No 767 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020 FICBy Mukosha Funga SCANDALS OUT THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has reported a sharp decline in the overall Law firm involved in money laundering, number of suspicious financial transaction reports, but with a record high loss of money from laundering activities. corrupt tenders and govt officials who And the Centre has reported that the major drivers for generation of proceeds of crime in Zambia is corruption associated with public embezzled K4m from payroll system procurement. Meanwhile, the Centre has told of a case where a law firm helped in the laundering Disbursement of K10 million earned from a corrupt government tender and another case of public of Covid-19 officials, who embezzled K4 million after manipulating the relief funds government payment system. Story page 4 worries UN By Sipilisiwe Ncube THE United Nations (UN) Zambia in Zambia says there is no registration fee for citizens registering as records potential beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Emergency Cash Transfer programme 34 new (ECT). Story page 5 COVID Chambeshi Water cases, 3 employees President Edgar Lungu (l) waits as Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Finance and Economic Development Dr. Mike Masiye (r) deaths presents his oath of office during swearing in ceremony at State House in Lusaka yesterday - Picture by Salim Henry in 3 months By Sipilisiwe Ncube HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu salary Chilufya has announced that the country has recorded 34 arrears new COVID-19 cases and three HH demands $3m, public By Ulande Nkomesha deaths in the last 24 hours. CHAMBESHI Water And Dr Chilufya says the and Sewerage Company total number of deaths is 292, Limited employees have out for the cumulative 12,415 apology from Nawakwi gone for three months positive cases recorded so far. By Sipilisiwe Ncube calling him a criminal who Nawakwi for the loss he has says Nawakwi should meet his Speaking at the daily without being paid their UPND leader Hakainde benefitted from the privatization incurred both locally and demands with 24 hours ending COVID-19 briefing, salaries. Hichilema has demanded process of some state owned internationally due to her today (Tuesday), as failure to do so Wednesday, Dr Chitalu said But Chambeshi an apology from Forum for companies. defamatory statement against would attract court proceedings. Zambia recorded its first covid managing director Luckson Democracy and Development Hichilema has further him. In a statement issued by related BID in Lundazi. Simumba attributes the president Edith Nawakwi for demanded US$3 million from The opposition leaderhis lawyer Mulambo Haimbe Story page 2 delay in salary payments of Malambo and Company, to the company’s failure Hichilema stated that Nawakwi should make a detailed and to raise enough revenue, unreserved retraction and triggered by government’s KBF warns of unnecessary upheaval apology to him and publish it in pronouncement for all the same manner and with equal utilities not to disconnect prominence to the defamatory households that are statements she made against him. defaulting on bill payments. if govt takes action against HH Story page 6 Story page 5 Story page 3 2. Local News www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020 Zambia records 34 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths By Sipilisiwe Ncube rst COVID-19 cases. that brings now the cumulative HEALTH Minister Dr Chitalu “What is also unique about number of cases to 12,415 out of Chilufya has announced that gures for today is that we have 118, 553 tests conducted so far. the country has recorded 34 seen districts that have not Recoveries continue to be high new COVID-19 cases and three recorded COVID-19 before at 11, 494. Our deaths are now deaths in the last 24 hours. like Mkushi today recorded at 292 of which 97 are classi ed And Dr Chilufya says the its rst COVID-19 case. is as COVID-19 deaths while total number of deaths is 292, then brings the number of 195 are COVID-19 associated out for the cumulative 12,415 districts in the country that deaths. We do take note that 90 positive cases recorded so far. are a ected by COVID-19 to per cent of the cases detected L-r: Former vice presidents Enoch Kavindele and Nevers Mumba walk with Secretary to Cabinet Speaking at the daily 71. Against that, it shows the have recovered so far and that’s Patrick Kangwa at the funeral church service of former Cabinet Minister in MMD government COVID-19 brie ng, generalized infection and the a decent recovery rate,” said Dr Ephraim Chipampe Chibwe at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka on Tuesday - Wednesday, Dr Chitalu said wide geographic spread,” Dr Chilufya. Picture by Tenson Mkhala Zambia recorded its rst covid Chitalu said. related BID in Lundazi. He disclosed that 29 “In the last 24 hours, we patients were admitted to Levy conducted 729 tests out of Mwanawasa COVID facility Nawakwi will have challenges justifying which 34 came out positive. and 12 in other provinces We unfortunately recorded outside Lusaka. three deaths out of which, one “29 patients are currently facility death at the University admitted to Levy COVID-19 her claims against HH in court – UPND Teaching Hospital while we facility and out of these, 14 By Sipilisiwe Ncube rich! Why ask Hakainde that if she was to be taken not about the corruption were waiting to move the are on oxygen, four (04) UPND national chairperson to account for his wealth? to the courts of law? Today, that we have seen in PF. It is patient to Levy. A 55-year- are in intensive care unit. Mutale Nalumango says it What of the Republican he is being called a thief for good that the debate about old Hypertensive patient Outside Lusaka, put together is shocking how people are President (Edgar Lungu), purchasing a house, which privatisation is on, but we with underlying challenges we have 12 patients with ve demanding that Hakainde who declared K2 million in was on public tender. Just know it is political. Edith of diabetes did succumb to (05) on oxygen therapy. Out Hichilema accounts for his 2015 as he entered the State on that particular house COVID-19 a er developing of these, seven (07) are on Nawakwi as former nance respiratory failure. e other the Copperbelt, three (03) in wealth when those serving House and the following in Kabulonga, how will minister also knows that mortality involved a 74-year- Southern Province and two in government have refused year, he declared K23 Nawakwi explain?” she Hakainde has explained his old man at Levy Mwanawasa (02) in Northern Province,” the to undergo a lifestyle audit. million! I go for the Head of asked. role in the privatisation. Hospital. We recorded a minister said. And Nalumango says State because it is declared She said that Nawakwi He has even been put in Brought In Dead (BID) in And Dr Chilufya said 15 FDD leader Edith Nawakwi and I don’t know how his abated crime by going into the privatisation where he Lundazi and this is the rst patients had been discharged should think of how she will worth is today. And people an alliance with a thief and had completely no role. e time we recorded a BID in from isolation facilities in the justify herself in court if she can spend time asking a keeping quiet for many only role he played was to Lundazi due to COVID-19,” Dr last 24 hours as the cumulative is sued for calling Hichilema person of many years ago years. recover money on behalf of Chilufya said. total number of recoveries a thief. with a track record and “And Nawakwi went the Zambian people. And I He said new districts like stood at 11,494. In an interview, clearly paid for the work into an alliance with a don’t think this is the time Nkushi in Central Province “We have in the last 24 Nalumango argued done. It is sad,” Nalumango thief! It means that she to play around and try to and Lumezi in Eastern hours discharged 15 patients that critics questioning said. abated crime. If she knew destroy the character of Province had recorded their from our isolation facilities and Hichilema’s source of wealth And she wondered how that there was a crime, why an individual whom God were wasting their time Nawakwi would justify her did she keep quiet for this has given strength to work because the opposition claims against Hichilema if long? Is it that she fell out hard and get some kind of leader had a clear track the matter was to be taken along the way or is it that wealth.” record of working hard. to court. she is cooking up a story Nalumango insisted that “How is it that the same “For us, Mr Hakainde for political expediency? Hichilema had worked hard people, who are calling for is a visionary person, who at is my little sister, to earn an income and build Hakainde to account for rose from the village and Nawakwi. is is extremely his wealth. his wealth, are the same he was so visionary that he disappointing,” Nalumango “When you are selling, ones who have refused to started building a house in said. as a State, you don’t just look undergo a lifestyle audit? Kalingalinga, while he was “For us, as a party at one issue, you look at the And for them, they have still at school. A man, who under president Hakainde, development plan. If the become richer within ve has worked so hard to get we declare to o er service people, who were in Cabinet years from the streets! Some what he has today.