No 672 K10 www.diggers.news Friday April 24, 2020 COVID DONATIONS RAISE CONCERNS ...Ng’andu, Chilufya in strong verbal exchange over accountability By Stuart Lisulo THE Ministry of Finance has ordered that all government entities must submit income and expenditure returns on all COVID-19 funds received from the Treasury by 5th of every month to Chingola couple the Office of the Accountant General. And Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has advised all companies, individuals wishing to donate tests positive for COVID-19-related funds to deposit the cash into a GRZ bank account. Sources have told News Diggers! that during a COVID-19 meeting chaired by Vice-President Inonge COVID-19 Wina on Wednesday, a sharp exchange of words ensued between Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu and Health By Zondiwe Mbewe Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya over accountability regarding HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says a Chingola pandemic funds. couple that recently traveled to Dar-es-Salaam via Nakonde The source explained that Ng’andu expressed dissatisfaction on a business trip has tested positive to COVID-19, with the measures put in place to ensure accountability of the bringing the countrywide total to 76. Story page 2 funds under the ministry of health, leading to a strong verbal exchange between the two Cabinet ministers. In a statement released, Thursday, Yamba guided that all government entities must submit income and expenditure returns on all COVID-19 funds ECZ sets June 9 received from the Treasury by 5th of every month to the Office of the Accountant General. Story page 5 for by elections By Ulande Nkomesha THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set June 9 polling day for the Nakato and Imalyo wards in Mongu and Bulilo wards in Chilubi. Story page 5 ERB rules out fuel price cut PF suspends its N/Western By Stuart Lisulo FUEL prices in Zambia will not be reduced despite falling oil prices on the international market because the kwacha’s rapid depreciation against major currency convertibles has negated any potential reduction, says the Energy Regulation Board (ERB). chair over corruption allegations Story page 4 Story page 5 2. Local News www.diggers.news Friday April 24, 2020

By Zondiwe Mbewe HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says Chingola couple tests positive for COVID-19 a Chingola couple that recently traveled to Dar- last 24 hours. of Health has this week towards the front-line staff es-Salaam via Nakonde on “However, we have graphically shown us how welfare to ensure food and a business trip has tested continued and even the disease is spreading other basic supplies were positive to COVID-19, upscaled the testing and especially here in Lusaka provided to them. bringing the countrywide screening. Today (yesterday) which is the epicenter. ZRA has further re- total to 76. we were in Emmasdale and There’s no need to travel and allocated its advertising And Dr Chilufya says Chaisa and there will be a contract the coronavirus space worth K800,000 for two individuals have been number of tests that would because then you end up a period of one month on discharged after recovering. be done. We will continue endangering other people 40 different radio stations Meanwhile, Information in a targeted manner, to test especially the health staff. country wide to scale up Minister Dora Siliya has particular parts of the city We should be very afraid of sensitization on COVID-19. urged Zambians to be afraid and ensure that we establish Bowman Lusambo when he This will also be done on of COVID-19, adding that the extent of the disease. says ‘please let us not gather, ZNBC, Diamond TV, ZED there’s no need to travel Targeted community let us not be drinking in TV, Zambia Daily Mail, during this time. testing and screening will shabeens’. Lets us observe Times of Zambia and Daily At a briefing, Thursday, continue in various parts of personal hygiene. TheNation newspapers. Dr Chilufya said there were Lusaka this coming week. coronavirus has no legs, we Standard Chartered now four COVID-19 cases Remember that even if we facilitate its travel and as Bank, partnering with on the Copperbelt. are not in your area, ensure a result we put lives of our Water Aid, has also donated “In the last 24 hours, we that you alert us if you have family and others in danger. 100 liter tanks to scale up conducted a total of 459 tests seen an alert,” he said. Stay at home,” she said. hand washing facilities as and out of these tests, we And Dr Chilufya said Meanwhile, the Zambia preventative measure for recorded two new positive the results of the suspicious Revenue Authority (ZRA) COVID-19, among other cases. These two new positive has donated K200,000 donations. cases were recorded in death involving a 52-year- Chingola, and this involves old Choma resident who a couple; a 45-year-old man died at the University and a 45-year-old woman Teaching Hospital on who traveled to Dar es Monday were negative for Escalating GBV cases worry NGOCC salaam and Nakonde in the COVID-19. last two weeks on a business He, however, said they By Natasha Sakala the country and the world at “Whether or not the advent help the nation if the fight trip. They came back and on were investigating another THE Non-governmental large has been grappling with of COVID-19 in Zambia, and/ against COVID-19 is to be testing, they tested positive. death involving a woman Gender Organisations’ the Coronavirus, COVID-19 or the measures that have been won. The proposed measure for They are currently admitted from Mongu who was Coordinating Council pandemic. NGOCC is put in place to address the same people to stay at home should to our isolation facility. taken to the hospital with (NGOCC) has expressed particularly perturbed with have led to the gruesome SGBV not be a cause for SGBV but a respiratory symptoms and a That brings the number of concern over the escalating the three cases of women that cases mentioned above, it is time to consolidate family ties. fever. patients on the Copperbelt to cases of sexual and gender have been slain in cold blood clear that Zambia is recording It is therefore, disheartening He said she died four. Cumulatively, we have based violence (SGBV) as the by their spouses. According a surge in the number of SGBV that instead of spreading love shortly after arrival but was country is grappling with the gone up to 76 [cases]. We to the Zambia Police, a 32- cases in the wake of COVID-19. within the family, people are still remain at three deaths. reportedly ill at home for COVID-19 pandemic. year old man of Mtendere The combination of economic resorting to violence. NGOCC In fact we have recorded more than five days. And the council has called compound in Lusaka, Crispin and social stresses brought is appealing to all Zambians two more discharges and Dr Chilufya further for the immediate arrest of a Kawanga, is reported to have by the pandemic, as well as to be each other’s keeper and therefore the number of explained that, “We use health practitioner who raped murdered his 16-year old restrictions on movements, ensure that we all report any cases in our facilities is 36 various chemicals to a SGBV survivor at a named girlfriend, while another man have dramatically increased cases of SGBV or indeed and the number of recoveries disinfect places, surfaces facility in Lusaka. of Maamba murdered his wife the number of women and has moved up to 37,” he said. or public trading places. In a statement, Thursday, after stabbing her,” Mulenga girls facing abuse in almost any suspicious incidences to Dr Chilufya said boarder The common ingredients NGOCC board chairperson stated. all countries, according to the law enforcement authorities. control in Nakonde and in there is chlorine and Mary Mulenga noted that three She added that the surge United Nations,” she noted. It is our expectation that Southern Province needed alcohol. Usually 20 percent women had been killed by their could be attributed to the She stated that people government will leave no to be tightened to ensure of alcohol and about three spouses during the last few economic and social stress should use this time of isolation stone unturned in ensuring the that more COVID-19 cases percent of chlorine and weeks. that had been brought by to consolidate family ties rather safety of women and children were not imported. other ingredients like water.” “The Non-governmental restrictions on movements in than resorting to violence. as the country responds to the He reiterated his calls for And Information Gender Organisations’ most countries, as observed by “This is the time when COVID-19 pandemic,” stated people to stay home, among Minister Dora Siliya urged Coordinating Council the United Nations. families need to be sober and Mulenga. other measures. Zambians to be afraid of (NGOCC) is deeply concerned And Dr Chilufya said COVID-19. with the escalating cases of out of the mass screening in “Ladies and gentlemen, Sexual and Gender Based Kafue and Lusaka, no new let us be very afraid of the Violence (SGBV) reported cases were recorded in the coronavirus. The Minister in the last few weeks when Ignore fraudsters offering fake jobs at National Development

By Mirriam Chabala THE Ministry of National Ministry – Silwamba Development Planning has warned members of the public the pretext that they are Development Planning to be wary of unscrupulous recruiting personnel for the has reported the matter to individuals swindling them of Ministry. It has come to our the Zambia Police Service their monies after promising attention that some fraudsters to institute investigations to find them employment in are defrauding job seekers and and bring the culprits to the public service. collecting ‘fees’ as high as K700, book. Ministry of National In a statement, Ministry purporting to be a charge for Development Planning Spokesperson Chibaula the applicants to be employed Permanent Secretary Silwamba cautioned in the Ministry of National (Development Planning and unsuspecting members of the Development Planning. The Administration) Mr Chola public to resist paying any fraudsters are even signing Chabala wishes to categorically third-parties funds to apply fake contracts with applicants, state that there is no on-going for non-existing vacancies at with assurances that the latter recruitment of personnel the Ministry or elsewhere in will be engaged to be field to support the sensitization government. agents for a six-month period on the implementation of He explained that there to sensitize the public about the 7NDP. The Permanent was no fee required for the 7th National Development Secretary further wishes to anyone wishing to join the Plan (7NDP). This is totally inform members of the public public service, adding that false and members of the that there is no requirement the Ministry currently had no public should be wary of these of payment for anyone to vacancies for both temporal fraudsters and report them to be engaged on temporal or and permanent employment. law enforcement agencies,” permanent basis in the public “The Ministry of National stated Silwamba. service. Mr Chabala advised Development Planning Following receipt of that any advert prescribing wishes to dispel and warn complaints from members payment of a fee is fraudulent unscrupulous individuals of the public concerning and culprits must be reported that are swindling innocent these fraudulent activities, to law enforcement officers for members of the public under the Ministry of National appropriate action.” Friday April 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .3

By Mirriam Chabala NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili has urged President Edgar Lungu Kambwili offers lawyers to those who’ve to remove Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo from his position for embarrassing government suffered losses from Bowman’s harassment and misconducting himself. And Kambwili has offered the services of NDC behind Lusambo’s lunatic done for the good intention people to wear masks, give else can afford. And people lawyers to all the public behaviour? Why is the of not spreading Covid-19, them free masks. As people have donated masks to this transporters and commuters President quiet about it? we should also be weary are entering the buses and government, where are those who have suffered any How can a minister be saying of affordability; can all entering shops, there must masks that people have loses owing to Lusambo’s that he’s going to use the law our people afford masks? be masks displayed to pick donated? Because we are harassment. within himself? Since when Because some of the people and wear. By the way, these supposed to see those masks In an interview, did ministers start having in this country work the masks are disposable; if buy at the entrance of shopping Kambwili wondered whether their own laws to do things? whole day just to earn K10 you buy a mask today at K10 malls, markets and at the bus Lusambo’s actions had the First and foremost, this issue and that K10 they use it to or K15, immediately after stations so that as people as President’s blessing. of masks is not mandatory buy a bit of cooking oil, some using it you throw it away, getting on buses, they are “It is very disappointing by law, it is a request from vegetables and some mealie how sustainable is that? If picking the masks.” the way Bowman Lusambo the President that he wished meal to feed their families,” Lusambo and his family can Kambwili said it was has been acting. My every Zambian could wear Kambwili said. afford those masks, he should inappropriate for Lusambo question is; is the President a mask. But even that is “Now, if we want to force not think that everybody to be punishing people who weren’t wearing masks when the masks were not being distributed for free. the country and control this “If you don’t buy people spread of Covid-19 because I have baptism certificate in UPND – Kang’ombe masks, why beat them and when you lock up the harass them like that? Some country, you invoke certain By Julia Malunga foundation without people on a single piston, not now. I am not in that bandwagon,” struggle to find a K4 to pay provisions of the law and SESHEKE UPND member of questioning me. I don’t want to have a baptism certificate in he said. for the bus from Kalingalinga when you do it through a parliament Romeo Kang’ombe be a subject of discussion over the UPND. I have corrected Meanwhile, Kang’ombe then you go and stop that bus state of emergency, it means says he resigned from being a very straightforward matter my mistake it is prudent said President Edgar Lungu on the middle of the road and you have suspended the a member of the opposition and also to undermine my for a leader it’s not all about should not measure his ask someone to get off the bus Constitution, and people party’s Western Province colleagues that I was working jubilating when you receive popularity by creating by- for not wearing a mask, when can do as they wish. But interim committee because against them,” Kang’ombe said. an appointment. I accepted elections. they’ve already paid for the at the moment there is a of a conflict of interest, but When asked if he had basically because I was not “If Lungu would want bus? What are we are doing Constitution that must be vows that he doesn’t plan on plans of leaving the party, aware of the resolutions to come here and camp in to our poor people? And respected.” ditching the party because Kang’ombe replied in the that were made prior to Sesheke let him come, I will then someone says he’s using Meanwhile, Kambwili he has “a UPND baptism negative. the dissolutions. How the hammer him. In Chilubi the law from within himself offered NDC lawyers to all certificate”. “I leave UPND to go to appointment came about where he had camped for and the President is quiet transporters and commuters Last week, UPND which party? As far as I am should be the basis of staying seven days and chased us, if about it. I want the President who had suffered losses as a chairperson for elections concerned, there is no sound in the position. If it has become he thinks he is popular by to tell us whether he’s the one result of Lusambo’s actions. Garry Nkombo said that political party that I can go to. because of defying certain conducting politics like that to who instructed Lusambo to “I am calling upon all the party had dissolved the If I left UPND, I would go to resolutions, then it is not measure his popularity on the be harassing people without those people who were Western Province Provincial my farm. Unfortunately, I am viable. People will look at you ground, then he needs to be sat masks in public buses and dropped in the middle of the committee and accused the not leaving UPND before we like a compromised person down and lectured by people beating people who are going road and the minibus drivers PF of bribing its councilors to form government. I was firing who is not principled and I like me,” said Kang’ombe. to bars,” Kambwili said. who made a loss as a result resign from the party. “If indeed the President of that action to come to Nkombo said the party allowed this hooliganism, the NDC secretariat so that established an interim Kabova (thuggery) kind we can give them lawyers committee headed by of behaviour, where is the to go to court because this Nkeyema UPND member country going? Is Lusambo is unacceptable. Bowman of parliament Kapelwa above the law? Tell us what has become a law and I have Mbangweta in a bid to stop the he has done to President never heard any minister PF from buying and targeting Lungu that he cannot who says ‘I am the president councilors in that province. remove him from his of this Province’, how can the And in a Facebook post, position for embarrassing President allow Bowman to Wednesday, Kangombe the government because be saying he’s the President announced that he had what Lusambo is doing is of Lusaka? What a shame! resigned from the interim an embarrassment to the I have said this before and I committee, news which was entire PF leadership and PF will say it again, people like widely shared on ruling PF government. Surely, how can Bowman don’t need to be blogs. an entire minister just leave in government. Those are In an interview, Kang’ombe his home to go and stand in supposed to be call boys at explained that he resigned the middle of a road, start the stations. We don’t need because he was a member of stopping vehicles and getting this stupid uncalled for the dissolved committee and out people without masks behaviour, Bowman must be therefore, did not want to be from the buses? Which law caged, he’s a danger to society, a member of the interim one (From L to R) SESHEKE UPND member of parliament Romeo Kang’ombe, UPND deputy is he using? We have told and he’s an embarrassment as it would be seen as though secretary general Patrick Mucheleka with UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. President Lungu, lock up to Zambia,” said Kabwili. he was undermining his colleagues. “There was a meeting prior to the dissolution of the old committee, a committee DMMU bemoans desperate situation in which I happened to be provincial youth chairperson. A resolution was made that all members of the old drought-hit Luapula, Northern provinces committee should be stripped off and an interim committee By Mirriam Chabala these floods have left in Luapula, communities and these pit latrines they need water and also because of in readiness for convention DISASTER Management and Northern and Muchinga provinces got flooded, so we are able to see fecal COVID-19. Government has just should be constituted and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national is a very destructive one, and the matter because as the water levels rise, finished the procurement of temporal none of the old members coordinator Chanda Kabwe has livelihood of our people has been the pit latrines are also rising. People shelters. Then, government, with its should be part of the interim described the aftermath of the disturbed so much. It is overwhelming don’t even have water to drink because cooperating partners, will soon start committee. I was in the old droughts in Luapula, Northern and to look at the extent of the damage! In water has been contaminated by fecal supporting people through emergency committee so I see it not fit Muchinga provinces experienced Northern Province, we were told that matter,” Kabwe narrated. cash transfers and Social Cash to include me in the interim in the just-ended rainy season as the last floods they experienced were He, however, explained what Transfers to support communities, committee because it conflicts desperate. in 1950, that’s the briefing we got from government had done so far to help and government has a principle of with the resolutions of the In an interview, Kabwe said a lot Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. So, the flood victims. duty back. So, as I am speaking, a team meeting that was conducted of damage had been caused by the really, the situation in these areas is “What we are doing as government from the United Nations systems that prior to the dissolution of the floods in the affected areas where most very desperate and very serious. I will is that we’ve continued to provide food includes the World Food Programme committee. So if an error was families had been left homeless, and tell you that in some of the districts for these people, we also continued (WFP); the Ministry of Agriculture; made, I think it is prudent and that government was still assessing where they experienced floods, some to provide chlorine to try and help Ministry of Infrastructure, Defense imperative to correct that error how the victims could be assisted. of them don’t even have toilets. So, we out on contamination of water. In and DMMU are on the ground doing and not be part of the interim “The damage is very heavy and don’t even understand how they get some areas, government has asked further assessments to see how we committee because it is going the situation on the ground is very to answer the call of nature because utilities not to disconnect people could help the 1.5 million people that against the resolutions. I desperate! The level of destruction they use pit latrines in the rural who are on their systems because are affected,” said Kabwe. would rather trade on a fair 4. Local News www.diggers.news Friday April 24, 2020 By Stuart Lisulo fundamentals that impact local FUEL prices in Zambia will pump prices have been moving not be reduced despite falling in opposite directions, thereby, oil prices on the international ERB rules out fuel price cut cancelling out the gains that market because the kwacha’s would have translated into rapid depreciation against reduced local pump prices major currency convertibles over time. It should also has negated any potential be noted that, unlike other reduction, says the Energy countries, Zambia’s fuel Regulation Board (ERB). amid falling intl oil prices needs are met through the Brent Crude Oil prices on and the kwacha had started The ERB has particularly been same period, April, 2019, to depreciation was recorded in importation of commingled the international market have to depreciate steeply, did monitoring movements in April, 2020, the kwacha, on the the first four months of 2020 feedstock, a mixture of crude dropped to a five-year low to yield minor price variations. international oil prices vis-a- other hand, has been constantly when the kwacha depreciated oil, finished products and other reach US $20.37 per barrel by However, due to the projected vis performance of the kwacha depreciating against the US by K4.22 from K14.44/US $ in components on one hand, and Wednesday, compared to US extreme volatility in the two against the US dollar because dollar by as much as 50 per January, 2020, to K18.66/US $ refined petroleum products, $70 by the end of last year. fundamentals at the time the two are the major factors cent,” stated Mfuni. in April, 2020. As can be seen such as petrol and diesel on the In a statement, Thursday, and also considering that the that directly impact local fuel “Notably, a steeper from the trends, the two key ot h e r.” ERB public relations manager changes would have been below prices.” Kwali Mfuni, however, stated the 2.5 per cent trigger band She added that a that the regulator would not cut for price adjustment, it was 12-month analysis of the oil fuel prices, locally, on account prudent to maintain the prices,” price drop coincided with of the kwacha’s lost value. Mfuni stated. a correspondingly sharp The ERB hiked fuel pump “The ERB has determined kwacha depreciation, further prices to an unprecedented that the current gains from illustrating why fuel prices K17.62 per litre of petrol the sustained reduction cannot be cut, locally. effective, Friday, December 27, in international oil prices “Over the last 12 months, 2019, when the kwacha was have been negated by the international crude oil prices around K14 per dollar. depreciation of the kwacha have been decreasing on the Currently, the kwacha’s during the same period, global market by over 50 per cent trading at an average K18.45 resulting in there being no between April, 2019, and April, per dollar. price changes made since 2020. The decrease is largely “…As prices are reviewed the last review in December, attributable to the collapse of for every cargo, on average 2019. Since the last adjustment the OPEC Agreement; market every sixty days, the March, on December 26, 2019, share wrangles between Saudi 2020, price preview that international oil prices have Arabia and Russia and the was conducted on a cargo dropped from around US $69 to drop in global oil demand procured in January, 2020, below US $30 per barrel, while in the wake of the global when the international oil the exchange rate of the kwacha COVID-19 pandemic and prices had not yet started to against the US dollar has risen subsequent lockdowns in experience a downward trend, from K14.40 to about K18.66. different countries. During the Nkandu Luo washes her hands after donating a portable water tank, hand sanitizers Patrick Mwanawasa denies committing and some basins to Mtenedere police station on Tuesday - Picture by Tenson Mkhala adultery with Lsk businessman’s wife Giving stimulus packages to all By Zondiwe Mbewe on his manhood following the alleged sexual FORMER Central Province deputy Permanent encounter. Secretary Patrick Mwanawasa, who has been He also cited unreasonable behaviour may affect govt revenue – Ng’andu accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with among other reasons, claiming that his wife an investments officer at the Development Bank arranged and hosted a party for Simwinga at By Natasha Sakala program is a gradual program “So it’s a continuous thing, of Zambia, has denied the allegations, saying the her sister’s house and convinced him that it was FINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya and every time you give an we can’t give all the incentives two are merely friends. a kind gesture to appreciate Simwinga for the Ng’andu says government incentive, that is money, you at once for everybody, it This is a matter in which businessman favours that he did for her family. cannot afford to give stimulus are reducing revenue. So just can’t work that way. So Lombe Okpara, has dragged his wife, Musamba But in a reply to the petition, Mwanawasa, packages to all sectors of the you have to keep balancing it’s a progressive thing, we Mulenga, to the Lusaka High Court for a second co-respondent denied Okpara’s economy at the same time the need for revenue for the will review the situation as dissolution of their eight-year marriage for allegations, saying Mulenga was a mere friend as it still needs to safeguard government and the relief it develops, if it evolves, if it allegedly engaging in adultery with Ministry whom he had the privilege of discussing business revenue. that may be given to industry. improves, we will respond of Foreign Affairs permanent secretary Ronald by virtue of their employment. In a statement on So we give as we see it fit and appropriately. If it’s worse, then Simwinga and Mwanawasa. He added that at no time did he rent an Wednesday, the Chamber of as we calculate that by giving we will respond appropriately. He has also cited Simwinga and Mwanawasa apartment as alleged by Okpara in the petition Mines warned that they had certain incentives, we are not The spirit here is to support as first and second co-respondents in the case. and further stated that Okpara’s allegations were become increasingly desperate going to dig too much into industry, commerce and to According to his petition for the dissolution malicious and not tantamount to adultery which because they currently lacked government revenue because go to the next period while of marriage, Okpara claimed that his wife was the main issue in the petition. a robust stimulus package government has to continue at the same time ensuring admitted committing adultery with Simwinga Mwanawasa stated that at no time did he to continue functioning running as well. So it’s not a that government has a flow of and Mwanawasa. discuss issues of money laundering with the sustainably given the country’s one off, if you remember we revenue for it to carry on its He further claimed that on November respondent, adding that Okpara was fishing for deteriorating economy. had a first set of incentives business. So it’s a balance.” 3, 2018, his wife and Mwanawasa spent time evidence as contained in his petition. But in an interview, Dr given, we had a second wave Dr Ngandu said together at a short-term rented duplex apartment He urged the court not to award Okpara Ng’andu said government of incentives given and it’s a government would continue situated on Lukanga road in Roma township. damages and costs as it would amount to unfair would continue reviewing process that we shall review acting appropriately to any Okpara stated that his wife and Mwanawasa and unjust entrenchment. which sectors can be continuously as the situation emerging issues. spent about five hours in the said apartment Mwanawasa said Mulenga was an adult and granted stimulus packages evolves. I don’t know where “It’s an evolving situation from 17:00 hours to 21:45 hours after which no one would take peculiar advantage of her as a without negatively affecting the situation is going, if goes which requires responding to Mwanawasa allegedly complained of pain married woman. government revenue. further than it is, obviously we things as they develop. And “You see, the whole relief have to relook,” he said. the fiscal situation is one of the factors, you will be looking at the level of tax revenue, how much have we dropped by, Wear face masks every time you’re out, HPCZ urges public if the situation will be that the deterioration in revenue By Natasha Sakala mask. And I would also like to appeal “We just need to urge the public out the public, they are using a scientific is severe, then obviously we THE Health Professions Council of to all health workers, you know in there to mask-up whenever they are approach. And he has assured the have to respond appropriately. Zambia (HPCZ) has called on the health facilities, we are deeming going out, it’s only for their good and public that they have the capacity to do, In an event that it improves public to ensure that they wear masks health facilities as potential hotspots, they will help us also to protect health even massive tests, but they are looking further than we expected, then whenever they leave their homes to so whenever they are attending to workers because in an event that they at the information that they are getting we would attempt to support protect themselves and those around patients, they should wear protective are found positive and they are wearing in the ground. So, they don’t want to the commerce industry in them. equipment, they should be in PPE, masks, then the health workers are also just go out and waste testing kits, there whatever way we can, it’s a HPCZ has, however, backed the face mask and shields, whatever protected. So, it’s a way of avoiding has to be a lead, it has to be evidence- question of arithmetic. So Ministry of Health’s scientific approach equipment that they have available, transmission from person-to-person. based and it’s a good approach, we what measures, what am I and evidence-based testing so that the they should put it on. Remember, the So, whoever is wearing a mask, they are applaud it. We don’t need to just go going to give them, I don’t country avoids wasting COVID-19 President (Edgar Lungu) has directed doing for themselves and they are also out and test everyone, I think we know because like I said, we testing kits. that everyone going out should wear doing it for the other person.” have to have a scientific approach and keep looking, we keep talking In an interview, HPCZ Registrar masks, much more the people that And Bwalya observed that prudence in the utilization of testing with industry and what we Bwembya Bwalya said despite patients are on the front-line and the people suggestions for the Ministry of Health kits that we have. Remember, there’s have said to the Chamber wearing masks, health workers must that are seeing patients coming from to test everyone was not feasible. a cost attached to that so we can’t just of Commerce, institutions ensure they wear Personal Protective different backgrounds, they ought to He, however, added that there was go out and react and do the testing. I representing tax payers and Equipment (PPE) at all times to be in protective equipment all the time need to continue with the scientific think it has to be evidence-based. Of the Chamber of Mines also is protect themselves from the novel because they don’t know the kind of approach and ensure prudence in the course, the general public have their that let’s keep talking, let’s keep Coronavirus. patient that they are screening; it could use of test kits. own ways, which they feel that it needs reviewing the situation, what is “Our appeal to the patients be a COVID-19 patient so they will “I think the Minister (Dr Chitalu to be done, but I think it needs to be possible will be done, what is themselves, every time they are going only be able to protect themselves if Chilufya) has alluded to that in his appreciated from a prudence point of not possible will not be done,” out of their homes, let them put on a they have the equipment,” Bwalya said. remarks whenever he is addressing view,” said Bwalya. said Dr Ng’andu. Friday April 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .5

By Zondiwe Mbewe DEMOCRATIC Party president Harry Kalaba says Zambians should brace for tougher times because Mealie meal will hit K500 if PF government doesn’t seem to have a grip on the economy. lose their jobs! You will start And Kalaba says that buying a bag of mealie meal Zambians must forget about at K400, K500, one (25Kg mealie meal prices and other bag) because, now, they will commodities reducing and survives 2021 – Kalaba say, ‘a er all, I’m going, my must brace themselves for an  ve years is  nishing so it’s even higher cost of living. account of the COVID-19 that, ‘we expect hard times challenges. So, if you are not reached a dead-end! ere okay.’ e PF, as a government, Meanwhile, Kalaba has impact. to come ahead.’ ey are talking to IMF, the World is no way they can get out has lost credibility before the urged government to ensure But speaking when he only giving you an excuse Bank, whom are you talking of this quagmire. You are international community. that contributions from well- featured on Hot FM’s Hot Seat that this is the problem that to?” Kalaba asked. planning on how you should e PF, as a government, has wishers go in ensuring that programme, ursday, Kalaba we have. Government being And he said if PF survived win the elections, but you are reached a dead-end and you citizens have basics like face said Dr Ng’andu’s projection government must  nd ways 2021, mealie meal would not telling us why you should don’t expect much from a masks during the COVID-19 meant that Zambians of ameliorating their de cits become as expensive as K500. win those elections. Because regime as tired as this one. pandemic. should brace themselves for so that citizens are cushioned. “For the PF, there is no even if the PF was to win All they know is to suppress Finance Minister Dr harder times amid a spike in at is why countries all way out of this. e PF has elections, civil servants will people’s freedom,” he added. Bwalya Ng’andu estimated that commodity prices. across the globe are now Zambia’s budgeted revenue “… is means that the talking to the International would fall short of target by ordinary Zambian must Monetary Fund (IMF). at’s at least K14.8 billion, which is forget about the price of why IMF has even relaxed PF suspends its N/Western chair over 19.7 per cent of the approved mealie meal, about the price its measures on countries demands. 2020 budget. of cooking oil [and] rentals like Rwanda, those that had “It has been established He also said that Zambia’s corruption allegations from their landlords coming borrowed from them. In fact, that you, Mable Ngosa economy had been revised down. ey must brace they have even given money to By Sipilisiwe Ncube activities Hon Jack Kungo – being a PF o cial went to downwards and projected themselves for harder times.  ght COVID-19 because they Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary Patriotic Front North-western Mbala School of Nursing to grow at -2.6 per cent on ey are basically telling you understand that there will be General Davies Mwila has with Province Chairperson. e where you intimidated immediate e ect suspended suspension is with immediate the sta members and Provincial Chairperson for e ect in order to facilitate boasted that you were North Western, Jack Kungo, investigations at Kansenseli connected to the President Accountability of COVID-19 for corruption allegations Mine- Mwinilunga District and cabinet ministers committed at Kansenseli Mine North-western Province. respectively, bringing the in Mwinilunga District. Patriotic Front Chairperson name of the President and funds raises concerns Sources have told News for Legal a airs Hon. Brian the Party into disrepute. Diggers that the suspended Mundibile will on Saturday It is also established that o cial allegedly colluded with 25th April 2020 be leading you, Mable Ngosa being By Stuart Lisulo Bank of Zambia to be managed Controlling Agencies are the recently recalled Police a delegation of Senior party a PF o cial has been THE Ministry of Finance has by the National Treasury,” expected to maintain separate Commissioner in the province o cials comprising: Hon. going round government ordered that all government Yamba stated. records and reports on the to conduct suspected illegal Nicksom Chilangwa MP; Hon institutions in Kasama such entities must submit income “All Ministries, Provinces utilisation of donations from mining activities, a move Syacheye Madyenkunku; Hon as Police Service, Road and expenditure returns on and Public Service Controlling Cooperating Partners.” which has irked President Mulenga Chewe Kampamba; Development Agency, all COVID-19 funds received Agencies are expected to And Yamba stressed the Edgar Lungu. Hon Andrew Lubusha; and Ministry of Education and from the Treasury by 5th of submit income and expenditure need for all the COVID-19- And the PF in Northern Mr Alick Tembo,” read the Ministry of Health insulting every month to the O ce of returns on all COVID-19 related funds to be properly Province has inde nitely statement. and intimidating sta in the Accountant General. funds received from the managed and accounted for. suspended its women’s “As you are no doubt order to have them serve And Secretary to the Treasury by 5th of every month “Ministries, Provinces and provincial information aware, President Edgar you,” Bwalya stated in a Treasury Fredson Yamba to the O ce of the Accountant Public Service Controlling secretary Mable Ngosa Chagwa Lungu- e President suspension letter to Ngosa. has advised all companies, General in accordance with Agencies are expected to and recommended her for of Patriotic Front -who is also Bwalya has since asked individuals wishing to donate Section 11(1) (p) of the Public ensure that appropriated and expulsion from the party. our Head of state, has vowed to Ngosa to surrender all COVID-19-related funds to Financial Management Act, donated resources are used Meanwhile the party has uproot corruption in the party the party materials in her deposit the cash into a GRZ 2018. In the case of Aid-In- only for activities related to li ed the suspension of its and government and will not custody and advised her to bank account. Kind, Ministries, Provinces COVID-19. On a frequent two security sub-committee shield anyone found wanting appeal the decision within Sources have told News and Public Service Controlling basis, the Treasury will members Matthews Mwamba by the law. is suspension 14 days. Diggers! that during a Agencies are expected to submit a consolidated return and Erick Nsofu who were will be reviewed subject to the “You have therefore COVID-19 meeting chaired receive and dispose such of receipts and expenditure recently suspended from the outcome of investigations by been found guilty of acting by Vice-President Inonge through the procedures from Ministries, Provinces party. the relevant authorities.” in the manner that is likely Wina on Wednesday, a sharp stipulated in the law. In view and Public Service Controlling In a statement, Mwila In another development, to bring the name of the exchange of words ensued of this, Ministries, Provinces Agencies to the Controller stated that Kungo’s suspension Northern Provincial President and the Party between Finance Minister Dr and Public Service Controlling of Internal Audit and O ce was meant to pave way for chairperson Lazarous Bwalya into ridicule, contempt or Bwalya Ng’andu and Health Agencies will be required to of the Auditor General for smooth investigations into his has inde nitely suspended disrepute. erefore, I have Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya submit monthly returns on all veri cation. e need to ensure allegations. Ngosa for allegedly going no option but to suspend over accountability regarding Aid-In-Kind transactions to accountability of resources can “Patriotic Front Secretary round public institutions and you Inde nitely and further pandemic funds. the O ce of the Accountant never be over emphasised, General Hon. Davies intimidating sta telling them recommend for your e source explained General, Ministry of Finance. especially in the prevailing Mwila has announced the that she would have then expulsion from the Party. that Ng’andu expressed All recipient Ministries, situation of this deadly suspension from all party  red if they did not meet her During your suspension you dissatisfaction with the Provinces and Public Service pandemic,” stated Yamba. are not supposed to carry measures put in place to ensure out any party functions and accountability of the funds you are directed to hand under the ministry of health, over all party property in leading to a strong verbal your custody. However, I exchange between the two ECZ sets June 9 for 3 ward by elections wish to advise you that you Cabinet ministers. can appeal to the Central By Ulande Nkomesha “Aspiring candidates in the by public address systems to avoid the In a statement released, Committee of the Patriotic THE Electoral Commission of Zambia election should lodge completed and contraction of COVID-19. ursday, Yamba guided Front Party within 14 days (ECZ) has set June 9 polling day for the attested statutory declaration and “ e stakeholders and participating that all government entities upon receipt of this letter,” Nakato and Imalyo wards in Mongu and nomination papers subscribed before political parties are all required to must submit income and he stated. Bulilo wards in Chilubi. a a magistrate, local court magistrate, observe the Ministry of Health guidelines expenditure returns on all Bwalya also li ed the In a statement, ursday, ECZ public Head of government primary or and procedures on the prevention of COVID-19 funds received suspension of Mwamba and relations manager Margaret Chimanse secondary school, principal of a college, COVID-19 at all times. e commission from the Treasury by 5th of Nsofu who were suspended stated the commission had also set commissioner of oaths, election o cer has also put in place measures to prevent every month to the O ce of from the party for insulting May 19, 2020 as day of nominations for on Tuesday 19th May 2020 between the transmission of COVID-19 and is the Accountant General. State House security at candidates. 09:00hrs and 15:00hrs. Aspiring appealing to the various stakeholders “All Institutions or Kasama Lodge when All the by elections were necessitated candidates in the local government ward in the electoral process to observe the Individuals who would like to President Lungu toured the following the resignations of the by election should take along with them following: one; political parties are make ‘cash donations’ towards province. the  ght of COVID-19 are councilors. nine supporters who must be registered discouraged from holding public rallies advised to deposit such funds “Electoral Commission of Zambia voters in the a ected wards. Aspiring to avoid the contraction of COVID-19; to any of the GRZ COVID-19 has prescribed Tuesday 9th June as candidates will be required to pay K750 political parties and other stakeholders Commercial Bank Accounts. the date on which to hold the polls for city and and municipal councils and are encouraged to use appropriate ese funds will in turn be for local government by election In K400 for district councils. e campaign campaign strategies such as mobile transferred to a designated Nakato and Imalyo wards of Mongu period for these elections commences public address system, distribution of account held at Bank of Town council in Western Province and on Tuesday 19th of May 2020 a er 15:00  yers and other political party materials Zambia to be managed by the Bulilo wards of Chilubi Town Council hours and will end 18:00hrs on Monday wit minimal or no contact with a crowd; National Treasury to deposit in Northern Province. e elections 8th June 2020.” political parties should desist from such funds to any of the GRZ in Nakato, Imalya and Bulila wards Chimanse stated that political ferrying cadres from one district to the COVID-19 Commercial Bank had been necessitated by resignations parties were discouraged from holding other for campaign in districts where Accounts. ese funds will of incumbent councillors,” Chimanse public rallies and instead use appropriate by elections are taking place,” stated in turn be transferred to a stated. campaign strategies such as mobile Chimanse. designated account held at 6. 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DEVELOPMENTAL CULTURE - LAND AUDIT AND REDISTRIBUTION

By Andyford Mayele Banda that will support the local people. it. I have a farm this side but you Like we mentioned before, The quickest way to empower are doing nothing on that farm all there is no good project that will fter the coronavirus people is to give them land. Every because of the politician’s position succeed with the current politics. pandemic, we need citizen deserves a piece of land. they got land which they had no Corruption has to be stamped a serious change of plan with. If President Edgar Lungu out. Nepotism has to be stamped culture. Zambia needs Getting back to the preamble does not institute redistribution of out. Cadrerism has to be stamped aA developmental culture. A we need a developmental culture. land, we as PAC we shall institute out. Doing projects for political developmental culture is a culture We have the partial lockdown as a land redistribution once we mileage has to be stamped out. in our own understanding as PAC it is, imagine if our culture was assume office in 2021. We need Only deserving citizens with no where whatever we do as citizens to go back to our farms small as to redistribute land to the many political connections but talent and contributes to the development they may be at least that will be Zambians who are ready and passion must be empowered with of this country. Whatever we do the safest place for us to social passionate about farming. land and water and basic start up whether it is dancing or tourism distance. But not only will we be equipment. Then we need to create or travelling has a positive impact social distancing but we will be It will be in the interest of a structure that supports small on the economy. For those who working hard to produce something country to venture into mass scale farmers, from construction to have been privileged to travel to on our land. Since Zambia is production of food not just for production to markets. We need to South Africa especially on long not on total lockdown, this time local consumption but for exports make targets to grow them. Eish weekends and holidays, you will instead of saying stay at home, we because the world will need food we are so passionate and we know hear many South Africans saying I would say stay at your land and after the coronavirus. So this is once voted in we can achieve it. am going home. They love to visit produce. Many people currently not the time for our government their homes and these are their are just locked up indoors and to be ndwii! It’s time to be serious The coronavirus era should villages, where they come from, doing nothing and yet the world is and institute the land audit teach us valuable lessons as where their relatives live, where transforming and we need to come immediately and redistribute idle individuals even as a country. For their ancestors are sleeping. I am up with solutions and ideas for the land to passionate Zambians starters it’s no time for business not sure if what they go to do has transforming world. What ideas can not to PF cadres. I know many as usual. We need to do things an impact on the economy maybe we best bet on as it stands? It’s Zambians want to be small scale differently and innovatively. Hmmm they come back fresh to contribute just producing food. We need that farmers but they fail because land we are not sure though if the to the economy or something but culture of going back to the land is expensive and they do not have PF would like to make political they are accustomed to I am going and produce something. We need the necessary support for basic sacrifices and do things differently home this long weekend. It is their systems that will support Zambians equipment such as a borehole to for the sake of our beloved country culture. to venture into small scale farming. start their farming activities. Zambia. Zambia has so much But we have a problem! potential to achieve greatness Last week we posed a question, As PAC we will empower even after the coronavirus, but a lot what do we have in our powers Like we have mentioned new farmers with land and basic needs to change especially in the that we can use to advantage before, a lot of Zambia’s land is in equipment to start their farming political arena. ourselves as we emerge from the a few individuals. Those that are activities. We shall ensure coronavirus fiasco? As PAC the privileged keep accumulating land that we empower them to start So under the PAC government answer is that we have land and and reselling to fellow citizens at farming crops that have the we shall create what we will water. Yes Zambia is blessed with exorbitant prices. That is criminal local and international markets. call a developmental culture. In so much fertile land and water. and must change. Many people Giving farmers land and start up agriculture people will have the As we indicated from last week’s have acquired massive land which equipment is not enough. We culture to go and have fun in their article we need a vision. After the is just sitting somewhere as a have a lot of Agriculture and Water farms. In tourism Zambians will coronavirus which I am sure we will decoration. They are keeping engineers that can be engaged tour Zambia. In block making survive, it will be like we use to sing land without doing anything as if to train the farmers on the best Zambia will buy Zambian blocks in the young days, ‘aliyense kwabo, it is a National Registration Card farming methods and how to and the list goes on. Yes the kwabo aliyense kanjila kakwabo’. manage water. As PAC we do visionary must rule for the good of This means that each one has to (NRC). Yes we need a believe that the knowledge that is Zambia. We shall uplift lives and take a road that leads to his or her readily available should be utilized transform the economy for many. place. Simply means God for us LAND AUDIT AND to minimize the rate of failure. We shall empower our local people all and each one for himself. Many We have so much potential to and create policies that will support nations will be looking for ways to REDISTRIBUTION venture into fish and goat farming. Zambians. YES! YES! YES! PAC recover and giving aid to Zambia OF LAND. Yes let’s grab Pronouncements of encouraging 2021 is the way to go. will be at the tail end of their all land that is idle and redistribute young people to venture into priorities. As PAC we believe that to Zambians who will apply to farming are not enough. There has Andyford Mayele Banda more than ever it’s time to create become small scale farmers. Most to be a support base of the young President local solutions and ideas and politicians are a culprit to getting farmers. People’s Alliance for Change ensure we come up with policies cheap land and do nothing with (PAC) Friday April 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .7

By Julia Malunga to resuscitate the economy FORMER Special Assistant for the good of the nation. It to the President for Policy would be unreasonable for any Implementation and Zambia’s debt rapidly accumulated sensible person and perilous Monitoring Jack Kalala says for the nation to ignore the it is common knowledge timely and sound advice given that most of the debt the by these well meaning and country has accumulated under Chikwanda – Kalala well-informed citizens,” stated was contracted under former Kalala. nance minister Alexander it to acquaint himself with its Kalala said Zambia’s “It would be a lack of Chikwanda’s reign. content before commenting economy was in a dire logic to expect people who are And Kalala has wondered on it. What he did was not situation because of excessive the principal stakeholders to why Chikwanda dismissed an only unprofessional but also borrowing. remain silent and indi erent open letter written to President demeaning to his status. “It is an undisputable at a time of a national crisis Edgar Lungu as nonsensical Although he has not been one fact that the economy in as the one Zambia is currently when he had not read it. of the most illustrious and Zambia is in dire situation experiencing.  ose holding Earlier this week, highly performing leaders but not necessarily due to and those who have held Chikwanda said the open letter in Zambia, he is still held in external factors or the recent o ces before should strictly to the President on the state of very high esteem because of COVID-19 as some people be held responsible and Zambia’s economy written by his seemingly honorable and and Mr. Chikwanda would accountable for their actions. six former government o cials respectable conduct,” Kalala like us to believe.  e main No one in public o ce should was nonsensical, adding that stated. causes are self-in icted such be above accountability. he was not responsible for “For me I am aware that, as excessive borrowing, Any one who does not want Zambia’s problems because he Jack Kalala as a youth he made a valuable wrong priorities and abuse to be scrutinized or to be contribution to the liberation of the borrowed moneys held accountable should not did his best in his time. the better on their own or manner that will be bene cial of this country, like his friend that rendered the economy occupy public o ce. It is self- But in a statement, through prayers. It would be to the country. It should be Vernon Johnson Mwaanga and moribund.  e economy has deceiving and an a ront to  ursday, Kalala said foolish naivety to reason that appreciated that the country is many others, most of whom been in decay for a long time public interest for some people Chikwanda used to insult the situation would resolve bigger than any one individual remain unsung heroes like my without anything tangible to believe that they hold the people who dared to advise the itself without taking any or group of individuals,” Kalala elder brother Jacob Kalala. We being done to revive it.  e freedom to do anything in government to slow down on corrective measures. How can stated. borrowing. cannot take this credit from call was made in good faith public o ce and to consider anyone hope to get to a desired He said Chikwanda’s them.For him to continue and out of genuine concern that if anyone dares to express “Mr. Alexander destination by remaining still reponse to the letter was Chikwanda served as Minister inspiring respect and wisdom, for urgent and decisive action concern or suggest anything is in one place without making dismaying. of Finance from 2011 to the he should learn to remain to be taken by those in power an infamy.” any movement? In addition if “Mr. Alexander time when Mr. Felix Mutati calm and reasonable instead of one has to reach an intended Chikwanda’s insulting replaced him in 2016. It is an having an emotional reaction destination one has to move response to the letter by the six open knowledge that most to everything that is said in the right direction. It would former government o cials is of the debts, if not all, that about him. He should always be a mark of insanity to get unbecoming and dismaying to Zambia has accumulated sit back and consider things on a Livingstone bound bus say the least. To make matters under the PF Administration with logic and restraint. It is when the intended destination worse, he confessed that he were contracted under his therefore dismaying that Mr. is Solwezi.  ere cannot be had not even read the letter. superintendence as Minister of Chikwanda, a Former Minister any achievement if no action Finance. All the key economic Really how could one sensibly of Finance, should disparage is taken. You can’t expect to indicators started their spiral and objectively comment on and ridicule, the wise and harvest without ploughing degradation during his time. a letter or document whose timely advice given by fellow the land and sowing the eminent citizens who have  e debt blew up during his content he did not know? right seeds.  is is not rocket the concern of the country time and he used to insult It makes no sense and only science but simple facts that at heart. His temperamental people who dared to advise demonstrates lack of respect require common sense to reaction, without even reading the government to slow down for the opinion of others. It understand.” the letter to acquaint him with on borrowing. If it is not him is also a mark of impunity Kalala stated that it was its content and substance, was who else is responsible for and lack of moral and civil only sensible to publicly rebuke not only unbecoming but also the unprecedented huge debt, decency.  e wise and sensible the government because they lacked level-headedness for a with very little to show, in the thing he could have done was had been adamant. person of his status,” history of the country? Let him to ask for the letter and read Alexander Chikwanda “In his criticism of the tell us in detail since he is an Group of six former o cials, excellent writer,” Kalala stated. he claimed that the former “It would be collective o cials should have made irresponsibility and Intensify mass screening, JCTR urges govt direct behind the scene recklessness to let the country contact rather than an open continue in spiral degradation By Zondiwe Mbewe social distancing and wearing not being observed, meaning He further commended letter. He forgets that advice while all of us remain silent THE Jesuit Centre for of masks were not being the risk of the virus being government for undertaking to had consistently and timely and indi erent in the hope  eological Re ection observed in most townships. spread is high, hence the need train health workers at private that things will change for been rendered to the PF (JCTR) has called on the “JCTR is concerned that for extensive testing. 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N OUR editorial from the hundreds of opinion yesterday, million borrowed under Iwe outlined all the “Youth and Women” official loans that empowerment loans? Zambia contracted How govt loans were between 2012 and It goes without 2016. Our research saying that this is the data showed that during reason why the PF the period under review, will never commit to the current Patriotic used for PF campaigns an IMF programme, Front chairman for especially with the next finance, Mr Alexander election looming. This Bwalya Chikwanda, is why they don’t want was responsible for parliamentary approval contracting more than before borrowing. US$9 billion external That’s the plan. If they debt on behalf of don’t borrow, they will taxpayers. not have money for campaigns and they will If Zambia today is lose in 2021. So expect in a desperate financial more loans this year crisis with US$11.2 and next year. billion in external debt, it has been demonstrated Remember how that there is one person the PF presidential who cannot distance candidate went round themselves from this the country to launch crisis, and that is the fake investment PF Central Committee projects in 2016, Chairman for Finance, Magande, government hearses from China, to The PF argues that you have to pay back the like the reopening of Mr Chikwanda. When contracted six loans escort taxpayers to the there is nothing wrong loans plus interest from Mulungushi Textiles the former Bank of amounting to US$140.2 grave. But the debate with borrowing as long as the same tax revenue in Kabwe? That is the Zambia Governor, and million. In 2008, President today is about who it is for a good purpose, sources as before. Does same way that they former finance ministers Levy Mwanawasa died in is responsible for the and we agree absolutely. that make economic acquired loans that wrote to the President the middle of the annual reckless borrowing that But can they explain sense? ended up as campaign of the Republic of budget cycle, meaning has crashed Zambia in to the taxpayers of this expenditure for the Zambia and his we had a new finance this debt mountain. country, what is the return Look at the loans ruling party. From our incumbent Minister of minister taking over from on investment for all contracted in 2016. research data, one Finance, giving advice Mr Magande to implement Our research shows these loans? Can they A whooping 24 loans, can tell that some of on what government the remainder of the cycle that between 2007 show us how much profit amounting to US$3.4 the loans that the PF could do to come out of from November 24, and and 2009 government we’ve generated from billion. Look at the 72 government contracted this crisis, there is one thus Mr Musokotwane. borrowed US$0.5 billion the Eurobond money loans contracted between in 2016 were for person who should not Ministry of Finance data under these two ministers invested in Zesco and 2012 and 2016. How campaigns. Some of describe that advice shows that in the whole whose advice is being Zambia Railways? We much of that money was the projects mentioned as nonsensical, and of 2008 government described as nonsensical are saying it’s better NOT spent on its intended in the loans never even that’s the PF Central procured five loans today. Compare and to borrow if you don’t purpose? We borrowed took off, meaning the Committee chairman for only, amounting to contrast that with how have a profitable plan US$80.4 million from money was diverted Finance, Mr Chikwanda. US$132 million. In 2009, much Zambia borrowed in with the money, than to AfDB for the construction towards unaccounted Musokotwane contracted 2016 alone. How can we borrow and plunder the of Kazungula bridge and for expenditure. We are saying, seven loans amounting to believe that a man who money through corruption, another US$36.7 million there is a very good US$233.3 million. borrowed US$3 billion leaving substandard from JICA for the same We will end by reason why the in one year tried to stop infrastructure for political purpose. But the news reminding readers incumbent Finance We are not here to financial irresponsibility? expediency. from Kazungula is that about this leaked Minister Dr Bwalya eulogise these former We don’t mean to be the contractor had to audio recording from Ng’andu must listen ministers who are rude to ba shikulu ba You claim to have built suspend work because 2016, where a Finance to his predecessors advising government Chikwanda, but if this is infrastructure, that’s okay. Zambia was not paying Minister discusses like Ng’andu Magande today. They, too,have not reckless borrowing, But your tax revenue base its share of the cost. cash transactions for and Situmbeko their own skeletons in then he must tell us has not increased as a Where did the money go? campaigns with the Musokotwane. Our the closet. We have what is. To us, it does consequence of those We borrowed hundreds secretary general of the research went a little not forgotten how they not make sense to claim loans you borrowed. of millions of dollars for ruling party. Rewind and further to look at how contracted a US$53 that you pushed for fiscal You didn’t think about the Kariba North Bank, listen again until you much government million Chinese loan discipline yet you went out investing in the productive but Zesco is reducing form your own opinions borrowed under the two to buy helpless mobile to borrow more whenever sector so that you in generation capacity about the source of the past ministers. hospitals. We have not the country ran out of use the profit to build instead of increasing. money which was being forgotten how government money to waste. infrastructure like police How many unemployed discussed here. https:// In 2007, under under them procured 100 houses and roads. 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THE new coronavirus, are on the way to relaxing against which vaccine trials their containment measures, are underway, is not about while retaining measures of to be defeated, warned on Fight will be long, warns WHO “social distancing”. Wednesday the World Health Second wave - Organization at a time when infected. and all major laboratories and main focus of the epidemic is great to revive certain Italy, France, Switzerland, containment measures are - “We will get by” - pharmaceutical companies are with more than a quarter of the economic activities in the face Finland and Romania are gradually being eased in e new coronavirus participating, was relaunched 180,000 deaths recorded, the of the specter of recession. also preparing cautious certain countries. pandemic has killed more than Wednesday with the green United States is paying a heavy But “going too fast would decon nement. “Make no mistake: we 180,000 people worldwide light given by the German price, 22 million Americans be a mistake,” said German Car maker Renault has still have a long way to go. since its appearance in federal authority responsible having registered unemployed Chancellor Angela Merkel on started to boost production is virus will be with us for December in China, according for the certi cation of vaccines in a few weeks. Tuesday, whose country has, in France, which was halted a long time,” warned WHO to a report drawn up by AFP to a clinical trial on humans Accused of having long among other things, decided to on March 16. Director-General Tedros from o cial sources. by the BioNTech laboratory, minimized the scope of the reopen certain supermarkets. Despite signs of Adhanom Ghebreyesus from While 759 deaths have been based in Mainz, in association pandemic which forces more Berlin and ten of the 16 deceleration, the threshold Geneva. recorded in Britain in the past with the American giant P zer. than half of humanity to German federal states have of 112,000 dead has been While anti-containment 24 hours, bringing the nation’s Currently,  ve vaccine remain con ned, Mr. Trump decided to impose the wearing exceeded on the Old demonstrations arise here death toll to 18,000, British projects around the world said he suspended the issuance of masks on public transport. Continent. Italy (25,085 and there, as in the United health chief Chris Whitty has are in human trials, but the of green cards o ering Bars, restaurants, cultural dead) and Spain (21,717) are States and Brazil, the head showered the hopes of those development of an e ective permanent resident status for places, sports grounds remain the most a ected countries in of the WHO estimated that hoping that London will follow and safe formula should take at least 60 days. closed. Schools and high Europe, followed by France no less than twelve to 18 In a world that has come schools will gradually reopen. these “rallies will only fuel suit. European tendency to (21,340) and the United months, experts say. to a standstill, leaders are still In addition to Germany, Kingdom (18,100).AFP the epidemic”. lighten containment measures While waiting for this trying to curb the e ects of Austria, Norway and Denmark In countries, especially in the coming weeks. vaccine, which the whole an economic crisis that the in Europe, where the “In the long term, we will world will want to have at the International Monetary Fund measures to contain get by (...) ideally with a very same time and the obtaining (IMF) and the International populations implemented e ective vaccine (...) or very of which risks giving rise Labor Organization (ILO) last month are starting to e ective drugs which will Mozambican killed for to  erce competition, the describe as the worst since be eased, fear of a second allow people to no longer die pandemic will continue to fuel 1945. wave of contamination is from this disease, even if they a global economic crisis with e UN is alarmed by a catch it “, he said. threatening police omnipresent and calls for unprecedented repercussions. “global humanitarian disaster”: “Until we have these - and caution frequent. US President Donald the number of people su ering “One of the greatest the probability of having them Trump announced Wednesday from famine is likely to double dangers facing us today is in the coming year is incredibly night that he has signed a to reach “more than 250 complacency” in the face low, and I think we have to be decree temporarily limiting million by the end of 2020”, of the pandemic, added the realistic about it - we will have immigration to his country. she said. head of the WHO, stressing to count on other measures , “ is will help ensure that In the United States, that “the  rst elements social, which are of course very unemployed Americans (...) as in France or the United indicate that the major part disruptive, “he warned. are the  rst to bene t from Kingdom, many unemployed of the world population e global race to develop jobs as the economy reopens,” people must already turn to remains susceptible “to be a vaccine, in which all nations he said. food banks. Having become the world’s And the temptation Kenya quarantine Mozambique is currently under a state of emergency because of coronavirus TWO police o cers are to be charged for beating to death escapees arrested a man who had threatened to  lm them playing football in contravention of coronavirus restrictions in Mozambique POLICE in Kenya have Abdul Razak, 44, confronted o cers on Sunday in the arrested two people who Munhava area of Beira city, saying they were not observing escaped from a coronavirus in bar social distancing rules. quarantine centre in the According to private television channel STV, the same capital, Nairobi. During their arrest they o cers had earlier dispersed young people who had converged ey were among said they had planned the in the same area to play football. dozens of others who escape as no testing was being e police chief’s spokesman, Orlando Mudumane, said were  lmed jumping over conducted on them. the two o cers involved were in detention and would be held a wall of the quarantine ey also said the order accountable for their actions. centre, drawing public to foot their bills during their “Criminal and disciplinary processes are under way,” he condemnation. enforced con nement was a said. e two were arrested factor as they could a ord the “ e police will provide the bereaved family with the while drinking at a bar in money. necessary support, according to the law,” the spokesman Roysambu area, north of the Kenya’s Citizen TV shared added. city, and were taken back to a video of the two talking to Discussion on a market in central Rome between several e southern African nation currently has 41 cases of the quarantine centre. reporters a er their arrest.BBC Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.BBC people who respect safe distances, April 21, 2020

MADAGASCAR’S President Andry Rajoelina says he has been congratulated by his Madagascar leader ‘congratulated for herbal cure’ counterpart in the Democratic Rajoelina’s touted prevention #Covid19 thanks to its natural Developed by the Malagasy “ is herbal tea gives for prevention, but clinical Republic of Congo for and remedy. heritage. e Malagasy stand Institute of Applied Research results in seven days,” he said. observations have shown a launching a herbal coronavirus (Imra), it is made from the Downing a dose, he said: trend towards its e ectiveness “c u r e”. But President Rajoelina beside their brothers,” he said in artemisia plant - the source of “I will be the  rst to drink this in curative treatment,” said Dr. e World Health tweeted that he and Félix the post. Tshisekedi had chatted via a When the herbal an ingredient used in a malaria today, in front of you, to show Charles Andrianjara, IMRA’s Organization (WHO) says treatment - and other Malagasy you that this product cures and director general. video conference about the concoction was launched on there is no proof of a cure for plants. does not kill.” e large Indian Ocean Malagasy plant-based tonic, Monday, Anamem said it had Covid-19 and the country’s e Indian ocean island, e drink, which has island has so far detected 121 national medical academy dubbed Covid-Organics. the potential to damage people’s which has a population been called Covid-Organics, cases and no fatality. (Anamem) has also cast “Africa is united and health as its “scienti c evidence more than 25 million, has is derived from artemisia -- a e pandemic has triggered doubt on the e cacy of Mr develops solutions against had not been established”. so far recorded 121 cases of plant with proven e cacy in a rush for herbal formulas, coronavirus, and no deaths. malaria treatment -- and other lemons and ginger in the belief DR Congo, with a indigenous herbs, according to that they can protect against the population of 51 million, has the IMRA. virus. recorded 359 cases, including But its safety and e World Health 25 deaths. e ectiveness have not been Organization (WHO), which e president of assessed internationally, nor has warned people to be Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has any data from trials been vigilant about claimed cures for has o cially launched a local published in peer-reviewed Covid-19, did not attend the herbal remedy claimed to studies. Mainstream scientists event. prevent and cure the novel have warned of the potential e US Centers for Disease coronavirus. risk from untested herbal brews. Control (CDC), referring “Tests have been carried Rajoelina brushed aside to claims for herbal or tea out -- two people have now any such reservations and remedies, says: “ ere is no been cured by this treatment,” said the concoction would be scienti c evidence that any Rajoelina told ministers, o ered to schoolchildren, as it of these alternative remedies diplomats and journalists at the was his duty was to “protect the can prevent or cure the illness Malagasy Institute of Applied Malagasy people”. caused by Covid-19. In fact, Research (IMRA), which “Covid-Organics will be some of them may not be safe to developed the beverage. used as prophylaxis, that is consume.”BBC Friday April 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Sports .11

By Abraham Kalito Nkana FC fans have demanded for the removal of Nkana fans want club president, CEO out two top official, citing poor management of the club as Football Club and on the by FNB and the reports of the “A follow up was made club is alleged to be owing a The Petition will urgently reasons. back drop of the reports of bailiffs having had impounded on March 22, 2020 with Mr. number of players and a named be designed and circulated In a petition directed at the arbitral termination of the Nkana Football Club Bus Chakatazya who informed former coach substantial to the membership,” read a club sponsors Mopani Copper the contract for the Ghanaian for failure to settle undisclosed the Nkana fans Exco that no amounts of money. These and statement. mine, the fans demanded Goal Keeper Stephen Adams amount of money owed Aaron meeting had been scheduled many well documented issues “The Fans National that club president Evaristo which resulted in FIFA Katebe, the National Executive and that he would either speak to the unprecedented Executive Committee acting Kabila and Chief Executive banning Nkana Football Club Committee of Nkana Football communicate later or mismanagement that has on behalf of the Nkana Office Charles Chakatazya from signing players for three Club Fans requested for a alternatively, the fans Exco befallen Nkana Football Fans to urgently write to be relieved of their duties transfer windows after the club meeting with Nkana President could schedule a meeting with Club largely instituted by Mopani Copper Mines and immediately. failed to settle as ordered the Mr. Everisto Kabila through the newly appointed Nkana Nkana Football Club Chief the Nkana Vice President - “Arising from the amount of $28,350 equivalent the Chief Executive Officer Mr. Treasure Ms. Kunda Bowa. Executive Officer Mr. Charles Administration to immediately unpleasant reports of to K523,227.60 at today’s rate Charles Chakatazya on March In addition, more reports Chakatazya and abated by place both Mr. Everisto Kabila mismanagement at Nkana of $1 - K18.4560 as monitored 17 2020,” read a statement. have since emerged where the Nkana Football Club President and Mr. Charles Chakatazya Mr. Everisto Kabila who are respectively on an indefinite tasked with running the club.” forced leave from Nkana The fans petitionedFootball Club and to cause Adebayor refuses to donate Mopani Copper Mines them to cease handling any following a meeting, issues pertaining to the club Wednesday, to appoint officials until such a time the petition on an interim basis and that from the fans is deliberated amid COVID-19 crisis is Togo the appointed should secure upon conclusively by Mopani accounts. Copper mines. Mopani Former Premier League “I’m sorry that people “In view of the foregoing, Copper mines to appoint stand striker Emmanuel Adebayor compare me to Samuel the Nkana Football Fans in officials to act as President has hit back at those who have Eto’o and Didier Drogba by National Fans Executive and CEO of the Club once Mr. called him out for not donating asking me why I don’t have money to his home country a foundation or why I don’t Committee held an emergency Kabila and Mr. Chakatazya of Togo amid the global donate, as if I was the one who virtual meeting on 21st April are placed on forced leave. coronavirus crisis, stating that brought the coronavirus to 2020 and 22 April 2020. This The Nkana Fans Exco to write he will not be parting with his Togo... emergency meeting was held to the would be incoming money purely because others “I am neither the one on the backdrop of the fans appointed officials to secure wish him to do so. nor the other, I am me, Sheyi exco having been petitioned the accounts and all records Football has ground to Emmanuel Adebayor. A publicly and privately by the held by Mr. Chakatazya. a halt across the planet in word of advice for the guys agitated Nkana Fans as a The Fans National Executive the wake of Covid-19’s rapid regarding donations, I will not result of these recent events Committee to invite the spread, with most countries do that. Everything is clear and at the club. The meeting would be appointed interim in some state of lockdown as very simple. Thank you and unanimously resolved the President and the Treasure for authorities attempt to get the good day.” following: The paid-upa virtual meeting at a date to be virus under control and treat Adebayor, now 36, had members of Nkana Football set to discuss the actual state of those who have been infected. signed for Paraguayan side Club to urgently petition affairs of the club so as to chart With players having so Olimpia shortly before Mopani Copper Mines for the the way forward on the levels much time on their hands football was halted due to the urgent removal of Mr. Everisto of engagement between the due to a lack of matches coronavirus pandemic. GOAL Kabila as Nkana President. fans and the club.” and training while social distancing protocols are in place, many footballers have spent their time helping to raise funds or awareness for charities that directly benefit those on the front line of the Kamanga won’t stand if those barred fight. Samuel Eto’o has donated relief packages to his home nation of Cameroon, with are not re-instated, vows Siwale items such as food, soaps, sanitisers and protective equipment handed out in the By Abraham Kalito what I am saying because election. Let them election correct? They know what information go missing? A country’s economic capital of Seasoned Soccer I’m just telling you the truth. and see who will be cited they have done, how can a server? There is a lot they have Douala. administrator Blackwell Siwale Football is for all. He is for contempt of court. They server containing serious done that they are afraid of.” Didier Drogba, another says FAZ president Andrew afraid of letting others stand Kamanga knows and Kashala African icon, joined Eto’o in Kamanga will not contest the because he has failed. If he had knows they are just playing roundly lambasting French professors for suggesting their 2020 elections if those who done a good job managing with words. The matter was Sporting merits will decide continent should be used as a have been disqualified by the football, he wouldn’t have halted because they had gone testing ground for a vaccine association are not re-instated. been this afraid. Under to court seeking an injunction. due to developing nations Siwale clarified in an Article 38 of the Football Its again a contempt of court. CL qualifiers - UEFA having little protection to interview with goal Diggers Association of Zambia, If they commit another UEFA has stated that qualification for its club competitions begin with. that because Andrew Kamanga Andrew Kamanga is the contempt of court they are next season must be done on “sporting merit”, while The former Ivory Coast is in a similar situation as those overall superintendent of the brave men, I would be very reaffirming its belief that the 2019-20 season should be international also donated who have been disqualified, he secretariat so if the secretariat excited,” Siwale said. played to a complete finish where possible. the soon-to-be-completed too cannot stand unless those is being investigated, he too “But then I wouldn’t be The football season has been postponed across the Laurent Pokou hospital, built who have been penalised is. Meaning he cannot stand. surprised because Andrew majority of Europe due to the coronavirus outbreak, with by his Drogba Foundation, to are allowed to contest the These politics in football were Kamanga and his general the Champions League and Europa League on hold and all his home nation’s government elections. actually brought by Kamanga secretary are people that have major domestic leagues being suspended, or in some cases, as a facility to screen for the He vowed that there will himself. We are people who no respect for the law. But in abandoned. disease. be no way Kamanga will are willing to work with this one they can’t dare hold The Belgian Pro League was the first to be called off early, Such charitable moves contest the elections while the anyone, but then he brought elections because they know while Scottish lower league clubs recently voted to end their prompted some to ask others remain disqualified. division,” he said. the Ex parte order is still in Adebayor what he would seasons and the Dutch Eredivisie is set to be abandoned after “If I don’t stand for Meanwhile Siwale says place. Look in these wrangles be doing with the wealth he all football in the country was banned until September 1. election then Kamanga is not FAZ has misinterpreted the I am very much involved. has accumulated across his The UEFA executive committee met in a video standing. If all those who filed court ruling made on 20th So, I know what they are long career, but the former conference on Thursday to discuss how the league seasons Arsenal, Manchester City and their nominations and were April 2020. doing. Even the information could be ended, and also how qualification for the 2020-21 Tottenham striker says that disqualified are not standing “In my understanding, and they have been giving about Champions League and Europa League could be decided. he is his own man and won’t for the 2020 elections, then according to the explanation the ECM they have been A UEFA statement read: “As a result of representations be swayed by the actions or Kamanga is not standing. I given to me by my lawyers is lying, look National Sports made by the football authorities in Belgium and Scotland, opinions of others. can repeat that if all the people that the status quo to hold the Council have five people and the committee recognises the issues raised and approved “I always do things that have been penalised will elections and election process then there were nine people the guidelines on eligibility principles for 2020-21 UEFA according to the wishes of my not stand, then Kamanga will is still in force. FAZ lawyers as stakeholders, you mean club competitions. The guidelines reflect the principle that heart and not according to the not be on the ballot paper as can seek interpretation from we all misunderstood what admission to UEFA club competitions is always based on words of others,” Adebayor well. I mean what I am saying their learned colleagues and transpired in that meeting sporting merit. 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Bundesliga ready to I didn’t bring resume on May 9 Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert has said that the league will be ready to return to competitive action as early as May 9, although government approval will be coronavirus required before an official decision is made. Representatives of each of the 36 clubs in the top two German tiers decided on the date after a meeting on Thursday, with it very much the intention of said teams to finish off the season. Doing so will undoubtedly Former Premier him out for not donating that he will not be see matches played behind closed to Togo doors and involve rigorous League striker Emmanuel money to his home country parting with his Adebayor has hit back of Togo amid the global money purely because testing of players and staff for at those who have called coronavirus crisis, stating others wish him to do coronavirus, as well as frequent so. deep cleaning of stadiums. Football has ground Seifert told the press: “The to a halt across the planet Bundesliga is ready to resume, no FAZ embarks on mitigation in the wake of Covid-19’s matter whether it’s on May 9 or a rapid spread, with most later date. But it’s not up to us to campaign against Covid-19 countries in some state of find a date. The political decision lockdown as authorities makers decide. By Abraham Kalito “We have not defined an exact Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has embarked on attempt to get the virus under control and treat date today. The fact that we are a mitigation campaign against Covid-19 aimed at finding even able to think about resuming the best ways of finishing the season amidst the pandemic. those who have been infected. games underlines the performance According to statement by FAZ acting spokesperson of the German authorities. Sydney Mungala, the association has proposed a mitigation Story “It would be presumptuous for package but will first assess the situation to ascertain the page the DFL to name an exact date for impact of the pandemic on the operation of the clubs. 11 the restart.” GOAL Mungala said clubs will be expected to give FAZ details of the hardest hit aspects of their operations through a questionnaire and that the information will be used to determine “The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Executive Committee has proposed a mitigation package for its member clubs arising from the impact of the Covid-19. During an Executive Committee meeting this morning (Wednesday), FAZ has resolved that it will assess the impact of the Covid-19 on its members and see how they can mitigate the damage. Members will be expected to give FAZ details of the hardest hit aspects of their operations through a questionnaire that will be circulated. FAZ has urged members to remain compliant with the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization in the fight against the Covid-19. Member clubs are also advised to observe the labour laws in the wake of Covid-19 which has affected their financial status,” he said. Mungala quote association secretary general Adrian Kashala as saying that there is optimism within FAZ that the Covid-19 threat will be curtailed soon to ensure that football returns to the pitch. “We continue to monitor the situation around the Covid-19 and we are hopeful that football will return to the pitches soon. In the meantime, we are urging all our members to play their part in the fight that has plunged the whole world into a health crisis. The Football Association of Zambia remains shut in respect of the Covid-19 threat. Play Safe, Stay Home and Keep Safe. Or come up with something different to speak to the Covid-19 fight.”