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By Mirriam Chabala until the Head of State an airplane, itching to Roan Member of wakes up to the problems jump on it and fly away, Parliament Chishimba affecting poor Zambians. leaving problems at home. Kambwili says he And Kambwili charged Speaking during a press will exert pressure on that President Lungu briefing today, Kambwili President shivers whenever he sees said it will now be punch for punch between him and President Lungu. CSOs to petition “For those who know , I can exert pressure and Parliament over I have started exerting pressure on President thretened state Edgar Lungu so that he gets up, pulls up his socks and start working of emergency for the people of other than traveling By Mirriam Chabala Zambia Council for Social Twenty eight Civil Society Development (ZCSD) every time. Yes we Organisations (CSOs) have organiseed stakeholders know traveling is part petitioned the National consultative meeting of your job but it’s not Assembly to pass a resolution recently. mandatory. revoking the Threatened Continues on page 2 Continues on page 3 State of Emergency, arguing Immigration arrest that there no longer exists a situation threatening the We wonder if HH’s forgiveness security of the country. At a press briefing today, was genuine, says Kampamba Non-Governmental singer Mumba Yachi Organisations Coordinating By Mirriam Chabala government is waiting for HH Council (NGOCC) executive Chief Government to propose dates for dialogue. By Mirriam Chabala Public Relations Officer Namati Spokesperson Mulenga At a media briefing today, director Engwase Mwale Kampamba says “we really Kampamba wondered The Department of Immigration has Nshinka confirmed that Mumba who said the CSOs resolved wonder if the so called whether HH was committed arrested Congolese Singer Mumba Yatchi was intercepted from Chirundu Border to petition the National forgiveness is there”, in to moving forward and for obtaining a Green Zambian National post, was currently detained at Lusaka Assembly after reviewing reaction to Hakainde making the country Registration Card (NRC) on false Correctional facility awaiting Court Hichilema’s press briefing in governable. various presentations pretences. appearance. . Continues on page 2 that were submitted at a And Kampamba says Continues on page 3 In a statement, Immigration department

By Sipilisiwe Ncube Ruling party youths from Eastern province and several Mwila joins PF cadres demanding for... district officials today launched a “Mutati must go” campaign, alleging that the Finance minister’s continued stay in government was strengthening his opposition party. And President Edgar Lungu says he will hear and attend to the demands of the petitioners “behind the cameras” as they were a party matter. Eastern Province PF Deputy Chairperson Gideon Phiri presented a petition to party Secretary General Davies Mwila demanding that Mutati must resign on moral grounds. They charged that the MMD leader-cum- Cabinet minister was using government funds to revamp the former ruling party, with an agenda to challenge incumbent President Edgar Lungu in the 2021 general elections. Mwila addresses PF petitioners (r) at the party secretariat in Lusaka today Continues on page 2 MMD MINISTERS TO GO Continues on P2 2. Local News Friday September 1, 2017 CSOs petition Parliament over Threatened State of Emergency

From front page release the Justice and Legal “Following presentations reform commission report. from the Zambia Police We would also like to take Service, Ministry of Justice, this opportunity to launch legal experts and Civil the Monitoring and Tracking Society Organisations at the of human rights abuse/ stakeholders consultative violations during the period meeting organised by the of the threatened state of Zambia Council for Social emergency,” said Mwale. Development (ZCSD) on the And Young African Leaders threatened state of emergency Initiative (YALI) President which was held at the Royal Andrew Ntewewe said Shalom Lodge in Lusaka, the Threatened State of on August 24, 2017, we have Emergency should be revoked resolved to petition the in readiness for the national National Assembly to pass day of prayer, fasting and a resolution revoking the reconciliation. Threatened State of Public “As Civil society we can Emergency as a situation no only call on our Members longer exists for its continued of Parliament to do the existence,” Mwale said. correct thing and ensure “Acknowledging the that the Threatened State of proclamation of the Emergency is revoked. But just Threatened State ofto add on, to this day I think Emergency by President one of the biggest legacies Edgar Lungu on 5th July, 2017 of President Edgar Lungu is and approved by the National that he launched October 18 NGOCC executive director Egwase Mwale speaks to MacDonard Chipenzi during the civil society resolution on the Assembly of Zambia on 12th as a day for reconciliation, threatened state of public emergency in Lusaka September 1, 2017 picture by Tenson Mkhala July, 2017, we have realised prayer and fasting, maybe pray as well, we ask in earnest State of Public Emergency of Zambia (ECZ) is going then they might extend or the that the situation which the question would be, how that come next month, we will affect all of us including through a self restructuring President might start a new led to that proclamation are we going to fast, pray and want to pray and fast in the the media personnel. Above process which requires us to State of Emergency and then no longer exists and we are reconcile amongst ourselves absence of Threatened Public all, it’s to call on civil society also take keen interest.” extend it again for 90 days. So convinced that the tension if we are going to be living Emergency,” said Ntewewe. organisations in the electoral “So these resolutions and the it will depend on us as citizens that existed and led to the in fear of the Threatened Meanwhile, Civil Society process that today as we unity among civil societies to start telling the President unfortunate happenings Sate of Emergency? It won’t Constitutional Agenda are talking, we need agent should continue to be and whoever else that these and the proclamation of make sense. So because the (CiSCA) Publicity Secretary electoral reforms and this is amplified as we get towards fires that we witnessed the Threatened State Public President is always prayerful, Macdonald Chipenzi said: why this resolution comes at a the end of the Threatened before have continued even Emergency has been brought he is always fasting and that “For me this is a call of unity to no better time like now where State of Emergency. If we don’t under the threatened state of under a considerable control he wants all of us to fast and all of us that this Threatened the Electoral Commission push the Parliamentarians emergency,” said Chipenzi. and room for dialogue can be cemented.” Mwale said the CSOs called Mwila joins PF youths calling for , other MMD ministers to go on the Ministry of Justice to release the Justice and Legal From front page with them, not so?). So they can leave. All those who are President Edgar Lungu and PF, bound that such behaviour, And speaking when he should choose PF or MMD,” working with President Lungu we don’t have time to waste. if left unchecked, our party reform commission report received the petition at the Mwila said. in government, we expect total Our time now is to develop will be unmanageable and in order to curtail any future party Secretariat in Lusaka He said PF was a political party loyalty. Failure to be loyal to this country, and we expect risks loosing all those genuine today, PF Secretary General on its own and would remain the party and to the President, arson and vandalism to public harmony and unity in the MMD members who joined Davies Mwila asked all the as such. we have to separate,” Mwila p ar t y.” property in the country. PF and have continued to be “To curtail any future arson MMD members who were “PF is a political party on its said. Meanwhile speaking earlier currently working with the own and shall remain as such. “So the petition that you have when he presented the loyal to the party PF.” and vandalism to public PF to leave the opposition in We have President Edgar brought to the secretariat, petition to party Secretary He said Mutati was behaving property, government invokes order to maintain peace and Lungu as our party President we are going to take it to General on behalf of others, like an enemy of the PF. provision of the protected harmony in the country. and Republican President. the appointing authority so PF Eastern Province Deputy “Honorable Mutati’s behavior places and areas Act – CAP “Colleagues on behalf of the And we expect as a party that that he can decide. And on Chairperson Gideon Phiri has been more of an enemy 125 of the Laws of Zambia central committee, I want all those who are working top of that, we are going to accused the Finance Minister than an ally of the party and to thank you for coming. with the President, they have present this petition to the of secretly mobilizing his party appointing authority. It is and the Anti – Terrorism Whatever goes up must come to be loyal to the party and central committee because structures to undermine the for this reason that we are Act No. 2 of 2015, the state down. So nga baletulufyanya, the President of this country. they have to know what is PF leadership. demanding that he clearly security Act (CAP 111); and kuya! Nga balefwaya umutende All those who don’t want to going on. If MMD officials are “Mr Mutati is using proceeds to states where he belongs the immediate undertaking of bafwile bachileka chi MMD, be loyal to the party and to undermining us, we have to advance his personal agenda in because he does not mean well Constitutional and Electoral elo nomba twalabomba the government, they are free come up with a decision. So I order to revamp the Movement bwino nabo tefyo? (if they to leave. I want to repeat and want to assure you colleagues for the party and government. reforms and the Criminal for Multy Party Democracy are disturbing us, they should to make it clear that all those who have come from Eastern (MMD) and challenge your We want him to resign as Justice system ahead of the go, but if they want peace! who don’t want to be loyal province that today, before the good leadership in 2021. when Minister of Finance on moral 2021 General elections, the They should stop MMD, that to the President and to the President leaves for Swaziland, we look at that we get sad, principal so that he can openly Ministry of Justice should is when we are going to work party, the , they am taking this petition to him. our hearts are paining hence do what he is doing,” said Phiri. our coming forward to bring Meanwhile, in Northern this petition. He is secretly Province, North Western Immigration arrest singer Mumba Yachi instructing the MMD party and several other Provinces, structures to undermine your PF youths held procession leadership. For example in demanding for the resignation From front page Act, 2016 of the Laws of Zambia, 405730/10/1 also bearing the same Eastern province, he is using “The Department of Immigration respectively,” Nshinka stated. names,” stated Nshinka. his vice president Mr Reuben of Mutati. The youths carried has arrested Shadrick Chite She stated that Mumba was detained “He was handed over to Mutolo Phiri and Mr Samuel banners and presented Mukenge (31), a Congolese musician for giving conflicting statements Immigration Headquarters on the Phiri who was once elected PF petitions to the provincial PF Chairman for elections in the leaderships. popularly known as Mumba about his nationality to a public same day, where a statement was Eastern province to destabilise And President Lungu said: “I Yachi, for knowingly making officer. recorded from him, in which he the PF in the province. They will wait to hear from the SG. representations he knew to be false “The suspect was on 9th May, said he was a Zambian, a position have of late held press briefings You know those are politics, for the purpose of obtaining a Green 2017 intercepted by officers at which he later withdrew in another to denounce your leadership we are in this political process. and that of the ruling party He is the Minister of Finance Zambian National Registration Chirundu Border Control when he statement recoded on 28th August, PF,” Phiri said. and leader of the opposition Card (NRC) number 405730/10/1 attempted to enter Zambia using 2017, where he admitted to being a “Furthermore, they have all and a Zambian Passport number ZN the Zambian Passport number Congolese national. He is currently been calling for all former MMD. He is our strategic partner. But if there are issues, 550035, contrary to section 13(1) (c) ZN 550035 bearing the names detained at Lusaka Central members who joined PF to we will handle them and talk, of the National Registration Act and Shadrick Mumba. He also had in his Correctional Facility pending Court come back to MMD. They have been poaching our members I guess we can talk behind the section 23 (1) (a) of the Passports possession the Green NRC number appearance.” to join MMD. We feel duty cameras.” Friday September 1, 2017 Local News. 3 We wonder if HH’s forgiveness is genuine, says Kampamba From front page acquitted his vice-president meaningfully to the “And in relation to what our Mr Geoffrey Mwamba, is it development of the country political party president said not the same judiciary he is if they reduce on political that he has forgiven everybody, saying is not independent that rhetoric and international we don’t clearly understand acquitted his senior members show booting. Foreigners will the forgiveness with the Mr Obvious Mwaliteta and Ms not teach us how to govern this remembering of what has Sylvia Masebo?” country but we ourselves can been said today on various Kambampa said government do that.” accusations and assertions. So was still confident that HH And asked if HH’s statements we are made to really wonder could contribute positively to would frustrate plans for whether the forgiveness is the development of the country dialogue, Kampamba said there because it brings us much if only he stopped engaging in government was actually to think whether really our rhetorical politics. waiting for the opposition colleagues really want us to “When Mr Hichilema says there leader to propose dates. move on and obviously have a is no rule of law, he can point “Government is committed country that is governable or we to instances where government to the dialogue and I think are going to keep on dwelling abandoned the supremacy in the past,” Kampamba said. what our colleague Hakainde of our Constitution. Even on She also said it was not right Hichilema should have done instances where saboteurs to use international platforms is obviously begin to speak have set public institutions on to speak on Zambia’s internal to us on dates when the fire government has referred affairs. dialogue should begin. We to the constitution without “So as government, I want to made a commitment when the veering of course. Unlike Mr make it very clear that we are Baroness [Rt Patricia Scotland] Hichilema’s assertions that committed to making sure that came and I think we are aware there is no freedom of press in we move forward and we are she has actually constituted Zambia, government is happy ready for dialogue and I think that the media that is following a team to also help in this moving forward, international Zambian laws is operating dialogue, so government has platforms are not the way to go freely and its independence is been waiting on our colleagues as Zambia is a sovereign state from the opposition so that we governed by its own rules and seen in the diversity of voices in can begin this dialogue. But laws and we are a democratic both broad casting and print.” we find it very inappropriate nation and that can actually be “Unlike Mr Hichilema’s that before the dialogue, such attested to all of us who have assertions that people in talks would still continue. It’s come for this press briefing, Zambia have been suffocated quite disappointing but we we are coming from various and cannot express themselves, media houses and all of you the media is everyday awash still believe that we can have are going to speak on behalf with a variety of views from meaningful dialogue between of the government in your the people. Government our colleagues in the opposition various spheres so government still believes Mr Hichilema and us in government,” said will not intimidate and and his party can contribute Kampamba. A lady selling sugar cane in Lusaka government will not at any one From front page time try to hinder democracy I was Minister of Foreign so government is still very Affairs, Mr Sata in the first committed to dialogue,” one year of office traveled less Kampamba said. than five times, the first one year in office he was sending I’ll take on Lungu punch She also said it was hypocritical Dr Guy Scott and myself to for HH to say the Judiciary go and represent him. It is was compromised when it was not mandatory that if there because of the same Judiciary is an inauguration ceremony in Rwanda , it has to be the that he was a free man and President to travel,” Kambwili others in his party were also said. for punch, says Kambwili acquitted on various charges. “What we are saying is that there and quickly see what “Government is once again when the President travels it is very expensive than is going on [and] he quickly taken aback sentiments uttered when the Vice-President or rushed and intervened in the by the UPND leader Mr a Minister travels. So all we Mopani/CEC standoff. For Hakainde Hichelema in South are asking you is that yes, me I have done my job, that’s how I operate and that’s what Africa today when he addressed these international meetings are important but you can makes Chishimba Kambwili. Members of Parliament delegate and you don’t lose It’s because when I see that belonging to the Democratic anything by delegating. We some people need to be Alliance (DA). Mr Hichilema don’t want to have a President pushed to do their job, I push who is going to be traveling them and it’s clear to all of used the platform accorded every month. Everytime you members of the press that to him by the Democratic you see an aeroplane he went to the Copperbelt Alliance to denounce the kututuma mpaka muninemo, because of what I said,” he Zambian leadership and mulelekafye indeke yatala said. yatushako (every time you Meanwhile, Kambwili has called for support from the see an aeroplane, your body asked President Lungu to stop region to restore democracy in itches until you jump on it, insulting him each he goes Zambia. Government would sometimes you should leave to the Copperblt and simply focus of his duties as Head of be asking for much to expect the plane to cool down and rest).” State. Mr Hichilema to say positive Kambwili said president “You saw when he arrived on things about Zambia. But even Edgar Lungu could not the Copperbelt he said ‘kuli when he scores points on the have traveled to Copperbelt kapala umo ulelandalanda at alimitemwa bashi mine international arena, one needs yesterday to meet the miners at Mopani Copper mines if he elo ine nshamitemwa. (there to tell the truth,” Kampamba did not ask him to. is one useless person who said. “I want to thank his Excellency is claiming to love you the “Contrary to Mr Hichilema the president for taking a miners more than I do)’ and we all know who he was that Zambia’s judiciary is trip to Copperbelt yesterday though I am disappointed refering to as a Kapala. But I compromised, the judiciary is with some of the words and want to tell President Edgar impeccable and has impeccable pronouncements he used Lungu that you are President only thing I can ask you is that for more pressure, it is punch affecting the poor people of credentials to prove that point. while on the Copperbelt. For of the country, [as such] please in our discourse to improve for punch until the living this country. I hope that this me I know President Lungu avoid derogatory statements the living standards of our standards of our people is the last time Mr President Government believes that Mr very well and that’s why I am against innocent citizens. I people, let us be civil. I will improves. So if you expect that you are going to Hichilema is being hypocritical thanking him for having gone have been a victim of insults not insult you but I will attack that I am going to keep quiet Airport and call me names. because it is because of the same to the Copperbelt after I spoke from President Lungu and I you on the basis of things that because you are calling me I am not a Kapala, my name judiciary that he is out in South about it because I knew that if have never answered back,” affect the people of Zambia.” a Kapala, you are thinking is Chishimba Kambwili… I did not speak about it then Kambwili said. He said he add more pressure in a wrong way because imbwili ni mbwili (a tiger Africa today, if the judiciary the problem of Mopani could “I will not insult you back on President Lungu after what makes Chishimba is a tiger). Elo ndemyeba were not free, would Mr have been with us even today President Edgar Lungu Parliament reopens. Kambwili is to speak out. ba President tulinenu tight, Hichilema have been released? but I knew that if I jab a bit because I have respect for the “I know that pressure makes So Mr president please stop wait for Parliament to open people do things that they do Is it not the same judiciary into President Lungu advising office of the President and I insulting me, stop disparaging because some of the things I him that you can not give have respect for you because not want to do. And for you me because for me everything can not say them here I have that he is painting black that instructions from Mfuwe, go you are older than me. But the Mr President, be prepared I say are issues that are no immunity,” said Kambwili. 4. Local News Friday September 1, 2017

By Mirriam Chabala Rainbow Party General Secretary Wynter Kabimba More investors will blackmail govt – Wynter says he will not be surprised if other investors is that is has been resolved. investor blackmailing the is very stable and is being mines, they must pay the the international legal start blackmailing the The impasse was whether government which was run in a manner where prescribed tax,” Kabimba instruments on HIV and I government by threatening or not Mopani Copper elected by the people. the Zambian people see said. think they have got a point,” to fire workers like Mopani Mines should pay the new You can’t have Ministers the benefits. So far I don’t Meanwhile, Kabimba he said. Copper Mines did when ZESCO tariffs that are pleading with an investor think that Zambians have wondered why President “Secondly it has not been CEC disconnected it from being paid by the ordinary to pay when that issue is seen the expected benefit Edgar Lungu did not test clearly explained and let power. Zambians, the poor people a matter of policy. So the whether copper prices are for HIV when declaring me tell you what is going And Kabimba says the of this country and Mopani way the whole matter was high or they are low. All that mandatory testing for the to happen, because of the Universal Routine HIV was resisting that to the approached shows a lot of we hear are excuses when general public. stigma attached to HIV in testing will result in more extent that it was even weakness on the part of copper prices are low but “Well, I wish the President communities, people will deaths because people will threatening or blackmailing the government and would when the prices are high, and his Cabinet would shun going to government start shunning hospitals for the government to retrench not be surprised if other what do we hear? Corporate have lined up themselves health facilities. The HIV fear of victimisation. over 4000 miners if investors took the call from social responsibility that for testing at that function infection not like malaria Featuring on Hot FM’s matters were not resolved Mopani and decided to do they have built a one that day and told us their where when someone is Hot Seat programme in Mopani’s favour. So we the same in future.” classroom block and a small results. It would have been found with it people want yesterday, Kabimba don’t really know what He regretted that the clinic in a community. I fair that way but they just to only sympathize with observed that government’s this resolution is all about, high copper prices on the think the fundamental declared it and walked you because the moment failure to disclose the we don’t don’t know the international market had point that we want to hear away. We want to know you tell people I went to the conditions under which details like if CEC has no impact on ordinary from government is that the [HIV] status of the hospital and they found that power was restored back backed down and allowed Zambians. the mining companies are President and every cabinet I am HIV positive, everyone to Mopani copper mines Mopani to continue with “The mining industries paying the required tax to Minister, they must set the would want to know how by the Coperbelt Energy the old tariffs or whether contribute over 80 per cent government. That is the example over this HIV many people you have slept Corporation showed a or not Mopani has accepted of our domestic revenue money that needs to go testing. But the response to w it h .” weakness on its part. the new ZESCO tariffs,” even in terms of foreign towards the development this came from the Human Kabimba also said “We don’t even know how it Kabimba wondered. exchange, so we have to of this country. We don’t Rights Commission (HRC) government had literally has been resolved, all we hear “You can’t have an ensure that that industry want to negotiate with the who said this is against killed farmers by putting the purchasing price of a 50kg bag of maize at K60. “The peasant and small scale farmer has a problem this Classifying those U-21 as “children” year, purely on account of the decision by government to allow a liberalized market for maize and soya beans. Last year the floor will reduce early marriages – HRC price that was announced by government was k75 By Mirriam Chabala but because it was an The Human Rights election year, the President Commission (HRC) says intervened personally and the decision by government increased that to k85 . This to redefine a child as any year we are told by the same person below the age of 21 President that this should years will help reduce cases be a buyer and seller’s of early marriages. market. Let the buyer and In an interview with News seller negotiate, he chose Diggers! HRC Chief of not to intervene this year Information, Education because he doesn’t need a and Training Mweelwa vote from anybody and he Muleya, welcomed the thinks in 2021 people would move, adding that there was have forgotten about what need for stakeholders to happened but just watch engage in public awareness what happens in 2021. The on the adverse effects of benchmark for maize price early marriages and the has always been the FRA wellbeing of a child. floor price so this year it is “From the human rights K60 and no private buyer stand point, the measure would want to buy at more is really consistent with than k60. So really, what the protection of the government has done this rights of a girl child. You year is to kill the peasant would appreciate that early farmer.” marriages are both a result And Kabimba further as well as a cause of poverty condemned EEP leader and underdevelopment. Chilufya Tayali for carrying Zambia has been grappling out a naked protest against with the problem of early Inspector General of police marriages which has Kakoma Kanganja. a direct impact on the “Let’s be serious about education of girls but the nation. This issue of then also it has a multiple giving too much credit to violation of human rights where they can be fully country. “Traditionally, you may our society of saying that tantrums is not right. I have related to health,” Muleya economically sustainable. “Early marriages are find that some parents only boys and men should respect for the police myself said. Therefore, they remain a symptom of real discriminate girls in terms be sailing in development.” including the IG, he may Muleya observed that potentially dependent underdevelopment and of education in preference Recently, Minister of have his own failings but I girl children who engage on their spouses which poverty and I think that for a boy child because for Gender Victoria Kalima don’t agree that the best way in early marriages suffer dependence in some cases the measure is responding them they believe that the said government would to argue is to insult those from physical, sexual results in gross abuse. So to the challenge Zambia is girl will have an alternative revise the marriage Act in that are in office such as the and mental health we believe that 21 years is a facing in terms of having of getting married and be order to describe a child as IG and his men and women complications because of marriageable age and when high rate of early marriages looked after by another any person under the age in uniform. The best way being overdependent on we try to scan around the which is considered in person and that mentally of 21. to put across a point is to their spouses. continent, you will find human rights discourse. I think should be changed She said at the moment, come to a Radio station “Girls who get married that 21 is an average age Early marriage is and people should be the law describes a child like this and speak to them early suffer from physical, for someone to get into considered to be one of looking at girls also as as anyone under the age in the most polite language sexual as well as mental marriage but in developed the harmful traditional people who can contribute of 16 while any person can and say that you are not health complications countries it could even be practices on the rights of to the wellbeing of their marry at the age of 18. doing things right or better because they are not yet higher than that,” he said. individuals, it falls within families, their societies and Kalima explained that the still put it in writing, but to fully developed and also Muleya also said that early these bad practices of the country at large not that Marriage Bill was before walk in boxer shorts from because they wouldn’t marriages was one of the wife inheritance, sexual they should be dependent the ministry of justice and freedom statue is just not have had time to develop causes of poverty and cleansing and others,” said on men. We have to destroy would soon be presented to correct in my view,” said themselves to a point underdevelopment in the Muleya said. this practice mentality in Parliament. Kabimba. Friday September 1, 2017 Business News. 5 Zambia to export one million goats to Saudi Arabia annually

By Sipilisiwe Ncube agreement with the Saudi Katambo said the new modalities of how the Relations at the Zambian from the Checz Republic Fisheries and Livestock Arabian government for committee which will be exports will be done. Embassy in Ethiopia, Inutu where he attended a bread Minister Michael Zambia to start exporting chaired by Secretary to According to a statement Mwanza, Katambo said basket exhibition with his Katambo has set up a one million goats to that the Cabinet, Dr Roland issued by First Secretary this at Bole International Agriculture counterpart, taskforce to actualize the country every year. Msiska will look into for Press and Public Airport when he transited Dora Siliya. “A team from Saudi Arabia will be in the country soon to finalize the agreement and the Zambian government has already Zambia finalising report for identified several farms that are rearing goats. We have sufficient goats to meet the local demand and for export. The team from Saudi Arabia will also look presentation to IMF board into the exportation of live goats if that is the way to By Joseph Mwenda included: dismantling of arrears He said the studies would Against this progress, the go, they have to look also The ministry of Finance 1. Attainment of sustained which are projected to inform policy options for IMF and the Zambian into the slaughtered goats, says Zambia has made single digit inflation; reduce to around K12.0 each of the SOE’s, aimed Government have agreed the issue of the freezing substantial progress 2. Stability in the billion at year end from at reliving pressure on the to progress discussions in facilities , quarantine towards reaching an exchange rate; K17.6 billion as at end Treasury. the area of public sector facilities and issues of agreement with the 3. Rebound of GDP 2016; “Based on the ESGP spending and borrowing disease,” said Katambo. IMF on an economic growth; 7. Reforms to anchor targets that Government plans,” Mutati said. “I am confident that programme. 4. Reforming and removal fiscal implementation in has been implementing, “These plans willZambia will manage to In a statement issued of subsides in the energy law, key among them the the Fund and the inform the fiscal path export a million goats today, Minister of sector, particularly for Loans and Guarantees Government have thus and macro framework per year as requested by Finance Felix Mutati said fuel and electricity; (Authorisation), far agreed on policies over the medium term, the Saudi Government. the Zambian government 5. Reforming the Planning and Budgeting, and structural reforms which are to be mirrored The Bread Basket remained confidentFarmer Input Support Procurement, Bank of over the medium- in the 2018 budget Exhibition was successful that the IMF would Programme (FISP) by Zambia Bill, and Deposit term for a prospective and Medium-Term in that Zambia and the in the next few weeks, fully migrating to the Protection Bill; programme. Part of Expenditure Framework Czech Republic signed finalise a report on the e-Voucher input system 8. Situational Analysis the issues concluded (MTEF), 2018-2020. a Memorandum of Article IV Consultations and rationalizing the and subsequent technical include; protection Going forward, the Understanding –MOU- done in June 2017 – for number of beneficiaries; and operational studies of social spending Zambian Government that will see technical presentation by the staff 6. Development of a for key SOE’s, namely over the programme has agreed with the IMF assistance in the livestock to the IMF Board. strategy for dismantling Zesco; Zamtel; Tazama period; reform of to continue discussions and fisheries sector.” “Since Cabinet’s approval arrears and halting Pipeline; Indeni; laws and regulations; at the IMF/World Bank And Katambo said at the end of the first accumulation of new Zambia Railways; and, and, definitions andAnnual Meetings to be government’s target was to quarter of 2017, for ones. Zambia State Insurance measurement of held in Washington DC be a net exporter of beef in Zambia to engage the The commencement of Corporation. programme targets. in October 2017.” the coming year. IMF on an economic programme, the Government and the IMF have been engaged in discussions on the details of what would constitute the programme. In June, 2017, the IMF sent a staff mission to Zambia. Detailed discussions between Zambian Authorities and the IMF were held, with a view to exchange information, and reach consensus on a number of key policies and structural reforms required to enshrine economic stabilization, restore growth, and ensure employment creation going forward,” Mutati said. “The programme discussions have so far taken into account the progress which has been achieved under the Zambian Cabinet approved Economic Stabilisation and Growth Programme (ESGP) for PF youths in Kasama the period 2017-2019.” and Solwezi today. Mutati said the progress See story on page 2 achieved to so far 6. Court News Friday September 1, 2017

Kenya Supreme Court nullifies election of President Kenyata By Joseph Mwenda Kenyatta’s win, saying a scrutiny of the forms from Nairobi, said the ruling was “historic, Kenya’s Supreme Court has nullified the result used to tally the votes had anomalies that affected unprecedented anywhere in Africa”. of the August 8 presidential election won by nearly five million votes. “What has happened here today is huge on any President Uhuru Kenyatta. Al Jazeera’s Mohamad Adow, reporting scale,” he said. In a ruling issued on Friday, the court said the electoral board committed “irregularities and illegalities” during last month’s vote, harming the ConCourt throws out ZANASU’s case against Luo integrity of the election. By Diggers Reporter The court ordered another presidential election The Constitutional Court to be held within 60 days. has thrown out a matter “The declaration [of Kenyatta’s win] is invalid, null in which the Zambia and void,” said Judge David Maraga, announcing National Students Union the verdict of four out of the six judges. sued over The shock ruling was a rare example of a poll her intentions to abolish result being overturned, with Maraga saying the students unions saying election commission “failed, neglected or refused it has no jurisdiction to hear the matter. to conduct the presidential election in a manner On August 17, 2017 consistent with the dictates of the constitution”. ZANASU secretary The protest was brought before the Supreme general Wickson Court by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who Mwenya petitioned the lost to Kenyatta. Constitutional Court Kenyatta was announced the winner with 54 over Prof Luo’s threats to percent of the vote – but Odinga claimed the ban student unionism. election was rigged with electronic voting But the petition has results hacked into and manipulated in favour of been dismissed by the as the issues raised The State, which was the it was not entertained Kenyatta. ConCourt for “want of pertained to the Bill of second respondent, had by the court as it was Odinga supporters erupted in jubilation after the jurisdiction”. Rights. argued that enforcement submitted late. In dismissing the decision was announced. He has agreed with of articles under the Bill ZANASU wanted the petition, judge Palan the state that matters of Rights was assigned to court to declare Prof “This is an unprecedented ruling,” Odinga said Mulonda said the concerning rights and the High Court. Luo’s intentions as outside the court. “This is a triumph for the petition is a proper freedoms under the Bill The Petitioners sought illegal, unconstitutional people of Kenya.” matter for the High of rights are a preserve an adjournment to seek and therefore null and Odinga’s lawyer had asked the court to invalidate Court to determine of the High Court. legal representation but void. Friday September 1, 2017 International News. 7 Catholic bishop protects Muslims A Catholic bishop in the Central African Republic (CAR) has given refuge to 2,000 Muslims who are living in fear of attacks from a mainly Christian militia. Juan José Aguirre Munoz says that the refugees cannot leave the seminary’s compound in the south- eastern city of Bangassou. He told the BBC that the refugees “risk death” from anti-balaka militias. The UN’s humanitarian chief warned last week of possible genocide. Stephen O’Brien said that violence in CAR was escalating and the situation was becoming dire. “Violence is intensifying, risking a repeat of the devastating destructive crisis that gripped the country four years ago,” he said. Mr O’Brien added: “The early warning signs of genocide are there. We must act now.” Rescue workers and residents look for survivors at the site of a building collapse in Mumbai CAR has experienced sectarian violence since 2013, when the largely Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, and were accused of killing non-Muslim civilians. US orders Russia to close The anti-balaka “self- defence” groups were then formed but have also been accused of atrocities. Balaka is a street name which means bullets and consulate and two annexes the militia’s name therefore translates to “those who stop Russia has been ordered diplomats. consulate and two annexes, downward spiral in bilateral with three consulates in bullets”. Seleka, on the other to close its San Francisco President Barack Obama had which are trade missions, ties, but suggested it wanted place, Ms Nauert added. hand, means “coalition” in consulate and two trade ordered those expulsions, must be completed. an end to the current spat. Russian Foreign Minister the widely-spoken Sango missions in response to along with the closure of two A senior administration “The United States hopes Sergei Lavrov spoke to language. “unwarranted” Russian compounds, last December. official said on Thursday that, having moved toward US Secretary of State Rex According to the UN, action, the US has said. Although Russian President that the consulate and the the Russian Federation’s Tillerson in a phone call on thousands have been killed The consulate, andVladimir Putin did not residence attached to it as desire for parity, we can Thursday, expressing “regret and at least a million people annexes in New York and respond initially to that well as the two trade missions avoid further retaliatory at the escalation of tensions have been displaced in CAR Washington, must close by move, with Mr Trump would close but no Russian actions by both sides and in bilateral relations”. since 2013. Saturday. set to assume office, he staff would be required to move forward to achieve He said Moscow would It also says that at least half of The US state department’s then announced on 31 leave the country. the stated goal of both study the order and respond the population is dependent move follows Moscow’s July a reduction of 755 US Russia will be allowed to our presidents: improved accordingly, according to a on humanitarian aid. reduction of US diplomatic diplomatic staff in Russia, maintain the properties, but relations between our two statement from the Russian A tenuous peace deal signed staff in Russia last month. in retaliation for the US not use them, the official countries and increased co- foreign ministry. in June saw 13 out of 14 That in turn followed new sanctions. added. operation on areas of mutual Mr Lavrov and Mr Tillerson armed groups operating in US sanctions on Russia over The US diplomats expelled The state department said concern,” state department are due to meet in September the country agree with the Crimea and alleged election have until this Friday to leave the US actions were “in the spokeswoman Heather on the sidelines of the UN government to end fighting interference, which led to Russia - a day before the spirit of parity”. It blamed Nauert said in a statement. General Assembly in New in exchange for political the expulsion of 35 Russian US closures of the Russian Moscow for what it called a The move leaves each country York. representation and the Earlier this month, Mr integration of armed militias Trump said US relations into the military. with Russia were at a Bishop Munoz says that “dangerous low” amid a row the refugees sought help at with Congress over the fresh the seminary after fighting sanctions against Moscow. broke out in May, and The president, who wanted have since been under the warmer ties with Russia, care of the church and aid had opposed the bill, which organisations. included a provision that “Nearby, there are anti- limits his ability to lift Balaka militias who prevent sanctions and forces him to them from going out to consult Congress first. search for food, water or Mr Trump has been dogged firewood,” he said. “So they by claims that Russia are completely confined tried to sway the election inside the seminary. They in his favour and several would risk death if they investigations are under venture out,” he told the way to determine whether BBC’s Newsday programme. anyone from his campaign Protecting the vulnerable colluded with Moscow. A 10-year-old boy who was But the Kremlin has caught up in the violent repeatedly denied interfering clashes told a Médecins Sans The closure of the San Francisco consulate and Mr Trump has insisted Frontières (MSF) aid worker leaves just three remaining in the US, a senior that there was no collusion, that he was shot at. BBC administration official says calling the investigations a News “witch hunt”. Reuters 8. Opinion Friday September 1, 2017 Where is KBF and other donors in the Ndola market fire?

Some people say if the cure for disaster is not lucrative. It has AIDS was found, many elites no political mileage and there would be out of employment is no sufficient mystery with and thousands of non- which to create propaganda. governmental organisations People are quiet as they would be rendered useless. have always been whenever This is because millions of Chisokone market in Kitwe people worldwide depend gets gutted every year. on HIV/AIDS funds more We are concerned that those than the aid benefits the HIV in the Disaster Management infected. and Mitigation Unit are not This is not only true to AIDS showing interest to start and other heavily funded looking for resources to build pandemics; it is also true to hazard-free trading areas in all other natural and human densely populated cities. We inflicted disasters. In Zambia, are concerned that the ruling there are many people who party is eager to empower see opportunities when marketeers, but they don’t others are in excruciating no one really pays attention to facing treason charges at the graced by first lady Esther City Market fire, the person care where those poor pain. Where there is misery, how much money was spent on time. Lungu where bishops called responsible for the Ndola beneficiaries are conducting they see lots and lots of riches. the so-called mitigation. They After the President made for generous offerings to help market fire has been identified. business. These people are so want disasters to continue that insinuation, we saw a lift the burden of the affected He apologised for his Since the PF says the sophisticated that when they because without disasters or if series of sympathy statements marketeers. carelessness, pleaded guilty Presidential Empowerment make donations, they manage they put up measures to stop from those connected to Even when the police to the charge and is already Initiative is not for its to get the victims to worship these disasters, then those government or indirect punctuated the euphoria with serving his two-year sentence. members only, why can’t that them and tune all the media managing the DMMU will beneficiaries of government a statement announcing that What have the Ndola Market money go towards building propaganda in their favour. become broke. funds. They condemned the they had arrested 11 suspects, victims gotten from the better, safer markets for these They do this so swiftly that On July 4, 2017, Lusaka act and made various financial and none of them was a UPND government so far? Crocodile people? Is it because markets an ordinary eye cannot see City Market was set ablaze by pledges. Others quickly printed member, the City Market tears on camera and rhetoric don’t vote? how they are actually top unknown people. About 1,950 T-shirts and mobilised music tragedy remained the most - nothing more. But where beneficiaries of other people’s We have heard President shops were gutted, leaving the concerts ‘to fundraise for the profitable horse to ride on. are the City Market donors? Lungu direct his Copperbelt misfortune. victims in devastating horror. City Market fire victims’. The Members of parliament took Where is Mr Kelvin Bwalya What is worse is that the minister to find an alternative What followed immediately musicians association picked turns debating the incident Fube to organise T-shirts and trading area for the affected government is the biggest was the declaration of a State it up from there and started on the floor of the House like a fundraising music concert victims while plans are put in culprit of such crookedness. of Threatened Emergency. demanding for more money to Zambia had never experienced for the Ndola market fire place to rebuild the market. That is why you hear The President of the Republic tour the whole country in the such kind of a fire before. victims? When are we going to But without giving them terms such as Disaster of Zambia made it clear name of fundraising for the Somehow, the government hear the Bankers Association capital, what will they be Management and Mitigation that people of ill intentions inferno victims. succeeded in creating a of Zambia send that cheque selling? Unit (DMMU). They will not were trying to sabotage his Banks came on board mystery around the incident towards rebuilding Kapalala We encourage and challenge create a Disaster Prevention leadership and make the donating cash towards that made it so lucrative for Market? What is it that made those who showed their Unit because it is easy to country ungovernable. The compensating the victims business houses, NGOs and people more sympathetic to monitor how such preventive President suggested that and building a better market. individuals to donate and the City Market fire than the sympathy for the City Market measures are worth the opposition UPND members We saw organisations such as make statements on. Ndola market inferno that has victims to do the same for money spent. Instead, the were torching strategic the Zambia National Service On August 30, 2017, another affected more people? their Ndola brothers and government prefers to public institutions in order to ladies club not wanting to be fire swept threw Kapalala It is clear that those who sisters even when they know manage and mitigate the pressurise him into releasing left behind in the donations market in Ndola, destroying benefit from other people’s very well that there will be no disaster after it has already their incarcerated leader extravaganza. There was even a over 3,000 stands and shops. misery are not coming forward political mileage to gain from occurred because after that, who was church service for that matter, Unlike in the politicised because the Kapalala market their donations. The new struggle for democracy in Africa has only just begun Today I am reminded of the to celebrate with us here. support one another to further Despite Mr Hichilema’s arrest, government aided and abetted bring fundamental reform to words of Coretta Scott King, the Today we are grateful for his democracy in the region and neither President Zuma nor the escape of Sudanese President the African Union (AU), and the wife of civil rights activist Martin release and his safety, and we rid the region of corrupt, self- the South African government Omar al-Bashir, who was then – Southern African Development Luther King Jr who once said, look forward to what he will centred “Big Man” governments. uttered a single word about this and still is – wanted on charges Community (SADC) so that “Freedom is never really won. go on to achieve in Zambian In his country of Zambia, the flagrant abuse of human rights, of war crimes, genocide and accountability is achieved when You earn it and win it in every politics. fight for freedom has intensified the rule of law, and democratic crimes against humanity. leaders on the continent abuse generation”. Hakainde and I first met almost over the past 12 months, and process. In fact, President Zuma The government stooped to a their people. These words were true then, are 5 years ago while campaigning democracy is under serious travelled to Zambia, and met new low this month by granting Through existing platforms, true now, and will be true for together on the continent, threat. Under the incumbent with President Lungu while Mr Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace such as the SAPDC that I chair, generations to come. Today, all and have since become not President, Edgar Lungu, Zambia Hichilema was in prison. And Mugabe, diplomatic immunity we will continue to push for the across the African continent, just colleagues, but personal is fast heading towards a still, he said nothing, as if it was and allowing her to leave our regional bodies - SADC and the a new fight for freedom is friends. Hakainde and I both dictatorship. Zambia is currently business as usual. Worryingly, country after she had beaten a AU – to work constructively with underway. share the values of democracy, under a declared state of this is not just an anomaly, but young South African woman leaders, from both governing For the previous generation in constitutionalism, the rule of emergency. This is characterised a trend under the the party of with a wire cord in a hotel room and opposition parties in states Africa, the struggle for liberation law, the advancement of human by increased security measures liberation in South Africa. in . Grace Mugabe across the continent to bring from colonial powers was their rights across Africa, intolerance and the suppression of free Zambia played a pivotal role in was facing charges of assault in about real change in Africa. mission. Today, our generation of corruption and a commitment speech and press freedom. the struggle against apartheid, South Africa before, once again, Because ultimately, in the words is engaged in a new struggle: the to the defence of an independent Opposition party members have and South Africa is a leader on our government ensured she of Coretta Scott King, for Africa fight for a post-liberation Africa. judiciary and a free press. been intimidated, harassed and the continent. It is therefore was safely escorted to her home to truly be free, we are going to Our challenge is to free ourselves These are the values we believe arrested en masse, and have been deeply regrettable that our country. have to win that freedom for our from the liberation movements will bring development, growth, suspended from participating in government and President Zuma For Africa to prosper as a generation. of old, who have captured entire and prosperity to Africa, lifting Parliament. has done absolutely nothing to continent, we must break Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika nations for their own personal millions out of the poverty and However, the world only came to stand up for basic freedoms and the stronghold of liberation gain. And across the continent, hopelessness faced every day. We appreciate the extent of Zambia’s democracy in Zambia when it movements and the dictators new leaders are rising up to this believe in the future of Africa, a instability when Mr Hichilema is now under threat. The state which they create. We are going challenge. continent full of latent potential. was arrested, detained without of emergency now in place in to have to relegate all forms of Today I am joined by a pioneer Mr Hichilema is not just a trial under fabricated charges Zambia bears many similarities narrow Nationalist politics to the of this new struggle - my brother, fellow democrat, but a strong of treason, and subjected to 127 to the state of emergency that scrapheap of history. my friend, and the leader of businessman who views inclusive days in imprisonment, without existed in South Africa in the We are going to have to make a the United Party for National market led economic growth as visitation rights, often in solitary 1980s. Zambia stood up for our fresh start, and we must begin Development (UPND) in the way forward in building a confinement and sufferingfreedom then. Why will South by restoring the supremacy Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema. strong and vibrant Africa. inhumane treatment and Africa not stand up for the of the constitutional rights of Mr Hichilema, or “HH” as he is My partnership with Mr violations of his human rights. freedoms of Zambians now? the individual citizen in these better known, has recently been Hichilema and his party is not Mr Hichilema will give us a first- President Zuma is now the nations. That is the new fight released from prison following only as the Leader of the DA, hand account of his experience incoming Chair of SADC. He which our generation is engaged a sustained campaign of which is a sister party to the in a short while. has an opportunity to reassert in. We call on all those on the Mmusi Aloysias Maimane is international pressure by many UPND and a fellow member of The simple truth is that Mr South Africa’s leadership continent who share this belief a South African politician, countries and organisations, the African Liberal Network. Hichilema posed a real challenge position in the region and the and this vision to join us in this the leader of South Africa’s including the DA. We wanted to It is also in my capacity as and democratic threat to the continent and to reassert the endeavour. opposition Democratic celebrate HH’s release with him Chairperson of the Southern Lungu rule, and as such was values that South Africa will The DA will restore South Alliance (DA) political and the people of Zambia, but African Partnership for vilified and victimised. This stand for on the continent. But Africa’s rightful role as a leader party since 10 May 2015, we have still received no reply Democratic Change (SAPDC), is a completely unacceptable our government’s track record on the continent. We will stand and the Leader of the to our request to the Zambian a network of opposition parties abuse of democracy, and should does not give us cause to hope up for democracy, constitutional Opposition in the National government to visit that country throughout the region who work concern all true democrats that this will happen. rights and the rule of law on Assembly of South Africa again. So, instead, we invited HH together, share best practice and across the continent. In 2015, the South African the continent. We will work to since 29 May 2014. Friday September 1, 2017 International News. 9 Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane denies alleged corruption influence. in government to award President Zuma and contracts to his people. the Gupta family have Duduzane Zuma has repeatedly denied strong ties with the Guptas. wrongdoing. He is their neighbour in In an exclusive interview Johannesburg’s affluent with the BBC’s Milton Saxonwold suburb and Nkosi, Duduzane Zuma still refers to them as his said his ties with the “brothers”. Therefore the wealthy Gupta family were strong bond cannot be down to nothing more than denied. him being “a likeable guy”. The question that remains “I don’t think they wanted is whether the denial will anything from me,” he said, make these allegations go adding: “They liked me. As away? I liked them.” It seems to me that even Duduzane Zuma, who is though he said he cannot one of the South African wait to clear his name in the president’s 21 children, much anticipated judicial insisted that he was “not commission of inquiry into corrupt”. State Capture, which will “I’ve not involved myself in investigate alleged corrupt any corrupt practice, in any government contracts - he corrupt business,” he said. will need much more in the Members of the Gupta way of evidence than his family are accused of using disarming charisma. their connections with the The African National president to try to influence Congress (ANC) has said political decisions. that the allegations of They say the email leaks corrupt links exposed in the The son of South Africa’s his links with controversial untoward” about his between President Zuma’s were “politically inspired”. leaked emails have brought President Jacob Zuma has businessmen. business partnership with family and the Guptas have Bond with ‘brothers’ cannot President Zuma’s credibility denied involvement in Duduzane Zuma told the the Gupta family. resulted in an investigation be denied into question. alleged corruption despite BBC there was “nothing Leaked emails about links into possible political By Milton Nkosi, BBC The ANC has governed News, Johannesburg South Africa since the end This denial is significant of white-minority rule in and it does not seem to 1994. Britain’s Priti Patel urges others to help Nigeria be isolated. On Thursday, Since taking office in 2009, President Jacob Zuma, President Zuma has faced Britain is to reduce the On being asked if she not see it as a cut because was based on current while answering questions allegations that his close amount of money it is was comfortable with a she had just announced humanitarian need. And in a raucous parliament links to the Gupta family giving as humanitarian substantial cut in Britain’s more money for Nigeria. that the situation would session, opened his address have been used to influence aid to Nigeria over the humanitarian aid, Ms Ms Patel said the be “assessed constantly”. by “categorically” denying the appointment of key next few years. Patel replied that she did additional aid money BBC News that he ever asked anyone ministers. BBC News The aid worth £200m ($258m) over the next four years is a 50% drop from the £100m it gave in 2017. The money is aimed at helping north-eastern Nigeria recover from an eight-year insurgency by Boko Haram Islamist militants. More than 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in the area, aid agencies say. The amount of aid given to Nigeria was increased this year to enable the country cope with the aftermath of the insurgency that prevented people from farming their land. International Development Minister Priti Patel, however, said the Nigerian authorities needed to do more to defeat the extremists Volunteer rescuer Matt Clarke searches for and to “secure the safety local residents after a mandatory evacuation and well being of its own was ordered in the area beneath the Barker p e o p l e”. Reservoir in Houston, Texas She also said other donors should increase their assistance. 10. Lifestyle Friday September 1, 2017 John Legend says going through IVF has ‘strengthened bond’ with wife

Through thick and thin, John Legend will always be wife 4-year marriage to Cosmopolitan, specifically going you make it through [having a child], you know you can Chrissy Teigen‘s support system. through in vitro fertilization (IVF). make it through anything,” Legend explained about trying The Grammy and Oscar-winning singer opened up about “Having a baby is a big challenge for a couple, and going for another child after welcoming 16-month-old daughter the challenges the couple has faced during their nearly through that together strengthens your bond because if Luna, who was conceived with the help of IVF. “I think it’s especially difficult when you can’t conceive naturally. You want to feel like everything’s working properly and want everything to be perfect, but sometimes it’s not,” the father of one continued. “I wouldn’t say we can’t conceive naturally, but I would say that it’s enough of a challenge where it felt like we needed help. We’re lucky that we’re living in an age where we can conceive in other ways. [IVF] brought us Luna and hopefully, it will bring us a few more awesome kids, too.” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. Last year, Teigen shared the couple’s decision to have a girl exclusively with PEOPLE. “I’ve made this decision. Not only am I having a girl, but I picked the girl from her little embryo,” she said. “I picked her and was like, ‘Let’s put in the girl.’ ” Adding, “A boy will come along. We’ll get there too, so it’s not like we really have to pick.” Also in his Cosmo interview, Legend, who partnered with AXE on the brand’s Find Your Magic Initiative, detailed how he has been supporting his wife through her decision to cut back on alcohol. “We’re always honest with each other, so we discuss everything that’s on our minds. When she was thinking about how she wanted to drink less, we talked about it,” he said. “I just want to support her. I want her to be happy and to live the fullest, most awesome life she can, and I want us to do it together. Whenever she sets her mind to anything, I always tell her, ‘I want to support you and help you do it.’ ” Yahoo News Hollywood’s race problems made me change my name - Chloe Bennet

Chloe Bennet is outspoken about her Asian-American heritage. The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star has been honest about racism she’s experienced in Hollywood — and she’s also not afraid to call out other stars who’ve missed the mark. This week, Bennet reposted Ed Skrein’s open letter about why he stepped down from the upcoming Hellboy movie on her Instagram account. Bennet praised the actor for “standing up against hollywoods continuous insensitivity and flippant behavior towards the Asian American community.” Unfortunately, some trolls used Bennet’s Instagram post about Skrein as an opportunity to criticize a personal decision she made about her name. Bennet was born Chloe Wang, but changed her name to Chloe Bennet, taking her father’s first name as her last name. She’s talked about the decision in various interviews, telling The Daily Beast in 2016, “the first audition I went on after I changed my name, I got booked.” (The role she got booked for right after the name change was a guest arc on Nashville.) Bennet had the perfect clapback for the trolls, though, as the New York Daily News pointed out. “Changing my last name doesn’t change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin, or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese,” she wrote in a response to one Instagram comment. “It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn’t cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable.” Bennet also wrote in the comment that she wants to use her platform to help other Asian-American actors. “I’m doing everything I can, with the platform I have, to make sure no one has to change their name again, just so they can get work,” she wrote in the Instagram comment. “So kindly love, fuck off.” Friday September 1, 2017 Sports. 11

By Diggers Reporter Fwayo Tembo has failed to make the final cut for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria. Zambia coach drops Fwayo The controversial Lusaka Dynamos forward has been dropped from Nyirenda’s final 24-member team barely 48 hours after joining camp in Lusaka. Tembo and Clatous Chama Fwayo rescinded his recalled Fwayo a week ago of defender Billy Mutale Daka,Emmanuel Banda Cup quarterfinals in South Malama (Nkana), Ziyo decision to shun his recall after lifting his suspension and midfielder Godfrey and Fashion Sakala. Korea. Tembo (Zanaco),Simon on Tuesday that saw him due to disciplinary reasons. Ngwenya. The four were part of seven Dropped from that list of Silwimba,Fackson miss the first two days of Also axed is Fwayo’s But Nyirenda has call-ups from the 2017 U20 juniors is the Nkana duo of Kapumbu (both Zesco training camp that began Dynamos club mate selected the Zambia AFCON winning team defenders Moses Nyondo United), Stoppila Sunzu on August 28 in Lusaka. Clatous Chama including Under-20 quartet of that went on to reach the and Boston Muchindu. (Arsenal Tula, Russia), Nyirenda had initially the Power Dynamos duo Enock Mwepu,Patson 2017 FIFA U20 World But forward Edward Isaac Shamujompa (Power Chilufya of Djurgardens in Dynamos), Roderick Sweden has not made the Kabwe (Ajax Cape Town, team after failing to apply South Africa),Adrian Rafael Nadal into US Open third round for his Algerian visa in Chama (Green Buffaloes) time for the final leg to be MIDFIELDERS: Misheck played on September 5 in Chaila, Kondwani Constantine. Mtonga,John Chingandu but Roger Federer clash not nailed on Zambia and Algeria head (all Zesco United ), into Saturday’s Group B Emmanuel Banda (KV As the clock edged Youzhny, who still hasn’t – twice as many as his – a long time for a 36-year- qualifier at National Heroes ostende,Belgium),Enock towards midnight on beaten him in their 17 in his entire triumphant old in a seven-match Stadium tied on 1 point. M w e p u day four – literally if not matches. But these were two Wimbledon campaign – tournament of five-setters. Cameroon are 2nd on 2 (iefering,Austria),Ernest yet metaphorically – the curious performances by the and, despite trying to make points ahead of Friday’s Mbewe, Augustine veteran champion, Rafael virtual co-favourites in the light of his ordeal, seemed The paradox is that both away game against leaders Mulenga (both Zanaco), Nadal, turned struggle into absence of Novak Djokovic, to be feeling the effects of Youzhny and Daniel did Nigeria who have 6 points. gu(Alanyaspor,Turkey), an ultimately satisfactory Stan Wawrinka and Andy the back trouble that flared to Federer and Nadal Team: STRIKERS:Patson Daka fightback against anMurray. They own 34 grand in Montreal and kept him respectively what those GOALKEEPERS:Allan (Red Bull Salzburg, opponent seven years slam titles between them, out of Cincinnati. His champions so often have Chibwe (Power Austria), Brian Mwila younger and 120 places yet both were red-lining movement was uncertain, done to lesser lights: Dynamos),Kennedy (Platinum Stars,South below him in the world nervously in matches they his ball-striking after a stretched them to the point Mweene (Mamelodi Africa), Justin Shonga rankings, the admirable should have won without one-sided first set equally of physical and spiritual Sundowns,South (Nkwazi), Fashion Taro Daniel. Yet there was fuss. unconvincing. He has been exhaustion. Yet both lost. Africa),Toaster aNsabata Sakala (Spartak Moscow cause for at least minor Daniel, who was born 24 on court for five hours and There is life in the old dogs (Zanaco) II,Russia), Alex Ngonga concern. years ago in New York, 45 minutes in two matches yet. Yahoo Sports EFENDERS:Donashano (Power Dynamos) Nadal’s four-set win to where his Japanese parents reach the third round of met while working on the US Open, a few hours Wall Street, played perhaps after Roger Federer’s much the match of his life. His patchier effort in five sets break at the end of the against Mikhail Youznhy, first set was the product of left the impression that two relentless pressure; when of the greatest rivals in the he did it again at the start history of the game might of the second, Nadal knew never get to play each other he was going to have to dig at Flushing Meadows. deeper than he might have They are slated to meet for imagined beforehand. the first time in the semi- He did so, broke back twice finals, yet neither is nailed and levelled at a set piece on to get out of the quarters. when he served out to 30 Nadal next plays Leonardo with a solid serve down the Mayer, over whom he holds T on which Daniel could a 3-0 career advantage, and only put a tired racket. Nadal Federer plays Feliciano will surely have sensed Lopez, who has not beaten that Daniel, who played him in 12 attempts. Never three hours and five sets on the less, there is insurrection Thursday at the back end in the air; anything is of a rain-wrecked schedule, possible here – as we have was growing steadily more already witnessed. weary under the weight of Daniel, loser of seven of eight his heavy hitting. matches before arriving in However, the drawn-out New York, made a mockery exchanges will have taken of his 121 world ranking their toll on 31-year-old when he made the most of Nadal, too, and he hardly nearly every exchange – he helped himself by receiving even threatened to break serve so deep he was almost Nadal for a third time as treading on the ballkids. It served for the match – and is his clay way, of course, he walked away from his but, hitting from so far debut on Arthur Ashe with behind the baseline, he is the respect of his illustrious not getting the purchase on Chipolopolo in Fashion mode opponent as well as the the ball on the hard court, consolation cheers of an the revolutions dying by the From back page to complete Zambia’s roll for the attacking midfielder Fwayo Tembo appreciative audience. foot. “I know that Zambians expect a lot Algeria clash. has backtracked on his decision to The Spaniard, who has Certainly, once he made his from me, I know that the rest of Fashion took part in his first shun his Chipolopolo recall. been champion here twice, breakthrough, there was the team expects a lot from me and training session with Chipolopolo Fwayo reportedly refused his eventually closed down an inevitability about the I also expect a lot from myself. So on Wednesday morning at Nkoloma recall after Zambia coach Wedson his slightly built opponent result. Even by the standards I think if we play as a team we can Stadium in Lusaka. Nyirenda forgave him over with the popgun serve and of this tournament, where win,” said Daka. However, Fashion’s Under-20 disciplinary matters. tenacious attitude, 4-6, 6-3, underdogs have bitten hard Sakala joined Chipolopolo camp counterpart Edward Chilufya of The Lusaka Dynamos midfielder 6-2, 6-2, after nearly three at the heels of their betters, in Lusaka ahead of Saturday’s 2018 Djurgarden in Sweden will not make was part of training on Wednesday hours. Nadal’s strength, Nadal losing to Daniel FIFA World Cup Group B qualifier the two-legged Group B qualifier. at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka, class and grit got him would have been seismic. through. The relief on his He probably is in better against Algeria at National Heroes Chilufya failed to secure his Algerian three days after Chipolopolo kicked face was there for all to see. shape than Federer. The Stadium. visa for the final leg on September 5 off their training camp for Saturdays On the same court, Federer five-time US title-holder The striker from Russian club in Constantine. first leg clash at National Heroes was less impressive against was broken eight times Spartak Moscow arrived on Tuesday Meanwhile, controversial Zambia Stadium in Lusaka. No 29 www.diggers.news Friday September 1, 2017 Chipolopolo in Fashion mode By Diggers Reporter Fashion Sakala says he does not want to promise anything, but he will do his best to make Zambia proud. Speaking to journalists after a training session yesterday, Sakala said he looked to God for victory. “I cannot promise anything because if I promise, fans will be waiting for me to do what I have promised. So I think it’s not good for me to do that. But I leave everything to God. I believe that we can do it,” said Sakala. Patson Daka also said he was looking forward to positive results from the team. Continues on page11

By Diggers Reporter Algeria goalkeeper Rais M’bolhi has described the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group B two-way qualifier against Zambia as war after he was certified fit to travel for the ALGERIAN KEEPER first leg on September 2 in Lusaka. The Algerian number one goalkeeper sustained a knock on club duty last Saturday in a French match for Stade Rennes. “There are no calculations to make, we will go to war in Zambia,” Mbolhi said during DECLARES ‘WALL’ Algeria’s pre-departure going to be a big fight but we Algiers as they mount a bid Zambia and Algeria are placed Cameroon and a Lusaka. media briefing in Algiers on do not want to give up.” for a fifth FIFA World Cup tied on 1 point from two further five adrift of unbeaten Nigeria host Cameroon on Wednesday evening. The Fennecs are expected to appearance, and second in matches in 3rd and 4th place Nigeria heading into match Friday at Uyo. “We have to win if we want arrive on Thursday evening succession after reaching respectively. day three this weekend at The return leg is scheduled for to hope for something. It’s on a chartered flight from Brazil 2014. They are a point behind 2nd National Heroes Stadium in September 5 in Constantine.