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Chad goes to polls as President Deby seeks to extend 30-year rule POLLING stations have opened in Chad for a presidential election in which incumbent Idriss Deby is widely expected to

extend his 30-year rule despite growing signs of popular discontent and criticism over his handling of oil wealth.

A key ally in the West’s campaign against armed groups in the Sahel region, Deby, 68, came to

power spearheading the rebellion that overthrew longtime military ruler Hissene Habre in 1990.

He won elections in 1996 and again in 2001 before pushing through a constitutional change in 2018 that could allow him to stay in power until 2033. - ALJAZEERA

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Pheluna’s 35-year-old daughter Nasilele, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy is vomitting pus and blood.

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Archbishop Alick Banda

THE missing Hatembo siblings must be released, let them not be sacrificed at the altar of political expediency because it is evil, not fair and not correct, Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka, Alick Banda has said.

Police have confirmed that the two siblings are witnesses in the case in which UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema fraudlently disposed them of their 2000 hectres farm in Kalomo by fraudulently manipulating records and signatures at the Ministry of Lands.

Archbishop Banda condemned the silence from the Church, NGOs, the civil

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Not seen since February 17, 2021 rights organizations, bloggers and police on the abduction of Pheluna and her brother Milton, saying that ‘the apparent silence is too loud for a deaf person not to hear it’.

“It is now one month and 24 days since the siblings Milton and Pheluna Hatembo disappeared.

We the Church are mute on the abductions. The so-called NGOs are mute, the civil rights organizations are mute. The bloggers are mute.

The police are equally mute,” he said in a homily for Second Easter Sunday.

Archbishop Banda said all life mattered especially that of the poor, victims of the rich and powerful but stingy. He questioned how the poor, the marginalized would be taken care of if they were first victims.

“Please release the Hatembos.

Let them not be sacrificed at the altar of political expediency. It is not fair. It is not correct. It is evil.

“May the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ dawn into your heart(s) and recognize the sanctity and dignity of life – that all life matter and especially life of the poor,” Archbishop Banda said.

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‘BISHOP LUNGU BEING HYPOCRITICAL’ …. Catholic Church has benefited from Govt donations- BIGOCA

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HE Catholic Church has greatly benefited from Government donations so it is hypocritical for Bishop George Lungu to stop church members from accepting gifts from the State, the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) overseer Bishop Peter Ndlovu has said.

Bishop Ndlovu said that people who had benefitted from various empowerment programmes had appreciated and that their lives had changed.

“Recently we saw the Secretary General for the Patriotic Front donating huge sums of money to the Catholic Church on the Copperbelt.

Why didn’t they refuse? So to me it is totally hypocritical.

“Let us not politicize

empowerment because it is aimed at empowering people,” he said.

Bishop Ndlovu said people who were condemning the empowerment programme did not mean well to people who were suffering.

He said it was unfortunate that some church mother bodies were criticizing government’s Church empowerment programme when it was intended to better the lives of

church members.

Bishop Ndlovu said it was unfair for church leaders to tell their members not to participate in the empowerment when it was intended to better their lives. He said although some mother bodies were stopping members from participating, these same churches had been benefiting from Government and politicians who had been contributing to various denominations.

PRODIGAL SONS ARE WELCOME - LUNGU

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

WE are always ready to unconditionally welcome back former Patriotic Front (PF) members that may have strayed, President Edgar Lungu has said.

President Lungu also said some opposition political parties that were waiting for funding from foreign powers to rule the country will not succeed because Zambia was not for sale.

By SIMON MUNTEMBA KELVIN Bwalya Fube (KBF) is a nonentity seeking attention and from today onwards, we will not waste our time responding to his hallucinations, PF deputy national mobilisation chairperson, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has said.

Mr Bwalya said Mr Fube’s rantings was aimed at derailing the ruling party ahead of the August 12 general elections.

He was reacting to Mr Fube’s remarks that the PF

ZAMBIA Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has argued that the recall of medical products supplied by Honeybee Pharmaceuticals Limited and another was done in accordance with the Medicines and Allied Substance Act. Meanwhile, Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZMMSA) contends that it stored the

one that leaves his 99 sheep and look for one which has gone astray, but I am only human and if I leave 99 sheep to go and look for the one that has gone astray, I may find the 99 ones eaten by lions and hyenas.”

“We are ready to receive our prodigal sons and daughters.

I cannot leave the 99 to go and look for one, only God can do that because of divine power,” President Lungu said.

Meanwhile, President Lungu said those who were waiting for funding from foreign powers to rule Zambia were wasting their time because Zambians were not for sale.

KBF is a nonentity - GBM General Conference that was held at the weekend was illegal.

Mr Fube also stated that the members of Central Committee that endorsed the candidature of President Lungu were illegally occupying office.

But Mr Bwalya took a swipe at Mr Fube describing him as a nonentity seeking relevance

ZAMRA justifies recall of Honeybee medicines

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

President Lungu said this yesterday in Lusaka when he closed the PF General Conference.

He emphasized that the ruling party was open to old and new members whose interests was to serve the people of Zambia.

Mr Lungu disclosed that some church leaders approached him twice within last week asking him to look for those that had gone astray and bring them back in the party.

He said his response was that he was ready to welcome them but not follow because despite “Jesus having taught us that a good shepherd is the

recalled medical products on behalf of the Ministry of Health but was not involved in the procurement of the medicines.

This is a matter where ZAMRA and ZMMSA have been sued in the Lusaka High Court by Chapter One Foundation Limited for failure to perform their statutory duties and exposing Zambians to substandard medicines and medical supplies procured from Honeybee and Shalina

through rantings.

“I think the KBF story to us as PF, is a non-starter. KBF is a nonentity and we don’t want to give him prominence by responding to hallucinations by an individual who is seeking relevance.

“He does not deserve our response. I think we will no longer respond to his ranting,” Mr Mwamba said.

Pharmaceuticals (Zambia) Limited.

The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) wants the court to declare that ZAMRA breached its duties under the Medicines and Allied Substances Act and a declaration that ZMMSA (formerly Medical Stores Limited) breached its duties under the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency Act. It also wants an order that the defendants give a detailed account and descriptions including the names and batch numbers of all the recalled medicines and medical supplies supplied by International Drug Company Limited, Honeybee Pharmaceuticals Limited

Meanwhile, Parliamentary deputy Chief Whip, Tutwa Ngulube, has blasted Mr Fube for questioning the electoral process in the ruling party. Mr Ngulube said Mr Fube’s remarks regarding President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility were contemptuous because the Constitutional Court ably pronounced itself on the matter.

and Shalina Pharmaceuticals (Zambia) Limited.

Chapter One Foundation wants an order that the two bodies give an account of the extent to which all the recalled medicines and allied substances were distributed including quantities distributed, dates of distribution, locations and an estimate of the number of people exposed to them.

But ZAMRA in its defence submitted that the functions of procurement, storage and distribution were not within its mandate.

ZMMSA denied breaching statutory duty as its mandate was at all material times to the proceedings to store and distribute the medicines and medical supplies.

Upscale price-fixing probe, Govt advised

By SIMON MUNTEMBA GOVERNMENT should bring in other investigative wings to work with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in probing the cartel behind price fixing of different commodities on the market, the National Traders of Edible Oils Association (NTEOA) has suggested.

NTEOA President, Sylvester Kaluwa, said there was need to supplement the CCPC’s efforts in bring to book the cartel behind price fixing.

Mr Kaluba in an interview complained that that the cost of importing palm oil into Zambia had increased from $ 750 per tonne last year during the same period to u$1,200 per tonne today without proper justification.

He said the exorbitant cooking oil prices was being caused by a cartel in the edible oil sector and called on Government to involve other investigative

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wings to work with CCPC price fixing on the market.

“There is a cartel in the edible oil sector which is controlling market prices of cooking oil, a situation which has resulted into exorbitant prices of the commodity. And we appeal to President Edgar Lungu to consider bringing more investigative wings into the matter so that concrete results should be uncovered,” he said.

Meanwhile, opposition Golden Party of Zambia leader, Jackson Silavwe said there was need to start cultivating business integrity from within to compete favourably internationally. Mr Silavwe expressed sadness that notable companies such as Lafarge Zambia Plc and Mpande Limestone had been penalised by CCPC for cement price fixing.

He said it was sad that cement price fixing was done at a time when the country was experiencing escalated cost of living and doing business.

Mr Silavwe hoped that the actions taken by CCPC served as enough warning to all well-meaning Zambian enterprises that could be in similar default.

PETER NGOSA TURNS 100 YEARS

By MICHAEL MIYOBA MANSA resident, Peter Ngosa will be turning 100 years today, feat only a few attain.

Mr Ngosa was born to Chikabala Mulinda and Ndina Kalenge Chungu at Kawesha Village, chief Chisunka in Mansa district on April 12, 1921.

The family later established their own village, Chishale’s village in chief Chimese, at the border between chief Chisunka and chief Chimese.

This was revealed by Dr Henry Musenge, Mr Ngosa’s nephew from Lusaka.

Mr Ngosa has 6 children, 5 men and 1 girl, after 6 children answered the Lord’s call. He has 26 grandchildren and is married to Winess Sandoni Ngosa.

Dr Musenge recalled that his grandmother, Kalenge, who brought him up was often referred to as a “barren” woman in the village for having only 2 children, his late mother, and uncle Ngosa.

He said that his uncle followed his cousin, Shaki Katuta where he worked on the mines in now Lubumbashi, in DRC and while there, Mr Ngosa trained as a plumber and worked and obtained valuable experience. In Zambia, he worked for construction companies, including Costain Construction Company where he worked on big projects, such as the construction of the House

Mr Ngosa of Parliament and the University of Zambia.

During the construction of Lusaka International Airport, Ngosa was given a sub-contract for a portion of the plumbing works.

Dr Musenge concluded by saying that the family is grateful to Almighty God for granting their centurion, Ngosa, a long and healthy life.

He still walks, talks and remembers a lot from his childhood -”May the Lord be praised.”

Christian Democratic Party president, Rev Dr. Daniel Pule said that Mr Ngosa is his big brother because his father Samson Pule Makasa was Mr Mulinda’s youngest brother.

“I sometimes talk to him on phone and I make it a point to visit him whenever I am in Mansa. As far as I know, he is the only centurion in the family at the moment, for which we thank God,” he said.

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‘HELP FIND OUR MOTHER’ ..Pheluna’s daughter pleads with police

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

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elp us find our missing mother and uncle, daughter to Pheluna Hatembo, Abigail has once again pleaded with police.

She said from the time her mother and uncle went miss-

ing over two months ago, the family has not heard from them as they have not been communicating leaving the family to wonder what might be happening to them.

Abigail said the family is worried about their whereabouts and called on the po-

PROTUZ challenges ACC's action to freeze bank account

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA PROFESSIONAL Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has sought leave to apply for judicial review against the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC)’s decision to restrict its account at Zanaco Bank.

The union wants to challenge Zanaco’s decision to give effect to the letter of restriction from ACC in breach of banker-customer relationship and without a court order.

It has cited ACC and Zanaco as the first and second respondents in the matter.

PROTUZ is seeking an order of cetiorari to remove into the Lusaka High Court and quash the ACC’s decision to restrict its account no. 5766743500118 held at Zanaco’s Woodlands branch.

It wants the court to declare that it is the rightful owner of the account and an order to quash the decisions of the two respondents.

PROTUZ is also seeking a declaration that the two acted without consideration of the due process of law and Zanaco breached the laws governing banker-customer relation by enforcing the restriction notice.

It wants damages arising from the matter and if leave is granted, that the hearing of the application be expedited.

In its affidavit supporting the notice of application for judicial review, PROTUZ head of administration Mathews Nkhata stated that on March 10, this year, ACC acting director general Rosemary Nkonde wrote a letter to Zanaco to restrict its account, purportedly pursuant to the Anti-Corruption Act no.3 of 2012.

PROTUZ claims that it was never informed by ACC the reasons for the restriction of the account leaving it to speculate and conclude malice as this has happened before under cause no 2018/HP/1050, a matter which was resolved by way of withdrawal.

SG MWILA BOUNCES BACK

….as Lungu calls for patrioticism and loyalty among PF members

By SIMON MUNTEMBA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has reappointed Davis Mwila as Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General and implored all party members that applied for the membership of the central committee to accept the outcome and defend the results in the name of true party democracy, patriotism and loyalty.

President Lungu said there were no winners or losers when it comes to party leadership appointments and elections in PF. He said the good and dedicated members of the party who applied and did not make it on the final list of the 54 members of the central committee must all know that there were no winners or losers in party leadership appointments and elections.

Speaking when he officially closed the PF general conference in Lusaka yesterday,

President Lungu urged them to prove their allegiance and loyalty to the party by demonstrating their pride, love, devotion, and sense of attachment to the PF. As long as you seek belonging to and working diligently for the party, he said, recognition and promotion awaits you at an opportune time.

President Lungu also accepted his election and endorsement as the PF presidential candidate for the general and Presidential elections.

Meamwhile, President Lungu also announced the reappointment of Mr Mwila as PF Secretary General, saying his patriotism and loyalty has paid off.

He commended Mr Mwila and his hard-working team for successfully organizing all the 10 provincial elective conferences for the party.

He urged him to continue with the task of uniting and mobilising the party towards the August elections.

lice to intensify the search for so that the family can know where they are and the people behind their disapperance.

She wondered why the police with all the available technology and instigation technics at their disposal have failed to make headways in

the matter.

Abigail said the two siblings have not been seen in public for almost two months.

And the police have clarified that the Hatembo siblings are witness and not suspects on the run.

A statement issued by the

police last week stated that they were looking for leads that will help in the arrest of Pheluna and Milton Hatembo, the siblings embroiled in the Kalomo farm number 1924 controversy.

Police assistance public relations officer Danny Mwale

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FREE HATEMBOS THE disappearance of the Hatembo siblings is a very sad story.

Whether they have been abducted or are indeed in hiding does not matter anymore. What matters is the motivation for either event to occur.

Unless they have been killed, somebody must know where they are and why.

The circumstances are very clear.

The Hatembos went to court to claim for 2000 plus hectares of farmland in Kalomo which they allege UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema fraudulently dispossessed them by manipulating records and signatures.

The High Court, did not consider the merits of the matter but considered it time barred as it came more than 12 years after the event that would have justified the challenge.

The Hatembos were dissatisfied and decided to appeal the ruling on account of a legal maxim that ”fraud unravels all” suggesting that nobody should be allowed to derive benefit from a fraudulent act, regardless of the time of discovery.

Then their troubles then started.

From all accounts they were driven from Choma to Lusaka in the dead of night, where they signed a document addressed to the Law Association of Zambia disavowing the intention of their lawyers to appeal and in addition accusing them of acting without their instructions.

Meanwhile while Milton was in Lusaka thugs in party regalia invaded his house and roused the sleeping family beating up his wife and threatening to rape her unless she disclosed the whereabouts of Milton. From the beating Mrs. Hatembo ought and subsequently received treatment at the Choma Hospital where she was admitted.

Since then the whereabouts of the siblings have been a mystery. The UPND through spokesman Cornelius Mwitwa claims that they are being kept for their own safety by the Zitukule Consortium.

The consortium has denied this assertion. They have suggested that the Hatembos are in hiding, but hiding from what? Hiding from the Police or perhaps afraid of proceeding with the matter.

The Hatembo relatives have in the meanwhile reported the two as missing persons. They have gone to the Choma and the Lusaka Central Police. They have insisted that as a family they had previous met and agreed to appeal the ruling by the High Court because they did not sell the property to Mr. Hichilema.

FDD President Edith Nawakwi suggests that the Hatembo’s have been abducted to prevent them from proceeding with their appeal in the criminal matter, which subsequent proceedings would derail Mr. Hichilema’s Presidential nomination bid.

Meanwhile the Police are looking for the Hatembo are material witnesses to the fraud case, which case at an earlier stage resulted in the killing of two people….

Whatever the case we join Lusaka Archbishop Alick Banda in demanding the release of the siblings, more so that Pheluna has left behind a sick invalid child who has recently been vomiting blood and puss.

We are equally in shock like the Archbishop that civil society, the church and indeed the Human Rights commission has remained mute on this matter.

The UPND has accused us of twisting facts and for the benefit of the readers we have today reproduced some of the documentation that was presented in the Lusaka High court.

It is our hope that this matter can be resolved without further ado and at worst without loss of life.

stage for victory in the August elections,” Mr Chilupula said.

Mr Chilupula said local contractors and suppliers would remain loyal to the Government and ensure that they carry out their jobs diligently to gain the confidence of the public.

He said it was important that local contractors and suppliers put up quality works and deliver orders on time so that they could also be considered for bigger contracts.

Police to beef up numbers with recruits - Katanga

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA WE will beef up number of officers with police recruits across the country as the campaigns are about to start, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of operations Charity Katanga has warned.

She added that the service was ready to police the elections and that it was going to have recruits in a few weeks across the country.

Ms Katanga said most of these recruits would be deployed in all strategic areas of the country to ensure that law and order were maintained.

She however assured that all the political players would be given a level playing field

during the election period.

Ms Katanga said police have the power under the police Act to use minimum force on law breakers.

She therefore advised those that were aggrieved to engage the police unlike becoming violent and fighting the police for merely performing their duties.

"What happened in Kitwe last month will not happen again because police learnt their lesson and will never go out on duty unarmed like they did.

"The police command is ready for law breakers and they will not allow anything other than law and order," she said in apparent reference to UPND cadres who became

unruly during the Youth Day celebration in Kitwe.

Ms Katanga said police were more alert than ever and that they were expected to use minimum force while upholding human rights

THE overall covid-19 positivity for the week has dropped further to 2.9 per cent compared to 3.2 per cent in the previous week, indicating reduced community transmission of the virus.

Health Minister, Jonas Chanda, therefore said it was encouraging that the country had continued to receive tremendous support from the Global Fund and the World Bank to invest in among others the oxygen supplies and plants.

Dr Chanda said in the spirit of transparency and accountability, the country had also previously declared additional resources pledged towards the covid-19 response, including the $1.3million received under the World Bank, as

well as the $373,000 currently in use, received under the COVAX Facility through the WHO, UNICEF and CIDRZ. "We continue to take full advantage of these resources to strengthen our capacity and response activities across the country.

"Despite the global procurement challenges, our logistics teams have been working tirelessly to ensure commodity security in the country.

We encourage all staff to protect and maintain the investments entrusted in their care for the good of our Zambian people," he said.

Dr Chanda said the response was sustained in the face of the continued COVID -19 threat with an imminent "third wave" predicted for the Southern Africa region, he encourage data use for decision making.

Zambian truck driver dies in SA

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Ms Katanga

Covid-19 cases drop to 2.9 percent

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local contractors and suppliers should create a close partnerships with their foreign counterparts for effective skills transfer and exchange of ideas.

“This is why we need to win the hearts of our clients by delivering orders on time and producing quality works.

Once we do this, we can even create strong partnership with our foreign counterparts. So we will remain focused to ensure we can carry out big projects,” he said.

The country has however not recorded any covid-19 related deaths for a consecutive day in the last 24 hours.

In the last 24 hours, 111 new cases were detected out of 4,949 tests conducted bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases recorded to date to 90,029.

The cumulative number of civid - 19 related deaths recorded to date still stands at 1,226.

A total of 1,205 discharges were recorded from both the COVID - 19 isolation facilities and home management, bringing the cumulative number of recoveries to 88,018.

There are currently 785 active cases, of whom 726 admitted to civid -19 isolation facilities.

Among those admitted, 42 are on oxygen therapy and eight are in critical condition.

A 37-year-old Zambian truck driver who was shot at by unidentified people at Beit Bridge border in South Africa has died.

Stephen Nansowa died at a hospital in Limpompo Province where he was receiving medical treatment for gunshot wounds.

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Major General Jackson Miti announced the death of Mr Nansowa.

He said arrangements were being made by Mr Nansowa’s employers to repatriate his body to Zambia.

Mr Nansowa was few weeks ago shot in the head by criminals while in his truck waiting to be cleared by customs at the border.

The matter was reported to local Police who instituted investigations but no arrests have been confirmed so far in connection with the attack.

This is contained in a statement issued by First Secretary Press and Public Relations at the Zambia High Commission in South Africa, Naomi Nyawali.

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UPND A FAILED PROJECT - NCP

By CHARLES MUSONDA

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HE recent defection of two senior UPND officials to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has proved that the main opposition party is an expired political project which cannot be sold on Zambia’s political mar-

ket, an opposition leader has charged.

New Congress Party (NCP) president, Peter Chanda said Zambians must now believe that UPND has no capacity to run the country’s affairs under its president, Mr Hakainde Hichilema.

He was commenting on the

defection of former UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma and Mbabala Member of Parliament Ephraim Belemu to PF. Mr Chanda said if a sitting MP could resign, citing allegations of crookedness and betrayal, it showed that the nation was dealing with a party that had no interests of

Zambians.

He said the sooner the people realised that the UPND cannot provide better alternative leadership in Zambia the better for all the citizens.

“You cannot have a political party where other leaders are not relevant and the only leader who is relevant is the

president of the party. We can’t have such a situation and we want to call on the Zambian citizens that going by the defections that have happened, it is proving the message that we have been preaching that UPND is definitely not a party of choice for the Zambian people.

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Improve work culture, civil servants told

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POOR work culture especially among civil servants can reverse expected productivity targets in the country, a development expert has said.

Joseph Chalinda said the Government has been implementing progressive programmes and policies to consistently steer development but poor work culture among some public workers was holding back progress.

Mr Chilinda said there was every need for all civil servants and Zambian employees in the private sector to work hard in order to attain the targeted growth.

Public as well as private sector workers must always engage in positive thinking and sharing beneficial ideas for Government to spur development and improve living conditions of the people.

He said in an interview in Ndola yesterday that Zambi-

ans, especially those serving in the public sector, should reflect on how socio-economic activities affected national productivity.

Mr Chilinda said Government's efforts to ensure locals embrace good work culture must supported for the country to attain sustainable development.

He observed that failure to score sustainable national development was attributable to people failing to perform their duties which they were paid for using tax-payers’ money.

“Poor work culture among Zambians remains one of the elements inhibiting the country’s socio-economic growth.

There was a need to fight poor work culture which often disturbs socio-economic growth patterns,” he said.

Mr Chilinda, who is also Ndola Central aspiring lawmaker, said poor work habits were one of the chief factors affecting well-coordinated efforts to reverse poverty.

Local Content must foster progress - ZAM

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT should begin consultations on the development of the Local Content Law to ensure stakeholder views are considered.

This process will ensure that the law serves to foster and not hinder progress of the local industry, says Zambia Association of Manufactures (ZAM) in its March 2021 Newsletter.

According to ZAM, promoting local content utilisation was one of the ways of ensuring that economic growth translated into industrialisation and poverty reduction.

ZAM acknowledged that the Public Procurement Statutory Instrument (SI) number 63 of 2011 was being revised to support the domestic industry.

“ZAM will continue working closely with all stakeholders to increase the uptake of locally produced goods.

“Further, ZAM wishes to urge the Government to begin consultations on the development of the Local Content Law to ensure stakeholder views are considered and that the law serves to foster and not hinder progress of the local industry,” the Newsletter indicated.

ZAM observed that the key challenges identified to in-

creasing local content utilisation in mining and Government departments included unfavourable tender financing arrangements and preference for imported products among procurement departments.

It however indicated that opportunities lie large for increasing local content utilisation in government, supermarket chain stores and the mining industry.

“Chain stores are willing to take on more local products.

They nonetheless, challenged local manufacturers to be innovative and have diversity in the range of locally manufactured products to compete with imports,” the Newsletter indicated.

Regarding the mining sector, ZAM said, there was huge scope to increase the share of local manufacturing in mining procurement expenditure on rubber products, metallic components, assembled products, chemicals, and electrical components.

It said with the Government, provisions within the Public Procurement Act of 2008 allowed for discretionary procurement but that would require to be made deliberately more responsive to the needs of the local manufacturing industry.

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Congratulations to ECL and MCC Dear Editor,

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LET me take this opportunity on behalf of people of Kabwata and indeed on my own behalf to congratulate His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu on his election and retaining his position as Party President.

Sir, undoubtedly you deserve to lead the Party into 2021 general elections and beyond. The dignity and character with which you have presided over the affairs of not only our Party, but also our nation speak volumes of your intrinsic being.

Your election is a clear indication the confidence the people of Zambia have in your leadership anchored on true patriotism and Christian values.

The support we have continued to see you receive from members of the party and the general public, including during this process of intra party elections will continue into 2021 general elections and beyond.

We are confident this support will translate into votes making it very easy for you to ganner the 50% plus one and win the polls indisputably in the first round.

And finally let me also congratulate all gallant men and women who made it to the Central Committee at yesterday’s General Conference.

Your members of central committee, who were elected yesterday, too deserve our support as they with your able leadership, proclaim party policy to meet the aspirations of our people.

Your Excellency, our support and loyalty to you is unquestionable.

I want to assure you Sir and the members of the Central Committee that ours in Kabwata Constituency is to mobilize the party. Our objective is to make the party’s existence to be felt in Kabwata Constituency and indeed across the country. We will continue to work hard for the party to grow and strengthen it by telling people what Patriotic Front Government under your able leadership has achieved and what it intends to do.

God Bless DANNY YENGA KABWATA CONSTITUENCY ASPIRING CANDIDATE.

DO NOT ISSUE DIVISIVE LANGUAGE PLEASE! E write in order to caution every peace loving Zambians regardless of having any political inclination be it the clergy, our traditional leaders, politicians or ordinary citizens.

We all have a responsibility in ensuring that we preserve the National Unity we have had for decades of years. Zambia has a record of having been a beacon of peace not only in Africa but the entire globe. Since our attainment of Independence in 1964, the country has never recorded any single political instability.

The tongue is one of the smallest organ of the body us humans have. However, despite being one of the smallest, it has the powers of setting the entire country ablaze. The tongue if used maliciously and carelessly has potential to divide relationships. It can spoil a wholesome marriage. The entire Nation can go for war and end up in flames.

We all need to guard jealously our utterances. We are surrounded by numerous precedences and examples of nations that ended up into unprecedented violence and atrocities due to unguarded speech. From the garden of eden, the malicious lie and insinuations of Satan resulted into our first parents disobeying God’s instructions not to eat the forbidden fruit. By simply questioning God’s command, ‘IS IT TRUE THAT GOD TOLD YOU NOT TO EAT THE FRUIT?’ was enough in imputing wrong motives in the first couple that lived on earth.

despondency and can breed tension in the country. We should avoid a tendency and inclination of sounding as though we are a spokesperson of others.

Below are some common known expressions and sentiments we all need to avoid: -- I can for see blood shed in the Country during the forthcoming general elections.

-- Whether you like it or not, our political party is forming Government.

-- Your political party will never form Government.

-- As a Church, we won’t accept any monetary support and donations from Politicians.

-- Our tribe is the most superior in the whole Country.

Truthfully speaking, our entire Country has 73 known tribes. Of the 73 tribes, about 38 tribes hail from Western Province making it the most loaded and rich province in Zambia.

We also have 3 Paramount Chiefs in Zambia namely Paramount Chief Gawa Undi based in M’kaika of Katete District of Eastern Province, Paramount Chief Chitimukulu Mwine Lubemba of Kasama in Northen Province and Paramount Chief Mpezeni of Feni in Chipata.

Apart from the three Highest Royal Highnesses, we only have ONE KING the entire NATION from the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) of Western Province. He is the only KING recognized by the QUEEN OF ENGLAND from Zambia.The voice of the KING is regarded with all seriousness it deserves not only within Barotseland but outside too.

We all need to be mindful and cautious of what we bring out in public domain. Unverified statements can cause dissatisfaction, discontentment anarchy, doubts,

A WORD OF CAUTION TO POLITICIANS & THE CLERGY Having cited the above scenario, politicians and the Church must avoid issuing statements

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meant to cause disunity and pandemonium in our Nation. They should avoid promoting one tribe against another. MPNVP will not spare anyone planting seeds of discontentment in our Nation.

In order to achieve NATIONAL UNITY in our Country, the Organization has come up with ways and means of bringing the Country together once again.

Below are the methodologies, techniques and concepts MPNVP has initiated: -- The Organization has appointed 3 REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS who are tasked to spearhead National Unity in the Country. The Organization has divided the Country into THREE REGIONS namely: (1) WESTERN REGION: The region comprise of Western Province, Southern, Central and Northwestern Province.

(2) NORTHERN REGION: Northern Region is made up of Northern Province, Muchinga, Luapula and Eastern Province.

(3)MIDLANDS REGION: Midlands Region is made up of Copper Belt and Lusaka Province.

The three Regional Commissioners are already officially appointed and will soon be unveiled to the entire Nation at a colourful ceremony as we launch the Countrywide campaign before Parliament is dissolved next month.

-- Each and every province of the Country will be headed by the PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR and a DISTRICT will be presided upon by a DISTRICT FACILITATOR. The process of identifying and appointing of Regional Commissioners and Provincial Coordinators is being done with full input of the TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP from all the

Provinces of the Country. A full consultative forum has been underway for sometime now and all the appointed Commissioners and Coordinators will be announced at the cited ceremony due to take place soon.

We are also delighted announcing that MOVEMENT FOR PROMOTING NATIONAL VALUES & PRINCIPLES recently appointed it’s PATRON from Western Province with full input of the Barotse Royal Establishment - BRE to be unveiled at the said event.

Our desire is to see a UNITED, Inclusive, Peaceful and Embracive Country were all citizens, ethnic tribes, languages and colours from different political backgrounds and religious affiliations will be accepted and appreciated!

As we approach the momentous period of political campaigns looming and gaining momentum, MPNVP is more resolved than ever before in ensuring our Country is GOVERNED

by NATIONAL VALUES & PRINCIPLES! TOGETHER WE WILL ATTAIN NATIONAL UNITY THROUGH APPLICATION OF NATIONAL VALUES & PRINCIPLES! Email com

us:

mpnvpngo@gmail.

Cc: Minister of National Guidance & Religious Affairs.

Cc: Minister of Traditional Affairs & Chiefs.

Cc: His Royal Highness the Chairperson of the House of Chiefs.

The Zambia we want Dear editor, IN the history of our multiparty politics, political parties have “successfully” held their intraparty elections with their members only in attendance to the exclusion of others. As regards their political rivals, they are usually nowhere near the venue appointed for internal elective processes.

Instead, it has been a political culture for this important national process to be a “party affair” a process meant solely to solidify the political interest.

The process are usually guarded and held in utmost secrecy. The convention has been reduced to beat mere brainstorm session on how political parties were to strategize on how to “outdo their competitors” and not how they can have common ground with their opponent to serve the people of Zambia better.

However, the recently held 2021 Patriotic Front (PF) election convention seems to bea defining moment on how 21st century politics is to be conducted.

The PF has extended and invitation to its friends from within and outside Zambia and they gladly honoured te invitation.

Among the notable political figures includes but not limited to Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi, National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili, Rainbow Party president Wynter Kabimba, Economic and Equity Party president’s Chilufya Tayali among others.

As for Mr Kambwili, it was a fact that he was arguably the

staunchest and loudest critic of PF and President Lungu ever since he was expelled from the party in 2017. He even declared that it was “punch for punch” with President Lungu and he even risked ECL’s Presidency by joining inappropriate alliances such as a known defunct one.

It was therefore a pleasurable experience to learn that PF’s extended olive branch apparently turned into a beginning of what has been seen as a reconciliatory and peace building process which is likely to reunite the country.

Definitely, the beneficiaries are the Zambian people because the Zambia we want is one were political leaders can forego their ego and personal interests for the sake of the nation. The Zambia we want is were the differences between the ruling and opposition leaders is purely based on ideological issues and not personal vendetta. The Zambia we want is were there is mutual respect between different political persuasions. That is the Zambia we want.

The PF as a ruling party should be credited for being a platform for dialogue and evidently an all inclusive approach. We are now reclaiming the Christian nation values in our deeds. The just ended convention beside electing leaders has laid building blocks for the Zambia we want; a beacon of peace in Africa.

We therefore call on other stakeholders to emulate this initiatives as we owe the collective responsibility to hand over the Zambia we want to the next generation. The peace model that was hatched is worthy emulating even beyond the boarders of Zambia. May God bless Zambia and may we sustain the peace to handover the Zambia we want to the next generation.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI Lusaka

DAILY

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Lunte aspirant pledges hard work

By NOEL IYOMBWA My passion to make a tangible difference in the community and helping resolve people’s problems makes me the ideal candidate for a demanding position of Member of Parliament (MP) for Lunte, aspiring candidate Justine Chongo has said.

Justine Chongo

Mr Chongo said he has done his homework and knows the needs of the 14 wards in Lunte constituency which has now been upgraded to district status.

He observed that as a new district, Lunte has not received meaningful development to meet the needs of the people, largely due to ineffective representation.

Mr Chongo said that Lunte was endowed with natural resources, ranging from land, rivers and minerals which had not been exploited for many years.

The traditional leadership, he said, was ready to partner with stakeholders and Government to spearhead developmental needs

aimed at ameliorating the socio-economic challenges.

“Besides the hardworking people of Lunte district, it is home to numerous untapped and underdeveloped areas of great economic and cultural heritage potential that cuts across key sectors of tourism, agriculture, and mining,” he said.

The aspiring candidate said the district has several rivers and streams that are perennial in nature and retain water throughout the year.

Lunte, he said, has five waterfalls which have not been exploited for water supply, power generation, and for local and international tourism.

He added that Lunte is strategically located and its agriculture resources can be utilized to harness the agriculture market in the Great Lakes Region.

Mr Chongo said although there are no mining activities currently in Lunte, the area has potential for mining of precious and non-precious minerals and that if elected he will spearhead mining exploration activities.

Mr Chongo explained that he joined student politics while studying at the University of Zambia School of Medicine where he served as vice president in the University of Zambia Medical Student Union.

In the union, Mr Chongo played a major role in identifying vulnerable students for them to acquire Government sponsorship and that from there his passion for politics grew.

He said that having joined the PF in 2009, he has remained a loyal and dedicated member.

On youth empowerment, he explained he will ensure the youth are incorporated in all structures to realize the PF’s vision of not leaving anyone behind.

Mr Chongo was confident that the PF would adopt him for the August 12 elections for him to represent the people in Lunte constituency.

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I WON’T BE AN ABSENT MP - LUBUSHA

By AARON CHIYANZO

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AM not going to go for good and only resurface after an election year, Patriotic front Chipangali aspiring Member of Parliament Andrew Lubusha has assured electorates.

Mr Lubusha said he was thankful for the overwhelming support from people of all the walks of life, the churches and the traditional leaderships of

AS a civic leader in Mulungunshi Ward 18 Councilor in Mandevu Constituency under the ruling Patriotic Front I have done my part to bring development so I want to further develop the constituency by becoming a member of parliament, aspiring candidate Douglas Tembo has said.

Mr Tembo said he joined politics a long time ago and felt it was time to go a step further.

“You might be interested to know that I started the PF ward in my area when I got interested in the message that late President Michael Sata used to preach then.

“I looked around and there was no one to organize the party in Mulungushi Ward. So I started it alone and other people started coming on board; people like Chisenga Lumbwe so you can see that I have been

a PF member for a long time,” he said.

He explained that he promised the people of Mulungushi ward that his first priority would be infrastructure development such as a police post in Kalundu and the road network which he said he has done.

Mr Tembo boosted that under his leadership as councilor, most of the roads have been tarred and this month will start working on Lufubu road in Kalundu.

He said that Mandevu was one of the constituencies with divisions but that after he was elected as chairman, he brought people together and peace was restored.

The former councilor said the people of Mandevu constituency and Mulungushi ward in particular can attest to the developments he has delivered.

Mr Tembo said that he has a lot of respect for the incumbent

Chipangali had been receiving.

“I will be a Chipangali MP throughout not just an election year,” he said in an interview.

Mr Lubusha said he was an action oriented man and that he would be appreciated more for that.

He said he had the plight of Chipangali residents at heart that was why he had been helping people in need even before becoming MP. “Instead of just doing the

talking, I have decided to be action oriented. There has never ever been any individual in the history of politics who has ever constructed a road in Chipangali.

“I am already showing the people what I am capable of doing. In Kapatamoyo we are constructing a secondary school block, a one by three. There is no secondary school and they have never been a secondary school there,” Lubusha said.

Mr Lubusha

Kanyama residents want dedicated leaders – BIGOCA Pastor

By OLIVER SAMBOKO TIME has come for the people of Kanyama constituency to elect a dedicated person with their interests at heart, Kanyama’s Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) presiding pastor Rev. Rabson Daka has said.

Speaking yesterday during a church service attended by PF Kanyama constituency aspiring candidate in the August 12 general election, Chrisantius Changwereza, Pastor Daka said the coming on the political scene by Mr Changwereza was not by accident but the will of God. He also visited two other churches, Mission Apostolic Church hosted by Bishop Mugala and Glory House of Prayer Ministry hosted by Bishop Elvis Bwalya.

Mr Changwereza said Kanyama has many challenges such as the poor road network and the problem of water supply which will require someone hardworking and with a zeal to develop the area.

And Mr Changwereza says

Its time for more work, says aspiring MP

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Member of Parliament Jean Kapata and that she has done her part by bringing development in the area but it was time for her to give a chance to others.

Mr Tembo is confident that the PF will adopt him to represent the people of Mandevu constituency and continue with the development agenda.

He said that he is inspired by President Edgar Lungus passion to develop the country and the PFs pro poor agenda.

Douglas Tembo

BIGOCA congregants after receiving face masks donated by Chrisantius Changwereza.

Mr Changwereza being prayed for by Pastor Rabson Daka

the church plays a critical role in identifying challenges faced by the community because it is closer to the people.

He pledged to work with the church to address the many challenges Kanyama constituency faces such as lack of water, shelter, modern markets, reducing crime and most importantly to stir empowerment programs for all. Mr Changwereza said once elected, he will

said it was important for the electorate to know that they do not have to be stuck with a non-performing leader.

He also said President Edgar Lungu has offered many empowerment programs through various ministries but Kanyama residents had not benefitted because they did not have a voice to lobby for them.

He promised to be that voice to ensure the presidential em-

ensure that pastors and the church form a core part of the team that will spearhead development in Kanyama. He said he was not seeking the position of MP to enrich his pocket but to work for the people and ensure that their status improve.

He also told the congregation that his candidacy comes with a social contract to which they should hold him an recall him if he fails to perform. He

Serenje gets agro inputs early

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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Monday April 12, 2021

BOZ URGES LENDERS TO EDUCATE CUSTOMERS

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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LAYERS in the financial sector should provide financial education to customers in order to encourage prudent use of the funds borrowed.

Customers will need financial education so that they are able to use the resources properly and pay back the borrowed funds, says Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Director Non-Bank Financial Institutions Supervision, Freda Tamba.

Ms Tamba the institutions could use the asset as collateral help those who do not have access to credit.

“Financially literate customers will continue coming back for your services in turn contribute to the development of the country’s financial sector,” she said during the launch of the Gulani loans product by Micro Finance Zambia Limited.

Commenting on the product, Ms Tamba said such an initiaPROJECT management: Effective stakeholder’s communication in project management.

How do we handle communication in projects? Do we have a communication plan in place before project kick-off? Arguably 60% -70% of project success is attributed to effective communication and risk management. Like the saying goes if project key stakeholders are not happy in accepting project deliverables, then the project may be classified as failed, sad to say it but unfortunately it is true, in most instances.

As sad as it is we can also measure stakeholder satisfaction either through a survey or any accepted satisfaction measurement tool. A project is deemed as a living thing from the start date to end date forming what is called a project life cycle, therefore it is prudent for a project manager to develop a communication and risk plan, monitor it and manage it to ensure successful, acceptance of project deliverables by beneficiaries. I think the starting point is to identify who are the key stakeholders in a project and what project interests and information needs they require in order to come up with a realistic project communication plan.

In agile projects communication is well addressed by the requirement that agile teams must be co-located in open offices. Another useful requirement is that agile teams use low-tech information radiators.

If these requirements are not possible then the obvious thing to do is to create a risk of using agile under such circumstances.

Director Non-Bank Financial Institutions Supervision, FREDA TAMBA.

tive was in line with the Central Bank’s 2020-2023 strategy which was aimed at financial stability and financial inclusion.

Ms Tamba said the product would also provide credit to productive and result oriented borrowers looking at the wider range of partners.

“This product will help people improve their lives,” she said.

Micro Finance Zambia Limited Chief Executive Officer, Ackim Chalwe, said the product demonstrated the institution’s commitment to its customers in meeting their needs using inno-

vative products Mr Chalwe observed that most people usually did not use the loan acquired in cash for intended purpose because there is a huge temptation to diverge the money to others needs.

“The launch of gulani loans is in line with our strategic intent to pioneer innovations in the financial sector space as we strive as an institution to provide solutions to our customers that meet their needs,” he said.

He said the firm has partnered with distributors and suppliers such as Saro, Camco ,Logos, Kazang, Inshark and Kenthan Investment Limited.

Some of the items targeted under the product are solar equipment, building materials, electronic gadgets, household electronic appliances, farming equipment and inputs among others.

Mr Chalwe said the service will be offered to employees to firms it has signed memorandum of agreement through the salary backed loans.

AUTHORITIES in Serenje are elated that Nyimba Investments has started delivering fertiliser under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) for the 2020/21 season.

Serenje District Administration officer, Kennedy Pezo, said Government was impressed that inputs for the 2020/21 farming season had started arriving in the district.

Mr Pezo said this at the weekend when Nyimba Investments officials led by Head-Sales and Marketing Manager Willings Mulendema paid a courtesy call on him.

Nyimba was engaged to supply 3,400 tonnes of Compound D fertiliser and has so far delivered 2,048 tonnes.

As a result of the timely delivery of inputs, Mr Pezo predicted that Serenje would record a bumper harvest.

“We wish to express our gratitude at the commendable job that Nyimba has done this season. The previous season Nyimba was able to supply and deliver early. This resulted in Serenje recording a bumper harvest,” Mr Pezo said.

Mr Pezo said Government has been promising the farmers that inputs would be delivered early and therefore implored the farmers to commence making their K400 contributions to be able to get the inputs early.

He said with the early preparations, Serenje would be able to record another bumper harvest.

District Agricultural Coor-

Project Management

BY DR LABAN MWANSA, MSP®, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, P2Agile®, COBIT®,

ITIL®. Laban is a consultant and trainer in project management and specifically trainer/coach in Agile, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, PRINCE2 Agile® in Zambia, South Africa and Europe for many years.

Communication and Risks in projects:

Importance and benefits of effective communication & Risk management in projects In waterfall projects we always have to build a solid project communication plan.

Normally before building a communication plan, it is important that we understand clearly who our stakeholders are and what power/interest or influence they have on our project. Project stakeholders includes anybody, groups of people who are impacted either positively or negatively by the project outputs. Blockers/opposers and competitors are also included for obvious reasons that we need to manage them to reduce the risk that our project deliverable may impacted negatively. Stakeholders must be identified early enough during project initiation or start-up activities.

In PRINCE2 project methodology the recommended document is the risk and communication management approach/ strategy which is part of the project initiation document outputs commonly known as

the PID and in PMBoK guide 6th edition, it is the project risk and communication management plan which forms a sub-plan of the project management master plan. It would ofcourse be nice for project manager to hold fa-

cilitated stakeholder identification workshops with teams in order to have inputs in the process. In all aspects the project communication plan must be approved and signed off by the project steering committee or

the project sponsor.

Once stakeholders are identified project manager must analyse stakeholders in terms of power / interest grids. One would usually Plot stakeholders onto a 4-quadrant grid such that those stakeholders whose score falls into the top right hand box are the KEY stakeholders and they will have most power and interest and hence impact on the project. If stakeholders are deemed to be resisting your project ideas then they will probably hold back your success and are threats to the project outputs.

Project risks are potential threats and opportunities for a project. Threats are negative risks that can harm your project. Opportunities are positive risks that can benefit your project, but may also introduce new threats to the project. A list of identified risks helps you see if the overall project objectives and constraints are risky or not.

It identifies risk based on what

dinator (DACO), Jacob Shawa, said he was happy that Nyimba has started delivering inputs for the 2020/21 season.

He said as a result of the early delivery as well as the good rainfall pattern, Serenje would be able to record a bumper harvest.

“We anticipate that the output for this season would be impressive. It may go up to 60 per cent and this can be attributed to two things-early delivery of inputs and the good rains,” said Mr Shawa.

Mr Mulendema said Nyimba was hopeful that it would complete the entire delivery for the district by May 31. He said the decision by Nyimba was meant to contribute to the growth of the agriculture sector.

“We are certain that by May month end we should have completed the distribution for the entire Serenje,” Mr Mulendema said.

And a beneficiary during the previous season Stonard Kamanga said owing to the early delivery during the 2019/20 season, he was able to record a bumper harvest.

He was confident that even during this season, he would be able to record another bumper harvest.

We anticipate that the output for this season would be impressive. It may go up to 60 per cent and this can be attributed to two things-early delivery of inputs and the good rains,” said Mr Shawa.

is and what isn't included in the project scope.

At the initiation stage, it's important to identify all known risks so that strategies to avoid or reduce the probability, or lessen the impact, of negative risks can be developed and to make use of positive risks, or opportunities. An example of a negative risk is that amendments are currently being drafted to legislation relating to e-commerce. Changes to legislation could negatively affect your project whether we want or not.

One example of a positive risk is that the web developer has discovered a software that could speed up the testing phase, which would result in the release of the site moving forward by two weeks. However, the software is unfamiliar to the developer, who may need more time to familiarise itself with it, thus introducing a new threat.

Final thoughts: Negative (threats) and positive(Opportunity) risks need to be communicated to project stakeholders timeously. For both agile and traditional water fall projects it is very important that a project management risk/communication plan./strategy is in place and that risks are communicated in progress reports regularly at agreed intervals. The relevant project key stakeholders interests are catered for and also helps in project conflict resolutions. Project success is well guaranteed when risk and communication plan are built at project initiation and properly managed during the life of the project.

Between a rock and a hard place: Kenya’s debt dilemma

IF Kenya fails to secure the new Eurobond loans of $7.2 million lined up in the next 18 months, it will be facing a potential default risk, even as its debt to GDP breahced the 70 percent mark for the first time in 2020.

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenya is walking on tight rope. Its debt distress has moved from low to high risk.

For middle-income countries, the recommended debt to GDP ration has always been 50 percent, but Kenya is rushing a head towards the 100 percent mark, which will put it at par with developed nations, who borrow in their currencies.

“Given the assessment of debt-carrying capacity as medium, the mechanical signal indicates sustained breaches of solvency and

liquidity indicators under the baseline scenario-the Present Value (PV) of external debt-toexports ratios as well as PV of public debt-to GD,” the global lender report say in the report released this week.

But Kenya will see its biggest debt risk in 2024 when ine of the Eurobond loans matures.

“The larger breach of liquidity indicators in 2024 under the baseline is mainly attributed to Eurobond repayment,” the report says.

It says the government is hoping to roll this maturity over given its record of stronghold market access and commitment to fiscal consolidation under the proposed programme.

According to the borrowing plan of the National Treasury contained in its submissions to the IMF, some SH528 billion ($4.8 billion ) of government external borrowing will be concessional compared to Sh253 billion ($2.3 billion) in commercial borrowing (Eurobond issuance) for project financing. - DAILY NATION, Kenya

IMPORTANT NOTICE –

SILICOSIS AND TB CLASS ACTION

The Settlement Agreement in the Silicosis and Tuberculosis class action reached between six settling mining companies - African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American SA, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Harmony and Sibanye-Stillwater – and the claimant attorneys, was approved by the High Court in Johannesburg on 26 July 2019 and came into effect on 10 December 2019 after all conditions had been fulfilled.

All claims made against the settling mining companies and their affiliates arising from or related to Silicosis and Tuberculosis, including the class action that was initiated before the High Court, are settled in accordance with terms of the Settlement Agreement.

You may be eligible to claim compensation if: 1. you were a gold mineworker between 12 March 1965 and 10 December 2019; 2. you worked at one or more of the Qualifying Mines (see list below) at times those mines were owned or managed by the settling mining companies; 3. you undertook work that exposed you to silica dust; and 4. you have contracted Silicosis or Tuberculosis OR you are a Dependant (for example, the wife, child or life partner) of such a gold mineworker who passed away.

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS.

WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE SETTLEMENT? The Settlement applies to all Class members. You are a Class member if you meet all the requirements of any of the following four classes: Class 1: All persons: 1. who as at 10 December 2019 were undertaking, or prior to 10 December 2019 have undertaken Risk Work. Risk Work is defined in the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 as work performed by a person that is exposed to dust of which the composition or concentration is harmful or potentially harmful, including working underground at a gold mine; 2. who on or before 10 December 2019 have or will have contracted Silicosis or will have been exposed to silica dust; 3. who undertake or have undertaken Risk Work on one or more of the Qualifying Mines (see list below) after 12 March 1965; and 4. who did not settle their claims in previously finalised settlements with Anglo American South Africa Limited and AngloGold Ashanti Limited on 14 March 2016 and Anglo American South Africa Limited on 19 September 2013, respectively.

Class 2: The dependants of any of the persons contemplated in Class 1 above who were deceased as at 10 December 2019.

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KRA LEFT DRY …as it loses bid to tax Westgate Mall insurance payout

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AIROBI Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will not get a piece of the insurance compensation paid to the Westgate Shopping Mall owners.

The High Court on March 30 upheld a decision that the insurance payout could not be considered as income for taxation.

On September 21, 2013 masked gunmen stormed the mall in Nairobi, launching grenades and firing indiscriminately at panicked shoppers where a three-day siege with security forces ensued.

By the end of the siege, more than 70 people had died, dozens injured and significant damage caused to the mall and property around it.

Sony Holdings Ltd, the developers and owners of Westgate Mall, held a terrorism and political violence insurance cover with Kenindia Assurance Company.

After placing a claim, Sony Holdings received US$1.2 million in loss of rent and US$3.1 Million for the loss and damage to buildings, marking it one of the largest payouts in the region.

Soon after, KRA slapped the

Class 3: All persons: 1. who as at 10 December 2019 were undertaking, or prior to 10 December 2019 have undertaken, Risk Work; 2. who on, before or after 10 December 2019 have or will have contracted Tuberculosis; and 3. who undertake or have undertaken Risk Work on one or more of the Qualifying Mines (see list below) after 12 March 1965.

Class 4: The dependants of any of the persons contemplated in Class 3 above who were deceased as at 10 December 2019.

WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE SETTLEMENT? The Tshiamiso Trust has been established to carry out the terms of the settlement and to pay monetary compensation to eligible claimants. An eligible claimant will be entitled to receive a once-off payment of between R10 000 and R250 000, depending on the nature and seriousness of the disease and harm suffered by such claimant. In some severe cases, an eligible claimant may be able to receive a larger amount, up to R500 000.

• An eligible claimant is a person who is a member of any of the classes referred to above and who meets the requirements of the Tshiamiso Trust to receive monetary compensation.

• All class members can and are invited to submit a claim to the Tshiamiso Trust for monetary compensation, except for class members who opted out of the settlement.

firm with a US$834, 000 additional assessment on account of income tax, withholding tax and value added tax.

This prompted the company to move to the Tax Appeal Tribunal to contest the tax demands, arguing that KRA was wrong to claim up to US$600, 000 received as insurance payout as income.

The firm also argued that it had incurred US$944, 000 in losses relating to damages to the mall, thus leaving it in deficit, despite the insurance award. The tribunal ruled that KRA could not subject the US$600, 000 insurance

disbursement to tax as income, and that Sony Holdings was entitled to claim commercial building allowance and deduct from its income the US$162, 000 service charge incurred in 2015 and 2016.

“This amounts to double taxation as the same figure cannot at one stage be capital in nature as compensation for loss of buildings and also revenue in nature as compensation for loss in profits.”

Last month, High Court Judge David Majanja upheld the tribunal’s decision following an appeal by KRA. – THE STANDARD, Kenya.

• Claimants who live in South Africa can call the Trust’s toll free call centre number 080 1000 240 to make an appointment at their closest lodgement office in South Africa.

• Claimants who live outside of South Africa can call the Trust’s call back number 00 27 10 500 6186 to make an appointment at a lodgement office in their country. Please note that when calling this number, it will sound like it is busy.

The call will then drop and then someone from the call centre will call you back.

Depending on your mobile or landline network service provider, you might need to have some airtime to initiate the call.

Please note that the call centre operates only from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Please only call during that time.

4) On the day of your appointment, please bring with you all the Lodgement Documents you have to the lodgement office. The Claims Lodgement Officer will advise on what can be done in respect of missing Lodgement Documents.

5) All claimants will be biometrically tested (fingerprints etc.) to confirm their identity conclusively.

6) If required, a benefit medical examination will be arranged. This will also be by appointment.

7) Thereafter your claim will be considered by the Medical Certification Panel and the Trust Certification Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Trust.

8) Once approved, the monetary compensation due to you will be paid into the claimants verified bank account in accordance with the provisions of the Trust.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.tshiamisotrust.com

• Details of how to submit a claim are provided below, and on the website www.tshiamisotrust.com.

The full terms of the Settlement Agreement as well as the Court’s decision approving the Settlement Agreement are available on the website www.tshiamisotrust.com or can be obtained from the Tshiamiso Trust (contact details below).

YOU DO NOT NEED TO AND YOU SHOULD NOT PAY ANYONE TO HELP YOU TO SUBMIT A CLAIM!

THE TSHIAMISO TRUST’S CONTACT DETAILS ARE: Tel: If you live inside South Africa 080 1000 240 If you live outside South Africa 00 27 10 500 6186

HOW TO LODGE A CLAIM WITH THE TSHIAMISO TRUST:

Email: info@tshiamisotrust.com

CLAIMS PROCEDURE:

Whatsapp: (+27) 87 250 0066

Please follow these steps: 1) You can check if your details are on the Tshiamiso Trust’s database and whether you have a potential claim by going to this page on the Tshiamiso Trust website https://www.tshiamisotrust.com/status-check/. You can also call the Trust’s call centre to check your details and whether you have a potential claim.

2) The above website and call centre will also tell you what Lodgement Documents you must submit as part of lodging your claim. These documents may include the following: • a copy of your identity document, passport or evidence of your employee/ industry number; • if you are a Dependant (for example, the wife, child or life partner) of a gold mineworker who passed away, a copy of the identity document, passport or evidence of an employee/industry number of such deceased person; • your service records at any Qualifying Mine (see list below).

3) Each potential claimant will need to book an appointment to lodge his/her claim by calling the Trust’s call centre. There are 50 claims lodgement offices located in South Africa and the SADC region. The call centre will book your appointment at an office closest to where you live. Each claimant must lodge his/her claim in person.

Website: www.tshiamisotrust.com

Participating mines

SA Land Daggafontein East Daggafontein Elandsrand Deelkraal (also called Elandskraal) Kusasalethu Western Holdings (1,2,3,4,6,7) (ARMGold) Matjhabeng (Western Holdings other 4 shafts Kudu, Nyala, Sable, Eland which were former Freddies and Free State Geduld shafts) Saaiplaas 2,3 Saaiplaas 4,5 (Masimong) (FreeGold 3) Free State Geduld Free State Cons

FreeGold 2 and 4 Freddies 7 and 9 (to Kades Barnea cc, Pamodzi, Target mine) Freegold 2, 4 (Tshepong, Phakisa) President Brand President Steyn Steyn 1,2 (to Kades Barnea, Pamodzi, Bambanani) Steyn 3,4 (FreeGold 1, then Bambanani) Brand 1, 2, 3, 5 (Steyn 5 to 8) HJ Joel / Joel Western Reefs (merged with Vaal Reefs) Vaal Reefs (1,3,4,5,6,7) Vaal Reefs 2 Vaal Reefs 8 (Great Noligwa)

Vaal Reefs 9 (Kopanang) Vaal Reefs 10 (Tau Lekoa) Vaal Reefs 11 (Moab Khotsong) Western Deep Levels Mponeng (South Mine WDL 1) Tau Tona (East Mine WDL 3) Savuka (West Mine WDL 2) St Helena Evander (incl Kinross, Leslie, Bracken and Winkelhaak mines) Randfontein Estates Doornkop Cooke 1, 2 and 3 (Rand Uranium) Cooke 4 (Ezulwini) Unisel

Harmony mine Merriespruit Hartebeesfontein Loraine (Shafts 1,2 and 3) Zandpan Virginia mine Village Main Reef Western Areas (to South Deep) South Deep Beatrix (including Oryx) Oryx (to Beatrix) Driefontein (including East Driefontein, West Driefontein and Driefontein Cons) Kloof (including Leeudoorn from 1 Jan 1993, Libanon and Venterspos) St Helena (Beisa section)

Monday 12 April, 2021

KOPALA NEWS

By ROGERS KALERO

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OME Government institutions like Zesco have not been cooperating, thereby adversely affected my performance in the constituency, Chimwemwe Independent Member of Parliament Mwila Mutale has said.

The MP cited one of the ills as delay by Zesco to re-route a cable to Kamatipa market in

CHIMWEMWE MP CRIES FOUL

Kitwe despite paying K18,500 from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the job to be done.

He said Zesco had delayed the project for almost a year.

Recently, there was an uproar from some residents in Chimwemwe constituency who accused the MP of having

failed to deliver development as promised during campaign.

But Mr Mutale said residents should not blamed him for the hiccups on various projects because he had tried his best but was being failed by some institutions.

He said the delay by Zesco to re-route the cable was an

issue which was well known by Kitwe Town Clerk Mbulo Seke and the Mayor, Christopher Kang’ombe and so there was nothing much he could do.

“I have tried my best and I can tell you that at the same Kamatipa market, we have paid K18,500 for the re-routing of the cable to connect

power to the market but nothing has happened. It is now almost a year.

So why should people blame me for such kind of a thing?

“Do you want me to tie Zesco officers on a rope and drag them here to do the re-routing? No, that cannot happen.

So when people say I have

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failed, they should state where,” Mr Mutale said.

He said his efforts to spearhead the construction of a Government clinic in Kawama Township was hampered after a land wrangle erupted despite sourcing for funds.

Mr Mutake said a land wrangle hand erupted after some people dubiously acquired the piece of land earmarked for the clinic and went further to obtain a court injunction.

I’ll boost informal sector, says Kitwe Mayoral aspirant

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

REGISTRATION OF TRANSPORTERS FOR CROP AND MARKETING MATERIALS HAULAGE DURING THE 2021 MARKETING SEASON.

1. INTRA PROVINCIAL HAULAGE - This category will involve moving stock and marketing materials within a province. The following vehicles and trucks are appropriate for use under this category; · 4 x 4 wheel tipper truck(s); · Small to Medium sized rugged truck(s) – rigid; · 4 x 4 tractors and trailer; and · Any truck(s) suitable for rough and sandy terrain.

2. INTER PROVINCIAL HAULAGE - This category will involve moving stock and marketing materials between provinces. The following truck(s) are appropriate for use under this category: · Articulated truck(s) with trailer(s); · Any suitable truck with carrying capacity of 20 – 30 metric tons for long haul.

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

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

2.

Registered Company Name with PACRA Certificate; List of Names of Directors (3) with Certified Copies of their NRCs; 3. List of Names of Transport & Logistics Coordinating team; 4. Company profile (brief history of business operations of similar works and experiences); 5. Current Physical and Postal address; 6. Current Bank Details, Company contact phone numbers and emails; 7. Road Service License from Road Transport and Safety Agency; 8. Fleet size with valid copies of truck registration white books and insurance cover; 9. TPIN Certificate and Tax Clearance Certificate; 10. Goods in Transit Insurance Cover copy;

Application forms may be obtained from the FRA Regional Offices ONLY upon payment of a non - refundable fee of ZMW 150.00

All transporters currently registered and working with the Food Reserve Agency should RE – APPLY if they wish to be considered for the 2021 Crop Marketing Season.

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

KASAMA

NDOLA

CIDA Sheds Box 630002 Tel: (213) 20314

CIDA Sheds Box 410501 Tel :( 214) 221560

Bwana Mkubwa Depot Minestone Sheds Box 71796 Box 480050 Tel: (212) 651082 Tel: (214) 560139

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

KABWE Buntungwa Road Box 80425 Tel: (215) 223037

MONGU CIDA sheds Box 910255 Tel: (217) 221056

MONZE PETAUKE P.O. Box 660091 P.O. Box 560039 Livingstone Road Off Chipata Road Tel: (213) 250 537 Tel: (216) 371 062

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

CHINSALI

MANSA Along Samfya Road Box 710394 Tel: (212) 821061 LUSAKA Mwembeshi Sheds Box 34054 Tel: (211) 286 353

Please note the following; 1.

2.

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

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

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

Kelvin Mukosayi.

PROCUREMENT COORDINATOR For and on behalf of the Executive Director

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In its quest to attain an effective and efficient crop transportation system, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) invites applications from eligible and reputable transporter(s) to register for the provision of transportation services in the following categories:

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Mayoral aspirant in Kitwe Astone Sakala has expressed concern on the challenges that the informal sector has continued to face.

Mr Sakala therefore said that the many challenges the sector faced in the city prompted him to aspire for the seat so that he could use his experience to resolve issues.

He said it was disheartening that the sector had continued to receive less attention from relevant authorities.

Mr Sakala was speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation in an interview at the weekend.

He said he one of the people that made the Association of Venders and Matrketeers (AVEMA) in Kitwe a success.

He added that he was among the pioneers in making AVEMA to form 30 branches in markets, when he only found four when he was elected as Kitwe District Chairman.

He also helped many markets in bringing development such as toilets, water, electricity, shelter, empowerment programmes as well as helped in boosting the new Nakadoli market.

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Investrust seeks more recapitalisation

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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NVESTRUST Bank PLC is continuously engaging shareholders for further recapitalisation of the institution.

This is after the institution reported a shortfall of K39 million in meeting its minimum regulatory capital requirement as at December 31, 2019.

The minimum regulatory requirement for commercial bank is pegged at K104 million.

In an order of the board, company secretary, Brian Msidi, however expressed optimism that prospects ahead looked bright based on the good will that the Bank enjoyed and the evidence from other players in the industry.

Mr Msidi said this in an Investrust Bank abridged financial results for the period ended December 31, 2019 posted on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE).

“The bank continuously endeavours to comply with all externally imposed capital requirements through the submission to the Bank of Zambia, the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment programme (ICAAP). “ICAAP which shows the preliminary assessment of the level of capital required to absorb the shocks inherent in the business. Through the ICAAP, the board and the major shareholders are continuously advised and engaged as to further recapitalise the bank,” he said. In 2019, ZCCMInvestments Holdings, the bank’s largest shareholder, which owes 77.60 per cent

by Government injected a total of K286 million capital awaiting allotment.

In an order of the board, Mr Msidi indicated that the funds would form part of a total of the K400 million capital injection that was approved by the share at an extra ordinary general meeting held June 5, 2020.

Mr Msidi said the Right issue received a ‘no objection’ from the Bank of Zambia (BoZ), pending other regulators to approve the allotment of the shares.

“The process of approval from the other regulators is currently on course,” he said.

Mr Msidi said the bank continued with the austerity measures as part of its continued cost containment strategy.

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SEASON FOR VEGETABLES

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BY MAKELI PHIRI

ERIOUS farmers cannot stay idol because rains are now gone.

From rainy fed crops such as maize, sunflower, rice, soybeans, groundnuts etc. the famer should now be thinking of going into vegetable growing or production. Therefore,

serious farmers should have a calendar of crop production when it comes to vegetables.

A good number of vegetables do well after the rainy season because they do not like too much water and also challenges of pests is too high. Hence, expenditure

Charity Begins At Home, So Must Saving – Smart Families Become Money Smart & Stay Together! positive habits and instil valuable money management lessons in your children’s lives. You will not only raise Money Smart adults, but you will also help to create a prosperous future for them.

Maria Karima

Head - Corporate Affairs & Marketing Investrust Bank Plc

Dear Reader, We trust that you are okay and that you are keeping safe as we collectively fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In last week’s story, we reminded you about the importance of beginning to teach our young ones about good Money Management habits early enough in their lives so that we raise Money Smart kids. This will ultimately help them to live better lives. This week, we take this matter a notch higher – we share how you can reinforce all the Money Management lessons in your children by making Money Management lessons, particularly Saving a Family Affair!

For this story’s purposes, we must have a common understanding of ‘family’ because the word is a powerful one that invokes multiple different meanings and emotions. Family means different things to different people. Let’s work with the following definition: “A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together.” To some, family goes beyond this to include friends, and in some cases, friends are deemed to ‘mean’ more than family.

If you understand Bemba, the proverb ‘ukwangala kwachila ulupwa’ loosely translated as ‘friendship surpasses family’ couldn’t be more appropriate.

Shared Values And Beliefs Whichever way one views/defines family, we believe that the underlying principle has a lot to do with shared values/beliefs.

This translates into families sharing values that shape the way they live. Some of these values include teamwork, prayer and sharing. In our story today, we add Saving to the list. We are saying that a family that saves together becomes Money Smart together!

Saving Together Saving together means that you plan your finances as a family. It means that you include your children in the planning.

Remember that it is not too early to teach your children about money. When you start early enough, you help shape

Getting Started – Have Powerful Friendly Conversations Begin by making your children understand that most things cost money and that managing a household involves money.

Let them understand that water, electricity, food and taking them to school requires money. Let them appreciate that this money is earned. Please be sure not to make these teachings so ‘hardcore’ like Accounting classes; make the lessons fun and easy for them to assimilate without difficulties. Begin to assign appropriate chores to them early enough and based on their age. That way, they will appreciate the fact that money does not fall from heaven and that it does not grow on trees. You can also assign them with responsibilities to monitor expenditure – some can be tasked to ensure that they monitor electricity usage by seeing to it that appliances are totally switched off when not in use. In addition, they can also be tasked to compare monthly usage, which they should analyse and thereafter make suggestions of how improvements can be achieved. You can also allow them to keep a record of money spent each time electricity units are purchased. Other children can be in charge of monitoring the food budget or entertainment budget. Let them keep a trail of how much you spend when you take them for treats and have consistent discussions regarding how you are spending money collectively. Empower them with decision-making skills by allowing them to make independent suggestions of how the spending can be controlled. Remember to keep the process simple. Granted, young children are not expected to make financial contributions, they are however expected to contribute something around your home. This contribution takes the form of chores assigned to them. When your children start work whilst staying with you, they need to contribute financially to the household expenses, and you must ensure that this happens.

Plan Together Set goals together and plan - for instance, at the beginning of the year. Discuss what your priorities are for the year, and remember to make these detailed. Each family member can itemise their needs for school, such as school bags, books and shoes. They can also indicate items such as special clothes for parties or church and treats ranging from movies to eating out. At this stage, you must ensure that they understand that some things are NEEDS and so they are essential and therefore a priority and that other things are WANTS which they can do without and will be considered after the NEEDS have been taken care of.

Be Smart Role Models Remember that kids form habits and attitudes by watching and observing.

on the part of the farmer on pest control would equally be high. Some vegetables can be grown throughout the year such as cabbage, rape, chomolier and radish. Chinese cabbage can be grown nicely for three quarters of the year, that is from January to August

This calls for you as parents/guardians to demonstrate good financial practices whenever possible. You can, for instance, encourage your kids to put some of the money they have earned by performing chores aside as a build-up to growing money to purchase something they fancy but cannot afford to purchase.

This way, they will learn that conducting cash purchases as opposed to credit is better. You can also encourage them to compare prices as they are saving towards something. When you model positive financial decision-making early enough in their lives, you help them avoid dangerous ills of debt later in their lives.

When You Win – Reward Yourselves!

When you have achieved your saving goals as a family, be sure to celebrate your success by giving yourselves a treat. Remember that this need not be very elaborate when you don’t have enough money. Spend only what you can afford or planned to spend on your treat.

Remember that saving is an activity and not an amount. Start Small and Think Big!

with very less problems from pests. Carrots equally after the rains does very well and can still be grown under irrigation.

For onions they can be grown up from this time onwards but under irrigation. On this crop a farmer should target the shortage of this vegetable during the months of January to April. This getable is usually in short supply. Irish potatoes can equally be grown throughout the year under irrigation.

Spinach is a cool season crop and so are peas. For vegetables the best soils for growing these plants are the deep fertile, well drained loam soils.

But poor sandy or clay soils can also be alternative to what has been mentioned. However, with proper management methods to be applied.

All in all with gardening any soil can be used for the purpose of growing vegetables when the farmer has no choice to the type of soil. This happens when the farmer

mentioned above manure and compost also enriches the soil by adding nutrients as they break down.

Manure usage in vegetable production may come from pigs, poultry or cattle. This is what is referred to as organic fertilizer. However, animals such as pigs and poultry produce manure which is rich in nitrogen while cattle manure containing more phosphates and potash.

For compost this very ideal for small gardeners. The advantage is trash is gotten rid of by making compost from which a lot of humus is generated for the soil. This compost is usually composed of decayed organic matter such as weeded grasses, leaves, remains of homestead plants etc. To these materials the following should not be included plant remains which are diseased or which have been attacked by insects, pests, weeds which gone to seed. Reason

finds himself in an area where either poor sandy soils or poor clay soils are found.

The sandy soils which are referred to as light soils are suitable for crops such as carrots and potatoes because their root system need room to grow and expand well without struggling. These are the type of vegetables that do not stay in the soil for a long time and they are the type crops that do not like frost or cold.

But to improve such soils one has to add either manure or compost in order to hold particles together and avoid or prevent erosion as well as holding water for the plant to use. Equally the two manure and compost will also release the required nutrients to the soil as they breakdown.

Clay soils are referred to as heavy soils, these are good for crops that remain in the soil for a very long time such as cabbages. These are usually fertile soils more than sandy soils. The only disadvantage is they tend to be wet and poorly aerated, they are sticky and difficult to work with especially when they are dry.

Manure and compost can still be used to improve porosity, opening up for drainage and allowing air to enter. As

these will only serve to spread weeds when the compost is used.

For those interested in making compost for their gardening purposes should always contact the agricultural extension officers in their area of farming activities.

To get the best and good income from vegetable production, one must target periods when such vegetables are in short supply. In addition to control of pests, diseases and disorders. Must always be kept in check. For pests these are coming from animals mainly insects but birds and mice can also cause destruction of the vegetables.

For diseases, plants are affected and are usually caused by fungi though bacteria and viruses. For disorders this has to do with deficiency in the soil, lacking the correct plant nutrients. Others could be extremes of temperatures cold or hot, too wet or too dry.

Chemical uses in the control of such as mentioned the farmer must follow instructions as stipulated on such packages. This is indeed a season for vegetables water is all over streams and rivers are full water is available for vegetable production.

From The IBP Family To Your Family You are family; we bet you eat, play and pray together. We are saying, why not Save together? Remember saving is a life skill, and it is never too early to begin teaching your children about it.

As you set to do this, we leave you with a summary of the following key lessons essential in successfully making Savings a Family Affair: •

Have great and fun conversations – ensure that you have a collective understanding of saving and its importance.

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Set goals and plan.

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Live within your means as a family.

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Optimise your home – use resources well and share tips on controlling things like water and electricity usage.

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You are a unique family – adopt Saving strategies that work for you, don’t be afraid to try out new strategies you discover along the way.

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Money, when not well managed, has damaging effect on relationships – your family deserves better!

Discuss money freely as a family, and please do not avoid this subject. Saving as a family and teaching your family great skills regarding positive use of money will be beneficial for many years to come. As the Investrust Bank Plc (IBP) family, we wish your family all the joy and success that come with managing money well today for a better tomorrow. Be sure to call on us for products and services that can help you to accelerate your Savings journey as a family.

Until next time, stay blessed and be a blessing to others and remember to keep safe as we fight COVID -19. Wash your hands thoroughly with water and soap for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol based hand sanitisers, observe at least 1m of social distancing, cover your mouth and nose with a mask or indeed any cloth when you step out of your home to go to any public places and more importantly, stay at home!

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

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SOIL FERTILITY CHAMPION

By HAPPY MULOLANI

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HE University of Zambia under the School of Agricultural Sciences and Organic Resource Management Soil Experts (ORM) team have unveiled VENON CHINENE, as the Champion of soil fertility.

Speaking at the Second National Innovation Platform on Soil Fertility in Lusaka, School of Agricultural Sciences Dean, Benson Chishala says Professor Venon Chinene has vast experience in soil fertility matters and will lead the cause for better strides in improving soil fertility.

Dr Chishala said Professor Chinene has been a University Administrator, First Vice Chancellor of Mulungushi University and land management lobbyist and is also an accomplished author on soil fertility.

He explained that the role of the soil fertility Champion is to influence decisions and be in the frontline and spearhead matters of soil fertility.

He said the Soil Fertility Champion will be a servant, representative and lobbyist at national level.

“The soil fertility issues need to be heard. We want to be recognized as a country for doing so much in the area of soil fertility,” says Dr Chishala.

Dr Chishala described Professor Chinene as a highly motivated farmer, who is also showcasing what he is practicing in terms of soil fertility.

And Professor Chinene says there is need to continuously advocate for better soil management practices aimed at sustainable production in Zambia and beyond.

He stressed that as a nation, there is need to invest in low input agriculture.

“We need to ensure we make the right investment into low input agriculture because it will potentially have a high return on investment,” said Professor Chinene.

Professor Chinene emphasized that adequate research into soil fertility and related issues has been conducted on low input agriculture.

“What is required is to commercialise low input agriculture and showcase research initiatives through agriculture shows and related platforms,” he said.

The project interventions of Farmer-driven Organic Resource Management to build Soil Fertility (ORM4Soil) have contributed to knowledge in promoting low input agriculture technologies and practices among farmer communities. Clearly, a myriad of opportunities is imminent given the anticipated increase in the world population to nine million by 2050.

Professor Chinene’s professional career as a soil scientist spans over 42 years, having been appointed as a lecturer at the age of 27 at the University of Zambia. -NAIS.

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IHS-Towers praised for role in Covid fight

By ANGELA KABAMBA

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ESTERN Province Permanent Secretary Daniel Bukali has commended IHS-Towers Of Strength Zambia Limited for being proactive in assisting the government with its effort to manage the fight of COVID-19 in the country.

Mr. Bukali said this in a speech read for him by Senanga District Commissioner Inonge Mubuyaeta during the handover of various hygiene COVID-19 materials worth K100, 000 donated to various schools in Senanga district by IHS-Towers of Strength Zambia at Senanga nursing school today.

Senanga District Commissioner Inonge Mubuyaeta receiving the donated COVID-19 items from IHS Zambia Limited Communications and CSR Manager Sonile Lintini in Senanga district. Picture, NAIS. Among the items donated were three hundred and sixty bottles of hand sanitizers, two hundred bottles of hand washing soap, one hundred and fifty face masks, twenty nine hand wash buckets, and twenty one hand wash soap containers.

The Permanent Secretary said he was happy that IHS responded positively to the request made by the district administration of Senanga, following the onset of the second wave of the coronavirus in Zambia, with a request for various hygiene items that could be distributed amongst the local schools to support the continued efforts to keep the learners and their teachers safe and healthy.

Mr. Bukali noted that IHS Towers being the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe, South America and the Middle East with over 30, 000 towers, remains significant partner in government's quest to enhance and expand the reach and provision of ICTs to the people of the republic of Zambia.

He said with its presence in all areas of the country, the company have vested interest in ensuring that they serve the people in these communities, like they have done in Senanga district in its preventions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in local schools. -NAIS.

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PROMOTING ENERGY DIPLOMACY IN THE LOCAL MARKET

By JOHNSTONE CHIKWANDA

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NE of the most sensitive markets world over is the commodity market. To be specific, energy market is one of the most sensitive markets if not the most sensitive in a modern society. Arguably, it is virtually impossible to run a modern economy without energy be it electricity or petroleum. It is a multibillion-dollar industry in Zambia meaning that billions of United States Dollars exchange hands every year.

For this reason, the stakes are extremely high and attracts different shades of players which include speculators, investors, opportunists, policy makers, traders, refiners, money mongers and transporters to mention but a few. Because of high volume of cash generated through retail segments, the sector is also vulnerable to illicit activities in that it is easy to front a petrol station for illicit activities.

“Energy diplomacy puts stakeholders at ease” Because of high stakes, commercial and public interest from different stakeholders; often pulling in different directions is equally high. As a typical commodity market, margins are usually razor thin. To add on, these margins are regulated.

And because public interest is high, political involvement is also at stake. This market looks simple, easy to grasp, organize and balance but it’s actually a complex market place. In some jurisdictions, proxy fights are rife and ransom taking frequent.

Because of high stakes and public interest, the concept of energy diplomacy has been taking centre stage and driven as a separate agenda out of broad principles of international relations. Because it is virtually impossible to run a modern economy without energy, an entire economy can get ruined if energy diplomacy is not handled well both locally and abroad.

Because of their efficacy at sustaining international relations, the principles of international relations are now being entrenched within local energy

markets. Therefore, energy diplomacy is not just concerned with managing international relations but also local stakeholders from an energy perspective with a view to fostering sustained energy security.

Part of the reason is that just one stakeholder can cause havoc and untold misery in the market place. In this market, stakeholders feel vulnerable to one another. It is this vulnerability which makes it easy to take one another as captives. I can unpack and elucidate how each stakeholder can take captive each other but for space. In any case, it has happened before and is likely to continue unless energy diplomacy is improved upon within local market.

A captive is generally someone one who has been confined and may be freed upon meeting certain conditions. When you cannot maneuver or do what you want, you are as good a captive. And because of the sensitivity of the market, ramifications can be severe depending on the timing and intention of captors. Believe me you, cap-

tives abound in this market and some fights are actually proxy fights world over.

It is because of the vulnerability factor, that principles often used in stabilizing international relations are being borrowed and implemented in the local energy markets to manage stakeholder relations.

Each stakeholder is encouraged to use these principles when relating to one another. Any marginalization of a stakeholder can lead to significant challenges and havoc when they react.

Each stakeholder has power in its own right.

Therefore, unpacking and understanding the power balance and gravitas of each stakeholder is at the core of any effective stakeholder engagement plan.

This plan must be well thought out and rolled out in line with proactive engagement schedules. My observation is that most stakeholders in our market do not have dedicated stakeholder managers to champion and manage other stakeholders.

Stakeholder managers conduct research and must be capable

of discerning vexatious issues which can destabilise relations before they materialise and ensure proactive result-oriented engagements.

Effective stakeholder relationship is also concerned with managing good things which are going on among stakeholders so that they continue to happen and are improved up.

Its about allowing good things to happen, continue to be happening and forestall undesirable developments from happening among other issues. When effective stakeholder management is in place, stakeholders do not resort to issuing threats let alone public threats.

When effective stakeholder engagement road shows are in place, there is no captive taking of one another. There is mutual respect for the feelings of each stakeholder and acted upon without ambushing or arm-twisting tactics. Because of the damaging consequences which can be caused by misaligned stakeholder management processes, some principles of international relations

are now being domesticated and implemented in the energy sector hence the concept of energy diplomacy.

Energy diplomacy fosters trust, transparency and respect for each other. Energy diplomacy fosters energy security.

Energy diplomacy does not use violence or rely on threats as a way of achieving certain outcomes. Every stakeholder plays a role and understands the role and feelings of one another and this includes consumers. Energy diplomacy can be used as tool to put one another at ease.

Johnstone Chikwanda is an energy expert and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Zambia, a PhD candidate at Johnson University, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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HE African Union (AU) through ‘Shared Covid-19 Digital Passport Innovation’ has announced measures to ease air travellers' challenges getting into Zambia.

This entails that air travellers will now enjoy faster clearances at all airports in the country as guided by the AU

AIR TRAVELLERS GET FASTER CLEARANCE …amid covid-19 in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The technology, Trusted Travel Pass, will enable passengers to verify compliance easily and securely to Covid-19 test or vaccine travel requirements to

their destinations of choice.

The solution, which is free for all African airlines, has been in use since last month and has seen delays and long queues at airports gradually reducing for passengers boarding Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways.

Getinet Tadesse, Chief Information Officer at

Ethiopian Airlines, told the Daily Nation that the solution would help validate test and vaccination certificates and verify that they were sufficient for different routes.

Mr Tadesse noted that the innovations would also help immigration officials keep fraudulent documentation at

bay and make air travel more convenient. "We are pleased to have introduced a digital platform that will be pivotal in increasing the number of passengers while making air travel safer. We are striving to make travel safe and seamless especially with regard to the implementation of Covid-19

Youth commits suicide after constant nightmares

By STEPHEN MWEWA

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prevention strategies," he said.

This indicates a change of mindset for the continent, which for many decades has relied on technology from developed nations to solve its challenges.

Developing its own technology means gathering data for its own use, compared to the much criticized tendency of the West and the East of selling African technology so they can siphon valuable data for free.

The incident happened at Kasama village.

According to Luimbo Chomba, the father of the victim, a passer-by discovered a body hanging from a tree and alerted the family around 05:00 hours on Saturday.

He said his late son, Evance Chomba, had been threaten to take his life, on account of experiencing bizarre nightmares.

Police officers who visited the scene recorded the statement from his father and advised that the body should be buried at the village.

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Zambia salutes India’s engineering prowess

By KALOBWE BWALYA ZAMBIA has congratulated India for constructing the longest tunnel in the world which has demonstrated the Asian country’s engineering prowess.

Judith Kapijimpanga, Zambia's High Commissioner to India, said Shapoorji Pallonji Group-run AFCONS which worked on the tunnel in India was also constructing fly over bridges and expanding existing roads to decongest Lusaka.

She said Atal Tunnel, Rohtang in India’s Himachal Pradesh became the longest tunnel in the world above 10,000 feet in height and was now a tourist attraction.

The High Commissioner said the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, was 9 kilometres long with two kilometres mountain load over it, making it unique.

Ms Kapijimpanga said the tunnel built by the Border Road Organisation had a global benchmark in tunnelling and engineering in very high altitudes.

She said the tunnel which was situated close to Manali in India and connecting the picturesque Lahul- Spiti Valley, made the infrastructure a great tourist attraction.

Ms Kapijimpanga said this when Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Dr. Ajay Kumar, availed her with the video of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the tunnel.

This was contained in a statement made available by First Secretary Press at Zambia High Commission in India Bangwe Naviley Chisenga.

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OW that the Patriotic Front (PF) has held the general conference, we expect them to follow the laws of this country to the letter, UPND has said.

UPND Southern Province Information and Publicity Secretary, Neto Halwabala, said expected a fair play from the ruling party without abuse

Kabompo bus station to start operating

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI THE bus station in Kabompo, which was constructed in 2008, will start operating after the completion of the road rehabilitation exercise.

The Local authority in Kabompo has embarked on the upgrading of 10 kilometres of urban roads to motorable standard.

This is in a move to increase access around the Central Business District (CBD) where the main intercity bus station has remained a white elephant for about 13 years.

“Once the works are completed, the bus station will be shifted from its temporary location at Musamba to its designated site which was constructed in 2008,” Kabompo District Commissioner (DC) Patrick Kasoka said.

Mr Kasoka said that the

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SOUTH UPND DEMANDS FAIR PLAY of public resources.

Mr Halwabala warned that members of the ruling party should not use Government vehicles to conduct their campaigns as was the case in 2016.

"As UPND in Southern Province, we send a strong warning to our colleagues

station was constructed in 2008 but that it had been a white elephant due to the poor state of the road, making it impossible for the buses to go down.

He told the Daily Nation in an interview that rains had degraded roads in the area leading to restriction of motor traffic between the CBD and the main commercial area near the M8 road at Musamba.

Mr Kasoka said that works were earmarked for completion by end of this month.

He said accessible roads will decongest traffic near the M8 Highway, reduce accidents and stimulate economic activities at the old market, the local bank as well as lower transport costs in the area.

The DC said that the project is being undertaken

by Zambia National Service is being supervised by North Western provincial administration with funding from Ministry of Local Government and Housing in conjunction with the provincial planning unit.

Monze Milling Plant ready for ops THE Presidential Initiative Milling Plant in Monze district is almost ready for commissioning, says Zambia National Service (ZNS) Commandant Lieutenant General Nathan Mulenga.

Gen Mulenga who was impressed with the workmanship, said that the milling plant had reached 99 percent completion rate and was almost ready for commissioning.

The Commandant was speaking when he toured the milling plant in Monze in Southern province.

Gen Mulenga stated that the only major aspect remaining was connecting power to the plant so that it could start operating.

He added that the plant once operational, would start serving the local people through employment and other spiral effects.

“It is just a matter of weeks and the plant will be tested and handed over. It will benefit the people of Monze as they will be employed and development will be brought here in Monze,” he said.

Gen Mulenga stated that Government was desirous to ensure that the milling plant was actualized so that it could benefit the local people.

He explained that the project was developed through a grant from the Chinese government which was also constructing the milling plant.

Gen Mulenga said the completion of the project would reduce the price of mealie meal and also attract development to Monze.

“We have all sorts of food in the country apart from maize. It is gratifying to hear that farmers in Monze have started diversifying as that is the way to go,” he said.

The Commandant added that he was happy that the local chiefdoms in Monze were highly expectant as the milling project would benefit them and their people.

He urged the local administration to remind the local farmers not to sell maize to the briefcase buyers as that might affect the production at the milling plant. - ZANIS

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Mr Halwabala that his party was aware of the PF's plans to plunder public resources in order for the party to stay in power.

"We are aware that PF are ready to continue abusing public resources during the campaign period, but whoever is going to be found with a government vehicle in the field will be dealt with through using our constitutional provisions," he said.

Mr Halwabala

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