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Mr Nchito is not above CABINET the law for him not has to be mandated the prosecuted whenof several Ministry Health to spearhead Zambians have been indicted for forgery,“Police should not the production of marijuana for play double standard in medicinal and commercial purposes, this matter because Nchima theNchito Dailyis Nation has learnt. not above the law.’’

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By SILUMESI MALUMO

THE failure by the police to arrest and prosecute the Nchitos for presenting forged documents before a court is proof that they are shielding them from prosecution, Zambia Republic Party (ZRP) president, Wright Musoma who has given inspector general 24 hours to effect an arrest or face public demonstrations.

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THE PEOPLE’S PAPER; BUILDING THE NATION WITH REAL ISSUES

...AS CASE GOES TO COURT ...ACC SAYS TANZANIAN IS NOT OWNER OF 48 LUSAKA HOUSES

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

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HE AntiCorruption Commission (ACC) has rejected the proposition that Tanzanian Uziel Bashire, is the owner of the infamous 48 houses in Lusaka.

ACC contended that Mr Bashire was not the owner of the properties as he did not have the capacity to own land in Zambia.

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COUNCILS CRY FOR TOLL FEES

.. to handover ‘hijacked’ toll fee collection role

By KETRA KALUNGA

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OUNCILS are pressurising Government to hand over collection of toll fees to them because they believe it is their constitutional mandate which Central government has hijacked.

The Local government Association (LGA) confirmed that discussions with the government to allow local authorities to collect revenue from toll gates for the maintenance of roads in their respective areas were underway.

LGA spokesperson, Maurice Mbolela said the matter was under serious negotiations and the local authorities were pushing to regain their ‘rightful’ mandate.

Mr. Mbolela said in an interview with the Daily Nation that

the association was still negotiating with the government on the matter through the ministry of local government and other relevant authorities.

“Discussions are still going on, the matter is still very active and we are still negotiating with the government on this issue, councils feel that they

should collect toll fees,” he said.

The LGA spokesperson said, “If at all the tolls on the main road can go to the government what about the local government in order for them to maintain the roads, where do they start collecting from”.

And Mr. Mbolela said the councils are appealing to the

government to adjust upward the commission that they are getting from the road tax collected on behalf of the road transport and safety agency (RTSA).

Mr. Mbolela said the four percent was too insignificant compared to the cost of collection by the local authorities as agents.

He said the councils are not at all trying to make the collection of road tax expensive but to ensure that it was not done at a loss “Councils are appointed as agents to collect road tax on behalf of RTSA and now the issue is the commission that councils are getting, the 4% is insignificant compared to the cost of collection, again we feel that the 4% has to be reviewed upwards,” he said.

K10m released to mitigate Kanyama floods

By SILUMESI MALUMO ABOUT K10 million has been allocated to address floods in Lusaka’s Kanyama Township,

Teacher recruitment waits for Treasury authority

By NOEL IYOMBWA UPCOMING recruitment of teachers is still awaiting authority from Treasury, the Ministry of General Education has said.

A spokesperson for the ministry, Ms Nondo Chilongo said the nation would be updated on the development once the process starts.

“We will inform you and the nation, once we have an update on the recruitment,” she said.

The ministry recently refuted reports that were making rounds on social media that it has already sought treasury authority to employ the teachers.

Ms Chilongo however said earlier that the ministry was in

Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe has said.

Mr Kabwe said over the years Kanyama had been faced with floods which needed urgent attention.

Mr Chanda recently assured residents in the area that Government would ensure that the challenge would be mitigated.

He said that the engineers would be on site soon to ensure that all blocked areas which caused flooding were opened up.

Mr Kabwe said a number of houses in the area submerge due to blocked areas,

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“Funds have been allocated to ensure that the flooding challenge which has been there for some time now can be addressed.” therefore, opening up the areas would be a solution to end flooding.

He said when houses were submerged some collapse and this was costly to Government and the owners.

Mr Kabwe explained that

the process of recruiting teachers and was waiting for Treasury authority. She explained that before the ministry could go ahead and recruit teachers, it needed to seek authority from the Ministry of Finance.

“Of course as the ministry, we have plans to recruit teachers, we have been engaging the Ministry of Finance because for us to recruit we are supposed get Treasury authority, so we are just waiting for a response,” Ms Chilongo said.

Recently, Basic Teacher’s Union of Zambia (BETUZ) indicated that there were over 50, 000 unemployed trained teachers. BETUZ secretary-general Henry Sinkala urged Government to critically address the teacher recruitment.

He said there has never been any teacher recruitment in the past two years and the number of teachers who have graduated was increasing.

this time around there was need to put in place long lasting measures and not partial ones because it would continue to be a burden to Government.

“Funds have been allocated to ensure that the flooding challenge which has been there for some time now can be addressed.

“The engineers will ensure that all areas that are blocked are opened so that water can flow smoothly in drainages.

A number of houses are submerged in Kanyama during the rainy season but we want to ensure that this time around the situation is different,” Mr Kabwe said.

‘Maize export ban hurting economy’

By PETER SICHALI

THE absolute ban on export of maize is killing the private sector, Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ) spokesperson Chambuleni Simwinga has said.

Mr Simwinga has meanwhile announced that GTAZ only bought 200, 000 out of the targeted 500, 000 tonnes of maize.

“Government should understand that as private sector we have to survive because we borrow money from the banks and right now there is slow consumption of mealie meal so the maize sales are slow,” he said.

He said Government should allow for maize export on controlled situation.

“This thing we have been

CABINET has approved the introduction in Parliament of the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill of 2020, aimed at penalising individual and companies that evade payment of taxes.

This is according to a statement issued by Chief Government spokesperson Dora Siliya yesterday, She said the Bill was approved during the 25th special Cabinet Meeting chaired

by President Edgar Lungu, yesterday which was held virtually, to mainly deliberate and approve the 2021 Budget Bills for publication and introduction in Parliament during the current sitting.

She said the objectives of the Bill include provision

for the use of electronic payment machines as a payment method and introduce a penalty for failure to comply with the law.

Ms Siliya said Government also envisaged that the proposed Bill once enacted will also enhance the administration of the taxes and increase the domestic revenue.

The minister said cabinet also approved other six Bills to facilitate the smooth implementation of the 2021 National Budget among them, the Zambia Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020, aimed at harmonising the provisions of the ZRA Act with the Public Finance Management Act No. 1 of 2018 and the revision of the composition of the Governing Board.

calling for has been done before in Zambia using the quota system and compel exporters to account for their exports,” Mr Simwinga said.

Mr Simwinga said the private sector especially those in agriculture had been greatly affected by the ban on export of maize and mealie meal.

He said some milling companies on the Copperbelt had even started closing down following the ban on maize and mealie meal exports.

Mr Simwinga said Government should be flexible on maize export to save the private sector from shutting their businesses.

“The ban export on maize is killing private sector participation, because it is not possible that the maize we have bought can be consumed locally at a high costs,” Mr Simwinga said.

Mr Simwinga said Grain traders finance small-scale farmers through the outgrower schemes systems.

He said allowing for export of maize could also help stabilise the Kwacha as the grain was fetching a lot of money in Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo.

FISP should also support livestock - ZNFU

By PETER SICHALI GOVERNMENT should diversify the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) to effectively contribute to the growth of the agricultural sector, says the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU).

ZNFU Public Relations Officer, Calvin Kaleyi, said his

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“Cabinet also approved for publication and introduction of “The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020,” as part of the house keeping measures for the implementation of the 2021 National budget and facilitate the introduction of a local content allowance for utilization of selected local raw materials in order to encourage value addition and agro processing in the country,” she said.

Other bills approved for introduction in parliament include Customs and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2020, Property Transfer Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020, Skills Development Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill.

organisation was delighted by President Edgar Lungu's announcement that Government would review the programme next year.

Mr Kaleyi said Government should diversify the programme to support growing of several other crops apart from traditional maize, soya and groundnuts.

He said FISP should also support livestock to facilitate the holistic growth of the agricultural sector.

"We would want to see inclusion of livestock components and other crop varieties apart from maize, soya beans and groundnuts," Mr Kaleyi said.

Mr Kaleyi said the programme in its current has created room for bogus farmers that get inputs, which they later sell.

"If you look at FISP in its current form, there are so many farmers that get inputs from the programme for the purposes of reselling," Mr Kaleyi said.

He said there was need to clean up the programme to get rid of fake farmers and civil servants and only leave vulnerable but viable farmers.

Mr Kaleyi observed that maintaining the same beneficiaries on FISP for many years was not good for the growth of the agriculture sector.

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Mr Bashire, who lives in Norway together with Zuberi Bigawa, also a Tanzanian and Charles Loyana, a senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance, have sued ACC for seizing their property.

The trio want a declaration that the notice issued against Mr Loyana and other individuals no longer has effect in light of the rightful owner claiming the properties.

The notice was issued pursuant to the Anti-Corruption Commission (Disposal of Recovered Property) Regulations.

Mr Bashire, Mr Bigawa and Mr Loyana also want a declaration that the arbitrary seizure and continuation of holding on of the properties was unlawful They also want an order for ACC to account and pay to Mr Bashire all the income received as rentals from the date of the seizure to the date of the order and or in the alternative profits.

But in defence filed in the Lusaka High Court on November 24, this year, ACC submitted that it followed the procedure of forfeiting the properties in dispute to the State.

ACC stated that the three complaints were not entitled to any of the reliefs contained in the statement of claim.

According to the ACC, it was mandated to prevent, detect and prosecute corruption related cases and any other offences under any law.

ACC stated that it does not agree that Mr Loyana denied having bought any property from Lombe Bwalya & Associates.

It stated that Mr Loyana’s wife

in a statement informed ACC that she had only made one or two applications on behalf of other people and not the 24 applications alleged in the statement of claim.

ACC said it shall show that Mr Chali Chitala of then GM Legal Practitioners of Kitwe denied ever executing any documents relating to the ownership of properties.

According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs stated that Mr Bashire was involved in international business among others investing in real estate, while Mr Bigawa was involved in provision of general construction services.

They added that Mr Loyana was operating at the Ministry of Finance as Senior Accountant and outside his employment conducts various businesses.

The trio stated that in 2011, Mr Bashire decided to invest in real estate in Zambia.

The plaintiffs stated that to achieve this, Mr Bashire through a Power of Attorney dated November 25, 2011, appointed his cousin Mr Bigawa and gave him power to nominate and delegate to a trusted Zambian to buy and develop real estate properties in Zambia.

The three stated that pursuant to the Power of Attorney, Mr Bigawa searched for a trusted Zambian and finally settled for Mr Loyana.

By a special power of attorney dated January 5, 2012, Mr Loyana was appointed to negotiate, sign and execute with the seller any document related to any real estate bought on behalf of Mr Bashire.

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ABINET has mandated the Ministry of Health to spearhead the production of marijuana for medicinal and commercial purposes, the Daily Nation has learnt.

According to details gathered, the ministry has been given the mandate to spearhead the whole process including formulation of the policy while the Ministry of Agriculture would only deal with hemp.

Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Sungawayo Zyambo, referred queries to the Ministry of Health whose spokesperson, Abel Kabalo, said the formulation of marijuana policy

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was being handled through a multi-sectoral approach.

Dr Kabalo said other ministries were involved but referred further queries to Chief Government spokesperson, Dora Siliya who could not be reached by press time.

"The formulation of the marijuana policy is being handled using a multi-sectoral approach, we do not want to be seen to be disorganised and therefore the Chief Government spokesperson is in a better position to deal with this matter,” Dr Kabalo said.

The Daily Nation however learnt that the Ministry of Health was now spearheading all aspects regarding marijuana production.

Earlier, Ms Siliya said the ministries involved in marijuana policy actualisation included Health, Agriculture, Home Affairs and Finance.

Several stakeholders including Secretary to Cabinet, Simon Miti, have expressed concern over the slow pace for the actualisation of the marijuana issue.

Cabinet at its 22nd special meeting on December

4, last year gave approval, to the Ministerial Technical Committee for the cultivation, processing and exporting of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes.

Africa’s legal cannabis industry could be worth more than $7.1 billion annually by 2023 if legislation was introduced in some of the continent’s major markets.

This is according to research from The African Cannabis Report, the first detailed report on the legal cannabis industry in Africa.

ZCCM-IH and Vedanta case: Govt rejects lengthy arbitration process

By SILUMESI MALUMO GOVERNMENT has rejected a protected arbitration process between ZCCM-IH and Vedanta and the two parties have been asked to find ways to shorten the period, Mines Minister Richard Musukwa told parliament yesterday.

Mr Musukwa said the proposal by arbitrators to hold the arbitration hearing between ZCCM-IH and Vedanta until November 2021 had been rejected by the government.

He explained that the proposed period for the arbitration hearing was to start now

Mr Musukwa until November 2021.

Mr Musukwa said Government had objected to that and ZCCM-IH and Vedanta Resources were now looking on ways to hold the arbitration process that would last for a short period.

He told Parliament in a ministerial statement yesterday, that the period for the hearing was too long, and it was important that the hearing was shortened.

On Friday last week the Court of Appeal ruled for the stay of the liquidation process until the dispute between ZCCM-IH and Vedanta was heard by the arbitrators.

This means that no further procedures can be taken in the High Court.

Mr Musukwa however said it was important that the arbitration process was held in the shortest possible time in the best interest of the workers and the public.

He said if the current proposed period for the hearing was accepted then the two parties were not interested to resolve the matter.

“You cannot resolve the matter in a longer period of time. When the parties are interested to resolve the matter they can only do it within a short period,” Mr Musukwa said.

Meanwhile, Mr Musukwa said ZCCM-IH had insisted its intention to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal.

The minister said the ZCCM-IH was not pleased with the decision by the Court of Appeal hence its decision to challenge it.

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Marijuana is the answer IS it by coincidence that everyone thinks that marijuana could be the answer to Zambia’s economic problems in as far as settling the national debt is concerned?

We do not think so. We are on the side of the majority who believe that the establishment and implementation of the marijuana policy has delayed.

It is obvious that the country needs to hurry up the formulation of a guiding policy in the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal and export purposes.

No better reason is needed other than that the country needs a viable economic activity to raise the much needed income to contribute to the national coffers to cater for various internal and external debt payments.

With an external debt of about US$11 billion as well other internal obligations, we do not think there is need to delay in finding economic activities to help raise the country’s domestic revenue.

On top of this, there are bond holders who have refused to give the country the six-month debt relief period which Government had requested for.

Government was hoping for some respite in view of the economic havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. And in this, Zambia is not alone as most world economies have been hit negatively with most governments seeking not only debt relief but debt cancellation.

For instance, both Kenya and South Africa are seeking debt relief and debt cancelling as Covid wreaks havoc with their economies.

That is why we think that it is important for countries like Zambia to seize opportunities that are presented as alternative revenue sources for the country.

This is dilly dallying and delays in formulating a policy to guide the cultivation and production of marijuana for medicinal purposes are so unnecessary.

The country is in a race against time as it fights the Covid-19 as well as trying to pull industries out of the doldrums brought about by the impact of the same pandemic.

Moreover, Cabinet already made a decision.

It mandated the Ministry of Health to spearhead the production of marijuana for medicinal and commercial purposes.

Cabinet at its 22nd special meeting on December 4, last year gave approval, to the Ministerial Technical Committee for the cultivation, processing and exporting of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes.

According to details gathered, the ministry was given the mandate to spearhead the whole process including formulation of the policy while the Ministry of Agriculture would only deal with hemp.

Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Sungawayo Zyambo, referred queries to the Ministry of Health whose spokesperson, Abel Kabalo, said the formulation of marijuana policy was being handled through a multi-sectoral approach.

“The formulation of the marijuana policy is being handled using a multi-sectoral approach, we do not want to be seen to be disorganised and therefore the Chief Government spokesperson is in a better position to deal with this matter,” Dr Kabalo said.

Africa’s legal cannabis industry could be worth more than $7.1 billion annually by 2023 if legislation was introduced in some of the continent’s major markets.

This is according to research from The African Cannabis Report, the first detailed report on the legal cannabis industry in Africa.

There is no reason to continue struggling economically when the country has a God-given resource which could be utilised with the right policies in place.

Other countries already have such policies in place and it would not be a bad idea to borrow ideas from them.

Friday 27, November 2020

‘FISH FEED, TOO EXPENSIVE’ F

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

ISH feed and equipment required in fish farming are too expensive and Government should address this to encourage more people venture into the subsector.

Small-scale Fish Farmers Association (SSFFA) interim chairperson Victor Chatilika complained that K450 per 50kg bag of fish feed was beyond the budget for the majority farmers and therefore

Government should address the high prices.

Government, he said, should close the gap of fish deficit which currently stands at over 80, 000 tonnes per annum.

Mr Chatilika said he was confident that all challenges will be addressed to ensure growth of the subsector which was contributing to the country’s economic development.

He said SSFFA would soon be meeting Livestock and Fisheries Minister Nkandu Luo to discuss some of the challenges small-scale fish

farmers were facing.

Mr Chatilika however, said despite the many challenges in the subsector, members were happy with the strides Government had made to develop the aquaculture industry.

He said provision of working capital for aquaculture to women and youth groups, was one of the great achievements.

Mr Chatilika said the association would continue engaging other players in the aquaculture sector such as fish feed producers and suppliers of equipment.

ECZ creating confusion, says UPND

By SILUMESI MALUMO

THE chaotic voter registration exercise is meant to disadvantage the opposition, UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has charged.

A PF official, Lemmy Bwalya has however warned the ruling party to watch out with the current trends in the voter registration exercise.

Mr Bwalya said having analysed the new system the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) had adopted, which allows citizens to register from anywhere and choose where to vote from, UPND would easily take advantage of the system.

Mr Kakoma accused the ECZ of having planned to create confusion by coming up with the new register.

He said yesterday that there were numerous challenges during the registration process mainly in the opposition strongholds.

Mr Kakoma said that in Zambezi people were not obtaining the voter’s card because the ink had run out.

“I received a call from Zambezi in the North-Western Province that the ECZ had run out of ink after only registering 35 voters on the first day of the exercise.

“How did the ECZ dispatch officers from Lusaka to Zambezi, a distance of 1, 200 kilometres which is almost the same distance from Lusaka to Johannesburg, with ink to last one day when they knew that the officers will be out for 30 days?” he wondered.

He said it was shocking that the ECZ could plan to conduct the voter registration exercise and buy malfunctioning machines to undertake the exercise without testing them.

Mr Kakoma added: “We have also received reports of the exercise being disrupted

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by Zesco load shedding despite ECZ buying gensets. Is it true that the gensets procured by ECZ were faulty?”

But Mr Bwalya, the PF aspiring candidate for the Lusaka provincial chairmanishp, urged the current interim provincial chairman, Paul Moonga to do a random check in many registration centres.

“You will learn that UPND has taken this issue seriously, hence ferrying people from as far as Gwembe, Chikankata, Choma, Monze etc to be captured here in Lusaka and some other areas, just to make sure that, they don't leave anyone behind in the voting next year,” he said.

Zambia in trade surplus …as inflation leaps to 17.4pc

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ZAMBIA’S total trade between January and October this year increased to K189.7 billion, representing a 26 percent higher compared to the same time last year, as inflation rate continues to rise.

The total trade for the period January to October this year at K189.7 billion was 26.1 percent higher than K150.4 billion in the corresponding period of 2019, says Mulenga Musepa, the Interim Statistician General at the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS).

Mr Musepa explained that Zambia had continued to record trade surplus despite Covid-19 which had disrupted trade because the country had not implemented a full lockdown.

“This is good for the country. I have been asked why we have continued to record increased total trade despite Covid-19, general explanation is that without Covid-19, total trade could have been higher.

"You may want to look at measures instituted by Government which was more of a partial lockdown. Government recognised that there were a number of essential which needed to be imported," Mr Musepa said.

He indicated that even with Covid-19, major exports continued to be exported such as copper.

Mr Musepa explained that the destinations for copper such as China had opened up, mines never closed and so production continued.

"We also see the exports of cement and energy, alcoholic beverages so that in a way explains that," Mr Musepa said.

Meanwhile, Mr Musepa said that the annual inflation rate for November increased to 17.4 percent from 16.0 percent recorded in October 2020.

He explained that this meant that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 17.4 percent between November 2019 and November 2020.

"The increase in the annual rate of inflation was attributed to price increases in both food and non-food items," Mr Musepa said.

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12 foreigners banned

By NATION REPORTER TWELVE illegal immigrants have been detained in Lusaka after being apprehended during a cleanup operation conducted in three townships.

The suspects were rounded-up in Garden, Kabanana and Chipata townships on Wednesday.

Immigration public relations officer, Namati Nshinka, said the detained included seven Congolese, three Burundians, one Tanzanian and a Somali.

Mr Nshinka said all the suspects failed to produce proof of legal immigration status in Zambia at the time of their apprehension.

“They are all currently detained pending further action,” he said in a statement.

In Ndola, a 40-year-old Congolese national has been convicted for unlawful entry and unlawful stay.

Lubinda James Ngoyi, appearing before a magistrate Court in Ndola on Wednesday and was fined K20,000 for the two counts or in default four years imprisonment with hard labour.

Mr Nshinka said in the last six days, 111 persons of different nationalities have been arrested for various immigration offences.

He said during the period, the Immigration Department secured 28 convictions, removed 54 illegal immigrants from the country and blocked 16 foreigners from entering Zambia for failing to meet entry requirements.

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PND leader, Hakainde Hichilema should immediately be sat down because the man's continued usage of vulgar language can be attributed to nothing but that he is suffering from a serious breakdown, the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has said.

PF Deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza said it was shocking that Mr Hichilema had continued to insult the Zambian people instead of telling them how best he would govern the nation given an opportunity.

Mr Mwanza said Mr Hichilema had nothing to offer Zambians hence going on rampage insulting innocent citizens whenever he was given a chance.

"We are concerned that HH can now resort to using vulgar language as a norm and as a way to campaign," said Mr Mwanza.

Mr Mwanza advised Mr Hichilema not to take politics too personal to the extent of finding the usage of insults normal.

"This is not the kind of leadership we want but since we know that the opposition does not have any message and they have no manifesto, we urge them that 'ndale simanyozo'.

Let us learn to differ respectfully," he said.

Mr Mwanza said it was unbelievable that the opposition was busy justifying their leader's usage of unpalatable language.

"It is shocking that our friends from the Chansele (insulting) party are busy trying to justify his insults and if they

Zambia tackles environmental ills

By IRVIN MUYUMBWA GOVERNMENT is addressing all negative environmental trends on the lake basin and safeguarding important heritage for present and future generations.

Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister, Jonas Chanda, said Government was committed to safeguarding the environment which was the cornerstone of all economic activities.

Dr Chanda was speaking yesterday in his capacity as Chairperson of the Lake Tanganyika Authority virtual second extra-ordinary conference of ministers from Zambia, Burundi, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo.

“The recent global events such as drought, flash floods, extreme temperatures and now Covid-19 point to disturbances in the natural ecosystem.

“In addition, increasing pollution, excessive sedimentation, habitat destruction, deforestation and forest degradation

within the territories of the four riparian states have also disturbed ecological functioning of the lake basin ecosystems” Dr Chanda said.

Dr Chanda called on the member countries to continue with collaborations as well as national programmes aimed at protecting the shared resources of the lake and contribute to the prevention of adverse impacts of human activities on the environment.

He said among the measures taken by Zambia to reverse the loss of bio-diversity include; construction of 21 sedimentation, siltation and erosion control structures along the lake basin as well as development of a community based charcoal and timber licensing system.

Others are establishment of 28.4 hectares of community woodlots on the lake basin under the Zambia Plant a Million Initiative targeted at plating at least one hundred million trees by 2021 and the marking as well as protection of seven fish breeding areas that will be highly productive aquatic zones.

are saying 'PAMUNYOKO' is not an insult, then we can safely refer to him as Hichilema 'PAMUNYOKO' Sammy Hichilema. You cannot continue insulting people simply because they do not agree with you," added Mr Mwanza.

A cross section of society has however condemned

Hakainde Hichilema for his continued usage of vulgar language at public meetings as such is not benefiting a person seeking the Highest Office.

And Mr Mwanza said Zambia would end load-shedding by next year and become a major electricity exporter in the Southern African region

because of the K 30 billion investment injected in the energy sector.

Mr Mwanza said this was happening for the first time in the country, an indication showed that the PF government cared about the needs of the people. - Daily Nation/ #Smarteagles2020

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COMESA transformation plan advances

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‘DIGITAL PLATFORMS KEY FOR VILLAGE BANKING’

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

VILLAGE banking groups should embrace digital payment platforms as a way of avoiding theft and loss of funds, says Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) Research and Communications Officer, Precious Kalusha.

Ms Kalusha indicated that embracing digital payment platforms would enable the groups avoid theft and loss of funds.

She said the groups could leverage on other products and services within the financial services sector for efficient transactions.

Ms Kalusha said Financial Service Providers (FSPs) had continued to develop products to meet the need of groups such as introduction of village banking accounts.

“FSPs will continue to customize products and services to suit the financial services needs of the different segments of the economy,” she said in her write up on Transforming Industry, Developing Zambia.

Ms Kalusha advised village banking

Ms Kalusha

groups to avoid giving out loans beyond one’s repayment capacity.

She stressed the need to ensure they

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agreed on clear rules and a constitution with guidelines on how to make contributions, borrowing and repayment terms, period of the cycle and share outs.

Members of the group, she said, should have a deeper knowledge of each other’s character and integrity, self-selected and trustworthy.

Ms Kalusha warned that the groups if not managed properly, could result in loss of funds at an individual level or as a group.

“There are a lot of stories on various media platforms regarding members who borrow large amounts from village banking groups and fail to pay back,” she said.

Ms Kalusha however acknowledged that such groups were helping members with working capital for businesses and investments as well as for other financial needs “Ensure you have an elected leadership or management team from among the members to help run the affairs of the group. This team should ideally be subject to annual elections and limit of tenure and embrace governance protocols,” she said.

THE formulation of the plan meant to transform the region into an economic entity will soon be ready, as member states have been challenged to honour obligations for accelerated regional integration.

The 2021-2025 COMESA draft MediumTerm Strategy Plan would be ready and implemeted in the regional bloc.

Vice president, Inonge Wina, said with the new 2021-2025 plan, COMESA was now well positioned to consolidate the gains made so far while embracing new opportunities.

Ms Wina observed that COMESA had made tremendous progress by promoting and facilitating regional trade and investments.

She expressed confidence that COMESA would attain its vision with more resources and support from the member states, individually and collectively.

She therefore urged all member states to honour their obligations and commitments to accelerate regional integration in tandem with the commencement of the African continental free trade which comes into force in 2021.

Ms Wina said this during the virtual official opening of the 41st meeting of the COMESA council of ministers yesterday.

Ms Wina re-affirmed the commitment of the Zambian Government, as host of the COMESA secretariat, to current and future programmes.

COMESA Secretary-General, Mulenga Kapwepwe, said the new strategy aimed at transforming the region into an economic entity through focusing on the four strategic pillars.

Ms Kapwepwe said these were; Market Integration, Physical Integration/Connectivity, Productive Integration and Gender and Social Integration.

She stressed that the pillars support COMESA’s mission to facilitate the achievement of sustainable economic and social progress in Member States through increased co-operation and in concerned fields of development.

Total Zambia rolls out NATSAVE intent on digitalisation Covid-19 materials

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU NATSAVE Bank is pursuing digitalisation as its strategic push towards offering convenience services while lowering the cost to serve.

The financial institution has meanwhile signed an agreement with the Association of Private Colleges of Education in Zambia (APCEZ) for affordable financial services.

With about 40 percent of the Zambian population still unbanked, NATSAVE sees the gap as an opportunity to grow its business.

This is according to the NATSAVE acting managing director, Keith Hamusute.

Mr Hamusute said NATSAVE was well positioned to narrow financial exclusion gap considering its wide network covering the remotest parts of Zambia. He was speaking in Lusaka yesterday during the signing of a Memorandum of understanding with APCEZ. “Through many other strategic partnerships, the bank will provide incomparable services which are intended to service various market. The bank will also utilise the digital platform,” Mr Hamusute

said. He also said the agreement signed with APCEZ was to facilitate effective and efficient provisions of banking and financial services to the members and their staff.

He explained that this was with that view of enhancing business performance in terms of working capital and also improving their competitiveness on the market.

“This agreement sets the framework for a working relationship between the two organisations that share a common vision for developing the private education sector in Zambia.

“This will enable colleges and their affiliates access affordable and appropriate financial products and services,” Mr Hamusute said.

APCEZ Chairman, Simon Chomba, said the agreement would enable the association’s members have ready access to financial and credit services of NATSAVE. Mr Chomba said the association would identify and recommend its affiliates to NATSAVE. “Our obligations as contained in the agreement will be consistent baseline assessment of members prior to recommending them to NATSAVE,” he said.

By JOHN KOMBE TOTAL Zambia has procured more than 10, 000 face masks and other Covid-19 materials to be donated to one rural school in each of the 10 provinces.

The donation is being made as the firm marks its 70th anniversary of its existence in Zambia Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for administration, Kakulubelwa Mulalelo hailed the company for the gesture.

The donation, valued at K674, 200 included 10, 000 face masks, more than 50 computers, 10 LaserJet printers, 200 hand washing facilities, 1, 000 boxes of hand washing soap and one stationary kit.

Ms Mulalelo observed that education and health were key ingredients in the development of any nation and as such a donation was commendable.

Meanwhile, Total Zambia managing director, Olufemi Babajide, was happy that customers had been supporting the company during its 70 years of existence in the country.

Total head of human resource and corporate affairs, Fatima Chishimba, who represented the Managing Director, said the company was obliged to plough back into community by donating towards the fight against the Covid-19 in schools.

Chongwe District Commissioner, Robster Mwanza, observed that the donation was targeted at the really vulnerable members of society.

He said that the rural child faced many impediments in pursuit of education.

Friday 27 November, 2020 Rishi Sunak warns ‘economic emergency has only just begun’ LONDON - The "economic emergency" caused by Covid-19 has only just begun, according to chancellor Rishi Sunak, as he warned the pandemic would deal lasting damage to growth and jobs.

Official forecasts now predict the biggest economic decline in 300 years.

The UK economy is expected to shrink by 11.3 percent this year and not return to its pre-crisis size until the end of 2022.

Government borrowing will rise to its highest outside of wartime to deal with the economic impact.

The government's independent forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects the number of unemployed people to surge to 2.6 million by the middle of next year.

It means the unemployment rate will hit 7.5 percent, its highest level since the financial

crisis in 2009.

However, fewer jobs are expected to be lost than predicted this summer.

Setting out his Spending Review detailing how much would be spent on public services, Sunak said the government was dealing with an "economic emergency."

He added: "That's why we have taken, and continue to take, extraordinary measures to protect people's jobs and incomes."

The government has subsidised the wages of employees unable to work due to the pandemic, in an effort to protect jobs.

It said extending these schemes to next March meant 300, 000 fewer people would be out of work.

Sunak confirmed that around 1.3 million public sector workers - excluding some NHS staff and those earning less than £24, 000 - will have their pay frozen next year. – BBC.

U.S. to enforce duties on phosphate fertiliser imports from Morocco, Russia WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Tuesday it would set preliminary duties on phosphate fertiliser imports from Russia and Morocco, after launching an investigation to determine if producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies.

The department set preliminary duties of 23.46 percent on imports from Morocco's OCP Group and other producers in the country, 20.94 percent on those from Russia's Phosagro, 72.50 percent on EuroChem and 32.92 percent on all other Russian producers.

The decision follows an investigation launched in July on petitions filed by U.S.-based fertiliser company Mosaic Co. Shares of Mosaic rose about 10 percent to $22.57, their highest in more than a year, while U.S. and Canada-listed shares of rival Nutrien rose more than three percent.

Last year, imports of phosphate fertilisers from Morocco were valued at about $729 million and from Russia at about $299 million, according to data from the department.

An oversupply in the phosphate market hurt prices for the fertiliser last year and early this year. While strong demand from Indian and Brazil has helped boost prices more recently, the gains have been limited due to the excess stocks.

Canada-based Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertiliser maker by capacity, took an impairment charge in the third quarter, citing “less favourable” long-term outlook for phosphate prices and excess supply.

A final decision by the Commerce Department is expected on February 8, followed by the International Trade Commission’s final decision on March 25, with the issuance of an order on April 1. – REUTERS.

MPS QUIZ ESKOM ON J R488BN DEBT OHANNESBURG - Eskom on Wednesday faced tough questions by lawmakers as it presented its annual report to parliament's portfolio committee on public enterprises.

Eskom owes some R488 billion, largely guaranteed by the state, which threatens the fiscus.

The issue of Eskom debt, which has been rising over the years, escalated from R440 billion in the past financial year.

It has been a major source of concern in various quarters, including international ratings agencies, as government continued to plough funds into the entity.

In 2020, support of R49 billion was extended to Eskom, with R56 billion committed for 2021. The funds are largely for debt servicing.

Eskom Chief Financial Officer, Calib Cassim, told lawmakers that Eskom's creditors were a combination of

HARARE - The government might soon reintroduce a policy that compels line ministries, departments and State institutions to procure certain types of vehicles only from local producers to aid industrial recovery and growth.

A similar policy position was introduced through a Cabinet Circular number 16 of 2011, issued by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), but registered little success as the directive was largely ignored.

Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube, in an interview with Zimpapers television channel ZTN last week, said the new thrust was aimed at supporting industry under the National Development Strategy (NDS1) 2021-25, the Government’s new economic blueprint.

And the new policy framework has an effective implementation matrix already in place, while the OPC will

domestic and foreign lenders, between bond, development financing institutions and export credit agencies.

"Some R330 billion of the R488 billion is already guaranteed by National Treasury," Cassim said, adding that Eskom would, in the course of the 2021 financial year, repay R25 billion of the guaranteed debt.

"Once you repay the R25 billion, then that amount becomes available again to Eskom."

He also stated that payment of guaranteed debt would allow the company, with the support of the shareholder and National Treasury, to once again go into the market and raise further guaranteed debt, if required.

Eskom posted a net loss of R20.5 billion in the full 2020 financial year, and Cassim said during the presentation of the

financial statements in October that the power utility hopes to return to profitability from 2023, adding, however, that the current situation did not provide a compelling case for that.

As part of stabilising its finances, Eskom would look to approach the Department of Public Enterprises and National Treasury to extend its guarantee facility, as each year there are maturities that become due and payable.

"We would like to utilise that going forward until we restore the balance sheet and get to a position where Eskom is not reliant on government guarantees," said Cassim.

He also raised the issue of electricity tariffs, saying charging the prices that do not cover the cost was not sustainable. – FIN24.

Govt to revisit vehicle policy be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of policy prescriptions to ensure targets are achieved on time and to budget.

The policy blueprint also intends to roll out strategies to increase local production of buses and delivery trucks, which will benefit upstream industries that produce inputs such as bolts, batteries, steel sheets, tyres, upholstery, paints, and carpets among others.

Ncube said the Government will continue to provide incentives to drive local production of goods instead of depending on imports, which require elusive forex and are vulnerable to external sectors.

Notably, Ncube said Zimbabwe has the capacity to manufacture automobile products such as buses and cars through Quest Motors in Mutare and Willovale Mazda Motor Industries in Harare.

“Surely, we will give incentives for local production of cars and buses. We could even say to the Government, for all the pool cars that we use in Government, let us buy local. You can see I am already giving hints.

“That is, in a way, industrial

policy, the way we intervene strategically to support growth of our industry, clearly that is part of NDS1,” he said.

Local car producers such as Quest Motors said they should be employing about 1, 500 workers per shift but only manage about 150 at the moment, due to various constraints, including low demand.

Quest Motors is currently producing Foton, Chery and JMC vehicle models which they say are cheaper for the local market, but still equal to the task like any of the latest Toyota, Mazda, Nissan or any of the popular trendy international models.

Quest Motors last year also signed an agreement with a Chinese bus manufacturing company, Zhongtong, the manufacturer of the Zupco buses, to manufacture the same model buses under franchise.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

tend to be in isolated, off-grid locations with diesel generators the only option, industry consultants said.

Barrick said a solar power plant at its Loulo mine in Mali delivered a saving of 540, 190 litres of fuel and 1, 593 tonnes of CO2-equivalent during the third quarter of this year. The miner is busy permitting a 100MW solar power farm in Nevada.

South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater and Gold Fields blame their high Scope 2 emissions in part on reliance on the nation-

al grid’s coal-fired electricity generated by state power firm Eskom.

The South African miners say red tape has stymied their efforts to install renewable energy capacity.

“There will obviously be increasing pressure to reduce emissions from the mines,” said a Sibanye-Stillwater spokesman.

“But consideration needs to be given to the role and impact of Eskom and limited options available to the gold mines.”

– REUTERS.

Prof Ncube

Gold mining emissions draw scrutiny after price surge JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO Investors are putting pressure on gold miners, whose high greenhouse gas emissions have been less scrutinised, to report transparently and take concrete steps to curb them after a rally in prices this year drew closer attention to the sector’s footprint.

Gold miners are among the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in the mining sector, although critics generally point to coal miners and iron ore miners.

Scope 1 and 2 emissions from

gold are higher than those of copper, nickel, iron ore and metallurgical coal, before factoring in freight and downstream emissions, according to data from ESG consultancy Skarn Associates.

Heavy haul trucks and power supplies are major sources of emissions, while deteriorating gold ore grades have forced miners to dig more rock to extract each ounce of gold in an energy-intensive process.

The World Gold Council estimates the sector emitted 32, 689

tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of gold produced in 2018, up 12 percent from the 2017 total. They have not yet published estimates for 2019.

Renewed interest in gold mining stocks - with $3 billion flowing into gold equity funds so far this year - has intensified pressure, executives said.

“We have certainly seen conversations around ESG ramping up pretty significantly,” Newmont CEO Tom Palmer said last month.

The miner this month com-

mitted to a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050.

No. 2 gold miner Barrick has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 10 percent by 2030.

For Barrick and others, switching to renewable energy sources to power mines can add to short-term costs. But it helps satisfy investor demands for cleaner operations while significantly reducing longer term energy costs at mines, which

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FISH FARMING TO ERADICATE FISH POACHING

By CHARLES CHISALA

I

T is a perennial spectacle.

In the middle of the annual fishing ban banana boats and dugout canoes of every size crisscross lakes Bangweulu and Chifunabuli in Luapula Province.

During the ban period it is common to see fishermen brazenly dangling fish at passing motorists for sale, even taunting government officials from the safety of their precarious small vessels.

Government enforces the fishing ban covering major fisheries from December to February to allow fish to breed.

But the ban is blatantly flouted by the local people living on and around the affected fisheries, claiming that they do not have alternative sources of livelihood during the ban period.

The fishermen have also been using destructive fishing methods such as bed nets, commonly known as mosquito nets, drown nets (imikwau), one-inch and half-inch nets.

This is frustrating Government’s efforts to transform the fish industry into a multi-million Kwacha economic activity and use it to reduce poverty and unemployment in the country.

year.

President Lungu said he would engage the Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) over the slow pace of aquaculture seed fund disbursements so that more Zambians could participate.

The cooperatives will be given six kilogrammes of fish, cages and other equipment.

After harvesting the fish they will sell it to Yalelo Fisheries.

The project, initiated by President Lungu, is expected to improve livelihoods and income in Siavonga.

But the President is worried about the rampant theft of fish in cages. He said the vice was a danger to the development of the industry.

He directed the minister of Fisheries and Livestock Professor Nkandu Luo to work with relevant authorities to stop the thefts. Such vices, including bad fishing methods are hampering the growth of the sub-sector.

In June 2015 an officer from the Department of Fisheries in Chilubi, Northern Province bemoaned the continued use of mosquito nets as fishing gear on Lake Bangweulu by fishermen.

Assistant fisheries technologist Maybin Chintu lamented that despite

THE 7NDP

In the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) Government recognises fisheries as a vital cog in the agro-diversification and poverty reduction wheel. Section 7.4. says fisheries offer great potential for diversification, gainful employment and poverty reduction.

Ironically, it is the same local people who have been paying a heavy price in form of drastically reduced catches.

The violation of the ban and use of illegal fishing methods constitute a criminal offence for which an offender is liable to a prison term of more than six months with hard labour if found guilty. But this has done little to deter the defiant villagers.

President Edgar Lungu has emphasised the importance of the fish industry in the government’s economic diversification agenda.

While in Siavonga this week, he launched two aquaculture cooperatives called Kamimbi and Buyantanshi at Yalelo Fisheries to demonstrate his government’s resolve to eliminate the current annual fish deficit estimated at 87, 000 tonnes, which has been narrowing since 2013.

The two cooperatives, which have 34 women members, will be producing 50 tonnes every

sustained sensitisation, fishermen had continued to use the bad methods. The deployment of a modern patrol boat to improve enforcement has hardly helped.

On June 21, 2018, Central Province Minister Sydney Mushanga also warned fishermen in Ngabwe against the use of the illegal fishing gear.

Mr Mushanga said the use of such gear was depleting fish.

“Fingerlings are the only ones I am seeing here. There is none who can show me a big fish. This is uncalled for and should be stopped,” he fumed, during a tour of the area.

Such unsustainable harvest methods have a debilitating effect. They disturb the breeding and recovery patterns of the fish.

For example, drown nets have buried traditional breeding grounds while the use of mosquito nets has been wiping out fingerlings that should grow into real fish.

President Edgar Lungu has emphasised the importance of the fish industry in the government’s economic diversification agenda.

In the Bangweulu Fishery the last restocking of various species took place in the 1970s. Increased pressure from the rapidly growing human population, lack of restocking, effects of climate change and unsustainable harvest methods have led to a steady reduction in fish catches and a spike in household poverty.

This has also increased human-animal conflict and human-on-human violence as men struggle to fulfil their gender role of provider. The highly adaptive crocodiles, which traditionally feed on fish, have resorted to hunting in shallow waters for easier prey.

Many people have lost their lives to the beasts. Also, many have been brutally murdered by mobs after being accused of being responsible for the crocodile attacks.

Weak enforcement and alleged collusion between local fishermen and government officers have also compounded the situation. As a result the fish stocks have been struggling to recover. Efforts to restock are also being hampered by poor compliance.

But Government is determined. In his address to Parliament on September 14, 2019 President Lungu said the Patriotic Front (PF) government remained committed to its agricultural diversification agenda.

Besides the planned restocking exercise Government is also promoting fish farming in the affected districts, including Siavonga.

Government is implementing several citizen empowerment programmes as a basis for reducing poverty and

accelerating development.

President Lungu says his administration and its partners have so far invested more than K195 million in fish farming countrywide.

“The Seventh National Development Plan is premised under the theme “accelerating development efforts towards the vision 2030 without leaving anyone behind” our actions simply confirm our commitment to not leaving anyone behind,” he said.

In the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) Government recognises fisheries as a vital cog in the agro-diversification and poverty reduction wheel.

Section 7.4. says fisheries offer great potential for diversification, gainful employment and poverty

2015

In June 2015 an officer from the Department of Fisheries in Chilubi, Northern Province bemoaned the continued use of mosquito nets as fishing gear on Lake Bangweulu by fishermen.

reduction.

“The fisheries sub-sector also provides business opportunities in aquaculture and related industries in the value chain. The depletion of fish stocks has affected the livelihoods of the surrounding populations who depend on the fishing value chain.

This scenario demands increased investment in fish farming technologies, sustainable management of capture fisheries and strengthening fisheries training and research,” the 7NDP says.

In Chapter Three of its 2016-2021 manifesto the PF has pledged to promote diversification in agricultural production with particular emphasis on aquaculture and livestock production.

During the ban period it is common to see fishermen brazenly dangling fish at passing motorists for sale, even taunting government officials from the safety of their precarious small vessels.

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By ANDREW MUKOMA THE Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) Board is worried with the levels of vandalism and encroachment on the railway network and land.

Board chairperson, Evans Chabala, said the high level of vandalism was a frustration and a source of concern to the railway firm.

Dr Chabala said that vandalism and encroachment had become a growing trend, but pointed out that the company would work hard to eradicate the vice.

He was speaking after touring ZRL facilities in Livingstone yesterday.

"We have to rethink and probably come up with a whole different sorts of approaches to solve vandalism and encroachment and we will

come up with a solution that works sustainably going into the future.

"Those are the few highlights we saw in the Southern Region on part of network of Zambia Railways and going forward, we will continue engaging with our clients. Those that are perceived to be vandals and encroachers for now so that we come up with sustainable strategies," Dr Chabala said.

He said that maintaining the railway network was a continuous process which ZRL would continue implementing in order to avoid the network to deteriorate.

"The idea is that that way, we engage people that will not only going to do maintenance but also look after the infrastructure and they have been operating for about a year now," Dr Chabala said.

13 firms get Covid-19 relief

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI ABOUT

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izedNorth-Western institution. province have nce received in the relevant funding field. from Pros-

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British Pound under the D in000 a Drawing or Design

Covid-19 relief facility.

Prospero Zambia, formerly PrivateServices Enterprise Programmes Building designs (PEPZ), works to supwillZambia be added advantage port private sector in Zambia rdsand is funded by UKAID to carry out operations.

It mainly focuses on five secICEtors namely; food and agriculture, tourism and hospitality, mining and mining services, investment services, as well as business services.

Prospero Zambia Sector Ms Namaya Mbikusita-Lewanika, said that the grants were meant to support businesses that were struggling due to the ed institution. impact of the pandemic. that the nce inMs theLewanika relevantsaid field. funds were being provided to businesses that were able to D inidentify a Drawing or Design opportunities through the pandemic.

"So,Services in North-Western Building design Province specifically through this ill be added advantage facility, we were able to suprdsport the 13 businesses which is quite significant considering that this was a countrywide core," Ms Lewanika said.

Ms Lewanika said the 13 companies were part of the 91 companies that benefitted from the facility countrywide.

She indicated that her organisation was working closely with the North-western Chamber of Commerce and Industry in reaching out to beneficiaries.

Prospero Zambia, she said, ouncil and with a validas one identified the province of the benefitting region due to the ongoing mining activities

especially that mining services was one of the core sectors the organisation funds.

She said that beyond the Covid19 grants, the organisation was also offering standard grant facility were incentives are given to business houses.

“That is ongoing and we will continue to do that across the country with investment facilitation were we are supporting businesses that want to raise US$250,000 and above," she added. Ms Lewanika was speaking during a Grant and Tender training programme organised by the North-Western Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Solwezi.

The objectives of the training was to impart knowledge and experts on his to prepare tenders and bidding documents And chamber president, Mukumbi Kafuta, said the pandemic has had a negative impact on various businesses which has resulted into the disruption of various supply and value chains not just in Zambia but across the globe.

Mr Kafuta said there had been a lot of restrictions in terms of travel, delivery of various goods and services which has an impact on cash flow.

He however indicated that the pandemic has on the other side got its own share of opportunities.

"One of them is that there has been realisation by governments especially in Africa that it is possible to trade among ourselves within the region and within the country," he said.

The training drew over 100 company is from within North-Western and Copperbelt provinces.

Dr Malama said Government would deploy appropriate staff, medical supplies and equipment at the facility.

"As a health sector, we pledge and commit to ensuring that there is a trained staff here and will be looking at posting support staff," he said.

Dr Malama advised health personnel in the district to work closely with the local community in the area as the infrastructure was meant to provide service to the community.

He called on residents to support health staff as well as safeguard the infrastructure and the medical supplies at the institution.

"To the people around this area, let us ensure we support the health workers who will be working at Kawama health post.

Let us ensure we safeguard all the property here including medicine," Dr Malama said.

Senior Headman Mujilo commended Government for the clinic and appealed for materni-

ty and electricity to be put at the clinic.

“The delivery bed and other wards are too small, we ask you to consider building a maternity annex for our women ", he appealed He also appealed to government to fence the clinic area so that it remains secure and safe.

Mufumbwe District Commissioner, Haggai Kalota, was happy that all the nine health posts allocated to the district had been completed. - ZANIS

MD/PROC/FP/4688/2020 25 November 2020 TO ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS

ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE (01) Rehabilitation and Extension of Chishimba Falls Hydro Power Station (HPS); Request for Application (RfA) for Prequalification covering Consulting Services for Project Implementation as Owner’s Engineer – ZESCO/109/2020 (BMZ NO. 2014 67 752) Reference is made to the above-mentioned Request for Application which is scheduled to close and open on Friday 4th December 2020 at 10:30 hours with the E-procurement submission to the data room open at M/s exficon, Germany.

In line with provisions contained in General and Special Provisions, Clause 2.5-Clarification of Prequalification Document and Clause 2.6 Amendment of Prequalification Document, ZESCO provides the following clarifications/amendments stated in Table 1 below. Bidders shall take note of the clarification for the preparation of their respective applications.

TABLE 1: Applicant Clarifications and ZESCO Responses S/N

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Section2, Special Provisions, item 4.2.2. Responsive Applications

1.

Applicant requests clarification for the evaluation process of the PQ, Criteria, about two points marked as "Must" and requests whether references other than KfW references will also be counted.

Further, same applicant requests whether equivalent own internal document to the ISO 45001 certificate can be accepted?

Sub-item 1.3 and 2.4 contains “Must” qualifications; All interested parties are informed that the non-fulfilment and deviation from the requested information shall be deemed non-responsive during evaluation entailing in the rejection of the submission. own internal document will not be accepted.

Section 2, Special Provisions, item 4.2.2. Responsive Applications

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Applicant requests clarification on the number of references to be submitted and refers to SP § 2.1.1 (d) (VI)) which states a maximum of 10 references will be considered According to SP § 4.2.2 (item 1.3) IFI and KfW references must be submitted. Does these IFI and KfW references part of the maximum of 10 references to be considered or are these IFI and KfW references not included in the maximum of 10 references to considered (and to put in Form 5.1 in addition to the maximum of 10 references)?

3.

Section 2, Special Provisions, item 4.2.2. Responsive Applications

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Form 6 – List of available expertise and human Resource Capacity

All interested parties are informed that detailed project references in numbers shall be submitted as to be read out per the various sub items under SP § 4.2.2, sub item 1.1. The statement regarding number of references [the first ten (10) numbers of references} under SP § 2.1.1 (d) (VI), must not be considered.

With regard to subitem 1.3, the Applicant (Consultant) must meet the requirement of having worked with at least five (5) IFI financed projects out of which two (2) in cooperation with KfW, which is different from above subitem 1.1.

Hence in view of the above, more than 10 references may be submitted.

Interested applicants are advised that the spelling error in the title of item 1. “Evidence of relevant experience gained by consultants during the past ten (20) years (experience of the firm)” is corrected and shall read: 1. “Evidence of relevant experience gained by consultants during the past twenty (20) years (experience of the firm)” Interested applicants are advised that the reference to “Declaration in Annexe I” should be ignored. There is no such Annex.

All other details of the Request for Application remain unchanged.

BRIAN C. KAMBOLE SENIOR MANAGER PROCUREMENT AND STORES BCK/rcm

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RETIREMENT BENEFITS, JOB CREATIO RECLAIMING THE ECONOMY: AND ECONOMIC REVIVAL IN A PANDEMI UNITING TO PAY THE DEBT Zambia lives matter

patriotism, from carefree treatment of resources, from that One of the challenges and other employers have to foreign state capture, from the age the change of retirement pay two salaries for one job for by their leaders to the plight depositing their ballot papers in the November 3, 2020 insatiable appetites ofentailed those fromN 55 to 60 years was as long as retirees’ benefits re- answers may be provided like of people of colour, women United that States the devastation by Covid-19 a drop-box, as their constitution who believe only of theyAmerica holding back retirement for five main unpaid; that is one salary and those seeking refuge in the elections, the majority and the resultant joblessness provides. The Americans voted are capable of remedying the of years formisfortunes workers should for the retiree and another sala- and the manner the pandemic USA. The black lives matter eligible voters who castfind their en masse. economic we otherwise have retired and been ry Why for thedid job holder!

This, cou- has been handled by the Trump movement, to which many votes, whether physically, the Americans ourselves in.

Americans accused their paid offis every and replaced by new pled the nation’s mounting by mail or drive-through or administration. vote with so massively (nearly 160 There need to unite President as being indifferent, workers. external debt obligations, Others saw the indifference million people)?

A myriad has of merely by walking and the people, put themor toriding work as played a huge role in raising productively as they can, teach a This matter has brought put the state in a dilemma. awareness about voting. them to believe in themselves, window of opportunity for ZamThe onset of Covid-19 in ARIOUS voices have Other factors for the high ARLY this year, a letter Ambassador to Ethiopia imbue them with a highly spoken about Zambia’s bia to resolve a long standing di- Zambia in mid-March has left turnout of voters could be went viral, purportedly EMMANUEL MWAMBA definitive mantra of hard work, indebtedness, how lemma of how to pay off retired Zambia’s labour landscape in attributed to America’s shrinking resilience and nationalism. written by who the Teaching much the debt is, is to public servants, create jobs for a helpless situation of sorts. space on the global scale.

We must change the mindset questions can only be re Service blame for the debt Commission and, for Americans believe in what is so many of our youths and in Therefore, it is imperative to if all eligible citizens regi some unpatriotic citizens, of Zambia in which teachers of our leaders, our citizens, our called American exceptionalism turn revive the economy. pose the inevitable questions; workers and above all, we must vote for a government o why Zambia should not even were told that their retirement which entails American desire A key infactor thatamotivated what is the way forward? How engender ourselves mindset choice based on inf be forgiven! to take global leadership on all should be in line with the pro- ofthe hard work, choices. After all, dem state to honesty, increaserespect the retire- does Zambia get out of this enThe staggering US$11 fronts. visions of the Law at the time of for public private property thrives best in societies ment ageand was to open a mora- tanglement? billion plus is indeed a knee on There are also climate matters their employment! and respect for the human citizens enthusias Zambians’ necks! Yet the debt torium window during which Firstly, it is important to note on which American leadership person regardless of gender. participate in electing Intothis regard, has be paid; so, letallusteachers focus was expected to take a front seat toTo mobilise resources to pay that the situation is not irreleaders. reclaim the economy, we Zambia accrue from will invest in stocks on the employed before 2015to when off the on generating resources but never did.can There has been huge backlog of retirees deemable; it can be salvaged. budget by sacrificing some cap- that It should also (LuSE be exponentially increase our begin to dismantle the debt. ital projects; clearing retirees on the public ka Stock Exchange the Law on retirement age was must a trade war with China which inherited from the previous adSeveral permutations can be Should it be on technic national economic productivity.

They say ants eat an President Donald Trump ignited The government can ap- service payroll: will increase the buying ammended from 50 years for We ministration looked at to create a win-win sitthat Zambians must decid must invest in our2011. minds,Unfortuour elephant piece byand piece until for and fervently. proach some local pension It fought will save resources – from expand early retirement 55 years thetheir national tax should be next pre nately this has not materialised. uation for all – retirees, the govresources and our unity into eventually the entire elephant Thentwo came a trade tiff with the houses for a loan to finance paying people for one job to normal retirement to 55 years and boost national eco from August 2021?

S a future of a green and clean Instead a mountain of unpaid ernment, unemployed youths is gone! To pay this staggering European Union, a diminishing this; or The government can paying only one person for that performance. for early retirement, 60 years for sustainable Zambians elect a gover economic trajectory. retirement benefits has accuand the nation at large!

How can debt, which some say amounts US role in the North Atlantic Lusaka Trust invites established and reputable companies to register as suppliers goods that will ensure tha We must invest in a future approach ofsome international job; normal retirement andHospital 65 Inevitably, these benef to approximately US$40, 000years Treaty Organisation (NATO), the mulated.

Remember, a dou- this be achieved? good things throug where Zambians become As Zambians, and as we face this seemingly insurmountable burdenUnited ofThe morefreed than resources US$11 billion, to focus ouralost energies cooperating partners fordebt a grant for retirement, would have can we be need translate into feel-good per late citizen and may take Nations Organisation and services for50the yearkey 2021 in the following categories: ble-edged sword was created by First and foremost, the govReferendum and Bill 1 economic drivers, key uniting, not dividing our people to or our natural and human resources to employ produce wealth. plus years clear, weservice! need (UNO), particularly the World a soft loan specifically to sort to leave thetoteaching used to fresh graduates and a win-win situation popular inacclaim among work- on ernment should see paying off utilise actualised, or should the investors; which Zambians to It take a very nationalistic Health Organisation (WHO) out this problem. is commonly argued that graduate from colleges and universities whole nation.who believ ers, labour unions and others retirees from the perspective of for leaders milestones achieved by Trade in the sub region and yonder from ka ntemba katu foreignfrom investments not as the recently approach. which America . does1. notPharmaceuticals and Surgical Several years ago,forTanzania the law work in ret- businesses without injecting fresh funds As Indian author, these issues are not activi impor when the Zambian Parliament, killing several birds with a stone, Kings, and all of us must say have insatiable appetites all to major startups panacea, but as complementary withdrew claiming China Anything partisan will just Consumables and Equipments 2.meant Medical rospect!

This that those owed its workers in public instiinto the payroll; thus reducing tivational speaker and fos These questions hurrah to them! manner of goods and services, and conglomerates. riding on the popularity among and as a major stimulus packfactorshad in ourmonopolised development these UN plunge us into quagmirical Zambians regis ofpropel Country Firstinto Found supporting the of theandworkers sums of money. the current highAmericans unemployment many we needcolossal to take advantage If Trade–and Kings have unions, done 3. removal Laboratory X-ray Equipment and Reagents agenda. labour had With age for themore retirees to turn theirand tutions bodies.

Some also economic straits. and, Khera, like the writes: American manufacturing outfits like of the millions of dollars lying it, why can other Zambians Shiv “Wp We must train our minds, affected teachers from the The Tanzanian government of among Zambian youths curWe should reclaim the accepted a clause in the 2016 benefits into investible capital 4. Insurance, Freight & Customs Clearing have world, Trade Kings, with export trade therePresident in wait for Josiah exports.Kikwete bordo it? Of course, it has first to rently value ourselves as streets; see theshown gain; the losers see vo the Zambian economy from debt, teaching service had a point. not roaming the Constitution, of retaining reto play a pivotal role in reviving 5. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) we can begin to see masse come 12 August 202 facilitation, There is need to reorient hard work, discipline, the centrifugal forcesof and, from others abandonment, from that the taken don’t do di Yet, contended rowed US$100 millionour from the Thousands jobs will also be andTo“winners tirees on the payroll until their the Covid-19-ravaged economy achieve these miles the lighthouse on the shore. national resources utilisation patience, resilience and forward second, to value our resources Printing Services 6. selfishness, things, they do things dif changed lawself hadagrandisement, been thrustand on Stationery World Bank and paid off all its created as many retirees will inbenefits had been paid. quickly.

There are three possithere is need for pla The Congo and other markets models. We should begin to see for national economic -looking mindsets to reach the from slander,7. from Catering lack of Services ly,” we can derive goodde m the affected teachers!

The Attorvest theirWe retirement This retention on the payroll ble sources to finance the retire- workers in public learning intogether, a great transformation. should benefits in consensus building both out of an otherwise ho ney General8. assured that there stitutions. Zambia can do the start-ups, some will boost their of unpaid retirees created a re- ment packages: Cleaning Supplies and Sanitary Services train our minds to see national Parliament and outside o was nothing 9. to worry about. source drain problem. The state From within the national same. There are several benefits businesses while others situation! assetsexisting as our valuable collective Pest Control and Refuse Collection/ and Sewerage Services need to uphold peace and goods with which to develop this 10. Buildings and Fixtures Maintenance and not allow elections to country. us. There must be trust 11. Civil Engineering and Construction We should desist from seeing another and in our instit national assets as “honey to dip 12. Hardware and Electrical Supplies of governance like the Ele our fingers in,” but investments FOLLOWING the 2008 global inCommission the end improves opera of Zambia 13. Furniture and Office Supplies to be nurtured to produce financial crisis, Enterprise Risk and financial performanc the police, the teacher resource generating assets.

Vehicle Maintenance Management14.(ERM) emerged To add valueservice to the cr other public w To reclaim the Zambian be called upon t as a critical15. issueRefrigeration in the most Services – Supply and Maintenance ofwho thewill business strategy economy and unite to pay ECZ Vice-Chairperson critical rolesofat different varied sectors industry orset the tone the organis 16.ofFire Protection Services the debt, allEMILY Zambians must DR. SIKAZWE of our electoral process. strategic objectives, it ganisations.17.

Today, with the frown upon and cause to Security Services Most importantly, punish impropriety regarding enough to just conduct world crippled by the novel political parties must cult 18. Tailoring, Protective Clothing & Uniforms accused their national political public resources, contracts, tegic assessment or coronavirus (COVID-19), the senserisk of confidence in ou leadership goods of being aloof 19.

Florist Services public investments, having a risk discussion practice is now considered as and institutions, and re from resolving their national

By FRANCIS ZIBA and services. Zambians must strategy setting from meeting the must have tool for the entheir cadres vio discardchallenges. the fya boma mentality! isintimidation much moreand thatthreats. organis hancement of corporate goverthere is an equally REQUIREMENTS The bomaInisZambia, the people whose NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Agricultural Peace does notorgani happ need Zambians to need to do.

Most nance that1.should strengthen nationalgreat assets must for not be Name of Company stating, Postal and Physical Address, Phone / E-mail isbrain worked and sweated and Commercial register in millions, estimated people’s power! who follow that way off sound decision-making pro- Society of Zambia (ACSZ) will be held at the Members Pavilion in monopolised by individuals. have to continually r 2.

Names of Directors and Contact Person (s) by the Electoral Commission the Showgrounds, Lusaka on Friday, 11th December 2020 at 15:00hours.

We also teach theithistories of As historians, we teach about things find difficult cesses. one another about the to ne ofand Zambia (ECZ) to be nine 3.

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

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By DR MBUYI MASUWA Frontline doctor working at Levy Covid Centre

KNOW THINE ENENMY:

SO DID COVID 19 REALLY AFFECT F A The final novel THE OUTCOME OF THE DIABETICS? coronavirus, I conclude ORSor almost a year presentation nowmyhumanity has onat Covid anda been war19 with Diabetes , let me veryquick powerful invisto note that ible enemy.

Currently, huin spite of having dedicated manity has had over a million 5 articles to this topic, not casualties, know everything we was don’t covered, no how the enemy has lost. far many from it.

Diabetes a very long For almost is a year now, life topic of the most has not and beenone normal even unstudied so what we covder “The New Normal.”

Our ered isfights just like in the enemy usa drop within and ocean of knowledge. without.

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SARSCOV2 the final work IN A NUTSHELL cells and indeed other Genetic factors.

We equally agreed that Diabetes can be managed and that one can live a Healthy, Productive and Very Long Life. The best way towhich control include: Diabetes measures is to follow the Dietary advise, Masking up with a proper fitExercise take hand medting mask,regularly, Observing icationand as Social instructed by their hygiene distancing.

Physician. IS A POSITIVE SARSCOV2 I WILL CONCLUDE BY ASKSENSE VIRUS ING AND RNA ANSWERING THE CLASS 1V BALTIMORE FOLLOWING THREE QUESCLASSIFICATION. TIONS. To STRUCTURE begin with, I think let’s THE 1.ARE DIABETICS AT MORE start from the basics, just what RISK OF CATCHING COVID is going on here, where did we 19 THAN DIABETICS? SARSCOV2 like come from,NON how did we getother ourNO.where Having does Corona viruses contains at selves we Diabetes are now and notfour make more prone to where are structural weone likely going. least proteins: getting those S=SpikeCovid 19 than protein, that THE don’tMYTHS have AND it. However, E= Envelope protein, CONSPIRACY THEORIES they are At higher risk if they M=Membrane protein, and have other conditions like Some ofproblems the manyor myths, conN= Nucleocapsid protein.

Heart are immune spiracy theories and juststate weird The Spike(S) Protein. suppressed like AIDS etc things that have been saidgives and ,are males, are obese Thiselderly, protein is what are still being said about Coroand if they don’t the SARCOV2 the crownfollow like apnavirus are as follows: public safety measures. pearance which gives the virus 2.DOES THE FACT THAT ONE *Its 5G related. the name CORONA. HAS MAKE THEM ThereDIABETES have been rumours AT coronavirus HIGHER RISK OFabout HAVING that came as COMPLICATION OR EVEN a side effect of trying to increase DEATHnetwork FROM COVID 19? cellular connectivity Generation to 5th GefromYES. 4G 4thPoorly controlled Dinetration G.Samsung the abetes 5 can worsenwas COVID first 19 phone ,whichtoifhave not 5g. reversed can Of course this is not As true, even lead to Death. anthe un-

The Envelope (E) Protein The Envelope (E) protein is a small, integral membrane protein involved in several aspects of the virus’ life cycle, such as assembly, budding, envelope formation, and disease process. cently there isto bebe This saying proteinfor layer Covid-19, it means there has lieved to be formed from parts been Covid-1 to Covid-18 beof like fore conquered and that sincevictims, we survived the first 18 there is no need to SARSCOV2 displaying its troth. fear the phies of19 war. This sign of pride is yet its weakness FACTS; and we can easily take him down here.

The following facts are curTHIS LAYER IS rently agreed upon the genDESTROYED BY by SOAP, SO eral scientific community.

THERE THE We will LIES talk about theVALUE origins TO HAND WASHING, of the virus, its transmission, THIS LITERALLY KILLS Covid-19, treatment, preventive measures, then also areas of reTHE VIRUS.

COVID: THE MYTHS, THE FACTS, THE DEBATES, THE UNKNOWNS

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ble before corona itself reaches to them; for there is no telling what it can do.

I’m doing this not as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health as I am extremely far from that. I write these articles in SUMMARY my own capacity as a frontline We medical who has have doctor discussed what attended close 200 Covid-19 Diabetes is :Intosimple terms patients in the that most, Diabetes is hope a condition if not all of us can at least start where the body cannot seeing things from the same properly utilize sugar(glulens. cose) which get from I do put in a lotwe of energy and Carbohydrates rich foods time.

Usually I write around 03 like This Nshima potahours. is my,bread, gift to Mother toes, rice ,evensoil sugar itself Zambia in whose my umbiland many others. ical cord is buried.

I hope you’ll take whatthen you This excess sugar read withup theaccumulating seriousness it deends in serves and then necessary the blood andtake surrounding action as we all soldiersonin tissues andare depending this and literally even itin thewarlevels of thatsosugar God’s Each of us has a can eyes. cause a lotone of problems role play in defeating this inviswhich if not controlled can ible enemy. VIRUS is an umCORONA even to damage OrIn thelead coming series, Iof will be brella fortheviruses that gans such as Brain, the sharing term knowledge on Covid-19 Heart, Kidney ,Blood appear to the have a crown likeand apwith some stories of success vessels, Nerves etc. and even pearance under an lost electronic some of the battles at the lead to death itself. battlefront. microscope.

Main of diabetes Also word atypes segment called “In their The SARSCOV2 stands own We words,” in which I will be described mainly Two for Severe Acute Respiratory interviewing Covid-19 patients, Types of Diabetes: Type 1 Syndrome Corona Virus 2, those who have recovered and and Type 2. that is in a second type of with corothose isolation, with their In Typ1 one is born identities withheld course na that causes Severe anviruses abnormality inofthat theyas a can’t matter of privacy, especially Acute Respiratory produce the Syndrome, hormone that therethat still stigma associInsulin takes sugar named so is because itthe resembles ated with this disease in some into the cell where it is the SARS virus of 2003 conabout sectors of the community. into energy.

This type 70verted percent (SARSCOV1).

As words or information is the is seenvirus in childhood andby one greatest weapon in every battle The is spread air is dependent on insulin inso is this one.

Amidst(airborne) so much droplets, aerosols jections for the rest of their information some so outraand by contact transmission earthly life.taken Then in Type 2 geous I have upon myself through Insulin butthe its public. effect toon try has andfomites. share with

Prevention public health is reduced are usually due to presence of fat around the

virus has nothing to do with 5g or any orher Gs. *Global conspiracy to vaccinate people and enrich some people like Bill Gates etc.

I would have been very rich by now, probably closing a deal on buying an airport in Dubai or some exotic island in the pacific. *Sexually transmitted Once I had a patient who was being stigmatised by her community saying she got corona from having sex with truck drivers. *It’s the Mark of the beast 666.

This protein is believed to be the key to the virus entering the host cell and also has had some changes following mutations that have caused the change in the virulence of the virus.

It is scientifically agreed upon that SARSCOV-2 uses this S protein to bind to recepderlying condition Diabetes tor Angiotensin-Converting has the2Second 19 reEnzyme (ACE2)Covid for entry lated into theDeaths human only cell. second to those with Cardiac or Heart ACE2 is present many cell *Affects only theinrich those problems.

Diabetes leads types and tissues including theto with passports. (bakumayadi a proinflamatory state that ba mu heart, Lusaka). lungs, blood vessels, kidworsens the condition of one Really?

It was engineered in neys, liver* and with 19gastrointestinal who control. already is the lab Covid for population tract.

It is present in epithelial having a similar problem due * Someone was on Radio recells, which line certain tissues an over reactive immune system due to the body barriers reacting to and create protective

search .Today will only end on Transmission.

Treatment and the rest will be tackled later. of the virus that the presence *This Covid Corona Virus is called causes (SARSCOV2).

“The novel” because it’s a new 3.DOES COVID 19 ITSELF form of Corona viruses.

WORSEN DIABETES? As a group corona viruses YES, Covid 19 for itself can have been around a very worsen Diabetes . long time.

They mostly live in bats and avian birds which are believed to be their natural reservoir. Some other types of corona viruses ae those that cause the common cold (chinfine).

As long as they stay in their reservoir there is no problem, but the moment they mutate and then jump from bats to an intermediate then mutate again and jump to humans and then mutate again and pass from human to human, then there is trouble, very big trouble as we are experiencing at the moment.

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Ramaphosa to face motion of no confidence next week

JOHANNESBURG President Cyril Ramaphosa will face his first motion of no confidence next Thursday.

At yesterday's meeting of the National Assembly Programming Committee, secretary to Parliament Masibulele Xaso said National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise had approved the African Transformation Movement's (ATM) motion of no confidence.

The matter was brought to her in February this year.

Xaso said she suggested that it be placed on the

National Assembly's programme for Thursday's plenary. The committee agreed, and didn't say anything further on the matter.

ATM leader Vuyo Zungula previously said that the president had failed to provide leadership for the country.

He lamented at the time that South Africa did not have a captain and "the ship is sinking."

This will be the first time that Ramaphosa's leadership will be under scrutiny in Parliament through a motion of no confidence. – NEWS24.

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Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka was sentenced to three years in prison for contempt of court, according to local media.

Ssebadduka had in September filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking to stop a requirement for presidential aspirants to collect nomination signatures.

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He also wanted the court to suspend coronavirus safety restrictions issued by the health ministry on the conduct of campaign rallies.

He used the offensive remarks when defending the petition before the judges Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo was quoted as saying that criticism against judges should be accurate and fair

and should not infringe on the the rights of others.

Meanwhile, Police on Wednesday night surrounded a hotel where presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, and his campaign team stayed in Hoima town, west of the country.

Bobi Wine earlier tweeted that he had to use a long route into the town after the military

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Diego Maradona: Thousands bid farewell as Argentina grieves THOUSANDS of fans are paying their final respects to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Three days of national mourning have begun in Argentina after the national hero died following a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60.

Some wept, others blew kisses and said prayers as they filed past the coffin being displayed at the Casa Rosada.

A million people are expected to visit his casket.

Maradona's coffin draped in Argentina's national flag and football shirt, bearing his trademark number 10 on the back - is expected to be on public display until Thursday afternoon.

There were tense scenes when the Casa Rosada opened its doors, as some fans pushed and shoved against the barriers, which were lined with security forces. His family and former teammates took part in a private ceremony earlier in the day.

One of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona had a troubled personal life marked by cocaine and alcohol addiction. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol dependency.

Local media said the preliminary results of an autopsy showed Maradona had suffered “acute heart failure�. A spokesman told AFP news agency he would be laid to rest in a cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where his parents were also buried.

The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager died at his home in Tigre, near Buenos Aires.

The last person to see Maradona alive was his nephew Johnny Esposito, according to statements gathered by officials.

Maradona is survived by five children and his former wife, 58-year-old Claudia Villafane, who he split with in 2004 after 20 years of marriage.- BBC

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ADL Bishop Dr. Alick Banda said the golf championship contributed massively for the church to raise funds for the construction of a boarding school for boys to be named in honour of the late ADL Bishop Adrian Mungandu.

Banda saluted the ADL fundraising team led by chairman Benancio Mutati for working hard to raise funds for the construction of the boarding school amidst Covid-19 challenges.

Banda said the school to be constructed will empower learners with skills and attributes of self actualisation.

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AF Confederations Cup envoys Green Eagles and NAPSA Stars are confident of making the country proud in the continental

games kicking off this weekend.

Green Eagles coach Aggrey Chiyangi is hopeful for a good result in tomorrow’s Confederation Cup first round, first leg tie against Burundian club Musongati at Intwari Stadium in Bujumbura.

Chiyangi said in an interview in Burundi that the players are upbeat and at ease despite having been subjected to a Covid-19 test upon arrival at Bujumbura Airport on Monday evening.

Chiyangi, said the players were relaxed as they awaited

to be swabbed again before the game tomorrow.

He said the mood in camp is positive despite the team having been forced to training under quarantine since Tuesday.

Eagles are making their third successive continental appearance.

And NAPSA Stars coach Mohamed Fathi said his team will aim to maximise on both legs of their first round game against Ngazi of Comoros Islands.

NAPSA make their debut in the Confederations Cup with a first leg away fixture to

Ngazi to played on Sunday.

NAPSA left for the Comoros early yesterday via a chartered plane.

And speaking after his team's final training session at the Heroes Stadium yesterday, Fathi said they will not underrate the islanders due to the pedigree of the team.

He noted that the technical bench had watched some of their opponents’ videos and know exactly what to expect in Sunday's fixtures.

And Fathi has declared his team tactically ready and says he has selected 23 players in his travelling party.

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