No 795 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday October 13, 2020 Zambia Police records withdraw summons 91 new against COVID-19 WE’VE NO Binwell By Daniel Chansa in Kitwe POLICE in Kitwe have cases, 8 withdrawn the summons that were issued against former District Commissioner Binwell deaths Mpundu. Story page 7 By Natasha Sakala MINISTER of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya has announced that Nalumango Zambia has recorded 91 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,741 tests, with eight brought in dead GOVT - HH demands cases recorded in the last 24 hours. Story page 2 PF acting like a terrorist Mucheleka’s UPND release before prayer day organisation using By Natasha Sakala targets UPND national chairperson Mutale Nalumango has demanded that President 80% win Edgar Lungu released the opposition party’s deputy By Ulande Nkomesha State resources secretary general Patrick UPND spokesperson Charles By Ulande Nkomesha the one party state and in 2001 yet PF are having rallies. and the Judiciary to brutalise Mucheleka and others from Kakoma says the UPND is UPND president Hakainde to reject the third term bid, Lusambo and everybody in PF citizens, to oppress citizens, prison before talking about targeting to win the 2021 elections Hichilema has expressed anger saying only a united people’s do as they wish. I believe they to take away citizens rights prayers. Story page 10 by 80 per cent. at the continued provocation voice will save the country from do not even notify the police, and freedoms of assembly, Commenting on President from the ruling Patriotic Front, destruction at the hands of the but we were following the law, movement and associations,” he Lungu’s remarks in Lufwanyama saying the country is being run Patriotic Front. they don’t want us to do it. This lamented. that in 2021, people should vote by a terrorist-like organisation. “The police have thrown out confirms that PF is behaving “You followed what they for one party in all election posts Jay Jay And Hichilema has called our youths’ notifications, NDC like a terrorist organisation, did to my support of the as it will ensure development, on Zambians to unite again, and UPND, on the peaceful but using state resources and community in Kamanga on the Kakoma said UPND was destined like they did in 1991 to defeat demonstrations against ECZ, instruments such as the police water...” to win. Story page 4 Story page 5 gets MDC will shake other parties - Mutati nolle, By Julia Malunga his Movement for Democratic Lucky Mulusa joining him as his interim executive committee of the for economics, chairperson for FORMER finance ministerChange (MDC) party, with a secretary general. newly launched MDC; economist the youths is Venon Kasonde, rearrest Felix Mutati yesterday unveiled list of notable politicians like The following is the rest of the Trevor Simumba is chairperson Ambassador Joyce Musenge is By Zondiwe Mbewe the deputy secretary general, THE State has entered a nolle vice-president in charge for prosequi in a matter in which administration is Shelly Thole and suspended Eastern Province former ZCTU president Leonard PF youth chairperson Hikaumba is vice-president in Emmanuel Banda, commonly charge of politics. known as Jay Jay, and four Meanwhile, former Minister others were accused of of Labor Fackson Shamenda is assaulting a police officer at also a member of MDC. Lusaka Central Police Station. Story page 4 Story page 11 Govt reveals how MoH employee drew 10 salaries Story page 5 2. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday October 13, 2020 By Ulande Nkomesha system.” FORMER nance minister Dr He said government’s Situmbeko Musoktwane has expenditure was likely to expressed doubt that the debt Musokotwane doubts economic increase in 2021 due to the PF’s relief given by the Chinese desire to demonstrate popularity government will lead to a in some areas in the country. rebound of Zambia’s economy. ‘’ ere will be a lot of e Chinese government rebound from China’s debt relief expenditure in 2021, already last week granted Zambia a debt struggling, because the level of be seen once major economic that inspite of the help from reporting to authorities that you can see that. e issue of service suspension initiative on indebtedness was so high that projects started to operate China, inspite of the help we there is a problem here. Now by-elections, councilors are all concessional facilities. even when somebody gives positively. will get from the G20 nations, why has it been le like that for being enticed with money to In an interview, Dr you help, it still does not help ‘’You can indirectly deduce our situation remains tough,” Dr years? It has been le like that resign from their positions. Musokotwane said despite the you because you already over- that if we continue to have Musokotwane added. because they were told there e government wants to help from China, the country borrowed,” Dr Muskotwane said. problems in paying all our And Dr Musokotwane said it is no enough money to cover demonstrate popularity in may continue struggling due to “Let me give an example of obligations, in other ways, we was disappointing that President this,” Dr Musokotwane said. the areas they have always the level of its indebtedness. somebody who has no food in can’t pay our teachers, buy Edgar Lungu, during his ‘’If you go around the country, considered themselves not to be “To start with, that thing is popular. I am sure you have seen their homes; they are starving; medicines, we cannot pay our working visit to the Copperbelt, there are so many schools that something that came a couple the amounts of money budgeted someone can bring you a bucket arrears, then you know that called and ordered Secretary have been abandoned, including of months ago and I do not for defence and security, we have of mealie meal, it is help; it will, inspite of the help that the to Treasury Fredson Yamba to in my constituency. If the think it is speci c to Zambia. seen the arsenal by the police, we maybe, see you through a day Chinese gave us and the western allocate funds for the completion President ordered for money to It is the general approach by have also seen the huge amounts or two, but it doesn’t mean that world, our situation is dire. If of a school that had stalled. that school to be done, it means the government of China to all He said it was clear that the that something else is going to of money into the fertiliser hunger is nished or ended in it was not, then we will not be countries under COVID-19, money for the completion of su er because the Treasury has support program, [which is] well that home.Yes, we have had some having all these payments, all which more or less matches what the school was not budgeted for, only so much money. So when above what we have ever seen in assistance, but your natural state these kinds of problems that the western countries have also which indicated that some funds we tell them to fund this school this country. Remember, [when] is so bad that inspite of that we are having. In the next two done. It is for everybody who would be diverted. and there is no money in the you overspend in 2021, what bucket of mealie meal that is months, if we still continue owes China. Whether it helps ‘’ e government system budget, it means that they must it simply means is that in 2022, coming your way by way of help, to have problems, failing to Zambia or not is not clear, but knows; the Copperbelt Minister take that money away from there will be hardly any money on the other hand, it is possible within a few days, it is gone.” pay other debtors here and knows, the PS for the Copperbelt another project in the country. for fertiliser because you spent it that inspite of that help, you He added that the e ect of there, failing to run goverment knows, and they have been Clearly, the problem is the in 2021,” said Dr Musokotwane. will still nd the country is China’s debt relief would only programs then we shall know By Julia Malunga PRESIDENTIAL A airs Don’t blame PF, COVID has hit all Kambwili judgment in forgery Minister Freedom Sikazwe says it is unfair to blame the world economies – Freedom PF government for the bitting case deferred to Wednesday economy because there’s no is doing better economically this “What kind of measurement country which is thriving at the time especially a er coming out are people using to judge us that By Zondiwe Mbewe Kambwili was accompanied by his vice- moment due to the COVID-19 of COVID-19, all of us have been we have failed? at is where I LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate David president Joseph Akafumba, Roan NDC member pandemic. hit by it and you know the e ects. have a problem. For someone Simusamba yesterday failed to deliver judgement of parliament Joseph Chishala and some party And Sikazwe says he is We are just trying to rebuild, to wake up and just say ‘you in a matter in which NDC leader Chishimba members who went to o er him support on con dent that President Edgar trying to re-correct ourselves are going to lose’, it is not true. Kambwili is charged with forgery, uttering a assumption that judgment would be delivered Lungu will win by over 60 and see how we can improve Even when you are going into false document and giving false information to yesterday.