No 65 www.diggers.news Friday November 24, 2017 Delayed govt support to farmers Eric Chanda angers members of parliament joins NDC By Zondiwe Mbewe And a Choma district farmer, I have joined NDC because I have seen Sata’s pro-poor Joseph Sichoza, says Siliya is policies in Chishimba Kambwili and the NDC, says Eric fooling farmers by promising Chanda. that one million beneficiaries Chanda has since told News Diggers! that he is no longer will receive e-voucher cards president of the 4th Revolution. by next week, saying such an “I’m a member of the central committee of the National undertaking was impossible Democratic Congress with a position. But let me not confirm and would be a miracle to it now, I will confirm at a later stage. I will be holding a press achieve. conference at some appropriate time . But what I can confirm During the questions for oral for now is that I’m an NDC member," Chanda said. answer session in Parliament "For now, ifyabu president nafipwa. For now, I’m no longer MPS today, Katuba UPND member a president [of the 4th Revolution]. All of us must live to of parliament Patricia support the cause of NDC to put a stop to the Edgar Lungu- led corrupt government." Mwashingwele asked Siliya By Mirriam Chabala And Chanda has already started fighting battles for the newly to explain why she had gone Agriculture minister Dora formed party, while encouraging citizens to join-in. back to Parliament for the Siliya this morning struggled On Wednesday, PF Copperbelt youth chairman Nathan second time to give farmers to explain why government Chanda who is also Luanshya mayor said Kambwili was a deadline for the activation has been making empty practicing childish politics because he kept insulting of e-voucher cards which she promises over the distribution President Lungu; a statement that did not go well with knew would not even be met. of e-voucher cards and Chanda. To page 6 GRILL farming inputs. To page 5 DORA PF cadres beat Max over car deal involving State House By Joseph Mwenda Kaizer Zulu and the Zambia PF cadres today beat Max Cooperatives Federation Chongu, a staunch supporter executive director James of the ruling party in bizarre Chirwa. circumstances involving According to Max, who car dealers, President Edgar narrated his beating to News Lungu, his political advisor Diggers! Chirwa gave some PF cadres US$150, 000 to buy him a Range Rover, which Businessman they never delivered. He said when Chirwa asked for the car, the named cadres in court after claimed that they bought and delivered to State House for President Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu shares a drink with State House Permanent Secretary Christah Kalulu while failing to clinch President Lungu as a gift. flying on the presidential challenger to Harare today. Zulu shared the photo on social media. Story page 3 Chongu claims that it was at that point that he got road contract involved to try and defend President Lungu’s name, a Those mocking Kaizer’s qualifications for his Chinese move that annoyed the State House political advisor, who See story today sent cadres to beat him. on page 4 risk being beaten, warns Mumbi Phiri associate To page 4 Story page 6 2. Local News Friday November 24, 2017 We are under siege from criminals – Financial Intelligence Centre By Joseph Mwenda were suspiciously owned and The Financial Intelligence not registered for tax. Centre (FIC) says it is under “We have also been siege from criminals who are monitoring the tenders trying to influence the shut awarded by statutory agencies down of the institution so and parastatal companies. that they can freely conduct It is rather disappointing to money-laundering activities. share with you the results And the FIC today disclosed of this analysis. It indicated that in the last nine months, that about 50 per cent of the the centre recorded a total contract awarded by these of about 35, 783 suspicious institutions, this year so far, cash transactions involving have been awarded to entities over US$ 1 billion, linked that are not registered for tax. to corporate and individual Others are not tax compliant. bank accounts. But being tax compliant is a Meanwhile, the FIC says 50 perquisite to be awarded a per cent of the companies public contract,” he said. investigated which got “So from what we analysed, government contracts are because we didn’t analyse not registered for tax while all the contracts, about 50 some belong to politically per cent are being awarded exposed individuals who to people who are not even front surrogates to conduct registered. Again about 50 business on their behalf. per cent of the companies On Monday, News Diggers had no capacity to contract; revealed that Lusaka lawyer in other words, some are Lewis Mosho had started companies that have just the process of removing because their illicit financial office. regards to cash transaction significant about this is that been registered. They just put FIC director general Mary activities were already on the In terms of officers of the reports, we established that they are based on people in a tender and they are given, Tshuma, by raising criminal institution’s database. FIC, including myself being there are a lot of transactions transacting in cash, which they have no track record of charges against her. It was “A weakened FIC will enable targeted for the work that which are happening in cash makes it difficult to trace the having been in operations. further reported that Mosho such elements to continue we do, when we entered where people from nowhere source of the money. And for Some companies were and some PF officials wanted to commit crimes without the Financial Intelligence go and deposits trunks of those who are paying, you even unregistered. So you to remove Tshuma so that anyone recording what Centre circle. We signed up money in an account or they don’t know who is being paid have public contracts being a more submissive director they have done, or putting for such kind of things. So will try and withdraw large from these withdrawals.” awarded to entities that are general could be appointed together the evidence our job comes with different amounts of cash. You don’t He said company owners not even registered. We also to replace her. required by law enforcement kinds of threats. Of course, know where that cash has were avoiding tax by established that a number of Speaking at a press agencies to prosecute them. the purpose of money come from and when they transacting with personal these contracts were based conference held at Grand But what these individuals laundering for criminals withdraw, you don’t know bank accounts. on single sourcing. Somehow Palace Hotel in Lusaka this don’t realise is that the is to hide who is behind it. who they are paying.” “Then we also pickedthey were just single sourced morning, FIC board acting FIC knows who they are And so when the criminals He said during the period up that there are a lot of and no one even new that director John Kasanga because their activities are feel threatened that you are under review, close to US$1 individual accounts that contracts had been awarded, confirmed the move, saying documented. What has getting to the bottom of what billion was suspiciously are linked to companies, people just started executing criminal elements were been documented cannot they are doing, obviously deposited in company where individuals are the contracts.” targeting senior managers be erased by eliminating you receive different kinds of accounts, while US$72 receiving more money than He said politically exposed at the institution with false individual members of staff threats,” Tshuma said. million was deposited in the companies that they are persons were using surrogates allegations in order to get rid of the FIC,” Kasanga said “So threats have been part personal bank accounts. working for, which is going to win government contracts. of them. without mentioning Mosho. of our lives. I can confirm “For example, with companies into individual accounts. “We also established that “Public institutions, “So they can try and that we do receive such kind and established businesses, People use this to evade tax some of these companies that especially the FIC have destabilise, but as long as we of threats, but I cannot say we noted withdraws which in a number of cases. And are getting public contracts, an important role in continue to have government that there is a court case were large amounts of cash. then we also saw that a lot their ownership is very safeguarding our country support over the ideals of that is going on against There were about 8,277 of the major sources of these opaque. When you check at from criminal elements. maintaining the FIC, that any FIC officer that has such transactions, involving cash deposits were from the PACRA, you find that the Unfortunately, I must share information will always be been established as yet. But K1.8 billion and on the trading commodities. The names of the companies differ with you that the FIC is there for anyone to use if they threats have been received dollar side, US$8.8 million. main commodities were from the people who are facing real threats from want to prosecute. So trying by difference officers of the Coming to cash deposits fertilizer, maize and soya purporting to be the owners these criminal elements who to threaten individuals will centre.” which also didn’t add up, beans. Such illicit funds were of the companies. So what is would like to destabilise not help. The best they can Earlier before talking about especially those entities that being used to buy maize and happening is that a number the institution. This has do is to stop getting involved the threats that the institution you know that they would export; then the proceeds of companies are surrogates. taken a form of threats in criminal activities; that is had been receiving, Kasanga not ordinarily be trading in would come into the normal The people being shown to be to the personal safety of the answer. We would like disclosed that between cash. We had 17,000 such bank accounts. So it’s a way the fronts of these companies the FIC senior staff and to assure the public that the January and September transactions, involving K3.6 of laundering money where are surrogates. Most of such attempts at spreading false FIC remains undaunted 2017, over US$ 1 billion had billion and, wait for it, US$ all you see is the maize being cases involved what we call insinuations about its senior and we remain committed been reported in various 883million, you know what sold, but how that maize was politically exposed persons management,” Kasanga said. to discharging our mandate suspicious cash transactions. that amount is; just below a procured, there is no record who are using their associates “So the public must be professionally and without He said the trend of people billion dollars,” Kasanga said, of it,” Kasanga explained. to conduct business on their made aware that the sources fear of favour,” he said. playing around with colossal adding that there were several “I should also mention that behalf because officially of these threats are from “Our appeal to stakeholders volumes of money had other millions of dollars the information we have does they are banned from the same elements that are especially reporting entities worsened since 2016. detected in unclassifiednot give you the total picture participating in certain bids,” committing serious financial and law enforcement “Financial crimes pose a cash transactions involving because this is just where we said Kasanga. crimes. They are the same agencies, is to work with us serious threat to Zambia’s companies and individuals. have got the information, “The FIC was in the recent people who are trying to collaboratively and to always national security and “With regards to individuals, but there are other things past approached to conduct influence the shut down of put the national interest at the economic stability. The FIC the suspicious transactions happening in the economy due diligence investigations the FIC. They are trying to centre of what they do as they has noted with concern that that were of concern to us, we that we can’t pick up. We on entities that are trying influence negative views discharge their mandates. the trends noted in 2016 picked up 1,884 transactions also want to share with you to offer loans to the about the FIC and its senior If they do that, a lot of the are getting worse. Every and those involved, K483.8 the results of the suspicious government directly and to staff. Unfortunately, they problems that we are facing Zambian is affected when million and then US$6.4 transactions over the nine the parastatals. What we have are also trying to use their could be much more easily taxes are not collected due to million. So we have a lot of months period. We picked up found out is that some of the proceeds from criminal addressed because we would tax evasion or corruptions, as individuals playing around a total of K664 million which sponsors and their Zambian activities to corrupt other fight together. We should these result in the diversion with a lot of cash. And when was completely suspicious accomplices have criminal public institutions to further not provide hiding places for of scares resources to it came to deposits, we picked transactions and the value backgrounds. So they their agenda of trying to criminals. In other words, we individuals rather than the up about 3,369 transactions of this was US$53.3 million. overprice the cost of the loans neutralize the FIC. So the must say no to corruption, at public,” he said. which involved K548 million What is notable about this, 45 obviously aimed to swindle. FIC is under siege. We are least not on my turf.” “Over the nine months from and on the dollar front, per cent of these transactions And the government, as a under siege.” And during the question January to September 2017, wait for it, US$71,9 million were associated with tax guarantor has to bare the Kasanga who was flanked by and answer session, Tshuma there are additional trends dollars that people are evasion, amounting to K300 burden of the increased Tshuma and board director also confirmed that she that we have been picking playing around with. These million.” cost of a simple commercial Daniel Katongo, said the FIC had received threats from up that are worrisome; suspicious transactions were And Kasanga said many loan. So its another way of had identified the criminals criminal elements who were and we would like to share processed by our financial companies which were stealing money from public behind the maneuvers trying to remove her from these with the public. With institutions and what is getting government contracts resources.” Friday November 24, 2017 Local News. 3 Wynter mocks ‘hungry’ people flocking back to PF By Mirriam Chabala when they go back to PF and Some people have gone back to they hear Edgar is in Solwezi, PF, parading themselves as if they will borrow money to drive slave trade is back, says Rainbow all the way to Solwezi and try to Party general secretary Wynter be in the camera with Edgar. So Kabimba. we have seen people that have And Kabimba says it is gone back and they have ended impossible to take Vice-President very disappointed [because] they Inonge Wina’s assurance that have not been given any job, they government will deal with those have not been given any tender, cited in the Auditor General’s not even half a kilo meter of a report seriously when her boss road to do,” Kabimba said. seems oblivious to the findings. And Kabimba said Vice- Speaking when he featured on President Wina’s sentiments on Hot FM’s Hot Seat programme the Auditor General’s report yesterday, Kabimba mocked were not to be taken seriously those who had gone back to the because she was only trying to PF because of hunger. show her relevance. “It is not out of principle that “You know some of these some of our colleagues have statements we must have a sense gone back to rejoin PF, it is of shame when we make them actually out of hunger and they and we must also have respect think that now they can go and for other citizens. This not the eat but I hope Edgar will see first time we are hearing this them for who they are. I have and if the President made that seen people that have gone back statement a year ago and nothing to PF with the hope that they has happened, who is Inonge are to get something out of it Wina to move anybody? She but they have gotten nothing up is just in a job also, who is she to now. We know them because and who can listen to her? So President Lungu arrives in Harare for the inauguration of Mnangagwa they are our friends, they have she is just making a statement to gone back to PF and sometimes sound like she is working. The parading themselves as if slave judgment over the issue of the trade is back. Big men and Auditor general’s report should women parading themselves and come from the people of Zambia Presidential aides and good living trying to be very close to Edgar and that is what we did in 2010- By Laura Miti say, bath in milk if you must. remains blissfully unaware died because there was no wherever he is. These are people 2011 when we were in opposition It is my honest view that the Just don’t share the pics. Pray about the link between your malaria medication at their who when are in opposition as PF, it was to canvas this issue people around President also that the majority citizen lifestyles and their baby who clinic. claim they have no money but with the Zambian people that Lungu should not put pics this a band of criminals, the showing-off their opulent fellows that are in the MMD and life style out into the public the people got it loud and clear,” sphere. I am quite surprised, Kabimba said. actually, about how the Lungu Ndola Cabinet Office suffers “The latest Auditor General’s administration seems to not report tells us that the theft of government resources has gone have grasped how deeply up ten times in one year and upset the informed ordinary these are same fellows that go Zambian is about – first the destruction after hailstorm to the donors and say ‘we are recklessness with which public By Sipilisiwe Ncube communication tower fell on communication tower fell as repair while a number of shops poor, we have no money give us money is spent and then the About five governmentthem last evening. a result of a heavy downpour and other office buildings had money’ and yet they are stealing brokenness of public services vehicles and office buildings In a statement today, which was followed by a their roofs blown off. even the money that is given while that waste happens. at Ndola’s Cabinet Office Copperbelt Province hailstorm. “A serious hailstorm that by the donors but you see the So to Kaizer and others have been extensively Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga stated that some followed a heavy downpour donors are happy because even around the President I would damaged after a DMMU Kamanga revealed that the vehicles were damaged beyond in the evenings of today if you steal the money which [yesterday] has caused serious you borrowed from them you damage in the City of Ndola. will still pay back anyway. So in A number of government Nyanja [those people cited in the vehicles parked in the Cabinet AG’s report] niba kawalala and You can’t fool people forever - PAC Office car park have been in Bemba nimba pompwe (they By Zondiwe Mbewe they should be careful with know deep down their hearts “One of the lessons we need extensively damaged some are thieves), these are pompwes of them beyond repair after People’s Alliance for Change praise because thats what gets that the costs of fire tenders to learn is that dictatorship is that’s what they are. Edgar Lungu a Communication tower president Andyford Banda to their head that they start was not that cost but they not the way. Every dictator has gave instructions last year and belonging to the Disaster he said to the law enforcements says Robert Mugabe’s downfall doing things wrongly. You can think that they have fooled had their day. From Robert Management and Mitigation is a lesson that you cannot fool lie to people that you bought people but one day people will Mugabe to Yahya Jammeh agencies ‘I want you to follow up Unit (DMMU) collapsed on everybody that has been cited people forever. fire tenders for $1million, but fool them. We have seen in to Mobutu Sese Seko, and all them. Several shops and Office in the Auditor General’s report people are not stupid, they our country from 1990 when of them. They have had their In an interview, Banda buildings in the City also had for their thieving, follow them know that our time will come people rose against KK and day, all of them their ends their roofs blown off while urged all those aspiring for up and bring them to book’ but many trees along the roads leadership to understand one day and we are going to UNIP. The ruling party then, have been miserable, they nothing has happened.” have been uprooted,” stated that it was not about selfish rise against this regime. So only got 20 percent of the have all left unceremoniously. Meanwhile, Kabimba hailed the Kamanga. interests. those are some things that we votes. So just because Robert So let no one be cheated British Council for exposing “My Office is yet to ascertain “There are a lot of lessons need to look at when we are in Mugabe had been in office for that dictatorship is a way. corruption involving some local leadership and when we aspire 37 years does not mean that Dictatorship is not the way, the exact extent of the that we can learn from the destruction and regrets the civil society organisations under for leadership.” someone else will also be there sooner or later you will go Zimbabwe situation for us damage so far recorded. the Zambia Accountability He said leaders should not for 37 years. It can be three down miserably. When you aspiring for leadership and The damage to the over five Project. those that are already in take people for granted. years like Rupiah Banda. So get into power do not be vehicles belonging to various “I like that report because leadership. One of the things “They are saying that the fire leaders should not take people excited, do not try to take Ministries will further some of the Civil Society that we need to learn is that tenders where bought for $1 for granted. When you are things into your hands and compounds the critical Organisations cited in there leadership is about working million but why were they appointed as a leader, work for forget about the people who transport shortage in the make so much noise like they for the people. Leadership is insured for $250,000? So they the people,” said Banda. elected you.” Province.” can change this country. They talk about corruption when not about working for yourself even themselves are corrupt, and focusing about your they can’t even be trusted with interest, your family’s interest a bit of donor money, that is the and your inner circle. You hypocrisy of Africa. And Jesus can fool people for sometime Ugly divorce leads to warns that ‘not all those that but you can’t fool them for say father, father are children of too long. People can stand up God’ that’s what Jesus says. So be and rise against you and once very careful about these men and people stand up to rise against women in CSOs that pretend you, there is nothing you can closure of Komboni Radio not to be corrupt and that its do,” Banda said. By Mukosha Funga jointly owned. some responsibilities, she started only the politicians who are “When you are in power, you Muvi TV proprietor Stephen But around 12:00 hours today, changing the ownership. So the boss corrupt but just give them a bit always get excited with the fact Nyirenda today stormed Komboni Nyirenda in the company of others just decided that enough is enough. of money to tempt them and see that everyone is praising you. Radio in Lusaka’s Kamwala residential closed down the radio station. That’s how he went and picked up how corrupt they will become Every person was praising area, confiscated broadcastingAccording to sources, Nyirenda everything and locked the place,” and that’s what has happened. I have seen all of them trying to Robert Mugabe, every person equipment, a transmitter and locked was angered after discovering that said the source. exonerate themselves but this was praising Dr Grace the premises, sending employees into Kasoma had changed the ownership When contacted for a comment, panic. of the radio station. Kasoma told News Diggers! that she is coming from the people who Mugabe, but what happened have given you money, so how in the last two weeks? All the On November 17, Nyirenda’s recently “Yes, he (Nyirenda) went there could not comment because she was divorced wife Lesa Kasoma sued him today because there is a lot that has in a meeting. can you argue with the people people from the Zanu-PF, the in the Lusaka High Court over their been happening. That broadcasting “Yes, it is true. I can’t comment any who have given you money, they veterans and people in general, matrimonial home in Roma, which equipment was bought by Muvi further, I am in a meeting, I will call have audited you and you have all stood against Mugabe. So not accounted for the money,” she wants the court to declare as TV, so after she was entrusted with you later,” said Kasoma. that is a lesson to leaders that said Kabimba. 4. Local News Friday November 24, 2017 Brave Mweetwa resigns, but says he remains committed to PF By Sipilisiwe Ncube Stephen Kampyongo. nothing between me and DC having any personal issues from that position as District where he has been appointed. Former Siavonga District So I have got another Siavonga, thats a lie. Don’t with Mweetwa and said the Chairperson, the man has So it has nothing to do with Commissioner Brave responsibility but the reasons believe in social media. two were in good books. been given another position the DC or him that maybe we Mweetwa has resigned as why I relinquished to pave And Siavonga District “I don’t think there is at the national level. So him are fighting each other, there Patriotic Front District way for another person to Commissioner Lovemore anything between me and he wants to concentrate with is nothing like that,” said Chairman for that area manage the party at district Kanyama equally denied him. What he did to resign the national level position Kanyama. following alleged personal level, those are details which differences with his successor are confidential within the Lovemore Kanyama. circles of PF and these details And in an interview with New can only be availed to the Criminals trying to shut down Diggers! Mweetwa confirmed public or to media by the his resignation but could Secretary General’s office or not state the reasons why he by the provincial Chairman’s decided to resign. office. But for me, its all FIC are not invincible - Habazoka He said that he rendered his confidential and all what is By Mirriam Chabala press conference addressed by shut down the Zambia police, there are still some witnesses confidential resignation letter going on in the social media, Criminals who have besieged FIC board acting director John the Drug Enforcement who might come and testify. So to the provincial authorities. I am following it, but its all the Financial Intelligence Kasanga in Lusaka yesterday Commission ans also ACC so government should just accept Mweetwa further said he fake,’ Mweetwa said. Centre (FIC) must know that where he confirmed that that we can just continue living the truth,” Dr Haabazoka said. wants to concentrate on his He said there were no issues their connections with State some criminal elements were in lawlessness. You know, a “I actually think that it is quiet new position of PF member of between him and the current authorities will not last forever, targeting senior managers lot of monies are being lost discouraging to hear that the National Youth Executive DC who is also his successor. says Economist Dr Lubinda at the institution with false through dubious tenders and we are going to end up in a which he was recently “Otherwise me I am a true Haabazoka. allegations in order to get rid deals and when you look at the situation here in Zambia where appointed. member of the Patriotic And Dr Haabazoka the FIC of them, Dr Haabazoka said height of the problem now, it’s government institutions can “I relinquished by position Front who has never joined will protect itself by presenting people should be reminded quiet irrelevant to try and close be threatened by people that and tried to concentrate on any political party in my life the evidence it has against the that connections do not last an institution that basically are so called ‘well connected’. the national level because I so I know how to deal with criminals trying to shut down forever. monitors these arrangements. People should be reminded am a member of National internal issues and issues the institution. “Well, I think that if they want But what people need to know that these connections finish. Youth Executive Committee that are suppose to be for the Commenting on the matter to shut down institutions is that despite many cases of There is no person that has of PF chaired by Honourable public consumption. There is which came to light during a let them go ahead. Let them evidence being thrown away, been connected from 1964 up until today, all connections come and go with time. So people should not think that Lungu refuses to suspend Judge Nkonde they are invincible and they will certainly not die with By Mukosha Funga of the Judicial Complaints circumstances, I am unable may otherwise direct,” wrote recommendation for his those connections.” President Edgar Lungu has Commission pending to suspend Judge Sunday President Lungu. suspension over a complaint Meanwhile, Dr Haabazoka refused to suspend High determination of the matter Nkonde until the order of Judge Nkonde is seeking lodged by ex-Post editor-in- encouraged officers at the Court judge Sunday Nkonde by the High Court. In the stay is set aside or as the court judicial review of the JCC’s chief Dr Fred M’membe. Financial Intelligence Centre owing to a stay which the to back up their claims of being latter obtained from his besieged by ensuring that the Ndola counterpart. criminals are prosecuted. Recently, the Judicial Service “I don’t think the intelligence Commission (JCC) asked PF cadres beat Max Chongu centre has done a lot of things President Lungu to suspend because I have never seen judge Nkonde in order to By Joseph Mwenda House political advisor, ukuba shitila motoka?” to buy a car, they brought anybody in government who pave way for investigations PF cadres today beat Max who today sent cadres to Baleshupana na ulya muntu the car to Zambia and sold has been jailed or punished into how he handled the Chongu, a staunch supporter beat him. (When they came back, it. Ba Chirwa ZCF director for any crime. So I think liquidation of The Post of the ruling party in bizarre “Chirwa sent Phil and Chirwa asked them for the asked them, they are saying the institution should come Newspaper. circumstances involving car Kelvin to go and buy a car, and they said Kaizer ‘no, it is the President who forward with evidence that A Judiciary official told News dealers, President Edgar Range Rover 2017 model, told us that the car was a gift got your car’,” he narrated. can be taken to Court so that Diggers! that following the people can see that it’s actually “They bought the vehicle, recommendation from the Lungu, his political advisor that’s how they went to for the President so we took not a power struggle where JCC, President Lungu was Kaizer Zulu and the Zambia South Africa. But balilya it to him. It was this year in sold it and ate the money the institution is just trying to obliged, in accordance with Cooperatives Federation indalama, $150,000 yaba January. So I asked them and now they want to use fight government and maybe the Constitution, to suspend executive director James ba [James] Chirwa. Then how the President could the President’s name to hide. to keep their relevance. I think judge Nkonde within 7 days. Chirwa. balebepa ati ilya motoka ni send them to buy a car. They Me I was defending the to be very honest I have not But according to President President and this is what heard of any crime that this Lungu’s reply to the JCC, According to Max, who KZ ule shitila ba President started arguing with that narrated his beating to (they stole the US$150, man. That’s when today they happened. People swindled institution has exposed and which was obtained by Daily that has been taken to Court News Diggers! Chirwa gave money from Mr Chirwa, Nation Newspaper, judge 000 from Chirwa, but they came, then Kelvin and Phil and people have been arrested, the ZCF chairman. They Nkonde on Monday sued some PF cadres US$150, are lying that the car they called ba Intercity youths maybe there are those instances the State and obtained a stay 000 to buy him a Range bought was arranged by saying let’s go and beat Max, are saying ‘Kaizer is the one and people should forgive me. against the JCC ruling by way Rover, which they never KZ for the President). And he is publicising that story.” who sent us to attack you So for that institution to be of judicial review in the High delivered. quote me exactly what I am He complained that the because you are blowing seen to be very relevant, this Court. our secrets’. Let me give you is the time for them to come “I note that the Judicial He said when Chirwa asked telling you,” he said. cadres followed him at for the car, the named “Now, baisa kuno, ulya Northmead. their names, Kelvin Mutale forward and present that Complaints Commission evidence and people should cadres claimed that they umwine wa motoka ba Mr “They followed me at and Phil Chikuwa.” has found Mr Justice Sunday be prosecuted instead of just Nkonde, SC with a prima And Max posted the bought and delivered to Chirwa, bale ipusha ati Northmead and I can telling us that there are these facie case. I further note statement below on State House for President ‘motoka ilikwisa?’ Ati no, even point [at] them, I people that are fighting us and that Article 144(3) of the Lungu as a gift. ‘ni Kaizer Zulu uwalandile know them. They are upset Facebook warning Kaizer they are corrupt, that way it’s Constitution mandates the Chongu claims that it was ati tuleshitila ba President’, because I was defending that he would face him: more like we are dealing with President to suspend the STATELY KAIZER ZULU a Katemba (vending kiosk) Judge found with a prima at that point that he got ati ‘ni gift iyaba President’. the President I was saying I appreciate the beating type of institution,” said Dr facie case. However, I have involved to try and defend Yali this year mu January, the President cannot send Haabazoka. since been served with an President Lungu’s name, a nomba I asked them ‘ba someone to buy a car. Ba I suffered at the hands of “So let them come out now and order staying the decision move that annoyed the State President kuti batuma imwe Chirwa gave them money intercity today and am swollen am told you gave take their matters to Court and people should be prosecuted an order through kelvin so that others who in future Mutale and Phil Chikuwa in want to do the same can Businessman in court after failing to Northmead and I hope you refrain from going ahead. And are happy now. if the institution is saying they Kelvin Mutale Bwalya and have got cases of people who clinch road contract for Chinese friend Phil Chikuwa are rejoicing are not paying tax, they should By Diggers Reporter interest. that it would be returned if the deal failed. because they are saying you show us those things. We need A Chinese national has sued a Lusaka According to a statement of claim, the He lamented that although Chisanga instructed them. to see those companies that are not paying tax and we will businessman in the Lusaka High Court two came to an agreement on July 3, 2015 had not complied with the terms of I’m happy, but I can promise really appreciate if they gave us for swindling him of K130,000 on pretext when Zhang promised to pay Chisanga a agreement, he had refused to return the you boss am coming to your that information by next week that he could secure a road contract for commission of K260,000 if he managed money despite several reminders. house so you kill me. so that we can tell for ourselves him when in fact not. to secure a road contract. Zhang is now seeking a refund of the Finish me am ready to die. if these institutions are truly Zhang Wei is demanding for the said Zhang made a down payment of K130,000, interest and any other relief MAXWELL CHONGU representing the interests of money from Brian Chisanga with K130,000 to Chisanga with a condition the court might deem fit. PF DIE HARD the Zambian people.” Friday November 24, 2017 Local News. 5 MPs grill Siliya over delayed e-voucher distribution From front page gave guidance to the House. “Honourable minister, it’s on “Honourable minister please the floor of this House for take your sit. Honoruable two seasons that you have members, give her chance to promised the farmers about explain, if you are not ready e-voucher cards, some farmers to give her time to explain, we have not activated their are going to move on to the vouchers for the two seasons next subject and it’s as simple and you keep promising as that,” said Speaker Matibini unpractical dates. Are you in as he called Siliya back to the order to give us a deadline of floor. next week when you know “Thank you Mr Speaker, last it’s not practical honourable year we did concede that out minister?” Mwashingwele of the 1.6 million farmers asked. we supported, we have 27 And Siliya who had in her thousand cards that were not earlier responses indicated activated and that was a fact that her ministry would start which we explained. We did activating e-voucher cards for say that so far out of the 26,000 farmers who had paid their cards, we have resolved 8,000 K400 contributions towards and we are remaining with a the farming inputs, said balance of 19,019 from last she was confident that the year’s cards, that is a fact and ministry would beat the target we are not disputing it. One because the country was not of the problems we have had going to face the challenges it in terms of reconciling those faced last year. cards is that the farmers were “Well, since I have been only not holding onto those cards been minister [of agriculture] because government was late for two seasons I couldn’t have in giving the money last year,” giving money as counterpart week. Now we are looking at a promised and farmers have give the excuse that farmers promised that just to put that Siliya said. funding to those e-voucher situation where we are already only accessed their inputs in had not made their deposits on record. But anyway I think “Then there are also some cards. So I actually think that in the rainy season and farmers January, February when the for government to provide what is important Mr Speaker, situations where people had we have made the preparations have not yet started receiving planting window has already counter funding. is that I have said on the floor lost cards especially where and in time so that we can inputs. We are talking about passed. We are saying if this “Farmers at the moment of this House that it is true last Zanaco Bank is concerned support your farmers.” one million farmers and she is is going to happen then it will tell you that they haven’t year we had some problems, and we have been replacing Siliya also told the House saying that within the course will almost be like a miracle been given money by the now the problems of last year those cards, that’s what we that her ministry had already of next week, one million because it has never happened, Food Reserve Agency. There are not the problems of this have been doing. But in terms received a K1 billion from farmers will be able to access one million farmers to be is supposed to be co-funding year. This year the farmers…” of distributing these cards the Ministry of Finance to the E-Voucher system and given inputs within a week? I from farmers which is K400 Siliya tried to explain. this year, the Bank this week pay farmers and that all the redeem the inputs,” Sichoza think that is just rhetoric and and from government, K1,700. But just before she could begun distributing e-voucher farmers shall be paid their recalled. as farmers we are following They are saying that by next make her point, opposition cards and we do not expect a dues by the end of next week. “We have seen this before what she is saying. Yes she has week, farmers who will make members of parliament started problem. If you come to me a Meanwhile, a farmer in Choma as farmers. We have been been defending her position deposits will receive the booing her in disagreement, week from today and tell me who attended a gathering promised before. We have only and so on but she is now counter funding so that they throwing various disparaging that there are problems I will where Siliya and President six weeks before the close of the stating a situation which we can redeem the e-voucher sentiments which forced understand because I have Edgar Lungu addressed year. Can this be done within feel is not possible and she is cards and get their inputs. But Speaker of the National said that this week we are farmers, said the minister lied. the coming week or before the lying to farmers” government has not released Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini distributing e-voucher cards “She said government will be end of the year? We have seen Sichoza further said the money to FRA so that FRA to ask Siliya to sit down as he and next week we want to start giving out subsidies come next situations where we have been minister would next week can pay farmers so that they make deposits. So I can assure you that this is going to be the excuse that the minister of agriculture is going to use. BoZ announces plans to pay former They are going to say farmers have not made the deposits so government can not make the counter funding. She has failed to address farmers plight,” said Intermarket Bank customers Sichoza. By Mirriam Chabala for Intermarket Banking to implement the Plan. In modalities, please note that identity document and “We also asked her why we The Bank of Zambia has Corporation Zambia Limited this regard, the payments to the payout locations for the identity document for the should continue importing announced that payment (In Possession) (IBC) in line depositors will commence depositors will be as follows: deceased customer or death potatoes, pineapples and modalities for the Intermarket with the requirements of on Tuesday, November 28, Lusaka – Lusaka Main Branch certificate will be required. tomatoes when we have plenty but the excuse she gave was that Banking Corporation the Banking and Financial 2017 as part of this process. located at Farmers House/ And payment to corporate ‘potatoes can only be grown depositors have been Services Act, Chapter 387 of Details relating to payments Central Park. Kitwe – Kitwe customers will only be made during a certain period and concluded and that customers the Laws of Zambia (BFSA). to other creditors and Branch located at Mukuba to duly authorized signatories Zambian farmers do not have will start receiving their In accordance with the Plan, former employees of IBC Pension House. Depositors of the account as per account capacity to continue growing monies next week. a new bank, the Zambia will be communicated in due are required to carry an mandates,” stated the notice. potatoes during other periods’. In a public notice yesterday, Industrial Commercial Bank course by the IBC Possession original Identity Document For any further queries Now who needs to create a the Bank of Zambia indicated Limited (ZICB) assumed the Man a g e r.” (NRC, Passport or Driver’s relating to the payment conducive environment so that that it had secured support deposit liabilities and certain The Bank has however advised License) to facilitate payment. modalities, customs are small scale farmers, especially for the restructuring plan selected assets of IBC through customers to follow the laid In the case of administrators of advised to contact ZICB on can have access to equipment of Intermarket Banking a purchase and assumption out terms and conditions of estates of deceased customers, the numbers +260 955 014 and grow potatoes all year Corporation Zambia Limited transaction,” the notice stated. payment. an order of appointment 236 and +260 955 014 237 round? By the way we are able through IBC which had “The Bank of Zambia is, “While ZICB will provide of an administrator or for the Lusaka and Kitwe to produce enough potatoes as already taken up all deposit therefore, now proceeding details on the payment probate, administrator’s branches respectively. a country given the facilities.” liabilities from Intermarket Bank and that the payments process would commence on UNZALARU slams PF for shooting down progressive motion Tuesday, November 28, 2017. By Mukosha Funga affecting their electorates. benefits to retirees. concerned by this behavior majority of their constituents “The Bank of Zambia wishes The University of Zambia In a statement yesterday, “The union has noted with primarily because MPs, whose simply because the proposers to inform all depositors Lecturers’ and Researchers’ UNZALARU secretary general dismay the partisan politics attitudes and actions do not of the motion were from a and other creditors and the Union (UNZALARU) says Kelvin Mambwe stated that MPs are engaging in when represent the views, interests different political party. We general public that it has parliamentarians should the union was dismayed by PF conducting deliberations in and aspirations of their voters find this action a serious lack of secured support for the rise above partisan politics MPs decision to vote against a parliament on matters affecting but their own selfish interests concern and seriousness for the Restructuring Plan (the ‘Plan’) when deliberating on matters motion to expedite payment of their constituents. We are and those of their political people the MPs that shotdown masters, hurt the progress and the motion represent.” development of Zambia. Our Mambwe appealed to all concern has come in light of members of parliament to ZNS gets K14m for construction of township roads the parliamentary events that put the interest of the people By Zondiwe Mbewe “Government through the Ministry “The Ministry will ensure periodic characterized the National and the nation first above The Ministry of Lands and Natural of Lands and Natural Resources has monitoring of the works to be Assembly of Zambian which everything else. Resources says government has released K14, 478,749.01 to the Zambia undertaken. Established under the the majority of the Members “Therefore, UNZALARU released K14 million to the Zambia National Service under the Land Lands Act of 1995 under Section16 of Parliament voted against a wishes to appeal to all the National Service for Road works. Development Fund for road works (1), the Land Development Fund is progressive motion to compel MPs to be professional and Ministry of Lands and Natural in Chibombo, Chisamba, Chitambo, administered by the Ministry of Lands government to be meeting its progressive in their legislative Resources public relations officer Livingstone, Mwansabomwe, Ngabwe, and Natural Resources to assist local statutory obligations to retirees duties as they serve their Diniwe Zulu disclosed in a Ndola and Pemba Districts as well as authorities to open up new areas for on time,” Mambwe stated. constituents and the nation at statement that the road works the undertaking of drainage works in development. The Land Development “We are shocked that some MPs, large. We further urge MPs to would be undertaken in Chibombo, Chilanga District. This was after the Fund is used for the preparation of (some of whom are retirees always remember that they are Chisamba, Chitambo, Livingstone, Land Development Fund Committee the layout plans, demarcation and themselves waiting to be paid representatives of the people Mwansabomwe, Ngabwe, Ndola and approved the release of the funds at its surveying, construction of roads, water their pensions) can stoop so and the nation and not simply Pemba Districts as well as drainage meeting held on 26th October 2017,” reticulation and electricity provision to low to vote against a progressive the parties they represent,” works in Chilanga District. stated Zulu. the project site areas.” stated Zulu. motion aimed at assisting the stated Mambwe. 6. Local News Friday November 24, 2017 ensure that exams leakages By Zondiwe Mbewe Minister of Health Dr do not occur include: (i) Chitalu Chilufya says Nullified nursing exams were Premises where examination leakage for nursing exams papers are prepared is was circulating in soft copy always a restricted area and format on WhatsApp. only authorized staff are And Dr Chilufya says leaked on WhatsApp - Minister allowed to access the area. practical examinations for It is kept locked and guided nursing and midwifery computer.” to promote patient safety, [Registered Nurses] and have been replaced by 24/7. (ii) The number of students country wide And Dr Chilufya said the protect members of the RNM [Registered Nurse a complete new set of staff who are authorized to will proceed as scheduled nullified examinationsgeneral public from unsafe Midwives] examinations examinations scheduled to handle examination papers because they were not had been replaced by new nursing practices and to throughout the country start on 11th December 2017 is limited and computers affected by leakage. examinations scheduled for uphold quality, integrity have been affected by this and end on 18th December, used to prepare examination 2017. There is no extension Responding to a question December whilst all practical and professionalism among nullification of the GNC papers are password from Roan PF member examinations for eligible all members and those theory exams. The total to the final academic year protected. (iii) Examination of parliament Chishimba students would proceed as who aspire to be members number of eligible students for eligible students. I wish papers are always sealed Kambwili, who wanted to originally scheduled because of the general nursing. It affected is 1,797. However, I to assure students, their after processing and know the point at which the leakage had not affected is therefore right that the wish to inform the house that parents and sponsors that stored in a very secure the ministry or GNCZ them. examinations have been all practical examinations government has already discovered the leakage, Dr “The House may wish to nullified in order to preserve for eligible students in the taken every precaution place. (iv) Inspection of Chilufya said his ministry note that the profession patient safety, aspire for 30 colleges country wide to ensure that all eligible the examination papers is had engaged ZICTA to find of nursing has held a long quality health service are proceeding as originally nursing and midwifery always done at the point of out at what point a soft copy and cherished position in delivery and maintain scheduled as they are not examination candidates collecting and at the point of version of the exam left the Zambia. Zambian nurses integrity,” Dr Chilufya said. affected by the said leakage.” are not unnecessarily opening to ensure that they host computer. are valued all over the “Mr Speaker, all 30 colleges Dr Chilufya said students inconvenienced. They will are intact. (v)There shall “The leakage was discovered world for their integrity of nursing and midwifery, would not pay any extra not be required to pay any be new measures at the IT through a WhatsApp and professionalism. both private and public with costs. extra costs,” said Dr Chilufya. section that shall be used to message where people where GNCZ is mandated by law eligible students for the RN “The nullified examinations “Some measures in place to improve security.” exchanging WhatsApp messages and a whistle blower WhatsApped one of the staff at GNCZ to say this paper has been leaked. So what was leaked was a soft Eric Chanda dumps 4th copy. Immediately that was discovered we suspended the examinations. So it was based on a whistle blower’s information. The whistle blower was not even a nursing Revolution, joins Kambwili student. He was just alerting From front page Kambwili is coming in up and continue enjoying is giving hope to the poor chabo (tell Nathan with his one of the staff at GNCZ that “Zambians must not listen 2021).” his corrupt money which Zambians who are being PF) that for now Kambwili there is this circulation of a to these young people who “So, tell this young man, is flowing all over PF. Tell neglected. Mubebe ba is giving hope to the poor leaked examination paper. are drunk with corrupt Nathan Chanda to shut him that for now Kambwili Nathan Chanda na chi PF Zambians.” And this is what alerted dirty money and cannot our inspectors to compare see the suffering of the what was circulating with poor Zambians. These Those mocking Kaizer’s qualifications what was actually in the young people saying paper and they realized that Sata wanted to see poor it was actually the same. Zambians suffer, not at all. That’s why the investigations risk being beaten – Mumbi Phiri Sata was a pro-poor man has involved ZICTA and centred on poor policies. By Sipilisiwe Ncube dissolution of parliament in pay back, they are going Phiri also justified President the police until we get to to pay back because its Edgar Lungu’s acquired This is what we are seeing Patriotic Front deputy 2016. the bottom of the case,” Dr Secretary General Mumbi And Mumbi says former the Constitution. If the wealth. in Kambwili. So for me Chilufya said. Phiri says people should not commerce deputy minister court allows that, thats a “Kambwili has been on “These exams are prepared these people are feeling be surprised when Kaizer Miles Sampa has not yet been constitutional matter, who are record saying, ‘these people by experts seated in a the weight of the NDC Zulu’s children decide to beat welcomed by the who had we to change our own thing. in government niba pompwe, particular room and they and Kambwili and this those insulting their father by decided to rejoin the party It is very clear those Ministers they are building everywhere’. are not yet members of the have been instructed, in fact And he was very specific, he are using computers. There is what Zambians need. lowering him to a grade seven party not until the three years the government spokesperson mentioned that President certificate holder. should be a point at which They need NDC, they suspension comes to an end. even talked about this. They Edgar Lungu has built a Speaking when she featured a soft copy moved from that need Kambwili. Mubebe “Some people are just have to go and pay that money. house opposite Memorial environment so we are not bonse abali mu PF baliile on Radio Pheonix’s Let the character assassinating There is no negotiation. We park. It’s not only President People Talk programme going to search necessarily chalimo pantu mu 2021 others, Mr Sakala you know respect the three wings of Lungu who has a plot at that who WhatsApped who but today, Phiri also said former very well. Let me give an government and that ruling place. There is a road Luchi, baleisa ba Kambwili we want to find out at what Ministers should obey example of Kaizer Zulu, who came from the Judiciary. But if you want I can take you (tell everyone in PF to point a soft copy left the host the court’s ruling and pay doesn’t know Kaizer Zulu not suffice to say everyone there because me I believe enjoy themselves because for staying in office after in Munali constituency? We knows that there are lacunas in speaking the truth, where all know that he was a lab in our Constitution, that is Kambwili also has a plot. technician at Chelston clinic. why as government, we are It’s at a corner near where But we have head those who going back to parliament so there is a house belonging didn’t know Kaizer Zulu who that those lacunas can be to the former PS Ministry of listened from Kambwili, they removed,” she said. Foreign Affairs, the next plot believed that Kaizer Zulu has And Phiri said Sampa was not is Honourable Chishimba no grade 12, he is a grade yet back the party because he Kambwili’s plot. And that seven, he has never been to had not been welcomed. house President Edgar Lungu school, he is just waiting for “I am glad that we have built it when he was Minister his death certificate. And people like Miles Sampa who of Home Affairs. So how does yet Kaizer Zulu is from a are coming back to the party somebody tell a lie that that respectable field,” Phiri said. and our founding father house has been built when She explained that Zulu was president Michael Sata if you President Lungu has become a just as qualified as Professor knew him very well, that is President, thats not fair. Who Nkandu Luo in the field of what he always wanted. That’s doesn’t know that the Ndozo medicine. the way we should move. Our lodge which Mr Kambwili is “We have Professor Nkandu old members who left, they talking about belongs to Mr Luo, by the way professor should feel very comfortable Sichanda? Everybody knows Nkandu Luo is not a professor to come back to the party because that man has been in in medicine, its the same where they belong,” Phiri business for a long time,” said field as Kaizer Zulu, micro- said. Phiri. biology. So you can see that “You know it looks so long “I was interested and I made whatever Kaizer Zulu can do but he is not yet back into a research, there is another or what but let us be truthful. the party, the period which place opposite regiment That is why I am saying was given, which is stipulated catholic parish, the forest was ‘mukaona Mumbi Phiri, bana in our constitution is three gazetted and there are houses ba Kaizer Zulu bamukwapula years. Likely its finishing in which are coming up. People because they have insulted December, that is when we are went and took pictures and the father, don’t be surprised’ going to receive them. And started circulating them Students doing RESEARCH PROJECTS and let us not reach that,” she it is not only Miles Sampa, on social media that those said. there are a lot of people who houses belong to President DIPLOMA/DEGREE/MASTERS/PhD Phiri said Ministers should went, its across the board. So Edgar Lungu, I have a place pay for staying in office and its only three years looked so myself there, I made a that there is no negotiation long but I think we are getting research. Those flats, the plots Contact (+260978918920/[email protected]) about it. there in December and we there the owner is a woman, if “You have head that Ministers are going to welcome them you need more information I For EXCELLENT ACADEMIC SERVICES who stayed in office must finally to the party.” can give you.” Friday November 24, 2017 Business/Local News. 7 2018 budget will be stressed if Zambia fails to clinch IMF deal - Felix Mutati By Mirriam Chabala have to cut from somewhere, Minister of Finance Felix it means to secure stability Mutati says Zambia’s of the economy is going to economy will suffer critical be challenging. So the risk is stress under the 2018 real, it is critical and we will budget if government fails have to face it and work hard to reach a closure with the to do the right thing,” Mutati International Monetary said. Fund (IMF). Mutati also said government And Mutati today failed to was working hard to ensure state exactly how much debt that debt levels remained Zambia has accumulated stable and that the country so far when members of only borrowed what it was parliament grilled him. able to repay. Responding to a question “Mr Speaker, Cabinet on from Solwezi Central UPND November 6, 2017, discussed member of parliament these issues and gave a clear Stafford Mulusa who wanted policy direction which to know how the collapse of include; developing a new IMF negotiations could affect financing profile that will the 2018 budget, Mutati said ensure the reduction of there were a number of risks debt distress from high to that the country needed to moderate on the medium take care of. term and to also ensure that “Mr Speaker, there are debt remains sustainable a number of risks that thereafter. Mr Speaker, our we need to take care of. goal as a nation is to ensure Amongst them is the risk that we borrow within our that budget support that capacity to repay and to has been programmed for refocus expenditure while next year is going to be enhancing domestic resource endangered. There is a risk mobilisation. Of critical Speaker, we recently had a madam Inonge Wina,” investment climate. experiencing balance of that commitments that have importance is to focus on employment challenges been made by some of our completing ongoing projects. visit by officials from the Mutati said. “Sir, as a member of the as the case has been for bilateral partners may not be With these measures, IMF and during the visit, the Mutati also said having an IMF, we must utilize a Zambia. Mr Speaker, having delivered. So that will create government has continued mission met the President IMF bailout would help key mandate of the IMF an IMF bailout will reduce to engage the IMF and as Mr Edgar Lungu and her Zambia reduce the negative of providing balance of critical stress on the economy. the negative sentiments of It will mean that we shall part of the engagement Mr honour the Vice-President sentiments of the country’s payment to members investing in this country, this is so because many investors mainly rely on Lungu explains why he didn’t intervene in maize floor price the IMF for the assessment By Mukosha Funga He said the K60 per 50kg bag if you think you are ahead as has been the case this year,” from Soweto or indeed the of a country’s investment President Edgar Lungu says of maize market price was of your friends without said President Lungu. super market. It was also very climate. Mr Speaker, let he only intervened in setting ideal because it wasn’t too high increasing your performance, “Like I have said, we will only clear to us that the call by me also assure the nation the maize floor price last year or too low. you will be superseded by intervene in the market in a well ZNFU to ban the importation through this August House because there was a shortage of “I want to conclude on the your friends the very next day,” measured manner, unlimited of these products had to be that government is resolved the commodity. maize thing by saying very President Lungu said. to achieve a strategic objective done in consultation with the to have an IMF supported Launching the 2017 planting clearly that as a student of “In short, I am here to of national food security. It is Ministry of Commerce, Trade programme and that the season in Monze today, the history, I read a book where in emphasise the importance the the PF governments desire to and Industry. Zambia is not nation will be kept abreast Head of State also wondered China some philosopher was PF government attaches to the ensure that the private sector, an island, just last week we about everything,” he said. why crops like soya beans and saying if the price of rice goes agriculture sector as a priority you the farmers here and agri had issues between the border And responding to a question wheat were not as politicized beyond affordability of most area in our development business take the lead in the with the DRC, right now we from Roan PF member of as maize. people there is a problem, agenda. I can only encourage agriculture sector. We stand, have had a challenge ourselves “The Food Reserve Agency, it goes too far up, there’s a you to continue being ahead of as PF, for open and free market exporting maize to east Africa parliament, who charged as a unit challenged by law problem, too down, there is a other provinces.” operations but we will never passing through Tanzania,” that Mutati failed to clinch to ensure that there is food problem and that we can also He also emphasized the need work alone, we have to work said Siliya. a deal with the IMF because in the country looking at the say for Zambia…I think for for diversification. with you farmers.” “We are not an island, we have he lied about Zambia’s debt, pricing and everything and now we are okay with maize,” “As a farmer, you should look Meanwhile, Agriculture to do things in consultation. Mutati said he never misled they arrived at K60 per 50 he said. beyond maize. I am not saying Minister Dora Siliya said If we ban importation of the IMF but did not disclose Kg of maize. I know there are He advised farmers in we should abandon maize, no, government could not ban products from other countries, how much the country was some brewers and millers who Southern Province to improve I am just saying there is much the importation of crops like they also reciprocate and ban owing. were buying maize at higher their performance or risk more we can grow and make onions and potatoes because the exports for example now “Thank you member of than K60 per 50Kg. But I being surpassed by other money and eat more than local farmers were incapable when we need to sell maize parliament for Roan, you know there are some farmers regions. maize. of meeting the demand all year to their countries. So now, may recall that under Article who were selling less than “It is not a coincidence that As government we agreed that round. the Ministry of Commerce, four, the IMF did produce K60 but what I am empasising we are here today, because this year we should procure “During certain times of the Trade and Industry has been a public statement and in is that we want to support we agreed, I requested with 500,000 metric tonnes of maize year, our Zambian farmers, in consultations of how we can that statement it included agriculture. The question is ZNFU that we launch this as food reserve in case there is because of the absence of address this matter together the level of debt. The figure why don’t we have politics over exercise today here in Monze. a shortage of food…We have irrigation, they are only able with ourselves.” that was quoted by the IMF the price of soya, or the price Forget about climate change, opened our borders so that to produce so much potatoes She also said contrary to was constant and exactly the of wheat and all other crops forget about politics but the excess grain, especially excess and onions leaving a gap ZNFU’s view that government same as the figure that we other than maize?” President truth of the matter is that there maize can be exported. Our when they have to import had neglected farmers, the Lungu asked. is a decline in agriculture in priority is to feed our citizens the shortfall which we the PF had enhanced support to provided. In short, there was “Yes there was a time when I Southern Province…other and to render support to our Zambians and everybody else farmers through the e-voucher no misleading statement,” said we will increase the price regions are picking up. So farmers through grain export living in Zambia goes to buy system. said Mutati. of purchasing of maize to K85 per 50 Kg because there was a scarcity; there was a shortage of maize in the country. DEC arrests Lusaka businessman for trafficking in cannabis That answers to the question by president Jervis Zimba that By Mukosha Funga been charged with trafficking in Mirra, a plant abused for its stimulant “The Commission wishes to warn which government neglects The Drug Enforcement Commission psychotropic substances and unlawful effect. members of the public to desist the staple food, we are not in Lusaka has arrested a prominent use of a motor vehicle contrary to the 26-year-old Mercy Namukoko, a from illegal vices and avoid being neglecting maize, if there is a businessman for trafficking in 17 laws of Zambia. businesswoman of Nabuluma area in used as couriers in the trafficking of problem, we will enter. blocks of compressed cannabis The suspect was intercepted in Lusaka’s Chinsali has been jointly charged with psychotropic substances prohibited I want to make it clear that as weighing a total of 35.7 Kilogrammes. Emmasdale area after a transaction Charity Mumba, 30, a businesswoman under the Narcotic and Pyschotropic long as most people continue According to a statement issued by involving the contraband which is of Fimbila Compound in Kapiri Substances Act, Cap 96 of the Laws of eating maize, we will be DEC deputy public relations officer believed to be coming from Malawi in Mposhi District for trafficking in Zambia as the Commission will not watching over it and when Kamufisa Manchishi today, 42-year- transit to South Africa. 126 bundles of Mirra weighing 41.98 relent in its effort to rid the society of things go wrong we will old Joshua Mwenya Mumpansha, Meanwhile, the Commission in kilogrammes. The duo was intercepted illicit drugs,” stated Manchishi. intervene but this time around who is a prominent businessman Muchinga Province arrested two at a Police checkpoint in Mpika aboard The suspect is in Police custody and you should let it go.” of Lusaka’s Roma Township has businesswomen for trafficking in a Ndola-bound bus. will appear in court soon. 8. Opinion Friday November 24, 2017

The consequences of breaking the law are similar to telling lies. When you tell one lie, they say, you have to tell a thousand other lies in order to cover up for the initial lie. But people who tell lies, just like lawbreakers, are innovative. Lungu also stayed They always come up with the most compelling lies that outlive the earlier lies. Today in Zambia, we are complaining about so many laws having been broken by our political leaders. We are wondering why our in office illegally myself and it is the engineering been ordered to pay back their Cabinet would remain intact. Considering the number of back. Our former ministers government is consistently technical issues I was putting in, salaries must obey the court’s “As for whether Cabinet times that our Head of State don’t want to be punished for embroiled in scandals. so I need that to be paid as well. ruling without question. will remain or not, the law is has gotten legal interpretations breaking the law and are now Well, the simple reason We will follow what the courts But Honourable Kampamba very clear, read it for yourself. wrong, we are certain that by determined to break another is that our politicians don’t are saying, but I am putting is not telling the people of The law says when Parliament now, Zambians know not to law by ignoring the court want to get punished when in my own quotation for the Zambia how we arrived at this is dissolved, Cabinet remains rely on his understanding of the order. they break the law; so they consultancy,” said Mukanga. problem. She is just saying that because ministers are supposed Constitution. It is settled that But you can’t entirely blame keep breaking other laws in The other week, we heard those who were illegally in office to hand over. How do they hand President Lungu is not a reliable the former ministers because the process of evading the another former minister in the should face the consequences over when they are dissolved? legal counsel. That is why we they are not the only ones who consequences of the original name of Chishimba Kambwili without realising that this Anyway since the matter will sympathise with the ministers broke the law and refused to crime they committed. claiming that he did not stay matter goes beyond ministers. get punished for it. The case of ministers’ become a court issue, the courts who took his word and broke Zambians will remember illegal stay in office stands in office at his own will, and We recall that President will determine but for now the law. that after the 2016 general out as an example of a law therefore he will not payback Edgar Lungu called a press Cabinet will remain. If they rule We further sympathise elections were announced, the that was broken, resulting any ngwee to the Treasury. conference on May 11, 2016 against us fine, if they rule in with Zambians whose non- UPND filed a petition in the into recurring ramifications. On the other hand, Chief at State House where he our favour fine but the writing refundable taxpayers’ money Today, we are hearing that Government Spokesperson announced that although the is there, I am also a lawyer and was used to pay ministers’ Constitutional Court against some former ministers want Kampamba Mulenga says the term of office for MPs would I can tell you that the law allows salaries during their illegal the election of President government to pay them for law must be respected and come to an end after the ministers to stay,” said President stay in office. We all know that Lungu. The same Constitution the consultancy services they former ministers who have dissolution of Parliament, his Lungu. this money will not be paid that says ministers must vacate rendered during their illegal office upon the dissolution of stay in office. Parliament, also says a sitting Former minster of Head of State must step aside Works and Supply Yamfwa during the time of hearing the Mukanga says although the presidential petition, while Constitutional Court has the Speaker of the National found that his continued Assembly presides over the stay in office following the Executive arm of government. dissolution of Parliament in Just like his ministers 2016 was illegal, he did not illegally stayed in office, hang around to play. President Lungu also broke the “I am also giving a law by refusing to step aside. quotation for my consultancy We are asking those who took during the period. We will ministers to court to consider see who is going to pay who the fact that President Lungu because what we put in was committed the same crime for more than what the people which he must also be made to think. I am an engineer pay.

A ministerial conference is the be able to attract and retain highest decision-making body well qualified lecturers and of the World Trade Organisation researchers. A well-coordinated MC11 and the Prospects of (WTO), which meets every two ecosystem should be developed years. It can take decisions on to support research projects and all matters relating to any of the bring them to life. Our peculiar multilateral trade agreements. So cultures are still untapped and Digital Industrialization for far, ten ministerial conferences have a lot to offer to the world if have been held since 1996. The we can have relevant technologies 11th Ministerial Conference that can be used to modernize (MC11) is due to take place in our collective ingenuity as Developing Countries (II) Buenos Aires – Argentina from developing countries. 10th to 13th December 2017. The South is playing catch- managed to create capacity for rise to local counterparts like becoming a cashless society; This will require updating and It is important that we put up in skills development, research and innovation with Bing, Yahoo!, Baidu, Sogou, almost everyone in major cities modernizing the address system into perspective the current technology and innovation. A a growing number of world WeChat, Tencent QQ, Renren, is using smartphones to pay for at all levels for easier navigation development prospects for quick browse in some of the class universities and research Douban, Sina Weibo, Youku. just about everything – from by courier operators. It is also an developing countries and innovation indicators shows that institutions springing up in com among others. These restaurants to vendors in the area where local entrepreneurs highlight how technology the global university rankings the last three decades. China is are sweeping policies which streets, cash has become a third can explore and develop special will increasingly influence the are dominated by the Western currently second to the United most developing and least mode of payment after WeChat mobile apps for navigation dynamics of development in universities; R&D spending is States in terms of R&D spending, developed countries may not Pay and Alipay. But, in most purposes. the 21st century and beyond. low in developing countries; averaging US$200 billion every be able to pursue because of the developing countries, the mobile Now is the opportune time for The standard neoclassicalsmall number of patents and year according to McKinsey weak political and economic money payment platforms are developing countries to reassess growth model is hinged on three low PhD graduates characterize Global Institute. About 30,000 position to counter the Western still underdeveloped with no/or their digital industrialization pillars; capital accumulation, the education and business PhD students of science and agenda; but the argument is less interoperability while others strategies and realign their labour and technological environments in the South. engineering graduate each for developing countries to rely on global payment platforms education systems to be in tune progress (productivity).What Even on the four archetypes year from Chinese universities, be aware of the importance of like PayPal, denying local with the unfolding challenges of is critical in this model is the of innovation (science based, and is now the global leader in retaining the “right to regulate” payment platforms a chance to the information age. It is hard interplay between labour and engineering based, customer patent applications. China has principle in their international grow. to imagine how developing technological progress which focused, and efficiency driven) hardly played by the Western engagements. Therefore, instead The development of an enabling countries would harness the have a close association to capital identified by McKinsey Global rules since her accession into of contemplating to introduce environment for logistics potential of their fledgling firms accumulation. Institute in their 2015 report the WTO and has used policies degree programs in witchcraft services to thrive has also when the policy space required The reference to labour in this on “China Effect on Global which are termed “undesirable” and sorcery which have no resulted in the booming of to develop domestic capabilities case primarily relates to the Innovation”, developing by developed countries in the value to economic growth e-commerce and has brought is severely constrained by the skill set of human capital. It is countries are nowhere near the digital economy such as data and development, developing vitality to the courier services digital liberalization agenda. The based on the understanding investment levels of the West. localization and disclosure of countries like Zambia would do sector in China. China’s courier upcoming MC11 is yet another that labour with a particular It is difficult for developing source code to leapfrog from well to join the digital marathon services sector boasts of 183, chance for developing countries skill set can produce technology and least developed economies being an innovation sponge - and put in place innovation eco- 000 courier networks across the to reassert their position and which would also influence skills to be technologically agile in absorbing and adapting existing systems that will make it possible country. It has helped to increase reaffirm their developmental development and vis-a-vis the the absence of an effective technology and knowledge to digitally industrialize. online sales by 154% year-on- objectives to the rest of world. production of new knowledge/ well-coordinated system of from around the world – to On the e-commerce front, the year in rural areas. The courier skills. Skills development will innovation underpinned by being one of the global leaders progressive policies China has network covers 95% of counties become extremely important as competitive research institutions in innovation and technology. put in place of promoting and and 80% of towns, collectively we enter deep into the digital and universities. We can learn China is now the global facilitating both domestic and meeting the demand for courier revolution; big data analytics, a lot from China’s ability to leader in the manufacture of cross-border trade in goods services of more than 590 cloud computing skills, build domestic capabilities by industrial robots according to enabled by the internet have million rural populations. These programming skills are already preserving the right to regulate the International Federation of posted significant returns. The are impressive statistics which all in short supply. We need to despite joining the World Trade Robots (IFR). Chinese government has also developing and least developed redesign the education system Organization (WTO) in 2001. Most popular websites have built direct support services countries should to endeavour and place emphasis on research Thanks to its progressive been blocked by the great for trade in goods like payment to vie for. There is need for based programs especially in liberalization, China has firewall of China giving space systems and courier services. developing and least developed science and engineering at effectively appropriated its for local start-ups to be nurtured They have allowed local firms like countries to modernize and open graduate and post-graduate policy space to heavily invest and grow. Google, Facebook, WeChat Pay and AliPay to thrive up their courier services sector David Kapya is a Senior levels. This will require massive in the production of new Twitter, YouTube, Netflixand ameliorate the economies to local players and appropriate Consultant and Co-Founder at investments in education to ideas through research. It has have all been blocked giving of scale. China is on its way to the benefits of e-commerce. Tanoeconomics Friday November 24, 2017 International News. 9

A Texas woman has been benefits had been denied. charged with mailing The investigating agent also explosive devices to President stipulated that Poff did not Barack Obama and Texas like the president. governor Greg Abbott that As well as being accused of she made using a cigarette Texas letter bomber attempting to kill or maim packet and a salad dressing politicians, Poff is also cap. charged with falsely declaring Court documents show that bankruptcy and peddling 46-year-old Julia Poff could fake nutritional supplements. have caused severe burns or Following Hurricane Harvey even killed Texas Republican tried to kill Obama Poff asked for funds for a Governor Greg Abbot if the widowed father and a young package she mailed to him found to have originated from device. It appears that Poff was favor in a dispute over support child. The state says she failed had been opened as intended. Poff ’s home. Poff sent a similar device motivated to send the letter payments from her husband. to pass on the donations made Agents were able to trace the Packaging for the cigarettes to the White House during bombs because of financial Her complaint with the to her at the law firm where improvised explosive device was found in her home in the Obama presidency, difficulties and grievances federal government was she worked. back to Poff on the basis of Sealy, Texas as well large the documents for the over government payouts. more convoluted. Documents Poff, who has pled not guilty a destroyed shipping label. quantities of fireworks. Black prosecution show. The F.B.I. When it came to Abbott, Poff for the prosecution claim to the bombing charges, faces A Pall Mall cigarette packet powder of the kind used in determined hair found on the was upset that when he was she blamed the Obama a prison sentence of more and a salad dressing cap used pyrotechnics formed the package had come from one the Texas Attorney General, administration because her than ten years if convicted. to create the bomb were also explosive component in the of her cats. the state had not ruled in her application for social security The case continues. Yahoo Putin tells Russian defence companies to prepare for war

Russian President Vladimir Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, again the defense companies’ for defense companies but have damaged Western trust in to pursue integration with the Putin demanded that his on November 20. Sputnik/ ability to quickly increase asked officials to draw up Moscow’s statements. European Union, as opposed country’s biggest enterprises Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin/ output,” Putin said, reading output recommendations for Since Russia annexed Crimea to entangle itself in more must show that they can step Reuters out a prepared statement for the industry giants. from Ukraine in 2014—a deals with Russia, has eroded up arms production and Putin praised the efficiency the meeting. “The exercise has While Russia has repeatedly military operation it initially Moscow’s relationship with the important services on short of troops and reservists that exposed certain shortcomings. dismissed fears that it seeks to denied—it has inconsistently U.S. and much of Europe. notice to be war-ready. took part, as well as the We must analyze them so as to start a war with NATO, insisting pleaded innocence over In a bid to showcase strength at “The economic ability to transportation infrastructure propose additional measures its broad Western-heavy causing or interfering the a time of political strife, Russia increase the production used, according to the to enhance mobilization reinforcement is defensive, ongoing conflict raging in the has increased military activity of defense products and Kremlin’s video recording of readiness.” the Kremlin’s dubious eastern Donbass region of its and drills, as well as reforming services quickly is a vital the meeting. The Russian leader provided interpretation of events on the southern neighbor. Western military units along its western element of military security,” “We need to review once no figures and set no targets ground in Ukraine and Syria support for Ukraine’s decision borders. Yahoo Putin told military leaders and senior officials in the defense industrial complex on Wednesday. “All strategic and simply large companies, Mugabe granted immunity, military says regardless of the type of Robert Mugabe’s former right-hand man, Emmerson him to be brought to justice. remove Mugabe from power. He said he had been in ownership, must be able to do Mnangagwa, will be sworn in as interim President on He was accused of ordering a string of massacres in “constant contact” with military chiefs throughout the this.” Friday, a day after Mugabe and his wife were granted the early- to mid-1980s in opposition strongholds to operation. He is scheduled to address Zimbabweans The Russian president immunity, allowing the couple to remain in the country. consolidate his power. Up to 20,000 people were killed, after his swearing in. raised the issue after listing Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, in a historic moment that academics say. The military was instrumental to Mugabe’s demise, the country’s successes in brought his 37 years of oppressive rule to an end. He has also been accused of corruption to finance staging the apparent coup, then leading talks with raising combat readiness for Mnangagwa, returned to the country on Wednesday to his lavish lifestyle, as his government drove the once- Mugabe to allow him a dignified resignation. a hypothetical war scenario. take the reins, promising to lead the nation into a “new prosperous nation into economic ruin and poverty. he main opposition MDC-T party has raised concerns Putin singled out Russia’s and unfolding democracy.” He spoke in front of throngs Mugabe had spent a week negotiating his departure over what role the military might play ahead of next large Zapad 2017 exercise with of supporters, but made no mention of Mugabe’s future. with the military since the country’s army seized year’s election, with Mnangagwa at the helm of the Belarus in September, during Col. Overson Mugwisi, a spokesman for the control in the capital, Harare, and placed the leader security forces. which units across Russia Zimbabwean Defense Forces, said an agreement had under house arrest. The leader of the MDC-T, Morgan Tsvangirai, called on practiced for a threat akin to been reached with Mugabe that included immunity In a long, drawn-out process, frustrated military officials Mnangagwa to officially define the military’s role. an attack by Western nations. and a guarantee of safety for him and his wife, Grace gave in to the demands for immunity and allowed the “The generality of Zimbabwe, who have experienced Russian President Vladimir Mugabe. President to keep several of his properties, sources told brutalization, intimidation and violence, would be Putin, second from left, The former leader has been accused of waging a CNN on Monday, before Mugabe stepped down. very skeptical if the role of the military is not properly Syrian President Bashar al- campaign of fear to remain in power for nearly four In Mnangagwa’s remarks on Wednesday, he made defined,” he told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Assad, left, and other officials decades, and human rights activists have long called for clear that he played a role in the military’s operation to Thursday. CNN attend a meeting in the Black 10. Lifestyle Friday November 24, 2017 Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence increased to more than 13 years Oscar Pistorius’s six-year The Supreme Court of Appeal the Pretoria High Court last approached the SCA asking it low”. door of his toilet - an act‚ he jail sentence for killing his (SCA) on Friday set aside year and replaced it with 13 to increase Pistorius’s sentence‚ Pistorius shot his girlfriend says‚ that came from mistaking girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp the six-year imprisonment years and five months. arguing that the sentence he dead in the early hours of her for a burglar. has been increased to more sentence imposed on the The National Prosecuting was serving for killing his Valentine’s Day in 2013‚ when Pistorius was originally than 13 years. former Paralympic athlete by Authority (NPA) had girlfriend was “shockingly he fired four times through the convicted of culpable homicide in 2014‚ but the SCA upgraded his conviction to murder in 2015. In July last year the Pretoria High Court sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. The appeal court said his testimony was “vacillating and untruthful”. Prosecutor Andrea Johnston had argued that Pistorius did not show remorse and had not told the Pretoria High Court why he had shot Steenkamp. “He should have taken the court into his confidence and said‚ ‘This is why I did it’. With nothing more‚ there is no gut- wrenching remorse.” Johnston told the court that trial judge Thokozile Masipa elevated Pistorius’s regret and that his regret does not absolve him from the crime he committed. Advocate Barry Roux‚ counsel for Pistorius‚ argued that his client had showed more than remorse. “His actions were directed against the intruder. When he realised he had shot Reeva‚ he was beside himself.” “His whole concern was about the deceased and her family. He tried to make contact before and during the trial. After the trial‚ he tried to make contact‚” Roux argued. Timeslive.co.za Boy born without kidneys gets Transplant The family of a 2-year-old a working kidney and had to battle pneumonia and go hard for his mother, Carmellia boy born without kidneys has undergo nightly dialysis to through surgeries and blood Burgess, who didn’t have a car a lot to be thankful for this survive. transfusions while waiting for to get her son to thrice-weekly holiday. The resilient toddlera donated kidney. hemodialysis appointments, A.J. Burgess was born without from Georgia has had to The challenge was especially according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But A.J. and his mother had Gal Gadot confirms Brett Ratner cs out of ‘Wonder Woman’ sequel an early Christmas miracle on Tuesday. Carmellia shared Actress Gal Gadot has that Gadot had threatened to on Facebook that entertainer confirmed that Hollywood abandon the franchise unless Tyler Perry, who hails from producer Brett Ratner will not Ratner was axed. Atlanta, donated a car to her be involved in the “Wonder “She’s tough and stands by family after learning of their Woman” sequel, calling the her principles. She also knows decision “the right thing to the best way to hit people like plight. A source close to the do” after multiple women have Brett Ratner is in the wallet,” a matter confirmed that Perry come forward with sexual source with Warner Bros. told bought the car for the family. harassment allegations against the publication. The lucky streak continued a him. Representatives for Warner few hours later when doctors “Everyone knows the way that Bros. and Rat-Pac Dune called Carmellia to let her I feel because I’m not hiding did not return requests for know that they had found anything,” she said Wednesday comment. a donor kidney that was a on NBC’s “Today” show after Gadot has expressed her match for A.J. being asked about an article support for victims of sexual A.J. went into surgery around claiming she had demanded harassment and bullying, 7:30 a.m. at Emory University his ouster. including writing a social Hospital. The surgery lasted “But the truth is, there’s so media post that encouraged about three hours, according many people involved in those affected to speak out. to Atlanta station WAGA-TV. making this movie, it’s not “Wonder Woman” director The toddler’s new kidney just me, and they all echoed Patty Jenkins also recently said comes weeks after his case the same sentiments. You on Twitter that the allegations received national attention know what I mean?” she said. against Ratner have left her when the hospital refused “Everyone knew what was the “extremely distressed.” She to let his father, Anthony right thing to do, but there added that she stands with Dickerson, donate his own was nothing for me to actually and defends “all of the men kidney ― also a match ― come and say, ‘cause it was and women who are revealing because he had recently been already done before this article these horrific encounters all minute, Variety reported. lawsuit, ABC News reported. who accused Ratner of to jail on a parole violation. came out, you know?” over this industry and this Last month, former marketing The Los Angeles Times masturbating in front of The family will spend Ratner, who in recent weeks w or l d .” executive Melanie Kohler published allegations last week her and then forcing her to Thanksgiving in the hospital has faced allegations from Jenkins’ statement came after wrote a Facebook post in from six women who say they perform oral sex on him in the as A.J. recovers. Doctors at least eight women, helped she presented Ratner with an which she accused Ratner of were either sexually harassed early 1990s. Olivia Munn also told the family the new co-produce the Warner Bros. award at the Jewish National raping her over a decade ago. or abused by Ratner in some accused him of masturbating kidney has already started film through his production Fund dinner. Gadot, who was An attorney for Ratner denied way. in front of her between producing urine, a key sign company, Rat-Pac Dune. initially scheduled to present the allegation and served Those women includethe 1990s and early 2000s. that it’s working, according to Page Six reported Saturday it, backed out at the last Kohler with a defamation actress Natasha Henstridge, Hugffingtonpost.com WAGA-TV. Yahoo Friday November 24, 2017 Sports. 11 WBC names referee for Catherine Vs Zarika fight By Nyambe Lubasi The World Boxing Council has appointed South Africa’s female referee Sylvia Mokailña to facilitate the WBC Women’s World Super bantamweight Championship between Kenyan boxer Fatima Zarika and Zambia’s Catherine Phiri. In a statement today, Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions director of operations Christopher Malunga disclosed that three independent judges had been appointed to officiate at the Championship slated for December 2, 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. And Malunga stated that African Boxing Union president Houcine Houichi who is also World Boxing Council (WBC) Vice President would act as championship supervisor for the Championship. “The World Boxing Council has appointed the following officials to officiate the WBC Women’s World Super bantamweight Championship between Fatima Zarika and Catherine Phiri, Referee: Sylvia Mokailña [of] South-Africa and Judges are: John Shipanuka from Zambia, Michael Neeqwaye from Ghana and Lilian Olero from Kenya,” stated Malunga “The president of African Boxing Union (Houcine Houichi) who is also World Boxing Council (WBC) with flight ET863 from Lusaka between the Champion Alfred bout will be the WBC international Other supporting bouts include Simwazi from oriental quarries Vice President is the championship at 13.25 hours and return on Muwowo from Zambia and the champion from oriental quarries Mbiya Nkanku from oriental Zambia versus Caristo Bwalya supervisor. And Boxer Catherine December 3, 2017. challenger Llisizwe Komani from Zambia Muzeya versus Ruth quarries Zambia versus Ali Kabeya from Copperbelt. Phiri, Trainer Michael Zulu and Meanwhile, Oriental Quarries South Africa on December 30, Chisale from Malawi. Also from Exodus Zambia. Remmy Charges have been pegged at Manager Christopher Malunga boxing promotions has partnered 2017 in Lusaka. featuring will be Catherine Phiri Simbeye from oriental quarries K150 VIP and K50 all round, for will depart for Nairobi Kenya on with Zamtel to present the African Main supporting bout for the and Zimbabwe’s Zambia based Zambia versus Philip Musariri the event slated for Government Tuesday 28th of November 2017 Boxing Flyweight Championship WBC elimination welterweight Charles Manyuchi. from Zimbabwe and also Gracious Complex. FC Monaco paying the Under-20 to face Zanaco, Buffaloes price for big money sales By Nyambe Lubasi against Lusaka Select so that Martin Njobvu and Kabwe announce his final 23-member The final Zambia Under-20 they could take care of their Warriors midfielder Prince team on Friday during a press Looking around at the disconsolate bodies on the field in the Stade team set to be named on respective league obligations. Mumba have been released to briefing at 09h00 at Cresta Louis II on Tuesday night, one found it difficult to process the fact Friday will be tested by 2017 Captain Lameck Njobvu was attend to their clubs’ crucial Golf View Hotel. that the team just eliminated from the Champions League courtesy of title chasers Zanaco and Green rested after playing in Nkwazi’s relegation survival battles this The defending champions are a 4-1 hammering by RB Leipzig were the Ligue 1 titleholders. Buffaloes friendlies next3-0 away loss to Zanaco on weekend. in Group A where they will In many ways, though, they weren’t. week to see how battle-ready Wednesday. And Zambia Under-20 coach face Uganda, Swaziland and This wasn’t the same side that had become the darlings of Europe last they are to defend the 2017 Nchanga Rangers striker Mumamba Numba is set to Malawi. season for dethroning Paris St-Germain in France, while at the same time reaching the Champions League semi-finals. Against Leipzig, COSAFA U20 Cup at home. coach Leonardo Jardim could only field five regular starters from the Zambia are about to complete remarkable 2016-17 campaign. their second week of training Djibril Sidibe and Thomas Lemar were injured and, therefore, camp ahead of hosting the unavailable but the other four? Gone. Benjamin Mendy and Bernardo COSAFA U20 from December Silva left for Manchester City, Tiemoue Bakayoko is now at Chelsea, 6-16 on the Copperbelt. while the wonder boy Kylian Mbappe absconded to Paris. The team was trimmed from The heart has been ripped out of Monaco and it could well have been 45 last week to 25 this week worse had Lemar been signed by Arsenal on deadline day, or Fabinho and has already played three gone to Manchester United or – worse still – PSG. training games, winning two It’s left Monaco with some searching questions to answer. after initially losing to Zanaco “It’s not just because players left in the close season, even if that in a closed door training explains a lot of it because we lost five starters,” defender Kamil Glik told reporters after. “We can’t look for excuses and now we have match. to focus on the league to ensure that we’re back in the Champions Assistant coach Charles Bwale League next season.” said the team is showing Vice-president Vadim Vasilyev is generally good when it comes great progress after beating to fronting up. On Tuesday, he faced the music and expressed his Chilanga Youth Select 6-0 disappointment with the team’s elimination from Europe. on November 21 and Lusaka “We’re hugely disappointed,” he told reporters. “They have messed up Youth Select 3-0 on November the European campaign. In football, there are difficult times, and this 23. is one of them. I didn’t like that the players’ heads dropped so quickly.” “Next week we are likely A few days before, Vasilyev was present with Monaco’s season-ticket to have two or three games holders for an annual sit-down alongside an assortment of players and against premier sides Zanaco the coach, Leonardo Jardim. and Green Buffaloes and we Monaco might not draw great numbers week-to-week at their yellow- seated stadium atop a car park but the core of their support is as will be able to gauge them if committed and demanding as any other team out there. they are fully ready for the Many in attendance pointed the finger at Vasilyev and the club’s tournament,” Bwale said. transfer policy for their failure to launch this season. Monaco are “If you look at the first game already six points behind PSG – following last Friday’s draw with against Zanaco, we were still Amiens – and will probably consider the title well and truly out of trying to look at one or two reach should they lose at home to Unai Emery’s side on Sunday. players and I think most of Their Champions League programme has been an embarrassment, the players had jitters playing Dion Waiters and the with only two points to show from five matches. Jardim is naturally Zanaco who are big guys in the Miami Heat started finding it hard to draw better performances from a squad shorn of league. But the phobia went fast and finished their four best players. As a result, fans want answers. when they played Chilanga “At the end of last season, you promised that the team would not be strong, snapping the and Lusaka U20 select and we too disrupted,” one remarked. “You gave Fabinho an exit ticket and Boston Celtics’ NBA- eventually we lost Mbappe when you did not want to reinforce PSG - a saw some positives.” best winning streak at rival team. We do not understand.”... Goal.com And Numba left out three 16 games. (AP) players from the third friendly WBC names referee for P11 Catherine Vs No 65 www.diggers.news Friday November 24, 2017 Zarika fight

JANZABy Nyambe Lubasi face them.” SALUTESgear you for continental football “I wish them well to keep flying Africa ZESCOit gives me a lot of delight Eagles away in Choma this Red Arrows and ex- Janza said he counselled Zesco and don’t look backwards, you high and it was under me that that they have kept to that Sunday hoping to return to Chipolopolo coach Honour to prepare adequately for are still on the right track to the philosophy and mission mission statement. I will keep winning ways that will keep Janza is proud that his former international duty. win the league. They have the statement that they should be supporting them but sadly I will them firmly at the top heading team Zesco United has become “But I have talked to them, I have capacity to win the league this one of the best teams in Africa. keep my loyalties to where my into next weekend final game a force both in Zambia and encouraged them that this was was just a test game for them,” And when I see that they are salary comes from.” at home against Mufulira Africa during the 13 years they just a training game for you to said Janza. now one of the best teams in Meanwhile, Zesco face Green Wanderers. have spent back in top-flight football. Janza led Zesco back to top flight football in 2004 after spending over 16 years away campaigning in Division 1 North. Since then, Zesco has won five league titles and this season is on the verge of joining Power Dynamos and Green Buffaloes on six triumphs. Zesco, who are also the record winners of the Barclays Cup with five titles, were the first Zambian team to reach the group stage in CAF club cup and only local club to so far advance the knockout stages in both the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. On Thursday, Janza hurt his former teams title race when Arrows held the leaders to 0-0 away draw in Ndola to see Zesco’s lead cut from five to three points with two games left before the season ends. “It is unfortunate that sometimes you have to be loyal to your employers of the day. Zesco is my childhood team, I played here, I was top scorer here as a player and helped them to promotion. I later came back after my retirement as a coach and worked with them and helped them qualify to the Super League again,” Janza recalled. “Seeing them stay in the Super League from the time I brought them, gives me a lot of happiness. It was a difficult game for me because, if you cut me, you will see my blood is Zesco and you will find that it Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann scores the opening goal during a Champions League group C soccer match between Atletico was quite a challenge for me to Madrid and Roma at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017