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By Mukosha Funga THEFT IN GOVTLusaka Province deputy permanent secretary Josephat Lombe and four accounting officers have been suspended after an audit report revealed mismanagement of millions of kwacha. According to records obtained by News Diggers! the five officers paid themselves allowances in amounts totalling K973,475 over days ranging from 612 to 732 days, which is way over the number AT CLIMAX of days in one calendar year. To page 5 PS Lombe, 4 others suspended for embezzling millions of govt funds ZAF has mandate to protect Lungu in the sky, explains govt By Sipilisiwe Ncube in life with the prevailing Ministry of Defence geopolitical stuations. Permanent Secretary Stardy In a statement yesterday, Mwale says the Zambia Air Mwale admitted that the Force has a constitutional defence modernisation mandate to protect President committee had been investing Edgar Lungu in the sky, and in latest military assets to as such, the defence wing will replace the old fleet at ZAF to procure the necessary defence esnure the safety of the Head assets to achieve its objective of State. To page 7 Changala asks the PSMD boss to resign Story page 2 Graduants at the Makeni College of Nursing attend the Zambia Association of Private Nursing Colleges 2nd graduation ceremony at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka – Picture by Tenson Mkhala Kapata must be mindful of her influence on young Sata left Lungu to act because he was the girls, says NDC’s Saboi only drunkard without ambitions - CK Story page 6 Story page 4 2. Local News www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018 Chimbwali must resign, demands Changala By Sipilisiwe Ncube reviewed the picture which is low,” said Changala. Civil Rights Activist Brebner prevailing in the Government “My call as at now is that that Changala says Public Service of the Republic of Zambia now permanent secretary must Management Division that there is total confusion. resign, the PSMD PS. This Permanent Secretary Boniface You cannot have a permanent case must go to the public Chimbwali must resign for secretary who is supposed protector for disciplinary reducing this country to a to be acting professionally recommendations. He is sector of shame. and impartial to be receiving abusing his position and he In an interview, Changala said instructions from even a is operating at the means and there was no way the head simple civil servant like Kaizer instructions of PF cadres. It tells of the PSMD would instruct Zulu and later on from a cadre. you that he is not independent, a Permanent Secretary to That is total mischief and I he is not impartial and exculpate himself to a party know President Lungu will most importantly, he is not cadre like Munir Zulu. not do anything, he will not competent to perform the This is after Chimbwali had protect the people of Zambia national assignment that he called Northern Province because he has reduced this has been sworn to uphold. And Permanent Secretary Elias country to a sector of shame. the public protector must take Kamanga and instructed And one day President Lungu interest in the conduct of the him to exculpate himself to will be held accountable for PSMD Permanent Secretary,” Freedom Sikazwe, Kaizer Reducing this country to this said Changala said. Zulu and Munir Zulu after he suspended his deputy. Changala said this was a sign that President Lungu has failed to manage the country. “This tells you that the I won’t resign, Bahati didn’t vote governance system in this country has collapsed. There is no separation of powers and indeed there is no difference between the PF as a party for me to sing praises, vows HK and the government running By Sipilisiwe Ncube elected me to speak for them, sure that there are proper authority found me worthy resign because he is being the affairs of the state. There Bahati PF member of to speak on wrongs and ills. checks and balances [and] at the time, to be appointed. hypocritical [and that] why is delinquency. Having a parliament Harry Kalaba says So I am only doing that which if they thought that they That was a privilege to be should he hold on to a party PS reporting to a cadre is a he is not going to relinquish I was elected for [and] if that will go to bed and take tax a minister. [And] that is that he keeps attacking and breach of the Constitution. his parliamentary seat is being looked as being payers’ money without being why it is not all members of he doesn’t want to relinquish’, This actually tells you that because his people did not opposition, I don’t care. As for brought to check [then] they parliament who are ministers. it doesn’t work that way. It President Edgar Lungu has elect him to sing PF praises in resigning my parliamentary are mistaken because now is Unless you are telling me that doesn’t mean that because failed to mange this country parliament. seat, why should relinquish the time for Zambians to get all those that have not been you are PF and therefore in a more reasonable and Kalaba told News Diggers in my parliamentary seat when a real deal [and] not a raw appointed as ministers should everything that the PF does sensible manner. The PS for an interview that he was not the people that elected me d e a l .” also relinquish their being you should support, no. When PSMD should not be allowed going to allow Zambia to be have told me to continue as He said those calling him to members of parliament. I resigned from the position to continue in government. ruled as if it was owned by an member of parliament? So if resign as MP should as well Unless you are telling me that of Foreign Affairs Minister, He has no moral right or individual. those are the insults they are call for those minister who those that have been fired as you must have been shocked, constitutional right to stay Meanwhile Kalaba said those referring to, then they should were fired to relinquish their ministers should as well go I shocked everybody because in office for surrendering calling for him to relinquish be prepared for those insults parliamentary seats too. and relinquish their positions they didn’t see it coming so his office to PF cadres. That his parliamentary seat were because we will continue “So I resigned as minister as members of parliament even now, if at all it will come means that he is professionally only wasting their time offering checks and balances,” because when the people of because they have been fired to relinquish my position of incompetent,” Changala said. because the people who Kalaba said. Bahati elected me, they didn’t as ministers because if they member of parliament, I will He called for Chimbwali to elected him have not said so. “We will not allow this elect me so that I become fire you as minister, then do it on my own accord and resign and further asked the “The people of Bahaticountry to continue being minister. I became minister why should you remain in nobody is going to push me.” office of the public protector to constituency did not elect governed as if somebody simply by coincidence, simply parliament? So there all these Meanwhile Kalaba said he take interest in the matter. me to sing praises, no. They owns all of us. We will make because the appointing in parliament but you are not was man who has always kept “Beyond that, that PS has talking about them,” Kalaba his principles and his word observed. because he refused to accept He said just like he resigned the K300, 000 which every as Foreign Affairs Minister, minister is given for buying he would choose to resign furniture. as MP if he saw the need, “Me as Harry Kalaba, even but without being pushed by in Bahati constituency, yes I anyone. am human and I am bound “When you are a member of by human [limitations]… parliament, the truth of the but I can tell you that even in matter is I was elected by my own constituency, that is the PF people, fine and I am why I kept having more votes very grateful but it is also true every time I stood because I that some of the people that kept my word. When I told the elected me that time were people of Bahati constituency not even belonging to the that my allowance from PF. It is also true that some parliament will be going to people who voted for me as the constituency from 2011, member of parliament could I kept my word. When I was have been UPND, it is also appointed deputy minister in true that some people who 2012 by President [Michael] voted for me could have been Sata, they asked me to get even FDD and so on and so K300, 000 which they give forth. So to resign simply ministers when they are because you have resigned as appointed to buy furniture minister therefore you should and a TV, I refused to get also resign as member of that money. I said can you parliament for me does not take this money to UTH equate the equation.,” Kalaba to help the women that are said. suffering in the cervical “I cannot resign because I was cancer department. So this is elected and I was elected for just about leadership [and] it five years. The five years has is about the country because Zesco Public Relations Manager Henry Kapata engages showgoers at the ongoing Central Province Investment Expo. not ended. Some were saying the country is eternal,” said Photo credit: ZESCO PR unit ‘no Kalaba Harry should Kalaba. Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news Local News. 3 Zaloumis sues woman for assault By Zondiwe Mbewe Local farmer, Maria Zileni Zaloumis, popularly known for her successful tomato farming business, has dragged her friend Mubaba Mangilashi to court for assault. Mubaba is alleged to have assaulted Maria on September 15, this year, thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm. The story of Mubaba and Maria had recently made rounds on social media, alleging that Maria grabbed her friend, Mubaba’s husband Justin Phiri. It is further alleged that the assault happened after Mubaba found her husband at Maria’s house. According to a Facebook posting by Mubaba, she confirmed having engaged in a physical fight with Maria after she found her husband in Maria’s house, a person she considered as her mentor. Mubaba had further stated that she felt so much pain and betrayed after a person she considered as her mentor, started hitting out with her husband. “I wish to give my side to this story that has gone viral. Justin and I have been married for nine years. Like no marriage is perfect, ours was no exception. For most of his flaws, he would make up for them with lavish holidays and expensive gifts. I met Maria Zileni Zaloumis at LICS [Lusaka International Community School] as our kids attend the same school and are classmates. We soon hit it off on a business level and later became friends. She spoke about her surviving an abusive marriage and making it on her own. I was inspired by her story and drew closer to get mentorship,” read part of her Facebook post. “On September 15, I went to collect my daughter’s jersey and shoes she had left at Maria’s house. Upon arriving, I noticed my husband’s car in the driveway and my heart skipped! As I approached the house, my husband’s eyes met mine through the window and at that point I came out of the car and started shouting and screaming. Maria closed the doors and called the police. She gathered herself and came out of the house while my husband stayed in the house. There was no remorse in her tone and she insulted back at me. I couldn’t believe what was happening to me; I felt betrayed and taken for granted. At that point I felt so much rage and pain. That’s how we got into a physical fight. I was then arrested while nursing my broken heart.” Mubaba is expected to take plea before Lusaka Magistrate Alice Walusiku on October 15, 2018, as she was not present when the matter came up on Thursday morning. 4. Local News www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018 By Mukosha Funga NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says late president Michael Sata entrusted Sata left Lungu in charge because President Edgar Lungu with so many responsibilities because he was only a drunkard with no presidential ambitions. he was the only drunkard without And Kambwili says police have been instructed to deny him permits for public meetings because the state ambitions, Kambwili explains doesn’t want people to hear the truth about how useless “People keep wondering why bu President, ba Wynter that when people rise, because leave this same drunkard the problems should have it is. Sata left Lungu with so many balafwaya bu President, of mob psychology, no matter whose got no ambitions so finished. Now I want to tell Speaking when he featured positions, but they don’t na ba Lubinda bale fwaya how much you explain they that there can be unity in you people Chingola that the on IWAZE radio in Chingola, know the secret that was bu President, kanshi pali don’t listen, but Mr Sata used the party. That’s why Sata day Lungu came here, that Saturday, Kambwili explained there. Only a few of us know imwe bonse, nga na fumapo, to say that ‘you Kambwili you used to lave Lungu acting),” was the day your problems should have ended but Lungu that Sata was aware that there this. Ba Sata bale tila, ni icho nshakula shako nagu ulionse. have presidential ambitions, Kambwili said. has no capacity to solve your were too many people with fye Ati nga abantu nabema, Nakulashako fye uyu winne GBM has presidential “You are suffering here problems.” presidential ambitions in the filya batila mob psychology, chakolwa ewo takwata nangu ambitions, Wynter also wants in Chingola, a President And Kambwili said the state party, hence his decision to tabomfwa nagu mulondolele aspiration ukutila tube United to be president, even Lubinda comes and tells you that did not want him to explain use President Lungu to act shani…ba Sata bale tila ba mu chilonganino. Echo wants to be president so he has failed to solve your to the people how they were in his absence, as a way of Kambwili mulefwaya ukuba Lungu balemusilapo ba Sata among all of you, I can’t leave problems. Because that day mismanaging the country. unifying the party. president, ba GBM balefwaya (Mr Sata used to say, it’s just you to act, it is better I just he came here, that’s the day “This government is taking us into a ditch. That’s why they don’t want to give me permits to explain this to be Online media denting Zambia’s image people, they keep denying me permits because they know that I will tell the people the truth and they will rise. Even will soon face consequences – Wina in my own constituency now, I only talk on radio. When By Sipilisiwe Ncube should be ready to face some because they had seen that means that the Councillor is this government is I go to address people, so Vice president Inonge Wina consequences. Economic UPND was nowhere near desperate, he does not want to encouraging members of many police officers come to says online media and radio sabotage really is a crime power. stay where he is or she is and parliament to participate in disrupt. stations that have been giving that should be taken very developmental projects in “Madam speaker, sometime in that is how the Councillors Now I am telling the officer negative portrayal of the seriously because the negative November this year, there will are looking to the future and their constituencies. And I in charge that ‘you the country to the world will soon portrayal of the country be by-elections in Mangango saying that ‘this UPND will cannot see how a member of officer in charge, we suffer face consequences because that we give to the world is and the by-elections have never come anywhere near parliament can fail to interact together’. Even Katanga, we their propaganda is affecting affecting the economy of the been caused by a member of power.’ So as a result, the with departmental heads in suffer together, there is no the economy. country. It is affecting the parliament who died in a road Councillors have not seen the a district unless they have difference. There is no market Speaking during the vice kwacha [and] that is why our accident. That has nothing to light at the end of the tunnel. personal differences with president’s question time in currency fluctuate so much do with inducing an election So they are making early exits some government officials in where you people will be going parliament Friday, Wina also simply because of the negative deliberately. The Councillors before the big hand falls,” those districts. Otherwise it’s to buy cheap commodities, all said UPND Councillors are image that the country is in many wards of this country Wina said. very important for members of us are suffering together defecting to the PF because receiving especially outside [and] we have said it before Meanwhile when responding of parliament to know what so give us permits, let us they have seen that the the country,” Wina said. that the PF does not buy to Luampa MP who wanted to is going on [and] to report explain to the people, let us opposition party is nowhere Wina urged Zambians to be Councillors or induce them. find out how districts would themselves when they arrive in wake them up so that they near power. patriotic and to protect their Currently madam speaker, develop if civil servants were the constituency to the office can know that this leadership And Wina said opposition country’s welfare. for the first time in the life of threatened every time they of the district commissioner we have is a useless one. Now MPs that do not want to work “So madam speaker, we need local authorities, Councillors were seen interacting with or the provincial minister. if you continue blocking us, with civil servants in their to be patriotic, we need to are receiving allowances of opposition MPs, Wina advised Now, if you don’t want to that is your own fault,” said respective districts should not love our country. being a K3, 000 per month which MPs to always register their work with government civil Kambwili. expect development in their patriot goes beyond political has never happened before. presence with the provincial servants in the districts, Police on Saturday denied constituencies, and neither affiliation, it goes beyond or district authorities. don’t expect development in Kambwili a permit to hold should they complain. ethnic affiliations because to So for a Councillor to leave Speaking when she responded be a patriot is for one to love that lucrative space and go “Madam speaker, that your constituency and don’t an outdoor meeting with to a question from Bwana one’s country and to care for to unknown destination, it is speculation because complain,” said Wina. supporters in Chingola. Mkubwa PF member of its welfare and the people parliament Dr Jonas Chanda living in that country,” she who wanted to know what said. government was doing about And responding to a question some unpatriotic Zambians from Ikelengi member of collaborating with foreign parliament Elija Muchima entities to generate negative who wanted to know why propaganda about Zambia government had continued which was tantamount to inducing elections amidst the economic sabotage, Wina austerity measures, the Vice- said soon they would face President said councillors consequences. were desperate in UPND. “In some countries, economic “Your honour, austerity saboteurs are dealt with very measures have been sternly by governments but pronounced by your this government of PF is a very government yet we have seen democratic government and it the opposite. CDF has not is allowing freedom of speech, been released, schools are freedom of association, not rehabilitated especially freedom of thought. If it did where we come from, even not, we would not have so for simple Iron sheets for many radio stations in the classrooms. Is it prudent for country, we would not have your government to continue allowed the social media to inducing by-elections for operate in the country, but councillors through offering this government has not taken money and employment?” action against those people Muchima asked. L-r: Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe, President Edgar Lungu listen to Chankwakwa Director Dorothy who are tarnishing the name Wina said Councillors Eriksson when the President toured the stands during the Central Province Expo at Mulungushi University in Kabwe on of this country but soon they were leaving the opposition Friday - Picture by Salim Henry Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news Local News .5 By Stuart Lisulo The kwacha marginally depreciated against major Kwacha tumbles on Fitch credit downgrade currency convertibles to economic conditions remain This comes despite the per dollar as news of Fitch’s by government’s substantial The kwacha traded at K12.10 remain above the K12 poor. deadline for provisional downgrading of Zambia’s upward revision in the and K12.30 per dollar for bid per dollar barrier, while According to financialtaxes due this month where credit rating to ‘B –’ filtered budget deficit targets. and offer at Ace-FX Bureau maintaining strong volatility market players, the kwacha corporates are expected to through the market. FNB Zambia stated that the by lunchtime, Friday, while following Zambia’s credit country’s credit downgrade at Golden Coin Bureau on rating downgrade. marginally depreciated offload dollars onto the local Fitch Ratings downgraded against major currency financial market to help Zambia’s credit rating, saw the kwacha tumble to Cairo Road quoted the local And market players say the weaker trading levels of currency at K12.16 and convertibles to hit highs of shore up the kwacha. Thursday, to ‘B -’ from local currency’s trading has K12.55 and K12.60 per dollar K12.40, with Unifinance K12.55 per dollar by mid- Data, however, shows ‘B’, and maintained the been characterised by high for bid and offer respectively. quoting the kwacha at levels of uncertainty and October, whilst maintaining that the local currency country’s economic outlook “Yesterday’s [Thursday’s]K12.18 and K12.40 per dollar heightened speculation as unusual volatility. depreciated to hit K12.55 to negative, mainly triggered trading opened at K12.25/ for bid and offer respectively. K12.30. The market then Ace-FX Bureau director of surged with the rate finance Brian Sakala noted reaching a high of K12.55/ that the kwacha’s volatility K12.60 in response to has grown in intensity in the Fitch’s downgrading Zambia past few days. from its currency issuer “Actually, this week has been default rating B to B – with very volatile! Because on a negative outlook,” FNB Monday, our opening was stated in a daily treasury around K11.60, but, on the newsletter released, Friday. same day it shot to almost “However, the dollar supply K12.40. Tuesday, it reduced in the market eventually again, it fluctuated, it came brought USD/ZMW back to down; we opened at K12.30, K12.25/K12.30.” we closed at around K12.37 Cavmont also concurred in so there was quite an increase its market report that the going up,” Sakala narrated in credit downgrade negatively an interview in Lusaka. affected the local currency’s “So, there is a lot of volatility performance. in the market that’s why “The local unit’s movement there’s uncertainty amongst was mainly driven by the customers.” negative market sentiment He also confirmed that the following the downgrade kwacha’s sudden fall was of Zambia’s credit rating by triggered following Fitch’s Fitch to B -,” stated Cavmont credit downgrade. And a check around several “Definitely! At the moment, bureaus in Lusaka found I will tell you the investor the kwacha had maintained confidence in Zambia is its weak trading levels of low. Even this downgrading Dovecot College of Nursing students sing at the Zambia Association of Private Nursing College 2nd graduation between a range of K12.10 to now is giving us a lot of ceremony at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka on October 12, 2018 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala K12.40. problems,” disclosed Sakala. Lusaka deputy PS, four accountants suspended over misuse of govt funds By Mukosha Funga were spent on 28 officers to carry out Sources at Cabinet office told News after erring, hoping that they would raised in the 2016 Auditor General’s Lusaka Province deputy permanent various activities in Lusaka District, Diggers! that the theft of government reform but they continue with the report. secretary Josephat Lombe and but an investigation conducted funds had reached alarming levels same kind of pattern. When you look It was revealed that that accountable four accounting officers have been revealed that the officers either because people were not being at this case from Lusaka Province, imprest totaling K13,000 which was suspended after an audit report did not spend any money on the punished. one of the accountants there was issued to four officers to undertake revealed shocking mismanagement activities or did not visit the sites at “Last year, you people had reported moved from Ministry of Works and various activities had not been of millions of kwacha. all. a very nice story where Lusaka Supply before it was split and even retired as at July 31, 2017 whilst The suspended accounts officials are The records further revealed that Province PS was sweating to explain there, we heard that she had some some officers spent K75, 293 on Grace Mwenya, who is the principal Lombe had been getting subsistence irregularities in the province before scandals. So this is something that procurement of stationery, motor accountant, Psela Banda, Gideon allowances at the rate of Permanent PAC. The committee actually you the media has to focus on,” the vehicle parts, among other things Zulu and Nzewa Chumbu. Secretary, without authority from the recommended that a team of sources said. whose value could not be ascertained According to records obtained by Secretary to the Cabinet, resulting in auditors must go and do a full And sources at the Ministry of on the market. News Diggers! among the most overpayment of K49, 600. forensic audit. So that’s how that was Finance narrated that government “There has been a decision that has glaring irregularities were that “Imprest paid for trips not done and some of these issues came was also under pressure to rebuild been reached in that we need to the five officers paid themselves undertaken: Amounts totalling to the fore. As I speak to you know, public confidence, especially from investigate on these issues especially meal and subsistence allowances K186,224 were paid to two officers the deputy PS and four accountants donors, to show that it was committed that we have seen so many issues in amounts totalling K973,475 for on cheque numbers 24160 and 24182 have been suspended,” the sources to ensuring accountability. concerning the receipts that have not carrying out various activities over and EFTA numbers 8250 dated 19th revealed. “You will see a lot more of such been cleared. You need to use your days ranging from 612 to 732 days, July, 2017, 2nd November, 2017 “People are too greedy, when you coming out very soon. There is powers because people are doing which is way over the number of and 21st July, 2017 respectively look at the details of the audit, you pressure, and the ministry is also things without any regard. They days in one calendar year. to undertake a training needs will be shocked at the impunity with trying to prove a point that it can know that even if I don’t retire, the The records obtained show that analysis and payroll evaluation in which they were looting. It is strange be accountable to these resources. PS will go to the committee, talk and Lombe alone was paid subsistent and all the districts of Lusaka Province. that the system was not capturing Especially with the wave of donors it will end there. People are giving meal allowances totalling K275,750 However, an analysis of the budget such glaring irregularities. From threatening to pull out, that has themselves loans. I think we need over a period of 732 days out of 365 and the retirements revealed that what we understand, the PF is under added pressure on the system now,” to crack a whip because it is a trend calendar days, translating into an amounts totalling K40,900 were pressure to clean the mess, otherwise said the source. in the civil service. It is becoming a excess of 367 days. Mwenya also paid allowances paid to three accounting he is the one who will face the music In December 2017, Theculture for people to do things with herself allowances for a period equal staff; the inclusion of which was at PAC.” Parliamentary Public Accounts impunity, not following the laid to two years but under one calendar irregular because the activity was for The sources observed that most of the Committee (PAC) sent away Lusaka down rules. They know that they year, amounting to a total K213,385. Human Resource,” read the records. accountants being suspended now Province permanent secretary will go scot free because the PS is not Assistant accountants Banda, Zulu “Imprest in amounts totalling K2.8 had a history of mismanagement. Charles Sipanje to pave way for going to do anything about it, they and Chumbu paid themselves million was issued to various officers “When you look at this whole thing, investigations of theft. will just recover. But this time around K127,190, K160,255 and K196,895 to facilitate payments of allowances you notice that some of the people This was after Sipanje failed to we are not going to go as business as for 612, 683 and 726 calendar days for various activities. However, who are being suspended do not reconcile receipts which he had usual. We want these things now to respectively. amounts totalling K824,152 had not have a clean record already, they signed when he appeared before change,” PAC chairperson Howard The records showed that millions been retired as of May 2018.” were transferred from other places PAC to respond to audit queries Kunda had told Sipanje. 6. Local News www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018

By Mirriam Chabala NDC chairperson for gender Saboi Imboela says the thuggery behaviour that was recently portrayed by Lands Minister Jean Jean Kapata must be Kapata in Parliament may have a negative impact on young girls who look up to her. And Chiengi FDD member of parliament Given Katuta says it is uncalled for for a Honourable member of mindful of her influence parliament to insult her colleagues right inside the House. On October 09, UPND members of parliament walked out of the House after Higher Education on young girls – Saboi Minister Professor protest walk, some PF “Bye bye polio… elo thing) [How can you be] as members of parliament remember that when they Nkandu Luo charged that members of parliament, beshile nabafwala nefya politicking when someone so that we see who is are there in Parliament the opposition party was led by Lands Minister Jean black (they even here came has lost a child? Ata bane stronger). Ala imwe they are not just there for responsible for the riots at Kapata, hurled insults on dressed in black), get out! [more insults], one day baice! Fi satanist (you themselves, they are there UNZA which claimed the their colleagues, branding Nabafwala nefya black members tukaiponone one little kids, [you are just] for all of us. The percentage life of fourth year student them Satanists and kwati balewamya (they are by one, tukamone uwakosa satanists),” said Kapata as of women in Parliament Vespers Shimuzhila. suggesting a physical fight even dressed in black like ninani (one day we should her colleagues on the right is very small. So the way Following the opposition’s between the two camps. they are doing the right engage in a physical fight agreed with her whilst they conduct themselves others added their own has a huge bearing on the unprintables to the fracas. number of women that the But commenting on country is going to take to Kapata’s remarks in an Parliament,” Imbolea said. interview with News Imbolea advised Kapata Diggers, Imboela regretted to guard her own mouth, that Kapata who is also PF saying most of the chairperson for women comments the minister affairs, was not cautious of makes during her debates the influence she possessed in Parliament were very as a female leader. retrogressive and had a bad As a women and for impact on women. someone that most of us “So I can just give her look up to, it is unfortunate. a word of advise to say, We would be very happy we look up to her. And if the kind of debate or the comments that she comments, are something makes and the issues that which is inspiring to she tackles are very very most of us young people retrogressive and they also who look up to her. So have a bad impact on us such comments where women. It has that impact Parliament now starts because people now will looking like a battlefield, start saying ‘women are its not good for anyone like this’, which is not and especially young good. So there has to be girls who are aspiring for a difference with women these leadership positions. leadership, there just has Moreover, there are few to be a difference. You Chileshe Nkole of Makeni College of Nursing graduates as the best student in surgery at the Zambia Association of Private women in Parliament, know women are mothers, Nursing College 2nd graduation ceremony at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka on Friday - Picture by Tenson Mkhala so our leaders should women are known to be care givers. So there is a way in which a woman should conduct themselves which has to be different from the Increased cost of living will push men. So our Honourable should remember that we look up to her and we would be happy of she desists from some of these more Zambians into poverty - CUTS things. She should inspire By Abraham Kalito inelastic goods so regardless of how Lusaka. pressure on households and that most of us so that one day Consumer Trust Unity Society much the cost of transportation “So, what we may see is that money certain goods and services would we can be inspired to be (CUTS) coordinator Chennai goes up, many people do need to is being allocated, for example, to become a luxury instead of a where she is,” said Imboela. Mukumba says a huge percentage of use transportation in order to get on transportation is taking some money necessity. Meanwhile, Katuta the Zambian population is going to with their day-to-day lives. People that the household had committed “And just on that alone, if we are condemned her Mandevu be relegated to the category of people need to get to work, people need to towards other very necessary parts of to see an improvement in the cost counterpart saying she was living in poverty following increased drop their kids at school and most of the day-to-day [expenses]; whether of living, it is going to put much setting a bad example. fuel prices. those journeys are not leisure. It’s a it’s food, whether it’s medicine. And pressure on individual households, “You know, initially I Commenting on the Energy necessary component. So, what that so that will depend on the needs of and essentially have negative effects thought she was doing Regulation Board’s (ERB) increased means is that, the proportion or the a household. Many consumers will in terms of their welfare. And another chimbuya [tribal jokes] fuel prices, which subsequently allocation that comes from spending start taking away money meant for implication we may see is more with her traditional triggered an upward adjustment of on transportation is likely going to the day-to-day activities towards people starting to go into the category cousins… but really that bus fares by 22 per cent in Lusaka, increase. And if you are, for example, transport and this is going to be one of of people in poverty. This will relegate was unnecessary, it was Mukumba said the increment has a a high earning consumer, there is a the numerous effects of the increase in people into more and more poverty unnecessary and uncalled spiral effect, which would cause an difference in the minimum of money fuel and commodity prices. We need because of this increase in cost of for. As one of the senior increase in the prices on commodities that you can allocate in your monthly to take a look at how our economy is living. So, I think for us, these effects members of parliament, and relegate a huge percentage of the budget to cater for that increase. But doing, and our statistics are showing are happening on a day-to-day life honourable Jean Kapata population into the poverty category. if you are a low income consumer, you that more than 60 per cent of the and because they have higher poverty is expected to lead by “I mean there are three impacts that already, the amount of money that population is living in poverty, which levels, inequality is high, too; it going example. But with what she should be noted. Transportation you have, most of it is already being means this part of the population is to affect the general population at is doing, she is such a bad obviously affects consumers,used on goods and services that you already squeezed in incomes that large and many more people are example of the leaders that something that has to be noticed. need such as groceries,” Makumba they are earning.” going to fall into the category of the are in PF,” explained Katuta Transportation is what we call told News Diggers! in an interview in She said the increment would put poor,” cautioned Makumba. in a text message. Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news Local News .7 We will not tell you why we are buying defence assets to protect President - Govt By Joseph Mwenda “The upgrading of our air general. I wish to stress that Ministry of Defence defence system is in line aviation security for the Head Permanent Secretary Stardy with the mandate given to of State is not a function of Mwale says the Zambia Air the Defence Modernisation State House but that of the Force has a constitutional Committee, which was Ministry of Defence through mandate to protect President appointed by His Excellency the Zambia Airforce as per Edgar Lungu in the sky, and Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata. its constitutional mandate. as such, the defence wing will This Committee has regularly The Zambia Airforce is the procure the necessary defence briefed His Excellency only State institution, which mechanism to achieve this Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, is mandated to provide air objective. President of the Republic of mobility to the Head of State In a statement released late Zambia on the progress being and as such, ZAF remains yesterday, Mwale rubbished made in the procurement the only procuring agent the Africa Confidentialprocess. Whenever budgetary for government aircraft. exposé which revealed that allocations have been This is the mandate ZAF the Zambian government had available, and procurement has been carrying out since gotten a US$400 million loan guidelines completed, we its inception in 1964 has to procure an anti-missile have, as an on-going process, supported all administrations VIP jet for the Head of State, purchased the required air as such. Let me therefore but admitted that the defence and ground defence assets to stress that there is no US$400 modernisation committee respond to the defence and million being spent on any had been investing in latest security needs of the country.” single aircraft or military military aircrafts to replace He said the African equipment as falsely and Defense and Security Service Chiefs at the requiem mass for the Zambians who died in a the old fleet. Confidential report wasmaliciously alleged by the road traffic accident in South Africa at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus on September 25, “The Constitution of the malicious. Africa Confidential and 2018 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala Republic of Zambia mandates “I therefore wish to inform other media platforms,” said compliance with the ZPPA in the stories being peddled by geopolitical defence and the Zambia Airforce (ZAF) the general public that Mwale. Act and this Unit for Special around on these two projects. security considerations. We to provide air support and information circulating “Again, in line with the Forces was publicly launched Now that they are tired of are not going to tell you on a maintenance of the highest regarding Zambia’s Constitutional mandate of the by the President and the attacking Chinese-financed daily basis why this military standards of aviation security procurement of aircraft is Zambia Army, a decision was groundbreaking ceremony projects, they have turned unit is based here and not to the President and all not only misleading, but made to establish a Marine was also a public function. to attacking all procurement there. We are not going to tell government officials duly also manifestly malicious Unit for Special Forces This was also the case with projects involving the State you the configuration of our authorised to use the air assets and designed to malign the domiciled at Kala Barracks in the decision to upgrade of Israel. I wish to state also defence assets, capability and of the State. In this regard, reputation of the President Kawambwa. The procurement the Mina Soko Military that defence procurement is range of assets and why they to carry out this onerous and his government in process was done in full Hospital. So there no truth just what it is, it is informed are being bought.” constitutional mandate, the Zambia Airforce, in 2012, embarked on a programme to replace its ageing fleet of transport and fighter aircraft Magistrates' Court rejects cocaine and other associated air defence equipment. This procurement of aircraft and associated air assets is a lengthy process and still on traffickers’ application for acquittal going due to the time it takes By Zondiwe Mbewe because it had arisen after the ordered the Inspector General This is in a matter in which contents of the exhibits and to select appropriate aircraft The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court drugs had gone missing. of Police Kakoma Kanganja Sydney Mwansa, Teddy secure the attendance of the and equipment and the has dismissed an application And the court has ruled that to investigate the article Matanda and Shaibu Likuta public analyst. laborious legal procedures in by the defence lawyers to have the defence’s other application circulating on social media are alleged to have trafficked in He further ruled that it was line with the Zambia Public the three men who originally to re-examine the cocaine titled ‘The 24kg cocaine 24.9 kilogrammes of cocaine, not mandatory for a public Procurement Authority trafficked in 24 kilogrammes of is not attainable because the syndicate and court officials’, which had gone missing whilst analyst to attend court as a (ZPPA) Act,” Mwale stated. cocaine acquitted, saying their drugs have gone missing. saying the said article is in the custody of the Lusaka witness, but at times one could prayer was an afterthought Meanwhile, the court has contemptuous. Magistrates’ Court. be called by the court or the Defence counsels Keith accused to testify. Mweemba and Shadreck And on an order to institute Mbewe applied to the court a Commission of Inquiry, the to have the purported cocaine court said only the President subjected to a chemical re- had such powers to order for a examination and alternatively Commission of Inquiry. acquit the accused due to the At this point, Mweemba missing drugs. challenged the court to review But in his ruling, Thursday, its judgement, but later ended Chief Resident Magistrate his application after the court’s Kenneth Mulife dismissed all guidance. the prayers by the defence. He, however, made another Magistrate Mulife said an application asking the court order to have the drugs re- to investigate an article tested was not attainable circulating on social media because the drugs had been titled ’24kg cocaine syndicate stolen and was a subject and court officials’, which of criminal proceedings alleges that the court, the State before Magistrate Kawama and defence were playing an Mwamfuli. active role in the disappearing He further ruled that the non- of the drugs and reaping the attendance of a public analyst benefits. as a witness to testify whether And delivering a ruling, what was seized was cocaine Magistrate Mulife ordered was neither prejudicial nor Kanganja to investigate did it entitle the accused to an the article, saying it was acquittal. contemptuous. Magistrate Mulife said the He said a complaint should An Amayengi dancer invites a graduating nurse from Makeni College of Nursing to the dancing arena during the Zambia accused had an opportunity be sworn at court so that an Association of Private Nursing College 2nd graduation ceremony on Friday – Picture by Tenson Mkhala to challenge the veracity of the investigation was launched. 8. Opinion www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018

When you are being those who are being governed by a regime led. Surely, we should that thrives on not point fingers at the misinformation, it is very crooks in government important for citizens to while ignoring those be exceptionally attentive who elected them and to developments so that those who don’t demand they don’t let their leaders accountability. The people get away with wrong of Zambia need to develop doing. an attitude of demanding We are concerned that accountability at the right many a time, Zambians time when there is room miss critical government to correct a wrong. decisions and only come This deal of the so-called to react when it’s too late “Ferrari in the Sky” is for any change of course. done and dusted. Nothing Examples are many, but can be done to reverse, we will refer to the most it is too late. The only recent report about the solution for government Zambian government now is to use the same moving to buy a new Zambians react to Minister of Transport sophisticated Presidential and Communication jet that can protect itself who said he was not from bombs. aware of such a deal, to Citizens have gone defend it. Depending bananas over this ‘news’. on how secretly they are They are in total shock guarding the paper trail that their President can scandals when its of this transaction, they allow such expenditure will very well deny that when the country is such a transaction ever sinking in debt and the happened. If it means economy is crumbling. diverting this plane, our Zambians are reacting as government is to do it and though this decision was too late to reverse auction it somewhere else made last week or a week the Russian Minister of Zambian carriers to deliver a website under the headline: noise from the public to for a song, just to prove after Finance Minister Trade and Industry as well total of five Sukhoi Superjet RUSSIA TO DELIVER 4 foster accountability of the that Africa Confidential Margaret Mwanakatwe as the President of the 100 passenger planes in 2018. SUPERJETS TO ZAMBIA President’s trips. lied. announced austerity manufacturing company Mr The delivery of the aircraft IN 2018, PLUS ONE FOR Today, over a year later, On behalf of the people measures. If only our Yury Slyusar confirmed to our to the African continent LUNGU. When we published other media publications of Zambia, we are asking fellow citizens took time fellow journalists in Moscow will take place as early as this news, there was silence. in the name of Africa the Minister of Finance to read and pay attention a day before we published next year 2018, to the newly In fact, some readers didn’t Confidential and theto deny that Zambia has to developments, they the news in Zambia, that created airline of Zambia.” believe there was any truth Aftenposten of Norwayexisting loan agreement would have known that they were supplying this But our Zambian in this. They accused us of have picked the details and signed with the Hapoalim this is actually an old particular African Country government was tight-lipped rumour mongering. They said brought them back to the Bank of Israel. President move which is only with a fleet of aeroplanes. on the deal. we were a bitter publication Zambian people. We are told Lungu travelled to Israel coming to fruition now. “Yesterday, we signed “I can’t talk about the bent on tarnishing the image that the deal was actually a in March 2017, let State We reported this [contracts] on an absolutely President buying a plane for of the government and the PF loan from Middle East banks House disclose what deals news on July 22, 2017, new market — the African himself or not, that is not in in particular. and that most of the money, our Head of State signed quoting Russian media market, we signed a contract my domain. But Zambia or It is clear now that at that in fact, went towards tailor when he went for that that Zambia was getting with Zambian carriers to a Zambian company has not time, the deal was only being designing the presidential five-day visit. four planes from that supply four [SSJ 100] planes bought planes to start flying entered into and Zambia VVIP ‘Ferrari in the Sky’ that Last year, Russia country, among them a plus one aircraft in the VIP in Zambia,” said Mushimba. was still pondering options cannot be brought down by supplied government VIP jet for the President. version for the head of state,” “I think it’s fake. I have no around where to borrow military projectiles. This is with top grade military Our Minister of Transport Slyusar said in an interview clue what that story is talking money to buy the President when Zambians are waking helicopters. Let the and Communication with Rossiya 24 television in about. It does not mention a new jet. That period saw up to protest. Minister of Home Affairs Brian Mushimba refused July 2017. the local entity the Chinese President Lungu playing the This shows that theand Defence explain to to confirm this, saying it “Russia’s Sukhoi Civil are working with…it’s not merchant role in the Middle problem we have in this the people of Zambia was outside his mandate Aircraft company hascorrect.” East and Israel in particular, country is not a leadership where money for this and jurisdiction. But concluded a contract with This story is still on our but there was not enough issue but the docility of acquisition came from. Crossword puzzle 208 “Education leads to Solutions to puzzle 207 enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.” - Derrick A. Bell Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news Readers Feedback .9 Reader's feedback EDITOR'S NOTE: General Education’s Go to our News Diggers Facebook page, select suspension of 80 other staff a story you like and jot down your comment. over donor aid theft We will pick that as your feedback and get you Editor, Haggai Thabo Chilabi published on this page. The shorter the comment “You cannot be saying, “This kind of irresponsible talk is very irritating. In the higher the chance of getting published. ‘if there will be any the Financial Act, the law provides the recovery of need to recover the tax payers’ money lost due embezzlement, pilfering, embezzled funds,’ that negligence, irresponsibility, etc.” - Haggai Gondwe Note that we block Facebook users who use is money that MUST BE RECOVERED by all “Very soon, when pressure mounts, Amos will bounce abusive language. possible means even if back to say the money is actually stashed at some it means recovering it Zanaco account somewhere. Foolish Zambians will against their pensions.” - once more rejoice.” - Mweetwa Mweetwa

“Amos is quiet because he was the one mocking the British High Commissioner and Africa Confidential for tagging them corrupt over $4.5 million; now we'll see how they will repay K19.5 million.” - Bernard Musonda

“Zambia must be leading in theft of public money and corruption. It’s only under PF where a government official would not be sure on whether to recover the stolen money or not.” - Marshalls Eric

“This govt is always reactive; instead of putting up strong and good oversight on those handling public funds, the Head of State is saying ‘uubomba mwibala.’ For as long as we have very powerful individuals and weaker institutions like ACC, corruption and pilferage in public offices will continue.” - Mike Mambepa

“Please make misappropriation of govt funds a non-bailable offence, then the thieving will stop. Suspensions are not a solution, but arrest them, including beneficiaries for failure to report the crime. Strengthen the law and all these things will be a thing of the past.” - Ndakala Lesa Opposition MPs’ Nakacinda’s view that PF’s objection to Chinese greatest enemy is the economy article in Times of Editor, “Raphael Nakacinda may have gotten his facts mixed up; it's actually PF that's the greatest enemy to the economy and not the other way round.” - Zambia David M Mwanangombe Editor, have given up the country. “It's unacceptable! Can Don’t expect those who have “Could it be the slip of the tongue by Nakacinda for him to reverse the you find Bemba articles taken it and those who have words or was maybe he was thinking in reverse for if he was thinking in a Chinese newspaper? handed it over to admit it. properly; the statement should have sounded and I quote ‘the biggest What is wrong with this Let’s just take it back.” – enemy to the economy of Zambia is the PF’ not the other way - massive government? This is what Victor Chansa corruption; looting of public resources, Mukula tree included; political happens when a country violence; suppression of expression; inflated costs of govt projects…” - depends on external “I don't understand Times Callaghan Mwamba funding. What a shame.” - of Zambia's specific kind of “No. PF's biggest enemy is itself.” - Kelvin Mukube Priscilla Muntanga stupidity. But I do admire their total commitment to “On many occasions, Raphael has been behaving like a propagandist; finally “I was also surprised when it!” – Phillip Brown he wakes up from the slumber.” - Allan Alinew Lungu I saw the story of the suspended PS in Chinese!” – “How do you rush to start “Things have started falling apart between allies.” - Chali Pride Zimba Don Mwale printing in Chinese instead of Tonga or any other local “Now the marriage has cracks.” – Manda Mands “When a nation has language?” - Dundumwezi been taken over, this is Nega Nega “Could this be the beginning of the end of the PF/MMD marriage?” - what happens. We are in Ignatius H Milimo bondage. There is no other "The Chinese are not our explanation. The leaders problem" - Mike Phiri 10. International News www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018

Hollywood stars joined Queen Elizabeth and her family for Britain’s second major royal wedding this Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter year, as the monarch’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank. Eugenie, 28, daughter of marries in Gatsbyesque splendor the queen’s third child, Prince Andrew and his ex- models Kate Moss and wife Sarah Ferguson, the Naomi Campbell and singers Duchess of York, tied the Ellie Goulding and Robbie knot with Brooksbank, 32, Williams. in a traditional ceremony Female guests had to cling at Windsor Castle’s 15th on to their hats as a blustery Century St George’s Chapel. wind threatened their It was the same setting wedding outfits. as the lavish wedding in Eugenie’s dress, by Peter May of Prince Harry and Pilotto and Christopher De his American actress wife Vos of London-based label Meghan. The Duke and Peter Pilotto, had a low back Duchess of Sussex, as the to reveal scars from surgery couple are now known, were the princess underwent to among Friday’s congregation. correct scoliosis when she Eugenie’s nuptials had much was 12. of the same pomp and “It’s a lovely way to honor pageantry as Harry’s, but the the people who looked after grandeur for a “minor royal” me and a way of standing up attracted some criticism. for young people who also go The 92-year-old queen and through this,” she told ITV’s her husband Philip, 97, who “This Morning” ahead of the has retired from official wedding. engagements, were joined by The couple showed clear other royals and celebrities signs on nerves but beamed including Hollywood stars happily during the hour-long Liv Tyler and Demi Moore, service. reuters Suspended Gaza fuel deal shreds By suspending badly- needed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip after deadly clashes, Israel has cast doubts on the viability of the hard-won measure tough diplomatic efforts aimed at helping the Qatari-bought fuel trucked ordered the deliveries to fence. The Israeli army said were killed. (from Gaza towards Israel) Palestinian people and into Gaza daily to boost the stop after clashes on the five people were shot dead Saturday night, Lieberman and the use of burning easing tensions. impoverished territory's Gaza-Israel border. after "an organised attack" said on Twitter the tyres against Israeli towns" The deal, brokered by the electricity supply. Despite hopes the fuel on an army post, using an shipments of fuel and gas to near the enclave. United Nations and backed But only days after being would help ease months of explosive device which Gaza would only resume if The fuel deal had been by the United States, brought into effect, Israeli deadly violence, thousands destroyed part of the fence. there was a "total cessation reached without the Israel and others, had Defence Minister Avigdor of protestors gathered The Gaza health ministry of violence, the launching agreement of the officially seen thousands of litres of Lieberman late Friday again Friday at the border said seven Palestinians of incendiary ballons recognised Palestinian government, in what diplomats said was a first for Gaza -- which is controlled by the rival Palestinian faction, Jamal Khashoggi: UK and US Hamas. And it had also raised questions on whether Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is slowly 'could boycott' Saudi conference being sidelined. The Palestinian Authority Britain and the US are considering boycotting a Prince Mohamed bin Salman to promote his other world no longer seemed scary or far away. (PA) headed by Abbas has major international conference in Saudi Arabia reform agenda. It is being left here all alone, without them, that is semi autonomy in parts of after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal A spokesman for the UK's international trade most painful.” the occupied West Bank, Khashoggi, the BBC has learned. department said Dr Fox's diary was not yet President Donald Trump has said the US will but lost control of Gaza to Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, finalised for the week of the conference. inflict “severe punishment” on Saudi Arabia if the Hamas in a near-civil war vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate A joint statement of condemnation, if it is kingdom is found to be responsible for the death in 2007. in Istanbul. confirmed that Mr Khashoggi was killed by of Mr Khashoggi. But the PA has long been The authorities in Istanbul believe he was Saudi agents, is also being discussed by US and He said he would be “very upset and angry if that the only address for most murdered there by Saudi agents - claims Riyadh European diplomats. were the case”, but ruled out halting big military international powers and has dismissed as "lies". However, Mr Khashoggi’s fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, contracts. a senior official declared Donald Trump has said he would "punish" Saudi has said words alone will not be good enough if “I think we’d be punishing ourselves if we did Thursday it would no Arabia if it was responsible. he has been murdered. that,” he said. “If they don’t buy it from us, they’re longer work with the UN Several sponsors and media groups have decided “If we have already lost Jamal, then condemnation going to buy it from Russia or... China.” envoy who brokered the to pull out of this month's investment conference is not enough,” she wrote in a piece for the New Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevut Cavusoglu, said deal. in Riyadh, dubbed Davos in the Desert, as a result York Times. “The people who took him from us, Saudi Arabia was not yet co-operating with the The UN and other parties of concerns over Mr Khashoggi's fate. irrespective of their political positions, must be investigation - despite a statement from Saudi say they are merely seeking Diplomatic sources have now told the BBC's held accountable and punished to the full extent Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin to improve the desperate James Landale both the US Treasury Secretary, of the law.” Naif bin Abdulaziz saying they wanted to uncover humanitarian situation in Steve Mnuchin, and the UK's International Trade She added that Saturday had been Jamal’s “the whole truth”. the strip, under a crippling Secretary, Liam Fox, might not attend the event, birthday. Mr Cavusoglu has urged the kingdom to allow Israeli blockade for a which is being hosted by the kingdom's Crown “When your loved one leaves this world, the Turkish officials to enter the consulate. AFP decade. AFP Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news International News . 11 Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of Saudi Arabia vows retaliation journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as the Riyadh stock market plunged on growing investor jitters. From tech tycoons to if punished over missing critic media giants, a host of Western companies are now point on Sunday, wiping out British billionaire Richard as media powerhouses like Future Investment Initiative Khashoggi, a Washington distancing themselves from their gains for 2018. Branson and Uber CEO Bloomberg and CNN, have (FII) in Riyadh, dubbed Post contributor, vanished the Gulf state, imperilling Business barons including Dara Khosrowshahi, as well pulled out of next week’s “Davos in the desert”. a er entering the consulate Crown Prince Mohammed on October 2 to obtain bin Salman's much-hyped o cial documents for his economic reform drive. upcoming marriage. US President Donald Trump Turkey on Saturday stepped threatened ally Saudi Arabia up pressure on Saudi Arabia on Saturday with “severe by accusing the kingdom of punishment” if Khashoggi, failing to cooperate with a who has been critical of probe into the journalist’s Prince Mohammed, was disappearance. killed inside its Istanbul Turkish o cials have said mission. they believe Khashoggi was But Riyadh vowed to hit back killed inside the mission and against any action against it. claims have been leaked to “ e kingdom a rms its media that he was tortured total rejection of any threats and even dismembered. or attempts to undermine it Saudi Arabia insists whether through threats to Khashoggi le the building impose economic sanctions safely and dismissed or the use of political accusations that authorities pressure,” an o cial source had ordered his murder by a said, quoted by state news hit squad as “lies and baseless agency SPA. allegations”. He said Riyadh would e kingdom’s Tadawul All- “respond to any action with a Shares Index (TASI) lost bigger one”, pointing out that more than 500 points, diving the oil superpower “plays an by seven percent in the  rst e ective and vital role in the two hours when trading world economy”. resumed a er the weekend, As investors took fright, in panic selling reminiscent Saudi stocks tumbled by St Peter's Square at the Vatican was packed for the canonization of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI and ve other of the days a er the global around seven percent at one new saints. AFP  nancial crisis in 2008. AFP Journalist murder a toxic Mogadishu mystery in Malta one year on bombings: Man

A year a er a car bomb killed Maltese anti- to nepotism, implicating members of the car bombing have been arrested and are corruption journalist Daphne Caruana government and organised crime. facing trial, but whoever ordered the killing executed on Galizia, those who ordered the murder It also launched highly personal attacks on remains free. remain free while others continuing her Maltese politicians. e political opposition to the Labour work in the EU's smallest state are branded Journalist and blogger Manuel Delia says government consists of the Nationalist Somalia blast traitors. that he receives threats and insults in party, which was headed by Simon Busuttil e windswept  eld where the mother-of- the street because of his work, including until June last year. three's burnt-out car ended up on October speaking to foreign journalists, just as He says that Caruana Galizia’s corruption 16, 2017, has become a monument to her Caruana Galizia did when she was alive. investigations and accusations crossed anniversary life. " e more time passes the more we realise party lines, although she more regularly A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack Supporters of free speech like Tania Attard that democracy doesn’t really work well skewered members of the Labour party. in Somalia's history has been executed on the  rst anniversary come to this isolated spot to place  owers here, the rule of law does not prevail," “You know her last words (on her blog) were of the blast. under a banner calling for justice,  uttering said Delia, who worked for years for the ‘the situation is desperate’ and I feel that Hassan Adan Isak drove one of the vehicles involved in the alongside a Maltese  ag. Nationalist party until it lost to Labour in today the situation is even more desperate,” attack on the capital, Mogadishu, a court ruled. "If the person responsible for this is 2013. Busuttil told AFP at his o ces in Valletta. Nearly 600 people were killed when a truck  lled with established, perhaps then we can rest and "Institutions are completely co-opted and “Because the people who ordered her killing explosives was detonated at one of the busiest intersections in see that justice is done," Attard told AFP. possessed by the government, and the are still at large and because the corruption the city. "I'm sure they never realised that it would government is possessed by people who are stories that she revealed have still not been A commemorative ceremony was held at the intersection on come this far, that it would... turn into motivated by their own power and personal resolved and those corruption stories Sunday. something so important and international." pro t." involve people who are actually running It has been renamed 14 October junction in memory of those A er her death an international consortium Supporters of Caruana Galizia hold a vigil the country.” who died there. of journalists launched the Daphne Project, on the 16th of every month, demanding He says Brussels should ensure the rule of No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although coordinated by Forbidden Stories, a Paris- justice. Meanwhile, o cials regularly law is applied in the island, which joined correspondents say all indications are that the militant Islamist based organisation dedicated to continuing dispatch street cleaners to remove the European Union in 2004. al-Shabab group was responsible. the work of killed or imprisoned journalists. an impromptu memorial that keeps e murdered journalist’s sister Corinne Saturday evening saw two suicide bombers kill 20 people in " ey just thought they would eliminate her reappearing in Valletta’s historic centre. says that the current criminal investigation the town of Baidoa, in the south west of the country. Dozens and then feel better but I don't think that is Despite repeated requests to the o ce of is limited in scope, and that there should be were injured. the result at all, I think that it has back red Labour Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and an independent enquiry. Al-Shabab said it had carried out the attack. on them," said Attard. to the government for o cial comment “ ey are not investigating whether Meanwhile, the  rst commercial  ight between the Ethiopian But while journalists abroad can continue ahead of the anniversary, none was Daphne’s life could have been saved, they capital Addis Ababa and Mogadishu in 41 years has taken place. her work, those in Malta calling for justice forthcoming. are not investigating whether there was a A plane from private airline Ethiopia National Airways landed say they are branded traitors. An o cial from Muscat’s o ce brie y possibility of state complicity, they are not at the Somali capital’s Aden Adde airport on Saturday, the  rst Caruana Galizia's blog sought to expose blocked an AFP journalist on Twitter for investigating the possibility of state neglect of a planned four  ights a week, scandals on the island of less than half-a- asking for comment, then invited questions and they are certainly not investigating how It is the latest sign of improving relations between the two million people, from petrol smuggling to via email which were never answered. to prevent future deaths,” she told AFP. neighbouring Horn of Africa countries. BBC money laundering, o shore bank accounts ree men who allegedly carried out the AFP 12. Entertainment News www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018

Marvel Studios made the entire world shout “Wakanda Forever!” when Black Panther hit theaters Black Panther 2: Everything we in February 2018, kicking o a spectacular run that has made the  lm one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, with the know about the sequel so far best reviews of any movie far. for upcoming  lms in its theaters on each of those for releasing  lms in each 2 will likely drop into in Marvel’s cinematic Marvel Studios has already cinematic universe through dates remain a mystery. solo series two or three one of the weekends set universe. Although the announced release dates 2021, but the movies hitting Given the studio’s a nity years apart, Black Panther aside in 2020 or 2021.  e studio is playing coy until release dates the studio has a er the events of the announced so far in those Avengers: In nity War years are as follows: May 1, sequel play out, Marvel July 31, and November 6 in has con rmed that Black 2020; and February 12, May Panther 2 is indeed in the 7, and November 5 in 2021. works, and now the biggest Marvel also likes to reserve question is when the  lm certain months for each will hit theaters. Expected to bring back franchise, with the last two director and co-writer  or movies hitting theaters Ryan Coogler along with in November, all of the Iron star Chadwick Boseman in Man movies debuting in the role of T’Challa, Black May, and both Ant-Man Panther 2 (or whatever the movies premiering in July,  lm’s o cial title will end for example. February is up being) will likely be set Black History Month, so in a very di erent Marvel it stands to reason that the universe than the  rst  lm, studio could make it Black thanks to the events of both Panther month, too — the original movie and making the February 12, In nity War. 2021, release date a very Here’s everything we know likely target for the sequel. about Black Panther 2 so DIGITALTRENDS

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Barinholtz wrote the screenplay a er President Donald Trump was elected West's visit to the White House to the White House in 2016, and although Trump is never Ahead of his trip to Africa‚ Kanye West popped watching and tweeted their reactions as the meeting kick Kanye out of the White House. mentioned in the  lm the past the White House to meet with  e Donald and unfolded. “You know‚ Trump’s mouth was saying‚ ‘ at was director wanted it released launched into an almost ten-minute long rant about At the end of the meeting a dazed Trump could impressive’ but you could see he was thinking‚ ‘Is it before Americans vote in the policy and alternative universes. only stammer out: “I tell you what‚ that was pretty racist if I call the cops? Is it?’” Nov. 6 congressional midterm Ye even said that Donald Trump made him feel like impressive folks.” Trevor added that it was great to see “Kanye make elections. Superman and his MAGA cap had given him power. Trevor deciphered the meeting on  e Daily Show Trump feel like Trump makes us feel every single “We’re at this very high Trevor Noah and his team at  e Daily Show were later in the night and joked about Trump wanting to d a y ”. SOWETANLIVE Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news Entertainment News. 13 Opening up. Rapper Drake spoke out about his 12-month-old son in a new Drake Talks About His Son for the First interview on Friday, October 12, while discussing his feud with Kanye West. Celebrity Feuds: The Biggest Time, Says Kanye West Revealed His Secret Ever! The DeGrassi: The Next he also showed West photos Kanye West's Most album.) track, “Duppy Freestyle,” “The Story of Adidon,” which Generation alum, 31, said of his little boy at that time. Outrageous Moments “Then, the first album drops. outed Drake as a father and on Opens a New Window. which referenced how he referred to him as a deadbeat HBO’s The Shop Opens a New “I tell him I’m having trouble Things only got worse when And, of course, there’s a diss helped West to write his dad: “Since you name- Window. that he began to see with my son’s mother. We Pusha T’s track “Infrared,” song toward me that you singles “Father Stretched My dropped my fiancée / Let stories online that included had a conversation,” he said. which insinuated that Drake’s produced, that’s talking about Hands” and “30 Hours” from ‘em know who you chose as details of a conversation “I wake up, and all these dates latest album may have been writing?” Drake said. “I was 2016’s Life of Pablo. your Beyoncé / Sophie knows the two men had about are out … Then the next two penned by Quentin Miller, just there with you as friends He also sent G.O.O.D. better, ask your baby mother,” relationship troubles Drake days, whatever, I wake up was released on Pusha’s helping you, and now you’re a $100,000 invoice for he raps in the first verse. was having with the mother now to this text from him, Daytona album on West’s dissing me. So I’m like, man, “promotional assistance and “Cleaned her up for IG, but of his son, former porn star passive like, ‘Yo, I love you label, G.O.O.D. Music, in this is dark.” career-reviving.” the stench is on her / A baby’s Sophie Brussaux. Drake said brother.'” May. (West also produced the Drake hit back with his own Pusha-T then responded with involved, it’s deeper than rap / We talkin’ character, let me keep with the facts / You are hiding a child, let that boy come home / Deadbeat 'Star Wars' Comic Writer Says Marvel motherf–ka, playin’ border c ont ro l .” “I knew something was going to come up about my kid, they had to add, like, the Fired Him for Social Media Behavior deadbeat thing to make it Chuck Wendig, the New York more appealing,” Drake said Times best-selling author on The Shop. of the Star Wars: Aftermath Though the “God’s Plan” series of novels, has been fired singer confirmed the by Marvel Entertainment, he existence of his son on his said on Twitter Friday. That song “March 14” from his leaves the future of numerous double album, Scorpion previously announced Star Opens a New Window. , Wars projects, that Wendig Drake’s interview marks was attached to, uncertain as the first time he has spoken a result. directly about his child. In a series of tweets, Wendig The Grammy nominee told — who was working on the show’s host Lebron James both the five-issue Shadow that he hopes to be able to of Vader miniseries and share his side of the story an additional, currently Opens a New Window. with unannounced, Star Wars his son one day and that series for the publisher — he has no ill will toward revealed that he had been Brussaux. “I do wanna be able fired by Marvel in the middle to explain to my son what of his work on the titles happened, but I don’t have because, in his words, "of the any desire for him to like, not negativity and vulgarity that love his mother,” he said. “Or my tweets bring. Seriously, I don’t ever want the world that’s what Mark [Paniccia], to be angry at his mother. the editor said. It was too We have found ourselves in much vulgarity, too much 3 over old, offensive tweets the characters being used in and equally visible as a target although that was not given a situation, and we are both negativity on my part." that had been resurfaced by the series. Notably, Cain is for right-wing trolls on as a reason for the series’ equally responsible.” Previously, Wendig had conservative personalities. as vocal about her politics, social media, as Wendig — surprise cancellation. msn He continued: “I’m just really written Hyperion and an Wendig is no stranger to excited to be a great father. I adaptation of Star Wars: The controversy within Star Wars have a son, he’s a beautiful boy Force Awakens for Marvel. fandom, with the writer being … No matter what happens, Wendig has been outspoken targeted by a vocal minority I have an unconditional love for the mother of my child about his liberal political after introducing one of the views on Twitter. On Oct. because I want him to love his franchise’s first canonically 7, he drew the attention of mother and I have to project gay characters in his 2015 well-known conservative that energy.” novel, Star Wars: Aftermath. personalities, such as Ben West, for his part, apologized His outspoken response to Shapiro and filmmaker to Drake via Twitter in that pushback — calling Dinesh D'Souza, with a September, promising to those that complained "the series of tweets surrounding come to a show during s---ty, oppressive, totalitarian the confirmation of his Aubrey and the Three Empire" — combined Supreme Court Justice Migos tour. “Sending good Brett Kavanaugh, who had with his openness about energy and love to Drake been accused of sexual discussing real-world politics and family and crew,” he assault. In one tweet, which on social media, made him wrote at the time. “I haven’t he later deleted because a lightning rod within the seen the show in person but he said it had become a more conservative elements the images look incredible "funnel for harassment," he of the property’s fan base. online. I understand where wrote, "Winter is coming, Marvel’s removal of Wendig the confusion started.” you callous f---necks, you comes a month after the Sexy Celeb Dads prolapsed a--holes, you publisher canceled The One month earlier, the “Nice grotesque monsters, you Vision, a six-issue miniseries, for What” singer dissed Ye on racists and rapists and two months ahead of launch, stage in the “Famous” rapper’s wretched abusers, you with the creative team — hometown of Chicago, vengeful petty horrors." which included another best- changing the lyrics in his Wendig's firing comes three selling novelist, Chelsea Cain track “Know Yourself” to say months after Marvel parent — only getting a few days’ that his rival had “flopped.” company Disney firednotice and little explanation Us Weekly has reached out to James Gunn as director of as to why, beyond a change in Queen Elizabeth II shunned traditional autumn hues in favour of this pale blue suit by both Drake and West’s reps for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. publishing plans surrounding Angela Kelly at the royal wedding. [Photo: Getty] comment. usmagazine Monday October 15, 2018 www.diggers.news International Sports. 14 'New' Djokovic wins Shanghai to The "new" Novak Djokovic warned that he was gunning for Rafael Nadal's world number one ranking after winning the Shanghai close on world no.1 Nadal Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 the race to finish as year- scenario," Djokovic, who late surge to the summit of Nadal in the rankings of the year." victory over Borna Coric on end number one. last sat atop the rankings men's tennis. and put myself in a good Red-hot Djokovic has Sunday. "I could not ask for a better two years ago, said of his "I am very close now to position for the last period now been victorious in The 14-time Grand Slam 18 ATP matches in a row champion has been and in recent months won imperious all week and Wimbledon, the Cincinnati barely offered a sniff to the Masters, the US Open and 19th-ranked Croatian, a now Shanghai for a fourth good friend and sometime- time. training partner. It is all a far cry from just The end when it inevitably five months ago, when Djokovic fell to 22nd in arrived was anti-climactic, the world as he struggled with the Serb winning the following elbow surgery in championship point after a February. video review. He missed the second half Djokovic buried his head in of 2017 with elbow and off- his hand at the absurdity of court issues, but said he had it. adapted his game since the The 31-year-old will operation. leapfrog Roger Federer into Djokovic, who has been second in the world when particularly dominant on the rankings are released on his serve, not dropping one Monday but will not stop service game in Shanghai, there as the season reaches said: "I think you're seeing its climax. the new Novak. Spanish great Nadal, who "I don't need to describe was not in Shanghai or him, that's all I can say. Beijing last week because of "I had to reinvent myself a knee injury, will be just 215 and find, you know, (a) points ahead of Djokovic in Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with his trophy after beating Borna Coric of Croatia in the Shanghai Masters proper formula for success. "I found it and I'm just trying to hold on to it as long as I can." German press hammer Loew after Dutch mauling Asked by AFP if he had a message for the under- The German press turned to the 2014 World Cup themselves last in their their last two games, against on November 19, or pressure Nadal, the Serb on Joachim Loew after title, Loew was irritated Nations League pool. the French on Tuesday and risk relegation in the smiled: "I will leave that the hammering by the when asked if the heavy The Germans must win Dutch in Gelsenkirchen competition's debut. AFP up to your creative spirit of Netherlands left thedefeat was his 168th -- and journalism." future of Germany's head final -- international. The 32-year-old Nadal coach in doubt with "For me, or what?" he could return from his latest world champions France replied, flustered, with his injury for the Paris Masters, looming on Tuesday. 12-year reign in peril. which starts at the end of "Not at the moment," Loew "We need to move on this month. replied in the post match quickly (to the next Djokovic said he could play press conference when question), I am the wrong Vienna or Basel, the week asked if he can still decide person to talk to about before Paris, in an effort to his future following the that." further rein in his rankings 3-0 drubbing - Germany's He only signed a new heaviest defeat to the contract with the German rival. Dutch. Football Association The 21-year-old Coric said Dutch captain Virgil Van (DFB) in May until the that he had no complaints Dijk gave the hosts a first- next World Cup, yet about losing to "one of half lead before late goals unless results improve, it the best in the history of by Memphis Depay and is doubtful he will see it tennis". Georginio Wijnaldum through. In what was the biggest capped a golden night for After the World Cup match of his life, he wore the Oranje in Amsterdam. debacle, when Germany heavy strapping on one "That was a brutal and crashed out after finishing thigh and has been troubled disappointing defeat, bottom of their group, by a stiff neck that saw him especially as we had the the Germans again find Germany defender Jerome Boateng is out of Tuesday's match against France after ponder pulling out before game under control in injuring his calf in the 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands. AFP the tournament. AFP the first 30 minutes," said Loew, whose contract runs until 2022. "At the moment, you can literally feel that we do not Henry has ‘everything’ to become have the self-confidence that we used to have." Thierry Henry has It could have been 4-0 as “everything” needed to Depay also hit the crossbar become a good manager, good coach - Deschamps in the dying stages as the France coach and former German defence collapsed international teammate project where he’ll have to The 41-year-old FrenchMonaco to their first Ligue World Cup and Euro 2000, in the last 10 minutes. If Loew's side loses to Didier Deschamps said of take responsibility. It’ll be up World Cup winner, who had 1 title since 2000. He was also started his coaching world champions France the newly-named Monaco to him to take the reins.” been working as an assistant sacked on Thursday after career at Monaco, back in in Paris on Tuesday, it will coach. Former Arsenal star Henry to Belgium coach Roberto a string of poor results left 2001. mean a record sixth defeat “Thierry’s ready,” Deschamps was named Monaco coach Martinez since 2016, returns Monaco in the relegation “The first season was very for Germany in a calender told TF1. “He has everything” on Saturday, his first job to the club where he began places. complicated,” he said, year, which Loew can ill to be a good coach. in club management after his professional career. Deschamps, who captained wishing Henry “lots of afford. “He’s throwing himself into leaving his position with the Henry replaces Leonardo the France team featuring courage and big success”. Having steered Germany an exciting, exhilarating Belgian national team. Jardim, who in 2017 guided Henry that won the 1998 AFP 15. Local Sports www.diggers.news Monday October 15, 2018

Alfred Muwowo (r) rumbles with Tanzania's Haji Jung in a  yweight  ght. Muwowo won on knock out - South African boxer Asandiawe Nxokwana on her knees a er being knocked down by Catherine Phiri on Saturday Picture by Tenson Mkhala Picture by Tenson Mkhala Shepolopolo commence AFCON preparations

By Alex Chilumbwe players summoned for camp. COSAFA Castle Cup squad that Nations scheduled for 17 Mulenga, Martha Tembo (all Bu aloes), Hellen Chanda,  e Zambia Women National Coach Beauty Mwamba emerged fourth in South Africa. November to 1 December. Green Bu aloes), Margaret Prisca Chilufya (Red Arrows), Team yesterday commenced named a blend of youth and  e team will be accommodated FULL SQUAD Belemu, Rebecca Nyirenda Avel Chitundu (Zesco Girls), preparations for the 2018 Africa experience in the fulcrum at Cool Breeze from October (GOALKEEPERS) (both Red Arrows), Elizabeth Tamara Mbewe (Green Eagles) Women Championship with 26 of the team from the 2018 14 to November 3 and only Catherine Musonda (Indeni Nachivula (Red Arrows), (STRIKERS) Bu aloes’ Anita Mulenga had Girls), Maleta Muwindwa, Hazel Vast Musonda (Zesco Girls),  eresa Chewe, Rachael not yet reported for camp as Nali (both Green Bu aloes), Mweemba Lushomo (Nkwazi) Kundananji (Indeni Girls), the letter to the command Chiko Nkhoma (Red Arrows) (MIDFIELDERS) Barbara Banda, Rachael Nachula was not sent on time. (DEFENDERS) Misozi Zulu, Rhodah (both Green Bu aloes), Hellen FAZ mourns Ghana will host the Total Jackline Nkole (Indeni Girls), Chileshe (Indeni Girls), Mubanga (Red Arrows), Women’s Africa Cup of Lweendo Chisamu, Anita Mary Mwakapila (Green Penelope Mulubwa (Zesco Girls) former ZESCO United Chairman Catherine, Lorita, Muwowo

By Alex Chilumbwe  e Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) on Saturday through a press stand tall at Boxing Night statement conveyed its condolences to ZESCO United Football Club and the family of the former chairman Bruno Mukeya on his passing. By Alex Chilumbwe three gave their boxing stable, seconds into the second round knockout a er 2 minutes, 23  e former ZESCO United boss died on Friday in Ndola a er an illness. Zambian boxers held the Oriental Quarries Boxing of their super welterweight seconds of the third round. Mukeya served as club Chairman from 2005 to February national  ag high at the non- Promotions (OQBP) and other bout. Emeley was seemingly  e most anticipated  ght was 2011 and oversaw a glittering period in the club’s title International Boxing sponsors value for their money. tough but only in appearance a Super Bantam bout between history that included a debut Super League title in 2007. tournament on Saturday While the biggest  ght of the as she could not handle the Phiri and Nxokwana that did not He was also at the helm of the club when it evening a er recording three evening was between Catherine intensity of Zambia pugilist. last neither as the Xhosa warrior made its debut in CAF competitions in 2008. technical knockouts and Phiri and South Africa’s Alfred ‘Ibrahim’ Muwowo succumbed to a successive Under his chairmanship, ZESCO United won the league title in unanimous decisions against Asandiawa Nxokwana, 23, wowed the audience with his combination of hooks and jabs 2007, 2008 and 2010 and reached the CAF Champions’ League their foreign counterparts. Lorita Muzeya stole the spotlight enterprising jabs and uppercuts in the second round a er a thrilling 2 minutes, 31 seconds. Group Stage in 2009. ZESCO were also Barclays Cup champions in Catherine Phiri, Lorita Muzeya as she handed a technical in the Flyweight category Nxokwana blamed it all on a 2007, 2008 and 2010 with also the Coca-Cola Cup crown in 2007. and Alfred Muwowo were the knockout to Emeley Kubwalo that took out his Tanzanian shoulder injury that she sustained. highlights of the evening as the of Zimbabwe a er a minute, 30 rival through a technical “My shoulder and part of my ribs were hurting too much to continue. I planned to go all the way and win the bout but what has happened has happened and cannot be changed,” said Nxokwana. Mabaso’s 3 pointer spell Meanwhile, Phiri said Nxokwana was still a very good boxer whose height favoured her. “I was prepared for all the rounds but unfortunately she could not challenge the technical knockout. I’m glad downs Matero Magic I have won in a very short By Alex Chilumbwe Kainda kept replying to Mabaso’s three pointers until he collecting maximum points. Our team has been maintained for time as this  ght was a test to Nelson Mabaso’s 33 points and Ernest Chewe’s 11 managed to reduce the point di erence to 8 from a wide four seasons so we should utilize this advantage,” said Chewe. my rematch against Kenya’s assists and 6 points guided Green Bu aloes to a 86- 17. Fred Kaela supplied most of the assists to Kainda while A top four  nish in the league had never been this Fatuma Zarika,” said Phiri. 75 win over Matero Magic in week 14 of the Midlands Chongo Choona tightened the defence but to little success. unpredictable since the past four seasons where it had always In other results, Lusaka Basketball Association (MIBA) league on Saturday. Magic shooting guard Fred Kaela was hopeful his side would do been Matero Magic, UNZA Pacers, Bu aloes and Hawks. based Lemmy Simbeye  e Combatants recorded their  rst win against Magic in better against Bu aloes in the  nal serie( serie 3) of the league.  e table lists Munali Suns, Pacers, Matero Magic and LCC defeated Bazla Ngosa who the  ve encounters that the two had met in both the league “We could have pressed from the start and not allow Looters while the   h and sixth positions are occupied by hails from the Copperbelt and playo s, thanks to their shooting guard Nelson Mabaso. them to make cheap points out of our loose defence. Hawks and Bulldogs that could easily escalate to the top four if Province, while Philemon Mabaso came in a er Humphrey Mwangula got substituted  ey were clever enough to create shooting space for they squared up on aggregate with the current top four teams. Hara punished fans’ favourite and it was not regrettable. Assists from Chewe were so Mabaso and he was not missing.  is is homework to us In the feminine league, UNZA Honeys, Magic Sparks, Green Pethias Chisenga through a well-timed that Mabaso managed to attempt 16 three and I am positive we will do better in serie 3,” said Kaela. Bu aloes and Napsa Breeze were still topping the table in that unanimous point decision. pointers, notching 12. Supplemented by Lawrence Mubanga Meanwhile, Bu aloes defensive forward Ernest order.  e weekend results were as follows in the senior league. A less convincing win for David and Bright Chokolo’s tight defence, the youngerster Chewe could not hide his excitement over the victory. Munali Suns 86 and Hawks 75 (Musculine) Mwale against Zimbabwe’s despite his unfavourable height, also made notable “I think every team rejoices when it beats Magic. It is not easy Unza Honeys 57 and Hotspurs 42 (Feminine) Wiseman Chuma attracted little drives that accumulated more baskets for the army side. at all and I’m hoping we will maintain the composure and Shells 39 and Green bu aloes 68 (Feminine) applause from the audience It was not a totally dry game for Matero Magic as their creativity we had throughout the game and use it in remaining Green Eagles 78 and Napsa 75 (Musculine) as viewers judgement went overly energetic and determined point guard Augustine  xtures. We just need to work even harder so that we keep Unza Pacers 84 and Lcc Looters 76 (Musculine) Chuma’s way. Zambians dominate P15

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Eden Hazard has refuted suggestions that he could look to leave Chelsea when the January transfer window opens. The Blues forward has long been linked with a switch to Real Madrid but, despite strong rumours he could make the move in the summer, he remained at Stamford Bridge. The Belgian has since reiterated it is his dream to sign for the Liga giants, leading to reports that he could even look to jump ship in the January window. But speaking to Telefoot, Hazard has insisted that will not happen and that he will not look to clash with the club in an Former WBC female bantamweight Champion Catherine Phiri (l) fights South Africa's Asandiawe Nxokwana in a non-title attempt to force a move to the Santiago Bernabeu. Goal.com super bantam at Government Complex on Saturday. Catherine won with a knock out – Picture by Tenson Mkhala ZAMBIA PUNISHED ... wasteful Chipolopolo leave Guinea empty handed By Alex Chilumbwe served Zambia the Chipolopolo managed in Wednesday, in Lusaka that top group K in the AFCON Guineans side as they Guinea Bissau yesterday same 2-1 scoreline that their first clash last week, has seen the West Africas qualifiers. found the back of the net Three scares by Guinea in the 65th minute. characterized the first four Sven hoped the minutes of the game while replacement of Augustine Zambia had only tried Mulenga by Lazarous one shot over the bar. A Kambole could change free kick after Red Bull things for the Copper Salzburg's Enock Mwepu bullets in the 78th minute got fouled near the 18 box while Patson Daka and presented Zambia a chance TP Mazembe's Reinford to take lead. Kalaba made little positive Orlando Pirates' Justine improvement to the team Shonga did not disappoint adjustments. as his beautifully taken free A golden chance for kick gave Chipolopolo the Zambia in the 82nd lead in the 12th minute of minute went too wide to the first half. allow Chipolopolo boys to Guinea equalized through equalize. An expression of an own goal by Stopilla disappointment could be Sunzu whomkisc an effort seen on Patson Daka but to deflect a shot from a the attacks were mostly Guinea forward. A couple blocked by Guinea’s Luis of back-to-back counter Mendez. attacks by both sides Three minutes of additional rocked the early minutes time could not help as of the second half and it Zambia left Guinea empty Toulon winger Julian Savea's late yellow card helped condemn his team to a one-point loss to Newcastle - AFP was only fruitful to the handed with a 2-1 defeat.