DAILY NATION Wednesday February 10, 2021 by dailynation

NATION DAILY

Advertise: dailynationadverts@gmail.com E-paper. dailynation.info/online

PURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTEGRITY Vol. 7. Issue 2847

Price K10

Wednesday February 10, 2021

We are one

with you

We one Weare are one

with you with you

At Absa we believe in working with you to get things done. We call this spirit, Africanacity.

As the Absa brand in Zambia turns one, we continue to be inspired by how you embody this spirit through your tenacity, positivity, creativity innovation. At Absa we believe in and working with you to get things done.

At We Absa we spirit, believe in working with you to get things done. call this Africanacity. We callyou this spirit,for Africanacity. Thank Zambia your support. We are fully committed the Absayour brandpossibilities in Zambia turns continue to be to As bringing toone, life.we one, Asinspired the Absa brand in Zambia turns wetenacity, continue to be by how you embody this spirit through your inspired bycreativity how you positivity, and embody innovation.this spirit through your tenacity, The brand is not just turning one. positivity, creativity and innovation. Thank you Zambia for your support. We are fully committed bringing your possibilities to life. Thank you support. We are fully committed Wetoare one Zambia with you.for your to bringing your possibilities to life. The brand is not just turning one. The brand is not just turning one. We are one with you. We are one with you.

#WeLoveAfricanacity.

#WeLoveAfricanacity. #WeLoveAfricanacity. absa.co.zm absa.co.zm

Absa Bank Zambia PLC (registered number 119710006444) is regulated by the Bank of Zambia. Absa Bank Zambia PLC (registered number 119710006444) is regulated by the Bank of Zambia.

Wednesday 10, February 2021

NEWHERITAGE HERITAGEPARTY PARTY NEW INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO STAND THE2021 2021 PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO STAND ININ THE PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The New Heritage Party invites potential candidates positions of Councillor, Council-Chair, Mayor and Member of Parliament, to apply to stand New Heritage Party ticket The New Heritage Party invites potential candidates forfor thethe positions of Councillor, Council-Chair, Mayor and Member of Parliament, to apply to stand on on thethe New Heritage Party ticket in the forthcoming 2021 General Elections. in the forthcoming 2021 General Elections. Applicants must meet Electoral Commission of Zambia minimum requirements their respective positions. Women, Youths and Differently-Abled encouraged to apply. Applicants must meet thethe Electoral Commission of Zambia minimum requirements forfor their respective positions. Women, Youths and thethe Differently-Abled areare encouraged to apply. The following application fees and closing dates applicable: The following application fees and closing dates areare applicable: Position Position

Application Fee Application Fee

Deadline Application Deadline forfor Application

Rural Councillors Rural Councillors

K250 K250

Urban Councillors Urban Councillors

K300 K300

06thMarch 2021 06thMarch 2021

Council Chairs Council Chairs

K1,500 K1,500

13th March 2021 13th March 2021

Mayors Mayors

K2,000 K2,000

13thMarch 2021 13thMarch 2021

Members of Parliament Members of Parliament

K3,000 K3,000

20thMarch 2021 20thMarch 2021

Applications, accompanied proof of payments, must addressed to the Secretary General and sent through following channels: Applications, accompanied by by proof of payments, must bebe addressed to the Secretary General and sent through thethe following channels: Physical Physical

Postal Mail Postal Mail

Email Email

WhatsApp WhatsApp

Payment details Payment details

New Heritage New Heritage Party Secretariat Party Secretariat Cedar Road, 53 53 Cedar Road, Woodlands, Woodlands, Lusaka. Lusaka.

P Box O Box KL2 PO KL2 Kalingalinga Kalingalinga Lusaka Lusaka

info@newheritageparty.org. info@newheritageparty.org. info@newheritageparty.org

0977529250 0977529250

Bank Account: Bank Account: Atlas Mara Bank Atlas Mara Bank Arcades Branch Arcades Branch : 3015946188018 A/cA/c # : #3015946188018 Sort Code: 200044 Sort Code: 200044 Airtel Money: Airtel Money: 0979 935209 (Samson 0979 935209 (Samson Banda) Banda)

More Information ForFor More Information Call/WhatsApp : +260 977 529250 Call/WhatsApp on on : +260 977 529250 Email : info@newheritageparty.org. Email us us on on : info@newheritageparty.org. Visit website :www.newheritageparty.org Visit ourour website :www.newheritageparty.org

MTN Mobile Money: MTN Mobile Money: 0962 077324 (Samson 0962 077324 (Samson Banda) Banda)

ISSUED ISSUED BY:BY: NATIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM NATIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM

ZAMBIA - OUR HERITAGE ZAMBIA - OUR HERITAGE

www.newheritageparty.org www.newheritageparty.org

C3765-30-31 Saturday 25 April, 2020

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES OF

MOTOR VEHICLES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL STORES ITEMS NATION DIGITAL

Tel: +260 211 243527

Let nothing lock you out of the news! Get first hand factual news from the Daily Nation digital e-Paper at a click of a button

www.dailynation.info/online

AUCTION SITE

AUCTION DATE & TIME

1. KALUMBILA 2. MWINILUNGA 3. IKELENGI 4. KASEMPA 5. MUFUMBWE 6. MANYINGA 7. KABOMPO 8. ZAMBEZI 9. CHAVUMA 10. SOLWEZI 11. SOLWEZI Re-Auctioning

Mon 15th February 2021 @ 09hrs Tue 16th & Wed 17th February 2021 @ 09hrs Fri 19th February 2021 @ 09hrs Sun 21st February 2021 @ 09hrs Tue 23rd February 2021 @ 09hrs Wed 24th February 2021 @ 09hrs Fri 26th February 2021 @ 09hrs Sun 28th & Mon 1st March 2021 @ 09hrs Wed 3rd & Thu 4th March 2021 @ 09hrs Sat 6th & Sun 7th March 2021 @ 09hrs Mon 8th March 2021 @ 09hrs

NON-REFUNDABLE FEES FOR AUCTION PARTICIPATION FORMS: -

- K300.00 per Motor Vehicle - K150.00 per Motor Bike and - K100.00 for General Stores Items

REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS

-MOTOR VEHICLES - K5,000.00 -MOTOR CYCLES & OTHER ITEMS - K500.00

ALL BIDDERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACEMASKS AND OBSERVE HEALTH GUIDELINES For Details Contact:

RDF AUCTIONEERS LIMITED 0966 220859, 0977 744147 or 0977 771788

DAILY

Wednesday February 10, 2021

HOME NEWS

‘Fake’ activist Changala blasted

Military recruitment concluded P4

HE recruitment processes in the defence forces have been concluded and training has commenced, Defence Minister Davis Chama has disclosed.

ConCourt to rule on Dipak’s loans matter April 9

HE Constitutional Court has set April 9, this year as the date for judgment in a matter where former Commerce Minister, Dipak Patel is challenging the failure by Government to present all loan agreements to Parliament for approval before they are signed.

STORY ON PAGE 5

Mining sector cries over high taxes

HE mining industry has cried foul at not benefitting from the current booming copper prices due to the “unfavourable” tax regime in place.

STORY ON PAGE 5

STOP TRIBAL VOTING - SIKOTA WINA R

By PETER SICHALI

EGIONAL voting that was witnessed in the 2016 general elections should be avoided at all costs so that leaders are voted into office on merit, veteran politician Sikota Wina has said.

STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 5

…Leaders should be elected on merit

More demand HH probe .P5

Irate clearing agents blast ZRA

…’Govt infiltrated by sell-outs’

…for restricting cargo to railways system

STORY ON PAGE 6

Ms Nawakwi Mr Hichilema

Mr Musoma

Mr Banda

Law enforcement agencies should take interest in fraud allegations raised by Ms Edith Nawakwi against UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema as there are sell-outs in Government that are shielding him from prosecution, stakeholders have demanded.

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

HOME NEWS

DAILY

‘FAKE’ ACTIVIST CHANGALA BLASTED

By SILUMESI MALUMO

Tel: +260 211 243527

Plot No. 5251B Mukwa Road, Heavy Industrial Area. P.O. Box 34553, Lusaka Email: dailynation@ymail.com www.dailynation.info

STOP THE CANCER HEALTH Minister Jonas Chanda is not the only one in shock and fuming following the discovery of medicines expiring on warehouse shelves while health facilities have no stocks. We all are. For how do the authorities explain to the public how the former Medical Stores Limited now operating as the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) was hoarding medicines and other supplies in their warehouses to the point of expiry when there are no drugs in health facilities. Dr Chanda made the discovery on Monday when he toured ZAMMSA and did not take kindly that drugs were kept in the warehouses when health centres have none. We agree with the minister who was visibly disappointed with the development that heads would roll once personnel who had acted carelessly for the drugs to expire were identified. One of the success stories of the Patriotic Front Government has been its robust health delivery policy that has seen almost every district having its own hospital. In urban centres like Lusaka, health centres that served as clinics have been upgraded into mini hospitals with a full complement of staff and other specialised services. This has helped to reduce congestion at the University Teaching Hospital for patients are able to access medical treatment within their residential areas. But one aspect that has failed to keep pace has been the perennial “shortage” of drugs at the health facilities. Patients have become used to being given prescriptions for them to buy the medicines from private pharmacies themselves. This is the more reason why we all find it shocking that medicines that could have been prescribed to patients was left to rot after outliving their shelf life. As Dr Chanda said, it was unacceptable that Government was spending millions on medicines that end up being disposed of instead of being distributed to health facilities. He heard that among the expired products were essential drugs like Aminophylline, insulin, hydrogen peroxide, cloxacillin oral, eye drops and family planning pills. Surely, can Zambia afford such wastage? These medicines are imported at great expense to the taxpayer and to learn that they end up and destroyed in a warehouse is a betrayal to the nation. These are also the shortcomings that feature prominently in the Auditor-General’s report of funds being spent on items that do not get to the end user. Dr Chanda said when he toured health facilities, one of the major challenges being reported was the lack of essential drugs. He was right to question why medicines were expiring when health facilities were crying for the same supplies. And the sooner the culprits are identified and taken to task the better. In fact, we are glad that Auditor-General Dick Chellah Sichembe has stepped in, stressing the need for timely action to be taken on all audit issues as not doing so may be to the detriment of the people and the country. Dr Sichembe noted that in the 2016 Auditor General’s Report, mention was made of various drugs such as anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), laboratory reagents, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria drugs worth K66, 801, 022 involving K1, 763 transactions which were kept at a rented warehouse in Makeni, Lusaka had expired and had not been disposed of as of June 2017. Quite clearly, this is a cancer that must be ended once and for all for the health sector to tick and deliver as envisaged by Government.

TOP hiding behind the curtain of being “activists” when you are agents of the opposition recruited to advance destructive agendas, Patriotic Front (PF) national chairperson Samuel Mukupa has charged. He said evil schemes by the opposition aimed at destabilising the nation in an effort to advance hidden agendas would hit a snag. Mr Mukupa was reacting to sentiments by governance activist, Brebner Changala that

State House had become a source of corruption. He said the ruling party leadership was aware that some opposition political parties had come up with strategies of championing malicious propaganda. “We know these people who hide in the name of activists when they are politicians aligned to a political party. These are destructors and nothing else,” Mr Mukupa said. He said the PF leadership would concentrate on matters that would benefit Zambians and help the party to retain power. And Mr Mukupa urged

Zambians to channel their energies towards productive issues and stop lawlessness. He said Zambians who had taken the route of insulting the Presidency should immediately stop. Mr Mukupa said people needed to focus on contributing to national development. “We need to be productive as Zambians instead of being useless people who cannot have respect for their leaders. “So my advice that instead of you waking up and start insulting the office of the President, focus on being productive so that this country can move forward,” Mr Mukupa said.

Military recruitment concluded Tullow Oil disappoints North Chamber By NOEL IYOMBWA

THE recruitment processes in the defence forces have been concluded and training has commenced, Defence Minister Davis Chama has disclosed. Mr Chama said contrary to social media speculation that the recruitment exercise which started last year had been postponed, the exercise was concluded and recruits were already in respective training locations. He said in an interview that the Ministry of Defence does not communicate on social media but use credible channels. Mr Chama said the exercise was advertised last year and that later on medical examinations were conducted. Mr Chama said the

Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force and the Zambia National Service all had their own programmes for

commencement of training for recruits. Meanwhile, Mr Chama has warned the public to be cautious of conmen who are swindling people of their hard earned money. He observed that there has been a lot of people on social media who were obtaining money from unsuspecting citizens desperately in need of employment. Mr Chama warned perpetrators that the law would catch up with them. "We have been warning the general public against these conmen who are swindling members of their hard-earned money. Last year, the Ministry of Defence embarked on a recruitment exercise for defence personnel where thousands applied.

Stop crying, UPND told By KALOBWE BWALYA THE UPND has realised that they shot themselves in the foot by rejecting the constitutional amendment bill no 10 of 2019 which would have given them what they are crying for now, the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) president Robert Mwanza has said. Mr Mwanza said UPND went to great lengths to ensure that Bill 10 did not pass in Parliament and even celebrated its demise and should therefore not cry now for killing any prospect of amending the Public Order Act. He said UPND and its cohorts of civil society organisations achieved their aim and with it, killed any prospect of amending the Public Order Act. He advised the UPND to live with their result of their actions, “they made the bed, so let them lie in it.” And PF Deputy Media Director, Antonio Mwanza has told the Daily Nation that the opposition party was now crying for the amendment of the Public Order Act, which they rejected by boycotting and de-campaigning the process to amend the constitution. “They are now crying for the amendment

of the Public Order Act, they have forgotten that they boycotted and de-campaigned the process to amend the constitution and the POA,” Mr Mwanza said. “UPND are a conflicted and interesting bunch who seem not to know where they are going or coming; they do not know whether they are turning or heading straight. In fact, they do not question anything as long as it is coming from ba Sammy; when ba Sammy says “jump” they don’t ask, “why” they just ask, “how high,” they should jump,” Mr Mwanza said. Mr Mwanza said it was clear Mr Hichilema was holding the entire party hostage and no one was allowed to question anything. “Everyone is forced or manipulated to obey without murmuring any divergent view,” he said. Mr Mwanza said UPND was now crying for the amendment of the Public Order Act when they had a chance to do so but they shot down Bill 10 and the entire legal and institutional reform process purely out of malice. He advised UPND leaders to stop politics of bitterness and hatred and start using common sense because, “we may belong to different political parties but we are surely one Zambia, one Nation.”

By PETER SICHALI OIL explorations in Northern Province should be expedited so that it can contribute to economic recovery and create jobs, says Northern Province Chamber of Commerce president John Zulu Mr Zulu said Northern Chamber was concerned about the delay to complete oil exploration in the region. He noted that oil was an important commodity that could help grow the country’s economy and create the much needed jobs. The country’s economy, he said, had been drastically affected by Covid-19 and that there was need to use every available resource to grow the economy.

Mr Zulu “Government engaged Tullow Oil to undertake exploration in the northern circuit but not much has been done in terms of updating the nation on where we are,” Mr Zulu said it was unfortunate that fuel explorations in the province that were launched years ago had not been concluded. “Government engaged Tullow Oil to undertake exploration in the northern circuit but not much has been done in terms of updating the nation on where we are,” Mr Zulu said. Mr Zulu said fuel and has readily available market and can be one of the major foreign exchange-earner alongside copper and gold. “We appeal to Government to speed up oil exploration in this region because it can help grow the economy and solve most of the challenges,”Mr Zulu said.

DAILY

Wednesday February 10, 2021

MORE DEMAND HH PROBE

…‘Govt infiltrated by sell-outs’

By NATION REPORTER AW enforcement agencies should take interest in fraud allegations raised by Ms Edith Nawakwi against UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema as there are sellouts in Government that are shielding him from prosecution, stakeholders have demanded. Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD) executive director, Samuel Banda, said the allegations should be taken with the seriousness they deserve because they involve an individual who is aspiring to lead the country. “We note with concern, the revelations by Ms Nawakwi that one Hakainde Sammy Hichilema, had been engaged in criminal fraudulent activities. We are

Audit queries must be acted on, says Auditor -General By NATION REPORTER THERE is need for timely action to be taken on all audit issues as not doing so may be to the detriment of the citizens and the country, Auditor General Dick Chellah Sichembe has said. Dr Sichembe said in the 2016 Auditor General’s Report, mention was made of various drugs such as anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), laboratory reagents, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria drugs worth K66, 801, 022 involving K1, 763 transactions which were kept at a rented warehouse in Makeni, Lusaka had expired and had not been disposed of as of June 2017 stated the report. He said he supported the recent action taken by the Minister of Health on the issues concerning the expired drugs and failure to dispose of expired drugs among others. “The public may wish to know that the issue of expired drugs was raised by the Office in the Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of the Republic for the financial year ended 31st December 2016,” he said. Dr Sichembe also commended the Secretary to Cabinet and the Secretary to the Treasury on the timely disciplinary action taken on erring officers cited in the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.

aware this is not the first time that criminal allegations have been raised against Mr Hichilema. “They must be taken with the seriousness they deserve because they involve an individual who aspires to lead the country in future,” said Mr Banda in an interview. Mr Banda also said setting up an inquiry into the privatisation of national assets was still the answer to helping Zambians hold accountable persons who were involved in criminal activities. And Zambian Republican Party president Wright Musoma said there were sell-outs in Government that were shielding Mr Hichilema from prosecution. Mr Musoma said it was unfortunate that law enforcement agencies had failed to arrest and prosecute Mr Hichilema despites accusers providing overwhelming evidence. He said the shielding of Mr

Mr Hichilema Hichilema was evidence that there were traitors within the system, the reason even confidential documents were being leaked.

Mr Musoma has since called on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and police to fish out sellouts dining with the opposition.

Funding hitches holding up procurement of neonatal intensive care unit tools, parley told By SILUMESI MALUMO THE procurement of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit equipment countrywide has stalled due to non-availability of funds, Minister of Health Jonas Chanda has said. Dr Chanda said the equipment was meant to improve the service delivery in infant incubators, ventilators, patient monitors, and infusion pipes among others. He was responding to Solwezi Central Member of Parliament Stafford Mulusa who wanted to know whether the government

had any plans to procure new equipment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University Teaching Hospital, and if so, when the plans would be implemented and what equipment would be procured and if there were no such plans, why. The minister said Government knew the importance of the equipment for various hospitals but resources had been a challenge. He told Parliament yesterday that the procurement process which had stalled for some time now would be resumed once

resources were available. Dr Chanda said the government had not abandoned the procurement of the equipment because it was very important. “Government has advanced plans to procure new equipment for Neonatal intensive care units countrywide including University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. “Mr Speaker, the procurement process was commenced and reached an advanced level but has stalled due to none availability of funds. The process will be resumed as soon as the funds are available.

ConCourt to rule on Dipak’s loans matter April 9 By GRACE CHAILELESOETSA THE Constitutional Court has set April 9, this year as the date for judgment in a matter where former Commerce Minister, Dipak Patel is challenging the failure by Government to present all loan agreements to Parliament for approval before they are signed. A panel of Constitutional Court judges which included its president, Hildah Chibomba, her vice Anna Sitali, Mungeni Mulenga, Palan Mulonda and Professor Margarete Munalula dispensed with the hearing of the matter yesterday and set April 9, 2021 as the date they would deliver their judgement in this matter. Mr Patel sued the Minister of Finance Bwalya Ng’andu and the Attorney General as the respondents. He is challenging the failure by the government to present all loan agreements to Parliament for approval before they are signed. He argued that it is a constitutional requirement under Article 63(2)(d) that the National

Assembly must approve all public debt. Mr Patel wants the court to make a declaration that the contraction of debts by respondents without prior approval by the National Assembly is an illegal abrogation of the Constitution. He said that there has indeed been failure, neglect and refusal by the defendants to obtain prior approval of the National Assembly before contracting public debt as the provisions of the constitution requiring such approval have been in full effect since January 2016. However, the State in its answer to the petition urged the court not to grant the reliefs Mr Patel was seeking arguing that section 3 and 7 of the Loans and Guarantee Authorisation Act number 366 of the laws of Zambia does not require government to obtain any form of approval from the National Assembly as claimed. But Mr Patel stated that it was clear, blatant, flagrant and willful refusal and neglect to follow and uphold the constitution by the respondents and this must be redressed by the court granting the

reliefs prayed for in the petition When the matter came up for hearing yesterday, Solicitor General, Abraham Mwansa informed the panel that parties in the matter (petitioner and defendant) had agreed to rely on the documents filed on the record before court. Mr Mwansa said that being the case, the parties would rely on the witness statements that have been filed into court and would not cross examine the witness. He said that this would mean that the court would them proceed to tender its judgement based on the content of witness statements before court. Mr Patel’s lawyers confirmed to the court it was an agreement by the parties. In her ruling, Ms Justice Chibomba said “Upon hearing counsel for the respondent and petitioner we do accept your proposal that you will rely on the files on court record and that the court shall determine based on those documents on record. Trial is dispensed with and matter is reserved for judgment on April 9, 2021.”

HOME NEWS

‘Stop tribal voting’ From Page 3

Mr Wina said the nation was founded on the principle of One Zambia, One Nation and therefore no politician should be allowed to divide the nation on tribal or regional lines. He said leaders should not earn votes from electorate based on ethnicity because development could be hampered when wrong leaders were ushered into office. "The regional voting that we witnessed in 2016 should not be allowed to repeat itself because it has potential to divide the nation and deter national development," Mr Wina said. Mr Wina said as the country goes for general elections this year,

Zambians should vote for their leaders on merit and not on tribal grouping. He said Zambians should vote for leaders based on their party manifestos without looking at the region they came from as long as they were Zambians. "It would have been very difficult for this country to attain real Independence with the kind of tribalism and regionalism we are witnessing today," Mr Sikota said. He said politicians should work toward developing Zambia as a united force. Mr Wina said it would be difficult for the country to achieve economic development with tribalism at the core.

Mining sector cries over high taxes By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE mining industry has cried foul at not benefitting from the current booming copper prices due to the “unfavourable” tax regime in place. However, the sector hopes that President Edgar Lungu will this Friday set a date for the mining “indaba” during his State of the Nation Address. in the National Assembly. London copper hit a onemonth high on Tuesday on United States stimulus hopes, tight supplies and a weaker dollar that made greenbackpriced metals cheaper to holders of other currencies. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose as much as 1.1 percent to $8, 126.50 a tonne, its highest since January 8, 2021 while the mosttraded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 1.7 percent to US$9, 236.66 a tonne. Despite the increase in copper prices, the mining industry has said the sector was not benefitting due to the current tax regime as it was biting. In an interview, Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) Chief Executive Officer, Sokwani Chilembo, said the current tax regime was not favourable as it meant that the higher the copper prices, the higher the taxes. “We have a lot of things going on internally so we are just working on the usual. Miners are still disadvantaged even if the copper prices are doing wee, you think people are quiet, people are fighting to stay alive, it is a struggle, it is not easy,” Mr Chilembo said. Currently, mineral royalty rate payable is 5.5 percent of the norm value, when the copper price is less than US$4, 500 per tonne, 6.5 percent of the norm

value, when the norm price of copper is US$4, 500 per tonne but less than six US$6, 000. They are also payable 7.5 percent of the norm value, when the norm price of copper is US$6, 000 per tonne but less than seven thousand US$7,500, 8.5 percent of the norm value, when the norm price US$7,500 per tonne but less than US$9,000 and 10 percent of the norm value, when the norm price of US$9, 000 per tonne or greater. Meanwhile, Mr Chilembo said the mining industry had a lot of issue to deal with and so the sector was only waiting for the date of the indaba to be set. Mr Chilembo regretted that the sector had not yet been given a date for the indaba where critical issues such as the current mining tax regime was a top issue. He hoped that the date would be set as President Lungu addressed the nation this Friday as it was important for the sector to hold the indaba. “We have got a lot of issues, we are just waiting for the indaba that is all. We are waiting. The indaba is in the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP). “It is not us who requested for it. We are hopeful that the indaba date will be given. That is all. Mining tax regime will be tabled once the indaba is set,” Mr Chilembo said. President Lungu during the launch of the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) announced that Government will hold a mining sector indaba within the first quarter of 2021, with a view to putting in place and implementing a stable Mining Tax regime so as to increase investment. The indaba will be spearheaded by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry and Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development.

Wednesday February 10, 2021

HOME NEWS

IRATE CLEARING AGENTS BLAST ZRA

…for restricting cargo to railways system By ANDREW MUKOMA

LEARING agents at the Victoria Falls Border Post in Livingstone have threatened to protest if the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) does not categorise which type of goods will be carried by wagons and those by trucks. The agents demanded that ZRA should come up with a list of goods which should be exported and imported using the railway transport and those by road transport.

ZRA has issued a Statutory Instrument No. 115 of 2020 which restricts the importation and exportation of all commercial cargo by road through the Victoria Falls Border but only by rail transport. This means that commercial cargo intended for import and export using the road will have to use alternative entry and exit points such as Kazungula and Chirundu Border facilities. The measure is meant to preserve the Victoria Falls Bridge and also bring sanity to Livingstone,

Zambia's Tourist Capital. But the decision by the ZRA has not gone well with clearing agents at the border facility. They have complained that the decision was not good as it would send most of them out of employment because there was only one company which clears the wagons while fixed trucks are cleared by different clearing agents. Chairman for the agents at the border, Mr Siwakwi told the Daily Nation that it was not all the goods that could be transported by rail but

some were transported by road. Therefore, Mr Siwakwi pleaded that ZRA should come up with a list of goods which could be allowed to move by road through the Vic toria Falls Border Post. "We will have a problem, actually it is not a good thing but on Monday, we managed to talk to the assistant commissioner who emphasised that it is only selected goods that will be carried by wagons. "So, we will wait and see what will happen but if it is all the goods, then we will protest," he warned.

ROAD TRANSPORT AND SAFETY AGENCY PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENT TO WEAR A FACE MASK ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT All passengers and public transport operators are hereby advised of their legal obligation to wear a face mask on public transport and follow all Public Health guidelines to mitigate the risk of the spread of the coronavirus in line with Statutory Instrument No. 22 of 2020 – the Public Health (Infected Area) (Coronavirus Diseases 2019) Regulation 2020. Therefore, the following measures must be observed to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus on public transport: 1. It is a requirement for all passengers to wear face masks when using public transport (Buses or Taxis); 2. School pupils using public transport or school transport must wear face masks when on board; 3. Drivers, conductors and the bus crew are required to provide information by explaining the compulsory requirement on wearing face masks on public transport and ensuring that passengers oblige; 4. Drivers should refuse to carry a passenger who fails to wear a face mask when boarding a bus or taxi; and 5. Passenger transport operators are required to take all reasonable measures to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus on their premises, which includes vehicles. They have a part to play in keeping people safe while travelling.

Cut fuel procurement costs, Govt told By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

TAXES that govern the petroleum procurement system should be revisited to eliminate any expensive acquirement procedures of the commodity, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has suggested. Eliminating any expensive procurement procedures will allow greater competition in the market, says PMRC Executive Director, Bernadette DekaZulu. She said in a statement that the long-term solution for the petroleum sector in Zambia was to liberalise it. Ms Deka-Zulu said this however required that Government reformed the controls and taxes that governed the petroleum procurement system. “Oil Marketing Companies of the private sector need to be responsible for the procurement of the country’s petroleum needs. “This may reduce the financial burden on the Treasury and possibly free up resources to other sectors,” Ms Deka-Zulu said. Furthermore, Ms DekaZulu urged Government to stiffen measures to ensure that there was uninterrupted flow of petroleum products

All passenger transport operators and bus drivers are guided to ensure that the information contained herein, is followed and displayed in a prominent place on a bus or taxi and facilities such as bus stops and bus stations, whenever feasible. The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) is on high alert to ensure total compliance on the outlined measures to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus among the travelling public. It is an offence not to wear a face mask on public transport. Kindly take this as official notification. For any queries contact the RTSA on 0211228798 or Email askrtsa@rtsa.org.zm or visit Facebook/askrtsa.com or website: www.rtsa.org.zm Authorised for display and publication by: February, 2021

The Head – Public Relations For/ Director and Chief Executive Officer Road Transport and Safety Agency 7th Floor, Premium House LUSAKA

Date: 1 0 th

DAILY

into Zambia to guarantee supply and ensure stable and predictable prices. Meanwhile, Ms DekaZulu stressed the need for Government to consider other measures that would stabilise the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) revenue collection and not further tighten the fiscal space. She observed that the move by Government to introduce Value Added Tax zero rating on fuel importation would reduce the ZRA tax revenue base. “The idea behind the amendment was to lower the price of petrol and diesel for ease accessibility by the people. “In this case, consumers are able to purchase fuel at a cheaper rate that will eventually increase the demand for fuel enabling suppliers to continuously stock fuel in their depots,” Ms Deka-Zulu said. She also emphasised that the refinery and the pipeline needed to be addressed. These assets, she said, were all over 30 years old and required some investment to make them more efficient. “At present, the refinery’s production can only meet 50 percent of national demand,” Ms Deka-Zulu said.

Ms Deka-Zulu

Covid-19 admissions drop By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

THE country has started witnessing a reduction in the number of admissions of Covid-19 patients across the country, Health Minister Jonas Chanda has announced. Dr Chanda however stressed that the number of those requiring oxygen in the health facilities was still high. He was speaking during the Covid-19 update in Lusaka yesterday. He called for continued compliance with the health guidelines if the pandemic was to be curtailed. Dr Chanda warned that schools, colleges and universities

that would be found breaching health guidelines would be closed without hesitation. He reported that in the last 24 hours, 12 people died, bringing the cumulative number of Covid-19 related deaths to 881 while the country recorded 1, 037 new cases out of 6, 173 tests done bringing the number of cases to 64, 610 since the disease broke out in March last year. A total of 1, 190 patients were discharged from both the health facilties and community management. The active cases across the country stands at 5, 410 with 267 on oxygen therapy and 47 in a critical condition.

DAILY

NAIROBI - For the second consecutive month, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) surpassed its revenue collection target, managing US$142 million against a target of US$138 million. This was a 6.7 percent growth over the same period last year. The performance rate was 102.6 per cent, and surpassed their target for the first month of the year by US$3.53 million. In December, the taxman brought home more than US$166 million in taxes, beating

Wednesday 10, February 2021

Extra Business

| 7

KRA STARTS YEAR ON HIGH AS JAN REVENUE COLLECTION PASSES TARGET

the US$164 million target - a performance rate of 101.3 per cent. KRA attributed the two months’ positive performance to the resurgence of the economy. According to the Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the economy contracted by 1.1 per ent in the third quarter of 2020, which

was an improvement from a contraction of 5.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020. “In addition, the relaxation of the stringent Covid-19 containment measures, the implementation of the Post Covid-19 economic recovery strategy 2020-2022 by the government and the sustained implementation of enhanced compliance efforts by KRA

in the month of January 2021 have continued to drive this performance,” said KRA Commissioner General James Mburu. In the month, taxes on international trade boosted collection of the Customs and Border Control Department to US$54.9 million, a growth of 9.7 per cent, and a revenue surplus of US$6.053 million. “The customs revenue was

achieved through a sustained daily average of non-oil revenue at US$1.7 million compared to US$1.744 million in December 2020, which was the highest ever daily average collection for customs revenue. Exemptions and remissions in customs declined by 4.8 percent, positively impacting the revenue base by US$283 million.” The domestic taxes also

registered an improved performance at 97.1 per cent of the target, which, albeit short of hitting the monthly target, was the best return since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The department recorded an improved growth of five per cent in January 2021 after suffering a decline of 10.4 per cent in December 2020.– THE STANDARD, Kenya.

spending indicate the maximum that you must spend. Spending less on these translates into more money for other financial goals and eventualities, particularly during this difficult time.

Labour Court dismisses SAA unions’ back pay application JOHANNESBURG - The urgent application by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) in the Labour Court was dismissed on Monday because the judge was “not persuaded that the court has jurisdiction over significant elements of the two unions’ claims.” The claims relate both to the conduct of the business rescue practitioners in their capacity as such, and the conduct of SAA as an employer. The unions wanted to force the state-owned airline’s business rescue practitioners to pay those of their members who have not yet accepted a three-month back pay offer by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) within seven days of a court order in this regard.

Numsa and Sacca argued that their members who did not sign the three-month settlement agreement should also get paid what other SAA employees - who did sign the agreement - received in December 2020 when the DPE made money available for that purpose. The unions also argued that they at least want their members to also get the three months’ back pay paid to the others, but without waiving their rights to the rest of the back pay. SAA and its rescue practitioners argued that the money made available to the rescue practitioners by the DPE in November 2020 came with strict conditions, which required employees to agree to a compromise regarding the settlement of the back pay issue. - FIN24.

Castle, Black Label maker SAB pleads for tax break JOHANNESBURG - South African Breweries (SAB) has asked government not to increase the industry’s excise tax, following months of bans on the sale of alcohol. The maker of Castle and Carling Black Label and made its plea ahead of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech this month. In a series of social media posts, the beer maker said the sector’s value chain supports 22, 300 jobs in the agricultural sector and procures products from 1, 000 farmers. The alcohol industry has been affected by the three liquor sales bans government imposed between 2020 and this year, to limit trauma cases at hospitals and keep beds free for Covid-19 patients, with the latest being lifted earlier this month. Alcohol producers pay the South African Revenue Service about R2.5 billion in excise duties for imported and local products and were given a 90-day reprieve last year after not being able to trade. But SAB says any increase of the tax this year will have an impact on the sustainability of the industry and the economy. In 2019, the industry contributed R72 billion to the fiscus through VAT and excise tax, but not being able to trade resulted in the government losing 28 percent of the industry’s excise tax contribution - reducing it from R47 billion in 2019/20 to R34 billion in 2020/21. SAB has cancelled investments valued at R2.5 billion because of the ban and is taking on the government in court to challenge the constitutionality of its decision, saying that 165, 000 out of the one million livelihoods supported by the industry have lost their incomes. - FIN24.

Financial Peace Amid The Covid -19 Era … 50 – 30 – 20 Golden Rule, Your Trusted ‘Tool’! case, you may want to adjust what you are spending in your WANTS category, or it may call for you to find alternative accommodation which fits your budget. Please remember that like anything else that we do in life, simple as the 50 – 30 - 20 rule is, it requires your commitment and sticking to it to work for you.

Maria Karima

Head - Corporate Affairs & Marketing Investrust Bank Plc Dear Reader, We trust that you and your wonderful family are well and that you are keeping safe during this challenging time as we continue to fight the Covid – 19 pandemic. Please be sure to follow all the health guidelines stipulated by the Ministry of Health. Such challenging times call for our preparedness to help mitigate the pandemic’s adverse effects at both the national and individual levels. At an individual level, we need to ensure that we try as much as possible to put monies aside ‘somewhere’ so that we are ready to face the unexpected. You may need to help yourself, your immediate family member and/or extended family and friends. It is for this reason that in today’s story, we remind you about the golden rule of budgeting so that you do not only financially plan for the rest of the year accordingly but also that you always ensure to put some money aside for you to be able to withstand monetary ‘pressure’ that comes with unplanned eventualities. Budgeting remains key in our pursuit of Financial Freedom. It is an important part of Money Management, and there are several ways of executing this. While some ways are somewhat complicated and require spreadsheets and sometimes professional help by financial planners, we share with you a simple kind of budgeting; it is a tactic called 50 – 30 -20 rule. It teaches us how to allocate money towards various expenses efficiently by breaking spending into categories, namely NEEDS, WANTS and SAVINGS. It also states how much money you should spend per category. First Things First It would be best if you established how much you make after-tax (your real money) after which you will have to track your spending so that you know exactly where your money goes. This calls for a serious and honest assessment of your spending habits. Doing this will give you a clearer picture of how much you allocate to these categories, and it will accord you the opportunity to make necessary and appropriate changes. Suppose, for instance; you are experiencing challenges with affording your monthly rentals. In that

Struggle Is Real – Not A Show Stopper Most of us express concerns about having inadequate surplus money to save after spending on the NEEDS category. Clearly, Saving’s subject touches most of us in various ways, and it should because it matters, it is truly not an option but a ‘must-do’ in our lives. This means that we need to make an effort to save something no matter how little we feel our money is. We know that mastering how to manage your money each month can be a daunting exercise. It calls for a thorough analysis of your income and expenditure and sometimes making tough decisions regarding how you spend your money. Learning from other peoples’ spending and saving ‘secrets’ is recommended, but we strongly advise that you create your own plan because your income and spending are unique. For this reason, you have to be true to yourself regarding your financial status and goals. The good news is that you need not be a budget or financial guru neither do you need sophisticated methods or spreadsheets to master your Smart Spending and Saving skills. Like stated earlier, the 50 – 30 – 20 golden rule of saving/spending money is simple and easy to use. The Magic 50 – 30 - 20 Numbers In Detail 50% - Living expenses and essentials This accounts for 50% of your income after tax, and it represents the NEEDS category. It takes care of your living expenses and other essentials. These include your rent, utilities, groceries and transportation for work/school for you and your children. Spending anything above 50% is clearly living beyond your means, avoid this by all means! 30% - Flexible/discretionary spending This accounts for all things that you spend money on that are not essential, it represents the WANTS category and takes care of spend on things like ‘leisure’ coffee, dining out, vacations, tickets for movies or concerts and shopping. These are expenses to do with those things that you purchase which you want, but you don’t necessarily need. 20% - Financial goals The third category is SAVINGS. It is made up of 20 per cent of your income; this is money that should be allocated towards savings, or money put away as part of an emergency fund, as well as investments or debt-reduction payments. You must ensure to spend 20% of your income to attain your financial goals. Spending more on/in this category is encouraged, but spending less must be avoided at all costs. Choose To Be Smart! Please always remember that the percentages for essentials and flexible

Step By Step Tips Of Living The 50 - 30 - 20 Budget Dear Reader, so now you know about this golden rule. The next step is for you to begin to budget/spend accordingly. Make it your business to follow the tips below: 1. Begin by understanding your current financial status: if in employment, carefully analyse how much you are taking home each month and how you are spending it to determine what the 50 – 30 – 20 rule represents for you. If you are selfemployed, the rule is the same, always ensure that you cautiously track your earnings and understand your average monthly income to budget accordingly. 2. Track your spending: this is a challenging task but key in good Financial Management. This requires you to account for every coin you get, from money spent on purchasing big items such as furniture to something small like money you spend on buying sweets or a drink as you go about doing your errands. 3. Categorise your 50 – 30 - 20: having successfully executed tip number 2, you now have to ensure that you strictly adhere to these numbers in the way you spend. This process calls for your total honesty regarding your financial situation and spending habits. If you are overspending, especially on items you want but do not need, please be quick to make adjustments. This can be painful, but you will be glad later in life that you went through it all. Cut back on your wants for you to save more. 50-30-20 Rule Endorsed At Investrust Bank Plc (IBP), we highly recommend this rule for the following reasons: 1. It is simple and easy to use. It allows you to pay your bills, add to your savings and enjoy the freedom to use some money just for fun. Yes, just for fun as long as you are strict with your budget and you spend accordingly and within your budget. 2. It is a good starting point for those who experience budget challenges. 3. There are no uncertainties because action steps are clear and easy to follow. This can help you get consistent with your spending habits and ultimately help you attain your preferred financial goals. 4. It is flexible! You can bend and tailormake the percentages to suit you and your financial aspirations. Remember that this process is unique to you. 5. We have suitable products and services tailor-made to help you execute the 50 – 30 – 20 rule with ease. Please call on any of our branches nearest to you now and be on your way to attaining your Financial Freedom in record time! Dear Reader, we trust that this story will help you to get started with your life-changing Money Spending and Saving journey if not on this path yet. We wish you and your loved ones well. Remember to stay safe and clear of Covid – 19. Until then, be blessed and be a blessing to others!

For comments or questions email maria.karima@investrustbank.co.zm

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

Send an email to dailynation@ymail.com

You can also send contributions on any topic. Anonymity when requested will be granted. Send your text message to: 0967 697056 / 0954 328223 / 0972 067699

UNION LEADERS MOURNED Dear Editor,

HE Ministry of Labour and Social Security wishes to convey its deepest condolences to the Walamba, Wakyembe and Chimpulumba families on the loss of former national chairman of Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) Mr. Timothy Walamba, MUZ vice president Mr. Robert Chimpulumba and president for Basic Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ), Mr. Felix Wakyembe who at the time of his death was a District Education Standards Officer (DESO). It is with great sadness and disbelief that the ministry learnt of the news of great unionists and leaders. In particular, Mr. Walamba will be remembered for his participation in the struggle for Zambia’s independence and a former national chairperson for MUZ. During his tenure he advocated for better conditions of workers in the country. And Mr. Chimpulumba will be remembered for his role in fighting for the better conditions of service and his selflessness in representing mine workers. In addition, Mr. Wakyembe’s contributions in bettering workers conditions and growth of the teaching

fraternity are highly valued and will be remembered for such an outstanding personality. The Ministry of Labour wishes the bereaved families and the labour movement the best and God’s strength as we continue mourning these champions of freedom in the labour sector. May God comfort the bereaved families, the miners, the teaching fraternity, and the entire country in this trying moment. CHANDA KAZIYA, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

UPND members dominate social media with insults

Dear Editor, FOLLOWERS of the United Party for National Development (UPND) have immensely contributed to the moral decay in our country by promoting the culture of insults and hate speech especially on social media.

The disgraceful events at ZAMSA requires decisive actions

this critical institution and it is unacceptable that the Operations Manager at ZAMSA can be so defensive as opposed to taking responsibility of the gross untold misery which this act would cause. It is inexcusable for the institution to claim they could not dispose of the expired drugs on account of the unavailability of funds. But one would wonder how the drugs even expired at the time there were deficits in the hospitals. Could it be the issue of over procurement or someone somewhere was not doing their work? This should not end here but more need to be done to hold the responsible persons accountable. As the former MSL transition into ZAMSA, the expectations are high as there is more that needs to be done to redeem the sector which is under public scrutiny. It is common knowledge that the health sector is well funded from proceeds realised from tax payers and the goodwill of donors. It is therefore a matter of public interest that more appraisal is done. We should also not forget the fact the happenings at the Ministry of Health and in the health sector at large is a fertile ground for political patronage. It is therefore possible that the political elements have infiltrated the institutions with the view to frustrate the efforts of Government. It is our expectation that the elements that are unpatriotic are weeded out of the system.

Dear Editor, THE recent revelation of drugs expiring in the shelves at the now Zambia Medicines and Medical Supply Agency (ZAMSA) comes with a sense of shock and make sad reading. We wonder why the critical institution can be caught in this web of wasteful expenditure. The waste of the drugs supply comes at the time the newly appointed Minister of Health, Dr. Jonas Chanda is settling down in the scandal-driven Ministry of Health. The nation is interested in knowing the extent of liability by the institutions that are charged with this important responsibility to principally handle the medical substances. We remember the former Health Minister, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya always maintained that the nation had enough medical supplies. We have a firm belief that Dr Chilufya’s assurance was from an informed point of regarding the sufficient medical stocks the nation had. The good effort and political will of the Government has regrettably been undermined by the institution responsible for the implementation of the policies. This is gross negligence on

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Lusaka.

Beans is lucrative business Dear Rditor, MARKET intelligence is very important in agriculture. As a farmer the goal is that for every unit of an agricultural product, it is a quality unit, produced at the least cost and fetching the best price on the market. Market intelligence is

It is quite saddening and disturbing that whenever a citizen passes a comment or opinion that does not sit well with UPND supporters, they unleash disrespectful remarks and insults which is so unfortunate in a country where adults are nurturing youths to be leaders of tomorrow. Zambians are quickly growing tired and fed up of the daily insults and hate speech coming from the opposition. We have seen insults on social media directed to the President, ministers, Members of Parliament,

traditional leaders, clerics, NGO leaders and other politicians outside UPND. In short no one in this country is safe from being belittled and one wonders if there are any elders in this party capable of condemning this vice and putting their house in order. The only time UPND supporters will respect and love you is when you are condemning the government, outside that, insults and disrespect awaits you. In Bemba we say, pakupoka ichinsenda kunkoko kunakilila, and ichikwanka bachimwena

kumampalanya. In courtship if your partner only appreciates you when you praise them and insult you when you differ with their opinion, just know that in marriage you will be a victim of GBV. We cannot go on as a nation tolerating this immoral lifestyle, it’s like the party is forcing itself down the throats of Zambians and whether we like it or not, we have to love them and support them. Where is democracy? UPND senior officials need to look into this matter seriously and take appropriate

very important as it helps accurately read the current situation and project future trends. A 5kg of dry beans is fetching K200, this is more than what a 50kg bag of maize would give you, 1, 000 by 50kg bags of dry beans will give you K2 million. These prices do not fluctuate much like tomatoes. I’m targeting 500 by 50kg bags of beans this coming farming season. I have done my research on beans production and I’m fully satisfied and confident of very good yield and profit. Sugar beans is even better. Let’s do this! SUNDAY CHANDA.

action. If UPND is going to lead this nation, let it be on merit but not to hold citizens at ransom. As a concerned citizen, I fear even for our children’s future because even face book now is like an X-rated platform only for adults due to the insults being generated by UPND supporters. We can no longer leave our children to research or study online for fear of coming across UPND insults. Please ba UPND twapapata sana put your house in order. NSAMA KEARNS.

MUSONDA

DAILY

Wednesday 10, February 2021

Human rights activist appeals court ruling By NATION REPORTER HUMAN rights activist Fredrick Chinsala has appealed to the Judge of Chambers against a ruling by High Court Deputy Registrar Katrina Walubita which favoured the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) where he sued it for breach of statutory provisions. In this matter, Human Rights and Amnesty Executive Director Fredrick Chinsala sued LAZ in 2017 claiming it breached its statutory obligation by dismissing his complaint against their member. Mr Chinsala stated that on July 1, 2008, he filed a complaint against lawyer Michael Banda of then Nanzila Advocates. But LAZ dismissed the complaint on grounds that there was no solicitor- client relationship between the parties and an appeal to the Honorary Secretary to review its ruling failed as LAZ stated that there was no new evidence to be determined. He stated that after appealing against the ruling of LAZ to the Ministry of Justice, the acting principal parliamentary counsel and permanent secretary legal informed him that his matter was receiving attention. Mr Chinsala said that the

LAZ committee ruling was set aside because the matter was heard de novo (new trial) from 27 July 2012 until it was closed on May 31, 2013. He was claiming among other compensation for loss and injury suffered by him occasioned by LAZ for breached statutory duty imposed by the Legal Practitioners Act , Chapter 30 of the laws of Zambia. He said he August 11, 2018,Mr Chinsala filed amended summons of statement of claim for leave of the Court to which LAZ opposed on August 27 by way of summons to set aside writ and statement of claim for irregularity. He said that on January 21, 2019, he opposed LAZ application but when the matter came up , the representative he sent to inform the Court about his absence on the material date. Arrived late and found the Court had deliberated on the matter and granted the application in favour of LAZ. On February 20, last year, Mr Chinsala filed into Court summons for leave to appeal to the judge at chambers against the order granted by the district registrar in his absence dated June 13, 2019 And he was granted the application around November, 2020 despite LAZ opposing it.

Home News

EXPIRED DRUGS: CRACK THE WHIP

…on erring officers By PRISCA LUMINGU-BANDA, SENIYA BANDA and ANDREW MUKOMA STAKEHOLDERS have called on Government to crack the whip on erring officers in connection with expired drugs at the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZMMSA) at the time health facilities are experiencing shortages. Essential drugs like hydrogen peroxide, insulin, aminophylline, eye drops and family planning pills microgyno are expired at ZMMSA. This came to light when Health Minister, Dr Jonas Chanda visited ZAMMSA on Monday. The PF in Livingstone Constituency has called for the sacking from public service of

officers responsible of the purchasing and stoking of the expired drugs at ZMMSA. Constituency youth chairman, Ikuka Muleta, told the Daily Nation in Livingstone that Government should punish officers involved in the scandal. Mr Muleta observed that it was because of such conducts by public servants that would make the Government look as though it did not care about citizens. “Such people are the ones making the government look unpopular. Let authorities deal with this issue firmly and with the attention it deserves,” Mr Muleta said. And Golden Progressive Party leader Jackson Silavwe said the findings are not only worrying but a clear case of unpatriotism when the majority of the citizens were dying due to non-availability of drugs. Mr Silavwe said it was unbelievable that essential drugs could expire on the shelves yet health facilities throughout the country experience perpetual shortages.

100 hectares of maize fields submerged

OVER 100 hectares of maize fields have been submerged in Libonda ward of Liuwa constituency in Kalabo district of Western province. Libonda ward councillor, Musiyalela Musiyalela said about 1,000 peasant farmers in the locality have been affected by the flash floods that have engulfed the whole ward in the constituency. Mr Musiyalela said there was looming hunger in the ward as the affected peasant farmers only depended on maize as their staple food. The civic leader said people in his ward were facing difficulties fishing has been curtailed as in accessing food to feed their Government has imposed a fish families adding that their once ban. source of livelihood which was Mr Musiyalela appealed to

PUBLIC NOTICE

“It is unbelievable that essential drugs can expire on the shelves of medical stores and yet hospitals and health facilities throughout the country experience perpetual shortages whilst patients are dismissed with mere prescriptions,” Mr Silavwe said. He has also called on Government to firstly make known to the nation the contents of the report Health Minister had requested from the acting Director of ZMMSA. And the Biomedical Union of Zambia has demanded that all the officers involved in such acts should be fired. Union president Daniel Mwimbe said it was cruel for officials at ZMMSA to allow drugs to go to waste when people were being given prescription due to nonavailability of medicines at various health facilities. “It is unfortunate drugs went to waste when most Zambians were in dire need of the medical suppliers,” he said

the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to quicken the distribution of relief food in order to cushion the

hunger before lives were lost in the ward. Meanwhile, Kebby Kabisa of Makono royal village said the bursting of the Zambezi River has caused havoc to many farmers in the Bulozi plains. Mr Kabisa said peasant farmers in the area could not manage to salvage their crops as the flow of water from the mighty Zambezi River was unexpected. He said the most affected areas in the ward included Libonda Royal palace of Her Chieftaincy Mboanjikana, Namweti, Makono, Ikatulamwa, Mukola and Mwandi among others.- ZANIS

Rufunsa farmer demands cows from State By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA A RUFUNSA farmer has sued the State, demanding compensation for allegedly slaughtering his pregnant cows. Mr Joe Enipa Daka said the police used the proceeds from his cows to repair a motor vehicle belonging to Chongwe Police Station. The farmer now wants the Lusaka High Court to order the State to compensate him for the three slaughtered pregnant cows and one missing pregnant cow. Mr Daka wants the State to pay him damages, interest on the sum awarded, costs of and incidental to the action. He has cited the Attorney General as a defendant in the matter. In his claim, Mr Daka stated that around December 25, 2009, his herdsman was out heading cattle on his farm in Rufunsa when it began to rain heavily. The shepherd was unable to herd four cows to the Kraal owing to their pregnant state. Mr Daka stated that the herdsman did not find the four cows when he returned to the place where they had been secured, prompting him to launch a search. He reported the matter to Chief Bundabunda. The plaintiff said in February 2010, the missing cows were reportedly spotted in Sinjela

FILE PHOTO : The farmer wants the Lusaka High Court to order the State to compensate him for the three slaughtered pregnant cows and one missing pregnant cow. area but he was unable to locate the missing cows when he followed up on the lead. Mr Daka stated that in March 2010, it was discovered that a woman was in possession of one of the cows while the other three had allegedly been slaughtered by the police about two weeks after they went missing in January 2010. He said that his attempts to identify the woman and secure the surviving cow which had since birthed a calf failed as she vanished after being allegedly assisted to relocate from the area by one police officer, a Mr Walawala. Mr Daka said he enquired with the Chongwe Police Station where he was told that the

police had authority to dispose of the animals if the owner could not be found. He said he was told that the cows were slaughtered to raise funds for repair of motor vehicle at the police station. Mr Daka stated that the enquiries proved futile, prompting him to file a complaint against a Mr Phiri with the Judicial Complaints Commission in June 2010. Mr Daka stated that the defendants’ actions and unjustified use of the proceeds realised from the sale of the carcasses has resulted in a reduction in the number of his cattle and caused him loss and damage.

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

DAILY

Congratulatory Message to the New Board Management and staff of the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), wishes to congratulate the new Board members on their well-deserved appointments. The Board members were appointed effective January 12, 2021 by the Honourable Minister of Transport and Communications Mr. Katotwe Kafwaya, MP, in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to the ICT Act No. 15 of 2009 and Statutory Instrument No. 21 of 2015. We wish them success and Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blessings as they steer the Authority to greater heights.

Mr. Frightone Sichone Chairperson

Ms. Celine Meena Nair Member

Mr. Yese Bwalya Member

Mr. Willie M. Muyambo Member

Mrs. Maureen B. Mwanza Member

Mr. Isaac Nonde Member

Mr. David Kasongo Member

Eng. Dunstan Chola Member

Eng. Patrick M. Mutimushi Member

Advancing the Nation to a Digital Society

Mr. Benaiah M. Mupenda Authority Secretary

DA DAIL Sunday DAILY DAILY Sunday

NATION

Sunday Sunday 5 July, 2020 Wednesday Sunday Sunday 19 July, 2020 2021 10, February Wednesday 4, August October2020 2020 9, February 3, 2021

PROFESSOR MWIINE LUBEMBA ON SUNDAY (Not Paramount Chief Chitimukulu)

“BALLY WILL FIX IT”

SUNDAY NATION July 26, 2020

FEATURES MWINELUBEMBA Features |

7 Lifestyle Features Features 11|| V7 FEATURE 11

NAPSA SHOULD HAVE CREATED What youSEED probably don’t ACTUALLY, MR. HICHILEMA CASTOR …Our neglected Eco-friendly MORE JOBS WITH US$100M… HAS NO ECONOMIC know about Gold is PLAN urgent indigenous industrial crop Zambians embracing Big Lies about change, don’t they wonder why? Part II The UN COP 22 protocol pledged US$100 billion to eco-friendly industrial solutions. There exist additional financing mechanisms under resolution 61 to 67 of the 2016 UN COP 22 that our Finance Minister can tap into if his predecessors have not already depleted our allocation. US$100 billion

during the Covid-19 pandemic US$32m giving a national ca WITH the US$100 million, HERE are allofsorts Part I could HE Minister Fi-a era thehave citizens are entitled to good COUNTDOWN toabout elections ignored that simple oil value of US$320m yea NAPSA have built What is important for us per in Zam HAVE written Gold The Chinese also launched of to Bigreorganise Lies during T is nance, easy the US. Castor seed is a long to the formation bia of ricinoleic luxury lifestyles or guaranteed 12, 2021 has begun. truth too. As an engineer, I The castor oil valueit.additi aAugust robust chemicals and Dr Bwalya couple of times. Each time is not what is driving This numerous tax and financial supelection campaigns, WE have taken back our ourmuch industrial manuduration cropport taking aboutto prop acid, up thistheir is followed by an-just employment of their with understand thechoice prevailing bouquet includes useperceive as During this we pharmaceuticals not And attention isare paid. more than a flight measures and although Ng’andu has in-it cannot mines. itperiod, is a industry, good facturing structures six months from planting to other reaction that gives the The government takes it lightly, safe asset. And is not justina wa assumption that the government a starting rawit material Covid-19 hit economy. They are created many jobs, increased destined to hear words may bemany too early to a cushy living wage. feeling. We can now shelve all vited those with andwe incorporate a vigharvesting ofmeant the seed. sebacic acid andof a pharmaceutical bye prod- inflation though now restrictions combating inves to The minimise employee determine which will simplynot press “pause” and for cosmeti contributions tohave its been or heard and fancywasted phrases thatbe arethe canI have the years onfund, bickering orous import substitution castor seed price at 60 peruct alcohol. ideas they wish included biggest of the Big Lies in this to visit some just discovered Gold tors worldwide. layoffs and keep business afloat. on the economy throughout products, including bio lubric increased our non-traditional and pointing fingers at they past of an African country where malicious in the way programme with potential cent to 66 percent oil con- export Thisrevenue, process yields per- opting year’s election campaigns, we the pandemic period, throw mining It is55about out of a mon With decreased mistakes about who did what in the areas. 2021 Budget to do varieties, biodegradable exports by more than US$300 they have entitlement to cheap misrepresent reality and already have politicians who thousands out of work, shutdown to grow our economy in tent in 2019 season went cent sebacic acid which re-soaps,that And seeing how disorganised etary experiment benefitte the Chinese have put in many wrong and who benefitted. plastics, paints, and million every year within five so. He has already been to staple food or the citizens substitute fantasies that can have been claiming posleaps and bounds using loup 23 percentother to US$1, 300measures the gold mining ventures have hurt us andmore the rest quirestopurification to and about financial boost a few But what does itthe mean totoown businesses and then simply tide biodiesel amongst thano years, reduced reliance of any country I have visited win votes. sess divine power to “FIX” the Kasama last week and will 85 percent and above. The cal industrial crops. abecome, modern mining asset? ZCCHThe it would appear the Third World abandoning demand. per metric tonne and the over a few with social 700 products and start-up u of economy peasant farmers on FISP, and save usscope and "the where theypeople are entitled to three For instance, wethe are already answer is beyond IHThey have no clue about Gold and cash perpetual underdevelop The between entire world economycaninto by products beindustries used as offering hold greater, faster visit all provinces before oil price fluctuates transfer funds. high payin uplifted many rural dwellers working poor." of this bombarded page. being withtheallBank meals per day. mining for Gold,on and has been put on some form of ment. raw materials in biofuels overall future eco-friendly US$1, 600 and US$1, 800 per he embarks compiling This notion by economic employment opportunities to While there are working out of poverty, reduced So, we shall stick to the Yet in this life on planet earth, of Zambia are stillsocial showing zero Furthermore, it is not a flash i sorts ofall skewed media support ofonsort production with heaps of and other prodeconomic development pometric tonnelife depending poor over the world, some advisors that you can just dish rural and urban dwellers than imports of2021 cosmetics, skin the final Budget. basics. Assume you owned a serious interest. My advice is, the the pan tale. money plucked from thin air. And such are the things we need if literature explaining to us in ucts. tential for theMatero country. purity. have to work two jobs, are not out money from the social cash parking US$100m in “safe” and hair care products made Kantemba in thing and nobody you But the is, Horse has not yet all bolted. This Gold bull market has year tooneed muchtomoney always tends to they were possible to stay alive detail how weastime, are suffering working full not working transfer But we will add sold it to a Lebanese a long fund to everybody and haven risk-free Real Estate bio lubricants, and numerous knows for sure what 2021 Here is the thing. I have taken left to run. raise another problem of inflation very long, or not workingyou at all. and enjoy life to the fullest. under the bad leadership of value and produce sebactime ago in 2002 because things will be fine is not true. offering other industrial consumer holds for us. Due Covid-19 athe pause talking about And thatmarginal is what permutation I wanted t fears worldwide. These are nottoeco-friendmatters From the beginning time, Patriotic Front. ic acid and the price will go were notetc, making money from it of Our economists have of become in employment creation for w goods, etc, etc. the 2020 Budget wasdata thrown ly opinion. raw materials Castor Seed oil, you about a piece In another discussion last year, remind Our census make and in NAPSA fact it was costing you of when the from human raceYou didcannot not The other isbusiness the number up to US$3, 700 per metric detached reality. increased contributions onthw The model Bamboo Fibres, and everything wrote on January 27, 2013 on we detailed how the threats of into limbo before the new year it unmistakably clear. When it money especially in electricity tonne. It is clear when we gold prices. We very huntlegislate or produce itsand ownsolve food, free things we are money NAPSA relies on contributions fromis not page. desperately The story of depends German else because Gold issupposed urgent. Ifto just inflation raise comes toThe full-time year-around was born. year 2021 and salaries of mainly your start to manufacture sebacic itElections starved, or itturn went be entitled to byare virtue of being these The castor seed price at 60 workers, there more heads you have any doubts about Gold, discussed how Gold is inflation recalling things. survival.its Gold reserves from Zambians in employment. may out,toinwar the with long view of our history, to be even more important than going towho be an easy Budget relatives inoil the percent to internet 66worked percent conacid-based polyamides, theythreat of inflation the USA the other human beings for of Zambian households who born Zambian that have not Vaults had just come this is the era, it is easy. many we have had since the reintroduction of multiparty democracy elections in 1991. proof. So, the You see, the money from the NAPSA has parked hugeous Without many Zambian people in year as it will start from negaKantemba. tent 2019 season went uptop their food. will be costlierdriving but attractive fallin into that category insitting the we wrote; “The real stor Just type inwith the words “Gold the gold price higher ap- when been given to us. social cash transfer fund is only of money in many glorified re employment, NAPSA is a tive growth so many eco23five percent to of US$1, 300 earners per percent income producers sincetopresidential they behind Germany’s Gold News” into Google. pears be aare common crutch of THE LEBANESE valuable to the extent there are rare convenience services per- Lungu would probablytohave warehouses such as therecall Lev duck. The more Zambians are workers, or both. featured candiple, the Big Lie that everything nomic unknowns in a coronametric tonne and the oil price than intry the bottom 20proceed percent eco-friendlier crudetoday. WePark talked how the gol Please itbetween before you even And while You were also luckycontributions theUS$1, Good The roads working poor (goods will ex- haps living in their own house lost a free and fair election Political talk in dateanalysis atthan an election since 1964. has become a about matter of anchored life enough actual “things” Mall in Lusaka employed, the more fluctuates virus -read inyear. absolute numbers. market works and how we caa to this. I want us to be readthat does support part of the story fossil oil-based products. Lebanese promised to be ist all over the world. How far with water and electricity or 2016 and would lose a fair fight This should be a big lesson and death for change reminds 600 and US$1, 800 per metric and services) available for those on two large grocery shops Similarly, if we do not build NAPSA will take in. Ifhow Zambians ToAgreed, hear politicians tellaitmany that, For example, there was time profit from it. It is the same toda ing from thejobs, same page. today, is driving the yellow paying you part ofNAPSA the profits What isfor required is polittonne depending on purity. up the economic ladder can with mom, dad or relative? in August this year”? Of course, naïve what Zambians embracme of one of Aesop's Fables funds to buy. a few high-end boutiques in start losing will start shelter or houses or roads, we are all suffering under the during the colonial era when Zambians will loseinrelatives their jobs you FIX the working poor as If gratification. Your We saidwas thencarrying that Zambia you had typed the words metal is so more than The solution to this prob- it is meaningless to castical doubt Big Lies to start whythat. where imported a dog a ha will ing investment inmuch re- asking The more we lock down clothing. you could legitimately contrast losing contributors. we sure are going to have no PF when we should have been in 2021 as the coronavirus were happy working for Precious Metals Refinery situa gatherers of exotic seasonal lem, with political agitators, on an outcome that has last Friday Julycommunities 17,the 2020 at oc- and change not practiced by the are Allisworld economic experts pieceaof meat across a bridge. search development to theweek rich white production, the more stock of is to ignore the many working curred. We know the result theNdola industrialisation When contributions stop, shelter or houses or our roads and entitled tobecause all sorts ofyou goodies spreads? Or does anyone Lebanese they were wild fruits, vegetables and inwas same people by Looking down intoCopper the river, ed atIfthe Refiner 10.30 hours, asmanage I did, probaagreeable itcrop isholding not Without justreguinflation When we to instart growing the castor and the working black poor The NAPSA business model relies on contributions from Zambians in employment. many shrink, and more poor simply transitioning from free and fair. programme, promotion NAPSA will go bankrupt we shallwill suffer from thethe effects able to if feed their families ranging from luxury first world know we are through the sects-masuku-masau-infunlar genuine corrupt freehigher. elec- You he saw his plants shadow,were which ap-of bly would have ended upand with 5, “things” Both mothballed driving gold prices communities that were all subcrease the numbers of emin Zambia at a scale larger Zambian people in employment, NAPSA a sitting duck. The more Zambians employed, the our livingweather standards will worsen. local goods and services regardless ofofits investments you were happy because youecogo-mushrooms-inswa-molower income brackets on their To doubtisthe fairness of futions in their ownare parties? peared toprecious him as metals another dogtreate worst part the world bad or having no lifestyles, full employment and 100, 000, results in 0.52 secThe plant to look the short jected to000 racial oppression. But of ployed Zambians, especially thanlosing FISP jobs, forhave maize towill bebeyond more contributions NAPSA will take in. If Zambians start NAPSA startunderstand losing carrying No number of zeros added to and employment in these were no longer responsible for in risk-free brick and mortar pani worms-(finkubala)? way up and we have exama larger piece of meat. nomic supply chain disrupslimes, the residue from the refin onds. That is 5.1 billion results. term thinking and good roads. a guaranteed living wage, that time is long gone. of To make business sense, Mopani needs the increasing numbers able to due match three the growing contributors. your relatives’ welfare. of many Zambians like reAttacking thethe "other" dog, he free government handout ples can becopper the indicator, projects. Butyou for employees totheis those years? cating revenue from tax 3.0 percent, but suddenly months. Thisasfigure will ingshops ing world economy process of cathode Obviously, do not have what replaced gold money tions resulting from the coroNevertheless, the image Of course, I have been cheap mealie meal that would to expand itsthe production capacity. This oxidation method youths leaving secondary castor seed oil global conSuddenly athem few years today, the story ofcan’t President dropped his piece of meat intomore in many fields including the able raw material usedpredict in Edgar funds from thin air can change then the Levy Park Mall has This oxidation have secure jobs, they must Our first submission to the ceipts, we and go to unforeseen Covid-19, we change when Senate apthere will be a much from our copper smelters. time to read all. when US President Richard Nixstill politically useful, so you navirus? to someofcountries, some have guaranteed that weinhaveproduction qualifies for climate change schools and universities Lungu brought up by a poor the Lebanese comes along to the river and it was gone for sumption. Current copper production atitsMopani raw materials, the of ministry numerous Whenofthe “things” dwindle, aexpect Castornegative Bean farming value production face farmland drop overall living standards extraordinarily little an have employers. Minister Finance isof that asproduction are likely seeanswer that image in- that. frominone to themethod next qualifies growth. proves another US$3 trillion added ficult unwinding coming At height, it is produced Butsecure if youto Googled, I bet the on abandoned thelimited gold standard Of course, the to the individuals or groups people three square meals per day, mom amongst tell you that he will beagain unable good. under COP 22. Itanytime will volved inagain value chain proforthe climate change UN COP 22 no protocol Does Mr. Hichilema expect his strong support theThe people Southern, North-Western and some parts of total Western Province techniques, castor oil-based derivatives voked and by po-polymerisation slightly over 34, 000 metric tonnes per no of Covid-19 of hard-working addition business has, with more thanfunding a few hundred by enabling higher consumer negligible economic For secure employers to combined of 2021 sixgrowth metri first news item you got is not on August 15, 1971, and how that he amount prepares the 2021Bank Budget, in alphabetical order as in Based on base, the model first and sec-of that has already been apway in too… last question is also no…not thousands who have advanced Aesop's lesson is something to pay youto your profit share a flawless economic growth funding under be an eco-friendly (greener) duction feed our induspledged US$100 billion to litical candidates practicing and physical modifications which are valued chemicals �ontin�e to wor� har� on�e they ��her him in o�fi�e? Or will mo�t o� the�e �eo�le now a��me it i� their time eat �ree �oo�? � thi tonnes of gold and silver. Who let about the Gold price, you most replacement is failing us now. spending. apart from direct crude castor oil trees which they harvest and sell Zambia. flourish, they must have a secure he must not promise anything previous 55 annual Budgets ond laws in thermodynamproved by Congress. Now you know why th annum. The most recent average current by a long shot. to occupy higher private and to keep in mind as we embrace because he was not making COP 22. It will be rate, better infrastructure with aof biopolymers. But we leave in the value and cost-competitive protries, family incomes, edudivide and conquer politics, eco-friendly industrial solu-the chain industrial so. our gold and silver go out of th probably got mining-related It is all about loss of faith in Higher consumer spending export potential of not less than to wholesalers who consolidate The Livingstone brick and source of capital to make things because the world we are gosince Independence. We have ics, we cannot have a negative The European Union mema different world we are g political positions in life since politicians who offer Big Lies an eco-friendly money due to Covid-19 and in President Edgar Lungu We saw a slight rebound. copper price is $8, 000 per metric tonne. to talking about the underlying sometimes known as class warstrong kwacha exchange rate, cess for sebacic acid produccation levels, There exist additional theing technicalities tosample another applications. country today? news. And that isconsumption thethat thing. paper money. Or put better, it as is means burning through ourup, US$300m everybecause yeartions. within five for resale to oil expelling refining mortar pleasure resort comp or provide services other (greener) and into is not the world we independence, but agitators entered an unknown new National GDP it is not solutions to FIX natural ecobers have been modest and into from what we left beh fact he was thinking of closing looks at gold Copper prices awakened decommodity they are digging it fare or by its that more but instead heofencouraged etc., etc. Zambia. and acquisition of durable financing un- €850bn. definitely have every right At So, the phenomenon close business And I guess isfashionable what hap-discussion. about the only demise oftion fiat in currency people are“things” forced by theinstead same years There ischange a growing global failed to inception, give irrespective cost-competitive for would rather exnomic-social at of can also have plants. remaining faster merely adds to NAPSA's the Kantemba until maybe people will desperately want behind. world. possible in to a us, dynamic eco-mechanisms spent The Chiwhat basis orseek inco the tour of gets little mention. spite the new waves of to the leftduring NGO name, "social justice." them toon trick politicians Costlier technologies exist goods, among other things All these things will continue Friday, July 17, Gold was tradin pens when you are nothing but at the heart of the monetary sysder resolution 61 to 67 of the process for sebacto feel a sense of grievance The castor crop is a natclusively talk about the typical demand and consumption play in world economies…inpoliticians using the force of after Covid-19 because he was of whether we individually a value chain multiplier revenue Global castor bean production of investing it in production. This collection of malinvestments bickering will start all over buy with their savings or wages. For example, our Members In previous Budgets, it was nomic system. for argument’s sake, let nese have not been left be-Now, stream can wecash spinoffers. out i Rufunsa Cooperative The thesis for this political And that is exactly where I production virus and new lockdowns in their votes with acid US$1, 812.70 and Silver was easy tofor mine quarry forthe the tem. that produce high puwill and our quality person whoby-products stays at the bottom come inequality and the workto beincrease explained to us how we 2016 UN COP 22 that Fi-even failing to pay aopen huge debt of to Zambia, East castor oil and against those who willcan becreated again, some may accuse government institutions toic produce anything ourselves, means fewer “things” down inflows upstream production was twoour million tonnes in in another town packed witha us at assume the slags currently And NAPSA must secure Parliament do not need call change is that from theuralofplant possible to estimate tax revBut from our economists when hind; they too have about how we shall make Gold Mine processing in ofto come ineven today…. major copper producing and in Zambia. US$19.74 an ounce. Our curren for life. rest of the world. Gold mining is Gold is money and it has been ing poor shall exist amongst rity sebacic acid directly by of18 lifemillion will together K4.8 from suppliers of manance Minister can tap into missed theimprove opportunity by Glencore of using IDC-ZCCMAfrica, and India. Zambians by end-user industries for given to Jerabos contain say producing and being rewarded million Zambians the provide those things to those the road. of highly sought after organic 2018 with strong demand youths desperately strugglin then the question becomes; contributions against inflation by spend money inUS$15 our bi come to Lusaka anymore be- enue collections fromwho every developing their analytical forhuge amounts of their own As focusing every nation with on Friday. consuming economies. We By on struggles those the0.025 human race. national debt standsIfateach not a sophisticated industry. Itlives is ahave Rufunsa several millennia. histormerchandise for shop. Political bribes an The electrooxidation process clean up its balance sheet with social indicators that his have not percent cobalt. taken advantage voting for the PFthein 2016, and manufacturing of bio-based jority work hard all their their effort. This much applies tohave NAPSA pharmaceuticals, andIH tofor driven by increased organic employment below pov investing inblessed risk-free products people who do not need toalso lift why are some likepredecessors him Budget in living a world econ the coronavirus, they cause they can as well attend sector of the economy and models allow people forcosmetics, aifhypothetimoney and poured it States in eco-not Picture By SALIM were also with a nearwork hard all their lives and The coming elections may Of course, in your lion. This is equivalent to us min pick and shovel industry and that ical account of the United leaving us holding on to an young man manages to mine developed by Asahithat Chemiresult from faster greatHe told his crowd toatacce and still remain poor. The nextof the already depleted our allocacastor plant and its meetplastics, bio-resins, bio-luwe will be promised heaven general consumer goods. pharmaceuticals use, cosmetics, too. The managers could The malinvestment such as Real Estate. So, by been propping up their econoa finger to earn them. and his officials better off today is not buying anyt virtual parliamentary allocate those funds to miniscal GDP to exist on negative nomic sectors they hope will HENRY/STATE HOUSE still remain poor no more turn out, in the long view of record maize harvest and our consideration you think of your and 8.4 million ounce dollar’s international is theall-inclusive danger for Zambia. empty bag. rise to cal saying 1, 000 selling metric tonnes of slag ofearth this song is2021 that onlyoil which has been shaped bricants, and Industrial Company erchorus economic political bribes inunsustainab return for _____________________ biodiesel, coatings, on planet after I hear youpeople ask why and renewable have created jobs in from NAPSA is typical securing the golden hens mies with money Economic measure from anyone and not three percent ofcreated the Zamtries within amany reasonable mar- than growth rates. ourdumps, history, to be even more stimulate exports. those attion. the rally But relatives who lose their maize food security should be ings seated in their constitu- than wait a minute; the ofwith gold or 260 metric tonnes. It prominence in thechemicals first half of the The press iswillmore than happy it BASF means he (alone) is pro the government can “FIX” and Limited of Japan growth. To produce sebacic acid their votes, and that once in huge amounts in other bio skin and hair care, and thin air. elections. andto Ievery know industry growth. The castor every if-they invested example of Zambia’s curse and telling (jobs) lay the eggs important than many have Okay, agreed. There canoil ing anything tangible tothin gin population ofprovince error, that will not US$300m…. livelihood and start to depend why talkingconcentrates All these monies being creFancy talk but andThat he isisgoing start this getting at both Mufulira not easy. twentieth century and challenges to talkthat about what “illegal” Gold ency offices than be in a phys- bian intact. handling 25 tonnes ofwe cobalt save the day forgolden such people. in Germany. We could have picked on should be our least of probcountries. Our wildatvarieties in pharmaceutical applicaget the money they should their personal stories endlesshad the reintroduction addition to the US$23 trillion their US$100m intalk eco-friendly too easy, outrageous, price was 600 per in since over ‘financialisation’ and ove (contributions) will NAPSA secure on you again. Mr building Hichilema their but merely crn ical Manda Hill Mindolo inUS$1, Kitwe contain beIn possible for 2021. point the pastthan seven short-term economic ated were notduring Budgeted for. All the fancy about a life sounds contained inmoney these slag dumps China holds 1, 945 metri so much more all ofmonths us and tobe itsadominance thetonne secdiggers and smugglers doing. The grand finale isare that The question is:starting What might Our current national The process produces several minerals lo-poli-grow lems to and solve. The basic scithese agitators for political of valued multiparty democracy eleceverywhere especially, tions, ly, such as laxatives and debt, the USmanufacturing haswe thrown more vote for them. The question Meanwhile you will have lost agricultural and crazy. 2019 up from US$1, 300 in 2018. “litigilisation of everything” in its future survival and payments considerable recoverable The reality at US$1.1 million which ing it out of thin air to infin and we can make huge savSo, how can propose or ticians who agitate this change has been the pandemic It is also interesting to read tonnes of gold in reserves an ond half of the century cannot be Most likely even ZCCM-IH minmeasure to rescue older without suffering, means simply President Lungu should he be elected to lead a happen next, over the next FILE PHOTO: Mopani Mines workers canopportunities presentin the tions inis, 1991. This election may high purity 85 percent secalretiring raw material ence, chemistry andofin availyour small profit share income than US$6 trillion theBig lastLie five wasteondumps, wetlands stay even change hand sanitisers, etc. debt stands at US$15 more valuable does Mr. Hichilema expe It is followed agovernment ballparkby number picked With increasing government business instead the economy. Zambia has be to employees? is currently abused bytonnes selling should be the ones entrusted bought 94 metric inalre th But theor reality isaresources that since covered a short column. The ing might even get look in theirin ings For example, the US their unnecessary prepare and potentially hope what comes next. Not thequantities reports that members of the people and the vulnerable forcing some people to work in 2021? two percent in UPND 2020, with a oil human face. as well represent a country at bacic acid directly from from the Kantemba which even available, but the world is able technology is simple. months at the Coronavirus crisis Cobalt. and riverbanks. The castor industry has it at giveaway prices to Chinese. to save these people. Their difrom the Castor Oil production pressure to reduce expenditure of parking it in bricks and mortar trapped in a cyclic developm This logic from “Engineers in the people of Mwansabomb last seven months in a move t Fiat currency experiment we are commentary. owes US$23 trillion debt. in Lusaka. Our civil servants to achieve anything based on economy. Not the Budget. creation, nowhere has the US Congress were fighting billion. This is equivaWhen you do your to use all this money to pay off who are unable to work “BALLY WILL FIX IT” and beis taxed to produce the 210, tthough hary r e is eitthat current piecemeal production Seriously, if 92, the for China 000 MT, Brazil There an even bigger lie ture election results isbasis degradcrossroads, with a choice of was once very small, kept readily available adipic acid addition, old slag moving away from fossil and to arrest the economic downturn Remarkably similar to train power Surely K24 million per annum seed research and significantly in discussion three weeks ago. We In on theThe FISP programme, castor in a Livingstone pleasure resort spiral due to its allocatio protect itself from aover trade war fa Society” class 46 years ago isthey inanymore today isthe almost 50 years old Rufunsa artisanal miners are a Our solution to have to work for their living once new US$2.2 trillion CARES too can work from calculations, you realise thathome todeveloped the Glencore debt, it will take unknown events during theing The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) over which side leads the vote human race been promised figure ofintegrity 34, 000 tonnes per behind all this. That is the imthe of ISS to its very different paths to take for who could been 000 MT, Ethiopia 15, 000 MT, things for other people who receiving economic benefits your overheads in good shape. lent to us mining and dumps at both these willtoday, notgold need permission topropagation going to one Jarebo? Andlaw. aalternative three-step process. Notfrom the pandemic. extractive mineral resources ditional making from scientists Mt. huge the last 10ayears. this problem, with out with the USA. from 1971 and weinare reaching go-to for mining coverage. said the Castor bean plant is soap bean is profitable in country burdened with ±70 talent finance and valid and ittois amazingly be able to pay offcan theat Lebanese Mopani 5.5 years pay the There is we an even bigthey give him their vote and annum, Mopani may still seetheto included a US$500bon co and make next year from January De-lowest plication that the to purpose oftoall ebb. Nevertheless, is not the only one reacting tomines first toaapprove the additionmany years toin come. or guaranteed immunity from you decide negotiate victimised by agitators, similar political 12, 000 MT, Thaihave no obligation to work. contain recoverable under the UPND is million going take more money outmaofmintheMakulu how about the rest ofGold us? and This Silve The moves appear toParaguay have switch withstanding, several other toSo, greener eco-friendly animal fats but using crude political selling 8.4 Research Station But since COP22 there has But how much its limit. As is Mwinelunga Kansilele borders and rattled our economy quickly say in six months so debt. percent of citizens living below native to Zambia. It grows wild, cash crop for peasant farmers Zambia should have simple: if you do not make increase sales revenues to this handwringing propaganda ger lie behind all this. is made to cast doubt on So, depending on who isfewer help him get elected to Stat rate bailout fund and exp savings there among calmed cember 2021 that will be full of the crisis. They have quickly al US$3 trillion that will be with the Lebanese who is suffering. I have been an concentrations of cobalt and land, 11, 000MT, Vietnam fantasies. wages of the working poor they money can go a long way to It gets ifmarket itWILL is true Mr. future be what we are entitled to oil instead. theworse, stock invesis to ignore the potential commercialised terials inBoth their castor arepeople weunemployment getting our fewer coppe The endless credit creation has ers today. pickproduction and shovel pitand that you start having enough down, there was worry that been the chorus the University of Zamincreasing pressure US$323 from current that “BALLY election results and creelected from the 11from predombut wemillion do not commercially when grown alongside maize. poverty. doing and “things,” no “things.” That is many the implication ounces of gold oroiltheother extremely reasonable not to ed paym others. too but many unknowns? thrown K10 billion outside thrown into thewe US economy. precious metals can want toyou save toplant buy the votes meetHouse? miners’ wageslaw and local engineer forhave 45 years and I of money 5,FIX 000MT, South Africa 5,bad This would justify able Hakainde Hichilema our “Bally” tors may not be enough to ate many working poor rather than what we have processes exist. and the Castor for its tocompanies spend on leisure MONEY TO PAY WAGES refinery slimes today? How muc destroyed the value of the paper mining operations. Makes them The is treated with smaller would not see IT” is to help the poor. But the maximum anxiety amongst US$272 million. Not inantly Bemba-speaking and bia already possess the techon industries to shift existRegardless NAPSA has a harvest the bean for its oil. It will give them additional people doing finance…and Literally, if NAPSA does not that the purpose of close the Kantemba and sell it about oncitizens another page, but toOr 36 million unemplo You see, we hold Already, the Minister those to Iwhom give it. 2020 Budget into the economic economy Yes. simply Just liketransitioning that? does Mr. reserves Hichilema suppliers’ payments at both 000MT, Philipines 5, read and have they travelled far metric tonnes. Itsodatalk the economy together if theofgullible working to be taxed told hisjust supporters at for theyear. total sales But Mopani will need the to 000MT, earn those discovered goldmaking do wt So, with the willTonga poor are the bait in ahis politdollars making them meaningwho embrace oilseed indigenous to Zameasy fodder. forworked a260 coolvoters US$51 million gift one political principally political theyourself, endthis of the caustic just like in effectively or-forget, ing raw materials producin bits and pieces toitpay off widespread investment portfolio The global market for the cashflow, lift them more people things all handwringing create contributors, will notthe the slag is currently sold to the Of course, these politicians Mopani mines for quite a nice Zambia Bonds or the K10 billion Americans due to the cor have too many Health warned and threathoping to keep small and meBut don’t our cumuexpect his strong support from lower income Mozambique 3, believing 500MT. and wide, never havepick I come health crisis drags through. This the fast-moving goods to pay wages, and game to to pay for the rescue of farmland the ical “bait” and “switch” Big Lie thedinary elec-it soap on August 12, thisand could be given many things, toof money (sangwapo) immediately after have in allto our small medium less. Just as President failed Mwansabombwe by-election Ofisand course, if you upbut a ofcan Apropaganda change made by from the Banktion benefits on our then toNixon drive our leaders import substitubia one amongst many is not easy. making but at debt you promise him that from petrochemicals Chinese artisan smelters by do not express it our like that, in existing businesses, splashing Castor bean wasown, US$1.18 from poverty by utilizing promote economic growth. chorus have contributions. long period national benefit soft loans can magically reverse virus, plus aid to hospitals unknowns due ened that at the rate Covid-19 dium businesses afloat and brackets on their way up lative external and domestic base, the people of Souther the Kantemba in its present maintain current production at Small seed producers export number could grow. for Zambia’s strategic naturalto tion not besignature free and fair turn scale out like the first elections appending your tonot ahigh temperature across orwhat heard or been tothere aAre Zambia mines? much gold an toolder exchange allfor the paper dollars newspaper, you will notice to lendingWILL for capital raissenior citizens. But which politicians say they are rally thaton we are all entitled tion programme local you willobvious over debt and other crops atis disposal isshall trueinpeople whogrowing will very until our young Jerabos friends who istake it our amounts to. toofrenewables. No doubt, whilewith IDC-IH areHow looking that “BALLY FIX the cash aper pleasure resort billion 2018 and maize or during Zambians look tofor the UNIP Itthat is itthe not? You andnot wesuitable have examples ofnine that impoverishment. it can Note US$150bn to back the But effects isKPMG mutating and propagating save a few jobs. debt the years state without additional goods 34, 000 tonnes year. COSTLIER resources. a preferred individual or to have held inNorth-Western most African countries sale document. and some reports that the EU unless to China, Japan, Europe, and Silver isinvestor out that there being mine for gold which led last him toreason abanis news in the business section ing requirements in April al- Industrial country ontime planet earth where pay itpresents over from sales of there isover absolutely no entitled, but that is only if other raw and save forbeen given access tomaterials the that with greater, there genuinely poor people good lifestyles that the PF have be producing anything will saponification which leads a suitable with deep the Development IT” is to help the poor. seems a waste when they could US$1.5 billion by 2025. The drought. With yields around when manufacturing was hig many Zambians like the would think sous and wonder do twofor things: besides mealie meal, This explains why paid state and local Covid-19 onanda leaders in communities, 1, 000political Baitour and switch The BoZ has also createddumps party wins. from 2011 isstandard US$15bn or after 0.25 their inbythe Glencore management agreed onIDCa is 5€ 40basic billion parts oftoWestern Province to but isindependence undiscovered govern don the gold backing and sometimes itpotential. is the front tin sugar, rattling goods from the Kantemba. free of charge andhectare, zero who stay poor in Zambia? Yes. lowed pockets. eign exchange, Castor seed to bankrupt the entire nation1960s: greener industry story of President Edgar Corporation (IDC) Research But thegreater poor are just equally have trebled thenets money, small increase inK5bn value not due 350 to 900 oil per valued and notAnd looked why NAPSA depends on other salt, candles, matches etctothe ZCCM-IH must quickly find an start counterintelligence propaganOne expects political “One man, one Vote -earlier, nodown …...Shift who gets think 000 tonnes ischange ernments. dynamic world Zambians are likely to an150, additional inisIOUs totaxes. percent ofkg what the US govpackage of three safety for The Lebanese agrees and ment? And how much is leavin the US dollar in 1971. page, there is a lot of talk about the documents required apply continue to work hard once However grossly exaggerated I am sorry, but it should not crop cultivation for its oil, We aretoacreate signatory to Costlier technologies Lungu brought up by a by keeping the fraud of free Development and Planning bait in a political “bait” every month to make enough external investor to fund new secured contributions from the to low demand but production castor bean is profitable than upon like today. With a dyna da taught in junior operatives should start with corrupt free institutions employers more voting.” attainable therules end to by redistributing US Congress passed economy for us workers, dying every day upand to the end easily mitigate Covid-19 spread. ernment has created out of businesses, meminforms you that inthere factand the debt our borders While Bank driven inall the capital for funding. the numbers, arewastesuch impoverished Maybe ourcentral IDC Chairman’s flexibility of the EU by fiscal help poor surprise you toundetected? see the latent they usher him inhad office? Or hard-working mom when used forToo Sebacic acid the 2016 UN raising 2016 Climate that prohandouts tomaintenance able-bodied money to“switch” pay offto the Lebanese and projects class and has been and game fairyear elections of farmers. partybusinesses leadoften the winner of aske Division hope itexpansion exists) isstandard ofmember this if the expansion thousands employed in newcan and constraints from maize -Edgar low - less Made in2013 Zambia programme and employees on out-dated which it is but exist wealth… Ican mean, access toglobal the belongs to his nephew who ber states. The EU nations interim CARES Act w reasonably of(Iexisting August next month? Small and medium people. thin air in the last six months In our column we hand H.E.erodes Chagwa flation your buying power, ful purchases of Of course, despite the states to support health opulence and gangster groups amongst thousands who will most of these people no production, holds greater Change resolution in Marwill need you to be making at that will boost the mine annual spying procedure employed in ers. For example, Dr Kenneth those elections made sure projects, some plants, already duce high purity sefor Zambia’s strategic people going on forever using up to speed and can verify industries that would utilise local Indian farmers, the world’s expensive to grow requires made “things” locally. desperately depends for its anxious something for his Butto theget same studies that fol- remaining “things” by those the can twisted tightly alsoAsrequest up to 100we percent the question that seems relevan thetoadvanced rising US dollar Gold price US$480bn. digitalised Gold recovery equipprepare the copper you read this, are inKaunda pandemic ripping through may respond to this K10bn onno the Copperbelt with lotsbe ofeat fr bailbe out its ailing companies care systems andUNIP businesses and Lungu have to occupy assume it is their time least K273, 000 every month production from the Zambia from time immemowas sole presithat one else could ever potential when used togethundertaken can be completed rakesh Morocco COP22. natural resources. acid directly by Budget the potential this industrial whatever fantasy name bad investment and has agreed raw materials. producers accounting forto negligible imported They did notsix import fertilise survival. low these people over time like bacic rethink thedecaying decision soinputs thatto- in money additional financing from the dential who get to this money today: Are welast that dull? to spend on booze and shows the confidence ment to artisanal miners. There world, the tiniest, riskiest tolargest maintain employment during In the months al 2021 our fifth day since cash intervention may higher private and politiaffected by the rial and it works bestWednesday, for both candidate when and only after all costs of free sales such sector as crop holds. current 34, 000 metric tonnes to elected to replace him leading and with copper expected to bean food? I in think so. ercoronavirus… with numerous by-prodThis is athe follow up to K1.5 the to reduce debt to peasant farmers on FISP since the two mines can get back electrooxidation justify any such free handouts Recently, we discussed how 85 percent of world castor hardly attacked by pests. they made them from coal, But even economic policies showing off big cars and EU budget for initiatives dealing the US greenbacks. is money flowing inonly thick and an of the Zambian market is, for lack the crisis. EU state aid rules have first… and………Delay the cal positions in life since the unemployed in theth without too July 22, when the warning was save jobs, but we do not know please keep these figures… economicpoliticalespionage frogs were allowed to challenge to political instability that have salaries, electricity, water and Glencore’s initial estimate figure peak at US$10, 000, IDC-ZCCM Seriously, if the ucts derived from the Nitromillion of the K4.8 million so that Paris Agreement of October 2002 togold emphasise that process theirexcept slag dumps and work IDC will also discovusually multiple female partners. If Gold NAPSA invested US$10m wore Chitenge from local cot developed inistime ofagitators disaster but Best wishes, with the impact ofwe thehave Covid-19 As approaching its allfast intoomit Artisan miners right of aHow better word, flying. been relaxed so that governments have received cheques w many unseen issued. Perhaps beenhim about the working poorThefound for sure. And we do not during election periods. We see under the one-party so-knowindependence, they may come in handy asfaced we most African countries obligations etc. in their management -IH could very soon easily be he can clean up in histhe books as 20 all statutory basis for receiving of those bottom gen ofRuining Zambia them for theprovince, additional metal 6,most 2016. theis economy But the big one IDC-fashion er weemployed already have refortime change would rather ingo each created outbed Safari Just asheets, thought, highs of 2011, theChemicals interest outbreak. now. can provide additional liquidity And allChemithese are hot topics forthat management assistance to the by Asahi bus station call boy or self-emthis often in various cialist rule for 17 years from since. At that time, we shall To make business sense, report of 150, 000 tonnes more than US$3, 200 su( errors especiallucky these past five days, not how much money is enough on. looking at a sales turnover long you promise to apportion percent of income earners who value revenue that can quickly ZCCM-IH can easily treble gasification process. economic benefits Our Zambian scientist are exclusively talkmetal about theincrease. There should bebanana nomore. need search and industry technoSincerely., invulnerable. the yellow will economy. As the coronavirus reached our cal the papers. Yet when comes EU has also Zambians applied full 1973 grower schemes encouraged set up lured tea, coffee, an ployed Tuntemba atitBuseko forms and gullible until he was defeated have been embraced needs tolyexpand its per and Industrial ofto nearly US$1.5 billion perby a 600) each maybe iforwe base it copper 5,The 000 butannum. a negligible number tothe mitigate Covid-19. Iperson want towho emphasise. We are 10 percent your total sales work hard are also found in the Mopani be used to clean theirstays balance their revenue from the current typical at yielding When these products are aware of of the strong push, under the is to ruinforget the entire economy, t logical knowhow to all. handle or Sowetocapacity. market or ferare easy bait. being inUPND 1991.takeaway? and swallowed the Big Bait and villagers to grow high oil made Furncoz wooden furnit production But that is not In fact, so far. human annum. Limited ofthose not similar interven on the same old have died of Covid-19 from pay the And the other We topthe 20Kantemba percent atto some other Company not talking about after many sheets for them to beconsidered able to operations through various the bottom for life. together, we worldwide, to reduce conrying sugar cane on a Big Tyre For example, the intentions On the other hand, take Mr Switch Lie to change our sysCurrent copper production at we are very lucky. In their the oilseed from farmers, preserve the illusions create going to be what we varieties targeted to harvest 50, from local pine tree plantatio That is why I think this could debt every month. time in their lives. National economic facts and Japan with BASF in packages have been goin f o r - 12-month money especially with But such is one already discussed it islast years. This US$6 trillion, value addition innovative Regardless NAPSA wheelbarrows? of ahave recent article by copper, aof Mrthe Pe-rea-Hakainde Hichilema, this his Sun-borrow tem of multiparty government start to per realise the greatest sumption fuelmost Mopani is slightly over 34, 000and we forecast for be are a lucky good deal after all young indusby politicians’ words 000 tonnes perplus province assembled cars, trucks and entitled to rather Only a of fraction of there-peoIn addition, hefossil will buy of Germany. copper prices looking upundisclosed or Mr But it euros is shocking that manufacturing projects. We in China, intoxic Europe, anli m a t sons you encounter failure day. 850bn Can the human race FIX its ter Fabricius on social media 14th year as UPND president. despite we know the agitators has a widespread metric tonnes per annum. The Goldman analysts predict the potential Zambia thethan yearswhat of quarrelling over sources production trialf plant designers and plegoods whoinare in shop the bottom your inthe the to meet 20 year for a total ofastrategic 500, 000 tonnes buses etc, etc. the PFs social cash transfer use the additional revenue we have have discussed some projects our country too. Hichilema with master’s o when you rely on statistical And that is Gold. It is going Chinese Yuan will enter the economies to live wealthy lifepicked from an NGO website He will technically surpass Dr. The psychology of victimare politically corrupt dictators metal will reach capable US$9, 500 the mines sale and why Mopani investment portfolio fromevery holds to manufacturofpercent polymeric materials. income at anyAs given most recent average current production some of hisinexisting contractual experts processing the dumps to start year, with average You would this is But programme orthink whatever before but let us talk about this worked toa overtime earn Its mind boggling. l - per models thatthe are based onofhy-Kaunda’s styles price without the000 services to have great time calling itself Institute world economy record to those become hooddegree employed in an political in financial Business who have never held free and is $8, per aof metric tonne in 2022 from needs to work to findin this time we will will be there for more ing numerous other chemobligations to marketeers such, benefit ifinwethan copper in existing businesses, improve mine operations at the of producing various derivnext week. castor bean oil content of 40 obvious for industrialisation, entitlement fantasy names “the working poor” performing Security Studies (ISS) South the most unopposed political counterintelligence and the fair elections in their own politit crossed your mind howt lometric tonne. current average US$8, 525 and pothetical assumptions in dynew world we have entered. within seven months. economic benefits on Administration (MBA) is this investor with deep pockets. a few years. thoseon inand urban Matero who have relied him icals castor starting materials two percent, mines. start today to Of embrace splashing the cash politics ative they products to this preached quantity economic development, and vital andMopani exotic will serAfrica reproduced in a local party leader of all scenario time after ofisenvy toEqually icalraw parties. Then itthis willwant be too the UPND may to give At thisvaluable metal price think thefeed priceauxilmay even If Mopani fails, this when all money wil namic systems such as public Here is why. It unprecedented. oblivious to these national our own, then it is true areas whose pay is at or near since 2002 after he bought the Do not forget, Cobalt is now Just a thought, that000are can then beto used in to thrive, base our future industry raw nological know-how and ca- iary local andthe export indusbean willfuture yield 200, tonnes employment notthe so? vices in theUS$ national economic Tabloid on January 26, 2021, is itthe UPND convention onappreciate Feblure naïve Zambian voters late to wonder why. on a pleasure resort be grossing 272 million exceed psychological 2011 free handouts should becomes dead bad. paid back? health virus pandemics and Gold will always so, are central bank acthe minimum wage, for examKantemba from you. I think that economic facts. selling for US$45, 000 per people who will not be DAILY demands on a new Sincerely, numerous other industrial material value chain while being retypical Bait and Switch. ruary 14. He will also beat when Dr powerful tools, and we see it Just become aNAPSA thought, pacity to produce high-qualtries and other end users. of oil. core business is bas per year, and if they do not peak of US$10, 175. We shall be saddled with seems a waste ple, the majority are young or the political party is a fair deal…don’t you? is asays, good example Edgar of whatKaunda’s and gorecord up in price tions in these countries. metric IfAtonne. he were not, heexamcould not producing anything warded for their hard work andGlobal He “President processes toAnd manufacture a asand the when most you exploited this year. For Sincerely, generation of renewable, production and decide This would mean even a oil yielding castor seeds castor seed out- atwhen NAPSA-ZCF partnership on Glencore debt unskilled adults or part-timeityincrease they could equally in 2021. from employ ….contributions continued, we should expect we thesee companies andthe economies they say there will be no limits elected

MOPANI MADE SIMPLE, AND IN THE 2021 BUDGET, DON’T WHY VALUEANYTHING ADDITION PROMISE

$1,300

US$15 billion

All the fancy

When contributions talk about a life stop, NAPSA will go without suffering, bankrupt regardless means simply of its investments forcing some in risk-free brick and people to work mortar and beprojects. taxed to But for employees produce the things to secure jobs, forhave other people they whomust havehave no secure employers. obligation to work.

At the close of business on Friday, July 17, Gold was trading at US$1, 812.70 and Silver was at US$19.74 an ounce.

Advertise in the most circulated paper

NATION www.dailynation.info

editor@dailynation.info

eco-friendly polymeric maPURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTEGRITY �ri�e ��

�ol� �� e ��

�h�r��ay �e�r�ary ��

C3765-30-31

ARE YOU SELLING, BUYING will definitely have

have excitedly asked those of everyday use wide range

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

LIBERALISE ROAD SUB-SECTOR, GOVT ADVISED

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

HE road sub-sector should urgently be liberalised to attract private financing as tolling has also become an attractive option for managing traffic demand on increasingly congested highways. This is according to the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI), president, Chabuka Kawesha. Dr Kawesha said the Road Development Agency (RDA) now learning and knowing the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must urgently change the model and liberalise the road sub-sector. Parliament last week on Thursday ratified Zambia’s participation in the AfCFTA. RDA, he said, must start transferring capability of all road developments to the local and international private

sector investors and focus on compliance, performance bonds, tolling and road safety. He said this in response to a press query. “Interest in private toll roads is particularly strong because governments require alternative methods of financing their extraordinary transport needs. Tolling has also become an attractive option for managing traffic demand on increasingly congested highways. “It is with some missed benefits from COMESA and SADC, and potentially from AfCFTA that we advise the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Transport and RDA act now. Start to transfer capability of all road developments to the local and international private sector investors,” Dr Kawesha said. He stressed that the success of public toll roads in raising capital and advances in tolling technology, making tolling more efficient and convenient

was growing in use. Dr Kawesha said the current tolling model would not succeed, otherwise Zambia would have already seen all tolled road in first class state. “To yield from the benefits of having good road models, RDA must move to liberalise then regulate in the AfCFTA era. This will attract Private financing in Zambia’s road sub-sector,” he said. He added: “once again congratulations to Cabinet on the approval to join the AfCFTA. We further call upon Cabinet to consider expanding the portfolio of RDA to include Railway. The Agency can be renamed to Roads and Railway Development Agency or Authority. “We cannot continue playing silent to new Railway developments. Its only railway developments both greenfield and brownfield that will save the country more than 70 percent to 90 percent of millions of dollars that are being

spent on road maintenance per year.”

Dr Kawesha

ZAM wants local content strategy implemented By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) will advocate for the enactment of the Local Content Strategy which aims to improve utilisation of local raw materials as inputs, says its Chief Executive Officer, Florence Muleya. Ms Muleya observed that the absence of a welldeveloped input industry meant that manufacturers continued to depend on imported inputs. She said it was for this reason that ZAM would advocate for the enactment of the Local Content Strategy through the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry. “Activities such as supplier development and business to business facilitation will help grow the local input industry and reduce imports of manufacturing inputs which are currently susceptible to

exchange rate shocks and border closures,” Ms Muleya said in a ZAM newsletter. Ms Muleya said the disruptions to the production lines caused by the Covid-19 pandemic meant that it was cardinal to adopt internetbased solutions as a way forward. She said the Internet of Things (IoT’s) employed a network of sensors to collect critical production data and uses cloud software to turn data into valuable insights about the efficiency of the manufacturing operations. “More specifically, manufacturers can leverage IoTs tools such as predictive maintenance, remote production control, asset tracking and logistics management that allows for physical distancing,” Ms Muleya said. Ms Muleya regretted that Covid-19 still lingered on in 2021 and that the biggest question on most industry players’ minds was whether the scourge would shut down operations. At the pandemic’s outset, she said, the manufacturing sector was hard hit, but quickly mentioned that lessons were learnt. “Dearly, we hold to those lessons because they helped build resilience. Manufacturers were resilience because they were able to withstand and recover from the difficult conditions brought about by Covid-19,” Ms Muleya said.

EVERAL ways to comply with prescribed lockdown measures for supply chain sustainability have been shown in a study undertaken by Koncar et al in 2020, on Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) during the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Western Balkans region. The researchers purport that to ensure the smooth functioning of the FMGC supply chain, complete digitalization and automation of all business activities and operations must be based on the application of the Internet of Things (IoTs). Indeed, supply chain disruptions emanating from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to negatively affect smooth operations in the Zambian manufacturing sector. Border closures are resurfacing to help curb the spread of the virus, and with restrictions on the movement of people and goods production line problems arising from the lack of manufacturing inputs which cannot be sourced locally, are re-emerging. And so, with the current second wave of the pandemic manufacturing inputs are going to likely delay and if manufacturers cannot have their raw materials on time a serious threat remains on of scaling down production. Moreover, social distancing measures, intended to safeguard employees, mean that the entire labour force cannot work in the factory at the same time. The implication is that manufacturers have idle machinery and workers, making maximisation of asset utilisation a difficult task. The balance is in keeping in mind safety risks of employees

Employing Internet of Things (IoTs) in Manufacturing whilst attaining production levels that allow for profitability and business continuity. Despite these supply chain hurdles being faced by the manufacturing sector, there is a silver lining to the pandemic. The fourth industrial revolution presents opportunities and solutions as it has been said to blur the boundaries between the physical, digital and biological worlds. Deloitte and Touche in their 2020 report entitled ‘Internet of Things (IoT): The rise of the connected world” show that manufacturing modernisation has allowed for working digitally across locations and partner organisations by embracing the use of virtualisation. Interestingly, through this concept, technological devices which are connected to the internet, can be embedded in the production line and be used to monitor critical production data remotely. Paolo

Azzoni in his article, ‘Internet of Things in the Post Covid Era’, suggests that embracing this digital transformation and such new business models will allow for a quick recovery and ensure a leading position for the future. How then can the IoTs be used to help the manufacturing sector recover post COVID-19 in Zambia? As working from home has become a norm in Zambia, IoTs can also be used for industrial automation systems. The solution can ensure remote control of machinery in the production process whilst working from home. Supervisors not fully involved in the production process, can monitor quality and production while minimising their risk exposure to the virus and thus ensuring the safety of employees. Additionally, industrial automation can also ensure that the production process does not cease

despite the absence of certain employees. Besides, with current IoTs technology, it is possible to obtain real-time asset information and make informed decisions in the production process. The supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by border restrictions, show the need of asset tracking of raw materials and finished goods. The IoT-based asset tracking system helps producers calculate the usage of manufacturing inputs, whilst initiating measures to shorten idle period and enhance utilization of the production process. By using IoTs, high maintenance costs in the production process can also be avoided, as predictive repairing and maintenance can be undertaken. Essential maintenance data can be obtained from the production process including data to determine the state of the

machinery, alert and warning sign transmissions and corresponding repair processes can be activated. Thus, production failure can be detected well in advance by the IoTs tools and help to transform equipment maintenance into a fast-paced and automated practice. Furthermore, IoTs can use an approach called ‘Digital Twins’ to make physical copies of products manufactured by a company. Digital Twins allows a manufacturer to easily experiment and foresee the functionality, as well as initial and final operational capabilities of the product being developed. Therefore, in product development, IoTs are efficient, as data is used to refine the product till it is market ready. Moreover, IoTs tools can document product updates, predict potential issues and bottlenecks before a product goes on the production line.

Given the current situation, Covid 19 has only reinforced the need for the Zambian manufacturing sector to adopt smart technologies, such as IoTs in their production processes. The efficiency with which IoTs can be used to improve the production process and other tasks can significantly reduce production costs and increase incomes. Nonetheless, for the manufacturing sector to fully utilise IoTs, telecommunications companies have to invest in internet infrastructure that can offer fast and reliable internet to support IoTs usage. Fifth Generation (5G) networks need to be quickly adopted in the country because they can handle IoTs due to its fast speed. Furthermore, telecommunications companies will need to work with the Government to ensure cheaper internet access so as to also allow micro, small and medium sized enterprises to utilise this technology.

DAILY

By ROGERS KALERO

ONE of the Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring candidates for Kamfinsa constituency has been accused of being involved in the illegal sale of land near Presidential area in Kitwe. The aspiring candidate is allegedly using some ward officials in Ndeke ward to engage in the illegal sale of land. A Daily Nation Journalist was told by one of the ward

Wednesday 10, February 2021

Kopala News

| 13

KAMFINSA LAND SCANDAL UNEARTHED

officials that land for sale was available and forms would be given to those with money. The official confirmed that a politician vying for Kamfinsa seat was behind the deal but did not want to be in the forefront. “Yes, we have plots and a politician is also involved,

but wants to take a low profile. He actually told us to deal with some officers at the Civic Centre before we can take it further to the Ministry of Land in Ndola. “So for you keep your money nicely and don’t spend it because these plots are up for grabs. Even people from Riverside and

other parts of Kitwe want them,” said the ward official who did not know that he was speaking to a journalist. The plots were being offered at between K40,000 and K50,000 and those being used were benefiting from the proceeds. Some of the aspiring candidates in Kamfinsa

constituency are Kelvin Chipili, Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe, Van Wick Mumba and Rogers Mwanjisi. Last year, Local Government Minister Charles Banda suspended the Kitwe City Council and the Lusaka City Council over rampant illegal land deals.

The suspension was lifted after 90 days, and the tribunal, which investigated the matter announced that some councillors were involved in the illegality. Government later announced that erring councillors would be handed over to the law enforcement agencies for

Losers are joining UPND, says PF By ROGERS KALERO THE PF in Chililabombwe is not shaken that those who lost intra-party elections are seeking to heal their wounds of defeat by defecting to the opposition UPND. Fredrick Ronton Mwape, who is the PF District Chairman, said some defectors have no following, but were known to be architects of smuggling and other illicit activities. Mr Mwape was reacting to the defection of former Chililabombwe Mayor, Paul Kabuswe, and more than 200 PF members to the UPND. On Sunday, Mr Kabuswe defected to the UPND with over 200 other members among them Silomba Chola, former youth district official, former Kakoso ward youth chairman Bless Mashongo and former Kakoso ward chairlady a Ms Ntasu. But in response, Mr Mwape said Mr Kabuswe and his few ‘henchmen’ had resigned from the ruling party after losing intra-party elections and were hoping to be given positions in the UPND. “We are not shaken as a party and we wish him well in the UPND. Mr Kabuswe has no following and the 200 people is claiming to have defected with are hired mercenaries. He was made Mayor at a time when councillors were voting for the Mayor. He actually won by two votes. “If it was this time when the masses were voting for the Mayor, he could not have made it. He has no following and you will see what will happen. Anyway, as a party it is good riddance for people known to be architects of smuggling to leave the party,’’ Mr Mwape said. He said while those who lost the intra-party elections were seeking to heal the wounds of defeat by defecting to the opposition, some aspiring candidates in the UPND would soon join the ruling party where they had seen quality leadership

INVITATION FOR TRAINING PROPOSALS FINANCING SKILL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYER BASED IN-SERVICE TRAINING Background The Skills Development Levy was established in 2016 under the Skills Development Levy Act No. 46 of 2016. The main objective of the levy is to provide financial resource for the TEVET sector for skills development in collaboration with the Technical Education, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA), which was established under the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Act of No. 13 of 1998 and the amendment Act No. 11 of 2005. Among the responsibilities of TEVETA, is the management of the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) Fund. The Skills Development Fund (SDF) plays an important role in assisting the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) to develop a high quality, sustainable, demand-driven, and equitable TEVET system, and one of the mechanisms used in achieving this objective is the TEVET Fund. The TEVET Fund establishes a financing platform that purchases training services from public providers, on a competitive basis, for skills development in both the formal and informal sectors of the economy, at an arm’s length transaction. It plays a critical role in the reform of the TEVET system by separating the provision of training from its financing. It also shifts the focus from quantity to quality. As a financier of training being procured from TEVET providers, the TEVET Fund is able to introduce standards and accountability to the system for the desired outcomes. The Fund also introduces performance incentives for training providers and, through its stakeholders, establishes rules for spending on training services that promote national development objectives, including equitable access.

Invitation to Employers and Training Providers The Government of the Republic of Zambia, using proceeds from the SDF, has set aside funds towards the implementation of the Employer Based Training (EBT) activities through the TEVET Fund. The TEVET Fund is hereby inviting Employers in collaboration with Training Institutions registered with TEVETA, under the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Act No. 13 of 1998 and the amendment Act No. 11 of 2005, to present proposals for support through the TEVET Fund towards skills development for EBT. This financing is available to Employers and TEVET providers whose request for financing will be considered responsive to the disbursement criteria. Focus is on provision of training that meets the current market demands.

Submission of Proposals Training Providers will be required to submit five (5) copies of each of the proposals in a sealed envelope. The envelope should be clearly marked with the Name of the Applicant Institution. The closing date for submission of proposals is Friday 19th February 2021 at 15:00hrs. Proposals sent by Tele-fax or email will not be accepted. Opening of proposals will immediately follow closure of the Tender Box. Applicants are welcome to witness the Opening of the Tender Box. DETAILED TERMS OF REFERENCE HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO ALL TEVETA REGISTERED INSTITUTIONS. HOWEVER, THESE MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM TEVETA OFFICES AT THE ADDRESS BELOW. Please note that the costs of preparing the proposal and of negotiating the contract, including a visit to TEVETA, are not reimbursable as a direct cost of the proposed funding. TEVETA is not bound to accept any of the proposals submitted. All proposals submitted will remain the property of TEVETA. The Director General Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) Bird Cage Walk, Longacres Private Bag RW 16X LUSAKA. Tel: 253331-4; WhatsApp: +260954590783 Email: tevetfund@teveta.org.zm; cnyirenda@teveta.org.zm; hntankula@teveta.org.zm;

DAILY

CALL IN PERSON ON SUNDAY Wednesday CALL PERSON ON SUNDAY RSON ONIN SUNDAY February 21ST OCTOBER, 2018 AND 10, 2021 21ST OCTOBER, 2018 AND OBER, 2018 AND OCTOBER, Monday 22nd 2018 Monday 22nd OCTOBER, 2018 d OCTOBER, 2018 TIME: 07:00-17:00HRS TIME: 07:00-17:00HRS 7:00-17:00HRS

PONYAMO Saturday 25 April, 2020

NATION DIGITAL

WANTED.

HUMAN RESOURCES OLD MERCEDES BENZMANAGER CARS. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER OURCES MANAGER BY SERIOUS BUYERS.

INV4101 INV4101

INV4101

DAILY NATION Saturday June 23,

www.dailynation.info/online

Management, Business • Degree In Human Resource man Resource Administration, Public Administration Management, Business , Business Or Equivalent Public Administration on, PublicAdministration, Administration • Or Knowledge Of The Zambia Institute Equivalent t Of Human Resource Management Knowledge Of The Zambia InstituteIs Of The•Zambia Institute A Must Of Human Resource Management Is esource Management Is • A Must •• Substantial Experience Working In A Multi-Disciplinary Environment • Substantial Experience Working In A Experience Working In A Multi-Disciplinary Environment nary Environment cations should send - their CV together with cations send nd their CV should together withtheir CV together withlo@gmail.com lo@gmail.com Closing date for submission of application isfor 12th October 2018 Closingof date submission of application submission application h October 2018 is 12th October 2018

FOR SALE

PLOT FOR SALE A 1 Acre plot for sale in Chilanga near Mundawanga Call: 0976242222 0955482877 NO AGENT

CAR FOR HIRE

GREAT GUOWEI GUOWEI LTD LTD GREAT GUOWEI LTD Has on offer

Point of lay pullets and layer of cages – 90/120 lay pullets andcapacity int of lay pullets andPoint Pricecages of point of lay –capacity K75 layer – 90/120 er Has cageson – 90/120 offer capacity Price of point ofUNIT lay – K75 ce of point of lay – K75 PRICE OF CAGES PER PRICE OF CAGES PER UNIT K3,600 CAGES90 PERCAP UNIT K3,000 | 120 CAP

INV0554-240-26 INV0554-240-26

90 CAP K3,600 K3,000 | 120 CAP K3,600 00 | 120

INV0554-240-26

Get first hand factual news from the Daily Nation digital e-Paper at a click of a button

Mr Mukuye 0975-062797 (Ndola) QUICK DECISION PROMPT PAYMENT • Full Grade 12AND Cerifcate GUARANTEED. INV0272-05-12 Degree In Human Resource •• Full Grade 12 Cerifcate 2 Cerifcate

ORDERS / INQUIRIES: ORDERS / INQUIRIES: S / INQUIRIES: 0974 037777 | 0967062222 | 0974 880003

0974 037777 0967062222 | 0974 880003 67062222 | 0974 |880003

Tel: +260 211 243527

Let nothing lock you out of the news!

This position is responsible for (1960s /1970s/1980s) This position responsible for initiating andis implementing Human responsible for CONDITION UNIMPORTANT. initiating and implementing Human Resource function of the organization mplementing Human RUNNERS NON-RUNNERS Resource function of the organization inthe improving the& organizations goals on of organization PHONE WHATSAPP: goals in improving theOR organizations and objectives. e organizations goals and Mr objectives. Chilongo 0977-999220 (Lusaka)

COAL HEATERS MACHINES AND LAYER CAGES for sale contact seller on: 0761-761556 / 0761-770757/ 0966262616 R5961-6 ........................................... ON QUICK SALE ARE: • 80 Hectare farm land (Kapiri mposhi) • 10-15 acre farm land (Chilanga) • Maize sheller • Washing machine • Beds and matresses (doubles) • Call: 0978-608895 0979-851315 INV7476-05-31 .......................................... PLOT FOR SALE A Plot for sale in Kasupe 30x50 Contact 0973494309 INV0265-03-06 ..........................................

C CARS FOR RENT. IPSUM, COROLLA, NOAH K750 weekly, K2800 monthly. Con- tact: KATANTUMUKA.J. CAR HIRE Plot 1422 Los Angeles Road Kayama – Lusaka. Cell: 0972209090 / 0968- 639128 / 0953-998386 INV795520-20

FS Business Solutions Ltd Suppliers of Butchery, Baker, Refrigeration and Catering Equipment

C ro m K A C In C

BOREHOLES OCEAN DRILLING

COMPANY

CALL: 0979-293447 / 0977-236575

WE DRILL 6-8 INCHES BOREHOLES

YOUR ONE STOP SOLUTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS

we supply & install hand pumps. Add: 6832. Olympia, Katimamulilo Rd, Lsk. Email oceandrill@gmail.com

OFFICE SPACE for rent, 14A Kanyanta drive, Town centre. Contact numbers 0977993843 and 0961055926 R9249-02-10

R5997-30-31

077 7772999 / 0955 979888

C B b IN

MEN’S CLINIC

“CONTACT FREDJOE LTD YOUR PRIME PROF. HASSAN ZAMBIAN AUCTIONEERS FOR OVER 48 YEARS Prof. Hassan has been legalised to import the TO DATE” (mutuba) herbal remedy, which has been nat- urally pounded and squeezed from the roots of the muFOR DIRECT SALE –taba NOWtree, used for thousands of years ago In East MONDAY – FRIDAY 08:00 – Africa 16:30Hmake RS men’s penis big and strong permaSATURDAY – 08:00 -12nently, :30 HRSit increases blood flow to the penis leading “NEW AND SECOND HANto D” more energy, harder and stronger erections. It also helps to control early ejaculations so soon THERMO KING ENGINE WITH THREE COMPRESSORS as you start using this herbal remedy it will increasLOUNGE SUITES WARDROBES es the girth and length to the size of your choice. DINING SUITES BUNK BEDS +260965 785770 CHEST OF DRAWERS TV STANDS SIDE BOARDS PUSH CHAIRS BEDS + MATTRESSES GUN SAFES DRESSING TABLES TV SETS DISPLAY CABINETS FANS FRIDGES KITCHEN UTENSILS STOVES ANTIC DRESSING TABLES EXERCISING BIKES BUS SEATS HALF MOON TABLE TOY CARS 4 ROW MAIZE PLANTER (FM) HYSTER 7 TON FORKLIFT

W S c o b c s T N 7

R s c 2

U E S W 7 ..

DIVYAJOYT

AND MANY, MANY MORE!! BUY DIRECT FOR CASH EVERYDAY BRING YOUR VEHICLES, OR ANY GOODS/ITEMS WE AUCTION OR SALE ON BEHALF

Manufacturers of PVC, UPVC a

DIVYAJYOT MANUFACTURING LTD HURRY HURRY TO FREDJOE!!!

Plot no 20607/20608 Mushe Milling road Near Mushe Milling, Chinika

Cel Em Em

DAILY

Wednesday 10 February, 2021

NEWS OF THE WORLD

MOZ’S NEW MILITARY CHIEF DIES OF COVID-19

APUTO M o z a m b i q u e ’s newly appointed head of the military, Eugénio Ussene Mussa, died on Monday after contracting Covid-19. He died while undergoing treatment at Mozambique’s biggest health facility, the Maputo Central Hospital. It is less than a month after he took office, as he was sworn in as chief of the general staff on January 20. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines. This is after a South

African study suggested that the AstraZeneca jab was less

effective against a local variant of the virus.

But experts are hopeful that the vaccine will still be effective at preventing severe cases. Head of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said data used in the study was from a “limited sample size” and the participants were “younger and healthier.” “It is important to determine whether or not the vaccine remains effective in preventing more severe illness,” he said in a statement. But he acknowledged that manufacturers of vaccines will have to adopt to mutations of the coronavirus. – BBC.

JESUIT CENTRE FOR THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION 3813 Martin Mwamba Road, Olympia Park P.O Box 37774, 10101 Lusaka, Zambia Email: admin@jctr.org.zm www.jctr.org.zm Tel: +260 211 290410 | Fax: +260 211 290759 Press Release

to the social protection function of the national budget, particularly the well renowned Social Cash Transfer programme, K56 million can support 42,400 extremely vulnerable beneficiaries with K110 A Strong Commitment to a Sustainable Pace onJESUIT THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION everyCENTRE month forFOR the period of an entire year. This evidently Fiscal Consolidation must be Pursued in 2021 shows the extent to which human livelihoods are reliant on 3813 Martin Mwamba Road, Olympia Park government intervention. Following the devastating health and socio-economic impacts of P.O Box 37774, 10101 Lusaka, Zambia the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the current evident second JCTR does additionally note with disappointment that the interim Email: wave “new variants” of COVID-19 infections, the global consensus audit report on the utilisation of admin@jctr.org.zm the COVID-19 resources for borders around reclaiming our world post - 2020. An ultimate goal the period 1st February 2020 to 31st July 2020 also highlighted www.jctr.org.zm for the nation is to restore the economy as set in the Economic questionable awarding of contracts amounting to K384 million Tel: +260 211 290410 | Fax: +260 211 290759 Recovery Programme 2020-2023, under the theme “Restoring as the second highest irregularity. Explanations given under this Growth and Safeguarding Livelihoods through Macroeconomic irregularity, include; some suppliers being awarded procurement Stability, Economic Diversification and Debt Sustainability”. The contracts without competition and supplying medical supplies prevailing high debt obligations, weakening currency, escalating before signing contracts. costs of goods and services demand a quick solution. Failure to address the loopholes in the public procurement system How can Zambia move towards a trajectory that maintains the such as inflated costs of public goods and services has remained ceaseless capacity to see fiscal consolidation to full fruition? This a cry of the Zambia Civil Society Organisations for a long time question remains a thought to ponder as we begin a new year and now. It is JCTR’s hope that the revision of the procurement embark on a path to restore macroeconomic stability. legislation will seal all these loopholes as this is absolutely critical to improving the delivery and quality of public service outcomes. The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has noted Strong financial stewardship, accountability and transparency in that lack of accountability of public expenditure continues to be the use of public funds remains a key component to restoring a significant concern especially with regards to loss of public growth and safeguarding livelihoods in Zambia, more so in the resources. For example, on an annual basis, the Auditor General’s face of COVID-19 multi-faceted effects. Reports have continued to highlight cases of public funds mismanagement and continued increase in the misapplication of JCTR therefore makes a strong call for reforms that put the interest funds as revealed over the past years. of the nation at heart. We call for reforms aimed at strengthening JCTR commends efforts of constitutional bodies such as the Public Accounts Committee who have remained committed to interrogating institutions cited in the Auditor General’s Report findings. Nonetheless, it remains a fact that, over the years, insufficient action has been taken to address the misuse of public resources. In some cases, the damage tends to be irreversible as resources meant to benefit the lives of Zambian people do not achieve their intended purpose. Human dignity is thus violated at the expense of a few well placed-people’s greed. Considering the expenditure area “Unaccounted Stores” from the 2019 Audit findings that stood at K56,220,368, a question that should quickly come to mind is “What can K56 million approximately do in the year 2021?’. If for example, these funds were diverted

of the project appraisal system for all public expenditure. With the economic landscape having stood at a growth rate of minus (4.2%) in 2020 and projections in 2021 standing at 1.8%, JCTR is appealing to Government to ensure that utilisation of Covid-19 funds and any other public resources is protected from gross irregularities and that stern action is taken against all offenders cited in the Auditor General’s Report. Further, JCTR urges the citizenry to take keen interest in the utilization of public resources.

For further clarifications contact the Social and Economic Development (SED) Programme at the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) on 0955295881 and 0954755319. Email: jctr.sed@gmail.com and jctr.info@gmail.com. Martin Mwamba Road, Plot 3813 Martin Mwamba Road, Olympia Park – Lusaka. P. O. Box 37774 Lusaka – Zambia

BRIEFS Ebola contact tracing starts in DR Congo

KINSHASA - Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have started tracing those who came in contact with a patient who died from Ebola. The 42-year-old woman died last Wednesday in North-Kivu province just two days after developing symptoms of the disease. – BBC.

Mozambicans warned of another cyclone

MAPUTO - Mozambican authorities have warned of an upcoming cyclone that will affect the central provinces of Zambézia and Sofala and the southern province of Inhambane. The National Meteorological Institute (Inam) predicts the cyclone will land on February 13. This will be Mozambique's third cyclone in the current rainy season after Cyclones Chalane and Eloise. – BBC.

WHO mission to China fails to find animal source of coronavirus

BEIJING - The World Health Organisation (WHO) mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the animal source, scientists said yesterday. Experts believe the disease - which has gone on to kill more than 2.3 million people worldwide - originated in bats and could have been transmitted to humans via another mammal. – AFP.

Fossil fuel pollution kills millions more than scientists initially assumed

LONDON - Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but new research released yesterday shows that deadly consequences from pollution are killing larger numbers of people right now than had been assumed. Fossil fuels are alone responsible for more than eight million premature deaths annually, according to new research by a team of U.S. and U.K. scientists published in Environmental Research. That's double the previous high-end estimate of fine-particle pollution mortality, and three times the combined number killed by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in 2018. – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

ICC trial of former CAR militia leaders postponed THE HAGUE - The trial of two Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leaders, scheduled to open at the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday, has been postponed to February 16. Alfred Yékatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona face 21 and 32 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity respectively. The alleged crimes include intentionally directing an attack against civilian

population. They will be tried jointly as the charges relate to the same attacks. Ngaïssona has previously denied all the charges. The CAR was plunged into turmoil in 2013 when predominately Muslim rebels from the Seleka group seized power in the majority Christian country. A band of mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka, rose up to counter the Seleka after President François Bozizé was ousted. Thousands died in subsequent clashes and the United Nations (UN) said more than a million people were forced to flee their homes. Ngaïssona was the selfdeclared political coordinator of anti-Balaka forces. . – BBC.

Sudan announces new cabinet with ex-rebels as ministers KHARTOUM - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced on Monday a new cabinet bringing in seven ex-rebel chiefs as ministers, following a peace deal in October aimed to end decades of war. Veteran rebel leader and economist Gibril Ibrahim, of the Justice and Equality Movement - which played a major role in the Darfur conflict - was appointed as Sudan's new finance minister. "We have reached consensus on over 25 ministries," Hamdok said, during a press conference. "This line up aims to preserve this country from collapse... we know there will be challenges but we are certain that we will move forward." Hamdok dissolved the previous cabinet on Sunday to make way for a more inclusive line up in government. Two ministers were selected from the military, with the remaining coming from the Forces for Freedom and Change group, which plays a key role in Sudanese politics. – AFP.

https://twitter.com/dailynationzm https://www.facebook.com/dailynationews editor@dailynation.info

DYNAMOS SEEK LOST GLORY By MICHAEL MIYOBA

www.dailynation.info

Wednesday February 10 , 2021

Daily

Spencer Sautu prepare to unleash a shot during Power Dynamos clush with Lusaka Dynamos - Picture by MICHAEL MIYOBA

FTER recording their fourth defeat following a 2-1 thumping by Lusaka Dynamos in a week-16 fixture played last Sunday

at Nkoloma Stadium, Power Dynamos will seek redemption when they take on Green Eagles in today’s rescheduled week-11 Super Division fixture at Independence Stadium in Choma. The Perry Mutapa-drilled Kitwe giants face a wounded

Green Eagles side that is also determined to bounce back from two consecutive defeats to Forest Rangers and Lusaka Dynamos respectively. Drilled by former Chipolopolo coach Aggrey Chiyangi, Green Eagles have struggled to perform with one win from the

last 10 games where they have picked six draws and three losses. And Mutapa is aware of the dangers of facing a struggling Green Eagles side away from home. Despite having been reckless in most of their away matches, Eagles are yet to record any defeat at Independence Stadium where they have picked three wins and four draws from 15 games. “We have to work had for us to get maximum three points and we win them all. The top teams Zanaco and Forest win we are all going to be on 31 points so just don’t need to despair but keep on pushing. “It will be a tough game against Green Eagles. They are on our tail so they will be at home and will want to win but equally for us we haven’t done well but we want to move up the table and if we focus and don’t allow silly goals I think we will do well,” Mutapa said. “Green eagles are wounded and even us we want to win

the game so it will be a tough match,” he added. Mutapa will look to striker Davy Daka to step up and get the goals for “Aba Yellow” while in midfield, Captain Benson Sakala, Godfrey Ngwenya and midfield genius and former Green Eagles player Spencer Sautu who scored for Dynamos in the 2-1 defeat to Lusaka Dynamos will be expected to provide leadership to triumph in Choma. Meanwhile after struggling due to the lack of a top striker, Eagles coach Chiyangi will expect the defence pair of captain Waren Kunda and Bornface Sunzu to be solid in defence while Allan Chibwe is expected to provide cover in goal after returning from the CHAN tournament with the Chipolopolo. A win for either team will create a three point’s gap for both Power Dynamos and Eagles who are ninth and tenth on the Super Division table with 19 points.

Copper Queens Olympic preps suffer set back By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Zambia national women’s team quest to prepare adequately for the Tokyo Olympic Games slated for July this year suffered a major blow after FAZ announced the cancellation of the teams’ participation in the eight teams tournament in Turkey after some Copper Queens players tested positive for Covid-19. FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala said the results of the Covid-19 tests carried out on members of the senior national women’s team put the trip to Turkey in jeopardy. In a statement issued by FAZ Communications Manager Sydney Mungala, Kashala however noted that preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will continue despite the trip to Turkey having been put off on medical grounds. “We have decided to withdraw participation from the Turkey Eight Nation Invitational Tournament after having had encountered some medical challenges in our preparation for the tournament,” Kashala said. “It is not an easy decision to make but we always have

to prioritise the health of the players and technical staff at all times.” Kashala says FAZ had learnt lessons from the Chile outing for the Copper Queens that saw some players and staff endure prolonged isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Coach Bruce Mwape had summoned 32 players including foreign based players for the Turkey outing where they were scheduled to face Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, Kashala has warned some clubs against allowing fans in stadia in breach of the ban by the Ministry of Sports. On January 9, 2021, government through the Ministry of Sport banned fans from stadia following a spike in Covid-19 cases. Kashala said FAZ will take drastic measures such as suspension of games from some venues that disregard the ban by erring clubs.