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POLICE SEARCH FOR HATEMBOS RELATIVES We ask those behind their abduction to release them, and if they are dead, let them give us their bodies or bones so that we go and bury them in a dignified manner where we buried our father at Kalomo Farm 1924.

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By SIMON MUNTEMBA

POLICE have launched a massive search for the two Hatembo relatives, who have disappeared after they sued UPND President

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Hakainde Hichilema for illegally occupying their 2,000 hectare farm in Kalomo.

The two, Pheluna and Milton were last seen in Choma, two weeks ago at

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Milton Hatembo

a press conference held at Meridian Lodge organized

by Zitukule Consortium in Choma, where they claimed to be in hiding.

But the relatives do not believe the story. They

Pheluna Hatembo

strongly believe that they are being held against their wish.

They want to know how the organization gained access to them to arrange the press ... To Page 3

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SAUDI GOAT EXPORT DEAL STILL ON, SAYS GOVERNMENT

By NOEL IYOMBWA

Introducing the New Director General of the Zambia Development Agency!

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OVERNMENT has denied claims that the Saudi Arabia goat export programme has delayed because some officials who are supposed to implement it have an interest in

being suppliers, saying the delays were as a result of the Covid-19.

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary Benson Mwenya said the project is on course and open to anyone with the capacity of supplying the goats.

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GOVT WARNS DEFIANT P3. Zesco’s $300m debt FUEL DEALERS PAGE 4

Management and Staff of the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) congratulate Mr. Mukula Makasa on his appointment as Director General. Prior to this appointment, he served as Director Enterprise Development.

Mr. Makasa brings to the role a wealth of international development and strategic leadership experience spanning several countries. Prior to ZDA, he worked for the International Development Enterprises (IDE), an international non-governmental organisation in various senior management portfolios namely: Africa Region Manager at the international office in the United Kingdom, Regional Development Officer at the Africa Office in Zimbabwe, Country Director for Zimbabwe and Operations Manager in Zambia. Before joining IDE, he served as Farm Manager and Hybrid Poultry Farm Trainee Manager at Honda Farms.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Agriculture from the Agrarian University in Bulgaria and a Degree in International Development from Andrews University in the United States of America.

Congratulations to Mr Makasa!

to Maamba still under arbitration

UPND’S high adoption fees shock CSO PAGE 3 Cheap imports, Covid-19 shuts Kapiri glass firm CHEAP imports and the economic impacts of Covid-19 have forced Eagle Glass Manufacturing Company in Kapiri Mposhi to shut down and declare over 100 workers redundant.

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XPELLED National Democratic Congress (NDC) president, Chishimba Kambwili is now pondering subjecting the party to a convention in an effort to legalise his presidency.

Mr Kambwili is desperately seeking to save his presidency after being at loggerheads with some senior NDC officials over his “illegal” stay at the top.

His recent efforts to sneak in documents that legalise his presidency at the Registrar of Societies hit a snag.

The infighting follows Mr Kambwili’s decision to withdraw NDC from the Opposition Alliance after it chose UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema as its candidate in the August 12 elections and changed the name to UPND Alliance.

Some senior NDC officials who include, vice president Joseph Akafumba, secretary-general Bridget Atanga and presidential spokesperson Edward Mumbi expelled Mr Kambwili and have since

Zesco cable thief nabbed

Mr Katanga POLICE in Kapiri Mposhi have arrested a 30-yearold man for stealing Zesco power cables The man whose identity has been withheld, was arrested for exhuming a 50-meter 11 KV armoured cable worth over K25, 000.

Central Province Commissioner of Police, Chola Katanga, confirmed the arrest in Kapiri Mposhi yesterday.

Mr Katanga said a combined team of state and Zesco police cornered the suspect in an operation conducted on Sunday around 03:00 hours in Lukanda B area.

This followed loss of electricity in the area.

"The affected area experienced power outage and it was discovered that the outage was caused by vandalism on Zesco cables.

State and Zesco police moved in the area where the suspect was arrested in the bush in possession of Zesco cables, others are on the run," Mr Katanga said.

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commenced legal proceedings to chuck him out of the party.

Mr. Kambwili told the Daily Nation yesterday that the party would be going for a convention in two weeks' time but could however not disclose the date.

He explained that more details of the convention would be disclosed once the central committee concludes with all the arrangements.

“We will be going to the convention in the next two weeks, we are still discussing as the central committee on the exact date,” he said.

Mr. Kambwili however assured that the nation would be availed with more information on the coming NDC convection once discussions under the umbrella of the central committee are concluded.

He stated that a committee to spearhead the budget was appointed and was expected to present a report to the committee next week after which the committee would meet and plan the coming convention.

The Joseph Akafumba-led faction has among other

… To save his presidency

Mr Kambwili

things alleged that Mr Kambwili was trying to sideline them by attempting to sneak in a new constitution at the Registrar of Societies, allegations which Mr. Kambwili denied.

Mr. Akafumba and the group also challenged Mr. Kambwili to produce a constitution that appointed him as NDC leader

because the party had no constitution.

But Dr. Kambwili rubbished the allegations saying if the NDC had no constitution, it would not have existed for four years because according to the national constitution a political party without a constitution does not exist.

Govt clears air on Amata’s visa application THE Ministry of Home Affairs has refuted social media reports that a Nigerian national, Isaac Amata’s visa application was allegedly rejected at the Immigration Department at the instruction of President Edgar Lungu.

Ministry of Home Affairs Public Relations Officer, Nephas Chifuta said Government would take appropriate legal action regarding the matter whilst following established channels.

Mr. Chifuta said attacks on the Republican President were both malicious and unjustified.

He has explained that the Department of Immigration thoroughly examines all appli-

cations for any immigration services to ensure that they meet all laid-down requirements, in accordance with Zambian laws.

In a statement, Mr. Chifuta added that like any other country, decision of a visa application was discretional.

He said the Immigration and Deportation Act No. 18 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia vests discretion on an Immigration officer to either grant or deny a visa application.

Mr. Chifuta said the Ministry of Home Affairs, in particular, acknowledges and recognises freedom of speech and expression as enshrined in the Zambian constitution.

He said such freedom

Mr. Chifuta should, however, anchor on sincerity.-ZNBC

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Kabulonga Boys pupil identifies assailant

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA A KABULONGA Boys Secondary School leaver yesterday identified murder accused, Elvis Nsokolo as the person who unleashed a snapping jab that sent him to the ground during the fight with pupils from Twin Palm Secondary School.

The witness stated that Nsokolo was in the forefront of the Twin Palm Secondary School group of pupils who attacked Kabulonga Boys Secondary School pupils last year.

In this matter, Nsokolo and three other juveniles, who were then pupils of Twin Palm Secondary School are alleged to have killed 17-year-old Ryan Phiri, a Grade 12 pupil at Kabulonga Boys Secondary School on December 4, 2020.

But the four denied committing the offence.

When the matter came up for continued trial yesterday before Judge Sharon Newa, Vincent Ngoma testified that he and four other classmates while on their way home on that fateful day met other classmates who were looking for their friend Tobias.

Since they knew where he was, they decided to take them to Malata compound. There, they met with other classmates who included Tobias and Ryan.

After sometime, he stated that they saw three Kabulonga Boys Secondary School pupils soiled in mud running towards them.

The trio reported that Twin Palm pupils were beating any Kabulonga Boys pupil.

Ngoma said they too decided to ran for their safety.

"We just saw Twin Palm pupils coming and our classmate Benson ran towards them. We too decided to run after him since Twin Palm pupils were many. "We asked them why they were beating Kabulonga pupils, and they did not respond. And then one of them punched me

and I fell to the ground. I wanted to retaliate but other pupils came and I ran away," he narrated.

Ngoma said he was later informed that the person who punched him was the Twin Palm school head boy Elvis.

When he was asked by the court if the same Elvis was in court, the witness pointed at the accused Elvis Nsokolo as the person who punched him.

Ngoma also narrated that when they were being chased one of the classmates remained behind.

"As they were chasing us, one of our classmates remained behind. I went back for him but Twin Palm boys surrounded me and hit me with stones and sticks,so I ran away as my hand was bleeding," he said.

The witness said he ran towards Kabulonga Primary at the place known as the Vet where he tried to wash off the blood.

"As I was washing the blood off at the tap at the Vet, I saw Ryan, he was bleeding on the side of the head, just near the ear. He was even struggling to walk.

Before I could even talk to him, Twin Palm boys came and all of us ran away and that was the last time I saw him. The next day I just heard that he had died," he said.

He claimed that Kabulonga pupils fought back in defence but they were outnumbered.

And a Twin Palm Secondary School teacher Lewis Lupando identified the four accused as former pupils at the school.

Mr Lupando narrated that on that day while conducting examination awareness in the school hall, he saw Kabulonga Boys pupils walking on the Twin Palm Road which made their pupils jittery. But he said the situation was managed.

Judge Newa adjourned the matter to today for continued trial.

Moonga on his own - PF NHIMA to reduce cost of

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE utterances attributed to Mr Paul Moonga, alleging that some judges of the Constitutional Court are colluding with some opposition lawyers to disqualify President Edgar Lungu have no blessing of the party, says PF Secretary General Davies Mwila.

Mr Mwila has since warned all PF members to desist from unfairly attacking the judiciary.

In a statement yesterday, Mr Mwila distanced the ruling party from Mr Moonga’s remarks that opposition leaders were planning to bribe judges to disqualify President Lungu from contesting the August 12 Presidential elections.

Mr Mwila said the party leadership was not in support of the Lusaka PF provincial chairperson’s allegations.

“We wish to categorically distance the Patriotic Front Party from the utterances attributed to Mr Paul Moonga, alleging that some judges of the Constitutional Court are colluding with some opposition lawyers in a bribery scheme to disqualify His Excellency President Edgar Lungu from contesting the 2021 general

elections,” Mr Mwila said.

He said President Lungu’s eligibility was a dead as it was conclusively dealt with by the Constitutional Court which ruled that he is eligible to contest the 2021 elections.

Mr Mwila said the PF believed in the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers.

"We as a party in Government believe in the principle of the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers," he said. The Secretary General said the ruling party respected the decisions of the courts and the checks and balances that the Judiciary offered to the government as demonstrated by the past actions.

“We recently complied with the court judgment to ensure that all former ministers who served after the dissolution of Parliament pay back the money in accordance with the judgment of the Constitutional Court,” he said.

He said the decision of the Constitutional Court was final and could not be challenged in any court in Zambia.

Mr Mwila warned that: “The party will take stern disciplinary action against anyone who will defy this order”.

treatment – Minister THE National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) will make treatment of medical conditions that require expensive medical procedures to be affordable for ordinary Zambians, says Health Minister Jonas Chanda.

Speaking when he visited Kamuchanga District Hospital in Mufulira, Dr Chanda said NHIMA will protect citizens from going bankrupt due to sudden illnesses that are costly.

He said in the past, citizens had to sell houses and other properties to enable them afford medical care due to lack of insurance.

The minister said NHIMA will directly benefit patients as 90 percent of the funds realised from the scheme will be pumped back into health facilities.

“What we are doing is pulling resources, and because not everyone gets sick at the same time, resources are available for those who need them,

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and health care becomes affordable for everyone,” Dr Chanda said.

Meanwhile, the business sector in Mufulira has welcomed the government’s plans to roll out the scheme to the informal sector.

Mufulira Business Association chairperson, Martin Mbewe, said the scheme will help small and large scale businessmen and women, as it will enable them to access quality health care. – ZANIS.

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POLICE SEARCH SAUDI GOAT EXPORT DEAL FOR HATEMBOS STILL ON, SAYS GOVERNMENT From Page 1

briefing, who organized the logistic and how were they contacted and transported to the venue.

They strongly suspect that the two were being held against their wishes.

The family has told Police that the two were abducted after the family sat and agreed to appeal against a High Court ruling to the Supreme Court over a case of Kalomo Farm 1924.

It was impossible, they said, that Pheluna who has a disabled daughter could stay away for the 40 days they have been away.

One of the brothers Cosmas said Pheluna and Milton were abducted after the family sat and agreed to appeal against a High Court ruling to the Supreme Court over a case of Kalomo Farm 1924.

Earlier the two were viciously attacked during the night at their home in Choma, then hospitalised at Macha Hospital and thereafter apparently went into “hiding” The family is not privy to subsequent developments which include the decision to withdraw the appeal and lodgment of a complaint to the Law Association of Zambia against lawyers who were acting for them.

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said in an interview yesterday that the police have launched investigations following a report filed at Lusaka Central Police on Tuesday by brothers to the missing duo, Emerson and Cosmas Hatembo.

“Yes, a report was received and we have

launched an inquiry on the matter,” Ms Katongo said.

Ms Katongo however said she could not give more details for fear of jeopardising investigations.

On Tuesday after filing in a report in Lusaka, Emerson and Cosmas Hatembo made an emotional appeal to their suspected captors who are believed to have been working under instructions to release their abducted relatives.

Cosmas said their sister and brother have been mysteriously abducted by those who do not want them to appeal the case in which they sued Mr Hichilema.

“We are here in Lusaka from Kalomo seeking help from the police. We want them to help us trace Pheluna and Milton whom we last communicated to on February 2, and we believe they were abducted and brought here in Lusaka, or perhaps killed by those who are against us appealing the court case to the Supreme Court,” he said.

Mr Hatembo pleaded with those responsible for the disappearance of their relatives to release them if alive or present their remains in whatever state so that they could hold a dignified funeral for them Asked if he did not see or hear that last week on Thursday, the duo briefly appeared at a press briefing where they said they were in hiding from those threatening their lives, Mr Hatembo insisted, “we last saw and hear from them on February 2 and we are made to believe that they have been abducted.”

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by Zambia Goats and Sheep Task Force (ZGSTF) former committee member, Frank Kayula that the programme had been “hijacked” by public officials.

Dr Mwenya said that the government would see to it that the project benefits smallscale goat farmers.

He said that some Saudi companies have shown interest in buying and exporting goats directly from farmers in Zambia.

Dr Mwenya said that one

multinational company had identified an abattoir in Chikankata with the aim of slaughtering and exporting the carcasses to Saudi Arabia.

“We have about two or three companies showing interest in the project but only one of the multinational companies seems to be serious, they have even identified an abattoir in Chikankata and done the underground work,” he said.

Dr Mwenya said the government must see to it that smallscale farmers sell at attractive prices and the goats will be exported at lucrative prices.

‘KCM changes not political’

By KETRA KALUNGA THERE is no political inclination in the restructuring of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM).

Management at the mining firm said the changes made in the operations of the company were not targeting specific individuals.

United Party for National Development vice president, Mutale Nalumango yesterday claimed that KCM had been firing workers who supported the opposition.

The mining firm however refuted the claims with Public Relations Manager, Victoria Kabwe Zimba, saying in a statement that it was not true that KCM had ensured that Patriotic Front leaders and councillors are left to cross over to the restructured KCM. Ms Zimba said that contrary to media reports, the ongoing re-organisation exercise was aimed at leveraging the available human resources for maximum productivity.

“The company refutes these allegations with the contempt it deserves and wishes to put on record that there is no

The company has closed down and terminated contracts for all its employees, citing dwindled business affected by an influx of cheap glass imports on the Zambian market.

Eagle Glass Managing Director, Zhi Zhao confirmed the development and explained that it was also experiencing a decrease in sales of its glass products due to the impact of the Covid-19 and

the constant break down of the glass production line.

“We cannot cope with the pressure in the market because of cheap glass products imports and the impact of the coronavirus,” Mr Zhao said.

He said the company had already prepared funds to pay gratuities and a month’s salary for all the affected workers.

Mr Zhao however assured that the company would resume operations once the business activity improves on the local market and when re-

pairs are done on its production line.

“We are going to pay all the workers and they will be re-engaged once we resume operations in the near future.

Last week, workers protested over reports that the company intended to close down and lay them off without paying them their dues.

Meanwhile, District Commissioner, Smart Mwila regretted the closure of the company which provided over 100 direct jobs for the locals.

UPND’S high adoption fees shock CSO

By OLIVER SAMBOKO EXORBITANT application fees for candidates wishing to be adopted on the UPND ticket in the August 12 general elections has shocked the Zambian Institute of Governance and Civil Liberties Advocacy Platform (ZIGCLAP).

The opposition party has pegged the fees at K5, 000 for members of Parliament and mayors, while council persons and councillors have to fork out K2, 000 and K300 respectively as application fees.

But ZIGCLAP Chief Executive Officer Francis Chipili said they were shocked at the announcement by the party

adding that it is going to disadvantage many citizens who cannot afford to pay such fees.

He noted that the UPND has continued to float its capitalistic imperialism agendas which has no place in today’s Zambia.

“It's unfortunate that the UPND has continued to float its capitalistic imperialism

vantage of the opportunity by taking over the supply of the goats, leaving out the original farmers.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offered Zambia a market to export one million goats per annum. No value was however given in the report.

Livestock farmers in Zambia were elated by the pronouncement as they would have a high value market which could improve their return.

The deal was seen as a breakthrough for full commercialisation of goat farming in the country.

Zesco’s $300 million debt to Maamba still under arbitration

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political inclination in the restructuring and reorganisation of KCM,” she said.

She said the objective of the restructuring programme was to increase efficiency and optimise operations, and not to target any individuals.

Ms Zimba said the allegations are therefore both unfounded and misleading to all stakeholders and are intended to discredit the Provisional Liquidator and KCM management.

She stated that some employees had voluntarily opted not to continue with employment in the new subsidiary companies, KCM SmelterCo Limited and Konkola Mineral Resources Limited.

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He stated that the project is on course but that it has been delayed due to the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic.

And speaking in an interview, Dr Kayula said smallscale farmers were geared to take up the Saudi Arabia goat export project if given the necessary support.

He however said it was now up to officials spearheading the project to do the right thing by formalising processes.

Dr Kayula disclosed that people who were not even farmers were trying to take ad-

“The opening of Eagle Grass last year was a breath of fresh air in terms of employment and the economic status of the district,” Mr Mwila said.

Mr Mwila has however commended Eagle Glass management for ensuring that redundant workers are paid their dues before laying them off.

Production at the US$15 million glass factory with annual production capacity of up to 50, 000 tonnes of flat and laminated glass commenced in 2020. – ZANIS. agendas,” said Mr Chipili.

He said citizen's participations in elections and other governance democratic processes must not be a preserve of the rich only but for all Zambians regardless of their social and economic standing in society.

Mr Chipili has appealed to the UPND to immediately reduce the fees to amounts that are generally affordable to a cross section of citizens.

THE arbitration process over the US$300 million debt that Zesco Limited owes Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) for the supply of electricity is still underway, the Ministry of Energy has said.

MCL, which is an independent power producer (IPP) opened arbitration proceedings in the London High Court against Zesco to recover the $300 million debt.

The ministry said negotiations with the arbitrators that had been appointed to reach an agreement were underway.

Last month, Energy Minister, Matthew Nkhuwa, said in parliament that Government would settle the debt.

Mr Nhkuwa said the government was aware of the arbitration process between Maamba Collieries and Zesco in the London High Court and assured of its intervention.

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GOVERNMENT WARNS Parley breaks DEFIANT FUEL DEALERS

...over 50p.c. transport quota

By NOEL IYOMBWA

CHURCH MUST ACT THE Church and other stakeholders must stand in the gap for the country and scale up calls and prayer for peace to prevail during campaigns and beyond the election period this year.

Zambia needs peace more than ever before even beyond August 12, this year so that the focus can turn on pulling the country out of the current economic doldrums.

Thus politicians, being at the centre stage, must take deep introspection and realign their campaign strategies.

This means, therefore, that politicians must embrace campaign strategies devoid of provocative language, which usually degenerates in violence.

Just as President Edgar Lungu indicated at the Bible Gospel Church in Central Africa (BIGOCA) 20th anniversary on Saturday, the Church has a duty to pray for peace to prevail in the country.

The President’s call for peace must be taken seriously not only the Patriotic Front (PF) members, but also by those in opposition and the entire population at large.

In the next two months, political campaigns will be in full force, hence the imperative need to ensure maximum peace and unity.

Therefore, politicians and other stakeholders must develop a sense of levelheadedness and tolerance as during campaigns and elections.

More often, tension rises in the country during campaigns as more contentious issues pop up among political players and the Civil Society Organisations (CSO).

These CSOs include those concerned with election monitoring.

Usually, issues that are brought forth are not of a complex nature but appear difficult on face value because of lack of trust between politicians in the ruling party and those in the opposition.

Even now, there is so much suspicion while the political divide is widening each day that passes.

For instance, the Cyber Security Bill which is before parliament has become contentious when the matter is very straight forward.

Certainly, ordinary citizens and leaders need protection in the cyber space just as the case in in many other countries.

Yes, rights and freedoms are there, but these too go with responsibility.

For once, opposition party leaders and their counterparts in the ruling party must one day agree on matters of national importance and not disagreeing on everything.

Political parties must thus agree and commit themselves to upholding peace during campaigns and beyond so that Zambia’s democracy can be seen to be growing.

The use of youths in violence must come to an end forthwith! On their part, the youth must not fall prey to leaders that enlist them in violent missions while financiers remain safe.

Violence has been identified as one of the main causes of political violence.

Therefore, politicians must thrash out all stick points now before the campaigns get underway so that there is peace and co-existence.

Politicians must engage in politics of substance, disseminating valuable and rich information about their manifestos and how they wish to emancipate the country from economic challenges.

Peace must prevail.

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OVERNMENT will deal sternly with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) that are not abiding by the legal requirement to give local fuel transporters 50 percent of their contracts.

Energy Minister Matthew Nkhuwa said Government had implemented the 50 percent policy but that some OMCs were not abiding by the law to give local transporters the required group portion of contracts.

He said Government would soon engage the Zambia Revenue Authority to monitor and ensure that OMCs abide by the law.

“We have given them the 50 percent but the problem is with Oil Marketing Companies so very soon we are going to involve ZRA because it is Government’s directive and the marketing companies should abide," he said.

This follows threats by local tanker drivers to go on strike if Government does not strictly implement a 50 percent quota policy.

Speaking on behalf of other drivers, Mr Billian Manengo, said that despite the pronouncement, foreign transporters were still dominating in bringing fuel into the country.

Mr Manengo said that local transporters had the capacity

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to ferry fuel but that most of the contracts were being given to foreign transporters.

Be wary of political chancers, Zambians warned

By SIMON MUNTEMBA ZAMBIANS must be wary of political opportunists who have mainly focused their campaigns on handouts and empty promises as they solicit for votes, PF Matero Constituency aspiring candidate Lucy Ngoma has warned.

Ms Ngoma said there was need for the electorate to choose credible and sober leadership that would help in

accelerating economic development in their areas.

Speaking when she joined the PF women who were celebrating the International Women’s Day in Matero Constituency yesterday, Ms Ngoma said her central objective was to empower and not give them handouts.

Ms Ngoma said the culture of politicians dishing out money was damaging the mindset of citizens as it only creates a dependence syndrome.

She stated that no matter how one is supported financially, if their mindset is not transformed, they are going nowhere.

“I know that a lot of aspiring candidates will come and give you money just to solicit for votes, but what you should know is that that money will not take you anywhere. You need to be empowered to be self-reliant and that is my central objective,” Ms Ngoma said.

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

PARLIAMENT yesterday adjourned sin die after considering a number of bills including the Petroleum Exploration and Production Bill number 10 of 2021 which seek to revise the composition of the Petroleum Technical Committee.

The adjournment was in line with Standing Order 33 (1) of the National Assembly of Zambia and this will allow parliamentarians to visit the respective constituencies.

During the sitting, Parliament considered 12 other amendment Bills which passed third reading namely, the Citizens Economic Empowerment Amendment Bill number five of 2021, the Control of Goods Amendment Bill number 7 of 2021, the National Heritage Conservation Commission Amendment Bill number 19 of 2021 and the Service Commissions Amendment Bill number 12 of 2021.

Others that passed third reading stage are the Zambia Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (Amendment) Bill number 14, the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education Amendment Bill number 16, the National Institute of Public Administration Amendment Bill number 9, the Examinations Council of Zambia Amendment Bill number 18 of 2021, and the National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council Amendment Bill number 8 of 2021 among others.

Matero MP Kaziya is a flop - Kamba

Come out of hiding, UPND aspirants told

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

UPND aspiring candidates must come out and meet the electorate instead of complaining from their “hide-outs” about competitors who are meeting the people in the community, a member of the PF mobilisation committee in Kitwe has said.

Mr Munalula Moola said the electorate in Kitwe had been interacting with the PF aspiring candidates in all the five constituencies, but were yet to see UPND

THE Patriotic Front (PF) cannot make a mistake of re-adopting Mr Lloyd Kaziya in Matero constituency because he is a reject who has failed to perform, says Lusaka Province PF secretary, Kennedy Kamba.

Mr Kamba, said the embattled MP was frustrated after realising that he would not be adopted this year.

In an interview, Mr Kamba said Mr Kaziya had brought shame to the PF for having failed to perform in the constituency and that residents wanted him out. He said Mr Kaziya declared that he was not interested in standing under PF because he had realised that he would not be adopted.

Mr Kamba was commenting on Mr Kaziya’s remarks that he was considering standing as an independent candidate in Matero constituency, claiming that he was no longer interested to stand on the PF ticket.

“I am not interested in standing on the PF ticket. I am not interested in a marriage between myself and FP, I may go as independent if at all I weigh the situation,” Mr Kaziya was quoted in one of the local newspapers.

Mr Kaziya claimed that the ruling party had let him down for failing to deliver development in the constituency.

But Mr Kamba said: “He is a rejected product who has lamentably failed to perform in the constituency and he has realised that he will not be adopted again.”

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contenders because they had been elusive and have decided to speak on social media only.

Mr Moola said in an interview that the electorate wanted to meet the aspiring candidates from both the PF and the opposition so that they could assess their ability to deliver before the elections.

"As Patriotic Front, all of our aspiring candidates have gone out to sell themselves to the people so that they can be assessed on their capacity to deliver,

but our colleagues who are so sure of winning the 2021 elections are scared and have decided to speak from the social media.

Mr Moola said the PF aspiring candidates had been engaging in small projects to demonstrate their ability, while the UPND members and their aspiring candidates had not registered their presence on the ground. He said the UPND had continued grumbling about the PF aspiring candidates, who were interacting with the electorate.

Court ‘war’ explodes over Luano hunting concession

By CHARLES MUSONDA A LEGAL battle has erupted in the Lusaka High Court over refusal by the Wildlife Management licensing committee to grant Chita Lodge and Resorts Limited a hunting concession agreement in upper Luano.

The battle is also over Minister of Tourism and Arts Ronald Chitotela’s failure to consider and determine Chita Lodge and Resorts Limited’s appeal to

him to reverse the committee’s refusal dated December 1, 2020.

In his affidavit in support of ex-parte summons for leave to apply for judicial review, the company’s managing director James Chungu said on March 18, 2020 he applied for the concession after duly and properly meeting all the requirements and requisites to qualify for the concession. He said as a result he appealed to Mr. Chitotela as provided by the Zambia Wildlife Act number 14 of

2015 to reverse the WMLC’s decision and further requested that the tendering for the concession be suspended pending the minister’s decision at appeal.

He believes the minister is legally obliged to make a decision at appeal before the tender can proceed so that the appeal procedure is exhausted to afford Chita Lodge and Resorts Limited an opportunity to appeal to the High Court in an event Mr. Chitotela’s decision goes against the company.

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Tutwa scoffs at Lungu’s eligibility challenge

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HE courts of law should not entertain challenge of President Edgar Lungu's eligibility and must be dismissed with huge cost, Government Deputy Chief Whip Tutwa Ngulube has said.

Mr Ngulube said the Constitutional Court already ruled upon President Lungu’s eligibility.

He said in an interview that the judgment of the Constitution Court was final and those who want to waste court's time must be adjudged with huge cost.

He said the matter could not be challenged by any other court in Zambia because the Concourt which was the highest court already tackled the matter.

“Even some of the lawyers who are saying they want to challenge President Lungu, it looks like they wasted time to be in school because they do not understand the Constitution.

"Someone who is learned is able to understand what constitutes a term of office. So they are just showing their ignorance and nothing else," Mr Ngulube said.

Mr Ngulube, who is also Kabwe Central Member of Parliament, said it was academic exercise to attempt to petition eligibility which had already been settled.

Chilubi headman, women get bicycles PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has distributed over 250 bicycles to all Headmen and women in Chilubi Constituency .

And Chief Matipa of the Bisa people in Chilubi District has called for transparency in the distribution of the Bicycles.

The traditional leader said the delivery of bicycles by the Head of State was significant because it indicated that he cared for the people in the area .

The distribution comes a few months after the President's visit to Chilubi where traditional leaders presented challenges of mobility .

The Bicycles are being distributed to the Island , the Mainland and the Swamps.

They will be distributed through the District Commissioner Mr. Gilbert Mwila’s office and the area Member of Parliament.

Chief Matipa has described the Head of State as a good listener who delivers to people’s expectations.

Meanwhile Northern Province Permanent Secretary Mr. Royed Chakaba who paid a courtesy call on Chief Matipa at his palace yesterday says President Lungu cares for all traditional leaders.

MFEZ industrial Think-tank counsels yards on course Government over debt

yards in the LS-MFEZ. Works are going on account of the depreciated

BY BUUMBAofCHIMBULU and the contractor is CONSTRUCTION Kwacha. industrial yards in fiscal the on site.

“This will significantly ZAMBIA’S fitness “Once that facility is fiscal fitness and Lusaka South Multi-dampened risks being as dampen done, we will be able Facility theEconomic debt service suspension present serious challenges to see SMEs move Zone given (LS-MFEZ) successful rebounding to the country fast to a into the zone and operate whichapproaches, will boost local coupled with of the economy. from there,” Mr Kunda participation in the This is contained in stateno conclusive programme said. area is expected with the to International ment issued to the Daily He also observed be completed inFund the (IMF).

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Monetary the need to increase next 12 This months.

Mr Mataa indicated that could cause serious incentives to investors Participation challenges to the rebound- CTPD was concerned about willing to invest in of local investors the prolonged exchanges ing of the economy. the zone. Mr Kunda in the economic between Government and There is, therefore, need expressed concern zone is the IMF, with no substantive tocurrently expedite the process of had that Zambia stiff low due to, among

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU indication of progress being coming up with acompetition more de- from other reasons, the made towards the finalisatailed policy reform, agree countries such as minimum investment tion or agreement of a forto a formal IMF programme Rwanda, Kenya, of US$500,000 which BOUT $250, 000 has been mal programme. and successfullyEgypt, navigate South Africa, some locals say is invested in setting up a the debt restructuring pro- andHe said the talks seemed Mozambique prohibitive. laboratory that will establish gold to have yielded nothing critcess cannot be over-emphaZimbabwe that offered LS-MFEZ Business content in ore which will be bought ically substantive that was in sised. better incentives.

Development from artisanal and small scale gold public domain as there were This is accordingMrtoKunda the said the Manager, Francis miners Zambia. no commitments or timeCentre for Trade Policy and the rate of tax applicable on nominal value, the direct conBY BUUMBA CHIMBULU minimum US$500, Kunda, said ZCCM-IH has set up the laboratorythe in transfer of land, shares or sideration of the shares being lines.

Mr Mataa expressed Development (CTPD) re000 investment for construction works of partnership with Karma MiningreServices concern that neither the searcher for Public Finance, PROPERTY Transfer intellectual property was five transferred, or the proportion investors to qualify for the industrial yards and Rural Development IMF nor Government had Wakumelo Mataa.available incentives turn should beLimited onlinein percent and 10 percent for a that the value of Zambian enwere currently on Consolidated Gold Company. furnished Mr Mataa acknowledged accompanied with all mining right. tity bears to the value of the was a limiting factor for the public with course.

Chief Executive Officer, Mabvuto details of what rethat the end oflocal thebusinesses. six specific necessary documents while He said the concept of value transferred shares, whichever He Mr Kunda Chipata, explained that the purpose of mained to be done before months debt service suspayment must be done with- realisation or value determi- is higher of the three,” he said. however said LS-MFEZ explained that the the joint venture was to develop a gold an Extended Credit Facility pension given to in 14 days, says Zambia Reve- nation arises hence for land, In this instance, Mr SikalinhadZambia been lobbying industrial yards, processing and trading operation in programme could be agreed by the G20 creditors last nue Authority (ZRA). the open market value was de- da said, PTT would be charged its parent Ministry of once completed, Zambia. upon year under the Debt Service Trade ZRA Corporate Communi- termined by ZRA as provided and collected from the ZambiMr Sikalinda Commerce and would boost local Mr Chipata said the investment was Mr Mataa said this was Suspension (DSSI) cations Manager, Topsy Sika- for in the law. an entity.

Industry which was participation in the Initiative in line with one of ZCCM-IH’s strategic despite the Ministry of Fiwas zones. fast approaching. linda, said a five percent of For shares issued by a comHe said where ZRA was talking to Ministry of economic objectives of value creation which was nance and the IMF agreeing This, he the unpaid amount would be pany incorporated in Zam- satisfied that a transfer made Financeimto improve the He explained in explained, to diversify its investments away from plied that the DSSI to use the ERP as a founcharged for each month as bia, he said, the open market for the purpose of group rean interview that shouldincentives. copper to other minerals such as gold dation for a more detailed six months period elapse penalty if the tax remained values determined were also organisation and Services that there the caseour of a miningthe industrial “As Karma Mining and Rural“In Development, “For investors to yards and other precious metals. policy expertise is in gold processing, we areor mostly workingin a minZambia to has unpaid. determined by ZRA through was no change in the effective butrights an interest qualify, one to reform agenda aimed wouldand enable smallwas required He said this during the laboratory with artisanal with and small scaleto gold ing miners.’’ resumesized all debt repayments “Any overdue amount shall the Commissioner General or shareholding respect rights, the actual price ofand medium invest minimumatofrestoring public finance media tour in Lusaka yesterday. sustainability. without to successfully un- and also attract interest at the rate nominal price whichever is the Zambian company, the that mining right or interest or US$500,000 to entrepreneurs set “This is also in line with Government’s While we appreciate efdertaking the debt restrucdiscount rate published from greater.

Authority may determine a nil as determined by the Authorsome of the local up businesses in the classification of gold as a strategic “This laboratory is targeted at the ore that would be received from various being made by the would be time to time by the Bank of “For shares issued by a value for that transfer. ity whichever is higher; whilezone. turing process, itinvestors that isforts a resource for Zambia,” he said. operations we are setting up starting with miners, who wouldoutget a fair However, share and Mr Sikalinda Ministry of Finance, we are worse off in terms of debt Zambia plus two per centum incorporated said, with intellectual property, the “That limiting factor.

If one is on the Consolidated Gold Company Chiefcompanyvalue Rufunsa, were we are working with small for their material. also cognizant of the worsservice costs you compared per annum,” Mr Sikalinda said side the Republic that directthis would not apply to a comactual price of the intellectual invest less than table and we have Executive Officer, Faisal Keer, explained scale part miners and art or is anal miners “As Karma Services and Rural where it was before the youening in his write-up would on Property ownsMining at least pany that has not been of there property as determined byCitizentoEconomic S$500, 000 will macroeconomic situthat the laboratory be able to ly or indirectly from thefor surrounding area,” he said.

Development, our expertise is group in gold of companies start of the six months on ation.

Transfer Tax (PTT) in Zambia. ten percent of a company the at the tax Authority or whicheverand Empowerment not be entitled to these process about 30 samples per day.

Mr Keer said the laboratory would also processing, but we are mostly working MrKeer Sikalinda explained incorporated in Zambia; the least three years. is higher,” he said. incentives,” Mr Kunda Commission who are Mr said the laboratorythat was critical be open to the general public for them to with artisanal and small scale gold constructing industrial said. to determine the gold accurately in the come and have their samples tested. miners.

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Fraud in Mobile Financial Services: Protecting Consumers, Providers, and the System

any economic dispensation. In this regard, mandated to address various matters of common in- determines policy or legislation. Many areas of law and banks play an important role in the creation of new dustry interest through lobbying, advocacy and poli- including international law impact upon the interests capital (or capital formation) in a country and thus cy influence. The Association aims at facilitating the of commercial banks in Zambia. help the economic growth process. The banking sys- industrial and innovation growth of the sector, as well For example, issues of micro and fiscal policies and tem facilitates the intermediation of internal and as building and sustaining good-will and public con- financial sector reform affect the trading environment international trade. fidence in the commercial banking sector. One of the for banks in Zambia and the Association consults its The history of the banking sector in Zambia ways this mandate is realised is through engagement members to form industry position on many such isdates as far back as 1906, when the first commercial with critical Government agencies and ministries as sues. With the active participation of the member bank-Standard Chartered Bank was established, well as othercampaigns critical stakeholders in themay Zambian econ- challenges banks, the Bankers1.

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Prospects brighter for global economy - OECD LONDON - A leading international agency has upgraded its forecasts for global and British economic growth this year and next.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said the world economy is likely to expand by 5.6 percent in 2021.

The figure for the UK is 5.1 percent followed by 4.7 percent next year.

The report does however suggest a risk of lasting costs from the pandemic in some countries, including the UK. The significantly brighter outlook reflects the deployment of effective vaccines.

There was also a contribution from economic stimulus measures in the

EU prepares to turn the screw on asset managers over greenwashing LONDON/BRUSSELS - For money managers and advisers keen to market their sustainable investing credentials to European clients, going green is about to get a lot tougher.

Under a suite of new EU finance rules due to be rolled out in stages, beginning today, firms including fund houses, insurers and pension funds that provide financial products or services in the European Union will have to begin disclosing how sustainable they really are. The new EU legislation, called the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), aims to help drive one trillion euros ($1.19 trillion) into green investments over the next decade, iron out the patchy climate-related information currently provided by financial market participants, and give firms with genuinely sustainable products an edge.

“The crucial point is that this covers any entity or financial product,” said Lucien Firth, a partner at law firm Simmons &

United States, including those President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking to have approved by Congress.

There is a particularly substantial upgrade for the US national forecast for this year. The report says there are likely to be welcome spill-overs in major US trading partners.

The global economy is now likely to reach pre-pandemic levels of activity by the middle of this year, the report suggests.

But that does not mean the pandemic related damage will have been reversed by then.

Without the health crisis the economy would have been expected to grow throughout the last year.

The OECD’s chief economist, Laurence Boone, said the pace of vaccinations around the world was not fast enough to consolidate the recovery.

The agency also mentions the possibility of new virus variants as a risk to economic prospects. – BBC.

Simmons. “It doesn’t matter if you market all of your products as sustainable or none of them – it covers all of them.”

The SFDR rules should make it harder for market participants to talk up environmental credentials without following through with action, so-called ‘greenwashing’, and could also determine how big a slice firms can win of the fast-growing market for products with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

Demand to invest in ESG funds jumped last year, driving assets under management up 29 percent in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter to nearly $1.7 trillion, according to asset management industry tracker Morningstar.

“Those that already have a good offering in place are going to stand to benefit,” said Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, executive vice president of sales and marketing at ESG data firm RepRisk.

Set to roll out in several stages over the next two years, SFDR contains reporting obligations at both the company and product level, although investment managers say regulators’ last-minute release of final details of some of the rules is hindering their preparations. From this week, all funds must disclose in their pre-contractual information how they factor sustainability risks into their investment decisions. – REUTERS.

AVIATION JOB LOSSES …Kenya third worst hit as Africa loses 3.1 million aviation jobs

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AIROBI - Kenya is the third worst hit country on the continent in the air travel business by the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is after South Africa and Nigeria, which rank first and second respectively.

A new report by the African Airlines Associations (and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) shows that Kenya has so far lost Sh73.2 billion against Nigeria’s Sh99.4 billion and South Africa’s Sh302 billion.

The report notes that many African airlines risk closing down due to liquidity crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic which worsened their indebtedness to banks, aircraft lessors and manufacturers, and which has left them

running on survival mode.

The airlines are forecast to lose more than Sh600 billion of revenue and drop their overall contribution to GDP by more than Sh2.8 trillion.

In total, at least 3.1 million jobs in the aviation sector have been lost between 2020 and 2021.

The report details how deep Covid-19 dived airlines in the continent. It notes that with the travel restrictions placed

Zim guarantees $1bn business sector loans HARARE – Government has agreed to be the guarantor of bonds and loans worth about $1 billion secured by some banks and parastatals from the local market last year.

The resources were raised to finance various infrastructural development and agricultural projects by the Infrastructural Development of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), JOHANNESBURG The Agriculture Land Holdings Account (ALHA) cannot account for more than R500 million - about a quarter - of the conditional grants it paid to farmers in the 2019/2020 financial year, the AuditorGeneral of South Africa (AGSA) found.

The AGSA presented its findings on the former Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and ALHA to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

In January, the committee heard department could not submit the former Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s annual report by the extended deadline, because the ALHA was still

Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank), First Banking Corporation (FBC), Silo Foods and CBZ. In the prior year, IDBZ issued $300 million worth of bonds, Agribank ($200 million agrobills), Agribank and FBC jointly raised $100 million through the issuance of agrobills while Silo Foods Industries also went on the

around the world since last year and which have not been fully relaxed to date, many airlines have been left in deep financial holes and cannot come out on their own.

“Airlines have grounded their aircraft, leading to a liquidity crisis with implications for debt repayment, leases and remuneration of staff; refunds to passengers for cancelled flights; and maintenance of aircraft,

among other financial requirements,” the report states.

In terms of employment risk, 193, 342 Kenyans working in the air travel industry may lose their jobs, against 500, 521 Ethiopians and 336, 182 Tanzanians, which are the top two riskiest. Many airlines have had to fire staff, cut their salaries or send them on unpaid leaves to survive the pandemic. DAILY NATION, Kenya.

market to raise $350 million.

According to an Extraordinary Gazette dated February 26, 2021, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, notified that the government guarantees for these transactions were made in terms of section 300 (3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and read with section 20(1) of the Public Debt Management Act (Chapter 22:21). “The Minister of Finance and Economic Development has issued a Government guarantee - binding the government as surety for the repayment by IDBZ of the value subscribed through

the bonds up to a total amount not exceeding $300 million being the aggregate value of the capital sum, in addition to accrued interest, on the bonds issued by IBDZ in 2020, in the event that IDBZ default on their contractual obligations.”

The guarantee for the IDBZ bonds shall remain valid and in force until June 30, 2024.

On the Agribank and FBC agrobills, Prof Ncube said, “the guarantee shall remain valid and in force until December 31, 2021.” Last year, Agribank and FBC issued agrobills to finance the 2020/21 summer cropping season . . . – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

Over R500m in grants to farmers unaccounted for at Agriculture Land Holdings Account

working with the AGSA and National Treasury to finalise its financial statements.

The department obtained an unqualified audit with findings for the fifth year in a row, while the ALHA regressed from an unqualified audit with findings to a qualified audit with

findings.

The AGSA provided the following reason for the qualification: “Management did not adequately assess the grants that had indicators that monies needed to be repaid back by beneficiaries who did not comply with the grant agreement

terms and conditions. This was mainly as a result of inadequate monitoring of the grant expenditure.”

“From our audit, we identified several indicators that support that some of the funds are owed to the entity in line with the conditions set in the grant contracts.

Therefore, a detailed assessment should have been performed and these funds be accounted for accordingly,” read the AGSA report to the committee.

The AGSA found both the department and ALHA “did not take effective and appropriate steps to prevent irregular expenditure.” - . FIN24.

PF disowns Moonga’s utterances Dear Editor, WE wish to categorically distance the Patriotic Front Party from the utterances attributed to Mr. Paul Moonga, alleging that some judges of the Constitutional Court are colluding with some opposition lawyers in a bribery scheme to disqualify President Edgar Lungu from contesting the 2021 general elections.

The issue of President Lungu’s eligibility is a dead issue that was conclusively dealt with by the ConCourt.

It ruled that President Lungu is eligible to contest the 2021 elections.

As a party, we believe in the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers.

We as a party in government believe in the principle of the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers.

We respect the decisions of the courts and the checks and balances that the Judiciary give to the government.

This can be demonstrated by our past actions and we

have been consistent when it comes to complying with the decisions of the courts.

We recently complied with the court judgment to ensure that all former ministers who served after the dissolution of Parliament pay back the money in line with the judgment of the ConCourt.

We are not like other political party leaders who disparage the Judiciary whenever a judgment goes against them.

They are on record, trying to mislead the public that President Lungu is not eligible to contest the 2021 elections when the ConCourt already ruled on the matter.

Its decision is final and it cannot be challenged in any court in the country.

I would like to issue a strong instruction to all PF members to stop issuing any statements against the Judiciary. The party will take stern disciplinary action against anyone who will defy this order.

DAVIES MWILA, PF Secretary-General.

HH’s ego will make him go in history as the most rejected presidential candidate Dear Editor, MOST rejected Presidential candidate, Hakhinde Hichilema is a self-pronounced as omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, a demi-god and this is evident from his well-documented failure to work with other political parties.

His failed political associations have been made with subjectivity that he has the monopoly of political alternatives thus he should prevail over the collective wisdom of the majority partners in the previous alliances.

If we look critically at his political record so far, it is so poor to an extent that many of his followers have even been despaired and opted to defect to a more sane, and visionary party, the Patriotic Front (PF).

Mr Hichilema has moved with seasons and has attempted to rebrand his name with the hope of hoodwinking the unsuspecting political audience.

During the 2006 Presidential elections, he proudly called himself “a fresh minded president” and lost without shame and he attempted to use his then young age to manipulate his ascendancy to the highest office; During the 2008 presidential elections, he pompously referred to himself as “man of the moment” but the Zambian people rejected him with the contempt he deserved as he emerged a distant third with insignificant votes mostly from his regional bloc; During the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, Mr. Know-it-all nicknamed himself “Zambian Obama” but lost the elections lamentablely to President Michael Sata whom he flagrantly criticised and despised on account of his old age and humble level of education.

Still with his mind and heart full of nothing but ego, the sixtime loser referred to himself during the 2015 Presidential

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elections as “Moses Wanomba” but again the reasonable people of Zambia rejected him and opted for Mr. Sata's successor, Edgar Chagwa Lungu.

As if it was not enough, with his political pomposity and arrogance, he thought he would be President for the majority being a minority leader and this time attempted to manipulate the unsuspecting political bigwigs from the Northern blok.

There came the 2016 General elections, and he nicknamed himself “Aleisa Aleisa” but again for the sixth time, he was rejected by the majority Zambians and instead chose the able and humble leader, the sitting President Lungu who was constitutionally elected.

Now, we are in 2021 and the scent of general elections can be smelled, Mr Hichilema, with his mind and heart full of nothing but ego and pride, has again for the last time nicknamed himself “Bally Pamunyoko” and because he has run out of things to tell the people of Zambia, ended up insulting them and this marks the end of his political career.

Mr Hichilema's self-centredness and empty pride will forever cost and subsequently end his political career after the August 12 elections.

Perhaps the inconsistency in deciding an appropriate nickname explains his inconsistencies on matters of national interest. This is why we are not surprised that he would in the morning from his bedside wake and post on his social media pages asking Government to provide a bus for CBU students.

The same day if Government or government officials through their partners mobilise a bus for the students, he somersaults and condemns the answered plea he passionately pleaded for Government to act.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI. Lusaka.

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‘Trolley Chinese story,’ humanitarian meaning Dear Editor, THE story about Mr. John Zulu, a Zambian worker aged 28 pushing a Chinese man is still making headlines on social media and other media houses.

Undoubtedly, the story has unsettled many Zambians and has been received with mixed feelings. Many are agitated and incited to develop hatred and despondency towards the Chinese.

I am compelled to write this article to clarify some misconceptions and misunderstandings surrounding the trending story.

I wish to admit the fact that Zambians of late are becoming more sensitive and aware about their human rights. Advocacy and sensitisation are reaching many of our people. Gone are times when human abuse was rampant and cases of human mistreatments going unreported.

However, awareness and knowledge about Human Rights is being blown to extreme levels and out of proportion. Overly sensitisations and publicity brings in exaggerations again.

While we appreciate the role of whistle blowers, we are now engulfed with alarmists and impulsive people who are in a hurry to report on matters that they do not fully understand.

Upon learning about the matter on Social Media, I quickly decided to read chapter 274 of the Laws of Zambia which provides guidelines on employment of young persons and the children in general. I also made references to section 9 and 10 (1) respectively of the Human Rights Commission Act No. 39 of 1996.

From these cited legislature's, I noted that the depicted incident of Mr. Zulu pushing a Mr. Lao Yan, aged 62 who was reported not to have been too well physically does not portray any human

abuse at all!

Here are the summarised reasons why the scenario does not amount to human abuse; - Mr. Zulu is above 16 years.

Under the cited Chapter 274 of the Laws of Zambia, Mr. Lao could have been cited if Mr. Zulu was below 16.

- It could have been reported as human abuse if there was no concession. Mr. Zulu is employed

by Kaili Investment at Carousel Shopping Centre and was not coerced to push Mr. Lao. He is paid for doing some general duties.

The incident is not a usual act but only happened for the reasons disclosed.

- Mr. Zulu did not report himself any human abuse and instead he has come out in the open defending the act. He spoke positively of his boss and justified the action attributing it to the condition of Mr. Lao whose leg was not okay. His initial reaction when confronted could be

attributed to timidity and apprehension.

- The Chinese depicted in the video being pushed on the trolley is not the original employer to Mr. Zulu. Instead he is a personal acquaintance to Mr. Cheng Kechao, the proprietor. The employer is Mr. Cheng who was reported to have been home at the time the incident was taking place.

- Social media propaganda spiced up the story, refueled and rekindled people's anger creating animosity towards the Chinese.

While enough lessons are learnt by both employers and the employees, we need to be wary about the detriment of frightening and intimidating foreign nationals. We would not want to make others uncomfortable as they carry out their work in our country. Unknowingly, the situation can jeopardise future investments.

At the same time, we wish to remind all employers to treat

their employees with dignity.

There is a need to respect our labour laws and ensure that the plights of the workers are taken into consideration.

Authorities entrusted with the responsibility to look into the interests of employees from the Ministry of Labour must intensify their approach and measures to ensure that the rights of workers are protected and safeguarded.

There is also an urgent need to have trade unions at every place of work to allow employees bring out their grievances and that every workplace must have a nion representative.

Let us all work together to improve the wellbeing of others.

May we not allow sentimentalism to flourish in our country. We need one another and let us live in harmony with our national motto: One Zambia - One Nation!

JOSECK KUNDA, MPNVP CEO & Founder.

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HE construction of two lecture theatres with a cumulative sitting capacity of 800 students for the University of Zambia (UNZA) has reached 93 percent completion, UNZA acting head of Communication and marketing, Brenda Bukowa has said.

Dr Bukowa said the two lecture theatres were being constructed at the UNZA main campus between the Schools of Mines and Engineering at a total cost of K14, 733, 403.

She said in a statement that the construction works were made possible through the Ministry of Higher Education’s Support to Science, Technology and Education (SSTEP) programme funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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UNZA LECTURE THEATRES AT 93P.C. COMPLETION Dr Bukowa said the ultra-modern engineering and architectural marvel, would be completed next month.

She explained that the new structure comprises of two lecture theatres each with sitting capacity of 400 students, two seminar rooms with sitting capacity of 30 people each, two ventilation plants, storage facilities, and two control rooms.

Meanwhile, UNZA Vice Chancellor Professor Luke

Mumba has reaffirmed management’s commitment to addressing infrastructure challenges, including teaching and learning infrastructure.

The Vice Chancellor said UNZA has made noteworthy achievements in infrastruc-

Invest more in technology, businesses advised

BY SIMON MUNTEMBA THE Covid-19 pandemic should be considered as an opportunity for local businesses in Zambia to invest in online technology service delivery, says Texila American University chief executive officer in the School of Business, Maxwell Phiri.

In an interview, Dr Phiri said Zambian entrepreneurs could only survive the turbulence of the Covid-19 if they invested in online technology, as well as figuring out efficient platforms of service delivery.

He called for the incorporation of Information Communication Technology in the school curricula starting at an early age.

Dr Phiri explained that the internet was a huge part of the fourth industrial revolution which the world was currently undergoing, therefore, learners should be

given the opportunity to explore it early.

He noted that a lot of what children learn about currently is not helpful in enhancement of survival skills in this revolution.

Meanwhile, Dr Phiri said in order for the skyrocketing rate of inflation to stabilise, every citizen should carry a sense of responsibility.

Dr Phiri applauded Government’s efforts of regulating imports of vegetables and fruits, with the view of having local supply.

He wondered why Zambia was still importing goods that could be manufactured locally such as toothpicks.

Dr Phiri however called on authorities to stifle measures around foreigners running businesses that locals run.

He said small and medium scale enterprises should be protected at all costs and given favourable environment to conduct their businesses.

SACCORD welcomes peace assurance

BY SIMON MUNTYEMBA THE assurance of peace by the Zambia Police in handling 2021 general elections is welcome and will be appreciated by all well-meaning Zambians, the Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has said.

Recently, deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of operations, Charity Katanga, assured the nation that the 2021 general elections, will be held under a peaceful atmosphere as police were working round the clock in ensuring that security was enhanced.

SACCORD executive director, Boniface Cheembe, said his organisation was happy with the assurance of peace by the Zambia Police through Ms

Katanga.

Mr Cheembe said in a statement that it was the desire of Zambians to see peace prevail before, during and after the August 12 general elections.

Mr Cheembe said the recently launched Electoral Security Plan devised to contribute to the country’s peace before and after the 2021 general elections should be popularized among the electorate.

He stated that the move would ensure that the Zambia Police and the electorate were on the same page where the maintenance of peace was concerned.

He said Zambians continue to desire peace and deliberate efforts such as the Electoral Security Plan would go a long way in building confidence of the public in the Police Service.

ture development that include the construction of the newly commissioned Teaching and Learning Complex valued at approximately K27,000,000 using internally generated funds.

He added that UNZA has

constructed and refurbished the Special Needs Education Centre at the School of Education at a total cost of K7 million, with the financial support of the Christian Blind Mission in Germany.

Other projects are construc-

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tion of the School of Public Health Lecture Theatre at a total cost of US$1 million with the financial support from the United States Government through the Department of Defence and the Centre for Disease Control.

Further, Prof Mumba said that the institution in partnership with Government has made significant strides in the completion of student hostels on the southern end of main campus.

He said, once completed, the project would alleviate the current accommodation challenges facing the University of Zambia.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) ZAMRA/ORD/02/2021: TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SERVERS FOR INTEGRATRED REGULATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(IRIMS) The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) in its 2021 Annual Work Plan (AWP) has set aside funds for the procurement of Servers.

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Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority, Procurement Officer, email: gmwange@zamra.co.zm and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 08:00 – 13:00 hours and 14:00-17: 00 hours local time.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of K1,000.00 (One thousand Kwacha) directly into ZAMRA Account through Telegraphic Transfer or direct deposit into bank account number 0100122033800 held at Standard Chartered Bank North end Branch. The document can be collected from ZAMRA Offices or it can be down loaded from ZAMRA WEBSITE (https://www.zamra.co.zm/tenders).

Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, bound and clearly marked “TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SERVERS FOR THE IRIMS” and shall be deposited in the Tender Box situated on the Ground Floor of ZAMRA Office complex, Plot No. 2350/M, Off KKI Airport Road,), Lusaka not later than Friday 26th March, 2021 at 10:30 hours local time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. The bids will be opened in the presence of bidders who choose to attend.

LATE BIDS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Makomani Siyanga Acting DIRECTOR-GENERAL ZAMBIA MEDICINES REGULATORY AUTHORITY

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CROSS-BORDER TRADERS CALL FOR PATRIOTISM

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A T R I O T I C Zambians must not try to gain mileage out of the economic challenges the country Is facing, but strive to find workable solutions, Copperbelt Cross Border and Integrated Business Association (CCBIBA) has said.

CCBIBA acting chairperson, Poster Jumbe, said it was imperative for every Zambian to be patriotic and not to derive pleasure in magnifying the economic challenges in the country.

He said his organisation was happy that Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) had resolved to set up a committee for debt relief using its international desk in Belgium’s capital Brussels to lobby creditors for Zambia’s debt cancellation.

According to Mr Jumbe, the ZCTU’s action was a clear indication of true loyalty and

patriotism.

In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Jumbe said the ZCTU had demonstrated good leadership at a time some people were trying to gain political mileage out of the huge debt Zambia had accrued.

He said it was not fair for any other stakeholder to make an issue out of the huge debt because the money was used to put up infrastructure like bridges and roads.

“The debt which some people are talking about has benefited many people including those who want to gain political mileage out of it. It has been used to rehabilitate and construct roads and bridges.

Areas which were difficult to access are now accessible,” he said.

Mr Jumbe said Zambians, especially politicians, must not rejoice when natural calamities hit the country, but help resolve some of the

challenges.

He said it was difficult for people to have trust in a politician who exhibited selfishness and lack of respect for ordinary people.

“A politician with a heart for the people will not celebrate when people are going through challenges, but will try to find a solution to the problems so that the challenges people are going through can be mitigated. That is true leadership,” he said.

Kalulushi Mayor for parley

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA KALULUSHI Mayor, Rashida Mulenga, has been endorsed by many people in the constituency to stand as Member of Parliament (MP) in the area.

The people in the area described Ms Mulenga as a hard working woman who had a good relationship with common residents.

Last year, Ms Mulenga said she heard calls from different people for her to consider running for higher office, but that the decision would be made in an orderly manner that did not interfere with orderly functioning of her office.

She also assured the senior party leadership that she was available as before for duty to help mobilize the party ahead of the 2021 elections.

The people in the constituency said they liked the way she talked and related with everyone as she was down to earth.

Ms Mulenga is one of the youngest mayors in Zambia and has been an active member of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) since 2011.

THE Kitwe Pastors Fellowship has expressed concern with the continued production and circulation of pornographic material on social media and other platforms in the country.

Fellowship Chairperson, Raddy Lewila, said the trend had the potential to corrupt the morals of citizens especially the young people in society.

Bishop Lewila has since welcomed Government’s move to enact the Cyber Security Bill so that many people could be protected from such vices.

The Cyber Security Bill on Tuesday went through the third reading and was now awaiting Presidential Assent to become law.

Bishop Lewila said it was good that the law was being

introduced because cyber bullying and circulation of pornographic material was a matter of concern that needed to be curtailed as underage children were having access to such materials.

“We must first understand that Zambia being a Christian nation, producing and circulating pornographic materials is a serious crime.

People that are found circulating such materials whether on social media or elsewhere should be punished in accordance with the law,” he said.

Bishop Lewila maintained that the church was not at all happy with what was happening in this area.

He warned the perpetrators not to take advantage of innocent citizens who they had been bullying on social media either by blackmailing them or any other reasons.

He also called on ZICTA to ensure that it investigates such matters and bring to book the culprits because they knew them through their systems.

Ndola Council empowers youths

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE Ndola City Council has appealed to various organisations to contribute to youth empowerment by partnering with the local authority.

According to the council, this could be done through the sponsorship of students at any of the training centres in the city.

The council has since started enrolling students at the Mine Masala Skills Training Centre, which was recently accredited to the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA).

The skills training centre offers training to the youth in order to empower them with skills even when they do not have secondary school qualifications.

Council Public Relations Manager Rebecca Mushota said the council offered affordable and easily accessible skills training to residents, especially the youth at its Mushili Skills Training Centre in Mushili, Chifubu Skills Training Centre in Chifubu, Kabushi Training Centre in Kabushi and Mine Masala Skills Training Centre in Mine Masala.

She said the enrolment of students entailed that the number of spaces available for young people to access skills training in council training facilities in Ndola has increased.

"The training focuses more on practical lessons than theory lessons in order to empower many youths with skills and TEVETA and Council certificates to enable them to set up their own businesses or get employed.

"The Mine Masala Skills Training Centre which is enrolling TEVETA accredited courses for the first time this year, is offering one year Tailoring and Food Production courses which will help young young people in the city," she said.

Ms Mushota added that the council subsidised the training stating that council also engaged sponsors to take up the fees for the most vulnerable students.

She said at the Mine Masala Skills Training Centre, the Masala Ward Councillor Pyoka K Ngulube had also engaged stakeholders to help the centre with accessories as well as sponsor some students.

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THE Patriotic Front (PF) youth wing in Livingstone has advised youths in the country to be more responsible and take up the mantle of leadership as they are the future and foundation of the nation.

District Youth Chairman, Eddie Chomba, said that for a very long time now, youths had been left out in many important issues because they had not taken keen interest in issues of the nation.

In his message ahead of this year’s Youth Day which falls tomorrow, Mr Chomba stated that youths were the foundation of any nation and therefore, must take their proper place in the scheme of things in the nation.

He urged youths not to shy away from youth volunteerism as it was the basis to learn the rudiments of leadership.

Mr Chomba said youths should not expect people who were not youths to help them push for their development agenda.

He said most youth leaders in political parties were not in fact youths but had held the positions so as to use them for personal gain.

“We have so many challenges as young people and of the reasons these challenges are not being addressed is because the people we have chosen to be our leaders are not in our group.

“As we celebrate this year’s Youth Day, I want to encourage my fellow youths to reflect on and establish ways and means on how we can take up leadership in our country,” he said.

Mr Chomba said the only way youths would effectively participate in the governance of the country was by reclaiming their rightful positions in their political parties.

LACK of empowerment programmes is the reason why some youths in Kazungula district are engaging in the rampant cutting down of trees for charcoal.

Headman Nawa Lizazi of Simukombo village said that charcoal burning was the only activity that was taking centre stage in the area.

The headman charged that nearly everyone in Simukombo area was

involved in charcoal burning, thereby depleting the forests.

He observed that the vice must be discouraged because it was causing deforestation, which had negative consequences ion the environment and weather patterns.

He said that if there were empowerment programmes aimed at helping people in villages, charcoal burning would have been minimized.

The headman lamented that the forests were being indiscriminately

destroyed by charcoal producers who were unemployed youths with little opportunities to support their families.

A villager, Bester Chilombwa, said Government should introduce empowerment programmes in order to mitigate the rampant deforestation.

Mr Chilombwa said, just like the way those living in urban areas were being empowered, even those in rural areas should also be considered.

Solwezi Council’s projected revenue rises

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

SOLWEZI Municipal Council is expected to be collecting about K78,227,607 in property rates from K34,997,759 after the approval of the new valuation roll.

The local authority asked for the extension of up to December last year to complete preparing a new valuationSaturday roll which was 25 April, 2020 submitted to the rating tribunal for approval after the

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Solwezi Municipal Council Town Clerk, Bornwell Luanga, told the Daily Nation in an interview that the local authority had been given a provisional award for the new valuation roll.

He said that the valuation tribunal gave the council a provisional award to enable it prepare new bills for the property rates for both residential and commercial properties.

Mr Luanga explained that according to the 2015 valuation roll which expired last year, K34, 997, 759 was being realized from the

property rates but that after the new valuation roll was approved the figure has moved to K78, 227, 607 for 2021.

“A number of properties have been captured under the new valuation roll which were not captured previously resulting in an increase in expected revenue collection from property rates,” he said.

Mr Luanga said that the local authority was in the process of preparing a supplementary budget following the approval of the new valuation roll, taking into account the projected extra income.

He said that the council approved a K62, 905,616 budget for the year 2021 from K65.6 million that was approved last year.

The Town Clerk, however, said the council had been failing to collect all the revenue due to various reasons among them the advent of COVID-19.

“Like most of the lodges have written to have their rates remission suspended and some people just fail to completely pay and we have been able to engage the court bailiffs on a number of occasions but even when we do that we don’t collect 100 percent,” Mr Luanga said.

12 schools in Kalumbila upgraded

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GOVERNMENT has upgraded 12 primary schools into secondary schools in Kalumbila in a quest to take secondary education closer to communities.

Kalumbila District Commissioner (DC), Robinson Kalota, in an interview that before the creation of Kalumbila as a district in 2015, the area only had three secondary schools, which made it difficult for children to access secondary education.

Mr Kalota said 12 primary schools were selected and had been upgraded into secondary level to enhance access to secondary education.

“The good part of it is that the increase in the number of secondary schools has helped to curb teenage pregnancies and early marriages as most young girls are being encouraged to concentrate on their education as secondary schools are now within their localities,” he said.

He added that Government would this year upgrade two primary schools to secondary status in Matebo chiefdom to enable more children have access to secondary education.

Mr Kalota said this follows a request by Chief Matebo to Government to provide more secondary schools in his area to prevent early marriages.

The DC also said Government has built 22 health facilities across the district to improve access to health care services.

Previously, he said, the district only had 36 rural health facilities but that the number has gone up to 58 facilities, which had been

Mr Kalota handed over to the communities.

Mr Kalota said Government would connect all the four chiefdoms in the district to the national electricity grid.

“We have had Government’s come and go but they have never considered giving electricity to our people in the chiefdoms of Matebo, Musele, Mukumbi and Mumena.

“But Government is embarking on a project to connect the chiefdoms to national grid,” he said.

He said a team of officers from the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has completed an assessment and a report was done.

“So I can assure the people that very soon the listening Government of PF is going to take care of their cries for electricity,” he said.

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When “things” dwindle, a Castor Bean farming production face limited farmland drop in overall living added extraordinarily little have secure employers.

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Now you know why those costs against by a long shot. to occupy higher private and to keep in mind as we embrace is when Zambians COP 22.

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We have ics, we cannot have a negative The European Union mema different world we are whatever benefits you expect. political positions in life since politicians who offer Big Lies an eco-friendly President Edgar Lungu We saw a slight rebound. the flyover bridge onasAlick to talking about the underlying are voting for nicesometimes classrate, strong kwacha exchange cess for sebacic acid produccation levels, controlled are made is usually not that expensive. tions.

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US$300m…. and I know this industry growth.

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We have picked on should be our least of probcountries.

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The castor industry has to save these people.

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NEWS OF THE WORLD

MOZ TRAGEDY

…Family of 25 dies after 'wild-plant meal'

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APUTO Tw e n t y - f i v e people belonging to the same family were among 35 people who died in Mozambique's northern Muecate district after reportedly eating wild plants and fruits, the authorities say.

Local officials say instances of people eating wild fruits, tubers and even wild grass have recently been reported in the region.

According to a report on state television, TVM, residents have been grinding wild grass to cook xima - a traditional Mozambican porridge, usually made from maize flour.

Food shortages in Nampula province have been attributed to low rainfall. Only five of the province’s 23 districts have experienced normal rains. – BBC.

Pharmaceuticals berate SA, India in letter to Biden for pushing vaccine property rights waiver JOHANNESBURG - Global pharmaceutical companies have berated South Africa and India's efforts to waive certain Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which, the countries say, could ensure access to Covid-19 vaccines and other medical supplies.

The criticism was detailed in a letter to United States President Joe Biden on March 5 and was signed by some of the globe's leading pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and 28 others. – NEWS24.

Ghana MPs plan law criminalising promotion of gay rights ACCRA - A group of lawmakers in Ghana want to criminalise the promotion of LGBT+ rights, a move that comes weeks after a community centre for sexual minorities was shut down following strong opposition from politicians and church organisations.

Government officials in Ghana often make homophobic remarks, and the lawmakers backing the draft law come from various political parties, suggesting it could garner broader support. – REUTERS.

INVITATION FOR BIDS RDA/NCS/ONB/001/21: TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HEADQUARTERS AND ALL REGIONAL OFFICES IN ZAMBIA ON A THREE (3NO.) RUNNING CONTRACT BASIS

The Road Development Agency (RDA) in its 2021 AWP set aside funds for eligible payments towards the Provision of Security Services for the Road Development Agency Headquarters and all Regional Offices in Zambia on a three (3) Year Running Contract Basis.

The Road Development Agency (RDA) now invites bids from eligible bidders to submit bids for the Provision of Security Services for the Road Development Agency Headquarters and all Regional Offices in Zambia on a three (3) Year Running Contract Basis.

Bidding will be conducted through open national bidding (ONB) procedures in accordance with the Public Procurement Act No.12 of 2008.

Bidders may obtain further information from RDA, Procurement Department and inspect the bidding document at the address given below from 08:30 to 16:30 hours during working days.

Interested eligible bidders may purchase the solicitation document from the RDA offices at the corner of Government and Fairley Roads in Ridgeway, Plot No 33, Lusaka for a total non-refundable fee of K1,000.00 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency at the prevailing exchange rate in cash or bank certified cheque.

The telephone numbers are +260 211 253088/253002 and the telefax is +260

211 25404/251420. You may also access our website at www.rda.org.zm. Our e-mail address rda_hq@roads.gov.zm. HOWEVER, TELEFAX/ELECTRONIC OFFERS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Sealed bids clearly marked “Provision of Security Services for the Road Development Agency Headquarters and all Regional Offices in Zambia on a three (3) Year Running Contract Basis.” Bids must be deposited in the tender box situated at the Road Development Agency, Plot 33, corner of Government and Fairley roads, Ridgeway, Lusaka on or Friday 9th April 2021 at 10:30 hours. HOWEVER, LATE AND ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend on Friday 9th April 2021 at 10:30 hours in the Road Development Agency Conference Room on Plot 33, corner of Government and Fairley roads, Ridgeway, Lusaka.

Titus Chansa Director Procurement For/Director and Chief Executive Officer ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Date of First Issue: 11th March 2020

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NATIONWIDE ESTATE AGENTS E-mail:nationwideestates@yahoo.com P.O.Box FW 292, Lusaka,Zambia.

139 Group Floor, Carousel Center, Lumumba Kafue Road. Junction, mobile phone +260978813886/+260965502464/+260979439871.

CHISAMBA Katuba 2ha 300m off Great North road K300,000.6ha,piggery 6km off great north road K400,000.3ha cottage, borehole, wirefence, zesco power K1m.2ha to 40ha 12km east of fringilla K65,000 per ha.

CHIBOMBO near Ibis Gardens tarred Great North roadfront,2ha,4ha,8ha,10ha,12ha K250,000 per ha.

Same area 300 to 600m off Great North road,2ha,4ha, K125,000 per ha.2.5ha,3 bedroom house, poultry, near Chibombo Basic School K300,000.Liteta area 8ha K900,000.23ha near Mungule Place K1.5m.

MUMBWA Tollgate 78ha K1.5m.40ha In Mumbwa town K50,000 per ha can Sub-divide.

CHIBOMBO Near Ibis Gardens 4 bedroom house on 4ha 300m off great north road with poultry K2m.55ha K750,000.

SERENJE Nansanga farm block 118ha K750,000.16ha price offers invited.32ha K150,000.80ha K500,000.230ha K850,000.265ha K2m.105ha.18ha offers.

MKUSHI 3km from town 160ha K1.2m.35ha K1.3m.390ha K1m.Shiwang’andu 200ha K1m.

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

KAPIRI town ten shops as a complex K250,000.

Kapiri Hillside plot 20m x 40m with five room house K150,000.

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

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

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

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

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

MAKENI off Mumbwa road one acre K180,000.Makeni West Kacheta area,2ha to 80ha K100,000 per ha.

Before Oriental 4900sqm 3 room house K1.3m.makeni south tar road front commercial plot for shopping mall and filling station or warehouses 4 acres K6m.

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

KAFUE estates plots, 20m x 30m K35,000.Shikoswe 20m x 30m K40,000.Mpande area one acre to 3 acres K60,000 per acre. Hillside 50m x 100m K100,000.

Chikupi 50m x 50m K60,000. 59m x 100m K80,000.

Greenfields 30m x 87m K120,000.Town 40m x 40m K100,000.Kafue Lusaka road near Avic 30m x 40m K40,000.

MIKANGO Mwanawasa Settlement, several pieces 2ha to 3ha K125,000 per ha. Five hectares 300m off Leopards Hill road opposite Barracks entrance commercial K2m.Nkwashi 2ha K1m.Plot 2500sqm K80,000.

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

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

WATERFALLS, Silverest area 1km off great east road several plots,30m x 30m K150,000.30m x 44m, 30m x 47m, 33m x 60m,K250,000 each. Same area, buildings can be residential or offices K1.5m.

CHINIKA GARDEN house area, warehouse near SGS Filling Station plot sizes 3 acres built space 20m x 60m.

U$D740,000 warehouse 4,738sqm K6m.House 6 rooms plus Mumbwa roadfront K850,000.

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

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

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

SHIBUYUNJI MWEMBESHI Bridge 75 acres K1m.300 acre K3m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KANAKANTAPA,Chongwe,4.3ha K250,000.

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

CHILANGA Opposite Chilanga Cement,3 bedroom house 1km off kafue road double storey K3M. SHIMABALA 7ha K1.7m. Lusaka westwood 100 acres K3m. Quarry Road 20 acres K2m.Barmoral 7 acres K1.3m.Mwembeshi 50 acres K15,000 per acre.

Barm0ral plot 30m x 40m K75,000.

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

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

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

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

CHALALA 2x3 bedroom houses K875,000.

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

CHILANGA house double storey near Golf club, plot size 80m x 80m K2m.Mt Makulu area 1.5 acres K400,000.1.4 acres K650,000.Musamba premises for school or shops nine rooms plus five toilets K2m.

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

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

MUNGWI road, Barlastone Park Lusaka west warehouse and shops K600,000.Plots 25m x 40m K80,000.

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

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

Warehouse at rear 719sqm.Price U$D14m or Kwacha equivalent.

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

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

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

LUFWANYAMA 10ha(25 acres) K90,000.

MPONGWE MACHIY area 800ha K2.5m.

CHINGOLA Maiteneke 2 bedroom house K90,000.

KITWE Bulangililo house 7 rooms K150,000.

KAOMA near tbz farms 178ha K2m.

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

Monze town center on Livingstone road, complex of

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

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

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

MUCHINGA MPIKA town plot 50m x 50m with 2 rooms K180,00.

Farm 2700ha K3,00 per ha.

SERENJE Nansanga block 2000ha K75m.

CHINSALI 5000ha K35m.

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

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

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

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

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

COPPERBELT KALULUSHI Napsa Complex 3 bedroom hose K4,000.

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

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

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

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

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

Long lease rent to be discussed.

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

Warehouse at rear 719sqm.

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

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

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

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

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

If you have idle land, we can sell for you either as a whole or by sub-dividing into sub-divisions or plots.

Send us your e-mail address so that we send you our blank standard mandate forms which you can fill to give us required details.

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Thursday 11 March, 2021

NKANA HAMMERED From back page

Waddi took advantage of Mapulanga’s failure to clear a corner and slotted home the opening goal.

Islam Issa beat Moses Mapulanga with a close range shot to double Pyramids’ advantage in the ninth minute.

Assa punished Nkana’s clumsy defence with a low shot from inside the box to give Pyramids a 2-0 lead nine minutes into the first half.

Nkana played the entire first half under pressure and created few chances and failed to find the back of the net.

However, the Kitwe giants came back strong in the second half and almost got the consolation goal through Simon Mulenga who was unfortunate to hit the cross bar in the 53rd minute.

Nkana almost leaked in a third in the 61st minute but Malunga produced a brilliant save to deny Issa from completing a brace.

Farouk finally made the game beyond reach for the Zambian champions in the first minute of injury time when he slotted in the home side’s third.

The win propelled Pyramids to three points on par with Raja Casablanca who beat Namungo FC 1-0 in another Group D game played at Stade Mohamed V Stadium in Morocco.

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RISTIANO Ronaldo's Juventus crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 for the second year running on Tuesday, losing to 10-man Porto on away goals despite winning the second leg 3-2 in Turin.

Sergio Oliveira's extra-time freekick sent twice former winners Porto through to the quarterfinals as the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate.

Leading 2-1 from the first leg in Portugal, Oliveira's first-half penalty increased Porto's advantage but Juventus levelled the tie through two goals from Federico Chiesa, which came either side of Porto striker Mehdi Taremi's red card.

Oliveira then rifled home a low free-kick on 115 minutes, which passed through the legs of Ronaldo, with Adrien Rabiot's header in reply coming in vain for Juventus.

Juventus had been counting on Portuguese striker Ronaldo, the competition's record goal scorer, and in-form Spaniard Alvaro Morata, who had scored six goals in the competition this season, to pull them through.

But Juventus' Champions League heartache stretching back 25 years continued, falling in the first knockout round the second consecutive year after losing to French club Lyon last season.

Pirlo, in his first season as Juventus coach, had regained several injured players including midfielder Arthur and defender Leonardo Bonucci, but captain Giorgio Chiellini remained on the bench with Danilo

suspended.

Porto goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin produced a sharp early save to turn away a Morata header, while Taremi nodded against the crossbar at the other end in a lively start to the game.

The Italian champions fell behind on the night when Merih Demiral conceded a penalty after bundling over Taremi in the box, with Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers pointing to

the spot.

Oliveira made no mistake, sending Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way to give the visitors a 3-1 advantage overall.

Marchesin continued his heroics, the Argentine blocking from Morata on 26 minutes and Rabiot minutes later after the French midfielder took aim from distance.

Meanwhile Erling Braut Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund

held off a late Sevilla fightback to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a “crazy, amazing” 5-4 aggregate win after a frantic 2-2 second-leg draw on Tuesday.

Haaland, who also netted a double in Dortmund's 3-2 last 16 firstleg victory, tapped in a first-half opener and scored a retaken penalty after the break behind closed doors at Signal Iduna Park. – SuperSport.

Handball chief says Africa Cup cancelation ‘welcome’ Kamanga

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

From back page at the FAZ elective annual General Meeting held in Livingstone on Saturday, 27 February 2021,” reads the letter in part.

Infantino and Kamanga are both in Morocco for tomorrow’s elective CAF Congress that is set to confirm a new CAF president with South African business tycoon, Patrice Motsepe the favourite to scoop the position.

THE Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) has described the cancellation of the Africa Cup of Nations Handball Championship that was slated for Rabat, Morocco from March 9-14, 2021 as a blessing in disguise.

HAZ General Secretary Josab Changa said the association was struggling to raise K1. 9 million to send the Under-20 boys Handball

national team to Rabat for the Africa Cup of Nations Handball Championship which has been postponed due to Covid-19.

Changa said HAZ has engaged the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Child Development for support from the regional and continental budget allocation but the Ministry of Sport said that they only have funds for football amounting to more than K15 million.

Changa has urged the ministry to strike a balance in resource distribu-

tion among sports federations.

“It's a pity that out of 50 sports associations only football gets the government funding. How can government reserve more than K15 million for one sport at the expense of other sports? Is our Sports ministry a Ministry of Football alone?

“Maybe, we need to be guided. In as much as football is sport number one, we need to know the secret behind football funding. Youths in football and other sports are the same but why only those in football

should be benefitting from the national cake?” Changa said.

Changa said the unfair treatment to other sports disciplines is retrogressive in terms of sports development.

He said it’s very surprising that during yearly preparation of the national budget, the Ministry of Sport does not engage sports associations.

Changa said there is need for equity distribution of resources among sports federations for sport to develop in the country.

Federer sets eyes on Olympics as long as knee holds up Maracana stadium to be named ROGER Federer is targeting a third Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games this year after missing out in 2016 due to injury as he looks to gain momentum when he returns to the court this week after 13 months on the sidelines with a knee problem.

Federer, 39, is making his long-awaited comeback at the Qatar Open - where he plays Britain’s Dan Evans in the second round - after two knee surgeries ended his season last year.

The Swiss has not played a competitive match since his Australian Open semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic last year but is already looking ahead to Wimbledon and the Olympics.

“Participation in the Olympics is part of my plan although my main goal was everything from today until Wimbledon, the tournament that precedes the Olympics,” Federer told beIN Sports.

“I hope that I will be fully in (shape) by then and that questions about my knee will stop.

“The Olympics is a major goal for me...

Federer Unfortunately, I missed the Rio Olympics (in 2016) because of a left knee injury. I

hope I will return to the Tokyo Olympics.”

Federer lost out on a singles bronze in 2000 but won the gold medal in the doubles in Beijing in 2008 along with Stan Wawrinka and a silver medal in the singles in 2012 in London.

The Swiss also gave his thoughts on why the next generation of players were unable to break through, saying the odds were never in their favour since they had to beat at least two of the “Big Three” to win a Grand Slam.

“The problem for the new generation is that Novak, Rafa (Nadal) and I were unable to play in a different way,” he said.

“One of them might defeat me but fail to defeat Novak, or beat Novak but fail to beat Rafa, or beat Rafa but fail to beat me.

“I believe we will see a major change after three years. But I know that Rafa, Novak and I will try to stand fast for the longest time possible and will try to increase the number of our titles.”

Djokovic, 33, claimed his 18th Grand Slam at this year’s Australian Open and is now two shy of Federer and 34-year-old Nadal, who have won a men’s record of 20 majors each. – REUTERS.

after Brazil legend Pele

Club sides Flamengo and Fluminense use the stadium as their home.

BRAZIL’S iconic Maracana stadium is to be named in honour of the country's legendary footballer Pele.

The move follows a vote by the Rio de Janeiro state legislature to change the venue's name to the Edson Arantes do Nascimento Rei Pele stadium.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the 80-year-old's full name, while Rei means king in Portuguese.

The Rio de Janeiro's state governor must approve the name change before it becomes official.

Pele, who won three World Cups as a player for Brazil, scored

his 1, 000th goal at the stadium in 1969 when playing for Santos against Vasco da Gama.

The Maracana held the 1950 and 2014 World Cup finals, as well as the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics.

More than 200, 000 spectators are reported to have been in the stadium to watch Uruguay beat Brazil in the 1950 final, although its capacity is now 78, 838.

It was named after Mario Filho, a journalist who lobbied for its construction in the 1940s, but was known as the Maracana after the area in which it is located.

– BBC.

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