No 47 www.diggers.news Friday October 13, 2017 PF picked the worst candidate to succeed Sata, says Laura Miti Sipilisiwe Ncube Alliance for Community Action executive director Laura Miti says President was the worst candidate out of those who wanted to succeed Michael Sata. And Council for Social Development Executive Director Lewis Mwape says it is illogical for President Lungu to demand corruption evidence from citizens when he is in a better position to access it. Speaking when the duo featured on Radio Phoenix’ Let the People Talk programme today, Miti said President Lungu was the worst candidate because he wasn’t ready to be Head of State To Page 6 IMF has proved Mutati a liar - By Mirriam Chabala President Edgar Lungu welcomes his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma at KK International Airport in Lusaka yesterday - Picture by Salim Henry/ State House. Story page 6 MMD president Nevers Mumba says the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s RTSA considering position on Zambia’s actual UNZA hikes accommodation, tuition fees external debt stock has By Mukosha Funga university platform called Chibale. fees, accusing the institution of Benz Sprinter as vindicated him and proved The University of Zambia has UNZA Network that the hike However, UNZA students being inconsiderate. finance minister hiked tuition fees by between in accommodation fees was complained about the hiked See table of revised fees on page 6 replacement for a liar. To Page 2 K3,000 and K5,000 across all as a result of increments in programmes. electricity and water bills. There was nothing wrong in Hiace commuter bus And UNZA has hiked He justified the decision, Zondiwe Mbewe accommodation fees from saying UNZA was one of RTSA chief executive officer Over 60,000 K1,200 to K3,900 per year. the public institutions where Lungu going to watch half naked Zindaba Soko says the agency When called to explain the hike, accommodation fees remained is considering a Mercedes Benz UNZA public relations officer low in spite of other increments. women in Swazi - Religion minister Sprinter model and the Toyota refugees Damaseke Chibale couldn’t “Honestly I don’t think that Zondiwe Mbewe there was nothing wrong Quantum, as among the safer give a position, but invited this K3,900 is a lot of money vehicles to replace Hiace commuter Religious affairs ministerwith President Edgar Lungu’s enter Zambia reporter to his office on Monday. considering the fact that this fee buses which are being phased out. Rev says decision to go and watch half To Page 6 Chibale however told a is paid only once a year,” said At a media briefing today, naked women in Swaziland Soko however, said the agency because Zambia appreciates would engage stakeholders to diverse culture. discuss what model of buses was Meanwhile, Rev Sumaili says acceptable. this year’s national prayers will “For us to see how we can make be held in Kitwe. the transport system safer, we Rev Sumaili was responding to a are looking at the period of three question from Roan PF member to five years. When we talk of a of parliament Chishimba specific model of a bus, we are Kambwili in Parliament on looking at a model that will have CHURCH MUST Thursday, who wanted to know seat belts, enough leg room, if it was a good example for a enough head room and ventilation Head of State from a Christian so that the severity when there is a nation to go and watch ‘naked’ crash is reduced on the commuter,” Soko said. women. To Page 4 To Page 4 D/Speaker demands ministerial statement on Chengelo bullying Sipilisiwe Ncube yesterday when she gave a FORGIVE LUNGU Deputy Speaker of the National ruling on a point of order raised Assembly Catherine Namugala by Mazabuka Central UPND ...but the President should meet those he has asked general education member of parliament Garry minister Dr Dennis Wanchinga Nkombo, who asked Wanchinga to issue a ministerial statement why he had not informed the on the graphic bullying involving house about government’s offended in person to say sorry - Pukuta pupils at Chengelo Christian position on the Chengelo school Boarding School. bullying case. Story on Page 3 Namugala said this in Parliament To Page 4 2. Local News Friday October 13, 2017 Chikwanda echoes IMF findings on Zambia’s debt By Mukosha Funga and to be more prudent with means 20 per cent is what is mean that our combined doesn’t make any sense but on. So all inflation figures, Mirriam Chabala resources. left to run the government internal and external debt we are officials who take whether in Zambia or in Former Minister of Finance “But going forward, we must including the armies and as a proportion of GDP is pride in putting a caveat America or England or in Alexander Chikwanda says really be a bit more reticent, the police so there is a strain less than 20 which raises our in thinking that GDP is 27 Russia or China, they have the International Monetary a bit more prudent and the in service provision but bank ability in the global billion.” an aura of unreality because Fund’s concerns on Zambia’s consolation is that okay, all government is doing the best financial market place. And I Meanwhile, Chikwanda they only put few items in the debt are not far-fetched. the money has been borrowed and I think that the officials thought I heard in the budget says inflation figures are basket,” said Chikwanda. And Chikwanda says it does to take the country forward. we have entrusted to manage speech that the combined unrealistic because they do “It doesn’t mean that all the not make sense for a country If there was no borrowing, our economy, they could be debt ratio [both] external and not take into account factors prices in the economy are like Zambia to have a GDP of the country would have a little more resourceful but internal was 47 per cent, this like rentals or transport but kept at bay. The prices of food, $26 billion. stood still and Zambia needs they do manage,” he said. is because we are using the only basic food items. kapenta and so on, maybe the Meanwhile, Chikwanda to grow at higher rates, not And Chikwanda said it does figure which is our diligent “What government should prices have only gone up by says inflation figures are five per cent, we need growth not make sense to have a civil servants maintain but be worrying about now is six per cent but other things, unrealistic because they do rates in double digits and GDP of $26 billion in a we need to complete Zambia’s how we get the economy to have gone up, even charges not take into account factors some of the borrowing will country like Zambia. GDP and institutions like the a higher level and how we by people working in the like rentals or transport but facilitate that,” he said. “Zambia’s Gross Domestic IMF are all prepared to help,” relieve the hardships. You informal sector. So it is not a only basic food items. He observed that the people Product is about 26 billion he said. know people are really feeling measure of everything.” On Tuesday, IMF observed who benefited the most from according to our officials who “Otherwise ordinary people the squeeze, the cost of living Chikwanda also said job that Zambia’s ballooning infrastructure projects were refuse to think, and the World including here in Lusaka if is high and although we are creation had to be elevated external debt put the country contractors who operated on Bank economic indicators you go round, you will see told inflation is only six per to a serious crusade because at high risk of debt distress. inflated prices. of 2015 puts Zambia’s GDP the massive construction cent, but the way inflation is the population was growing The IMF said although “But as I said, some of the big at 26 billion using the atlas that is going on, people have computed in every country, rapidly. the near-term outlook for infrastructure investments, route and at 55 billion using not borrowed from banks, there is a basket, items which Chikwanda further observed the Zambian economy has they don’t create employment the purchasing power. But they have no mortgages so you put in that basket, you that those who had appointed improved in recent months, in the immediate because my own considered view is there must be money in the will put in food items but you themselves anti-corruption the country’s fiscal imbalance they are very capital that Zambia can’t be less than economy. We can’t have a have not included transport, crusaders were the high has remained very high. intensive. In fact, the people 60 billion GDP, this would GDP of K27 billion it just rent, which are costly and so priests of corruption. When asked for his who get rich are the suppliers interpretation of the IMF of earth-moving equipment statement at a PF Interactive and contractors who do the Forum today, Chikwanda, job at exceedingly inflated who also chairs the PF prices and a lot of margin Committee on Finance, which they take out of our admitted that Zambia needed country,” Chikwanda said. IMF has proved Felix to slow down on borrowing. He explained that if the IMF “The IMF has expressed approved the $1.3 billion worries about Zambia’s debt for Zambia, it would be for profile, those concerns are balance of payments and not not far-fetched but anyway, project support. somehow our debt profile “What the IMF are saying Mutati a liar - Nevers is high and going in future, justifiable but you know, going forward we should be they will make available a bit more prudent especially the $1.3 billion. Now those loans which are not there are even some of the for projects which are single educated Zambians joining sourced, where there is no in misleading people, that tender and so on and so we money is not for project have to be careful and I think support, that money is for government is doing just balance of payment support. that,” Chikwanda said. Support our balance of Chikwanda however said payments for the imports that government had never and so and reserves that the defaulted on repaying debt, Bank of Zambia will increase adding that there was a by that amount and that’s possibility that when the the purpose of that. It is not bonds were due, there was a for project support, the IMF possibility that they could be don’t lend you for project rolled over. support, you will go to the “But you know, even in World Bank, you will go to government there are some the other institutions, Indian skills which some citizens Investment Bank and so on may not be aware so the guys and so forth,” Chikwanda in the treasury, they have said. been very good at managing “So that loan we get from the the debt, there’s not a single IMF, I don’t know, maybe day we have faulted on debt it is paid over 10 years, repayment which will mean may be paid in six months that we can use that track installments which means record going forward for if it is paid in six months, From front page replied. So we are very encouraged and not to honour their programme with instance when the next bond every six months we have got Mumba told News Diggers! in an vindicated by the IMF when they raised Zambia at the moment until the debt is due, and I think officials to find $60 million to pay. interview that the IMF’s remarks that the same concerns that we have raised stock is revealed. Until the governance from the Ministry of Finance That whole cost increases the Zambia’s external debt was likely to put earlier on about the country’s correct record is improved. have already made reference country’s debt service burden the country at high risk of debt distress debt. This [IMF] reports proves Mutati He urged Zambians to mount pressure to that, it can be rolled over and so when the IMF express if borrowing was not slowed down, a liar” on the government to reveal the true because the people who concern, it is partly they are proved that Mutati was not honest when And Mumba said it was wrong for debt position. have invested in these bonds worried about whether we he told Parliament that the country’s Mutati to use the pettiness of politics “We have to put pressure on this are making a lot of money,” will be able to service the debt stood at $7.2 billion earlier this and escape questions from the MMD on government. All they are going to say Chikwanda said. debt we get from them and year. pretext that he was the rightful president like Mr Chikwanda (former finance “Just look at the bond yields my inclination is that we will “I am very grateful that the IMF has of the former ruling party. minister) has rightly put it, is that ‘the in the other developing be,” he said. echoed the concerns that we raised a “I think that this minister (Mutati) must country’s economy is under stress’. This countries, in the US, the Chikwanda said it was couple of months ago. I did mention to learn that that Ministry is a public office means that the numbers of debt are not yield is between 2 and 2.4. In unfortunate the 60 per cent the nation that Mr Mutati had lied to and it has nothing to do with emotional accurate and the budget that was just Germany, the 10 year bond of the budget was spent on Parliament and to the nation about the concerns of him fakely being called given is a distorted budget. There is no is .46 as of this morning so emoluments. true debt stock of our country. I hope president of MMD. It cannot be that proof in terms of the numbers given in investing bonds in developing “But what is happening that Mr Mutati did receive the numbers because I am also president of MMD that budget,” said Mumba. or emerging countries like now, between emoluments, which we got from his officers at the then he is not going to answer the letters “I want to warn this government that Zambia, even at 6 or 7 per emoluments account for an Ministry of Finance that brought the I write to him, I think it has nothing to they can do all the politics they want cent, you are making a excessive proportion of the actual debt to about $23 billion. I asked do with that petty belief. So we demand They can stop us from having our healing so the people who budget, more than 50 per him to prove us wrong by giving us the that he tells us the truth about Zambia’s freedoms and liberties of meeting as have invested in our bonds cent of our revenue goes on tentative figure, and show us how they debt position,” Mumba said. opposition political parties. They can are actually long term emoluments for the bloated arrived at the $7.2 billion, he never “So what we are going to do now is that keep imprisoning us for challenging investors, they are a pension civil service and then debt replied to that,” Mumba observed. we are going to go back to his office their corruption. But I want to assure fund, they are not in a hurry servicing, between debt “A month later, I wrote another letter when he comes back from Washington them that numbers don’t lie. they to get paid like yesterday so servicing and emoluments, reminding him (Mutati) that it was my DC and sit with him with our numbers can manipulate all of us but numbers there is a possibility.” you are talking in terms right as a citizen to receive a response so that he can help us understand what don’t lie. Soon the truth will come out He said going forward, there of about 80 per cent of the from the minister of finance, but again our debt stock is. Then we are also going to embarrass and their legacy will be was need for the country budget, of the revenue, which he disregarded that letter. He has not to write to the IMF again, asking them totally distorted.” Friday October 13, 2017 Local News. 3

By Sipilisiwe Ncube Visiting South African President Jacob Zuma today gave a moving tribute of late African National Congress (ANC) leader Oliver Zuma relives emotional Reginald Tambo when he joined his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu in unveiling the “O.R Tambo Heritage site” in Lusaka. Remembering Tambo’s contribution to the liberation memories of O.R Tambo struggle, Zuma said if the late our relationship, we will never ANC leader was involved in the forget Zambia and its role that it freedom negotiations with the played. And I also want to thank Apartheid regime, South Africa our father president Kaunda would have gotten a better deal. because by being here, you “OR Tambo was an extra have blessed us and blessed this ordinary leader recognised by occasion. This occasion today many. He had already worked, your Excellency the President they knew his power, his Mr Lungu is a bond of the strength, his capability. And this powerful symbol between our is what brought such questions two countries and people,” said to many of us particularly at President Zuma. the point when it was clear that Meanwhile President Edgar negotiations in south Africa were Lungu said the honouring of late no longer a far-fetched reality. president Tambo marked the We needed this man, we needed celebration of South Africa and this leader to be part of that Zambia’s own heritage. process. Yes the process went “Dr Kaunda allocated this on very well but to many who house to Oliver Tambo and knew him, there could have been African National Congress as elements that he would have put a safe house for south Africa’s to be at another level,” President liberation struggle. This occasion Zuma said. signals our long journey of President Zuma said Tambo tracing our legacies that speaks supported a campaign for the South African President Jacob Zuma at a the history of the Southern release of political prisoner in wreath laying ceremony at Embassy Park Africa Development Committee South Africa. in Lusaka on October 12, 2017 - Picture by (SADC) and Pan Africanism. “I thought I should say this Tenson Mkhala We have for a long time been because it is indeed an emotional reading history written by moment that takes us back and having site that we touch never forget the role Zambia wonderful opportunity to jointly father Kenneth Kaunda and others as you have already heard to our struggle to its different his name is one of the most played in helping South Africa launch the OR Tambo heritage indeed the two delegations and the heritage recognised by levels and contribution made by important contribution to the liberate itself. site today in the presence of from both countries and the colonialists. Time has come for our leaders. But amongst them, freedom fighters of south Africa.” “Let me thank you Mr President the first and former president personalities form Zambia. It is us to celebrate our own heritage,” OR Tambo, implementing the President Zuma said he would and the people of Zambia for this of the Zambian Republic our an act that speaks volumes for said President Lungu decision of the national executive committee, he traveled the world and mobilized the world to support the Africa National Congress, to support a campaign Forgive Lungu, Pukuta asks church to release the political prisoners By Mirriam Chabala expenditure. which included a big potion Evangelical Fellowship of “What crisis are they talking of the leadership. He finally Zambia (EFZ) executive about? This crisis exists in convinced many and the world director Rev Pukuta Mwanza their heads because they began to move in one direction has asked members of the want to justify what they leading to the United Nation clergy to accept President are getting from their pay declaring apartheid as a crime against humanity,” he recalled. Edgar Lungu’s apology, and masters. If they want issues “One foreign secretary in the to forgive the Head of State to be discussed between me United Kingdom who met him for accusing the church of and whosoever, let them for the first time towards the end being political. table the issues by way of of her struggle confessed that ‘I Reverend Mwanza has explaining the issues to be should have met you president however asked President discussed,” President Lungu Tambo earlier than now because Lungu to meet the church demanded. you have changed me today’. leaders whom he offended “I have got too many things He was a debater, he was a by challenging them to join to do, I am a busy person. I mathematician, a scientist. You politics, so that he could cannot waste time because could not argue with him. I often render his apology and some civil societies want tell young people that one time receive forgiveness. to justify their pay masters in Angola in the meeting of the Earlier this year when the expenditure, I am too busy. national executive committee, State incarcerated opposition So if you have nothing to we were arguing all of us against UPND leader Hakainde do, let them find something him, he defeated us in the Hichilema, church leaders, better to do… Let them join believe that the church was the natural thing to do. the people they have hurt argument.” especially from the Catholic politics, I am ready to face political when they correct “Somebody has apologised, if and be able to apologise. “I said to him during the break diocese described President them” me. I remember responding this was not solicited and he Meanwhile, Rev Mwanza that president you were today to one colleague who was has realised on his own that invited the UPND leadership using your mathematics, your Lungu as a dictator whose But when he met the clergy in talking to us to say ‘join English, your law to defeat us. unwillingness to dialogue Lundazi this week, President those remarks could have to take part in this year’s At the end, he compromised with his political competitors Lungu said he was wrong to politics’, but I think that was hurt other people and he National Day of Prayer. and explained why he had had caused a national crisis. accuse the church of being wrong. Politics and religion has offered an apology, the “I think that there are a to compromise. He carried But the Head of State reacted political. are the same,” said President natural thing is to accept the number of praying people the ANC united under most angrily and challenged the “When you tell us this is Lungu. apology and to forgive him,” in the UPND, there are difficult conditions. ANC is a bishops to join politics. He wrong, we shouldn’t say ‘the Reacting to President Lungu’s Rev Mwanza said. Christians there and I know big organization complex, he said the church leaders had church has become political’. apology, Rev Mwanza, who “But the President can also go that they value prayers. That’s understood it inside out. And become political in order Obviously, I was one of those, has a soft spot for the Head further and meet the people why at one time prayers therefore honoring this man to justify their pay masters’ in those days, who used to of State, said forgiving was he offended by those remarks were made in support of the or actions, to say ‘I am sorry’ release of the UPND leader and in that case then we can (Hakainde Hichilema). Residential plots under Zesco poles shock Kapata realise the intention of this So I think that since they By William Chileshe work directly with our people. A lot of Kapata said. season of prayer, forgiveness value prayer, they can take Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata vandalism happens during this period He said it was shocking that people and reconciliation.” advantage of this time just says the power utility is worried with of rainy season because areas become had title teeds on plots that were under He said President Lungu to contribute to bringing the increasing cases of vandalism- dark,” Kapata observed. Zesco jurisdiction. had taken lead in asking healing to the nation,” said related electrocutions recorded on the He said a lot of people on the “If people are given plots and title for forgiveness ahead of the Mwanza. Copperbelt. Copperbelt were getting electrocuted under Zesco poles, then who is doing National Day of Prayer and “Moreover, we are not And Kapata wondered why tho local because of doing illegal things on the this? We can’t have structures under the Reconciliation, adding that praying to an individual, we authorities were giving residential plots Zesco poles. Zesco poles. We are losing K5 million other people should take a are praying to God. Prayer under Zesco poles. “Last year during this period we to replace our vandalised poles,” leaf. also heals those who are Speaking during a workshop for Ndola recorded 14 electrocutions involving lamented Kapata. “What I am saying is that grieving, if you are hurting, Councillors today, Kapata expressed people who were tempering with our “Scrap metal dealers are the ones who everyone else should take a once they forgive and seek concern that the rainy season would poles. People cut trees under our lines buy these products. We are concerned leaf from this and emulate the forgiveness of God, they bring about more cases of vandalism. without engaging us. We don’t want to with high rate of vandalism on our what the President has done will enjoy the peace of God “We are here on the Copperbelt to loss lives. That is why today we engage cables. So we are also going to engage by also looking at their own as well, instead of continuing engage the councillors because they the councillors to talk to our people,” them.” personalities and looking at to have hurt feelings.” 4. Local News Friday October 13, 2017 Nothing wrong with Lungu going to watch half naked women in Swazi - Sumaili From front page nation who are peddling lies. “Minister, certain traditional Is there a special invitation acts are unbiblical, for to invite these particular instance being half naked, individuals to the prayers? and also witchcraft. Is it a Because if we pray as the good example or reasonable nation these people will for the Head of State from a repent and change their Christian nation to go and behavior,” said Mutale. watch half naked women In response, Sumaili said in Swaziland?” wondered prayers would help prepare Kambwili. the grounds for the dialogue But Rev Sumaili defended the process. President saying he went to “This is a wonderful appreciate African cultures. opportunity for us as the “We have different cultures in nation to come together Africa. Swaziland, Botswana, in unity and pray to our Tanzania and Zambia, have God. They are talking about different cultures. And it is in dialogue, the people demand order for us to appreciate our that their leaders come cultures,” she said. together and move together. And Mazabuka Central These prayers are so critical UPND member of to prepare the grounds for parliament Gary Nkombo those talks that we have been wanted to know if it was preparing for. As leaders we right for the Patriotic Front have a responsibility because to continue preaching about we are presiding over people prayer and reconciliation who want us to be together. when they did not show any I encourage all the members practice themselves. of this house to go for prayers “Honourable minister, it is on 18th October,” she said. a fact that prayer without Meanwhile, Rev Sumaili action is nothing. It is also announced in a ministerial a fact that those who preach statement yesterday that one thing and mean the exact national prayers would be opposite are hypocrites… Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Rev Godfridah Sumaili during an interview at her office in held in Kitwe. And you want to call us to Lusaka-Picture by Tenson Mkhala “It will be held under come and close our eyes at place of God, they will start of parliament Derick Livune is, were debt is forbidden. people and to strengthen the the theme ‘repentance, your prayer meeting and yet questioning that ‘is our who said: “The Bible is Because in the same Bible economy.” she said. promoting peace and you stopped us from praying leader serious about bringing against debts. Now that the there is an account of a Rev Sumaili said prayers on reconciliation, consoling at the Cathedral of the Holy reconciliation?’ Those who national day of prayer has widow whose husband October 18 would prepare national unity in diversity’. Cross when our leader was aspire to rule this country been called, I want to find had died and needed to be grounds for dialogue. Madam Speaker, the national released from incarceration. must show that they love out how well the prayers will helped. She was advised by She was responding to prayers will be held in I would like to find out from God,” she said. be received by the Lord if the a prophet to go and borrow Chitambo PF member of Kitwe at Nkana Stadium. you madam minister, when Rev Sumaili also said that country is going there with containers as much as she parliament Chanda Mutale I encourage all members your government will start borrowing was productive debts that have continued to could and use them. Madam who wanted to know if of parliament in their practicing the things they for the country because even accumulate?” Speaker, if debt is borrowed, alarmists peddling lies in respective constituencies to normally say. I’m not coming the bible allows it. In her response, Rev Sumaili it will bring productivity to the country would also be come out in numbers and to there until we show steps of She was responding to said debts were productive. improve the welfare and lift invited for prayers. pray together on this special reconciling this country,” Katombora UPND member “I don’t know where that the living standards of the “There are alarmists in this day,” said Rev Sumaili. said Nkombo. But Rev Sumaili said only prayer could transform Zambia. “Prayer changes things. What RTSA considering Benz Sprinter as will transform this nation is prayer. I agree with you that prayer without action does not avail much unless mixed replacement for Hiace commuter bus with action. If we want this From front page this is a better model to go for. a lot of time but we need to the public can be sensitized risk of you dying out of the country to be united and for We have the Mercedes Benz After that is done, incentives start from somewhere and this to be able to purchase a more crash is very high because all you to be an effective leader, Sprinter buses and Toyota are given after a period of time is where we are starting,” Soko reasonable, comfortable and the commuters in the bus are you have to love the people. Quantum buses as part of to sensitize you to give in your said. safer bus at the same cost that squeezed. There is no leg room People are looking at us and models that we are looking at. Hiace bus at a cost, so that “We want to do a lot of they are purchasing the Hiace or head room and the injury seeing our actions. Zambians But that will be after members we use it as a way of moving consultation firstly with the buses.” rate gets enhanced because of love God and when they of the public, owners and the them out of market. It can’t be general members of public and He said those who owned Hiace the way that bus is engineered. major stakeholders have agreed something that is immediate then work out models with the busses had up to January 2019 What has been happening in don’t see their leader to the to and strike a balance that or sudden. A transition takes Ministry of Finance on how to ensure that they had seat all these crashes is that even belts and proper seats. when a crash has happened “There is no issue with those at a lower speed, you discover who have already purchased that because the passengers are D/Speaker demands ministerial buses which have seats and seat so close to the body of the bus, belts. But those buses which they will get crashed or injured. were panel runs and have So as RTSA we want a model statement on Chengelo bullying been made into Hiace buses to that commuters will enjoy to transport commuters, should ride without any problem. It is From front page Japan where they are now saying ‘we have In her ruling, Namugala said although have seat belts by January 2019. unfortunate that people have In his point of order, Nkombo said: “Madam been hearing about violence in your country government was not obliged to respond to The option of Hiace minibuses politicized this move when the Speaker, Last week, on social media, and and now it has escalated even to schools’.” social media reports, the Chengelo issue which is here is that they must idea is to make it safe in the out of social media, and we have now seen He asked the Deputy Speaker to rule the was of national interest. have correct seats and seat belts. country,” Soko said. this on print media… There is a school in general education minister out of order for “The ruling of the chair is that while You will find that a bus can come “This is a bus that carries goods central province called Chengelo Primary being silent on the matter. the government will not be expected to with eight seats [when bought], in other countries and in here School and Chengelo Secondary School. “Madam Speaker, is it in order for the comment on every news item. On this but then they will remove the we get it and fabricate it to carry There is a trending matter of pupils bullying minister to sit so comfortably here without particular matter, especially that it has eight seats so that the bus can commuters. We are trying to each other to a point of brutalisation. What coming to this assembly to inform this been reported even in the public media, carry 16 people hence causing a sort out this problem which has makes this particular case worse is that the house about the facts relating to that assort print media. I will request the Honourable safety challenge,” Soko said. been a big one because when pupil who is a victim of this brutalisation and what remedial measures his Ministry Minister of General Education to shade He said that it was unfortunate the economy was liberalized, is of caucasian nature, he is a white young has taken in order for us to reclaim if we light on this matter through a statement that the issue of phasing out everybody could come in with boy who is alleged to have been assaulted are able to, our standing on the world stage. indicating government’s position next week, the Hiace buses was being whatever business and that was brutally by two Zambian boys, pupils at that Because what is going on out there is that Thursday. That should be sufficient time politicized when it was for the the time that type of transport same school,” Nkombo observed. we are racists and we are a violent group, is for the Honourable Minister of General safety of the general public. came in. We had no control “As you know social media has no he in order to keep quiet and just sit the way Education to prepare himself to come and “You will agree with me that measures then to look at what boundaries madam speaker. I have gotten he is seated without coming here?” asked give that statement. That is my ruling,” said with the nature of the Hiace would be the best for the calls from friends of mine from Canada and Nkombo. Namugala. minibus once you sit in it, the nation.” Friday October 13, 2017 Advertisement. 5

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Date: 11/10/17 SLOW DOWN ON DEBT CONTRACTION – CTPD URGES GOVERNMENT

The Centre for Trade Policy challenges, it is highly domestic financing to nosector participation thereby and Development urges anticipated that if well more than 4.0% of GDP worsening the vulnerability of government to take seriously implemented, the budget can and maintain international the economy. the red help steer the reserves of at CTPD would like to appeal flags raised by the International country to a path of growth least 3 months of import cover. to Government to seriously Monetary Fund if Zambia is to and stabilization as espoused While we appreciate consider slowing down on move towards the Economic in the recently launched the ambitious projected debt Growth and stabilization path. seventh macroeconomic indicators, contraction and minimize The conclusions of the IMF’s National Development Plan the revenue and wasteful expenditures in Article IV consultations that seeks not to leave any expenditure estimates for order help improve budget demonstrate the need to one behind. The theme for the 2018, CTPD is equally deeply credibility and consider slowing down on debt 2018 concerned with the growing fiscal prudence. Instead of contraction and minimize National Budget is accelerating public acquiring commercial loans at wasteful fiscal fitness and growthdebt. The Honorable Minister high interest rates, we urge expenditures in order help without leaving anyone in his address to parliament government to priorities improve budget credibility. behind, drawn told the nation that Zambia’s finalizing the bailout package This seems to be the underlying from the 7NDP, the budget total from the International reason continues to try foster fiscal debt level is now at US$ 12.45 Monitory Fund, for the failure to secure a deal, fitness while embracing the billion (ZMW 114.9billion in this will help improve the and the Government needs five kwacha) , this is outstripping balance of payments as well as to priorities getting a grip on strategic growth areas of the offer technical assistance on debt focus under the seventh total 2018 budget which macroeconomic policy design in order to accelerate progress National Development Plan of stands at ZMW 71.6 billion) and implementation. Beyond toward agreeing to the IMF promoting representing 47% of GDP. developing a debt management financing CTPD have long- economic diversification,CTPD has noted the jump in strategy, it is very important argued poverty reduction, reducing interest payment to 23.0% in to adhere to provisions of the Zambia needs. inequality, enhancing human the first half of 2017 compared strategy because left on its own In their analysis and development, and creating to terms, it becomes a mere conclusions, the Board of the a conducive governance 6.7% in 2012. The rate of policy document that may not International Monetary Fund environment for a diversified contracting debt is what touch light of day observed that and inclusive has skyrocketed the debt On the other side, IMF must despite recording some economy. repayment and give a clear position on improvements in economic It is CTPDs hope to see a this has suffocated expenditure Zambia’s request for a bailout performance, public debt has properly structured economy on critical social sectors such package, been rising that will see the creation of as education, health, and there has been a lot of to unsustainable levels and this decent social uncertainty around the is negatively affecting lending jobs, better health care service protection that could uplift outcomes of the negotiations towards private sector players. delivery, enhanced social peoples’ livelihoods. During which have According to the IMF, protection and overall fiscal last year’s (2017) budget dragged for quite some time the outstanding publicly prudence presentation now, as a concerned Civil guaranteed debt rose sharply in the management of public to parliament, Finance Society, we would like to know from resources. From the speech Minister, Hon. Felix Mutati in clear 36% of GDP in 2014 to 60 % delivered, CTPD notes that made a pledge to the effect terms whether Zambia will be at the end of 2016 driven by government has stipulated the that Zambia granted the bailout or not, if external borrowing and the macroeconomic objectives was not going to spend what it yes, when exactly? impact of exchange rate for the 2018 national budget, did not have. However, CTPD depreciation. which notes that Zambia has not Mr. Isaac Mwaipopo Recently, the Minister of will be to: achieve real GDP lived Executive Director Finance presented the 2018 growth of at least 5%; preserve up to that pledge. Further, National budget before single digit inflation within we also noted that in 2017 For more information visit parliament, the the government had exceeded the our web site [www.ctpd.org. proposed 2018 national budget range of 6.0% to 8.0%; attain debt zm] or come to our office Plot comes at a time Zambia is still domestic revenue mobilization ceiling on domestic borrowing 123, Kudu facing a number of economic of at least 17.7% of GDP, limit which crowded out private Road Kabulonga 6. Local News Friday October 13, 2017 PF picked the worst candidate from those who wanted to succeed Sata – Laura Miti From front page are beginning to think ‘wow! “Please, please whatever This cash-cow!’ Someone is happens, do not be beginning to touch the space distracted. Because we are so that is important to us. They easily distracted, we voted in don’t come into power for someone, and I keep saying us, they come into power to it that we voted in someone make money. So right now who was not ready to become I think the anger is that we President. Of the people that are beginning to touch the Edgar Lungu stood against in white space that is important PF, there were better people to them. And I am saying, there. But this ability to bully do not be obstructed, let me people into silence, they fight this bully and while they chose the worst of the eleven. are fighting me, please keep And then after that, he came asking about the 42 for 42, in and he became President. about the selling of NRDC, He is absolutely failing us, ask about the budget,” Miti he is running this country said. into the ground. Nobody asks And Miti asked government questions because we have not to pressurize been frightened. Let us not whistleblowers because they be frightened, this is our own would end up manufacturing country,” Miti said. evidence. She charged that the current “It is government that has government was in power started this narrative of just to make money. citizens being the ones to “This is the first time there provide evidence and you has been such personal have seen people try, I mean viciousness I must say, I you have seen maybe Saviour have never experienced Chishimba coming out to say consequences [for ‘I have got this, I have that’ is in the institutions whose “The Auditor General’s report where the institutions and against corruption, he would protesting], why now? The but the truth is that unless mandate is to investigate, should actually have come the time line of democracy access the evidence needed reason is because probably government is transparent should do their job and they out by the end of September. is easily ignored. Why hasn’t to prosecute those found we have touched a nerve. and opens up these systems should do it in such a way What has happened to it the Auditor General’s report wanting. The reason why subsequent to scrutiny, government will that it is transparent. The 42 because I am beginning come out? The Auditor “The President has so much governments have been in always say they are lying. for 42 should have an audit. to think that it has been General’s office itself is able power to be more accountable office was say ‘to use public The evidence is in the hands The Auditor General should embargoed or maybe it has to carry out a forensic audit and also foster accountability. space to develop private of government. We need to actually carry out that audit,” got more information to on the 42 for 42. So let’s not So being the person that has wealth.’ For the first time they insist that the systems that said Miti. it. But it is issues like that put pressure on those who so much power given to him are asking to provide the constitutionally, he is the evidence because I will be one who is suppose to lead, making it up, where will I get he is suppose to be the first Over 60,000 refugees enter Zambia it? I will get it sent to me in man whistle blower. So once By Mirriam Chabala Zambia from DRC could is also lack of shelter and seekers into Zambia calls for my inbox, that is not valid we get it from the Head of Home affairs minister Stephen increase to about 40, 000 if that adequate clean water supplies proactive preparedness on the evidence. We should insist State, it means that all the Kampyongo says the number country’s security continued especially on entry boarders part of government and its that government opens itself systems will begin to be of refugees who have entered to deteriorate. and indeed in the refugee partners, this is because the up to scrutiny.” aligned in a more transparent Zambia has risen to about “Madam, the main cause of temporal settlements,” said situation is likely to deteriorate Meanwhile, Mwape observed and accountable way. So we 60, 000 following an influx of asylum seekers from the DRC Kampyongo. further into a humanitarian that if President Lungu are demanding from the asylum seekers fleeing from is instability in that country “Madam this influx of asylum emergency.” was serious about the fight President to lead the anti the Democratic Republic arising largely from the corruption campaign and not Congo into the country. protracted governance that the citizens. You can’t ask the In a Ministerial statement has engulfed the DRC owing to citizens to provide evidence delivered to Parliament today, the failure to hold Presidential when you as the President Kampyongo announced and General elections on who calls the ACC Director General everyday cannot that Zambia was facing a schedule. There seems to UNZA hikes tuition, have that evidence, cannot humanitarian emergency of be widespread unrest and give that evidence. Then persons of concern following violence perpetrated by ethnic who is Saviour Chishima or an influx of asylum seekers and political groups which to give coming into Zambia from the has forced many Congolese to accommodation fees all such evidence?” Mwape DRC since January this year seek safety across the boarder Story on front page asked. due to the unstable political and especially in the Luapula He said that the attacks on atmosphere in that country. Province of Zambia. Madam citizens who demanded “Madam Speaker, I wish Speaker, about 25 to 100 accountability were a clear to inform this House and people have been crossing indication that government the nation at large that from the DRC into Zambia was shielding itself from our country is facing a everyday since September corruption allegations. humanitarian emergency 2017, this trend is expected “The attacks that we are following the influx of asylum to continue as the situation receiving is as a result of a seekers into Zambia from in the DRC is projected to corrupt system. The corrupt the Democratic Republic of remain volatile. The number system thinks that the way Congo. Most asylum seekers of asylum seekers entering they act, the way they pay Madam Speaker are entering Zambia from DRC could for the crowd for people to the country mainly through however increase significantly follow them, these cadres Chiengi district in Luapula with any deterioration of that we see being paraded, Province, we have registered security in that country. Worst they are always paid because 3,700 asylum seekers since scenarios suggest a massive they have the money…So August 2017, the number of influx of asylum seekers of now whoever asks a question Congolese refugees who have more than 40, 000 from the is an enemy of government. entered Zambia since 2017 DRC alone into Zambia,” If people are not ready for has since risen to over 6, 100. Kampyongo said. being occupying political This is the highest number of And Kampyongo said some offices, I think they better refugees to enter the country of the refugee children were leave quickly. You shouldn’t over the past five years. The suffering from malnutrition use archaic laws to say no ‘the total number of Congolese while others had died due to President has been defamed’. refugees in Zambia has now inadequate health care. Even when somebody says increased to about 30, 000 “The majority of asylum ‘Lungu’ I was just saying in total. These together with seekers received so far have that now it looks like every refugees from Burundi, been predominantly children Lungu is a President in this Rwanda and other countries and women and children country. So if you say Lungu will bring the total number including expecting mothers. it means you have defamed of persons of concern in the The asylum seekers have the President. Even when am country to over 60, 000,” strained the health and other calling my colleague Lungu Kampyongo said. social structures particularly Phiri, they say you have no Kampyongo said the number in Chiengi and Nchelenge respect which is unfortunate,” of asylum seekers entering districts in Luapula. There said Mwape. Friday October 13, 2017 Business News. 7

By Sipilisiwe Ncube Transport and Communications Minister says he has made it a habit to use public transport from I use public transport Lusaka’s Chilanga area to town every weekend in order to observe how the sector operates. Speaking when he featured on 5FM’s The Burning Issue programme today, weeklyaviation. You have seen - Mushimba Mushimba also said there equal investments in all was a lot that needed to be these because we want to done in order to sanitize make sure that as a country, the transport sector. at a certain time, all modes “I actually make it a point of transport are available on weekends to use public to the people. And when transportation. I live in all modes of transport are Chilanga at the moment available to the people, the and I jump on a public mini appropriateness of travel, bus, the Hiace buses from then can be a conversation Sandy’s Creation there to in the country. Those come into town. I usually things that need to move have a hair cut believe it or by railway will move by rail not, I have some hair cut, I because it will be available usually cut it on weekends, and it will be efficient and then I go back home. enough. Those things that So I experience public need to move by air can transportation almost on move by air,” Mushimba a weekly basis. It (public said. transport sector) needs a lot He said government has of work and that is squarely the vision to make Zambia in my domain and I have the hub of transport and been thinking through communication in the how we can sanitize public SADC region. transportation a bit, the “The investment, coming behavior of some of our to your question that Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba speaks to journalists at Pamodzi hotel in Lusaka on drivers and the conductors, has been done in the October 5, 2017 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala the equipment that is being aviation sector, the new used, its just abusive to the airport terminals, the new dollar plan that has been the modalities for the and sent a memo to we build a nice house with public,” Mushimba said. raider system that is now put in the aviation sector,” reintroduction of the Cabinet to make a decision a nice garage, we also have Mushimba highlighted automatically navigating Mushimba added. national airline. on which path among the a car to park in the garage, some of the progress made planes in our air space, “And as government, the “We also as government several scenarios presented not a neighbor’s car to park in the aviation sector. the provincial airports vision is to make Zambia have plans to reintroduce each with its advantages in our garage.” “You will see that maybe in that are being worked on, the hub of transport and the national airline. What and its its disadvantages,” Mushimba said the previous governments, Kasama, Mbala, the Ndola communication in the we have done as government he said. government was working there was a lot of investment international airport, SADC region. We feel we through is not to rush this “Once Cabinet applies hard to diversify the in the road sector and the new terminal Harry can be that central country conversation. We have its mind and makes a economy. not as much in the other Mwaanga Nkhumbuka that everything can come been very methodical, very decision, that decision will “There are several scenarios sectors. You will also going international airport through and filter to analytical and exhaustive be announced to the people that have been put on the to notice that in the PF which I had a privilege of the rest of the countries in our scenario analysis in terms of how we will table but obviously the government, there has been commissioning last year, through here and we want to make sure that the best establish a national airline arching objective is for the spreading of resources Nfuwe airport we are just by 2030 to be that. And and the most sustainable or if we establish a national Zambia to be in the skies into each one of the four finishing discussions to these investments we are way of re-establishing the airline. But we have made a because we are diversifying modes of transportation in upgrade that as well. There putting in all these sectors national airline is the one very good case that we need the economy and we are the country roads, railway, are discussions on Kasaba are speaking to that vision.” that is picked. My ministry a national airline because not just giving lips service water transportation where Bay airport. There is a lot Mushimba said Cabinet has finished these scenario we have done the work. We to this word ‘we are we have water bodies, and of investment, a billion would soon deliberate analysis, financial modeling want to make sure that if diversifying the economy’ under His Excellency the President, we want open tourism corridors, we want 2018 budget is insensitive to the poor - CSPR to do farming blocks in the By Mirriam Chabala of the current fiscal challenges and however recorded a decline as a malnutrition in the country. School agricultural value chain CSPR says the 2018 national budget continues struggling to reduce a share of the budget from 16.5 to 16.2 feeding programs have continued and products, and to do is insensitive to the needs of poor fiscal deficit with a target of 6.1% per cent. Further to this, allocations to encourage school attendance these things we certainly the people because it has focused of GDP for 2018, and growing to basic social protection which is for children coming from poor need a national airline. And more on resource mobilisation public debt of 47% per cent of GDP. key for the provision of necessary households but also assist in this national airline will be through increased taxation. Therefore, the 2018 national budget safety nets but also social investment reducing malnutrition and increase for the people of Zambia Responding to a press query from should continue to respond and for the poor and vulnerable, has cognitive ability of children to on behalf of the people of News Diggers! today, CSPR executive address these economic challenges continued to receive an increased allow them excel in their education Zambia,” Mushimba said. director Patrick Nshindano urged to maintain stability and investment allocation. This not only builds and become productive citizens in government to introduce universal in essential public services such as resilience but also the household future as well as escape the poverty And Mushimba disclosed social protection coverage so that all health and education.” and local economy,” Nshindano trap,” Nshindano stated. that close to 45 per cent citizens could be covered. He however, commended stated. Meanwhile, Nshindano urged works on the upgrading “It has been observed that despite the government’s continued investment He further noted that the increased government to accelerate the of the Kenneth Kaunda budget increase in social investment, in social sectors as announced in budgetary allocation to school enactment process of the planning International Airport had the 2018 budget has remained the 2018 national budget by finance feeding programs would enhance and budgeting bill. been done. insensitive to the poor and focused minister Felix Mutati. the ability by children to excel in “We urge the Ministers of Finance “Kenneth Kaunda more on resource mobilisation on “The Civil Society for Poverty their education and to escape the and National Development international airport is far the fiscal measures with regards to Reduction welcomes the continued poverty trap. Planning respectively to accelerate much more advanced than taxation, which has failed to provide path of fiscal fitness and investment “Under basic social protection the planned fiscal reforms in line the Copperbelt and for relief, both in terms of the PAYE in social sectors in the 2018 budget. all key programs such as the with planning and budgeting, obvious reasons that we and also other tax measures that In keeping with the objectives of the Social Cash transfer, the Public especially the enactment of the started earlier on KKIA. affect the poor despite the increase 7th National Development Plan, the Welfare Assistance Scheme and planning and budgeting bill and The last I checked , we in the cost of leaving. We are urging 2018 budget focuses on growing Food Security Pack have seen an also the review of the public finance were close to 45 per cent government to introduce universal the economy but also ensuring that increase in budgetary allocation. act to ensure adherence and also completion and slightly social protection coverage so that all the poor are not left behind. We For example, the social cash transfer punitive measures for erring officers ahead of schedule to the citizens can be covered both under are pleased to note the increase in program has seen an increase in respectively. These reforms were completion date of 2019 non-contributory and contributory allocations to key social sectors such both the amount and coverage mentioned during the 2017 national for that terminal. For the systems including pensions that as health and water and sanitation of the transfers from 590,000 to budget but are yet to be actualised Copperbelt international extend towards the informal sector accounting for 9.5 per cent and 0.78 700,000.00 beneficiaries. Further and it’s critical that we do so, as where most of the labour force is,” per cent from 8.9 per cent and 0.68 to this, the scale up of the school these provide for a legal framework airport, His Excellency Nshindano stated. per cent respectively. Noted also feeding program from 956,000 to for successfully implementing the of just commissioned the “Further, it should be noted that is the nominal increase in budget 1,500,000 children is commendable the budget and indeed the 7th NDP,” project and activities have the country is far from being out allocation to education which has given the high level of poverty and stated Nshindano. continued,” said Mushimba. 8. Opinion Friday October 13, 2017 Let’s discuss Lungu’s succesor now! We mean no malice to late the will of citizens in order president Michael Sata and to protect their own interests. his family, but Zambia is Mr Lungu was adopted in its current political state PF presidential candidate of affairs because Michael on December 3, 2014 and did not want to leave a in less than seven weeks, he proper succession lineage. was pronounced Republican He knocked out those who President after the January 20, were perceived to be next in 2015 election. This was made line after him, while keeping possible because of one, or all the weak, less ambitious and the above stated reasons. This ‘humble’ vey close. reality of African politics, We cannot speculate makes us hold the view that about the motive behind late the ruling party must at least Michael’s political strategy, give citizens an opportunity but what we know is that the to know ahead of time, succession dispute he left whom they would be voting behind has brought us where for in the next election. we are today. Because the PF We hardly care about the support his desire. next election. laws should never run out for the same candidate again, president did not want to MMD or UPND candidate That is why we are In demanding this, we of answers. If our current but they just don’t want to have a co-captain on standby, because the opposition concerned with the slow pace are not insinuating that Constitution was meant to talk about it. They are afraid the ruling party was left in never rigs elections. If they at which the Constitutional our incumbent President stand the test of time, how of being misunderstood. the hands of a man who – by were to win, like the PF did Court is moving on this very is ineligible to stand in can it be so hard to interpret As an organisation that is his own admission – never in 2011, it would be because important issue. We have 2021. We are not asking the a term of office? not politically alligned, we desired to rule our country; the Zambian people resolved heard opposition aligned Constitutional Court judges This might appear to are asking the Constitutional thus Mr Edgar Chagwa to vote for regime change. It lawyers in Zambia like Mr to announce a decision that be a premature topic of Court, on behalf of all the Lungu. is the ruling party candidate Wynter Kabimba and Mr rules out President Lungu. discussion for people like interested Zambians, to It is a fact, not only in who has the capacity to Elias Chipimo saying the We understand that there the Kabwe Central member expedite the interpretation of Zambia, but in many African ‘win’ an election even when Constitution does not permit are some Zambians who of parliament, but it is too this mater. countries that a ruling party the majority of citizens vote President Lungu to stand love Mr Lungu so much soon to forget how the As a lawyer, President candidate normally stands otherwise; so the time is ripe again. We have also heard that they would want him PF succession dispute in Lungu must also show a 75 per cent chance of for the Zambian people, non PF aligned lawyers like to be President of Zambia 2014 paralised the entire willingness to wait for winning an election. This PF members, to start asking Mr Frederick Imasiku and for 12 years or more. But governance system. What the court’s interpretation is mainly so because of two who the PF candidate will be other state advocates saying we are also aware that there happened in the ruling party before embarking on 2021 reasons: Rigging by the state in 2021. the amended Constitution are citizens who will need then, was the beginning of a campaigns, which he has machinery, and because the We are lucky, as a country, permits the Head of State to psychologically adjust to long journey to the present already started doing. party in power has easy access that our incumbent Head to stand again. Zambians the fact that this particular day. Those in the Patriotic Should the court permit to internal and external of State, says he is enjoying deserve to know who is right. President will be in power for Front can choose to burry him, we will be happy to sources of campaign funds. quality health and has since We do not agree with lawyers that long. their heads in the sand and cover his campaigns, and if In fact, sometimes a ruling announced his intentions to like Mr Tutwa Nguluba who It is for this reason that pretend that it is too early for the Zambian people buy his party candidate may not even recontest the presidency in are saying “now is not the we are asking those who tabling the PF succession, but campaign messages, they have a strong appeal to attract four years time. Fortunately right time to discuss the have been given the national the truth of the matter is that will be happy to vote for him voters, but those who already or unfortunately, we are told topic”. We need this debate duty of interpreting laws and “who succeeds Lungu?” is the again. But let him stop going have government jobs work that it is not up to him to now. It would not be fair to settling legal disputes, to elephant in the room. Even round the country, telling with government contractors decide his availability because keep the voters in suspense give the country direction. those in the PF want to know citizens that he will be back to manipulate and influence the law doesn’t categorically until a few months before the A country governed by if they will be campaigning in 2021.

By Nathan Muyambango You probably remember George Orwell’s novel called Animal Farm published in 1945 in which the author ably Temptations of the Rich reflected the events leading society, where the rich and happenings were not only Nothing can so quickly capacity to corrupt and live without consulting to the Russian Revolution of powerful use their infleunce perculiar to the times of demonize a person than does confuse even the best of conscience. 1917. and privileges to serve George Orwell. Such evil power and wealth. This has the people we hold in high You probably remember In this magnificenttheir interests and in turn, and selfish tendencies have been proved time and time esteem. what happened to the allegorical nouvelle, castigating their perceived descended down with the again. Power and wealth, Wealth and power, if prodigal son. Right? Yes. Now Orwell describes the unfair enemies. procession of human history this clamorous combination, not well managed, have the see why the Scriptures say it’s balances of social classes in Well, these crude from time in memorial. has an irresistible, corroding potential to benumb one’s “hard for a rich man to enter moral sensibilities, turning the Kingdom of heaven.” beautiful souls into ruthless Influence and affluence can monsters, protectors into be a death trap to anyone predators, parents into without a God- fearing heart pelicans and turning leaders of wisdom. into unbelievable leaking Like the ancient King wolves, ready to devour Nebuchadnezzar, a person of anyone percieved opposed. material authority absolutely Made in Africa Yet the question goes fears nothing nor anyone, Good thought, we pray process once it is United and outside African Continent dinner; begging, what really is it except what threatens his for African Continent to support its local products. come from Africa, for 1. A Dinner about wealth and power welfare or appears to temper unite as one, one currency, For example, Africa been example, most minerals, 2. A waiter that so strangely transforms with his prospects. one people and putting all supporting multinational copper, gold, platinum, zinc, 3. Dinner to be consumed people? To protect their interests, resources of 54 Countries in cooperation for long time cobalt, diamonds, crude oil And poor African Continent First and foremost, wealth sons of men are willing to one Big manufacturing entity and more than $167 Billion etc these are taken outside has been and for how long and power are not entirely do almost anything doable Made In Africa. is taken out of the continent processed and comes back will it be Dinner to be evil in themselves. The Holy and that’s exactly where lies Africa, will start a healing every year, tax heaven, skilled as finished product like consumed while Africa Writ tells us that it’s God the hotbed of vice. A moral labour, Pollution Tax - which Iphone (Average cost in RSA gets embarrassed and lives who gives us strength to person at least must possess Africa does not cause, illegal R19 000). Meanwhile, if on Aid and considered a accumulate wealth and that restraining principles either fishing, proceeds from sales we had to process our own Continent where one can also power (rulership) is a out of his allegiance to God of minerals, corruption. I.e raw materials into Finished find the poorest people and gift from God. or out of he’s inert human sales of ; products and invent our own always punching below But the problem is that, conscience. BMW, Mercedes Benz, VW products, a cellphone won’t poverty lines? Farm products both wealth and power A blessed man of wealth etc goes to Germany to the even cost a fraction of that. are exported to Europe, need moral fiber or divine and power must constantly owners of the brand, only a Even in USA, the iphone for America and Asia because reverence in order to guard against the deception of small sales commission is left example is not that cheap of their unfavorable climatic be properly managed. It thinking that money can buy in Africa plus restrictive and because they have to collect conditions leaving Africa becomes even worse when it anything. Money cannot buy unstable employments. raw materials from Africa exposed and shortages give comes to drastic, inherited everything. Money cannot I submit to you that, why and send them to China birth to high prices including wealth or undeserved power. buy love nor happiness, nor can’t Africa manufacture because of transportation her own staple food like rice The possessor thencan it command loyalty or cars, cellphones which can costs and cheap labour and mealie meal. becomes overwhelmed respect for anyone. be affordable and support and back to USA, This is a For more information please Dr Charles Sinkala and mesmerized with his “The rich man’s wealth herself? #TragedyofAfrica be kind to join us or contact President - World Native suddenly- attained status is his strong city: the Identity Foundation (WNIF) 80 % Of raw materials used I always say, there are three us at www.wnif.org.za and quo so much that there’s a destruction of the poor is in manufacturing industries ways one can be invited for help reshape Africa. strong urge to spend and their poverty.” Friday October 13, 2017 International News. 9 George Weah takes early lead in Liberia elections Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead. Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put Mr Weah ahead in 11 out of 15 counties, although most votes have yet to be counted. His main rival, incumbent Vice-President Joseph Boakai, leads in one county and is second in most others. A candidate needs more than 50% of the votes for outright victory. If no-one achieves that, a second round will be held in November. The election is to choose a successor to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Africa’s first elected female president and a Nobel Peace laureate. As the results came in, the manager of Arsenal Football Club, Arsene Wenger, was apparently duped by false reports that Mr Weah had won. “I would like to congratulate one of my former players, George Weah casts a vote in the ballot box during the presidential elections in Liberia who became president of Liberia,” Mr Wenger told election as a success. Liberia, which was founded Ms Sirleaf took office in war. neighbouring Sierra Leone. reporters. “We believe that all Liberians by freed US slaves in the 2006, after her predecessor, Taylor is currently serving Mr Weah, 51, has chosen “It’s not often you have a are ready for this process. I 19th Century, has not had a Charles Taylor, was forced a 50-year prison sentence Taylor’s ex-wife Jewel former player who becomes thank them for participating smooth transfer of power in out of office by rebels in in the UK for war crimes Howard Taylor as his president of a country. So in this process,” she said. 73 years. 2003, ending a long civil related to the conflict in running mate. BBC News well done, Georgie. NEC Chairman Jerome Korkoya hit out at false reports and said his officials Taliban hostages freed after five years were doing their best to get Pakistani soldiers have freed ties. group has been demanding district of Pakistan. Pakistan - but Mr Boyle had accurate official results out a North American family “Ms Coleman gave birth to the release of three of its In a statement it said: refused to board the aircraft. as quickly as possible. of five who were being the couple’s three children prisoners in Afghanistan. “The success underscores Mr Boyle was once “This commission has not held hostage by the Afghan while they were in captivity,” The latest video, released the importance of timely married to a woman who declared any winner,” he Taliban. Mr Trump said in a White last December, showed the intelligence sharing and espoused radical Islamist stressed. Canadian Joshua Boyle House statement. “Today, couple with two young boys. Pakistan’s continued views and is the sister of International election and his US wife Caitlan they are free.” In it, Ms Coleman - who commitment towards a former Guantanamo observers said they had Coleman were kidnapped He added: “The Pakistani was pregnant when she and fighting this menaceBay inmate, Omar Khadr. not identified any major while backpacking in government’s co-operation Mr Boyle were abducted - through co-operation CNN suggested he might problems with Tuesday’s Afghanistan in 2012. They is a sign that it is honouring begged for an end to what between two forces against a fear prosecution by the US voting. had three children while in America’s wishes for it to do she called their “Kafkaesque common enemy.” authorities. However, parties supporting captivity. more to provide security in nightmare”. In a video statement Asked about this, Canada’s three of the 20 candidates They were rescued after a US the region.” The Pakistani army said US released to the Toronto Star Foreign Affairs Minister have alleged irregularities tip-off during an operation Who are the Taliban? intelligence agencies had newspaper, Linda Boyle said Chrystia Freeland said: and said they would contest near the Afghan border, the Videos of the couple were been tracking the family in she and her husband Patrick “Joshua Boyle is not the the result, Reuters reported. Pakistani army said. released by their captors, the Afghanistan, and reported had spoken to their son subject of an investigation. Ms Sirleaf, 78, who is US President Donald Taliban-aligned Haqqani that on 11 October they had Joshua by telephone after Our focus is very much on stepping down at the end Trump said it was a “positive network, during their moved across the border his release. the safety and the security of of two terms, hailed the moment” for US-Pakistan captivity. The insurgent into the Kurram tribal “That’s the first time in this family.” five years we got to hear Ms Freeland also said his voice,” she said. “It was Canada did not pay any amazing.” ransom for their release. Three dead after ‘mid-air collision’ The couple offered thanks to Earlier, she had said her Three skydivers have died in with tandem skydivers, and their until he went behind the trees, and the Pakistani soldiers who government was “greatly Queensland after they apparently parachutes failed to deploy correctly. that was the last I saw,” he said. had “risked their lives” to relieved” the family had collided mid-air, say Australian The Australian Broadcasting“It wasn’t good to watch. I had my rescue the family. been released and was authorities. Corporation reported one local heart in my mouth.” They said Joshua had said safe, and thanked the US, Paramedics and police were called to resident as saying that the three The area’s local mayor Johnhis children were looking Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mission Beach, a popular skydiving people fell on the lawn of a property Kremastos told the ABC that the forward to meeting their “Joshua, Caitlan, their spot about 140km (87 miles) south of about 1.5km north of the usual incident was “horrible news”, saying: grandparents, and that he children and the Boyle and Cairns. landing site. “Three people in one accident is very, hoped to see them within Coleman families have Two men in their 30s, and a woman An unnamed eyewitness told The very sad.” days. endured a horrible ordeal in her 50s, were found dead at the Cairns Post that he saw one of the Skydiving is a popular tourist However, Reuters news over the past five years. We scene, said Queensland police in a skydivers falling. “You could see activity in the area, with many of agency quotes anonymous stand ready to support them statement. one chute was tangled and it wasn’t the backpackers who travel the US officials as saying that as they begin their healing Police said initial investigations found opening.” Queensland coast stopping by the US military had been journey,” she added. BBC one person may have had collided “I was just watching him in free fall Mission Beach. BBC News ready to fly the family out of News 10. Advertisement/Sports News Friday October 13, 2017

Mascherano to retire from internationals The 2018 World Cup will mark the midfielder’s final tournament for Argentina if he is chosen, after 2018 World Cup the veteran confirmed Mascherano, who has will be my final point.” Sampaoli. Argentina veteran Javier won 139 caps – just four Mascherano has been Mascherano said: “The Mascherano confirmedshy of the nation’s all- used in midfield and decisions are taken by the he would retire from time record held by Javier defence for Argentina, coach and he will decide internationals after the Zanetti, said Russia 2018 who struggled in if I am in Russia or not. 2018 World Cup in would mark the end of his qualifying and were in “I will try in these six or Russia. international career. danger of missing the seven months to prepare A Lionel Messi hat-trick “My cycle in the national World Cup before Messi’s to be able to be. Sampaoli led Jorge Sampaoli’s men team finishes in Russia,” heroics. will decide. to a 3-1 win over Ecuador the 33-year-old Barcelona The former Liverpool “I have a lot of respect for on Tuesday, securing a man told TyC Sports on midfielder said he hoped the decision that coaches place at the showpiece Thursday. to be in Russia, but added m a ke .” event. “I have been clear that it it was a decision for Goal.com Friday October 13, 2017 Sports. 11 Ballon d’Or never my

focusFresh from setting a UEFA season. But we have to push- on knowLewandowski what place I was but it was choice anyway. But maybe if I Blackburn so that’s why I wanted play really well sometimes and World Cup qualifying goal- now. We are five points behind a little bit funny -- maybe funny went there and saw the club, to go there, but I couldn’t. we have a lot of potential, but we scoring record with Dortmund, but there are a lot is the right word. the stadium and everything, it Q: Poland have qualified for the also know there are many things 16 goals, a of games left until the end of the Q: Is Ballon d’Or recognition would have become my first- 2018 World Cup. How do you we can do better. We will have to Ballon d’Or season. especially vital to you? choice. rate your country’s chances in wait and see who we play in the nomination But in the Champions League, A: No, I wouldn’t say it was Dortmund was my first choice Russia? group stages, but in the World and landing after our defeat at PSG, we that important to me. Success back then but I was thinking A: It’s hard to say. Poland have a Cup you never know -- every a bachelor’s have work to do to qualify. We at Bayern is more important, about other clubs and different great team at the moment with game is crucial. degree, have to play to the end. Who especially in the Champions options. I’d never been to lots of very good players. We can ESPN Poland knows? Maybe we will win the League. If we reach the UCL striker Robert Champions League and the final and win the Bundesliga, we Lewandowski Bundesliga. can speak again but the Ballon caught up with Q: What do d’Or is never my focus. ESPN FC for you think Q: You have won Bundesliga an exclusive of titles with Borussia Dortmund interview. and Bayern Munich. Your trophy Speaking at cabinet is stacked with German the launch cups and Torjagerkanonen of Bayern (Bundesliga top scorer) awards. Munich’s new But you’ve only played in one partnership Champions League final, and with Audi, lost it. Is your main target now Lewandowski the Champions League? discussed his ambitions A: Yes, after winning the for club and country, his Bundesliga and DFB Champions League dreams, Pokal a lot, you have and a very close shave with to start thinking Blackburn Rovers. about other Q: What are your thoughts on trophies. Last Bayern Munich’s first campaign season, we (2016-17) under Carlo Ancelotti? A: We played well during Ancelotti’s first season. Without my injury in the Champions League, we had a good chance to reach the final. [Lewandowski missed the 2-1 first leg defeat Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz were disappointed because we vs. Real Madrid in Munich and Rummenigge’s comments about knew we were playing well but was rushed back for the second Real Madrid being your “dream sometimes in football a poor where he scored a penalty, but club”? few minutes means you are out was substituted late on as Bayern A: I don’t know exactly what he of the Champions League. Q: forced extra-time only to lose said. Maybe you can ask him Ahead of your move to Borussia 6-3 on aggregate.] why he said what he did. I don’t Dortmund in 2010, you were If I had been 100 percent fit know if he said that and where also linked with Blackburn to play in Madrid, I think we he said that. It’s important what Rovers. Your career could have could have made the semifinal, kind of newspaper quoted him. taken quite a different turn. then who knows maybe we Q: Last year, you were highly What stopped you from moving would have won the Champions critical of the Ballon d’Or voting to England at this early stage of League. process. You came 16th and your career? Q: It’s been a turbulent start called it a “cabaret” after not A: I could not fly to Blackburn to this season. Bayern trail making the final shortlist. Why? because of the volcano [the Dortmund by five points in the A: I don’t know why some Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull Bundesliga, and in Champions players get 50th, 5th or 25th which disrupted air travel in League you suffered a 3-0 place. Only the first three places most parts of northern Europe defeat at Paris Saint-Germain. are important. That is why in April 2010] but I wanted to go Ancelotti left the club, and Jupp last year I was a little bit... how there just to see what the club is Heynckes was brought in. Going should I say... shocked. Because like because I didn’t know back forward, what are your hopes? if you play for Bayern Munich then where I was going. A: Now there’s a new season and are playing Champions Because if I travelled there, I and a new challenge with the League semifinals and scoring would then know which is the new trainer. Sometimes it’s a lot of goals in the Bundesliga best club for me. I couldn’t go not so easy if you are at a club and you’re second top scorer in but I have to say at that time that changes trainer during the the Champions League... I don’t Blackburn was my second- Nadal, Federer cruise into Shanghai Masters quarterfinals Rafael Nadal won his 14th court title in more than three for the only time in the match consecutive match to reach years until the U.S. Open last in the second game, won nine the Shanghai Masters month, and now he’s gunning of his 15 service games at love. quarterfinals, beating Fabio for his third in five weeks. Zverev, in the hunt for a sixth Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-1 on Nadal saved both break points ATP title of the season, lost Thursday. he faced in the round-of-16 his composure after netting Fognini occupied Nadal for 63 match, in the fourth game of a backhand to surrender his minutes, nine minutes longer the second set. serve in the fifth game of the Nadal’s second-round match. In the quarterfinals, Nadal third set to the Argentine. He Roger Federer, seeded second will play sixth-seeded Grigor repeatedly smashed his racket to Nadal, also was not detained Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who got until it was a mangled mess. for long as he defeated past Sam Querrey of the U.S. “For me, it’s impossible to lose Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr 6-3, 7-6 (3). a match when I’ve only been Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-2. Federer will play Richard broken one time,” Zverev said. “Of course it’s good news, and Gasquet in the quarterfinals. “The game where he broke me especially in this part of the Juan Martin del Potro I was up 40-15 and I was just season,” Nadal said. “Its better advanced by overcoming unfocused there.” like this than having long third-seeded Alexander Zverev Del Potro knew Zverev’s matches. You save a little bit 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. reaction to losing serve was more the body. Del Potro required four match likely a good omen. “It doesn’t matter how long points - two on Zverev’s serve “I saw his frustration, for you are on court, (the) most in the ninth game, two on his sure,” del Potro said. “He’s still important thing is be enough own serve in the 10th game - to very young and has to keep competitive to (handle) all the win this first encounter against learning. He has everything to situations.” the German. be in the top of the game.” Nadal hadn’t won an ATP hard- Del Potro, who lost his serve Yahoo Nadal, Federer cruise into Shanghai Masters

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Chilumba salutes WadaBy Nyambe Lubasi Ex-Zambia striker Tennant Chilumba says the blueprint Was Musonda right to rant about Zambia has exhibited against Algeria and Nigeria will see the team go places. The 1994 AFCON silver medal winner and former being badly treated by Chelsea? Power Dynamos and Napsa Charly Musonda Jr’s ambition while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Stars coach also believes spilled over into frustration this presently on loan at Crystal coach Wedson Nyirenda’s week as the Chelsea youngster Palace. And these are just the philosophy has hit the right took to Instagram to express his academy player departures to tone in the team. bitterness over a lack of game have happened in the past few “We played very well against time with the first team. months! Nigeria and should treat “You sacrifice, you work hard, Musonda is another incredible every game we will now play harder, you give more than talent that has been developed what’s expected, and often more a Cobham Training Centre. in the same way,” Chilumba than you can, because you love The Belgian could have left said. what you do and clearly more west London this summer, “If you even look at the than you should,” he fumed, with Celtic keen to take him to preparations for both the “and what do you get back? Glasgow on a permanent deal, Nigeria and Algeria games, “Literally, nothing...done. but he felt he was good enough they were no hiccups and the “However, with this being to become a regular in Antonio performances have shown. said, I will continue with same Conte’s side. We hope to see the same dedication and commitment to However, that is proving this great game.” a tough - and, evidently, a support for Wedson in the The 20-year-old has since frustrating - challenge. coming games.” apologised for the manner Musonda is competing for an Zambia’s next match will of his outburst but his post attacking midfielder spot with be against Cameroon in a polarised Chelsea fans. Some proven, international-class formality 2018 FIFA World believe that Musonda was right players such as Eden Hazard, Cup qualifier. to complain about a lack of Pedro and Willian. That match will determine first-team opportunities, while Indeed, it is worth noting that who symbolically finishes others are unhappy that he he hadn’t started a professional second in Group B that reacted in such public fashion. first team match for 362 days Despite the controversial until his recent cup display. Nigeria clinched on an comments, the Belgian Approaching his 21st birthday in the future he could play also west London, he is not only strengthening a successful first assailable 13 points with a youngster will remain a hugely on Sunday, Musonda has only as a wing-back.” competing with Hazard & Co. team. game to spare on October 7 popular figure among the two goals in his 27 professional Certainly, the multi-talented but also fresh batch of players Indeed, Chelsea made about with a 1-0 home victory over Stamford Bridge faithful due to matches and, at his age, Hazard Andreas Christensen has every from arguably the best £45 million on academy players Zambia to qualify for the his exciting style of play, which was already a Ligue 1 winner shown it is possible for a young academy in the world. last summer, helping the club to Russia finals. he was able to show off on his with Lille with around 150 Chelsea loanee to make the Chelsea have not yet produced almost break even in a hyper- “I know Wedson very well. first start for the club, the 5-1 senior games under his belt. breakthrough at Stamford Marcus Rashford or Harry inflated market and pay for the I have played with him and hammering of Nottingham Still, while the Brussels native Bridge. He played twice as Kane but their youth teams likes of Alvaro Morata, Tiemoue Forest in the Carabao Cup. He can hardly be blamed for his many matches as Musonda are winning trophies at an Bakayoko and Antonio Rudiger. worked with him. He is not scored in a man of the match- lack of experience in such a over a two-year period thanks unprecedented rate . While many in Chelsea’s going to treat the Cameroon winning display alongside Eden competitive environment, he to a successful loan spell at Of course, Rashford only got academy share the same game like a formality and Hazard and Michy Bathsuayi. can give himself a better chance Borussia Monchengladbach his chance to break in at Man concerns as Musonda, it is hard wants to win it,” Chilumba Musonda understandably of breaking into the first team. before returning this summer a United because of an injury to argue with a business model said. wants more chances to shine Conte has asked him to bulk up, better, more experienced player crisis and Musonda needs a that allows Chelsea to win titles Meanwhile Chilumba added and he’s not the first academy as well as hinting that Musonda capable of forcing his way into similar slice of luck at Chelsea. while comfortably adhering to that Chipolopolo recent player from Chelsea to be left needs to be more versatile. the first-team reckoning. However, he also needs to keep UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules. success was also a collective unhappy with a lack of game “We’re talking about a young Musonda, though, got unlucky his head down and work harder One can understand Musonda’s time. player with really good last season while on loan at because, as it stands, Chelsea are frustrations but, in reality, all effort on the pitch. Nathaniel Chalobah, Nathan prospects,” the Italian coach Real Betis, where he was an quite happy with how things are that matters is the bottom line “For me, I cannot say it Ake, Bertrand Traore and enthused. “But now it’s automatic starter before being going. and Chelsea are a lean, mean was because of a player’s Dominic Solanke all felt that important that he works very dropped after the Liga club The production line is churning winning machine, so what has performance it is all about their careers would be better well. In my mind, he could play changed managers. out players that can be sold sentiment got to do with it? the team. They have all played served by moving elsewhere, like No.10 or like a winger and Now that he has returned to on to generate funds for Literally, nothing. Goal.com very well,” said Chilumba.