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STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 3 THERE is need for a serious marshall plan to exploit Gold reserves because Zambia is losing millions to illegal mining and exports of the mineral resource, a mining expert Edward Simukonda has said. Mr Simukonda said disciplined Zambia National Service (ZNS) officers and thousands of unemployed youth cadets already trained to defend national interests should be employed to replace the monopoly of wisdom illegal miners, most of them By SIMON MUNTEMBA try to stop Christian from funded by foreigners. To Page 3 icating Zambia to Christi says Bishops Council of Za T is unacceptable for forNsama Nsama Chipyoka secretary-general Bishop mer Archbishop Telesphore Kaela. Mpundu to think he SOURCE: holds Facebook

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MARIJUANA POLICY ADVANCES ...the legislation and policies will be effected as soon as control substance Bill is qualified. By PETER SICHALI

HE formulation of a marijuana policy framework has reached an advanced stage, Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo has said. Mr Katambo said the marijuana legislation and policies will be effected as soon as control substance Bill is qualified. The minister said the policy was under Cabinet scrutiny and would soon be passed to the legislative committee. Mr Katambo said in an interview yesterday that the

policy would need to undergo separation of the law. "Marijuana policy development is at very advanced stage and the bill will be brought before parliament after undergoing all the necessary processes. "The policy we need to undergo separation of the law because as it is now the law does not separate the indica and Sativa as per scientific names of the two crop commodities. So once that is done then we will be able to implement and bring the bill before parliament,” Mr Katambo said. He said the current narcotic substance laws does

Civil activists warn against foreign interference By SILUMESI MALUMO

WE are sounding a friendly and timely warning that any foreign nation, institution or agents that will openly or indirectly interfere with our sovereignty as the country is going towards elections must be ready to face our patriotic resistance, a consortium of civil society organisations has said. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) president Andrew Ntewewe who spoke on behalf of the consortium said, “We are alive to the fact that unfortunate, some of our brothers and sisters have betrayed our country, they have gone to bed with foreign interests. Mr Ntewewe said foreigners would not be allowed to bring confusion in the country for their personal gain. The civil society organisations are YALI, Centre for Leadership and Good Governance, Centre for Community Development and Public Health, Zambian Institute of Governance and Civil Liberties Platform, Zambians for Unity, Peace and Development. Others are Advocacy for National Development and Democracy, Good Governance Zambia, University of Zambia Students Union, Common Ground Network, Advocacy for National Development and Democracy, and Zambia National Students Union “Our brothers and sisters have floated our country up for grabs to foreign interests in exchange for personal riches and selfish

interests. We have a duty to protect and defend Zambia from being auctioned. Zambia is not up for sale to the highest bidder,” Mr Ntewewe said. He told Journalists in Lusaka yesterday, that as the country draws towards the 2021 general elections, there were temptations by some foreign countries and institutions of foreign YALI

The civil society organisations are YALI, Centre for Leadership and Good Gov-

ernance, Centre for Community Development and Public Health, Zambian Institute of Governance and Civil Liberties Platform, Zambians for Unity, Peace and Development.

Mr Ntewewe origin to devise means and ways of directly or indirectly middling in internal democratic governance affairs. Mr Ntewewe said, “The country is faced with the challenges of betrayal and foreign interference in the management of our national affairs.” Our country, he said, has been betrayed by some selfish, unpatriotic citizens who have ganged up against with foreign interests that are championing and positioning capitalistic imperialism ideals.

not separate cannabis from psychotropic substances. Mr Katambo said there wasneed to have a bill that will separate the two crop products and create an agent or an authority. "Our current laws do not separate cannabis from psychotropic substances so there is need for a bill to separate the two and create an agent or an authority to deal with this crop for medicinal or export purposes," Mr Katambo said. He said there was an industrial hemp which the country will start growing for medicinal and export purposes.

Lusaka resident to pay back more salaries By AARON CHIYANZO

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A LUSAKA resident, Mr George Mwambakakana, who recently paid back salaries and allowances for former Health Minister, late Joseph Kasonde and Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Nkandu Luo, has pledged to pay for Justice Minister, Given Lubinda and two others. He is set to pay for two former ministers, Mr Greyford Monde and Mr Yamfwa Mukanga. Mr Mwambakakana said he would soon pay in full for three more people other than Prof Luo and Dr Kasonde. Earlier, Mr Mwambakakana said after the Constitutional Court di-

rected all former ministers to pay back, he felt duty bound to liquidate the bills for the two. He said that he was prompted to pay for the two because of their hard work when they served. Mr Mwambakakana said there was nothing sinister for him to use his personal money to pay for the two. On Thursday last week, he paid K57, 512 for Dr Kasonde and K58, 681 for Prof Luo. Mr Mwambakakana appealed to the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka to ensure that the two were cleared because their bills had been settled. He said that Dr Kasonde and Prof Luo were still appearing on the list of those that had not paid.

Donors’ U-turn on SCT cheers govt GOVERNMENT says it is pleasing that there has been increased confidence by cooperating partners on the Social Cash Transfer ( SCT ) programme following the introduction of the smart system of administering cash which has led to transparency and accountability. Community Development Minister Kampamba Chewe says the reduction on the physical handling of the cash through the smart system is

meant to reduce misappropriation of funds and promote accountability in the management of the mainly donor funded cash. Ms Chewe however noted that the new smart system being used has resulted in challenges as some people were having problems with the use of phone password pin numbers to access the funds and in the end the money is sent back to Lusaka. “Our people should just ad-

just and learn how to use the phones, I know the challenge has been with the pin numbers but that can be corrected, and once the pin is corrected, the money can be retrieved,” she explained. Ms Chewe was speaking in Kitwe yesterday when she paid a courtesy on Kitwe District Commissioner before launching the Covid-19 emergency SCT. Following the misaapplication of SCT by named officials at the Ministry of Community Development,

Cotton growers cry over low prices By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

FARMERS in Mumbwa have appealed to the government to intervene in cotton pricing as a motivation strategy. The farmers said cotton buyers came with lower prices without consulting or involving the government. "The biggest problem we face as cotton farmers is that the prices are static despite having high labour costs. "While appreciating the fact that farmers are given not only seed but also sprayers

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

BLACKFIRE Mining Limited has reported State Counsel Eric Silwamba to the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) for alleged professional misconduct. The mining firm claims Mr Silwamba is interfering with investigations in a matter in which it has sued Stanbic Bank Zambia in the Kabwe High Court demanding for US$125, 000 being damages for a breach of contract. Mr Silwamba SC of Messrs., Eric Silwamba, Jalasi and Lin-

and chemicals, regretted that low cotton prices has always been demotivating farmers," Ms Mary Shanfuko, a cotton farmer lamented. Ms Shanfuko said farmers were made to grow cotton without knowing the cost reflective selling prices for the particular farming season. She said it was not fair to make the cotton growers sell their product using the previous year’s prices, as the cost of production continued to rise. Ms Shanfuko said lack of a

stable cotton pricing environment was making it difficult for farmers to have profit in growing the cash crop as her peers always ran at a loss. Government, she said, should consider hiking the price for cotton to motivate the farmers. She said cotton farmers were getting a raw deal in that, the crop had high labour but the output was extremely low. Ms Shanfuko said the women who could not afford to buy seed for other crops in-

Mining firm reports Silwamba to LAZ for unethical conduct yama Legal Practitioners is Stanbic Bank lawyer. In their complaint letter to LAZ dated December 23, 2020, Blackfire Mining director Guston Kasempa said Mr Silwamba has hindered and interfered with investigation as he has written a detailed letter giving his legal opinion to the Inspector General of Police and also the Director

of Public Prosecutions. “It is very surprising that Mr Silwamba SC is very much aware of who our lawyers are in the civil matter but he has gone on to propose a settlement through the police and suggesting that he may have a special relationship with the police much to our disadvantage wherein he can settle matters ex parte without in-

a number of donors pulled out thereby disadvantaging a number of vulnerable people, mostly in outlying areas of this country And Mrs Chewe explained that government realised that Kitwe had been hit hard by COVID-19 hence the decision to include it on the target areas for the Covid-19 funds. Earlier Mr Bweupe said there has been an increase in the number of vulnerable people in district. - ZANIS.

cluding maize and sunflower resorted to growing cotton whose seeds, chemicals and sprayers were given free. Another cotton grower, Johnson Muchila, equally regretted a noted lack of coordination between the Zambian government and cotton buyers. Mr Muchila said cotton buyers determined the price they wanted to buy cotton from the peasant farmers without consulting government. He said last year cotton was sold at K3.70 per kg and this year, it was lower by K20 as cotton buyers had pegged the purchase price at K3.50 volving us, the complaints,” it said. Blackfire Mining claim Mr Silwamba is mounting and arguing his case in the corridors of the police station and not in court. “He has uncharacteristically, opted to attack the regularity or otherwise of the warrants that were issued and served on the bank early on in the investigation. In our understanding, these are matters to be argued, if at all, in the courts of law once his clients appear in court,” it said.

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E D A N T A Resources PLC failed to run Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and reduced the firm to a scrap metal dealer, miners have charged KCM miners from Nkana, Nchanga and Konkola branches, who were led by Nkana branch chairman Jairos Matafwali, said Vedanta Resources was a failed investor, which literally run down the giant mining company before President Edgar Lungu intervened Mr Matafwali was speaking yesterday in Kitwe when he presented a petition to Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) President Joseph Chewe and his National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) counterpart James Chansa. The petition came from more than 4,000 minersat Nkana, Nchanga and Konkola branches. Mr Matafwali presented a petition in reaction to UPND chairman for mines Percy Chanda and other UPND officials who have taken to social media to criticise Government's decision to take over KCM from Vedanta Resources PLC He said it was not Government had listened to the cries of the miners who had seen that the Indian investor had lamentably failed to run the giant firm. "Vedanta Resources PLC failed to run the giant mining

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company as a mine investor, but instead reduced itself to a scrap metal dealer as evidenced from the way it stripped the smelter at Nkana and the underground rail. "After we realised this, we cried to Government which took a decision to take over the giant mining company, but we are disappointed that Mr Chanda and other UPND leaders want to gain political mileage out of the KCM issue,'' Mr Matafwali said Mr Matafwali said the sentiments from Mr Chanda and other UPND leaders, were a clear indication that they wanted Vedanta Resources PLC back in Zambia. He said KCM was now much better under liquidator Millingo Lungu than the way it

Gawa Undi leadership wrangle rages By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA A SENIOR member of the Chewa royal establishment has asked the Lusaka High Court not to dismiss the case in which he has sued Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi seeking an order that he was wrongfully selected and installed as chief. Mr Christopher Phiri said he was willingly to prosecute the case and get it decided on merit. In this case, Mr Phiri has sued Mr Frederick Daka, the current Kalonga Gawa Undi Mukhomo the fifth, seeking an order that the chieftainship should come from the senior royal family instead of the junior royal family. Mr Phiri maintained that the current Gawa Undi has failed to properly organise the Chewa Kingdom. Gawa Undi of the Chewe speaking people reigns over Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Mr Phiri wants an order that Mr Daka’s appointment is null and void for irregularity and an order that the Chewa royal establishment selects another person from the senior lineage. He stated that in accordance with the custom, the potential heirs to the throne were himself, Mr Gabriel Sakala, Mr Tyson

Phiri and Mr Fedelis Sakala. Mr Phiri said Mr Daka had not been staying at the palace at Mukaika in Katete but opted to live in Lusaka, a fact that demonstrated that he had no interest in the affairs of the chiefdom. But in an affidavit in support of summons for an order to dismiss the action, the chief’s lawyer, Mr Sebastian Zulu, said that the complainant does not want to prosecute his claim for a period of almost 10 months. Mr Phiri however stated that the matter before the courts had stalled from March this year due to Covid-19 outbreak. He said that the same matter was scheduled to come up for hearing on May 11, this year but due to the pandemic it did not take off. Mr Phiri said he has been waiting for the next date of hearing and for the issuance of order of directions so that he could file a list of documents and bundles. “That the application filed before this Court to dismiss the action for want of prosecution without skeleton arguments to support the affidavit is contrary to the High Court (amendment) rules, 2020 and thus defective, irregular and incompetent in all material respect and ought to be dismissed with costs for want of procedure,” he said.

was under Vedanta Resources. Mr Matafwali explained that miners were now getting their salaries on time just like the suppliers and contractors were receiving their dues with minimum delay. "We are miners from KCM and we can tell you that KCM is now much better than Vedanta Resources PLC because things look promising and we are getting our salaries on time. "So if people like Mr Chanda and other UPND leaders want Vedanta Resources to come back to KCM, then there are our enemies.Yes, there are our enemies and we will treat them like that,'' he said And Mr Chewe said UPND leaders who were criticising Government had openly declared their enmity with the

miners. Mr Chewe said if the UPND leaders had solutions on KCM, they could not have waited up to now to start issuing statements which were in bad taste to the miners ''After we complained to the government, President Edgar Lungu took a bold decision that Vedanta Resources PLC should go. So where was UPND to start talking now? We will now treat UPND as our enemy because they are supporting Vedanta,'' Mr Chewe said. He said government has been trying its best to ensure that the challenges and problems facing the mining industry were addressed hence the union was impressed with the commitment. Mr Chewe, however, urged the KCM Liquidator to expedite in preparing the terminal benefits for the years the miners worked under Vedanta Resources PLC. He said miners wanted to be paid the money they worked under Vedanta Resources PLC and so Mr Lungu should in the next one week start preparing letters to indicate how much each miner will get as terminal benefits

59 swindled depositors seek ‘runaway’ village banking proprietors By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA THE 59 victims swindled out of over K6 million through an online business called MyZamfund Village Banking have applied to the Lusaka High Court to serve the writ of summons through advertising in the newspaper because the defendants cannot be located. In this matter, Davies Musonda and 58 others have sued Nigerian Prosper Sylvia Ezeokah, Rodrick Mulumbwa Musonda, Nelly Banda Zimba, Luyando Dyololo, Joseph Mwaba, Joshus Chikonko, George Chishimba and Chilufya Mulolo for fraudulently obtaining their money amounting to K6, 760, 245. Ezeokah together with the seven Zambians created and operated the online business My Zamfund Village Banking. The 59 who invested between K480, 000 and K5, 000 wants the Lusaka High Court to order Ezeokah and the others to pay the K6, 760, 245 which they said was fraudulently collected from them. They seek an order and declaration that the defendants’ conduct to illegally collect and withhold their money was

extremely deceptive, fraudulent and that it deprived them of their legitimate revenue. This is contained in a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court. Mr Musonda and others want the Court to order the eight to give a complete account of all the business transactions and money they fraudulently and dishonestly collected from them. They want the court to order that the nine administrators open the website and whatsapp group to allow them to access their accounts. The 59 are also seeking an order that Ezeokah and others surrender all the properties, motor vehicles, server and others gadgets which were bought through the money generated from them. “We humbly submit that it is from the above statutory authority that we verily believed that this Court may exercise its jurisdiction to entertain this application and grant the plaintiffs’ for leave to serve the Writ of Summons and Statement of claim by substituted service by advertising twice in the Daily Mail newspaper in the interest of serving justice,” they submitted.

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The traditional leader said those in rural areas faced logistical challenges and had to choose between farming and enduring long hours of standing in queues for voter registration. He said the ECZ should appreciate that the current phase of constant rains that the country had been blessed with, which required most people in rural areas to prepare for their livelihoods and food security in 2021. "To emphasise the point, our people have been faced with the inevitable option of choosing farming over the lengthy voter registration process," Chief Katyetye said. He said the early delivery of farmer inputs was not a mistake but it would be construed to have been if the

ECZ would be too rigid and fail to register farm-oriented Zambians. Chief Katyetye said failing to extend the process would be tantamount to forcing people to choose between field preparation, planting, and basal fertilisation on onehand, and voter registration on the other. The traditional leader said extending the process to January 8, 2021 would allow a good number of school leavers of voting age, some of whom were in boarding schools, to register as voters. "The two issues of farmers and school leavers should not be trivialised please. The government needs to take interest in this matter," Chief Katyetye said.

Probe Lusaka killings quickly, orders Lungu By SILUMESI MALUMO I MUST receive the report from police on the killing of Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and Joseph Kaunda by Monday next week, President Edgar Lungu has ordered. Mr Lungu directed the Inspect General of Police Kakoma Kanganja to use every resource available to fully investigate the murders as quickly as possible. President Lungu, however, said the deaths of the two could have been avoided, but some people had cast aside Zambian values because they believed politics must be the daily bread. This was contained in a statement issued by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. “We now believe it pays to spend time at police stations and courts, as cheerleaders of politicians, even over cases that we know little or nothing about. “Even after being cautioned against going to the police station in this particular case, citizens, many in sponsored

transport traversed there. In short, we have become pawns in other people’s games,” the President said. “Yesterday’s (Wednesday) incidents were totally unnecessary to put it mildly. An individual, in his person, was called by the police to answer charges, and yet we saw multitudes of uninvited citizens thronging the police station. What was that about? In the meantime, a situation was created for mayhem and we end up with lives lost,” President Lungu said. Mr Lungu added: ”No one was above the law. Not me, not anybody. And as long as I am President, I will not allow anybody to usurp criminal justice.” He said it was time for all Zambians to reflect about the Zambia they want to live in. “As we pray for Nsama and Joseph’s families with broken hearts and outrage, we seek answers. Their families seek answers. I ask each one of you to stay calm as investigators do their work. Let us remain resolute against crime and say, no, to political chicanery and demagoguery,” Mr Lungu said.

President Lungu directed the Inspect General of Police Kakoma Kanganja to use every resource available to fully investigate the murders as quickly as possible.

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POLITICAL CHICANERY AT CHRISTMAS SADLY, Zambians are celebrating Christmas with a dark cloud hanging over the nation following the assassination of two citizens during a fracas as UNPD president Hakainde Hichilema appeared for question by police. President Edgar Lungu has called for calm as investigative wings probe the killings and ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kakoma Kanganga to ensure that he has answers by Monday. And President Lungu has warned Zambians to remain resolute against crime and say no to political chicanery and demagoguery in the wake of the killing of the two men in Lusaka. The killing seems to have been too convenient for some politicians who have without shame taken to social media to promote themselves with images of the slain men. We should be shocked but are not, because the whole thing appears to have been staged for this particular purpose, where the killing is turned into a marketing tool to sell someone’s presidential credentials. These are desperate and dangerous moves that indicate a sinister and well calculated move in the killing of the two men. We would not be far farfetched to suggest that some people stood to gain from these killings while painting those in power black. It is not only state machinery which is capable of planting snipers as Mr Hichilema seemed to suggest at his press briefing after being warned and cautioned by police. Mr Hichilema suggested that a sniper was responsible for the killings. Well, that could very well be true but the question beginning to be asked is, “who stood to benefit from the assassination?” From what has happened, the UPND has positioned itself as the people’s champion and the major beneficiary from the killings. Mr Hichilema himself has made use of killings with several posts on his Facebook page. Little wonder that people with discerning intuition and thinking have already pointed out the anomaly of state police killing anyone in such a manner while others have seemingly welcomed the killing and using it to market themselves to the full. Ultimately, there are more questions than answers hence the call for sober and calm reflection as investigative wings probe the unfortunate incident. It is also possible that there are people who could have witnessed the shooting and have actual information of the killers but are scared to come forward. The more reason that there should be no assumption that police shot the two men. This will only be ascertained after investigations. This is the calmness that President Lungu has called for. And in his Christmas message, President Lungu has urged Zambians to take precautions as this period is still engulfed by the coronavirus or Covid-19. This means everyone has to observe the preventive measures of masking, sanitising and washing hands as frequently as possible and above all, social distancing. This period demands for deep reflection and responsible behaviour from every one to ensure that the Covid-19 pandemic is contained and also to give investigative wings room to investigate the two murders.

STATE TO POUNCE ON ILLEGAL GOLD DEALERS By SILUMESI MALUMO

WE shall pounce on illegal immigrants who are stealing gold which is supposed to benefit Zambians, Mines and Mineral Development Minister Richard Musukwa has warned. And Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo said he would engage the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development soon so that all illegal immigrants can be dealt with accordingly. Mr Musukwa said the ministry had not been informed of what was happening in Rufunsa district. The minister indicated that those with information about of the illegal immigrants should not hesitate to inform the report so that action could be taken. He was speaking in an interview yesterday. “It is very difficult for us to act on such activities when we have no information of what is happening. So it is important

Mr Musukwa that those with necessary information come and tell us of what was happening,” Mr Musukwa said. But Mr Lusambo said he would inform the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development of what was happening so that something could be done. He said in a separate

interview yesterday that he would engage the ministry as soon as possible because the illegal immigrants were looting the country. On Tuesday Mr Lusambo said during familiarization tour of Rufunsa district that he was saddened that illegal immigrants were stealing gold in the area.

Rowdy UPND youths harass journalists By NATION REPORTER UPND cadres in Kitwe harassed journalists, who included Daily Nation reporter, Rogers Kalero, whom they threatened to beat during coverage of a party solidarity briefing at the district secretariat in Cha Cha Cha Township. The cadres had earlier tried to force Mr Kalero and Ms Marilyn Rose of the Mast Newspapers to raise the UPND symbol, but the two refused. This infuriated the cadres who took turns in unleashing insults on the journalists. Later, the enraged cadres led by “Commander Zewo” attempted to grab Mr Kalero’s

phone because they thought he had recorded what they were planning before the briefing started. It was at this point that the reporter eluded them and left the premises, before they could manhandle him. A horde of district officials could not stop their youths, who also serve as the security militia, from harassing the media personnel. Later, UPND Kitwe district chairman, Elvis Nkandu, and the provincial youth chairman, Ronald Manenga, apologised to the journalists and promised that they would get to the bottom of the matter "We are very sorry for that incident and we will investigate the matter. Such things

should not happen. We have known you for a long time. Apart from that, we should not insult the media for merely doing their job," Mr Nkandu said. Earlier, UPND youths had gathered stones to fight the police if they got into confrontation with them. The cadres, who numbered less than 200, also said if confusion erupts, they should run into the city centre to cause confusion. They also planned to burn down police vehicles if they got into confrontation with them But after almost two hours, police told them to get inside the secretariat premises or face the wrath of the law.

COVID-19 delays manganese project By JOHN KOMBE THE operationalisation of a manganese processing plant in Kapiri Mposhi has been delayed due to the negative effects of Covid-19, says Central Province, Permanent secretary, Bernard Chombas. Mr Chomba said the plant was being set up by a Chinese mining company, Chi Metal and that constructions were complete. He however said the furnaces could not be tested because technical staff had delayed to

travel from China. He said this had delayed the operationalisation of the plant which was scheduled for December this year. To him, this was a drawback, but was happy that the technical staff had finally arrived in the country. Mr Chomba said the only other delay was the connection of high voltage electricity to the plant. "The construction works have been completed and the plant was in the testing phase. This means that the plant will soon be operational," he said. Mr Chomba observed that

the completion of the plant would enhance growth in sectors such as the transport and hospitality. He also envisaged growth in the mining of manganese as miners would now have a processing plant within reach. He observed that the setting up of the Manganese processing plant was in line with government's agenda of value addition. Mr Chomba said that the plant would therefore lead to increased mining activities and lead to increased revenue for the country.

130 inmates get Christmas reprieve By SIMON MUNTEMBA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has pardoned 130 inmates from various correctional services as a Christmas gesture. Home Affairs Minister, Stephen Kampyongo, announced in Lusaka yesterday that among the pardoned were 17 females and 113 males. Mr Kampyongo said the President has this year pardoned 4, 329 inmates. He explained that 3, 233 were pardoned on the African Freedom Day, 966 at Independence Day, and the 130 at Christmas Day. Mr Kampyongo also reported that there was so far no Covid-19 case that had been recorded in any of the correctional centres throughout the country.

Courts won’t entertain senseless Lungu petition - Musoma By SILUMESI MALUMO NO court will entertain senseless legal battles on President Edgar Lungu when the Constitutional Court already ruled over the matter, says Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) president Wright Musoma. Mr Musoma said the courts would not start wasting time on issues which the highest court in the land had presided over. He said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that the UPND and its surrogates like Mr John Sangwa want to destabilise the nation over fake legal battles. “These people already know that President Edgar Lungu’s issue has been settled by the Constitutional Court, but they only want to turn the country into chaos. “So this time around they want to destabilise the nation over the fake legal battles on the eligibility. Which court are they going to take their senseless legal battles? They should forget about it because they are just wasting their time,” Mr Musoma said. He said the UPND and its surrogates had realised that they had lost grip especially in Western and North-Western provinces. Mr Musoma said: “People need to respect the judiciary, and Mr John Sangwa should know he is not the best lawyer we have in the country. We have thousands of legal brains, therefore, the country will not tolerate his careless acts.”

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ZCCM-IH intent on Gwembe oil project By SILUMESI MALUMO

PLANS to commence the oil exploration in Gwembe district by ZCCM-IH are under way. ZCCM-IH Public Relations Manager Loisa Kakoma said ZCCM-IH was aware that the nation was eager to know as when the oil explorations would begin after some deposits were discovered in Gwembe district. She said in an interview yesterday that ZCCM-IH would conduct exploration in due course. Recently, Gwembe District Council chairperson Paul Chilala appealed to ZCCM-IH to mobilise and start oil exploration as it would improve economy of Gwembe. Mr Chilala said that it was high time the ZCCM-IH actualised the process to ascertain the amount of oil deposit which the area had. He said there was no need to delay the process because the institution had already given consent to start explorations. He said people in the area were eager to see that ZCCM-IH moved in quickly because this would help to uplift their livelihoods.

KKIA upgrade to reduce air fares By JOHN KOMBE

THE price of air tickets is expected to reduce due to the increased flight handling capacity at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Chongwe. The KKIA is being upgraded with an addition of a new terminal building to process a maximum of four million international passengers annually. Zambia Airport Corporation Limited (ZACL), senior manager-technical services, Mathew Luneta observed that the benefits of the upgrade would trickle down to passengers. He was responding to questions from journalists during a tour of the terminal building Mr Luneta said that the old terminal building which was operating at a maximum of two million passenger handling capacity and would be used for domestic flights. He therefore stated that the increased passenger capacity would translate into the reduction of air fares. Speaking earlier, ZACL, acting managing director, Ariel Phiri described the works by the contractor, China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation as commendable.

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Friday 25 December, 2020

KAGEM PAYS $120 MILLION IN TAXES By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

AGEM Emerald Mining has contributed about US$120 million to Government in form of taxes This is in form of cumulative corporation taxes, mineral royalties and dividends, says Kagem in a statement released yesterday. “This means that, up to December 31, 2019, 18 percent of Kagem’s revenues have flowed to the Zambian government. Kagem currently provides more than 1, 100 direct jobs,” Kagem said. Kagem is 75 percent owned by Gemfields, in a model partnership with the government. The statement indicated that since acquiring 75 percent of Kagem in 2008, Gemfields has been particular in declaring revenue, which has reached approximately US$635 million. It said the revenue was from the sale of emeralds at auctions both locally and internationally. Proceeds from the auctions, Kagem said, were repatriated to Zambia, generating valuable foreign exchange for the

country. It also said: “Kagem’s US$345, 000 industry training initiative is sponsoring 12 students from the geological and mining engineering departments at the School of Mines at the University of Zambia and Copperbelt University over a period of eight years.”

Kagem aims to emulate the values of Gemfields and operate in a way that contributes positively to the national economy, while taking a leading role in modernising the coloured gemstone sector and building sustainable livelihoods for the communities around the mine. The company believes that coloured gemstones should

ZABS emphasises quality By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has urged consumers to take a keen interest in the type of products being sold on the market during the festive period to avoid getting substandard products. ZABS also appealed to manufacturers to uphold product quality in the midst of high demand during this period. This is according to ZABS Marketing and Communications Officer, Nzali Chella. “It is during this period that consumers indulge in a lot of shopping of various items such as household electrical appliances, food and beverages and other assorted commodities.

Our goal is to see quality products on the market that meet the prescribed standards and ultimately meet customer expectations,” — Nzali Chella.

“It is also during this time that we receive complaints about substandard and counterfeit products on the market,” Ms Chella said in a statement yesterday. She appealed to customers to ensure to buy products from established shops where a consumer was able to get value for their money. Ms Chella explained that the Bureau was also reminding manufacturers to ensure their products continue to adhere to the requirements of the respective standards before they are sold on the market. “Our offices will remain open during this period for consumers, manufacturers, regulators, importers and exporters who may need to access our services,” she said.

be mined and marketed by championing three key values - legitimacy, transparency and integrity. Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction and trading platform to provide a consistent supply of coloured gemstones to the global jewellery market.

Dr Kawesha By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has pledged to assist in increasing trade between Egypt and Zambia to grow beyond US$50 million yearly. ZACCI president, Chabuka Kawesha, said his organisation had in place a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce to assist in increasing trade between Zambia and Egypt. He said ZACCI could enhance trade between the two countries through various platforms with businesses from that country. “With this we are very confident in making headways and desirous to increase business trade volumes between Egypt and Zambia,” Dr Kawesha said during the Zambia-Egypt Virtual Business Forum. ZACCI, he said, was hoping the two countries would look at air connectivity between the Egyptian airline and the soon to be launched Zambia Airways. “Our bilateral activities on the back of bigger markets like AFCFTA and COMESA shall accelerate our visibility and interaction as well as the business-to-business (B2B) level.

“ZACCI hope to help impact positively trade between Egypt and Zambia to beyond US$50 million per annual,” he said. Meanwhile, Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) interim board chairperson, David Masupa, said the Forum provided a valuable platform for investors, exporters and importers from the two countries. Bishop Masupa said the two countries which were both members of COMESA and the African Continental Free Trade Area could optimise opportunities in trade and investment. This, he said, could improve the economies and livelihoods of the citizens of both countries. He said ZDA was committed to cooperate and work closely with the Egyptian Commercial Service to facilitate market linkages with investors, exporters and importers on reciprocal basis. “I therefore encourage the Zambia Development Agency and the Egyptian Commercial Service to continue collaborating and arranging for more Trade and Investment platforms of this nature to steer performance of the private sector which will contribute to growth of the economies of both countries,” Bishop Masupa said.

Liberalise railway sector, says think-tank By BUUMBA CHIMBULU GOVERNMENT should change the policy environment and encourage private train operators to join the rail sector industry, the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has advised. The operators can then be charged for use of rail track, thereby boosting Government revenues, says PMRC Executive Director, Bernadette Deka-Zulu. Zambian Railways Limited (ZRL) and Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) are the two main players in the rail sector. Ms Deka-Zulu observed the need to encourage private players in the rail sector to boost Government’s revenue. She said the rail line operations should be unbundled through the creation of the

Railway Development Agency, so that rail infrastructure development and management were separated from operations. “ZRL will focus on running its business operations competitively and in a sustainable manner without focusing on maintenance and investment in rail track infrastructure,” she said in her analysis on the railway sector in Zambia. After liberalisation of the rail sector, she said, Government would then need to institute a regulatory body to monitor market performance. Ms Deka-Zulu said the body would also need to monitor competition and safety issues to complement the work of the General Inspector of Railways at the Ministry of Transport and communications. “Zambia should engage in bilateral/multilateral railway route management groups

with other countries to collaborate on rail use and infrastructure development to increase volumes and ensure the sustainability of the rail sector,” she said. She also urged Government to continue with maintenance and upgrading of rail infrastructure to reach the desired speed of 80 kilometres per hour for freight trains and 120 kilometer per hour for passenger trains. Ms Deka-Zulu indicated that the railway system in Zambia was comprised of an extensive network of surface transport with the potential to offer safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly transport across the country. She said it also offered efficient, and environmentally friendly transport and the region, connecting all major centres of economic activity and facilitating growth.

Friday 25 December, 2020

SA TOURISM LAUNCHES DIGITAL ....to curb the spread GUEST TRACKER of Coronavirus J

OHANNESBURG - South Africans travelling to the country’s Covid-19 hotspot areas can expect graded accommodation establishments to capture their details digitally to assist with tracking and tracing of positive cases. On Wednesday, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) launched its Automated Data Capturing Solution (ACDS), which will require establishments to register their guests using a QR code. The body’s CEO Sisa Ntshona said the solution was funded by its business unit, the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa, using membership fees. Ntshona said the launch follows the identification of Nelson Mandela Bay, Sarah Baartman and the Garden Route municipalities as the country's top three hotspots and the discovery

SA Tourism Sisa Ntshona tests ACDS

of a new variant of the virus. “These particular three areas actually experienced heightened lockdown levels and restrictions some businesses in this area experienced 50 percent cancellations because places like beaches are being closed,” he said. The SA Tourism

Ivory Coast company brings Black dolls to African children

ABIDJAN - Frustrated by seeing store shelves in Ivory Coast lined with almost exclusively light-skinned dolls, Sara Coulibaly decided to create alternatives in which local children could see themselves. Five years on, Coulibaly’s company Naima Dolls employs around 20 young women who were scrambling on a recent afternoon to package 32 models of dolls with dark skin in time for Christmas. “Our hope today is to give children the means to make good decisions,” she said in her office in Abidjan, decorated with African masks and colourful wax prints. “I want them to be conscious of the fact that they are beautiful, that their culture is beautiful and their

culture is rich,” she said, ruing the widespread use of skin-lightening creams across Africa. The names of Coulibaly’s dolls all come from different regions of Ivory Coast. The most popular is Adjoba - or “Born on Tuesday” in the Akan language of the southeast - a two-year-old girl with plump features. An architect by training, Coulibaly says she draws inspiration for her designs from ideas and people she has met. The dolls are manufactured in China and Spain, although she hopes to open a factory in Ivory Coast in the next few years to satisfy rising demand. She currently produces 150, 000 dolls per year. – REUTERS.

CEO explained that ACDS is currently being rolled out at 150 of South Africa’s 5, 300 graded establishments with the rest to follow. “Our graded establishments are on the front line of the pandemic as they welcome guests both local and international to their

establishments.“They need to be equipped with the necessary tools to create awareness, and at the same time ensure that safety protocols and compliance are adhered to,” said Ntshona. He added that the power to ensure the compliance of establishments was with consumers, who will have access to a feedback line and email address to report non-compliance. Ntshona said Covid-19 had accelerated the development and rollout of the digital solution, which will be a permanent fixture at establishments, as the need for better hygiene practices heightens. The country’s tourism sector has been battered by the pandemic and the lockdowns that have come with it and is on the road to recovery, which will take some time. - FIN24.

Agro private sector group launches four-year strategic plan NAIROBI - Agriculture Sector Network (Asnet), a lobby group that brings together private stakeholders, has launched its strategic plan that seeks to help transform the industry. The plan says the lobby would push for mainstreaming of agriculture policies and laws, financing and for a competitive and enabling business environment. The network would also seek to develop the agriculture value chains and create partnerships with the national and county governments, and development partners to implement the ten-year Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS). Asnet chairman Bimal Kantaria said the launch of the document would help the sector overcome adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that have affected productivity in the industry. “The country’s agriculture sector can do even better despite the gloominess that the Covid-19 pandemic ap-

pears to portend,” he said, expressing optimism in the capability of Asnet to drive the change that will actualise the ASTGS. Newly appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative to Kenya, Carla Mucavi, lauded the move by the private sector to facilitate the streamlining of the country’s agriculture sector through the launch of the strategy that would run from 2021-2024. She said FAO considers the private sector a key ally in the fight against hunger and food insecurity. Fisheries Principal Secretary Micheni Ntiba, who attended the event, called for more participation in deepsea and ocean fisheries, restating that the government pledged its support for the sub-sector. Also present was East Africa Community Principal Secretary, Kevit Desai, who called for more coordination of the country’s private sector to ease collaboration with corresponding EAC players. - BBC.

Dam building gets top priority HARARE - Treasury says it will prioritise the completion of key water bodies in 2021 given their significance to the overall performance of the Zimbabwean economy. Estimated funding for dam infrastructure in the 2021 National Budget is $10.7 billion. The country is largely an agriculture-based economy, with most of its industrial output back-linking to the sector. And according to official estimates, the sector also contributes approximately 17 percent to Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP). But beyond just facilitating the agriculture sector, dam infrastructure is an integral part of basic infrastructure insofar as it offers indispensable benefits in the form of

hydro-power, domestic and industrial water supply, flood control, drought mitigation, navigation and recreation. “Overall support for dam projects amount to $10.7 billion, with focus on GwayiShangani and Chivhu dams that are targeted for completion during 2021,” said Treasury in its 2021 Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Programme document. “While both Marovanyati and Causeway Dams have been physically completed, the provision covers for outstanding certificates, irrigation conveyancing infrastructure and other minor works on the projects.” It is expected that execution on other dams such as Bindura, Dande, Tuli Manyange,

Completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam will mark the first phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project meant to provide a long term solution to the water challenges facing the City of Bulawayo, whilst also creating a green belt that will benefit communities along the pipeline

Semwa and Silverstroom will be sustained with funding from the fiscus. This includes commencement works on Kunzvi Musami, Zimunya and Vun-

Scots oil firm wins £1bn payout from Indian government LONDON - Scots oil explorer Cairn Energy has won more than £1 billion in a court ruling, following a long-running legal battle over an Indian government tax bill. The firm had been blocked from selling a 10 percent stake in the company it created. It was told it owed US$1.6bn in retrospective tax, so that stake was seized by the government and sold off.

Cairn's fight against the Indian law to capture the taxable value of past corporate deals has been closely watched by international investors. Along with a tax bill the Delhi government claimed from Vodafone, the drawn-out proceedings have been seen as test cases for the country's reliability and predictability as an investment partner. The case was finally decided

this week by a tribunal in The Hague, under the terms of the UK's investment treaty with India. On Wednesday, Cairn announced a $1.2bn pay-out, plus interest and expenses, which should total roughly $1.4bn. The Indian government was reported in Indian media to be considering further legal recourse.

gu Dams. Government has said completion of GwayiShangani Dam is being accorded top priority with an allocation of $4.5 billion. THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

It was in 2004 that the Edinburgh-based firm struck black gold in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, near the border with Pakistan. It developed the Mangala field, India's largest, along with two nearby finds, together containing approximately 2.2 billion barrels of oil. In 2006, the company split its Indian operations from the UK company, creating the Cairn India subsidiary. Most of that was later sold to Vedanta, raising more than $8bn.– BBC.

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UPND’s hired assassin kills two innocent citizens execution style Dear Editor,

HICHILEMA IS IRRESPONSIBLE, PERIOD! Dear Editor,

E is a desperate politician who can do anything just to be called His Excellency Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, the President of the Republic of Zambia. Even I, a simple journalist, managed to keep my incarceration a secret to avoid unnecessary coverage. Had the Police just done their bit before my fifth day out of my seven days of being kept behind bars when one journalist leaked the news to social media, you would probably not have heard nothing (anything) about it, and yet I was not wrong. I reported a FACT. Even at home, my wife would tell kids and their friends that I was in hospital. When Willie Nsanda's Kopala wanted to riot following our questionable 2008 loss to RB, one Michael Chilufya Sata,

who was much more popular than this mosquito, went on public radio and said, "Patriotic Front cadres are not violent, they love peace. Anyone arrested protesting our lost election will be presumed to be an MMD thug masquerading as a Patriotic Front cadre. You will be alone in police cells. We won't bail you out!" Now that is what I call leadership. You can't change any governmentt by fighting it but by coming up with an alternative development agenda that should make the existing one useless. Mr. Hichilema believes the people of Zambia should vote out of frustration, NO, they should be motivated by HOPE. He must be discussing hope, offering an alternative path, what we refer to as a government in waiting. He must be a sober minded person who should be slow to respond to

Mr Hichilema

provocation. He is quick to sue anyone he perceives to be an enemy but won't accept a police summon without shedding blood. What a leader! I still feel President Edgar Lungu has failed us by being passive instead of being proactive, as such a character would have prevented these two deaths. He is too soft, al-

Celebrate the festive season responsibly Dear Editor, ZAMBIA and the rest of the world will be celebrating the festive season which comprises Christmas and New Year. Christmas falls on December 25 every year whereas New Year falls on January 1, every year. Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, our personal saviour who came to redeem the world. On the other hand, New Year as the name implies signify the beginning of the year. People celebrate the festive season in different ways.

Some people celebrate the occasion by going to church to worship God. On the other hand, some people celebrate the festive season by resorting to excessive beer drinking. Alcohol abuse becomes rampant as people regardless of age become too excited to consume a lot of beer. If though this was not bad enough, some people notably, the youth, indulge in some vices such as illicit sex which can put them at high risk of contracting the sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV and AIDS. Drug and substance abuse

also becomes a common feature among some people during the festive season. Crime is another thing which should not be ignored during the festive season. This is because criminals take advantage of the situation to stage crime. On this score, I implore the police to be alert and sternly deal with the lawbreakers. People should also be security conscious to secure their lives and properties. Motorists should also be cautious on the road. They should observe road traffic rules to avoid road mishaps or accidents. There is a tendency

lowing these maggots to do anything at will but condoning the arrest of innocent people on the basis of shishita. This is why I love Paul Kagame. He has prioritised development over this multiparty politics nonsense. Even the biggest democracy in the world, the United States of America, is kneeling before China today when it comes to uplifting the livelihood of its own. Is multiparty democracy part of a success equation? Yesterday, my guys and I, discussed this issue and published an editorial that you may want to look at. It highlights the irresponsible behaviour of the current politicians. You can find it on this link: https://bit.ly/37KM9ri It is my hope that you will read it with a sober mind. MPANDASHALO EVANS MWEWA, WhatsApp: +260 977 430702

among some drivers to drive under the influence of alcohol. Driving under the influence of alcohol is against the road traffic regulations. Any driver abrogating the regulations commit an offence and risk his or her life. However, people should not drop the guard in the midst of Covid-19 as we celebrate the festive season. Covid-19 is real and we should brace ourselves for a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Let us celebrate the festive season responsibly by desisting from some vices and avoid unnecessary movements. ELEMIYA PHIRI, Lusaka.

ORGANISATIONS like the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) are also to blame because they react prematurely on issues they have no knowledge off. How did LAZ know or prove that the police fired the live bullets that killed those innocent souls? On what basis did they accuses the police of murder and brutality? LAZ as an institute is now a shell of its old self and it is clear to us that it is either the current leadership is compromised or they lack the ability to reason to the level that has been set by their predecessors. Gunned done execution style, both in the head with precision and within seconds of each other is an act that could not have happened randomly but planned. It is clear that someone in UPND planned and executed that act to deviate the attention of the people from Hakainde Hichilema’s summon as well as paint the PF government as being ruthless. Our investigative wings must move with speed of lightning and bring all those involved in this assassination of innocent people to book before Zambia turns into another South Africa, where political executions are the order of the day. Protocols of mob control do not allow use of teargas and live ammunition at the same time to disperse a crowd. The police fired teargas, so where did the live bullets that killed the innocent souls come from? It is now clear now that the UPND is hell bent on fanning anarchy and would stop at nothing to cause instability at any given opportunity and this time the perpetrators must be dealt with once and for all. With no doubt, Mr Hichilema has now become a danger to the wellbeing of this country and if anything he must be charged with murder for the death of those two innocent souls. Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo and Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja had forewarned Mr Hichilema on appearing with a horde of cadres when he was summoned but he chose to do

otherwise because he had an evil plan up his sleeves. Mr Hichilema must take introspection and examine himself critically and tell us why he is prepared to set this country on fire and commit murder in his bid to get to plot one. What kind of leader would sacrifice his children to gain political power? To understand his desperation to ascend into power, one has to go backwards and analyse our past elections in regards to what was done by Mr Hichilema and his UPND in their quest to rig the 2016 elections. This on its own explains the dangerous predicament we find ourselves in as a country. We have a major opposition political party whose only focus is to grab political power by any means possible including political assassination as we have seen.

ANARCHY It is now clear now that the UPND is hell bent on fanning anarchy and would stop at nothing to cause instability at any given opportunity and this time the perpetrators must be dealt with once and for all. The leadership of UPND suffers from ego, overly rated ambition for power and pride, such that it overcrowds their effective participation on important national matters that affect the citizenry and poor people. The obsession with which Mr Hichilema and his UPND are doing politics has the potential to set this country on fire come 2021 and as citizens, we must all fight to emancipate ourselves from the violent and demonic jaws of UPND’s ‘Mapatizya formula.” The damage being done to our country by UPND through social media and now murder and violence is so huge that if left unchecked, it will drive this country down a path that will take us 100 years to recover from. DR JOZE MANDA.

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Friday 25, December 2020

Library launched in Solwezi

Mayor, Nicholas Mukumbi

OLWEZI Municipal Council has launched a library in Kimasala ward in Solwezi district, Northwestern province. Mayor, Nicholas Mukumbi, said the library was a vital part in the development of the education sector. Mr. Mukumbi said the launch of the library underscores the commitment that the council has towards supplementing government efforts in providing such amenities in the education sector. He was speaking when launching the facility at Kimasala Hall. "The library further underscores the commitment our council has towards supplementing government efforts in providing such amenities in the education sector," he said. He said libraries played a unique role in society as centres for learning, hubs for human interactions and safety nets. Mr Mukumbi said everyone could depend on such facilities where people could be empowered with tools to make informed decisions for the betterment of their lives. "The facility we are launching today will provide a safe and welcoming gathering place where people can explore ideas on a variety of issues and improve the reading culture," he added. With the rising cost in books, Mr Mukumbi said the municipality had provided a readily available source of comprehensive information needed by all readers. He said the council appreciated the importance of education hence the move to open up libraries in areas closer to the community to decongest the main library in Solwezi town. Meanwhile, Nsakwa Yaba Kaonde chairperson, Goodson Sansakuwa, said he was delighted with the development. He added that it being the first of its kind, the library would help people without leaving anyone behind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indeed Nsakwa Yaba Kaonde is delighted with such development. People will come and learn new things and have knowledgeâ&#x20AC;?, he said Mr Sansakuwa said such facilities would help remove children from the streets as they would be kept busy. Solwezi Town Clerk, Bornwell Luanga, appealed to members of Kimasala community to continue supporting the council in order to bring more development. - ZANIS

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Friday December 25, 2020

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KENYA TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINE JAB FREE OF CHARGE

AIROBI - Kenyans will receive the Covid-19 vaccine free of charge when it becomes available, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said. Kagwe, in an interview yesterday, said the Covid-19 jab will be incorporated into the country’s national immunisation programme vaccines that are offered for free to all citizens. An estimated 95, 195 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the coun-

try, with 1, 648 of these succumbing to the virus. Total recoveries stand at 76, 508, as per numbers released yesterday by the Health Ministry. The global confirmed cases stand at nearly 79 million and more than 1.7 million deaths. Health Ministry officials have said Kenya has submitted an application to Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, for permission to introduce the Covid-19 jab in the country. Gavi is a public-private

global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunisation in poor countries. Speaking last week at a virtual press briefing by the World Health Organisation'sr regional office for Africa (WHO-Afro), Thabani Maphosa, Gavi's Managing Director of Country Programmes said at least 47 African countries have submitted a request to the global vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the WHO. -DAILY NATION KENYA/XINHUA.

northeast. But four government and security officials familiar with negotiations that secured the boys’ release told Reuters the attack was a result of inter-communal feuding over cattle theft, grazing rights and water access – not spreading extremism. The mass abduction of

children in Katsina state would mark a dramatic turn in clashes between farmers and herders that have killed thousands of people across Africa's most populous nation in recent years, posing a challenge to authorities also battling a decade-long Islamist insurgency in the

NEWS IN BRIEFS Presidency says ultimatums on Botswana killings ‘undesirable’

WINDHOEK – State House has discouraged the issuing of ultimatums and deadlines to President Hage Geingob on the killing of Namibians by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF). Issues emanating from a joint investigation into the recent killing of four Impalalila Island fishermen will be handled within the framework laid down by the executive, as well as diplomatic and security protocols, State House said. – NAMIBIAN. __________________________________________________

Ethiopian troops kill armed men behind deadly village attack

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian troops clashed with armed men involved in a deadly attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, killing 42 of them and seizing bows and arrows and other weapons, state-affiliated Fana TV reported yesterday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he was sending more soldiers to secure the region bordering Sudan, the day after unidentified gunmen killed more than 100 people in a village there. – REUTERS. __________________________________________________

Nigeria school abductions sparked by cattle feuds, not extremism, officials say ABUJA - The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the extremists behind the 2014 kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls in the

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northeast. Officials in Katsina and neighbouring Zamfara, where the boys were released after six days, said the attack was carried out by a gang of mostly semi-nomadic ethnic Fulanis, including former herders who turned to crime after losing their cows to cattle rustlers. – REUTERS.

“Timber is our Business.”

Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted pardons to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, sweeping away the most important convictions under the long-running Russia election probe. Trump, taking advantage of a right granted by the Constitution only to the president, has issued two groups of pardons in as many days, and more are anticipated as Trump faces the end of his presidency on January 20. - REUTERS.

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Friday December 25, 2020

MOSI-OA-TUNYA NEWS

2 political parties file nomination papers

WO candidates have filed in their nomination papers in the Loola ward local government by-election slated for January 04, 2021 in Liuwa constituency of Kalabo. Loola ward Returning Officer Lukonga Musiwa validated the nomination papers for the ruling Patriotic Front and the United Party for National Development (UPND) candidates at the close of the filling in of nomination papers at 15:20 hours on Wednesday. The ruling PF has fielded Martin Malikana while the UPND has Nalishebo Simakando. Speaking in separate interviews, both the candidates expressed confidence of scooping the seat. Malikana said expressed confidence of the scooping the seat because the PF government has delivery meaningful development in Liuwa constituency by constructing many schools and hospitals in the area. Mr Malikana said President Edgar Lungu has demonstrated quality leadership that every citizen can see in the country adding that voters should support the ruling. The Loola ward in Liuwa constituency fell vacant following the resignation of former UPND councillor Lishomwa LISHOMWA. - ZANIS.

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Chitambo set for bumper harvest

Longacres Lodge set for upgrade

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

By NATION REPORTER LONGACRES Lodge in Lusaka will next year be upgraded to a three to five star hotel under a Private Public Partnership (PPP) arrangement, Ministry of Tourism and Arts permanent secretary Auxilia Ponga has said. Dr Ponga said the facility would be improved to bring about banks, business centre, a big conference facility and restaurant. She this would give a new lease of life to the lodge that had been in existence since 1957. The Pwermanent Secretary bemoaned the state of some of the fittings like the ceiling boards that had to be continuously replaced due to leaks in the roof. Dr Ponga said the deal would be signed and implemented next year. She was confident that after the upgrade, the facility would start to attract a new class of clientele and earn Government better revenues than it was doing now. Lodge Manager Carol Temba said management had decided to undertake renovations of the lodge to meet clients’ expectations. She said most clients prefer rooms with shower facilities opposed to those with bathtubs. Ms. Temba said soon the lodge would have a Café that would offer services to clients 24 hours everyday. This is according to a statement issued by Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer, Sakabilo Kalembwe.

BOY, 15, SENT TO REFORMATORY SCHOOL FOR MURDER By STEPHEN MWEWA

15-year-old boy in Kasama has been sent to the reformatory school under the Zambia Correctional Service for four years, after he pleaded guilty of manslaughter. The juvenile of Mukabala Village in Kasama district was initially charged with murder, but the State reduced the matter to manslaughter when he appeared in the Kasama High Court. Ndola based High Court Judge, Justice Derrick

Mulenga, who is sitting in Kasama ordered that the boy be taken to a reformatory school. Facts before the court were that the boy in the company of others, who are now fugitives, on October 5, last year, beat up John Bwalya. Mr Bwalya had accused the boy’s friend of flirting with his daughter. The boy in the company of his friends descended on Mr Bwalya, whom they punched and kicked around after a drinking spree around 17:00 hours. After the incident,

villagers rushed Mr Bwalya to Kasama General Hospital for treatment but died eight days later. When passing the order, Mr Justice Mulenga said he was surprised that the juvenile together with his friends lacked parental care and guidance. He noted that they had started drinking beer at a tender age, which led them to killing an elederly man in the village. Mr Justice Mulenga said the boy lacked self-control, hence his decision to send him to a reformatory school.

GOVERNMENT has predicted that Chitambo district in Central province will record a bumper harvest owing to the timely delivery of inputs. District Commissioner (DC), Jeliaty Ntembwa, predicted that soon agriculture would become the country’s mainstay of the country’s economy. Mr Ntembwe said this yesterday when Nyimba Investments Head-Sales and Marketing Willings Mulendema paid a courtesy call on him “As government I wish to commend management of Nyimba Investment for the timely delivery of inputs. The desire of the President has been that farming inputs should be delivered on time and that is what you as Nyimba have done in the 2020/21 farming season,” he said. Mr Ntembwa commended Nyimba Investment for delivering inputs for the 2020/21 farming season early. He said the company was working in line with the Government’s policy of revitalising the agriculture sector. He said each time a private company like Nyimba was engaged to supply inputs, it was important that they delivered on time. That way, he said, they would be helping the government achieve its desire of retaining agriculture the country’s main economic stay.

“Each time you are given an assignment make sure that you deliver 100 per cent of the requirement. Because of what you did, our farmers are now smiling as they are confident that they would record a bumper harvest,” he said. Mr Mulendema said Nyimba has now started procuring the inputs for the 2021/22 farming season and was therefore optimistic that even in the coming season the company would be able to complete the delivery of inputs early. “We have already started procuring for the next season and we are sure that by May next year we should have completed delivering for the entire e nation,” he And Chitambo District Agricultural Coordinator (DACO) Katumwa Mutandi said that Chitambo completed receiving the entire inputs on October 10. As a result, he said that the farmers were able to get the commodities on time ahead of the planting period. He said that with the good rainfall that the area anticipates to receive this season, Chitambo would be able to record a bumper harvest. “With the good rainfall pattern we can promise the nation that we will have a good harvest this season. We are really thankful to President Lungu for ensuring that commodity companies deliver the inputs early,” he said.

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

THE URBBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT NO. 3 OF 2015. APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO CHANGE LAND USE

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Monica Daka and Mwate Joseph Chaila intend to apply for planning permission for Change of Land use from Residential to Institution (Church), on Stand No. F & G/Lot 151441M off Lilayi Road, Lusaka. The plot measures approximately 2,856.78 square meters.

Alex Mwansa TOWN CLERK For/ THE CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY Date of erection of site notice 24th December, 2020.

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The application may be viewed at the Office of the Town Clerk of Lusaka City Council; P. O Box 30077, Lusaka and submissions or observations on the application may be made to the planning authority without charge. Submissions or observations must be in writing and made within the period of 30 days beginning on the first date of the period for the publication of this notice being December, 2020 and ending on 24th January, 2021.

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RETIREMENT BENEFITS, JOB CREATION PARTY STRONGHOLDS, SWING AND ECONOMIC REVIVAL IN AOR PANDEMIC VOTES AND WINNING LOSING THE 2021 ELECTIONS E

TRADITIONALLY, ZambiARLY this year, a letter an elections have come to went viral, purportedly be premised on winning or the Teaching losing written votes inbyparty strongholds Service and the Commission two swing of Zambia in which teachers provinces of Lusaka and the were told that their retirement Copperbelt. should be in line with the proWhichever political party visions of the Law at the time of has elections in Lusaka theirwon employment! and ofIn the this Copperbelt regard, all has teachers ten gone onbefore to win 2015 the overall employed when national vote. Hence, Iage would the Law on retirement was like to call them provammended from swing 50 years for inces. early retirement and 55 years for However, no political normal retirement to 55 party years would enough votes for earlyamass retirement, 60 years for to win retirement outrightly and with65Lusanormal years ka Copperbeltwould provinces for and late retirement, have alone, several politto leave unless the teaching service! ical splinter It isparties commonly arguedvotes that amongst themselves the law does not work in in the retrest of the provinces. rospect! This meant that those supporting thePatriotic removal Front of the The ruling affected teachers from the (PF) is almost always certain teaching service had votes a point. of amassing majority in Yet, othersNorthern, contendedMuchinthat the Luapula, changed law northern had been thrust on ga, and the districts theCentral affected teachers! Attorof Province.The Eastern ney General assured there Province may qualifythat to be a was nothing to worry about. swing province! Equally the United Party

KAMBWILI FOLLOWING the 2008 global financial crisis, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) emerged as aChishimba critical issue in the most Kambwili varied industry oris asectors force toofreckon ganisations. Today, with the with as a fearless world crippled by the novel and eloquent mass coronavirus (COVID-19), the mobiliser. practice is now considered as the must have tool for the enHe proved worth ingoverhancement of his corporate many instances nance that shouldwhen strengthen in 2016 he spiritedly sound decision-making procampaigned for PF on cesses. the Copperbelt in Firstly, it may be and important to draw a distinction between the Northern and Muchinga traditional management provinces,risk including the andrecent enterprise risk manageRoan Constituenment. As obvious as it may apcy by-election. pear, it is the word “Enterprise” that makes the difference. Traditional risk management is a for National Development bottom-up process that focuses (UPND) is traditionally in primarily on losses, costs and comfort zone in the negative side of Southern, risk; heavy Western, on complianceNorth-Western and specificaprovinces and the southern tion and mainly reactive. While districts Central Province. enterpriseof risk management, This thehand, pattern the on thewas other has ainmuch last two (2016 2015) elecbroader scope and as it considers tions. all the risk factors faced by the Today, the and ball itgame organisation, helps has the changed quite an extent. Board andtomanagement make The formation of the National informed decisions according to its acknowledged risk appetite. Democratic Congress (NDC) While ERMPF like the traditional by former founding memrisk and management does considber former Cabinet Miner compliance it is aKambwili, top-down ister, Chishimba process that prevents and mitDemocratic Party (DP) by igates losses and Affairs looks for opformer Foreign Minportunities adversity the ister Harry in Kalaba, the for Green organization creating Party by Peterthereby Sinkamba and valuerecently and ensuring that Movethe orthe formed ganisation’s objectives Change are met ment for Democratic with minimal disruptions. (MDC) by Felix Mutati, forERM is a bigger picture risk mer Finance Minister, seems management that adopts a hoto have plunged the permulistic approach to managing tation of who wins the 2021 risk, placing it within a portfolio elections wideneed open. of things that to be manChishimba Kambwili is a aged in order that the organiforce reckon with as a fearzationtoachieves its objectives. less andindividual eloquent mass mobiWhile departments

One of the challenges that the change of retirement age from 55 to 60 years entailed was holding back retirement for five years for workers who should otherwise have retired and been liser. off He and proved his worth in paid replaced by new many instances when in 2016 workers. heThis spiritedly mattercampaigned has broughtfora window opportunity for ZamPF on of the Copperbelt and bia resolve a long diin to Northern andstanding Muchinlemma of how toincluding pay off retired ga provinces, the public jobs for recent servants, Roan create Constituency so many of our youths and in by-election. turn revive the economy. Whoever will campaign on key factor that Kambwili motivated theA same side with the increase the of retiremaystate taketo quite a chunk the ment age was to open a mora2021 votes, if they fall short of torium window during which forming government. to mobilise resources to pay Foreign of retirees Affairs offFormer the huge backlog Minister, from Harrythe Kalaba is aninherited previous adother major in contender. Kalaministration 2011. Unfortuba hasthis done lotmaterialised. of door-tonately hasanot door engagements with the Instead a mountain of unpaid electorates benefits across has Zambia. retirement accuKalaba hasRemember, establishedaa firm mulated. double-edged sword was created by grip on the socio-economic popular acclaim among workand political challenges the ers, labour unions others Zambian people areand facing. when the Zambian Driving around Parliament, the counriding on the try instead ofpopularity flying hasamong given workers and labour unions, had him firsthand knowledge of accepted clause in the This 2016 the plighta of the voters. Constitution, of retaining remakes him fairly well groundtirees on the payroll until their ed in campaign strategy. He benefits had been paid. was the first toon suggest the This retention the payroll idea of civil servants’ of unpaid retirees created debt a reswap with institusource drain financial problem. The state

tions to which civil servants are heavily indebted in loans and mortgages. The government is implementing that policy. The Movement for Democratic Change of Felix Mutati is yet to find its feet, but the case of Peter Sinkamba’s Green Party is quite different. Sinkamba’s policy on marijuana has been very impactBy FRANCIS ZIBA ful. His sound proposal to grow and export the herb is just what Zambia needs to resolve the myriad of socio-economic challenges that bedevil us. His bailing out of some serving and former ministers appears to signal a smooth possible coalition of usually ideas with or business units deal the ruling party. with their own risks, ERM needs The UPND appears to have everyone to be involved from its traditional of level, Southfrontline staff tobase Board to ern Province still intact. For make it truly effective. Risk manWestern is ostensibly and North-Westagement undertakernwith provinces, total loyalty en the objective of preventing loss while has other, to UPND mayERM no longer be more far-reaching like guaranteed. The reasons, PF has inlowering the organisation’s risk flicted quite some wounds and as and increasing fatal blowssustainability on UPND in this effect of gaining savthe has twotheprovinces through ings and increasing value for the infrastructure development firm in the longasrun and upgrade; shown by the Although the ERM, generally by-elections PF has won speaking may still be an ongoso far. ing process in most private inIn the PF strongholds of Lustitutions and more recently in apula, Northern, the public sector, it Muchinga, has moved andofthe northern districts of out a reactive or panic-driven Centralto Province, the UPND mode become more predichas had someSiloed inroads tive and quite proactive. apas seen inare thebeing 2016 abandoned and 2015, proaches andfavor even election rein of 2011 more collaborative, holistic sults. and integrated frameworks. It is possible for UPND to The risk increase itsmanagement presidential funcvote tion assumes a more tallynow there and in the strateoften gic role in organisations. is inlast-to-decide Eastern Itprovcreasingly being recognizedwinas a ince, without necessarily guidance provider on the ning seats, especially if path the ahead, mitigating critical risks economy remains weak. and allowing companies to grow The swing of Lusustainably in provinces the long term. saka and Copperbelt areon quite Strategy formulation the ripe to swing in any direction,

and other employers have to pay two salaries for one job for as long as retirees’ benefits remain unpaid; that is one salary for the retiree and another salary for the job holder! This, coudepending the economic pled with theon nation’s mounting landscape prevailing by Auexternal debt obligations, has gustthe 2021. urbanite votput stateThe in a dilemma. ersThe haveonset registered en-masse of Covid-19 in Zambia inand mid-March has left in Lusaka Copperbelt. Zambia’s labour Commission landscape in The Electoral aof helpless of sorts. Zambia situation (ECZ) has anTherefore, it is than imperative to nounced more a million pose the inevitable questions; registered voters each for Luwhat is thethe way forward? How saka and Copperbelt out does get out7,of020, this749 enof theZambia provisional tanglement? registered voters nationwide. Firstly, it is important to note that the situation is not irredeemable; it can be salvaged. Several permutations can be looked at to create a win-win situation for all – retirees, the government, unemployed youths and the nation at large! How can this be achieved? First and foremost, the government should see paying off retirees from the perspective of killing several birds with a stone, and as a major stimulus package for the retirees to turn their benefits into investible capital to play a pivotal role in reviving the Covid-19-ravaged economy quickly. There are three possible sources to finance the retirement packages: From within the national By NATION REPORTER

These provinces will likely vote on the basis of the prevailing economic situation. With Copper prices breaching the psychological US$8, 000 mark, with the state opting to increase its stake in Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines, with energy shortages being almost wiped out by August 2021 given the commissioning of the 750-meg-

awatt Kafue Lower Hydro Power station, and the Zambia-International Monetary Fund (IMF) package being clinched, prospects for PF retaining its hold on both Lusaka and the Copperbelt should increase. If these do not materialise by mid-2021, it will be a rough ride for the PF. UPND may cash in and either dislodge the PF or grab

comfortable stakes in these provinces. If oil prices also pick up like copper prices, this may complicate matters and throw the gains from the other variables to the wind. Therefore, the performance of the Zambian economy may outweigh the impact of strongholds in determining the 2021 elections outcome; not barring the tribal talk!

budget by sacrificing some capital projects; The government can approach some local pension houses for a loan to finance this; or The government can approach some international cooperating partners for a grant or a soft loan specifically to sort out this problem. Several years ago, Tanzania owed its workers in public institutions colossal sums of money. The Tanzanian government of President Josiah Kikwete borrowed US$100 million from the World Bank and paid off all its workers in public learning institutions. Zambia can do the same. There are several benefits

that Zambia can accrue from clearing retirees on the public service payroll: It will save resources – from paying two people for one job to paying only one person for that job; The freed resources can be used to employ fresh graduates from colleges and universities without injecting fresh funds into the payroll; thus reducing the current high unemployment among Zambian youths currently roaming the streets; Thousands of jobs will also be created as many retirees will invest their retirement benefits in start-ups, some will boost their existing businesses while others

will invest in stocks on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE). This will increase the buying power, Regardless of expand the national tax base and how boostchallenging national economic the year 2020 has performance. been due to Covid-19, Inevitably, these benefits will translatehas into drastically a feel-good factor which and a win-win affected the situation flow of for the whole nation.Good Time business, As Indian activist, Steel has author, seen it fit tomotivational speaker and founder give back to its Foundation, emof Country First ployees, appreciate Shiv Khera,to writes: “Winners their and see thecommitment gain; losers see the pain” motivate them” and “winners don’t do different things, they do things differently,” we can derive good mileage out of an otherwise hopeless situation!

GOOD TIME STEEL “ AWARDS EMPLOYEES CHRISTMAS HAMPERS ...appreciates its workers and the contribution they make to the company every day.

OOD Time Steel Company Limited (GTS) has awarded all its employees a Christmas humper as a way of acknowledging and appreciating their hard work in 2020, Company Human Resources Manager, Brian Kapembwa has said. Speaking at the presentation ceremony held at their offices yesterday, Kapembwa said GTS appreciates its workers and the contribution they make to the company every day. He said each worker this year, will receive a 25 kg bag of mealie meal, 5 liters of cooking oil, 5 kg rice, 2 kg chicken, 2 kg sugar, 1 bag of potatoes and 2 liters juice. “Regardless of how challenging the year 2020 has been due to Covid 19, which has drastically affected the flow of business, Good Time Steel has seen it fit to give back to its employees, to appreciate their commitment and motivate them,” emphasized Kapembwa. He added that GTS will continue to give awards and rewards during Labour Day and Christmas even when the company has not made any profit. And Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula ward Councilor, Lackson Sakala commended other hand is the main part of for theplanning goodwillprocess gesture theGTS strategic andand a robust framework called ERM on other compamust inniesprovide in his relevant area to risk emulate formation them. for decision-makers so asCouncilor to reduce the possibility Sakala told of workers selecting to a mistaken strateensure the mergy chandise or overlooking an important reaches their famione. Organisations need intelies so that they enjoy Christgrate the risk framework into mas together. their strategic planning process “This is the greatest mo-

Why organisations need to integrate enterprise risk management into their strategic planning process?

tivation any employee can receive. To GTS, please continue being the best company and to the employees, working hardimpliin ortocontinue take account of risk der toon push company to cations theirthis objectives or a greater said Counlack of thatheights,” process could result incilor failure. Sakala who was guest of To integrate honour at theERM event.into the strategic process, orAnd planning company General ganisations ensurecomthat Manager need JackytoHuang the risk information is current, mended all the workers for complete and reliable. For this putting in their best during purpose, robust procedures of 2020. risk assessments, treatment and Huang said his company

appreciates the hard work and loyalty of its employees which ensured that the factory operated 24rs and 7 days a week despite the Covmonitoring need to have a pracid 19 challenges. tical narrative to them. Suitable “We putof all in risks, placethrough strict monitoring key risk measures, indicators, enables health a Covid or19 ganisations foresee potential committeeto and many othproblems. If the risk er restrictions. Buttolerance it’s the tends to exceed dedication andlevels, hard alarm work bells can be triggered. the employees put inThus, that organisations have the oppormattered as they risked their tunity to review the treatment lives during Covid 19 strategy given tothis the risk, which pandemic period,” advised

in the end improves operational and financial performance. To add value to the creation of the business strategy and to set the tone of the organisation’s strategic objectives, it is not enough to just conduct a strategic risk assessment or even having a risk discussion at the strategy setting meeting, there is much more that organisations need to do. Most organization who follow that way of doing things find it difficult to relate if the objectives have not been defined or well documented or measured. Strategic planning that is risk-based helps to define the value proposition that the business brings to the market, and the way in which organisations intend to distinguish themselves from other competitors. For most organisations, this may not be obvious from the outset, but as the processes of ERM gains traction and its frameworks and systems fall into place, organisations will see its risks being holistically managed. What happens also is that organisations see the development of an appropriate risk culture throughout its value chains. Ultimately, what ERM does is support the organisation in its efforts to “get ahead of the Huang. curve” and take advantage of GTS Union Chairman opportunities. Properly applied Humphrey Chisoko assured ERM becomes a decision-makmanagement of the continuous ing tool that has ability to worker embedded commitment become in the and culloyalty theorganisation, years to come. ture of inthe in“We with appreciate this gift. tegrate its strategies and objectives, andare leverage its I am sure we one ofonthe resources improve privileged tofew to get perforsuch mance, spur growth, give it a a gift from our company. competitive and maintain Thank you edge, for fulfilling your its sustainability. promise despite 2020 being

a challenging year. We will

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Friday 25, December 2020

KOPALA NEWS

Kalulushi goes digital By SANFROSSA MANYINDA KALULUSHI Municipal Council has procured 37 new tablets at a cost of K130, 906 for use by councillors and management during full council and committee meetings. The local authority resolved during Information and Communication Technology (ICT) steering committee to buy tablets for use during Council and committee meetings. This is in a bid to reduce on the purchase of bond paper for printing minutes and fuel costs incurred during distribution of meeting notices and minutes. The gadgets were handed to the councillors and management officials on Monday during a review meeting of the action taken for 2020 Council resolutions and orientation on the use of the tablets. Kalulushi Deputy Mayor Paul Chivunda called on the participants to actively participate in assessing action taken report on the resolutions made for the year 2020. "May I remind the Councillors that they have up to first quarter of 2021 to ensure that management implements outstanding decisions as Parliament will be dissolved after that period. “The purchase of these gadgets by the Council means that certain expenditure such as distribution costs for meeting notices will be done away with, as the Local Authority will now be using applications to notify members of the scheduled meetings” Mr Chivunda said. The Deputy Mayor also thanked Kalulushi Municipal Council management for implementing the decision to procure tablets for use during Council meetings. He further called on everyone to actively participate and embrace the transformation stating that the world had now modernized to use of technology.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Female-led chiefdoms WORKERS WIN SALARY RISE get ICT hubs

By ROGERS KALERO

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

ORKERS at the Occupational Health and Management Institute (OHMI) have been awarded a salary increase of K1, 500 across the board. Management at the institute signed the new salaries and conditions of service agreement with the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) in Kitwe. OHMI managing director, Martha Chakulimba, commended the union for the mature and reasonable manner in which they conducted the negotiations leading to the wage increment of K1,500 across the board. Ms Chakulimba urged the workers to continue working hard so that the institute could reach greater heights in terms of service delivery. She noted that the union and management needed each other for the sake of progress and improved service delivery. "We are two sides of one coin and so we need to work together to take this institute to greater heights. The signing of this collective agreement is an indication that the union and management are moving in a right direction "To the workers, let me stress that we need to continue working hard. If we don’t

CSAWUZ Deputy General Secretary, Terry Muyenga work hard, there will be no institution to talk about," Ms Chakulimba said. CSAWUZ deputy general secretary, Terry Muyenga, said the salary increase would make a difference in the lives of the union members given the high cost of living in the country. Mr Muyenga said the union was aware that the workers who were rewarded nicely by management were often more productive because they were better motivated and less likely to leave. Additionally, he said, such workers were healthier thereby reducing loss of

working hours due to sickness. "It about paying workers enough so that they can cover the basic costs required for a dignified and healthy life. I am glad that without any external pressure, we have agreed on almost all the items that the union submitted to management. "Apart from reviewing some conditions of service and agreeing that some should be considered in future, the resource constraints being faced by the institute, we have agreed on a salary rise,” he said.

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will establish Information Communication Technology (ICT) hubs in in rural female-led chiefdoms across the country. UNDP country representative, Lionel Laurens, said this in Ndola during the 'Girls in ICT Indaba 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Mr Laurens said the hubs would be used as information centres and help in the provision of training and mentorship of girls in most rural areas. He said UNDP in cooperation with partners among them ZICTA and the governments of Sweden and Ireland was determined to ensuring that actions from the workshop were also rolled out to rural communities. "Rural communities ICT hubs will first be established in Chief Chamuka,Chieftainess Muweza and Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukamambo II's chiefdoms before rolling out to other chiefdoms," he said. He said UNDP appreciated the commitment Government had shown in the area of ICTs. He observed that empowering young people with latest means of communication and ensuring that as the country pushes ahead to attain national development was a commendable approach. Mr Laurens however stated that there was much more that could be done to ensure girls,

specifically were not left behind. He said despite adequate policies and laws existing in the country to reduce the gender gaps in development spheres, women and girls continued to lag behind in the area of ICTs. Meanwhile, Transport and Communications Minister, Mutotwe kafwaya, said Government was in the process of enacting three bills namely the data protection, electronic communication and transaction and cyber security and cybercrime bills. Mr Kafwaya said the bills would establish and enable a legal framework necessary for the growth of a sustainable and all-inclusive ICT sector while facilitating for the section, prevention and prosecution of GBV. Mr. Kafwaya said Government recognised the important role ICT plays in the economic and social development of the country in bringing inclusiveness in the social and economic transformation agenda. "This has been exhibited through the ongoing massive construction of network towers in all parts of the country, not leaving behind rural areas. "This is the main reason the ministry recently launched 'the child online protection' whose aim is to mobilise stakeholders to cultivate a robust cybersecurity culture among children and young people at large, " Mr. Kafwaya said.

LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL THE URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT No. 3, OF 2015 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA

CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY

SECTION 53 (2) OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT NO. 3, OF 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE IN RELATION TO AN EXTENSION OF A PLOT

MARTIN SIWALE applied for an extension of Stand Lus/38617, Ibexhill, Lusaka City. This application is likely to have significant impact on the amenity of adjoining properties.

SECTION 53 (2) OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ACT NO. 3, OF 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE IN RELATION TO AN EXTENSION OF A PLOT

MESSERS RAPID TRAVEL TOURS applied for an extension of Stand Nos. Lus/38409, 38410, 38609 and 38610, 38411 Ibexhill, Lusaka City. This application is likely to have significant impact on the amenity of adjoining properties.

Submissions or observations on the application may be made to the planning authority without charge, these must be in writing and made within the period of 2 weeks beginning on the first date of the period for the publication of this notice being 23rd December, 2020 and ending on 6th January, 2021.

Alex Mwansa TOWN CLERK For/ THE CITY OF LUSAKA PLANNING AUTHORITY

Date of erection of site notice 23rd December, 2020.

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

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VUI202012/01: BRITAIN’S ‘BREXIST’

ORIS Johnson mainly came to power to push the BREXIT agenda so that Britain can leave the European Union (EU). Talks are almost closing down. BREXIT is almost in reach but talks and agreements are being delayed for many other reasons that include Covid-19. Then came VUI 202012/01 which seem to have pressed fast-forward button and somehow has brought “BREXIT” earlier and in a different form. Over 40 countries put a ban on the UK. Most of Europe, Asia, even Canada has banned flights to and from the the UK though some like France have started loosening up a bit especially for truck drivers but only those who would test negative for Covid-19 would be allowed to pass. Covid 19 has changed lives and the effects will be long lasting in all aspects of our lives. LONDON HAS BEEN RAISED TO TIER 4: To try and halt the spread locally, the British Government has toughened the restrictions at different levels depending on regions, the toughest being London. It has been raised to what is called a tier 4 which raises alert level and restrictions and the toughest level. Tier 4 restrictions include the following:

*One cannot leave or be outside the place they live unless they have a reasonable excuse. *One cannot meet other people indoors including over Christmas and New Year period unless one lives with them or they are part of the support bubble. *Can only meet one person from other households. Businesses have been closed and greatly affected so the government has to see how they can strike a balance between a public health crisis and the econo-

my to prevent an economic crisis WHAT IS A MUTATION? In simplest form and in particular with this virus, a mutation is when the virus has a change in the sequence of its genetic material, in this case the RNA. What it means is that when the enzymes were copying the sequence of amino acid from the parent code to the daughter they made a mistake, where they were supposed to put an N in the Spike protein they put

a G. They put Amino Acid Tyrosine (y), in place of Asparagine (N) on protein number 501 of the spike protein. Much is yet to be known about this variant and that is why it was even named VUI202012/01 to stand for variant under investigation of year 2020 and month number 12, which is variant number 01. And please notice it is called a variant and not a strain as the media and even most of us do refer to it most times. To be technical these are very different, a strain is a larger grouping. The virus Sarscov2 belongs to a group of Corona viruses, itself is a strain of coronaviruses, whereas the changes that occur within Sarscov2 itself lead to different variants or forms of Sarscov2 itself. HOW OFTEN DO VIRUSES MUTATE? Viruses mutate often as they seek how best to survive in a host, some not as much like the Measles, that is why a single Measles vaccine can last a lifetime. And yet some mutate very fast like the Flu, hence the need for seasonal vaccination. Sarscov2 does not mutate so fast, said to be about changing about two amino acids per month and has so far mutated close to 1, 200 times. Most of these not so significant, though the notable ones are by the Spike Protein and were: 1) The wild type (Chinese) D614, there was Ami-

no Acid Aspartic Acid (D) on Protein Number 614 of the Spike Protein that. changed to: 2) The European type D614G,were Amino Acid Glycine (G) replaced Aspartic Acid (D) which was more virulent and now D614G has now changed to: 3) The current N501Y in the UK and has now also been detected in other parts of Europe, Australia, The USA and also confirmed in South Africa where it is mainly seen among young people. Restrictions have also been tightened in South Africa especially in Cape Town where the new variant is widely reported. What could have caused the mutation? Scientists think it was likely caused by a Super Spreader event like a party, political gatherings, church gatherings, clubs, bars, gyms etcetera. Any event with a lot of people can be a Super spreader. What does it mean for us should we panic? If VUI20212/01 is more lethal is yet to be known. Though as is usually expected if a virus spread this fast then it is likely less deadly because the fast spread means the “sick” are “healthy” to move around unless it is a Super spreader event where one infected can infect multitudes, unlike diseases like Ebola that are so lethal that they don’t give the sick the chance to even move around. Though we have to wait and see because Covid-19 has that window of silence after infection before showing its ugly side. But we all should be concerned because just the fact that one has Covid-19 even in the milder form means their quality of life will be affected somehow down the line. There are what are called the long Haulers (have an article on these), these are people who suffer long term effects of Covid-19 even if they only had a mild disease. SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO? The Gospel truth is still just the same, let us kindly observe the public health measures because new variant plus negative attitude equals disaster. We can either not

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care, ridicule, protest, politicise than people die or take responsibility and just wear a mask when in public, Observe hand hygiene.We have to up our game because it is like we are running a race whose rules keep on changing because the virus makes the rules. ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION Please my fellow Zambians, lets promote peace. We are already at war with covid-19 that is silently but mercilessly claiming lives and whose war agaisnt we are still far from winning. We really can’t afford or even be able to survive any other level of connflict. I send my condolesces to the famly of the late nsama nsama and a suspected upnd cadre who were shot to death yesterday, may their souls rest in eternal peace. Zambians please let us remember that out of approximately over 200 countries in the world, it is only in the soils of mother zambia in whom our umbilical cords were buried and also in whose atmosphere the elements that formed the iron that is part of our haemoglobin which carries oxygen were made. If we lose the peace that we hold so dear, the main source of pride for those in the diaposra when describing home internationally and for which others experinced untold pain and even shed blood for us to enjoy. We might never get it back. Please as we differ on political grounds and idealogies, let us remember we got only one place in this entire universe which we can call home one this side of heaven and that is mother zambia: one zambia one nation. ALUTTA CONTINUA: PLEASE REMEMBER COVID-19 IS REAL AND VERY MUCH AROUND: PLEASE ALWAYS: *MASK UP! * OBSERVE HAND HYGIENE! * SOCIALISE WISELY!

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Federer, Serena among entries for Australian Open ROGER Federer and Serena Williams were among the entries announced yesterday for the coronavirus-disrupted Australian Open, with tournament director Craig Tiley vowing a "happy Slam" after months of painstaking planning. All the world's top players have signed on, led by world number ones Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty. There was a question mark over Swiss great Federer, who warned this month he was in a "race against time" to be fit after two rounds of knee surgery. But he has begun training in Dubai and was among those entered to play at Melbourne Park as he targets a seventh title. US superstar Williams, who like Federer turns 40 next year, is also committed as she once again attempts to pull level with Margaret Court as a 24-time Grand Slam champi-

on. Her last triumph at the majors came in Australia in 2017 when she was pregnant. "There are so many great storylines for AO 2021," said Tiley. "Serena is gunning for her eighth title while Novak, who often seems invincible at Melbourne Park, is going for a record ninth title. "Our own world No.1 Ash Barty will return to Grand Slam competition, as will Roger Federer as he comes back from injury." The opening Grand Slam of the year, which will be played in front of at least 50 percent of normal crowds, has been pushed back three weeks until February 8. - FRANCE24. Gobert, Jazz overpower Trail Blazers – REUTERS.

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early

SUB-TOPIC: COMPARISONS

far

farther/further*

little LESSON #2: Comparative Adverbs TOPIC: STRUCTURE SUB-TOPIC: COMPARISONS

less #2: Comparative Adverbs Teacher: Anthony Simukonde LESSON

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Teacher: Anthony Simukonde Definition Comparative adverbs, like comparative adjectives, are used to describe differences and similarities between two things. While comparative adjectives describe similarities and differences between two nouns (people, places, or objects), comparative adverbs make comparisons between two verbs – that is, they describe how, when, how often, or to what degree an action is done. For example: • “John is faster than Tim.” (comparative adjective) • “John runs faster than Tim.” (comparative adverb)

better

(*Although farther and further are often used interchangeably, there are differences between these two forms. In American English, farther is preferred when comparing physical distances and further when comparing figurative distances; in British English, further is preferred for both.) Comparative adverbs with two forms There are a few adverbs that have two generally accepted forms. In these cases, they also have two commonly used comparative forms. Some of the most prevalent of these exceptions are:

(a) “Did you always run faster than your brother?” (b) “Has she ever performed better than you on a test?” (c) “Can monkeys jump higher than cats?” We can also ask questions by placing a question word at the beginning of the sentence, and adding the two people or things at the end. For example:

Comparative adverb

(a) “Who runs faster, you or your brother?”

cheap/cheaply

cheaper/more cheaply

(b) “Who performs better on tests, you or Chishimba?”

• “John works more carefully than Tim.” (comparative adverb)

loud/loudly

louder/more loudly

Comparative adverbs and comparative adjectives sometimes have the same form (as in faster above); other times, they have different forms (as in careful/carefully). However, even when the forms are the same, we can tell the difference between the two by looking at what they modify. While the comparative adjectives describe differences between the physical or personal characteristics of John and Tim, the comparative adverbs describe differences in how they carry out actions (run, work, eat, etc.).

quick/quickly

quicker/more quickly

slow/slowly

slower/more slowly

• “John is more careful than Tim in his work.” (comparative adjective)

Adverb

Note: Although traditional grammarians often consider these adverb forms without “-ly” to be incorrect, they are commonly used in modern English. However, they are still considered less formal than their “-ly” equivalents.

(a) “Who runs faster than you?” (b) “Who performs better on tests than Chishimba?” (c) “What animal can jump higher than a monkey?” Exercise

Forming Comparative Adverbs We form comparative adverbs by adding the ending “-er” to the base adverb, or by adding the word more (or less) before the base adverb. There are simple rules that tell us which method is correct. One syllable + “-er” In general, when the adverb has only one syllable, we add “-er” to the end of it. The table below shows some of the most common onesyllable adverbs and their comparative forms:

Adverb (base form)

Comparative Adverb

fast

faster

hard

harder

high

higher

late

later

long

longer

low

lower

wide

wider*

Using Comparative Adverbs Now that we have seen how to form comparative adverbs, let us now look at how they are used within the context of affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements.

More +“-ly” adverb Many adverbs are formed by adding “-ly” to the end of an adjective. If an adverb has been created according to this pattern, we insert the word more or less to form the comparative. For example:

Masautso dresses (smart) than Nchimunya.

We can describe change or differences between two things within one sentence, using the word than.

1. Sechelani smiled (happy)_____________last evening than before.

For example:

2. Who writes (clear)_____________ than the other, Lazalo or Chimweka?

(a) “An airplane moves faster than a car.”

3. Birds cannot fly (high)___________ than planes.

(b) “I eat more neatly than my sister.”

4. Ntalasha dances (graceful)___________than all the girls from her school.

Note that while the first two examples describe differences between how two things or people carry out an action, the third example describes a change in how one person has carried out an action. Also, in each of the examples, the person or thing that does the action to a greater degree comes first in the sentence. We can also use the opposite adverbs to achieve the same meaning in a different order:

5. Zambia National Soccer Team played (well)__________ than South Africa. 6. Last year, she worked (hard)___________than ever before. 7. Who speaks French (fluent)____________, Tony or Lyengwa? 8. The Minister greeted the chief (polite)___________ than the President.

(a) “A car moves slower/more slowly than an airplane.”

9. This hotel is (beautiful) ____________decorated than the other one.

(b) “My sister eats more sloppily than me.”

10. Unfortunately, her illness was (serious)____________than we thought at first.

Adverb

Comparative Adverb

careful

carefully

more/less carefully

It is easy to form negative statements with comparative adverbs. We just follow the regular patterns for negatives: if the statement contains an auxiliary or modal verb, or if it uses a form of the linking verb be, we insert the word not (either in its full or its contracted form).

efficient

efficiently

more/less efficiently

For example:

happy

happily

more/less happily

(a) “My brother can run faster than me.” (affirmative)

horrible

Horribly

more/less horribly

(b) “My brother can’t run faster than me.” (negative)

sad

sadly

more/less sadly

recent

recently

more/less recently

strange

strangely

more/less strangely

Answers to Lesson 29 Complete the table below by supplying the correct comparative and superlative degrees. The first one has been done for you as an example.

S/N

Adjective (positive degree)

Comparative degree

Superlative degree

dangerous

(d) “Sam is not learning to read more quickly than Jen.” (negative)

more/less dangerous

most/least dangerous

fascinating

more/less fascinating

most/least fascinating

fierce

more/less fierce

most/least fierce

If a statement contains only a main verb, we add the auxiliary verb do/does/did and not. For example:

There are some exceptions to the rules we’ve just looked at. These are some of the most common irregular comparative adverbs:

Example

Ans: Masautso dresses more smartly than Nchimunya

Adjective

Irregular comparative adverbs

Fill in the correct comparative form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.

Affirmative statements

(*Spelling note: When the adverb already ends in the letter “e,” just add “-r,” not “-er.”)

Adverb

(c) “Which animal can jump higher, a cat or a monkey?” Note that in this type of question, we do not include the word than. We tend to use ‘than’ with a question word if the second person or thing is unknown, as in:

(a) “Tom sings more beautifully than Sam.” (affirmative) (b) “Tom does not sing more beautifully than Sam.” (negative)

Comparative adverb

badly

worse

(d) “Cats don’t hide better than dogs.” (negative)

early

far

farther/further*

little well

tall

taller

tallest

angry

angrier

angriest

bright

more/less bright/ brighter

most/least bright/ brightest

busy

busier

busiest

Interrogatives

cold

colder

coldest

We form interrogatives with comparative adverbs using normal question formation.

cruel

more/less cruel

most/least cruel

less

fat

fatter

fattest

better

For example:

merry

merrier

merriest

(*Although farther and further are often used interchangeably, there

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ALL IS TOP BUILDCON SUPER DIVISION NOT LOST from Baba Basile and Moses Phiri gifted ZANACO the DOLA-BASED Build- precious three points as they con shot to the sum- bounced back from Sunday’s mit of the MTN/FAZ 1-0 loss to Buildcon in Ndola. Baba Basile gave ZANACO Super Division table with a hard fought for victo- the lead in the 21st minute afry over Green Buffaloes in a ter benefitting from Chisamba Lungu’s assist. midweek fixture yesterday. Jacob Ngulube levelled the They lead the 18-team table with 15 points, the same as scores for NAPSA three minZesco but with a better goal utes before the break as the first half ended 1-1. difference. ZANACO reclaimed their Buffaloes ended the match with nine players as George lead five minutes into the secNgoma and Emmanuel Muse- ond half when Phiri took advantage of NAPSA’s clumsy deka were given red cards. Their coach, Bilton Muson- fence and beat the goalkeeper da was given a yellow card for with a shot from close range. The win propelled ZANACO protesting over poor officiatto 14 points, one point behind ing. A first half penalty by de- second-placed Zesco United fender Isaac Shamujompa who were held 0-0 by Red Arand another goal from Kalma rows in the second fixture of Jararu handed Buildcon the the double header at the same venue. Veteran striker and three points from the game. ZANACO reclaimed third 2012 AFCON winner James spot on the 18-team after Chamanga was unfortunate beating city rivals NAPSA Stars to miss a penalty in the first By GRACE 2-1 inCHAILE-LESOETSA yesterday’s midweek-9 half as the two teams shared fixture at Nkoloma Stadium in the spoils. At President StaITH chances of Green Eagles qualifying to the dium in Kabwe, Prison LeopLusaka. next round of the Cup Lusaka seem- Dynamos First and second half Confederation goals ards handed By MICHAEL MIYOBA

…Soccer legend says Nkana, Eagles can still progress

ingly brink, Zambian legend Fred Mwila Senior still believes the Aggrey Chiyangi-tutored side can overturn the 0-2 deficit in Cameroon. To Page 19

their first defeat of the season. Prison won 4-2 thanks to goals from Tshite Mweshi, Tady Agiti, David Obasi and Joseph Chewe who scored in regulations time while Yolamu Rodwel Jr and Derrick Mukambozi scored the two goals for Dynamos. Defending champions Nkana suffered an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at the hands of promotion side Indeni FC at Indeni Sports Complex in Ndola. Tiki Chiluba and Graven Chitalu got the crucial goals as Indeni propelled to ten points while Nkana who sent coach Manfred Chabinga on leave moved into the relegation zone where they occupy 16th position with five points. In other games played yesterday, Nkwazi held Green Eagles 0-0 while Power Dynamos beat Lumwana Radiants 1-0 thanks to an own goal from Alaine Ngeleka Katembwe. Promoted sides Kitwe United and Young Green Eagles were also involved in a goalless draw at Garden Park Stadium in Kitwe.

Support for ex-Cameroon player after UCL racism incident

Forest edge Power PSG SACK MANAGER

PARIS Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has led football figures in a show of solidarity with Pierre Webo, a former Cameroon player who was allegedly racially abused during a Champions League ON PAGE 19 football match. The game was suspended in the first half on Tuesday after players from Paris St Germain and Istanbul Başakşehir refused to continue playing and walked off the pitch. Başakşehir had accused the Romanian fourth official of

…Pochettino main contender to replace Thomas Tuchelat

making a racist remark during an argument with their assistant coach, Pierre Webo. Four new officials will adjudicate the resumed match in Paris, which is expected to be played from the exact moment it was halted. The football authorities are investigating the racism claims. PSG striker Kylian Mbappe and Cameroonian football legend Roger Milla tweeted messages of support to Webo. – BBC.

Zambia rout Malawi to storm semis

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA’S under-20 national soccer team has qualified to the semifinals of the 2020 COSAFA men’s under-20 championship with a 2-0 victory over Malawi in yesterday's Group B fixture at the Holfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Striker Jimmy Mukeya was the hero of the day for the Junior Chipolopolo who marched on

to the last four with an unbeaten record having beaten Namibia and Comoros Islands in the first two games. Mukeya broke the deadlock 22 minutes into the first half from close range after good work from Joshua Mutale. The young striker then rose high to head home his second goal from close range after benefitting from John Chishimba’s free kick in the 67th minute.

Zambia advanced as the best team in Group B having collected the maximum nine points from three matches. The Junior Chipolopolo will now face Mozambique in the semis with the winner going to meet South Africa or Angola who are scheduled to meet in the other semifinal fixture. The semis will be played tomorrow with the last two team qualifying for the under-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

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