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Saturday November 28, 2020

$46BN MARIJUANA INCOME PROJECTED ‘Actualise legal Z processing of marijuana’

By PETER SICHALI

AMBIA could make $46 billion in one year from processing and exporting marijuana for medicinal purposes and should therefore stop delaying the process, says Green Party president Peter Sinkamba. To Page 3

Zambians must maintain peace – Mumbi Phiri Ms Phiri

Mr Sinkamba

Reject foul-mouthed politicians, says Chief Chipepo STORY ON PAGE 3

Luanshya miners win pay rise Page 2

K750 salary increment across the board

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

C FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko, President Edgar Lungu and Bangweulu Member of Parliament Anthony Kasandwe during the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an International Convention Centre in Samfya yesterday.

- PICTURE BY SALIM HENRY/STATE HOUSE.

NMC LUANSHYA Copper Mines has awarded its unionised employees a K750 salary increment across the board.

According to CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine spokesperson Sydney Chileya, the workers’ supplement has also been increased from K625 to K800. To Page 2

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PUNISH AUDIT CULPRITS S

By KETRA KALUNGA

TERN action must be taken on all the public servants who have been cited in the Auditor General's report if found wanting, the Golden Party of Zambia (GPZ) has said.

A number of ministries, provinces and spending agencies have been cited for audit queries in the Auditor General’s report, prompting Government to recommend disciplinary action.

GPZ national chairperson, Phindulani Njobvu, said in an interview that Govern-

Cadres cause havoc at Evelyn Hone

…as they register

By SILUMESI MALUMO WE are saddened that the Lusaka Central Police command has refused to provide security at Evelyn Hone College where political cadres are causing confusion as they come to register as voters, Evelyn Hone Students Union president Stanley Mubapsa has said.

Mr Mubapsa said that he had informed the Lusaka Commissioner of Police Nelson Phiri over disturbances from political cadres at the learning institution, which was housing a registration centre.

He said the Commissioner of police instead referred students to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).

But when contacted yesterday, Mr Phiri’s phone went unanswered.

Mr Mubapsa complained that students were being attacked by cadres and the police were reluctant to look into the matter.

“When there is riot at the institution the same police jump from their comfort offices to arrest students but they are refusing to provide security when students are being attacked.

“The day before yesterday I received some reports that some cadres came in the institution premises to register as voters but they ended up beating a student who did not do anything to them,” he said.

Mr Mubapsa said the police sould change their attitude especially when dealing with issues of security instead of just focusing on arresting students.

He appealed to all political parties to tame their cadres so that they stop causing confusion at the learning institution.

He said that a learning institution was not an environment for political battles.

...Govt saluted on Auditor General’s report

Mr Njobvu

ment should be commended for coming out in the open on such a serious matter as abuse of public funds.

Mr Njobvu said the step taken was proof that determined to root out any form of corruption in the system.

"It’s good that the Government has come out in the open, that is a plus and it shows that it does not want this to continue," he said.

Mr Njovu said it was only right for the opposition political parties to commend Gov-

ernment on correct decisions He also urged Government to strengthen the systems to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

Mr Njobvu said with affective systems in place, it would be difficult for civil servants to misappropriate public funds.

"Having affective systems in place will help civil servants do the right thing, it is important for strong systems to be in place to provide checks and balances," he said.

Lungu commits to development

By SILUMESI MALUMO

MY government recognises the need to develop strong social security systems through prudent investment of surplus funds to improve the lives of our people, President Edgar Lungu has said.

“Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Samfya International Convention Centre which was a result of the Workers Compensation Control Board’s prudent investment decisions,” President Lungu said yesterday.

The Head of State said government recognises development projects aimed at stimulating the economy and the best way to do this must be to utilise the natural resource that each province is endowed with.

President Lungu said this during the launch of the construction of an international convention centre in Samfya district, Luapula Province.

Mr Lungu said investments such as the development of an international convention cen-

President Lungu

tre in Samfya district would not only revitalise the local economy, but would also mirror government’s aspirations to foster development in Luapula Province.

“Development projects, such as the earmarked Samfya international convention centre will not only return to the people the fruits of their labour, but will also attend to their commercial needs. The Samfya Internation-

al Convention Centre will be a fine example of the transformative power of investments in the northern circuit by a social security scheme.

It goes without saying that projects such as this one transform the overall economic landscape and spur prospects for business investment. Hence, such investments call for strategic vision and commitment of the government and its key institutions,” the Head of State said.

Government, President Lungu said, is optimistic that this investment will speed up the overall pace of economic activity in Samfya district and this will result in tourism activities, business and jobs for our people.

“I am confident that the outcomes of this project will go a long way in improving the quality of lives of our people.

I, therefore, wish to urge the developers of this project to ensure that it is concluded within the agreed timeframe to afford our people and visitors an opportunity to utilise the facilities,” he said.

Chitika challenges Nakachinda application

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

MOVEMENT for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) national secretary Elizabeth Chitika, has asked the Lusaka High Court not to set aside her defence and counterclaim against expelled member Raphael Nakacinda as it contains allegations of fact .

In this case, nominated MMD member of parliament, Raphael Nakachinda has sued the MMD and cited Ms Chitika in her capacity as national sec-

retary of the MMD. Mr Nakachinda wants the court to declare that his purported expulsion from the MMD was illegal by reason of procedural impropriety and absolute defiance of the established rules of natural justice.

He also wants an order of interim injunction restraining Ms Chitika either by herself, agent, servant or otherwise from continuing to interfere with his membership in the MMD. He also seeks any other reliefs the court may deem fit plus

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This translates to an increase of about seven percent.

Meanwhile, National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) president James Chansa who was part of the negotiations described the four hour meeting as the first of its kind.

Mr Chansa said the union was satisfied with the outcome

of the meeting which for the first time in history took four hours.

Mr Chansa however hoped that the members would accept the package and that there would be a better package next year. " We are also still negotiating with other mines and I can confirm that negotiations at Kansanshi Copper Mine are progressing well and hope to

costs.

But Ms Chitika in her defence and counter claim alleged that Mr Nakachinda used his access to the MMD accounts and assets, to pillage and misappropriate its confers and that he has hidden, gifted, personalised or sold the party property and some motor vehicles.

She alleged that Mr Nakachinda during the time he illegally acted as MMD national secretary sold, gifted, hid or conversed more than 100 MMD motor vehicles.

conclude before December 31, 2020,” he said.

Mr Chansa commended Government for creating an enabling environment that supported the mines across the country.

He also stated that no mine was expected to talk about closing down as most of them were not badly hit by the Covid-19.

He said that the fact that the companies did not close down when the country was recording a lot of Covid-19 cases showed that mining companies have been making profits.

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Pay all taxes due to Govt, Zambians told

By NATION REPORTER ZAMBIANS must be patriotic and ensure that taxes due to the government are paid, Alliance for Good Governance President, Joseph Chileshe, has advised.

Mr Chileshe said doing so would help the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) raise enough resources to enable the country respond to expenditure accounts, debt repayment inclusive.

He said despite facing difficult economic conditions, citizens needed to be responsible and ensure that taxes due to Government were remitted.

"Those that are doing everything possible to evade taxation should be responsible for once and ensure they pay taxes because it is from the money that we are paying that we are able to receive services," Mr Chileshe said.

He said it was tax evasion that had left the treasury with no choice but to borrow to respond to the various sectors of the economy.

"As citizens we need to be faithful by remitting taxes, by paying to the government what is due so that we can be of help to this nation as we help ourselves," Mr Chileshe said.

Mr Chileshe called for increased investment in the agricultural sector to revive the economy and foster development in the country.

He said the agricultural sector had proved its potential to stimulate economic growth through value addition and

exports.

Mr Chileshe said the ministries of Commerce, Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs should work closely and come with policies that would enhance trade between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo where the market for maize and its products was always yarning.

He said through formal exports, the agricultural sector has the potential to create millions of jobs for many Zambians.

“Those that are doing everything possible to evade taxation should be responsible for once and ensure they pay taxes because it is from the money that we are paying that we are able to receive services,” Mr Chileshe also stressed the need to avail affordable loans to Small and Medium Enterprises for them to revamp their businesses and contribute to economic growth.

"There is a need for the government to help certain businesses in this country to thrive in the area of production and manufacturing for us to create employment and in the end, grow the economy," Mr. Chileshe said.

Last week, an economist, Mr Chibamba Kanyama called for the introduction of “Solidarity tax” where Zambians would voluntarily come on board and ensure that all forms of tax due to the government were paid to redeem the country from the current pressure.

Nakonde MP demands K3m

…insists residents defamed him

By PETER SICHALI NAKONDE Member of Parliament izukanji Siwanzi has demanded for K3.3 million and an apology from a resident, who posted a video demanding for an explanation on ‘overpricing’ Ntantubila police post project.

The resident demanded an explanation on why the project, which was pegged at K500,000 from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and had not been completed.

Mr Siwanzi through his lawyers Ilunga and Company has demanded for K3.3 million for damages and an apology from Mutale Mulenga, a clearing agent of Katozi village in Chieftainess Waitwika’s area of Nakonde.

He said Mr Mulenga made a video termed as “day light robbery” of CDF and circulated in WhatsApp groups namely “Nakonde my District and “PF true greens 2021.”

He said the malicious statements and innuendos in the video were directed at him.

In a demand letter, Mr Siwanzi stated that in the video Mr Mulenga insinuated K500,000

spent on the project was excessive and that funds were misappropriated and that the additional K300,000 approved for the project would result in overpricing of the project.

“You very well know that the budget and disbursement of CDF is within the powers of the local authority and, therefore to insinuate that our client would misapply the funds is very malicious and well calculated to injure his reputation,” the demand letter stated.

The demand letter stated that the client (Mr Siwanzi) has acquired a status in society which anchors on his reputation. “He was entrusted to public office by people in Nakonde constituency who has confidence and ability to faithfully his duty as sworn Member of Parliament and that claims have caused emotional distress to their clients, especially that the country is heading for election,” It stated.

Mr Siwanzi has also demanded K3 million kwacha and legal costs amounting to K300,000 within three days, failure to which a legal process would be commenced in the High Court of Zambia.

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Mr Sinkamba said actualisation of marijuana processing for medicinal and commercial purposes will help the country settle external and domestic debts within three years.

Mr Sinkamba said the country could make $46 billion in one year. He said it was for this reason that he was orchestrating the growing of marijuana under an organised agenda to help the country get out of the economic mess.

"Growing of cannabis with a proper programme of management can help Zambia sort out its economic challenges," Mr Sinkamba said.

Mr Sinkamba said they have a plan that would dismantle the country's debt in three years.

He said industrial cannabis could help the country generate about $36 billion a year and put the country back on track.

Mr Sinkamba said the country could help grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if marijuana programme was well implemented.

He said it was practically im-

possible for the mining sector to help the country clear its debts.

He said the GP would also dispose of toxic assets such as shares in mining companies that had not been paying off to settle bond interests.

Mr Sinkamba said Government should sell off ZCCM-IH shares in mines that were not paying off in terms of dividends and help pay some debts.

"There are those toxic shares in mining companies that do not pay off dividends because they always report losses, that should be sold off as an emergency measure to the debt crisis," Mr Sinkamba said.

Mr Sinkamba said Government should also use environmental debts that mining companies owed amounting to $1 billion to help dismantle the debt.

"KCM under liquidation has an environmental debt amounting to about US$1 million, same applies to Mopani under the Environmental Protection Fund and this debt can be converted into cash and help the country sort out some of its economic challenges," he said.

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REJECT FOUL-MOUTHED POLITICIANS - CHIEF CHIPEPO ...It’s sad that some politicians have found it fashionable to insult the country’s leadership with impunity which was against biblical teachings and the Zambian culture.

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

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EJECT politicians who are in the habit of insulting and using unpalatable language against Government and traditional leaders at campaign rallies, Chief Chipepo of the Tonga people of Southern Province has said.

Chief Chipepo said it was sad that some politicians have found it fashionable to insult the country’s leadership with impunity which was against biblical teachings and the Zambian culture.

“The bible is clear on respect for those in Authority

Oil exploration underway, says Veep

By SILUMESI MALUMO

OIL exploration in Gwembe has commenced to ascertain the extent of the deposits, Vice-President Inonge Wina has disclosed.

The Vice President said that oil explorations were taking place in Southern Province’s Gwembe as well as in Northern and Western provinces.

Ms Wina told Parliament

yesterday during the Vice President’s question time that once the explorations were concluded the nation would be informed on the outcome.

“I wish to inform the house that the oil exploration is taking place in Gwembe in Southern Province, Northern and Western provinces.

“This time around we need to wait for the explorations to be concluded then the outcome will be made known,”

she said.

She was responding to Gwembe Member of Parliament Attractor Chisangano who wanted to know whether oil exploration had started in Gwembe after the discovery of oil deposits.

Meanwhile, the Vice President said Government has paid all contractors working on rural roads.

She said that contractors who had been paid, but had

‘Stop ferrying cadres to registration centres’

By SILUMESI MALUMO

ALL Members of Parliament who are ferrying people to registration centres should stop because this is putting pressure on officers undertaking the exercise, Vice President Inonge Wina has directed.

Ms Wina informed Parliament yesterday that the exercise would be rolled to all parts of constituencies, there-

fore, there was no need of ferrying people to centres.

She said that officers undertaking the process were being overwhelmed because some MPs were ferrying cadres to the centres.

The Vice President indicated that no area would be left out during the voter registration period because the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was aiming to capture the targeted number of voters.

Ms Wina was responding to Luampa MP, Makozo Chikote, who wanted to know when the ECZ would cover other areas where the exercise had not been conducted.

“The exercise will be rolled out to all parts of your respective constituencies and there is no need to ferry people. When you ferry people in large numbers at the registration centres, you are putting pressure on the officers,” she

and those going against that are inviting bad omen on themselves,” he said.

The traditional leader said those who are in the business of insulting others were just exposing how badly they were up brought by their parents and should not be allowed anywhere near state power.

Chief Chipepo said the traditional leadership in Southern Province was not going to support any of their subjects who engage in behavior that does not reflect the moral uprightness of the people in the region.

He called on Zambians to carefully scrutinize those as-

abandoned the works must be taken to task so that they could get back on site.

She told MPs to always engage the government whenever they discovered that contractors had abandoned the projects.

“All the contractors have been paid their money, so my advice to Members of Parliament is to engage the Ministry of Local Government to know why the contractors are not on site because they need to be doing the works as they have been paid,” he said. said.

Meanwhile, Ms Wina said the ECZ would extend time of operations in centres in all areas where there was a high population.

She was responding to Chimwemwe MP, Elias Mwila, who wanted to know whether ECZ would consider extend operating until 22:00 hours.

The Vice President also said people who intend to donate gensets to the ECZ should do so to quicken the pace of registration and beat load-shedding.a

Luapula chiefs call for sanctions against social media abusers

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

CHIEFS in Luapula Province have called for the introduction of stiff sanctions against individuals in the habit of using social media to insult traditional leaders and senior Government officials.

Five traditional leaders, Senior Chief Mwewa, Chief Kasoma Bangweulu, Chief Mulakwa, Chief Mibenge and Chief Chitembo said this when they met President Edgar Lungu in Samfya yesterday.

The President was in Sam-

fya to grace the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an international convention centre.

The chiefs appealed to President Lungu and his government to find ways of curtailing social media abuse by introducing punishment to those infringing on the rights of others under the veil of freedom of expression.

They said the unbecoming behaviour of young people were using social media to insult elders including traditional leaders should be stopped immediately as it did not reflect well on the Zambi-

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an culture.

The traditional leaders also called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia to extend the voter registration period to allow more eligible Zambians to acquire voter’s cards and take part in next year’s general elections.

Meanwhile, chiefs in Samfya, Mansa and Chifunabuli have decided to rename the Samfya International Convention Centre to Edgar Chagwa Lungu Convention Centre, in honour of President Edgar Lungu.

The International Convention Centre project being

undertaken by the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board will also house a shopping mall and three-star hotel at Samfya beach frontage.

The chiefs said the renaming of the Convention Centre to Edgar Chagwa Lungu Convention Centre was in honour of the head of state for the development the region was receiving under his leadership.

The traditional leaders said Luapula has not been left out from the PF’s development agenda which has seen the area benefitting from a number of projects.

piring for high office to avoid voting for people who don’t fear God adding that those short of morality should be rejected during the 2021 general election.

Chief Chipepo observed that some opposition political leaders were mistaking democracy and freedom of speech to insulting those in Government which should end because it was not only unZambian but also unChristian.

“Insults and use of demeaning language against those in authority is not part of the freedoms and rights our forefathers fought for and therefore, politicians,

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especially those who have found it fashionable to insult others should tame their mouths to avoid trouble,” he said.

ECZ registers 2.7m voters

By SENIYA BANDA

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has so far registered slightly over 2.7 million voters in the ongoing voter registration exercise against the targeted nine million.

And the ECZ said it has no intention to extend the current voter registration exercise scheduled to end on December 12.

Speaking at a media briefing on the voter registration exercise, which is in the third phase, Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshidano said they noted concerns raised by stakeholders and have since decided to increase and deploy more voter registration officers and voter registration kits across the country.

Mr Nshindano has said this has been beefed up by extending hours of operation at civic centers across the country and selected registration centers.

“The commission among some other interventions, has increased and deployed a number of voter registration officers across the country , in addition to that, the commission has also extended hours at civic centers across the country,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mr Nshindano said the prisoner voter registration exercise will start after the completion of the current phase. ‘’ The prisoner voter registration exercise will commence on the last week of the process and stakehold-

ers will be informed of the location at which the exercise will be done for transparency purposes,’’ he said And Mr Nshindano has clarified that the challenges in selected centers across the country on the registration kits was as a result of the automatic log out feature on the machine which led to delaying in commencing the exercise.

He explained that this is the security feature embedded in the kits cut off at the exercise to ensure that no one conducts registration.

He said therefore the log out on kits meant an end to phase two of the exercise that was completed on Tuesday 24 November, 2020.

And Mr Nshidano said the commission is assessing the situation on whether to extend the exercise or not following calls by stakeholders to do so.

He said at the end of the exercise the commission will review and assess the situation before considering the exercise. ‘’Allow me to also apologize for the inconvenience experienced on Wednesday in selected centres across the country due to the automatic log out of the system hence delaying the commencement time.

The security feature embedded in the kits cut off at the exercise to ensure that no one conducts registration but some registration officers were guided accordingly on how to log in after the expiry however some failed,” he said .

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‘CANCEL HUGE CAPITAL PROJECTS’

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

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STOP FERRYING CADRES! THE unbridled trend of ferrying political cadres to voter registration centres is causing more unnecessary congestion and exacerbating confision.

Already, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is grappling with faulty machines in centres which are usually congested.

In their quest to beat apathy, some Members of Parliament and other political party leaders have gone all-out to get as many people as possible, and ferrying them to registration centres.

While there is nothing fundamentally wrong with such an exercise, it is inconveniencing the registration officers as well as people who are streaming to the centres in an orderly manner.

The trucks are unleashing a horde of cadres at once, thereby causing congestion and disorder at the usually serene registration centres.

In Kabwe for instance, a truck ferried political cadres from far-flung townships to the civic centre, much to the chagrin of overwhelmed registration officers and residents who protested vehemently.

The ECZ has rolled out registration centres in such a manner that a prospective voter would not need to travel a long distance.

Thus residents should create some time and get to the centres in an orderly manner instead of gathering in large groups and later clogging the registration centres.

Yes, a citizen is allowed to register from any centre, but this should be done with due respect to give space to other people and registration officers.

In Ndola, political cadres are being ferried from Nkwazi, Chipulukusu, Kawama and other high-density areas to registration centres in Northrise and Kansenshi, disturbing order in these serene areas.

In fact, the cadres are disturbing the learning process in registration centres, most of which are in primary and secondary schools as well as tertiary institutions.

At Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, a story is told of excited political cadres pouncing on an innocent student.

Elsewhere, innocent people are being taunted by cadres who are being offloaded in large numbers such that an officer at a registration centre cannot contend with the confusion.

As a start, it will be prudent for political leaders to immediately stop hiring buses and trucks to ferry cadres.

They must heed advice from the Vice-President, Inonge Wina, that all political parties should stop transporting their members to centres in large numbers.

Secondly, the ECZ must beef up numbers of both registration and police officers while Civil Society Organisations must upscale their sensitisation programmes among citizens.

CSOs must be on top of the game, going round communities to educate the public on the need to remain orderly during registration and voting processes.

It is important to sensitise the people about order and desisting from moving to the centres in large numbers.

Citizens must be able to exercise their rights in an orderly manner because doing it willy-nilly could constitute an offence.

Yes, the deadline is drawing closer but citizens must not surely clog registration centres!

There is certainly enthusiasm from citizens to vote in next year’s elections and it is hoped that the ECZ will extend the registration period to allow more people obtain their voter’s cards.

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HE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised Government to be bold enough and cancel the huge infrastructure development programmes so that resources could be re-chanelled into the social sector.

CSPR Board Vice-Chairperson, Partner Siabutuba, said that this was one of the ways that the country would cor-

rect the financial mess that the country was currently in.

Mr Siabutuba observed that with the current financial burden, it would be difficult to provide the kind of public service required.

Mr Siabutuba was speaking to the Daily Nation in Kitwe yesterday.

"This also means that the country will have little cash to invest in the economic growth of the country. The 2021 national budget is a thrown away disarray because there is a cer-

tain amount of money that was supposed to come from the external lenders," he said.

Mr Siabutuba observed that there was need to re-define the 2021 national budget and give it new performance indications.

He stated that the country's credibility to borrow money from the international community had been diminished Mr Siabutuba noted that all the financial difficulties put together would make the country's fiscal space unpredictable.

Maintain peace - Mumbi Phiri

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

ZAMBIANS are one regardless of their political affiliation, hence the need to maintain peace ahead of the 2021 general elections, PF deputy Secretary-General Mumbi Phiri has said.

Ms Phiri said Zambians should live in harmony and that Government was not interested in tribal and political violence.

She was speaking when headmen from Dundumwezi in Kalomo visited the PF’s Secretariat in Lusaka to affirm their support for President Edgar Lungu and the ruling party. Ms Phiri said Dundumwezi Member of Parliament, Edgar Sing'ombe, has over stayed and needed into be replaced by

Ms Phiri

a PF MP in the next elections.

She said it was sad that when bill 10 failed, Mr Sing’ombe and other UPND MPs went to Mr Hakainde Hichilema’s house to cerebrate.

She said Mr Sing’ombe was

Suspect died from beatings, forensic pathologist tells court

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA

A STATE forensic pathologist has testified that a suspect died of blunt impact trauma to the head, torso and limbs as a result of beatings from the two police officers during interrogation.

And Judge Mwape Bowa yesterday found the two officers Constable Sam Phiri of Chirundu police station and Constable Richard Nyirenda of Chiawa police station with a case to answer in the murder of Vincent Mweemba of Chirundu in Lusaka.

Phiri and Nyirenda are

charged with the offence of murder but pleaded not guilty in the Lusaka High Court.

On August 17, 2019 in Lusaka, Phiri and Nyirenda jointly and whilst acting together did murder Mweemba aged 35.

The victim was arrested for the offence of theft of goods in transit.

State Forensic Pathologist, Dr Adam Muchelenganga ruled out the report by the two accused police officers that the victim sustained the injuries after he fail off the cliff when he was trying to dodge arrest.

Dr Muchelenganga explained that Mweemba could

not representing the interest of the people in the area but only interested in his own pocket. Ms Phiri said women and youths should take interest in politics and aspire to elective office as opposed to only be used as springboard by some politicians to ascent to power.

She advised youths to refuse to be used as tools for political violence but instead take up their rightful positions in the governance of the country.

Ms Phiri emphasised that Zambia was a united country under the umbrella of one Zambia, one nation and that it was the reason why people were intermarrying.

She revealed that her own daughters were married to Tonga men including one married to a cousin of UPND president Hakainde Hichilema.

have sustained injuries on the palm of his hands if he had been running and falling on steep slope which was not the case.

In cross examination, defence lawyer D. Lukwesa from Legal Aid Board asked Dr Muchelenganga how sure he was that Mweemba’s injuries were not due to a fall or when he was trying to run away from the police Mr Justice Bowa said the prosecution team of principal state advocate Ms Gracila Mulenga and Mr Victor Chongo had established a prima facie (case) against the accused officers.

He found the two with a case to answer and put them on their defense and the matter adjourned to January 13, 2021.

Ultimate Insurance submitted forged documents, court hears A WITNESS testified in the Lusaka High Court yesterday that the title deeds and securities submitted by Ultimate Insurance to the Pension Insurance Authority (PIA) were forged and were based on fraudulent evaluations.

Mr. Chitoshi Mutabukilangombe, an analyst at the Pension Insurance Authority told High Court Judge Kazimbe Chenda, that he refused to recommend the issuance of a practicing license for 20192020 for Ultimate Insurance based on alleged forged documents. He said he could not recommend to management the issuance of the licence to

Ultimate Insurance led by Mr. Tobias Milambo because of the allegations and fraud on the titles submitted.

He said, he feared that if any guarantee was to crystalise, Ultimate Insurance did not have capacity to pay the policy holders because of the forged securities submitted.

This in the case where Mr. Chanda Katotobwe and Mrs. Felistus Kabwe Chibamba have sued Marshlands Directors in the Lusaka High Court for restoration and restitution of Ultimate Insurance Company.

Three Marshlands Consortium Limited directors, Nachi Musonda, Tobias Milambo and

Richard Lubemba are in court facing 15 counts of forgery, obtaining money by false pretenses and uttering false documents, among them Ultimate Insurance Company Limited shareholder resolutions.

Despite the heated court dispute about the ownership of Ultimate Insurance, the Directors led by Tobias Milambo issued an insurance guarantee to the Ministry of Energy amounting to $4.5million.

Ultimate Insurance issued the guarantee to Marotech Crude Oil who have won a bid to supply the Ministry of Energy with fuel. - EAGLE ONE ZAMBIA 2014 - 2020.

Mr Siabutuba

Chief Justice counsels judiciary union

By ANDREW MUKOMA

CHIEF Justice Ireen Mambilima has called of Judicial and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWUZ) to optimise the quality and security of its members' employment within a particular institution.

Justice Mambilima has observed that this is how a trade union should operate.

In a speech read on her behalf by Constitutional Court president Justice Hildah Chibomba at the opening of the 3rd Quadrennial Conference for JAWUZ in Livingstone yesterday, Justice Mambilima said the union therefore must be at the forefront of fostering productivity and innovation instead of antagonizing management even when it is clearly unnecessary.

She said that it is accepted that every so often management and the union may not see eye to eye on certain matters but, in such circumstances, the Union must not be bent on frustrating management efforts at every opportunity.

"The answer lies in dialogue and negotiations and invoking avenues provided in the law," Chief Justice Mambilima said.

She added that this is because the security and quality of the union’s members’ employment is dependent on the prosperity of the institution in which they work.

And JAWUZ president Peter Mwale has expressed happiness with the way management has been treating its employees in the wake of training of employees in the lower ranks.

However, Mr Mwale said 98 per cent of judiciary workers are trapped in serious debts which has subjected them to double repayments.

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Lusenga National Park security enhanced

By TROY MUKUPA

GOVERNMENT will upgrade Lusenga Plain National Park policing to enhance wildlife security, Tourism and Arts Minister Ronald Chitotela has said.

The minister announced that Lusenga would be managed by a Park Ranger from being managed by Senior Wildlife Police Officer.

He was speaking when he received the first consignment of

Black Lechwes from Bangweulu Wetlands translocated by Department of National Parks and Wildlife with support of African Parks Network.

Mr Chitotela said the upgrade in policing would enhance security for the new animal stock as more officers would be deployed to the area.

He said the restocking of the park is was aimed at increasing contribution of the tourism sector to the economy.

"The restocking of the park is to ensure that contribution of the tourism sector is increased to the economy," he said.

Mr Chitotela commended African Parks Network for playing a big role in the restocking of animals in the parks.

Meanwhile, Mr Chitotela has warned game rangers who were in the habit of working with poachers that their days were numbered.

"I am also concerned with encroachments in the parks across the country including the Lusenga. I also want to disclose that Government will soon start the process of disarming poachers with illegal firearms,” he said.

Senior Chief Mununga of the Shila people said that he would not entertain poachers in his Chiefdom.

Mr Chitotela

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MUCHELEKA TRIAL FAILS TO TAKE OFF

By STEPHEN MWEWA

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HE trial for UPND deputy Secretary-General Patrick Mucheleka together with four others failed to take off in the Kasama Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

This is because defence lawyers were reported to have been attending to other matters in Lusaka.

Mucheleka, Elias Mubanga, Samuel Ngwira, Chinyimba Bwalya and Kelvin Bwalya are charged with malicious damage and

were due to appear before Principal Resident Magistrate Oswald Chibalo.

The trial was scheduled to commence yesterday and continue today, but defence lawyers and the suspects were not in court.

National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) public prosecutor, John Kamfwaka, informed the court that trial would not commence because the defence lawyers were attending to other matters in Lusaka.

But the magistrate warned the state to keep

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

GOVERNMENT has challenged local authorities to be innovative in resource mobilisation to have many income sources as opposed to heavily relying on traditional revenue from the State.

Local Government Minister, Charles Banda, said the local authorities should appreciate the efforts from Government in the provision of finances to supplement locally generated funds.

The minister was speaking during the official opening

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

members or employees and companies that manufacture products for women.

The businesses, she said, would benefit from smarter cash management solutions, favourable lending rates and value-added services such as leadership training and networking opportunities.

“All these will ensure that their businesses can scale and remain sustainable. We intend to allocate 10 percent

its lane of prosecuting the matter rather than giving an excuse on behalf of the accused persons.

Mr Chibalo said sureties or the defence lawyers themselves were by law supposed to explain the absence of the accused persons and not the State lawyer.

The court adjourned the matter to December this year for commencement of trial.

Mucheleka and other suspects were alleged to have damaged NRC issu-

Mucheleka ance machines, which were being used in the mobile registration exercise on September 13, this year in Kasama’s Chitamba Village.

All the five are being represented by lawyers from Malambo and Company and Muleeza Mwiimbu and Company.

They are on a cash bail of K10, 000 each with two working sureties each.

Generate more revenue, councils urged

Dr Banda of the 64rd Local Govern-

Ecobank unveils women focused initiative ECOBANK Group has launched a programme for women-owned and women-focused businesses across 33 markets called ‘Ellevate’.

The programme is designed to help women reach their full potential by empowering, growing and supporting them with customised financial and value-added solutions.

Ecobank Group Executive, Commercial Banking, Josephine Anan-Ankomah, said Ellevate was an end-toend comprehensive product suite that supported women-owned and women focused businesses with differentiated business solutions that will unleash their potential Ms Anan-Ankomah said Ellevate was designed for businesses owned by women, managed by women, businesses with a high percentage of female board

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of our Commercial Banking loan portfolio to help bridge the financing gap.

“In developing Ellevate, we made time to understand the needs of women, what they really require from their bankers, and came up with practical solutions that will help bridge the identified gaps,” she said in a statement.

The Ecobank Group recognises the strategic im-

portance of women on the continent and the need to continually support them to reach their full potential.

According to Ecobank Group, the women-led Economy represents a largely untapped market.

Ecobank’s commitment to positively contributing to the economic development and financial integration of the continent will be further strengthened by its investment in women.

Founder of Graça Machel Trust and, Foundation, for Community Development, Graça Machel, said the empowerment of women was not only a developmental issue but also economic.

“Financial institutions that recognise the changes that are happening globally and are taking steps to ensure that they are participating in this emerging market, will more fully reap the economic benefit of their investment,” Graça Machel, said.

ment Association of Zambia (LGAZ) and the 17th General Assembly of Alliance of Mayors and Municipal in Lusaka yesterday.

"In this regard, local authorities are challenged to be innovative in resource mobilisation in order to have many income sources as opposed to heavily relying on traditional revenue from the government," Dr Banda said.

The minister called upon the local authorities and all the stakeholders to exploit the enabling environment provided for them to be in-

novative.

He, however, said Government would continue to promote efforts aimed at strengthening the local authorities in the performance of their functions.

Meanwhile, LGAZ president Christopher Kang’ombe thanked Government for the continued and coherent support to the local authorities.

Mr Kangombe said: "We are aware of the tremendous effort Government is making in ensuring that full decentralisation through devolution is achieved."

‘Familiarise with child protection strategy’

By ANDREW MUKOMA

ZAMBIANS should familiarise themselves with the recently launched Child Online Protection Strategy, Southern Province Permanent Secretary Mwangala Liomba has advised.

Mr Liomba said the strategy was aimed at protecting children from online presence as they were fully recognised users of technology as well as the most vulnerable. He was speaking during the official opening of the 12th annual general conference for the Information and Communications Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) in Livingstone yesterday.

Mr Liomba said that it was for this reason that people should familiarise themselves with the new Child Online Protection Strategy "Let us all familiarise ourselves with the document

that will help us protect our children even as we embrace the digital age," he said.

Mr Liomba emphasised the need for the executive of the association to grow the membership across the country.

He called on all Zambians to be part of the digital transformation of a Smart Zambia citizens without leaving anyone behind.

“I want to challenge this forum that can we come with means which we can now push to Parliament for a stiffer punishment to those who want to take advantage of those that were born before computers and start manipulating the systems," Mr Liomba said.

ICTAZ president, Karim Tembo, challenged his members to remain relevant to their institutions in the new era. Mr Tembo said that the future of Zambia was heavily dependent on ICT professionals.

Total Zambia rolls out Covid-19 materials

By JOHN KOMBE

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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

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.

Maize bran export NATSAVE intent on digitalisation to boost forex inflow

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

By NATION REPORTER GOVERNMENT’s decision to relax maize bran export suspension has been welcomed as this will contribute to Zambia’s foreign exchange earnings.

In an interview in Lusaka yesterday, a local agro trader said the decision to lift suspension of maize bran export is timely and in the best interest of players in the agriculture sector.

Amon Maviya, who is Pregma Agro Limited director, said maize bran export will also continue to create jobs for the locals as it has always done before.

“We now have a lot of maize bran in Zambia which the local market cannot entirely consume. This decision to lift the suspension of maize bran export is welcome because we have more than enough stocks on the local market,” Mr. Maviya said.

He said the export will also create storage space from stocks Zambia is expected to reap from the 2020-2021 farming season.

Two weeks ago the Government suspended export of maize bran following complaints by some stakeholders.

Early this week Ministry of Agriculture permanent Secretary Songowayo Zyambo announced that Government is expected to relax the suspension of maize bran export following stabilization of supply on the market.

Mr. Zyambo told the Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal Bodies that the Government has come up with the decision following engagements with various stakeholders to have a win-win situation.

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.

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.

COMESA transformation plan advances

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU 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, Chileshe 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.

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ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY CRISIS: FEARS OF A MARCH INTO GUERRILLA WARFARE A

DDIS ABABA - After being ensconced in power in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region for nearly three decades, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) could be preparing to return to the mountains to launch a guerrilla war against the federal government.

But the Ethiopian military believes that it can prevent this from happening through the offensive it launched on November 4 to oust the TPLF and arrest more than 70 of its leaders and military officers.

They include veterans of the 17-year guerrilla war that led to the TPLF seizing power in the federal capital, Addis Ababa, in 1991 and who then controlled the country's military and intelligence services until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed purged them when he took office in 2018. He accused them of being repressive and corrupt - charges they deny.

Having retreated to their strongholds in Tigray while Abiy established his control over the rest of Ethiopia, earlier this month they seized control of a key federal military base - which is part of the Northern Command - located near Tigray's capital, Mekelle, apparently without much resistance.

'Ready to die' The International Crisis Group (ICG), a non-governmental organisation which focuses on conflict-prevention, described it as the federal military's largest regional military command.

The TPLF seized an array of weapons, including rockets and missiles, though the Ethiopian military still has considerable air power, including fighter jets and helicopter gunships.

Their operation came after Abiy’s government decided to redirect funding away from the Tigray leadership, accusing them of holding an “illegal” election for the regional legislature in September, rather than abiding by a federal decision to postpone all polls because of coronavirus.

TPLF officials say they took the parts of the Northern Command because they believed that federal intervention was imminent. Abiy responded by accusing the TPLF of crossing the “final red line,” and ordered air strikes and the deployment of troops to Tigray.

Twenty-two days into the conflict, Abiy says the army is now launching the “final phase” of its operation in Tigray to take control of Mekelle, which will be over in the “coming days.”

But TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael has been defiant, telling AFP earlier in the week: “We are people of principle and ready to die in defence of our right to administer our region.”

Which side has more fighters?

ICG Ethiopia analyst Wil-

“During the armed struggle [against Mengistu], the people of Tigray were fully behind the fighters. But in the nearly three decades that the TPLF has been in power, many Tigrayans objected to the leadership because of systemic corruption and oppression,”

THE regional government in Tigray has a powerful force.

liam Davison says the TPLF may be able to call on more than 200, 000 fighters - from militias in villages to special forces in the regional government.

in the army.

If these estimates are correct, the Ethiopian military may have fewer soldiers than the TPLF, but it can bolster its numbers by drawing on the

Tigray’s mountainous landscape makes it conducive for guerrilla warfare.

“Because of the changed political dynamics over the last two years, there has been significant recruitment and training in Tigray,” he said.

The ICG does not give an estimate of the strength of the

special forces of other regional governments - Ethiopian law allows each of them to have these paramilitary units to provide security within their territory.

Significantly, special forc-

western Tigray when the conflict started.

“In the west, joint federal and Amhara control may be more established because those forces outnumbered and overpowered local Tigray forces,” said Davison.

“There are also more flat areas in the west, giving a conventional army more advantage,” he said, adding that this was unlike the terrain in the “core” of Tigray, around cities in the east, like Mekelle, where it was rugged and mountainous, making it more conducive for guerrilla warfare.

Tigray ‘blockaded’ Arhe Hamednaca, who took part in guerrilla wars against previous Ethiopian governments and went on to become an MP in Sweden, said the offensive in the west had also been aimed at securing the border with Sudan.

He said this was vital - to prevent the TPLF from setting up bases there as it had done when it fought the Marxist re-

Amhara militiamen have been fighting on the side of the Ethiopian army in Tigray.

Ethiopian military, but Reuters news agency quotes the Janes security data group as saying that it has around 140,000 active personnel, most of them

es from the Amhara regional government - which has a long-running land dispute with Tigray - helped federal troops secure territory in

gime of Mengistu Haile Mariam 29 years ago.

“The only way for the TPLF to escape and to get fresh supplies is through Sudan,” he

said.

Furthermore, there is also no outlet to the Red Sea through Eritrea, as there was in the 1980s, when Eritrea forces were allied with the TPLF against Mengistu.

Tigray is blockaded.

“Tigray is blockaded. The TPLF cannot sustain a conventional war,” Davison said.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that federal forces will have the quick victory they hope for.

Arhe notes that there are numerous examples of guerrilla fighters taking on better armed opponents.

“The Americans had all sorts of drones and fighter jets in Afghanistan, but the Taliban survived,” he said.

“The Houthi rebels in Yemen have survived UAE and Saudi weapon superiority.”

Prime Minister Abiy has become a staunch ally of Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, who fought a bitter border war with the Ethiopia, when it was under TPLF control.

“Times have changed. The TPLF’s supply routes are not flowing, and to its north is President Isaias Afwerki’s Eritrea, its principle enemy,” an observer said.

Several sources in Eritrea have told the BBC that Ethiopian troops have been crossing the border to regroup and to treat their wounded in military hospitals - though both governments deny Eritrean involvement in the Tigrayan conflict.

“Tigray is blockaded. The TPLF cannot sustain a conventional war,” Davison said.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean that federal forces will

have the quick victory they hope for.

Arhe notes that there are numerous examples of guerrilla fighters taking on better armed opponents.

“The Americans had all sorts of drones and fighter jets in Afghanistan, but the Taliban survived,” he said.

“The Houthi rebels in Yemen have survived UAE and Saudi weapon superiority.”

Davison said that while federal troops were advancing towards Mekelle, it was unclear how many towns and cities they had actually taken control of along the way and how many they had just passed through.

Who will Tigrayans back?

Either way, many Tigrayan fighters may eventually retreat to villages and surrounding mountains to prepare for a guerrilla war that could receive significant public support, he added.

“Though federal officials claim the opposite, many Tigrayans seem to oppose the intervention because they believe it is to remove a legitimately elected regional government,” Davison said.

Moreover, they generally support the federal system that the TPLF helped introduced after it took power in Addis Ababa in 1991, as the best way to protect their political, linguistic and cultural rights, he added.

In contrast, the TPLF accuses Abiy of trying to establish a more unitary type of government.

The BBC’s Tigrinya editor says that while a surge in Tigrayan nationalism could work in the TPLF’s favour, the possibility that many people may instead back the federal government cannot be ruled out.

“During the armed struggle [against Mengistu], the people of Tigray were fully behind the fighters. But in the nearly three decades that the TPLF has been in power, many Tigrayans objected to the leadership because of systemic corruption and oppression,” Samuel said.

He believes that the outcome of the battle for Mekelle will determine whether or not the TPLF can wage a guerrilla war, but even if the Ethiopian military gains the upper hand, he does not envisage the conflict ending without proper negotiations between the different sides. – BBC.

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Blind but effectively serving as Deputy Mayor of Shiwang’andu Dear Editor, THE highlight of the 64th Annual conference of the Local Government Association of Zambia( LGAZ) was not my speech, nor that of any other dignitary invited to speak.

Meeting a visually impaired civic leader from Muchinga Province reminded me of the many possibilities. His address was extraordinary and worth the reflection.

If you are looking for some serious inspiration to contest as a political leader at any level of governance, look no further than the Councillor from Shiwang'andu District.

His only appeal is for assistance with any mode

of transport to enable him continue performing his civic duties as councillor in the community.

His noticeable hard work has not swallowed the humility in him. He thanked the Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament Mr Stephen Kampyongo for the support he is receiving as well the district head of the council, Mayor Chisulo.

Allow me to introduce to you, His Honour the Deputy Mayor of Shiwang'andu, Councillor Makumba Peter Nsuluka (0960447797), an extraordinary Zambian.

KANG'OMBE CHRISTOPHER President, LGAZ

UPND Is only winning elections on social media Dear Editor, THE leadership of UPND suffers from ego, overly rated ambition for power and pride, such that it overcrowds their effective participation on important national matters that affect the citizenry and our poor citizens.

They spend most of their time on social media issuing threats and insults and nothing else under the illusion of thinking that they are popular and are gaining political strength and when all they are getting are just likes, which do not translate, to meaningful votes.

If elections were held on social media, probably UPND would have by now won many battles, but alas, elections are won at the ballot box and as such UPND will always remain a strong social media party and nothing else. To that effect, UPND is still miles behind to winning next year’s elections.

Their strength includes boycotting parliament, issuing threats, insulting fellow political leaders and propagating hate speech against anyone or party with a different view to that of theirs.

It is very disheartening to see how UPND and its surrogate supporters have gone on a full blown-out campaign of insulting the PF government. UPND has supported and sponsored its members to blatantly issue unprintables at the head of state and his government.

We have seen UPND supporters make videos of thought provoking insults and propaganda articles directed at political leaders in government.

The desperation by UPND to gain political mileage and as well as look popular in the eyes of the voters is very nauseating and is a dangerously inflammable ingredient to the peace that we enjoy as a country especially now as we get closer to the 2021 elections. It is also a known factor that 2021 presents the years in which

UPND will go in extinction after their predictable loss.

Insults, violence, propaganda and hate speech has become the order of UPND’s formula of doing politics, it is a matter of time before they start hacking people in their home like they did a few weeks ago when they attacked their own member in Chilanga just because she has interest of contesting the Chilanga parliamentary seat and the UPND leadership has another candidate in mind, the attack on Charmaine was to scare and discourage her from campaigning for the Chilanga seat within the party we have audio data to prove this latest expose.

The leadership of UPND suffers from ego, overly rated ambition for power and pride, such that it overcrowds their effective participation on important national matters that affect the citizenry and our poor citizens.

The leadership of UPND suffers from ego, overly rated ambition for power and pride, such that it overcrowds their effective participation on important national matters that affect the citizenry and our poor citizens. They spend most of their time on social media issuing threats and insults and nothing else under the illusion of thinking that they are popular and are gaining political strength and when all they are getting are meaningful likes, which do not translate to any votes.

For example, just recently UPND’s violence manifested in Mansa when Bahati Member of Parliament Charles Chalwe was attacked by suspected known UPND cadres after turning down their demand

to be paid K50, 000 for claiming they indirectly backed his candidature during by-election in 2018. He said the attack took place Sunday afternoon at a lodge in Mansa.

Provincial police Commissioner Chilije Nyirenda who confirmed the incident, said that about 12 UPND cadres from Bahati stormed Mr. Chalwe’s room at the lodge, where they beat him up after he declined to meet their demands. Such kind of behaviors clearly shows the violent nature of UPND and their propensity to use violence to try and achieve political goals.

Zambia is facing serious challenges of low infrastructure, low energy capacity of both electricity and oil, poverty, youth unemployment and weak legal systems. These are issues HH should be lobbying PF government to improve, and provide policy frameworks on how to go about address these daunting challenges, instead of post meaning and insulting tweets which have no bearing on political landscape.

Today, in the eyes of all Zambians, HH has shown us that he relishes when Zambian go through problems because he knows that problems are a ripe atmosphere in changing governments, what a shameful kind of mentality to have for a leader.

UPND must remember that opposition parties must play varying roles in parliament, on behalf of their constituency, within policy, policy development and accounting for project implementation and as such their obsession should not only be to ascend to power but to offer alternative views and represent the people and not a self-proclaimed hero who has been rejected numerous times by the same people he claims to represent, Bally or no bally, UPND and HH are still a directionless lot.

DR. JOZE MANDA

Kambwili’s failed smear campaign Dear Editor, WE are not taken by surprise that our elder brother and unelected and self appointed leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Chishimba Kambwili considering reflecting on the provocative type of politics.

From the onset of his journey on the left side of the political life, Mr Kambwili has centered his politics on misguided allegations of imaginary corruption against President Lungu.

He has consistently embarked on the journey to paint President Lungu and the PF darker than the colour black. Even in the sight of the barrage of misguided outbursts, Mr Kambwili has not produced any documentary evidence to substantiate his claims.

We have time and again on numerous occasions stated that Kambwili's formation of a break away party was not as a result of ideological differences with the PF. It was motivated by the naked ambition to become President.

This is why his quest to show relevance on the political battlefront has landed Mr Kambwili in trouble with the law and we are not inclined to delve in the litany of criminal suits pending against him as they are active. He is fortunate that the libel suits have not been commenced for the various statements he made in

the past.

We have always made an emphasis that CK has inadvertently been entrapped in the alliance that harbours ill will against the ECL led Presidency.

We wish to applaud CK for swallowing his pride and reconsider the self-destructive nature of his politics. It is our hope that he will take time to reflect and refrain from the smear campaign which has earned him a strained reputation. He should consider disassociating himself from bad company comprising of allies who benefitted from his ranting yet let him fight lonely battles.

There are instances Mr Kambwili's overzealousness has led him in trouble with the law and Zambians have never dragged into the battle.

He has been let to fight his lonely battles with the law enforcement agencies and progressively in the courts of law.

As regards with his question on whether Zambians are happy with the status quo, we are of the view that they differ not sympathize with his misguided utterances.

His regret is timely and his malicious actions has cost him time and resources. His impatience has cost his once promising political career which is now virtually irredeemable.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI Youth Rights Activist Lusaka

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Luanshya records 303 cases of GBV

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA LUANSHYA has recorded 303 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the last quarter, the GBV One Stop Centre has revealed.

GBV One Stop Centre Coordinator, Annie Ngosa, regretted that the majority of the victims of the cases recorded were women.

Ms Ngosa indicated that 232 cases represented women who were battered by their husband.

She was speaking during the launch of the 16 days of activism against GBV on Thursday evening in Luanshya.

“Out of all cases only 23 men had reported to have been assaulted by their wives while the rest of the cases were women," she said.

Ms Ngosa said that the centre recorded 48 defilement cases and one case of sodomy in the same period.

She added that five cases were reported while the girls were already pregnant and that they had also contracted HIV/AIDS. She however lamented the delay by GBV victims in

reporting cases to the police.

Luanshya District Commissioner Patrick Maipambe attributed the increased number of cases to a disintegration of moral values in the communities.

Mr Maipambe noted that the district recorded 1,113 cases of GBV in 2019.

He said that out of the cases only 191 cases were prosecuted in the court of law while that 805 cases were settled outside court.

"These statistics are very troubling and show the disintegration of moral fibre in communities, further showing that GBV is a real problem and that our society is inundated by this social ill and needs concerted efforts in overcoming it," he said.

He indicated that men had always remained silent victims to GBV as they did not report any violence perpetrated on them.

Mr Maipambe however observed that despite statistics showing many girls and women victims of GBV, this should not undermine the problem of men as victims of GBV.

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‘I am PF through and through’

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Kamfinsa aspiring Member of Parliament (MP), Rodgers Mwanjisi, has denied being part of the opposition UPND aspiring candidates for the 2021 general elections.

Mr Mwanjisi, therefore, called on the people especially Kamfinsa constituents to ignore media reports stating that he was among UPND aspiring candidates in Kitwe.

He said that the allegations were far from the truth.

"I have been a strong PF member from 2011 and I can confirm that I am still PF and I want to contest as MP on the PF ticket, and not UPND," he said.

Mr Mwanjisi further pledged to remain loyal to the PF party and that he would continue campaigning for President Lungu and the party so that it could again emerge victorious next year.

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will not impose projects on the residents, but involve people at the grassroot level to clean-up Nkana constituency, a UPND aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) has pledged.

Godfrey Kapalanaka, who is aspiring for the Nkana parliamentary constituency in Kitwe, said he would work through the grassroot including the Ward development committees (WDC).

He said he was confident of scooping the Nkana seat and become MP, who would respect ward councillors and other officials in the community.

Mr Kapalanaka said a number of issues had gone wrong in Nkana constituency, like lack of effective communication and stakeholder involvement which had resulted in misplaced priorities.

In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Kapalanaka said he would ensure that the grass roots through the WDC were involved in various projects.

He said lack of effective communication and stakeholder involvement had resulted into a police post being constructed in Kandabwe Township instead of putting up the urgently-needed clinic

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Mr Kapalanaka

Mr Kapalanaka pointed out that a community bus had been brought to the area to ferry mourners to the grave yard instead of buying an ambulance to take people to hospital or nearby clinic whenever need arose.

He said lack stakeholder involvement on part of incumbent MP, Alexander Chiteme,

had resulted into misplaced priorities in the constituency, hence the need to change the way of doing things.

“We need to involve the grassroot through the Ward development committees. If you do this, they will tell you what they want in terms of projects and how they would like to be helped. In this case,

you will reduce misplaced priorities in the constituency," Mr Kapalanaka said.

Mr Kapalanaka said the involvement of stakeholders like the office of the District Commissioner, the Mayor, councillors and the WDC would reduce unnecessary delays on projects aimed at improving people's lives He pledged that once elected as MP for Nkana, he would strive to put up piped water and sewer system in Kandabwe.

"Apart from Kandabwe, I am also looking at improving water reticulation in Mindolo and sewer systems in Buchi Township. I will also ensure that there is proper sanitation in amro Township "The other area where I need to pay attention is Mugala area which has no electricity and no clinic. I also need to deal with issues of title deeds for St Anthony residents," he said He said If Zambians vote for UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, he would put their resources to good use and ensure accountability of every coin.

‘Stop building houses near water bodies’

RESDEINTS of Twashuka Township in Luanshya building houses near the Kafubu river banks have been ordered to vacate the area before the onset of rains.

Luanshya District Commissioner, Patrick Maipambe, said the illegal activities near the river banks must be stopped because they would collapsed during the rainy season.

Mr.Maipambe observed that the action was an impending disaster that could erupt during the peak of the rainy season.

The warning comes in light of the increased number of illegal settlers building houses in water-logged areas and river banks in the district.

“Let me take this opportu- File Photo: nity to warn these people that their actions are hazardous to themselves and can lead to partmental heads on the oploss of life even when is it is erations of the unit.

He observed that the govsomething that can be avoided by simply relocating to ernment was spending huge designated residential areas,” sums of money on serving people who deliberately dehe warned.

Mr Maipambe called on cide to disregard the law.

“President Edgar Lungu is Luanshya residents to follow local authority guidelines on a man of the people and has the heart for all Zambians that land acquisition.

He said this on the side- why he tirelessly works to the lines of the Disaster Man- welfare of all Zambian when agement and Mitigation Unit befallen by calamities even DMMU sensitization seminar when self-inflicted.

“Therefore, let’s not abuse for district government de-

his love for citizens but instead work towards helping our President by avoiding undue calamity,” he said.

DMMU Copperbelt province coordinator, George Akalemwa, said disaster mitigation was a collective responsibility that needed multi-stakeholders involvement.

Mr Akalemwa observed that most of the calamities that befall the communities are man-made hazards that could

be mitigated by choosing and making informed decisions.

“Most of the problems that we suffer such as urban floods are created by communities through blocking of drainages and illegal settlement,” he said.

He reiterated the warning against residents against building houses close to water bodies adding that the act posed a risk not only on the property but also on human life. - ZANIS

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Biology

Figure 18: Human Skeleton

Transverse process: These are projections on the sides of the centrum that provide surfaces for attachment of muscles and ligaments.

Centrum: This is the solid central part of the vertebra whose function is to bind to the intervertebral disc and form a cartilaginous joint with the next vertebra.

The functions of vertebral column are: • Protecting the spinal cord from mechanical damage • Providing attachment for ribs and girdles • Supporting the body trunk • Imparting flexibility to the body trunk due presence of cartilaginous joints.

Ø The human skeleton is divided into two regions, namely axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton. Ø The axial skeleton is made of the skull, vertebral column (spine), ribs and sternum while the appendicular skeleton is made of the limbs and girdles. Ø There are two sets of limbs i.e. two fore limbs (arms) and two hind limbs (legs). Ø The girdles form a link between the axial skeleton and the limbs. There are two girdles, namely, the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle. The pectoral girdle links the fore limbs to the axial skeleton. It is made of the shoulder blades (scapulas) and collar bones (clavicles). Ø The pelvic girdle links the hind limbs to the axial skeleton. It is also called the pelvis and is made of the pubis, ilium and ischium, among other bones.

Figure 19: Bones of the Forelimb and Hindlimb

Muscles Ø A muscle is a tissue which contracts to produce movements in parts of the body or the entire body. There are three types of muscles, namely, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle (visceral muscle) and skeletal muscle (striated muscle).

ENDOSKELETON

On today’s pupils forum in Biology, will look at a topic; Endoskeleton. At the end of this lesson, learners should be able to: ü Define Endoskeleton ü Identify structure of cartilage ü Identify parts of the human skeleton and their functions Endoskeleton Ø An endoskeleton is located inside the body and is made of bones and cartilage. Ø This type of skeleton is found in all vertebrates i.e. fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The endoskeleton of a vertebrate foetus is largely made up of cartilage while that of an adult is made of bones with small amounts of cartilage in areas that need flexibility. Ø However, some adult vertebrates have entire skeletons made of cartilage e.g. cartilaginous fish such as sharks. Cartilage Ø Cartilage is a firm and flexible rubber-like tissue which is made of living cells and collagen fibres embedded in a matrix of chondrin. Ø The structure of cartilage is illustrated in the following diagram.

Figure 15: Structure of Cartilage

Ø Cartilage is found in firm but flexible parts of the vertebrate body such as the trachea, the nose, ear lobes, larynx and at the ends of bones. Some functions of cartilage are: • It is found between the vertebrae in the spine, allowing bending of the spin • It is found in the trachea and allows it to remain open even when the neck bends .

• It is found in the pinna and the end of the nose and helps keep them firm.

• It is found at the ends of bones at the joints, where it reduces friction, cushions the ends of bones and bears loads.

• It is the main skeletal material of vertebrate embryos Bones Ø Bone is a tissue made of living cells and collagen fibres in a matrix of calcium phosphate and magnesium salts. Ø The living cells occur in structures known as lacunae (singular=lacuna). Ø The matrix is laid up in several concentric rings forming a system known as the Haversian system. Ø The lacunae are linked to each other by channels of cytoplasm known as canliculi (singular=canaliculus). Ø The central space of the Haversian system is called the haversian canal and contains blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels. Ø A transverse extension from the haversian canal called the Volkmann canal links it to the bone marrow.

The long bones of a vertebrate have spongy bone at the ends and compact bone in the shaft.

Figure 16: Structure of a Long Bone

Cardiac muscle is found in the heart and has the following characteristics: • It is myogenic (self-stimulating), meaning that the stimulus for contraction originates from the muscle itself • It does not get fatigued • The muscle cells (muscle fibres) are branched and interconnected forming a net-like structure • The muscle cells die easily when deprived of oxygen and food or exposed to toxins. Smooth muscles (visceral muscles) are made of long, spindle-shaped cells and are found in the walls of several body tubes and organs. Rings of smooth muscles are called sphincters.

• Skeletal muscles are muscles which are attached to the skeleton and play a major role in locomotion. When viewed under the microscope they look striped (striated) and are therefore called striated muscles.

They are multinucleated (each muscle cell has several nuclei). Skeletal muscles are voluntary while cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntary.

• A voluntary muscle is a muscle whose contraction is consciously controlled by the brain. Skeletal muscles occur in pairs known as antagonistic muscles.

• Antagonistic muscles are pairs of muscles which produce movement in opposite directions at the same joint. The muscle that causes bending of the joint when it contracts is called a flexor muscle while the one that causes extending of the joint when it contracts is called the extensor muscle.

• Skeletal muscles occur in antagonistic pairs because each muscle can only contract but requires the contraction of another muscle to relax or lengthen it. Examples of antagonistic muscles are the biceps and triceps which act on the elbow joint.

• The biceps are the flexor muscles while the triceps are the extensor muscles.

The events involved in bending and straightening the elbow joint are summarised below: (a) To bend the elbow joint • The brain sends impulses to stimulate contraction of the biceps and inhibit contraction of the triceps.

• Biceps contract, thereby pulling the radius upwards and towards the humerus.

• Triceps relax and are stretched by the action of the biceps.

• The lower arm moves upwards thereby bending the elbow joint Figure22: Flexing the Elbow Joint •

Bones of the Spine Ø The bones that make up the vertebral column (spine) are called vertebrae (singular=vertebra). Their names, structures and numbers vary depending on the region of the spine in which they occur. Ø The following table gives the names, locations and numbers of different vertebrae in the human being.

Name Cervical vertebrae Thoracic vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae Sacral vertebrae Caudal vertebrae or Coccyx

Region where located Neck region Chest region Abdominal region or loin Hip region Tail region

Number 7 12 5 5 4

Figure 20: Generalized Structure of Vertebra

Figure 21: Structures of Some Selected Types of Vertebrae Ø Compact bone is made of a lot of haversian systems grouped together. Ø The following diagram illustrates the structure of Haversian system in compact bones Figure 17: Haversian System

The Human Skeleton

(b)

Ø The functions of the different parts of a vertebra are discussed below: Neural spine: This is a projection on top of the neural arch that provides a surface for attachment of muscles and ligaments.

Neural arch: This is a curved bony structure arising from the centrum and has an opening in the centre called the neural canal.

The neural arch protects the spinal cord while the neural canal is the passage for the spinal cord.

To straighten the elbow joint The brain sends impulses to stimulate contraction of the triceps and inhibit contraction of the biceps.

• Triceps contract and pull the ulna.

• The biceps are stretched by the contraction of the triceps •

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

MANAGING FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED PROJECTS

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UR discussion this week focusses on projects which are financially constrained and challenged.

Projects which become orphaned along the way as a result of no funding availability. Projects which become abandoned and no one claims ownership.

What is a financially constrained project? A financially constrained project has various limitations and risks that need to be taken into account and addressed to ensure the project’s ultimate success. Financial risks need to be proactively management and contingencies built in the project budget so as to mitigate the effects should financial resources become unavailable.

TECHNIQUES One of the techniques we use in the prioritization of project features is abbreviated and known as MoSCoW. (This name has nothing to do with the capital city of Russia).

Where M stands for features which are Must have’s (It is essential to have), S stands for project features which the project Should have (Meaning it is important to have)

What are challenged projects? Completed and approved projects which are late, over budget, and have fewer features and functions than originally specified. The degree of challenge depends on the way constraints are applied and

interpreted within the organisation.

Others include partially successful completed and approved projects which are late, over budget, and have fewer features and functions than originally specified. The degree of challenge depends on the way constraints are applied and interpreted within the organisation and the priorities and tolerance available in any particular area.

This is indeed a daunting task for project managers to salvage projects which are subjected to financial underfunding. Of course one way of dealing with this risk and issue is to de-scope the project and execute only the deliverables which can be funded by available funds. The project approach should be able to take into consideration the project high financial funding risks from past lessons and mitigate that by recommending Agile project management approach. This is really where the concept of agile ways of project delivery would help deliver value. An Agile project approach involves delivering project deliverable incrementally and delivering value. Agile uses a product and sprint backlog. A backlog is simply a list of prioritised features or requirements and functions the project is envisaged to deliver. Each feature would then have an assigned value on the premise that not every project feature has the same value in the eyes of key stakeholders, and in this case the customer who is the ultimate user of the project benefits derived from the project.

One of the techniques we use in the prioritization of project features is abbreviated and known as MoSCoW. (This name has nothing to do with the capital city of Russia). Where M

stands for features which are Must have’s (It is essential to have), S stands for project features which the project Should have (Meaning it is important to have), C stands for Could have (Meaning it is nice to have) and lastly W stands for Won’t have for now. This technique is used in PRINCE2Ž project management methodology. A simple example to illustrate this would be for example a project to deliver a family house: Foundation – M, Roof trusses – M, Roofing sheets – M, Windows – S, Swimming pool – C, Landscaping – C, Wall fence – C, Approach road – W. This technique works better when done in collaboration with project key stakeholders and amongst them is a customer or final product user. The project team in consultation with key stakeholders can elevate or degrade a priority of a feature depending on circumstances obtaining at the time during the project.

A project would be deemed as delivered successful if all the M, and S are delivered, therefore it is important to

keep a good balance between M’s and S’.

What does the above techniques have to do with project funding risks and issues? Well the prioritisation technique can help in project de-scoping. This means that we can de-scope all C’s for example. If project funding is very small, we can degrade some S’s to C’s and de-scope the project so that with available funding we can still deliver all project M’s. Project manager and

BACKLOG A backlog is simply a list of prioritised features or requirements and functions the project is envisaged to deliver.

architect should also ensure that dependencies are resolved before the delivery of the features.

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uses this technique when de-scoping the project and also ensuring that during project execution we keep delivering value as opposed to outputs.

Contractor’s contracts are also tied to value delivered.

The project would survive funding dry spells if Agile is used because delivery of deliverables would be tied to high value prioritised features delivering value. The value derived from the features delivered can also be used to fund later stages of the project thereby realizing a project self-funding ecosystem. Estate developers are already using agile approach where they develop a block of flats, put them on rent, and use the rental revenue to fund the development of other blocks of flats in the same project.

Final thoughts: Agile project delivery considers prioritized de-scoping with the view that it is better to deliver few deliverables of high quality and value than to deliver everything of poor quality.

However project de-scop-

ing may have implications on contractors whose contracts are based on fixed terms and pricing. This will mean that they will have to make changes to the contract and thus may not always be possible under certain circumstances. A solution to this predicament would be to build and structure supplier contracts in this context to be agile friendly and allow project de-scoping and tie supplier payment to value delivered rather than just outputs. _______________________ This article was written by Dr Laban Mwansa, MSPÂŽ, PMPÂŽ, PRINCE2ÂŽ Practitioner, AgileÂŽ, Laban is a consultant and trainer in project management and specifically trainer/coach in PMPÂŽ, PRINCE2ÂŽ Practitioner, and PRINCE2 AgileÂŽ in Zambia, South Africa and Europe for many years. He was in the executive committee of ICTAZ as technical chair. He is also the managing partner of Betaways Innovation Systems and can be reached at: Laban.Mwansa@betawaysinnovations.com, +260975280392 or WhatsApp +27817029669. He is also a professional member of PMSA and PMI-USA.

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ABIY MEETS AU ENVOYS A … but bars them from Tigray DDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has met an African Union mission that arrived in Addis Ababa to try to mediate between his government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more than three weeks of military conflict.

Abiy previously branded international efforts to bring the two parties to the table as "unwelcome," and the AU mission will not be allowed to meet Tigray officials.

After yesterday's meeting with three special AU envoys, Abiy said in a statement that his government was seeking to ensure the protection of civilians, it was opening a humanitarian

corridor, and it will welcome back Ethiopian refugees who fled into Sudan.

However, the prime minister said his government would continue its efforts against what it calls the "TPLF clique."

The AU envoys - ex-presidents Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa will not be allowed to travel to Tigray, the government has already said.

Ethiopia's presidency has thanked the "esteemed African elders" for their "readiness to support."

But it's not clear how the envoys can accomplish their mission without meeting both sides.

Meanwhile, the leadership in Ethiopia's Tigray region says it has appointed a representative to discuss with the African Union and other international bodies an immediate cessation of hostilities with the Ethiopian government.

In a statement, it also called

Inching toward exit, Trump says he’ll leave if Biden wins Electoral College vote WASHING TOWN - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov. 3 election, even as he repeated unfounded claims of massive voter fraud.

Speaking to reporters on the Thanksgiving holiday, Republican Trump said if Democrat Biden - who is due to be sworn in on Jan. 20 - is formally declared the winner by the Electoral College, he will depart the White House.

Asked if he would leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Biden, Trump said: “Certainly I will. Certainly I will. And you know that.”

But Trump said it would be hard for him to concede because “we know there was massive fraud.” “It was a rigged election ... at the highest level,” Trump insisted in a sometimes rambling discourse at the White House, while continuing to offer no concrete evidence of widespread voting irregularities.

It was the first time Trump has taken questions from reporters since Election Day, and at times he turned combative.

In the United States, a candidate becomes president by securing the most “electoral” votes rather than by winning a majority of the national popular vote. Electors, allotted to the 50 states and the District of Columbia largely based on their population, are party loy-

alists who pledge to support the candidate who won the popular vote in their state.

Biden won the election with 306 Electoral College votes - many more than the 270 required - to Trump’s 232, and the electors are scheduled to meet on Dec. 14 to formalize the outcome. Biden also leads Trump by more than 6 million in the popular vote tally.

Trump has so far refused to fully acknowledge his defeat, though earlier this week - with mounting pressure from his own Republican ranks - he agreed to let Biden’s transition process officially proceed.

Frenzied efforts by Trump and his aides to overturn results in key states, either by lawsuits or by pressuring state legisla-

for unimpeded humanitarian access and an independent investigation into any alleged war crimes. Fighting is reported between Tigrayan forces and government troops in several areas of Tigray, but the regional capital Mekelle is said to be calm. – BBC. tors, have failed, and he is running out of options.

“President-elect Biden won 306 electoral votes. States continue to certify those results, the Electoral College will soon meet to ratify that outcome,” Michael Gwin, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, said when asked about Trump’s comments. “Biden will be sworn in as President on Jan. 20, 2021.”

Showing that he intends to stay in the political fray until the end of his term, Trump said on Thursday he would travel on Dec. 5 to Georgia, a once solidly Republican state he lost narrowly to Biden, to campaign for two Republican U.S. Senate candidates.

The two runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 will determine whether the Republicans keep their majority in the Senate.

“I just want to tell my people: don’t be disappointed yet because this race is far from over,” Trump said. -REUTERS

Nigerian court hears blasphemy conviction appeals in northern city Kano KANO, Nigeria - Two judges in northern Nigeria on Thursday heard the first appeals against Islamic law blasphemy convictions that caused global outrage when a man was sentenced to death over a WhatsApp message and a 13-year-old received a 10-year jail term.

The judges, at the appeals section of the secular high court in the city of Kano, said verdicts would be delivered at a later date.

In August, a Kano sharia court sentenced Yahaya Aminu Sharif to death for allegedly sharing a blasphemous message on WhatsApp and Omar

Farouq, accused of making blasphemous comments in an argument, received a prison sentence.

United Nations The convictions were condemned by rights groups, the United Nations and the head of Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial who said he and others would volunteer to each serve a month of the boy’s prison sentence.

The convictions were condemned by rights groups, the

United Nations and the head of Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial who said he and others would volunteer to each serve a month of the boy’s prison sentence.

They also sparked a debate about sharia’s compatibility with Nigeria’s secular constitution.

Nigeria is roughly evenly split between a predominantly Muslim north and mainly Christian south. Sharia, or Islamic religious law is applied in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states where sharia courts operate alongside secular ones.

The charges prompted anger in Kano, the north’s commer-

cial hub, and protesters burned down Sharif’s family home in March.

Kola Alapinni, a defence lawyer representing the two defendants, said the convictions were incompatible with Nigeria’s constitution, which gives people the right to have freedom of expression.

“Where any law conflicts with the constitution that law must bow to the constitution,” he told Reuters outside the court.

Both sides can take their case to the Federal Court of Appeal if they are unhappy with the state appeal court’s ruling.

– REUTERS.

Africa faces wait for mass COVID-19 vaccination - disease control group JOHANNESBURG - Mass vaccination against Covid-19 is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the continent’s disease control group said on Thursday.

Some European countries expect to start rolling out vaccination campaigns as early as January.

But health campaigners are worried that Africa will find itself near the back of the queue for Covid-19 vaccines after wealthier nations signed a raft of bilateral vaccine supply deals with pharmaceutical companies.

“We are very concerned as a continent that we will not have access to vaccines in a timely fashion,” said John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, an African Union agency.

“It will not be, in my view, up to (the) middle of next year before we truly start to get vaccination into Africa,” he told a news conference.

He said there were also logistical problems to overcome in Africa, a hot continent with perennial challenges supplying electricity.

The continent of 1.3 billion people has recorded more than 2.1 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, according to a Reuters tally, though it has had a lower death rate than other continents.

It has recorded only 50, 000 deaths, because African countries have imposed strict lockdowns and have generally younger populations.

Many African nations have expressed interest in taking part in the COVAX global vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organisation. It is expected - but not certain - that less wealthy countries will receive vaccines at low or no cost via COVAX next year.

Nkengasong said his agency’s aim was for 60 percent of the continent’s population to be vaccinated eventually.

Many African nations have expressed interest in taking part in the COVAX global vaccine distribution scheme coled by the World Health Organisation.

He said so far the AstraZeneca vaccine candidate offered “the best possibility for distribution in Africa” because its temperature storage conditions were less strict than others. Shots being trialled

by Pfizer and Moderna have to be kept at extremely cold temperatures.

South Africa is seeking to buy vaccines for 10 percent of its 58 million population via COVAX, Reuters reported earlier this week. – REUTERS.

NEWS IN BRIEF Malawi court sets date for Bushiri hearing LILONGWE - Malawi's High Court has set December 1 as the date for hearing a case in which prosecutors are challenging the unconditional release of fugitive pastor Shephard Bushiri and his wife Mary.

The Bushiris skipped bail in South Africa and fled to their home country saying that their lives were under threat. They are facing charges of money laundering and fraud in South Africa. – BBC.

Uganda police to 'probe killing of protesters' KAMPALA - Uganda's police have opened investigations into their violent crackdown on protesters last week that led to the death of dozens, the Daily Monitor newspaper reports quoting the police spokesperson.

The inquiry will "identify mistakes" that led to the collateral damage," the spokesperson Fred Enanga said. – BBC.

Kabore re-elected Burkina Faso President OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections, the country's electoral board announced Thursday.

"Mr Kabore... with 57.87 percent of the vote, is provisionally elected president of (Burkina) Faso in the first round," said the Independent National Electoral Commission. The paramount court, the Constitutional Council, has a week in which to confirm the outcome. – AFP.

Netherlands returns Nigeria's 600-year old Ife artefact THE HAGUE - The Netherlands has returned to Nigeria a terracota head, thought to be at least 600 years old, after it was intercepted at the Schiphol airport, in Amsterdam, in 2019.

The Nigerian government won a case in Netherlands against the suspected smuggler and was allowed to regain possession of the artefact.

The Netherlands ambassador to Nigeria attended the handover ceremony on Thursday. – BBC.

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FINISH CONSTRUCTING CHAVUMA POLICE STATION, GOVT TOLD

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A police station was earmarked for completion at a total cost of K1.3 million from one police station at Chingi border, which is over 11 kilometres from the Central Business District (CBD).

She has since called on Government to ensure that works were completed with all the features befitting a district police station in place.

This, she said, would guarantee that the people of Chavuma and surrounding areas access to quality police services and security.

"Additionally, the engaged

North-West Covid-19 testing boosted NORTH-WESTERN Province will soon increase Covid-19 testing capacity from 600 to 1, 000 per day, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of Technical Services, Kennedy Malama, has said.

This follows the opening of a PCR laboratory at Marybegg clinic with a testing capacity of 400 Covid-19 samples daily.

Dr Malama said Solwezi General Hospital has the capacity to test 600 samples daily but currently is being hampered by the lack of reagents.

He said the ministry would in a few days expected send the reagents to Solwezi General Hospital to enable the facility operate at optimum.

He was speaking when he opened a PCR laboratory at Marybegg clinic in Solwezi.

“At the moment, the province is able to test on average 600 samples when all systems are firing, at the moment we don’t have reagents at Solwezi General Hospital.

“But in the coming days once those reagents come and with the coming of this laboratory, Northwestern province will be firing about a thousand in a day,” Dr Malama said.

He said real time testing and diagnosis were key in containing and preventing the person to person transmission of Coronavirus.

Dr Malama expressed worry with the low level of adherence to Covid-19 preventive mea-

sures in North Western province.

“Zambia continues to face a double risk of Covid-19 transmission, in country, person to person transmission but also the risk of importation and therefore you will see us not relenting on giving key messages,” Dr Malama said.

Dr Malama said despite the region being one of the epicentrs for the virus, people had relaxed in observing the rules of prevention.

Speaking earlier, Kansanshi Mine Assistant General Manager, John Gladston, said the company would continue supplementing government efforts in containing and preventing Covid-19.

Mr Gladston said the investment put up by the mine was meant to help protect the communities to enable them continue supporting the mine to remain productive.

He said the mine has so far used 800 test kits out of the apportioned 5,000 adding that another 5,000 kits have been reserved for the communities around the mine area.

Anglo-American discovery physicist, Michelo Shalwindi, said the company remains committed towards supporting government’s ambitious plan of increasing the testing capacity.

Mr Shalwindi said the PCR laboratory is expected to service about 130,000 people in Northwestern province.

contractor must be brought to book for failing to honor the terms of the contract in ensuring completion of work," she said.

She has also recommended that information pertaining to all the funds that have been channelled to the Chavuma Police Station project from inception to date are made public with adequate justifications provided, so as to hold accountable the various stakeholders involved in the project.

A TOTAL 21, 248 school children in Gwembe district have benefited from Save the Children International, Zambia’s (SCI) Emergency School Feeding Project (ESFP).

Of that number, 10, 956 pupils are girls while 10, 292 are boys from all the 74 schools in Gwembe district.

SCI Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer, Michael Waitolo, announced this in Gwembe at a meeting during the closure of the one-year school feeding project. Mr Waitolo said that Save the Children International Zambia Chapter which is anchored on humanitarian response to schools in Gwembe district, would improve nutritional status, health and child social protection to drive sustainable change for the pupils.

Mr Waitolo noted that Gwembe was prone to hunger leading to early marriages, absenteeism from school and high rate of drop-outs.

As a result, he said, his

Report all child abuse cases to police, parents told

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ARENTS in the North-Western Province have been warned against concealing child and sexual abuse offences against their children.

North-Western Province Commissioner of police, Elias Chushi, said all cases of child and sexual abuse against children should be

reported to police at an earliest stage in order to bring the culprits to book.

The warning follows the arrest of 49-year-old man of Zambezi district identified as Patrick Makeche who defiled a 10 year old girl.

"As police, we would like to warn parents and all guardians to stop concealing cases of child and sexual abuse against their children," Mr Chushi said Mr Chushi explained

organization partnering with Government, UNICEF, Dutch Relief Agency and the Global Central Fund engaged in the school feeding programme. The school feeding project in Gwembe begun in December, last year and ended on November 30, 2020.

Learners were provided with beans, high energy protein supplement (HEPS) as well as cooking oil. Gwembe District Commissioner, Timothy Siakaziba, commended SCI for partnering with government in school health nutrition programme.

Meanwhile, Self Help Africa has come on board as a new donor and will provide vegetables to the pupils in all the 74 schools dotted in Gwembe district. Gwembe District Coordinator Decision Mweemba said that his organization would work closely with the Ministry of General Education in Gwembe for a period of two years effective, December 1st 2020.

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that on July 3, this year around 11:00 hours in Chitokoloki area, the victim was enticed by the suspect to have sex with her and sustained bruises on her private parts. He said after the encounter, the victim informed her mother who decided to conceal the information but demanded for a payment for damages from the suspect.

"But the suspect failed to pay for damages," he said.

Mr Chushi explained that irate parents within the area decided to report the matter police on Wednesday around 15:00 hours which led to the arrest of the suspect.

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abandoned the site.

"The social audit findings further revealed that the contractor was overpaid by K194, 732.75. Additionally, according to the 2019 yellow book, a further K450, 000 was allocated to the police station even though the initial K1.3 Million had been paid to the contractor in full,” she said.

Ms Mundia said the people of Chavuma and surrounding areas only have access to police services

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HE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged Government to complete the construction of the Chavuma police station.

In 2013, a police station was earmarked for completion at a total cost of K1.3 million, but still incomplete to date.

JCTR Social and Economic Development programme officer, Chama Mundia, said her organisation was saddened by the state of affairs as rights holders in that district continue being denied access to quality police services and security.

She stated that all Zambian citizens have a right to quality social services and security of both life and property.

Ms Mundia said that findings from a social audit led by the JCTR, revealed, that in 2012, Government engaged a contractor to construct a police station in Chavuma at a cost of K1.3 million but that the contractor later

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…as Lumwana replace veteran coach with player

By MICHAEL MIYOBA and JACK MAPAPAYI

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ETERAN coach Patrick Phiri and the entire Lumwana Radiant Football Club technical bench has been suspended by the club’s executive committee following the team’s poor performance in the MTN/FAZ Super Division.

Lumwana Radiants FC general secretary Paul Mkandawire confirmed that the executive resolved to suspend its technical bench led by Senior Coach Patrick Phiri following a meeting on Wednesday.

The club has appointed the current skipper Christopher Munthali as a care-taker coach to be assisted by the first choice goalkeeper Allen Ngeleka Katembua and the Senior Sports Development

Officer Under Lumwana Property Development Company, Victor Mwila.

“The decision has been necessitated by poor performance of the club since the opening of the season against the set target.

“Munthali’s first assignment will be to manage the upcoming game against Buildcon FC in Ndola,” said Mkandawire.

Radiants are 14th on the 18 team Super Division table with four points collected from four draws and one defeat after five games played.

Meanwhile, after midweek action which saw Zanaco shocking Zesco United 3-0 at Sunset Stadium, league action continues today with Nkwazi taking on Prison Leopards at Edwin Imboela Stadium while Young Green Eagles will host Kabwe Warriors.

After their impressive win over Zesco

Forest target strong start in CAF Debut

By MICHAEL MIYOBA FOREST Rangers coach Tenant Chilumba says he want to finish the business at home when the Ndola outfit begin their debut campaign in the CAF Champions league where Rangers will host AS Bouen-

guidi Sports of Gabon in today’s preliminary fixture.

Speaking during the prematch press conference held yesterday Chilumba said his players were ready and focused to begin their journey in the CAF Champions league on a positive note.

Chilumba said the technical

“The boys are very focused and ready for the challenge. It is the first time for them to be in continental, we have spoken to them and everyone is looking forward to a good result,”

bench had psyched the players on the important task at home before the return leg in Gabon.

“The boys are very focused and ready for the challenge.

It is the first time for them to be in continental, we have spoken to them and everyone is looking forward to a good result,” Chilumba said.

And skipper Cederic Djeugoue said the team was looking forward to its debut Champions League assignment to be played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

Meanwhile, AS Bouenguidi coach Brice Ondo said his team will fight for a positive result.

And AS Bouenguidi captain Jean Luc Tchibinda says starting with the first leg away offered his side a huge advantage.

Tchibinda added that his team would use the game in Ndola to pick lessons to prepare better for the return leg.

After today’s clash, the two sides will meet against next week for the return leg in Gabon with the winner over two legs qualifying to the first round.

Meanwhile, Zambian champions Nkana arrived in Lesotho ahead of tomorrow’s CAF Champions league encounter against Bantu FC. Bantu will host Nkana at Setsoto Stadium at 16:00 before traveling to Kitwe for the return leg a week later set for Nkana Stadium on December 5 at Nkana Stadium.

United, a rejuvanated Zanaco will face Lusaka Dynamos in a Lusaka derby at Sunset Stadium.

Zanaco will fight for maximum points knowing that a win will propel them to the summit of the league table, dislodging Green Eagles who have been excused from action as they focus on today’s CAF Confederations Cup game versus Musongati FC of Burundi.

League action continues tomorrow with Indeni hosting Power Dynamos at Indeni Sports complex while at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Buldicon will take on Lumwana Radiants in the first match of the double header.

The game of the week will see Zesco United seeking redemption when they take on a Green Buffaloes side that is yet to test defeat since the league commenced.

Maradona laid to rest as Argentina grieves FOOTBALL legend Diego Maradona has been buried in a private ceremony after a day of emotional scenes in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

Only around two dozen relatives and close friends attended the final ceremony on Thursday.

But earlier huge crowds turned out to pay their respects, with many weeping, blowing kisses and praying as they filed past his coffin.

Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday aged 60.

His death triggered mourning around the world but nowhere was it felt more fiercely than in a country that saw him as a national hero.

Maradona's coffin - draped in Argentina's national flag and football shirt, bearing his trademark number 10 on the back - was on public display at the presidential palace on Thursday.

By mid-afternoon queues stretched back for more than a kilometre, and police clashed with mourners as they tried to close off the palace in anticipation of the wake scheduled for 16:00 local time.

There were reports of tear gas and rubber bullets being used as officers in riot gear struggled to hold back the crowd.

Authorities were eventually forced to stop public viewing of the coffin to keep the peace.

The motorised funeral cortege drove his body to the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of the city, where he was buried next to the graves of his parents. – BBC.