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I will procced to render Tayali bankrupt if he fails to settle the judgement debt and costs to be awarded by the court so that the semblance of his political career shall be ruined forever.

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Kasama China MP warns suspends UPNDUS$110m chief Mr. Sampa

Mr. Mucheleka

…apologisedebt or else, Mucheleka told

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

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AKAINDE Hichilema has threatened to ruin Chilufya Tayali if he does not apologise and retract corruption allegations against him in relation to the 1990s privatisation process.

Mr Tayali, Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president has however vowed to fight on saying, “HH cannot intimidate me, I am relentless in this fight against privatisaiton corThe ruption.” two trucks the Scania from South Africa

and the Freightliner (right), Zimbabwean STORYfound CONTINUES ONwith PAGEMukula 3 registered where laden tree logs. [Pictures Linda Tembo Soko]

Nchito and Nchito were paid K1.5m from Ultimate Insurance Company - Witness See story on Page 4

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Mr. Lusambo has testified in the Lusaka A WITNESS

IMF talks on again

K1.5 million.

He said the payments were drawn from a US dollar account held at the bank by Ultimate Insurance Company.

This in the case where Marshlands Directors, Tobias Milambo, Nachi Musonda and Richard Lubemba are appearing in the Court facing 16 counts of forgeries and fraud.

The matter will resume on Tuesday for continued trial.

Kambwili put on defence for criminal libel

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THE payment of all interest [Page 4] and principal on sovereign loans from the Export Import Bank of China (“Exim China”) amounting to US$110 million will be suspended, the Ministry of Finance has said.

Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba said the suspension of loans which were due between May 1 and December 31 2020, would be within the framework of the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).

Mr Yamba said the move was aimed at helping Zambia ease the debt and liquidity pressures as the country mobilizes the necessary resources to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Demolish structures • Mwanakatwe reveals contributing to floods - Lusambo talks set for April P.4 See story on Page 3 Magistrate Court that the law firm, Nchito and Nchito Advocates were paid a total sum of K1.5m from funds drawn from Ultimate Insurance Company.

Ryan Tambwa Kalunga from ABSA Bank Zambia, told the magistrate court that bank records showed that the law firm was paid

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BARELY a month after being jailed two years for forgery and uttering false documents, National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has been found with a case to answer for defamation of the President.

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Commonwealth sidelines ZCID on dialogue preps

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ACTUALISATION of marijuana as a money spinner for Zambia should be expedited because the country is missing out on billions of dollars in revenue, the Zambia Hemp Growers and Industries Association has2 See story(ZHGIA) on Page said.

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Tuesday 17 November, 2020

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LET’S MOVE ON MARIJUANA FOR a country that desperately needs to raise foreign exchange to help revamp its economy, it is surprising that Zambia has been dragging its feet over the growing and export of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

This is a billion-dollar global trade that has seen African countries approve the cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.

There is a ready market in Europe, said to be the largest, and the United States.

Zambia has an ideal climate for a thriving marijuana growing industry and it is surprising that inertia by Government is preventing this money-spinning venture from taking off.

It is in this vein that we join the Zambia Hemp Growers and Industries Association (ZHGIA) in calling on Government to speed up the actualisation for the growing of marijuana.

ZHGIA president and chief executive officer, Peter Sinkamba, said the legislation process must be expedited so that the country could begin to benefit from the potential “money spinner.”

It is almost a year since Government approved a proposal to legalise the production of Marijuana, but is yet to come up with guidelines on how this could be actualised.

It is this inertia that is worrying.

Mr. Sinkamba, who is Green Party president has been propagating for the legalisation of marijuana as a business venture and earn foreign exchange for the country.

Only Mr Sinkamba appears to be interested in seeing this come to fruition which led to the formation of the Zambian Hemp Growers & Industries Association (ZHGIA) with PACRA, with the principal business activity to promote the cultivation, production, manufacturing, distribution, and coordination of hemp business in Zambia as well as protecting and upholding rights and interests of its members.

Rwanda has already approved the cultivation of marijuana for export, so has Lesotho. South Africa even allows private use of marijuana in private.

What is likely to happen is that countries that have just legalised marijuana production for export will dominate the market while Zambia is dragging her feet.

As Mr Sinkamba noted, Cabinet had already approved in principle the cultivation and export of cannabis for medicinal, industrial and economic purposes but bemoaned the slow pace at which the implementation of the review of the legislation was going.

According to him, Government had even taken the matter to parliament and yet nothing tangible had come up so far.

According to research from The African Cannabis Report, the first detailed report on the legal cannabis industry in Africa, the continent’s legal cannabis industry could be worth more than $7.1 billion annually by 2023 if legislation is introduced in some of the continent’s major markets.

This is the core reason why there is concern from interest groups that the legislation process must be speeded up so that the country could have a chunk of this huge market.

With Zambia facing a huge foreign debt, survival lies in exploiting new potential foreign exchange earners such as agricultural, in form of marijuana, as well as mining of high value minerals like gold.

Government must therefore stop dragging its feet and provide a roadmap that organisations like ZHGIA could follow and get their ideas into reality.

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Mr. Sinkamba

CTUALISATION of marijuana as a money spinner for Zambia should be expedited because the country is missing out on billions of dollars in revenue, the Zambia Hemp Growers and Industries Association (ZHGIA) has said.

ZHGIA president and chief executive officer, Peter Sinkamba, said the legislation

process must be expedited so that the country could begin to benefit from the potential “money spinner.”

Mr. Sinkamba who is Green Party president observed that the legislation process had been very slow and hoped that the President’s pronouncement would trigger a positive response.

He pointed out that Cabinet had already approved in principle the cultivation and exportation of cannabis for

Kambwili put on defence for criminal libel

By CHARLES MUSONDA BARELY a month after being jailed two years for forgery and uttering false documents, National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has been found with a case to answer for defamation of the President.

If convicted, Kambwili faces up to three years imprisonment.

Meanwhile, Kambwili’s aide-de-camp Christopher Kangwa has been found with a case to answer by the same court for allegedly forging a school certificate and obtaining pecuniary advantage amounting to K343, 691.12 from the RTSA. Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma yesterday put

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Kambwili on his defence after the State closed its case following testimony of the last witness.

In this matter, the NDC leader is charged for alleging that President Lungu and Lusaka business executive Valden Findlay were using the presidential jet to courier drugs. Testifying in the case yesterday, Captain Kamima Nyirenda said he started flying President Lungu when he was Home Affairs Minister and that he was surprised that the presidential jet had been associated with carrying huge sums of money and drugs.

Capt. Nyirenda, 44, said he was also surprised that Kambwili alleged that the jet had been flown to Israel and that whenever the aircraft was flown abroad Mr.

Findlay was on board, matters which were false and meant to bring President Lungu’s name into disrepute.

“At no point has Mr. Findlay been on the aircraft whenever it has been flown abroad. Further, at no point has the aircraft ever been flown to Israel, facts which are well documented in the flight authorisation book.

The case has been adjourned to February 15 and 17, next year for Kambwili’s defence. In the same court, Mr. Kaoma found Kangwa with a case to answer for allegedly forging a school certificate.

Kangwa is alleged to have fraudulently uttered to RTSA human resource manager Emmanuel Longwe a forged certificate to get a job as an enforcement officer.

Voters’ registration still a sham - UPND ease the registration exercise especially in busy areas.

But Mr Kakoma dismissed the claims by the ECZ, stating that the exercise was still a shame.

And a consortium of civil society organisations said ECZ seems not to be doing very well with registering voters in a manner that was free from manipulation and fairness. The organisations that included, Young African Leaders Initiative and Advocates for National Development and Democracy said free and fair elections begin with a registration process that should be free from manipulation.

medicinal, industrial and economic purposes.

Mr Sinkamba however bemoaned the slow pace at which the implementation of the review of the legislation was going. According to him, Government had even taken the matter to parliament and yet nothing tangible had come up so far.

He said ZHGIA had hoped that the review of legislation would have ended by last month.

Displaced Chingola families still languishing in the cold

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE displaced families of Bupalo ward in Chingola have spent three nights in the cold without any help coming forth.

Over 30 families were displaced after a Mr Chitambala obtained a court order for the demolition of the occupied houses last Saturday around 02:00 hours.

Bupalo ward counclilor Nelius Mumba complained to the Daily Nation yesterday that the victims had been sleeping outside with their children.

“We are very saddened by this situation. I feel bad as a councillor and as the first person these people report their challenges to seeing them living in such a manner,” he said.

Mr Mumba added that most household items were damaged during the demolitions.

He said more household items were being destroyed as a result of being left in the sun for a long time. Mr Mumba however hoped that the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) would respond in time to help the people.

Earlier, Member of Parliament Chali Chilombo condemned the act and described it as inhuman.

Mr Chali also vowed to escalate the matter to the highest court and pay for all the legal costs Meanwhile, there has not been any comment from Mr Chitambala as his mobile cell phone went unanswered.

THE voter registration exercise is still a shame despite the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) claiming to have deployed more electoral officers, UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has said.

A check by the Daily Nation found that most of the registration centres still had one or two ECZ officers working.

Only one officer was found working at Matero Secondary School Registration Centre with scores of residents on the queue.

Mr Kakoma said at the pace ECZ was handling the voter registration process, the nine million target was not going to be attained.

He said ECZ needed to register thousands of people in one day to reach the target. Mr Kakoma said in an interview that there was need for more to be done for ECZ to attain its target ahead of the 2021 general elections. He said after visiting some registration centres, he discovered that there were no additional electoral officers which the ECZ promised to deploy.

He said claims of additional electoral officers were rhetoric because what was on the ground was different.

ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano last week said that more officers would be deployed to

By NOEL IYOMBWA in Chikankata

750mw Kafue Gorge resorviour refill reaches 80 percent

FILLING of the water reservoir at the 750 megawatt Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station has reached 80 percent, Zesco director

generation, Fidelis Mubiana has said.

Mr Mubiana told journalists yesterday that only 24metres is remaining before the reservoir was filled to capacity.

He said that the company started filling the reservoir on November 10, 2020.

Mr Mubiana said the water impoundment process has been progressing well and

commissioning of the first generator unit this month was on course.

He said after the reservoir is full, the next stage will be the filling of water tunnels.

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Nchito and Nchito were paid K1.5m from Ultimate Insurance Company - Witness From Page 1

Kalunga told Lusaka magistrate, Alice Walusiku during continued trial yesterday that Ultimate paid the money between 2019 and January 2020 through his bank.

Three Marshlands Consortium Limited directors, Nachi Musonda, Tobias Hanyimbo Milambo and Richard Lubemba are in court facing 15 counts of forgery, obtaining money by false pretenses and uttering false documents, among them Ultimate Insurance Company Limited shareholder resolutions.

Milambo, 48, a chartered insurer of Woodlands, Musonda, 33, of Chongwe and Lubemba, 31 of Chalala are alleged to have forged documents purporting to show that they had been appointed as directors at Ultimate.

It is alleged that between January 1, 2018 and December 31, last year, Milambo, Musonda and Lubemba, with intent to defraud, forged a Bitrust Rear Estate Innovative Solution Valuation Report dated January 6, 2018 for stand 9192/35 Manunga Road, Ndola.

The trio, all insurers, allegedly forged the document by purporting to show that it was genuinely issued and signed by authorised by Bitrust Real Estate Innovation Solution for Investors, when it was not the case.

It is further alleged that between the same dates, Milambo, Musonda, Lubemba, Marshlands Consortium Limited are accused of obtaining goods by false pretenses and stealing over US$41, 000 belonging to Ultimate insurance.

The three directors were initially represented by Nchito and Nchito Advocates in the matter but are now represented

by Lusaka lawyer Osbourne Ngoma and others.

When the matter came up for

continued trial yesterday, Mr Kalunga said that on August 26 , 2020 he was asked by his superiors to reprint a bank statement for account no 0011028454 for Ultimate from ABSA Bank Zambia Limited which was held in United States dollars.

He said that after the instructions by his superiors he reprinted the bank statement with transaction details.

Mr Kalunga explained to the court that he re printed the statement using the computer system of the bank which was secured by means of password and data inscription and he had been in custody of the document.

He submitted the print out of the bank statement as part of his evidence but one of the defence lawyers objected to the production of the document on grounds that the witness did not satisfied the provisions of the law in producing the statement.

But Ms Walusiku in her ruling allowed Mr Kalunga to produce the statement saying it he met all the necessary conditions as a witness who is an official of ABSA bank.

In a related matter the Registrar of Pension Insuranve Authority (PIA), Christopher Mapani, his Deputy Registrar in charge of Insurance, Titus Nkwale, and Manager insurance, Nicholas Mbuya are facing charges of abuse of authority also appeared before Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma for commencement of trial.

Breakdown of payments: • • • • • • • •

23.05.2019 31.05.2019 07.10.2019 03.01.2020 21.01.2020 05.05.2020

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$5000 $15820.07 $26,160.38 $9,505.54 $9,505.54 $7,500

TOTAL USD $73,491.53

No money, no exams for UNZA students

By AARON CHIYANZO STUDENTS who are completely unable to pay academic fees should withdraw and register when they are ready because they will not be allowed to write examinations, University of Zambia (UNZA) Vice Chancellor Professor Luke Mumba has said.

Prof Mumba said all students who had outstanding obligations would not be allowed to write examinations.

The examinations commenced yesterday.

He said some students never come back to clear their dues when they were allowed to write examinations.

“We will not take that route this time around, students just have to clear their dues. For those who really do not have

money, let them withdraw for this academic year and we will allow them back to when they find money,” Prof Mumba said in an interview.

He said it had become a criminal offence under the Public Finance Management Act No. 1 of 2018 to fail to collect public revenue which included fees from students.

“Our hands as management are tied,” Prof Mumba added.

Prof Mumba said every year the Office of Auditor General had been querying UNZA for failure to collect fees from students and allowing students to write exams without paying fees.

Prof Mumba explained that students had been provided a payment plan to meet their obligations in four instalments per academic year.

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CHINA SUSPENDS US$110M DEBT

From Page 1 “Reaching this agreement is an important milestone for Zambia as it undertakes steps to ensure broad based debt relief and equal treatment of creditors in its debt relief efforts,” he said in a statement.

Mr Yamba thanked authorities in China for the debt

service suspension and for the friendly relations that exist between the two countries.

He said this was the second creditor from China to provide relief to the country following a similar gesture by the China Development Bank.

“While this this is bilateral debt, we will continue to

engage private Chinese lenders based on friendly consultations.

“As earlier indicated Government will be transparent in the process of debt relief and will continue to work with all our creditors to reach similar interim agreements around the deferral of both

‘I will ruin you’ From Page 1 “Hakainde Hichilema’s demands for an apology and K10 million will not scare me, the man knows what he has done so he wants to intimidate me,” Mr Tayali said.

Mr Tayali was reacting to United Party for National Development (UPND) president, Mr Hichilema’s letter of demand.

Mr Hichilema has demanded an apology from Mr Tayali for alleging that he corruptly benefitted from privatisation process of State-owned companies.

Mr Tayali has also been given seven days ultimatum in which to pay K10 million as atonement for the pecuniary damage allegedly caused to Mr Hichilema and costs in the amount of K350, 000.

In a letter of demand dated November 16, 2020, the UPND leader said that Mr Tayali’s words that he corruptly benefitted from privatisation meant that he was corrupt and therefore not fit to be Zambia’s President.

But Mr Tayali in an interview yesterday said he was relentless and would not be intimidated by a letter of demand.

“HH is scared, the man knows what he has done so he wants to intimidate me, but I am relentless,” he said.

On Sunday, Mr Tayali said he had gathered strong evidence on the alleged crimes Mr Hichilema committed during privatisation which will be enough to book him a place in jail.

However, Mr Hichilema said should Mr Tayali default in issuing a retraction and apology he will be constrained to issue legal process and committal proceedings against him in the High Court.

principal and interest payments,” said Mr Yamba.

He said such interim debt service deferment agreements would also provide the Government with the necessary time to complete its overall debt strategy aimed at restoring public debt sustainability.

Copper prices hit record high

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Mr Hichilema He said he would procced to render the EPP president bankrupt if he fails to settle the judgement debt and costs to be awarded by the court so that the semblance of his political career shall be ruined forever.

“It is therefore not far-fetched to say that your words were calculated by yourself to lower him in the estimation of many a citizenry that perceive him to be the only hope for this country in light of the social, political and economic challenges she is undergoing and your aim was to cause the electorate to shun him or refuse to vote him in the forthcoming Presidential elections scheduled on 12th of August, 2021 based on your malicious falsehoods,” Mr Hichilema’s lawyers, M Associates said in their letter of demand.

He also said that Mr Tayali committed contempt of Court when he made utterances in the land matter of Pheluna Hatembo, who has sued the UPND leader in the High Court .

Cabinet nods 8NDP for 2022-2026 CABINET has approved the commencement of the development of the Eighth National Development Plan (8NDP) covering 2022 to 2026, that should be Reform and Recovery-focused, guided by the process and roadmap provided in the Concept Note.

It indicated that the process was important since the implementation period for the Seventh National Development Plan ends in 2021.

Cabinet which met yesterday virtually has also approved the National Nuclear Policy and its implementation plan among many resolutions.

Chief Government spokesperson, Dora Siliya said the policy aims to strengthen the legal, institutional and operational framework of nuclear science and technology in the country.

Ms Siliya said although Zambia has been applying nuclear science and technology

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for development since 1969 when the country became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the country has had no nuclear policy to guide the utilisation of nuclear science and technology.

“Cabinet also approved the appointment of a seven-member Board for the National Savings and Credit Bank, to provide the institution with governance oversight in line with Part (ii) Section 4 of the National Savings and Credit Act,” Ms Siliya said in a statement.

Ms Siliya said among other resolutions which were approved include the appointment of members of the Higher Educations Loans and Scholarship Board and the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to provide for the harmonisation of the provisions on trade remedies that are currently provided for in different pieces of legislation. – ZNBC.

COPPER prices yesterday hit a 29-month high of US$7, 179 a tonne, the strongest since June 14, 2018.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange jumped as much as 2.8 percent to US$7, 179 a tonne, the strongest since June 14, 2018.

This is according to the Absa Bank Zambia Daily Market report.

“Industrial metals rose yesterday, with copper prices hitting 29-month highs and Shanghai aluminium scaling a three-year peak, on optimism around demand in top metals consumer China,” Absa said.

Oil prices also climbed, recouping some losses from the previous session as hopes that Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will hold current output curbs offset concerns about weaker fuel demand due to rising Covid-19 cases and higher production from Libya.

Brent crude futures for January rose 44 cents, or one percent, to US$43.22 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for December was at US$40.67 a barrel, up 54 cents, or 1.4 percent.

Meanwhile, the Kwacha is this week expected to pick up slightly depending on dollar inflows the market will receive from corporates converting for upcoming payroll obligations amidst increasing corporate greenback demand.

The past week saw the Kwacha trade between K20.80/ K20.85, with market activity still remaining largely unchanged and the main players being energy and agriculture entities.

Absa Bank said the Zambian Kwacha was unchanged on Friday in a relatively quiet trading session as importers continued to seek the greenback in a market still caught short of dollars.

Opening the trade day at K20.88/20.93 per dollar, Absa bank said, the local unit traded firm throughout until close of business.

The Kwacha closed Friday's trading session against the U.S dollar at K20.88/ K20.93.

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‘FOREIGN TRANSPORTERS EXTERNALISING FUNDS’ Z

AMBIA is spending over $2 billion on transport per year, hence the need for the country to domesticise the sector to avoid externalisation of funds, Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia president Benson Tembo has said.

“Generally, externalisation of funds in the transport sector has not been addressed.

We have however seen progress in the

petroleum transport sector because Government has given import waivers for the local oil marketing companies and meaning that all the business is confined locally,” Mr Tembo said.

Mr Tembo said, however, that Government should remove foreigners from participating as main contractors and only participate as sub-contractors.

“Removing foreign transporters will help domestic the revenue and externalisation will be a thing of the past and the only revenue that will go out is payment to a few

sub contracted foreigners transporters,” he said.

Mr Tembo said the fuel transport sector had grown and did not require the participation of foreign transporters.

He said transportation of minerals had remained the biggest loophole for externalisation of funds as there was no participation of Zambians in the mineral transport sector.

“There is urgent need to domesticise the transportation of minerals so that the economy can benefit,” Mr Tembo said.

By NATION REPORTER THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has been presented with the Best E – Commerce Innovation of the year 2020 Award by the Institute for Finance and Economics (IFE) Zambia.

According to the certificate of award presented to the RTSA and signed by (IFE) Zambia president, Caleb Fundanga, the innovation by the RTSA to introduce the Online payment platform has reduced the cost of creating, processing, distributing and retrieving paper-based information.

The award celebrates and rewards innovative tool, product or service that has changed E – Commerce for better and outstanding results and has recognised the RTSA’s strong efforts in providing effective and efficient services through the online payment portal.

And the RTSA Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gladwell

Mr Banda

Banda, said the agency had set itself an ambitious target of transforming into an equitable regime of road transport and safety management using ICTs as a critical driving force.

Mr. Banda has disclosed that the RTSA will be launching an E – Enforcement platform in a bid to reduce the physical presence of RTSA officers on the road.

The application will allow officers to remotely verify the validity of statutory requirements such as Road Tax, Certificate of Fitness and Driving Licence using a mobile phone.

‘Funding to key projects will continue’

By KETRA KALUNGA DISBURSEMENT of outstanding debt will continue on key projects such as the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and Kafulafuta Water Supply which have reached an advanced stage, says Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu.

Dr Ng’andu said key projects would go on because it would be a waste of resources to stop them when they had reached advanced stage.

The minister said that creditors had asked Government to indicate which priority projects could be excluded from the negotiation process following the ongoing discussions.

Speaking on ZNBC Sunday Interview, Dr Ng’andu said projects such as the Kafulafuta Water Supply were key and could not be stopped because once completed they would provide water to millions of people on the Copperbelt.

He mentioned that stopping such key projects that have already reached an advanced stage would not make sense because it would be a waste of resources.

“As a result of ongoing discussions that we are taking with the various creditors, we have been requested as part of the debt suspension to indicate which projects we consider to be priority projects to exclude them from the process,” he said.

ECZ manipulating voter registration - CSOs

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RTSA awarded best E - Commerce Innovation 2020

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been accused of manipulating the voter registration exercise by favouring the opposition but it has denied the claims.

A consortium of civil society organisations said ECZ seems not to be doing very well with registering voters in a manner that was free from manipulation and fairness.

The civil society organisations are Young African Leaders Initiative and Advocates for National Development and Democracy.

“We want to note that in most areas which appear to be strongholds of UPND, the registration process of voters is taking less than six minutes for one voter to register while in PF stringholds it is taking 10 to 15 minutes to register,” the consortium claimed.

ECZ chief executive officer, Kryticous Shindano however said the commission was an autonomous electoral management body.

Mr Shindano urged stakeholders to desist from interfering in the internal operations of the commission, saying that it would not condone profiling of its staff aimed at discrediting their credibility.

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Respect the law, alcohol dealers urged

By KALOBWE BWALYA BAR owners, retailers and distributors of alcohol have been reminded of their legal obligations as Zambian Breweries partnered with Lusaka City Council and Ndola City Councils in a workshop of compliance.

Zambian Breweries Legal Counsel Deborah Bwalya said the aim was to educate those in the alcohol trade on the legal framework governing the sector to help them compete vigorously while respecting the law.

Ms Bwalya said the brewing company together with the two councils seek to educate bar owners, retailers and distributors on issues pertaining to compliance, prevention and detecting violations of rules, which protect their businesses from fines and lawsuits, and practical advice on running their businesses.

Ms Bwalya said the partnership would also focus on customer care and sustainability, including alcohol responsibility, sensitizing customers on avoiding underage drinking, drinking and driving, gender based violence and alcohol abuse.

She explained that bar owners, retailers and

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distributors had a legal obligation to protect the health, safety and welfare of others.

She also outlined how the trade could ensure compliance with the law, how violations could be prevented and detected, and how bar owners could protect themselves from legal action.

As owners of the businesses we are there to make money, but we are also there to ensure that our customers and consumers are protected from illegal practices and are in good health. We want to make sure that issues of underage drinking, drinking and driving, and illicit alcohol are a thing of the past. As Zambian Breweries we want to protect our customers and consumers of the products that we produce, from illegal practices, and help them avoid the risk of non-compliance to their business,” said Ms Bwalya.

Meanwhile LCC Public Health Director, Edgar Mulwanda said compliance also deals with issues to do with obtaining a business license and paying taxes.

Mr Mulwanda said these issues become more complex when business grows, therefore business owners should to take responsibility and become champions of compliance.

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AMBIA Association of Sisterhood (ZAS) has encouraged sisters to be going for medical check-ups.

ZAS chairperson, Sylvia Kagulura, said it was important to live a day at a time but in the best way for the Lord.

She was speaking during the annual general assembly for ZAS. Sister Kagulura advised the sisters to go for medical checkups regularly.

“Let us go for our medical check-ups, let us check what we are eating. We should not take life for granted and be taken by surprise.

“We also need to be prepared spiritually, and bring life among us in our various communities and bring more people to God in case He takes us tomorrow,” she said.

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PF youths applaud selfless ZRA employee PATRIOTIC Front (PF) youths have commended a Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) employee who turned down K1 million bribe.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested a Director for Opermin Zambia Limited for corrupt practices involving K1 million.

ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono said that the suspect identified as Peter Samboko of Riverside Kitwe, attempted to bribe a ZRA officer, who rejected the offer Ibrahim Kabwe Mwamba, who is National Students Mo-

bilisation Coordinator, applauded ZRA for displaying highest acts of patriotism and dedication to the fight against corruption.

Mr. Mwamba said the action by the ZRA had given confidence to many youths who follow with keen interest the operations of the institution tasked to collect taxes on behalf of Government.

“Credit also goes to Commissioner General as this is clear demonstration of credible and good leadership at the top. We also wish to take this opportunity to recommend for promotion such rare acts of integrity from individuals,” he said.

The chairperson took the opportunity to thank the sisters for the support that they gave to different congregations this year, including her congregation.

Sr Kagulura also expressed happiness with the turnout of sisters from different branches of ZAS. “I am very happy with the turn out of you sisters this year and especially that most of you came in person and from far distances. This is what can help us to make this association to continue growing,” she said.

The chairperson encouraged sisters to continue moving together and even think of other ways that could make the association move together as one.

Speaking at the same event, Sr Lina Wanjiku, sisters of Emmanuel congregation and regional director for African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) from Kenya, highlight-

ed the objectives of ASEC. “The main objective is to empower sisters in Africa, to give them the competences, to give the confidence, reap self-esteem, to give them the skills they need for the work so that they can do their jobs, their services in a communicative and professional way,” she said.

Police probe Charmaine attack

By KALOBWE BWALYA POLICE have instituted investigations in the matter where UPND official, Charmaine Musonda and three other people were attacked.

Mr Musonda and others lost property worth K 56, 000 at the hands of thugs who were armed with machetes and sticks in Lusaka West at the weekend.

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo identified the victims as Ms Musonda aged 41 of Lusaka West, Judah Sikambikambi 51 of Mukwashi Lusaka West, Gershom Masaka 47, also of Lusaka West and Clerk Nchemba aged 35 of Kalundu area.

Ms Katongo explained that the four victims sustained injuries and has since warned those

By STEPHEN MWEWA

By NATION REPORTER

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SENIOR Chieftainess Chungu of Lupososhi has expressed her displeasure following the recent collapse of the Constitution amendment Bill 10 of 2019 in Parliament.

She learnt with sadness the failure to pass Bill 10, which had progressive clauses such as the representation of youths, women and disabled.

The traditional leader said that the failure of Bill 10 was a sign of selfishness among opposition political party Members of Parliament (MPs).

She however assured Government that the traditional leadership would continue to support Government, stating that Bill-10 would succeed in the near future.

The Chieftainess was speaking when Lupososhi MP Chungu Bwalya paid a courtesy call on her at the weekend.

Earlier, Mr Bwalya, who is also Northern Province Minister, attributed the flopping of the Bill 10, to the opposition UPND MPs who never wanted to vote for it.

Mr Bwalya encouraged

Ms Katongo

who could be involved in the lawlessness that they shall be dealt with in accordance with the law.

According to Ms Katongo,the incident happened on Sunday around 13:00 hours at Ms Musonda’s residence in Kalundu area.

She said among the items that were stolen were a wrist watch valued at K45, 000, a mobile phone Samsung A11 valued at K6, 500.

“Police in Lusaka received a report of aggravated robbery and assault in which four people were attacked and it is further alleged that property worth K56, 000 was stolen from them by thugs who were armed with matches and sticks,” Ms Katongo said.

Chieftainess Chungu canes opposition

Senior Chieftainess Chungu of Lupososhi people in his constituency not to despair over the failure of Bill 10, but to continue supporting the Government of the day.

He said Government would continue with development programmes in communities.

At the close of the day, the chairperson awarded the senior sisters for showing good example by revamping the spirit in ZAS. Those who were awarded included Sr Catherine Kaimfa, Sr Magdalene Nkole Kakungu, Sr Mary Ann Katiti and Sr Vhristina Mitchell.

Encroachment on road reserves reduce - RDA

By KETRA KALUNGA THE number of illegal structures in the road reserves has reduced, the Road Development Agency (RDA).

RDA director of communications and corporate affairs, Masuzyo Ndhlovu, said in an interview that there had been a reduction in the number of structures being built on the road serve.

Mr Ndhlovu however said the RDA had continued sensitising the public on the need to stop illegal constructions in the road reserve.

“There has been a reduction in the number of structures being built in the road reserve however as RDA, we have continued with sensitising the public on why they should avoid building in the road reserve,” he said.

It was discovered that private developers were constructing illegal structures on road reserves, the situation which saddened the RDA. RDA feared that if the infringements in the road reserve were not halted, the country would find it difficult to carry out future developments and expansion of roads.

A number of buildings which included market stalls, fuel service stations, and houses had been built within the road reserve along major roads across the country.

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU Chief Nkambo of Masaiti district on the Copperbelt.

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Ms Georgieva said countries could then start rent 16 percent for transactions via the SC Mobile app a vital branding was to ensure approved the proposed the IDC/ZCCM-IH group She stressed recently the is for well positions, offering request, postponed their Ms Mulendema said. we do not receive tourists any- agreement tached tothetourism.

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By BUUMBA CHIMBULU In response, Chief Nkambo warned ofsaid stern action meeting to given November 13,had 2020 during a Manufacturing Sector bespoke solutions that can Mr Makasa the because we could have them the be from transparency in also encountered significant macro-economic that ZDA re-positioned its structures which promoted governance. succeed and to individuals most in need. duction freed resourcMr Singh said Standard Chartered Bank looked more, meaning our economic “As the country makes and farming as a business, and the current 20 percent to “This being the heart-beat m results however observed the 25 percent of its equity stake in Kagem Mining against farmers that would sell fertiliser received information and so it would have been difficult after failing to form a quorum. webinar that the manufacturing the supply chain order not to draw scepticism ONDHOLDERS did not sign a headwinds resulting from the economic effects of Shetoself said this ataddress the Meeting of the banking Ministers of es,identification says Zambia Chamber forward introducing more digital capabilities, Ms Zimba however observed that village agreement would be used encourage the participation of BuyZed Campaign, the as a more familiar and of local entrepreneurs Limited at fair market value.

THE Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) and this year the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). for them to make the they activities strides indecision, diversifying theinunder Zambia has US$3 billion ofwere confidentiality agreement sent to for them human from creditors, a member of need was critical stimulating in theCentral challenges, risk as management guidance on matters ofI think treating capi-have been seriouslyprovided Finance and Bank Governors of the71.4 Gulf including investment products such mutual ofBUUMBA Commerce and Industry By CHIMBULU COVID-19. groups increased the culture, especially of citizens,has says BuyZed need for goods and services He indicated thatsaving ZCCM-IH would transfer Government are discussing a possible Beneficiaries offacilitate FISP in all parts ofcapital the were critical steps needed to debt more focused onMr usChiyavula paying,” Dr Ng’andu said.

Exchange Eurobonds outstanding and which could have allowed Government to innovative firecognisable brand. the Sovereign Debt Forum economy. and working solutions,” customers fairly,” said.

Cooperation Council. funds and bonds via the SC Mobile app.

(ZACCI) president, Chabuka affected. economy from mining, tour“The exchange rate depreciated by close to 40 per percent equity stake in Investrust Bank Plc at fair swap where some of the taxes the mining Campaign Founder, Evans has become more peculiar among women, because of their high returns. tariffs,” Dr Kawesha said recentparticular areas so that private countrystarted receiving fertiliser after President tal to drive economic Dr Ng’andu said Government would not pay ensure mechanisation makes an to provide detailed information on(GWP) each of owes US$2 billion(IAZ) to commercial Georgetown LawWritten and the Insurers Association of Zambia “First, continue doing what you know works.

Ms Lubamba stressed Ms Lubamba said.

Mr Singh said the institution was also set to A RISE in Gross Premium of Kawesha.

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Maintain introduce Agency Banking next K3.8 billion was recorded in the insurance that Savings, much asSeptember Covid-19 has Zambia Association Dr Kawesha said growth going forward, vimba, The group will also transfer itsyear.

100 percent stake the outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT) Dr Kawesha encouraged in9. problem with other creditors.

He explained that can create partnership,” he said. cement to client’s door steps,” Mr Ng’oma stressed “This demand for goods period last year and the resulting inflationary effect Finance Minister, Bwalya Ng’andu. line “Potential Made Posone could not see a good return.

International Monetary Fund and are committed towards the growth of the that met the requiresupportive fiscal and monetary untilhad we of Risk Management He indicated thatLimited Standard Chartered Bank industry in 2019. said training of tractor vestors to take advantage mentHe should cut VAT, Turnhad an adverse impact onMilling oftherefore Manufacturers (ZAM) ly appeal to Governmentinsurance asZulu one of the key sectors with in Mushe to IDC atpolicies fair refunds owed to the sector. of. Institute the The traditional leader urged hismarket subjects of the Government’s engagements with other creditors DrMr Kawesha said Theindustry bondholders had requested all details MrMeanwhile, said.

Zulu howthat it dowas important for and services what isto U SPay-As-You-Earn IinN E Sregistered S E S post-COVID-19. sector, as well asand towards promoting cascaded into the increase inChief the prices ofthere, consumer World Bank another US$3 are out of the woods of the health crisis. tional Monetary Fund constantly innovated and kept up is with the trends Zambia, Francis Ziba has The has thus a for steady She said the village banking groups had managed the confidence of over Tax, operators mechanization sible” acknowledges the manufacturing worldwide, the Executive Officer, value.

The outcome of the discussion will provide not to sell the fertiliser but ensure that they used it to Electricity Act of 2019 which ments of entrepreneurs. would be made almost impossible once the ZACCI has proposed the liberofcurrency other loans which Zambia had contracted gn through ZRA to come up withfinancial theliteracy potential to contribute to in Zambia, and enhancing ever bemoaned theChina. volume of should exploit Government to consider keyitsforof all players is to tap into “Diversifying government revenue, billion to meet the because changing needs its customers. of penetration of“To 2.63 me, to advised. goods and services exacerbating the strain on (PAYE) and Corporate Income to attract players of high returns and “These three corporate actions listed above aincrease solution to insurance the current impasses between great pandemic had also presented Florence Muleya, outlined service provision including the grow agriculture. opened up the energyasector. bondholders were paid.

(IMF) programme alisation of the energy and agmestic investors and before they could vote for the request to give massive potential that the professionalism among its members. something that you have already started; and The bank, he said, would embark on an imports through eCommerce eCommerce to increasing the threshold for the market,” Mr Ng’oma said.

Zambia, Mr Ziba said, had percent.

Hetocustomers. was speaking yesMr optimism TaxZiba Rates.expressed economic growth and job cre-rates disposable incomes of our will be simultaneously as atolerate corporate Government and the mines. interest “When itundertaken comes agriculture we don’t He explained some that the sort Act of a tax holiday for MsDr opportunities to the local challenges faced by the Ng’andu said paying themore bondholders establishment of Mechanization relief. riculture sectors tounique allow Banda explained that the key objective of contracts making spendingthe more efficient.

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Creating next year.

Acting Registrar, Tresford Chiyavula, said the aweek result ofto the pandemic tomore take Zambian pressure the exchange rate. from effects of COVID-19, participation Government to redeem itself as down tax rates would allow ZCCM-IH and constitute the proposed group Revenue Authority (ZRA), the mining to use it for the intended purpose and that is for tricity infrastructure of million in with the other creditors.

“The moment I pay mismanagement of brought about new ways ofespecially conducting business that thattechnology Government could go ahead and provide “We remain optimistic that period. troduce discipline in financial sector that is was so attractive.

Interest rates Natural resources, Human He said thisamong was aimed at to the the available skills the general “We may hoping opportunities, for young people and He said this an extension of banking GWP increased tochannel K3.8 billion K3.2 demonstration and priority going back IMF. businesses to tax the the MoU signing cerecurrent challenges offered Zambia’s private sector has be says Economics Association as Zambia celebrated its 56th portfolio rationalisation and reorganisation,” Mr “Western Province is encompanies owe revenue in from excess of billion agricultural purpose,” Chief Nkambo said. transmission anderating distribution. in the region by ex-populace. theensuring US$42.5 million toby bondholders my entire the information but a confidentiality agreement nethe this year. considering environment She said these included resulted inthe an increase in Georgieva demand for Voice and Data that demand of the women,” Ms said. services outside of is thequite bank’s conventional in village banking groups high so it attracts recorded in 2018. capacity building were also He said Zambia needed to the economy.

This savings back into staff retenresources, exports in the Chabala said. an unbearable opportunity to K19.68 billion while the Government has terms of how Zambia borne the brunt of disease of Zambia (EAZ) was National independence.

He praised Nyimba Investments for the early that, if we are able to Dr Kawesha empting however ac-them from pay tax as conversation with other creditors collapses.

I do with the bondholders supposed to be She said unfortunately the insurance week mony. dowed with vast natural goods and services for these The IMF, she said, would develop the needed branches andas through this channel, clients will be in people whichreweand ourselves, drop inthat sales due to lack Mr Chiyavula thepast rise resulted in an dit losses on Copper prices are trading products services corporates and Small and tofind invest.

“So savings is attractive when you urgently take acurrently holistic approach tion manufacturers Mr Chabala explained thehas rational for the outstanding VATsaid refunds duefor to the mining draw aand line under the and cardinal. delivery of inputs saying the move resulted into knowledged the need for Govnot have the capacity to pay all of them. pandemic with some resorting Secretary, Mutisunge Zulu.

He explained in an signed first. wassectors being held when asback the country and an world region and being aprovide regionwas thriving econopolicies, to help economies stress their should be determined able to access authorised agents, who insurance penetration of K10.4 2.63 per cent ina2019 managed its resourcget on IMF we look atEnterprises opportunities that of demand and consumers Medium (SMEs) resorted to work from US$6,707 tonne.

288 million in increased production. proposed group reorganisation was that the starting from the leadership and companies amounting to billion. see that your money is"This going tocollaboration grow to atest level that itis majority and tourist sites which farmers collecting early. credibility. invest- are struggling due toat large “We shallaround not pay because allper creditors must s regain noted mechanisation was to encourage tosources triming wages while others Mr Zulu stressed that cominterview that said this would HeHe said Government prepared theernment agreement was battling with COVID-19 pandemic, medium-term frameworks. cash deposit andfinancial cash withdrawals services. compared to 2.29that peremployed cent the previous year. by market forces.

Dr Kawesha present themselves regardless switching to lower value board considered the measure to enhance, al trade Hub and envisages “Companies As a way of solving this problem, the two commit to the parameters of a home,,” she added.

“I wish to commend you Nyimba for ensuring that be dealt with equally.

I have already defaulted my with a prosperous ments in alternative sources He said Government was 19.merce inspires you.

Incentives should be there to encourage es. programme, things “One of the things which is quite important and hoped bondholders would examine before have outright laid off staff.

Mr Mateyo explained that larger world as an enabler must be put more money in people’s not a silver bullet to the production stating that this had changed the way business Ms Georgieva said the IMF was very keen This will serve to increase client touch points, the Covid-19," he said. attracts international tourists He initiated said mechanisms general insurance business “We have made submissions significant and timely Dr Ngándu ofMs the Katebedire situation we find products which towent give inas improve operational efficiency andtend performance have athere discussion. survival such as you delivered the inputs on time.

This will contribute new program with the IMF. with other creditors. of energy by offering special putting on the table genuine Musonda said the profit after tax is on cash working capital and one way they they voted as was enough time for them producers in South America were going under people save,” Ms Zimba said. ove were was conducted. that all these attributes are There is more begin realisationto fall embraced bysix business entities pockets as opposed toto athe low continue working social spending formobile addition existing on partnerships with the increased per cent and grew to K2.3 challenges facing agriculture in the areahave ofwill energy, agriculture citizenry. the first Nkhoma said into ofto ZCCM-IH. Once the discussion is fruitful, Government laying off by some workers, salaourselves in to both locally and lower margins. our farmers coming up with a goodto yield,” he Mr Mulozi said Government to visit sites such as the ZamWe could paid them thewill US$42.5 million “This program not only incentives. For “Other factorscovers information forfrom debt relief. it will support of growth (Government) could assist isMr through the to do that.

Mr Marechera care and maintenance which had created a Ms Banda noted that the insurance industry down to negative K275 million compared negative Mr Chiyavula inclusive growth in the region. network operators.

Stanbic Bank Manda Hill Branch Manager, Katongo that embracing eCommerce of production, which billion in 2019 K1.9 billion the previous ranging from tax evasion to to aid Zambia’s recovery. threshold. revenue because these are key to allow but encouraged the introduction the group was streamlining will not have to pay cash from the treasury but certainly catalysts for acryThe cuts, putting some workers said.He said and the matter would rest, but as soon asglobally. we “If fix the attractiveness of billion of Ms Muleya highlighted take intoof account new macro Mrwe Ziba Zambia US$3 Eurobonds affecting busioutstanding VAT. Minister said this during the ZNBC Mr Ziba said investors time, built a midsharp decline in terms tothe the market, helped toliberation. ensure sustainable economic the programme would place.

But Igrowth, think, Mr Singh said the award-winning SC Mobile was “We also count on you for with year.

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We to count on ever you 2020 insurance week in bondholders Lusaka yesterday. ket prices and values of goods tion to costs thereby allowing abler in supporting operasurance by service providers to Conference for 2020. up your game and unlock value for its shareholders going Mateyo. and development,” she loss on the foreign currency denominated liabilities presidential gesture of ensuring that inputs were ing and borrowing to sustain Dr Ng’andu further said: “The game is not to move away from there.

Govpolicies are therefore very important in this set up.”

World Bank and another US$3 billion to China. some taxes that they owe ZRA if those could a specific detail on each loan but the Chinese Debt Sustainability Analysis. farms asor itthis involved production, in agriculture.

US$6,707 per tonne.

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Will the Government country found itself in. from a manufacturing perspective closures and the impact of needing to physically visit a bank branch. to help us help them make your region more of the Kwacha “Long term insurance business also now been less economy has lacked ibility to the Govindustry and that with exemption as it could go a Plain National among and services. forward.

Mr Mateyo said once fruitful, thisgive would for paying sustainable survival post delivered early. tional resilience of businesses. earn confidence ofclawed local users.

Mr Zulu said that ecomcompetitive.

Countries across made finance and busiabout these guys and not paying the business operations. ernment must begin toinsurance let go ofthe “They are saying I have not given them resulting from the devaluation of the kwacha by close be out of VAT refunds.

This is an bank insisted that no one should Ms Chilufya-Elliott also said her Bank was keen on “Copper price has improved but the macrogeneral was at K905 million. livelihood and secure future prosperity.

There “A renegotiation will also offer genuine and we are confident have fixed its economic He said this in his write up The app allows Standard Chartered clients harvesting, post-harvest handling, He therefore called for a critical secure.

“Working together in this very difficult continued to grow and increased by15 per cent month on month in the last 24 power outages on productivity. mechanization.

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However, the Authority country with nine life insurance companies demonstrate our commitment anywhere, anytime from their mobile phones mountain we are climbing in this crisis,” she “For 2020, notwithstanding the effects of She said to mitigate the same, management would provide that breathing space creditors normally?” he asked.

Default – The Risks We Never business ideas in an effort to drive the growth of the many years,” he said.

Ms Lubamba said trends in channels and resourcing has He said an Internalacking while restoring tion, loading shedding, IH and IDC wasthe a related party and the utilisation ofuncertainty mechanisation tosee He was recently on the Stanbic Data-Driven and Digital He said this was first time thattransaction fertiliser was arecession lot of and may “The moment you pick one pay, you Ms Kavimba said thepackaging. first half of 2020, stakeholders including our communities atand “It should instead provide ation ofspeaking the Kwacha against document which will allow me give them the Bondholders last Friday rejected Zambia’s Meanwhile, Mr thetocurrent -4.2 percent by of prices but that is predominantly because merce space as entities such as us thatin there would noMateyo preferred transacting cash.

Normal way of life has been issued guidelines tosaid industry to provide and general insurance companies.

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Open letter to musician Lota Mandevu aka DRIMZ Dear Editor, I AM quite impressed with your appeal for peace and condemnation of tribalism.

Your appeal to the head of State, the President of the Republic of Zambia to fight tribalism and political violence is laudable.

But I am challenging you to also play your part by being a responsible artist, a bridge builder and peace maker. You have also been fanning the flames of politically motivated hate and violence through your music.

For example, your song “ba Mwankole” does not promote or preach peace but fans political violence. It is not only provocative but also disrespectful. You can’t hide behind the claim of satire or metaphor.

Clearly, the song was aimed at provoking public hate and contempt towards a particular group of citizens.

That is why it played a very divisive and destructive role in the recent parliamentary and

local government by-elections.

People were quick to interpret who the “mwankoles” are in the song.

The people you called “Ba Mwankole” are reasonable human beings with feelings and emotions. They still feel hurt, angry and bitter because of the ridicule your song occasioned on them and their social group.

If you are not alive to this reality then you are still a toddler in the creative arts.

You need to find a way of making amends with the people you disrespectfully called “Ba Mwankole” and “ba Mushanina bwali.” Failure or refusal to do so may adversely affect your career and your personal safety.

The ideal is that those who feel injured should exercise tolerance and swallow the shame of being ridiculed as “ba Mwankole ba Mushanina bwali” because Zambia is a democracy where every citizen should express themselves freely. Yes, that is the ideal. But we are not living in the ideal world sir. We are living in the real world. Realism supersedes idealism.

In politics the real world exists.

You also need to play your role as a peace maker by releasing songs that promote national unity and peace.

You can help build Zambia.

CHARLES CHISALA.

WHY AND HOW PRESIDENT LUNGU CANNOT BE PETITIONED VIA ARTICLE 52 Dear Editor,

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RESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest the 2021 polls debate has been revived after the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) poured water on the then ill-conceived “Third – Term” debate.

But this time around the debate is orchestrated to instil fear in the head of State and the governing PF by threatening to petition the incumbent via Article 52 (4): “A person may challenge, before a court or tribunal, as prescribed, the nomination of a candidate within seven days of the close of nomination and the court shall hear the case within twenty- one days of its lodgement.”

However, President Lungu will successfully file his nomination papers as PF’s 2021 Presidential candidate whilst serving as a Republican President in line with Article 52: (1) “A candidate shall file that candidate’s nomination paper to a returning officer, supported by an affidavit stating that the candidate is qualified for nomination as President, Member of Parliament or councillor, in the manner, on the day, and at the time and place set by the Electoral Commission by regulation. (2) A returning officer shall, immediately on the filing of a nomination paper, in accordance with clause (1), duly reject the nomination paper if the candidate does not meet the qualifications or procedural requirements specified for election to that office.”

In short, both a Republican President and PF’s 2021 Presidential candidate will be in the person of Edgar Chagwa Lungu.

An election petition initiated via Article 52 exempts the Republican President who is

seeking re-election: He enjoys full executive powers and immunity from legal suits or criminal prosecution under Article 98 (1) “A person shall not institute or continue civil proceedings against the President or a person performing executive functions, as provided in Article 109, in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the President or that person in their private capacity during the tenure of office as President.”

The constitution framers were alive to a Republican President’s immunity from legal suits or prosecution.

So, if the learned State Counsel, John Sangwa and his counterpart Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa petitioned President Lungu’s eligibility to contest 2021 polls, then the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will have only two options: Either dismiss the case with costs or entertain the matter for experimental or academic purposes.

First and foremost, the ConCourt cannot revisit its earlier judicial decision as that would cast serious aspersions on its judicative function.

Secondly, petitioners will grapple with this challenge: How do they separate the PF’s Presidential candidate from a Republican President in one person of Edgar Chagwa Lungu for them to serve Court summons?

However, the ConCourt can only entertain the case for experimental or academic purposes as Article 52 exempts the Republican President who is seeking re-election.

Moreover, under the most misinterpreted Article 106 (3) President Lungu is eligible to contest 2021 polls: “A person who has twice held office as President is not eligible for election as President.”

The “twice held office as

President” refers or captures the scenario effective January 5, 2016 when President Lungu appended his signature on the amended constitution. And amended law does not look back! Then, begs the question: How many times has President Lungu held office since January 5, 2016? The answer is once!

First and foremost, the President‘s full term of office is five years.

What about Mr Lungu’s election as President in 2015? Many President Lungu’s eligibility to contest 2021 polls critics get confused with this question.

Since 2015 elections took place before the amended constitution, we need a transition law to interpret the event. Unfortunately, the transition law or bridge to help us transport a past event in the current constitution does not exist. So, what do we do?

Either ignore the past event as the amended constitution does recognise it, or borrow a law in the current constitution to help interpret the past scenario.

The Article 6 (6) defines the 2015 election scenario: “If the Vice-President assumes the office of President, in accordance with clause (5)(a), or a person is elected to the office of President as a result of an election held in accordance with clause 5(b), the Vice-President or the Presidentelect shall serve for the unexpired term of office and be deemed, for the purposes of clause (3) (a) to have served a full term as President if, at the date on which the President assumed office, at least three years remain before the date of the next general election; or (b) not to have served a term of office as President if, at the date on which the President assumed

office, less than three years remain before the date of the next general election.”

President Lungu served for only 20 months from September 20, 2015 to September 13, 2016 technically, President Lungu did not serve the full term of office.

Therefore, he is eligible to contest the 2021 polls!

The issue of public interest: The State Counsel Likando Kalaluka‘s voice, who is also AttorneyGeneral, would have offered legal guidance to the nation. Equally, PF legal committee chairperson Brian Mundubuile, who is also Parliamentary Chief Whip, should have provided legal counsel than leave the nation speculating.

The raging debate on President Lungu’s eligibility to contest 2021 polls: Calculated to throw dust in the Zambians‘eyes and influence their perception.

As for Mr Sangwa, he lamentably failed to interpret the Article 52, read together with Article 98.

Contrary to assertions that many Zambians will petition President Lungu’s eligibility to contest 2021 polls by the Choma Central lawmaker, many Zambians who are exasperated with Mr Hakainde Hichilema’s five consecutive loss of elections since he took over the mantle from UPND’s founding leader late Anderson Mazoka will petition his eligibility to contest the sixth time as no Convention has been held to indorse his candidature.

The UPND has never held a convention ever since the 2006 controversial convention that ushered in Mr Hichilema as its leader, a situation which contravenes Article 60 sub -section 2(d) of the current constitution which requires a political party to hold periodic primary elections.

As a matter of fact, Mr

Hichilema’s opponents may use Article 52 to cripple his campaigns.

Mr Sangwa and Mr Mweetwa should begin to prepare how to defend Mr Hichilema should Zambians petition his eligibility than influence public perception on President Lungu’s eligibility case that is already settled by the Court of law.

Interpreting the Constitution in this country has been the “spoiled child” of the so-called legal experts.

It’s for this reason we need law interpreters and not legal experts.

And it’s for the s a m e reason Article 2 of the current constitution gives every Zambian c i t i z e n the right to defend the constitution: “Every person has the right and duty to - (a) defend this Constitution; and (b) resist or prevent a person from overthrowing, suspending or illegally abrogating this

Constitution.”

So, if legal experts will not interpret the law, then law interpreters shall became the modern lawyers.

By JUSTIN MUPUNDU, Media practitioner/Human Rights defender.

Tuesday 17 November, 2020

RCEP: Asia-Pacific countries form world’s largest trading bloc

LONDON - Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

The pact is seen as an extension of China's influence in the region. The deal excludes the US, which withdrew from a rival AsiaPacific trade pact in 2017.

President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) shortly after taking office.

Negotiations over the new RCEP deal began in 2012 and it was finally signed on Sunday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

The RCEP isn't as comprehensive and doesn't cut tariffs as deeply as the TPP's successor. But many analysts think RCEP's sheer size makes it more significant.

Members of the RCEP make up nearly a third of the world's population and account for 29 percent of global gross domestic product.

The new free trade bloc will be bigger than both the USMexico-Canada Agreement and the European Union.

– BBC.

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OHANNESBURG President Cyril Ramaphosa says this year's instalment of the now-annual Investment Conference would see a shift its focus from pledges of investment commitments to implementing infrastructure projects, as South Africa seeks to court investors as the country continues to suffer from the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Investment Conference is set to kick off today and run through tomorrow.

The conference has been a permanent feature on the president's diary since its inception in 2018, when Ramaphosa pledged to attract R1.2 trillion in investment over the course of five years to boost SA's economy and create jobs.

This year's conference will take place in Johannesburg, and would allow some delegates to attend virtually.

South Africa's economy was already in recession before the Covid-19 pandemic led to a nationwide lockdown in late March. Economists are expecting an annual contraction in GDP of between seven percent and 10 percent, as the country also battles record unemployment and low business confidence.

In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa wrote that because of the global Covid-19

RAMAPHOSA PROMISES INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUSSED INVESTMENT

President Cyril Ramaphosa.

pandemic and lockdowns in various parts of the world, the conference would have fewer in-person delegates than usual.

"In previous years, more than 1, 500 delegates attended the SA Investment Conferences.

But this year, to allow for social distancing, we expect about 175 delegates to attend in person from listed companies, emerging firms and entrepreneurs, business associations, labour and government," said Rama-

Zim forex auction system bears fruit for SMEs HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s foreign currency auction system has yielded positive results for small firms, with a local start-up saying it is now on an expansion drive on the back of the new impetus from improved access to forex.

The foreign currency auction system has largely been credited with bringing about economic and price stability into the market following previous waves of price distortions due to exchange rate volatility.

Apart from the main auction for large firms, the RBZ created an alternative platform for the Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in August with a view to boost their access to foreign currency and thus boost their operations.

A leading player in the moBERLIN - Germany hopes that trade barriers between the United States and Europe will be dismantled once the new administration under President-elect Joe Biden takes office, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said yesterday.

“I hope from the bottom of my heart that the new U.S. administration will help us broker a consensus on the trade relationship between the United States and the EU,” Altmaier said in Berlin.

“And that we can abolish many, many measures with

tor industry, Benz-Elect, which operates a local dealership and service workshop under licence from Mercedes Benz has reaped immediate benefits from the auction.

The positive impact is in tandem with the Government’s economic thrust, which aims, among other things, to roll out strategies to grow SMEs into large corporates which can have

a bigger foothold on the local market.

In an interview, Benz-Elect chief executive officer Dr Victor Sibanda said his company’s operations, most of which are anchored on the importation of service kits, have improved tremendously since the introduction of the auction system.

“For us the small guys it’s not easy to operate and the previous

fluctuations in the local currency made things worse for us,” said Dr Sibanda.

“But since the introduction of the auction system, I have to say we are beginning to see some growth in the business.

“This is mainly because access to foreign currency on official platforms has increased and for some of us who rely on importing spare parts and that is a good thing.

“As SMEs we now have a share of the cake, we are there on the table with the big guys.

“All along we have been running two branches that are in Harare and Gweru, but thanks to better access to foreign currency, we are opening another one in Mutare and that just goes to show you how the economy is re-awakening.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

Germany hopes trade barriers will be dismantled under Biden, minister says regard to tariffs and trade inspired by protectionism,” he added.

Altmaier said that also applied to Europe’s trade partners in China and other parts of Asia, adding: “We made clear to them that we cannot accept dumping practices and that we insist on fair and open markets.”

On Sunday, 15 Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s

“We made clear to them that we cannot accept dumping practices and that we insist on fair and open markets.”

largest free trade bloc, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump.

The new trade alliance will account for 30 percent of the global economy, 30 percent of the global population and reach 2.2 billion consumers, Vietnam said. – REUTERS.

phosa.

Speaking on the progress South Africa has made in attracting investment under his tenure, Ramaphosa said foreign direct investment flows into South Africa rose sharply from R26.8 billion in 2017 to R70.6 billion in 2018.

"The conference will demonstrate that South Africa remains an attractive investment destination and will show the progress we are making to improve

the business climate. It will build on the positive momentum in investment in the years before the onset of the Covid pandemic," Ramaphosa said.

He said the conference would focus on turning commitments into commenced and ongoing projects. He said the conference would highlight South Africa's "progress in driving the economic reforms" to unlock investment and growth.

"Most of the investments are going ahead. Of the 102 projects that were announced at the last two investment conferences, 12 are in the early stages of implementation, 19 have been launched, and 44 are currently under construction or being rolled out," he said.

Ramaphosa said South Africa also wanted to have more investment between continental investors as the African Continental Free Trade Area brought members states closer to establishing a continental market of 1.3 billion people and a combined GDP of around $2.3 trillion. – FIN24.

China’s recovery strengthens as consumer spending picks up BEIJING - China’s economic recovery strengthened in October, with consumer spending picking up steadily and industrial production and investment rising faster than expected.

Industrial output rose 6.9 percent in October from a year earlier, versus a median estimate for a 6.7 percent increase, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. Retail sales growth accelerated to 4.3 percent from 3.3 percent in September, though missing expectations for a five percent increase.

China’s recovery The data shows China’s recovery is well on track, supported by stimulus policies, strong export demand, and the nation’s success in containing the spread of the coronavirus. The People’s Bank of China yesterday injected more liquidity into the financial system, helping to maintain the economic recovery.

The data shows China’s recovery is well on track, supported by stimulus policies, strong export demand, and the nation’s success in containing the spread of the coronavirus. The People’s Bank of China yesterday injected

more liquidity into the financial system, helping to maintain the economic recovery.

Consumer spending is catching up after a slow start, complementing the industrial-led recovery. Retail spending received a boost from the golden week holiday last month, though many shoppers also delayed purchases to take advantage of the Singles’ Day shopping festival in November. In the first 10 months of the year, retail sales were still down 5.9 percent from the same period in 2019.

The recovery continued to broaden out in October and growth is expected to accelerate in the fourth quarter, Fu Linghui, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, told reporters in Beijing. Catering revenue rose 0.8 percent from a year ago, the first increase this year.

Larry Hu, head of China economics at Macquarie Bank Ltd. in Hong Kong, said he expects growth to pick up to 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter from 4.9 percent in the previous three months.

“The strong part of the economy (industry, investment and exports) remains strong but is also around the peak,” he said. “The weak part (consumption and capital expenditure) is catching up.”

– BLOOMBERG NEWS.

DAILY NATION | Tuesday November 17, 2020

UPND intensifies voters’ ‘sensitisation’

By ROGERS KALERO THE UPND has intensified sensitisation in the on-going voter registration exercise in Kitwe.

The development has infuriated some electorate in Wusakile constituency who have demanded an explanation from the Electoral Commission of Zambia(ECZ).

The electorate, through an organisation called Citizens for National Transformation (CNT), said the UPND was using the public announcements to engage in premature campaigns prior to the forth-coming general elections in 2021 One of the Wusakile residents and CNT member Joel Musa said the UPND had usurped the responsibilities of the ECZ, sensitising people about the importance of registering as voters in the next year’s elections The UPND was using a vehicle which is believed to belong to the UPND Kitwe District Secretary.

Mr Musa was supported by John Mwale, Josephine Mwaba, Sydney Musukwa, Cynthia Chilufya, Chishimba Mubanga, Chris Tembo and others The residents recommended redress to the office of the Town Clerk Mbulo Seke who is the District Electoral Commission.

They want the Town Clerk to expeditiously institute investigations into the matter which they said was an electoral mal practice.

In response, Mr Seke said his office will investigate the matter to establish the truth and ensure that all conflicts were resolved through conflict resolution

‘REJECT NON-PERFORMING MPS’

By ROGERS KALERO

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HE electorate in the opposition strongholds like North-Western, Western and Southern provinces must replace their non-performing Members of Parliament with those from the ruling Patriotic Front, Solwezi Central aspiring candidate, Margaret Baines Akuffo, has said.

Ms Akuffo said most MPs from the opposition strong holds had failed to deliver their campaign promises, but were thriving on lies and attacking Government and President Edgar Lungu.

She was speaking in an interview in Kitwe at the weekend.

Ms Akuffo said once elected on the PF ticket, she would form cooperatives of fish farming and poultry which would empower youths.

Most of the vocal opposition MPs are not doing anything for their people, but concentrate on pointing out faults on others.’’ - Ms Akuffo

She said, apart from empowering the youth, she would also look at empowering women and ensure that clinics, schools and feeder roads were either constructed or rehabilitated.

“As PF, we have demonstrated that infrastructure development is key in developing sectors like health and agriculture hence we are asking the electorate in the opposition stronghold to reject

the non-performing opposition MPs in the 2021 elections.

“Yes, most of these opposition MPs are just good at insulting the ruling party, but when you follow them to their constituencies, they have done nothing for their people,” Ms Akuffo said.

Ms Akuffo said most of the vocal opposition MPs were not doing anything for their people, but concentrated on pointing out faults on others.

Government, she said, had demonstrated desire to develop various parts of the country regardless of how the people in those areas voted hence it was important that electorates reciprocated by voting for the PF in the 2021 elections “So, Zambians should not be misled that some opposition leaders will bring heaven on earth once elected. It is not true. Those are blatant lies not worth being listened to” she said.

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We have instructed Kafubu water to verify the challenges and so after that all bills will be written off,” he said.

He said all Zambians deserved access to clean and safe water as well as sanitation without leaving anyone behind.

Meanwhile, Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda said the residents would be grateful for the gesture by Government as the current situation was pathetic and risked lives of people.

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Voter registration improves in L/stone

By ANDREW MUKOMA THERE has been an improvement in the voter registration process in Livingstone, the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed.

FODEP noted yesterday that the improvements the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has made in addressing challenges.

This is in contrast with the situation last week when people spent many hours on the queues in registration centres.

FODEP says that the commencement of voter registration exercise on November 9, 2020 had been faced with various challenges ranging from slow pace of registration, breakdown of registration kits and inadequate staff to attend to the generally huge turnout of people seeking voter registration.

District Chairman Nyambe Mutete said six people were now being registered in one hour against previous situation where two to three persons could be registered in one hour in certain circumstances.

He said that in areas where turnout was very high, ECZ had deployed extra staff and registration Kits.

Mr Mutete said in a statement released to the Daily Nation yesterday that this move had enhanced the number of people being captured in a day.

He added that the beefing up of registration kits had resulted in improved speed in the centres.

Mr Mutete urged citizens who were busy during the week to take advantage of weekends to register as voters.

“FODEP wish to reiterate it’s earlier call to ECZ to enhance publicity in all the wards so that people are made aware of the process with respect to the ECZ deployment schedule and importance of registering as voters.

NORTH-WESTERN/MOSI-OA-TUNYA NEWS

LIGHTING KILLS BOY, INJURES 3 OTHERS

By MARTIN MASHEKWA

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17 -YEAR-OLD-BOY of Sikalele village in Chief Simwatachela area’s in Southern province has been struck to death leaving four of his relatives nursing serious burns in Siamafumba clinic.

Area member of parliament, Clive Miyanda confirmed the incident to Zanis in Kalomo saying the deceased is a son to Costane Siamandingwa adding that the grass thatched house the MANYINGA Town Council Secretary Ketty Mukonde has bemoaned the low numbers of women turning up to register as voters during the on-going voters registration exercise.

Ms Mukonde observed that the district has not registered a lot of women despite having centers with adequate man power, able to capture 100 people per day.

“As Manyinga we are

four family members were in was struck by lightning around 15:00 hours over the weekend on Saturday.

The body of the deceased has since been buried while the trio are still nursing burns in Siamafiumba clinic.

Meanwhile the Mapatizya parliamentarian has called on Government to put up a police post in the constituency to avert a high crime rate in the area citing murder cases and stock theft ranking high on the list of people who are found to be in conflict with

the law.

Mr, Miyanda has also called for the thorough de-mining of landmines in the area saying the explosive devices which had been left in the bush thickest are still posing a threat to people who normally search for the devices in an attempt to extract Mercury believed to be inside the landmines.

Mr. Miyanda was speaking in an interview the burial of Kalomo district commissioner, Brenda Mwenda’s sister, Mary Munashabantu

in Luyaba area yesterday. ZANIS

Low turn up of women in voter registration doing very well in terms of voters registration exercise, I am happy to report that we have the kits that are among the best performing in the country.

But our concern is women are coming in small numbers as compared to men," She said.

She noted that the district has more women who are eligible to vote than men and pledged to increase sensitization on the voter registration.

"So far since the beginning of the exercise we have managed to register over 3,153 eligible voters as at November 13,2020.

We are doing quite well our numbers keep going up because we have no challenges with the process. We have adequate staff, transport and the kits to cater for our district," she said.

And North-Western

permanent Secretary Willies Mangimela encouraged women to register as voters.

Mr Mangimela said women are the majority in society and hence should register as voters.

"Women are the majority in terms of our population and they are the ones who vote in numbers so let us encourage them to register," he emphasized.- ZANIS

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SO WHAT NEXT? Tuesday 17, November 2020

Positive Vibrations no 239

LAST week I talked about the ugly scourge of extremists and fundamentalists. Today I ask, if you are an extremist or a fundamentalist, what extent can you have space for cooperation, love and national unity. The critical question among many is: so what next?

I pity those individuals and societies which have embraced extremism and are into fundamentalist and dogmatic routines. The tricky part is that these are fellow Zambians and treating them as enemies, is not a viable option. Instead, we have a duty to realign them away from dogmatic ways!

How? Through intensive civic education!

UNITY IN DIVERSION We are wasting a lot of time and energy on unproductive debates and schemes. Take a single stick and break it, it will very easily give in. But take a bunch of sticks aligned/bound together and try to break the same; it will be very difficult, if at all. That is all the people of Zambia. Together, we can achieve more and defeat MONOPOLY CAPITAL! I hope people have taken time to understand and appreciate the discussions that informed key decisions of the very first census conducted in Zambia. In short the exercise was important but to maximise on efficiency; it was important and intellectually honest to group 73 languages and dialectics, for easy counting.

The rest is a detail and should be available at the National Archives or the Statistics Agency.

Take time and look at the decision by the Supreme Court, where political forces, questioned the parentage of former President Frederick Chiluba. The main issue here is that the Supreme Court, which is the highest court of law in Zambia ruled that those who were in Zambia on October 24, and consented, automatically became Zambian citizens.

Zambia, is all the 10 provinces resting on a landmass of 752, 000 sq km. It is Zambia for Zambians but accommodative of other nationalities of the global village.

COMMON GROUND We have absolutely no choice but to work together in developing Zambia. A Zambia that benefits from all its citizens, notwithstanding any subjective trappings, will achieve more and better. What this means as I have advocated before is that we must DOMESTICATE the concept of “democracy” in our governance process, so that it is both meaningful and useful to the country.

We should understand democracy as a PROCESS and SYSTEM, which simply

affords citizens an opportunity to participate. IT IS ALL ABOUT PARTICIPATION. In this process, what is expected are serious differences! But, the democratic process has its own rules. One thing which has worked in favour of most democracies, is working towards a common ground on many issues.

Anarchy or violence is the antithesis of civility - and it is precisely the existence of hooligans in some democracies that continues to complicate analysis. How can one defend extremists such as the Ku Klux Klan?

Emphasis is more on what is good for the country as opposed to what is good for a group of individuals. If you came to Zambia, you will find no dispute where Cairo Road is.

Same with where State House is situated. The same with the Supreme Court siting and is the case with Parliament.

As any public office, now and before, the portrait of the Head of State is displayed prominently. The significance is the civilised manner of demonstrating UNITY and Coherence of action.

Somebody is employed to specifically ensure that the Head of State’s portrait is in every relevant and necessary public office or place, depending on circumstances.

Building consensus is not the same thing as securing agreement on everything.

When consensus is built, you coalesce. Meaning you bond and see things as a common project. Clearly you then are ready to move on.

When you refuse to reach consensus you agree to create an impasse; accompanied by a heap of problems, that society must navigate through. (This is what happened in the Zambian Parliament a few weeks ago!

If we look at President Robet Mugabe’s government and its record, many will agree that President Mugabe or Sir Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Darling of the West as long as he danced to their Music. But he then begun standing up to the Babylon System. What caused the crisis in Zimbabwe is not the land grabbing, but the decision by the West to impose sanctions on that country. For instance, how can you have a monetary policy without your own currency? (That is Zimbabwe’s dilemma and the world is looking , while a humanitarian crisis is abundant)

sold out the National cause in exchange for a few pieces of silver. That was then, now it runs in both thousands and millions of dollars!

Listen to News bulletin on a Zambian private Station. There is neither doubt nor debate that the Zambian Kwacha is in trouble. That said; why should Zambians be in the forefront of creating conditions for further weakening of the local currency? Where are the “Top Radio Politicians and Economists? The Outgoing French Ambassador was reportedly worried about the

The Party in government generally benefits from the plenty skills at its disposal within the government machinery. Trust me, this is a real “bonus”. The same cannot be said of other political parties in the opposition; which partly is why some opposition political parties will remain a factor only on paper!

Consequently, it is therefore in the best interest of all Zambians, and all political parties; both ruling and opposition, to ensure that MERIT in all instances is upheld. Why: The civil

The Supreme Court of Zambia,

Mark my words: there will be a political backlash against those who opposed the Constitutional Amendment bill no 10 – Let’s wait and see!)

DO NOT FORGET It is not uncommon for a citizen to betray his or her country. As a matter of fact, the struggle for independence across Africa was complicated

by Africans, who elected to serve their bellies and supported oppression, in the name of “I am just a business person.” So, we cannot forget the Kitchen, Office and Boardroom sellouts! They

“unnecessary tensions“ (my words) which are not helping the country at all . Similar views have been expressed by other top Diplomats serving in Zambia. My understanding is that Embassies and High Commissions have an express duty to inform their respective capitals, so that, what happens, is never an accident. What we have are BILATERAL or MULTULATERAL relations and these by nature, are either between countries or institutions.

There is no substitute for MERIT

or public service workers swear to support Zambia and therefore ready to assist any administration, as long as the law is fulfilled.

A professional who is well schooled in his or her job, will find no joy in selling government information!

If we throw out merit and compromise government delivery; then all Zambians lose. These are issues which call for common ground and patriotism beyond reproach.

They are issues, which are good for every citizens and the Nation of Zambia!

A comment is that, it is

possible for a whole bunch of people to be misled. This is easy where a political party has become a religious cult in the midst of worrisome levels of illiteracy. Do you remember how the Referendum was defeated in the 2016 Elections?

The common thread was that “if you vote for the referendum, it means you are voting for the Patriotic Front”. The icing that reaped massively from ignorance was: Did you see Mr or Mrs Referendum come to campaign? Be careful with this person called “Referendum”.

With that kind of politics and politicking, what do you expect?

So what?

All the dirty and nasty things may be heaped on helpless Zambians. I ask, SO WHAT? We have seen the worst of things and this is in no way justifying wrong-doing. It is just acknowledgement the fact that it happens and has happed before.

My take is to ask a question: Who shall develop Zambia, if Zambians shun away from the noble duty of participation?

Let me quickly say that I do not think it is correct to lump the concern of lack of patriotism on all Zambians. It is a concern that may be heaped on selected Zambians who have shown their insatiable campaign to get political power, at all costs.

Foreign control The good news is that, the will of the people shall prevail as in the past. I see the 2021 election as a validation of the fact that Zambians do not and will not accept tacit foreign control. In other words the 2021 election is not about poverty or about Zambia’s debt and its consequences.

It is Monopoly Capital and the

entire Babylon System Versus the Zambian people. It is about wrestling political power from a Patriotic Front government which has committed to Zambia and Zambians.

A LESSON FROM ZIMBABWE If we look at President Robet Mugabe’s government and its record, many will agree that President Mugabe or Sir Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Darling of the West as long as he danced to their Music.

But he then begun standing up to the Babylon System. What caused the crisis in Zimbabwe is not the land grabbing, but the decision by the West to impose sanctions on that country. For instance, how can you have a monetary policy without your own currency? (That is Zimbabwe’s dilemma and the world is looking , while a humanitarian crisis is abundant) LET’S NOT CONFUSE INSSUES Yes, there are issues with the Zambian debt and I make no excuse for it. Yes, some individuals holding office (You hold office as backed by law) have engaged in unjust enrichment and several get rich quickly schemes. But Zambia is Zambia; the territory or land mass that will be there in perpetuity. That should be the focus. Put premium on Zambia.

REALITY CHECK Zambians have a duty to Zambia. Politics is affecting our economics. Our sociological landscape is frankly becoming a hindrance to good governance!

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Tuesday 17 November, 2020

NEWS OF THE WORLD / FEATURE

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BREACH OF PROTOCOL?

NEWS IN BRIEF

…Malawi government fuming over search of presidential plane as Shepherd Bushiri makes a run for it

Zuma seeks judge's recusal from state capture inquiry JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has applied for Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to recuse himself as the head of a commission investigating corruption during his presidency.

The inquiry, known as the Zondo Commission, was established to investigate the "state capture" scandal during Zuma's tenure as president. – BBC.

Kenya doctors' fury over Covid-19 deaths NAIROBI - The doctors' union in Kenya has accused the government of not protecting healthcare workers who are treating Covid-19 patients, after the deaths of four medical practitioners last week.

They all died in a 24-hour period, although it is unclear if they had contact with coronavirus patients. The union, which is threatening strike action, wants all health workers to get PPE and comprehensive medical cover. – BBC.

Ethiopia seizes town in Tigray ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian forces have liberated a town in the northern Tigray region, the government's emergency taskforce said late on Sunday, accusing local leaders of taking 10, 000 prisoners from the town as they fled.

"As the TPLF (Tigray's ruling party) militia were defeated in Alamata, they fled taking along around 10 000 prisoners," the government's taskforce said on Twitter. – REUTERS.

Obama: Sense of 'truth decay' in US as election shows a 'very divided' nation WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama said during a "60 Minutes" interview that aired on Sunday that the election results show a "very divided" nation, and that there is a sense in the US that "the truth doesn't even matter."

In a wide-ranging interview, Obama also discussed why President Donald Trump should concede the election, the killing of George Floyd, and his decision to run in 2008.

He was promoting his memoir, "A Promised Land," which will be released November 17.

– BUSINESS INSIDER, US.

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OHANNESBURG - Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera and his wife Monica were not allowed to leave South Africa as planned on Friday night as more details emerged of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri's escape from South Africa.

Bushiri and his wife Mary were out on R200, 000 bail when it was discovered that they had not checked in with the police on Friday as required in terms of their bail conditions.

A warrant for the arrest of Bushiri, and his wife has since been issued, according to South African government spokesperson Phumla Williams.

In a surprise development, Bushiri appeared in a live video broadcast that was streamed online on Saturday in which he said he had chosen to leave South Africa in violation of his bail conditions because he feared for his safety and was concerned he would not get a fair trial.

His departure took place in the same week that Chakwera visited South Africa for talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The overlap in Bushiri's escape and Chakwera's trip to Pretoria raised speculation that Malawi's leader - or at least his delegation - helped the self-proclaimed prophet and his wife flee.

Bushiri

But the South African government said on Sunday that the Bushiris did not leave the country aboard a flight on which Chakwera and his delegation travelled.

"Department of Home Affairs immigration officials verified the identities of all passengers and Mr and Ms Bushiri were not on the flight," said spokesperson Phumla Williams.

However, the Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs was aghast at the way Chakwera was treated, saying it was not only a breach of protocol but was not how they were usually treated.

A statement tweeted yesterday described how the delegation

was prevented from leaving as planned at 15:30 on Friday for "unspecified security reasons."

"Dissatisfied with the vague security reasons given for the refusal, His Excellency the President decided that he would not travel back to Malawi without his advance team," the Malawi Foreign Ministry explained.

"In the impasse that followed, the Malawi delegation proposed to the South African authorities that only President Chakwera and his delegations should leave from Pretoria Waterkloof Military Airbase where their plane had landed, while the advance team should be picked up en route from OR Tambo International Airport.

"For no apparent reason, the South African authorities rejected this proposal as well. The Malawi delegation then spent the next six hours trying to reason with the South African authorities before the proposal was accepted."

There were "dozens" of security officials present, who searched the plane, its cargo, and the passengers.

The Malawi government said it was pleased to see that the South African government said it did not think Bushiri left with the presidential delegation, but added that it did not acknowledge how Chakwera was treated.

– NEWS24.

POOR PROJECT GOVERNANCE, THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO PROJECT FAILURES!

By DR LABAN MWANSA

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UR discussion this week focusses on project governance which I think in my opinion is one of the least covered and emphasized aspect in project management.

Most organizations and companies emphasize and abide by their organisational charts to provide direction and control through their policies and processes but neglect project management governance.

We will try to answer these questions: What is Project Governance? What is an underlap and overlap of responsibility in project management? When does and an underlap or overlap happen in a project?

How do you avoid underlaps or overlaps of responsibility in your projects? Project governance framework is based around a number of core principles in order to ensure effectiveness. Project governance is the management framework within which project decisions are made to ensure project success. I am sure that you

will agree with me that many projects fail not because of technical abilities or reasons but rather poor project governance.

Failure of project governance in a project is a recipe for an overall project failure.

Definitely this can form an attractive research project for post graduate students in project management.

Project governance is a critical element of any project, since the accountabilities and responsibilities associated with every project are different and depends on environment and context. Organization’s business as usual activities are laid down in their organizational governance arrangements; rarely does an equivalent governance framework exist to govern the development of its capital investments (projects).

Organizational governance is most organizations is achieved by having in place organization governance structures that guide their management functions in order to ensure smooth organizational direction and control through policies and processes to meet strategic and operational objectives. A key role in project governance is that of the project sponsor or project executive.

The project sponsor has three main areas of responsi-

bility which are to the project steering committee or project board, the project manager and the project stakeholders Ownership and responsibility in projects: It is a vital principle in project management best practice that every part of the project should be owned, so that responsibility, delegated authority and accountability can be assigned to the owner. It is important to establish who is responsible for what in order to avoid overlaps and underlaps of responsibilities.

An underlap means that no one project manager is deemed to be responsible which leads to the confusion and chaos and decision not being made until they become critical. Conversely an overlap means two or more managers could feel they are personally responsible which leads to confusion, contradictory orders, duplication of effort and even conflict. This is where project organization structure is required to clearly outline ownership, authority, responsibility and accountability.

You can avoid underlaps and overlaps happening in your projects by adopting best practice.

For example in PRINCE2 methodology, the principle number 3. Defined roles and responsibilities and the organization theme addresses and takes care of project

governance requirements. It ensures appropriate project governance by enabling and defining distinct responsibilities for directing, managing, delivering the project and clearly defining accountability at each level.

Adopting and embedding good project governance early enough in the project inception is good and advantageous in that it consequently pays off by minimizing unnecessary project team meetings discussing roles and responsibilities.

Project responsibility and accountability is established by delegating authority from one management level to the next by setting tolerances against six aspects of performance for the respective level of the plan: • ● Cost -The degree of allowable overspend or underspend against an agreed budget • ● Time - The degree to which a project is allowed to deliver later or earlier than an agreed target completion date • ● Quality - How much something can vary from agreed quality criteria. For example, a project to produce a new sports watch might have a target that the watch should work under water to a depth of 50 metres, with an allowable tolerance of

plus or minus 5 metres • ● Scope - Allowable variation of the plan’s products. For example, a project might be required to deliver all of the must do, ‘mandatory’, requirements but be allowed to deliver only 50 per cent or more of it’s should do, ‘desirable’, requirements • ● Benefits - The degree to which it is allowable to under-deliver or over-deliver benefits (realized or estimated). For example, the business case for a sales improvement project might have been modelled with a plus or minus 2 per cent range of increased income generation • ● Risk - Limits on the plan’s aggregated risks. For example, a tolerance might be set that the cost of aggregated threats must remain less than 15 per cent of the budget and that the cost of any single threat must be no more than 10 per cent of the agreed budget.

Final thoughts: It is also good idea to set up controls so that if those tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, they are described as being in exception and immediately escalated to the next management level for a decision on how to proceed.

Putting an assurance mechanism in place so that each management level can be

confident that such controls are effective.

One of the advantages of using best practice in project management is that it comprises of guided roles and responsibilities, terminology and processes that people become familiar with and so clarifies project governance and facilitates team working and cross-organization cooperation. For good project governance, it is very important that the chain of accountability from any higher level (organization, portfolio or programme) to the project level is made clear.

Effective governance of project management ensures that an organization’s project portfolio is aligned with the organization’s objectives, is delivered efficiently and is sustainable to ensure success.

This article was written by Dr Laban Mwansa, MSP®, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, Agile®, Laban is a consultant and trainer in project management and specifically trainer/ coach in PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, and PRINCE2 Agile® in Zambia, South Africa and Europe for many years. He was in the executive committee of ICTAZ as technical chair.

He is also the managing partner of Betaways Innovation Systems and can be reached at: Laban.Mwansa@betaways-innovations. com, +260975280392 or WhatsApp +27817029669.

He is also a professional member of PMSA and PMIUSA.

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59m K35,000 per acre. x K150,000.80ha K500,000.230ha tumbo roadfront 1.5ha K175,000 BARLASTONE PARK 2 acres K850,000.265ha K2m.105ha.18ha offers. largeK300,000 shop/warehouse U$D800,000.Off 100m K80,000.

Greenfields 30m x 87m KASAMA 10,000ha K70m. or one acre K150,000.

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KAPIRI 2.7ha 30m from of Cairo Great North houses small shop wallfenced K1.5m. shops,3km road post office.

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KANAKANTAPA ,Chongwe, 22 acres, 3 LUSAKA Kafue Great North roadfront, 1,800sqm.Warehouse at rear 719sqm.

COPPERBELT bedroomSHIBUYUNJI house 3 fish ponds, poultry facilMakeni near Makeni Mall, complex BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT ity 2500birds capacity K3m.6ha K250,000. comprising:8x3 bedroom double storey CONTAINERS-old steel ha.100ha containers in MASAITI 150ha K2000 per MWEMBESHI Bridge 75 acres K1m.300 WATERFALLS, Silverest area 1km off flats(mansionnettes),Shop 75sqm,restauMakeni South K35,000.Scrap metals also great east road several plots,30m x 30m rant/bar with upstairs extension K850,000. acre K3m. available from a road constructors yard.

K150,000.30m x 44m, 170sqm,second floor office space on top Mining, copper, acres) cobalt, gold, emerald, LUFWANYAMA 10ha(25 K90,000.

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CHINIKA 1,800sqm.Warehouse at MACHIY rear 719sqm. investors, financiers or outright purchasGARDEN house area, warehouse near Price U$D14m or Kwacha equivalent. ers.

CHINGOLA Maiteneke 2 bedroom house KAFUE Roadfront opposite Embassy Mall SGS Filling Station plot sizes 3 acres built CENTRAL AGRICULTURE- Vast agricultural farming K90,000.

2 acres, office block,warebig space for further space 20m x 60m.U$D740,000 CHIBOMBO 3 bedroom house in Shiflands available for partnerships or joint wankulu- Spin along Great North road house 4,738sqm K6m.House 6 rooms ventures.

KITWE Bulangililo house 7 rooms construction K38m.

K350,000.20 acres 13km off Great North plus Mumbwa roadfront K850,000.

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Facilities and Logistics Officer Full Time Ndola, Zambia Zambia Information and Communications Technology College (ZICTC) Zambia ICT College

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Zambia Information & Communications Technology College Limited (ZICTC) is a Government owned Technical and Business College registered under the Technical, Educational, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA). The college is based in Ndola, and offers locally and internationally accredited professional and academic programs, and a range of other products and services. Over the past few years, the construction of state of the art infrastructure has coincided with tremendous growth in program offering and student enrollments. Our plan is to grow even more, and become Zambia’s premier center of ICT training and smart solutions.

We are looking for dedicated and innovative professionals who are change agents, and passionate about making a significant and positive contribution to the education sector in Zambia. If you are such an individual possessing necessary qualifications and competencies, you are encouraged to apply for one of the following positions:

FACILITIES AND LOGISTICS OFFICER (1 POSITION)

Job purpose: To provide technical and on-site supervision in all cleaning, repair, renovation, maintenance and construction works in the college; and assist in quality control, job site safety, compliance to established specifications/standards, and ensuring that work proceeds according to schedule, budget and signed contracts.

Core Duties 1.

Schedule and conduct regular inspections of infrastructure/assets for scheduled or emergency cleaning, repair, renovation, maintenance and/or construction works; 2.

3.

Assist in the coordination of the preparation and modification of cleaning/ repair/renovation/maintenance/construction schedules, designs, bills of quantity, and environmental impact documents, as appropriate; 4.

Supervise all cleaning/repair/renovation/maintenance/construction works to ensure compliance to contracts, quality standards, and engineering plans, scope of work and safety regulations.

5.

Identify contractor non-compliance with safety, health, scheduling, construction and environmental quality standards, and recommend appropriate action.

6.

Assist in the management of a well maintained transport fleet 7.

Assist in various administrative functions such as supervision of junior staff and preparation of budgets, reports and contracts.

8.

Assist in ensuring the asset register is always up to date, and insurance of necessary assets is undertaken as required 9.

Recommend and initiate viable cost effective maintenance initiatives; and income generating ventures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 1.

Full Grade 12 certificate with a minimum of 5 ‘O’ levels, including English and Mathematics 2.

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Economics, Architecture, Civil Engineering or related fields 3.

At least 3 years post qualification work experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

4.

Membership to relevant professional body, such as the Engineering institute of Zambia 5.

Core competencies and attributes required 6.

1 Ability to read and understand blueprints and technical diagrams; and experience with diagnostic and quality measuring tools 7.

Good computer skills; and ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner 8.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

9.

Willingness to work in outdoor settings, with a lot of walking, climbing, bending, and wearing appropriate safety gear.

10. Ability to supervise contractors and lead assigned staff including prioritizing and scheduling work assignments.

11. Good customer relations and emotional intelligence in dealings with students, staff, and the public in a diplomatic and patient manner Application Details All applicants should submit a typed cover letter of not more than two pages that clearly states the position applied for; the academic and professional qualifications they possess; and the major achievements in their previous and/or current job.

Furthermore, the Curriculum vitae should be current, not more than five pages long, clearly state the duration(s) and nature of their past and current work experience; and include at least four traceable referees.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be communicated to. Furthermore, all shortlisted applicants will be required to present certificates of verification/ validation of all their academic and professional qualifications from the Zambia Qualifications Authority during the interviews.

All applications should be received by the undersigned by 17.00 hours on Friday, 20th November, 2020.

The Registrar Zambia Information and Communications Technology College Plot 2983 Kalewa Road, Northrise P.O. Box 71601 NDOLA Or soft copies to director@zictcollege.edu.zm.

Shift Electricians – Lusaka Full Time Lusaka, Zambia National Milling Corporation Limited (NMC)

NATIONAL MILLING CORPORATION LIMITED

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

National Milling Corporation Limited, is a reputable multinational milling company specialized in the manufacturing of flour, mealie meal, stock feeds products including trading in rice and other products wishes to engage additional staff in the following vacant position:

SHIFT ELECTRICIANS: LUSAKA

Required are Shift Electricians who shall be responsible for supporting the electrical engineering and maintenance team in executing various electrical activities and tasks on site as directed comprising repairs, work orders allocation, material allocation requisition, electrical maintenance planning and scheduling as per assigned location.

Interested candidates should possess a full grade twelve (12) School Certificate, a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and with three (3) years work experience in such a similar role.

Only serious applicants meeting the above stated requirements should send their applications including an updated resume to include contact details with at least three (3) references not later than 26th November, 2020 on an envelope marked the position applied for which should be addressed to: Head – Human Resource & Corporate Affairs National Milling Corporation Limited PO BOX 31980 Head Office LUSAKA or email jobs@nmc.co.z Customer Sales Advisor Full Time Lusaka/Kitwe, Zambia FSG Zambia Ltd FSG Zambia Ltd "We Care" PURPOSE OF THE JOB: 1.

To strategically initiate and respond to all Assurance client’s needs.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: 1.

Keep customer transactions and interaction records including all the complaints, inquiries, comments, and actions performed.

2.

Provide feedback from clients as well as forward necessary documentation received to affected department.

3.

Sell products at the front counter 4.

Take ownership of for general customer experience and wellbeing.

5.

Ensure accuracy at all times.

6.

Create quotations, receipts and invoices for customers in pastel.

7.

Handle customer complaints in a professional manner.

8.

Understand company policy on conducting funeral services on behalf of policy order 9.

Solicit sale of additional or new products and services.

10. Maintain strong customer relationships.

11. Promote sale of funeral policies.

12. Communicate effectively with reporting line managers.

13. Keep the business place clean and tidy at all times and 14. Carry out any other duties assigned by line Managers.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 1.

Minimum of a Diploma in any business related program.

2.

At least 3 years’ experience in a fast Service Delivery Industry REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: 1.

Effective communication at all levels 2.

Pacify difficult customers and handle their problems 3.

Willingness to provide assistance 4.

Approachable 5.

A good memory to remember details and data 6.

Able to work in flexible work timings.

7.

Able to cope with a fast-paced work environment 8.

Resolve problems efficiently after critically analysing situations.

9.

Computer literate 10. Ability to make timely decisions 11. Highly assertive 12. Eye for details Country Manager Lusaka, Zambia

Astro Mobile Zambia Limited

Tech Company Job description involves a very high level of responsibility and self-motivation.

A Country Manager will be responsible for managing all operations within a country. This involves taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets.

Agreeing annual budgets and producing a detailed annual business operating plan are tasks a Country Manager may have to deliver as well as monthly, quarterly or annual targets for revenue, profits and cash.

Country Manger will be to produce business performance reports, which could be on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Country Managers are expected to recruit and manage staff, including performance monitoring, and possibly mentoring and training.

The role is client facing and so daily contact with clients is a big part of a Country Manager’s Job, therefore the ability to communicate effectively is essential.

Skills and Requirements 1.

Must be educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably with some financial qualifications or training – a solid understanding of budgeting and financial planning is essential as this role involves agreeing annual budgets as well as producing financial reports.

2.

Strong understanding of how a business operates and successful candidates will have a proven track record demonstrating their understanding and business acumen.

3.

General management experience is essential for working in this job.

4.

Excellent networking skills.

5.

The ability to recruit staff and monitor performance.

6.

Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels, including people-management, leadership and both written and verbal communication skills.

7.

Must be familiar with computer software programs e.g. Word, Excel etc.

Procurement and Logistics Coordinator Full TimeFull Time Lusaka, Zambia

ACDI/VOCA Since 1963 and in 148 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development, and food security to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil societies.

ACDI/VOCA has approximately 34 projects in 19 countries and total revenues of approximately $128 million.

Overview: ACDI/VOCA is currently implementing a five-year program entitled “Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced (EDGE) Activity” in Zambia funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The aim of the Zambia EDGE Activity is to increase the profitability for agricultural small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by addressing their key investment constraints on access to finance, limited business management skills and technology, and access to markets, thereby increasing SMEs’ productivity and ability to create new jobs in Zambia. Pursuant to its mission, ACDI/VOCA is seeking experienced and talented professionals for the Procurement and Logistics Coordinator position. The position is based in Lusaka and responsible for managing and executing procurements associated with the project’s operational activities and handling all logistical coordination in the program. Prepares and processes requisitions, purchase orders and contracts for materials, supplies, lease contracts and services. Assists the Operations Manager on ensuring proper management of office property to include the vehicles, equipment, and supplies.

Responsibilities: Procurement Prepares and processes requisitions, purchase orders and contracts for materials, supplies and services. Ensures they are in conformity with ACDI/VOCA and USAID policy. Provides advice and guidance to staff on procurement matters for all office administration-related procurements. Analyzes procurement requirements and selects the most appropriate methods based on interpretation and assessment of established policies, practices and experience. Provides support to the HR/ Operations Manager in measuring vendor performance and manages vendors concerns and questions. Develops and maintains an updated vendor list by category of items. Creates and maintains procurement records and ensures accuracy and integrity of data.

Participates in the bid solicitation process. Assists in developing bid evaluation criteria and guiding staff on processes involved. Analyzes, negotiates and prepares contractual agreements, ensuring appropriate terms and conditions included to protect the interests of ACDI/VOCA. Assists the HR/Operations Manager to conducts negotiations with project vendors during the contracting stage, including: rates, discounts, alternative fee arrangements and leverage spending. Monitors and reviews progress of contractual agreements. Reviews invoices prior to approval for payment, resolving any problems that arise. Performs post contract evaluations. Ensures all regular and ad hoc reports regarding procurement activities are completed in a timely manner.

Logistics Maintains a calendar for recurring bills, prepares payments and submits to finance for settlement. These may include security, rent for various premises, telephone and internet subscription bills, office cleaning, stationery, hotel bookings, vehicle service and repairs, and etc. Conducts proper warehousing and storage of office inventory on the regular basis. Responsible for issuance of equipment and tagging/recording.

Assists in general records management, including filing of service contracts for vendors and copies of purchase orders. Manages project travels in that includes dissemination of logistics information. Facilitates meetings and conferences that includes reservation of rooms, transport, organizing for snacks and ensuring conference materials are available. Ensures adequate stock of office supplies.

Oversees maintenance of office equipment such as photocopiers and scanners and ensure repairs are made in a timely fashion.

Vehicle fleet management Oversees the performance of transportation services, ensuring all vehicles are safe and roadworthy and maintenance is done on a timely manner. Responsible for supervising and scheduling the drivers. Responsible for checking vehicle log sheets from the drivers. Ensures vehicle incidents reports are completed on a timely basis and reported to the relevant senior staff.

Facilities management Oversees the cleaning, maintenance, and repair of all facilities including electricity supply, water and plumbing.

Minimum qualifications: 1.

Degree or Higher Diploma in Purchasing and supply, Business Administration, Finance or a related field 2.

Minimum of three years of procurement or logistics-related experience preferably with an International NGO or an international organization providing development assistance.

3.

Demonstrated understanding of and experience with USAID’s procurement and contracting policies and procedures.

4.

Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including demonstrated ability to write required documents in a clear, concise, wellorganized manner.

5.

Must be skilled in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with procurement-specific software is an added advantage.

6.

Must be a member of the Zambia Institute of procurement and Supply with a valid practicing license To Apply: Please submit a resume to ZambiaRecruitment@acdivoca.org no later than November 26, 2020. Please include the position title in the subject line. The resume and related application documents shall be provided as a single attachment and list long-term employment history and any relevant short-term consulting work.

Due to the high volume of applications we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone or email. Only shortlisted candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. ACDI/VOCA is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities and people from diverse groups are encouraged to apply.

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Unbeaten ZANACO win PFL first round

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZANACO FC finished the first round of the Premier Futsal League (PFL) Division One as league leaders after beating Tamanga Juldan 6-5 in a Week-10 fixture played at Automotive Futsal Arena on Sunday.

The win propelled ZANACO who remain unbeatplayers such as striker Rick- good tournament Chilufya has named a en since the league comson Ng’ambi who was joint “Hard work will be key be- 20-member squad for the menced in September, to top scorer during the 2019 cause football is about im- tournament starting on 28 points, one point ahead edition with five goals and proving every day. It’s always Thursday. of second-placed Pioneer under-15s Joseph Sabobo an honour to play for the Zambia will compete in Avengers who beat Bill FC Banda, Charles Mumba and nation and we have always Group B which consist of Co12-2 over the weekend.

Julius Kumwenda who were emphasised this and I’m sure moros Islands, Malawi and In other results played also part of the team that won the boys will put a smile on regional rivals Botswana. over the weekend, Christian in Malawi. the faces of million Zambians They open their campaign Academy humbled Mthunzi Chilufya who is also City and their families,” Chilufya against the Comoros Islands FC 15-3 while DS Academy of Lusaka FC assistant coach said. on Friday, before a crunch beat BS Stars 9-7. Veterans said the availability of the exAsked about the first game meeting with Malawi two and Lilanda Bullets were 8-2 perienced young stars who against Comoros Islands, days later. They finish their and 23-1 victors over Efford were part of the victorious Chilufya said; “The first game pool play against Botswana Chabala and Blue Bombers team in Malawi will help the is always important at a tour- on November 25. respectively. squad as it plans to defend nament we are not taking The two finalists in this Meanwhile, Automotive the youth title.

Comoros as a lightweight, year’s COSAFA Men’s Unhave been placed in Group led by Red Bull Mwepu “The preparations have we will give them respectMIYOBA der-17 Championship willSalzburgA star of man the Enock maiden Premier Bythe MICHAEL been excellent, the team is they deserve and we will al- earn their place whoatisthe fromAfrica enjoying UEFA champions Futsal Leagueleague Cup starting ready we are injury free and ways take this ZAMBIA game very se- Soccer Under-17 Cupfootball of Nations inAustrianon with the giants.

November 21 at AutomoNational we are looking forward to a riously.”

Mwepu’s team mate at Salzburg Patson Daka team coach MiluttinMorocco.

“Micho” has been left out as he is still nursing a hamstring Sredojevic has named his injury he picked when Red Bull Salzburg played provisional 26 member squad Spanish giants, Atletico Madrid in one of the to face Botswana in the much Champions league fixtures. anticipated back-to-back Africa Meanwhile, the Tanzanian duo of Cletus Chama Cup of Nations Qualifiers against and Obrey Chirwa who were dropped during last Botswana slated for November 12th month’s friendlies for allegedly missing two flights and 16th respectively. have also been left out while the former Orlando The squad which comprises mostly players Pirates duo of Justin Shonga and Augustin who featured during the preparatory fixtures Mulenga have made it back into the Chipolopolo against Malawi, South Africa and Ethiopia will be squad. (To page 15)

‘Players game for COSAFA U-17’

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA under-17 national team coach George Chilufya has declared his charges ready for the 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from November 19-30.

Chilufya said the team is looking forward to a good tournament after having excellent preparations as defending champions. He was speaking in an interview before departure for South Africa yesterday, Chilufya hailed the availability of experienced young

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tive Futsal Arena in Lusaka.

Automotive will compete with Lilanda Bullets, Kafue Saints and Division one representatives Christian Academy and Siavonga Beetles who are also in Group A. Auto will begin their PFL Cup campaign with a tie against Christian Academy while Lilanda Bullets will play Kafue Saints in their first cup fixture.

Meanwhile, Kabwe K-Line lead group B alongside Pioneer Avengers, Livingstone Pirates, Veterans FC and BS Stars.

Group C consist of three teams from the Premier League which are DS Isoka, Chipata Boys and CSS Petauke while DS Academy and Bill FC will represent Division one futsal league.

Kitwe Bullets and Monze George FC will compete in group D with Division one representatives, Efford Chabala, Tamanga and Zanaco who will begin their campaign with a tie against Monze George.

CSS Petauke, Tamanga, Siavonga Beetles and BS Stars will be on bye on match day one of the tournament which will see the first two teams of each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.

…as Mwepu leads Micho’s 26-Bullets

NO AFCON Daka

ZANACO, Botswana end Zambia’s dream to make Cameroon ZESCO…as seek redemption B

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

OTSWANA crushed Zambia’s dream of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations after beating

By MICHAEL MIYOBA the Copper Bullets 1-0 in a Group-H fixture THE MTN/FAZ Super Division enters week three this weekend with Zanaco and Zesco United seeking redemption from Wednesday’s defeats to Green Eagles and Forest Rangers respectively.

Zanaco who were stunned 1-0 in Choma will target to bounce back when they face Nkwazi in a Lusaka derby at Sunset Stadium.

Zanaco coach Chris Kaunda will take on his former team Nkwazi who are looking to

played yesterday at the Obed Chilume Stadium in Francis Town.

A sixth minute lone goal from striker Mosha Goaloalwe gave Botswana their first win which propelled them back to third position with four points while Zambia relegated to bottom.

Despite having hard a decent share of ball possession in Botswana, the Chipolopolo led by coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic failed to get a win which would have redeemed Zambia’s hopes of qualifying for the AFBy MICHAEL CON. MIYOBA Zambia had created

numerous scoring chances in both halves of the game but were not clinical enough to get a goal.

The Chipolopolo’s first real chance to get the equaliser came in the 33rd minute when Fashion Sakala’s free kick whizzed on the edge of the post.

Zambia’s search for an equaliser continued in the second half with captain Lubambo Musonda getting close to scoring a leveller in the 58th minute before he was substituted.

With the Chipolopolo struggling to get the equaliser “Micho” introduced Gampani Lungu, Justin Shonga and Bruce Musakanya for Lubambo Musonda, Collins Si-

Monze George face K-line test AFTER thumping Siavonga Beetles 8-4 last weekend, Monze

kombe and Klings Kangwa respectively.

The substitutes made little impact as Zambia failed to get the equalszer with Fashion Sakala hitting the cross bar in the 84th minute as Botswana held on to win 1-0.

It was sweet revenge for the Zebras who were beaten 2-1 by Zambia in a match day three fixture played on Thursday at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.

With three defeats and one loss in the qualifiers, Zambia remain stuck on three points, seven points behind group leaders Algeria who were held 2-2 by second-placed Zimbabwe yesterday in Harare.