No 800 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020 I WON’T ANSWER IG’S IMF is Zambia’s only chance of avoiding STUPID CALL - HH debt default ...as police insist on his summon By Ulande Nkomesha answer Inspector General of interrogated in the alleged Speaking when he National Institute of Public - Simumba UPND president Hakainde police Kakoma Kanganja’s abduction of two police addressed students from Administration, Evelyn Hone Story page 6 Hichilema says he will not “stupid” call to have officers in Muchinga. the University of Zambia, College and... Story page 2

By Julia Malunga PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Judiciary washes he knows he will be re-elected in next year’s general election because of the many works his hands on Simusamba government has done. Speaking when he drummed up support for as JCC puts lid back PF candidate in the Chilubi Council chairperson by- elections Rosemary Chimbini, in Bulilo ward, Monday, on disciplinary case President Lungu said he knows By Sipilisiwe Ncube that he would be re-elected. CHIEF Registrar of the Judiciary Charles Kafunda has distanced “Ndemona abantu the judiciary from the recommendation made by the Judicial nabamitemwa sana muposeko Complaints Commission (JCC) to have Magistrate David amano mukabwele bwangu Simusamba removed from presiding as a judicial officer in a bwangu mukese umfwa abantu matter where he was found wanting for misconduct. efyo balefwaya. Nga mwaya And the JCC chairman William Nyirenda says he does mwaililila, 2021 tamwaimone. not understand how the letter of recommendation to remove Lekeni nsoke abo mwasala Simusamba found itself in the public space, as such matters are mu Zambia lyonse kuno kwine ku Northern Province, considered confidential. Story page 6 ngabamisala whether MP, council chairman, ulimubomfi wabantu, bombela abantu. Day of Prayer has become Ipalamike kubantu, wishibe abantu efyo balekabila. Abo bakabwela mu 2021 ni abo an image building event abale bombela abantu, abo balecindika abantu, abo baleumfwa abantu efyo for political players - CCZ balelanda. Naine wine Edgar By Julia Malunga Lungu pano ndi ninjishiba COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary abantu bakambwesha mu Father Emmanuel Chikoya says the national day of prayer and 2021 pantu efyo ndebomba fasting has turned into an image building event for political party nabanandi filemoneka. Ama players. sikulu, ifipatala, ubulimi, During the National Day of Prayer and Fasting, Sunday, ifikulwa ipanga yonse. (I Catholic priest Fr Lastone Lupupa said there was no need for have seen that you are the President Edgar Lungu to campaign in next year’s general election President Edgar Lungu jokes with an old lady in Chilubi district of Northern Province where he preferred...” Story page 10 because he was God-sent. is on a two-day working visit “Today, we have a Caesar in our midst, it is His Excellency the President. Do we pay taxes to the President? No. We pay our taxes to the government and three things are very important to I know I’ll be re-elected in 2021 the Christians; they don’t evade tax, Christians are the number one in obedience to paying tax. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar simply means when it comes to voting, Christians are number one on the queue to vote...” Story page 6 because of my work – Lungu 2. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020

By Ulande Nkomesha UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says he will not I won’t answer IG’s answer Inspector General of police Kakoma Kanganja “stupid” call to have interrogated in the alleged stupid call – HH abduction of two police you have in us people who car in full view of the police, officers in Muchinga. have a heart for students and “Hichilema said. Speaking when he for the people of Zambia. “To our surprise the police addressed students from Let me tell you a short story did not arrest those thugs, the University of Zambia, of what happened when we instead the police sent a call out National Institute of Public went to Kasama. We went to to us victims. Have you ever Administration, Evelyn Hone Kasama to attend a court case understood a situation where College and Zambia Institute for Mucheleka deputy SG, who victims are the ones called to of Mass Communication was in detention not because be arrested. The PF thugs who (ZAMCOM), Hichilema said he committed a crime but were attacking us were not it was disappointing that because of political ineptness, arrested and I said to Kanganja police were summoning him On our way and back the and to everybody that ‘I am and other party officials when PF thugs were jealous of the not answering your stupid the real culprits who harassed support the people of Northern call’, why? I did not commit and stoned his entourage in Province and Muchinga were any crime, we are victims of Mpika were not arrested. showing us. They were pelting the thuggery and this is our “First and foremost we us with stones when the rest of country. They must arrest those would like thank you for the community were coming who were pelting us with stones Movement for Democratic Change leader Felix Mutati interacts with Kabwe Shoprite coming to show your solidarity to greet us and they were and they are known, including workers on Sunday - Picture by Tenson Mkhala to us. I want you to know that saying we want bally now’. Now the Mpika DC, they are known. because of the love Muchinga You saw them carrying stones and Northern showed to us, the in the footage, let them arrest PF felt jealous and they know those people. We must not It’s foolish for police to say HH wasn’t that they are going, they were allow a breakdown in the rule summoned when call out was delivered – Katuka stoning us and they stoned my of law. Story continues on P4 By Sipilisiwe Ncube guided. You know, all the time Hakainde was in a motorcade, possible that a trained police UPND secretary general we are told that, ‘we have been he can’t control everyone in officer can be abducted by Govt nearing end of 2020 Stephen Katuka says it is instructed’, meaning they are those vehicles. There are more common citizens. foolish for the police to deny not independent. And that’s than 20 vehicles! He wouldn’t “Similarly, how do you census preps, says PS that they summoned party what normally happens in a know what is happening. expect a trained police officer leader Hakainde Hichilema dictatorship. When a dictator And in every motorcade, the to be abducted? Is that possible? By Sipilisiwe Ncube made by the Minister of when a call-out was delivered takes over government, the president’s vehicle is always in This is why we are saying NATIONAL Development Finance (Dr Bwalya Ng’andu) at the secretariat, Friday. first thing they do is to kill front and there are so many that we have so many cadres Planning Permanent to the effect that the census And Katuka says it does institutions of governance behind. So, he can’t also know wearing police uniforms. There Secretary Chola Chabala says has been postponed to next not make sense that trained so that they don’t make what is happening behind. But are so many. They are training preparations for the 2020 year. There are just too many police officers can be abducted independent decisions [and they (police) wanted to behave in Sikanze [Police] Camp, they national census amid the circumstances… [that have by common citizens. make them only] answerable in the same unprofessional give them uniforms and ranks COVID-19 pandemic are led to the postponement]. The In an interview, Katuka to this one individual, who is manner they behaved in and guns. Nowonder there almost complete. preparation has been affected rebuked the Police Command a dictator, who, in our case is Mongu where this motorcade is so much misuse and abuse In an interview, Chabala by: (1) we had those gassing in Lusaka for contradicting Edgar Chagwa Lungu. So, the has so many people, but they of guns by the police. You explained that the 2020 census incidences. That also took a lot a statement that came from police are not independent. only went for an individual. have heard of stories of how had been hampered by the of time because we had to stop Muchinga Province Police They want to depend on Meaning that they were not a policeman has shot another COVID-19 pandemic, but the activities. So, a number of Commissioner Joel Njase who instructions.” looking at what happened officer, how a stray bullet has stressed that that government activities were affected. Then, confirmed that Hichilema was He added that even on that day, but they were hit a citizen, it is because of was strategising on an after the gassing, we have now among the UPND officials if Hichilema was in the witch-hunting and looking these untrained police officers. appropriate mechanism to COVID-19. And the decision summoned for questioning in motorcade, which allegedly for a person. GBM was in A police officer is trained to conduct the exercise before we had to take was that do a case of abduction. abducted the two police officers that motorcade in Mongu, but defend himself using either exposing the enumerators to we have to expose more than Commenting on the last week, he would not have did they pick him or did they minimum or maximum force. the pandemic, which included 45,000 enumerators to gassing development, Katuka said known what was happening as even question him? No, they If a situation is life-threatening, timely payment of salaries for or do we wait for circumstances police delivered a call out to his vehicle was in front. didn’t because he was not their he is allowed to use maximum enumerators. to change?” Chabala asked. the UPND secretariat last “It is not possible for target,” he recalled. force, which is shooting,” said “There was aHe, however, said the Friday but the people who were Hakainde to beat anybody. If And Katuka said it was not Katuka. pronouncement that was government remained ready to present refused to received it conduct the exercise, and that on behalf of the party leader. funds to pay salaries for the He said the confusion enumerators were almost ready. and inconsistencies was ZICB targets lower interest rates on loans for SMEs “So, basically, those are an indication that the By Natasha Sakala “So, that’s the discussion that really even as much as things are bad, they do the main factors that have Zambia Police Service was ZAMBIA Industrial Commercial hinges on development financing not completely break the backbone of the affected the preparation of the compromised. Bank (ZICB) says it is currently trying and those are areas that we are very economy, and that’s what banks really census. But in terms of being “On Friday, the police to collaborate with other financial proactively looking at because we realise should be able to do because at the end of ready, the mapping has been from headquarters came to institutions as a means of making access that, yes, if the cost of credit is too high, the day, we are intermediaries; we have to concluded. And we have a the secretariat to serve that to cheaper credit possible in view of the then definitely you are just choking the be able to provide products and services very strong commitment from call-out. Unfortunately, I high lending rates obtaining on the local SME and that is one area because of our that can help our customers to navigate,” the government to financing was not in town myself and market. strategic mandate; that’s one area where Njovu said. the activities. We have also the boys they found at the In an interview, ZICB public relations we need to find solutions because at “So, from our perspective, as ZICB, prepared salaries for the team, secretariat refused to receive manager Luke Njovu said the bank was the end of the day, if that sector is not we have been talking to our customers, which is about to be completed. the call-out. And then they exploring avenues to collaborate with supported, then the challenge that we some of them we have gone through As a government, I think now went away. But now, we hear other financial institutions to make are facing today, as a Zambian economy, the process of helping them to access we can just say that the main they have changed their mind access to cheaper credit possible for the might persist for decades to come. So, the the COVID-19 Fund from the Bank of activity, which is scheduled to by saying that, ‘they did not… SME sector in view of the high lending SME sector is critical, it has to grow and Zambia, and that process is ongoing. But be rolled out throughout the [summon Hichilema].’ That’s rates prevailing on the local market, it has to grow to a level where it becomes for those customers that just require, for country, we need to strategise foolish! How can you say, ‘we which had remained at an average 30 per a meaningful contributor to the GDP of instance, to restructure their facilities, we how it will be undertaken amid did not’ when that document cent in recent years. this country.” are talking to them and we are finding COVID-19,” said Chabala. was delivered and it’s just that “The issue of interest rates is And Njobvu urged financialsolutions of how we can help them “Census activities have got we were not ready to receive obviously concerning to everybody in institutions in the country to play their mitigate the challenges they are facing. a lot of components. And I don’t it? That’s the inconsistency we the sector in the sense that if interest rates role of absorbing the economic shocks There are some customers that have come remember any particular case find in the police, having no are high, then, obviously, as you have being experienced to avoid breakdown of and applied to restructure their facilities, where enumerators walk away direction. Kanganja’s police is indicated, the productive sector suffers the economy. we have been able to do that. Some have without being paid. Even those not the police worth talking because at the end of the day, the rate of He observed that there was need to come to ask for top-ups on the facilities that did the mapping were paid. about. And Kanganja has failed return might not be sufficient to sustain find middle-ground between financial that they have, again, we have been able Even the people that are going the Zambian people as IG, [he the business. So, even as we price out services and the productive sectors. to do that.” to do pilot census are going to is] the worst in the history facilities, we take cognisance of the fact “The challenge, really, is to find Meanwhile, Njovu announced that be paid. In terms of the figures, of this country! I even feel that we have to be mindful of customers’ middle-ground between the financial ZICB was ready to break-even despite I will need to get back to you ashamed because the young ability to pay. So, to assist our SME services sector and the productive sector being on the market for only two years. and give you the breakdown man is from my village. I feel clients, we are in the market talking to and this is where, really, banks should “We are very ready to break-even. of various components of the really ashamed by the conduct various partners on how we can provide come to the table and be seen to be We are a very ambitious bank, we have census activities.” of IG Kanganja. So, the call-out products and services that will be suitable providing that cushion that is required a team at ZICB that has been in the Last month, Finance was there, but now they are in terms of pricing to the SME sector. So, to absorb the shocks that the economy banking sector for many years. It’s not Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu denying,” wondered Katuka. we are still in discussions with a number is experiencing. And I think that’s what easy starting a bank from scratch, but I announced during the 2021 “The inconsistency of of financing partners to see how we the Bank of Zambia has been trying to think we are up to the task and we are national budget presentation the police is a well-known can access cheaper funding or cheaper do (with) the provision of the Medium- more or less looking to the next couple that this year’s national census thing. The police are not deposits for onward lending to the SME Term Refinancing Facility to provide that of few years and we will be feeling a very had been pushed to next year, independent. They don’t make sector,” Njovu said in an interview. shock absorbing facility to ensure that good story to the market,” said Njovu. citing gassing and COVID-19 their own decisions. They are as the reasons. Tuesday October 20, 2020 www.diggers.news Article .3 4. Local News / Advert www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020

By Julia Malunga and kitchen window MUCHINGA Province glass panes deliberately Police Commissioner HH has been summoned, insists Njase: damaged. This damage of Joel Njase says his office the residential house is will advise when UPND yet to be ascertained,” said Kampyongo. president Hakainde “we’ll advise when he will appear” And on Thursday last Hichilema will be expected week, Inspector General of to appear for questioning investigation. he was asked if there was the Police Command on UPND member of Njase said this when miscommunication within the summonses served on parliament Romeo Police Kakoma Kanganja in the police abduction Hichilema, considering that Kang’ombe was in the claimed that two police Police Spokesperson Esther vehicle where two police officers from Mpika Police Mwaata Katongo had denied officers and five civilStation were abducted by reports that the opposition servants were bundled after UPND cadres who were in leader was among those being abducted. the company of Hichilema. expected in Mpika. “The occupants of “I am greatly appalled by The Policethe vehicle on which the the conduct of thugs believed to be UPND cadres who are Commissioner insisted that two officers were bundled reported to have abducted Hichilema was summoned, included the member of two of our police officers of adding that there was no parliament for Sesheke Mpika Police Station whom miscommunication, but constituency, honourable they assaulted together with agreed with Katongo that Romeo Kang’ombe. So dear other members of the public. the opposition leader was colleagues, besides the two The attack happened at not among those who officers, five other people Lavushimanda town Center were expected to appear including two civil servants, in Muchinga Province today, tomorrow. an agricultural extension 14th October, 2020 around “For Tuesday, it’s hon officer, a veterinary officer 15:00 hours. The thugs are Kang’ombe and others, and three community reported to have been in the then on HH we will members who stood by entourage of the opposition advise when. [There’s] no the road side were also UPND leader Mr Hakainde miscommunication. It’s an attacked by this militia Hichilema. I am reminding investigation,” said Njase. group and they sustained politicians once again that On Saturday, Home serious injuries and multiple anyone who would want HIVOS health food Africa manager William Chilufya speaks during the launch of Chongwe Affairs Minister Stephen deep cuts. In addition, the to commit crimes under Food System Lab in Chongwe on October 15, 2020 Picture by Tenson Mkhala Kampyongo said Sesheke seven casualties recorded, the veil of politics shall the UPND militia group have themselves to blame also stole properties which as police shall not tolerate included a Lenovo laptop, a such kind of unreasonable I won’t answer IG’s stupid call – HH wallet, a shaving machine, behaviour. I am warning all cell phones and cash money those that took part in the From P2 fix it, you will all have bursaries. Your “Your job is to campaign, your job amounting to K2,400. commission of this crime We must not allow them to take BC would be there. What is happening is to get NRCs, your job is to register as All the stolen items were that we shall not relent in away our fundamental rights and now BC, bursaries are given to students voters, your job is to vote, number five valued at approximately our investigations, hence freedoms, freedom of assembly, freedom related to politicians. All of that will your job is to protect the vote. Once K10,000. Furthermore, they should consider their of movement, freedom of association, come to an end,” Hichilema said. you have done that the rest now you one residential house days numbered.” stated freedom of speech, freedom of “When I completed school there, I live to bally to fix. What is bally going had the spare bedroom Kanganja. consciousness. So I want to asssure you was a tough monk, I wrote my final exam to fix? Education, jobs, more important that all these things will come to an end, on Friday, I rested on Saturday, Sunday, business opportunities. I want to say to it is darkest before dawn. We should not Monday I had a full time job, that is what you, this country is a rich country, you allow thugs to arrest us or arrest students.” I want to happen to you. You cannot take guys should not be suffering, you guys Hichilema assured the students care of people if you don’t love them. If should have a better life but the missing that when elected he would ensure you steal from students it means you link is that there is no leadership. This that bursaries are awarded on merit don’t love them that is what is going on leadership has no vision. What we will regardless of their party affiliation. now. In order to keep you in school and do ourselves is to manage this country “One of my first assignments is to give you bursaries and to give you an for economic, social, political gain and bring back bursaries. for all students. increase in the BCs and everything, bally we want you to be free again, the way When I completed grade 12, I came from comes in the morning, by afternoon we we were free when we were students. a village, because I passed to go to UNZA are sworn in, we are selling that jet.” Before we even form government we the bursary came to me automatically. So, Hichilema urged the students to are already managing the 2021 budget, everybody who passes, to go to UNZA, ensure they protect their votes in the I am working on the 2021 budget,” said to go to college as bally comes, he will 2021 election. Hichilema. Tuesday October 20, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News/ Advertisement .5

By Ulande Nkomesha PF MEDIA director Sunday Chanda says Zambia’s Sunday asks US Envoy to check Trumps remarks democracy is much better than the United States, because US President Donald Trump’s concerns about the credibility before commenting on Zambia’s democracy of mail-in ballots show that its electoral process was not credibility of its election of democracy; we know the any standard, in a number of still an infant? What lessons own standards, Zambia is flawless. outcome. concerns that are coming ways, we are way way better!” are there from the upcoming doing very well in terms of And Chanda says the The US President had told from all the candidates in Chanda argued. US election?” democracy. Can you imagine US Chargé d’Affaires to US media in recent weeks that (US presidential election) “Let’s look at the run-up Chanda insisted that it was how Zambia is going to look Zambia David Young should prior to the first Presidential race. So, democracy has come to the election and let us look time for Africa to “Africanise” like when our democracy is concentrate on talking to the Debate against his Democratic on a serious litmus test if an up to the run-up to Zambia’s its fledgling democracy. 200 years old? Clearly, our UPND and other stakeholders opponent Joe Biden that he incumbent (US President elections and the concerns. “Sometimes, as we look at democracy would be way to participate in the proposed may not cede control of the Donald Trump) is going to cry If President Lungu was to say all these standards that is the better than these democracies reformation of the Public White House if there was foul in the leading democracy that, ‘I would not hand over reason why over and beyond, that have lived for more than Order Act. reason to suspect the outcome about the democratic process power…’ Do you know what there comes a time where 200 years,” he said. Commenting on the US of the November 3 poll would and how people are going to would happen? Do you know Africa must say to itself that we And Chanda said that envoy’s remarks last week be fraudulent. vote. How much more of a how many people would say, need to Africanise democracy. Ambassador Young’s remarks that the US government was “Sometimes, we get these developing country where ‘abc’ and raise alarm? That How long has Zambia been a on the disputed Public Order concerned about the way the concerns where our colleagues democracy is still in its youth is happening in the leading democracy? Some of these have Act did not hold water as the Public Order Act was being would want to give this and infancy. We must be also democracy; you have the been democracies and they PF government was committed administered in Zambia, impression that our democracy fair in raising concerns and incumbent saying, ‘I might have had their democracies to reforming it. Chanda said despite Zambia’s is so bad, that there is nothing making prescriptions, we must not hand over power.’ So, over 200 years. Not so long “We need to be fair with democracy being in its infancy good to write home about, but be very very clear that we what are we learning about ago they couldn’t give some ourselves and agree that stage, it was much better than we know what is happening in look at the oldest democracies democracy? What lessons of their (Black) citizens the whenever you have elections, the Unted States’ because the the run-up to the US elections. and the so-called leading are there on democracy for right to vote, we still have the you are going to get different latter is currently engulfed So, unless they want to tell democracies and let’s compare those of us in the developing civil rights movement making stakeholders making different in uncertainties about the us that this is the best mode them to what we got here. By countries where democracy is demands in the US. By our insinuations. Where we stand, the issue of the Public Order Act, we would call on the head of the Chargé d’Affaires at the American Embassy to take particular interest in what has been government’s commitment with regards to the Public Order Act and reforming the Public Order Act in order to conform with the times that we are living today. We are all aware that the Public Order Act is an old Communiqué on Comprehensive Sexuality Education by Members of Parliament from the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) piece of legislation and where HIV/AIDS and Governance Project National Working Group, Zambia Women Parliamentary Caucus, Parliamentary Caucus on Children, Zambia is today, clearly, the members from the Portfolio Committees on Youth, Sport and Child Affairs; Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs’ Affairs; Education, Public Order Act needs to be Science and Technology; and Legal Affairs, Human Rights, National Guidance, Gender Matters and Governance. reformed. His Excellency, the President, Edgar Lungu and 12th October, 2020 the PF, have been very clear that we can reform the Public Whereas we acknowledge the efforts being put in place and implemented by the Government with regard to Comprehensive Sexuality Order Act,” Chanda said. Education, We the Members of Parliament participating in the multi-stakeholder consultative meeting on Comprehensive Sexuality Education “The Minister of Justice (CSE) have taken time today to interrogate and deliberate on CSE with the goal of understanding its development and implementation in (Given Lubinda) invited for Zambia. submission, there has been We are cognizant that in 2013, the Government of Zambia through the Ministry of General Education developed the Comprehensive no single submission from the Sexuality Education (CSE) framework to enrich the provision of Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education. CSE features as a cross largest opposition party in this cutting theme in the Zambia Education Curriculum Framework. CSE is not taken as a standalone subject, but its content is integrated in; country. So, sometimes even when the UPND cries foul, we Integrated Science (at Primary and Junior Secondary), Biology (at Senior Secondary); Social Studies (at Primary and Junior Secondary) and fail to understand what is it Civic Education (at Senior Secondary); Home Economics and Religious Education. they are crying about because that the development of the CSE Framework was prompted by data from research indicating high alarming numbers of We acknowledge the starting point is to ride school dropout due to pregnancy, high infection rate of STIs including HIV prevalence among the 15 to 24 age groups.1 on government policies of reforming the Public Order We note that the content of the CSE framework was subjected to wide stakeholder consultation including; religious leaders, Members of Act. Had the government said, Parliament, traditional Leaders, CSOs, curriculum development experts and the public at large. The consultative process was meant to ‘they are comfortable with this ensure that CSE was not only age appropriate, but was adapted to the cultural, traditional and religious beliefs and in line with the legal piece of legislation, it doesn’t framework of Zambia. need any reforms whatsoever,’ We Support the provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) for all that benefit women and adolescents, and safeguard the health of then the arguments and the their children and societies at large and recognize that CSE is an integral part of SRHR. concerns of the American Embassy would then hold We are committed to the following: water.” He, however, urged the To leave no one behind. We as the people’s representatives are cognizant that Sexual Reproductive Health of Adolescents is of critical US envoy to concentrate on importance in attaining SDG Numbers 3 on good health and wellbeing, Number 4 on quality Education and Number 5 on Gender, by the year calling the opposition to join 2030. In this regard we, shall, through our constitutional mandate support the proposed consultative process by the Government on CSE and the process of transforming ensure that the children are protected from vices that negate the enjoyment of the right to health and education. the Public Order Act. To ensure that every Zambian child and young person has unhindered access to the right to Education including age appropriate CSE, “The emphasis should be which seeks to promote human dignity and respect especially of the girl child and commit to continue being advocates of good quality colleagues, such as our brother education for all and to call upon the Executive to avail resources for the sexual reproductive health of children and young people so that at the American Embassy, they can freely attain their right to Education. should be calling members of parliament from the To engage in appropriate consultation and review of relevant policies in the Education Sector including the CSE policy with a view to opposition, especially from the demystifying the misconceptions surrounding the implementation and teaching of CSE in Zambia. UPND in reforming the Public To urge the Executive through the Ministry of General Education to take the lead in explaining CSE as custodian of the policy especially Order Act. Whether it was a in view of deep divergent views among members of the public. government of angels in power To urge the Executive through the Ministry of General Education to carry out wide public sensitization on CSE, especially in rural areas and they would enforce this where the bulk of the girl child are disadvantaged with regard to accessing good quality education and sexual reproductive health services. Public Order Act someone is To accelerate continued advocacy for CSE and the empowerment of men, women and adolescent girls and boys (with the involvement of going to cry foul. The starting traditional leadership, religious and civic leaders) – so that they can make informed decisions about their own lives and get empowered to be point is reforming the Public agents of change and contributors to Zambia’s collective and transformative aspirations; Order Act. Who walks out of To promote transparency and accountability in the implementation of CSE programmes through the representative and oversight Parliament? It is the UPND! functions of national Parliaments and relevant parliamentary committees, and to ensure the adoption of public budgets in Parliament that we would call on the American are sensitive to Sexual Reproductive Health in general and CSE in particular. Embassy to prevail on some of To urgently call upon all concerned parties irrespective of divergent views, to come to a round table meeting and openly discuss CSE as it these stakeholders and speak is being implemented in Zambia with a view to appreciating its content and implementation. to them and that they should act responsibly. Who has In Conclusion, allow us to reaffirm our support to the teaching of CSE in the Zambia Education system and to the announcement been against reforms? It is the by the Executive to carry out broad based consultations on CSE, taking into consideration a multi- stakeholder approach in the UPND, they don’t want the consultative process. Public Order Act reformed, so they must not even cry foul We Thank You. because they don’t want to reform the Public Order Act.” 6. Local News www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020

By Julia Malunga “Today, we have a COUNCIL of Churches Caesar in our midst, it is His in Zambia (CCZ) general Excellency the President. Do Day of Prayer has become an image building secretary Father Emmanuel we pay taxes to the President? to him. And then in whose Chikoya says the national No. We pay our taxes to image is Caesar created? day of prayer and fasting has the government and three Caesar is created in the image event for political players - CCZ turned into an image building things are very important of God, therefore, give Caesar event for political party to the Christians; they don’t to God. If there is somebody chief not only of the armed Excellency, in case you have there. If God is preparing players. evade tax, Christians are the who is going in the wrong forces,” said Fr Lupupa. been doubting, you don’t need another one from the During the National number one in obedience to direction, God has created “Today, we are going to campaign next year. I am opposition, don’t campaign Day of Prayer and Fasting, paying tax. Give to Caesar the state, the state has the to perform a ritual. Today, not campaigning for you but also. You will just come Sunday, Catholic priest Fr what belongs to Caesar police o cers, the state has Caesar is going to be I’m telling you the heavenly smoothly because these are Lastone Lupupa said there simply means when it comes the army just to bring us back empowered not only to settings, the operating system heavenly settings, at the was no need for President to voting, Christians are and it acts on behalf of God. command the armed forces under which I perceive, I proper time they come into Edgar Lungu to campaign in number one on the queue to To arrest you, to incarcerate, but begin to command the am not campaigning. Even being. No need for political next year’s general election vote. Caesar has been given to to put you behind bars, economy. You are God sent, if Caesar is going to change, violence, no need for those because he was God-sent. you, give him what belongs Caesar is the commander-in- God has given you to us. Your his Excellency is going to be sponsored rallies, Caesar is coming because he is God- sent.” But, in an interview, Fr Chikoya said the role of the Lungu has imposed a political lockdown, clergy was to speak to the moral consciousness of the country and not to endorse a political party player. “I stopped going to criminalised dissenting views in Zambia these prayers because they By Natasha Sakala but Zambia will still be there level of government, I learnt are camou aged as prayers PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu and he should not forget what one important lesson: namely and yet they are an image has imposed a political happened to Mr Chiluba a er that the biggest challenge for building event for particular lockdown on Zambia and he le o ce,” he cautioned. the people in power is to learn – Sacika political candidates.  at is unfortunate. Our role as has criminalised dissenting Meanwhile, Dr Sacika said how not to abuse the power the power they have and that of the people and never in the clergy is to pray, to speak to opinions, as evidenced by that Kanganja had instituted they have, this is important; the exercise of power must interest of the rulers,” said Dr the moral conscience of the the jailing of NDC leader a reign of terror using the to learn how not to abuse always be in the best interest Sacika. Chishimba Kambwili, says police to intimidate Zambians country, to speak truth to former secretary to the cabinet into submission to the PF power. How do you expect Dr Sketchley Sacika. government. other political players and And Dr Sacika has urged “Inspector General of Judiciary washes hands on Simusamba other stakeholders to be in President Lungu to learn Police [Kakoma] Kanganja attendance when it becomes valuable lessons from late has instituted what amounts an endorsement for one president Frederick Chiluba to a reign of terror using the as JCC puts lid back on disciplinary case political party player? It is very unfortunate,” said Fr a er the latter toiled in court police to intimidate the people By Sipilisiwe Ncube MMD president Nevers Mumba said he Chikoya. “I think that for me on corruption and abuse of of Zambia into submission to CHIEF Registrar of the Judiciary Charles did not understand why the court o cial justi es why some of us…  e o ce charges a er leaving the PF government, but his Kafunda has distanced the judiciary from was still working when the JCC had already moment we begin to zero in o ce in 2001. actions are almost tantamount the recommendation made by the Judicial recommended his removal from the Judiciary on individuals and we begin Meanwhile, Dr Sacika says to a coup d’état against our Complaints Commission (JCC) to have on ground that he had misconducted himself to make pronouncements, Inspector General of Police constitutional order. But this Magistrate David Simusamba removed from when handling the criminal trespass case it is no longer a national Kakoma Kanganja will go is a wrong strategy, which is presiding as a judicial o cer in a matter where involving him. day of prayer, it becomes a down in history as the  rst IG making the Patriotic Front he was found wanting for misconduct. Asked to explain why the Judiciary had campaign platform for other to face abuse of o ce charges government more unpopular. And the JCC chairman William Nyirenda not acted on the recommendation from the stakeholders...I believe in a er leaving o ce. You can intimidate people, but says he does not understand how the letter of JCC, Kafunda said the JCC was better placed to prayer, we must pray and In an interview, Dr you cannot make them love or recommendation to remove Simusamba found comment on the matter, adding that complaints we call upon the church Sacika noted that despite the respect you; you cannot make itself in the public space, as such matters are connected to court cases and judgements to continue to pray well judicial merits of Kambwili’s people vote for you out of fear, considered con dential. are handled by the JCC while the Judiciary informed prayers. Pray fraud case, the former Roan this is what Kanganja is trying A er Magistrate Simusamba convicted management handles administrative matters. without an already established PF member of parliament’s to achieve,” he observed. NDC president Chishimba Kambwili to 12 position and bias towards a conviction is a manifestation “Now, the biggest months imprisonment with hard labour, Continues on P7 of President Lungu’s repression challenge for the Patriotic particular stakeholder.” of political opponents. Front in next year’s elections “Regardless of the judicial is not the opposition UPND merits or otherwise, the or Hakainde Hichilema, it is jailing of Kambwili is seen by their failure to deliver, their people as President Lungu’s failure to manage the a airs IMF is Zambia’s only chance of continued repression of his of our country in the best political opponents. If you interest of all the people. look at our political situation  e position of the PF, right in the country, Lungu has now, is not di erent from the avoiding debt default – Simumba actually imposed a political position in which UNIP was lockdown on the country. He in 1991.  e people see the PF By Abraham Kalito thought they were number one in your creditors, including China. China as has criminalised opposition government as the bad guys ECONOMIST Trevor Simumba says life, suddenly realising that it’s not even well is looking to see whether Zambia politics and has turned and the opposition as the good Zambia should swi ly reach an agreement their pregnancy!  at there are many is able to get a programme from the Zambia into a one party guys and no amount of police in principle with the International others and that’s what has happened with IMF because even China does not want dictatorship governed for and repression, and no amount of Monetary Fund (IMF) on an economic Zambia. Lenders are now realising that to lose money. China is not Father in the interest only of himself dictatorship can change this. programme to allay investors’ fears and Zambia has several creditors,” he said. Christmas; they also want a return on and the Patriotic Front,” Dr What is happening in Zambia, avoid an imminent debt default. “ ere is Chinese money, Russian their investment. It is in no one’s interest Sacika said. today…No man has done  e Zambian government wants money, Israeli money, Indian money for the Zambian economy to ground “Many people are asking: more harm to the Patriotic relief on its debt interest repayments and money from European creditors. to a halt. And then, thirdly, renegotiate ‘what is the point of having Front than Inspector General from commercial creditors, which is So, the Eurobond holders considered the loan. It will be much easier to opposition political parties Kanganja, no man has done estimated to provide as much as US $1 themselves in what we call in economics, renegotiate at a cheaper price if we have if they cannot be allowed to more harm to the PF than billion in relief, but has so far failed to ‘the number one creditor.’ But they are an IMF-backed programme and we have operate?’ Political parties Kanganja has done.” get any positive feedback from Eurobond no longer Zambia’s number one creditor some credit that have been put into the right now cannot hold He charged that Kanganja bondholders. and they have realised. Zambia’s number Treasury so that our foreign reserves can public meetings, cannot hold would be the  rst former IG to Last week, Zambia skipped a coupon one creditor, according to government settle down,” said Simumba. demonstrations, and cannot stand trial for abuse of o ce instalment repayment on its US $3 billion  gures, is China. Now, the issue is that “And the fourth pillar is to look at even feature on private radio and abetting crime. Eurobond, accelerating the likelihood of with China, much of that debt is not our parastatals and identify some critical stations without the PF or “Kanganja has abetted a debt default. transparent. It’s not openly available. And assets that we can immediately release the police interfering.  is is crime in order to promote In an interview, Simumba observed so, we have ourselves in a situation where into the private sector so that we receive unacceptable.” the political interests of the that the country would attract investor con dence and trust have gone. How and injection of foreign exchange. He warned President Patriotic Front and he may con dence, but only if an agreement with do we  x it? We  x it by, number one, For example, KCM (Konkola Copper Lungu that he would end up become the  rst former IG in the Fund on a recovery plan was reached. the government being fully transparent. Mines), why don’t we  nd a buyer for like late president Frederick the history of Zambia to stand “Remember, Mrs Mwanakatwe, when Secondly, the government must move KCM so that it can operate as a private Chiluba who spend most of trial for abuse of o ce and she was  nance minister, said something very quickly to agree and negotiate a deal sector company and government can get his retirement time answering abetting crime. At present, very profound. She said that, ‘debt is like with the IMF.” an injection of foreign exchange?  ey to criminal allegations. Kanganja is protected by the a pregnancy, you can hide it for a while, He urged government to start should stop this process of buying shares “Now, the war that o ce he holds, but when he but once it grows, there is no hiding it renegotiating loans and demand for from Glencore. Let Glencore sell those President Lungu has unleashed is no longer IG, he will be an anymore.’  is is the situation Zambia deferred interest payments, but only a er shares on the international market.” on the people through the exposed person and vulnerable is in now.  e Zambian government for agreeing a deal with the IMF. According to the World Bank police just to stay in power, to legal sanctions. He should sometime has not been giving us the “ e IMF is very important Zambia’s external debt stock had sharply is totally unnecessary. It does not forget that the crimes he whole truth about the debt situation. because when they say, ‘we endorse risen to US $27.3 billion by the end not matter how long it takes… is abetting or committing will  ey have been hiding the pregnancy of this programme,’ and, ‘we are backing of 2019, but government, however, One day, President Lungu follow him! In my career as a debt. And now it has been exposed, and Zambia,’ it immediately brings insisted the  gure was the country’s total will cease to be President, public o cer at the highest can you imagine all those ‘lovers’, who con dence among the international indebtedness. Tuesday October 20, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News / Adverts .7 From P5 allegations against Magistrate “We can’t comment, those David Simusamba. Further, judgments are court cases. Judiciary washes hands on Simusamba that the Commission shall So, we can’t comment as be informed of the course management on court cases. of action to be taken by the That recommendation you Judicial Service Commission are talking about is JCC and as JCC puts lid back on disciplinary case after completion of the internal not judiciary. So, you need to as indicated above, dated 10th processes. The Commission get in touch with the Judicial April, 2018. The Commission shall accordingly revert to Complaints Commission. I considered the complaint you up receipt or the action can’t comment on that. The and having noted the issues taken report by the Judiciary JCC is the one responsible raised therein, resolved Service Commission. I have with dealing with complaints to submit a report to the been directed to inform you from the public or from a Judicial Service Commission accordingly.” person who is affected. If a with a recommendable that The JCC apologised complaint relates to a case, proceedings be commenced for taking long to review the matter is for JCC. Such by the said body for the the complaint against kind of recommendations are removal of Magistrate Simusamba. confidential and so we can’t Simusamba as a judicial “The delay in attending comment on them,” Kafunda officer,” read the letter in part. to your complaint, due to said. “The Secretary to the vacancies in the membership Meanwhile, Nyirenda in Judicial Service Commission of the Commission and an interview also said the JCC has since responded other circumstances beyond would not discuss the matter itself in public domain if the Chief Justice to compel Sangwa and Associates, stating that the Judiciary the Commission’s control, is deeply regretted,” wrote JCC in public as that was not the matter was confidential, him to recuse himself from wrote to Chief Justice Ireen Management has been tasked Secretary, Naisa Makeleta. procedurally. Nyirenda said: “I have no idea handing the opposition NDC Mambilima over Magistrate to further enquire into the He added that the JCC did how [that recommendation] leader’s case. Simusamba’s alleged judicial not know how the Simusambe came in public domain, and In December 2019, misconduct, which suggested recommendation leaked to certainly not from us. For us, Kambwili wrote to Chief that he was pushing a political the press. we do not discuss our clients Justice, Irene Mambilima, agenda. “We don’t make any public issues in the press.” complaining about the In a letter dated comments on issues that come In September, the JCC manner in which Magistrate September 8, 2020, addressed to us because issues that come made a recommendation Simusamba was handling the to the MMD leader, the JCC to us are very confidential to the judicial service matter, i.e. his attitude towards stated that it had advised and we do not comment commission to have him and his lawyers and the judiciary management on confidential issues with Simusamba removed from attempts by the Magistrate to commence an internal the press. 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Opinion www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020 Shonga is offside, Diggers has never attacked the Judiciary UPREME people at LAZ are Court justice not comfortable with Mumba Malila our argument against has written a President Lungu’s third Spaper describing the term bid because we state of the Judiciary used the Association’s in Africa, in relation to interpretation of the political interference. ConCourt judgement to He observed that deliver our point. If this many judiciaries in is the case, we take it the African region are as a very unfortunate still reeling from the development. We devastating effects of pray and hope that Mr political intimidation. Shonga’s LAZ is not We would like conceiving an idea of to comment on this trying to instill fear in very interesting us. We don’t need LAZ observation, especially on the list of intolerant that it is coming that it was copied to the about it. Our concern President? of public knowledge. institutions. from a learned judge Chief Justice, we can is that when the Court If we stated it as This brings us to LAZ’s The media in who is still serving see a grave case of is moved to pronounce a matter of fact that caution about how we Zambia is already the Judiciary at a misunderstanding which itself on the eligibility of the judges have been exercise our freedom of operating under a supreme level. But we can attract all sorts of the incumbent President, compromised, LAZ expression. delicate environment. are reminded of the reactions, including and it is decided that in would be in order to In the case of Editor warning we received If the association looks threats and intimidation fact, the Head of State advise us to take that Sinjela, Mr Shonga from Mr Abyudi at the number of media on our part. qualifies to contest the evidence to the Judicial and everyone at LAZ Shonga against what houses that have been We believe that 2021 elections, the Complaints Commission, are fully aware that he calls “attacks closed in the past five anyone who read our public will have cause but we did not. The the complainants on the Judiciary”. years, it will notice that editorial opinion can tell to believe that such a context of our question in that case are the Mr Shonga, who is our operating space that, rather than attack, decision was politically was clear. In this case, same judges that president of the Law has been shrinking we were acknowledging motivated, or that there we were asking a presided over the Association of Zambia, as a consequence of the duty of our judges was undue pressure question to those who matter and sentenced has written a letter intolerance from those to adjudicate matters from the Executive, are undermining the their attackers without to our Newspaper, who wield power. because of the same ruling of the court. How declaring any interest, or saying the last without fear, influence or Therefore, it scares statements from the can that be an attack on considering the so-called editorial opinion we intimidation from people us that Mr Shonga’s ruling party that we are the judges? rules of natural justice. published questioning who hold political office. LAZ is exercising As we will show in Is it the position of LAZ the Patriotic Front’s Our opinion did not, condemning today. This similar intolerance to our next opinion, our that, even in such a insistence on in any way, attack the is the message we were freedom of expression judges deserve the given example, citizens President Edgar judiciary. To the contrary, trying to communicate in as that exhibited by support of every citizen, cannot publicly comment Lungu’s eligibility, it puts a spotlight on our editorial comment . the Patriotic Front. We including us the media. on that matter because was an attack on the conduct of senior So, we are at pains also wish to bring it to understand how our This is not because the judges involved do the judiciary and its members of the ruling to the attention of Mr Patriotic Front who have brother, the learned they are defenceless, not have the latitude “defenseless judges”. Shonga that when his consistently disregarded State Counsel at LAZ, but because they are to defend themselves? We thought we Association writes such the binding decision of failed to apply context to already operating under That, in our view, is not must first respond to a letter to a private the Constitutional Court the message delivered in a very difficult and an accurate reflection of Mr Abyudi Shonga media house whose in this matter. the opinion complained oppressive environment. reality. and show him where existence is already We would have about. If we are allowed It might also be We are fully aware he got things wrong under threat, it gives thought that Mr to speak freely, we would important for us to that the new LAZ before we can go political oppressors Shonga’s LAZ would be add that Mr Shonga’s address the issue executive has come ahead to express the impetus, basis and applauding us for our letter leaves us a bit of judges being with a fresh desire to our views on the speed for effecting efforts in protecting the confused because, in defenceless Although contribute a positive observations raised harsh decisions against by Justice Malila in independence of the our view, we do not think our editorial opinion was change in the state of Judiciary through our it is possible that he can not written to criticize the affairs in the country, and the newspaper. our next editorial. It LAZ may wish to is important that we condemnation of lawless miss the context of a judiciary in any way, we we support the approach remarks from the party simple editorial opinion do not fully agree that that the association has reconsider its approach make things clear for as it seeks to provide the LAZ president in power. We would like the one in question. judges are defenceless. taken. But we must also counsel regarding because even though have thought the LAZ At the very least, we This is not only because put it on record that freedom of speech our editorial comment president would instead expected LAZ to notice they have the right to we are a responsible and rule of law to would merely be be writing to the Patriotic that we were making a sue in their individual news organisation the Fourth Estate, agreeing with Justice Front and advising the call for the separation of capacity, but also that operates under a especially as we head Malila, it may be party to desist from powers. because they do use balanced and objective towards a decisive misunderstood as an making statements that How can it be an their powers to defend editorial policy. attack on the Judiciary bring the autonomy attack on the judges themselves from time to Therefore, we don’t see general election that by our brother who of the judiciary into when we question the time. any wrongdoing on our will need independent is now in charge of question. ruling party’s insistence This is shown in part from the editorial media to play its the association for If Mr Shonga has that the Constitutional the case of Journalist opinion in question. role. This is more so lawyers. written to the Patriotic Court already ruled Derrick Sinjela and This is why we are because the public We are surprised, Front and advised that President Lungu Civil rights activist searching for the real media in Zambia does as a newspaper, to them to desist from is eligible to stand in Gregory Chifire. When reasons why Mr Shonga not provide a platform learn that Mr Shonga making the work of 2021, when everyone, the Supreme Court has written this letter to for citizens who hold considers our editorial the Constitutional including LAZ agrees judges found the us. We don’t think the opposing views to the opinion of September Court difficult, that is that this is not true? How corruption accusations message is contained government. 22, 2020, and the a commendable thing can it be an attack on levelled against them in the words of the So, we agree with questions we asked, because there will come the judiciary to ask what defamatory, they letter. As a newspaper, everything that Mr as an attack on the a time when questions gives the ruling party so proceeded to cite the we feel the message Shonga has done since judiciary. In fact, when will be asked about much confidence that accusers for contempt is contained in the he assumed office. we look at the letter this conduct from the the Constitutional Court and the outcome of that action itself. It would But on this one, he is from LAZ and the fact PF and what LAZ did will rule in favour of the court case is a matter appear to us that some offside. Tuesday October 20, 2020 www.diggers.news Readers’ Feedback .9 Readers’ Feedback US Envoy should apply pressure on Lungu to ensure credible 2021 polls Editor,

“Just send peacekeepers in advance since some people have already told us they wont let go of power”. - Victor Chansa

Don’t just talk, put pressure on those whose actions, thoughts, plans and desires are bent on diluting the credibility of the 2021 polls”. - Asa Amisi

“We will not have credible elections next year when the whole process from the start is not transparent”. - Allen Chileman

“We want credible polls too. Tell these fellows planning mischief to stop immediately”. - Lastone Richard Tembo

“ ey are busy pushing for bill ten”. - Mathews W Ks

“Don’t just talk, caution this guy, if you are not careful, u will soon be sending peace keepers to Zambia, this time we will settle things in the streets if ECZ ND! OPINION: Public media must start ****s up!” - Mze Aniesto giving equal electoral coverage now “It’s not possible to have free and fair elections in Zambia with the current leadership”. - Jay Jnr Micheal Editor, Lusambo’s remarks “ ey can’t, headlines everyday takes this shape 1. President shani is saying! on having no time to engage NAC 2. Vice president visited the kitchen. 3. Minister of home shani was warning 4. Minister of shani was dishing out money during mobilisation over botched Ma�ikizolo concert 5. Disaster Chanda said boats can circumcise. 6. Yali said HH is a thief Editor, 7. Early ejaculation party president said HH cannot stand 8. Lusaka province moonga said UPND is divided “Too much arrogance, 9.  e Americans have said ECLipse will go beyond 2019! can such a person really End of news”. - Mze Aniesto be called a leader?? another, we shall engage of us dont like in our current Zambia! How did we nd each other on the ballot, the leaders. By the way what’s GBM “ is is what ECZ was supposed to be doing, pressurising public media to do the right ourselves with such kind communication will be from team doing now that there’s a thing but they let other people do the job on their behalf. By the way is there a judicial of leadership?!” - Michael there, we shall communicate Boman Lusambo mobilising review or whatever is called in law that can compel a public institution to act according to Sandala from there!!!” - Isaák committee? GBM are you not its constitutional mandate”. - Asa Amisi EngZek regretting, try joining Mutati “Ohh okay ba minister, who knows you can retrieve CARTOON “If public media can’t cover the opposition parties then they should as well be exempted he should not even be “It is just your way of your political relevance”. - Asa from paying tax towards the same organizations”. - Zack Don tamed... Let him continue expressing your shame... Amisi this way. We are few months Just admit that you have “I blame those who passed the useless TV Levy Law.  e general citizenry does not away, let us all watch the been beaten by the NAC and “Ok same applies to you, we bene t from TV Levy. Most civilized non aligned citizens including me do not watch znbc mess from the terraces and forced to cancel the useless won’t vote for you since we don’t which is the only media house bene ting from TV Levy. Private media should have been preserve our decision, until event”. - Mwenya Elias Phiri like you too, we have no time accessing TV Levy fund for bene ts to trickle down to citizens”. - Alex Kalukangu next year.  en come next to hear this drama! just bring year, no one should hear “ is is the arrogance some Zodwa”. - Winston Kameya Ng’andu’s insistence on EDITOR’S NOTE: external debt being $11.97bn Go to our News Diggers! Facebook page, Editor, Nsokolo

select a story you like and jot “Just resign together with always arrogantly defensive “I think for some of you down your comment. We will pick your fake humble leader. You for nothing. Even when resigning is the best option. even want to go for prayers You need to save your names, that as your feedback and get people warned against over tomorrow while hiding the borrowing, it bragged about you can’t be standing for what you published on this page. The true debt gure? You will never how ‘on top of things’ it was. is wrong all in the name of turn around the economy even collective responsibility!” - shorter the comment the higher And now it’s ‘the things on if you were to be in power for top of them’. Shame!” - Martin Lengwe Governor Kabwe the a thousand years!” - Kaseba Nyanjagha Golden “Still that gure is chance of getting published. unsustainable! We failed to pay that we block Facebook “As if $11.97 billion is a good Note “Minister, if you want, you can thing, it is still unmanageable!” $6 billion under ba Kaunda even say the debt is $2 billion. - Lameck Nyirenda with all proceeds from copper, users who use abusive language. Whatever the case, pay it o !” - now with no strategic minerals Chola Mwale “I think that matters less gone into criminals’ pockets, because the bottom line is that how on Earth are we gonna “Debt is debt. Even $1bn is it’s still debt which we have to pay o the debt?!” - Jones one two much.  is regime is pay back anyway”. - Zombe Chiziwa 10. International / Lifestlye www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020 ACCORDING to the IMF’s points, respectively, higher World Economic Output than the U.S share of expected 2020 released recently, China global output,” the report adds. has now overtaken the US to IMF admits China Overtaking According to the IMF become the world’s largest estimates, China will grow by economy. 8.2% next year, down a full Yes, you read that right. The percentage point from the International Monetary Fund US as world’s largest Economy IMF’s April estimate but strong (IMF), using the more reliable enough to account for more and now widely accepted China’s economic growth than one-quarter of global yardstick, called the Purchasing rate has been growing at a mind- growth. Power Parity (PPP), has boggling rate of around 10% So, why is the media not determined China’s economy for almost the last 30 years. The reporting this news? Why aren’t at $24.2 trillion compared to country has witnessed startling the economists acknowledging America’s $20.8 trillion. growth in every sector, with the this indisputable fact? Who The PPP calculation manufacturing sector being the gains from this silence? method used by the IMF engine of overall resurgence. It Why Fall Of Pakistan enables you to compare has made unstoppable advances PM Imran Khan Could Be how much you can buy for in its military power, building Imminent Despite Unwavering your money in different and accumulating world-class Support From Pak Army & countries. The economists have defence equipment. China? traditionally been using MER The country’s military The world can no longer (market exchange rates) to is rigorously pursuing its deny China’s superpower. It’s calculate GDP, which doesn’t expansionist agenda, engaged now the world’s most powerful reflect the real figures. in conflicts with a number economy, a fact we can no Was Indian ONGC of neighbours, backed with a longer brush under the carpet. Expelled From The Iranian PPP in its annual assessment at a correct level. The fact is Economist. strong economic advantage. The country’s rise to the top Farzad-B Gas Field Long Before of national economies. The one US dollar can buy nearly By that measure, 3.8 yuan Bloomberg did its own was inevitable, but no one had The New Media Reports? CIA Factbook notes that “the twice as much in China than in buys as much as a dollar. But calculations of the IMF data, expected it to be so swift. The MER method is being official exchange rate measure America itself, and the current if that is the case, then 99trn which shows the proportion The catastrophic Covid-19 viewed with extreme suspicion of GDP is not an accurate market exchange rates hardly yuan can buy as much as of worldwide growth coming pandemic that devastated because it underestimates the measure of China’s output; acknowledge that. $26trn, and China’s economy from China expected to countries around the world buying power of the currencies GDP at the official exchange According to Theis already considerably bigger increase from 26.8% in 2021 has only made China stronger, of many countries. As a result, rate (MER GDP) substantially Economist, “In 2019 China’s than America’s,” The Economist to 27.7% in 2025. “That’s more which ironically was the place, the currencies of many nations understates the actual level of workers produced over 99 adds. than 15 and 17 percentage where the virus originated.BBC are undervalued against the China’s output vis-a-vis the trillion yuan worth of goods dollar. rest of the world; in China’s and services. America’s With PPP adjustment, IMF situation, GDP at purchasing produced $21.4 trillion-worth. estimates China’s economic power parity provides the best Since 6.9 yuan bought a dollar output outmanoeuvring the measure for comparing output last year, on average, China’s I know I’ll be re-elected US’s by a huge margin. IMF is across countries. GDP was worth only $14trn clear in its report, it says the New Book Reveals Why when converted into dollars at PPP “eliminates differences The US May Not Win The market rates. That was still well in price levels between World War-3 & Where It Lags short of America’s. in 2021 because of my economies” and thus compares Behind China & Russia? “But 6.9 yuan stretches national economies in terms of To tide over the further in China than a dollar how much each nation can buy inconsistencies with traditional goes in America. One example By Julia Malunga with its own currency at the methods, The Economistis McDonald’s Big Mac. It costs PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu prices items sell for there. invented a new method called about 21.70 yuan in China and says he knows he will be re- work – Lungu After the IMF, the CIA also The Big Mac Index to determine $5.71 in America, according elected in next year’s general decided to switch from MER to whether the currencies were to prices collected by The election because of the many balelanda. Naine wine Edgar constituencies would be works his government has Lungu pano ndi ninjishiba delimitated when the done. abantu bakambwesha mu Constitution Amendment Speaking when he 2021 pantu efyo ndebomba Bill number 10 of 2019 is Visitors see worker being killed Bear drummed up support for nabanandi filemoneka. Ama passed in parliament. PF candidate in the Chilubi sikulu, ifipatala, ubulimi, “We have no apologies to Council chairperson ifikulwa ipanga yonse. (I make to anyone because we by-elections Rosemary have seen that you are the are servants of the people. Chimbini, in Bulilo ward, preferred candidate. You And we believe in the people’s Monday, President Lungu should work hard so that you choice. So we work with the said he knows that he would do what the people want. If people and listen to the people be re-elected. you don’t work for the people, and do what the people want. “Ndemona abantu people will not vote for you The people here in Chilubi nabamitemwa sana muposeko in 2021. Let me take this time want new constituencies, the amano mukabwele bwangu to advise those serving the people here in Chilubi want bwangu mukese umfwa people in various positions new districts to be created abantu efyo balefwaya. like members of parliament, we will make sure that we Nga mwaya mwaililila, council chairperson and get these things. To do so, we 2021 tamwaimone. Lekeni other positions, you are a have to make sure that we pass nsoke abo mwasala mu servant of the people, work Bill 10. Pantu Bill 10 eyakwata Zambia lyonse kuno kwine for the people, listen to what ifungulo pakweba ati batupele ku Northern Province, the people of want. Those amaka na authority pakweba ngabamisala whether who will be voted for will ati ba Electoral Commission A CHINESE animal park has promised to outside, crowded in one spot. MP, council chairman, be the ones that listen to the of Zambia bakwate insambu improve safety after one of its workers was The area is only accessible to visitors by ulimubomfi wabantu,people. Even me, I know ishaku chita create ama fatally attacked by bears in front of a tourist bus, with footage on social media site Weibo bombela abantu. Ipalamike that people will re-elect me constituencies. Pali ino nshita bus. showing how animals are allowed to roam kubantu, wishibe abantu because people are able to see ama constituencies yonse The accident at the Shanghai Wildlife freely. efyo balekabila. Abo the works that my colleagues yaba locked muli constitution. Park took place on Saturday in the zoo’s “wild In the video, a man can be heard bakabwela mu 2021 ni abo and I have done, schools, ( Bill 10 is the law that will beast area”. exclaiming “there’s someone [there]”, while abale bombela abantu, abo hospitals, agriculture country give ECZ the authority to Video reportedly of the incident, which someone else is heard asking “what’s going balecindika abantu, abo wide),” President Lungu said. delimitate constituencies),” was shared on social media, shows a group of o n ? ”. baleumfwa abantu efyo President Lungu said said President Lungu. tourists yelling as they watch the bears from The video quickly went viral and stirred inside a bus. debate about the existence of zoos. The park has expressed its condolences to Some argued that the bears were only the worker’s family. acting as any wild animal would, proposing In a statement on its website, the Shanghai the only solution to eradicate such accidents Wildlife Park said it was “extremely distressed was to “just close zoos... let animals be free”. that such a tragedy occurred”, adding Others condemned the zoo’s lack of safety that it also “apologised to tourists for any measures, and expressed sympathy for the inconvenience caused”. tourists that witnessed the accident, saying The park says it is currently looking they would be “deeply traumatised”. into the incident, would improve its safety It is rare for zoo workers in China to be management and “do our best to handle the mauled to death by animals, but attacks are aftermath of the incident”. not entirely uncommon - although in most It has since temporarily closed the wild of these cases, these accidents are allegedly beast area, refunded tickets for visitors and brought on by the visitors themselves. “strengthened its safety operations”. In 2017, a man was bitten by a bear in a The video, circulating on China’s Weibo, drive-through wildlife park in China after he shows tourists yelling as they sit inside a bus, ignored park warnings and rolled down his while several bears can be seen gathered window to feed the bear.BBC Tuesday October 20, 2020 www.diggers.news Sports .11

Ronald Koeman admits Lionel Messi’s form “could be better” but insists he has no complaints about Messi’s form could be better the Barcelona captain’s application. Messi attempted to leave the club during the but I’m not worried - Koeman transfer window but was unable to engineer an exit happy with Messi’s efforts that, against Sevilla and “It’s not an easy game resting people for Saturday important right now, only after something of a power and believes the player Getafe, it’s more difficult to and we don’t think about because Saturday isn’t tomorrow is.” GOAL struggle played out in himself is feeling positive. create chances. public with president Josep “There is always “I’m not disappointed Maria Bartomeu. pressure to win games with the players. I see a He has since affirmed as a player or coach at happy team. I can never be his commitment to the Barcelona. We know the disappointed with a player Catalans for at least the club’s situation; there are who works their hardest.” final year of his contract, things outside the pitch that Given Barca’s 8-2 but his performances have we can’t influence,” he said humiliation at the hands not been up to his usual on Monday. of Bayern Munich in last standards in 2020-21. “What we can do is work season’s Champions League In four La Liga matches, with the players to adjust quarter-finals, Koeman Messi has scored just once to the new system and we accepts his side are unlikely - a penalty in the 4-0 win have a lot of new and young to be considered firm over Villarreal last month - people, but we’re optimistic favourites for the trophy and has zero assists. about the game tomorrow. I this time around. He has created just six think the best way to think However, he is keen to chances, well short of the right now is game by game. get their campaign off to a league-leading numbers of “Maybe Messi’s form strong start in a week that David Ferreiro (22), and could be better at this ends with the first Clasico only five from open play, moment, but he’s happy, he’s of the season against Real eight fewer than Sevilla’s training well, he’s focused, Madrid at Camp Nou. Jesus Navas (13). he wants to play and he “We know that, with With 11 dribbles wants to be captain of the what happened last time, completed from 19 attempts, team and he’s improving. I we’re not the ultimate Messi has a success rate haven’t got any complaints. favourites, but we can go of 57.9, well down on last “He also had bad luck far,” he said. “You always season’s average of 64.3, with the ball that hit the play to win games and which further highlights post and with the final play trophies at Barca, in Spain Liverpool will wait for Van his relative struggle to of the match. Normally, he and in Europe, but there are impact upon Barca’s play puts it between the posts! more favourite teams, like - a problem that came to I have no doubt about his us. a head in their 1-0 loss to form and we’ll see that in “We want to start the Dijk like a good wife when Getafe. the coming games. Champions League on However, speaking “I’m not worried the right foot. The most ahead of their firstbecause we’ve scored eight important thing is to husband is in jail - Klopp Champions League group goals in four games and prepare for two difficult Jurgen Klopp has programme. wife is waiting when the game against Ferencvaros, I don’t think many teams matches at home that we promised that Liverpool will Klopp says the prized husband is in jail and will do, Koeman made it clear he is have done that. It’s normal have to win. support Virgil van Dijk “like asset is feeling “okay” after meanwhile, all what we can a good wife is waiting when the incident, and that he do to make it as easy for him the husband is in jail”. will receive all the help he as possible.” Van Dijk has been needs from Liverpool’s staff Ahead of a Champions arguably the most influential throughout his recovery League group stage meeting member of Liverpool’s squad period in the coming with Ajax on Wednesday, since joining the club for a months. Klopp was also asked when fee of £75 million ($97m) “It’s always the same, Van Dijk’s operation will be from Southampton in players love to be rather on pencilled in for, to which he January 2018. their own in the moment and responded: “That’s all not He shored up a to deal in the first moment sorted yet. leaky defence which had with it,” the German head “A few things are clear, previously undermined the coach told a press conference so he now will be out for a Reds’ attacking efforts under on Monday. “I am long while, that’s clear. We don’t Klopp, and inspired their enough in the business to want to set any timeframe, run to Champions League know that. I was injured to be honest, because each glory in his first full season myself, I had exactly the player is different and each at the club. same injury if I’m right and individual is different and The 29-year-oldit’s not then that you are then these possible timeframes are also featured in all 38 of pretty chatty. always for the x, y, z player. Liverpool’s Premier League “It all will start but we are Virgil is Virgil and we don’t matches in 2019-20 as they in contact, of course, we are want to set any timeframe, won the title for the first in contact. We are there for but he will be out for a pretty time in 30 years, and is now him, he knows that and we long time and that’s what the revered as the best centre- will wait for him like a good situation is. GOAL back on the planet by many fans and experts. Van Dijk was also playing a starring role in Klopp’s line up at the start of their latest campaign, but he is now facing a lengthy period on the sidelines after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury. The Netherlands international had to be substituted in the first half of the 2-2 draw with Everton after being floored by a late Jordan Pickford tackle, and will undergo surgery on his knee before beginning an extensive rehabilitation No 800 K10 www.diggers.news Tuesday October 20, 2020 MULENGA JOINS AMAZULU By Ngosa Chalwe IN a bid to get game time, Chipolopolo striker Augustine Mulenga has signed for Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Amazulu, a few weeks after leaving Soweto giants Orlando Pirates. Last week, Mulenga told South African media that he asked the club to release him because he needed game time to keep his national team position. “I would like to tell the Pirates fans that it was my decision to leave Orlando Pirates. I wasn’t getting game time and now they’ve signed more players. I can’t stay and experience the same thing again. I’m also a national team player and If I don’t get game time, then I will lose my place in the Zambia team. I’m 30 and I need to play regularly,” Mulenga said. Yesterday, the former Nkwazi and Zanaco hitman was unveiled alongside Bafana Bafana legend Sipiwe Thabalala as Amazulu players ahead of the 2020/2021 season. “As confirmed by the club, Luvuyo Memela has been signed after parting ways with Orlando Pirates, while the likes of Xola Mlambo, Augustine Mulenga, Sicelo Mkhize, Siphelele Nene, Makhehleni Makhaula, Thembela Sikhakhane, Limbikani Mzava, Samnkelo Gwazela, Siphelele Mthembu are some of the other signings announced by the KZN side,” South African Publication Soccer Laduma reported. Messi’s form could be better - Koeman Story page 11