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HE National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) has assured Mopani Copper Mine workers whose contracts have been temporarily put on hold that no jobs [Page 4] will be lost.

The union has since appealed to Government to expedite negotiations of increasing ZCCM-IH shares in Mopani Copper Mine.

Mr Nchito is not above the law for him not to be prosecuted when several Zambians have been indicted for forgery,“Police should not play double standard in this matter because Nchima Nchito is not above the law.’’

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Apathy not good for democracy - Chitimukulu PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people of Northern Province has bemoaned the voter apathy that characterized the past three presidential elections in Zambia.

The traditional leader said the country recorded a voter apathy of 48.33 percent in 2011, 68.64 per cent in 2015 and 43.55 in 2016, a trend he said was not good for democracy.

He said this in a speech read for him by Lufwanyama District Education Board Secretary, Mambe Hamududu, during the launch of the Movement for Voter Sensitization (MVS) at Moba Hotel in Kitwe.

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu said MVS was formed to address the challenge of voter apathy and to sensitise people countrywide to register as voters.

"If the challenge of voter apathy is not addressed, this will destroy the essence of democracy which demands the rule of the majority," Paramount chief Chitimukulu observed.

The Mwine LuBemba who is also the patron of the MVS, said there wpould also be need to sensitize people against making tribal remarks and political violence.

He said the NonGovernmental Organisation (NGO) would encouraged women and youths to participate in politics and to hold their political leaders accountable.

And senior Chief Madzimawe who represented Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people urged the new NGO to follow people even on social media so that they could be captured and sensitized.

Chief Madzimawe noted that a lot of people were active in political issues on social media but did not participate in actual voting.

At the same function, senior chief Kanongesha of North-Western province said tribalism would not be entertained in his chiefdom urging all chiefs to embrace all political party leaders to campaign in their chiefdoms.

Earlier, Chief Lumpuma of the Lamba people said women in his chiefdom think that they could only use their National Registration cards to get fertilizer under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) and note for voting hence the need to sensitize them.

Chief Lumpuma called on the new NGO to discourage the ferrying of political cadres from urban areas to rural areas during campaigns to avoid political violence.

Chief Chikanta of the Tonga people of Southern Province urged all chiefs in the country to support the NGO and ensure that all eligible voters obtain NRCs and voters cards so that they participate in next year's elections.

Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary, Bright Nundwe, said it would be costly for the country to hold a re-run if none of the presidential candidates managed to get the 50+ 1 votes threshold hence the need to sensitize people to register as voters now and turn in large numbers to vote.

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‘Govt is subsidizing Covid-19 certification fee’

By KETRA KALUNGA GOVERNMENT is subsidizing the K1 000 COVID-19 certification fee because the cost of one test is about $150 which is about K3 000, the Ministry of Health has said.

The Ministry was responding to complaints from Zambian cross-border traders that the K1 000 certification fee was too high and should be waived to about K500.

Details gathered by the Daily Nation revealed that the K1, 000 charge by the ministry was better because private hospitals were charging K2, 500 for the test.

Ministry of Health spokesperson, Able Kabalo, said in an interview that the cost of the test was high therefore the K1 000 charged by the government was reasonable.

Dr Kabola said initially the test for those traveling abroad was free but Government realized that the cost was chocking the response to COVID-19.

He said the Ministry’s priority was to combat the pandemic through offering free tests to people who have symptoms and along with their close contacts.

Dr. Kabalo explained that the K1 000 charge was helping the Ministry to replenish the supplies and therefore the tests could not be done for free.

“Initially those tests were being done for free and quite a lot of people benefited but we saw that this was chocking our response. “But we don’t want to auve a situation whereby we finish all our test kits because our focus is to text those who show symptoms but for those who just want to test, they need to contribute towards the cost of the test,” he said.

Dr Kabalo said the Ministry had no choice but to charge the influx of people who wanted to travel abroad as a requirement in other countries.

But the Cross Border Association of Zambia (CBAZ) said it would engage the Government to consider reducing the COVID-19 certification fee. CBAZ president, Goodson Mbewe, said his organization had initiated the process of engaging the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry on the matter.

“As the association we stand to find a cheaper way of having the COVID-19 tests done for the traders because the feel K1 000 is too high,” he said.

FOREIGNERS TAKE UP JOBS FOR LOCALS AT ZAMBEZI LODGES?

By SIMON MUNYEMBA

FOREIGN nationals are working as house keepers, carpenters and plumbers in the lower Zambezi Lodges at the expense of the local people, PF Lusaka Province secretary, Kennedy Kamba has charged.

Mr Kamba told the Daily Nation yesterday that PF would not allow anyone to give jobs to foreigners when the locals could perform better.

He challenged the Ministry of Labour to move in quickly and stop the trend.

“The Ministry of Labour should listen to the cries of our people. Jobs should never be taken away from our people. It is alleged that some of the foreign nationals working in those areas don’t even have work permits.

“There is no way foreign nationals can be working as house keepers, carpenters, plumbers in the lower Zambezi lodges when our people have no jobs. Priority must be

given to Zambians first,” he said.

Mr Kamba said he had already engaged Tourism Minister, Ronald Chitotela, to address the matter so that primary jobs that Zambians could do in the tourism sector were not given to foreign nationals.

He also encouraged Government officials, entrusted with the mandate of delivering development to rural areas, to ensure that they worked hard in line with the PF manifesto.

“Between Chijata ward and Mugulameno, the road is in bad shape.

There is a contractor working between Chijata and Michael Chilufya Sata Bridge.

The contractor is very slow and the Ministry responsible must ensure that works are expedited,” Mr Kamba said.

Meanwhile, Mr Kamba said those who love PF and President Lungu must mobilise themselves to register as voters in numbers to ensure victory next year

Mr Kamba

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FORMER Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has urged the people of Muchinga Province to register as voters in numbers.

Speaking when he attended a fundraising church service at UCZ Lubwa Congregation in Chinsali, Mr Chanda said the only solution to defending power was to register in numbers and to vote wisely.

He said that for people to elect credible leaders, a voter’s card was key.

Mr Chanda also said Muchinga Province was a big stronghold and that needed to be shown through the voter registration turn out.

He urged citizens in Muchinga Province to take the voter registration seriously and take it as priority.

He told the church that he was now

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Mr Chanda relocating to Chinsali in which he will be conducting some development project through a foundation which he founded in which Senior Chief Nkula is a Patron.

And Chinsali DC Mary Witika urged parents to consider voter registration as key as opposed to picking caterpillars.

State assures local contractors of its support

By NOEL IYOMBWA

GOVERNMENT has reaffirmed its commitment to support local contractors, saying international contractors should ensure that they work closely with local contractors.

Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Danny Mfune said Government will support and embrace new ideas the will help the growth of the construction industry especially on excavator operators.

He was speaking on behalf Ministry of Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale at the 1st Zambia Excavator Operator’s competence competition in Lusaka. Mr. Mfune reminded stakeholders that Government has provided a roadmap that 20 percent of the road construction should be given to local contractors, a policy that must be followed in the construction sector.

“Government’s desire is to

Lungu empowers 477 cooperatives

Mr Mfune ensure that local contractors expand their skills hence President Edgar Lungu has put up a deliberate policy direction that all 20 percent of the road construction contracts awarded by the Road Development Agency (RDA) should be given to local contractors, a policy that must be followed in the construction sector which is in line with Government’s vision of citizen empowerment,” And the Road Development Agency Chief Executive

Officer George Manyele said the competition provides an opportunity for the over 100 licensed excavator operators to showcase their skills and learn from one another.

Meanwhile the Heavy Duty Operators College of Zambia General Manager Gift Mwandila said poor project delivery that also causes accidents is due to poor training saying the reason behind its existence is to provide practical trainings to the public.

THE Edgar Chagwa Lungu Multipurpose Empowerment Cooperative (ECL MPEC) has so far empowered 477 cooperatives in Luapula Province with various packages, national coordinator Evelyn Banda has said.

Ms Banda said each of the 477 empowered cooperatives had about 50 members who were directly benefiting through the groups.

She said it was the desire of President Lungu to see each and every Zambian home to be sustainable enough to stand on its own.

“Every now and then President Lungu is reminding those of us who are his lieutenants to go out and help the people of Zambia with amenities that help to better their lives without leaving anyone behind,” Ms Banda said.

Meanwhile, Bangweulu Member of Parliament (MP, Anthony Kasandwe, was happy that cooperatives in his constituency were empowered with various items through the ECL MPEC. Mr Kasandwe saiod various empowerment packages were handed over to cooperatives in Samfya and the rest of Bangweulu constituency by the ECL MPEC team.

He said that he was grateful to President Lungu for his commitment to improving the livelihoods of the poor in his constituency and elsewhere.

The MP implored the beneficiaries to turn the empowerment into wealth for themselves and others in their communities.

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‘We will save jobs’

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NUMAW president, James Chansa, said Government should ensure that the negotiations with Glencore International were concluded.

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

In August 25 this year, ZCCMIH through the ministry of mines expressed interest to acquire additional shares in Mopani from Glencore, mopani's major shareholder.

ZCCM-IH, a minority shareholder in the mine submitted an expression of interest to Glencore which responded favourably.

Glencoe International has 73 per cent shares while ZCCM-IH has 16 per cent stake.

"We assure you that we will always be there to protect the interests of the workers and we are greatful to government for allowing us to be part of those sitting at the table of negotiations," he said.

Mr Chansa called on the workers to be patient as the unions were doing all it could to safeguard their jobs.

Mopani Copper Mine attempted to place its assets on care and maintenance in March, this year citing losses the firm was recording due to Covid-19 but Government rejected the proposal.

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By SILUMESI MALUMO

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A K A I N D E Hichilema is destroying himself, come 2021 we shall retire him politically because Zambians cannot condone insulting leaders, Patriotic Front (PF) National Chairperson Samuel Mukupa has said.

He said in an interview yesterday, the use of unpalatable language by Mr Hichilema was his nature, therefore, if he became the Republican President he would not respect any citizen.

Mr Mukupa said this was not the first time the opposition leader was using unpalatable language on President Edgar Lungu, this showed that this had been his way of life.

The PF National Chairperson indicated that Zambians were seeing what kind of a person he was, it would be difficult for them to cast a vote come 2021 on an individual who was known to be abusive and cannot respect leaders of the land.

“It pains me to see an elderly person go on a public rally to insult the President of the country without shame. Instead of telling people what he will do for the Zambians people so that he

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Mr Mukupa can convince them to vote for him he instead fed the people with insults.

Some of us we are really thinking that this person he is not a right person to rule this country. If he is in the opposition is able to insult publically what if he becomes the President of this country are we going to survive “He will not even respect those who voted for him because this is his nature but people are seeing whatever is happening,” he said.

Mr Mukupa said Mr

BANK of Zambia (BoZ) Governor, Christopher Mvunga, has reportedly cautioned South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to stop uttering remarks that will injure the good relationship between Zambia and South Africa.

Mr Mvunga expressed disappointment at the recent remarks uttered by the South African Finance Minister.

Mr Mbowenin who has several times dived LUSAKA, Zambia (20 July 2020) – FNB Zambia can confirm that there has been a into Zambian politics, was quoted saying confirmed case of COVID-19 at our Makeni Branch at Cosmopolitan Mall. The Bank has “Zambia is a failed state.”

Mvunga, a sharp response not only notified the relevant health authoritiesMr regarding thein developments and closed the reminded Mr Mboweni of the sovereignty of branch for 48 hours.

Zambia but pointed out that the continued machinations could risk the good relations be“We can confirm that the Bank has put the necessary precautionary measures to ensure tween Zambia and South Africa. the health and safety of our stakeholders. care deeply value the wellbeing HeWe observed thatfor,isand was saddening that Mboweni has we continued to put in the of, our customers, staff and vendors and therefore are providing thepins appropriate Zambia and South Africa relations which dates support to all involved,” said Bydon Longwe, FNB Zambia CEO. way back with Zambia being an aid to help Mr Hichilema South Africa gain independence.

The Bank has already adopted flexible working arrangements in most areas of its businesses As Covid-19 exacerbates the pressure on Hichilema should know that his vulnerable public health systems in Africa, the and continues to reinforce the adoption of remote working arrangements. advisors who were telling to eneconomic outlook of African countries is also gage in ill politics would make becoming increasingly unstable. retire come 2021.

Furthermore, FNB offices and branches have been equipped with hand sanitisers as a Many African countries are in financial criHe precautionary said the people surroundmeasure and, where relevant, our respective environments continue to undergo sis with Zambia and South Africa being no exing the opposition were killing deep-cleaning. ception, other countries seemingly struggling slowly and the time elections to include Kenya and Ghana. would be held he would be finZambia this month defaulted onApp, its ished politically.

“We encourage customers to use the Bank’s digital channels including; the FNB Eurobonds repayment, the first time since the AndMobile Mr and Mukupa charged Online Banking to transact. Similarly, we will continue to monitor onset of the coronavirus pandemic. that Mr Hichilema was still imdevelopments in the areas where we operate identify and to manage risks,” But toaccording thepotential Bloomberg mature politically and it would added Longwe.

BusinessTech, Mboweni said South Africa can’t take years for him to be matured implement a pay deal with public servants befor people to accept to be the cause it would precipitate a fiscal crisis.

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CLEAR VOTERS’ MALAISE CLEARLY, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)’s performance requires an immediate boost to attain the set target of capturing nine million registered voters.

The on-going voter registration exercise is marred by logistical hitches including intermitted breaking down of machines, lack of ink, interruptions in the network and insufficient staff members.

As a result, the registration process is inordinately slow such that people spend more than six hours on the queues to get their voters card while others abandon the mission after many hours of waiting.

Registration officers are overwhelmed while prospective voters are frustrated!

However, it will be prudent to place certain issues into perspective because it appears that some of the challenges are way beyond the ECZ while others are not.

One of the factors is inadequate funding as ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano explained that his organization received K470 million against K670 million budget.

This, therefore, means that the ECZ has had a deficit of about K200 million.

Thus it follows that the ECZ has been constrained financially to make certain adjustments such as increasing staffing to the required levels.

Secondly, repair and replacement of faulty machines is evidently a challenge with inadequate funding while supervision or inspection of registration centres countrywide is a far cry.

However, problems such as expiry of password to the system can be resolved without Government subvention.

Disturbances and insecurity caused by cadres that are arriving in hundreds at the same time in registration centres is a challenge that can be tackled by political party leaders.

If the total budget was released at once, the ECZ would have recruited enough manpower from the start while kits could also have been available.

The process could have been faster with four or five machines with corresponding numbers of staff at each centre, but only one officer was stationed at each centre when the exercise started.

Had all logistics been in place, the ECZ would have registered close to the target by now, but alas only a paltry 2.7 million people have been captured thus far.

It is hoped, therefore, that the Government will release more funds so that the ECZ can operate at full throttle and capture the nine million voters.

In the meantime, a sensitization programme should be worked out so that as soon as the funds are released with all logistics in place, citizens can be given sufficient information to make the process quicker.

A system must also be devised to ensure that people do not stay longer than necessary in the queues.

Some people like busy entrepreneurs, farmers, workers and other citizens may not have the luxury to stay away from their work stations, hence the need for a quicker way of registering them.

It is important to make this process as smooth as possible in order to capture all the eligible voters in next year’s elections.

No one should be disenfranchised as a result of a frustrating registration process!

Henceforth, the ECZ and Government must thrash out the funding aspect and ensure all the eligible people are registered.

A registration process can be a fertile reason for a losing candidate to petition the election result; this must be avoided.

Resolve the voters’ malaise!

AMBIANS 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

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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

Reject late submissions, court told

By CHARLES MUSONDA THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has been asked to reject late submissions filed by the State in the case where a local contractor is accused of forgery, uttering false documents and obtaining pecuniary advantage.

In this case, G&G Nationwide (Zambia) Limited director Christopher Banda has been accused of forging a Road Development Agency (RDA) contract and a National Council for Construction (NCC) certificate of contract used to obtain a contract on the Mansa-Luwingu road from China Henan; and obtaining a contract worth U$1, 168 ,052.00.

When the matter came up for ruling on whether or not Banda has a case to answer, Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale observed that he had just received the State’s submissions in the morning.

In response defence lawyer Charles Changano told Mr. Mwale to dismiss the late submissions in line with standard law practice and the court agreed in the affirmative.

The court could however not rule on the main matter as the ruling was not ready and will only be delivered on December 14, 2020.

And in his submissions, Mr. Changano, of D. Findlay and Associates, has argued that the prosecution has failed to establish a prima facie against Banda as the evidence presented by prosecution witnesses is untruthful, disjointed, manipulated and incoherent.

He said the prosecution’s evidence was fraught with irregularities, inconsistencies, halftruths and blatant lies.

“This conduct is a clear case of dereliction of duty which entitles this court to take a view that any evidence that was not investigated or deliberately left out by the prosecution was likely in favour of the accused,” Mr. Changano said.

He said the manner in which

the police and the National Prosecutions Authority handled the matter, whereby they targeted the accused only to help China Henan fail to pay Banda for the work he had had done on the Mansa-Luwingu road, was unfair and that such an omission was prejudicial, unjust and should not be condoned by the court.

In July 2015 China Henan and G&G had a dispute, which resulted in the appointment of an arbitrator by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Zambia Branch).

At arbitration, G&G won the matter but China Henan later applied to the High Court to set aside arbitral awards to G&G. However, the High Court dismissed China Henan’s application and discharged the stay of execution of the awards and arbitral proceedings.

China Henan then appealed to the Supreme Court where Judges Albert Wood, Nigel Mutuna, and Mumba Malila on March 7, 2017 upheld the High Court’s decision.

However, in 2018 China Henan reported Mr. Banda to police on allegations that he used a forged RDA contract and NCC certificate for G&G to win the contract.

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.

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.

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.

Tourism booms again!

By OLIVER SAMBOKO HOTELS are now recalling full workforce following improvement in tourist arrivals, Hotel and Catering Association of Zambia (HCAZ) chairperson for Siavonga region, Tikambilane Banda has said.

Mr Banda said the tourism sector was fast recovering from the negative effects of Covid-19.

He said the tourism and hospitality industry was hard hit by the pandemic and almost brought it to its knees, forcing a number of players in sector to send workers home.

Mr Banda said international tourist arrivals declined over 90 per cent between March and August this year amid global travel restrictions.

He said however that the sector was fast recovering and was hopeful that players in the sector would continue adhering to preventive measures so that the country does not fall into another wave of Covid 19

pandemic.

"As an association, we are happy that all our members are adhering to COVID 19 guidelines so we don't fall into a second wave which will have disastrous consequences on the tourism and hospitality industry," he said.

Mr Banda said while demand for accommodation from foreign tourists and visitors remain subdued, domestic tourism had boomed around the Kariba tourism circuit.

He, however, said the tourism sector still faced considerable challenges including travel restrictions, in other countries such as China.

And Tourism specialist Rose Musonda has called for scraping off of VAT on all tourism related goods and services.

Ms Musonda said the scraping of VAT on the tourism services will spar domestic tourism and help the sector recover from the impact caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.

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YWCA empowers 55 youths

By RABECCA BANDA THE Young Women Christian Association has empowered 55 young men and women of Kalingalinga community with assorted starter pack goods for their businesses.

YWCA executive Director Patricia Ndlovu said the Association was awarding its participants for taking part in various activities during their project ‘’karate for better life ’’ which ran for three years.

She said the project was aimed at improvement of young men and women’s lives, empowering them with business and financial literacy skills.

She said they also provided training in karate not for fighting but for self control of themselves and also prevent incidences of gender based violence.

She said YWCA and YMCA empowered young men and women through the safe space intervention and 142 were equipped with karate skills.

She said YWCA and YMCA could not have been done the project by themselves without various stakeholders such as Kalingalinga Clinic which offered free testing, Kalingalinga school for safe space, The Zambia Army provided free demonstration of karate and the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission that provided free business lessons.

She said through the project, the association is giving to the community as part of empowering the young men and women to improve on their house hold living.

She said even though the project is coming to an end in November 2020, the beneficiaries are fully equipped.

She said it is now their opportunity to put into practice to the information and skills to make better lives and choices for themselves.

She said urged the young men and women to say no to negative peer pressure from friend but make the right decisions.

She said the level at which they right now should be different five years from now and they shouldn’t hesitate to consult when they face challenges in their businesses.

She said the association is equipping the55 young men and women who choose to do various businesses.

Ernest muyumbwe Zone chairperson said on behalf of most young people are involved in bad vices but through the iniative by YWCA their lives will change as it will redeem them from bad vices.

He said the starter pack is not for them to eat at home but for business.

He said many big companies started small just like them “I am not just seeing 55 young men and women being empowered today but 55 companies being born in kalingalinga today’’ he said.

Elina Makaila a beneficiary said she is grateful to YWCA for the business starter packs especially during the hard times of like today when world has been hit by the corona virus.

She said when they started the project some people gave negative remarks that they will not receive anything from the project.

She encouraged her fellow beneficiaries to work hard no matter how difficult things become in their businesses.

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VOTER’S REGISTRATION NEEDS MORE DAYS, SAYS ISOKA CHIEF

By PETER SICHALI

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HE period allocated to mobile voter registration inadequate to capture the targeted nine million voters, Chief Katyetye of Isoka has said.

Chief Katyetye said the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should extend the registration period or better still under continuous voter registration exercise to capture more voters.

Chief Katyetye said since the process is taking long to

register one person the ECZ should extend the registration period.

He said it was practically impossible for the ECZ to capture nine million voters in a month hence the need to add more days.

“It is taking long to register one person and many people will not manage to register if the programme ends on December 12 as earlier announced by ECZ," Chief Katyetye said.

Chief Katyetye said the 2020 voter registration exercise has fallen below the

expectations of many stake holders. The process is frustrating and below expectations of the potential voters.

“You cannot have one registration kit at a station which has, for example over 8, 000 voters, and expect all of them to be registered within seven days,” he said.

Chief Katyetye said one officer is only managing to register less than 200 voters a day from the opening time to the closing time.

“Assuming an officer is registering a maximum of 200 a day, a simple

Voter registration. FILE PHOTO: Zambia 24/Facebook computation will show us that the maximum number of voters who can be registered in a week are only 1, 400 thereby leaving the

remaining people with an option of looking for a nearest polling station or the civic centres which are operating," he said.

HH will fall – Sunday Chanda ‘Girls should pursue

By SIMON MUNTEMBA THE dwindling political impact at grassroots level in the UPND strongholds and Hakainde Hichilema’s ‘unstatesman’ disposition is an assurance of his imminent fall in 2021, says PF media director Sunday Chanda.

Mr Chandasaid the recent by-elections had poked serious holes in the UPND in North-western and Western Provinces.

Mr Chanda in a statement said the writing was on the wall that Mr Hichilema was losing the 2021 Presidential elections.

“Firstly, the continued ascendancy of the ruling PF in areas which the UPND claimed were their undisputed strongholds, and fact the recent grassroots elections revealed is that, HH and his UPND have lost the hearts of the majority of our people on the ground in North Western and Western Provinces, among others,” he said.

He said the defections from the UPND structures and ordinary members were signs that Mr Hichilema and his UPND would fall in 2021.

He also accused Mr Hichilema of having promoted a culture of insults among his

followers.

“In addition to the above-mentioned dwindling political impact at grassroots level in the so-called UPND strongholds, HH’s unstatesmanlike demeanour has assured him of his cataclysmic fall in 2021.

“True to his un-statesman, divisive and tribal credentials; HH has committed political suicide by actively endorsing and managing a coalition of persons to insult the Mwine Lubemba Chitimukulu - with the Chief insultant being his Deputy Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka,” Mr Chanda said.

He added: “The majority of Zambians do not subscribe

to HH’s anarchist, divisive, vindictive, regional and tribal politics because, we are One Zambia, One Nation.”

Mr Chanda said between politics of insults and politics of development, Zambians would embrace PF's transformational agenda.

He said all Zambians wanted peace and development that the PF was implementing, not insults and regionalism.

Mr Chanda said the PF's development agenda in 10 provinces coupled with the leadership of President Edgar Lungu during the COVID-19 pandemic, made it more difficult for UPND to convince majority Zambians otherwise.

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Britain trains Zambia’s anti-poaching crack team A COMBINED team of security officers has completed training in anti-poaching conducted by the British Army.

A total of 60 officers from the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service, Zambia Police, Office of the President and wildlife police underwent the threeweek training at Chunga Wildlife Training School in the Kafue National Park.

It is the second of such training done by the British Army, with 120 officers trained so far.

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Permanent Secretary, Auxilia Ponga, said the training of the elite task force would enhance the protection of wildlife from the ever growing and sophisticated poaching syndicates across the country She said protection of wildlife should not be left to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) alone.

"This is not a job to be left to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife alone," she said.

British High Commission Development Director, Steve Beel, said Zambia was the second country after Malawi to

benefit from the British Army training in Central Africa.

He said the British was ready to help the Zambian Government in combating wildlife crime that has been detrimental to the growth of tourism.

Meanwhile, anti-poaching task force national coordinator, Colonel William Kakoma said now that the British army has done its part, there is need for more training for the local group to enhance skills in field tracking and other anti-poaching skills. - ZANIS

science, technology’

GIRLS in schools should take up science and technology subjects in order to utilise their potential in the area, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Nkandu Luo has advised Professor Luo indicated that there had always been a stereotype that boys were better than girls in sciences and that it could only be stopped if girls too showed their capabilities.

The Minister was speaking at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for girls Conference in Lusaka.

Prof Luo told the girls to take up challenging subjects in order to expose their levels of intelligence and competence.

The Minister said Government’s aim to introduce STEM schools was to produce young engineers, doctors, mathematicians, technologists and scientists among other professions regardless of gender.

She therefore urged girls to take advantage of the opportunity as they were capable of making it in science.

"When I was growing up, in my class if you ask how many people wanted to be doctors you would probably only see one hand from a girl. This is because the stereotype was that science was a very difficult subject, hence was only for boys.

“Some of us had to break those chains by proving that girls are intelligent and can also take up sciences," Prof Luo stated.

She urged the girls to be inspired by the many women in the country who had changed the narrative of science in the country saying it was possible for them to make it too.

At the same function, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dora Siliya said the essence of holding the meeting with girls from schools in all the 10 provinces was to pass the message that girls too have the capacity to do great in society.

Ms Siliya noted that education was the only pathway to equalising the potential of both girls and boys in society.

The Minister indicated that girls have the capacity to compete at every level in life thereby accomplishing what was deemed impossible.

“Education makes it possible for one to live the way you want to. From this meeting, you will be able to make decisions for yourselves in life but it should include education because it provides you with skills,” Ms Siliya stated.

She warned the girls that even as they acquainted themselves with technology, they should be weary of cyber bullying which has continued to increase on social media.

Ms Siliya observed that girls too joined in bullying fellow girls on social media hence defeating the norm of being a sister’s keeper.

My home Town African Legacy Fund Chief Executive Office Toni Luck stressed the importance of being persistent with one's goals.

Dr Luck explained that when girls were focused on what they wanted to achieve in life, no border would limit their potential to success.

She urged the girls to learn and understand the evolving technology and science, and that they should not abuse it. - ZANIS

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NATSAVE facilitates K90m FISP payments

Monday 30 November, 2020

ZAMBIA, COMESA INK TRADE PACT

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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OVERNMENT and COMESA have signed an agreement that sub-delegates t h e imple-

mentation of coordinated border management activities and trade and transport facilitation programme in three border posts in the country.

The sub-delegated activities are worth 6, 688,560 Euros and will support upgrading of priority cross-border infrastructure and equipment at Mwami, Chirundu and Nakonde and borders.

These borders connect Zambia on one hand Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania respectively.

This is part of a broader 48 million euros Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), financed under the 11th European Development Fund (11 EDF) through a

Grant Agreement signed between the European Union and COMESA in November 2018.

The TFP has five key result areas on deepening regional integration, improving inclusive regional economic growth and enhancing the competitiveness of the COMESA region.

Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Permanent Secretary, Mushuma Mulenga and COMESA Secretary General, Chileshe Kapwepwe, separately signed the sub-delegation agreement in Lusaka last week.Commenting on the agreement, Mr Mulenga said the interventions at the three border posts would enhance efficiency and ultimately reduce the cost of doing business.

“The desire of the Zambian Government is to build on current trade facilitation efforts through Saturday programmes April, 2020 such as25the COMESA EDF 11

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“The support is therefore, timely as Zambia grapples with the negative effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic,” he said in a statement.

Ms Kapwepwe on the other hand explained that the modalities of implementation of the sub-delegated activities envisage the beneficiary Member State taking ownership and lead in the implementation of the activities.

“The benefits for sub-delegation are that the Zambia Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry and its agencies will improve its own systems.

“It is also an opportunity to upgrade the border infrastructures on the basis that the Ministry is best placed to understand the challenges and provide the best decision of mitigating these challenges,” she said. The signing followed an assessment of existing challenges conducted at all three targeted border posts in early 2020.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU NATSAVE has facilitated payments worth over K90 million for the 2020/21 farming season under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP), making it one of the leading financial institution to render support to the agriculture sector.

This is according to the NATSAVE acting Managing Director, Keith Hamusute.

Mr Hamusute said in an interview that NATSAVE had been active in the Zambia’s agriculture sector.

He explained that NATSAVE was part of the institutions helping with FISP programme as well as payments for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).

“For the 2020/21 farming season, NATSAVE has facilitated K90 million. We are working with thousands of farmers. We are in places where no one is, when you look at the beneficiaries that have accessed the FISP through NATSAVE, we are looking at in excess of 10, 000. “In terms of FRA, last season we made the highest

payment among financial institutions, over K200 million and for farmers, it is more than 100 beneficiaries farmers and I think it is almost the same with this farming season,” Mr Hamusute said.

Meanwhile, NATSAVE last week signed an agreement with the Association of Private Colleges of Education in Zambia (APCEZ) for affordable financial services.

Commenting on this, Mr Hamusute 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.

ZRA launches three service systems

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has this month launched three electronic systems with the Democratic Republic of Congo and other partners, underlying institutional resilience to crisis.

As a result, ZRA would have the ability to continue delivering quality services despite the global Covid-19 pandemic.

ZRA has launched Electronic Queue Management Systems (EQMS), the Electronic data exchange between the ZRA and the Direction Générale des Douanes et Accises (DGDA) of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the TaxOnApp. This is according to Robert Zawe, ZRA acting Corporate Communications Manager.

Mr Zawe said the EQMS had been installed in three ZRA Inland Revenue offices.

He said that the project had been supported through a joint effort by German Cooperation and the European Union implemented by GIZ. “Customers coming to the Inland Revenue offices in Livingstone, Chipata and Solwezi now benefit from shorter waiting times through the allocation of a waiting number corresponding to the

specific query of the customer.

“Due to this, ZRA can continue offering high-quality services to the customers and further improves the customers’ experience. The ZRA Service Centres in Lusaka, Ndola and Kitwe had already been equipped with the EQMS management tool in 2018,” Mr Zawe said.

MR ZAWE Due to this, ZRA can continue offering highquality services to the customers and further improves the customers’ experience. The ZRA Service Centres in Lusaka, Ndola and Kitwe had already been equipped with the EQMS management tool in 2018,” On the electronic data exchange, Mr Zawe said ZRA and the DGDA were facilitating the cooperation with regards to customs data.

He explained that documents such as purchase orders, invoices and bills of landing were now transmitted electronically between the two

customs authorities, which simplified cross border and regional trade.

“This exchange significantly speeds up the process of customs clearance, increases transparency, improves fiscal and customs revenues and enhances border security. The implementation was supported by the Trade for Development Fund by GIZ,” Mr Zawe said.

He also said the TaxOnApp was an innovative approach bringing ZRA’s services closer to the customers through a mobile application.

Mr Zawe indicated that customers could download the app from the Google Playstore onto their smartphone and access a variety of ZRA services from the palm of their hands.

“The app features the registration for a TPIN, filing of returns, payments via mobile money or net banking, passenger clearance, motor vehicle calculator, customs declarations as well as tax information through videos and articles.

“The TaxOnApp project was funded by the Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Innovation Fund which is co-financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ,” he said.

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Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46 TONY Hsieh, former chief executive officer and founder of online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos, died on Friday, the company said in a statement.

The Las Vegas, Nevadabased company did not mention the cause of his death but TechCrunch reported tcrn.ch/3mgA9CN, citing a spokesperson for Hsieh, that he died from injuries sustained in a house fire in Connecticut In tribute to Hsieh, Governor of Nevada Steve Sisolak said in a post on Twitter, “Tony Hsieh played a pivotal role in helping transform Downtown Las Vegas.”

Hsieh retired this past summer after spending 20 years with the company, Zappos CEO Kedar Deshpande said in statement.

“The world has lost a tremendous visionary and

an incredible human being,” Deshpande said.

Amazon.com Inc, which bought Zappos for $1.2 billion in 2009, said “We are deeply saddened to hear of Tony Hsieh’s untimely passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends. Tony was a visionary leader and innovator who will be greatly missed.”

- REUTERS

China slaps up to 200% tariffs on Australian wine CHINA will impose taxes on Australian wine of up to 212%.

Its commerce ministry said these were temporary anti-dumping measures to stop subsidised imports of Australian wine.

The duties will range from 107% to 212%, intensifying trade tensions between the two countries.

In recent months, Beijing has targeted Australian imports including coal, sugar, barley and lobsters amid political tensions.

Officials in China have argued that some Australian wine is being sold cheaper there (dumped) than in its home market through the use of subsidies. Australia has rejected that assertion.

China is the biggest destination for Australia's wine exports, accounting for 39% in the first nine months of 2020,

according to Wine Australia.

China has been carrying out a year-long investigation into anti-dumping, looking at wines being sold in China at prices alleged to be lower than in Australia. Following the announcement on Friday, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), one of the world’s biggest winemakers saw its share price slump more than 13%.

TWE, the maker of Penfolds and Wolf Blass, has built up a powerhouse business selling into China which analysts estimate is worth A$4bn (£2.2bn; $3bn) alone after six years of robust growth.

Other Australian winemakers have been singled out alongside TWE, including Casella Wines and Australian Swan Vintage.

China’s commerce ministry didn’t specify how long the measures would last for.- BBC

RWANDA’S GDP DECLINES BY 12.4PC IN THE SECOND QUARTER R WANDA’S economy has been hit severely by the pandemic with various sectors registering a significant drop in production and consumption of services despite ongoing efforts by the government to revamp the economy.

While there has been an increase in economic activity, it is yet to significantly improve the country’s economic prospects as some sectors of the economy remain closed while the country’s hospitality and tourism sectors are yet to recover.

From July to September, the second quarter, Rwanda’s Growth Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 12.4 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year, partly due to the prolonged impact of the total lockdown imposed in March for almost two months.

“The decline in GDP of Q2 was due to poor performance in transport, trade, education, construction, exports, hotels, restaurants and agriculture subsectors,” said Mr Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. He spoke in Parliament on Monday while presenting the status of the economy and budget in the first quarter of the financial year 2020/21.

The Agriculture sector that contributes over 30 percent to GDP, dropped by 2 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same quar-

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana.

ter in 2019, “due to impact of climate related disasters of 2019 which affected Season A 2020,” Mr Ndagijimana said.

Although the gradual reopening of the economy started on May 4, some businesses remained closed including bars and entertainment facilities.

The Ministry of Finance figures show that after a drop in May 2020, employment is back to its level pre-Covid-19, with trade, manufacturing, accommodation and food service activities contributing to the employment growth between May and August 2020.

“However, this is not the case for all sectors as employment in arts, entertainment and recreation as well as education are taking long to recover,” Mr Ndagijimana said.

Rwanda’s private sector says it is still struggling to recover from the pandemic with many businesses scaling down operations to save costs.

For Nilla Muneza, the Chief

Executive Officer of Royal Express, a transport company in Kigali which owns a fleet of 92 buses and employs over 240 people, the company has been forced to scale down its operations, reducing the number of buses to 55 due to a significant reduction in traffic due to the pandemic.

“For other businesses, you can reduce the products and employees to help reduce expenses, but this is not applicable in the transport business.

People must move regardless of your financial challenges,” he said.

According to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, a return to strong GDP growth and fiscal consolidation consistent with stabilising government debt/ GDP will enable Rwanda to absorb the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We expect GDP growth to slow sharply as a result of coronavirus-related disruptions to economic activity. Economic

Govt to centralise control of State firms HARARE - The Government will adopt a centralised ownership model for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said yesterday.

Zimbabwe has a decentralised SEPs ownership model, where the Government shareholder function is spread across different line ministries.

The ownership model has been associated with a number of challenges, including inconsistencies in governance practices, ministerial interferences, delays and or reversals of Government approved SEPs reforms due to vested interests within some line ministries, and generally weak and passive oversight function, among others.

Under the centralised ownership model, a single govern-

ment institution carries out the role as shareholder in all companies controlled by the State.

Prof Ncube said the new model had already been approved by the Cabinet and would be implemented next year.

Prof Ncube said the current model had been related to the poor performance of the SOEs sector not only in Zimbabwe, but the world over, wherever this model had been followed.

As such, many countries in

Cereals board and MPs clash on fertiliser deal KENYA - The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and a parliamentary committee are reading from different scripts over a fertiliser supply deal done in 2012.

Whereas the board says the 30,000-tonne transaction was above board and cost Sh1.8 billion, allegations before the Agriculture committee say the company was paid Sh4.2 billion to supply the same quantity.

Board managing director Joseph Kimote in his submission to the Agriculture and Livestock

Committee of the National Assembly, which is investigating the matter, notes that the deal with Export Trading Company was good value for money.

“The value for money was ensured through a competitive process, which interrogated the wider market and subjected to further negotiations hence no public funds were lost,” says Mr Kimote in his response to the committee.

“The supply price was within the market price rates, therefore, NCPB got value for money,” the

activity could still expand by 1 per cent in 2020 (from over 9 per cent in 2019) reflecting high trend growth, although risks are skewed to the downside,” Fitch Ratings said in August this year.

While Rwanda’s debt outlook has shifted from low to moderate due to lower projected economic performance, the government maintains that debt is sustainable.

Covid-19-related interventions are estimated to have cost the government over Rwf882 billion ($934 million) over the two fiscal years 2019/20 and 2020/21, equivalent to an increase in fiscal deficit of about 4.4 per cent of GDP on average per year according to government.

Specifically, this includes health-related spending, social protection, support to stateowned enterprises, the government’s contribution to the Economic Recovery Fund, and other measures to mitigate the economic consequences of Covid-19.

“External debt stock remains essentially concessional,” Mr Ndagijimana said, allaying fears that the country may be at risk of default.

Government gross debt (at face value) rose to about 63 per cent of GDP in financial year 2019/20, up from about 55 per cent in the financial year 2018/2019, according to Fitch Ratings. - THE EAST AFRICAN

NCPB boss adds as he defended the choice of the company.

MPs are investigating the quantity of fertiliser the board advertised for, amount paid and delivery and how Export Trading Company limited was awarded the bid.

Documents filed in Parliament and seen by the Nation show that on November 23, 2011, NCPB advertised the tender for the supply and delivery of 30,000 tonnes of bulk DAP fertiliser. As at the time for tender opening, 11 companies had

returned their bids.

They are MEA Limited, Pabari Distributors, Yara Switzerland, Export Trading Company Limited, Holbund limited, Euroworld Commodities, Afri Ventures FZE, Helicon Corporations Inc, Stradilor limited, Saudi Industrial Export and Farmers World Limpompo.

After preliminary evaluation, only four firms, Afri Ventures FZE, Pabari Distributors, Export Trading Company Limited and MEA limited, qualified to proceed to the technical evaluation

stage.

At the technical evaluation, Afri Ventures FZE was the only company that qualified after attaining a score of 77 to proceed to the financial evaluation.

However, NCPB’s evaluation committee determined that the tender in dispute was non-responsive because only one bidder had qualified and recommended that it be terminated subject to concurrence of the tender committee.

The board’s tender committee upheld the resolutions of the

the region, such as South Africa, Mozambique, and more recently, Namibia and Zambia; as well as those on the continent and beyond, such as China, Malaysia, France, have migrated from the decentralised ownership model in favour of centralised or dual ownership models.

The minister said the State Enterprises and Parastatal Reform Agenda remained one of the key policy thrusts for Government.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe. evaluation committee and consequently terminated the tender.

After the termination, the tender committee decided to undertake direct procurement. The team in its meeting of January 19, 2012 resolved that all those who participated in the initial tender plus a few known international fertiliser manufacturers or dealers be invited for talks.

But MEA Limited objected to the direct procurement method through an appeal it filed with the Public Procurement and Regulatory Authority (PPRA).

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Banish insulting politicians Dear Editor, A FEW years ago, I knew a politician in the MMD government who was importantly known as an ‘insultant’ because of his foul mouth.

Each time he opened his mouth only unprintables graced the air.

Soon people started avoiding him because there no signs he would change for the better soon.

Sadly I have noticed with concern one big opposition leader who is always caught in insulting language wars by resorting to suspicious but highly degrading phrases.

That certainly will not help him amass votes next year because to resort to insults, he is certainly walking on a soft

ground.

The phrases which he uses may have different meanings but he cannot fool people over his real intentions-to insult those not in his camp.

That verily verily will not work because he cannot develop Zambia using insults.

Zambians want a well-meaning leader with a heart for the people, not insults which are coming in colours to suit his ego.

I am sure I am speaking on behalf of many Zambians who should be concerned with utterances from this politician.

In Zambia we want to see development to uplift living standards of the people.

Those who believe in name calling to acquire State House will miss the bus to Plot One and plunge into the ocean using a basket. It is that bad but nakedly true.

It is also possible that as we get closer to August 2021 many politicians, especially those in opposition will be more prone to using bad language.

Those who live by insults will die by insults.

JAYSON BANDA, Lusaka

WORKING IN GRZ WASN’T ATTRACTIVE UNTIL PF CAME Yet Lusaka is Not Zambia!

Dear editor,

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AMBIA in 2020 has woken up to the inescapable reality, a reality of having civil servants as the trade elite beatingtheprivatesectorsalary earners.

This was a figment of imaginations in the Government of yesteryears and the largest employer has led an example of having a financially motivated workforce.

When the Patriotic Front assumed the control of the affairs of the Nation, its developmental agenda was entitled, “Zambians do not only deserve better life, they are entitled to better life.”

In pointing at a correct appraisal regarding the PF’s appraisal regarding the implementation of this motto, we here now use the conditions of service for public service workers as a yardstick for measuring the performance.

Driving back to the memory lane, the 2006 and 2011 general elections were all characterized by the massive industrial unrest and the work stoppages.

The stoppages pointed at the failure of then Government’s of the day to improve the conditions of service.

However, since the transition from MMD, there has been no work stoppage by civil servants on their conditions of service, an indication

that there is constructive dialogue between the Government and its employees.

It is therefore of paramount importance to conduct a self evaluation of the role the Patriotic Front Government has played to restore the dignity of civil servants.

Let’s drive back to the memory lane and point at the notable discontent in the public service as well as do the comparative analysis of the neighbouring nations in so far as improving service conditions is concerned.

While other economies have not consistently paid civil servants, in Zambia delay to give what is due to them has virtually become history.

Prior to the coming of the PF Government, it was unattractive to be a public servant especially in sectors such the teaching profession, the health and the security wings.

The scale of remuneration and the housing units were inadequate and it was virtually impossible for civil servants to have access into decent housing, send their children to Universities and possibly upgrade their academic progression. This was owing to the constrained take home after their pay day.

However, lately, the civil servants are nearly in all

Universities upgrading their qualifications on a self sponsorship basis. Some have succeeded in sending their kids to prestigious Universities including the foreign Universities.

In fact, the children of civil servants can no longer be said to be part of the vulnerability status owing the adjustments of their pat check.

The civil servants started seeing the pro-poor proclamation after they had a sudden 200 per cent salary increment effective 1st September, 2013.

This life changing and watershed historically significant saw the civil service an attractive and a lucrative investment for the young people who had seen it as their destination.

This broke the generational divide of having public service workers at the bottom of the pay pyramid.

In 2015, the civil servants had their salaries increased by the substantial amount of 29 per cent. In 2019, a further 4 per cent was effected while in 20 per cent an average of 10 per cent and this represents an average of 250 per cent consolidated earnings of civil servants salary increment of civil servants. All the above points at the political will by the Government to uplift their living standard.

MARVIN CHANDA MBERI

Dear editor, IT's exciting to see that flights to-and-from Addis Ababa, South Africa and Dubai are full once again.

It's also exciting to see that business and trading are picking up again.

It is clear that the wheels of the economy are beginning to quickly turn.

Hotels are full, shopping malls are filling up again and the extensive road works across the City make log-jam traffic all day.

Zambia is among African countries with the fastest growing middle-class and this shows in Lusaka.

The private construction is also booming but cement is now K100-K120!

Being in Lusaka gives you a sense of a bustling city heading into prosperity.

But we should remember that we have the poor, and the extensive developments we are seeing in the City sometimes mask this fact.

This reminds us that we must roll-out development initiatives across the country and everywhere.

We ought to support more industries and manufacturing sectors to answer to the high unemployment rate and ensure that the poverty rate keeps going down...

Our biggest potential has been agriculture, livestock and its associated sub-sectors.

We need to put our foot down and pay particular attention to this sector to realize its full potential!

Maize is not agriculture! Agriculture is far broader than that.

Mining is our biggest forex-earner for decades and we need to halt the decline and restore its high production rates and attract critical investment for better yields that should accrue to the country.

And we ought to resolve the mining policy including mine tax policy to determine how best we can benefit from these national assets.

We have made frequent and shifting policy changes in the last fifteen years that it portrays instability to the sector.

So it's refreshing to be in Lusaka, but it is also an opportunity to give one stark reality of what must be done.

Amb. EMMANUEL MWAMBA

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FIRST–AID WOUNDS AND FIRST–AID WOUNDS AND ABSCESS IN ANIMALS ABSCESS IN ANIMALS

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in all animals on every farm nature (superficial, deep or of how to handle that sick anhowever, small the wound. and arise from a variety of penetrating wounds) or by imal.

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• Apply medicine if avail- What has to done bleeding, infected or gangre• Is it ready to lance? cells. able such as wound is: pownous wounds.

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imal becomes sick or sustains an injury. The owner or farmer should have basic knowledge of how to handle that sick animal.

Any sick or wounded animal should be isolated and somebody should take full charge to take care of that animal. In our issue today is to look at wounds and abscess that occur in animals.

In an area where tetanus is known to occur, anti-tetanus toxin should be injected, however, small the wound. Wounds may be closed or open.

A closed wound is when the skin is unbroken but the underlying tissues are severely damaged. The cause in most cases of such injury is due to external violence and the injured area is swollen, hot, and painful and may be discolored depending on the part where this has been inflicted. Treatment for such cases is simple especially if the skin is unbroken. A lead lotion can be used when a pad of cotton is soaked in the water or lotion itself can be applied to the bruised part of the body.

Open wounds are injuries to the skin and other body structures. The main type are incised, lacerated, or punctured.

Ultra flesh wound – this is when the wound is made or still dripping blood less than half an hour old and it is assumed the wound is uncontaminated.

What has to done is: • Don’t wash -, dirt can be introduced and avoid restarting bleeding because this can contribute to delayed healing.

• Apply medicine if available such as wound powder, healing oil or iodine solution.

FIRST - AID WOUNDS AND ABSCESS IN ANIMALS layed healing.

Stitching or suturing the animal this can be left to the veterinary worker in or around your farming area.

Fresh and clean – this would fall under incised wounds.

Here the hair around the wound should be shaved and only when the hair is actually going into the wound.

• The wound can be irrigated and cleaned with salt solution that is 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt.

• Medicine can be applied.

Suturing can be left to veterinary professionals. Which should be followed by an

antibiotic injection again to be left to the veterinarian Septic wounds – these are commonest in cattle and when they are over 24 hours, should not be sutured. However, open wounds that have been made for a few days or more may be Purulent (discharging a lot of pus) or may be Dry. In both cases they are infected with some kind of bacteria and MUST NEVER BE SUTURED. For treatment purposes, the wounds can be rubbed clean using cotton wool wrapped in gauze or bandage. On cleaning squeeze out pus, expose

questions:

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gots. When you have wounds of this nature do not scrape the maggots or the wound itself. Instead apply maggot oil or tick grease, use fingers and hand or small paint brush.

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ZAMBIA NOW REGIONAL SEED HUB Z

5 FIRMS, USAID BOLSTER AGRI SECTOR

By NOEL IYOMBWA

AMBIA has become one of the biggest exporters of seed in Southern Africa and across Africa.

The country’s

By NOEL IYOMBWAseed sector is supported by an enabling O HELPenvironment transform Zambusiness in bia’stheagriculture sector which Seed Control and through Institute improving(SCCI), susCertification tainable farming practices a a government department seed companyforhas partnered responsible seed quality with USAID and twocertification other playmanagement, ers. and other regulatory duties, Cortana Agriscience, acts as a catalyst within the the holding company of two seed enabling environment. brands, Pioneer and Pannar The country also boasts Seed, has partnered with USa vibrant Seed Association, AID, Global Communities and Trade Association, the Seed John Deer to catalyse with the transTrade Association over formation of Zambia’s agricul20 members including seed ture. producers and other seed secThe partners expect to tor stakeholders. achieve the objective through The SCCI, Zambia's seed improving the sustainable farmregulatory authority, was acing practices and commercialicepted by the Organisation sation of farmers. for Economic Cooperation Cortana Agriscience manand Development (OECD) -a aging director Samson Nyendmajor achievement, Zambian wa announced the partnerSeedduring Traders, the Future, ship theFeed launch of the USAID Southern Africa and 2020/21 planting season in the Feed the Future Southern Petauke recently.

Africa Seed Trade Mr Nyendwa saidProject. the minisZambia’s seedwas certification ter of Agriculture expected areprogramme now considered tostandards launch the next equivalent all Petauke other OECD month and to that was member countries within the one of the target districts. same seed schemes.was profHe said agriculture Zambian seed companies itable when farmers did the will things now besuch able as to trade using right embracing theright globally recognised the technology and OECD pracseed label for export. OECD tices. membership will grant Corteva earned the Zamtrust ofbian farmers consumers by seed and companies access doing what with was stringent right, ethical, to markets seed and competitive and deliverregulations. ing This solutions that met their will evaccreditation er-changing strengthenneeds.

Zambia’s status as “Welargest will remain and continue the exporter of maize toseed be farmers’ partnerAfin within trusted the Southern food and agriculture. ICommuwish to rican Development urge farmers plant nitybeloved (SADC) and crosstoAfrica. earlyThe and buy States, certified seed United governfrom recognised and licensed ment, through its Agency for agro dealers,” Mr Nyendwa said.

International Development “Please, do not fake seed and SADC, inbuy partnership from people. with unscrupulous Government, recently Agriculture is a key and commissioned a driver pilot seed enabler the economic develexport offrom Zambia to Moopment and national food sezambique.

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curity.”

Speaking at the same event SADC Harmonised Minister of Agriculture Michael Seed Regulatory Katambo said the national launch of the 2020/21 planting System. season had become a permanent onfunded the calendar Thefixture USAID Feed of the agriculture sector and had the Future Southern Africa gathered a huge following in all Seedof Trade awarded corners the country.

Lake Agriculture a K2 milMr Katambo said through the lion grant to produce event, the industry had and managed to disseminate national export 200 metricatonnes message to farmers, of improved high calling quality on them to conclude all preparahybrid maize seed under tions and begin planting early. the SADC harmonised “As far as the Ministry of Agseed regulatory system. riculture is concerned, this has In aa speech read on his been very important message behalfwe byall Seed and Cerbecause know that early planting is the basis for achievtification Institute director ingMabel good yields,” he said.

Simwanza, Minister British High Commissioner of Agriculture Michael to Zambia Nicholas Woolley said Katambo said Zambia agriculture was a significant had harmopart of embraced the Zambian economy, nised seed vulnerable regulationtoasclibut was highly partchange. of its seed system. mate Mr Woolley said in the last four years through the UKaid funded Smart AgriThe Climate USAID funded Feed culture Zambia (CSAZ) Africa Prothe Future Southern gramme, Conservation Seed Tradethe awarded Lake AgFarming Unit (CFU), a Zambian riculture a K2 million grant to organisation, training over produce andwas export 200 met200,000 smallholder farmers in conservation farming.

exasperated the seed situation which has led to struggles with poor crop yields.

He said the presence of fake or substandard seed permeates the Mozambican market, which has had a cascade effect, discouraging farmers from investing in seed.

Mr Young said the benefits of producing and exporting

seed under the SADC HSRS were numerous.

He said this in a speech read on his behalf by USAID director for economic development and environment Adam Norikane.

Lake Agriculture managing director Mike Jackson said the company has passion for small-scale farmers.

Mr Jackson said the company had been trying with limited success hence its commitment to small-scale Africa agriculture.

He said the experience had given the company a chance to produce high quality seed.

Good seed contributes to high yields and helps to reduce food security.

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ric tonnes of improved high quality hybrid maize seed under the SADC harmonised seed regulatory system.

In a speech read on his behalf by Seed and Certification Institute director Mabel Simwanza, Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo said Zambia had embraced harmonised seed regulation as part of its seed system.

Mr Katambo said Zambia was among the first countries that had fully domesticated the SADC Harmonised Seed Regulatory System.

He said the country was the first in SADC to fully align national seed laws to all the three components of the regional guidelines which are seed variety release, seed certification and quality assurance.

Government was increasing understanding that good seed is a lifelong pursuit for all farmers.

Mr Katambo said with the

rapid change in the climate the world was facing complex problems that it had never faced before.

“Community and individual efforts are therefore required to find new solutions.

Seed harmonisation is one key step towards resolving these challenges,” he said.

Mr Katambo said the Zambian government has made timely and thoughtful policy decisions to take advantage of the robust and competitive seed industry.

He said Zambia’s seed industry is currently one of the strongest and most competitive in sub-Saharan Africa.

And US Embassy Charge d'Affaires David Young has called on governments to align their national seed legislation with the regional guidelines.

Mr Young said during the spring of 2019, cyclones Idai and Kenneth wreaked havoc on Mozambique and further

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FIRST–AID WOUNDS AND ABSCESS IN ANIMALS

CHILD STUNTING REDUCES IN SAMFYA T

BY MAKELI PHIRI

HE word wound is taken to mean any break the skin or mucous

By JONASinMISELO membrane. The underlying tissue is frequently HE National Food also involved. Wounds occur

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and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) says the First 1,000 Most Critical Days Programme is making progress in reducing stunting in Samfya district, Luapula Province.

District nutrition support coordinator Robert Mwale said before the 1st 1,000 Most Critical Days Programme (MCDP) started in the district in 2015 stunting was at 53 percent, but after the interventions it has reduced by a margin of 10 percent to 43 percent.

Mr Mwale, however, said 43 percent was still higher than the national average of 35 percent.

Therefore, NFNC and its cooperating partners in Samfya district would continue striving to reduce the number of stunted children.

Mr Mwale attributed the success of the programme to the multi-sectoral approach it employs to ensure its objectives are reached.

He said by using the multi-sectoral approach the programme was able to tackle stunting using nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive

in all animals on every farm and arise from a variety of causes.

Wounds may be classified in various ways, for example according to their site (wounds of the head, neck, chest, abdomen or limbs) according to their origin (crushing, laceration, bites by other animals, or insects, cuts, burns or injury by corrosive agents) by their

nature (superficial, deep or penetrating wounds) or by some particular noticeable feature, e.g. fresh bleeding, infected or gangrenous wounds.

In areas very far from veterinary services or where it is not possible to obtain expert help or advice immediately an animal becomes sick or sustains an injury. The owner or farmer should have basic knowledge

of how to handle that sick animal.

Any sick or wounded animal should be isolated and somebody should take full charge to take care of that animal. In our issue today is to look at wounds and abscess that occur in animals.

In an area where tetanus is known to occur, anti-tetanus toxin should be injected,

however, small the wound.

Wounds may be closed or open.

A closed wound is when the skin is unbroken but the underlying tissues are severely damaged. The cause in most cases of such injury is due to external violence and the injured area is swollen, hot, and painful and may be discolored depending on the part where this has been inflicted. Treatment for such cases is simple especially if the skin is unbroken. A lead lotion can be used when a pad of cotton is soaked in the water or lotion itself can be applied to the bruised part of the body.

Open wounds are injuries to the skin and other body structures. The main type are incised, lacerated, or punctured.

Ultra flesh wound – this is when the wound is made or still dripping blood less than half an hour old and it is assumed the wound is uncontaminated. What has to done is:

The 1st 1000 MCDP under WASH is engaging traditional and community leaders to help Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) interventions aimed at reducing stunting in the district.

self. Instead apply maggot oil or tick grease, use fingers and hand or small paint brush.

Dead maggots can be removed 3 days later. May need a second lot of screw-worm remedy. After this the wound can be treated as for septic wounds.

Abscess.

An abscess is a swelling, containing pus. in any part of the body. Formed by white cells.

They are an accumulation of pus and when it occurs the farmer must judge before treating if it is the farm manager he must ask himself 3 questions:

• Don’t wash -, dirt can be introduced and avoid restarting bleeding because this can contribute to delayed healing.

• Apply medicine if availIs it ready to lance? able such woundaccess pow- to • ‘‘By the year 2021 Samfya should move closer to reaching open defecation free status as well asas having clean and safe water in order to reduce stunting.’’

• Should an antibiotic inder, healing oil or iodine jection be given (may be solution. Stitching or suHetosaid the WASH team Silwamba said hisand may seem and Social Services,turing the animalMr drill 20 new boreholes next interventions which involve wasted, this can had recently Ministry of Fisheries be andleft to theteam year,” he said. different government be met curedthe but comeshoped back) that by the year 2021 veterinary • Where should it beSamfya cut to should move closer your leaders traditional in Chief Livestock, Ministry ofworker Localin or around The 1st 1000 MCDP has ministries. give maximum drainage? farming area. to reaching open defecation

“For instance, we have set up 120 community loans and savings groups whilst working with the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services in order to empower our women to better their lives through savings.

“And under Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) the programme has managed to rehabilitate eight boreholes and plans to

thematic areas, which are:

• Health and nutrition • Agriculture and livelihood and • Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

They are carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Community Development

Kasoma Bangweulu’s Government as well as free status as well as having oriented the Ministry of General Anitabscess RIPENS when it Fresh and clean –chiefdom this would whom is itself getting ready toaccess burst, to clean and safe fall under incised wounds. in the CLTS approach.

Education. near to the surface Here the hair around the pus comes water in order to reduce The traditional leaders District water and wound should be shaved and and tends to point. Therefore, stunting. passed the knowledge onbetodetermined sanitation officeronly Jacob when the hair is actually the point must NFNC representative their subjects.

Silwamba says the 1stinto the wound. so that cutting can be decidgoing ed, asaid deepthe decisive jab Vincent with a Chowa said the Mr Silwamba 1000 MCDP under WASH scalpel or sharp knife. Cutting • The wound can be the irri-team institution was in different more oriented was engaging traditional gated and cleaned with not to be done through a lot of districts planning activities communities on CLTS and community leaders to salt solution that is 2 cups healthy tissue (e.g. muscle) to be undertaken next thecases abscess. fewer to help Community Led water and 1activities teaspoonthereach Only givethe an injectionyear if theunder 1st MCDP salt. of diarrheal diseases Total Sanitation (CLTS) Medicine can be applied. abscess is small or superficial programme. communities recorded, interventions aimed• at Suturing can be left to and already cut and drained. which led to Iffewer cases reducing stunting in veterinary the not sure it isof better not to professionals. inject.

Cut the lowest point Which should be fol- NAIS stunting in the district. district. lowed by an antibiotic injection again to be left to the veterinarian

but avoid health tissues. After cutting, squeeze out the pus, irrigate with salt solution and treat as a septic wound.

The most important principle in the care of fresh wounds is maintain the viability and the defensive mechanism of the tissue, so that it may play part, weakened, in the healing process. All harmful influences must be avoided during and after treatment.

Therefore, the first action to taken is to stop the bleeding and prevent the animal for damaging the tissue further.

What is decisive for the favorable progress of healing is that the medicament should remain all day in intimate contact with the tissue.

This is how well cherished farm animal should be looked after when they are not well.

Every farmer should do this whenever the farm stock is not performing well as expected.

Attendance should be of priority FIRST AID.

Garden champs get GIZ, Agriculture pat

By GLORIA SIWISHA THE Ministry of Agriculture says it will continue to prioritise the adoption of agricultural practices that increase crop production and productivity.

Permanent secretary Songowayo Zyambo said Government wanted to ensure sustainable and guaranteed food security in the country.

Mr Zyambo said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Katete District Commissioner Joseph Makukula during the prize giving ceremony for the 2020 Keyhole Garden Competition winners in Katete, Eastern Province.

One senior lead farmer and three lead farmers of Katete district were awarded for performing exceptionally well in constructing and managing their own keyhole gardens.

The event was a joint activity

of the Ministry of Agriculture and GIZ’s Food and Nutrition Security Enhanced Resilience (FANSER) Project.

GIZ coordinator of agriculture and food security in Zambia Moritz Heldman said his organisation appreciated the relations it shared with the ministry at national and local levels.

Mr Heldman also said the Key Hole Garden Competition resulted in the training of over 1,200 extension staff and farmers in Katete and Petauke districts.

A keyhole garden is simply a circular raised garden bed with a built-in walkway and a centrally placed basket for watering and compost manure.

It is being promoted in Katete and Petauke districts of Eastern Province because of its ability to retain moisture in dry seasons, sustain soil fertility, and allow year-round production of nutritious vegetables. - NAIS

Septic wounds – these are commonest in cattle and when they are over 24 hours, should not be sutured. However, open wounds that have been made for a few days or more may be Purulent (discharging a lot of pus) or may be Dry. In both cases they are infected with some kind of bacteria and MUST NEVER BE SUTURED. For treatment purposes, the wounds can be rubbed clean using cotton wool wrapped in gauze or bandage. On cleaning squeeze out pus, expose reddish tissue and create slight surface ooze of blood.

Healing oil can be applied. An antibiotic can also be given.

Flu blown wounds – these are wounds infested by maggots. When you have wounds of this nature do not scrape the maggots or the wound it-

A keyhole garden is simply a circular raised garden bed with a built-in walkway and a centrally placed basket for watering and compost manure.

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Monday 30 November, 2020

Get involved in inmates’ rehab, Church urged SOLWEZI District Commissioner (DC), Rosemary Kamalonga, has called on the church to get involved in the rehabilitation of inmates in the country.

Ms Kamalonga said the church should not relent in rehabilitating inmates during their stay in correctional facilities and after being discharged.

She was speaking during a thanks giving prayer service for inmates held at St Daniel Catholic Church in Solwezi.

Ms Kamalonga said that some inmates were in prison as a way of getting prepared for greater opportunities.

“Men and women of God should be involved in the correcting and rehabilitating of our brothers and sisters who found themselves in conflict with the law because God created everyone for a purpose,” Ms Kamalonga said.

She said the inmates needed counseling and prayers on admission, during their stay and after being discharged from correctional facilities.

Ms. Kamalonga also urged the Church to pray for the families of inmates and the community as a whole to accept the offenders as they go back into society.

She said the Christian community should continue

offering inmates with financial and material support and also visit them regularly.

“Even in our province Northwestern, we have the construction of two new modern correctional facilities with the capacity of 250 inmates in Mufumbwe and Chavuma districts respectively.

“My dear inmates, being in prison is not the end of life, you can make it and become meaningful citizens in future,” she said.

At the same function, Solwezi central correctional facility Officer in Charge, Levy Mwanza, thanked President Edgar Lungu for the support he has rendered to the facilities in Northwestern province.

Mr Mwanza said the correctional facilities received three buses, five trucks, an ambulance, a twin cab, two tractors and three big generators.

He said all these have added morale as inmates are no longer using hoes to cultivate.

“This year the correctional service in Northwestern Region is cultivating 130 hectares of white maize, 35 hectors of soya bean, cassava, sweet potatoes and water melons,” he said.

Mr Mwanza said it was the duty of society to embrace the former inmates back into society and accord them love.

This year’s thanks giving prayer service is held under the theme: “Remember those in prison with passion. ZANIS

Judiciary union executive bounces back

By ANDREW MUKOMA THE entire union executive of Judicial Workers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWUZ) has bounced back at the just ended elective annual general meeting in Livingstone.

The Peter Mwale led executive was ushered back into office after going through unopposed.

Mr Mwale

“Salaries are very low and their housing allowances. So my preoccupation now in this tenure of office is to see to it that I fight hard with the support of my members on the ground to ensure that we raise the threshold the least paid judiciary employee, In interview with the Daily Nation in Livingstone, Mr Mwale pledged together with

his team to focus on improving the welfare of members.

Mr Mwale said that 2020 had been a difficult year but promised to push for improved conditions of services for the members.

He said that his executive had made it clear to the judiciary that members were demanding 100 percent salary increment.

“As JAWUZ president, my energy now will be concentrated very much on the financial autonomy of the judiciary because it is even enshrined in the Constitution of Zambia that the judiciary shall be funded so that it is able to run its operations.

"Salaries are very low and their housing allowances. So my preoccupation now in this tenure of office is to see to it that I fight hard with the support of my members on the ground to ensure that we raise the threshold the least paid judiciary employee, Mr Mwale said.

He said with the high cost of living, the least paid in the judiciary gets about K 2, 700, the situation he said is not good.

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SOLWEZI YOUTH NABBED FOR DEFAMING PRESIDENT LUNGU

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OLICE in Solwezi have arrested a 21-year-old man for defamation of President Edgar Lungu.

North-Western Province Commissioner of Police, Elias Chushi, confirmed the arrest of Alex Munganga of Messengers compound.

Mr Chushi said Rodgers

By ANDREW MUKOMA COMMUNITIES in Zambia must embrace persons living disabilities and make them part of the development process, says Cheshire Homes Society Director Kamima Nguni.

Mr Nguni pointed out that persons with disabilities were in most cases isolated not only from the rest of society but from their own families.

He said however that Cheshire Homes Society of Zambia in collaboration with the Government had been implementing various development programmes such as inclusive education for persons with disabilities across the country.

Mr Ng’uni was speaking during the launch of the Zambia Enhanced community based Rehabilitation programme (ZECREP)in Monze.

He explained that the ZECREP programme seeks to address the gaps through training and improving quality of practical competencies of key stakeholders in community based rehabilitation and disability inclusion.

The programme, he said would also strengthen the technical capacity building

Tanganyika aged 40 of Cheshire area in Solwezi, reported the matter to police around 16:00 hours on Friday.

"Police in Solwezi received a report of defamation of the President, which occurred on 27th November, 2020 around 1600 hours at Solwezi Messengers Compound, which was reported by

Rogers Tanganyika aged 40 of Cheshire Home Area in Solwezi," Mr Chushi said.

He said Munganga published a statement on his Facebook account with intent to bring the name of the President into ridicule or contempt. "Alex Munganga aged 21 of Messengers Compound Solwezi, also of Inama Village,

Chief Sikufele, in Manyinga District, Northwestern Province who with intent to bring the name of the President into ridicule or contempt, published a statement on his Facebook Account,” he said. Mr Chushi said the suspect was in police custody and would appear in court soon. ZANIS

Embrace disabled in growth path, says Cheshire Homes

of community based rehabilitation and rehabilitation professionals.

Mr Ng’uni said Cheshire Homes Society and Holy Family in Monze were working towards helping persons with disabilities achieve their full potential through the

implementation of the child empowerment programme and the newly launched ZECREP. He observed that Government had shown commitment to providing opportunities for persons with disabilities through the legislative frameworks such the

disabilities Act Number 6 of 2012 which provides for recognition of human rights for persons with disabilities’ and thus remove barriers for their active participation in all spheres of life.

Holy Family Centre Executive Director, Leon Mbengue, said since its foundation his organisation assigned its mission of offering quality life for children with disabilities and their families through support from Lillian foundations and Cheshire Homes Society of Zambia.

The ZECREP Programme with an estimated budget of over K12 million is expected to create an enabling environment for 1,000 children with disabilities including neglected groups to participate in issues that concern their quality of life in Monze, Kafue and Lusaka by 2024.

The programme was held under the theme, “Working Towards Improving the Quality of life of Children with Disabilities and their Families in Zambia by 2030.

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WUSAKILE MP JOLTS MINE UNIONS

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Reject violence, Zambia told

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE Ndola Pastors fellowship has called on Zambians to desist any form of violence ahead of the 2021 general elections.

Zambia, the clergy noted, had always been peaceful during the general elections and appealed to all citizens to maintain peace and tranquility.

Fellowship Chairperson, Mulenga Chilekwa, vowed that the church would not support any political party with bad intentions that could lead the country into chaos.

Reverend Chilekwa said all political parties in the country should refrain from any misconduct behavior that could cause tension and panic amongst citizens.

"We urge the church and

the general public to pray for peace during the general elections. The Clergy and the public at large need to come up with intercession prayers and ensure that they continue to stand in the gap for peaceful elections next year," he said.

Rev Chilekwa appealed to politicians in the country to join hands in praying for the peace of the country ahead of the elections next year.

He said politicians and all the citizens, and in particular the body of Christ, must come together to reject any maneuvers Rev Chilekwa said the country had come this far believing in God's guidance and that the Country could only prosper and overcome its challenges when people were united.

Monday 30 November, 2020

By ROGERS KALERO

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Mr Kalobo

RADE unions in the mining industry must speak convincingly and with competence during collective bargaining to clinch reasonable salary increase for miners, Wusakile Member of Parliament (MP) Pavyuma Kalobo has said Mr Kalobo said union leaders should not to accept negligible salary adjustment and later start pleading with miners on behalf of mine management.

In an interview in Kitwe yesterday ahead of the collective bargaining, Mr Kalobo said miners were demanding 25 per cent salary rise and so union leaders should strive to meet members’ expectations.

"In the past we have seen union leaders act like spokesperson of these mining companies where they go to convince their members to accept mediocre salary increments. As we get closer to the collective bargaining, I am urging union leaders to ensure that they get the best for their members "We don't want a situation where

union leaders would start speaking on behalf of the mining companies and later, they will be taken out of the country for shopping for convincing miners to accept very low salary increments," Mr Kalobo said.

The MP said union leaders should strive to gain the confidence of their members by negotiating for better salaries and conditions of service for their members.

"When you are a leader, you should always be on the side of the people, but if you decide to betray the people in any way, then you will lose their trust and confidence. So union leaders are representatives of the workers who should always be on the side of the workers," he said.

Meanwhile, Mr Kalobo said plans were under way to rehabilitate the blown off roofs at Malela Secondary School in his constituency.

He said, during heavy rains more than one week ago, blew off the roofs of some classrooms at the school.

"So following this sad development, we met with the school management and discussed how we can repair and I can tell you that we have come up with a plan," he said.

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Harvest Group of Companies Ltd of Lusaka intends to apply for planning permission for Change of Land use from Residential to Commercial (Filling Station) on Stands 13869 and 13870, Chalala.

The properties measure approximately 1279 m² and 852 m² in size.

File Photo: DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe with Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda in Lusaka.

‘I will continue to support young talent’

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA LUANSHYA Mayor Nathan Chanda has pledged to continue supporting young talent in Luanshya, the Copperbelt and Zambia at large.

Mr Chanda said youths were an integral part of society that must be natured, stating that no organisation or nation could achieve social and economic goals without the active participation of

youths.

"I will always welcome positive, objective and constructive criticism because it helps to build and strengthen me.

Therefore, I will continue to support the youth "This is better than criticism out of jealousy, hatred, envy, personal frustration and failure to accept or comprehend that one of us has made it from nothing to something," he said.

The Mayor assured the

young people with different skills that he would join to support them so that they could attain admirable goals in life. He urged other young people with skills to emulate the humility from some youths who were already using their skills to change their lives for the better.

Mr Chanda said it was however important for the youth to stay focused, disciplined and always work hard and be determined.

The application may be viewed at the Office of the Town Clerk of Lusaka City Council; P. O Box 30077, Lusaka and submissions or observations on the application may be made to the planning authority without charge. Submissions or observations must be in writing and made within the period of 30 days beginning on the first date of the period for the publication of this notice 30th November, 2020 and ending on 29th December, 2020.

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

Date of erection of site notice 30th November, 2020

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Monday 30 November, 2020

By DR LABAN MWANSA

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED PROJECTS

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ANAGING financially challenged projects using Agile project management. Is Agile project management the panacea to handling financially challenged projects? What do you do when project funding dries-up?

Our 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.

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.

Financial underfunding 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.

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 PRINCE2® 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 architect should also ensure

that dependencies are resolved before the delivery of the features.

Agile project management 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 Agile project management uses this technique when descoping 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.

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-scoping 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

MoSCoW. 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 PRINCE2® project management methodology. 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, MSP®, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, Agile®, Laban is a consultant and trainer in project management and specifically trainer/coach in PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, and PRINCE2 Agile® in Zambia, South Africa and Europe for many years. He was in the executive committee of ICTAZ as technical chair. He is also the managing partner of Betaways Innovation Systems and can be reached at: Laban.

Mwansa@betaways-innovations.com, +260975280392 or WhatsApp +27817029669. He is also a professional member of PMSA and PMI-USA.

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FEATURES Features

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Fuel consumers can build a cost reduction culture

you save some fuel. It may look insignificant but you are losing money.

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FARM WORKERS KILLED IN 'INSANE' NIGERIA ATTACK

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T least 43 people have been killed in what the Nigerian president has described as an "insane" attack in north-east Nigeria on Saturday.

The attackers tied up agricultural labourers working in rice fields and slit their throats near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, reports say.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: PM claims capture of regional capital Mekelle IN a statement on Twitter, Mr Abiy said the army was in full control of Mekelle and that this “marks the completion of the [military’s] last phase”.

“I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations

This is one of the worst attacks in recent months in a region where the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa insurgent groups are active.

No-one has yet claimed responsibility.

"I condemn the killing of our hard-working farmers by terrorists in Borno state. The

in the Tigray region,” he said.

The army had released thousands of soldiers taken by the TPLF and was in control of the airport and regional offices, Mr Abiy said, adding that the operation had been carried out with “due care for citizens”.

There have been fears for the safety of the 500,000 people living in the city.

Mr Abiy’s statement said federal forces would “continue their task of apprehending TPLF criminals and bring them to the court of law”.

Confirming details from Tigray is very hard as telephone and internet lines have been down during the conflict. - BBC

entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls rest in peace," said President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Buhari also described "the terrorist killings as insane", according to his spokesman Garba Shehu.

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"We have recovered 43 dead bodies, all of them slaughtered, along with six others with serious injuries," a local militiaman who helped the survivors told the AFP news agency.

At least another six farm workers are thought to have been abducted. - BBC

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The decision is in response to a US plan that would allow for drugs to be imported from Canada to make them cheaper for Americans.

Although prescription drug prices in Canada are higher than some nations, they are cheaper than the US. A number of Canada's drug suppliers had warned that the plan, implemented by President Trump, would cause shortages.

The pandemic has already increased demands for some medicines, according to the AFP news agency.

A statement from Canada's health ministry said the country sources 68% of its drugs from overseas and therefore it was important to avoid any disruptions to supplies.

"Companies will now also be required to provide information to assess existing or potential shortages when requested, and within 24 hours if there is a serious or imminent health risk," the statement said.

Mr Trump signed an executive order in July to allow for the legal importation of cheaper drugs from Canada.

A month later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was happy to help other nations with their supplies if possible but his priority was protecting the needs of Canadians.

Drugmakers have faced intense criticism from US politicians - including Mr Trump - as well as insurance companies and patients' groups over the high cost of new medicines and price hikes in some older generic drugs.

President-elect Joe Biden has previously spoken of potentially importing drugs to bring down costs. - BBC

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE ...as Zambia Under-17 fail to defend Cosafa Cup

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

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HE Zambia Under-17 national Soccer team has failed to defend the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Youth Championship after losing the final 4-2 on penalties to South Africa following a 1-1 draw at Gelvandale Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The Young Chipolopolo who were the favourites to win the final having beaten South Africa 1-0 in a group fixture before the final however qualified for the 2021 AFCON to be held in Morocco despite having missed out on the trophy.

The George Chilufya tutored charges had scored first in the 1-1 draw through Joseph Sabobo Banda who converted a penalty in the third minute of the match.

The lead was however cancelled out 13 minutes later when South Africa’s Thabang Mahlangu converted also from the spot to level the scores.

Defender Teddy Khumalo had committed a foul in the eighteen yard box which gifted South Africa a penalty.

The tightly contested final saw both teams creating some decent scoring chances which were not utilised in both halves as the game ended 1-1 to go straight into penalties.

Simthandile Sishi, Yamkale Phalane, Lyema Dopolo and Lindokuhle Mbutho converted for South Africa while Zambia scored through Julius Kumwenda and Charles Mumba.

Young Chipolopolo captain Miguel Chaiwa and Rickson Ng’ambi missed their spot kicks as South Africa were crowned

under-17 Cosafa Champions, bagging a record third title.

Young Chipolopolo midfielder Julius Kumwenda won the player of the match award as Zambia collected Silver medals for finishing as runners up.

The Young Chipolopolo however dominated the awards, bagging the fair play award, goal keeper of the tournament and the top scorer award.

Goalkeeper Eric Makungu was voted Goal keeper of the tournament while Joseph Banda bagged the top scorer award with five goals.

Banda also won the sponsored trip to Spain where the Barcelona Academy player will go for trials alongside South Africa’s Mduduzi Shabalala who was voted player of the tournament at the Cosafa.

FAZ Calls for improvements after Chile trounce

By MICHAEL MIYOBA THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says there are a lot of areas where the senior women’s team needs to improve on despite having beaten Chile in Saturday’s friendly game at LaLiga Independiente De Futbo in Santiago.

In an interview after the Copper Queens came from behind to beat Chile 2-1 thanks to Barbra Banda and Rachel Nachula’s goals, FAZ executive committee member Brenda Kunda said the team will continue working hard to get better before the Olympic Games slated for Tokyo Japan.

Zambia will play Chile today in another friendly match and Kunda is hopeful that the girls will get better.

“We are going to continue improving and knowing the determination the girls have we will get there.

“There is a lot that needs to be worked

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on. Yes we beat Chile but there is so much that needs to be done and you can see that we brought in young players and it was good to see the young ones coming in and looking very composed,” said Kunda.

She said the little investment in ensuring that women’s football develops at grass root is bearing fruits based on the progress made at grassroots level.

Meanwhile Kunda has called on the corporate world to support the growth of women football.

She said girls require more support as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Kunda said having a proper and well organized women’s league sponsored by corporate entities would make it possible for the association to assemble the best players for the Tokyo games.

She said the team will need the best players to compete and not just to participate when they represent Zambia at the Olympics.

“If we can have a proper and well organized league like we are looking at right now, to start the super league I would urge the corporate world to come on board because that is where we will be able to tap as much talent as possible,” she said.

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FIVE STAR PERFORMANCES ...as Napsa, Nkana enjoy away victories

By MUKWIMA CHILALA in Moroni Comoros.

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ontinental debutants NAPSA stars have started on a high in the CAF Confederation Cup following their 1-5 rout of Ngazi in their first round preliminary match played at the Stade Moroni Malouzoni Stadium in Comoros yesterday.

And Zambian Champions Nkana have given themselves an advantage going into the second leg following their one nil away win to Bantu FC of Lesotho Twenty Twelve AfCON golden boot winner Emmanuel Mayuka finally opened his account for NAPSA with the fourth goal for his side in the 73 minute.

NAPSA started the match on a high by opening the scores through a Timothy Otieno goal in the 32 minute after benefiting from a Laudt Mavugo assist.

NAPSA however lost possession of the ball in the last 15 minutes of the game and were forced to make a tactical substitution

bringing in winger Austin Banda for midfielder Simon Nkhata in the 41 minutes.

NAPSA could have added a second with Timothy Otieno finding the back of the net in the 43 minute which was however ruled for offside.

The game could however not change in complexion with the home side going to the break the dominant side.

NAPSA stars technical bench made some tactical changes to the team going into the second half introducing Mayuka and Midfielder Danny Silavwe for strikers Timothy Otieno and Laudt Mavugo in the 57 minute.

The change left Mayuka as the lone striker with captain Dickson Chapa, Daniel Adoko, Jacob Ngulube and Silavwe flooded in midfield.

The two substitutions immediately changed the game for the visitors who won back possession with Silavwe and Ngulube interchanging control in the midfield.

Silavwe completed his brace in the game scoring in the 57 and 63 minute respectively

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to make to make it nil for the visitors.

NAPSA continued dominating possession of the ball with Silavwe and Ngulube having an interchange in midfield that resulted in the fourth goal scored by Mayuka who benefitted from a Ngulube cross.

The home side pulled one back through a Marianot Rahainjatovo direct free kick but was not enough as Ngulube sealed the win for NAPSA in the last minute of the four minutes added time.

The win has given NAPSA an advantage of progressing to the first round of the competition and face FC Songo of Mozambique who are on bye from the preliminary round.

Meanwhile Nkana got to a flying start in the champions league as Striker Idris Mbobo’s 14 minute goal was enough for Nkana to maintain an advantage for the Zambian Champions.

Nkana hosts Bantu this Saturday in the return leg fixture to be played at the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.