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Re-negotiate power tariffs, Govt urged GOVERNMENT should expedite the re-negotiation of tariffs with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as indicated in the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) because the power uptake is very expensive, says an energy expert.

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Admit shortage of PPE, medication, govt told By SIMON MUNTEMBA OVERNMENT must admit shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medication to solicit support from donor agencies, Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) has said.

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He said the promise of worldwide equitable access to vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic was now at serious risk, in a speech in Geneva opening a WHO executive board meeting. Tedros said 39 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine had been administered so far in at least 49 higher income countries.

OVERNMENT owes and has failed to pay Mission Pharma Zambia US$10 million for the two years period it supplied medical kits, one of the company directors has revealed. As a result of the debt, Pharma stopped supplying the kits thereby forcing the Ministry of Health into an emergency tender to assuage the resulting shortage of kits especially in rural health centers around the country.

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UPND cadres’ idle trial fails

TRIAL yesterday failed to take off in a case nine United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres have been charged with one count of idle and disorderly persons.

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ORLD Health Organization directorgeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus denounced the "me-first" attitude of wealthy nations and also blasted vaccine manufacturers for chasing regulatory approval in rich countries rather than submitting their data to the WHO to green-light vaccine use globally.

MPs back rotational presidency quest NAIROBI - A section of leaders in Kenya have backed President Kenyatta’s remarks on rotational presidency to end the long dominance of certain communities in the country’s top leadership. Speaking separately, MPs Danson Mwashako (Wundanyi) and Jones Mlolwa (Voi) said it was time for other tribes to lead Kenya — with a pitch for minority ethnic groups to take President Kenyatta’s mantle in 2022

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‘SOCIALIST PARTY RECRUITMENT EXERCISE A FAILED PROJECT’ T By SILUMESI MALUMO

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HE strategy taken by the Socialist Party (SP) to recruit youths in three provinces is a failed project, Patriotic Front (PF) National Chairperson Samuel Mukupa has said. Mr Mukupa said the ruling party was still commanding popularity in Muchinga, Northern and Copperbelt provinces where the Socialist Party had engaged the elite to recruit members. He has also challenged Government to investigate claims that the Socialist Party has put some civil servants on the payroll to undertake the recruitment process. “There is nowhere in the world where revolution has

NGOs seek disbandment of ministers’ appointments By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA THREE Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) have insisted that the Constitutional Court declares the current composition of Cabinet and the Provincial Ministers unconstitutional. The three have argued that President Edgar Lungu acted in violation of the Constitution in appointing the cabinet Ministers, Provincial ministers and in nominating the eight Members of Parliament, therefore the Court should grant them the prayers they

By SIMON MUNTEMBA PF members should focus on mobilising the party instead of debating the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu which is meant to divert attention, Lusaka lawyer, Dickson Jere has advised. Mr Jere said President Lungu would be on the ballot paper in this year’s presidential and general elections contrary to assertions that he does not qualify to contest. He said the ‘noise’ people were making about President Lungu’s eligibility was just politics meant to divert attention because the constitutional court unanimously ruled that he was eligible to stand. Mr Jere told PF officials in Matero constituency that he

are seeking in the petition. In this matter, Chapter One Foundation Limited, the NonGovernmental Organisations’ Coordinating Committee for Gender and Development Registered Trustees and Ms Harriet Chibuta suing in her capacity as executive director of Young Women in Action have cited the Attorney General as the respondent. They want the court to make an order of mandamus directing President Edgar Lungu to use his power under Article 72(3) (f) to revoke the nomination of all or some of the Members of Parliament (MP)

been led and executed by the elite. Running a political party and particularly the recruitment drive is not like running a church where every member is dedicated. They would ask how much would be their wage as well,” Mr Mukupa said. He said the opposition political party had embarked on a failed socialism system. Mr Mukupa however said it was prudent that Government took serious interest in the matter so that civil servants involved could be fired. He said civil servants must always be loyal to the Government of the day, stating that those who were in active politics should be removed from the system. “Civil servants have

become the recruitment agents for Socialist Party. Tell them I said what a shame. It’s a failed Socialism then. Those who have been involved in this failed programme will lose their jobs. “And the same Socialist Party needs to know that politics is voluntary work, they elite cannot manage to grow the party,” he said. It has been alleged that Socialist Party president Fred M'membe has engaged civil servants and teachers to recruit young people as his members. The opposition leader has formed a network with civil servants who are on party salary so that they can help in growing the party in the ruling party strongholds.

he nominated and appoint new members to comply with the provisions of Article 259 of the Constitution. The petitioners also want the court to make an order of mandamus directing the President to, within 90 days, reconstitute the Cabinet to align the appointment procedures and composition with the constitutional requirements outlined in Article 259 of the Constitution. The three want the court to declare that in nominating members of parliament and making the ministerial appointments relative to the current Provincial Ministers and Cabinet, the President did not adopt a procedure which ensured gender parity in the nomination and appointment. The NGOs also want the court to issue an order of mandamus directing the President to, within 90 days

reconstitute the Cabinet by the powers vested in him by the Constitution to align the appointment procedures and composition of the Cabinet with the Constitutional requirements outlined in Article 259 of the Constitution. But the State through Attorney General Likando Kalaluka had asked the Court to dismiss the petition. Mr Kalaluka argued that President Edgar Lungu acted within the confines of the constitution in exercise of his executive function. He stated that the provision to article 259 (1)(b) which reads “unless it is not practicable to do so” connotes that for a 50 percent gender split on nominations and appointments as Cabinet ministers and provincial ministers to be done, these appointments must be “practicable” to the appointment

Be sober minded on Covid-19, opposition parties urged By KETRA KALUNGA AS opposition political parties, we need to be sober minded, we cannot be saying that COVID-19 is fake when people are dying, says Golden Party of Zambia (GPZ). GPZ national chairperson, Pindulani Njovu said in an interview that being in the opposition does not mean opposing whatever the government says even when it affects the lives of the people. Mr Njovu has challenged some opposition political leaders claiming that COVID-19 is fake to provide

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scientific based research evidence to substantiate their claims. He said instead of just stating that the COVID-19 cases in the country are fake, such claims should be based on facts. “Being opposition does not mean that everything that government does is wrong, we need to be sober minded, If you are saying its fake under which scientific research are you basing your statement on?” he wondered. Mr Njovu said as GPZ they take the pandemic seriously and are giving it appropriate response by adhering to the guidelines and urging other opposition political parties to do the same. He said Zambia can’t afford to play around with the pandemic of such magnitude which has affected the lives of people and the economy world over.

Stay away from ECZ, OCIDA warned THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been cautioned against entertaining illicit maneuvers from OUR Civic Duty Association (OCIDA) to allegedly register voters outside the stipulated calendar. The warning comes from two organisations, Zambian Institute of Governance and Civil Liberties Advocacy Platform- ZIGCLAP and Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD), both challenging OCIDA to explain the citizens’personal data it was collecting. ZIGCLAP Chief Executive Officer, Francis Chipili and Samuel Banda, ANDD Executive Director have urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia not to entertain bad faith maneuvers by OCIDA. “We have total confidence in the Electoral Commission of Zambia to do things in a transparent and inclusive manner, the commission understands the importance of its mandate and cannot afford to fall prey in the traps that may compromise the integrity and credibility of our electoral process,” the two said in a joint statement. “We are dismayed at the activities being undertaken by OCIDA. The attempts to draw and or force the Electoral Commission of Zambia register voters outside the registration window which the Commission had provided, is absolutely unwelcome interference in the pre-election operation processes of the Commission,” they said. They warned that, “These well calculated surreptitious schemes by OCIDA are being done to champion selfish agendas, to position the country for pre and post-election conflict arena and as a means to seek OCIDA’s “Third Force” mission of political power brokerage relevance. OCIDA must understand that the Electoral Commission of Zambia enjoys constitutional legitimacy autonomy. OCIDA must therefore immediately cease its attempts to derail the progress that the commission has scored in its pre-election cycle.” - ZIBANI ZAMBIA

Avoid illegibility debate, focus on mobilisation – Dickson Jere was one of the lawyers that represented the petitioners in the case when the constitutional court unanimously ruled that President Lungu was eligible to stand. “The noise you are hearing is just politics. This matter is legally settled and I was one of the lawyers that argued that case. You can read the judgment,” Jere told the cheering members of PF who welcomed him at Ward 24 newly established offices. Mr Jere added: “Those who say the judgment was not clear should have gone back to court by way of review and seek clarification of the judgment. They

Mr Jere (centre) at a PF office in Matero constituency didn’t do that. In fact some even attacked the court after that ruling.”

He wondered why those opposed to the President standing in the elections were busy

issuing statements when they did not join the case before the constitutional court. Mr Jere said the opposition UPND and Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) were part of the court process that declared President Lungu eligible. “We need to continue mobilizing for the President as he is the only known candidate so far in the party. The central committee unanimously picked him as the party Presidential candidate for 2021,” Jere said. He said aspiring Members of Parliament and councillors should wait for the adoption process to start before

candidates could be known. And Matero Ward 24 chairman Evans Bwantu thanked Mr Jere for visiting the offices and meeting branch officials. “Honourable Jere we thank you for your continued support to the ward and the party. You have always been there for us especially during funerals. We always rely on you for all these years,” Mr Bwantu said. Mr Jere donated hand sanitisers and masks to the ward to help curb the spread of coronavirus. He appealed to the members to avoid huge crowds but instead work in smaller groups as they mobilise the party.

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For nearly eight months the country had no kits, resulting in serious shortages in many health posts. The former director, whose name has been withheld said Mission Pharma had been supplying health kits to Zambia since 2011 until government stopped paying and the debt accumulated to US10 million. He said in 2018, Mission Pharma halted supplies to the ministry because of the accumulated debt but had stocks of up to 40,000 Kits in the Industrial Area warehouse on Mungwi Road. It was at this point that the Ministry tendered to ameliorate the shortage occasioned of kits experienced in the country. The former president for the Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia Jerome Kanyika confirmed the ordeal. The director said Mission Pharma asked for a down payment and a scheme of payment to settle the obligations but that the Ministry of Health was not forthcoming with the payment. He lamented that despite the company pleading with the Ministry of Health to be dismantling the debt in installment, nothing was agreed leading to the closure of the company as employees were not being paid.

“Due to the financial challenge we have, to close the local company though not at PACRA but since we had no money we sent employees home and gave them their packages,” the director said. The former director explained that they were shocked to learn that Government had decided to give the tender to Honey Bee despite not clearing their obligations. He said when they contacted relevant authorities why another company was engaged, they were advised that it was just an emergency tender. The ministry of Health still had a running contract with Mission Pharma Zambia, when it floated the emergency tender won by Honey bee pharmaceuticals, who supplied kits for which they have not been paid and over which scandal of defective condoms and gloves has exploded. And Mr Kanyika said Honeybee was engaged in November 2019 only as an emergency procurement supplier but only delivered the consignment in September 2020 and Government had to wait without the health kits for a period of eight months. He said Mission pharma was stable in supplying to the government.

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RE-NEGOTIATE POWER TARIFFS, GOVT URGED G By KETRA KALUNGA

OVERNMENT should expedite the re-negotiation of tariffs with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as indicated in the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) because the power uptake is very expensive, says an energy expert.

Mr Johnson Chikwanda said the re-negotiation of the tariffs should be done effectively and efficiently to benefit both the IPPs and Zesco Limited bearing in mind the impact of Covid-19 on the economy. Mr Chikwanda, who is also Energy Forum Zambia chairperson, said that both parties should be able to agree to meet half way. “One of the touchy points

that were talked about in the Economic Recovery Plan was the re-negotiation of the tariffs with IPPs, the power uptake from IPPs is very expensive and then Zesco sells at a loss, "This has been ruining their balance sheet, their bottom line significantly, Zesco sells electricity in local currency in Zambian Kwacha then has to convert these collections into US dollars which can’t be

underestimated with the deteriorating exchange rate to pay the IPPs,” he said. Mr. Chikwanda has urged Zesco Limited to align itself with the changes in the energy sector and remove the bottlenecks. He cited the Electricity Act of 2019 also and the Energy Regulation Act of 2019 which became effective in February 2020 among others.

No lockdown, curfew - Lungu By AARON CHIYANZO in Isoka THERE will be no lockdown or curfew for Zambia even as the Covid-19 cases escalate because the economy has to be kept running, President Edgar Lungu has said. President Lungu said closing down the economy because of Covid-19 was not a solution, noting that it had not worked for any country. He said countries that had imposed lockdowns and curfews had still been hit by the pandemic. President Lungu disclosed that he had been receiving advice to close the economy in the wake of the increased Covid-19 infections. He however said during a meeting with the Isoka Chamber of Commerce yesterday that the economy would not close and asked businesses not to close. "If we close up, people will still die of hunger," he said. President Lungu said for now there was need for mindset change and ensure that there was total adherence to Covid-19 preventive measures. He said there was need to find practical measures to fight the pandemic. "Even the talked about vaccine is not yet the solution because we don't know how it works or how long it stays in the body," he said. And Isoka Chamber president, Lawrence Kasonde asked the President to ensure that

some agro dealers and transporters who were still being owed were paid. Mr Kasonde also asked the President to lift the ban on Mukula trade and reopen the closed Nkombwa Mine. In response, President Lungu promised to engage Lands and Natural Resources minister, Jean Kapata on the Mukula matter and consult on possibilities of reopening the closed mine. Earlier, President Lungu met the clergy of Isoka whom he advised not to be political because the people they looked after had different political backgrounds. He also met Chief Katyetye, Chief Kafwimbi and Chietainess Nawaitwika as well as the headmen. President Lungu assured the traditional leaders that the dilapidated Nakonde Road, now under construction would be completed soon. Meanwhile, Chief Katyetye called on President Lungu to help reconcile officials from the party and public office who were at loggerheads. He said there was no unity among officials in the district and that chiefs had tried to reconcile them but in vain. Chief Katyetye however warned that lack of unity can lead to serious repercussions if not quickly controlled. The chiefs thanked the PF Government for the massive development they were witnessing in Muchinga Province.

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COVID CHALLENGE THE onus is on Zambians to ensure that the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is kept in check by committing themselves to observe the health preventive measures. This is especially so as Government has stated that there won’t be any lockdown or curfew even as the Covid-19 cases rise. This is a challenge that President Edgar Lungu has issued to Zambians, that while there will be no lockdown or curfew, they must not let their guard down. President Lungu’s statement made in Isoka yesterday is a stark reminder to the nation of the difficult choices that the government has to contend with as it tries to deal with the pandemic. As the President has often explained in the past, Government has to strike a balance between ensuring that the marginalised, particularly the informal sector are able to eke out a living by trading at markets to enable them put on the table and the national health precautions. It is quite obvious that with the rise in Covid-19 infections and deaths, President Lungu, as he admitted, had been receiving advice to close the economy in the wake of the increased Covid-19 infections. But he was frank however during a meeting with the Isoka Chamber of Commerce yesterday that the economy would not close and asked businesses not to close. “If we close up, people will still die of hunger,” he said. President Lungu said for now there was need for mindset change and ensure that there was total adherence to Covid-19 preventive measures. We note that some of our neighbours, Malawi and Zimbabwe have closed their borders except for urgent goods that have to be moved. South Africa, one of the countries most affected by the second wave closed its border with Zimbabwe at the Beit Bridge and there have been reports of untold sufferings among the ordinary people. Quite clearly, the general population must take it upon themselves that the primary defence against Covid-19 starts from the individual adhering to the health guidelines. But as it has been noted, people over the festive season threw caution to the winds and the result has been the sharp rise in Covid-19 infections. People must not pin their hopes on the much-talked about Covid vaccine but commit themselves to help the government manage the pandemic. Government has had to set up another treatment centre at Maina Soko Military Hospital in Lusaka as the second wave of the pandemic takes its toll leaving 206 patients on oxygen. More than 200 covid-19 patients were on oxygen therapy in various health facilities while nine have died in the last 24 hours as of Sunday. Health Minister Jonas Chanda, said on Sunday that 206 patients were on oxygen, 16 of them in a critical condition, while 1, 531 new cases were recorded from 8, 748 tests. All this is at great cost to the country’s meagre resources and calls for everyone to chip in and see how they can help – primarily by observing the health protocols. There must be a total mindset change as President Lungu noted if the nation is to survive the pandemic and return the country to normalcy.

APPLY TARGETED RESTRICTIONS, SAYS SINKAMBA By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

HE Green Party has advised Government to consider putting in place targeted restrictions of movements of people from countries with the lethal Covid-19 variant. Party president Peter Sinkamba said the move would ensure the variant did not spread in the country. The opposition president was speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation

that in Kitwe yesterday. "We need as a country to begin to develop natural immunity against the virus and not depend on the vaccine that is yet to come into the country because of its uncertainty. "We have seen reports on vaccines received from countries that had trials on them which leave a lot of questions unanswered," he said. The opposition leader said that it was only important that the country applied precautionary principles on the vaccine before anything else.

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Mr Sinkamba He added that it was better off living with the natural immunity than relying on the vaccines that were still under trial. Mr Sinkamba said that a total lockdown would be inappropriate this time around, stating that it was only appropriate during the first wave when little was known about the virus.

Auditor General demands sufficient data By BUUMBA CHIMBULU AUDITOR-GENERAL Dick Chellah Sichembe, has warned that his office will not tolerate the tendency by some officers providing insufficient information during the auditing process. Dr Sichembe indicated that his office would not suspend any audits this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and therefore urged auditees to ensure that their books of account and other records were put in order in readiness for the audit. He announced that audit of accounts for the financial year ended December 31, 2020 has started. He however explained in a statement that the work would be carried out within

…as 2020 audit starts the laid down health guidelines. “Auditees must be ready and facilitate for smooth flow of information even with the rotational work schedules that have been put in place in Ministries, Provinces and Agencies (MPAs) as directed by the Secretary to Cabinet,” Dr Sichembe said. Dr Sichembe emphasised that the tendency by auditees of not providing information to auditors during the audit process would not be entertained and should be a thing of the past. “To this effect, the Office has already started issuing Engagement Letters which spell out the timelines and the information required,” he

said. Dr Sichembe stressed that transparency and accountability was the backbone of good corporate governance which all auditees should uphold. He said it was a requirement by law that auditees provided information to Auditors and this must be done within the given timelines. Dr Sichembe said failure to provide information within given period was an offence. “Therefore, adherence to the timelines is non-negotiable as the Auditor General is required by the Constitution to submit the report on accounts of the preceding financial year by 30th September every year,” he said.

UPND cadres’ idle trial fails By CHARLES MUSONDA

TRIAL yesterday failed to take off in a case nine United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres have been charged with one count of idle and disorderly persons. It is alleged that the nine conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace along Independence Avenue on December 23, 2020 when they went to offer solidarity to their leader, Mr Hakainde Hichilema who appeared at the police headquarters for questioning. Mr. Hichilema was summoned for questioning over the purchase of land in Kalomo belonging to late Samson Siatembo allegedly in 2004. When the case was called before Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma yesterday,

public prosecutor Sheria Miselo told the court that the prosecution had prepared two witnesses but was unable to proceed with trial as there were no exhibits before court. Ms. Miselo said it has been difficult for the arresting officer to bring the exhibits to court and asked for an adjournment to enable the State bring the exhibits. In response, defence lawyer Kamuwanga Phiri of Malambo and Company said he sympathised with the State’s situation but that he had no objection to the latter’s application for an adjournment. The court has now set February 5, 2021 as the new date for commencement of trial and extended bail for all the defendants who were among the 20 UPND cadres apprehended on the material date during the bloody

fracas in which public prosecutor Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and UPND cadre Joseph Kaunda were shot dead in unclear circumstances. A few days before the incident, police had warned the UPND to stay away from the proceedings involving Mr. Hichilema but the opposition party defied the warning and ferried its supporters to the police headquarters in about 32 buses, some of which have been impounded. The nine appearing before Magistrate Kaoma are Eddy Nawa, Sydney Ngulube, John Wilima, Nelson Banda, Wellington Mwanza, Levy Malowa, John Kashokoto, and Nicholas Matongo while 11 others will appear before Magistrate Albert Mwaba on February 10, 2021 for a similar offence.

And the association says the second wave of the coronavirus being driven by a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 has stretched the health system to its capacity and if not rapidly contained, risks bringing it to the verge of collapse. ZMA Secretary General, Masiku Phiri said yesterday government should decentralize COVID-19 treatment by establishing facility preparedness of lower level hospitals including General Hospitals, District Hospitals and First-Level Hospitals so as to control the referral flow and routine screening of the public. Dr Phiri also advised the Ministry of Health to rebuild its image by offering greater transparency in procurement processes, adding that public confidence in this vital ministry needs to be restored urgently. In a statement, Dr Phiri proposed the short-term measures aimed at mitigating the current situation that is on the brink of getting out of hand among them decentralizing COVID-19 treatment to control the referral flow and routine screening of the Public. “It is also rational that if patients with mild to moderate symptoms can be managed from homes, then Private Hospitals must come on board and be allowed to fully manage less severe forms of COVID pneumonia as long as notification protocol is adhered to,” he said. Dr Phiri also said there was need to demystify the critical shortage of medical supplies currently being experienced countrywide, and in COVID-19 treatment centres particularly. He also said ZMA was on hand to offer its expertise to ensure the best available COVID-19 vaccine for the country is secured. Dr Phiri urged Government to motivate healthcare workers by awarding them economically reflective COVID-19 incentives, dismantling the personal emoluments owed by government, according to those tax breaks and debt relief. He said the two percent health risk allowance given to health workers under the civil service fell tremendously short of the expectations and has failed to boost the low morale and mental fatigue currently being experienced by frontline workers. He further appealed to the Government to consider employing over 5,000 healthcare workers including over 400 newly graduated Medical Doctors that were currently wasting skills by idling in communities without jobs. He explained that by so doing, the currently overburdened workforce at the frontline, many of whom are battling occupationally acquired COVID-19 and currently in quarantine will be relieved. He however assured the nation that as the official representative body of the Medical Profession in Zambia, ZMA will stand with government to fight this pandemic and will continue providing unsolicited advice or otherwise to policy makers. In closing, he said, ZMA would like to once again remind the citizenry to abide by the five golden rules of masking up, sanitizing, physically distancing, avoiding crowds and seeking early treatment.

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Chief Mukwikile succumbs to Covid-19 CHIEF Mukwikile of Shiwangandu Muchinga Province has died after contracting Covid-19. Bemba Royal Establishment spokesperson, James Washanga, announced the chief’s death in an interview yesterday. Mr Washanga said Chief Mukwikile whose birth name is Alex Ng’andu died at Chinsali General Hospital in the early hours of yesterday where he was admitted after testing positive for COVID-19. “The traditional leader was hospitalised for a week until he died yesterday,” Mr Washanga said. Chief Mukwikile was born on July 4, 1944 and has been on the throne for 28 years. He said that the body would be put to rest today at Mulyano royal graveyard.

Tuesday 19, January 2021 And Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Joyce Nsamba, said the provincial administration was saddened with the death of the traditional leader. She said in Chinsali yesterday that only close family members would be allowed to attend the funeral and burial of the late chief Mukwikile. Ms Nsamba said that the palace has since been disinfected and swabbing of all people who came into contact with the late traditional leader was currently underway. Ms Nsamba appealed to the residents of Shiwang’andu to take COVID-19 disease seriously and ensure that they follow the health guidelines put in place by the Ministry of Health. She also appealed to the residents not to visit the palace to mourn the late chief as doing so would expose them to COVID-19. “We are saddened as provincial administration over the death of Chief Mukwikile and we are appealing to our people to stay away from the palace for fear of contracting the disease,” said Ms. Nsamba. - ZANIS

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WRANGLE has erupts between Kalundu residents and New Life Christian Church, which has been accused of illegally turning a residential house into a worshipping centre. Residents have maintained that the church started activities before applying for mixed land use from the council. They also instisted that it was not practical for a house in the middle of a residential area to turn into a church. But the church now stated that the community in Kalundu hah not rejected its presence, but that only one individual was creating confusion using an entity which was not even registered by the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA). According to documents obtained by Daily Nation, the Lusaka City Council (LCC) gave a 30-day notice on the change of use from residential to mixed use (place of worship and a house) on plot No. 5478, and invited submissions from the public. On December 10, last year, the Kalundu Welfare Society (KWS) wrote to Town Clerk Alex Mwansa objecting to mixed usage on

KALUNDU RESIDENTS, CHURCH IN TUSSLE the plot, pointing out that the church started convening at the premises as far back as October 4, 2020, long before the notice was posted. Among the reasons raised were pollution which the community said was a nuisance, lack of upgrades to infrastructure and utilities to accommodate commercial amenities. They also cited increased pressure as the area was not designed to house a dense population and invasion of privacy among others. “We make mention that the public notice for change of land use was erected at the site on 18th November, 2020. The place of worship started on 4th October, 2020 around 09:30 from a marquee. This is in complete contravention of the planning provisions and procedures. The Urban and Regional Planning

Act is very clear on the issue regarding change of land use. How does the law start being applied in retrospect?” reads the letter in part. In another letter dated January 2, this year, KWS told the council that despite its directive that the church should stop operating, it had continued activities in a marquee at the same property. “On 17th December, 2020, we responded to a notice to the public regarding the change of land use of the said property. We were then made aware that the Church had been directed by the Lusaka City Council (LCC) to halt activities, engage the community, and further allow the due process to be completed. A Mr Tembo from the Church has been in touch with us. “However, against the LCC directive, they have continued to operate as a church in the marquee. They rented a

residential property, started a church, and applied for change of use six weeks later. The law cannot be applied in retrospect. We put it on record that we are not fighting the church but illegalities,” reads the letter in part. But Mr Tembo said it was not the entire community which was against the change of land use but only one person who was using KWS, an organisation he said was not legally registered. “It is an individual who is doing that. It is not the community. A church is found in the community. Is there a church in the bush? You get a church in the community (and) there is nothing wrong. So, the person who is saying that is an individual and we know who it is. I don’t want to mention names. The community does not make a decision where the Church should be.

Kabangwe houses face demolition …built near the dam By NOEL IYOMBWA

FILE PHOTO :Cadres grabbed about five hectares from 10 hectares for Mr Mhango.

PF cadres defy court order over Barlastone farm

KATUBA Member of Parliament, Aubrey Kapalasa, has called for the demolition of houses that have been built near Kabangwe dam. Mr Kapalasa explained that the houses had been built illegally and that the plot were sold by some traditional leaders. He noted that it was against the law to sell land on a mountain or water bodies. “It’s wrong to build on such an area and we are going to break them so that the traditional leaders can pay back the money they got. We are blaming both the buyer and seller because they are failing to get papers,” he said. Mr Kabalasa warned traditional leaders who were in the habit of selling land illegally to desist from doing so or face the law. He said it had become a trend by traditional leaders to be selling land illegally even in areas that were reserved for other purposes. “We will not allow a situation where

By SILUMESI MALUMO

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) cadres have defied A High Court order to stop any development on farm 683A/28 in Barlastone area in Lusaka belonging to Webster Mhango. The order was issued in 2018. Cadres grabbed about five hectares from 10 hectares for Mr Mhango. Mr Mhango then took the matter to the High Court and presented the title for the land to show that he was the rightful owner of the land. The court issued an order to stop an illegality on the land in question. He identified the cadres as Musonda, Robson Zulu as well as Masautso and others have allegedly built houses on the land in question. According to Mr Mhango said the cadres had been boasting that no one would stop them from developing the land because they were in power. He said in an interview yesterday that the cadres on one occasion abducted him and threatened his life. “When they came, they brutally manhandled and put me in the car saying that they wanted to kill me so that the matter come to an end. Several times they have been threatening to take my life because of my land. “I bought this land in 1980 and I was given title in 1981 but these people have been harassing me on my own land,” he said. Mr Mhango said he had applied for contempt of court for defying a court order and was awaiting the court to set the date for the hearing. He said the same cadres need to be punished for defying the court order.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ABSA Bank Zambia PLC yesterday launched an innovative transactional banking solution called Chat Banking capability on WhatsApp. The solution features Abby, a secure, smart, digital assistant that helps Absa customers transact safely 24/7. Retail Banking Director, Harton Maliki, said through the Chat Banking capability, Absa would be serving its customers’ transaction needs in real-time, conveniently and safely across the African continent. Mr Maliki said in a statement that Covid-19 had continued to change the way customers interacted with the bank. “We are excited to launch an upgraded way of banking using a conversational platform

FILE PHOTO : “We will not allow a situation where people are selling land illegally in the name of being traditional leaders. It is wrong so for those who built near the dam, we are going to demolish so that they can pay back the money.”

people are selling land illegally in the name of being traditional leaders. It is wrong so for those who built near the dam, we are going to demolish so that they can pay back the money,” he said. The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit has since started working

on a spillway to allow the water to flow. One of the traditional leaders found at the scene failed to explain how the plots in questions were sold to the residents. Meanwhile several unfinished structures built along the dam had submerged in water following heavy rains.

Absa initiates WhatsApp Chat Banking

Mr Maliki where customers will have the opportunity to now carry out their day to day transactions all on WhatsApp. “In recent times, we have

seen the rise of innovations that are slowly transforming the way the banking industry operates,” he said.

Mr Maliki said his institution remained dedicated to finding differentiated transactional banking propositions to meet the evolving needs of the customers by providing innovative, digitised products delivered through personalised service. “Following our successful transition to Absa, our goal is to become a digitally-led financial partner. We believe in creating opportunities for our customers as we bring their possibilities to life. That’s Africanacity. That’s Absa. “Abby is a fast learner, meaning the more you chat, the better your banking experience gets, and it is another digital innovation that helps you get things done, “he said.

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Vexed central banks brace for more damage to growth BTUSSELS - Resurgent coronavirus outbreaks will vex central bankers on five continents this week as they weigh the threat of more damage to growth against the hope that mass vaccinations will reopen economies. Institutions meeting from Tokyo to Frankfurt to Ottawa are pondering the prospect of another lost quarter amid renewed lockdowns to contain the pandemic. Most are likely to maintain current ultraloose policy settings without Christine Lagarde committing to more easing as they keep a wary eye on show the economy’s strength the path of the disease, while at the end of 2020, and Janet crossing fingers on its eventual Yellen is set to move a step eradication. closer to becoming the U.S.’s Like many of her first female Treasury secretary. counterparts, European US and Canada Central Bank President The holiday-shortened week Christine Lagarde put a in the U.S. will kick off today brave face on the outlook last with Yellen’s confirmation week, insisting that forecasts hearing as Treasury secretary released in December are still before the Senate Finance "plausible." Committee, where she’ll also She emphasised how be tasked with helping to sell previous uncertainties, such President-elect Joe Biden’s as the US elections, the Brexit $1.9 trillion stimulus package. trade deal and the start of The week will feature vaccinations, have eased. three reports on the state But with rates of infection of the housing market in an spiraling higher, and new otherwise light economic restrictions on activity being calendar. U.S. homebuilder imposed throughout the confidence is forecast to world, Lagarde and her remain near a record level colleagues at global monetary tomorrow, while housing starts authorities can only hope that on Thursday may climb to a the tantalisingly slow pace of fresh high and Friday’s existing global immunisations will pick home sales report also is up and finally start to dent the projected to show a robust impact of the coronavirus. reading. That sentiment is likely to be While the Bank of Canada shared throughout the plethora is not likely to make any major of central banks due to meet changes to policy this week, in the coming days. Aside the economy’s weak start to from the ECB, they include 2021 may be tempting officials institutions in Brazil, Canada, to add some more stimulus to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the mix. Norway, South Africa, Sri Europe, Middle East, Africa Lanka, Turkey and Ukraine. With much of Europe now “Policymakers in Frankfurt in the grip of lockdowns as will be feeling a strong sense tough as the initial restrictions of déjà vu - an upsurge in imposed at the onset of Covid-19 infections risks the coronavirus crisis, the a fresh set of containment ECB’s first meeting of 2021 measures, potentially with dire on Thursday will allow policy economic consequences. makers to assess the impact “Fortunately, as the euro of their new round of stimulus area enters a third round of unveiled in December. restrictions, financial markets Officials are trying to already understand the ECB’s gauge if another economic reaction function and that contraction is imminent, significantly reduces the need and purchasing manager for shock-and-awe action at its indexes due the day after January 21 meeting.” their meeting will give them an -David Powell, senior initial clue. The reports due for economist, Bloomberg manufacturing and services economics in January are predicted by economists to show another Elsewhere in the world round of deterioration. economy, Chinese GDP will – BLOOMBERG NEW

KENYA BORROWS SH560B IN FIVE MONTHS TO PLUG BUDGET DEFICIT

HE government has borrowed a record Sh560 billion ($5 billion) in six months. This brings the total public debt to Sh7.3 trillion ($66 billion) by November last year. This was Sh32 billion more than what it earned in taxes, with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collecting Sh527.8 billion from taxpayers between July and November 2020. Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenya’s total debt has surged from Sh6.7 trillion in June as the government plunges into debt market to finance an expansive budget and help stimulate the economy. If we add all the loans that have been committed, the country’s total debt jumps to Sh8.4 trillion, just Sh600 billion shy of the Sh9 trillion legal ceiling. But this debt-ceiling could be crashed should the National Treasury include non-guaranteed loans as well as county loans in the computation of public debt. In two months - October and November - Treasury borrowed an additional Sh133 billion. A big chunk of the additional loans were external with the stock of foreign loans jumping by Sh108.3 billion between September and November. This is as the government chalks up debt to fill a yawning budget hole that has been left by dwindling tax revenues. The external debt now stands at Sh3.8 trillion as at November 2020, with a large fraction of the loans owed by commercial banks and bond-holders. China also holds a sizeable

chunk of the country’s foreign loans, having advanced to Kenya about Sh736 billion to build roads, railways, ports and other infrastructure. Domestic loans, largely from banks, pension funds and insurance companies, stand at Sh3.5 trillion. The government has projected a budget deficit of Sh1 trillion in the financial year 2020/21, which will be plugged through net external financing of Sh401.8 billion and net domestic borrowing of Sh600 billion. Already, the government has borrowed Sh256 billion from external lenders, mostly multilateral institutions including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank. These lenders have advanced the country money to help it address the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. National Treasury still expects a loan of Sh150 billion from the World Bank, even as it seeks another Sh230 billion from the IMF. Unless much of the borrowed cash is used to refinance some loans falling due, these new loans will push net external financing beyond the approved Sh401.8 billion. To remedy this, Treasury

is likely to come up with a mini-budget, asking the National Assembly to push up the limit for external borrowing. The Exchequer has already received domestic loans of Sh304.8 billion by issuing government papers through CBK. In a report titled Post Covid-19 Economic Recovery Strategy 2020-22, the National Treasury noted that as at August 2020, the stock of public debt stood at Sh7.06 trillion, 69.2 per cent of GDP. “This together with committed undisbursed debt of Sh1.35 trillion translates to a stock of public debt of Sh8.41 trillion against a ceiling of Sh9 trillion, which implies limited space for additional borrowing,” Treasury said in the paper that was released towards the end of last year. Assuming a projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sh11 trillion, the additional loans push the debt-to-GDP ratio to 76 per cent, which is close to, or over, the 70 per cent threshold for low middle-income countries such as Kenya when adjusted for prevailing mitigating terms such as interest. “The accumulation of public and public-guaranteed debt and the challenges of servicing

it is now recognised as a major constraint to rapid growth in the country,” explained the Treasury. Vital services In the current financial year ending June 2021, Treasury will pay Sh904.7 billion to both domestic and external creditors, almost half of the government revenue, leaving it with little to spend on vital services such as healthcare at a time when the country is battling a pandemic. Treasury, seemingly jolted by the imminent financial crisis, will be requesting for debt moratorium or cancellations going forward. It joins tens of thousands of its citizens who have sought to have their loans rescheduled due to the pandemic. It has already received a sixmonth debt service suspension from 10 countries under the Paris Club, a move that will see it free up Sh32.9 billion. It is also pushing for debt repayment holiday from China, its largest bilateral lender. The debt restructuring is aimed at giving the country some breathing space in its repayment schedule as it grapples with low tax revenues due to a volatile business environment that has seen the taxman miss its targets. “This will ease fiscal pressure from expensive external commercial debt servicing and decrease issuance of shorter-dated domestic government paper to reduce refinancing risk and the public debt burden,” Treasury said in the report. Poor revenue collection has seen the Treasury fall behind by two months in disbursing money to counties. -DAILY NATION KENYA.

Mineral exports surge 27pc to surpass target HARARE - Zimbabwe’s mineral exports, excluding gold and silver, for the year 2020 surged by 27 percent, earning the country US$2.4 billion, the Minerals and Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has said. “Up to December 2020, we managed to surpass target; we had a total sales value of US$2.4 billion against a budget of US$1.86 billion,” MMCZ gener-

al manager said in an interview. “We have done relatively well. We are 29 percent above budget for this year and compared to 2019 we are 27 percent better off.” This sets Zimbabwe on course of achieving a US$12 billion mining economy in the next two years, said Muzenda. The mining sector is Zimbabwe’s largest foreign currency earner, accounting for 70 per-

cent of the country export receipts. In 2019, the Government launched a roadmap to grow the mining sector to US$12 billion by 2023 through leveraging on the country’s diverse mineral wealth. The mining roadmap, also known as “Strategic Road to the Achievement of US$12 billion by 2023” targets gold revenue

at US$4 billion, platinum group metals at US$3 billion, chrome, iron, steel diamonds and at US$1 billion, lithium at US$500 million, while other minerals are expected to contribute US$1.5 billion. Going forward, Muzenda said the prospects for thys year “look even brighter” as the country add value to its minerals. – THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

China’s imports of African agric products still flourishing BEIJING - China’s imports of agricultural products from African countries expanded 4.4 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2020, marking four consecutive years of positive growth, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). In the first 11 months of last year, the bilateral trade volume of the two sides reached US$167.8 billion, MOC spokes-

person Gao Feng told a press briefing. China’s direct investment flow to Africa edged up by 0.04 percent year on year to US$2.8 billion, while the value of new contracts for engineering projects signed by Chinese enterprises in Africa reached 55.1 billion dollars, up 13.3 percent year on year, according to Gao. China has been Africa’s larg-

est trading partner for 11 consecutive years and has become Africa’s second largest importer of agricultural products, Gao said. The country has helped Africa build more than 6, 000 kilometres of railways and highways, nearly 20 ports, more than 80 large-scale power facilities, over 130 medical institutions, 45 stadiums and 170 schools,

he added. Chinese enterprises have created more than 4.5 million jobs for Africa, he said. China will consolidate the foundation of China-Africa cooperation, raise the level of cooperation, support Africa’s development and jointly build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future with African countries, according to Gao. – XINHUA.

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about their business without regards to Covid regulations. What the military did was to enforce regulations, of course, arnachists had to be dealt with. Back home in Zambia, we have seen how fatal it is to allow those who do not have the interest of the people. They misuse the freedom of speech and movement. Many times, their actions have led to death of their supporters and innocent people in the name of democracy. President Edgar Lungu must learn something from President Museveni on how to handle those that are bent on causing anarchy in the country. It can’t be business as usual, the president has the power given to him by God through the constitution to control his citizens. Time has come for the African journalists to correct the distorted narrative by the foreign media on the story of the African continent. The African journalists should not be intimidated by advanced technology in international media houses but pride in knowledge and talent they possess. We demand courage from our local journalists to challenge all the lies being peddled by the western media about us. We demand professionalism. We can better tell our stories. I hope Bobi Wine will accept defeat and move on, we do not want him to risk the youthful supporters of his, let him not use them as tools of violence. He must work hard and recruit more supporters for the next elections. Congratulations to President Museveni on his re-election. ENOCK KAPITOLO CHULU, Lusaka.

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AFRICAN JOURNALISTS ARE DISTORTING THE AFRICAN STORY Dear Editor, IT is difficult to understand why our local journalists across Africa have the tendency of rebroadcasting distorted stories about Africa being championed by the western media when they know very well the correct version of the African stories themselves. Let me take on the story of the just ended election of Uganda as an example. Which African journalists do not know that Yoweri Museveni is loved by his own people both the young and the old? He may be tough but the man has changed the face of that country, he always identifies himself with his people. Listen to shallow analysis by the Western media, they indicated that Bobi Wine would win that country’s election based on the high turnout of the youth, don’t African journalists know that most youths understand that it is not about sloganism but ideology that can shape their future? Youths come from decent homes, they see the struggle by their elected leaders to create jobs and develop their country, youths understand that development and job creation is not an event but a process. Most youths are not gullible to fall for cheap promises by those bent on auctioning their country to foreign funders. Western media focused on what seemed to be violation of freedom of expression and movement in Uganda by military forces in that country. They did not report on the violations on the regulations against gatherings to limit the spread of Covid, and how the opposition wanted to go

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Dear Editor, high cost of production. THE other day as I drank milk from our Over the years, we have learnt valustart-up Kanchibiya Dairy Cooperative, able lessons. We have added exotic aniI can see that with years of hard work, mals, grow our own maize and soyabeans focus and endurance, more will be done. and make our own feed. We have also What makes me even more happy is shifted our animals to our farm close the potential improvement in incomes to Chambeshi River with better grazing for emerging dairy farmers in Kanchibiland. ya.the law, We can utulise the services of a qualthe ardent readers of Dear Editor, a lot to our farmers: It ified veterinarian to ensure our animals they are well informedThis thatmeans in they are healthy. Our volumes of milk will go the cases of Stephenmeans Luguru v. can raise enough money to E welcome take children up as the cost of production goes down. a Attorney General (1999) and to school, it means they can the directive diversify and venture into other agricullitre is now going at K7. Wynter Kabimba v. Lusaka by Secretary entreprises, it also means financial With a litre of milk going at K7, proCity Council and tural Another to the Cabinet freedom. ducing 1, 000 litres of milk per day will (1997), our own Courts atDr Simon Miti to compel the We are not yet there but we are defigive you K7, 000 per day and K210, 000 tached legal weights to circuresignation of civil servants nitely way better than we were a few per month is our target. Our target is to lars in arriving at their decifrom the public service by years ago when we started. add more farmers, expand our stocks of sions. November 30, 2020. Not long ago, a litre of milk was going dairy animals, improve on feeding and We also feel that atthe guidWe also endorse the guidK3.5 and we depended so much on overall maintenance so that we can start ance as per Dr Miti’s circular ance by PF Secretary General open grazing and buying feed for those producing 2, 000 litres of milk per day by is well grounded because the Davies Mwila that the party that could afford. This meant low vol2022. Constitution gives umes no of time will not entertain civil servants, milk and low prices of milk but SUNDAY CHANDA. limit and in arriving at the employees of Government directive many public policy agents and employees of paraconsiderations and it has to be statals who will tender in elevbalanced with the ambitions of enth hour resignations conthe individuals seeking public trary to the directive given by office. the head of the civil service. However, we will not purWe have studied the sue this argument any further Constitution and the relevant as we do not want to ignite legislations. From that end, any speculative debate on this our preliminary thought is that subject let alone when we dethe ambiguous nature of the cide to take the matter to the Constitution Dear Editor, is what to some Court for auextent the thank criticsGod. of the LOOKmade back and Look Constitutional forward and trust thoritative government question the God. He closes doors no oneaccan open and He interpretation. opens Aswe regards curacy doorsof nothe oneguidance. can close. That is the God serve. the directive, we do not fault We do your not deeds. doubtSee, theI have le- placed I know before youthe an Secretary to the Cabinet the proponents galopen weight of no the elections. about stability in the civil serdoor that onecirculars can shut. I know that you or have hisand directive inlittle thestrength, interpretation of kept the my of If civil servants were givvice in facilitating the transiyet you have word have notand as that is Constitution and (Revelation the law. For en until May, 2021, we would tion after the much anticipated denied my name, 3:8). one of the ways of bringing Heavenly Father, we thank You for who You are and for Your divine power. We thank You for opening doors for us and letting heaven reign down on us. We pray that just as You sent Your angel to open up the gates of the prison (Acts 5:19), You will open up doors in our lives. We pray and ask that You will open the heavens so that we can receive breakthrough after breakthrough. And as we start this day, we pray and ask You alone will be in the driver's seat in our lives. In Christ Jesus we pray, AMEN. ANTONIO M. MWANZA.

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Focus on development, youths advised By SANFROSSA MANYINDA YOUTHS should channel their energies towards personal development and avoid being used as tools of violence, Youth, Sport and Child Development Minister Emmanuel Mulenga has advised. Mr Mulenga said youths should take advantage of Government empowerment opportunities and initiate income-generating projects. He told the Daily Nation in Kitwe that it was important for youths to acknowledge the efforts and opportunities Government was offering. “Youths should not to be used as tools of violence because nothing good comes out of violent behaviours. We need to grow a society of youths that will prosper and show us that they will make good future leaders,” he said. Mr Mulenga, who is Ndola Central Members of Parliament, observed that there were some politicians who would want to advance their political agenda ahead of this year’s election by using youths in violence. He said it was high time youths realised the importance of their existence by refusing to be used by anyone regardless of their political affiliation. Mr Mulenga called on his fellow politicians to do politics on their own and not involve the young people in their agenda.

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By ROGERS KALERO MORE than K600, 000 has been set aside this year to support less privileged children with good Grade 12 results in kwacha constituency in Kitwe. The money will be used for sponsorship of vulnerable children in their studies up to university level so that they could acquire qualifications to enable them contribute to national development, Kwacha Member of Parliament Joe Malanji has said Mr Malanji emphasised that only those from Government schools would qualify for the scholarship and that such children should be less privileged or vulnerable, who were struggling to make it to the next level due to lack of funds. He was speaking during his just ended tour of the constituency where he visited various churches and urged them to continue praying for the nation and ensure that Saturday was maintained. peace 25 April, 2020 "As your MP, I will ensure NATION DIGITAL

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that I empower women and youths in various ways. I would like to see women and youths get actively involved in some form of

entrepreneurship. Youths and women can come up with ideas and projects, then I will support them financially.

"I have, therefore, set aside K600, 000 for those less privileged or vulnerable children who will have good results at grade 12 level so that they can continue up to university level. Those with 6 points, I can assure you that I will support them through this scholarship," Mr Malanji said. Mr Malanji said under his scholarship, some youths were already studying in Morocco, China and other countries, hence more youths who were serious should seize the opportunity. "It is up to the youth to grasp the opportunities and utilise them properly so that I can feel motivated that my efforts are not going to waste," said Mr Malanji, who is also Foreign Affairs Minister.

Kitwe PF secretariat undergoes facelift

By ROGERS KALERO

I HAVE initiated the construction of a boundary wall at the Kitwe District Patriotic Front (PF) secretariat in Nkana West and the rehabilitation of the entire building, says, Mpasa Mwaya, the aspiring candidate for the position of Mayor. In her step to initiate the project, she decided to contribute K10, 000 and was hopeful that other party members would materially and financially support the project up to completion point. Ms Mwaya said in an interview in Kitwe that it was important that party members and the leadership mobilized resources to support the project especially after President Edgar Lungu had made an effort to buy the house for the party. "President Lungu had shown us a good example by buying that house where the PF offices are, hence it is important that we mobilise resources to build a wall fence and rehabilitate the entire building. We can't be looking to the President for everything even for things which we can do for ourselves. "If we start looking to the President for everything, then there is no leadership, then we are not supporting him. So I thought I should initiate a project to construct a wall fence and rehabilitate the entire building. I decided to contribute K10,000 towards the project," Ms Mwaya said. Ms Mwaya said she was impressed that party structures supported her decision to aspire for the position of Mayor, but stressed that aspirations for various positions should not create division in the party. She said it was good that the party had

demonstrated and upheld democratic values by allowing those with ambitions to contest various positions to interact with various people. "We are a party that is built on democratic values and it is important that even as we aspire for these positions, we embrace each other through ideas and exhibiting capacity to deliver on our promises," she said.

President Lungu had shown us a good example by buying that house where the PF offices are, hence it is important that we mobilise resources to build a wall fence and rehabilitate the entire building. Mr Mwaya, who is Itimpi ward councillor, urged fellow women to support her candidature because she would be representing the womenfolk in Kitwe and strive to bring pride to the city. "The world is changing in many ways. Women are taking over various challenging roles in society and so it is important that women support each other "It is for this reason that I am appealing to my fellow women in our party and beyond to consider supporting me. I will not let you down, but will do them proud. I am humbly asking for their support, " she added.

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SOLWEZI EAST ATTRACTS 12 PF MEMBERS T By JACKSON MAPAPAYI

HE race for parliamentary adoption for Solwezi East constituency among Patriotic Front (PF) members has attracted 12 candidates so far. Former Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Taima, former Mushindamo District Commissioner, Benson Ngambo, Athanase Kaleleka the chairperson for the Kalilele Royal Establishment and a Mr Ngoma are among the aspiring candidates. The four have already publicly declared their interest for the seat. PF Mushindamo district chairperson, Jones Kachiza, said that of the four, only two had approached the district and constituency executive committees seeking adoption. "I can confirm that as Mushindamo district and Solwezi east constituency to be specific, 12 people are seeking parliamentary adoption. But so far, only two have approached us as district as well as constituency executive committees," Mr Kachiza. Mr Kachiza advised those all aspiring candidates to come out in the open than playing hide and seek.

Mr Kachiza echoed PF Secretary General Davis Mwilaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiments that the party would only adopt candidates that were popular on the ground. "We want all the twelve of them to come out in the open so that they start selling themselves to party structures as well as

other stakeholders such as traditional leaders which will make their names known on the ground," he said. Mr Kachiza advised the aspiring candidates to avoid politics of character assassination and that party structures should avoid siding with any candidates.

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Man, woman commit suicide died under suspicious circumstances. "Police visited the TWO people in Northscene and found the body Western Province have still hanging onto a tree. committed suicide by Physical inspection was also hanging in different conducted and no foul play circumstances. was suspected," he said. Commissioner of Police, He said the body was Joe Njase, said a man deposited in Solwezi General committed sduicide in Hospital mortuary awaiting Solwezi while a woman killed burial. herself in Zambezi. In Zambezi, a 38-year-old He said the Solwezi woman of Lutembwe area incident happened on also committed suicide by Saturday in which 54-yearhanging herself to a tree old Albert Kasompa of using a rope. chief Kapijimpanga hanged Mr Njase said reasons for himself to a tree using an committing suicide had not electric cable. been established. The deceased was from He said the scene has not Kabwita village. been visited due to floods in Mr Njase explained that the area. However, relatives Mr Kasompa committed have been advised to bury in suicide after being accused Saturday 25 April, 2020 grave and mark it. a shallow of bewitching a boy who

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MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Child Development, Emmanuel Mulenga says the government will soon empower about 158 youth clubs in North-Western Province with K9, 848,559 under the multi-sectoral approach to youth empowerment. Mr Mulenga said the 158 youth clubs in Solwezi, Kalumbila and Mwinilunga translates into 3,160 individuals. He said this when he called on his provincial minister, Mr Nathaniel Mubukwanu in Solwezi yesterday. "Following the launch of the multi-sectoral approach to youth empowerment late last year, we are going to give 158 youth clubs translating into 3,160 individuals in Solwezi, Kalumbila and Mwinilunga districts", Mr Mulenga said. He said his ministry will also empower youths in Mumena and Kanong'esha chiefdoms with carpentry tools and sewing machines to equip them with skills. Meanwhile, Mr Mubukwanu said the government has made strides aimed at improving the welfare of young people in the country, as can be testified through such empowerments.

"Government does not want to leave anyone behind in terms of development hence, the continued effort to empower citizens," he said. Mr Mubukwanu said empowering young people in the province with funds and equipment for skills is the government's great initiative to motivate young people, to actively take part in national development. He has since appealed to all youths who will be empowered to make full use of the resources and use them prudently. "Let us plant a seed and look after it, then at an appropriate time we can harvest it and improve our lives", Mr Mubukwanu said. He said young people must take this opportunity to improve their lives and further appealed to parents and guardians to take keen interest in economic ventures that are being undertaken by their children. Mr Mulenga is in North-western province on a youth empowerment fund disbursement programme and is scheduled to visit Solwezi, Kalumbila and Mwinilunga districts.- ZANIS

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PART II

VICTIMS OR AGENTS OF CHANGE!

The duty to make democracy work lies on all citizens, without exception. Please note that just as bus drivers are employed to drive the buses and transport people and not dead bodies, the law enforcement officers too are employed to manage the law, within existing rules.

I support ALL lives, but NEVER injustice; irrespective of perpetrator! (The context of George is injustice, which offends LAW and ORDER). Friends LAW and ORDER is critical for survival!

COVID-19 Realities

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

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SECTION A: today “hoax” for themselves. students, THE INTRODUCTION Unfortunately, most ZamJanuary 19, 2020 was supposed to bians also think Covid is N December 2020 have been8. the ae- fake and a hoax, feel it’s reUnited Kingdom cond the day of school with you in ally not our problem as we off mass vacci- don’t have as much cases class kicked while the hardworking nation of trying its citizens teachers are soagainst hard to and deaths as the West. 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The best here in Africa? ing what to do with seemingly No matter the current way to treat a viral infection so much time in your hands. situation in may our look country, Indeed, time like it is to prevent the infection. Covid-19 is at still and is so much thearound moment but And this is so with Covid-I9. Scientists have been still a you pandemic, stillisclaimwhat don’t realise that the ing lives locally and globally. seemingly “so much time” has spending all their time in the versities and then into Society. Most countries in Europe actually been cut from your fu- race to find an effective vacButRussia’s how do you move on President Vladand the Americas are facing cine. ture. when time itself has stood was still? 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But with so much person dies of Covid-19 in negativity from the general the US and looking at the public it’s hard to see how way things are going that will get there if ever we spilt in the sand it can never be we IT IS TIME TO AWAKEN side, the situation is just gowill. regained. AND MAINTAIN A ‘SCHOOL ing Life to get worse before it gets I consider peoples’ fears, demands us to move on, MINDSET’ better. anxieties as gento move forward, we are be- concerns, Please remember you are not It’s ofsad that never despite and for ings motion, meantallto uine on Holiday, you this are inreason School this, most When Americans noare expert onClass. this be static. the timestill was though just thatI’m you not in think is fake,inthat but will endeavour right Covid-19 you were formed your field This is not time for you to to be it’s nothing but aatbig hoax, a give as much just basicstaying informamother’s womb, some point comfortable at scam. 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explanation kindly get all the articles on this topic as they are one, you’ll be needing one to understand the other. Knowledge is power. For any questions, comments and feedback, please contact me at masuwambuyi1118@ gmail.com. DISCLAIMER: As pertaining the way forward and actual implementation of the vaccination process in Zambia, I believe the government will definitely advise through the Ministry of Health (MoH) and this shall be well communicated on all media platforms.

VACCINOLOGY 101 Today we will mainly have timeintroduction you seemingly have, use it an to Vaccito study, make table nology: Whata strict is a time vaccine, and stickhow, to it, catch on those where, whyupdid this topics you come don’t understand. concept from, How since lives most of youAllow have didAnd it save etc? access to internet try to learn me to call this VACCINOLOfrom some Educative videos GY 101. online etc. As for parents please help your children study, esWHATthe ISyoung A VACCINE, pecially ones, assist WHAT IS VACCINATION? them as much as possible to be word “vaccine” inThe the “school mindset,” encourcomes from “vacca” which age them to watch Educative means “cow”etc. in Latin. was programmes I knowItsome coined in 1796 the man who have even by started HomeI believed have saved more Schoolingto their children.

“What do you want to be when you complete school,” I asked her. “I want to be a Doctor,” she said. Unfortunately, this world will never see that beautiful girl in her white coat with her stethoscope in her neck as Covid-19 mercilessly cut short her life.

nothing “small” about this disease. It used to start with a fever, vomiting, mouth sores then progress into fluid filled blisters… those who were sick were best left alone because the care givers then had no PPEs and this meant that all close contacts got infected as it spread via airborne, skin to skin, blood products etc and depending on the form killed from 30 to up to 90 percent. It killed up to 500 million people in the last 100 years of its existence and just in 20th Century alone killed about 300 million people. To the survivors, it left a permanent deformity even blindness as a reminder it are wearing masks, are hadnot been there. Hadthey it not stealing time from the your world future been stopped by contributing to the spread of population would have Covid-19 which causes schools been wiped out. to be closed eventually delaying your Education. Though it is not just your future that they are stealing it is

only hope then. The Doctors

wouldand cut healthy some blisters of young but again the sick, content in with Coviddry youthe can’t tell how the sunwill andturn, then sometimes introduce things it in you thethink healthy to protect those will make it are the ones who go. So I wanted to give her hope but not so much. She looked so fine, at the moment you may

CONDOLENCES TO THE CHANDA FAMILY Please allow me to send my deepest heartfelt condolences to the Chanda Family of Mufulira who lost two family members, (Victor Chanda junior and Victor Chanda senior) on the same day, January 16, 2021, and who are scheduled to be put to rest at the same time today, January 19. I knew Victor Chanda, the son as we worked together at UTH. He was the Pharmacist working as ineven chargenamed of Casualof Russia the tyfirst Pharmacy. Wereceive used to the discuss child to vacdifferent treatment options for cine Vaccincov. Covid-19. He was, such a gentle soul, alwaysPOX withERADICTED. a smile on his SMALL face, and even when he was opposing you he did it in a humble manner. What a loss to the family, work and the entire nation. May their souls rest in eternal

lives than any other human IT IS TIME TO GO being that FIGHT has ever existed, BACK AGAINST COVID-19 the man Dr Edward Jenner.

For things to get back to Normal, for Schools have normal SMALL POX to , EDWARD calendars all must JENNER again, (ADDwe THOMAS fight and defeat this cruel time JEFFERSON 1806 stealing enemy. Covid-19 has LETTER), AND THE robbed you not only of time, VACCINE. but for some of you it has takreallyyour appreciate what enToaway Headmasters vaccination really is and and Headmistresses, your how hard itworking has saved so many lives, intelligent teachers are Igone, will abriefly paglot are revisit sick andthe quaranes of history tining at home.and talk about Small Pox,somehow Edwardaffect Jenner This will the and the of First Vaccine.you are quality Education going to acquire. You may think Covid-19SMALL doesn’tPOX affect you physically but well it does more than that. It is not only threatening your health but your future as well. Because once your Education is greatly affected them your future is too. So please see this as a war against your future. The future that is supposed to be in your hands is being juggled by the virus. So be angry against SARSCOV2, fight him back! Be advocates for change. Advocate for masking up, encourage people to observe hand hygiene and social distance. Remember every time you see those people on the streets, especially in the compounds Though called “small” pox and markets and at other large to differentiate it from Syphgatherings whether be in politiilis was known the cal, which social, religious etc, if as people

“great” pox, there was really

DR EDWARD JENNER (MAY 17, 1749 T0 JANUARY 26, 1823) AND THE FIRST VACCINE. that of the Nation as a whole Ofthe him Thomas Jefferson and World at large, for we wrote in 1806 when Edward can’t afford to have future leadJenner wasnotsick…mankind ers who are literate. Serious can forget that futurenever decisions await youyou as have lived …future nations future Teachers, Ministers, Lawwill know by history Bankonly yers, Doctors, Engineers, ers, even Presidents small etc. that thefuture loathsome ALWAYS pox has REMEMBER existed andYOU by you has extirpated, AREbeen NOT TOO YOUNGfervent TO wishes for COVID-19 health.” DIE FROM Considered theto father of I was just about leave her room, she was seated with the Immunology and Vaccinolmother by man the bedside, ogy, the said to“doctor have when domore you think be dissaved livesI can than any charged,human I’m behind school, other everinexisted. we got exams next week,” she He grew up at a time when said. “Ipox can’twas say wiping for now but small out hopefully Weofare trained about 10 soon.” percent the popto see and give hope no ulation and mostly thematter chilwhat the situation, even in the dren. seemingly hopeless As a teenager he of wassituaVAtions. RIOLATED against small Though hopeful, was she was pox. Variolation the

them against chicken pox. Later he went on to study medicine and became a Doctor.

have thought the Mother was the patient and she was the one THE VACCINE taking care of her. But the moth-

Global unity was needed even Russia and the USA who were at war - cold war - joined hands to fight the peace. Please let ustoalways regreatest threat humanimember all just in the ty then.we Inare today’s time this middle time. Korea, the US, is likeofNorth Iran and Israel all team up to eradicate Covid-19. From 1958 WHO promoted global vaccination against Small pox and by the 1980s Small pox was eradicated marking the only disease that humans have eradicated YES, THE VACCINES ARE HERE AND WE ARE YET TO SEE HOW ALL THIS TURNS OUT BUT PLEASE THIS DOESN’T MEAN WE LOOSEN UP, NO ALUTA CONTINUA, THE STRUGGLE CONAluta continua, the struggle TINUES, SO PLEASE

Remembering those words he heard in childhood from one lady who said she never needed variolation because she had cow pox and it was known then if one had cow pox they couldn’t catch small pox. In 1796 he saw a lady who had signs of cow pox. He then “infected ”a young boy James Phipps with cow pox virus then tried to violate him, no reaction, then did it on his children. Vaccination was born, er looked worried saying that he named it so because the was the first time she had seen continues, please *Mask up!!! protection against Small Pox her daughter get that sick, be*Hand sanitise! *MASK UP came from Cow pox virus. *Socially distance! cause the past few days she had *OBSERVE HAND HYGIENE This spread throughout the And because you care please share. needed oxygen. world. Catherine the great *SOCIALISE WISELY.

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HOW GAMBIA IS GRAPPLING WITH GRUESOME PAST UNDER YAHYA JAMMEH

In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy reflects on the impact that testimony at Gambiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truth commission is having.

AMBIANS are being forced to re-evaluate their self-image as a relaxed, peace-loving people, who live on what is marketed to tourists as the "Smiling Coast". Revelation by revelation they are learning the shocking truth about what really happened during the 22-year rule of President Yahya Jammeh, which ended with him fleeing the country in 2017. The proceedings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) have just passed the two-year mark and the live daily broadcasts have gripped the nation. Viewers have heard stories of extreme violence and torture, arbitrary arrests and murder, and the impact of the president's fake health cures.

1) The president's 'five-star hotels' were not comfortable Mr Jammeh was fond of joking that if anyone crossed him they would end up in one of his "five-star hotels" - his nickname for prisons. Witnesses, both former inmates and guards, have told the TRRC that if an alleged crime related to the president, the torture of prisoners was guaranteed. One former head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) admitted to the commission that following Mr Jammeh's fall he tried to cover up the violence by having builders renovate a prison to get rid of the torture chamber and most of the equipment. Many former prisoners have told the TRRC how they were jailed on the flimsiest of evidence. One man admitted that he was a "witness for hire", giving evidence in several high-profile cases (including alleged coup plots that led to people being executed) when he had no knowledge of the events. In all, he said he gave 32 paid-for statements against 12 people. 2) Informants were everywhere Several witnesses have given evidence about how they were detained after someone passed their name on. Omar Jatta was a victim of the NIA's "special treatment". He told the commission that he was arrested in 1995, taken to the NIA, undressed and electrocuted. He was detained because he

Yahya Jammeh refused to accept his shock defeat in December 2016 and was forced from power They were arrested by security forces when their boat docked and with no evidence and no trial they were accused of being mercenaries hired for a possible coup attempt. Over the following 10 days, almost all of those detained were killed in The Gambia or taken across the border into Senegal and shot and their bodies dumped in wells. One soldier recounted how, just before he was shot, one of the migrants asked if he could reach into his pocket and retrieve something. It turned out to be a $100 bill which he handed to the soldier saying: "I obviously won't be able to spend this, you can have it." The soldier admitted that he took it and spent.

had been seen speaking to a veteran opposition politician at a naming ceremony. I became aware of the fear of informants after attending a dinner-dance event in 1998. A comedian did a perfect impression of President Jammeh, but I was the only audience member out of 300 who was in stitches. Everyone else just stared at the floor. Later, someone explained: "You never know who's watching." 3) Jammeh's paranoia led to murder A group of soldiers confessed to the capture and killing of over 50 African migrants, including 44 Ghanaians who, in July 2005, made the mistake of trying to travel through the country on their way to Europe.

It is hoped that the evidence will prevent future attrocities

The former president was worried about potential coup plots

4) Jammeh's 'HIV patients' stripped naked In one of his most outlandish claims, President Jammeh said in 2007 that he had a cure for HIV, asthma and diabetes. He then took patients off conventional antiretroviral treatments and enrolled them in his Presidential Alternative Treatment Programme. One witness, who was HIVpositive, said he had to strip naked. He then had a lotion rubbed on to his body and was given something to drink. The patients who did not die are still HIV-positive and now undergoing conventional treatment. 5) The presidential convoy was deadly When the president was on the road all traffic had to give way. So far, so normal but there were serious consequences for those who failed to move.

While the truth about some of what happened now may be known, it is still not clear what room there is for reconciliationâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ade Daramy Journalist

The TRRC has heard from several witnesses who were left disabled after not getting out of the way of the presidential convoy fast enough. Others died. Sometimes, soldiers would break away from the stream of vehicles to beat up drivers or pedestrians who did not move in time. Mr Jammeh's former family waiter was one of many to comment on his habit of throwing biscuits to crowds as the convoy swept past. People scrambling to pick up the snacks would then get run over by other speeding cars in the entourage. The witness estimated that 20 were killed in this way between 2001 and 2008. The stories that have come out from witnesses as well as perpetrators have led Gambians to reflect on what they knew of the country and themselves. Before the TRRC it was common to hear people say that foreigners must have been behind any alleged atrocities. But not one self-confessed killer or torturer has proved to be from outside the country. While the truth about some of what happened may now be known, it is still not clear what room there is for reconciliation. The commission has at least another six months to run and only after its report is published will there be a final reckoning with The Gambia's violent and troubled past. -BBC

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ON todays pupils forum in Civic Education will look at a topic : Poverty Reduction in Zambia. This topic is at grade twelve (12) level of the Zambian Syllabus. At the end of this lesson,learners should be able to: • Describe poverty • Outline how poverty can be measured • Explain the causes of poverty • Identify the effects of poverty • State poverty alleviation strategies POVERTY REDUCTION IN ZAMBIA Poverty Poverty maybe described as the insufficient access to food and nutrition, education, Health, care, inadequate shelter, clothing, inadequate income, literacy, safe water and Sanitation. Note: This kind of poverty is referred to as absolute poverty which is defined as a condition of life limited by malnutrition, illiteracy, poor surrounding, high infant mortality and low life expectancy. How poverty can be measured Poverty can be measured using the following three (3) perspectives. i. Income Perspective: A person is poor if his or her income falls below a defined money or metric poverty line. For example: a person living on one dollar a day. ii. Basic Needs Perspective: A person is poor if his or her requirements for a minimal acceptable fulfilment of human needs are not met. iii. Capability Perspective: A person is poor if he or she lacks certain capabilities to function such as adequate food, clothing, shelter and ability to participate in community activities. Measures used by the UNDP to measure poverty The UNDP measures poverty in terms of deprivations. Namely; a) Deprivation of a long and healthy life expectancy of about 40 years b) Deprivation of knowledge measured by illiteracy levels c) Deprivation of economic provisions measured by people’s access to food, clothing, shelter among others. The causes of poverty in Zambia. - Debt Burden: This means that more money is spent on servicing the debt at the expense of investing in social and economic development. - External Dependence: Inadequate economic growth and huge debt burden have made external funding a necessity. Zambia has continued to borrow from partners to invest in social and economic development. - Changes in Agricultural Policies: The negative changes in agricultural policies especially between 1992 and 2001 contributed to high levels of poverty especially in rural areas. For which families were offered fertilizer on pay back basis. - Climatic Variation: The changing climatic and environmental conditions are also causes of poverty in Zambia. Example, rainfall patterns are increasingly erratic and

droughts are a common feature and this has led to low food production, hence, food insecurity. - Morbidity (illness) and Mortality (deaths) : The increase in illness and premature death that was experienced due to HIV/ AIDS pandemic has contributed to poverty. Many families have lost productive members or bread winners. Also the cost of caring for a chronically ill family member makes the family poor. - Orphans: The increase in the number of orphans requiring care and support from relatives causes a strain on families‟ resources. - Inequalities: In Zambia, it has been observed that the gap between the rich and poor is widening. This inequality in terms of income, education, wealth and access to assets has led to high poverty levels. - Low Pay: People with low pay fail to meet their basic needs, hence, depend on borrowing. - Conflict: Conflict is also a cause of poverty. For example when there is conflict in a society, less time is spent on economic activities. Sometimes people lose their lives or they are forced to flee their homes. There will be no time to create wealth. - Poor Work Culture: When people have a negative attitude towards work and lack initiative, this can lead to poverty (dependency syndrome). - Individual Weakness: Laziness and lack of responsibility can lead to poverty and dependence syndrome. - High Unemployment levels: People with no employment will lack income to support their welfare; hence they will depend on others to support them. - Corruption: Rampant corruption makes the few privileged benefit while the majority are denied the chance to prosper hence, remain in poverty. The effect of poverty The effects of poverty are interrelated and the following are some of them. -

Hunger or food insecurity.

High unemployment levels.

Increase in crime rate.

Conflicts in the society.

Increase in corruption and vandalism.

- Lower life expectancy due to low standard of living. - Increase in prostitution, resulting in the increment of unwanted pregnancies and high levels of HIV and AIDS. - Breakdown of extended family system one of Zambia’s cultural practices. - Increase in child labour and other violations of child rights. - Depletion of natural resources due to more people exploiting the same inadequate resources, such as water, forest and soil. Poverty alleviation strategies.

and utilization of energy.

Poverty alleviation is the process of lessening the suffering of the poor by meeting their immediate pressing needs. The following are some of the ways in which poverty in Zambia can be alleviated.

- Water and Sanitation: To contribute to poverty reduction through increased access to safe water and sanitation, increased food production and food security.

- Improving the provision of education as education is a very powerful tool for poverty reduction.

- Transport and Communication: To create and efficient transport and communication system that will promote economic growth and poverty reduction.

- Improve food production and empower small scale farmers.

- Roads: To expand, rehabilitate and invest in the road sector so as to improve accessibility and mobility.

- Improve health status of people of Zambia especially the poor. - Reduce the incidence, infection and socio-economic impact of HIV and AIDS. - Increase access to safe water and sanitation. - Promote agricultural sector which will be able to export and ensure increased household income and food security.

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- Promote rural electrification to attract investments and reduce unemployment in rural areas. - Increase access to factors of production such as land and farming implements.

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- Agriculture: To promote a self-sustaining export led agricultural sector which ensure increased household income and good security.

Poverty alleviation strategies and their implementation in Zambia Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) is the overall framework for national planning and development focusing on interventions for poverty reduction.

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WORLD MPS BACK ROTATIONAL

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AIROBI - A section of leaders in Taita-Taveta County have backed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s remarks on rotational presidency to end the long dominance of certain communities in the country’s top leadership. Speaking separately, MPs Danson Mwashako (Wundanyi) and Jones Mlolwa (Voi) said it was time for other tribes to lead Kenya - with a pitch for minority ethnic groups to take President Kenyatta’s mantle in 2022. Mwashako said those opposing the President’s suggestion are mistaken since “more communities need to be involved in the leadership of this country.” He said: “Some leaders are making noise over the issue of rotational presidency, yet we have been experiencing ethnic political tension in every General Election.” He said the system will promote inclusivity and give every community a chance to be represented in the country’s highest office. “Time is ripe for Kenyans to go for a referendum to stop the dominance of the big ethnic groups in leadership. This system will help us kill tribalism,” he said. Mwashako also said the parliamentary system is more accountable than the current presidential one, and will lead to more accountable and efficient rule.

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Presidnet Kenyetta Some of the constitutional challenges - like scrapping of some constituencies - will be resolved once the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) sails through, he said. “My constituency was among those that were to be merged,

but the BBI has protected it. This means money meant for developing this area has been saved,” the MP said. The BBI also provides for appointment of Cabinet members from a mix of MPs and technocrats. This, the

Undoing Trump WASHINGTON - Presidentelect Joe Biden will get to work immediately on his first day in the White House as he plans to sign “roughly a dozen” executive orders that include rejoining the Paris climate accord, and reversing the travel ban on several majority Muslim countries, according to a memo from incoming chief of staff Ron Klain. Biden is also preparing to sign orders that will extend a pause on federal student loan payments, halt evictions and foreclosures, and make mask-wearing mandatory on all federal property and during inter-state travel. These executive orders are part of a larger 10-day plan that has been promised by the incoming administration in an effort to immediately roll back some of President Trump’s signature policies on immigration, climate change, and the coronavirus crisis. “President-elect Biden is assuming the presidency in a moment of profound crisis for our nation,” Klain writes in the memo. “We face four overlapping and compounding crises: the Covid-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis.” “President-elect Biden will take action - not just to reverse the gravest damages of the Trump administration - but also to start moving our country forward,” Klain adds. The memo also outlines plans to send Congress a largescale immigration plan within the first 100 days in office. – BUSINESS INSIDER US.

MP said, will shorten the time the government spends to implement development projects. Mlolwa said there is need to ensure inclusivity by allowing smaller tribes to get the presidency in 2022 - a move, he added, will end ethnic divisions presidential polls create. “I support this because it will ensure minority tribes, like ours, which have not had one of their own at the top, are able to occupy the top seat. We must start with smaller tribes in 2022,” he said. However, Taita-Taveta Woman Rep Lydia Haika has been making her stand clear about the BBI, vowing to oppose the document “if it scraps our seat and reverses the gains made by women since the Constitution came into force...We won’t accept to be taken back to where we were 11 years ago. “We’ve made great gender gains, and we will not let anyone take them away from us.” DAILY NATION, Kenya.

Images on state television showed jubilant Museveni supporters in his home district waving flags and cheering, while soldiers in the capital helped marshal motorcycle drivers for a parade.

Tuesday 19, January 2021

WHO chief warns of ‘moral failure’ in vaccine distribution GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the world is on the verge of what he called a catastrophic moral failure over the way Covid-19 vaccines are being shared out to global populations. Speaking at the WHO’s executive board meeting, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said many wealthy countries were bypassing the Covax global vaccine distribution scheme to organise their own access to vaccines, leaving poorer countries at risk: “The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure, and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world’s poorest countries. Even as I speak the language of equitable access, some countries and companies continue to prioritise bilateral deals, going around Covax, driving up prices, and attempting to jump to the front of the queue. This is wrong.” Dr Tedros said that unless a fairer approach was taken to global vaccine distribution, the pandemic would go on longer and cause more economic and human suffering: “Not only does this ‘me first’ approach leave the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people at risk, it’s also selfdefeating. Ultimately these actions will only prolong the

pandemic, prolong our pain, the restrictions needed to contain it, and human and economic suffering. Vaccine equity is not just a moral imperative - it is a strategic and economic imperative,” he said. Meanwhile, South Africa, recorded 12, 267 new Covid-19 infections by Sunday, along with 254 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 37, 105. According to a statement by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, as of Sunday, the country recorded 1, 337, 926 confirmed Covid-19 cases. Gauteng remains the most affected province with 27 percent of the total confirmed cases, which translates to 361, 881 cases. KwaZuluNatal has recorded 279, 974 confirmed cases to date, the Western Cape 257, 235 cases and the Eastern Cape 186, 771 cases. To date, 7, 613, 470 tests have been completed, with 54, 696 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, Mkhize said. Mkhize also reported a further 254 Covid-19-related deaths, of which 22 were recorded in the Eastern Cape, 13 in the Free State, 59 in Gauteng, 40 in KwaZulu Natal, 16 in Mpumalanga, 26 in North West, six in the Northern Cape and 72 in the Western Cape 72. This brings the total to 37 105 deaths. – BBC/NEWS24.

Schools reopen across Nigeria despite virus fearsReuters ABUJA - Schools have reopened in Nigeria despite concerns about rising cases of Covid-19. Pupils arrived wearing face masks and were instructed to wash their hands at the school gates. It’s the first time they’ve been back since mid-December, when the country declared a second wave of new infections. The country has recorded more than 10,000 new infections in the last seven days. – BBC.

‘More than 80 killed’ in Darfur clashes

Facebook flags Uhuru’s message to Museveni as ‘false’ SOCIAL media giant Facebook on Sunday flagged as “false” a congratulatory message from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, for winning a sixth term in office. Facebook said “independent fact-checkers” had noted the information was “false”. State House had issued a statement congratulating President Museveni after he was declared winner of the election with 58.64 percent of votes cast against his closest challenger Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, who won 34.83 percent. State House said Museveni’s re-election was “a testimony of the confidence the people of Uganda have in his leadership”. President Kenyatta further said he looked forward to “deepening the strong bilateral ties between Kenya and Uganda for the mutual benefit of the people of the two republics”. Facebook policies It is possible Facebook flagged the post after it was accompanied by a portrait of the Ugandan leader, which had been prominent on other Ugandan government pages, which the social media giant flagged last week for carrying false

political messages deemed inciting. Usually, Facebook flags posts for violations of its policy and often requires the creator or publisher to delete the post, correct the message and reload it. Facebook and other social media giants have tried to fight fake news and false information after claims emerged their platforms had been used to influence elections around the world. This is the second time that controversy has resulted from a congratulatory message from President Kenyatta to the Ugandan leader who has ruled since 1986. In February 2016, the President was roasted by netizens after he was the first to congratulate Museveni for what he said a victory that showed “Ugandans have spoken clearly” of their choice. Many observers of that election, including the European Union, said the vote had been marred by irregularities including constant harassment of then opposition leader Kizza Besigye. This time, Museveni preceded the elections by banning internet access after Facebook and Twitter removed some accounts operated by his officials. -DAILY NATION KENYA.

KHARTOUM - The number of people killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Sudan’s West Darfur state has risen to 83, a medical body has said. The fighting in the state capital, El Geneina, began on Saturday after a row in which a man was stabbed to death. – BBC.

4 police officers killed, one missing, after bandit attack in northwest Nigeria ABUJA - Four police officers were killed and one was missing after armed bandits attacked their convoy in northwest Nigeria on Friday, the Nigerian police said. Around 100 armed men attacked 16 police officers on the Birnin Gwari-Funtua highway as they returned to their headquarters in Kano state, a federal police spokesman said in a statement issued on Sunday. – REUTERS.

Samsung’s Lee receives 30-month prison term in bribery trial

SEOUL - A South Korean court sentenced Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee to two and a half years in prison yesterday, which could delay the group’s ownership restructuring following the death of Lee’s father in October. Lee, the country’s most powerful businessman at age 52, had served one year in prison for bribing an associate of former President Park Geun-hye when an appeals court suspended it in 2018; a year later, the Supreme Court ordered him retried. His prison time will count against his latest sentence. – REUTERS.

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INSIDE SPORTS

ZIM ACCUSE CAMEROON OF WITCHCRAFT AFTER DEAD BAT FOUND ON THE PITCH

IMBABWE coach Zdravko Logarusic has accused hosts Cameroon of “witchcraft” ahead of their African Nations Championship opener in Yaounde on Saturday, which the Indomitable Lions won 1-0. A photograph was shared with Goal ahead of the match which depicted the Croat coach displaying the carcass of a bat, accompanied by a sign which reads “witchcraft in Cameroon” ahead of the two sides’ Chan bow. CHAN 2021 opener in Yaoundé overshadowed by pre-match accusations of witchcraft from the hosts by Zimbabwe coach Logarusic

after a bat carcass is found on the pitch The fixture, taking place at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, was played in front of a quarter-full stadium after the Confederation of African Football allowed some fans to access the fixtures during the biennial competition. Despite being hosts, Cameroon’s chances in the tournament have been questioned, with a series of underwhelming performances in the build-up, even with the presence of Africa Cup of Nations-winning striker Jacques Zoua. Zimbabwe are among the rank outsiders for the tournament - exclusively for home-

based players - due to the fact that their domestic league has been suspended for the best part of a year. The Chan opener is the first time many of Logarusic’s troops will see competitive action for the first time in approximately nine months. This would not be the first time that Cameroon have been accused of resorting to the dark arts to influence a competitive fixture. In the Afcon 2002 semi-final between Mali and the Indomitable Lions, Cameroon coach Winfried Schafer and goalkeeping coach (and national team legend) Thomas Nkono were arrested by riot police after allegedly placing

a charm on the pitch ahead of the fixture. "We are no more willing to see witch doctors on the pitch than cannibals at the concession stands," said a spokesperson for Caf in the aftermath of a previous incident involving the Nigerian Football Association at the 2000 edition of the Nations Cup. Ahead of the tournament, Logarusic had been realistic if somewhat downbeat about Zim’s Chan chances. “Anyway, we will try our best to see how things go,” he told Caf. “We have tried our best as the technical team to give most players in the topflight a chance to prove themselves. - GOAL.COM.

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Klopp says Liverpool have a fight on their hands to finish in top four JURGEN Klopp says Liverpool have a fight on their hands just to qualify for the Champions League this season before he can even think about a title defence. Sunday's goalless draw at home to Premier League leaders Manchester United, together with wins for Leicester and Manchester City, left Liverpool fourth in the table. A series of injuries to key defenders, most notably to Virgil van Dijk, has disrupted Liverpool's season, but they are also missing the presence of Diogo Jota at the other end as goals have dried up. The defending champions are only five points ahead of

ninth-placed West Ham and, with points being dropped by all teams, Klopp is aware the competition is likely to be closer than ever. "In the season when we came second (2018/19), the day when I started really thinking about the title race was the day when it was clear that we are in the Champions League," he said. "I know my job and I know what I have to do. The most important thing is to qualify for the Champions League and I know how difficult it is. This season will be a tough race for the top four." The 53-year-old German admitted fans were "not the most patient species" and wanted to win every match. "I'm not too different to that but I am long enough in the business to know that you have to go through more difficult periods as well," he said. "It's not the most difficult in my life – not even close to it – so it's just a situation where we play football and have had injuries, still have injuries but got used to the injuries we had in the long term and now players coming back." –SUPERSPORT.

Bullets down ‘Bankers’ in PFL Cup By MICHAEL MIYOBA KITWE Bullets Futsal Club handed ZANACO FC its first defeat in the PFL Cup following an 11-2 drubbing in a Group D fixture at Automotive Indoor Futsal Arena in Lusaka. A double hat trick from Nel-

son Sikasula and Chrispine Simunyola and a double brace from George Mwela and Patrick Banda gifted Kitwe Bullets maximum three points which propelled them to top group D with six points, on par with the Bankers who have a lower goal difference. ZANACO who scored the two goals through Steven Zimba, moved to second with a goal difference of five compared to Kitwe Bullets’ 13 goals. In other group D fixtures, Tamanga Juldan picked their first win of the season after thumping Efford Chabala 124. The win pushed Tamanga to third on the log with three points as Efford Chabala FC anchor Group D with no point

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to boast of. In other games played over the weekend, in Group C of the PFL Cup, CSS Petauke claimed top position after beating BILL FC 10-4. In group A, Lusaka Automotive reclaimed top spot after overcoming Lilanda Bullets 14-1 while Christian Academy continued to struggle in Group A after they picked their third consecutive defeat following a 4-3 beating by Siavonga Beetles who moved to six points. Group B action saw Veterans FC getting their first point after a 4-4 draw with BS Stars while Kabwe K-Line picked their second win of the competition following a 6-0 walkover victory over Pioneer Avengers.

PHIL Neville has left his role as manager of England's women and been appointed in charge of David Beckham's Major League Soccer side Inter Miami. The 43-year-old was appointed as England boss in January 2018 and his contract was set to end in July. The Football Association says it will "shortly confirm" an interim head coach until Sarina Wiegman's arrival. Netherlands manager Wiegman will take on the role after the delayed Tokyo Olympics in August. Former Manchester United and Everton defender Neville was the leading contender to manage Great Britain at the Games, but his move to the United States has left the FA needing another option. "This is a very young club with a lot of promise and upside, and I am committed to challenging myself, my players and everyone around me to grow and build a competitive soccer culture we can all be proud of," Neville said of his American move. - BBC

Australian Open: 72 players to quarantine after another positive Covid test on Melbourne flight SEVENTY-TWO Australian Open players are now confined to their hotel rooms after a positive coronavirus test result on a third flight bound for the tournament. Twenty-five players thought to mostly be qualifiers - on board the flight from Doha to Melbourne must isolate in their room for 14 days.

Heather Watson is one of 47 players who were already quarantining and some are frustrated by the confinement. Tournament organisers said the players were "already in quarantine hotels." An Australian Open statement said: "One positive Covid-19 test has been returned from a passenger on a

charter flight into Melbourne from Doha which arrived at 05.30 on January 16. "The passenger is not a member of the playing contingent and had tested negative before the flight. "There were 58 passengers on the flight, including 25 players." At least three players said they might not have gone to

the tournament if the rules had been made clear to them. Organisers said the rules were clear, and the event would begin as planned on February 8. Three other people tested positive for Covid on Saturday and one on Sunday. They had been on two chartered flights bringing players to the tournament. – BBC.

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FAZ wans clubs over juju By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Football Association of Zambia has cautioned clubs to stop the use of juju fetishes and unwholesome rituals. In a memo directed to clubs, Zambian Premier League Manager Brian Mulenga said the unsportsmanlike behaviour has the potential to bring the whole of Zambian football in disrepute. Mulenga said the use of juju fetishes, unwholesome rituals, sprinkling of substances and liquids on the pitch can deter any potential sponsors and partners. “We have once again observed unsportsmanlike behaviour that has the potential to bring the whole of Zambian football in disrepute and can deter any potential sponsors and partners. “The use of juju fetishes, unwholesome rituals, sprinkling of substances and liquids on the pitch, driving into stadiums in reverse, jumping over fences, barring female officials from pitches and other such superstitious behaviour should cease forthwith,” Mulenga said. He said the FAZ will closely monitor matches and ensure unsportsmanlike behaviour is curtailed and stamped out. Mulenga said clubs, players and officials found involving themselves in juju practices will be sanctioned according to FAZ, CAF and FIFA Statutes. “This activity and other similar activities are not only against the FAZ Constitution but are also subject to censure and sanction under

the Disciplinary Code of FAZ and are clearly an infraction of the Laws of the Game as promulgated by FIFA and IFAB and are totally unethical and may be subject to sanctions under the FIFA Code of Ethics,” he said. Mulenga urged victims of juju fetishes to be reporting such cases to Match Officials and the Match Commissioner before making an official complaint in writing. Meanwhile FAZ has suspended Forest Rangers Football Club goalkeeping coach Charles Chileshe for unsporting conduct during a FAZ/MTN Super Division Week 13 fixture between Prison Leopards and Forest Rangers at President Stadium in Kabwe on Saturday. In a letter dated January 18, 2021 addressed to the Forest Rangers General Secretary, FAZ deputy General Secretary Joseph Chimpampwe stated that Chileshe’s action of sprinkling an unknown substance in goal and urinating or simulation of urinating against one of the goalposts acted in a manner that is not consistent with the values and integrity of football as espoused by FIFA, CAF and FAZ. Chimpampwe reiterated that FAZ will not tolerate such unsporting behaviour and Chileshe’s case shall be referred to the Disciplinary Committee.

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LIONEL Messi was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career after he lashed out at the end of Sunday's 3-2 defeat to Athletic Club in extra time. Near the end of the Spanish Super Cup final, Messi played a pass and took a swing at Asier Villalibre as the Athletic forward ran across

his path. Referee Gil Manzano missed the incident at first but upon a VAR review, he showed Messi a straight red card for violent conduct. It was the first red card Messi has ever received as a Barcelona player, coming in his 753rd appearance for the club. The incident capped another frustrating episode in the Catalans' season as they were unable to

close out the silverware, having twice led. Antoine Griezmann continued his recent revival by finding the net twice only for Oscar de Marcos and Villalibre to reply for the Basques. Indeed, their second equaliser came in the 90th minute of the game. In extra time, Iniaki Williams struck before Messi saw red in the 121st minute. - GOAL.COM

ZAMBIA RARING TO GO

…as Chipolopolo plays Taifa Stars in opener By MICHAEL MIYOBA

AMBIA national team coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic says the Chipolopolo will let their play do the talking on the pitch when they face Tanzania in today’s African Nations Championship Group D fixture at Limbe Stadium in Cameroon. Speaking in a post-match interview, “Micho” said the Chipolopolo are game for the Taifa Stars in today’s opening fixture for both sides set to kick off at 18 hours. “Micho” said the four friendly games played in Cameroon before the CHAN kicked off on Saturday helped the Chipolopolo to prepare adequately for the tourna-

ment. He said the Chipolopolo would not underrate Tanzania because their football is developing as they have a competitive league. “We go into the match with self-respect, we know who we are representing, we know that we represent Zambians and Zambian football and we have come here to test and measure ourselves in the match with intention to show the talent and quality we have,” said “Micho.” “Our intention is to pass through the group and once we pass the group, anything after will be possible. But instead of speaking of what happens beyond the group stage, we would be disrespectful to Tanzania. Let not our voice but our actions speak louder than our words

about our ambitions.” “Micho” said the Chipolopolo will give their best to get the desired results in an unpredictable action thriller against Tanzania. And Chipolopolo captain Adrian Chama said the Chipolopolo players will compete and use the CHAN to expose their talents at continental level. Chama said morale is high in the Chipolopolo camp and the team is focused and looking forward to play Tanzania today. “Micho” going into today’s game with 28 bullets for his first eleven which may consist of Green Eagles goal keeper Allan Chibwe who may be supported in defence by Adrian Chama, Clement Mwape and Zacharia Chilongoshi.

In midfield, “Micho” is spoiled for choice as he has Bruce Musakanya, Kelvin Kampamba, Kelvin Kapumbu and Collins Sikombe while Moses Phiri could be given the nod upfront where he can partner with Emmanuel Chabula. Meanwhile, Taifa Stars coach Etienne Ndayiragije said Tanzania will compete to make their country proud. Ndayiragije said Tanzania will treat each game as a final and burn all their energy to reach and achieve what is needed. Tanzania will seek to end Zambia’s dominance as they boast of five wins from 31 meetings with the Chipolopolo who have 17 victories and nine draws against Tanzania.