progressive. It can do no harm in singling out such portions they think should be removed from the Bill.

Thus, it is important also for those organisations to also look at the Bill from the other side of the coin. Cyber Crime in Zambia is on the increase and today what we are seeing on the phones, online, leaves much to be desired.

Pornography online in Zambia has become the order of the day, fraudsters sending messages to our phones such as “send money to such a mobile number and the name will appear as so and so,” and other fraud activities such as “find me someone to buy gold 300gram and emerald four pieces I’m Mr. so and so” and when you try to call such

a number to reprimand them unfortunately their numbers are always busy, but when you make a mistake by sending money to such a mobile number your money is gone and you would have been swindled already.

This should be the driving force as to why Zambia should at all cost have into law the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill. If you are truly clean and without any involvement into Cyber Crimes there is nothing to worry or fear about this Bill because the Bill itself is very progressive and means well for Zambians and the country at large.

I strongly believe that when the Cyber Security, and Cyber Crimes Bill, 2021 comes into law, it will try to minimise Cyber Crimes which is on the

rise in Zambia. Therefore, this Bill should not be dead just like what happened to the progressive Bill 10.

To sum it up Zambia needs the Bill to among other things establish various offences which includes unauthorised interference or interception of computer systems programmes or data offences such as false publication of data, Cyber harassment, Cyber bullying, Cyber squatting, Cyber terrorism, Identity theft, Impersonation, Phishing, Computer fraud and many more offences not mentioned.

Therefore, this Bill is progressive and it needs the support of every peace loving Zambian instead of looking at it on the negative side.

FREDERICK K. MUTALE

THE change of Government is not just elicited on the voting day, change of Government traces its origin from the series of events that takes place prior to the polls.

As much as there can be a few economic mishaps, the notion that they can translate into change of Government is mere wishful thinking meant at giving those who have desperately attempted to use misfortunes as a way to seeking temporary relief from the awaited rude shock which will come with their imminent defeat.

We are now compelled to add our voice on the wind of continuation and make a little contradistinction between the current political atmospheres with the events leading to the ousting of the MMD in 2011.

Prior to 2011, by February, 2011, nearly 30 per cent of the Rupiah Banda-led Government had either resigned or displayed open defiance of the party President in preference of the PF. The key figures such as George Mpombo, the late Mike Mulongoti, Ng’andu Peter Magande, Lameck Mangani, Maynard Misapa and others who commanded a following on the political battlefront were in the forefront to leading the rebellion against MMD. In fact, President Michael Sata had even started to strategically start bringing viable alternative knowing so well that the wrestle for power was titling in his favour. PF was the bigger force and not just a force but a formidable force that had identified itself as a political alternative.

The other indication that showed that the change of Government was imminent was certainty on the leadership especially that it there was no change that was anticipated.

To the contrary, the largest opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has not been consistent and his choice of the inner circle has been influenced and by principle but desperation to dilute his tribal tag.

Even he has confessed

President Lungu

when he was unveiling his National Management Team that his appointments were not motivated by skills or competence of the appointees but he needed tribal balancing.

As regards the disintegration of the opposition at the 11th hour, this is not consistent with the change of Government.

As much as UPND may wish to trivialise the relevance of the NDC, comparing with the pre-2011 era, the PF and its alliance with the Zambian people was intact and could not be shaken.

Another indication in favour of the wind of continuation for PF is the performance in the by-elections. Prior to 2011 elections, the MMD only won in its strongholds while the PF won its stronghold and went greater to lengths to grab seats from MMD. MMD had lost some seats to PF as an opposition.

The other events leading to the change of Government in 2011 were the massive strikes both in the civil service and among the working class especially the mining workforce on the Copperbelt.

By comparison, there has been no work protest in the civil service and the mining workforce. In fact what has been reported are solidarity matches on the Copperbelt in favour of President Lungu and the PF. We therefore find it strange to hear some sections of Zambians suggesting any change of Government when the key indicators are in favour of PF. What has been seen is the wind of continuation.

Looking at the political environment, any claim suggesting the change of Government is highly deceptive.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Lusaka.

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Professional Insurance wins $8,864 suit against Muvi Hotels

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA THE Lusaka High Court has ordered Muvi Hotels & Lodges Limited trading as Fresh View Homes to pay Professional Insurance Corporation Zambia Plc over US$8,000 being unpaid premiums owed for motor vehicle insurance policy.

This is according to a judgement entered in default of appearance and defence.

But Muvi Hotels & lodges has applied for an ex parte order for stay of execution of default judgement.

Professional Insurance had sued Muvi Hotels claiming payment of US$8,864.39 being unpaid premiums owed for insurance policy relating to motor vehicle Mercedes Benz registration number BAE 7444 issued in favour of the defendant.

It however stated that Muvi Hotels has failed, neglected or refused to pay despite several demands.

Professional Insurance is also claiming interest at current bank lending rate and costs.

It claims to have suffered loss and damage by Muvi Hotels & Lodges failure to settle the stated amount.

High Court Judge Ruth Chibbabbuka in her judgement ordered Muvi Hotels & Lodges to pay the Insurance Company the amount due plus interests and cost.

This was after Muvi Hotels & Lodges failed to file its appearance and defence despite being served the writ of summons and statement of claim by the plaintiff.

Lungu donates bicycles to North headmen

By NATION REPORTER PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has donated 3250 bicycles in the first phase to headmen in Northern Province to ease their movement as they serve their subjects.

Meanwhile, traditional leaders in Northern Province have endorsed President Lungu for the August 12 general elections.

Northern Province permanent secretary, Royd Chakaba, said President Lungu respects traditional leaders whom he works with to ensure development and quality service delivery.

The handover ceremony was held at the Paramount Chief Chitimukulu’s palace in Mungwi District.

“All the 13 constituencies in Northern province will benefit from this empowerment,” he said.

Receiving the bicycles on behalf of his constituents, Malole Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Yaluma said terrains in the province were bad, hence the bicycles would ease the movement of traditional leaders.

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THREE PF CADRES NABBED FOR MISCONDUCT

...the arrest followed the disruption of the auction which was being conducted by the provincial administration on Saturday.

BY JACKSON MAPAPAYI

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OLICE in Solwezi have apprehended three Patriotic Front (PF) cadres for allegedly attempting to disrupt the auction sale at the provincial administration.

The rampaging cadres confronted Government officers and other personnel involved

in the process, forcing police to move in. They were arrested and charged with conduct likely to cause breach of the peace.

North-Western Province Commissioner of Police, Joe Njase, confirmed the arrest to the Daily Nation in Solwezi yesterday.

Mr Njase said the arrest followed the disruption of the

auction which was being conducted by the provincial administration on Saturday.

"Yes, I can confirm that we have in our custody three cadres who were apprehended for conduct likely to cause breach of the peace," he said.

Mr Njase said If the cadres had issues with the auction, they would engaged the Provincial administration in a

cordial manner for clarification instead of causing havoc.

"The behavior by cadres to think that they are above the law should be stopped, otherwise as police, we will not tolerate it," he added.

Sources said the PF cadres were dissatisfied with the manner the action was being conducted, particularly on a vehicle which attracted inter-

Zambia Police

est from many people.

Meanwhile, Mr Njase said that his officers were looking for a UPND official in Zambezi District for allegedly organizing an illegal meeting on Saturday.

He warned members of political parties involved in mis-

Careless garbage disposal rife in Maramba

BY ANDREW MUKOMA

ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY AGENCY

INVITATION FOR BIDS TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) EQUIPMENT. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has made a provision in the 2021 Capital Expenditure Budget towards the cost of supply and delivery of Information and Communication (ICT) Equipment and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this budget to eligible payments under the Contract (s) for which this invitation for bids is issued.

The RTSA now invites sealed bids from eligible citizen and local bidders as defined by the Public Procurement Act of 2008.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents from the office of the Procurement Specialist, situated on 8th Floor, Premium House, Independence Avenue, Lusaka, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ZMK 500.00 or its equivalent in cash or by bank certified cheque. The contact telephone numbers are 260-211-230547. HOWEVER, TELEGRAPHIC BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. i.

RTSA/ORD/01/2021: TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ICT EQUIPMENT. ii. RTSA/ORD/02/2021: TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ZEBRA PRINTERS AND PARTS. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 days after bid opening and must be accompanied by bid security of 2% of the Bid sum.

Domestic Preference will be applied for citizen bidders registered with Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) as follows:a) Citizen Influenced Company by four percent (4%); b) Citizen Empowered Company by Eight percent (8%); and c) Citizen Owned Company by Twelve percent (12%).

Bids shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders contained in the Bidding Documents. All Bids, in sealed envelopes, bound and clearly marked ‘TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ICT EQUIPMENT’ OR ‘TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ZEBRA PRINTERS AND ZEBRA PARTS’ shall be deposited in the Tender box on the 8th Floor of Premium House and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Road Transport and Safety Agency, not later than Friday, 9th April, 2021 at 10:30 hours local time. The bids will be opened immediately, thereafter in the presence of bidders who choose to attend.

LATE BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Procurement Specialist For/Director & Chief Executive Officer ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY AGENCY

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MARAMBA Ward Development Committee in Livingstone has cautioned residents in the area to desist from dumping waste in undesignated areas.

According to the committee, some residents with a negative mind-set had been dumping waste in unauthorized sites.

Committee Chairperson, Clint Simango, observed with sadness the way some places had been turned into dumpsite by residents.

Mr Simango said this during a community and consensus building meeting on behaviour change in information sharing on waste

conduct in the province of arrests if they do not respect the laws of the country.

Mr Njase said the police will not allow lawlessness in the province but act in accordance with the constitutional mandate to protect life and property. management in Livingstone.

“It is unfortunate that you can meet someone going to throw garbage and when you question them, where they got the garbage they cannot give you a clear answer,” he said.

Mr Simango said it was for this reason that most of the garbage had been piling up in undesignated places such as drainages.

He said that some people, who live along the railway line, had turned the rail track into dump site.

Mr Simango said the ward development committees, non-governmental organisations and the local authorities should work together and sensitize the residents on the issue.

And Livingstone City Council Director of Health, Abwino Banda, said the council has the mandate to collect garbage from public places but that it needs support from residents.

He said it is the duty of the people to ensure that the waste that they generate is disposed of in the right manner.

L/stone PF fetes orphans

BY ANDREW MUKOMA THE Patriotic Front (PF) Livingstone District Mobilization Committee has donated assorted foot stuffs to two orphanages in the tourist capital.

The donation was made through two aspiring parliamentary candidates, Evans Fenete and Mutinta Matimba, to commemorate the International Women's Day yesterday.

Mr Fenete said the committee felt it would do more in celebrating with the children who were a product of hard working women.

"In most cases when we celebrate women's day we can probably go marching and do other activities but today, we have done something unique by going deeper to share the little with children that are at Ebenezer.

"The children that are here, their future lies in all of us, it lies in the love that we can show to them," Mr Fenete said.

On the other hand, Ms Matimba encouraged Zambians to learn to plough back into the community and share the little they have.

Ms Matimba said she felt

compelled to celebrate the International Women's Day with the children at Ebenezer and Lubasi orphanages.

The donation at the two orphanages was worth K 10,009.

"Some of the children who are at the orphanage are not there out of their wish but are there because of unfortunate circumstances," she said.

Meanwhile, Ebenezer Orphanage Director, Owen Lisulo, appealed to President Edgar Lungu to consider helping the orphanage which also runs a school with over 450 learners.

Mr Lisulo said if possible, Government should consider putting some of the teachers on Government payroll.

"I would like to appeal to the President to consider helping these children because we run a school with over 400 children pupils. We are asking President Lungi to put some of our teachers on a payroll. It is a challenge on us but we would like to partner with government.

"I want to inform you that we have been recording 100 per cent pass rate both at grade seven and grade nine.

We thank you for coming to be with these kids," Mr Lisulo.

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU COMMERCIAL air traffic at Zambia’s four international airports declines by 70.7 per cent last year due to the outbreak of the Covid-19.

The total commercial air traffic excluding charter flights recorded at four international airports in 2020 was 264,270, down by 70.7 per cent when compared to 2019 with 902, 572.

This is according to Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) Manager Corporate Affairs, Betty Mumba-Chabala.

Ms Mumba-Chabala explained that domestic tourism also recorded a reduction but for some tourist sites, there was an increase, although minimal, when compared to 2019.

“Both inbound and domestic traffic was down at all airports,” she said.

On the Victory Falls, Ms Mumba-Chabala said 2020

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AIR TRAFFIC DROPS BY 70P.C. started on a good note with domestic tourists reaching a total of 85,414 visitors, split between domestic 74, 782 and 10, 632 internationals.

The increase in domestic arrivals was due to the desire by the Zambia Tourism Agency to push for domestic tourism under the newly launched theme “Take a

Katanga assures peace during elections DEPUTY Inspector General of Police for Operations, Charity Katanga says the Zambia Police Service has put in place adequate measures to foster peace before, during and after the August 12 general elections.

Ms Katanga said the Service has started planning for the electoral process in order to respond to the dynamics and needs of people.

She said Police will ensure that officers work diligently in line with the recently launched Electoral Security Plan and ensure guaranteed peace in the country.

“We have started planning for the process of elections to ensure every area is covered to foster peace before, during and after the elections. As Zambia Police Service, we want to plan for effective policing of the general elections even before Parliament is dissolved in May,” Ms Katanga said.

Speaking when she called on Northwestern Province Permanent Secretary, Willies Mangimela in Solwezi yesterday, Ms Katanga said like any other stakeholder, the Police Service wants an incident free election.

“We will ensure that we move with officers in order not to leave anyone behind and ensure that officers execute their duties diligently in line with provisions of the law and uphold human rights,” Ms Katanga said.

And Mr Mangimela commended the Zambia Police Service for coming up with the Electoral Security Plan saying it is an important tool in planning for effective policing of any election.

ZANIS reports that Mr Mangimela said if properly implemented the plan will help the officers to diligently execute their duties and foster peace.

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holiday, have it Local”.

In 2019, the site recorded 151,644 tourists’ arrivals at the falls. According to the latest United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) world tourism barometer, the collapse in international travel represents an estimated loss of US$1.3 trillion in export revenues - more than 11 times

the loss recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis.

The crisis has put between 100 and 120 million direct tourism jobs at risk, many of them in small and mediumsized enterprises.

Ms Mumba-Chabala said the Zambian tourism industry had not been spared by the effects of Covid-19 with

international tourist arrivals dropping from 1,209,898 in 2019 to 411, 401 in 2020.

She said this represents a negative 66 per cent plunge and within the range predicted by UNWTO. “The Zambia Tourism Agency will focus more on domestic tourism whilst monitoring the developing

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…2020 inflow declined trends in the international markets as the Covid-19 pandemic evolves,” she said.

Meanwhile, Ms MumbaChabala said the Government developed the Zambia Tourism Master Plan (ZTMP) to realign the sector’s vision and strategies to the national vision and to foster a systematic development of the tourism assets.

REGISTRATION OF TRANSPORTERS FOR CROP AND MARKETING MATERIALS HAULAGE DURING THE 2021 MARKETING SEASON. In its quest to attain an effective and efficient crop transportation system, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) invites applications from eligible and reputable transporter(s) to register for the provision of transportation services in the following categories: 1. INTRA PROVINCIAL HAULAGE - This category will involve moving stock and marketing materials within a province. The following vehicles and trucks are appropriate for use under this category;

· · · ·

4 x 4 wheel tipper truck(s); Small to Medium sized rugged truck(s) – rigid; 4 x 4 tractors and trailer; and Any truck(s) suitable for rough and sandy terrain.

2. INTER PROVINCIAL HAULAGE - This category will involve moving stock and marketing materials between provinces. The following truck(s) are appropriate for use under this category:

· Articulated truck(s) with trailer(s); · Any suitable truck with carrying capacity of 20 – 30 metric tons for long haul.

The Agency will prefer as a priority to register transporter(s) with truck(s) fitted with a GPS monitoring system to be used for easy tracking of the movement of stock.

Applicants are required to provide the following information in their applications: 1.

2.

Registered Company Name with PACRA Certificate; List of Names of Directors (3) with Certified Copies of their NRCs; 3. List of Names of Transport & Logistics Coordinating team; 4. Company profile (brief history of business operations of similar works and experiences); 5. Current Physical and Postal address; 6. Current Bank Details, Company contact phone numbers and emails; 7. Road Service License from Road Transport and Safety Agency; 8. Fleet size with valid copies of truck registration white books and insurance cover; 9. TPIN Certificate and Tax Clearance Certificate; 10. Goods in Transit Insurance Cover copy; Application forms may be obtained from the FRA Regional Offices ONLY upon payment of a non - refundable fee of ZMW 150.00 All transporters currently registered and working with the Food Reserve Agency should RE – APPLY if they wish to be considered for the 2021 Crop Marketing Season.

All application(s) clearly marked REGISTRATION OF TRANSPORTERS FOR THE YEAR 2021 MARKETING SEASON should be deposited ONLY at FRA Regional Offices highlighted here below: CHOMA

KASAMA

NDOLA

CHINSALI

CIDA Sheds Box 630002 Tel: (213) 20314

CIDA Sheds Box 410501 Tel :( 214) 221560

Bwana Mkubwa Depot Box 71796 Tel: (212) 651082

Minestone Sheds Box 480050 Tel: (214) 560139

CHIPATA Off Airport Road Box 510879 Tel: (216) 221684

KABWE Buntungwa Road Box 80425 Tel: (215) 223037

MONGU CIDA sheds Box 910255 Tel: (217) 221056

MANSA Along Samfya Road Box 710394 Tel: (212) 821061

MONZE P.O. Box 660091 Livingstone Road Tel: (213) 250 537

PETAUKE P.O. Box 560039 Off Chipata Road Tel: (216) 371 062

SOLWEZI CIDA Sheds Box 110255 Tel: (218) 821 644

LUSAKA Mwembeshi Sheds Box 34054 Tel: (211) 286 353

Please note the following; No application(s) should be deposited at FRA Head offices or else they shall be treated as invalid and WILL NOT be considered.

2. Registering/registration with the Agency DOES NOT mean automatic offer of business as offers of business will be based on transporter’s fleet capacity, past performance and the availability of stock among others.

The Closing date for receipt of application forms both Intra and Inter provincial stock/marketing materials haulage is Friday 30th April 2021.

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COVID-19 Realities

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

Send your comments and questions to masuwambuyi1118@gmail.com

DEAR DEPARTED SORRY FOR THE DISINFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION

I

if you still have a conscious. I really don’t know but if I did I would want to begin by saying sorry for your loss and untimely departure. I am sorry you dint have the chance to say your final goodbye .

I FEEL WE OWE SOME IF NOT ALL OF THEM AN APPOLOGY

I ma sorry you couldn’t walk your daughter down the isle .I am sorry you are not there to kiss your loved goodnight ,take them to school, see them grow etc. I am sorry I didn’t attend your burial for I would have told them how you wanted to see them, how you felt guilty for leaving them. I am sorry I saw how you feared to die but not for the sake of dying itself but for the hearts that will forever be broken by your absence.

AM sorry this the third and last article in the three article series of “tribute to the departed “is not really meant for you the reader but for them and I will understand if you choose to put the paper down. But again I am sorry because I really don’t know how their conscious would have felt if you never read it. I am sorry I just wish we had as much answers in this world as we have questions. Why did so many people die and where are they now ?We shall really never know.

In their honour please let us take 3 minutes of silence.

I think we owe them an apology at least for some. Because we live in a Global village and more so now proven during this pandemic ,that the activity and attitude of one affects the wellbeing of another. One problem somewhere is a problem everywhere.Covid19 had

*SORRY FOR THE DISINFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION. Sorry some were misled in thinking that Covid 19 was fake, that it was just a hoax, ,that it was no any different from a flu. Sorry that masking up was politicised as well

Sorry it wasn’t like malaria which has a cure. I assure you if there was a known cure we would have given you. We tried what we could ,we gave what we could, some of you even took whatever else you were told could help, even drugs not yet approved for treatment of COVID-19 masked up, kept your distance but you couldn’t control other people behaviour. Sorry maybe it was that funeral you attended some one was careless. Some of you maybe it was that young person in the family who had gone partying that charismas and new years eve and unknowingly brought you the virus when your guards were at their weakest as you felt safe around them because you know they wouldn’t do anything to harm you.

Sorry maybe it was in the bus, sorry maybe it was at work, sorry cant really know.

really appreciate you sacrifice, they said you were exaggerating a hoax.

Sorry that the same so called hoax you were fighting day and night is what took you into the same deeper sleep you saved many from.

*SORRY THERE WAS NO CURE YET AND STILL NOT.

its earlier genesis somewhere in Wuhan china, Asia ,very far from Zambia, Africa and yet I personally know a lady from Mtendere one of Lusaka’s high density areas who died from it .And of course she is not the only one because so many other Zambians and a lot other people around the world that never at any point thought their paths would ever cross with SARSCOV2 the virus that causes COVID-19 still ended up its victim.

Dear departed….

Dear departed I am sorry I don’t know how to share this piece with you ,I wish I could but I don’t know

and social distancing was said to have just been a way of taking away your freedom as part of the Global conspiracy. Sorry because for you it was real, for you it was more than a flu, for you it was shortness of breath. And for you being on oxygen was real and yet still for you not being around ,enjoying life with your family, children, friends and workmates is real because that day COVID-19 really took your life away. *SORRY FOR OUR CARELESSNES Sorry I know some of you really tried to avoid the infection, you

Sorry it wasn’t like malaria which has a cure. I assure you if there was a known cure we would have given you. We tried what we could ,we gave what we could, some of you even took whatever else you were told could help, even drugs not yet approved for treatment of COVID-19. I am sorry despite all this, you left us heart broken. Sorry the other hand was stronger than all of ours. *SORRY YOUR ULTIMATE SACRIFICE WAS NOT FULLY APPRECIATED.

*SORRY WE HAVE NOT CHANGED

Sorry even if yours was a life of service and you knew what you were going into ,you really didn’t want to go. And yet like a soldier who goes to war you were ready to lay your Life down in order to lift someone’s up. You were staying awake the whole night so that others don’t fall into that deeper sleep.

Sorry in all this most people did not

Finally I am sorry we still don’t believe COVID-19 is real ,we still politicise it. We still say it’s a hoax we, still don’t mask up, sorry we are just the same no different from the day you left. Because even at your funeral we didn’t mask up and we still don’t. I am sorry we don’t observe hand hygiene. I am sorry we just never learn. And I am sorry we

are still losing a lot because of our stubbornness and carelessness.

“OH DEATH WHERE IS THY STING ,OH COVID 19 WHERE IS THY VICTORY?” I am sorry I am not very much conversant with what other religions believe about life after death but whatever it is I respect it, I know some say there is reincarnation etc .As for Christians which is my background and for most of the Zambian population we are told that about 2021 years ago there were three (there goes the number 3 again) men on the cross .One in the middle who was only 33 was said to have had 12 disciples that walked and worked with him for 3 years and yet earlier on that day one of them had denied him 3 times .We are told that when the time was up he gave up his ghost and was buried but that the 3rd day his tomb was empty as he had risen from the dead. And that because he conquered death, one day ,some day the departed shall also triumphantly shout “oh death where is thy sting ,oh COVID-19 where is thy victory..?”.

UNTIL THEN ,ALUTA CONTINUA,THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES,PLEASE KINDLY *MASK UP! *OBSERVE HAND HYGIENE! *SOCIALISE WISELY! AND BECAUSE YOU CARE, PLEASE KINDLY SHARE.

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Tuesday March 9, 2021

WORLD NEWS

CORONAVIRUS: South

Africa records 862 new infections and 31 confirmed new deaths JOHANNESBURG - South Africa recorded 862 new Covid-19 infections by Sunday, along with 31 new Covid-19-related deaths.

According to a statement

by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, as of Sunday, the country recorded 1, 521 068 Covid-19 cases and 50, 678 confirmed deaths.

The total number of healthcare workers vaccinated under the Sisonke Protocol is 101, 841.

Gauteng remains the most affected province with 26.7 percent of the total confirmed cases, which translates to 406, 729 cases.

KwaZulu-Natal has recorded 330, 565 confirmed cases to date, the Western Cape 278, 883 cases and the Eastern Cape 194, 115 cases.

South Africa recorded 862 new Covid-19 infections by Sunday.

KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most confirmed active cases with 9, 140, followed by the Western Cape with 5, 603 and the Free State with 4 804.

The recovery rate is 94.7 percent and 1, 440, 874 recoveries have been recorded.

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NIGER'S ISSOUFOU WINS AFRICAN LEADERSHIP PRIZE

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IAMEY - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou has been announced the 2020 winner of the $5 million Ibrahim prize for African leadership.

Issoufou has served two five-year terms as president from 2011 to 2020. He is set to be succeeded by former Interior Minister, Mohamed Bazoum, who won the presi-

To date, 9, 255, 492 tests have been completed, with 18, 989 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, Mkhize said on Sunday.

Mkhize also reported a further 31 confirmed Covid-19-related deaths, of which 12 were recorded in Gauteng, 11 in the Western Cape, four in Mpumalanga, two in the Free State and two in KwaZulu-Natal.

This brings the total to 50, 678 confirmed deaths. NEWS24.

dential election last month.

The prize committee praised the Nigerien president's leadership after inheriting one of the world’s poorest economies.

It said he "fostered economic growth, shown unwavering commitment to regional stability and to the constitution, and championed African democracy."

Issoufou is the sixth recipient of the Ibrahim Prize.

He has tweeted that the prize honours all Nigerien people.

"I consider this award an encouragement to continue to think and act in such a way that promotes democratic values and good governance, not only in Niger, but in Africa and around the world," he

added.

Previous winners of the prize include Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia (2017), President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia (2014), President Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde (2011), President Festus Mogae of Botswana (2008) and President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique (2007). – BBC.

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote tomorrow on a pair of bills to expand background checks before gun purchases, two years after a similar House effort failed to make it through the Senate.

The issue of gun rights is contentious in the United States, where numerous mass shootings in recent decades prompted calls from many Americans for stricter regulation of firearms and ammunition. – REUTERS.

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At least 20 killed in Equatorial Guinea WASHINGTON - The Duchess of Sussex has said she found CLARIFICATIONS blasts life within the British RoyMALABO - At least 20 people are now known to have been killed and more than 600 others injured in a series of explosions at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has blamed the blasts in the city of Bata on stubble burning by farmers and negligence in the storage of explosives. – BBC.

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al Family so difficult that at times she "didn't want to be alive any more."

In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan told Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it.

She said a low point was when Harry was asked by an unnamed family member "how dark" their son Archie's skin might be. – BBC.

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STOP SEXUAL HARRASMENT

Sexual harassment is a crime easy to commit. Howbeit this is the case; the offence is highly punishable.

BY MUPETA JASON HAVING spent hours in a certain local court, in Lusaka, taking heed to cases litigated, I was awakened to various issues affecting our society today. One of the mammoth issues I found was sexual harassment.

Seemingly, many of our people in the communities do not know what this cancer is. My experience at a local court compelled me to bring the light in the dark room where sexual harassment is committed.

The dark room referred to can be one’s mind or a church, a school, workplace, street corner, market, business, politics and a home among other places. On the other hand, light represents the knowledge about the sexual harassment. When light appears, darkness disappears…Even so does knowledge make ignorance evaporate.

I have found sexual harassment not only to be common in various booths of our society but extremely hideous. It puts unity and peace of families and communities in jeopardy thereby disturbing development and progress of a country. Sexual harassment is capable of paralysing an individual from participating effectively in development activities of the family, community and the nation at large. Thus, it is a matter worthy addressing.

From my observation, many members of our families and communities are unaware about sexual harassment. Some consider it to be a way of life. “The world is a mirror of confusion when knowledge is limited.” To every reader of this article, I ask of you one thing. That is; read to the end. You will be empowered! You will be able to protect yourself, your family and your community from

Sexual harassment has huge economic or financial, social, and psychological/ emotional consequences on a victim and the perpetrator especially when convicted.

sexual harassers or predators.

Sexual harassment is a crime easy to commit. Howbeit this is the case; the offence is highly punishable. But what is sexual harassment? This is a compound word made up of two distinct terms namely harassment and sexual. To harass is to subject a person to hostility or make annoying; hurtful comments or actions persistently to someone. Therefore, we

can define sexual harassment as any unwelcome, annoying or unwanted sexual comments, gestures, jokes, and looks behaviors that express or imply demands for sex.

This brings us to the nitty-gritty of the matter. Our communities are full of sexual related offenses. These crimes start simple and small but end up complex and big issues. They start from simple actions such as sexual gestures and repeated sexual jokes. Other actions may include inappropriate touching, cat-calling, unwelcome messages, or emails, brushing up against somebody, sexual comment about somebody’s body, fondling somebody inappropriately, distributing or displaying explicit sexual drawings or pictures and unwanted questions about one’s sex life. Unfortunately, “All big things start small.” The enlisted are the actions that express sexual harassment.

More often than not, we see or experience these acts in our homes, churches, schools, workplaces, and

streets. But we ignore these expressions. We say it is a simple joke or he or she was just playing. Sometimes, we don’t speak because we are afraid of the stigmatisation, or/and violent retaliation from perpetrators. We say he or she is my boss, I will lose my job. We say he or she is my uncle, dad, cousin or aunty; they will chase me from their home. In effect, we silently promote the crime of sexual harassment.

Who is mostly affected by sexual harassment? Women and girls count to be the majority on the victim’s roll.

But this doesn’t mean men are not harassed. They are but not as much as women. Perpetrators threaten and instill so much fear such that a victim ends up not reporting. This is common in male dominated homes, schools or workplaces. Evidence from various sources reveals that Zambia, like many other countries has high cases of sexual harassment.

“When it comes to sexual harassment, forgetting is difficult. Remembering is worse.” Sexual harassment has huge economic or financial, social, and psychological/emotional consequences on a victim and the perpetrator especially when convicted. Therefore, it falls upon every person or leader to intercept this cancer from eating away our families, communities and nation at large. Sexual harassment is a serious criminal offense in Zambia. The Anti-Gender Act of 2011 outlaws sexual harassment. Any person convicted of it is liable to imprisonment for a term of “not less than 3 years but not exceeding 15 years.” Stop sexual harassment especially on women and girls. A woman is beautiful in every way. She deserves protection from all forms of Gender Based Violence.

As a mother, she shines, her power and glory flourishes. Happy Women's Day! MUPETA JASON Author of: 1. The Highway to Academic Excellence 2. The Woman 3. Born to be Different 4. Mental Slavery

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Daily Nation, Educating Zambia!

PHYSICS: ATOMIC PHYSICS [PART 1] ATOMIC PHYSICS [PART 1] ATOMIC PHYSICS [PART 1]

Learning Objectives Learning Objectives § §§ §§ §§ §

Define the atom Define thethe atom Describe structure of an atom Describe the structure of an atom Describe isotopes Describe isotopes Determine the relative atomic mass Determine relative atomic mass (RAM) of anthe isotope (RAM) of an isotope

From the chemistry point of view at this level, From point of viewnamely at this solid, level, there the are chemistry three states of matter there are three states of matter namely solid, liquid and gas. Matter is defined as any liquid andthat gas.hasMatter is defined any substance mass and occupiesasspace. substance that has mass and occupies space.

Matter is made up of discrete particles called Matter made up is of the discrete particles called atoms. is An atom smallest indivisible atoms.

An atom is the smallest indivisible particle of an element that take part in a particle an element that unchanged. take part in a chemical of reaction but remains chemical reaction but remains unchanged.

The structure of an atom The structure of an atom An atom is made up of three particles namely An atom electrons is made up of neutrons. three particles namely protons, and Protons and protons, electrons and neutrons.

Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus. The nucleus neutrons are found in the nucleus.

The nucleus is the central part of an atom. The electrons are is the central of (energy an atom.levels) The electrons are located in thepart shell around the located in the shell (energy levels) around the nucleus. The figures below show how the three nucleus.

The below show how the three particles of anfigures atom are arranged. particles of an atom are arranged.

number is located on the lower side of the chemical symbol of an element. The position of the atomic number is called subscript position.

The mass number is defined as the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. The mass number is also called nucleon number. The mass number is located on the top side of the chemical symbol of an element. Hence the position of the mass number is called superscript position. The nuclide below shows the position of the mass number and atomic number.

From the above nuclides, it can be noted that protium has the mass number on(1), deuterium has the mass number two (2) and tritium has the mass number of three(3).

Note that the isotope is named after its mass Note thatFor theexample isotope chlorineis named37. after itsmeans mass number.

This Page 4 of 6 number.

For example chlorine37.

This means that the mass number of this chlorine isotope that is 37.the mass number of this chlorine isotope is 37.

Relative Atomic Mass (RAM) Relative Atomic Mass (RAM) The relative atomic mass is defined as the The is defined as the to massrelative of one atomic atom ofmass an element compared mass of one atom of an element the mass of one carbon-12 atom.compared Relative to the mass of one carbon-12 atom.

Relative atomic mass is used to calculate the mass atomic mass is used to calculate the mass number of an element. This is expressed as number of an element.

This is expressed as follows: follows: % 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 $% 𝒀𝒀 ' ()$*+, *(-- $% 𝒀𝒀

The equation below relates the atomic number (Z), mass number (A) and the number of neutrons (N).

A=Z+N Example 1 1. Element X has the mass number of 40, given that the proton number of this element is 20, calculate the number of neutrons for element X.

RAM = % 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 $% 𝒀𝒀 ' ()$*+, *(-- $% 𝒀𝒀 !..

RAM = !.. % ()*+,(+-. 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝒁𝒁 𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝒁𝒁 +……… + % ()*+,(+-. 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝒁𝒁 𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝒁𝒁 100 +……… + 100 Note that in the above equation, Y and Z are Note that in the above equation, Y and Z are isotopes. isotopes.

Example 2 Example 2 2. Element A has the following isotopes: 2. Element has ofthe following isotopes: 90.51% ofAatoms mass 19.99, 0.27% of 90.51% of atoms of mass 19.99, 0.27% atoms of mass 20.99 and 9.27% of atoms of of atoms of massDetermine 20.99 andthe 9.27% of atoms of mass 21.99. relative atomic mass 21.99.

Determine the relative atomic mass of element A. mass of element A.

Solution

Example 1

A=Z+N

1. Element X has the mass number of 40, given that the proton number of this element is 20, calculate theAnumber N= – Z of neutrons for element X. Solution A = 40, Z= 20

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A=Z+N

N = 40 – 20

Protons are positively (+) charged, electrons are negatively (-) charged and neutrons have no charge. In a neutral atom, the number of protons and electrons is the same. This implies that if a neutral atom has 20 protons, then the number of electrons is also 20. The table below summarizes the properties of protons, electrons and neutrons.

Particle

symbol

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Proton Neutron Electron

p n e

+1 0 -1

Relative mass 1 1 0.0005 !

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Atomic number and Mass number

The atomic number is defined as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. The atom number is denoted by letter (Z). This implies that the atomic number is also called proton number. In the nuclide of an atom, the atomic Page 2 of 6

N = A – ZN

= 20

Isotopes A = 40, Z= 20 Page 3 of 6 Isotopes are N =atoms 40 – 20 of the same element having the same atomic number but different number N = 20 of neutrons.

The difference in the number of neutrons makes the mass number to be Isotopes different also. Hence isotopes are also defined Isotopes are atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but as atoms of the same element having the same different number of neutrons.

The difference in number. the number of neutrons makes atomic number but different mass

Solution Solution ;..=! > !;.;;

..?@ > ?..;;

;.?@ > ?!.;;

RAM = ;..=! > !;.;; + ..?@ > ?..;; + ;.?@ > ?!.;; 100 100 100 + + RAM = 100 100 ?.D.AB@D100 !A.;.?;B; =.CC@D RAM = !A.;.?;B; +=.CC@D + ?.D.AB@D !..

RAM = + 100 + !.. !..

100 RAM = 18.092949 + 0.056673 +!..

2.038473 RAM = 18.092949 + 0.056673 + 2.038473 RAM = 20.188095 RAM RAM = = 20.188095 20 RAM = 20 the RAM of element A is 20.

Therefore, Therefore, the RAM of element A is 20.

Page 5 of 6 PageTASK 5 of 6 For example, hydrogen has three isotopes of the same element having the same atomic number but different mass number. namely: hydrogen (protium), deuterium and 1. Define the following terms: Fortritium. example, The hydrogen has three isotopesisotopes namely: hydrogen (protium), nuclides of these are (a) Nucleon number deuterium and tritium.

The nuclides of these isotopes are expressed as follows: expressed as follows: the mass number to be different also. Hence isotopes are also defined as atoms

(b) Isotope (c) Atomic number 2. Chlorine has two isotopes, chlorine- 35 which has an abundance of 25% and chlorine-37 which has an abundance of 75%. Calculate the relative atomic mass of chlorine.

3. Explain why the mass of an atom is concentrated on the nucleus of the atom.

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