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THERE is need for a serious marshall plan to exploit Gold reserves because Zambia is losing millions to illegal mining and exports of the mineral resource, a mining expert Edward Simukonda has said.

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FARMERS will lose millions of income as they are stuck with of winter maize which they can from which they expected to g This is because the governmen them export the excess harvest.

The maize was produced at gr irrigation, electricity and chemica Government asked farmers to p 135, 000 tonnes when there was in the country which led to hiked prices.

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OVERNMENT is in the process of developing regulations that will allow trade of Mukula and other endangered timber species, Land and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata has said.

Ms Kapata said the ministry in consultation with business review regulatory agency and the Ministry of Justice had come up with a draft policy to curb illegal trade of Mukula and other timber species.

"We are in the process of developing a policy that will allow for harvesting, trade and export of endan-

gered tree species including Mukula and Rosewood," Ms Kapata said.

She said the policy would allow harvesting, trade and export of Mukula and other tree species. She said the draft policies was currently at consultation stage and would soon be taken to the Ministry of Justice.

"The draft document is ready but we are still making consultations," Ms Kapata said. Earlier, some chiefs in Muchinga called on Government to come up with a proper plan that will ensure locals benefit from the Mukula tree.

The chiefs said in an interview that it was unreasonable for Zambians to contin-

Beware of bogus cops …posing as recruitment officers

By NOEL IYOMBWA THE public should be wary of unscrupulous individuals purporting to be police recruitment officers who are calling unsuspecting people to report for training to police training schools, the Zambia Police Service has warned.

Police deputy public relations officer Danny Mwale, cautioned the public against falling prey to these unscrupulous elements.

Mr Mwale said the police

would publish the names of successful candidates in the print media.

He said on Wednesday that one person from Mporokoso reported to a police training school after receiving a call from someone who claimed to be a police recruitment officer.

Mr Mwale warned individuals who were in the habit of swindling people and spreading false information that their days were numbered as police would not rest until they track them down.

CABINET has approved for publication and introduction in Parliament the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 2021 which is aimed at strengthening the functions of the Drug Enforcement Commission.

It also seeks to revise and consolidate the law relating to narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals and provision for special measures relating to the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of victims of drug abuse.

Chief Government spokesperson, Dora Siliya said the approval of the Bill was in line with the earlier approval of the “The Cannabis Bill, 2021,” and “The Industrial Hemp Bill, 2021,” the two Bills of which were already in Parliament for enactment.

Ms Siliya said Cabinet at the fifth cabinet meet-

ing held virtually yesterday also approved the National Lands Policy and its Implementation Plan to improve land delivery systems in the country for the benefit of present and future generations.

She said the policy intended to guide land administration and management to open up opportunities for every Zambian to access and secure their interests in land, regardless of status.

Ms Siliya said it would also strengthen security of tenure and enhance management of land resources.

“The country has had no comprehensive Land Policy from independence to date,” she said.

And Ms Siliya said Cabinet also approved for publication and introduction in Parliament, “The Insurance Bill, 2021 aimed at regulating the insurance industry; provide for the supervision of insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries among other objectives.

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IT is not true that I am re-contesting my seat on the UPND ticket, Matero Member of Parliament Lloyd Kaziya has said.

Mr Kaziya said he would contest the Matero seat as an independent.

He said it was unfortunate that his political enemies had continued to spread lies to deliberately mislead his supporters.

“Contrary to media reports that I have applied to re-contest the Matero seat on UPND ticket, I am running as an independent,” Mr Kaziya said.

Mr Kaziya said he would give details of his decision to run as an independent and not on the PF ticket.

“Wait for dissolution of Parliament next month then, I will give details of my decision to run as an independent,” Mr Kaziya said.

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Meanwhile, Chief Mulilo of Chama said there was need for policies to regulate trade and ensure that the tree species was protected from extinction.

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Mr Kaziya, who was fired as Water and Sanitation minister, fell out of favour when he indicated early this year that he would ensure the ruling PF lost elections.

Reports have emerged that Mr Kaziya was among the candidates aspiring for the Matero seat on the UPND ticket.

New Hope MMD asks court to dismiss contempt bid

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA MMD national secretary Elizabeth Chitika has asked the Lusaka High Court to discharge the committal proceedings launched by the Webby Chipili camp for being incompetent.

Ms Chitika has also submitted that Mr Chipili and 19 others calling themselves Operation Save MMD were not members and have no locus standi in the matter.

Mr Chipili and 19 others have sued MMD president Dr Nevers Mumba and Ms Chiti-

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ue suffering when resources that could better their lives were wasting away.

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said, was the conduct of the National Census of Population and Housing to be conducted in November, 2021 to gather information to be used for planning and management of Government programmes and policies.

“Cabinet accepted that this should be an e-Census, which will be the first of its kind in Zambia,” Ms Siliya said.

Cabinet also approved the Zambia Correctional Service Bill, 2021 and the Electronic Government Bill, 2021.

It also approved the removal of Zambia Airports Corporation Limited from the 1994 Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Divestiture Sequence Plan for State-Owned Enterprises scheduled for privatisation.

Cabinet also approved a nine-member Board to provide strategic policy direction to the ZDA as required

by Section 8 of the Statistics Act No. 13 of 2018.

ka seeking a declaration that the extra ordinary convention held on March 20, this year is void and that the two breached the party constitution.

They also want the court to direct the Registrar of Societies to appoint an interim committee during the determination of the matter.

Last month, High Court Judge Mwape Bowa granted the 20 members leave to commence committal proceedings for contempt of court against Dr Mumba and Ms Chitika.

But Ms Chitika asked the Lusaka High Court to set aside

the application for an injunction filed by the other camp for being irregular.

Ms Chitika has raised preliminary issues against the contempt process ahead of the hearing.

The issues raised include whether the court has jurisdiction to grant any orders in the contempt process in light of the pending application to set aside originating process for irregularity, which if successful affects the jurisdiction of the court.

And whether the court can entertain contempt proceedings against Reuben Sambo, Winnie Zaloumis, Clement

Zulu and Gregory Mofu alleged contemnors who were not named in the exparte order of interim injunction signed on March 20, this year.

The other issue raised is whether it is competent to undertake contempt proceedings based entirely on conjecture without any proof of service of the court process being exhibited anywhere on the court record or in any affidavit.

She insisted in an affidavit supporting the preliminary issues raised that it is a fit and proper case to discharge and dismiss the committal process.

President Lungu says Church must join political landscape to serve

By OLIVER SAMBOKO PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says there is need for the Church to join the political landscape because they will serve people with knowledge that they are serving God. He said the church should saturate the political arena because there is need for people who are true to the calling of politics to come on board to serve the citizens regardless of their ethnic grouping or the region they come from.

"It doesn't matter whether you belong to this tribe or that tribe, this church or that church because we are one Zambia, one Nation with a common destiny," he said.

Mr Lungu was speaking yesterday at State House when a delegation of clergy from the Christian Coalition paid a courtesy call on him.

"My cry has been that you bring forth sons and daughters

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of the church to saturate the political landscape so that the country can get the best," he said.

President Lungu said Christians should be encouraged to participate in politics because they will remember that ultimately it is God they are serving through mankind.

He dismissed assertions that the church should be isolated from politics and the state because the two cannot mix.

He said this was not right because the suffering of the people is felt by the church hence it is not only there to evangelise but to also make sure that the lives and welfare of the people are improved.

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In its April issue, Africa Confidential Report claimed that arrears for fuel imports have climbed from US$600 million during last year to top US$1 billion.

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have climbed from US$600 million during last year to top $1 billion,” the report reads in part.

And the Zambian DNA says Africa Confidential is a propaganda tool for some opposition parties.

Zambian DNA spokesperson, Spuki Mulemwa urged the public not to fall for the “lies” propagated by Africa Confidential.

Mr Mulemwa said Africa Confidential was being used to spread lies in an effort to discredit the government.

“All the things they produce about Zambia are false, they drive the narrative of the opposition.

It is a propaganda tool of the opposition and Zambians should not be cheated. It’s good that the truth has come out to counter these lies,” he said.

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IT is highly hypocritical for the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to demand the immediate release of the four UPND officials who have been held over the missing Hatembo siblings while completely ignoring the safety of the poor family, Citizens Democratic Party president Robert Mwanza has said.

Mr Mwanza said the HRC should be calling on investigative wings to get to the bottom of the Hatembos’ plight so that they were safely reunited with their family.

He questioned why HRC was only concerned about the rights of opposition political party officials being infringed but not those of poor people who have been denied their freedom.

UPND Choma Central Member of Parliament, Cornelius Mweetwa has been suspended from parliament for 30 days for discrediting the officer of the Speaker.

Mr Mweetwa accused the Speaker, Dr Patrick Matibini of constituting the Select Committee which scrutinised the Bill 10, deliberately included two MPs whom he knew would not form part of the Committee because they would stay away.

He said Dr Matibini was trying to help PF parliamentarians to sneak in the Bill through the “backdoor.”

First deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Mwimba Malama ruled that Mr Mweetwa be suspend for 30

days. This followed a point of order raised by Shiwang’andu MP, Steven Kampyongo, against Mr Mweetwa for casting aspersions on the office of the Speaker during a live discussion television programme on Prime Television last year.

Mr Kampyongo wanted to know if Mr Mweetwa was in order to cast aspersions on the Speaker’s office and make allegations for the purpose of the integrity of Parliament.

In rendering the ruling on the matter, Mr Malama said that it was a breach of privilege to reflect upon the impartiality of the Speaker or of the House.

Mr. Malama stated that in accordance with section 28 subsection 3 of the National Assembly powers and Privileges Act, during the

HRC has demanded that the police either grant bond to the former minister, Mr Ackson Sejani, Choma mayor Javen Simoloka, Mazabuka mayor Vincent

been missing for over two months,” he said.

Mr Mwanza questioned why the HRC was always alarmed when a matter involved the UPND but kept quiet on other important national matters.

He said the HRC was quick in defending the UPND whenever they were in question but remained mute when it was the State.

FDD president Edith Nawakwi has stated that the Hatembos’ were being held to prevent them challenging the alleged fraudulent acquisition of the 2, 000 hectare farm by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema.

Ms Nawakwi said the abduction is about making sure that the filing in of presidential nominations for the August 12 elections is incident free for Mr Hichilema.

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Lilanda and Choma businessman, Malambo or take them to court.

The HRC is concerned that the quartet has been deprived of their right to personal liberty.

Mr Mwanza however said the personal liberty of the Hatembo siblings was equally important.

He said it was hypocritical for the HRC to take sides and look at the Hatembos’ matter from a one-sided point of view.

Mr Mwanza said the fact that Pheluna Hatembo and her brother Milton had been missing for over two months, leaving behind a sick daughter, was reason enough for the HRC to become concerned.

“HRC is being hypocritical again, why are they only concerned about the UPND officials? What about the Hatembo siblings who have

Police searching for Hatembos

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

ONLY President Edgar Lungu has applied for the Patriotic Front (PF) presidency, says its SecretaryGeneral Davis Mwila.

The PF yesterday officially closed nominations for its forthcoming national conference with only one candidate having applied to contest for the party’s presidency.

Announcing the closure of receiving application for nominations which opened on Wednesday, Mr Mwila said only President Lungu had officially filed in his nomination papers for the PF presidency.

“We started receiving applications for those who want to stand as party president on Wednesday and today, Thursday is a closing day. So as at now there’s only one applicant for the presidency,” Mr Mwila said.

Expelled PF official, Kelvin Bwalya Fube had announced that he would challenge President Lungu but was nowhere to be seen by close time.

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period, Mr. Mweetwa would not be allowed to enter the precincts of the Assembly and the National Assembly motel.

He also explained that Mr. Mweetwa would not be allowed to participate in any activity of the Assembly or any committee that he may be assigned in his capacity as a Member of Parliament until May 7th.

Thus, in accordance with section 28 (2) of the National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act, which requires a resolution of the House to suspend a Member from the House, Mr Malama put the question that the House suspends Mr Mweetwa for 30 days effective Thursday, April 8, 2021 and the “Ayes” had it hence the question was resolved in the affirmative.

He said assertions that police know the whereabouts of Pheluna and Milton were not true and should be treated with utmost disregard.

Recently, FDD President Edith Nawakwi stated that the Hatembo siblings were being held to prevent them challenging the alleged fraudulent acquisition of the 2, 000-hectare farm

by Mr Hichilema.

Ms Nawakwi said the abduction was about making sure that the filing in of presidential nominations for the August 12 elections was incident free for the UPND president.

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IT is good that more opposition leaders are speaking out and defending Zambia’s record and ability to hold free and fair elections.

It is important that they do so for they too are stakeholders with a following. This they must do to ensure that peace prevails in the nation.

They must assure their supporters that they believe in the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), that it is competent to run a transparent election.

There have been sustained attempts by some opposition parties accusing the ECZ of conniving with the ruling Patriotic Front to rig the August 12 tripartite elections.

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has even written to the African Union and the Southern African Development Community that the process was flawed.

But yesterday in Lusaka, Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president, Sean Tembo said the credibility of the electoral process in Zambia is intact despite some political parties and their aligned civil society organisations trying to spread lies.

Mr Tembo said it was sad that concerted efforts were being expended to undermine the electoral process by some political parties and their aligned CSOs. He said it was his hope that the concerted efforts to undermine the electoral process were not meant to set the stage for post-election chaos and conflict, should the opposition lose the general elections.

Indeed, keeping quiet and leaving only the doomsayers to have a field day in discrediting the electoral process is unpatriotic and a tacit approval of their evil intentions.

The doomsayers must be left in no doubt that not everyone shares their biased views of the operations of the ECZ. As Mr Tembo said, “We have noted with regret that some political parties, supported by some civil society organisations, have continued in their quest to undermine this year’s general elections by falsely painting the entire process as flawed and rigged.

But as Rainbow Party leader, Wynter Kabimba pointed out on Wednesday, the claims were baseless because the ECZ had always been conducting elections in a professional manner.

He also dismissed claims by some opposition political parties that this year’s elections will be rigged.

Mr Kabimba said the ECZ has never manipulated elections’ results and therefore such claims were baseless and unfounded.

Zambians must not allow anyone to mislead and poison their minds that the ECZ will stop them from electing leaders of their choice come August 12.

They must recognise that the ECZ has always been professional in its operations and has a proud history of delivering trouble-free elections.

Zambia’s enemies are those with narrow-minded interests who do not wish to see democracy flourish. To them, democracy will only be achieved when they are in power.

But have they earned the people’s confidence and respect to be trusted with the instruments of power?

We are of the view that the electoral playing field is free and open for anyone who plays by the rules of the game.

Political leaders must therefore allow the electorate to enjoy their constitutional right to elect leaders of their choice without fear.

They owe this to them as a mark of respect.

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By FLAVIOR KANUNGO The National Council for Construction NCC has fined Norman Suleman Muhammed, the owner of the Libala building which collapsed and killed a 40 year old worker in Lusaka’s Katungu area.

One person died while two others sustained serious injuries when the building collapsed on them at Katungu market in November last year NCC director regulation and registration, Ernest Nshindano, explained that the developer and the contractor had been fined a total of K30, 000 per unit for not

registering the construction with the NCC. Mr Nshindano said the developer was charged in line with the NCC Act for engaging unregistered engineers.

He said the council has had a number of meetings with the client and his legal representatives before arriving at the decision to penalise him.

Mr Nshindano said the developer had been instructed to re-design the building and ensure that due procedures of construction regulations are followed.

“Both the developer and the contractor have been written to and are expected to sign admission of guilty for which they have been penalised for,” Mr Nshindano

said.

He said the developer is now expected to redesign the building which should approved by relevant authorities and engage qualified contractors.

He warned developers who were in the habit of engaging non-registered engineers to desist from such acts.

Preliminary investigation into the building conducted by NCC revealed that the materials used to construct the structure were substandard and that the construction site in question was illegal.

Mr Nshindano added that the contractors together with the engineers involved were also not registered.

CB varsities, colleges endorse Lungu

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA SOME institutions of higher learning on the Copperbelt have endorsed the candidature of President Edgar Lungu as the preferred candidate in the 2021 general elections.

These are the Copperbelt University, Mukuba University, Kitwe College of Education, ZIBSIP and Community Development College.

PF CBU Chapter informaiom publicity secretary Cosmas Mulenga said remarkable development had been noticed under President Lungu.

Mr Mulenga discouraged fellow students against being used as tools of violence by power hungry politicians.

He also urged youths to

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understand the new cyber security bill that was recently enacted so that they are aware of what they are supposed to do and not do.

And Mukuba University PF Students League chairperson James Chihana said the institution had seen

PeP says Zambia’s electoral process intact

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE credibility of the electoral process in Zambia is intact despite some political parties and their aligned civil society organisations trying to spread lies, says the Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP).

PeP president, Sean Tembo said the ongoing physical and online voter verification exercise by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) towards the August 12 general elections was not only transparent but accurate.

Mr Tembo said it was sad that concerted efforts were being expended to undermine the electoral process by some political parties and their aligned CSOs. He said it was his hope that the concerted efforts to undermine the electoral process were not meant to set the stage for post-election chaos and conflict, should the opposition lose the general elections.

“We have noted with regret that some political parties, supported by some civil society organisations, have continued in their quest to undermine this year’s general elections by falsely painting the entire process as flawed and rigged,” Mr Tembo said.

a facelift because of the work of the president, hence, the endorsement.

He said the institution was also being transformed into one of the highest learning institutions in the province, a move he said enables the students to endorse the head of state.

Meanwhile, Kitwe College of Education students’ council representative Ethel Milimo said President Lungu deserved a chance because he had done a lot for the students in the district especially with empowerment programmes.

And ZIBSIP PF Chapter secretary-general Mwape Chungu said the school was endorsing the candidature of the president because of the massive development that he had spearheaded in the education sector.

‘Chibombo MFEZ will spur growth’

By OLIVER SAMBOKO THE actualisation of the multimillion dollar Jiangxi Multi-facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Chibombo will spur economic development and contribute to the country’s GDP, Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) board chairperson David Masupa has said.

Jiangxi United Limited plans to invest US$600 million in infrastructure during the first phase and ultimately create 20, 000 jobs for Zambians.

Bishop Masupa was speaking yesterday when ZDA and United Industrial Investment Limited of China signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement related to the construction and operation of Jiangxi Multi-facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) in Chibombo.

He said the planned employment of the 20, 000 jobs will help in poverty reduction in the country.

And United Industrial Investment Limited, General Manager Xu Jiangxi said the company had by December, 2020, spend US$40 million on infrastructure including the construction of a 6.1-Km road, pipeline, and six steel plants covering a floor area of 30, 000 square metres for entirely business operations.

He said from this year to 2023, the company will invest in additional US$60 million on infrastructure such as the 20mwts power substation, construction of an administration complex, road service centre and filling station.

Mr Xu said Jiangxi Multi-facility Economic Zone has already signed five agreements with investors totaling US$160 million.

Six NGOs asks court to halt Cyber Security law

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA NON-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have asked the High Court to grant them an order preventing the prosecution of people who abrogate the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act pending the determination of the petition.

In this matter, five NGOs have petitioned the Lusaka High Court alleging that the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act threatens the right to privacy, freedom of expression, the right to freely impart and receive information.

They also allege that the act threatens freedom of conscience, the freedom of the media and the right to fair trial.

The NGOs allege that the Act seeks to facilitate widescale and interception of private communications with insufficient safeguards for constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms.

Chapter One Foundation Limited, Bloggers of Zambia Limited, Alliance for Community Action, Governance , Elections , Advocacy , Research Services (GEARS) Initiative and People’s Action for Accountability and Good Governance in Zambia filed the petition in the Lusaka High Court yesterday and cited Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions as respondents in the matter.

The NGOs want the court to declare that the Sections 11,12,29,38,40,54,59,65,69,72 and 74 of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes are unconstitutional and should be struck off the statute books.

This is contained in an affidavit in support of summons for conservatory order sworn

by Bloggers of Zambia Limited executive director Richard Mulonga and People’s Action for Accountability and Good Governance in Zambia director Fumba Chama popularly known as Pilato. They said that there was currently nothing stopping the DPP from prosecuting those found wanting.

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THE mining industry in Zambia will ride on the recent rise in commodity demand to produce more copper and ensure a win-win situation with Government.

The largest global commodity trader Trafigura sees copper rallying aggressively to highs of US$15,000 a tonne as global decarbonisation efforts fuel global deficits.

This development provides an opportunity for both local and foreign investors to build production lines which will serve the mining industry, says Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM).

ZCM president, Godwin Beene, said the chamber would continue engaging stakeholders to make the industry competitive again.

This, Dr Beene said, would be done by attracting new investors and motivate continued investment by the existing ones who had boldly weathered world economic storms and stayed in the industry since 2000.

"We deem the coming

…as commodity prices rise

Copper processing

years to be exciting for our sector. The mining industry remains the major influencer of the temperature of Zambia's economy.

"Demand is outstripping supply which is a good thing.

We need to produce more to meet the demand. Big changes are coming up in the production industry," he said yesterday in Lusaka during a press briefing on the Zambian mining sector

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Nickel

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Tin

18,750.00

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-the next 10 years.

Dr Beene said in the wake of a growing demand for metal, investors were seeing opportunities to invest if the host countries permitted it.He stressed that this was time for host countries such as Zambia to grant that permit and enable the much needed foreign direct investment inflows to assist in growing the economy.

Dr Beene encouraged the local investors to take advantage of the booming copper demand by investing in the industry.

"We are confident that the Zambian public will understand the mining sector better and give it some positive image," he said.

Dr Beene said ZCM would continue to play its role to the Ministry of Mines to attract and keep the investors by pointing out to Government and stakeholders the impediments to investment and growth in the sector.

He said the Chamber would alert the Ministry of the emerging opportunities and trends in the industry and foster transparency.

Dr Beene observed the need to address the impediments to investment inflows and production growth.

He also observed the need to address bad public perception of the industry saying: "since the year 2000 when Zambia's investment policy changed, the new mining sector has been battling a bad press leading to Government putting various measures in place."

ACCESS to financial services is vital for economic development and this should therefore be enhanced especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic, says First National Bank (FNB) Zambia Head of Retail Banking, Mwamba Musambo.

Ms Musambo said it was for this reason that FNB Zambia was set to provide a low cost, interest-bearing saving solution with embedded insurance cover.

She said the introduction of the low cost and interest bearing solution gives impetus to the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) 2017 – 2022 National Financial Inclusion Strategy which provided a roadmap to further accelerate financial inclusion in Zambia.

“It is our firm belief that this savings solution will create opportunity for the penetration of insurance services to the underserved communities, saving for both short and long term goals and the ability to transact digitally, even as we grapple with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Ms Musambo said in a statement.

Ms Musambo observed that the Covid-19 pandemic had caused many people to reassess their priorities, in particular financial security. She explained that FNB was looking to provide a secure, low-cost, and attractive solution through which to enable the new behaviour. “As Zambia and the rest of the continent begin to gradually reopen to restart their economic activity, early indicators show consumers will be cautious with their spending.

“That could potentially lead to a long-lasting shift in consumers’ habits and relationship with money – one that embraces careful management of personal resources,” she said.

Bankers warn against Ponzi schemes

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU BANKERS Association of Zambia (BAZ) has warned that Ponzi schemes are based on fraudulent investment and should therefore be avoided by the public.

The masterminds of this type of fraud are incharge and orchestrate the entire operation, merely transfering funds from one client to another and forgo any real investment activities.

This is according to BAZ Public Relations Officer, Mirriam Zimba, in her write up on Ponzi and Pyramid schemes.

Ms Zimba warned that Ponzi schemes were selfsustaining as long as cashflows could be matched by monetary in-flaws.

She stressed that the basic difference arose in the type of products that the schemers offered their clients and the structure offered their clients and the structure of the two ploys, saying both could be devastating if broken.

Ms Zimba

"It is important to note that Ponzi schemes are based on fraudulent investment management services-basically, investors contribute money to the ‘portfolio manager’ who pledges high returnswhen the investors are due for their pay-outs, they are

paid with the in-flows of funds contributed by other investors who joined the scheme much later."

On pyramid scheme, Ms Zimba said it was structured so that the initial schemer must recruit other investors who would continue to

recruit other investors, and those investors would then continue to recruit additional investors, and so on. " Sometimes there will be an incentive that is presented as an investment opportunity, such as the right to sell a particular product.

"Each investor pays the person who recruited them for the chance to sell this item. The recipient must share the proceeds with those at the higher levels of the Pyramid structure," she said.

Ms Zimba explained that one key difference was that pyramid schemes were harder to prove than Ponzi schemes.

"As Ponzi and Pyramid schemes enlarge and get closer to the base of the pyramid, a situation would arise where there would be no further prospective investors and it breaks the chain and money in-flow get disturbed, usually resulting in the last level of investors losing their investments," she said.

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KENYA SQUEEZED …as IMF pushes for fuel tax rise in US$2.34 bn loan deal

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AIROBI - The Treasury is under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to double the value added tax (VAT) on all petroleum products in an effort to cut budget deficit and tame public borrowing.

The multilateral financier reckons that Kenya should impose a 16 percent VAT on fuels from the current eight percent when crude oil prices fall, signalling the fund is open for a delayed implementation to guard against growing public anger and pressure over soaring petroleum costs in the country.

Petrol is currently retailing at a level last seen in November 2011 while diesel is selling

‘Ratification delays stall AfCFTA, TFTA implementation’ HARARE – The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has urged member states that have not yet signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-East African Community-Sadc (Comesa-EAC-Sadc) Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) to do so to allow for the implementation of the agreements.

The call follows a recent virtual SADC Council meeting, which was chaired by Mozambican Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlhovo, in her capacity as the chairperson of the council.

While noting progress on the signature of the ComesaEAC-Sadc TFTA, the regional leaders stressed that its signing and ratification was critical as it will pave the way for the successful implementation of the AfCFTA. AfCFTA entered into force on January 1, this year with the aim of eliminating over 90 percent of tariffs on goods and also to progressively liberalise trade in services in order to promote production of all goods.

However, the volume of trade covered by the agreement’s rules of origin reported so far is lower than expected.

Regional ministers have since called for urgent action by member states towards finalisation of negotiations on rules of origin on some sensitive tariff lines and agreement on some customs documentations, and accession to AfCFTA by Sadc member states, including those participating in the customs unions.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

at the highest level since December 2018.

The IMF’s push for the fuel tax was revealed in an advisory to the government after the fund’s board approved a new loan for Kenya valued at $2.34 billion to help the country continue responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and address its debt vulnerabilities.

The introduction of the standard 16 percent VAT on fuels, which has been pushed back several times previously, is part of latest attempts to raise State revenues.

President Uhuru Kenyatta was in 2018 forced to halve VAT on fuel to eight percent after the introduction of the full tax prompted protests from mo-

torists and business lobbies.

The tax was originally included in a law passed in 2013, but was postponed several times, amid complaints about its impact.

$2.34bn

The IMF has released a statement following public outcry over the government’s growing appetite for debt after it approved a $2.34 billion loan to Kenya Now, the IMF is asking Kenya to consider the fuel tax at a time when the multilater-

al lender is expected to play a role in shaping policy that would require the government to implement tough conditions across many sectors.

Meanwhile, the IMF has warned Kenyans protesting its loans to the government that they face job cuts, tax increases and expensive loans without its assistance.

The IMF has released a statement following public outcry over the government’s growing appetite for debt after it approved a $2.34 billion loan to Kenya, saying its bailout has saved the country from a debt crisis in the mid of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The IMF said the loan would help Kenya tackle Covid-19 in

Uhuru Kenyatta

the short run and balance its books in the long run by replacing expensive bank loans with concessional financing from bilateral countries and multilateral institutions.

– DAILY NATION, Kenya.

Fear of Covid-19 infections stifle March business confidence JOHANNESBURG - Continued economic uncertainty coupled with a possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 infections contributed to muted growth in the Business Confidence Index (BCI) during the month of March, according to data by the SA Chamber of Commerce (SACC) released on Wednesday.

Its BCI in March was at 94.0, marginally down from 94.3 in February and 94.5 in January 2021, as the impact of Covid-19 restrictions continued to wreak havoc on business operations and economic activity.

The BCI averaged 94.3 in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 91.6 of the first quarter 2020, the SACC said, highlighting that business climate remained constricted due to continuing economic uncertainty and the speculation of a third surge in coronavirus infections.

The lockdown effects were particularly harsh on physical economic activity and output, and with a notable increase in unemployment which currently stands at 32.5 percent, and forced a large number of

A glimpse at the front line in the fight against COVID-19 in Madagascar. Photo by: World Bank / Henitsoa Rafalia / CC BY-NC-ND

small, medium and macro-sized businesses out of business.

"The recent month-onmonth decline of 0.3 in March 2021 to 94.0 reflects the current mood of uncertainty as reflected in the economy battling to gather upward momentum."

For the six months ending March 2021, the BCI average improved by 13.2 index points on the same average assessment of the preceding six months.

The positive month-onmonth contributions to the BCI in March 2021 were attributed to the increased number of new vehicle sales and higher volume of merchandise imports followed by the lower levels of inflation. According to the chamber, the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccinations would be critical in "re-igniting the economy," and help to refocus the private sector, local and foreign investors

into investing in the economy.

"The impact of vaccinations could create space for attending to inherent shortcomings in economic policy and promotion of longer-term investor confidence which is an imperative for economic growth and business confidence." Only the country's healthcare workers are currently receiving Covid-19 jabs, and the process has slow and mired by delays. – FIN24.

Janet Yellen pledges greater US international co-operation WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has signalled a stronger engagement on issues from climate change to human rights to tax evasion, pledging to restore America's economic leadership.

"America first must never mean America alone," she said in her first major speech on its overseas economic policy.

Ms Yellen is also keen for greater global co-operation, rolling back Donald Trump's protectionist policies.

She also raised the issue of a global corporate tax rate.

"Over the last four years, we

have seen first hand what happens when America steps back from the global stage," Yellen said pointing to a reversal of Trump's international economic policies.

The US "isolated ourselves and retreated from the international order that we created," she added.

Marking an American return to the global stage, she said: "For in today's world, no country alone can suitably provide a strong and sustainable economy for its people."

As part of the increased global leadership role for the US, Yellen outlined the case for

a harmonised corporate tax rate across the world's major economies.

"Together we can use a global minimum tax to make sure the global economy thrives based on a more level playing field in the taxation of multinational corporations, and spurs innovation, growth and prosperity," Yellen said during an online interview with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Corporate taxes are one of the revenue-raising proposals for President Joe Biden's $2.25 trillion package of infrastructure and other spending announced last week. – BBC.

The US "isolated ourselves and retreated from the international order that we created," Janet Yellen said

Zimbabwe expecting tobacco boom in 2021 HARARE - Zimbabwe's tobacco output is expected to grow by around nine percent to 200, 000 tons this year, the industry regulator said Wednesday, providing a major source of foreign currency for the country's embattled economy.

As the selling season got under way, Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said output was forecast to rise from 184, 000 tons last year owing to good rains.

Tobacco raked in US$782 million in sales last year for Zimbabwe Africa's leading producer of the crop - providing badly needed foreign currency.

The industry is also one of the largest employers in a country choked by joblessness, despite vast agricultural and mineral resources.

Tobacco farmers gathered at a trading floor in the capital Harare on Wednesday to mark the start of the selling season, eager to reap profits from the production boom.

"We are happy this season was good," farmer Remember Kapikinyi said.

Another farmer, Steady Zvavamwe, said his harvest had been "very good" and was likely to yield strong profits.

Smoking has plateaued in most rich nations as education campaigns about the health risks have taken effect.

But in the developing world the total number of tobacco users - overwhelmingly men, especially the young - continues to climb, according to a report by World Health Organisation-aligned watchdogs released in November.

The global tobacco market size was valued at nearly $850 billion in 2019.

Zimbabwe's Agriculture Minister Anxious Jongwe Masuka said plans were underway to ramp up tobacco production to 300 000 tons per year, with a value chain aiming to reach $5 billion by 2025.

Zimbabwe was already grappling with hyperinflation and an economic downturn before the pandemic, which aggravated the situation.

The economy is expected to recover with forecast growth of 3.1 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, slower than the 4.2 percent projected in October. – AFP.

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Selling alcohol in grocery stores should be banned immediately Dear Editor,

FREE THE HATEMBOS, DISAPPEARANCE OF CITIZENS IS NOT NEW NORMAL Dear Editor, THE case of the Hatembo siblings started as a private dispute between private citizens and UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has suddenly become a hot topic of discussion.

As a private civil case before the High Court, the issue rose to prominence after their disappearance in the direction the case was to take following the decision of the High Court.

Later, the two plaintiffs in the High Court were paraded before cameras denouncing their own case, their lawyers and make some utterances apparently under duress.

It is clear, the Hatembo siblings had attempted to use the legitimate legal processes and institutions to resolve their conflictual points of view regarding the land transaction with Mr Hichilema.

Although this is a private dispute, the unusual disappearance of the siblings raises moral and issues of national interest.

Chief Cooma has pleaded that his subjects be released and enable them reunite with their village and their respective families who desperately need them.

While the police are not obliged to disclose the stages of the investigations, they have the overriding responsibility to be accountable to the people of Zambia and as such it does

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not help to go mute in the sight of concerns from the various stakeholders.

The disappearance of the Hatembos is a national issue and this important process especially their whereabouts cannot continue to be guarded with utmost secrecy.

It is also of interest that outgoing UPND Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa and Zitukule Consortium Board chairperson Partner Siabutuba have made claims and counter claims on the whereabouts of the dual.

Last week, Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri expressed concerns that the police were sparing a known

Pheluna

chief who has been implicated by the PF’s internal intelligence system.

All this has fallen on deaf ears and we are made to conclude that maybe the plea should be escalated to the level of the Presidency.

Although emanating from the civil case, the allegations of fraud levelled against Mr Hichilema should be settled before the date appointed for filing of nominations for Presidential candidates.

The continued dragging of the issue has the ability to jeopardise on the rights of Zambians who would wish to petition the candidature of any Presidential candidate who would be found

culpable over illicit dealings in the acquisition of the Kalomo farm. The case raises questions of morality and integrity for those aspiring or seeking to hold public office.

It should not be accepted that disappearance of citizens with grievances against politically exposed persons can become a new normal.

We have not forgotten that some UPND MPs were abducted to deny them their right to vote for the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) no. 10 of 2019 and another UPND was recently charged with abduction of police officers. A bad precedent should not be set.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI.

POLICE While the police are not obliged to disclose the stages of the investigations, they have the overriding responsibility to be accountable to the people of Zambia and as such it does not help to go mute in the sight of concerns from the various stakeholders.

WE cannot have people drinking beer as early as 06 hours and expect them to be productive.

I have observed a growing and worrying trend where it has become normal for traders of grocery stores selling all kinds of alcohol in our communities before stipulated times.

We all know that our colleagues in this kind of business open their shops as early as 06 hours and my biggest concern is that as early as they open, one can easily walk in the shop and buy a beer then start consuming it right in there.

I don't know if shop owners are only concerned about making profits or that people themselves are negligent not to realise this bad habit.

Unlike supermarkets where they start selling alcohol after 10 hours, shop owners managing grocery stores in our communities have no time of selling beer to their customers and see nothing wrong serving their customer a beer early in the morning.

What time are we going to be productive if one is already sipping a larger or whiskey or whatever beer they are consuming before people even start reporting for work?

Is there a law which curtails grocery traders from

selling beer before 10 hours?

If yes, then there is need to effect this law because what is happening is uncalled for and should be controlled or rather stopped as soon as possible.

Grocery store owners should not just think about making money but they should look at the effects of selling beer to people early in the morning.

We as customers should also develop a sense of responsibility and desist from the habits of taking alcohol early in the morning especially for those of us who should use that time to be productive.

I mean, when are we going to work if we are drunk early in the morning? We need to have a sense of personal responsibility.

I also do not understand when people say the reason that Zambians start drinking early in the morning is that they do not have jobs and have nothing to do hence resulting to early beer drinking.

The question is where do they get the money for beer?

Let the local authorities begin punishing both the trader and customer when found selling and consuming alcohol early in the morning in a bid to stop the trend and deter would - be offenders.

FRANCIS CHIPALO, Lusaka

Lubusha meets the people at the point of their need Dear Editor, ALLOW me some space in your widely read newspaper to shade some light as to why Andrew Lubusha. the PF aspiring Member of Parliament in the August 12 elections is a messiah to the people of Chipangali, and this is why: 1. He has won kudos amongst the people of Chipangali due to his exemplary leadership style of being available for the people while meeting the people at the point of needs.

2. He has not only demonstrated immense community development projects across the eight wards of the constituency but he has also extended his generosity to church-led programmes and projects aimed at uplifting the welfare of the vulnerable in the constituency.

3. His leadership style of allowing the local people to participate in finding solutions to their local develop-

Andrew Lubusha

ment challenges has made Mr Lubusha to be a household name in all the eight wards of Chipangali.

And as I aspire to the position of council chairperson of Chipangali, I would love the party to partner me with a visionary MP like Mr Lubusha who shares the sense of urgency of developing Chipangali.

The constituency will never be the same again with Mr Lubusha at the helm.

MAX NKOMA.

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Kampyongo cites ills in opposition parties

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

INTOLERANCE and disrespect some members face in their respective political parties is making them defect to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Kampyongo has said.

Mr Kampyongo said those that were ditching their parties had realised that they needed to go where they would feel valued and move forward.

He said politicians were free to move from one party to another for different reasons.

Recently, the UPND suffered a major setback when longtime senior member Charles Kakoma defected to the PF and a few days later UPND Mbabala MP, Ephraim Belemu, followed suite.

Mr Kampyongo, who is also Home Affairs Minister, was speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix programme dubbed ‘Night Live’ on Wednesday evening.

“The game of politics is similar to that of football. The players aspire to reach greater heights Mr Kampyongo and are free to move to the teams they feel will help them reach the desired heights.

Mr Kampyongo said that the PF had achieved many projects, the other reason he said attracted members of other political parties.

He said people were willing to be part of the winning and hard-working team stating that it was the reason they were joining the party without having second thoughts.

Mr Kampyongo who is also Minister of Home Affairs assured the Zambian people that police was ready to deal with any forms of political violence.

UN urged to end racism

By KALOBWE BWALYA AFRICAN and Caribbean countries have jointly called on the United Nations (UN) to eliminate racism and end the legacy of slavery that saw the separation of 12 million Africans from their motherland to the Caribbean.

The African and Caribbean Counties have established a group called the African Group-CARICOM (AfCAR) meant to deepen cultural, economic, social and other issues of common interest.

AfCAR called for collective efforts among Member States to eliminate all forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance, which gave rise to slavery.

This is contained in a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

The theme of this year’s International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice.”

Delivering the statement on behalf of the AfCAR Group in the General Assembly of the United Nations, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Carolyn Birkett said Member States should

never cease to denounce racism, discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and modern day slavery.

The African and Caribbean countries urged the UU to realise the importance of implementing participatory policies that were culturally relevant, free from racism and promote equality and rights of all persons of African descent.

“The issue of reparations is pivotal to restorative justice and to creating opportunity and equity for those whose limbs and lives were used without mercy or remuneration to build societies and strong economies.

“The United Nations must take concrete steps to eliminate the scourge of racism and act decisively to safeguard the human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion,” Mr Birkett said.

And UN Secretary General António Guterres said the world should acknowledge that racism was both a cause and a legacy of slavery and that the impact of the slave trade had remained visible in racial injustices and inequalities.

This is according to a statement released to Daily nation by First Secretary for Press Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the UU, Wallen Simwaka.

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PF ‘WARRING’ ASPIRANTS CAUTIONED

By ROGERS KALERO SOME Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring parliamentary candidates’ verbal clashes only goes to show what kind of leadership they will provide to the people if given chance to hold office, PF Kitwe District Chairman Evaristo Chilufya has said.

He said it was unfortunate that some PF candidates were involved in verbal clashes over adoptions instead of waiting patiently for the central committee to conclude the process and announce the adopted candidates.

Incumbent Nkana Member of Parliament (MP), Alexander Chiteme, and aspiring candidate, Binwell Mpundu, have been on each other's throat.

The latest political fight erupted after Mr Mpundu accused the incumbent of wanting to petition the PF to adopt him.

But Mr Chilufya wondered at a media

briefing in Kitwe yesterday how ‘warring’ PF aspirants would work together during campaigns.

"It is unfortunate that some PF parliamentary candidates can be involved in verbal clashes over adoptions. It is a sad development and only goes to show what kind of leadership they will provide if they are given chance,'' Mr Chilufya said.

He said he had decided to call for a press briefing to announce that the district executive had concluded interviews for the adoption of PF candidates for parliamentary, Mayoral and local government He said the party in Kitwe received 19 applicants for the five constituencies, 11 applicants for the position of Mayor and 139 applicants for the 32 wards in the city.

Mr Chilufya said he was saddened by the low number of women and urged the women Non-governmental Organization (NGO) to encourage women to aspire for

various political positions "The number of women who aspired for various positions on the PF ticket was very low at various levels. This is very worrying and it is important that Women NGOs encourage women to contest political positions,' he said Mr Chilufya stressed that the party district executive was not doing any adoptions, but was merely making recommendations after interviewing aspiring candidates.

"It is lack of understanding for some aspiring candidates and their supporters to celebrate after hearing that they have been recommended for adoptions by the district executive committee because this committee does not adopt but merely recommends.

"The adoption is done by the higher authority hence no one should be misled that the district has adopted someone for adoption. No, it is a lie,'' he said.

ZRA scores a first in accounting standards

By ANDREW MUKOMA

THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has commended the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) for being the first Zambian public sector organization to implement the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) which the country is earmarked to migrate to by 2024.

IPSAS are a set of accounting standards issued by the IPSAS Board for use by public sector entities around the world in the preparation of financial statements.

ZiCA President Cecilia Zimba said that as of 2019, the ZRA had already started implementing the accrual IPSAS project.

She was speaking during the opening of a two-day training workshop on IPSAS for accountants from the public sector held at Chrismar Hotel in Livingstone yesterday.

Ms Zimba said that Government with the help of

ZiCA plans to move to accrual based IPSAS by the year 2024.

“As you may be aware, the Institute issued an accounting notice to give guidance on the applicability of the accrual basis International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in Zambia in 2018.

This entails that effective 1st January 2024, all government ministries, provinces and spending agencies will be required to prepare financial statements under the accrual IPSAS framework, though early adoption is encouraged.

She said that the coverage includes central government, grants assisted entities, local authorities and related government agencies such as agencies, groups, commissions and not for profit organizations.

“At this point, allow me to comment the Zambia Revenue Authority through the acting finance officer commissioner finance Bridget Muyenga for early adoption of IPSAS. As of 2019, the ZRA adopted

IPSAS,” she said.

Ms Zimba said that the 2021 IPSAS training workshop had been specifically designed to equip participants with the required knowledge to earn the transition and application of the accrual based International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) implementation project.

She said this will ensure that participants present at the conference are able to apply the knowledge gained by making informed decisions about resource utilization and improved information to support governance.

Eelier, ZICA chief executive officer Bona Kashinga said that has taken a position to promote the implementation of accrual International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in Zambia.

She said this implies that all accountants in public sector institutions must be fully conversant with the IPSAS Reporting Framework.

Atlas Mara joins TB fight

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ATLAS Mara has contributed K30,000 to the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), as the World Health Organisation (WHO) categorises Zambia as one of the 30 high burden countries globally with the disease.

The K30,000 contribution, which was made to Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is meant to support TB activities in Choma.

It is estimated that 62,000 fall ill Zambia every year due to TB and that about 17,000 die of the disease annually.

This is more than the number of Covid-19 related deaths, says Atlas Mara Zambia Managing Director, James Koni.

“We are happy to contribute a cheque for K30,000 which we hope will assist the community health workers in support of the TB activities in Choma.

“These will include sensitization about TB, psycho-social counselling, contact tracing and administering of TB treatment in the community,” Mr Koni said during the handover of the cheque in Lusaka.

Mr Koni said Atlas Mara had taken note that CIDRZ ran several fellowship programmes aimed at building the capacity of Zambian researchers to participate in finding solutions to health challenges.

And CIDRZ Director TB Programmes, Monde Muyoyeta, said the programme was a five year project in Choma.

Dr Muyoyeta said apart from the K30,000, Atlas Mara would be providing financial literacy training to the volunteers of the programme.

“The project is supporting nine districts in Zambia. It is supported by the United United States Agency for International Development,” she said.

State simplifies NRC, passport issuance for diaspora

By SIMON MUNTEMBA GOVERNMENT has developed guidelines for the acquisition of national documents to resolve challenges experienced

by Zambians living abroad whenever seeking to replace or acquire new documents.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, in charge of International Relations and Cooperation, Chalwe Lombe, said his ministry has, in the first phase, focused on eliminating delays in the issuance of national documents such as national registration cards and passports.

He said this was aimed at ensuring that the diaspora was fully engaged with the country Mr Lombe said this during a digital meeting organised by the Zambian Embassy in Stockholm with Zambians living in the Nordic region.

This is according to a statement made available by Foreign Affairs Public Relations Officer, Chansa Kabwela.

Mr Lombe was the Keynote speaker at the event meant to sensitise the Zambian community in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland on the diaspora policy which was launched in April 2019.

He said the Government’s commitment to engage the diaspora has been exemplified through the delivery of the Dual Citizenship provision in the Constitution as well as the Diaspora Policy.

Mr Lombe noted that all the information required to acquire national documents had been consolidated and that the guidelines and procedures for the acquisition of national documents will be launched soon.

“We have now developed guidelines and procedures for the acquisition of national documents which is a novel idea.

All the information has been put together we even have a Q&A with accompanying answers. This is one of the things we are doing to facilitate information provision for the diaspora,” he said.

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‘MORE MEMBERS WILL DITCH UPND’ Don’t withdraw cases,

By ROGERS KALERO MORE senior officials from the UPND are expected to resign from the opposition party because they can no longer cope with the divisive leadership of party president Hakainde Hichilema, Munalula Moola, a member of the PF Kitwe mobilisation committee has predicted.

He said some senior UPND officials who have expressed disgust at the leadership of Mr Hichilema would ditch the troubled opposition to join the PF. In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Moola said it was clear that the UPND was crumbling under Mr Hichilema as evidenced by the setback it had suffered following the resignation of party spokesmen Charles Kakoma and Mbabala Member of Parliament Ephraim Belemu.

Mr Kakoma

“Just wait, you will see more resignations from UPND to PF because people are tired. Things are not so good in UPND, but they don’t want to admit. They want to continue living in the comfort zone. It will not help them.

“I have been in close

Mr Belemu

contact with some senior UPND officials and are so disgusted with the leadership of Mr Hichilema. Most of them have been in the party hoping that Mr Hichilema will change for the better, but things are getting worse. They have been stretched beyond limits,”

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Mr Moola said.

Mr Moola alleged that Mr Hichilema was a selfish person who was trying to cover up his stingy character by labelling those who were generous in the ruling party as corrupt people.

He said the UPND leader was busy calling President Edgar Lungu and other PF leaders all sorts of names because he was driven by bitterness and selfishness.

“His desire to become Republican President is not moved by his interest to serve the people, but to merely satisfy his personal and business interests. He has his own agenda which if put into government, many Zambians would regret,” he said.

Mr Moola said Mr Hichilema has no capacity to deal with economic challenges in the country because of his narrow and sectarian interest.

scribes urged

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

JOURNALISTS should stop the tendency of withdrawing cases against those that attack them especially political cadres if the vice is to come to an end, the Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has advised.

PAZA president, Andrew Sakala, said it was unfortunate that most journalists tend to settle issues outside the court, Mr Sakala was speaking in an interview.

“Withdrawing cases is not a good idea as it encourages impunity by the perpetrators. It is also wrong for journalists to opt to talk outside the court because sooner or later those that attack them will go back and harass them,” he said. Mr Sakala said it was important that those that violated the rights and harassed journalists faced the full length of the law and if need be go to jail to send a strong message to would be offenders.

He explained that journalists were only conveyors of the message who were only doing their job to keep the public informed at all times. Mr Sakala challenged the police to protect journalists especially now that the country was in an election year.

He said serious action should be taken against those who attacked journalists regardless of their political affiliation.

Mr Sakala said the harassment against journalists led to compromised kind of reporting as most of them feared to reveal real issues happening for fear of being followed.

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DEBY EYES SIXTH TERM

…'I know in advance that I will win' N ’DJAMENA - Chad's President Idriss Deby, an ally of Western nations in the fight against Islamist militants, is poised to extend his three-decade rule in Sunday's election despite mounting signs of popular discontent with his leadership.

Opposition leaders have called on their supporters to boycott the polls and make the country "ungovernable" after Deby's decision to seek a sixth term led to protests and clashes with security forces.

Deby, 68, is one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, having seized power in 1990 in an armed rebellion. He pushed through a new constitution in 2018 that could allow him to stay in power until 2033 - even as it re-instated term limits.

Deby, who took the title of "Marshal" last year, will face six candidates after the Supreme Court barred seven others. The runner-up in the last election in 2016, Saleh

Kebzabo, and Ngarledji Yorongar, another prominent opposition leader, withdrew from the race to protest Deby's candidacy.

Deby told supporters at a campaign event on Monday: Of course we are going to win.

I know in advance that I will win, as I have done for the last 30 years.”

Chad has one of the region's most capable armies, which it has deployed to hot spots in neighbouring countries to battle Boko Haram and other Islamist groups.

But the government is still threatened periodically by rebels in the north. Fighter jets from former colonial ruler France intervened in 2019 to strike a heavily-armed rebel convoy after it crossed from southern Libya.

Opposition leaders criticise Deby for his handling of Chad's oil wealth. Low crude prices in recent years have eaten into revenues, forcing cutbacks to government services

that have led to public sector strikes.

They have also caused debt levels to rise. International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday that Chad's creditors would meet in the next week to deal with its request for debt relief.

Nevertheless, Deby has drawn on his effective control of state institutions to maintain political power, and his opponents have split over the question of whether to boycott the election.

While former Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacké, one of the approved candidates, said a boycott would play into Deby's hand, others have rejected the process as illegitimate.

Succès Masra, a 38-year old opposition firebrand whose candidacy was rejected because he did not meet the minimum age of 45, said the election was a masquerade.

Kebzabo, meanwhile, vowed to make the country

Madagascar MPs opt for Covid jabs abroad ANTANANARIVO - Some legislators in Madagascar have opted to get vaccinated against Covid-19 outside the country.

One MP Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko posted a photo while being vaccinated in an unnamed African country while on an official trip.

Another one, Jean Eugene Voninahitsy, has announced his intention to be vaccinated in France where he is attending to family matters.

This is happening days after the country announced that it would register for the global vaccine initiative Covax.

Madagascar had initially indicated that it would not participate in the Covax initiative. It said it would rather use a locally produced remedy known as Covid-Organics.

The unproven remedy is available in tea and pill forms and was touted as a cure for Covid-19 by President Andry

Rajoelina.

There is no cure for coronavirus, according to the World Health Organisation.

Meanwhile, Kenya's drugs authority has denied that a Kenyan has died from taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board's deputy director Dr Peter Ikamati said the death of a Kenyan health worker, who had taken the vaccine, may have been caused by a miscarriage. – BBC.

Pakistani PM slammed for rape ‘victim blaming’ ISLAMABAD - Human rights groups in Pakistan have accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of being a "rape apologist" after he blamed a rise in sexual assault cases on how women dress.

During a live television interview, he advised women to cover up to prevent temptation.

Khan added "in any society where vulgarity is prevalent, there are consequences."

Hundreds of people have signed a statement demanding an apology.

Pakistan is ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women in terms of safety and equality.

Sexual abuse, so-called "hon-

our" killings and forced marriage are common, and criminal complaints are rarely reported to police, or seriously investigated.

In a two-hour-long, question-and-answer interview with the public on live television, Imran Khan was asked what steps his government had taken to prevent sexual abuse.

After denouncing crimes against women and children, he said that sexual violence was a result of "increasing obscenity," adding it was a product of India, the West and Hollywood movies.

Imran Khan said women in Pakistan should remove "temptation" because "not everyone has willpower."

He said women should observe purdah - a term referring to women wearing modest clothes around men or segregation between sexes. - BBC.

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BRIEFS Kenyan journalist shot dead at her home

Troops fire tear gas on protesters ahead of Benin poll

Freed Nigerian students reunite with families

UK halts Oxfam funding over new sexual abuse claims

NAIROBI - A journalist working with Kenya's state broadcaster was shot dead at her home in the outcasts of the capital Nairobi by two gunmen who entered home as she was driving in from work on Wednesday evening.

They ordered her husband and children to lie on the ground and one of the gunmen took Betty Barasa to her bedroom and shot her. The motive for her killing remains unclear. – BBC.

ABUJA - Five of the dozens of students kidnapped from a college in northwest Nigeria were reunited with their families on Wednesday, two days after having been found by the military.

The five - three men and two women - were among 39 students kidnapped from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, outside Kaduna city, by criminals last month after a fierce gunfight with soldiers. – AFP.

PORTO-NOVO - Security forces in Benin have fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters ahead of Sunday's presidential election in which President Patrice Talon is widely expected to win a second term.

But critics say he has sidelined his political rivals - the strongest of whom are either in exile or have been disqualified from standing. – BBC.

LONDON - The UK has suspended aid funding for Oxfam again after fresh allegations of sexual exploitation and bullying were made against staff.

Two Oxfam workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo were suspended last week following the latest claims. It had served a three-year ban after a cover-up of sexual exploitation by staff in Haiti came to light in 2018. – BBC.

Ivory Coast president says Laurent Gbagbo can return Idriss Deby "ungovernable" if Deby wins.

Deby accused opposition leaders of attempting to sabotage the gains made under his government, warning that they have "signed their political death warrants." – REUTERS.

ABIDJAN - The president of Ivory Coast has said that the former leader Laurent Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude are free to return to the country after they were definitively acquitted of crimes against humanity.

Alassane Ouattara was speaking a week after the International Criminal Court upheld Gbagbo's acquittal in a case that fo-

cused on post-election violence a decade ago.

More than 3, 000 people were killed in the brief civil war that followed the disputed 2010 vote. Gbagbo refused to step down despite losing.

He is to be allowed the advantages and allowances available to all former leaders in the Ivory Coast. – BBC.

Road Safety With DAILY

Frederick Mubanga

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HE high number of road fatalities and injuries, during the holidays such as Easter and the festive season, remains a major concern for the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA).

The situation is compounded by the increase in traffic putting extra stress on drivers, passengers, vehicles and on the national road network.

During this year’s Easter holiday, a total number of 193 road traffic accidents were recorded, in which 21 persons were killed. In comparison with 2020 Easter holiday, 142 road traffic accidents were recorded in which seven people died.

And According to the 2020 road traffic accident report, young people between the ages of 20 and 34 constituted the majority of people who die on the Zambian roads.

This scenario is due to the fact that most road users tend to disregard road safety rules and regulations with impunity and in some cases drive under the influence of alcoholic substances and drugs.

Section 156 of the Road Traffic Act No. 11 of 2002 of the Laws of Zambia states that; “any person who, when in charge of a motor vehicle is on a road, under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to such an NEW STRATEGIES

The introduction of strategies aimed at enforcing the law on drinking and driving, reducing

speed, proper use of seatbelts and non-use of cell phone while driving.

extent as to be incapable of having proper control of such vehicle, commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.”

According to the Easter holiday traffic law enforcement operations report, over fifty (50) drivers were

Friday April 9, 2021

- Road Transport and Safety Agency -

DRINKING AND DRIVING: ...understanding the risks

or tenderness.

Alcohol may also interact with medications, particularly those used for pain relief and sedation. This means that alcohol intoxication can complicate surgery and influence the anesthetist’s choice of anesthetic drug. Alcohol exacerbates underlying chronic diseases. Patients with alcohol problems may have underlying medical and/or psychiatric conditions which can complicate their management.

Patients who are alcohol positive at the time of their injury are greatly at risk for subsequent re-injury. Among drink-driving offenders, many repeatedly re-offend.

Impairment by alcohol tends to influence both the risk of a road traffic crash as well as the severity and outcome of injuries that result from it.

charged for the offence of driving under the influence of alcohol. Most of the drivers were tested to be above the permissible limit reading of 0.38mg of Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC) levels.

In some cases, drivers tested 0.99mg almost three times above the permissible limit.

bolic meanings in Zambia.

However, alcohol is a drug with many toxic effects and other dangers such as intoxication and addiction. So, if one is going out to drink, one should either drink within the permissible limit or if that’s not the case, drink your brains out and find someone

could lower blood pressure and depress consciousness and respiration. Alcohol also has analgesic and general anesthetic properties. It can impair judgement and increase crash risk even at relatively low Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC) levels.

However, the effects become

is believed to affect other aspects of driver safety such as seat-belt wearing, helmet use, and speed choice.

else to take you home. We are not stopping people from drinking. All we want is to have a cadre of responsible drivers on the roads.

progressively worse as the BAC increases. Not only do judgement and reaction time suffer, but vision also deteriorates when one is under the influence of alcohol.

Apart from its direct impact on crash outcomes, alcohol

the post-crash phase which should be borne in mind. For example, it complicates the assessment and management of patients, therefore predisposing victims to more severe injuries. Intoxicated patients may not report pain

The effects of alcohol in the post-crash phase Alcohol intoxication also has significant effects in

So why are we concerned with people who drive under the influence of alcohol?

The consumption of alcohol, even in relatively large amounts by motorists or pedestrians increases the risk of being involved in a crash.

Not only does alcohol impair processes critical to safe road use, such as vision and reaction time, it is also associated with impaired judgement. This is why it is often linked to other high-risk road use behaviours such as speeding or failure to use seatbelts.

Impairment by alcohol tends to influence both the risk of a road traffic crash as well as the severity and outcome of injuries that result from it. Research has shown that drunk drivers have a significantly higher risk of being involved in a road crash than drivers who have not consumed alcohol.

Alcohol consumption is common at many functions in society and bears important cultural, religious and sym-

What is alcohol?

Physiologically, alcohol

Reducing drink-driving and road accidents The introduction of strategies aimed at enforcing the law on drinking and driving, reducing speed, proper use of seatbelts and non-use of cell phone while driving, are all interventions that could effectively reduce the number of road crashes in Zambia.

Enforcement of road safety regulations and rules as well as road safety education, could reduce road traffic accidents by over 50 percent if well implemented.

The Agency is implementing a multi-prolonged strategy to promote road safety with special focus on reversing the trend in cases of driving under the influence of alcohol. The Agency is enforcing the law in its totality.

The RTSA is working with partners such as the Zambian Breweries to promote responsible drinking. We have a dream to create a better Zambia and that can only be achieved with a road safe community.

We need the help of national leaders, civil society organizations, the Church, media, traditional leaders and families to encourage everyone to embrace road safety behavior.

The author is Head – Public Relations Road Transport and Safety Agency fmubanga@rtsa.org.zm Website: www.rtsa.org.zm

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South PF endorses Lungu

By ANDREW MUKOMA

The PF in Southern Province has endorsed the candidature of President Edgar Lungu as the ruling party's preferred Presidential candidate for the August 12 general elections.

The leadership and its membership were ready for general conference set for April 10 and 11, 2021 to be held in Livingstone this weekend.

Southern Province Information and Publicity Secretary, Trymore Mwenda, announced to the Daily Nation in Livingstone that about 100 members would be in attendance for the general conference using two venues due to Covid 19 restrictions.

Mr Mwenda said that the

Friday 9, April 2021 decision to endorse President Lungu was premised on the good leadership he has provided since assuming office and therefore wishes him to continue.

He said President Lungu has also delivered on the many campaign promises he gave Zambians in 2016, making him the most preferred candidate to continue steering the affairs of the nation.

"In the same vein, we wish to state that as democrats, we will respect the democratic right of any other individuals who may have intentions to challenge President Lungu for the position of Party President at the general conference.

"We are excited that finally the long awaited general conference is here so that as the party can settle once and for all the doubts certain quarters maybe harbouring regarding President Lungu’s contesting of the August 12th, 2021 general elections as the PF Presidential candidate," Mr Mwenda said.

The general conference would be held virtually to elect the President and members of the central committee.

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POLLS SHOULD NOT DIVIDE US - UNIP

By ANDREW MUKOMA

NEWLY-ELECTED UNIP national chairman, Robert Mukengami, has called for unity among members including those who lost the polls.

Captain Mukengami said in as much as there could be some aggrieved members who were not happy with the outcome of the congress, all members should remain united and show loyalty as UNIP was the founding organisation of Zambian politics.

He said in an interview in Livingstone that in an election, there were losers and winners, but the outcome should not divide members.

“You know when elections have taken place, anything can come out. I know personally that things may not have gone well but let's not dwell on those issues now. If there are any of those issues, there is the UNIP Electoral College led by comrade Chigaga who is a chairman where people can channel all

FILE PHOTO : In an election, there are losers and winners, but the outcome should not divide members. our views.

“Normally when there is an election, there is always a talk like… there is a lot to talk about but let us unite and build UNIP and focus on the forthcoming general elections,” Capt Mukengami

said.

He paid tribute to those he served with and were not in the new team and encouraged them to remain members of one family.

“Our duty now is not to say who won and who lost but

to build up the party. I want to appeal to all the youths to come in and join this party and liberate Zambia,” Cap Mukengami said.

He appealed to fellow leaders under UNIP under Anglican Bishop, Trevor Mwamba, to remain firm and organise the party.

“I am the national chairman who went unopposed at the recently held national congress. I hold the mandate by the UNIP constitution; article 5, 6, 7 spells out my roles. I want to welcome the fresh blood that has come into the party. We all have a duty to protect UNIP and to serve the people of Zambia,” he said. Captain Mukengami said UNIP had always placed humankind at the centre of development and other human endevours.

“Let us learn and gain from experience of others. I want to congratulate TJ Kaunda and his vice Njekwa Anamela and Alfred Banda who held this party from the year 2000 to date for the wonderful job,” ” Cap Mukengami said.

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LET’S BURN IT: THE ENDOCRINE YING YANG OF WEIGHT Currently Covid-19 infections are over 132 million and related deaths are now over 2.8 million globally.

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N Tuesday, April 6, 2021 we touched a bit on how excess intake of any type of food but especially “fast foods” (the likes of chicken and chips from these famous eating places) when coupled

with reduced energy expenditure will definitely lead to fat storage in the body and eventually make one overweight and obese.

This consequential extra fat will lead to a lot of health problems even sliming one’s chances against the ruthless Covid-19.

Currently Covid-19 infections are over 132 million and related deaths are now over 2.8 million globally.

Although numbers may seem to be low at the moment, please let us not be fooled, SARSCOV2, the virus and Covid-19 the deadly disease it causes are still very much around in Zambia with admissions and mortalities still an occurrence.

Today, I want us to look at what really makes us hungry, what triggers the appetite and what makes us to

stop eating because we are full. By the way I mean in a normal situation because obviously this is not the case with many struggling with weight at the moment.

Like the Chinese philosophy of Ying Yang which teaches that seemingly opposite forces, can coexist and complement each other so it is with how our bodies regulate food.

In an ideal situation there should be a balance between hunger and satiety. When this balance is offset, it leads to a lot of problems and that may even end up in death.

Central to this balance is the brain, the main processor of all our activities but to work efficiently, the brain works in harmony with substances called hormones that send specific signal to and from the brain and influence behaviour.

The feeding centre or hunger centre in the brain is responsible for the sensations that cause us to seek food. When sufficient food have been received, then the satiety centre is stimulated and sends impulses that inhibit the feeding centre.

When insufficient food is present in the stomach receptors in the hypothalamus initiate the sense of hunger.

What are hormones?

A hormone (from the Greek participle ὁρμῶν, "setting in motion") is any member of a class of signaling molecules in multicellular organisms, that are transported to distant organs to regulate physiology and or behaviour.

The system that deals with hor-

mones is known as the endocrine system and the specialist doctor that deals with this system is called an Endocrinologist.

I am sure most of us are familiar with hormones like Adrenalin, Testosterone for body builders, even contraceptives including the common “morning after pill” are hormones.

Hormones are produced by specific organs following stimulation from the brain. Some are located in the brain itself, while others are the thyroid in the neck, the pancreas in the abdomen, some above the kidneys and in reproductive organs, the ovaries and the testes.

Today, we will talk about three hormones that work together to control what we eat, how much and then utilise what we eat.

The three hormones we will talk about today are insulin, ghrelin and leptin.

GHRELIN: THE HUNGER HORMONE Ghrelin is a hormone produced in the gut. It is often termed the hunger hormone, and sometimes called lenomorelin. It travels through your bloodstream and to your brain, where it tells your brain to become hungry and seek out food.

If one finds food and eats then the stomach becomes full and ghrelin is no longer secreted and a sense of satiety comes in.This is usually short term, the ingested food now triggers insulin.

INSULIN: THE FUEL TANKER Insulin is produced by the pancreas usually after intake of high calorie foods like the so-called “soft drinks.”

I wonder why they are even called “soft” when they lead to a “hard” life full of health problems.

Its role is to help uptake of glucose in the cells to be burned for energy.

What is not used up is converted to fat by the liver and stored in the body.

I think we are all familiar with insulin, very well-known due to its relation to diabetes. I wrote a series on Diabetes and Covid-19 please kindly refer to them.

In a nutshell it is produced by beta cells of the pancreas to make the sugar get into the cells where it should be burned up to make fuel for the body.

In type 1 diabetes, the patient’s beta cells are destroyed by the person’s own immune system and can’t produce insulin, while in type two the cells are present and produce insulin even a lot for that matter but

the body cells are resistant to it.

In both cases one tends to have a lot of sugar in the blood because it is not being used up by the cells for energy. This is like your car with no fuel is parked next to a full 10, 000-litre fuel tanker but you can’t get the fuel because the filling station is not working or someone has one on strike, sounds familiar?

LEPTIN: THE SATIETY HORMONE, WHICH TELLS ONE TO STOP EATING

Leptin is one of the hormones directly connected to body fat and obesity. It is released from the fat cells located in adipose tissues, sends signals to the hypothalamus in the brain.

It helps regulate and alter longterm food intake and energy expenditure, not just from one meal to the

next. The primary design of leptin is to help the body maintain its weight.

Therefore, referred to as one’s own personal trainer.

Because it comes from fat cells, leptin amounts are directly connected to an individual’s amount of body fat. If the individual adds body fat, leptin levels will increase. If an individual lowers body fat percentage, the leptin will decrease as well.

Leptin is sometimes called the “satiety hormone.” It helps inhibit hunger and regulate energy balance, so the body does not trigger hunger responses when it does not need energy.

When the body is functioning properly, excess fat cells will produce leptin, which will trigger the hypothalamus to lower the appetite, allowing the body to dip into the fat stores to feed itself. As a result, the individual maintains a healthy weight.

This is what is expected when the three hormones are working in harmony, but looking around we can all tell things are not so for everyone.

Next publication in these series will look at what happens when this balance is offset.

As always please kindly choose and adopt good lifestyles that will promote good health and help us to stay free of Covid-19 and other preventable diseases.

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JERE AIDS MATERO MAGIC

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A LUSAKA lawyer Dickson Jere has come to the aid of Matero Magic, one of the country’s top basketball teams that faces eviction at the OYDC Centre due to none payment of rentals.

Jere said he has positively responded to the “SOS” from Magic which trains the B-side at OYDC in Matero following management’s decision to stop them from using the premises until they paid rentals.

“I have already engaged the centre director over the matter. We shall resolve all the outstanding issues and the team will be back on the court,” Jere said.

Dickson Jere

He added that Matero Magic, which is the reigning champions in Zambia, has brought pride to the people of Matero and it will be his honour to help them settle at OYDC as their home ground.

“I will do the Matero magic and help the team. We are happy with their achievements,” Jere said.

Jere, who is also PF aspiring candidate for Matero constituency, said the team has over 40 youths from various parts of Matero and it is his pledge that sports activities be enhanced in the area.

“I want to use sports as a means of getting youths out of the streets and drugs. So Matero Magic basketball team perfectly fits my agenda,” said Jere, who is also a board member of the OYDC. He said the centre also requires money to pay various suppliers and maintain the sports courts but added that a win-win situation will be achieved through discussions.

And coach for Matero Magic, Obert Shamboko thanked Jere for coming to the aid of his team saying the assistance will go a long way in helping build a formidable team.

…as Forest Rangers snatch 2-1 win, move into third

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

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KANA coach Kelvin Kaindu was left frustrated as the defending champions woes in the MTN/FAZ Super Division continued after Forest Rangers completed a double on the Kitwe giants following a 2-1 beating in a rescheduled Week-18 fixture played yesterday at Nkana Stadium in Lusaka.

The loss ensured that the defending champions maintained 16th position on the Super Division table as the battle to survive relegation continues.

First half goals from Daily Echabe and Thomas Chiedu gifted Forest Rangers as they bounced back from last Sunday’s defeat to Buildcon in a Ndola derby.

Echabe gave Forest the lead 13 minutes after kick off as he rose high to head in Lameck Silwaba’s cross before Emmanuel Mwiinde equalised five minutes later.

Left back Taonga Bwembya almost restored Forest’s lead but was unlucky to see his free kick going slightly wide in the 23rd minute.

Chideu finally put Forest ahead on the half hour mark, beating Zimbabwean goal keeper Tanunurwa Shumba with a scream-

NEWLY launched City Fight Club has appointed former Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) champion Dino Bagattin as the head trainer of the first ever mixed martial arts club in the country.

Speaking during the launch of the club based at Lewanika Mall in Lusaka, City Fight Club executive director Justin Palmer said the target is to pioneer the development of the sport in

the country.

Palmer, who is also City of Lusaka Football Club’s general manager noted that the club and its new coach Bagattin from South Africa will be scouting the Lusaka area looking for talented fighters who can be empowered through sports.

“Through an elite training programme, and utilising world class facilities, City Fight Club hope to develop athletes that can represent Zambia on the international stage,” Palmer said.

He noted the need for the corporate world to join the wagon of people trying to develop the sport in Zambia to produce champions.

Meanwhile, Bagattini reaffirmed his commitment to train athletes who would challenge for continental and world championships in the future.

Nicknamed “The Lion” Bagattini who claimed the EFC championship in 2013 said he was impressed by the zeal and determination shown by athletes who have joined the club

and are already showing great determination to be champions.

And Mutinta Mweene who is among the only two female mixed martial artists registered encouraged girls to take interest in joining the sport which has a lot of benefits.

Mweene who has been training for over two months is hopeful that one day she will be champion noting that mixed martial arts like any other sport requires discipline and courage to succeed.

IN FOREST er which left him feeling disappointed.

Nkana went on to dominate the first quarter of the second half but could not break Forest’s backline which was not ready to make a similar mistake made in the first half when Mwinde got the equaliser for the Kitwe giants.

Nkana came close to getting the equaliser in the dying minutes of the second half when Rufin Djeni missed right at the mouth of the goal as Forest survived to complete a double on Nkana having beaten them 2-0 early in the season opener at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

The loss left Kaindu feeling emotional as he could not understand the behaviour of some of his players who he felt could have done better.

“I honestly don’t even have words. I may say things which may not be good at the end of the day but we are lacking the character and this is affecting us in the local league.

Nkana’s next match will be played on Sunday against Tanzanian outfit, Namungo FC in the CAF Confederations Cup. Meanwhile, Forest Rangers coach Tenant Chilumba commended his players for the victory.

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