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tentious issues such as the Hatembo farm in Kalomo, The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has said.

YALI executive director, Andrew Ntewewe explained that the police should work with the ministry of Lands to ensure that the docu-

ments for the farm in question are secured so that the investigations are thorough and justice prevails.

He said YALI has been calling for the release of the two Hatembo siblings by their abductors so that they start all over again as nor-

mal people.

Mr Ntewewe said that police should also carry out a thorough investigation so that every person who was involved in the changing of land titles at the ministry of Lands are brought to book.

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LOOTED DRUGS ON BLACK MARKET

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SSENTIAL drugs looted from public hospitals are being sold on the black market at ridiculous prices.

Patients have lamented that unless the rampant theft in health facilities is plugged, it may lead to more patients dying.

Dialysis patients told the Daily Nation that most drugs missing in hospitals were available on the black market at ridiculous prices.

But Ministry of Health spokesperson, Abel Kabalo said the country had run out of dialysis consumables because of the disturbance in the supply chain caused by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The patients said hundreds of units of the dialysis consumables may have been stolen because they were the ones being sold on the black market.

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HH MERGES WITH KBF, MUTATI GROUPING

By IRVIN MUYUMBWA and SENIYA BANDA

AS EXPECTED, the Osida scheme has come to fruition with the merger of

UPND Alliance with the Felix Mutati-led coalition, The Zambia We Want.

The merger got cold feet and failed to announce a running mate, although

the Daily Nation has information that UPND has already settled for Mr Mutati.

The Zambia We Want Alliance is a political move-

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Bwalya Fube together with two other political parties and the UPND Alliance led

by Mr Hichilema.

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HH REJECTS RELATIVES ...as more family members surface to condemn `stingy’ relative

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S UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was painfully denying his relatives including his own brother, more surfaced yesterday to denounce his mean nature.

Hakainde Hachilema said in response to a recent expose from his brother, Wilfred, who claimed to have been sent to prison over two missing cows that he did not the people being paraded as his relatives.

“I do not know the people being paraded as my relatives, I have never seen them, UPND president,” he claimed.

However, more of his relatives surfaced yesterday claiming that he has been mistreating them and called on Zambians not to vote for the opposition leader in the August 12, polls as he would plunge the country into deep divisions.

Mr Hichilema however publicly disowned his relatives, saying he did not know them.

“They are parading people I do not even know, saying they are my relatives,” Mr Hichilema said during the launch of the Zambia We Want and UPND Alliance merger in Lusaka yesterday.

However, speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka

Over 500 travellers ‘detained’ over Covid

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ABOUT 567 travellers have been placed under mandatory self-quarantine and will be monitored for the next 14 days following the enhanced point-of-entry surveillance, Health Minister Jonas Chanda has said.

Dr Chanda said with the imminent third wave threatening Zambia, all Zambians should continue to comply with the five golden rules which include masking up correctly and consistently maintaining physical

distance and washing hands frequently with soap and water or use hand sanitisers among others.

He said all who were at risk of exposure to Covid-19 should religiously follow through with the quarantine guidelines.

Dr Chanda also said if not yet vaccinated, people should access the vaccine and get protected against severe Covid-19 disease and associated deaths.

“In the last 24 hours, we vaccinated 2, 572 persons with the AstraZeneca-vaccine bringing the total of all vaccinated

unite his own blood family like us, how then should he even think of seeking the presidency,” they said.

And Simon explained that he was forced out of University education after his father Wilfred Hichilema was sent to prison by Mr Hakainde Hichilema after accusing him of stealing his two animals.

Meanwhile, speaking at the same even, PF deputy National Mobilization Chairman Geoffrey Mwamba said he is pained that Mr Hichilema has continued to torment his own relatives and at the same time misleading Zambians by claiming that he is their only hope.

yesterday, Mr Hichilema’s nephew Moonga Hichilema, Hiyama Hichilema and Simon said they have decided to come out to advise Zambians not to elect Mr Hichilema for the presidency because he is hard hearted and falls short of taking care of the interests of the country.

They complained that despite Mr Hichilema being rich, the UPND leader has not been taking care of his own family members.

They wondered how Mr Hichilema was going to unite the country and take care of the over 72 tribes when he has failed to unite and look after his own family.

“If he can’t take care and

under the Government coordinated programme would be recalled to get the updated official vaccination card.

And Dr Chanda said 35 new confirmed Covid-19 cases were recorded out of 3, 098 tests conducted in the last 24 hours representing 1.1 percent positivity.

against Covid-19 to 79, 920.

Of the total vaccinated, a quarter (17, 857) represents healthcare workers,” he said.

He also said in countries with an upsurge of Covid-19 cases and deaths, factors worsening the situation were poor adherence to public health measures and low vaccine coverage.

Dr Chanda said Government’s continued commitment was to ensure adequate vaccines were acquired and deployed countrywide, leaving no one behind.

He said vaccines received from other countries through vaccine diplomacy channels would still have to meet the set criteria for safety and efficacy.

Dr Chanda also said all earlier vaccine recipients

GOVERNMENT should go ahead and consider using Chinese vaccines Sinopharm especially with the current strain of the virus, former Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia president Jerome Kanyika has said.

Mr Kanyika said according to the studies that were done

by Sinopharm in February and March 2021, about the variant viruses that the strain was from the UK and South Africa.

He said Sinopharm vaccine neutralise 100 percent of the

UK variant and 97 percent the South African variant virus, which is good vaccine for which the Zambian government should get.

"We as a country we are not the first one to use the Sinopharm vaccine but also our neighbouring countries are also using it like Zimbabwe, Namibia and many more," Mr Kanyika said.

Mr Kanyika said the Chinese vaccine has no major side effects like blood clots that have been yet reported after using the Sinopharm vaccine unlike the Astrazenac

vaccine Government says it will consider Chinese adding China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine to its basket of vaccines to ensure adequate doses for the eligible population.

This follows World Health Organisation approval of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

Cannabis will ease economic ills - Sinkamba

By OLIVER SAMBOKO CANNABIS production is the only way the country can come out of the current economic crisis caused by the negative effects of Covid-19 pandemic, says Green Party (GP) leader Peter Sinkamba.

Mr Sinkamba said the GP was confident that once the Bill was passed and assented to by the President, the country would be able to benefit from exports of cannabis.

He said cultivation of cannabis was the only way the country could come out of its current economic challenges caused by the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recently, Cabinet approved the Cannabis, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, and the Industrial Hemp Bills of 2021 to provide for security measures for the cultivation, exportation and storage of cannabis and Hemps for medicinal and scientific

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and added it to the list of vaccines, which is a prerequisite for a potential COVAX rollout.

Minister of Health Jonas Chanda says Sinopharm is in use in over 100 countries with millions of people vaccinated and it is a safe and efficacious vaccine.

MINING companies, contractors and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) should comply with the 50 percent requirement for Zambian citizens, Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia (PTAZ) spokesperson Benson Tembo has said.

He said the companies must adhere to the provisions of Statutory Instrument number 50 of 2020 that reserves domestic haulage to Zambians.

Mr Tembo said he was aware that some mines had engaged foreign transporters.

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The industrial Hemps Bill also seeks to provide for the licensing of growers, processors, distributors, buyers, exporters of and researchers on industrial hemp.

Mr Sinkamba said Government has been engaging the Zambia Hemps Growers Association (ZHGAZ) and other stakeholders on the matter. He said ZHGAZ is also aware that by next will week, the three bills would be passed and signed into law.

Mr Sinkamba also said the ZHGAZ had been going around the country to lay the ground for the implementation of the three bills that seeks to regulate the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

He called on farmers throughout the country to join the association so that they could be prepared in terms of knowledge on how the programme would be implemented.

“We are up to speed to ensure that once the bills are passed into law, we can hit the ground and start cultivating so that the country can start earning enough much needed forex,” Mr Sinkamba said.

"We are aware that mines have engaged foreign transporters, we are equally aware that suppliers of fuel and OMCs are using foreigners," Mr Tembo said.

He said some OMCs had even signed local transportation business with companies which have 100 percent foreign shareholding.

He said the all players must comply with the SI. Mr Tembo said the PTAZ would not sit idle and watch such impunity being exhibited by OMCs and suppliers to continue.

"As citizens in the transport sector in Zambia, we are grateful to the President and we wish to commend Mr Mutotwe Kafwaya, the Minister of Transport and Communication for his personal effort to see to it that this Statutory Instrument was promulgated," Mr Tembo said.

ECZ, State ask court to dismiss G12 interpretation case

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and the State have submitted that the issue of what amounts to the equivalent of a Grade 12 certificate has already been adjudicated upon by the Constitutional Court and asked the constitutional court the matter seeking the same interpretation.

ECZ contended that in accordance with the judgement of the ConCourt in the matter between Bizwayo Nkunika

and Lawrence Nyirenda and ECZ,that a tertiary , vocational, craft ,trade or apprenticeship certificate is not equivalent to a Grade 12 certificate as it is not comparable in value, amount, meaning and functions to a grade 12 certificate.

Based on this fact, ECZ has asked the Court to dismiss Luangeni Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Zulu’s petition in which he wants the ECZ to give a clear interpretation of what amounts to the equivalent of a Grade 12 certificate.

Mr Zulu has cited ECZ and the Attorney General as first and second respondents in the petition.

He wants the court to determine whether having regard to the Constitutional court’s judgment delivered on March 10, this year, the pronouncement by the ECZ was in breach of the constitution.

ECZ argued that the court has adequately guided on the practice of engaging it in academic exercises.

“In conclusion it is evident that the applicant merely

wants to entice the court to re-open a matter where the court pronounced itself on the meaning of article 70 (1)(d) of the constitution and in the premises we humbly pray that this honourable court dismiss the application herein with costs,” ECZ submitted.

Meanwhile, Chief State advocate in the Attorney General’s chambers Mr Josiah Simachela submitted that an action that the court has already made its pronouncement on , on its merits cannot again be the subject of litigation.

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LOOTED DRUGS ON BLACK MARKET From Page 1 They said the reported shortage of dialysis consumables at major hospitals in the country including the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka may have been caused by sabotage and weakness in the distribution of materials to patients.

The patients called on Government to institute investigations to plug the pilferage which has led to loss of life and paints a very bad picture of the country.

“Pilferage contributed to the unexpected shortage of materials apart from the reported problems at the Ministry of Health purchasing unit,” one of the patients said.

The patients said that the government must immediately implement stringent controls so that another crisis does not arise after restoration of supplies.

The revelation of suspected sabotage comes after an outcry from the chairman of the Kidney Foundation of Zambia that the lives of many patients on dialysis had been lost due to a shortage caused by government’s failure to supply consumables for the vital treatment.

Further investigations revealed that some patients had

accumulated a supply of the consumables in excess of what they required for their treatment and they are now selling the same at below the supply cost.

A Daily Nation reporter who visited dialysis Ward CO23 at UTH found many patients waiting ready to be dialyzed in contrast with the earlier reports that operations in the ward had come to a standstill.

The minister of Health Dr Jonas Chanda faced a barrage of attacks two weeks ago following his statement in Parliament that government had supplied enough dialysis consumables and he was accused of telling lies.

Meanwhile, Dr Kabalo said in an interview that the pandemic has greatly affected the rate at which the renal supplies were produced as a number of companies closed as a result.

“Those reports are not true, what has happened with the Covid-19 pandemic is that there has been a disturbance in the supply chain across the board including renal consumables,” he said.

He said that the supply chain of various supplies including renal supplies is not immune to the effects of the pandemic and has since been badly affected.

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‘SECURE DOCUMENTS IN CONTENTIOUS LAND ISSUES’ From Page 1 “We cannot allow some powerful men to take advantage of vulnerable people by taking their land, the police should ensure that the documents at the ministry of Lands are secured because that is the only evidence that we have to prove this case.

“And also the people who were involved in the changing of land title at the ministry of Lands for farm number 1924 in Kalomo are also charged and brought to book,” Mr

Ntewewe said.

He said that the issue of the Hatembos is not a political matter but a criminal one hence justice must prevail and that the abducted Siblings should be released.

Mr Ntewewe also called on civil society organisations and the church to join in calling for the release of the Hatembo siblings.

The Zambia Police Service is still investigating and looking for Pheluna and Milton Hatembo.

The siblings are both witnesses in a case where UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is alleged to have fraudulently acquired farm number 1924 in Kalomo.

The duo has been missing for more than two months after allegedly being abducted.

Meanwhile, five suspects, Ackson Sejani, Fines Malambo, Javern Simooloka, Vincent Lilanda and Veronica Mukuni are appearing in court in connection with the abduction of the two witnesses.

6 MPs, MINISTER DROPPED IN LUAPULA ADOPTIONS

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

THE Patriotic Front has continued on its unapologetic adoption system of going for popular candidates and has consequently dropped seven incumbent members of Parliament in Luapula including General Education minister Dr Dennis Wanjinga.

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila announced yesterday and named the other prominent members of Parliament dropped as Dr Sebastian Kopulande in Chember and former

Bishop Dr. Cosmas Katongo Mwananshiku

Community and Social Welfare minister, Emerine Kabanshi.

The list of those who made it through the adoption field includes former Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya for Mansa Central, newcomer Leavan Chibombwa (Bahati Constituency), Anthony Kasandwe (Bamgweulu) Mambwe Cliff Mpundu (Chembe), Chipota Prudence Christine( Chiengi), Ms. Nyemba Jullen Fwanki( Chifunabuli).

The rest of the field includes Chaka Paul Kanshanda (Chipili), Nickson Chilangwa

(Kawambwa), Chanda Katotobwe (Luapula), Ngandwe Jean Ngandwe (Mambilima), Masheke Chanda (Milenge), Kampampi Kabaso (Mwansabombwe), former Education minister David Mabumba (Mwense Central), Simon Mwale (Nchelenge) and Ronald Kaoma Chitotela (Pambashe).

Those dropped include Charles Mambwe (Bahati), Mecha Ponde, (Chifunabuli) Anthony Malama (Nchelenge) vand Mr Mwansa Mbulakulima (Milenge).

Felix Tshisekedi jets into commission Kazungula bridge AFRICAN union chairperson, Felix Tshisekedi has arrived in Livingstone ahead of today’s commissioning of the newly constructed Kazungula Bridge that links Zambia and Botswana.

The plane carrying Mr. Tshisekedi who is also Democratic Republic of Congo President touched down at Harry Mwanga Nkumbula international airport at 18:00 this yesterday.

He was received

by Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji together with his Southern province counterpart Dr. Edify Hamukale.

Upon arrival, Mr. Tshisekedi was accorded a half guard of honour mounted by the second infantry battalion of the Zambia Army.

Meanwhile President Edgar Lungu is today expected in Livingstone enroute to Kazungula District for the Bridge commissioning. - ZNBC

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RESPECT FOR OTHERS AS the campaign period starts this week, politicians and other players must reflect on the imperative need to respect one another in the political arena, which is usually fraught with character assassination.

Some politicians resort to half-truths and blatant lies in their desperate urge to win support in the highly charged political arena.

In other cases, politicians perpetrate violence through youths as a way of intimidating their opponents, whose supporters quiver in fear.

They throw to the wind the provisions of the law and behave in a manner that is not consistent with societal norms.

Therefore, it is important to observe the provisions of the laws such as the Electoral Process Act number 35 of 2016.

This particular Act states that a person shall not cause violence or use any language or engage in any conduct which leads or is likely to lead to violence or intimidation during an election campaign or election.

Further, this piece of legislation prohibits a person from carrying or displaying weapons of any kind at a political meeting or other public gathering of a political nature.

All political stakeholders must realise that it is not in order, under the same legislation, to make false, defamatory or inflammatory allegations against any person or political party in connection with an election.

It is expected that political leaders will have by now acquainted themselves and their followers with the laws of the land especially those pertaining to campaigns and the conduct of elections It is also imperative for leaders and their followers to look at the principal legislation – the Electoral Commission of Zambia (Amendment) Act number 5 of 2019.

It spells out the functions of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), which are very important to understand so that politicians appreciate the extent to which the commission can serve them.

Recently, there have been attacks on the integrity of the ECZ over matters that are not under the ambit of the commission.

At the risk of sounding repetitive, it is important to run through some functions of the ECZ as spelt out in the Electoral Commission of Zambia (Amendment) Act number 5 of 2019.

Section 3(2) of the Act states that the functions of the commission is to conduct elections, education and information programmes aimed at promoting public awareness on electoral matters.

Other functions are to provide information and advice to State organs on electoral matters It is also the function of the ECZ to conduct and promote research into electoral matters and to establish and maintain liaison and cooperation with political parties.

Therefore, politicians must not unnecessarily throw a gauntlet at the ECZ and their opponents as this has the potential to scuttle peaceful campaigns.

Politicians ought to respect their competitors, the ECZ and other stakeholders such as election monitors and observers.

Respect must also be extended to the voters, who should not be taken for granted through lies and false promises.

All political stakeholders must learn to respect others instead of aiming for populist posture.

As famous American, Julius Erving, said: “I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.”

And speaking at the unveiling of the merger yesterday, Mr Mutati said the decision to merge was to serve Zambia before individual and party ambitions.

Mr Mutati said there is need to urgently work on the economy to create a direction that sees the aspiration of Zambia becoming a middle income country is achieved through the alliance movement.

Mr Mutati, a former Minister of Finance in the Patriotic Front government, said sectors of the economy which include mining, energy and agriculture will be prioritised as critical

From left to right: Mr Kelvin Fube, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, Mr Felix Mutati, Mr Charles Milupi and Mr Ernest Mwansa at Fallsway Lodge

components of the economic recovery.

He said in mining, there will be need to relook the taxation structure to motivate investments into the sector and also increase production Mr Fube charged that there

is a breakdown in the rule of law which has the potential to make the country dysfunctional.

Mr Fube says the rule of law has broken-down and has been defeated by a few politically inclined cliques thereby

denying citizens their fundamental freedoms and now living in fear in their own country.

Meanwhile, Mr Hichilema says the alliance is determined to ensure that the challenges the people are facing are resolved.

We’re ready to partner State to PICZ records ensure growth. Says Lunte chief positive growth

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

A SOLVENCY margin of 66 percent has been recorded by Professional Insurance Corporation Zambia (PICZ) plc against the backdrop of challenges in premium collection due to Covid-19.

This is above the minimum threshold requirement of 10 percent for insurance players.

Despite challenges that came with Covid-19 and adverse economic fundamentals experienced, PICZ last year was able to recorded a headline premium of K815 million as its solvency remained solid.

This is according to PICZ Managing Director, Moses Siame, who explained that the headline premium recorded were up from K589 million registered in 2019.

Mr Siame said this when releasing the 2020 financial results in Lusaka, representing a 38 percent growth.

PICZ board Chairperson, Susan Inonge, said the Corporation managed to maintain its position as a leading insurance company in Zambia, despite the challenges faced in 2020.

PICZ ,Ms Inonge said, recorded positive growth in all its major business lines.

Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA) acting Registrar, Tresford Chiyavula, urged members to partner with the media which would pass on credible information on insurance to the public.

SENIOR Chief Luembe of the Nsenga people in Eastern Province says traditional leaders are ready to work with the government of the day to transform the livelihoods of the people.

Speaking during the launch of Lunte district investment expo in Lusaka, Senior Chief Luembe said for development to be achieved it is important to include the corporate world.

He said sons and daughters of Lunte need to come up with

various ventures that will add economic value in the area.

Senior Chief Luembe noted that for development to be fostered, there is need for traditional leaders to work and support the government in power.

The traditional leader, who is also chairperson for the House of Chiefs said the investment expo demonstrates the conducive environment that has been put in place by President Edgar Lungu’s government.

He also said that the concept shows that the traditional leadership plays a key role in

Dropped minister accepts fate

By PETER SICHALI

I RESPECT the party’s decision to drop me and I will not re-contest Isoka parliamentary seat as an independent, Isoka Member of Parliament Malozo Sichone has said.

Mr Sichone said the leadership has decided and would not go against the decision.

“The party leadership has made its decision and as a loyal member of the PF I will respect the decision,” Mr Mr Sichone said.

He however said he will continue working with the party in ensuring that President Edgar Lungu and PF retains power on August 12, 2021.

Mr Sichone has thanked the people of Isoka for giving him an opportunity to serve as MP for the past 10 years.

He said he will be available for consultation when called upon.

“Our primary focus now is to ensure that we, PF and President Lungu retains power in the forthcoming general elections,” Mr Sichone said.

And Mr Sichone has thanked the civil servants in the province for support rendered to him during his tenure as MP and provincial minister.

Mr Sichone is one of the minister left out during the ongoing PF adoption process.

Other dropped are Commerce Minister Christopher Yaluma who been replaced with former Consular Robert Kalimi, Works and Supply Minister Silvia Chalikosa who has been replaced with PF Muchinga Province chairperson Francis Kapyanga and Northern Province minister Bwalya Chungu.

Mr Sichone has been replaced with Marjorie Nakaponda, a former diplomat, retired nurse and businesswoman.

as far as national economic development is concerned.

Senior Chief Luembe said the government through President Lungu declared Lunte a district and it was up to the people who hail from there to contribute towards its development which was lagging behind.

Speaking at the same function, Senior Chief Chitoshi commended President Lungu for making Lunte a district.

And Chief Tafuna said that it is sad scenario that despite being declared a district in 2017, there has been no tangible development in the area.

‘Gwembe oil exploration still active’

By JOHN KOMBE

GOVERNMENT is still carrying out explorations to ascertain the presence of oil in the Gwembe Valley and that results cannot be rushed without concluding the process.

Gwembe District Commissioner Timothy Siakaziba, said Government had tasked ZCCM-IH to carry out the investigations and was confident that the company would deliver its mandate.

Mr Siakaziba was reacting to sentiments by some stakeholders who included traditional and civic leaders, who accused Government of delaying the oil exploration in the valley.

He said that ZCCM-IH had visited the area and collected samples for further investigations.

According to him, the undertaking was a mammoth that required systematic investigations before a conclusive position could be made.

Mr Siakaziba said Government was on top of things and the public and stakeholders would get the position once the investigations were concluded.

He wondered why some stakeholders were asking ZCCM-IH to declare that it had failed the project when the holding firm was following the technical procedure on the matter. Mr Siakaziba said that rushing the results was not the best option as resolutions must be based on scientific evidence.

And ZCCM-IH public relations manager, Louisa Kakoma, earlier confirmed that the company was still carrying out investigations on the samples and would submit results once the process was completed.

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SOFT AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES COMING

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HE commodities market meant to guarantee market access for farmers and boost their income will start with the trading of soft agricultural supplies.

Last year, the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) launched a commodities trading platform for agricultural products in efforts to guarantee market access for farmers and boost their income.

With financial support from Musika, the trading platform is a partnership between LuSE and the Zambia Commodities Exchange (ZAMACE) which halted trading in 2019 due to financial constraints.

In giving an update on the platform, LuSE Chief Executive Officer, Priscilla Sampa, said it would begin with the trading of soft agricultural

supplies.

“As the market continues to develop, the LuSE intends to increase and diversify the range of commodities traded on the exchange.

“The commodity trading platform’s introduces Warehouse Receipts, as an important and effective tool for creating liquidity and easing access to credit for farmers,” Ms Sampa said in an interview.

Meanwhile, Ms Sampa said LuSE was working towards introducing several financial products suiting the consumer and economic demand.

Ms Sampa said some of the products included capital rising through issuance of Green Bonds, derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

“LuSE has identified the need to focus on developing marketing strategies of financial instruments to the

rural population, where a signification portion of the population is suffering from poverty, inequality, unemployment, illiteracy and superstition,” he said.

Ms Sampa said the local burse would soon also launch the market simulators that would equip the masses with investment knowledge.

LuSE, she said, had developed investor awareness programmes in suburban and remote areas by which maximum retail participation in capital market will be ensured.

She also said one of the major focus areas for LuSE this year was to achieve the larger economic agenda of financial inclusion in Zambia.

“LuSE has strategies that are focusing on those who currently do not enjoy formal financial institutional support and to encourage

LuSE CEO Priscilla Sampa the local citizenry to diversify and make use of the wide array of financial products found on the Zambian market,” Ms Sampa said.

ZANACO Bank will continue fostering partnerships which contribute to the growth of the country, as it contributes K200, 000 to the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) in support of the 2021 summit.

The financial institution has therefore continued partnering with stakeholders to economic growth, says Zanaco Bank Chief Executive Officer, Mukwandi Chibesakunda.

Ms Chibesakunda said Zanaco had therefore partnered with EAZ in support of the 2021 national economic summit.

She said this in Lusaka during the handover of a cheque worth K200,000 to EAZ in support of the summit.

“We are a Bank that believes in fostering partnerships that contribute to the growth of our nation and it is clear in the theme of this year’s summit of promoting economic resilience and sustainability post Covid-19 “When we were first approached by the EAZ in 2019, we understood the value that the summit would bring for our nation and our partnership was a clear alignment to our thought leadership drive,” Ms Chibesakunda said.

The second edition of the National Economic Summit which aims to provide ideas on the country’s fortunes post Covid-19 will be held in July this year in Livingstone by EAZ. The first edition of the summit was held in 2019 in Livingstone.

Zanaco, Ms Chibesakunda said, believed in deliv-

ering sound advice to its clients and that it was this basis that the Bank set up an economic and research unit to provide information to navigate economic changes.

In receiving the cheque, EAZ president Lubinda Haabazoka acknowledged that Zanaco had always believed in the summit since its first edition in 2019.

Dr Haabazoka recalled that Zanaco during the first edition of the summit in 2019 had contributed K500,000 to support it.

“I must confess that when we announced about the summit in 2019, the first people to come on board were the banking industry. During the first summit, we received a cheque of K500,000 from Zanaco for the summit and this led to people believing in the idea,” he said.

Dr Haabazoka also took time to appreciate Zanaco’s drive to encourage entrepreneurship, particularly for the young people.

SUMMIT “I must confess that when we announced about the summit in 2019, the first people to come on board were the banking industry.

During the first summit, we received a cheque of K500,000 from Zanaco for the summit and this led to people believing in the idea,” he said.

ZAMBIA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA Researcher - (Policy Monitoring and Research Centre)

THE manufacturing sector has been pivotal in the realization of Zambia’s economic growth and development and it continues to play a significant role in the country’s industrialization agenda.

The manufacturing sector’s value added as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has steadily grown from about 7.6% in 2010 to 8.1% of the GDP in 2018 and has remained stable over the period 2015-2019 with an average growth of about 7.9%.

However, the sector’s performance continues to be hampered by the high cost of doing business and an un-

stable macroeconomic environment. These challenges have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the shrinking of the manufacturing sector by 4.6% in the second quarter of 2020. Recognising the important role that the sector plays in the Zambian economy, Government has therefore included specific measures in the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) to revive growth in the sector and promote stability.

One such measure in the ERP is export promotion.

Under export promotion in the ERP, one key action will be to “aggressively pursue export market opportunities through investment promotion missions” in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which Zambia ratified on 5th February 2020. The AfCFTA is a flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which is a blueprint for attaining inclusive and sustainable development across the continent over the next

50 years. The Agreement has been signed by member states of the African Union, bringing together 1.2 billion people with a combined GDP of more than US$3 trillion. This large market offers an opportunity for the country to develop and expand its manufacturing sector, which will result in increased job creation, foreign exchange, industrialization and economic growth.

While Zambia’s manufacturing sector is still in its developmental stage, it is

important that necessary pre-conditions are put in place that will ensure the country reaps benefits from the AfCFTA market. Firstly, the Government is urged to focus its efforts on raising awareness about how the Agreement can benefit Zambian manufacturers as well as what risks come with it. The manufacturing sector needs to be prepared for the increase in competition that will arise once tariffs are removed and trade under the AfCFTA begins. This kind

of support would ensure that Zambian manufacturers are not crowded out by firms from countries with larger economies such as South Africa and Nigeria. Support must especially be provided for small scale producers in order to avoid crowding out in a market run by the private sector.

This support can take the form of enhanced technical, managerial and financial skills to meet industry standards.

The Government may assist in investment of these attributes.

Secondly, Zambia should focus on building its manufacturing sector. Presently, the primary industry remains the most important one, with agriculture and mining making the most significant contributions to GDP. The implication of a small manufacturing sector for the AfCFTA is that there will be low trade in finished goods which will limit the scope for intra-regional trade. Given the size of Zambia’s agricultural sector, a focus on value addition such as agro-processing could kick start the emergence of a vibrant manufacturing sector.

The planned establishment of various fruit processing plants (such as Kalene Hills Fruit Company Limited in North-Western Province and the Eastern Tropical Fruits Company in Eastern Province) will be vital in this regard as they will assist in promoting linkages between agriculture and manufacturing, and consequently promote agricultural exports.

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Corruption probe into power ships: Lebanon acts against Karpowership BEIRUT - Lebanese authorities have reportedly launched a crackdown on the company that is supposed to provide South Africa with electricity via power ships.

Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reports that the local authorities have issued on order to stop payments to Turkish energy company Karpowership, and ban its ships from leaving Lebanon.

According Arabnews. com, the decision was based on preliminary probe by Lebanon’s Financial Prosecutor’s Office into “brokers, commission, or corruption in the dealership of ships producing electricity”.

The state news agency reported that authorities could fine the company $25 million (roughly R356 million), if it was found that “commissions”

were paid.

Karpowership is part of Turkey’s Karadeniz energy group.

Its South African unit, Karpowership SA, has been named a preferred bidder programme to fast-track new power production to cut back on load shedding. It has bid to supply 1 220 MW of energy, by moor five power ships and three gas ships at SA harbours for 20 years.

Karpowership SA previously said that it would be able to “assist in the country’s economic recovery” by providing a “reliable source of power for all sectors and industries in order to meet South Africa’s energy supply gap”.

While environmental groups have criticised the project, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said it will help cut down on load shedding.

Karpowership SA did not immediately reply to a media request from Fin24 about the reports from Lebanon.

According to Karpowership’s website, it has two floating power stations in Lebanon, the Fatmagül Sultan and Orhan Bey. They have been in operation since 2013, supplying 404 MW of energy.

– FIN24.

NOT YET ‘UHURU’ …as Kenyan importers decry Tanzania curbs

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AIROBI Restrictions have not eased on the Kenya-Tanzania borderpoints of Isebania and Namanga, with six Kenyan fishermen being arrested by Tanzanian police on Wednesday evening.

After President Samia Suluhu and his host Uhuru Kenyatta announced lifting of trade barriers, truck drivers in Isebania are still not being allowed to move freely into Tanzania.

And in Namanga, no maize imports are allowed yet President Kenyatta ordered clearance of trucks loaded with the grain.

Customs officials said they are waiting for communication from Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to lift the ban on maize imports.

AFA on March 5 banned importation of maize from Tanzania and Uganda, arguing that the grains have high aflatoxin levels.

Namanga customs boss Joseph Muywaywa said no truck loaded with maize has been cleared.

“We are waiting for a circular from the AFA authorising us to clear the cargo. Once a trader presents a certificate, we will clear them right away. We now expect businesses to begin importing

maize from Tanzania following the President’s directive,” Muywaywa said.

A trader urged concerned government agencies to speed up the clearance. “We have incurred losses running into millions of shillings since the maize imports were banned five months ago,” he said.

In Isebania, drivers and businesspeople interviewed by the Nation said crossing the border has become an uphill task, with many being made to wait at the parking bays as goods are loaded.

And as the two presidents were announcing measures to improve trade, Tanzanian

authorities arrested six Kenyan fishermen and impounded two boats at Kibro Beach in Muhuru Bay. Kibro Beach Management Unit chairman Maulid Joel said the Tanzanians are demanding Sh50, 000 to release each vessel. – DAILY NATION, Kenya.

While still strained, South Africa’s government finances currently look in better shape than expected. The budget deficit (R552 billion) for the past year was 11.2 percent of GDP, Bloomberg reported recently. This was far lower than government’s own projections, and thanks to surprisingly strong tax income, as well as subdued state spending.

Meanwhile, the rand was

trading at its best level in 16 months, and was last at R14.08/$.

The currency strength is due in part to booming commodity prices, with raw materials accounting for a third of South Africa’s exports. As the world economy recovers, China continues to power ahead and the US readies massive infrastructure investments, these prices have rallied. – FIN24.

Moody’s skips SA ratings review JOHANNESBURG - The credit agency Moody’s has skipped a scheduled review of South Africa’s sovereign rating.

The announcement was expected late on Friday night.

Instead, the agency published a notice to say that the ratings for South Africa - and other countries like Denmark and Italy - were not updated.

The next ratings review is scheduled for November 19 this year. However, Moody’s says that it may change ratings on any other date if there is “a material change in credit condition or other event.”

Last year, Moody’s stripped South Africa of its investment

grade rating, downgrading government bonds to “junk.”

A “junk” rating means there’s a bigger chance that the government won’t be able to pay back its debts.

Moody’s currently rates South Africa at Ba2 (two rungs below investment grade), with a negative outlook – which means the next step could potentially be another downgrade.

In February, the agency raised concerns over government spending on civil servant wages and interest payments on its ballooning debt.

Economists do not expect a further downgrade soon, however.

Zim to list bond on local bourse for the first time in 20 years HARARE - Zimbabwe plans to list a bond on the local exchange for the first time in 20 years to raise funds for the expansion and upgrade of a main highway that links the country to South Africa, which is its largest trading partner.

The $250 million listing by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe will be the first note issuance on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange since 2001, when municipal bonds with a government guarantee were listed, the bourse’s chief executive officer, Justin Bgoni, said.

A listing date has not yet been confirmed. Thomas Zondo Sakala, chief executive officer and Willing Zvirevo,

director at IDBZ did not immediately answer calls to their mobile phones seeking comment. In March, the lender said it will take three months to issue the infrastructure bond, as it canvasses for

investor support. “We are happy that government is considering using our market to raise capital to develop the country,” Bgoni said by text message.

“Listing of government bonds is key for the development

of a strong capital market.

Government normally sets the pricing in the market.”

Total trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe stood at $2.4 billion last year.

The 580km road that links the capital, Harare, to Beitbridge, one of Africa’s busiest border crossings that straddles the two countries, is currently too narrow to deal with the vast amount of traffic.

On average, about 25, 000 people and 500 trucks pass through Beitbridge daily, according to Zimbabwean officials. The border point has been closed to non-commercial traffic since January to stop the spread of the coronavirus. – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

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Tribute to Sunday Chilufya Chanda, Kanchibiya PF parliamentary candidate

TO RULE OR NOT TO RULE Dear Editor,

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ULE, as a verb, has multiple definitions but for purposes of this article, I have settled for one of the definitions from the Random House Dictionary of the English Language which defines “rule” as “… to exercise authority, dominion or sovereignty.”

This meaning implies someone, or a group of people, exercising authority, dominion or sovereignty over other people.

In terms of politics, exercising authority and dominion means having the power to preside over and leverage the governance framework on behalf of the people. This, ideally, is achieved by way of popularly delegated powers which are conferred through periodic elections.

Humans have been associated with one form of rule or the other from time immemorial. This is primarily because leadership is essential for any organised society and lack of it has the potential to breed veritable mayhem and intractable chaos.

The world owes Greeks for the genesis of democracy (rule by the people) and democratic governance. Given the universal consensus around

the centrality of leadership to organised society, the debatable question is: Who should aspire for election to political office?

The answer should be derived by primarily examining what the people, the real and authentic owners of political power, are intrinsically entitled to by dint of being citizens of a country.

Citizens of any country are entitled to the enjoyment of basic human rights. These include right to life, right to security of person and property, right to health, right to safe water and sanitation, right to education, right to information and similar others.

In most national constitutions, these rights come under the Bill of Rights. Based on this understanding, citizens of any country are designated as “Rights holders.” Now, to ensure that citizens have access to and enjoy these rights, leaders are periodically elected through a popular vote.

Publicly elected leaders are designated as “Duty bearers” as they have the inescapable duty to ensure the unbridled enjoyment of basic human rights by all citizens.

The importance of this is that persons who choose to vie for election to public office should not be driven by their desire to attain what they

want but, rather, by the desire to help people attain what they want.

Unfortunately, many aspirants to public offices miss this vital leadership requirement.

Instead, many aspirants to political leadership are motivated by prospects of personal gain. They treat contestation for political leadership the same way they would treat contestation for a lucrative job in the private sector.

Consequently, the end-objective of wanting to acquire political office gets reduced to getting close to and personally beneftiting from national resources.

This unfortunate mind-set, invariably, compromises the ability to draw a dividing line between public and personal property. In addition, the elected leader will redefine the “Rights holder-Duty bearer” relationship and begin to see himself or herself as a benefactor!

A benefactor is a kind and altruistic person who, out of deep concern for the welfare of other people, freely gives to the needy. Implied in this is the fact that what the benefactor freely gives to the needy comes from his or her resources.

This markedly contrasts with dispensing various

forms of national resources to citizens who are the real and authentic owners of the same.

On the part of citizens, the misinterpretation of the “Rights holder-Duty bearer” relationship causes them to treat elected leaders as people who help them out of their kindness!

In the end, this attitude blunts and kills their alertness to the abuse of public resources, let alone the need to hold elected officials accountable.

Further, before they know it, they will start worshiping the elected leader and treating him or her as a God-sent messiah! All this will be happening without their realisation of the fact that what they are receiving is, after all, theirs and the elected leader is just a servant they have allowed the privilege to serve them.

The moral of this narrative is that men and women who choose to vie for political office should, first and foremost, do a deep self-introspection with a view to ascertaining the extent to which they are conscientiously altruistic and committed to discharging the role of “Duty bearer.”

BERNARD CHISANGA, Development Economist, Public Policy Specialist & Independent Consultant.

Dear Editor, I HAD a privilege of being part of the former media director Mr Sunday Chilufya Chanda’s supporting staff and through that gained wealth of experience at the “arena of being a public servant.”

As the tenure of the PF parliamentary candidate for Kanchibiya constituency Mr Chanda as PF Media Director comes to an end, gratitude is with the larger Patriotic Front family.

In him, I did not just meet a boss, I too met the brotherly figure who was at the centre of nurturing the spirit of servanthood. I remember you came at a time it was not attractive to defend PF. Mr Chanda’s tenure coincided with the era when hoaxes of deception were gaining prominence especially on the cyber space. In this information age, President Edgar Lungu and the PF were the victims of misinformation which had the ability to undermine public confidence.

Under his leadership as media director, Mr Chanda relentlessly worked to put his team to task and ensure that the lies that had hit the airwaves were rebutted by presenting the correct position.

It was an uphill battle as the army of lies had mobilised and ensure that the truth is suppressed. It was the unique collective wisdom that Mr Chanda had introduced in the youthful team which vindicated the truth.

The truth has been vindicated and the nation knows prominent people who have been magnanimous and responsible enough to retract their previous public statements about President Lungu.

In his tour of duty, Mr. Chanda taught to always stand for our country even when the sustained attacks were determined to forgo the efforts that President Lungu has accomplished.

Mr. Chanda has been more

than a boss, but was the brotherly figure who was always available whenever he was needed.

Comrade Chanda, even when I made mistakes, you gave me an opportunity to learn and you used to say, “Marvin, worry not, you are young and you are still learning from your mistakes.”

That brotherly counsel gave me the sense of responsibility and ensure that I learn to ride on my weaknesses in my quest to do better. Your patience made my service in the media team to feel at home.

With all my flaws, Mr Chanda gave me many opportunities to learn and grow in public service.

With time, I earned your trust and on numerous occasions gave me preference in every step you considered to take.

In August last year when you made up your mind to publicly declare intentions of standing as Member of Parliament for Kanchibiya, I was among the few you considered to seek advice.

This was dispute your well documented immense experience in public service. It was the humbling moment on my part that you added me to spearhead your ambitions in Kanchibiya.

Above all, gratitude is to President Lungu and the PF central committee for the opportunity they gave you to serve. The secretariat headed by the Secretary General Davies Mwila has equally been very supportive to the Sunday Chilufya Chanda-led former media team.

As we now carry on with our journey for Kanchibiya, our loyalty remains to President Lungu and PF. Even in our new calling, we will not let misinformation substitute the truth. We will not let the unpatriotic citizens take turns in downplaying the achievements of the PF for the last 10 years.

In fact, we consider the newly found journey as an elevation as we will carry the voice of the rural part of Zambia, Kanchibiya constituency.

I’m highly indebted Mr. Chanda and our categorical objective is to deliver an outright victory for President Lungu in Kanchibiya.

MARVIN MBERI, Lusaka

CHANDA

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Design mineral value-addition policies, Govt urged

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

POLICIES that enhance mineral value addition strategies that can create linkages with other parts of the economy should be designed and implemented.

Doing this will ensure cascaded benefits to the state in form of increased revenue generation, employment creation, and technology transfer, says Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Senior Researcher – Extractives, Webby Banda.

Mr Banda observed that Zambia did not process its minerals into higher-value output resulting in lost gains from value addition processes.

He indicated that exporting raw mineral resources meant denying the country the benefits that came with activities along a fully vertically integrated mineral value chain.

The benefits, Mr Banda said in a statement, included job creation, tax revenue generation, and spill over economic effects to other industries among others.

“Mineral resources in

Zambia offer a wide range of opportunities to: build industries to supply inputs to the mining sector, produce key mineral-based feedstock’s for other sectors; and manufacture intermediate and finished products for domestic consumption that will promote local and regional economic development,” he said.

Mr Banda indicated that the African Mining Vision recognised that mining was a key sector for a growing, diversified, competitive, and industry-based economy in Africa.

He explained that for Africa to harness these benefits, the enclave nature of mining will have to be extinguished.

“Achieving this goal means that mineral-rich countries like Zambia will need to go beyond optimising revenues collected from the mining industry, but act strategically to increase the value of the resources extracted.

“This can best be achieved by creating and strengthening the linkages between the mining sector and the rest of the economy,” Mr Banda said.

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CHIEF MPEPO WARNS AGAINST INSULTS

By STEPHEN MWEWA

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HIEF Mpepo of Kanchibiya has warned that he will not condone character assassination and tribal remarks

during campaigns.

The traditional leader said that politicians should instead uphold the “One Zambia One Nation” motto, regardless of tribe, so that the country could remain united and peaceful.

By KETRA KALUNGA

THE country would effectively today experience a 15-day emergency load management to facilitate maintenance works on two generating units at Kafue Gorge Upper (KGU) and Kariba North Bank (KNB) Power Stations, says Zesco Limited.

Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, John Kunda said the emergency maintenance works on two generating units would lead to a loss of approximately 160 megawatts (MW) of the generation capacity.

Dr. Kunda said in a statement that the emergency maintenance works being carried out are urgent and couldn’t be postponed as doing so would risk the safety of the generating units which might lead to severe damage to equipment and compromise the future available generation capacity to meet the system demand.

“The first stage of load management will start on Monday 10th May 2021 from 17:00 to 21:00 hours and will run for 15 days, whilst the second stage will be im-

tary. He said the council had earlier advertised the sale of plots within the township boundaries and in Simwatachela area but that interviews of the applicants will not take place until further notice.

And Zimba Town Council has also adjusted meat movement levy from ZMK 5 to ZMK 15 effective 7th May 2021.

Zimba Council Secretary Coster Mutandi said the levy was too low and needed to be adjusted and have a uniform figure with other local authorities in the country.

He said this had brought problems in the movement of meat as clients had their products impounded when crossing to other districts

Aspirants throng ECZ briefings

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA KITWE District Electoral Officer Mbulo Seke has described the overwhelmingresponse by aspiring candidates from various political parties to attend the nomination briefing in preparation for the August general elections in the district as a clear indication of how ready the candidates are to participate in the elections.

Mr Seke said the good turnout showed that the candidates were ready to get clarifications on all the electoral requirements.

Mr Seke was speaking shortly after

He advised politicians to campaign on the ideology of development in communities and the country at large.

Chief Mpepo said character assassination and tribal remarks could cause anarchy in the country.

Meanwhile, Chief Mpepo has thanked the Patriotic Frontfor fulfilling the wish of his subjects by adopting Mr Sunday Chanda as Kanchibiya parliamentary candidate for the August 12 general elections

Zesco starts 15-day emergency load shedding

Zimba Council suspends sale of plots ZIMBA Town Council Secretary Coster Mutandi says the local authority has suspended the sale of commercial and residential plots that were advertised for offer to the general public until further notice.

In his report to the ordinary council meeting held in Zimba on Friday, Mr Mutandi said the decision comes after a directive given to all local authorities in the country by local government permanent secretary to suspend all sale of council property and land alienation until further notice.

Mr Mutandi added that punitive action would be taken against any council that will not follow the directive from the permanent secre-

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the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) briefing of aspiring candidates for parliamentary, mayoral and councillor elections at Buchi Hall in Kitwe yesterday.

"My initial assessment shows that the meeting is well attended by various political party aspiring candidates and their turn out is a clear indication of how geared and ready they are to participate in the elections. "The turnout among political party aspiring candidates shows that they are ready to participate in the elections and are willing to exchange views with their colleagues from other political parties and to

where the levy is higher than what is given in Zimba.

Mr Mutandi reported that he recently received a call from Mazabuka local authority where a truck belonging to Dayow Foods Ltd, carrying animal carcasses from Zimba was impounded as the levy receipts from the local authority showed a lesser amount paid for each carcass compared to what is levied in that district and that the client had to add up on the amount for the truck to be released.

He said it is therefore important for the local authority to adjust the levy and make it uniform with the other councils so that such inconveniences do not occur. - ZANIS

also get clarification on the electoral process," he said.

Mr Seke also commended all other stakeholders who attended among them civil society organizations and the media. He further reminded them to continue being available when called upon to attend such meetings as key partners in the electoral process.

Notable among the aspiring candidates that attended was former Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu who is eying the Nkana parliamentary seat, Patriotic Front (PF) mayoral aspirant Mpasa Mwaya and UPND Deputy National Women Chairperson who is also Kamfinsa Constituency aspirant Subeta Mutelo.

plemented in June 2021, for another 15 days,” he said.

Dr. Kunda emphasised that the maintenance of the two generating units is critical to the sustainability of the generating system so that a stable electricity network is maintained.

He clarified that Zesco strictly ad-

heres to a robust and proactive maintenance schedule that ensures the longevity of all its assets to increase efficiency and reliability of electricity supply.

Dr. Kunda said Zesco appeals to customers to exercise patience and switch to alternative sources of supply during this period to avoid the inconvenience.

ULIMI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ULIMI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF COMPULSORY WINDNG UP TAKE NOTICE that the High Court for Zambia has placed ULIMI SOLUTIONS LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) under compulsory liquidation and has appointed TRESPHORED M. KABANGA of GSM Associates Chartered Accountants and Management Consultants as provisional liquidator in respect of all the assets and business of the company.

ALL Creditors, debtors and other interested parties are hereby notified for purposes inter alia of submitting their claims with provisional Liquidator by delivering to the address indicated TAKE NOTICE that the below.

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LIQUIDATION) under compulsory liquidation and has appointed TRESPHORED M. KABANGA TRESPHORED M. KABANGA - Provisional Liquidator of GSM Associates Chartered Accountants Management Consultants as ULIMI SOLUTIONSand LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) G.S. MUYALWA ASSOCIATES provisional liquidator in respect of C/O all the assets and business of the company.

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At the moment, most African Fuel price adjusteconomies including Zambia are mentstill fragile contracting In and order to due to the sabotage caused by the guarantee outbreak of aenerglobal pandemic-coronavirus. gy security and The business environment is further forestall strained and a general public debt accumulation, justitrecovering while in some has been directed cases, the recovery has not yet that the 60 days’ started felt.

Withbea repricebeing review policy centadhered OPEC to meeting in orderheld to on March 4, 2021 refusing to insustain a self-financcrease significantly, ingproduction mechanism in the the sector. intention is clear. Demand for oil has been increasing with global economies opening from shut down and driving energy is an estheBecause price upward. sential commodity, it is exThe pressure Governments pected that Government are facing is whether to inand oil marketing compacrease the fuel pump price and nies (OMCs) will continue thereby potentially fato import fuel in theharm country tigued public or slide into furand continue to constructher subsidies.

Fossil fuel tivelyfuel engage on matters of subsidies were a massive mutual interest in orderecoto nomic problem already before build upon energy security the andcoronavirus. energy diplomacy No According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2018 governments around the world spent With a national US$400 billion toelecsubsidise tion fuels. in August, 2021, fossil The G20 countries thestill environment could are giving subsidies. pose challenges for theto For instance, according of what is aactualization Global Subsidies Initiative on theReport, dashboard.

(GSI) Canada spent over 1.9 billion Canadian Dollars on fossil fuel subsidies in 2020.

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ENERGY SECTOR 2021 OUTLOOK (Touch buttons on the dashboard for a better 2021 energy sector) doubt, 2021 will be a challenging year as well because of a COVID-19 environment and a national election in August, 2021. To build upon the partial success of 2020 energy security and energy diplomacy from a fuels point of view, factors which could harm energy security have to be watched closely. These factors include the exchange rate, turnaround time to mobilize forex for imports and transporter mobility issues.

According to the national economic recovery plan which was launched by the Head of State, H.E. Edgar Lungu in December, 2020, it was highlighted that the pricing mechanism in the petroleum subsector will be revised in 2021. This is aimed at reducing the costly inefficiencies in the supply chain.

Government has re-assured that its policy is to ensure

that fuel subsidies are very costly and could accumulate very quickly. That is why am against unhealthy subsidies in the energy sector.

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er demographics.

• Renegotiation of the electricity tariffs between Independent Power Producers (IPP) and the national power utility company. We are not privy to these contracts but can only speculate that since these contracts are in US Dollars, the depreciation of the local currency in a COVID-19 environment has drastically affected the ability of the utility company to mobilize enough Kwacha, convert it into US Dollars and pay IPPs their dues which are in US dollars. The utility company buys power in US Dollars and re-sells it in Zambian Kwacha by and large. It is undeniable that the utility company is owing suppliers outstanding amounts in millions of Dollars.

Fuel price adjustment- In order to guarantee energy security and forestall further debt accumulation, it has been directed that the 60 days’ price review policy be adhered to in order to sustain a self-financing mechanism in the sector.

G20 COUNTRIES’ FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES REACH $500BIN • Commissioning of the 750MW Kafue Lower Gorge Power Plant. This will drastically improve the energy security of the country. Load shedding could be a thing of the past all things being equal.

This is the game changer in addressing the energy poverty situation. If the current electricity deficit is to be drastically reduced or wiped out, “operation by all means” must ensure that this legacy project is commissioned by May

fuel. Government resolved to disengage from participating in the procurement of refined fuel in 2017. Had this policy been implemented fully, the outstanding arrears in the range of $700 million would not have accumulated to this much.

However, the process of enacting the Petroleum Management Bill has taken long. It is expected that Government may negoespecially diesel on the intiate with current fuel ternational has the consuppliers market to supply tinued to increase thereby industry directly and indicausing further of challenges for rectly instead supplying the Oil Marketing Companies to Government. Govern(OMCs) which are negotiate reportedly ment will also suffering losses price from of a diesel the purchase fuel sales point view.

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good news for the sector. If fundamentals dictate that the prices be reviewed and they are not, someone gets negatively affected.

“Skyrocketing crude oil prices- a major concern, calls for further fuel subsidy”

According to the latest data from the Energy Policy Tracker, G20 governments have given at least US$233 billion in additional support through recovery measures to fossil fuel-intensive sectors since the pandemic began.

Subsidy expenditure on fossil fuel related subsidies by the G20 is believed to have reached at least half a trillion United States dollars during the Covid-19 pandemic according to a report released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and Oil Change International (OCI).

Public relief in the ongoing Covid-19 environment has continued in form of direct and indirect subsidies of one form or another including stimulus packages.

Commissioning of the 750MW Kafue Lower Gorge Power Plant. This will drastically improve the energy security of the country. Load Governments have pumped shedding could be a thing of the past all things being equal. This is the game changer in addressing the energy poverty situation. in billions of United States dollars to cushion thebe general that pricing should cost 2021.

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) policy.

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FARMERS IMPLORED TO TEST FOR COVID-19

By MWIINGA MUKUWA

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uapula Province, Ministry of Agriculture, Mansa District Agriculture Coordinator, Arnod Muimui has encouraged farmers to go for the Corona virus (COVID 19) vaccine which is being administered by the Ministry of

Health in hospitals.

Mr Muimui said the Astra Zeneca vaccine is being administered to people on voluntary basis.

He advised farmers to maintain social distance and mask up as they meet in gatherings such as the field day. Mr Muimui told the farmers that

the Corvid-19 virus has killed a lot of people hence there was need for them to protect themselves so that they can continue doing their farming activities.

He DACO also advised farmers to be using certified seed from companies such as Syngenta. He said this in Bem-

ba Language at a field which was held in Mabumba area in mansa district of Luapula province.

The field day was held under the theme improved farmers access to quality seed and inputs through private sector engagement for improved nutrition and generation.

EMBRACE NEW BEAN VARIETIES

trolling the weeds.

Mr Phiri also encouraged farmers to be using actellic gold Dust to protect their yields and maize grains after harvesting of their crop in their fields.

Meanwhile, a farmer Fides Kabungo from Mabumba camp explained that the Lumax herbicide from Syngenta is very effective in controlling weeds in a maize field and this makes it easy for a farmer to expand their hectarge. -NAIS.

Pot 7419, Manda Road Light Ind. Area, Lusaka P.O. Box 34054 Tel: 286 097 / 106 / 126 Fax: 286 096 E-mail: fra@fra,org.zm

By SEBASTIAN CHIPAKO

A SENIOR government official from Zambia Agriculture Research Institute(ZARI) in Misamfu research station has urged small-scale farmers in Zambia to embrace new bean varieties for sustainable development and to respond to adverse effects of climate change.

Speaking in an interview at a field day held at Malashi in Mpika district, acting Chief research officer of region 1 and 2, Kennedy Muimui disclosed that small scale farmers are being empowered with bean varieties that respond to their needs.

Mr Muimui revealed that most of the varieties being rolled out for various markets are being tailored for high yields to increase wealth of the small scale farmers and to respond to adverse effects of climate change such as drought.

He added that these varieties are very lucrative and have ready market within and outside the country, therefore it is ideal for the small scale farmers.

Mr Muimui explained that these bean varieties will make a positive change in their lives, Nutrition status and incomes.

He disclosed that the field day is important for farmers to see the production process and share market information for the 20 varieties which are currently on the market.

Speaking at the same event, which was also graced by Mpika district commissioner, Sampa Muswema, Principal Agriculture Officer Fred Chikuta has revealed that beans production has increased tremendously in Muchinga province since 2013 owing to intervention by ZARI and other cooperating partners.

He explained that small scale farmers should embrace the new bean varieties which will improve their nutrition status and incomes of many especially those in rural areas.

The field day was held under the theme “embracing bean technologies for sustainable economic empowerment in the new normal” and was sponsored by ZARI, University of Zambia through the USAID and Kirkhouse trust of the United Kingdom.-NAIS

And speaking at the same function, a field expert from Syngenta Zambia Elijah Phiri said farmers are faced with a lot of challenges in terms of weeds. Mr Phiri therefore advised farmers to be using herbicides such as lumax for maize and Dual magnum for soya beans to be used for con-

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INVITATION FOR BIDS TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TWO THOUSAND (2,000) BLACK POLYTHENE SHEETS - FRA/ORD/01/21 The Food Reserve Agency wishes to purchase black polythene sheets for use during the 2021 crop marketing programme.

Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, upon presentation of an official FRA receipt for the K750.00 bank deposit.

The Agency now invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers as follows:

The bids should be appropriately bound, sealed and bold labeled “Tender for the supply and delivery of 2,000 black polythene sheets” and addressed to the Procurement Coordinator, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka.

Description

Quantity

Delivery Period

2,000

10 Weeks

Ultraviolet Treated Black Polythene Sheets

Interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 34054, Lusaka, Zambia. The telephone numbers are 260-211-286097/286106.

Bidders who wish to participate in the tender should deposit a non-refundable sum of K750.00 in the following bank account: Bank: Branch: Account Name: Account Number: Sort Code: Swift Code: Currency:

Stanbic Bank Lusaka Industrial Food Reserve Agency 9130000358499 040007 SBICZMLX Zambian Kwacha

The bidding documents can be obtained from the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve

The bids must be deposited in the Tender Box at the reception area, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, on or before Friday 14th May 2021 at 10:00 hours and must be accompanied by a bid security of not less than 2% of the bid price and proof of purchase of the bidding documents.

The closing date for the receipt of bids is Friday 14th May 2021 at 10:00 hours and any bid received after the time and date stipulated above will not be accepted. The b ids will be opened thereafter in the Board Room, in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

Procurement Coordinator For and on behalf of the Executive Director FOOD RESERVE AGENCY

Monday April 19, 2021

Neria’s AgriCorner

SMALL-SCALE FARMERS’ WOES ADDRESSED

By NOEL IYOMBWA

T

HE Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) in collaboration with Oxfam SAF and the Southern Africa People Solidarity Network (SAPSN) is implementing a Markets

Campaign project in Southern Africa meant to increase awareness of the market access constrains faced by small holder farmers as well as provide evidence-based solutions to create an enabling and fair environment for farmers to access market.

Zambia Social Forum (ZAMSOF) National Coor-

dinator Gershom Kabaso said the campaign comes as a focus on the collective action at regional and national levels, building on ongoing programs of promoting increased access to sustainable and profitable agriculture markets and enabling policy environment for smallholder farmers including women

and youth in Southern African focus countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe).

Mr Kabaso said that the tripartite partnership follows increased food systems challenges propelled by weather extremes including droughts and floods which undermine agricultural production and

productivity as well as livelihoods.

He also disclosed that Zambia’s campaign is spearheaded by Zambia Social Forum (ZAMSOF) who are the National Focal Point for SAPSN and secretariat for Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) people’s summit.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS TENDER FOR THE RE-CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOUNDARY WALL FENCE AT NORAD MAIN DEPOT IN KASAMA DISTRICT (Re-advertised) - FRA/W/01/21 The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has budgeted for the re-construction of the boundary wall fence at Norad Main Depot in Kasama District.

The Agency now invites sealed bids from eligible contractors.

The tender is open to firms that are registered in Zambia as contractors with the National Council for Construction (NCC) in Category B or C, Grade 5.

The scope of work includes, but is not limited to the following:(a) Earth works (b) Concrete and block works (c) Drainage works Eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka. The telephone numbers are 260-211-286097/286106.

This tender has preferential procurement margins for bidders registered with the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) as follows: · · ·

Citizen influenced companies – 4 percent Citizen empowered companies – 8 percent Citizen owned companies – 12 percent

Bidders who wish to participate in the tender should deposit a non-refundable sum of K750.00 in the following bank account: Bank: Branch: Account Name: Account Number: Sort Code: Swift Code: Currency:

Stanbic Bank Lusaka Industrial Food Reserve Agency 9130000358499 040007 SBICZMLX Zambian Kwacha

The bidding documents can be obtained from the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, upon presentation of an official FRA receipt for the K750.00 bank deposit. The telephone numbers are 260-211286097/286106.

The bids should be appropriately bound, sealed and bold labeled “Tender for the re-construction of the boundary wall fence at Norad Main Depot in Kasama District” and addressed to the Procurement Coordinator, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 34054, Lusaka, Zambia.

A mandatory Site Visit & Pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday 6th May 2021 at 10.00 hours at Norad Main Depot in Kasama.

The bids must be deposited in the Tender Box at the reception area, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, on or before Friday 21st May 2021 at 10:00 hours.

The closing date for the receipt of bids is Friday 21st May 2021 at 10:00 hours and any bid received after the time and date stipulated above will not be accepted. The bids will be opened thereafter in the Board Room, in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

Procurement Coordinator For and on behalf of the Executive Director FOOD RESERVE AGENCY

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AFRICAN MIGRATORY LOCUST APP TO ENHANCE EARLY WARNING

By PRISCA KABWE

GOVERNMENT has developed a data collection application tool meant to detect the African Migratory Locust.

Principal Early Warning and Preparedness Officer under DMMU, Likezo Musobani says the app has been developed with support from the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), Government through Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit(DMMU) in conjunction with Ministry of Agriculture Mr Musobani explained that the app will be used by field agriculture extension officers to record presence of locusts in all parts of the country being affected by the pest.

The relevant information that will be uploaded on the app will help Government and its partners to respond, mitigate and prevent locust from becoming a disaster.

“Last year the information which was coming through was scanty making it difficult to aggregate and plan control actions based on that information,” Mr Musobani said.

Mr Musobani notes that in responding to disaster timely information is critical. He highlights that the app will enhance early warning system in the fight against the locust.

He observes that it is much cheaper to avert a disaster than addressing it and the only way of averting disaster is to provide timely information which will aid in planning.

Mr Musobani describes the AML early warning database tool as not complicated and is internet less intensive tool which can run a computer or an android phone and tablet.

“The officer will only need to use internet at the point of downloading the app and when sending back the data to the saver. once they have it on the gadget they can feed in formation without using internet,” he said Mr Musobani further said the tool will change the way the unit receive information on the pest that can cause disaster and help in the early warning aspect of disaster management.

He notes that DMMU has shifted from being reactive to being proactive because it is costly to respond to a disaster than averting it.

Different Agricultural extension officers from Locust Affected districts had an opportunity to pretest the application and get orientation during the Locust management training which was sponsored by FAO recently in western province.

The officers appreciate the app that it will heighten real time information sharing and make it easy for communities to receive needed timely support. -NAIS.

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SOCIALIST PARTY CANDIDATE COUNSELS KATUBA VOTERS

By NOEL IYOMBWA

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HE people of Katuba constituency have for long time been left out in terms of development because of voting for wrong candidates, Socialist Party

aspiring member of parliament candidate Cephas Twende has said.

Speaking in an interview Mr Twende said that once voted into office he would ensure that development is delivered in all corners of the constituency.

He said his party was best suited for the constituency because it works with the poor and vulnerable people in society and wanted to ensure that every person lives a decent life.

Mr Twende observed that the challenges that people have been facing for the last 30

years are the same challenges that they face today adding that it is time that people voted for change by choosing a leader that will look at their plight and ensure that their lives are improved.

He said that young people should endeavor to participate

in the governance system so as to bring fresh ideas.

Mr Twende said development through young candidates has proven to be more effective.

He explained that he has been participating actively in the community for long time

Lubusha wins kudos

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By OLIVER SAMBOKO

RESIDENTS of Chipangali constituency have hailed the candidature of Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring parliamentary candidate Andrew Lubusha and have vowed to give President Edgar Lungu 100 per cent of votes in the August 12 elections.

Mr James Banda a resident in the area said time had come for youthful leadership to drive the developmental agenda in the constituency.

“As a youth of Chipangali, I fully support Mr Lubusha as the preferred candidate capable of giving President Edgar Chagwa Lungu maximum votes from the constituency,” Mr Banda said.

He said that Mr Lubusha had so far demonstrated effective leadership that was poised to transform Chipangali.

Another resident, Mr Bright Soko, said the residents had accepted the aspiring parliamentary candidate based on the development plans he has put in place for the area.

“Our support for Mr Lubusha is based on the plans he has for this area. I was born and bred here, this place has been abandoned by the previous leadership.

“Mr Lubusha has a heart for the people of Chipangali and with the works we have seen so far from him on the ground, I am proud to say this constituency needs a person like him to completely develop it,” he said.

A senior citizen, Ms Mary Zulu, thanked Mr Lubusha for donations made to Madzi-atuba Health post where he gave out beds, blankets and mattresses.

She also thanked the aspiring candidate for the ongoing road works being done by the Andrew Zindhlu Lubusha Foundation in the constituency.

More residents talked to vowed to fully support him should the PF central committee adopt him as i’s Chipangali constituency parliamentary candidate for the August 12 election

Kanyama aspirant wins support with message of hope

By NOEL IYOMBWA HIS approach to politics of putting the church as a number one key player in his development plan for Kanyama has continued to win him support from the residents.

This time around, Patriotic Front Parliamentary hopeful, Chris Changwereza, a staunch Catholic was yesterday received to a thunderous reception at St Joseph Parish old Kanyama.

It was a joyous moment as the congregants sung hymns of praises and pledged to support him in his quest of seeking to represent the people of Kanyama as their Member of Parliament.

And in addressing the church, Mr Changwereza spoke passionately about the need for the constituency to be developed by its own people.

Mr Changwereza said it was unfortunate that Kanyama

had lagged behind in terms of development despite it having the potential of being one of the best constituencies in Lusaka being an industrial Constituency. He said with the full participation of the church in spearheading major Community projects, Kanyama would be a marvel of Lusaka.

"I am not only here to seek your support but guidance as well because I can do little as an individual but when we come together with the church on board, we can achieve a lot and change our constituency to what we want it to be," Mr Changwereza said.

And Mr Changwereza further said challenges people in Kanyama were facing can be addressed by the residents themselves working together as a team with national leadership. "We have people among ourselves who are skilled to undertake many projects in the community and the only thing we have to do is to empower them with contracts and a little capital and they can deliver...

That is the kind of approach I have in addressing unemployment in Kanyama.

hence that makes him the best candidate to be the Member of Parliament.

Mr Twende called on the voters in Katuba to vote wisely so that development can be delivered to the area.

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Monday 10 May, 2021

NORTH-WESTERN/MOSI-OA-TUNYA NEWS

By ANDREW MUKOMA

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HE ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in Southern Province says it expects to see immediate impact of the newly constructed Kazungula Bridge and One Stop Border Post facilities through benefits to the people.

This will particularly benefit the people of Kazungula and the province as a whole.

NEW KAZUNGULA BRIDGE A MARVEL - PF The party says that the Kazungula Bridge which President Edgar Lungu and his Botswana counterpart will be commissioning today is an infrastructure project aligned with the priorities identified by the two countries.

Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary, Trymore Mwenda, said the PF has

always appreciated and believed in President Edgar Lungu's leadership.

"It is yet another exciting moment for the people of Southern Province to welcome His Excellency President who was in Namwala just a few days ago to be back for the grand commissioning ceremony of the Kazungula bridge with

economic benefits not only for Zambia but the entire sub region as the Bridge will enhance Trade and Commerce.

"We are strong believers in a comprehensive approach to infrastructure development which President Lungu has been championing," he added.

Mr Mwenda observed that

Zambians have always known the value Government has in the people of Kazungula district. "We are confident that the Zambian and Botswana governments will provide the strong leadership needed to effectively coordinate all the relevant institutions so that the Bridge and the One Stop Border facilities on both sides

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INVITATION FOR BIDS FRA/W/02/21: TENDER FOR SERVICING & MAINTENANCE OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AT FOOD RESERVE AGENCY DEPOTS & OFFICES The Food Reserve Agency plans to enter into contracts for the servicing and maintenance of fire-fighting equipment at its depots and offices.

The Agency now invites eligible firms to submit sealed bids for these works in the following regions: Lot Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Regions Northern Muchinga Central Luapula North Western Western Lusaka Eastern A & B Southern A & B Copperbelt

Award of contract will be restricted to not more than three lots per bidder Interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 34054, Lusaka, Zambia. The telephone numbers are 260-211286097/286106 and fax number is 260-211-286581.

However, telegraphic and/or electronic offers will not be accepted.

Bidders who wish to participate in the tender should deposit a non-refundable sum of K750.00 in the following bank account:

Bank: Branch: Account Name: Account Number: Sort Code: Swift Code: Currency:

Stanbic Bank Lusaka Industrial Food Reserve Agency 9130000358499 040007 SBICZMLX Zambian Kwacha

The bidding documents can be obtained from the Procurement & Supplies Unit offices, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, upon presentation of an official FRA receipt for the K750.00 bank deposit. The telephone numbers are 260-211-286097/286106.

The bids should be appropriately bound, sealed and bold labeled “Tender for servicing & maintenance of fire-fighting equipment” and addressed to the Procurement Coordinator, Food Reserve Agency, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka.

The bids must be deposited in the Tender Box at the reception area, Plot 7419, Manda Road, Industrial Area, Lusaka, on or before Friday 14th May 2021 at 10:00 hours and must be accompanied by proof of purchase of the bidding documents.

The closing date for the receipt of bids is Friday 14th May 2021 at 10:00 hours and any bid received after the time and date stipulated above will not be accepted.

The bids will be opened thereafter in the Board Room, in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

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can become fully and sustainably functional.

"Like we have always said as PF in Southern Province, our region has benefited highly in terms of infrastructure development under the leadership of President Lungu," Mr Mwenda said.

He said that the bridge will not only benefit the people of Zambia and Botswana alone but the Southern African as a whole.

K90 million disbursed for land development to councils THE Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says K90 million has been disbursed to 91 councils countrywide under the Land Development Fund since 2011.

In the last five years, the ministry released K66 million of the Land Development Fund to 58 councils to fund projects that can help open up newly created districts for development.

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata said new district councils are allowed to independently identify projects which can open up their areas for development.

Ms. Kapata says some of the projects include surveying project sites, creating new roads, supplying electricity and providing water reticulation systems in the new districts.

She says her ministry is currently in the process of releasing K10 million for seven districts. The Minister said this when she concluded her tour of NorthWestern Province where she inspected projects that were funded from the Land Development Fund in Kalumbila, Manyinga and Mushindamo districts.

North-Western Province got over K5 million out of the K66 million Land Development Fund that was disbursed from 2016 to 2021.

And Ms. Kapata has congratulated Kalumbila, Manyinga and Mushindamo districts for utilising their shares of the Land Development Funds prudently. She has since encouraged the new councils to apply for more funds and continue with projects that will facilitate development in their areas.

And Mushindamo District Council Secretary Pamela Zulu explained that the over K2 million funding from the Land Development Fund received was put to good use by the council.

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Binwell Mpundu confident

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STOP INFIGHTING, MUFULIRA PF TOLD

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

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ATRIOTIC Front (PF) Mufulira Central Member of Parliament, Evans Chibanda, has advised the party leadership and members in the district to work together and avoid infighting.

Dr Chibanda said it was not time to fight but support each other for a common goal which he said was to win the August general elections.

He said time to fight one another was long gone further urging the leadership to treat it as a thing of the past.

Dr Chibanda in an interview in Mufulira at the weekend.

“Said it is normal to support

different kinds of people but let us not forget to work together as a people that come

Aspirants throng ECZ briefings

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA KITWE District Electoral Officer Mbulo Seke has described the overwhelmingresponse by aspiring candidates from various political parties to attend the nomination briefing in preparation for the August general elections in the district as a clear indication of how ready the

By ROGERS KALERO THE Electorate must not be misled by the fake promises but must critically analyse the calibre of candidates from the opposition and the ruling party and their relationship with the community, Munalula Moola, a member of the Patriotic Front (PF) Kitwe district mobilisation committee has advised.

Mr Moola said Zambians should not be driven by emotions to make haphazard decisions because some politicians from the UPND were promising them 'Heaven on Earth.’

He said it was important to look at the capacity of the candidates to deliver development and their relationship with their respective communities.

Mr Moola reminded Zambians that most of the opposition UPND politicians

candidates are to participate in the elections.

Mr Seke said the good turnout showed that the candidates were ready to get clarifications on all the electoral requirements.

Mr Seke was speaking shortly after the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) briefing of aspiring candidates for parliamentary, mayoral and

from the same party.

Time to fight is gone. Let us avoid sowing seeds of hate councillor elections at Buchi Hall in Kitwe yesterday.

"My initial assessment shows that the meeting is well attended by various political party aspiring candidates and their turn out is a clear indication of how geared and ready they are to participate in the elections.

"The turnout among political party aspiring candidates shows that they are ready to participate in the elections and are willing to exchange views with their colleagues from other political parties and to also get clarification on the electoral process," he said.

Mr Seke also commended all other stakeholders who

and division amongst ourselves,” he said.

Dr Chibanda said the leadership in the district needed to work hard together so as to ensure that the party bounced back to power in the August 12 general elections.

He said sowing seeds of division should not be tolerated by any well-meaning member because it did nothing but destroyed the party.

He said working together was the only way the President and the party at large could emerge victorious come August.

Dr Chibanda said that the PF being the party in power needed to remain intact and strong for other political parties to emulate.

analyse the calibre of the candidates.How close are they to the communities? Do they only get closer to them when they want votes from them or not? " Mr Moola questioned.

Mr Moola said it would be suicidal for Zambians to vote for a political party whose leader has no regard for his own family members forcing them to defect to the PF. He said the 'cruel hearted UPND' leadership has no solution to the economic challenges facing the country today. "They boast to say Bally will fix it. This is political rhetoric because this Bally has no solution to the problems the country is facing. What UPND is doing is to raise people's hopes for things they cannot do. He has no ability to

UPND counsels unsuccessful candidates

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

attended among them civil society organizations and the media.

He further reminded them to continue being available when called upon to attend such meetings as key partners in the electoral process.

Notable among the aspiring candidates that attended was former Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu who is eying the Nkana parliamentary seat, Patriotic Front mayoral aspirant Mpasa Mwaya and UPND deputy national women chairperson who is also Kamfinsa constituency aspirant Subeta Mutelo.

Electorate cautioned against liars were only getting closer to the communities during the time of election and would later dump them after the polls.

He challenged opposition UPND politicians to continue assisting the people even after losing election to prove that they were really interested in serving the interests of the people.

"These UPND characters are liars. When elections get closer, they will be telling people to vote for them, but if they have the heart of the people, they would have been closer to the people in the communities in which they live, but they only get closer to people when elections are getting closer.

This means they only want to use people for votes.

"Zambians must critically

I AM very confident that I will be adopted as Nkana Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) because everyone knows that I am popular on the ground, Kitwe former District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu has said.

But in an event that he is not adopted, Mr Mpundu said he would still remain loyal to the party as always. “ Everyone knows that I have always been loyal to the party.

For those of you that remember very well, you will recall that I was at the same place in 2016.

“Last time, I was not adopted despite having had applied but I did not take it personal but kept being loyal to the party,” he said in an interview.

Mr Mpundu observed that he was the most popular among all the aspirants in the constituency, hence the confidence that he would be the chosen one.

The former DC said the party would win the seat as early as 10:00 hours should he be adopted because there would be no competition.

Mr Mpundu said that rehabilitating the roads in Nkana constituency would be his first priority once elected as MP. He added that Nkana had the most dilapidated roads in the district a situation he said was unfortunate and needed urgent attention.

“The other thing we will concentrate on that we feel needed urgent attention is to create more spaces in schools in the constituency so that pupils do not continue having difficulties in accessing proper education,” he said.

solve the problem we are facing because these are global challenges which every country is facing. "Some of these UPND leaders have abandoned their relatives despite bragging that they are so rich, they are millionaires, their relatives are poverty stricken and have joined the PF hoping to find hope in President Edgar Lungu led PF. So, people should think twice before supporting certain political parties, " he said.

Mr Moola noted that said effects Covid-19 have affected economies of various countries and so it was not true for politicians to claim to have solutions to the economic challenges facing the country in their desperation to win the hearts of the people.

THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has urged members to avoid taking the adoption matters personal but respect the decisions made by the party's appointing authority.

UPND Kitwe district chairperson, Elvis Nkandu, said it was disappointing that those that were being left out of the adoptions were contemplating changing camp.

Mr Nkandu said that the appointing authority of the party could not adopt everyone for the same positions but pick only those who were recommended by the people on the ground.

He was speaking during the opening of the party district offices in Kitwe's Nkana West at the weekend.

"We respect all the results that are coming out because we trust that everyone voted very

well at all levels.

"I am so disappointment that all structures have stopped working while waiting for the adoption results. Why have you stopped working?" He wondered.

Mr Nkandu warned the members against fighting their leaders and advised them to maintain discipline at all times.

He complained that the game ahead was too tough for members to continue fighting and “pointing fingers” at each other over adoption results.

Mr Nkandu said loyalty was good and that anyone that did not want to be loyal to the party after the adoption results would be disciplined because the party did not want confusion.

Meanwhile, the National deputy women chairlady Ms Subeta Mutelo urged the members shortly before officially opening the office to work extra hard so that the party and president Hakainde Hichilema could win the August general elections.

Ms Mutelo commended both the district and provincial leaderships for working so hard to unite everyone and campaigning hard for the party on the Copperbelt.

‘Women key in income-generating ventures’

By ROGERS KALERO WOMEN must continue to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security by engaging in various income-generating projects that will help improve livelihoods in communities, Kalulushi Mayor Rashida Mulenga has said.

Ms Mulenga said it was important that women set a firm stage for economic empowerment and self-sustenance by embracing the culture of entrepreneurship in their various communities.

The Mayor was speaking at the weekend when she officiated at the Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) National Women Affairs Committee (NWAC) fund-raising tea party to raise fund for a printing project and the rehabilitation of the institutional house. Ms Mulenga said it was good that women from MUZ had decided to engage in a project so that they could become self -sustaining instead of begging money from the union for any project.

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MIXED FARMING W

HAT is mixed farming? Indeed, it is the sort of farming activity that involves a diverse type of farming. This involves different enterprises taking

place at the farm the farm may have different crops that may include maize, soya, sunflower, or groundnuts.

Mixed farming also includes livestock such as cattle, pigs,

chickens, goats and may be fish enterprise. In mixed farming each enterprise does support the other on the farm direct or indirect.

It is obvious that no plant

could possibly go on thriving if we tried to grow it in sand alone. No matter how much water may be provided, the plant would sooner or later die for want of the small but

necessary quantities of such plant foods as nitrates.

What happens if the farmer continued to grow crops year after year without replenishing the soil with any nitrogenous material? Can the plants continue to crop freely? They cannot. The nitrogen and similar substances that are taken from the soil by growing plants must in one way or another be replaced. Otherwise, the soil will lose condition and the crops will be poorer and poorer as the years go by.

There are, however, several ways of maintaining the soils supplies of nitrogen. Let us examine them.

If one stands near to a heap of fresh farm manure no doubt one would notice the smell of ammonia that surrounds it. Ammonia as we know is a compound of nitrogen, and its presence in the dung of animals is one of the reason for putting farmyard manure into the soil.

Farmyard manure is a very good source of nitrogen for plants. One may ask how the nitrogenous substances get into farmyard manure. The thing is no animal is able to digest all the protein contained in its food, and some of

the proteins that animals eat pass right through the digestive tract and come out in the dung.

All animal dung is rich in nitrogenous materials, for this reason, the farmyard manure contains a good deal of dung. It does not appear that plant roots are able to absorb this dead protein, it has to be changed back again to nitrates and similar substances before the plant can use it.

The change takes place more readily when the dung is mixed with straw or other litter. Dung comes from animals the farmer is keeping and straw comes from some plants the farmer grows on the farm for example rice, wheat, soya all these can produce straw which is mixed with dung. This mixture creates a conducive environment for millions of bacteria or germs.

These bacteria are present in all fertile soils so that buried manure and other dead protein material is constantly

BY MAKELI PHIRI producing nitrogenous food for the plant.

No farmer ever has enough farmyard manure to keep his land fertile of replacing nitrogen in the soil. This is however, made ideal by applying mixed farming activities such as keeping of livestock from which dung or animal droppings can be used in the making of farm manure mixed with other farm residues from other farm crop enterprises.

This then complements the use of chemical fertilizer and reduce the cost of farming to some extent.

The proteins in dead plants and animals are changed into nitrates by the soil bacteria and fresh plants use these nitrates to living proteins again.

In due course some of these

proteins are eaten by animals to build their muscles and so on. The cycle of nitrogen from death to life, life to death is called by scientists the NITROGEN CYCLE, because it can go on indefinitely.

This is how important mixed farming is to a farmer.

Those practicing such have abundant benefits on the farm. Animals produce dung that is used by the plants to grow vigorously and from the plants animals again benefit because they have access to plenty of grass or plant material for food.

Bacteria in the soil would work on the dung and plant residues to make nitrate which the plant uses. Although plants cannot make use of nitrogen in the air, nature has fortunately provided a very satisfactory way of converting atmospheric nitrogen into materials that plants can feed upon. This is how good mixed farming is to any farmer in the farming circle.

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ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR DELIVERING SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS!

By DR LABAN MWANSA

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OW can project managers help prevent failed, challenged or orphaned projects? Project success may be viewed in twofold, the success of the project methodology used to deliver the project and also the success of the project deliverables or products produced and accepted by relevant beneficiaries.

Here we see the need to recognise the difference between: A Successful result (product) and a Project Management methodology Success. It is therefore important to consider some factors contributing to project success and failure in project delivery?

The Standish Group Chaos study defines project success by categorizing projects into Successful projects, Challenged projects and Failed projects as being: Successful projects

= Those projects which are delivered: On Time & On Budget, & with satisfactory result; Challenged projects = Those projects delivered late, over-budget or did not meet target; Failed projects = Those projects which are cancelled or results not adopted by users. We may also add Orphaned projects as those projects which lose project team members and end up with no project direction and management. The list continues as some projects, people just stop talking about them and they die a natural death. Maybe that’s too harsh but that is what reality is.

Recently one of my acquaintances requested me to explain how to measure and categorise a project which has been put on hold by senior management because of an emergent high priority project which needs more priority resources. This was a very interesting question, in my opinion because yes it is right to allocate more resources to an emergent high priority project.

But the real question here is can you put a project on-hold? Most people would say yes, why not? I don’t’ think so, the best that can be done is to trigger a prema-

ture project closure and perform normal project closure activities.

The consequences which may arise if you don’t perform a premature project closure and put a project on hold is that whilst the project is on hold, requirements, regulations, technology, stakeholders and environment may change and if this happens then it will mean that you will have to re-plan your project from scratch.

The 7-PM tips to prevent project failure should actually come from the 7 project success criteria as follows: 1. Deliver project on planned and approved budget: Manage the project budget by monitoring and controlling the project costs, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. For example you may use variance analysis and earned value management (EVM) 2. Deliver project on approved scheduled time Manage the project schedule by monitoring and controlling the project schedule, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Some schedule compression tech-

niques include fast-tracking and crashing depending n circumstances. Some consideration should be made to use Project Evaluation and Reporting Techniques (PERT). I find this technique very useful.

3. Deliver project on agreed and fit for purpose quality standards: Manage the project quality assurance by monitoring and controlling the set project quality standards, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Plan for quality management. Remember you cannot mark your own homework, so make sure that there is no conflict of interest between those making the project products and those checking the quality of the products.

The key here is to keep defects reaching the customer or end user.

4. Deliver project planned benefits: Manage the project benefits by monitoring and managing the project benefits realization plan, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Make sure benefit realization plan is in

place and that there is someone to take care and account for post project benefits realization.

5. Deliver the scope according to the objectives: Manage the project scope by monitoring and controlling the project scope, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Prevent scope creep. A project is deemed a living thing, so expect changes from stakeholders but be prepared to manage the change requests in an agreed formal way. Remember properly managed changes may bring additional income.

6. Deliver the project with managed risks to optimize project benefits: Manage the project risks by monitoring and managing the project risks, use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Risk management is important in order to maximise project benefits we need to proactively manage risks.

7. Deliver project deliverables to the satisfaction of beneficiaries and stakeholders: Manage the project stakeholder’s expectations by monitoring

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and engaging project key stakeholders use available tools and techniques to accomplish this. Remember if stakeholder are happy it means your project has been successful.

Final thoughts: To ensure that project manager achieves project success factors there is need for project managers to proactively manage project risks and also use lessons to avoid repeated mistakes in project execution.

This will also avoid a popular anonymous quote “We are great at doing profitable projects but really bad at keeping our customers”, evidently in customer – supplier project environments, it is very key that customer satisfaction is met and this can be ascertained and measured.

This article was written by Dr Laban Mwansa, MSP®, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, Agile®, Laban is a consultant and trainer in project management and specifically trainer/coach in PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, and PRINCE2 Agile® in Zambia, South Africa and Europe for many years. He was in the executive committee of ICTAZ as technical chair. He is also the managing partner of Betaways Innovation Systems and can be reached at: Laban.Mwansa@ betaways-innovations.com, +260975280392 or WhatsApp +27817029669. He is also a professional project management member of PMSA and PMI-USA.

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15 die as Guinea gold mine collapses

CONAKRY - At least 15 people have been killed by a landslide at a clandestine gold mine in Guinea’s north-eastern Siguiri region.

Overhanging rocks collapsed on Saturday morning, crushing some victims and burying others inside the mine. A government spokesman has said the “exact circumstances and causes of the tragedy” will be investigated. – BBC.

Ten injured in protests against Chad military rule

N’DJAMENA - Activists in Chad say at least 10 people have been injured and 15 arrested during protests in the capital, N’Djamena, on Saturday. A coalition of opposition parties called for the demonstrations against the recent military takeover following last month’s battlefield death of President Idriss Déby. – BBC.

7 policemen killed by gunmen in southeast Nigeria

ABUJA - Seven policemen were killed in a series of attacks on security installations in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state, police said Saturday.

Southeast Nigeria has seen a surge in attacks by gunmen targeting police and other security forces in the past few months in a region where separatist tensions are on the rise. – AFP.

Chinese rocket debris crashes into Indian Ocean - state media

BEIJING - The remains of a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back towards Earth have crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country’s space agency says.

The bulk of the rocket was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, but state media reported that debris landed just west of the Maldives yesterday. – BBC.

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ORTHODOX OUTRAGE …Ethiopian Orthodox leader denounces Tigray 'carnage'

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DDIS ABABA The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church has accused the government of wanting to "destroy" the country's northern Tigray region, in his first public comments about the war there.

The statement from Abune Mathias, a Tigray native, appeared in a video recording ferried out of Ethiopia by a friend, and the patriarch claimed his earlier attempts to speak out had been "stifled and censored."

It represents rare public criticism from a high-profile Ethiopian figure of the sixmonth-old war pitting Prime

Minister Abiy Ahmed's military against forces loyal to Tigray's once dominant ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

"They are working day and night to destroy Tigray. They have no rest when it comes to destroying Tigrayans," Abune Mathias, speaking in the Amharic language, said in the 14-minute video.

"In all parts of Tigray there are killings. They mean to wipe Tigrayans from the surface of the earth."

Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, sent troops into Tigray in early November after accusing the TPLF of orchestrating attacks on army camps.

He has stressed the military is targeting the TPLF leadership and not civilians.

But myriad attacks on civilians - including massacres and brutal gang rapes - have

been documented, with many witnesses and survivors blaming Ethiopian soldiers and troops from neighbouring Eritrea who are backing Abiy.

In the video recording, Abune Mathias described the violence as "the carnage of people - particularly the killing of innocents."

He lamented damage to Tigray's famed Orthodox monasteries as well as massacres perpetrated on church grounds including in the Tigray town of Dengolat.

The Orthodox Church is the largest in Ethiopia, accounting for more than 40 percent of the country’s 110 million people.

Dennis Wadley, a friend of Abune Mathias and director of the US-based group Bridges of Hope International, told AFP he recorded the video on April 26 during a trip to Ethiopia.

"The Patriarch asked me not to release it until I was out of the country, back in the US," Wadley said. – AFP.

and restrictions imposed by states for a few days at a time.

Modi is battling criticism for allowing huge gatherings at a religious festival and holding large election rallies over the past two months even as Covid-19 cases were surging.

The Health ministry reported 4, 092 deaths over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 242, 362.

New cases rose by 403, 738, just shy of the record and increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 22.3 million.

India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day Covid-19 death toll of 4, 187.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that India will see one million Covid-19 deaths by August.

With an acute shortage of oxygen and beds in many hospitals and with morgues and crematoriums overflowing, experts have said the actual numbers for Covid-19 cases and fatalities could be far higher than reported. – REUTERS.

India turns to ex-army medics as COVID surge sparks calls for lockdown Zwelithini's siblings pledge loyalty to new Zulu king Misuzulu JOHANNESBURG - The late King Goodwill Zwelithini's siblings have pledged their loyalty to the new king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini.

Praises rang outside the Khangelamankengane royal palace on Saturday evening as the new king left following a meeting with senior royals.

The traditional prime minister, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, told the media Zwelithini's siblings had pledged their loyalty Misuzulu.

In recent weeks, the royal family seemed to be a house divided with Mbonisi and Thembi speaking out against Buthelezi and the process of selecting a new ruler.

"Princess Thembi and Prince Mbonisi pledged their loyalty to his majesty King Misuzulu KaZwelithini. The family appreciate this indication that stability and unity has been restored under his majesty the king," he said.

Chaos erupted in the palace on Friday after the reading the late Queen Regent Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu's will in which she nominated her eldest son, Misuzulu, to be the next ruler of the Zulu nation.

Visuals from the palace showed the prince being whisked away, under heavy security, following an exchange between Buthelezi and Prince Thokozani.

After the will was read publicly, Thokozani tried to comment and was told to sit down by Buthelezi and others.

Buthelezi told the media that KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala had asked to see the minutes of the meeting where the will was read and as far as the family was concerned, the king was already on the throne.

Misuzulu is expected to travel to Eswatini, his mother's place of birth, to collect his belongings as he had been living there.

Buthelezi said anyone who wished to challenge the queen's will was more than willing to do so in court. – NEWS24.

NEW DELHI - India is to recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the Defence ministry said yesterday, as the country grapples with record Covid-19 infections and deaths amid angry calls for a complete nationwide lockdown.

Some 400 medical officers are expected to serve on contract for a maximum of 11 months, the ministry said in a press release, adding that other defence doctors had also been roped in for online consultations.

Covid-19 cases and deaths have been hitting records JOHANNESBURG Former President Thabo Mbeki has expressed concern over the state of the ANC after various national executive committee (NEC) members said they believed the party was about to collapse.

According to an NEC insider, Mbeki told the meeting that the ANC was on the verge of collapse and that something had to be done urgently.

In a leaked audio recording from the meeting, he could be heard summarising concerns expressed by another NEC member, who called for a two- or threeday retreat to discuss the question: "Do we still have

every two or three days.

Deaths rose by more than 4, 000 for a second consecutive day yesterday.

Many Indian states have imposed strict lockdowns over the past month while others have announced restrictions on public movement and shut down cinemas, restaurants, pubs and shopping malls.

But pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a nationwide lockdown as it did during the first wave last year.

The Indian Medical Association called for a "complete, well-planned, pre-announced" lockdown instead of "sporadic" night curfews

Mbeki raises concerns about the state of the ANC any organisation called the ANC?" The former president also mentioned that ANC Women's League (ANCWL) leader Bathabile Dlamini and league secretary-general, Meokgo Matuba, told the gathering, on behalf of the league, that the "movement is about to collapse."

On another recording from the previous day, Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha put forward a similar suggestion to the one about the retreat.

There were also concerns about the way the virtual NEC meeting, now in its second day, was proceeding.

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule attempted to attend the meeting on Saturday, but was booted off after an hour. There were also reports that ANC

MP Bongani Bongo, who is also facing corruption charges, suffered the same fate.

Magashule met with Mbeki last week, after the NEC asked him at its last meeting, at the end of March, to consult former leaders of the party before stepping down.

However, Magashule declined to step down which meant that the ANC had no choice but to suspend him.

Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted, in his political address, that the crisis in the party was embarrassing, and he lamented that senior officials acted in a way that was not exemplary. – NEWS24.

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WE’RE NOT SIDE-LINING LOCAL CONTRACTORS, SAYS GOVT

North smallscale miners cry for tools

Monday May 10, Government 2021 for business.

By NOEL IYOMBWA “Contrary to perceptions editor@dailynation.info https://www.facebook.com/dailynationews https://twitter.com/dailynationzm

By STEPHEN MWEWA

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OVERNMENT has not sidelined local contractors but they are too many to be covered under its contracts, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Permanent Secretary Danny Mfune has said.

Mr Mfune said Government could not manage to offer AS we enter the Holy Week, it is important to remain United MANCHESTER played a game more and contracts to all local contracfought back missed chanceintoplace secure humble and reflect on the true meaning of this im- to beat tors but was aputting Aston Villa 3-1 away the title on Saturday after portant period on the Christian calendar. measures to ensure that more in the Premier they suffered a 2-1 home were empowered.

Zambians must surely observe the Holy Week for League yesterday

by Chelsea.

He defeat said there were over 9, what it is, especially that the country was declared as Bruno FerBertrand Traore fired Vil000 registered contractors in a Christian Nation, a declaration which is in the prenandes, Mason la ahead in the 24th minthe country who all look up to

that Government is sidelining local contractors, the number of registered contractors is too high compared to the jobs given by government in a single year,” Mr Mfune explained.

Mr Mfune said Government was doing everything possible to empower the local contractors but the number of riesper of clumsy challenges by jobs year could not match Luiz sent Paul PogtheDouglas number contractors who ba tumbling over.the jobs. want to undertake turned the “ItGreenwood is not about Government match on its headcontractors four minsidelining local utes later with a neat shot but the number of local conon the turn from inside the tractors is very high, we have

IN WIN AT VILLA

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

Greenwood and ute with a brilliant strike penalty area after he shook amble of the supreme law of the land.

This year, the country goes to the polls andEdinson there- Cavani into the top corner from 15 off Villa centre back Tyrone scored in the secmetres after some sloppy Mings. fore there is too much at stake for some political ond half to put defending by the visitors, Substitute Edinson Caparties and leaders. on hold the title who gave the ball away sevvani sealed United's victory It is thus prudent for Zambians, especially the celebrations of eral times deep in their own with a glancing 87th-minprovide timely before supportVilla for champions-elect half. SICHALI ute header leaders, to continue preaching peace, love and uniBy PETER rapid Ollie deployment the Manchester City.

Fernandes equalised thestriker Watkinsofwas ty from both the moral and Biblical perspective. plans, inThe result left a 52nd-minute sent off,vaccine having received a THE with United States (US) penalhas Covid-19 This can start with reflection on the HolyUnited Week. second on coordination of ty, sending goalkeep- cluding secondthe yellow card after he committed an Villa additional Yes, Palm Sunday is the Sunday before stakeholders and im70 Easter points from 34 er million Emiliano($1.75 Martinez was adjudged to have dived K36.75 mil-the various of the vaccinawhich starts the Holy Week. On Palm Sunday Chris-10 behind games, wrong waytechnical with a coolly in United's area. lion) to provide as- plementation City triwho have taken spot-kick vaccinaafter a se- tion process.

–SuperSports/BBC. tians commemorate and praise the day Jesus sistance to Zambia’s "These funds will also supumphantly entered Jerusalem as Saviour and King, tion campaign. port supply chain logistics US Chargé d'Affaires David of the Covid- 19 vaccination much to the chagrin of the Pharisees and high Young said his government campaign, including assispriests. worked closely with Zam- tance in maintaining the cold This is clearly stated in John 12:12-13. bia throughout the duration chain, which is vital for safe The Holy Bible explains that as Jesus rode a donof the pandemic to protect delivery of the vaccine" Mr key into the town of Jerusalem, a great crowd gathpublic health, strengthen the Young said. ered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across response to Covid-19 to and Mr Young said he was lookthe road, giving him royal respect and honour. save lives. ing forward to continuing Mr Young said the funds support throughout Zambia’s The numbers of people shouted “Hosanna to the would provide critical tech- vaccination rollout.

Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name nical and logistical support The American governof the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” to the Ministry of Health for ment, he said, would continThis was no ordinary feat as it was prophesied in planning, coordination, and ue to work with the Ministry the Old Testament in the book of Zechariah 9:9: box

by Mwenshi Tshite before and cameofback delivery safe but andofficiating effective of Health on the nationwide “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, Mukeya doubledactivities the lead to two keeps getting worse.for What are communication Covid-19 vaccines Zamminutes beforehave the break. we going to get out of foot- ensure O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is combians. citizens accurate Junior Zuluabout scoredvaccines the conball? disappointed with information ing to you; righteous and having salvation is he, HeI’m saidsoUS partners would the kind of officiating. This is solation goal in the 63rd minhumble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal too much for Zambian foot- ute. of a donkey.”

At Nkoloma Stadium in Luball. We have to talk about it Eventually, Jesus was captured and crucified but if you want you can do what saka, Green Buffaloes humiliyou want. Let us play football ated their former coach Bilton on the third day he resurrected. and three courtto Musonda withothers a 4-0to defeat fairly and win fairly,” Nyirenda jani While observing the Holy Week, Zambians must

By NOEL IYOMBWA on April their 13. winning streak to extend said. reflect on the Holy Scripture, understand and impleHeconsecutive explained wins. that the Waren Kunda’s firstNational half goal five UNITED Party for ment the word. legal brace teamfrom applied A double Nichand an injury time goalChofrom UPND Development (UPND) following In so doing, the citizens will be sowing seeds of olushabeas Mulilocorpus and Friday Samu Collins Mulenga handed Dy- for ma Central Member of Pardetention of the four for propelled Buffaloes to ninth namos secondMweetwa consecu- the love and unity which this country earnestly needs liamenttheir Cornelius a week without on the Super Leaguebeing table tive to drop into has defeat announced that he tenth will over before, during and after the August 12 general elecwith 38 points while Radiants on Super his League table charged. not the re-contest seat after tions. moved position with 37 points.

They into were16th being held with in serving for two terms.

It is time for all Zambians to curtail selfish inter29 points. with the disapMeanwhile, striker Alex connection Mr Mweetwa told journalWADA ests and also time to embark on true reconciliation Ngonga punished former ists in Lusaka that his he would “This should not be happening. club with an injury time goal among political players.

Every time the referees are the dedicate his time to making to inspire Nkanaand to aits2-0 win same here at Eagles.

I know Jesus himself preached love and forgiveness, the sure the UPND presover their bitter rivals Powsome of the media here who ident Hakainde Hichilema greatest commandment in the Bible. are given something to write er Dynamos in a Kitwe derby form government.

It is important, therefore, to love something else.

Have God you and everyplayed yesterday at Arthur DaMrStadium Mweetwa, who is the seen game we were one around, referred tothe aswhole “your neighbour” in the vies in Kitwe. playing under pressure because UPND spokesperson, said Ngonga doubled Nkana’s Bible. of the referee but when you write that after there Diamond was no value in lead Chikwefor you Eagles have won Zambians must not allow hatred andfairly.” violence as being an MP with a reckless kwe opened the score line on politicians seek to get state power, but focus on inigovernment theas Patriotic the half our like mark Beston Front. tiatives to develop the country. ficiating when they visit Green Chambeshi picked his first

By MICHAEL MIYOBA Hesince alleged someto memEagles.

During the Holy week, therefore, citizens must win he that returned Nkaberswith of the UPND had applied Nyirenda notedselflessthat Lusaka na a mission to save the discard any selfish motives and embrace USAKA Dynamos the PF ticket.

Dynamos played well but was for adoption from on being relegated ness in all endeavours. coach Wedson Ny- frustrated by the Musonda team He the alsoSuper said that the UPND from League.

Itirenda is imperative this who year’s was leftthat frusabolished two years he general said was elections busy flushing has The win wasthe Nkana’s first by in referee aretrated conducted a peacefulcards atmosphere for Zambia requirement for Super one toLeague be a to his players. victory after 11 Evans Musonda memberasof they the party beforeto “Thisofshould be hap- games to maintain thefollowing attractive record being anot beacon continue pening. Every time the refer- languish they couldon contest elections.on Dynamos 2-0inloss Green 17th position of peace the to region and beyond. ees are at Ea- theHeSuper said that the table main with reEaglesTherefore, in yesterday’s MTN must League Zambians usethe thesame Holyhere Week gles. I know some of the media 25 quirement points. would now be the Super League fixture played to reflect on the word of God and emulate Jesus of a prospective Meanwhile, Bornwel at Independence Stadium here who are given something popularity Christ’s invariable demonstration of love, forgiveto write something else. Have Mwape aspirant on groundJimmy and andtheyoung in Choma. ness andsaid humility. has sinceinspired invitedNapsa peopleStars to Nyirenda after the you seen the whole game we Mukeya

9, 000 contractors registered with the National Council for Construction so the government cannot manage to give jobs to all the contractors.

“We are talking about 9, 000 contractors against approximately 200 jobs every year against I, is just a drop in the ocean,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mr Mfune has described the performance of local contractors as fair.

Government, he said, was doing everything possible to build capacity for local contractors to ensure that they handle bigger projects in the future.

US boosts Zambia’s vaccination initiative

REF IRKS WADA …as Nkana triumph in Kitwe derby

K-Line survive PFL blues

and the vaccination process.

Mr Young commended the Zambian government on the approval of its Covid-19 vaccination programme.

He said Covid-19 vaccinaBy MICHAEL MIYOBA tions are critical to controlling Futsal League the giants thePREMIER pandemic, slowing Kabwe K-Line survived what emergence of new variants, would have to been the biggest and helping restart the humiliation global economy.in the PFL after edging Monzeof Goerge 5-4 on "In support the global penalties. vaccination effort, the UnitThis was after a 3-3 stalemate edin States recently the first roundannounced of the Automoantive initial K42 Division billion ($2 bilPremier semi-final lion) - out of a toplayobligation offs at Automotive Futsal talArena. planned K84 billion ($4 billion) - to Gavi, the Vaccine Kabwe K-Line who were Alliance tipped to to support win the the firstCOround VAX Advanceplayoff Marketwith Com-ease semifinal struggledmaking to stamp their aumitment, the United thority Monze George States theon single largest con-who were deemed as underdogs tributor to global COVID-19but forced the game into vaccine access," Mr extra Youngtime before being decided on penalsaid. ties.

It was one of the most exciting fixture of the season as George displayed what PFL chairman Tarak Mehta described pearance Pheluna and Mil- of as “jawofdropping” display tonfutsal.“This Hatembo of Choma. was one of the most Mr Mweetwagames allegedwitnessed that entertaining thesodetention of the four encourwas far and this is very in aging an effort Mr we for ustoasimplicate PFL because Hichilema in the matter whenand can see the game growing police hadinfailed to getdirection the moving the right Hatembos fromwho where they because boys knew nothresiding despite being ing about futsal a fewavailed years ago

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match that the poor officiating in the MTN Super League is a disgrace to Zambian football.

He said it is unfair that most coaches complain of poor of-

were playing under pressure because of the referee but when you write for you Eagles have won fairly.

“Officiating has to change in Zambia. I left the country

stand onwin its over ticketPrison in theLeopAuto a 2-1 ards at elections.

President Stadium in gust 12 Kabwe.

Meanwhile, Mr Mweetwa Mwapethat converted a penalty revealed the Livingstone he hadCourt won in thedirected 15th minute High has poafter wasformer fouledLocal inside the lice tohe avail Government Minister Ackson Se-

with the details.

GOVERNMENT should to open up mining bureau in Northern Province to promote small-scale mining in the region, Gem North Mining and Lapidary chairperson Stephen Mulambia has said.

He said small-scale miners in the region were in dire need of mining equipment to fully exploit the minerals.

are able to compete with experienced sides such as K-Line and Kitwe Bullets.

“We are excited as PFL because our dream has always been to develop futsal in Zambia and seeing the boys implementing what they learn during practice and giving a team such a Kabwe K-Line a run for their money has motivated us to keep working hard to develop the game further,” Mehta said.

After losing the first round semifinal fixture on penalties, all hope is not lost for Monze George who have another chance to redeem themselves in the second semifinal games played in three stages.

Meanwhile, defending chamMr Mulambia made the appions Automotive Futsal Acadepeal when Commerce, Trade my thumped Chipata Boys 9-0 and Industry Permanent to increase their chances Secof reretary Mushuma Mulenga paid taining the PFL title. a courtesy the Northern It was call the on fourth time ChiProvince Administration. pata Boys lost to the defending Mr Mulambiawho said the provchampions celebrated ince was endowed their PFL Cup winwith overvarious Chipata minerals whichago. small-scale Boys two weeks miners could exploit, Despite defeat, Chipataonce Boys they mining are acquired still in the race licences. to qualify Hethe said for PFLsmall-scale finals as theminsemiing hadare notbeing been played fully tapped, finals in best largely due to with lack the of informaof three sets winner in tion, whichgames couldmarching be provided the three on to if the a bureau established finals. was In round two of in the the province.

National Division One Futsal According to Mrplay Mulambia, League semifinal offs, Piolicensing officesredeemed were only in neer Avengers themselves by beating Lilanda Bullets Lusaka, Mansa and Mkushi.

5-1 losing thetofirst round He after also appealed Governsemifinal match 5-4. ment to provide small-scale The in winner in next week’s miners Northern Province third mineral round semifinal meeting with identification between the two sides will meet equipment.

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