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HATEMBOS ABDUCTION 4 UPND OFFICIALS CHARGED Vol. 7. Issue 2910

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HATEMBOS SAGA: THE GENESIS Missing Hatembo The Hatembos claim of fraud

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OUR close associates of UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema have been arrested and charged for allegedly abducting the Hatembo siblings, Pheluna and Milton who are witnesses in a disputed land matter in which Mr Hichilema allegedly fraudulently dispossessed them of their 2, 000-hectare farm in Kalomo.

Two other associates are reportedly on the run.

The Hatembo siblings disappeared on February 17th, 2021 after signing a letter disavowing their intentions to claim their 2000 hectares farm.

Police spokesperson, Esther Katongo confirmed that Ackson Sejani who is a member of the UPND National management committee, mayors for Choma and Mazabuka, Javen Simoloka and Vincent Lilanda respectively, as well as a Choma-based businessman Fines Malambo were formally charged and arrested for abduction contrary to section 253 of cap 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

Ms Katongo further said the four UPND officials suspected of being behind the abduction of Pheluna and Milton Hatembo were still in detention and will appear in court soon.

Nsama Nsama Sate Prosecutor

Joseph Kaunda UPND cadre

Four UPND officials charged and arrested in connection with Hatembos disappearance

Vincent Lilanda

Javen Simoloka

Ackson Sejani

Fines Malambo

Mazabuka mayor

Choma mayor

Former cabinet minister

Choma businessman

“They have been formally charged and arrested for abduction contrary to section 253 of cap 87 of the laws of Zambia,” Ms Katongo said Police have confirmed that the two siblings are witnesses in the case in which UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema fraudulently disposed them of their 2000 hectares farm in Kalomo by fraudulently manipulating records and signatures at the Ministry of Lands.

The four were apprehended and detained last month to in relation to the disappearance of Pheluna and Milton Hatembo of Choma District.

siblings

Milton Hatembo

Section 253 of cap 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

Any person who by force compels, or by any deceitful means induces, any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.

Pheluna Hatembo

Two other associates are reportedly on the run

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BISHOP LUNGU OFFSIDE ON CHURCH EMPOWERMENT - RZC G

By NOEL IYOMBWA

OVERNMENT’S Covid-19 church empowerment will greatly assist the body of Christ which has not been spared by the pandemic, says the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ).

RCZ Ndola synod moderator, Ackson Banda, said there was nothing wrong with the government providing empowerment funds to the Church.

Reverend Banda said the Church has a God-given mandate to support the government of the day because leaders come from God. He said RCZ was grateful

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“Let every person be subjected to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God,”

for the gesture given by the government as it was done in good faith.

He said Government’s response to the many challenges the Church and other institutions had been facing during this period of Covid-19 was a timely gesture.

Rev Banda called all the

churches to support the empowerment and not stop politicising the gesture.

"This is our money which is from taxpayers, hence there is need to help the needy in our churches and institutions.

The Church is also affected in many ways, this is a timely gesture.

"As RCZ we have applied for these funds and we are looking forward to receiving it so that we can help our people in the community," he said.

Rev Banda urged all citizens to support Government in promoting peace before, during and after the August 12 elections.

"Let every person be subjected to the

Bishop George Lungu governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God," Rev Banda said.

Mining expert rejects calls to allow foreign investors in gold mining

By PETER SICHALI CALLS by the Chamber of Mines for Government to attract foreign investors in the gold sub sector are misplaced, a mining expert Danny Mwila has said.

Mr Mwila said there was no need for foreign investors in the gold mining sub sector as the country had not benefitted from foreign investors.

He said Government was on the right track in amending the Mines and Minerals Development Act of 2015 to declare gold an essential commodity.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will not replace existing regional trading blocs but instead anchor on their successes to accelerate intra-Africa trade and boost its position on the global market.

AfCFTA stands ready to work with regional groupings such as COMESA to promote regional integration and boost Africa's trading position on the global market.

This is according to AfCFTA Secretary General, Wamkele Mene, who emphasised that the agreement would ride on the notable successes by reginal economic communities to ensure its effective implementation.

Mr Mene said this provided an opportunity to create strong partnerships in an effort to develop Africa.

"Government is in the process of amending the Mines and Minerals Development Act to declare Gold as an essential commodity hence the incorporation of Zambia Gold Company Ltd whose shareholders is IDC and ZCCMIH," Mr Mwila said.

He said the mandate of Zambia Gold Company is to ensure that the government has a stake in all the gold mining to avoid the internal wrangles, the Chamber of Mines have stated.

"The government is ahead of their call. There is no need for investors who just come

and rape the mineral resources of the country," Mr Mwila said.

The Chimber of Mines has called on Government to attract large companies or

investors who can manage gold because there were many examples in Africa where mismanagement of natural resources have led to internal wrangles.

‘AfCFTA to accelerate intra-Africa trade’ He said this yesterday in Lusaka during his official visit to the COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Kapwepwe.

“The agreement is not here to replace the regional economic communities. There is a role for regional communities. These are the building blocks of the AfCFTA, we will build on the regional economic communities, particularly where there have been successes such as here in the COMESA secretariat.

“On the contrary, on the basis of this framework agreement, we can develop very strong partnership because it will be very embarrassing for us to go to the Heads of States and say there is no longer need for regional economic communities. It is undesirable and I do not think any

Head of State would agree to that,” Mr Mene said.

He stressed that it was time to focus on delivering a continent that required as many successful regional economic communities as possible.

Mr Mene indicated that: “I do not expect that we are going to, all over a sudden, see the role of regional economic communities disappear.”

In response, Ms Kapwepwe said COMESA was ready to work with AfCFTA on a number of issues including trade facilitation, payment systems and development of the protocol on women traders under the agreement.

COMESA, she explained, played a big role in the development and negotiations of various instruments for AfCFTA.

She said COMESA would continue to do so in the forthcoming phase two and three negotiations, stating that a clear collaborative framework had already been initiated by the experts.

“This has been a very fruitful meeting, we have established the basis of moving forward in how we can interact and unpack what needs to be done. Having a framework in place is just a starting point, there are so many elements that we have to look at to make this successful,” she said.

Ms Kapwepwe said it was important to work together on areas of capacity building and trade policy research as well as undertake joint programmes in promotion of direct foreign investments and private sector development.

Ex- OP staff demand ‘special’ allowances

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA SIX former employees of the Office in the President (Special Division) who were retired in national interest have petitioned the Constitutional Court demanding payment of their allowances by Government for the period they were retained on the payroll pending retirement packages.

The six also want the Court to order the State to pay them interest on all monies ordered, costs and any other relief it may deem fit.

HH’s aides in court for forgery UPND presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya and special assistant for special duties Mubita Nawa, have appeared in court for theft by public servant, forgery, uttering false documents, and receiving stolen property.

They appeared before Mansa Principal Magistrate Dominic Makalicha.

Others who appeared in the same case are Dorothy Mukulusha 53, a Senior Human Resources Officer of House number 1388, Kamwala South in Lusaka, Edgar Maloba 29, an Assistant Registration Officer of D45 Rural Council Compound in Samfya and Graham Halumamba 48, an Accountant all under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Bwalya, 39, a politician of house number 4 Ngwerere Avenue in Chelston and Mubita Nawa, 45, a businessman of 3974 Lusaka West denied the charge.

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Mr Jonathan Nkonde Chisanga, Beatrice Moomba, Vincent Kabayo, Mutelo Chivunda, Hyman Hamududu and Adwell Mwanakasale have cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the petition .

According to the verification verifying facts, the six were employed by the office of the President ( Special Division ) and were retired on the basis of national interest.

However, they were only paid their basic salaries and not their allowances during the period in issue. Mr Chisanga and five others in the petition have stated that the actions and decisions of Government to deny them allowances for the period they were maintained on the payroll were unconstitutional and unlawful and contrary to Article 189 ( 2) (Amendment) Act 2 of 2016.

Mukulusha, Maloba and Halumamba are facing one count of theft by public servant, which they were alleged to have committed between January 10, 2019 and October 18, 2020 in Mansa.

They were alleged to have stolen 1, 500 blank national registration cards altogether valued at K3, 840.

In the second and fourth count Nawa and Bwalya are charged with forgery.

The two were alleged to have forged a green national registration card number 429102/16/1 and also received stolen property.

It is alleged that the two had in their possession two green national registration cards bearing serial number Z14228282.

In the third count, Bwalya is alleged to have uttered a false document namely a green national registration card number 429102/16/1 bearing a male passport size photo of a renowned journalist of a private television station.

The five have since pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the magistrate adjourned the matter to May 10, this year for mention and June 1 for commencement of trial. – ZANIS.

8 nabbed over Mopani scrap metals

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA EIGHT people were yesterday apprehended in Mufulira after being found with assorted scrap metals believed to have been stolen from Mopani Sinkhole.

This was after a police operation at the mine yesterday.

The eight are Brain Chishala, 26, Frazer Banda, 27, Emmanuel Kalikeka, 27 and Ronald Mlolo, 27.

Others are Joe Shanzi, 29, Shadrick Mutondolo, 17, Oliver Mukosha, 42 and Kelvin kauseni, 26.

Mopani Copper Mines management has since lauded the operation, following recent invasions by trespassers.

This occurred yesterday around 10:30 hours along Boating Club road, Mopani Area.

Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi confirmed that the suspects have been charged with criminal trespass.

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MP asks court to explain Lungu eligibilty

Bampi Kapalasa

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA UPND KATUBA Member of Parliament Bampi Kapalasa has petitioned the Constitutional Court with the belief that President Edgar Lungu is eligible to contest the August 12, 2021 elections but wants the Court to clearly pronounce itself on the debatable matter to remove any doubts.

Mr Kapalasa wants the Court to pronounce itself on the interpretation of the provisions in the current constitution as to whether the incumbent President is eligible to run while taking into consideration the impugned Article 106 (1), (3) and (6) (a) and (b) of 2016

President Lungu

of the constitution.

The Parliamentarian has cited the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka as the respondent in the petition.

“That it is my belief , which has been fortified by legal consultation from within and out of the Republic of Zambia , that Edgar Chagwa Lungu is still eligible to run as a candidate for the Republic of Zambia in the 2021 general Elections but the lurking uncertainties is cause of discomfort to me and many Zambians who have openly expressed themselves in the public domain and as such I am seeking for the interpretation of the expunged provisions cited above,” he stated.

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UPND ATTEMPT TO FREE SEJANI, 3 OTHERS FLOPS

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

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FFORTS by UPND to have Ackson Sejani and three others senior party members freed from police custody yesterday flopped after high Judge Kenneth Mulife refused to allow lawyers representing the four to proceed with the harbeas corpus hearing in the absence of the state.

This in the matter, Sejani; Fines Malambo, Choma Mayor Javen Simuloka and Mazabuka Mayor Vincent Lilanda, through the lawyers former Registrar of Societies Clement Andeleki and Con-

nelius Mweetwa from Muleza Mwiimbu and Company sought the court's order to have the four brought before court.

The four are being held by the police in connection with the alleged abduction of the Hatembo siblings Pheluna and Milton who have been missing for over two months.

In his ruling on the application to have the court proceed with the matter in the absence of a representative of the Attorney General, Judge Mulife dismissed the application saying the summons were not correctly served on the state.

"I have considered the application from the applicant's

THE biased stance taken by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to only demand for the release of the four UPND officials without showing concern for the welfare of the missing Hatembo siblings is really disappointing, Chilufya Tayali has said.

Mr Tayali who is Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president is also disappointed by the Non-Governmental Organiza-

By NATION REPORTER THE suspended sentence given to UPND’s Sesheke Member of Parliament, Romeo Kang’ombe is too lenient considering the gravity of the crime he committed, Zambia Republican Party president, Wright Musoma has said.

Mr Kang’ombe was on Monday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour but suspended for two years for assault and abduction of two police officers.

Mr Musoma however said the judgement was not in tandem with the offence committed.

He said if this was the route

courts wanted to take then they would be the originators of confusion.

Mr Musoma said Mr Kang’ombe deserved stiffer punishment for abducting police officers because he was a lawmaker who was supposed to guard against lawlessness.

He said the public expected civility and maturity from Mr Kang’ombe, being a parliamentarian.

Mr Musoma said a person who could abduct police officers and assault them does not deserve a suspended sentence.

He said the courts were making a bad precedence which would make police officers prone to attacks from

tions movements (NGOs), particularly the NGOCC for having remained mute over the abduction of the two Hatembo family members.

Last week, the HRC called for the immediate release of the four UPND officials who have been detained in Lusaka in connection with the disappearance of Pheluna and her brother, Milton Hatembo.

In an interview, Mr Tayali castigated the HRC for what he termed “their anti-government stance”, cautioning the commis-

sion that with its partisan stance, it risked losing its relevance.

“The biasness shown by this so called HRC is so disappointing. We doubt their credibility, they choose to defend suspects just because they are UPND officials instead of defending the victims.

“If the Hatembos were in Government hands, they would be busy issuing statements condemning it and demanding for their release, but just because they know that the victims are in the hands of a named opposition

Govt to engage Bishop Lungu on empowerment PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Government will engage the Archdiocese of Chipata Bishop George Lungu to find out his reservations on the Covid Relief Fund which has been extended to the churches Mr Lungu says it is good that other bishops in the Catholic Church have allowed their priests to accept the government empowerment programmes.

He says Government has no plans to antagonise Bishop Lungu but will have to get his thinking on the matter with a view of

lawyer that I proceed with the matter in the absence of the state but I find that the summons were not served on the state in accordance with the procedure," he said Earlier, the court was forced to adjourn the matter to afternoon after the UPND lawyers informed the court that the state had asked for time to facilitate the transportation of the applicants to court.

But after the matter resumed in the afternoon, lead lawyer for the applicants, Mr Andeleki informed the court that he had received a phone call from senior advocate, a Mr Simasiku informing him that state was not going to

avail the applicants owning to logistical challenges.

He said the legal team for the applicants was taken aback by the conduct of the state advocate owing to their lack of courtesy on their part.

Mr Andeleki prayed that the court could allow the matter to proceed because the matter before it was a very serious human rights issue upon which the court should determine expeditiously.

He informed the court that Sejani and other three are in custody under very extreme conditions and the state had ample time to comply with the order of the court.

Kangómbe suspended sentence bad precedence - Musoma

Tayali denounces HRC, NGOCC

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finding a solution.

President Lungu said this when he held a meeting with Apostolic Nuncio Gianfranco Gallone at State House.

The meeting was also attended by PF Secretary General, Davies Mwila and PF national Chairman Ngonga Mukupa.

He says the Catholic Church has worked so well with the government since 1964 and this must continue.

President Lungu said the Church is Government's great partner in the provision of ser-

vices such as education and health.

He said that it is the church that asked government to be considered in the empowerment programs because of the effects of Covid 19 pandemic.

And Apostolic Nuncio Gianfranco Gallone said the PF government and the Catholic Church enjoy excellent Relations.

He said he is aware that the Church and government through the ministry of Religious Affairs met in October last

politicians. Mr Musoma said would-be offenders would not be deterred from committing crimes against police officers considering the judgement given to Mr Kang’ombe. “People are now going to think they can do what they want with the police or even abduct them but get away with it,” he said.

Mr Musoma said citizens expect the courts to send a strong warning to would-be offenders whenever they were giving judgment.

He said the police were there to protect all citizens and that they must not be left vulnerable to attacks by politicians.

Mr Musoma said the police

political party, they are quiet and only defending the suspects,” Mr Tayali said.

Mr Tayali also said it was unfortunate and shocking that a known vocal NGOCC has remained mute over the abduction of a vulnerable woman (Pheluna) when the organization is supposed to speak for her.

“This is why some of us are saying these NGOs are anti-government. They are formed just to fight government and not help victims,” he said.

Mr Tayali said he expected both the HRC and NGOCC to be impartial by speaking for the vulnerable Hatembo family members. year and agreed on the Covid relief fund for churches.

He said each Bishop had their own jurisdiction on how they wanted to handle church matters within their territory.

The Nuncio said there is need for continued dialogue and cooperation between government and the church in order to continue providing services to the people of Zambia .

He said it is good that the government of Zambia has recognized the efforts of the church in national development. – ZNBC.

would not execute their duties properly if they were not protected by the courts.

Mr Musoma

KCM contractors’ employees protest, 20 nabbed

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA OVER 2, 000 employees of contractors at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) yesterday protested in Chingola demanding improved working conditions.

About 20 of them were apprehended by police and charged with conduct likely to cause breach of peace.

The workers gathered at Watson Stadium at around 09:00 hours demanding improved conditions of service such as, engaging them as permanent workers.

And KCM Mineral Resource Director Enock Ponda advised the gathering to appoint representatives from their respective companies and outline their grievances within 72 hours to KCM Management.

Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Elias Chushi said despite the assurance that their plight would be looked into, the workers mobilised themselves and started blocking the roads in the district, a situation that forced the police to move in.

"The protesters continued being unruly despite being advised to disperse peacefully. Police eventually discharged tear smoke and managed to restore order," Mr Chushi said.

He said police officers were however still patrolling the streets to ensure order.

Mr Chushi said the 20 suspects were still in police custody.

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‘LAND TOO EXPENSIVE FOR LOCALS’ as a result, people end up being displaced from land they have been occupying for a long time.

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OVERNMENT must quickly regulate the acquisition of land by foreigners and the high prices of acquiring land in the country because it has become inaccessible for most citizens, the Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA)

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NGO HYPOCRISY IT is now almost two months since the Hatembo siblings disappeared, and in that time, the Human Rights Commission has remained silent and none of the non-governmental organisations have raised alarm nor indeed offered a word of sympathy for their plight.

This is hypocrisy of the worst order.

We are particularly disappointed with the Church because the bible clearly calls for advocacy for the poor and voiceless. Only Lusaka Catholic Archbishop Alick Banda has expressed any word of concern in sympathy and solidarity with the Hatembos.

And yet the bible says, “Do what is right and just. Rescue from the hands of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Jer 22 vs 3.

The bible further says follow justice and justice alone. The Church has a duty to help differently-abled Nasilele reclaim the land her grandfather bequeathed her. She may be differently-abled but is certainly entitled to it.

We are shocked that even the NGOCC which represents women has kept silent in spite of the fact that Felluna has left behind her 35-year old daughter Nasilele who is in urgent need of treatment.

This has exposed the highest level of hypocrisy by the Church, NGOs, Human Rights Commission, which were more than willing and did indeed fell over each other to condemn the government for the killing of Prosecutor Nsama Chipoya and UPND sympathiser Kaunda.

They fought for space in print and electronic media to show themselves as civil rights sympathisers.

Confronted with the poor unknown villagers in the person of Milton and Felluna Hatembo our fiery crusaders have wilted and are mute in spite of overwhelming evidence of clear wrong doing on the part of those that have either abducted or indeed are harbouring the siblings.

Our civil rights campaigners, always in the forefront of public advocacy have shown themselves to be none other than corrupt self-seeking individuals hoping to benefit from any change of government from which they might gain favour and become tenderpreneurs.

We are aware that defending the weak, poor and restless is not fashionable and indeed carries great danger of retribution, but the cause of justice, fair play and equity demands that we speak for them.

As we have said before, whether the Hatembo siblings have been abducted or are in hiding it is no longer material.

It is clear their conduct is neither normal, rational nor considerate.

No mother would abandon a sick child unless compelled by circumstances that are beyond her control.

We have no doubt that if the Hatembos are alive today, the Church, community or indeed NGO will know their whereabouts and should therefore take it upon themselves to report to the police, who have launched a manhunt for them and their abductors.

Between the UPND’s Cornelius Mweetwa who claims that the Hatembo’s are being held for their own safety by the Zitukule Consortium, and the Consortium itself which has denied any knowledge, the truth must lie.

Either the UPND are lying or the Consortium which on two occasions paraded the siblings before the press, is lying.

It is unthinkable that the Hatembos could have themselves organised the press briefing, paid for the facility and then disappeared into the bush.

Somebody knows the truth and must be prepared to own up to the authorities for this matter to be settled.

has said.

ZLA executive director Patrick Musole said the rate at which poor Zambians were being displaced from land they had occupied for years was worrying.

Mr Musole said that some foreigners were going to traditional leaders and offering them huge sums of money to

buy land.

He noted that traditional leaders were not consulting their subjects whenever they were selling land to foreigners.

Mr Musole said as a result of this people end up being displaced from land they have been occupying for a long time.

"Government needs to step

Nevers calls for co-existence among political players

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE gesture of co-existence shown by the ruling party during its general conference at the weekend should be replicated during the August 12 general elections campaigns to ensure peace prevails, New Hope MMD president, Nevers Mumba has said.

Dr Mumba who hailed the Patriotic Front (PF) for embracing other political parties by inviting them to its elective general conference has called for co-existence among political players.

He said the peaceful manner in which the PF conducted its conference when it invited opposition political party leaders should be replicated during campaigns to ensure that Zambians coexist across the political divide.

“We noticed that the ruling PF invited several political parties to their event, our prayer is that that kind of attitude should be extended beyond that invitation to ensuring that the comradely and spirit of common cause for our people is extended to the elections where when in the fields we are not going to be enemies, killing each other, shooting

each other.

“The same kind of attitude that we saw in that conference must be replicated in the field that every candidate must have freedom to campaign without being attacked or killed even if they are not in the ruling party,” Dr Mumba said.

Last weekend, in a rare show of solidarity, more than 10 opposition political party leaders attended the PF elective general conference, with NDC president Chishimba Kambwili emphasising on the need for Zambians to vote wisely to avoid putting the country in wrong hands.

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in and regulate the acquisition of land.

"We not saying that foreigners should not be given land but there should be fairness," he said.

Mr Musole suggested that Government should ensure that the right process was followed whenever a foreigner was obtaining title deeds.

Create pacts with foreign investors, Zambians urged

By ROGERS KALERO ZAMBIANS must change their work culture and engage in serious entrepreneurship to contribute effectively to economic recovery, the Copperbelt Cross Border and Integrated Business Association (CCBIBA) has said.

CCBIBA chairman, Poster Jumbe, said Zambians must not wait for foreigners to come and invest in various sectors so that they create employment for them, but must be actively involved in economic development through various businesses.

In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Jumbe said Zambians must seek to create partnership with foreigners.

"We need to create partnership with foreign investors so that together we can run the economy instead of entirely leaving the economy to be run by foreigners and dictate how things should be done. Mr Jumbe also said Zambian investors in various sectors of the economy must always engage Government on what policies and laws should be put in place to promote their businesses.

"Obviously there are challenges, but for those which can be resolved internally, business executives and entrepreneurs can engage Government,” he said.

He said Zambians must support fellow Zambians doing business in various sectors and also promote local products

‘Killer’ cop committed to High Court

By CHARLES MUSONDA A LUSAKA police officer has been committed to the High Court for murder, In this case Mzuba Mwiinga is charged with allegedly murdering Hillary Kapyanga on July 20, last year in Lusaka.

Mwiinga yesterday appeared before Lusaka Magistrate Alice Walusiku for explanation of the charge which he said he understood.

Ms Walusiku told the accused person that he would not take plea before her as the charge he was facing was only tried by the High Court.

After explanation of the charge, the State presented to court a certificate of committal from the Director of Public Prosecutions committing Mwiinga to the High Court.

Ms. Walusiku remanded him in custody

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TAX on app for iPhone which will allow users make integrated border declarations and payment on a single platform, among others will soon be launched by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA).

The app to be available on App Store will enable taxpayers search for customs declarations, make integrated border declarations and payment on a single platform, file tax returns and make payments.

This is according to ZRA Corporate Communications Manager, Topsy Sikalinda.

“Apps have become a critical part of our lives in the technology-driven world today. As a customer-centric orientated organisation, the Zambia Revenue Authority

A KNOWLEDGE economy - one in which intellectual property is the basis of manufacturing production and driven by research and development (R&D) - has become a new measure for productive competitiveness.

Over the years, the global economy has increasingly become a knowledge economy, as it has consistently been recognised that knowledge is important for economic growth and development. To achieve the knowledge economy, therefore, requires the availability of knowledgeable workers whose education and other competence and skills building remain important virtues.

Significant improvements have been scored in Zambia’s education sector with respect to the performance in quantity of pupils churned out over the years. The country achieved a near universal primary school completion rate at 91.8% for Grade 7 in 2016 in comparison to the progression rate which was less than half the pupils in 2010. Similarly, an average rate of 52.7% pupils passed Grade 12 examinations in 2016 in comparison to pass rates of 19.8% in 2010. However, the low completion rates at Grade 12 limit the numbers of students getting into universities.

Despite improvements in the grade 12 completion numbers between 2010 and 2016, Zambia was ranked number 90 and 89 out of 144 countries, in the capacity to innovate and in the quality of science and math respectively, by the World Bank in

through its innovation hub last year launched the Tax on app for android.

“The team is back with Tax on App for iPhone soon to be available on App Store.

The App dubbed Tax on App has a variety of features that allow taxpayers to register, search for Taxpayer Identification Number (TPIN), among others,” Mr Sikalinda said in an interview.

He explained that the app would include information on various Tax Legislations such as the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, Customs and Excise Act, Income Tax Act, practice notes, annual reports, tariff codes, and latest information about ZRA. Mr Sikalinda said other functionalities that would soon be included in the application was the generation of TPIN certificates, the

Topsy Sikalinda generation of Tax clearance certificates, and many other documents.

The application, he explained, further allowed taxpayers to find out about tax information such as applicable tax rates, rebates, exemptions, duty-free items among others.

He said individuals, en-

trepreneurs, small business owners, and self-managed income earners, auditors, tax practitioners, and all those without specialised teams working on tax matters could now access relevant tax information in one place using their phones.

“The product takes an agile approach which is not a thing but rather an agile mindset that drives an approach to software development of solutions through a collaborative effort adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery and continual improvement back by the Kaizen concept.

“This encourages flexible responses to change and continues improving the product based on the customer needs who are the taxpayers,” Mr Sikalinda said.

THE global economic outlook is improving with six percent growth expected this year, says International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director, Tao Zhang.

Mr Zhang said the IMF expected global growth of six percent in 2021 and 4.4 percent in 2022.

The IMF, Mr Zhang said, strongly believed that vaccine policy was the most important weapon in economic recovery.

He said this during the 2021 United Nations Economic and Social Council Forum on Financing for Development by Heads of State and Government on Financing the Recovery from Covid-19 this week.

“At the IMF, we strongly believe that vaccine policy is the most important weapon in our economic arsenal today. Countries should not restrict their trade, and they should donate their surplus vaccines to other nations.

“Developing economies, for their part, must continue to prioritise spending on health, which may require difficult choices in the face of limited fiscal space,” Mr Zhang said.

While warning that recovery prospects were diverging dangerously, Mr Zhang expressed con-

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BOLSTERING ZAMBIA’S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 2015. Showing that Zambia’s education system focused on skill sets that are less applicable for spurring innovation and industrial development leading to an increase in unemployment.

To address the challenges associated with unemployment in the country, Government has developed a number of strategic documents such as the Industrialisation and Job Creation Strategy (2013) and the Local Content Strategy (2018). In fact, objective number four (4) of the Local Content Strategy seeks to promote employment for Zambians through ensuring the enforcement of the Employment Act where skills are available.

However, implementation of objective four (4) of the strategy remains a challenge due to several reasons. The key challenge continues to be the non-availability of local expertise due to a

mismatch between what is required by industry and the curriculum provided by academia.

Companies therefore attract additional expenses to train their employees, creating an incentive for importation of expertise, at the expense of local labour.

Additionally, Zambia is dominantly an importer of technology and machinery. Hence, manufacturing companies are in many cases dependent on manufacturers of equipment from foreign countries for maintenance and repair.

To help bridge the skills gap, the Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQUA) in 2021, launched the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the manufacturing sector, which highlights the key skills required by the industry. Aimed at development of local capacities relevant for industrial development,

the initiative was deemed relevant as was learnt from countries such as China and South Korea that developed their local human capacities in their pursuit for industrial development.

Recognising that the knowledge economy requires availability of competent and skilled staff, the development of the NOS will help bridge the information gap between academia and the private sector, especially that the trainings are driven by the needs of the private sector, particularly the manufacturing sector in this case.

Decision makers should embrace initiatives such as the occupational standards within the employment laws to foster human development capacity and encourage industrial innovations outside of a traditional classroom. Since manufacturing is a skill to be learned, valued

and improved upon from early childhood, universities should speed up the process of redefining their academic foci in an attempt to address the human capacity challenges Zambia is facing. Because skill and competence challenges facing the manufacturing sector in Zambia will require fundamental changes in the way universities train their students.

Given the traditional separation between research and teaching, with research carried out by national research institutions and teaching mainly by universities, there is clearly a separation that disadvantages universities from contributing to industrial development. To address this challenge deliberate interactions between universities, the private sector, research institutions and Government require enhancement. Partnerships among these

fidence that economies would deliver.

He said in terms of mobilising international resources, IMF helped the world face the pandemic with US$110 billion in emergency lending for 86 countries, most of which were low income and developing countries.

“We provided relief on IMF debt service, and with the World Bank and others development partners, we strongly advocated debt relief under the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative, now extended through the end of 2021, and helped in the design of the Common Framework, which now must be implemented,” he said.

Mr Zhang therefore observed the need to strengthen international cooperation to ensure a transformation of economies and societies for a better future.

He indicated that combating climate change would require more ambitious carbon pricing, a coordinated green investment push, and actions to ensure a “just transition” for vulnerable groups.

Most importantly, he said, a stepped-up commitment from the international community to provide the climate finance and technology transfers that developing economies need.

various institutions can develop support for joint programs and allow for development of various innovations from research.

Additionally, increased research by students based on the needs of industry can also be enhanced. Further, effective training feedback systems need to be developed between universities and the private sector, passing information from private sector to universities on what curriculum works and does not work.

Such a system becomes relevant for guiding the development of curricula. In addition, universities should give students more opportunities to gain experience outside the classroom. This can be done through compulsory traditional internships and research activities. Cardinal to enhancing the knowledge economy in Zambia is the development of competent skilled and knowledgeable human capacity.

The current gaps in Zambia’s education system in the nexus between higher education and industry, are an opportunity for Government and relevant stakeholders to develop a system relevant to employing a curriculum for human capital development and industrial growth. Once sustainable, the collaborative training approach will deter importation of innovations used in the manufacturing sector in Zambia, as development of human capacity will allow for the increased local innovation, while partnerships will lead to increased utilization of the local innovations.

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JOHANNESBURG - MTN Group is valuing its mobilemoney arm at R75 billion, joining African wireless carriers planning to list these businesses in a region that has more mobile-money accounts than anywhere else in the world.

MTN’s valuation of its unit follows Mastercard and TPG Holdings investing $300 million in Airtel Africa’s mobilemoney business at a $2.65 billion value.

“With similar valuations to that of Airtel, our valuation would sit at R75 billion rand, or about $5 billion,” said MTN Chief Executive Officer Ralph Mupita. “No decision has been made as yet, but listing will be an option considered if that will be the best approach to unlock value.”

Johannesburg-listed MTN has previously said it was looking to spin off its fintech

business.

Mobile money, where users store and manage cash in an account linked to a mobile phone, is one of the fastestgrowing sources of income for wireless-network operators like MTN and Vodafone Group.

Sub-Saharan Africa, which struggles with limited banking infrastructure, has more mobile-money accounts than anywhere else in the world, with about 548 million at the end of 2020, or 54 percent of all customers, according to the GSMA, the global mobileoperator industry group.

Part-owned by a unit of Vodafone Plc, Safaricom is the largest mobile-money provider in the region with 27 million people that use M-pesa as a mobile bank buying groceries, borrowing money, transferring cash.

While the region now boasts $490 billion in transaction values, according to GSMA, there’s still a lot of untapped potential, with two of its most populous regions Nigeria and Ethiopia yet to roll out of the service. – BLOOMBERG NEWS.

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OHANNESBURG - The Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme will be extended by three months.

The scheme was launched as part of government’s R500 billion stimulus package to support the economy given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The scheme is based on a partnership between National Treasury, the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA).

It is meant, specifically, to support struggling businesses. The period for which businesses could draw down loans was to end on April 11, 2021, for most participating banks, read a statement jointly issued by the parties on Monday.

“After further consultation, the National Treasury, the (SARB) and the BASA have agreed to extend the

ZIDA to prioritise domestic investment HARARE - Notwithstanding its key mandate to drive direct foreign investment into Zimbabwe, the nascent Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA), will also focus on clearing the path for domestic investment.

This is particularly vital given the inward-looking economic trends that have emerged across the globe as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Said chief investments and corporate affairs officer Tino Kambasha: “We are quite excited about the new baby (ZIDA) and one of its key elements is the One Stop Investment Service Centre (OSISC).

“We think our biggest stakeholders are Zimbabweans themselves. We need to find out what is hindering us to do business among ourselves.

Domestic direct investment is also our priority.

The OSISC is an investment facilitation centre, which houses relevant government agencies as a single cohesive entity that provides prompt, efficient and transparent services to investors.

The ZIDA Act was promulgated last February, and a numbers of laws were either repealed or amalgamated to

deadline by three months to July 11, 2021, and in the process to harmonise this deadline for all participating banks.

“The guarantee scheme will continue to service all loans advanced up to the extended date, for up to five years.

The further extension of three months will enable an orderly winding down of the scheme and allow those businesses who have applications already lodged to be assessed,” the statement read.

Banks had approved about

18 percent or R18 billion out of the R100 billion guarantee, as at March 27. Banks had received more than 1, 700 loan applications and approved less than half (511). Only 97 loans were taken up by clients.

The scheme has been criticised for its stringent conditions, which has led to a poor take-up. However, SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago said that similar schemes had been implemented worldwide and SA’s scheme was performing well by comparison. – FIN24.

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These include the Zimbabwe Investment Authority Act (Chapter 14:30), the Joint Venture Act (Chapter 22:22), and the Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Act (Chapter 14:34). OSISC chief facilitator Never Nyemudzo, said the centre brings together all Government departments into one to streamline the registration process for potential investors.

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Nip corruption in the bud in the adoption process of political leaders Dear Editor, CANDIDATES vying for various political positions recently filed for nominations. Some people are contesting for positions of councillors and others for Members of Parliament (MPs).

Some people applied for adoptions on the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) ticket while others on the tickets of the opposition political parties. This is democracy as people have the democratic right to contest on the political parties of their choice.

This year’s general elections have seen an unprecedented number of candidates contesting for various positions. You would find that 10 candidates have applied for adoption on a particular party ticket in a constituency or ward for instance.

Matero constituency is a case in point where 10 candidates applied for adoption to stand as Members of Parliament on the Patriotic Front ticket. The high number of people seeking adoption also applies to the opposition political parties.

The high levels of competition for adoption has culminated in corruption. Some aspiring candidates are alleged to have bribed the potential voters and those responsible for selecting the successful candidates. This should not be the case because this is tantamount to an offence.

However, people without support at the grass root might end up being adopted because the selection process for adoption might have been marred with corruption.

In this vein, I earnestly appeal to the relevant security agencies such as the police, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to probe the matter of corruption to the core and bring the culprits to book.

The adoption process in this year’s general elections must be transparent devoid of any corruption. Let the deserving candidates preferrably those with support at the grass root be adopted.

ELEMIYA PHIRI, Lusaka.

Why hasn’t any other party been injured other than UPND? Dear Editor,

PF CONVENTION CHOKES OPPOSITION

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N the run up to the PF conference which saw the incumbent President Edgar Lungu emerging as an outright winner, there were a number of pessimistic thoughts from its political competitors.

The competitors’ political redemption entirely depended on the possible fragile and hostile environment in the ruling party. However, the democratic processes have been preceded by a series of elective activities among them elections from lower organs, orienting members on the values and processes among them as well as political education.

This in effect meant that unlike in the past, the PF had gone to the convention with a well-informed party membership and fellowship thus some lessons drawn from the past provided a platform for enlightening the general membership thus the post-convention events anticipated by the competitors were unlikely.

It is thus trite that the recently held PF convention was not a mere democratic fixture, it was an elective process that has defined 21st Century politics. It has entrenched the long held adage that there is

life after an election.

Some pessimist embroil in array of unfounded myths that the PF was to cast asunder the organisation of mass movements after the elections. It was therefore a shocker that the PF unanimously re-elected President Lungu to continue with the mantle of leadership and all the proposed 54 members of the central committee were ratified without any rigour.

The opponents of the PF thought the repeat of the aftermath of 2014 convention which made the PF to nearly disintegrate and engage in rigmarole of legal processes while the opponents were campaigning.

Even the self-proclaimed Nigerian prophet who is shunted in South Africa Andrew Ejimadu who calls himself Seer 1 had made

FAZ three-year Super League deal reduces from $4.5m to $1.9m Dear Editor,

MTN Zambia's financial commitment to the FAZ before “renewal” of the

unfounded claims that the PF would disintegrate after the convention.

This has not been the case, the PF convention has shocked the prophets of doom as the party has now emerged as stronger and a formidable force.

The united PF has guaranteed stability and it will now culminate into the series of protracted campaigns to retire the most rejected opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema.

The convention has choked Mr Hichilema’s failed political career and he is headed for retirement.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI, Lusaka.

sponsorship deal was $4.5 million for three years.

Their commitment for three years was always the equivalent in Kwacha to the amount quoted in US dollars.

By having the sponsorship announced in Kwacha based on the equivalent of $4.5 million in 2018, MTN will in fact pay $1.9 million for three years.

That translates to just

about US$630, 0000 per year, from US$1.5 million!

In dollar terms, the new deal is lower than the $3 million sponsorship deal the Kamanga administration inherited in 2016.

My post is not an attack on Andrew Kamanga's administration, as some people might have perceived it to be. It is an observation of the obvious.

MUTHELISO PHIRI.

I HAVE been made aware of a statement issued by the United Party for National Development (UPND) which has been reported in some sections of the media that, I will be reported to the Police for allegedly issuing out tribal remarks.

A few days ago, I pointed out that these baseless tribalism accusations are fundamentally targeted at the Patriotic Front (PF) and President Edgar Lungu.

The statement by the UPND has diverted from discussing my alleged tribal remarks to discussing the internal affairs of the PF - which confirms my belief that, these characters in this regionalised get-together are only looking for a way to drag the PF and President Lungu into their petty talks.

However, during my interview with Muvi Television, I illustrated that a minority group of people cannot preside over a majority. I went further to explain that if you have eight mentally challenged people and two sane people, the former will rule the latter because they would be a majority.

Further, I was asked if there is a minority tribe in Zambia, to which I responded that the Central Statistics Office has records of which tribe is majority and minority among all the 72 tribes in Zambia.

Paradoxically, UPND finds this tribal. No one should be surprised that it is only UPND and not Rainbow Party or Movement for Multiparty Democracy nor any other party that has cried foul.

As stated, UPND is a tribal get-together which has evolved into a tribal cult. Its leader Mr. Hakainde Hichilema became president following the death of its founding leader Mr Anderson Mazoka, on the premise of being a tribemate for his predecessor.

Often times than not, several UPND members have asked Zambians to vote for them on account that it is time for a Tonga to rule Zambia.

Mr Hichilema has spoken after his fellow tribalists spoke but never condemned them. Why? Because he drinks from a pool of tribalism. That is why, cult members in UPND are sensitive to certain truthful information anyone says, which they think is tribal. We cannot stop talking about these issues for fear of being hated by a small group of tribalists.

The truth is that UPND is a tribal party led by a serial tribalist who has a list of names he intends to “sort out” if given chance to rule Zambia not because they have done anything wrong, but because he believes they belong to certain tribes he loathes. All those rented characters who have been imported and put into certain non-functional positions to paint an impression will not cleanse UPND and Mr Hichilema from the tribal tag. MUNIR ZULU.

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HE Patriotic Front (PF) should only adopt a popular candidate for Zambezi West constituency because the primary elections that were held in North-Western Province were marred with corruption, the Luvale Royal Establishment has said.

A representative of the establishment, Chief Chin-

yama Cha Mukwamai, also congratulated PF for appointing a ‘well balanced’ central committee with representation from all the 10 provinces.

Chief Chinyama Cha Mukwamai said PF should only adopt candidates for the August elections who had been endorsed by the people on the ground and traditional leaders.

He congratulated President Edgar Lungu on his

adoption as PF presidential candidate in the upcoming August 12 elections.

The traditional leader however called on the President to ensure that only popular candidates were adopted in North Western province.

He said the primary elections were marred with corruption.

“I have observed that the primary elections that were held in North Western prov-

ince particularly in Zambezi West Constituency were marred with corruption and am therefore appealing to the newly appointed PF central committee to only adopt popular candidates,” he said.

Chief Chinyama Cha Mukwamai is currently representing the Luvale Royal Establishment from the demise of Senior Chief Ndungu who has not yet been installed.

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By SIMON MUNTEMBA OUR newly launched party manifesto is not a forgery and let those who want to sue us for breach of copyright laws go ahead, UPND deputy Secretary General, Patrick Mucheleka has dared.

Mr Mucheleka was reacting to remarks by Government deputy chief whip, Tutwa Ngulube, that the much publicised UPND 2021-2026 manifesto was in fact a forgery and a product of stolen photos and images from other people’s websites.

Mr Ngulube said it was shameful that the UPND plagiarised the manifesto by repeatedly copying word for word statements from a South African mining company website and subsequently gave the UPND a 48 hours in which to withdraw the document.

But in an interview, Mr Mucheleka dared Mr Ngulube to go ahead and sue the UPND party.

“Tutwa Ngulube’s ignorance should be ignored as he is bent on destructing UPND’s agenda on addressing serious issues affecting the people.

“If he thinks the party breached the copyright laws, let him sue us,” Mr Mucheleka said.

Mr Mucheleka said it was an insult for Mr Ngulube to

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Rufunsa gets K35m road upgrade

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GOVERNMENT has released more than K35 million towards the construction of an all-weather 22-km gravel road in Chipeketi area in Chintimbwi ward of Rufunsa.

Rufunsa Town Council chairman, Bartholomew Kalambalala, described it as a milestone achievement.

He observed that the 22km road which links the area to the Great East Road was currently in a deplorable state.

He was confident that the project would greatly alleviate the suffering of the people in the area once it is completed.

Mr Kalambalala said the Ministry of Local Government released K35, 880, 673.

40 towards the project.

He said that the money would be used to upgrade the road and that Dankal Sams Mining and General Dealers Limited would do the work.

He said that apart from road formation, works would

claim that the UPND plagiarized the manifesto when the party has intelligent and competent members who formulated it.

On Friday last week, the UPND launched its manifesto for 2021 to 20 26.

Meanwhile, the UPND has been challenged to make its constitution easily accessible for public debate and scrutiny,

Mr Mucheleka

PF media director, Sunday Chanda who challenged the UPND to make its constitution available wondered why it has kept it in the shadows and out of public domain.

“While PF's constitution is easily accessible for public debate and scrutiny, where is the UPND constitution?” Mr Chanda asked in a statement yesterday.

include vegetation clearing, setting out, drainage, grading, forming, embankment, construction and re-gravelling.

Mr Kalambala said that the project was expected to be completed in 12 months’ time and was happy that the works had commenced.

He pointed out that it had been very difficult for the people to access social amenities such as health, education and police services and as such the project would greatly benefit the rural population.

Meanwhile, residents of Chipeketi village have commended Government for the development, stating that they had been crying for the improvement of the road network for a long time.

Senior Headman Chipeketi said the people had been crying for the improvement of the road network in the area for a long time.

He observed that the road which was originally constructed by the Roman Catholic Missionaries in the colonial era has not been graded since independence.

Headman Chipeketi said once the road is done, they will no longer have to struggle to access medical care, education, among other services as the road will now be passable throughout the year.

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Four market shelters in Chingola completed

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA FOUR market shelters that were under construction in Chingola are ready to be commissioned.

The shelters are at Mupopo, Kubota, Chilemba and Kabundi East markets.

Chingola Municipal Council Director of Housing and Social Services, Tilyenji Mwanza, said the markets were a part of the urbanisation and modernisation plan.

The council had embarked on a cleaning exercise in the market shelters in readiness for commissioning.

Ms Mwanza said the markets could be easily accessed because the roads leading to the trading sites had been upgraded.

The market shelters had been built along with new toilets.

According to Ms Mwanza, Mupopopo market shelter will house about 60 traders and had been built using Constituency Development Funds (CDF) at a cost of K309 540.

Kubota Market shelter with similar spacing, a new toilet has also been built from CDF. Ms Mwanza said that the council would ensure that shelters accommodate all the traders.

She said Chilemba Market was now the largest single shelter market on the Copperbelt built at a cost of K2 million and will house over 500 marketeers.

She said the council had also placed skip bins in the markets for easy collection of garbage and has urged marketeers to avoid indiscriminate dumping of waste.

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NORTH-WESTERN /MOSI-OA-TUNYA NEWS

'I WILL MOBILISE WOMEN COUNTRYWIDE'

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North-West PF youths salute ECL

By ANDREW MUKOMA

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

EWLY-appointed PF member of central committee Annie Tischer has pledged to mobilise more women across the country in support of President Edgar Lungu’s candidature ahead of the general elections.

Ms Tischer said in Livingstone that the ruling party has worked hard to deliver to all parts of the country and therefore, the party will retain power on August 12, this year.

She thanked President Edgar Lungu for giving her an opportunity to serve in the supreme governing body of the ruling party.

Ms Tischer said her appointment was a testimony that Mr Lungu believed in promoting gender equality at all levels of governance.

And Southern Province PF chairperson Lawrence Evans

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Youths in North-Western Province have congratulated President Edgar Lungu on his re-election as Presidential candidate in this year’s general elections slated for August 12.

PF provincial youth chairman, Aminon Hara, said the re-election of President Lungu was a sign that the party was confident and happy with his leadership.

"I would further wish to congratulate all the newly elected members of central committee who were also elected at the just ended General Conference," he said.

Meanwhile, Mr Hara said youths were ready to work with the top leadership of the party to ensure that President Lungu retains power after this year.

He said the President has a heart for young people and this has been seen through the youth empowerment which the province has heavy benefited from.

Mr Hara also pledged that youths would not engage in any political violence before, during and after the August 12 polls.

He said the party was known for peaceful campaigns.

"The PF is a peaceful party and very welcoming, so will ensure that we engage in issue based campaigns and not violence," he added.

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has expressed confidence in the newly appointed members of the central committee.

President Lungu, with ratification from the general conference, has appointed Edify Hamukale, Kebby Mbewe, Annie Tischer, Mundia Mundale and Syacheye Madyenkhuku as members of the PF central committee from Southern Province.

Mr Evans said the appointment of the five members was a clear indication that the President wanted to build a decision making team that

had representation from all regions in the country.

He said through his ‘One Zambia One Nation’ team, Mr Lungu wanted to balance all the regions, provinces and ethnicity in the supreme organ of the party.

He said the head of State had proved his commitment for the people of Southern Province by appointing five people for the first time in the history of the party.

“As the leadership in the province we are excited with the appointment of five

members of the central committee from our province and this clearly shows the love that the President has for the people of Southern Province,” Mr Evans said.

He called on the new members of the central committee to work closely with the provincial leadership to mobilise the party in the province. Mr Evans said the ruling party in the province had a huge task of ensuring that President Lungu and the PF remained in office after the August 12 general elections.

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Teachers enlisted in GBV fight A NUMBER of teachers in Kalumbila will be engaged in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Assistant Programmes Officer, Cephas Njobvu in an interview in Kalumbila said his organisation would engage teachers in a bid to challenge norms and cultural practices that perpetuate GBV. “We have picked on the teachers because we realise that one form of GBV that has escalated in our community is child marriage. Mostly, children who are married off young are in school, so we want to challenge this from the school perspective,” Mr Njobvu said.

He also took note of cultural norms and practices which hinder children from freely expressing themselves to confide only in their teachers on personal level.

“Teachers are most likely to be approached by children who want to share personal experiences such as abuse because the Saturday 15 25 April, 2020 abuse usually occurs in a family setting,” Mr Njobvu said.

He said it would be prudent for teachers to be armed with information on the various forms of GBV as well as referral mechanisms so as to adequately sensitise children as early as possible.

Mr Njobvu said that the teacher engagement programme would commenced yesterday and it is targeted at 120 teachers in the district.

The targeted teachers are from four Matebo, Mutanda, Kisasa and Manyama zones respectively, in groups of 30 people in each zone. - ZANIS

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KENYA: DEGREE SHOCKER FOR MPS, MEMBERS OF COUNTY ASSEMBLY IN 2022 POLLS

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AIROBI - A law requiring contestants for MP and MCA seats to have a university degree qualification is set to take effect in the 2022 general election, locking out hundreds of potential aspirants whose plans to acquire the academic papers have been derailed by Covid-19.

The law, whose implementation date has been postponed several times, is set to take effect in 2022. Members of the National Assembly in 2017 amended section 22 of the Election Act that prescribes minimum academic qualifications for lawmakers at both levels of government.

The amendment requires Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of County Assembly (MCAs) to have a minimum bachelor's degree before they are cleared to contest.

And even though the law was enacted just before the 2017 election, the National Assembly successfully pushed for the suspension of its implementation after the election, in the hope that they would have obtained the documents by 2022.

With less than two years to go before the next election, and with Covid-19 having disrupted the entire academic calendar, the window for acquiring a degree has been effectively shut. It means politicians planning to vie for seats and do not have the papers will not be cleared to contest.

Most universities have remained shut since Covid-19 hit the country in March, with some reopening last week and others expected to resume classes this week.

MCAs have vowed to move to court next week to challenge the law requiring them to have a university degree, terming it as having the potential of subverting the will of the people.

The County Assemblies Forum - the caucus that brings together all the 47 county assemblies - yesterday said the provisions contained in the Elections Act of 2012 could lock out a majority of MCAs, who at present lack university degrees, but who consider themselves qualified leaders.

"We will be moving to court to challenge that directive because we believe it's unconstitutional. It's against the will and the sovereignty of the people who, constitutionally, are the ones who elect leaders," chairman of CAF, Ndegwa Wahome said.

He said that MCAs should not be blamed for the poor Bills and Motions reported to have been passed and approved in some assemblies across the country, insisting that assemblies and MCAs should instead be trained and facilitated to perform better.

"We, as assemblies, are al-

lowed to employ three assistants to each MCA. These are the people with qualifications.

It's these people who should have degrees, not the MCAs," Ndegwa said.

Nandi senator, Samson Cherargei, yesterday supported the requirement for minimum academic qualifications for legislators, saying, there should be no further delay in implementing the law.

"As a country, we need minimum qualifications for lawmakers. I'm not saying that degrees confer leadership qualities to an individual, but it's an important requirement because lawmakers require some competence, which is only obtained through academic achievement," he said.

A perusal of MPs' CVs posted on Parliament's website indicates that more than 230 MPs have between a first degree and PhD, and thus meet the minimum requirements should the law come into force as stipulated.

About 50 MPs did not submit their CVs while another 50 claim to be undertaking undergraduate studies in various universities across the country.

In the Senate, six senators don't have their CVs on the website, while four others lack degrees, according to the uploaded CVs. The Senate going by the submitted data, has a high constellation of educated individuals. At least 13 senators are PhD holders, while 56 have between a first and second degree.

Even though the law has been in place since 2017, it was not easy to establish how many Members of Parliament - Senate and National Assembly - already have the needed qualification with just about 18 months to the next polls.

Most MPs and senators are yet to submit their details to Parliament, more than three years since the 12th Parliament was inaugurated, making it difficult to know the exact extent of compliance among the 416 MPs. The decision to publicise the biodata of the lawmakers is meant to inform Kenyans about the professional and academic qualifications of their representatives.

In a departure from the past, members of the National Assembly and Senate need to present their curriculum vitae during the pre-swearing-in ceremony.

The biodata is to be updated on the Parliament website by the Office of the Clerk.

It is not clear how many of the MPs elected in 2017 without degrees have gone back to school to fulfil the requirement.

Currently only the President, the Deputy President, governors and deputy governors are required by law to

have degrees before they are cleared to contest a seat.

The requirement for legislators to have a degree was first enacted in the Elections Act of

2011 and was to apply in the 2013 General Election.

However, a majority of MPs who did not have a degree at that time successfully lobbied

then President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga and the clause was suspended for five years.

Come the 2017 polls, MPs

were at it again and voted to provide for a transitional clause in the Act, pushing for its implementation in 2022. – DAILY NATION, Kenya.

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STOP POLITICKING OVER RETIREES, OPPOSITION TOLD

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PPOSITION political parties should refrain from politicizing issues effecting retirees and pension funding, Next Avenue for Retirees in Zambia (NARIZ) President Albert Muyembe has said.

Mr Muyembe said political parties should instead market

Surveyors hail asset policy launch

By NATION REPORTER THE Valuation Chapter of the Surveyors Institute of Zambia is happy that Government has launched the Public Asset Management Policy.

Chairperson for the Valuation Chapter, Martin Lengwe Sauti, said the Surveyors Institute was ready to work with Government to ensure that the policy was successfully implemented especially in management of land and buildings.

The Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Ministry of Works and Supply came up with the policy.

Mr Sauti expressed optimism that the new policy will have a positive effect on the profession as well as the Surveyors industry.

their manifestoes and how they would deal with payment of pension benefits as opposed to condemnation to gain political mileage.

He said his organisation has taken recognition that the financial and economic crisis in the World today has had a profound impact on state economies and pension systems were not exceptional.

“No country is immune

“We understand that apart from developing strategies for managing public assets, the policy will also be responding to some of the challenges that affect the professionals in this sector by evaluating the legal and institutional framework that we operate in,” Mr Sauti said.

Mr Sauti added that the policy would ensure that public assets were properly managed and maintained thereby protecting infrastructure that has been developed at great cost.

“As a Chapter of the Institute that represents Valuation Surveyors, Property Managers and Property Development Appraisers in Zambia, we have a strong conviction that this will definitely have a positive effect on our profession.

“We are very delighted to see this policy launched by Government and we wish to pledge our support in its successful implementation,” Mr Sauti said.

We don’t fake defections - PF

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE Patriotic Front (PF) in Kitwe has denied claims of attempting to fake defections in Kamfinsa Constituency as alleged by the United Party for National Development (UPND).

PF indicated that the defection would be real.

The UPND claimed that a senior member of the ruling party in the district had plans to fake defections in Bupe ward of Kamfinsa constituency.

UPND Copperbelt Province Information and Publicity Secretary, Lawrence Mwanza, had alleged that a senior PF official had promised to give UPND Bupe ward youth officials money on a condition that they organised some people to be paraded as UPND members.

But Kitwe district mobilisation media director, Munalula Moola, said the allegations were unfounded.

Mr Moola said the defections in the ward were genuine and a total opposite of what was being said.

“I have been in constant communication with the officials in the ward and I can assure you that the defections are genuine.

The UPND has been hit with massive defections and creating such propaganda is the only way of trying to survive.

"People are seeing massive developments that are taking place under the PF leadership that is why they are deciding to change camp so that they could work with a serious team," he said.

Mr Munalula added that people were tired of belonging to a party that spearheaded nothing but propaganda, hence the defections.

from the effects of this crisis on public retirement income provisions. In fact, many countries including Zambia are facing huge budget shortfall to meet pension funding obligations,” Mr Muyembe said.

Mr Muyembe said Government has introduced different retirement age options since 2015, sustained retired workers on the payroll while waiting for their pension

benefits. “I wish to take this opportunity to urge all political players particularly from the opposition to refrain from taking political mileage of retirees and pension funding in Zambia through the media instead of dialogue with stakeholders,” He said NARIZ was committed to engaging Government and stakeholders to come on board with solutions and not condemnation.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS NRFA/ORD/024/2021: Tender for the Supply and Delivery of Main System Till Rolls and Point of Sale Till Rolls The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) in its 2021 operational budget had made a provision for the procurement of Stationery and Tolling Operations Materials. It was intended that part of the proceeds could be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Main System Till Rolls and Point of Sale Till Rolls.

language may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ZMW500.00 or its equivalent in any freely convertible currency at the prevailing exchange rate in cash or Bank certified cheque. The telefax number is +260 01 252731. HOWEVER, TELEFAX OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) now invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supply and Delivery of Till Rolls.0

Sealed bids clearly marked “Tender No. NRFA/ ORD/024/2021 for Supply and Delivery of Main System Till Rolls and Point of Sale Till Rolls” must be deposited in the Tender Box situated on 1st Floor, National Road Fund House at the National Road Fund Agency, 33 Fairley Road, Ridgeway, and Lusaka on or before Friday, 14th May, 2021 at 10:00hrs. Electronic bidding will not be permitted.

Late bids will be rejected.

The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) now invites bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Supply and Delivery of Nineteen (19) Laptops.

Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the Public Procurement Act of 2008 and the Public Procurement Regulations of 2011.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from NRFA, Procurement Unit and inspect the soft copy Bidding Document upon request.

Preferential Procurement will be considered as follows: A) B) C) D)

For a citizen-influenced company, by – 4% For a citizen-empowered company by – 8% For a citizen-owned company by – 12% For domestically manufactured goods by a citizen influenced, citizen-empowered and citizen-owned company by – 15%

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English

A Pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday 21st April 2021 at 10:00hrs via ZOOM. Bids will be opened in the presence of representatives who choose to attend on Friday, 14th May, 2021 at 10:00hrs in the NRFA Boardroom, 33 Fairley Road, Ridgeway, and Lusaka via.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration duly signed and sealed by the Guarantor(s).

Bidders can access a soft copy of the bidding document at www.nrfa.org.zm Procurement Unit For/Director and Chief Executive Officer NATIONAL ROAD FUND AGENCY

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Ramaphosa calls for African-made vaccines JOHANNESBURG - Africa needs the skills and capacity to manufacture its own vaccines, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday, as the continent lags other global regions in inoculating against Covid-19.

With only around two percent of the world’s total number of shots so far administered, “Africa needs to harness its own continental capabilities and identify opportunities for collaboration across... countries,” Ramaphosa told a conference on vaccine production organised by the Africa

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

He said other countries outside the continent “could offer technological expertise, financing and investment,” suggesting India and Brazil could help with guidance on how they have developed their own generic pharmaceutical industries.

“We will also need capacitybuilding in the form of skills and knowledge transfer to ensure we can sustain local manufacturing,” Ramaphosa added.

Africa has been the region least affected by the pandemic, with 4.35 million cases and 115, 000 deaths among an overall population of 1.2 billion, according to the latest figures from Africa CDC. But its slow pace of vaccinations has been blamed on inadequate supplies, lack of financing and logistical problems.

Ramaphosa, whose country is Africa’s worst hit by the pandemic, recently criticised developed countries for hogging vaccines, warning “vaccine apartheid must come to an end.”

Also speaking at Monday’s conference, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said that “vaccine equity” could not be guaranteed by “goodwill alone.”

“Africa needs to and should be capable of producing its own vaccines and medical products,” Kagame told attendees. – AFP.

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ANC demands ‘dirty list’ as deadline dawns

JOHANNESBURG - Embattled ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has written to the party’s provincial secretaries to ask them to compile lists of ANC members who are not only criminally charged, but allegedly “implicated in corrupt practices.”

Provincial leaders have until the close of business tomorrow to submit their lists to Magashule’s office, according to a letter which News24 has seen. This comes as the deadline looms for those who are criminally charged to step aside. – NEWS24.

Somali states and opposition reject term extension

MOGADISHU - Somali opposition leaders and the regional states of Jubbaland and Puntland, as well as the country’s senate, have rejected parliament’s decision to extend the presidential term by two years.

The Somali Lower House of parliament on Monday overwhelmingly extended President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s term in office, and that of the federal parliament by two years. – BBC.

Police officer suspended for ‘beating’ colleague

MONROVIA - A senior male police officer in Liberia’s south eastern region has been suspended for allegedly beating a female colleague and inflicting facial injuries.

Images of the assaulted officer were splashed in the country’s newspapers on Monday. The reports say that she nearly lost an eye in the attack and her nose had to be stitched. – BBC.

34 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti

DJIBOUTI - Thirty-four migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, the second such accident in just over a month.

“The migrants were being transported by people smugglers,” Mohammed Abdiker, the IOM’s regional director for East Africa

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TSHISEKEDI DIGS IN …as he takes full control in new cabinet

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INSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo’s Prime Minister on Monday announced a new cabinet in a move that consolidates President Felix Tshisekedi control in government.

The new government of the Sacred Union coalition has 57 members including 14 women, with only 10 from the previous cabinet being reappointed.

The Sacred Union is President Tshisekedi’s new coalition announced on December 6 after breaking his collaboration with former President Joseph Kabila.

Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, who was appointed in February, has named economist Nicolas Kazadi as Finance minister, former civil society activist Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi as Mining minister and retired general Daniel Aselo Okito as Interior minister, Reuters news agency reports.

The AFP news agency says figures from the anti-Kabila opposition have been named to key posts, including

Environment minister and deputy Prime Minister Eve Bazaiba of the opposition party Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC).

Christophe Lutundula, the new Foreign minister, is close to former Katanga Governor Moise Katumbi who attempted to challenge Kabila in the last presidential election, AFP notes.

The former president still retained considerable power even after stepping down following the 2018 elections as his coalition had won the majority of parliamentary seats in what was widely seen as a flawed election.

In December, President Tshisekedi moved to end the coalition with Kabila and forced the resignation of the prime minister by persuading scores of MPs to defect. – BBC.

UN seeks funds to ease hunger in Moz as conflict deepens GENEVA - The World Food Programme yesterday said it needed $82 million to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people facing severe hunger in violence-ravaged northern Mozambique.

The UN agency said more than 950, 000 people were now facing severe hunger, and warned that growing attacks by jihadists in the region were adding to the already desperate situation.

Mozambique's north has been ravaged by an escalating Islamist insurgency since 2017, including horrific attacks in Palma last month that killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands.

"In the wake of the heinous attacks in Palma town, families and individuals have had to abandon their belongings and livelihoods and flee for safety," WFP spokesman Tomson Phiri told reporters in Geneva.

"Many have scattered into neighbouring Mueda, Pemba and Montepuez districts as well as onto the small islands dotted along the Cabo Delgado coastline, adding to an already desperate situation in northern Mozambique," he said. Phiri said his colleagues on the ground in Mozambique had spoken with families fleeing the insurgents, saying "their stories illustrate horrific violence and deepening

despair."

WFP, he said, aimed to assist 750, 000 internally displaced people and vulnerable members of the host communities across Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa and Zambezia provinces.

The agency was currently organising emergency food distributions for families who have fled the violence in Palma, he said, that it would aim to assist 50 000 people displaced from the town. – AFP.

US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine WASHINGTON US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was acting "out of an abundance of caution."

It said six cases of severe blood clotting had been detected in more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine.

The recommendation follows similar rare cases in the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has prompted some curbs in its use.

In a series of tweets, the FDA said it and the Centres for Disease Control and

Prevention were reviewing "six reported US cases of a rare & severe type of blood

clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine. Right now, these adverse events appear to

be extremely rare."

"We are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution," it said.

This was to "ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events."

The FDA added that this specific blood clotting needed different treatment from that which might typically be administered. It gave no immediate further details.

The New York Times quoted officials as saying the six cases were all women, between 18 and 48.

One woman had died and a second, in Nebraska, was in a critical condition, it said. – BBC.

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The are employed, the Zambian our living standards will worsen. local goods and services regardless of its investments wasmetals restricted to economy such as ours, every ment.

Why? the participation in elections should be transported by local percent transported by more worst part of the world ecoof bad weather or having no lifestyles, full employment and 100, 000, 000 results in 0.52 secThe precious plant treated have to look beyond the short ployed Zambians, especially than FISP jobs, forWhile maize towill be start losing more contributions will take in. If Zambians start losing NAPSA No number of zerosby added to and employment in these in risk-free brick and mortar from, conflict would OMC as ais private business Government alloca- operate is also controlled Governprivate petrol tankerNAPSA drivers privately-owned local petrol nomic supply chain disrupslimes, the residue from the refinonds.

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

Minister of Finance is that as from one ministry to the next expect negative growth. proves another US$3 trillion ficult unwinding coming At its height, it produced a But if you Googled, I bet the on abandoned the gold standard Of course, the answer to the individuals or groups of people three square meals per day, funding under COP 22. Itanytime will volved in value chain proforthe climate change passenger density would suf- int were not government conUN COP 22 no protocol allocation is not.

Market alloDoes Mr. Hichilema expect his strong support base, theThe people of Southern, North-Western and some parts of Western Province techniques, castor oil-based derivatives no amount of Covid-19 Bank of by enabling higher consumer addition business model has, with more than a few hundred negligible economic Forquestion secure employers to combined total of sixgrowth metric first news item you got is notpolymerisation on August 15, 1971, and how thataphe prepares the 2021 Budget, in alphabetical order as in Based on the first and secthat has already been way in 2021 too… last is also no…not a flawless economic growth funding under fertonnes grim services. but only government iswhich a people positive-sum game be an eco-friendly (greener) duction toGold feed our pledged US$100 billion to modifications which are valuedto chemicals continue work hardBudgets once theytrolled usher him direct in office?

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Now you know why thi by a long shot.

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Wean have ics, we cannot have negative The European mema different world we are eco-friendly President We saw a slight rebound. talking about the underlying tions on today? those who wish togo leum vouchers of sort.tions. There exist Lovers of lagers, classical strong kwacha exchange rate,the technicalities to another applications. cess for sebacic acid produccation levels, additional country news.

And that isconsumption thethat thing. paper money.

Or put better, it is US$300m every year within five for resale to oil expelling refining means burning through our mortar pleasure resort comple or provide services other (greener) and ing into is not the world we entered an unknown new National GDP because it is not bers have been modest and into from what we left behi looks at gold sample Copper prices awakened decommodity they are digging up, it in he oilofencouraged marketing OMCs with differentfinancing prefer- mechanisms music and Mercedes Benz get participate but instead etc., etc. in Zambia. and un- €850bn. definitely have every right At So, the on close business on Andacquisition I guess thatofisdurable what hap-discussion. about the only demise oftion fiat currency people are forced by theinstead same ences There is little a growing global failed to inception, give to irrespective cost-competitive years of can also have plants. remaining “things” faster merely adds to NAPSA's people will desperately want behind. world. possible in a us, dynamic eco-what spent The Chi-or petrol what basis orseek inco the tour of gets mention. transportation could have their wishes spite the new waves of to the leftduring they want whileCostlier lovers of them to trick politicians technologies exist goods, among other things All these things will continue Friday, July 17, Gold was busitrading pens when you are nothing but at the heart of the monetary sysder resolution 61 to 67 of the process for sebacto feel a sense of grievance The castor crop is a natdemand and consumption politicians using the force of of whether we individually of investing it in production.

This a value chain multiplier revenue Global castor bean production collection of malinvestments buy with their savings or wages.

For example, our Members In previous Budgets, it was nomic system. nese have not been left bestream can we spin out id Rufunsa Cooperative ness.

Government does not fulfilled by employing their Toyota, Whiskey and KalinduAnd that is exactly where I production virus lockdowns in votes with cash offers. acid attheir US$1, 812.70 and Silver was easy toand minenew open quarry forthe the tem. that can produce high puwill and our quality to beincrease explained to us how we 2016 UN COP 22 that our Fi-too uralofplant to Zambia, East ofto castor oil and by-products against those who will becreated government institutions toic produce anything ourselves, means even “things” down inflows from upstream production was two million tonnes in in another town packed withata And NAPSA must secure Parliament do not need possible to fewer estimate tax revBut our economists when decide how many petrol staprivate local or foreign tanker hind; they have la music get what they want. about how we shall make Gold Mine processing in come in today…. major copper producing and in Zambia.

US$19.74 an ounce.

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Instead those who fail spend money instruggling our come Lusaka anymore by be-end-user enue collections from every developing their analytical huge amounts of their owntions Asroad. every nation struggles with drivers on Zambians Friday. consuming economies. national debt stands at or US$15 bilnot industry.

It We is ahave Rufunsa for several millennia.

The historPolitical bribes an electrooxidation process witha sophisticated social indicators that if his predecessors have not not taken advantage voting forinthe PF in 2016, and manufacturing of bio-based Zambian is allowed how of being enemies, groups with to obtain a full Grade 12 cerfor their effort. pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and driven by increased organic This much applies to NAPSA employment living below pove investing risk-free products people who do not need to lift why are some people like him Budget in a world econo the coronavirus, they have also cause they can as well attend sector of the economy and models allow for a hypothetimoney and poured it in ecoPicture By SALIM were also blessed with a nearlion.

This is equivalent to us minpick and shovel industry and that ical account of the United States developed by Asahi Chemiresult from faster greatHe told his crowd to accep already depleted our allocaof the castor plant and its many taxis, minibuses and different preferences could be plastics, bio-resins, bio-lutificate but go on to obtain we will be heaven goods. pharmaceuticals use, cosmetics, too.

The managers could Theselling malinvestment atounces such as Realpromised Estate.

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It is prominence in the first half of the The press is more than happy have or employ on each route.

Many Zambians alsoTohave fication even degrees get what Limited of oil Japan with BASF growth. produce sebacic acid their votes, and that once in huge amounts in other bio skin and hair care, and thin air. elections. every province if they invested US$300m…. and I know this industry growth.

The castor example of Zambia’s curse ine (jobs) that lay the golden eggs LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL Okay, agreed.

There can ing anything tangible tothe ency offices than be in a physgin of error, but that will not That is why every talking All these monies being creFancy talk and he is going to start getting not easy. twentieth century and challenges to We talkcould about have what picked “illegal”on Gold intact.

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All the fancy about a life and China holds 1, 945 metric so much more than all of us to its dominance during the secdiggers and smugglers areCITY doing.

The question What might LUSAKA PLANNING minibus and big bus, petservices.

Some of us have Instead of fighting one anothOurcrazy. current national The process produces several minerals starting lo- grow lems to and solve.ond The basic scieverywhere especially, tions, such as laxatives and debt, the USmanufacturing haswe thrown more vote for them.

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The castor oil industry has from the Castor Oil production pressure to reduce expenditure of parking it in bricks and mortar trapped in a cyclic developme This logic from “Engineers in the people of Mwansabombw last seven months in a move toT Fiat currency experiment we are commentary. owes US$23 trillion debt. in Lusaka.

Our civil servants to achieve anything based on economy.

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It grows wild, cash crop for peasant farmers Zambia should have fewer simple: if you do not make help him get elected to State rate bailout fund and expa savings there among cember 2021 that will be full of the crisis.

They have quickly al US$3 trillion that will be suffering.

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It gets worse, if it is true Mr. be what we are entitled to the stock market inves- Hakushu potential terials in their castor instead. weunemployment getting from our fewer copper The endless creation hascommercialised ers today.

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SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOPIC: STRUCTURE SUB-TOPIC: TENSES LESSON #3: The Past Simple Tense TEACHER: Anthony Simukonde The Past Simple Tense (also called the Simple Past Tense) It is similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were': The Past Simple with 'be' Here's how to make the positive: Positive with 'be' He was happy.

You were happy.

She was happy.

We were happy.

It was happy.

They were happy.

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not': Negative with 'be' Negative Short Form I was not happy.

I wasn't happy.

You were not happy.

You weren't happy.

He was not happy.

He wasn't happy.

She was not happy.

She wasn't happy.

It was not happy.

It wasn't happy. we were not happy.

We weren't happy.

They were not happy. They weren't happy.

To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of 'was / were' and the subject.

Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be': 'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be' was I happy? were you happy? was he happy? was she happy? was it happy? were we happy? were they happy?

The 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same): 'Wh' Questions with 'Be' Why was I happy?

Where were you?

When was he happy?

How was she happy?

How was it happy?

Why were we happy?

When were they happy?

The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It is simple because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

The positive: We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

(Here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce ‘-ed’ at the end of a verb).

Positive with Other Verbs I walked (regular) you played (regular) he cooked (regular) she listened (regular) it rained (regular) we ate (irregular) they drank (irregular) In the negative there are no irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive': Negative I did not leave.

You did not walk.

He did not play.

She did not run.

It did not rain We did not eat.

They did not drink.

Negative Short Form I didn't leave.

You didn't walk.

He didn't play. she didn't run.

It didn't rain.

We didn't eat.

They didn't drink.

Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.

Here are the 'yes / no' questions: 'Yes / No' Questions did I walk? did you play? did he cook? did she listen? did it rain?

did we eat? did they drink?

To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence: 'Wh' Questions Where did I go?

What did you play?

What did he cook?

Why did she listen? when did it rain? where did we eat? how did they travel?

Exercise Make the past simple, positive, negative or question.

1. Sechelani ____________ (work) in the bank.

2. You _____________ (not/call) me.

3. ____________ (she/wear) her black dress.

4. Musunganji ____________ (not/read) the contents of that letter.

5. What ___________ (you/study) abroad?

6. How ___________ (you travel)?

7. ___________ (you/enjoy) your holiday?

8. She ___________ (find) it hard to believe.

9. They ___________ (not/vote) for her party.

10. What ___________(you/do) at the weekend?

Answers to Lesson 38 1. I ______ (be/go) to the shop now.

I am going to the shop now 2. Sechelani ______ (be/play) football.

Sechelani is playing football.

3. _______ she (clean/be) her room?

Is she cleaning her room?

4. They _______(clear/be) the bush.

They are clearing the bush.

5. ______(she/cry)?

Is she crying?

6. She ________ (wash/be) her hair.

She is washing her hair.

7. Musunganji ________ (play/not) basketball today.

Musunganji isn’t playing basketball today.

8. Why _______ (he/travel) to Nakonde?

Why is he traveling to Nakonde?

9. ________ (we/make) too much noise?

Are we making too much noise?

10. Where _______ (Salifyanji/work) now?

Where is Salifyanji working now?

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NKANA, KITWE AT DAGGERS DRAWN FROM PAGE 20

Kaindu will pray that after giving Nkana a crucial home win in the Confederations Cup, striker Fred Tshimenga and midfielder, Harison Chisala will pray a crucial role for the defending champions to bounce back from a losing streak in the league.

Meanwhile, in the second game of the double header at Arthur Davies Stadium, Power Dynamos will aim to move back into top four by beating Indeni FC. The tie against Indeni presents Power Dynamos the opportunity to avenge their 1-0 defeat suffered when they visited Indeni Sports complex in Ndola last November.

In other midweek fixtures, Young Green Eagles will aim to redeem themselves from a 6-0 defeat when they face second-placed Zanaco FC who plans to reduce Zesco United’s lead at the summit of the league table to four points.

It is another tricky fixture for Zanaco coach Chris Kaunda who on Sunday celebrated

beating Lusaka Dynamos in a Lusaka derby.

And despite Zanaco having humiliated Young Eagles 6-0 in the first round, Kaunda is expecting a tough match at Khosa Stadium in Kafue.

“The game against Lusaka Dynamos was a different ball game we are playing against Young Green Eagles we have a lot of things to look at,” Kaunda said.

The Bankers will be without Musa Sulimani but Kaunda is not concerned because of having enough material to fill the void.

Zanaco are trailing Zesco by seven points and a win over Young Green eagles will propel them to 42 points.

Tomorrow’s league action will see Nkwazi hosting Red Arrows in a Lusaka derby at Edwin Imboela Stadium while, Forest Rangers will date Napsa Stars who will aim to bounce back from the 5-1 bashing by Cameroon’s Coton Sport in the CAF Confederations Cup at the weekend.

Kafue Saints, CSS Petauke relegated from PFL

Division One Futsal League after beating Efford Chabala FC 8-2 to move to 55 points.

The young bankers are one point ahead of second-placed Pioneer Avengers who beat BS Stars 5-2 in a week-20 fixture.

Lilanda Bullets recorded the beigest win of the week after thumping Mthunzi FC 29-1 while Bill FC whitewashed Tamanga Juldan 6-0.

Veterans were also at the receiving end having been bashed 9-6 by Christian Academy who maintained fifth position on the National Division One league table with 31 points.

Score Board Chipata Boys 11-8 Kafue Saints Monze George 4-6 Siavonga Beetles Livingstone Pirates 3-4 Kabwe K-Line CSS Petauke 2-13 LSK Automotive Kitwe Bullets 6-0 DS Isoka.

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WITH only one game remaining before the Premier Futsal League (PFL) enters the play-off stage, two sides have been confirmed as relegated sides after having a rough 2020/2021 season.

Struggling Kafue Saints and CSS Petauke who were stunned 18-8 and 13-12 by Chipata George and Automotive FC respectively have been relegated after amassing three and 14 points from 17 games played in the PFL. However all hope is not lost for Petauke who may remain in the PFL to replace DS Isoka who were suspended for failure to fulfil league matches.

Meanwhile, Kabwe K-Line maintained second position on the 10-team PFL table after completing a double over Livingstone Pirates who they edged 4-3 in a tightly contested game played over the weekend.

The win over Pirates propelled K-Line to 45 points, six points behind defending champions Automotive FC who humiliated CSS Petauke 13-2 in round 17 of league action.

Iin the PFL games played over the weekend, Kitwe Bullets collected a walk over victory over DS Isoka to maintain third position with 28 points while Siavonga Beetles were 6-4 victors over Monze George.

The win over Gorge increased Beetles chances of qualifying for the play-offs which features the best performing teams from the first and second round of the PFL. Meanwhile, Zanaco maintained top spot in the National

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…Kanganja orders Nkwazi FC to finish top four

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has ordered Nkwazi football Club to finish in the Top four of the in going MTN FAZ super league to represent the country in the CAF tournaments nest season.

Kanganja said the team is on the right path despite having recorded a 2-1 defeat to Prison Leopards in their last Super League fixture.

He reaffirmed his com-

mitment to support the club to achieve the set objective of qualifying for the continental games. “i have been following your games all season and we are on the right path to finish in the top four. We need to fly high like the name says High flying Nkwazi,” Kanganja said.

“You have my support in all you do. Even if I may not be with you at the ground am always with you in spirit,” he said.

Meanwhile, Nkwazi FC

coach Dennis Makinka has accepted the challenge to help Nkwazi fight for a top four finish.

Makinka hailed the Police Command for always being there for the team as it competes in Zambia’s elite league.

“It is my dream to finish in the top and i believe we have what it takes. The command is on our side and supporting us so it makes work light when your boss is behind cheering you on.

“I have accepted the challenge. When you have an ambitious commander you need to be ambitious aswell,” Makinka said.

Nkwazi are tenth on the 18-team Super League table with 30 points from seven wins, seven defeats and nine draws from 23 games.

Yamoto pick Chansa as Jelusic’s replacement FROM PAGE 20

Chansa takes over from Serbian trainer Vaselin Jelusic who left the club barely three days after giving Yamoto their first title since 1964 after they beat Rifle Men 5-4 on penalties to scoop the FAZ provincial League Cup. Yamoto General Manager, Justin Palmer, said it was mutually agreed for Coach Jelusic to leave and attend to personal matters of an urgent nature.

“Coach Jelusic’s contribution to the progression of City during his tenure is commendable, he leaves us in a great position. Everyone at Yamoto wishes him all the best going forward.

“The club has brought in Chipolopolo AFCON champion, Isaac Chansa, as the new Head Coach of City of Lusaka,” Palmer said.

Meanwhile, City Chairman, Chomba Mumba, hailed Jelusic for leaving the club better than he found it and it is doing well in the

National Division One league where it is vying to win promotion to the Super League.

Mumba said Yamoto believes in Jelusic’s successor, Isaac Chansa whose reign as Yamoto Gaffer started yesterday when he led players in a training session ahead of Yamoto’s week 23 match against Zesco Shockers on Saturday.

“City of Lusaka is in a strong position to gain promotion with 12 league games remaining. “We believe that Coach

Chansa is the right person to build on the foundations laid in the league thus far. Welcome to the Yamoto family Coach Chansa,” Mumba said.

Chansa joins Yamoto from Forest Rangers were he served as assistant coach to Tenant Chilumba.

And Forest Rangers chairman, Charles Kapoma hailed Chansa who is also Chipolopolo assistant coach for his services during his stay at Forest, and wishes him all the

best in his new job which will help him further his career.

Kapoma said Chansa’s dedication and positive influence to the players will always be appreciated. Chansa joined Forest Rangers as a player and played for the team until he retired last year.

He was promoted to the team's technical bench and was part of the team's achievements of qualifying for both ABSA Cup and CAF Champions League for the first time.

LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT No. 3, SECTION 53(2) OF 2015 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Joseph Ngulube intends to apply for planning permission for Change of Land use from Residential to Institution (Pre-School), on Stand No. 38067, Nyumba Yanga, Lusaka. The plot measures approximately 800 meters in extent.

The application may be viewed at the Office of the Town Clerk of Lusaka City Council; P. O Box 30077, Lusaka and submissions or observations on the application may be made to the planning authority without charge.

Submissions or Observations must be in writing and made within the period of 30 days beginning on the first date of the period for the publication of this notice being 13th April, 2021 and ending on 13th May, 2021.

Alex Mwansa TOWN CLERK For/ THE CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY Date of erection of site notice 13th April, 2021.

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Yamoto pick Chansa as Jelusic’s replacement

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EDEN University National Division One league outfit City of Lusaka Football Club have appointed 2012 Africa Cup winner Isaac Chansa as the new head coach at woodlands stadium.

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E L E G A TION-BOUND Kitwe United will fight for revenge when they face Nkana FC in today’s rescheduled Week-19 Copperbelt derby at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe as Nkana fight to escape the relegation zone.

Having won the first round

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2-0 at Nkana Stadium, the visitors will target to complete a double over their old time rivals who are still searching for their first win in the MTN Super League after 23 games.

Motivated by their triumph in the CAF Confederations Cup where they beat Namungo FC from Tanzania 1-0 to move to six points in Group D of the continental

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“We hope that what we saw in the Confederations Cup can be seen in the league because that is where we are struggling a lot,”

competition, Nkana FC are the favourites to reign supreme in today’s derby.

Nkana coach Kelvin Kaindu will be hopping his charges will emulate their continental form which saw them pick six points from the last two games.

“We hope that what we saw in the Confederations Cup can be seen in the league because that is where we are

struggling a lot,” Kaindu said.

With four defeats and one draw in the last five league matches, Nkana will seek redemption to move away from the relegation zone where they are on 16th position with 21 points and a win over Kitwe which is bottom on the Super League table will propel the Kitwe giants to 15th.

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