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Ng'andu, Chilufya in Strong Verbal Exchange Over Accountability 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.
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