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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. How is to the people given an at that time did not explain of them have become so Nawakwi going to justify opportunity. For us, it is the rationale that was used to give the bidder, and why Hakainde anyway? Is he the only one who bought CSPR asks govt to upscale SCT programmes the Zambian privatised companies? And if you talk By Ulande Nkomesha that it has become so much di cult high production costs and so on growth and also to safeguard the of Intercontinental [Hotel] CIVIL Society for Poverty Reduction for common Zambians to actually and so forth. We have seen some living standards of the majority poor Livingstone (now Southern (CSPR) programs manager Chimuka do business especially those that e orts which government has made, p e op l e .” Sun), this is one entity that Nachibinga has called on government are importing goods from outside. especially in the introduction of the And Nachibinga said there was has prospered and continues to setup practical measures in the  en in ation also goes up, it is very emergency social cash transfer where need for the government to upscale 2021 budget to cushion the high cost di cult for now for the consumers even in the nominal  gures have the  ght against corruption to ensure to generate income to the of living. to be able to access these good and actually been increased to around that public resources are safeguarded. Zambian individuals and In an interview, Nachibinga said services because the prices have gone K400 monthly. What we wish as an “In terms of illicit ows, everything to the State compared to high in ation rates, depreciation of up,” Nachibinga said. organization is to see that all the eight has to start with the governance that many that were purchased the Kwacha and the adverse e ects “Survival will be very di cult million, even those that have fallen we have, it has to start from the helm by many people that have of the COVID-19 pandemic had because as we speak, a lot of people into poverty due to the COVID-19 where by the President himself needs collapsed. You can’t call this negatively a ected the economy. have actually fallen into poverty. So are actually safe guarded.  is calls to condemn issues of corruption man who is a hard worker “First of all, we have seen that a survival would be very di cult. We for government to actually scale up in our country, because if this is a thief. What did he steal? number of people have actually fallen will have a situation where people go all the social protection programs unchecked then it will become a habit By buying? And was it him into a poverty trap due to the adverse for days without having meals because especially those that are related to and it means that people will believe as an individual?  ey have e ects that the COVID-19 pandemic even what they had saved has been hand outs such as social cash transfer,” that corruption is he order of the day. accused him of selling the has brought. Most of the people depleted because of the high cost of Nachibinga said. Corruption has actually a ected us mines. Have they found him have lost employment, they have lost living. Government needs to scale up “Government should take social adversely. Like you can see, last time guilty? A company does not income, businesses have been lost, and help its people at this particular protection as an economic pillar as indicated through the FIC, we lost belong to only one person. businesses have closed, production point in time.” in the post COVID-19 [period]. above K6 billion.  at money was And if any money was made, itself has become very expensive. Even Nachibinga called on government Government needs to allocate supposed to be channeled into other it could have been shared just to put food on the table as we to consider allocating  ve per cent of more resources to social protection pro table ventures that would have within the administration speak right now, it has become very the 2021 budget to social protection programs. We have been advocating contributed to generating income and to individuals, who di cult for the common Zambians. In programs like the social cash transfer that  ve percent of the total budget for in the country but it has gone into were probably shareholders. addition to that, we have also seen free in order to reduce poverty levels. 2021 should be actually allocated to people’s hands. So if we were to  ght  is man is a hard worker fall of the Kwacha itself. As we speak “Government should come in social protection programs; because of corruption and illicit and  nancial right now, I think the Kwacha has and cushion this high cost of living the potential that these programmes ows, it has to start with the people who started in Kalingalinga depreciated so much that to an extent, which has gone up due to in ation, have to contribute to economic who are at the helm,” said Nachibinga. building a house on his own,” said Nalumango. Thursday September 3, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .3

By Sipilisiwe Ncube 2021 PF presidential aspirant Kelvin Bwalya Fube (KBF) says government’s intentions KBF warns of unnecessary upheaval of taking action against UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema over privatization allegations will bring if govt takes action against HH unnecessary upheaval in the country, judging by the reconsider its position on the but it is clear that this will to be unruly and riotous. makes a mistake. Let HH dismay the propaganda by current mood. matter. be a recipe for unnecessary HH will be just too happy to speak in his defense. Then let the PF government on the And Fube says “It is true, HH did not upheaval in the nation going be the martyr the Zambians the Zambians judge. Yet, this privatization process of government’s ill timed disclose material facts at by the mood. Desperation will use to make the nation I say the government must national assets when the desperation over the matter the time and that he did is of little measure when it ungovernable. Do not play not take any action against same government has been will not solve anything but benefit both before and solves nothing, but makes a into his net. Leadership, either party right now. We the most accused in corrupt will only make Hichilema after such contracts were villain popular because of bad sometimes requires wisdom; have serious problems and activities. We are baffled that popular. executed. It is true, HH has timing. We have COVID-19 above all else the capacity to we need serious answers. This the government of President Meanwhile, People’s not answered nor explained to deal with; balance of overlook the wrong that may privatisation discussion is just Edgar Lungu should be the Alliance for Change (PAC) his double dealings. At law, a payments of national debts; breed anarchy, disruption that for now, a discussion. The one who should make a lot of leader Andyford Banda case may be made. However, an ailing economy; serious of civility and even possible majority villagers do not even noise and behave as though says the Patriotic Front from a purely nationalist youth unemployment and no death of innocent Zambians.” care anymore. Let us focus they are angels sent to come (PF) government has no perspective, reading the clear policy direction,” KBF And KBF urged Hichilema on the real issues. It’s time to and clean up the privatization moral right to talk about statement from my sister stated. to defend himself on the issue change the game and some mess when we have had the mismanagement of the Hon. Dora Siliya, I would “My advice to the and allow Zambians to make players,” stated KBF. three successive Republican privatization process because strongly recommend that our government is that this is not their own judgment. Meanwhile, in a separate Presidents before. While they have presided over the government reconsiders any the time to play into the hands “Hon. Nawakwi has done statement, Wednesday, Banda we know that privatization most corrupt regime. intended action against HH. of the unsuspecting poor her duty by informing the said the privatization issue was a mess, we believe all In a statement, Tuesday, I am not sure what problem hungry Zambians, who may nation of what she knows. But was mere propaganda. the previous Presidents and KBF urged government to is intended to be fixed here, just be looking for a reason one, who speaks alone, never “We have noted with their administration after privatization could have dealt with this issue if the many ills coming out now were gross. We tend to wonder why this should excite the current administration which has run out of messages to give the people,” Banda stated. “We believe that the PF government has no moral right whatsoever, to talk about the mismanagement of the privatization process because they have presided over the most corrupt regime in the history of this country and everyone can clearly see that this is a political move to eliminate some candidates that are running for office in 2021. We strongly do not believe in this privatization Press Statement debate as it is nothing but a disruption to the many issues that we need to be focusing on; among other things we need answers to fresh questions Notice of Name Change around the purchase of the 42 fire trucks, ambulances, Following the public announcement in March this year of acquisition of some of Vodacom operations in mukula tree sales, gold Africa, including Zambia, by Synergy Communications Limited, we are pleased to inform you that the mining scandals, overpriced roads, debt, a failing economy transaction has since been completed. and the numerous acquittals on corruption allegations.” Consequently, AfriConnect Zambia has been renamed to inq. Digital Zambia, effective 7th August Banda warned that 2020 and will soon be rebranding to this new identity in line with all other OPCOs under the Group. PF’s propaganda against opposition opponents would not succeed. Under the new brand, inq. Digital Zambia will be launching a range of new solutions as part of its “Before casting a stone strategy of becoming the leading Pan-African cloud and digital service provider. on their opponents, let the PF investigate itself in all the Mr. Raphael Maseko, inq. Digital Zambia Managing Director explained that: “While maintaining our scandals it has been implicated trusted and reliable enterprise communication solutions, we are rolling out our new digital solutions due to the mismanagement such as Video Analytics using Edge Artificial Intelligence (Edge AI) to address some of the practical of national affairs. It is only after that, Zambians will take challenges in Security, Public Health adherence, Health and Safety, Compliance, Retail analytics, them seriously on any other etc. We are also introducing Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization matter. We want to assure (NFV) based solutions to help businesses achieve efficient management of their security, branch the PF and it’s surrogates that orchestration and simplification of network functions. We are also positioning ourselves to handhold this privatization propaganda our customers to confidently execute their cloud strategies” against political opponents will not succeed because people have woken up and Despite the change of name, all other existing contact and identification information (i.e. Company are able to see through the registration number, address of registered office, VAT Number, bank account numbers, telephone maneuvers to eliminate some numbers, etc.) remain unchanged. The change of AfriConnect’s company name does not candidates. We further hold a strong view that calls to affect our rights and obligations with regard to pre-existing contracts with, our business partners or institute a commission of inquiry into the privatization customers. process would be costly and only create an impression that As of 1st September 2020, all business correspondence, orders, contracts and all negotiations will be this is politically motivated. conducted under the name inq. Digital Zambia Limited. We challenge the PF to desist in its attempts to divert the people’s attention to non- Situmbeko Chocho issues as we want to focus Company Secretary on their performance prior inq. Digital Zambia to the 2021 polls that are fast approaching,” stated Banda. 4. Local News www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020

By Mukosha Funga By Joseph Mwenda that one of the companies was  e Financial Intelligence not registered with the Zambia Centre (FIC) has reported a The scandals in the 2019 FIC report, including Revenue Authority for any type sharp decline in the overall of tax, “ the report revealed. number of suspicious nancial 6 cases of money laundering worth K450m  e Centre added that transaction reports, but with a government had continued to record high loss of money from Centre received a total of 149,625 funding.  is adversely a ected declaring losses in Zambia. (ii) report read in part. lose huge revenues meant for laundering activities. currency transaction reports the Centre’s ability to verify Use of employee accounts by  e report cited a law rm public service delivery due to And the Centre has in the year, 2019, compared to suspicious transaction reports. corporates; (iii) proceeds were that was involved in money heightened levels of corruption. reported that the major drivers 75,592 currency transaction As a result of which the Centre channeled through employee laundering activities earned “ e Centre received a for generation of proceeds of reports received in 2018.  is disseminated 44 intelligence accounts in order to reduce from a a corrupt tender. total of 18 reports involving crime in Zambia is corruption represents a 98 per cent increase reports to law enforcement the revenue and, therefore, the “[Case 1]. PEP A, head suspected corruption mostly associated with public in the number of currency agencies with suspected losses tax liability. Some corporates of a public institution H, perpetrated by individuals procurement. transaction reports led with valued at K984 million compared continued to employ false manipulated the tender process charged with authority. Meanwhile, the Centre the Centre.  e increase was to the K6.1 billion reported accounting techniques to reduce and in uenced the awarding Government continues to lose has told of a case where a law on account of more reporting in 2018 from 80 intelligence their tax obligations.  is was of a contract to company Y for funds that are meant for the rm helped in the laundering entities becoming aware of their reports.” done through group company the supply of equipment at an provision of public goods and of K10 million earned from a reporting obligations. Of the total And according to the report, loans and use of personal in ated price. He received a services due to corruption. It corrupt government tender and suspicious transaction reports some mining companies have accounts for business purposes. percentage of this in ated price was observed that individuals another case of public o cials, received in 2019, 101 were been repatriating proceeds from (iv) None declaration of in return. [Case 2] Companies used their positions in public who embezzled K4 million a er analysed out of which 44 were mining activities in Zambia to exportation of resources, such as MC and PM, foreign-owned, institutions to in uence the manipulating the government disseminated and 57 were closed o shore jurisdictions, while Rosewood (Mukula). (v) Under were awarded contracts by a awarding of contracts to payment system. as there were no reasonable declaring losses to the Zambia valuation of precious stones and public institution headed by companies in exchange for FIC Director General grounds for dissemination,” Revenue Authority. base metals that are exported to P, who acquired unexplained grati cation in the form of cash, Mary Chirwa stated in her foreign jurisdictions,” read the wealth a er his appointment in real estate and motor vehicles,” introductory statement stated Chirwa. “In addition, analysis of the public sector. Company MC read the report. accompanying the released “As previously stated, suspicious transaction reports report. transferred ZMW 10 million  e Centre cited a case 2019 Money Laundering and one of the major drivers for in 2019 indicates that some  e Centre reported six to a law rm.  e funds were where some government Terrorist Financing Report generation of proceeds of crime institutions are operating in cases of money laundering worth then used for the purchase o cials created accounts of that the Centre disseminated is corruption associated with Zambia without being registered an unprecedented K450 million. of properties on behalf of P. ghost workers whom they 44 intelligence reports to public procurement. During for taxes. In other instances, “During the period under Company V, another foreign- paid salaries, accumulatively Law Enforcement Agencies the period under review, institutions are registered review, the FIC disseminated six owned company, subcontracted amounting K4 million. with suspected losses valued suspicious transaction reports in the wrong tax category. intelligence reports bordering on by Company MC, purchased “ ere were also a number K984 million, compared to received related to procurement For example, institutions are money laundering compared to properties on behalf of P.  ese of reports to the Centre on K6.1 billion reported in 2018 corruption reduced. As a registered for turnover tax 12 in 2018. However, the value properties were registered in the suspected corruption that from 80 intelligence reports result, the number and value of when their turnover has already of the disseminations increased names of third parties associated bordered speci cally on fraud disseminated. intelligence reports associated signi cantly exceeded the from K195 million in 2018 to P. He was subsequently and/or bribery. Public servants “During the period under with this predicate o ence also prescribed threshold. Methods to K450 million in 2019.  e accused of concealing property were the perpetrators who were review, the Centre received a reduced. Further, the reduction employed to evade tax include: major predicate o ences that reasonably suspected to be paid in order to grant favours total of 790 reports comprising in the number and value of (i) Repatriation of proceeds from contributed to the generation proceeds of crime.” to business persons, especially of 748 Suspicious Transaction intelligence reports analysed mining companies in Zambia of proceeds of crime were tax  e report cited another case foreign nationals. One of the Reports. In addition, the is attributed to unpredictable to o shore jurisdictions, while evasion and corruption,” the of a foreign millionaire, who was major sources of corruption involved in the facilitation of tax continues to be single-sourcing evasion. of projects, which are non- We’re still reviewing Zesco’s infrastructure, which “ e Centre received competitive.  e contraction information on suspected of loans on these projects also could be considered common carrier – Ministry fraud involving Mr. X, a foreign attracts usury arrangement national resident in Zambia and fees, in some instances up to By Diggers Reporter not be economical to a private is currently reviewing all between the two commercial shareholder in three companies. nine per cent of the amount THE Ministry of Energy commercial entity such as CEC. transmission infrastructure,” entities,” stated Ndhlovu, who It was alleged that Mr. X held of loans contracted.  ese says it is still reviewing all of Subsequently, in early Ndhlovu stated in response to a also allayed concerns relating assets in excess of US $30 fees are distributed between Zesco Limited’s transmission June, Zesco agreed to be paid press query. to CEC’s massively fallen share million in a bank overseas. Of agents and persons responsible infrastructure, which could be a lower electricity tari for the She also stated that the price on the Lusaka Securities this amount, US $22 million for the projects in public considered common carrier continued supply of power to Ministry remained in full Exchange (LuSE), which had was from two of his companies institutions. Projects under in line with the Statutory KCM, which is at a reduced support of talks between Zesco deteriorated signi cantly since in Zambia. A review of the the Public Private Partnership Instrument (SI) Number 57 of rate than what was contained and CEC resuming to enable the the start of the second quarter nancial statements showed (PPP) arrangements and 2020. in the Power Supply Agreement two commercial entities reach of this year. that shareholders had advanced loans contracted by quasi- And the Ministry says (PSA) CEC had with the mine, an amicable outcome following CEC’s share price fell to loans to two of the companies government bodies from it remains in full support of according to court lings. their lapsed BSA, which expired K0.76 per share by the end of that were loss-making for the private entities are of particular discussions between Zesco But Ndhlovu announced on March 31, 2020. trading on September 1, 2020, period 2016 to 2018.  e analysis concern,” disclosed the report. and the Copperbelt Energy that the Ministry was “ e Ministry in from K1.21 on June 12 amid revealed that the companies “Public o cials with access Corporation (CEC) resuming still reviewing Zesco’s implementing its mandate to continued anxieties over the were transferring funds to Mr. to payment systems abused to enable the two commercial infrastructure, a process develop and manage the energy developments surrounding the X’s personal account in a bank their positions and embezzled entities to reach an amicable expected to be concluded soon. sector, encourages constructive utility. overseas and later received these K4 million.  ese o cials outcome following the lapsed “ e review process is dialogue among parties so  e SI is currently being funds as loans.  e high interest created ctitious accounts onto Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA). still ongoing and should be as to reach a meaningful disputed and has ignited court payments on the loans put them the system as employees and Providing an update on concluded soon. Zesco has decision. Further, the Ministry proceedings, as CEC and Zesco in a loss-making position, hence paid them monthly salaries.  e the SI since its promulgation massive infrastructure totalling is in full support of discussions seek to resume talks for the reducing their tax liability. proceeds were used to purchase into law, Ministry of Energy over 12,000km and needs resuming and thus does not possibility of new power supply Further, the inquiry revealed various properties.” acting Permanent Secretary, time to review.  e Ministry need to authorise discussions arrangements. Sandra Ndhlovu, stated that the Ministry was still reviewing all of Zesco’s transmission infrastructure, which could Former Evelyn Hone College employee sues for unlawful dismissal be considered common carrier, to enable other power By Zondiwe Mbewe Kabala further wants damages for Kabala stated that despite having Kabala stated that the defendants utilities have access to Zesco’s A FORMER Evelyn Hone College unlawful dismissal, damages for loss shown innocence and exculpated had erred in dismissing him as they infrastructure in the same employee has dragged the institution to of income from date of dismissal, costs himself on December 15, 2016 failed to investigate further on the way Zesco currently had the Lusaka High Court seeking damages and any further order of the Court. against false allegations, the college’s said allegations in accordance with access to CEC’s transmission for dismissing him on allegations that he In a statement of claim led in the disciplinary committee went ahead and disciplinary code 6.10.5 (b) as they and distribution lines on the solicited money to issue a bursary form Lusaka High Court, Kabala stated that found him guilty of the allegations and merely acted on the allegations, Copperbelt. from one of the parents to a student at he was a resident of Kasaka Farms, terminated his services. contrary to what the code of conduct On May 29, Energy the institution. Kafue. He claimed that even a er being provides. Minister Mathew Nkhuwa Daniel Kabala, who has sued He stated that he was employed by wrongly dismissed, Evelyn Hone He further stated that the institution promulgated SI 57 declaring Evelyn Hone college as the defendant, Evelyn Hone College on June 6, 2007, College went ahead without his consent did err in terminating his services CEC infrastructure as common is praying that he be reinstated to his not until on December 7, 2016, when he to use his mobile line for commercial as they failed to charge him with a carrier. normal duties at the institution or was dismissed. purposes to generate funds for speci c charge as provided for in the Government has in the alternatively be compensated K300,000 “ e plainti (Kabala) shall show at themselves by placing an advert in print Disciplinary Code of Conduct Clause period following the issuance for wrongful dismissal. trial that on November 1, 2016, it was media to all issues relating to the fees 6.4.1, which provides that the supervisor of SI 57 come under much He also wants to be paid his dues, alleged by the defendant’s management for hiring, purchasing and participating or other charging o cer must charge an criticism and pressure from being his basic salary at K3,309.48, that the plainti was alleged to have fees of gowns during the June/July, employee with an appropriate o ence. an array of interested parties transport allowance at 20 per cent of solicited for money to issue a bursary 2018, graduation ceremony where he Kabala further stated that he and the public, who view his basic salary, housing allowance at 25 form from one of the parents to the did not bene t anything out of it. believed that his dismissal was unlawful SI 57 as having the intent per cent of his basic salary, leave days student at the defendant college,” read “ e plainti shall show at trial that, and irregular due to the fact that the of expropriating private and gratuity at 32 per cent of his basic the claim. according to the Disciplinary Code, defendants acted on a mere allegation investment in an attempt to pay and any other terminal bene ts “ e plainti shall further show Appeals and Grievances Procedure and failed to investigate the allegations allow the two entities under due to him with interest at the current that following the said allegations, he under the Schedule of O ences and further to ensure that all the principles its control, Zesco and Konkola Bank of Zambia (BoZ) lending rate was on December 7, 2016, dismissed Penalties Clause 7.0 E, there is no of natural justice were applied as Copper Mines (KCM), continue from the date of dismissal to the date of from the services of the college as a charge given to the plainti to warrant provided for in the Disciplinary Code to trade on terms that would judgement. senior patron.” dismissal,” read the claim. of Conduct. 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By Sipilisiwe Ncube THE United Nations (UN) in Zambia says there is no registration There’s no fee to access COVID-19 fee for citizens registering as potential beneficiaries beneficiaries receive of the COVID-19 the necessary financial Emergency Cash Transfer support they deserve programme (ECT). under the current difficult emergency funds – UN In a statement, situation,” Maseko stated. UN Zambia national Maseko revealed that separate ECT initiatives. Appeal (food security and an estimated 249,200 or food insecure. To information officer Mark the UN committed to In response to the drought social protection pillars), households. ensure careful targeting Maseko condemned make monthly payments conditions in many the UN is now supporting “The SCT programme of the beneficiaries, it attempts by criminals to of K400 per household parts of the country in the government on a has been running in was agreed with the delay the programme. for a period of over six 2019, the UN supported supplementary short- Zambia since 2003. The government, among He urged members months as part of its the MCDSS with short- term ECT programme UN joint-programme others, that this would be of the public to beware effort to address the term ECTs to 92,202 for vulnerable households on social protection done in phases, preceded of fraudsters soliciting impact of natural disasters households based on affected by COVID-19. involves a number of by a validated database money in return for and COVID-19 on the those already registered This programme will make UN agencies – UNICEF, of beneficiaries and a the promise of a future lives and livelihoods of in the SCT programme, monthly payments per WFP, ILO and UNDP. tight payment system. payment under the same vulnerable families. selected in 23 drought- household of K400 over The beneficiaries in this In total, the COVID-19 UN-funded programme. “In the recent past, the affected districts. Assix months,” he explained. programme will be made ECT programme will “The UN in Zambia SCT programme has been part of the Government up in part by those already cover 18 districts and has noted with concern expanded to address the of Zambia’s COVID-19 And Maseko stated that registered in the SCT reach an estimated recent media reports impact of natural disasters response plan, and in line the COVID-19 ECT scheme, and additional 249,200 households on the COVID-19 ECT. and COVID-19 on lives with the UN Zambia’s programme would cover households identified(approximately 1.2 million This is a government and livelihoods through COVID-19 Emergency 18 districts and reach as either vulnerable people),” stated Maseko. programme, which the UN is supporting through the Ministry of Community By Ulande Nkomesha which had negatively Development and Social CHAMBESHI Water affected their livelihoods Services (MCDSS), in and Sewerage Company and standard of living. Chambeshi Water employees keeping with the UN’s core Limited employees have “Delayed salaries is the values and principles of gone for three months main challenge. Salaries are neutrality and impartiality without being paid their low and they delay to come in 3 months salary arrears with utmost respect for salaries. and we have no idea why national sovereignty and But Chambeshi they delay. Generally, we unnecessary tours, which delayed salaries, yes, they “In terms of collections ownership with a clear managing director Luckson are a water utility that has require heavy funding in have been some delays to with our defaulting focus of leaving no one Simumba attributes the suffered a lot from our top allowance. Now, imagine pay salaries because of the customers, we have gone behind. The public has delay in salary payments management. We are not our landlords and other following factors: it is a into a payment plan with also been alerted to alleged to the company’s failure considered as unionised creditors,” the workers said. well-known factor that the most of the customers to activities being carried out to raise enough revenue, workers; we are in arrears “We need your help directive not to disconnect raise our revenue then we by fraudsters, who solicit triggered by government’s of three months. We are in spreading our sorrows, customers, who are have also created a platform money from the public pronouncement for all ever promised of change mwandi. This company defaulting to pay for water in terms of the mobile in return for the promise utilities not to disconnect that does not change. Our is not as bad as they bills and this has affected payments, customers will of a future payment. The households that are management does not make it look. We need our revenues and hence the be paying from the comfort UN wishes to condemn defaulting on bill payments. engage us on anything. All proper leadership. People delays in paying the salaries of their home because you any attempt at derailing The workers, who spoke we hear is: ‘the company has who are considerate and to the workers, including know we are in the COVID this very important social anonymously, engaged no money and government less intimidating and management. It is not only period. So, in terms of assistance programme. No News Diggers! in separate does not fund us.’ Which manipulative. We are the unionised staff, but also interaction with our potential ECT beneficiary interviews to reveal that kind of a government hungry, frustrated and are management. Yesterday, customers, that has actually is charged any registration they were owed three would give out a directive losing hope in government we were in a meeting with reduced. That is why we fee. The UN will continue months’ salary arrears. without funding? We never and top most management the (Water Development) cannot disconnect because to support the government They also complained know where the money as it is. I personally feel Minister, Honourable of the directive and we to ensure that the right about their low wages, goes, they spend it on that we have been misused. Dr Jonas Chanda, who can’t visit the properties of No over-time, one person promised that the Minister these customers. So, we are works for more than of Water, Energy and using a code 265# and they 10 hours! We have no Finance had a tripartite then are paying through freedom of speech. Our meeting as directed by the MTN, Zamtel and all that,” representatives are not President (Edgar Lungu) explained Simumba. to be trusted. They don’t to bail out the utilities that “These are some of the stand in for us, but only are worst hit like ourselves,” initiatives we are doing and for their selfish needs. Simumba narrated in a also we are communicating They don’t give us lump separate interview. through the radio station to sums, they just give us “So, we are hoping entice our customers to pay, for a month. So, as we are that the water bills that but you know, if you are not speaking, we are waiting government owes the disconnecting there is no for June salaries. It is not institution to a tune of K2.5 enforcement of customers only unionised workers million, this money has to go and pay unless you that are not paid on time, been prioritised to be paid do a disconnection. So, that even management. But the to Chambeshi Water. So, we has affected our cash flow. thing is, management have are hoping that once those But we are doing everything better salaries than the funds are received, the possible to ensure that rest of us. They are always first priority is to pay the funds are raised and then in transit, they are always workers. So, we are hoping we pay the workers and also moving and they have that within a short period buy chemicals. It is not only those allowances.” of time, as promised by the workers per say, we are also But Simumba attributed Ministry, the funds will be looking at chemicals; we the salary delays to the released by (the Ministry are looking at electricity; failure of the company of) Finance. Already, the we are looking at statutory to raise enough revenue Ministry of Finance has obligations…if we are not due to government’s engaged us in terms of the meeting all those to balance insistence for utilities not water bills, so we sent them up our costs, then it may to disconnect households and we hope that the funds affect in one way or the that were defaulting their will come.” other in terms of running bill payments. Simumba said the operations. We are paying “I don’t know the issue struggling water utility workers slowly as much of low salaries because they had envisaged a payment as we raise the money, we negotiate for their own plan which would reduce pay those that we can so salaries. So, that is not a interaction between that we are able to reduce matter management can customers and workers in a our indebtedness with our respond to. In terms of the bid to fight COVID-19. workers as well.” 6. Local News www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020

By Sipilisiwe Ncube hereof, that is to say no UPND leader Hakainde later than Thursday, 3rd Hichilema has demanded September 2020, failing an apology from Forum which our client will be for Democracy and HH demands $3m, public constrained to take out Development president proceedings before an Edith Nawakwi for appropriate forum so as calling him a criminal to protect his interests. who benefitted from the Should our client be forced privatization process apology from Nawakwi to do this, it will be without of some state owned conduct towards him inconvenience on account incurred thus far, at the Haimbe demanded further recourse to you and companies. remains fully reserved, our of your conduct; (d) this conservative sum of US$3, that the claims be met at your cost. Kindly note Hichilema has further client’s instructions are that entails that our client has 000,000 which our client within 24 hours, ending that owing to the public demanded US$3 million the defamatory statements incurred and continues to hereby demands from you. today or court proceedings nature of your actions from Nawakwi for the loss were to the effect that: (a) incur great expense both Our client is amenable would commence against towards our client, we have he has incurred both locally our client is or was at the locally and internationally to receiving reasonable Nawakwi. been instructed to, and do and internationally due to material time a criminal; (b) in order to mitigate the proposals as to how you “Our client further hereby, avail a copy of this her defamatory statement our client involved himself harm that you have caused intend to settle the said sum. demands, in view of the letter to the media for their against him. in theft and corruption to him. Our client places Our client’s rights however pressing nature of this information by way of a The opposition leader by alienating a house the cost of the foregoing, remained reserved,” he matter that address his press statement,” demanded says Nawakwi should meet located on Serval Road in which includes legal costs stated. demands within 24 hours Haimbe. his demands with 24 hours Kabulonga, Lusaka (which ending today (Tuesday), you purport belonged to as failure to do so would Lima Bank) to himself as attract court proceedings. liquidator of that institution; Hunger has consumed Nawakwi – Mweetwa In a statement issued (c) our client involved by his lawyer Mulambo himself in undisclosed By Julia Malunga crusader. Maize deal. Haimbe of Malambo and illegality regarding the CHOMA Central member of “The issue that has consumed “People are now asking: ‘when Company, Hichilema stated receivership of RAMCOZ; parliament Cornelius Mweetwa national debate has been the issue are we going to be told the full story that Nawakwi should make and (d) our client abused says hunger has consumed former to do with privatization which some of the maize scandal that madam a detailed and unreserved the privatization process in finance minister Edith Nawakwi as drum beaters of PF have taken up as Nawakwi was named and in those retraction and apology to general and in particular evidenced by her attacks on UPND a flagship campaign tool to try and transactions in Canada to do with him and publish it in the with regard to the leader Hakainde Hichilema. discredit the president of the UPND, the Carlington maize saga?’…We same manner and with transaction for the sale of And Mweetwa says Nawakwi is having seen clearly that now HH is would like madam Nawakwi to tell equal prominence to the the assets of Mosi O Tunya behaving like “a prostitute” who goes unstoppable, that now the road to the nation who Ari Ben Menashe defamatory statements she Intercontinental Hotel in for the highest bidder. State House, the road to the economic is, what is his relationship to her, made against him. Livingstone and related Speaking at a press briefing, recovery of this country, the road to under what circumstances were they “Our instructions are assets which you allege that Wednesday, Mweetwa said people the recovery of our country back to discussing the issues of privatization, that during the programme our client ‘sold to himself’,” should be weary of politicians who decency and governance of laws and where, which hotel, what other (Hot FM), and subsequent Haimbe stated. wanted to engage in politics of not governance of men is clear. All things they did and what they talked thereafter on other forms “As alluded to above, the convenience. forms of people are now lining up about? There is a lot about what of media, including allegations contained in the “The people of Zambia should to join the PF choir to chant slogans people know about people who have the Zambia National defamatory statement are be weary of people who want to do and sing on behalf of President been in public life and sometimes, Broadcasting Corporation devoid of any truth. They politics of convenience, not politics Edgar Lungu and the PF because people opt to keep quiet because as it Television, you made false, are malicious and aimed of service to the nation. In 2006, the PF themselves have become so is said, it is better to let sleeping dogs malicious and defamatory at damaging our client’s HH was Nawakwi’s darling fit to be discredited and so disliked by the lie,” Mweetwa said. “We would like statements against our hard earned reputation as president now HH is a baboon in a people of Zambia. No one is willing madam Nawakwi to tell the nation client whose aim, purpose an astute businessman, as maize field simply because hunger has to listen to them anymore. They what transaction they were making and effect was, inter alia, to a person worthy of holding consumed Nawakwi. In 2016 ahead now have come up with different with Ari Ben-Menashe in Canada. expose our client to hatred, office as President of the of the elections, the nation will recall discussions. A discussion being We also want an explanation whether contempt and ridicule; to Republic of Zambia and that madam Nawakwi was going championed by the former minister it is not true that when they returned embarrass him in the eyes of as a law abiding and God round some parts of the country of finance during the Chiluba from Canada to discuss the issues the general public; to lower fearing citizen of Zambia, donating chickens to women groups administration, an administration of privatization in Canada, Francis our client’s reputation in the and the world at large, quite and now it has become apparent and of corruption, the Chiluba regime Kaunda, one of the lead negotiators estimation of right thinking aside from being a clear clear that whereas she was doing that will be remembered for leaving a on the issues of privatization, actually members of society; to violation of his guaranteed as a leader of the opposition political legacy of corruption in this country. did issue a statement that negotiations cause him to be shunned human rights. Theparty, the truth of the matter is Edith That is the administration Nawakwi of privatization were being made and avoided; and generally defamatory statements were Nawakwi was leading an NGO in the belonged to. Before that, corruption difficult because of Edith Nawakwi.” to create an impression made without due regard name of political party to champion was a taboo in Zambia. People did He said Nawakwi was behaving in the minds of the global for the true factual position women’s participation in politics not know how to plunder national like a prostitute. community, given our regarding the subject matter and not running a political party,” resources. It had to take the Chiluba “In 2006, she wanted HH to client’s international repute thereof and in contumelious Mweetwa said. regime that Nawakwi belonged become president of the country; as a businessman and disregard for the law.” “That is why she attracted to initiate this country to make 14 years ago when the issue of politician, that our client As compensation for is a thief and/or a person sponsorship from the Nordic corruption a part and parcel of life,” privatization was newer than today, the loss incurred, Haimbe countries which enabled her to be Mweetwa said. when Edith Nawakwi was a defector of miscreant behavior who demanded that Nawakwi does not respect the rule donating those chickens. And in the “And now, after [her] attempts running mate of HH, what has pays his client a sum of US process, because she had no following to become President of Zambia happened? Edith Nawakwi now is of law or deserve to hold $3 million in addition to a public office as President and genuine people to speak for her, had failed and having concluded behaving like a prostitute who goes retraction of her statement she had to employ individuals to be in her mind that she stands zero for the highest bidder because in of the Republic of Zambia, and a public apology. for which our client aspires. her image builders to be speaking chances, she has gone to join the 2006, Edith Nawakwi went to bed “Our instructions are for her so that funders in Europe PF choir, singing praises of the PF, with HH under the UDA alliance Consequently, our client therefore to demand the has suffered irreparable could think she had a viable political masquerading as an anti-corruption and told this nation that HH was following: (a) a detailed party. And once she lost in 2016 crusader, and for many who know the right person to be president. In damage to his reputation, and unreserved retraction severe embarrassment, miserably…she got less than 50 her are now asking how a person 2015, 2016, who has forgotten how and apology from you to be percent votes at national level than with a clear record that remains Edith Nawakwi told this nation how harassment, hatred and published in like manner ridicule in respect of which the vote I got here in Choma Central. tainted with corruption and abuse of unfit president Lungu was, how his and with equal prominence In one constituency, I got more votes office, irrespective of the Carlington corrupt PF has been and now she is our client has instructed to the defamatory us to seek reparation from than Edith Nawakwi nationwide. So maize deal, can now go on an anthill the spokesperson of PF? A person statements, the text of such on that political score, I am more and crown herself as number one leading an organization which said PF you as we do here,” Haimbe retraction and apology to stated. popular to the people of Zambia than crusader against abuse of national was incompetent to lead the people be approved by us; (b) that Edith Nawakwi. Now that she has resources. She has a right to speak on of Zambia, to govern Zambia, is now He stated that you undertake in writing Hichilema had suffered realized FDD is dead and that her issues of corruption and in any other fit to be president of Zambia and HH to desist from making the political misfortunes have come to issues of national importance as a who was fit 15 years ago, she is now severe damages both locally defamatory statements or and internationally due a dead end, the only way…is to go citizen but morally speaking, many calling him a baboon or chimpanzee any similar statements going where kasaka ka ndalama (the bag of people are questioning whether or in a maize field? Typical prostitute!” to Nawakwi’s statements forward; (c) while our client money) is to begin to attack HH to not she has a higher moral ground said Mweetwa, who also challenged against him. recognizes that your actions please PF.” where she has perched herself to the government to deny allegations “Without limiting the have caused irreparable He wondered how a person like begin to be number one anti-abuse of that they had set up a task force at generality of the foregoing, harm that cannot be atoned Nawakwi with a record tainted with national resources campaigner.” the Anti-Corruption Commission to and whilst our client’s for in monetary terms, you corruption and abuse of office could He challenged Nawakwi to speak investigate Hichilema and pave way right to make any or any will note that he has been now become an anti-corruption on her involvement in the Carlington for his arrest. further claim against you, put to great expense and in relation to your recent Thursday September 3, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .7

By Ulande Nkomesha companies was sending GOVERNMENT’S a negative signal that intention to acquire 90 per Govt can’t afford to buy Mopani – Milupi government was no longer cent shares in Mopani is a interested in attracting recipe for disaster because valuation, which, when I have conducted themselves, also characterise Mopani’s the way it is set-up, it is much-needed FDI. the mine will eventually looked at the figures some the over borrowed nature, operations if government not really positioned to “The last point, when go down the drain, says time back, I think this comes this country is rated very took over. run anything, especially you start to take over Alliance for Democracy to maybe a billion dollars. poorly. We are slightly just “The other aspect I something that pertains these companies that and Development (ADD) Government will not be above junk status if you want to mention is that, to to mining, something that were in private hands, president Charles Milupi. able to take the mine free of look at the rating agencies. operate the mine is not an pertains to business. I do you are sending a clear And Milupi says the charge, they will have to pay That means anyone willing easy thing. In a situation, not think that they are in message to the markets government’s approach money. So, government has to lend to this country now, where there is so a position to run. This is that Zambia does not want in taking over companies to think carefully, where they will now charge a much segregation arising not to say that parastatals Foreign Direct Investment. that are in private hands are they going to get that fortune, it is called yield from government, there can’t operate, you will need Whether you like it or not, is sending a signal that money? They have depleted rate. ZCCM-IH, if they are is so much nepotism, political will, you will need what you have done in government does not want the reserves, unless they saying they are going to there is so much tribalism. meritocracy, you will need CEC (Copperbelt Energy Foreign Direct Investment want to allocate all the source, last time I looked at People get appointed into people who will task the Corporation), what you (FDI). remaining reserves to the their balance sheet, I think quasi-organisations and board of directors what are doing in Mopani, what In an interview, Milupi buying of Glencore, so that they have roughly about parastatals one can easily are the deliverables? You you have done in KCM, said both government they take over Mopani. US $43 million. Now, you see a situation where as will need a management you are just saying you and ZCCM-IH had We are an over borrowed are asking someone who soon as they take over appointed purely on merit. don’t want Foreign Direct no financial capacitynation in excess of US has US $43 million to buy Mopani, which people are If you do that, any parastatal Investment. That is going to acquire the shares $25 billion. Lenders are something that is worth going to be appointed? can succeed. Going into an to impact negatively on Glencore was intending to unwilling to lend Zambia. US $900 million does that They don’t even care about election, you will see the PF the development of this offload. This government cannot make sense? It doesn’t qualifications as we have abusing Mopani in terms country and creation of He explained that borrow money to come make sense. Are they going seen in KCM, they have of employing their own employment,” said Milupi. government’s current and buy shares in Mopani. to borrow? If government got a lawyer. So, we will relatives, cadres; in terms “We have seen that indebtedness, coupled So, where are they going to itself is failing to borrow see the same thing being of the direction of business, these people will not be with the huge fiscal stress it get money? The takeover from the IMF (International perpetrated in Mopani not contracts will now be stopped by anything. We faced, made it impossible itself does not make sense Monetary Fund) how on the basis of merit, but on towards cadres. As we have have seen what happened for government to acquire because you can’t buy can ZCCM-IH be able to the basis of where people seen in KCM, as we have in KCM, we have seen what the shares. something if you don’t have borrow? They should have come from. That is a recipe seen in Zesco and so on. All happened in Copperbelt “This government now the money,” Milupi said. sat down, resolved the issue for disaster! In a short time, these factors put together is Energy without any viable wants to take over upto 90 “When you say, ‘you with Mopani and charted a we will see Mopani going a recipe for disaster.” reason, they went and per cent of the Glencore will source for funds…’ way forward.” down the drain,” Milupi And Milupi observed disturbed something that shares. Mopani has a from where? First of all, Milupi said that cautioned. that government’s approach was doing so well. We are because of the way they political interference would “This government,of taking over private sector now seeing what is going to have in Mopani.” Last Sunday, Mines Cabinet will consider creating Office of Procurement General – Lungu Minister Richard By Julia Malunga “The highest position one of Finance are literally not process in government. Most at looked at by the Minister of Musukwa announced that ZAMBIA Institute of can be in government is deputy reporting anyone functionally. people erroneously think that, Finance and all those others Glencore Plc is facilitating Purchasing and Supply director of procurement. We This is why this country is very that is the role of ZPPA but [it] involved in spending resources the offloading of 90 per (ZIPS) says government gets don’t have any director of unfair by saying ‘the minister is just a regulator they do not and also raising the monies,” cent shareholding in unfairly attacked over certain procurement in government, has bought this’ some of them control procurement, they just said President Lungu. Mopani to ZCCM-IH contracts because there is no I think we only have one in who are very funny they even formulate the laws and make “I think that our following its submission to senior procurement officer the army. It creates a very big say ‘the President has bought’ sure they are formulated but government is committed increase its shareholding who can clear the air as well as problem because then the because there is no person in the actual implementation in that challenges that you face in the mining company. coordinate that function. procurement officer is left to government to point at who government structure is a very as procurement agencies While Musukwa And President Edgar some level of manipulation can explain what happened. big void.” are dealt with accordingly. acknowledged that Lungu says Cabinet will because he has nowhere to And most of those allegations And President Lungu But obviously reshuffles and ZCCM-IH did not have consider creating an office report to. If I am head of when we listen to them, they said he would consider the transfers are the prerogative of money sitting on their to oversee all government procurement in the Ministry of are explainable but there is just recommendations. the employer. I believe that if I profile of this magnitude procurement in order to Energy for example, I report to nobody else who can explain “I guess what you are hire a lawyer in government, to purchase Glencore’s restore people’s faith in public a PS, so if I have a problem with that process,” said Mwelwa. talking about is value for I am free to deploy that shares, he explained that transactions. the PS, I don’t have anywhere “Some people attempt to money that is what we are all person to work anywhere he the parastatal would be Speaking when the ZIPS to report to. The control of explain but they end up saying looking for. How the process of could be serving under the executive paid a courtesy call funds in government, there wrong things in the process. So procurement can be restored in Ministry of Justice but I can able to galvanise these on President Edgar Lungu, will be Finance, internal audit we feel that if there is a person terms of integrity in the eyes of send them wherever I want to. resources through other Wednesday, ZIPS president and procurement. So the in government who can be inspecting Zambians including Similarly, yours as professional entities. Chibwe Mwelwa said having finance is very well protected responsible for that, we would those cynical Zambians. Mine colleagues is simply to help us no high ranking office in charge with the Accountant General be able to answer a number is simply to encourage you make sure that this function of procurement subjected the at PS level, Internal audit very of these things that they say to ensure that both public is professionally administered process to manipulation. well protected at PS level, has become a problem. We and private procurement by all those who subscribe “When the World Bank procurement has been left are proposing to you today for practitioners in the country to your association. As to and IMF is trying to look without any person to help the position of Procurement strive for value for money and whether we should create a big at Zambia, they will look at them or look after. This issue General. This Procurement give us hope and confidence office to be in charge of all the what kind of procurement of not having legitimate power General will ensure that in the system. The various procurement function in the procedures you are having. in the procurement process there is value for money and proposals that you have made country, I think we will look at Zambia’s procurement has resulted in manipulation will anchor the procurement will be made will be considered it as Cabinet.” system is one of the best in of the procurement process. Africa. We also know that There is no anchor in the Financial Intelligence government. Your Excellency, Center (FIC) report and it sounds like a little joke but corruption allegations speak procurement is not resident in very strongly on procurement. any position in government. The allegations that this There is no individual who is government receives, some of responsible of procurement in them unfairly, most of them government.” border on the procurement Mwelwa said there was process. The FIC report need to create the position of makes a lot of allegations Procurement General. around the manipulation of “We have raised these the procurement process. issues but that problem Procurement has a huge stake has created many issues. in the realization of the plans The problem came because in transforming Zambia into historically, that function an industrious middle income was resident in the tender prosperous nation to foster board so the tender board was socio-economic justice. The doing some procurement in first challenge we are having the Ministry. When the new is the low level position of the act was formed, that role was procurement in government. removed and never replaced. So This is a big problem,” Mwelwa individuals in the procurement said. function under the Ministry 8. Opinion www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020

n August 30, a contact with well- Oplaced sources within government Arresting HH over privatisation reached out to us and urged us to take FDD leader Edith Nawakwi’s being fake news. It’s privatisation allegations hard to believe that against UPND president a dangerous undertaking government officials Hakainde Hichilema at the level of Cabinet very seriously, no Minister sat down to matter how useless write such a statement. they sounded. The The statement is not contact informed us that only embarrassing, government was going but it also signals to use those allegations unprecedented levels she made on Hot FM of desperation to stop to arrest the opposition an opposition leader leader. According from participating in an to this source, the election. PF government was planning to harm Why is the PF so Hakainde Hichilema, desperate to arrest Mr but they had been Hichilema? What do struggling to have they want to do to him? access to his body. Is it true that they want access to his body so “The PF have been prosecution’s case. Once contentious election, let as follows: “Nawakwi, “PF are creating the that they harm him, or looking for potential they have Mr Hichilema alone eliminating him, through her various pretext on which they kill him? Is this what the cases on which in police custody, the would turn this country media engagements, may move to arrest humble, God-fearing they can arrest Mr plan is to eliminate him. upside down. “The PF has categorically stated Hichilema soon for being President has resorted Hakainde Hichilema. However, some people leadership would have that Mr Hichilema failed in possession of property to? Is this a charge Unfortunately, they in power are of the view to be completely out to declare interest, suspected to be proceeds that a reasonable found nothing after a that killing him can set the of their minds to adopt while presiding over the of corruption. I heard government can rely on long search. The ruling country on fire. Instead, such a foolish strategy, sale of public assets in Nawakwi the other day to arrest an opposition leadership then hatched they are proposing and only a mad person which he had personal saying that Hichilema leader or anyone else a plan to arrest Mr that it’s better to find a in government would interest. Government dubiously acquired a for that matter? What Hichilema for his role pliant judge who would authorise a dangerous finds Mr Hichilema’s house in Lusaka and kind of reasoning is in the privatisation of be willing to convict Mr scheme of that nature,” conduct, if true, to be inviting State investigative this? To the Honourable State companies during Hichilema and disqualify we stated. a clear case of corrupt wings to arrest him. Minister who issued the era of president him from running for the practices, bordering What Nawakwi is doing, that statement and Frederick Chiluba. Presidency,” reported To our shock, even on non-declaration of however, is to push to any other government Madam Nawakwi’s the informant, adding: before the statement from interest, in winning a the front the privatisation official, including the allegations are useful “It is like they regret not the Chief Government bid. Government is, issue because Hichilema President, if he is part for this purpose. killing him when he was Spokesperson, Dora therefore, studying the is gaining momentum. of the scheme to arrest The PF thinks that in remand prison for Siliya, could circulate to matter and is following She is doing so in a way and harm Mr Hichilema, Zambians, many of treason.” the public on Tuesday, closely the reaction by the that suggests that the we make a simple, whom were either not the contact reached out citizens who are the true PF are building a profile earnest appeal: please, born or too young at We are not too much to us again showing us owners of the property in for his arrest on a bogus do not set the country the time, are likely to into conspiracy theories, the same document and question. The nation will charge of corruption. And on fire! There already believe whatever she and so we gave very saying: “This is what I was be informed of the steps who knows what they may exists a huge heap of says because she was little attention to this warning you about. Like that the government will do to Hichilema when he pent-up frustrations Minister of Finance at intel, which sounded I told you, they want to take, should it become is in detention?” and cumulative anger the time of privatisation. quite unthinkable to us. use madam Nawakwi’s necessary to act on behalf among Zambians for The primary motive In our view, we stated allegations to arrest Mr of the citizens of Zambia.” We still don’t pay different reasons that behind the impending to the informer that this Hichilema so that they can too much attention to all have to do with the arrest is to have was too far-fetched. We have access to his body. The statement from outrageous conspiracy failure of the State to access to his physical argued that the PF may This is very sad. How can the Minister also tallies theories, but this does meet their yearnings and body, not to convict Mr have gotten away with a nation be led or rather well with the political not look like a baseless aspirations. Do not light Hichilema since any the bogus treason charge misled to self-destruction analysis given by UNZA conspiracy theory or set this heap ablaze. trial would expose the in 2017 without creating this way?” lecturer Dr Sishuwa anymore. Reading the The consequences of bogus nature of the a crisis, but arresting Sishuwa who also stated strange statement from the explosion might charges and the serious the biggest opposition In her statement, as follows: the Minister, one would be too horrific to ever weaknesses in the leader months before a Honourable Siliya stated not help but imagine it imagine. Crossword puzzle No 682 “Carve your name on hearts, not Crossword puzzle No 681 tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” - Shannon Alder Thursday September 3, 2020 www.diggers.news Readers’ Feedback .9 Readers’ Feedback ND! OPINION: Time will come for the PF tycoons to explain their hefty donations

Editor, privatization”. - David M and the Church please in Mansa not worth Mwanangombe Speak For these more than k300,000, EDITOR’S NOTE: “And yet PF want su ering people some today he is worth to paint a picture as “Please Can the Govt of whom have since k20m, and bamudala, Go to our News Diggers! though HH was no pay the 3500plus civil died”. - Muchindu in 2015, worth, k2m, accomplished success as Facebook page, servants retrenched in Mwaanga in 2016, K22m not a corporate executive, as select a story you like and jot 1999 since it has this knowing which though he was a good kind of money to dish down your comment. We will for nothing loafer before “Bowman used to number will be in out.Civil Societies walk from the MMD front of K_00m? pick that as your feedback Secretariat to home Anyways time will and get you published on just 6 years ago, come for the. To tell this page. The shorter the ‘NRCs were given Kaamba used to sell us whether it was comment the higher the junta at comesa today satanism or stealing?” chance of getting published. they are millionaires, - Che Guavara that we block Facebook chilufya just used Note to PF strongholds’ to own some lodge “Easy come easy go!!” users who use abusive language. Editor, this institution like used for short time - Simon Walden its their own personal “What is happening company where they in our country is dont have to consult amazing. Are we anybody”. - Mutinta ‘Nawakwi should know privatisation issue not ashamed of Mulonda Dear editor, is a non starter. It happened more than drama building up thirty years ago. It should just be used as “No need to use the gender card trying to a lesson in civics or history. Work on the a non-starter’ as 2021 elections “But why postpone benefi t us today? We want to discuss issues EDITOR’S NOTE: hoodwink people! She’s one of the reasons valueless kwacha because it is disturbing the NRC issuance a er that are affecting us today and those that will draws near. Honestly women’s political clout in this country is our projections”. - Paul Mushota giving everyone in the affect us in the future”. - Lee Clive Nalumino some provinces were being undermined. She, herself, has been Nyambe granted chance to Northern corridors?” - recklessly scathing in her criticism of her “Each time when this woman is on Peter Mwape male adversaries”. - Douglas Simonda radio,she sounds like someone who has obtain NRCs whilst “You singled out hh yourself why should you been sponsored to talk ill of someone who others are not given complain? please stop politics of personal “So a er issuing “We know you weren’t the only one involved never served in government. Nawakwi and such chance. Sure vindettas .you served as fi nance minister in but you’ve been the most outspoken in the her friends robbed Zambia the future it nrcs to strong holds the chiluba government where were you when Zambia my beloved last few days, what did you expect would deserved by privatizing companies. I get using government HH was stealing? sleeping on duty ? Kkkkkkkkkk country what has happen?” - Dalitso Daniel Ngoma bored with her ongoing talk of issues that machinery. Some un . just forget about the promissory notes and happened to ??? God happened 20 years ago. She is playing civilised people are mobilise your FDD”. - Sylvester Chungu intervene in the You singled out HH yet he is not the only cheap politics. To what end does this now saying other current happenings”. - economist who was involved in privatisation places dont pay taxes Emmanuel Fulawulu of national assets, yet imwe u don’t want and have no right to to be singled out. Don’t hate the player but vote. Please opposition hate the game, You started this. The best is FIC’s withholding of 2019 “ECZ is an insure this case is to go to court if u don’t want to be singled Incompetent given urgent attention out!” - Mable Kayula institution not t for before courts of law”. - Trends Report purpose, they run “The more pressing issue as at now is the Sylvester Moomba Kwacha , otherwise the privatization issue Editor,

“So the reason why the c report has been withheld is because of scandals which can cause someone to faint. Your resignation ba acting director general indicates that at least we still have people of integrity who cannot sell their souls to the devil for three pieces of silver. May God give more wisdom to not tolerate stupidity of shielding corrupt fools”. - Kajuba Mazuba

“ en disband it, why having an institution that it’s mandate is being politically controlled??? Kudos to FIC Director for her resignation.  e FIC report is a vital report because it’s a nancial litmus of the Nation”. - Ashu Madiba

“Carders have infested FIC, ACC, ZRA, ZESCO, BOZ and the courts. Such a doomed way of governance by this rogue regime”. - Chaka Kelly

“PF criminals shielding their loots..this report must be unearthed at all cost....can someone expose these thieves...” m- Kool Int

“Let’s hold leaders in government accountable. Why did the DG resign and why has the report delayed? Public needs to know”. - Mary Mulenga 10. International / Lifestyle News www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020 Misuse of Covid-19 funds ‘frightening’ AN investigation into the use of number of frightening  ndings announcement of the damning South Africa’s Covid-19 relief that require to be followed up  ndings has angered many fund has revealed “frightening very quickly so that there is who had suspected there was  ndings”, the auditor general no signi cant passage of time fraud and corruption in how says. before the required actions are the government dealt with the Kimi Makwetu described implemented,” he said at a press allocation of funds, particularly overpricing and “potential conference on Wednesday. the millions of dollars which fraud”. e allocated funds were were supposed to purchase PPE He said in some cases meant to assist vulnerable for schools and hospitals. personal protective equipment households with food parcels, South Africans expect politicians facing trial and being But Mr Makwetu said PPE to be “further scrutinised” (PPE) was bought for  ve times unemployment grants, support President Cyril Ramaphosa to convicted for corruption. the system was vulnerable to as “there are instances of the more than the price the national small business, farmers and to act decisively on this issue. at’s the only way hackers, fraud and “double price being 200% and, in some treasury had advised. also procure personal protective It appears he has already to convince them that the dipping”. instances,  ves times more” than e report also has  agged equipment. begun. government is serious about Out of four million people the price the national treasury up 30,000 relief grants which Will the corrupt get caught? Politicians accused of tackling corruption. in the database he said the had advised. “require further investigation”. By Nomsa Maseko, BBC corruption, particularly those In May, South Africa “somewhere around 30,000 He referred a list of cases Mr Makwetu has been News, Johannesburg within the governing ANC, introduced social relief of bene ciaries require further pointing to the high risk of fraud tracking the spending of 500 Corruption was “ampli ed” were told to resign and open distress grants of 350 rand investigation”. to investigators and is expected billion rand ($26bn; £19bn) - that’s the term used by South themselves up for investigation per month for people who are He also said there was a need to publish a fuller report in which is equivalent to 10% of Africa’s auditor general in his by law enforcement agencies unemployed. for the area of procurement of November.BBC the country’s gross domestic report on the misuse of funds who have started to investigate product. which were aimed at mitigating many illegal transactions which THE Zimbabwean “A lot of the e ort that we the impact of coronavirus in the took place. government has announced Zimbabwe to reopen put into this on the detection country. But South Africans want to that schools will be reopened side of things has revealed a Wednesday’s see real action - they want to see in two weeks for students who will sit for examinations schools in two weeks later in the year. Ethiopia plans massive free bread hand-out ose preparing to sit the two weeks were enough closure. for measures to be put in Meanwhile, Malawi’s new THE authorities in Ethiopia’s capital, produce two million mid-size loaves of for Cambridge examinations place to prevent the spread President Lazarus Chakwera Addis Ababa plan to distribute hundreds bread a day. will resume on 14 September. of coronavirus. has reappointed the country’s of thousands of loaves of bread for free as A government o cial shared a video Students preparing Zimbabwe has 6,559 army commander sacked part of celebrations to mark the Ethiopian of the Sheger bakery in operation during for Zimbabwe School con rmed cases of Covid-19 by his predecessor a er new year, 2013. the launch. Examinations Council according to the country’s troops protected protesters e one-day treat, on Monday It is not clear how many loaves are (Zimsec) exams scheduled health ministry. contesting elections marred 7 September, will start  ve days of planned to be baked in this bakery and how for 1 December, will return e World Health by fraud. celebration to mark the last month of the much it would cost the city authorities. to school on 28 September. Ethiopian calendar. Bread is a favourite food in Addis e cabinet made the Organization and Unicef last Mr Chakwera said the Back in June, the government unveiled Ababa and queues outside bakeries are decision a er consultations month urged African nations appointment of General a huge bakery on the outskirts of the common. with education and health to consider reopening Vincent Nundwe as capital. Ethiopians will celebrate New Year o cials. schools safely to secure the commander of Malawi O cials say it has the capacity to 2013, on 11 September, 2020.BBC Information Minister future of children who were Defence Force took e ect Monica Mutsvangwa said being a ected by the long immediately.BBC Thursday September 3, 2020 www.diggers.news Sports .11 CAF unveils final calendar for continental games By Abraham Kalito While the current the new calendar for the shall be the teams qualified regulations,” it stated. CAF also released the THE Confederation of season of CAF upcoming season. from their national “For MAs that could ranking of the top Member African Football (CAF) competitions, including CAF has clarified to competitions for 2019/20 in not complete the 2019/20 Associations, based on has unveiled the final the champions league and Member Associations accordance with the criteria season and considered how their representative calendar for all continental the Confederations Cup, (MAs) which of their of engagement as stated in the season canceled, the clubs performed in various competitions set for the is yet to conclude, Africa’s teams would be allowed to Articles 2 and 3 Chapter engaged teams will be the competitions over the past 2020/2021 season which football governing body participate in the upcoming 4 of the regulations. For same representatives for the five years. begins in September. have decided to release editions. MAs that did not complete 2019/20 Interclubs season Zambia was ranked 7th The new guidelinesthe 2019/20 season but taking into consideration just behind South Africa were released on Tuesday set a criteria to classify the the quota of each while Morocco topped the on their official website. teams or homologate the association according to list. Man Utd sign Van de “Member Associations standings in the national their ranking. For MAs yet Egypt and Tunisia are (MA) are requested to competitions for 2019/20, to complete their season or in second and third place Beek in £35m deal register their representatives the engaged teams shall be unable to finish before the respectively. Democratic on the CAF Content the teams qualified from engagement deadline, they Republic of, Congo, Algeria Management System (CMS) the national competitions will be requested to choose and South Africa all came guided by the following 2019/20 in accordance with one of the above-mentioned before Zambia in that order scenarios; For MA’s that the criteria of engagement criteria to determine their while Nigeria Guinea and completed the 2019/20 as stated in Articles 2 representative(s) subject to Angola fell behind the season, the engaged teams and 3 Chapter 4 of the the approval of CAF.” copper bullets. Zambia in ‘easy’ draw for 8-nation U-15 tourney Manchester United have completed the signing By Ngosa Chalwe to participate at the junior boys will be the only African their second match. of Donny van de Beek from Ajax, having agreed to pay ZAMBIA has been handed tournament which will side at the tournament They will face Romania £35 million (€39m/$46m) plus £4m in add-ons for the a seemingly easy draw in feature players who are which will also feature the in the final group match on Netherlands international midfielder. this month’s eighth nations The 23-year-old joins on a five-year deal with the option under the age of 15. hosts Croatia alongside September 25. Under-15 tournament to extend for an additional season. According to the Group A opponents Qatar, The final ties will be dubbed “Vlatko Markovic” Terms of the deal were agreed on Sunday between the fixtures released byMontenegro and Bulgaria. staged on September 27 to scheduled for Croatia. clubs, and the transfer has now been made official by the FAZ communications Zambia, who will be decide the winners, with the Last year, the Football Old Trafford side after they reached an accord over personal manager Sydney Mungala, drilled by Super Division bottom placed sides facing Association of Zambia (FAZ) terms with the player, who has also passed a medical. Wednesday, Zambia will side Red Arrows coach each other to decide the signed a memorandum of Van de Beek, who was not involved as Ajax tackled be in Group B alongside Chisi Mbewe, will first take eighth and seventh placed understanding with the Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in friendlies over the Romania, Bosnia and to the turf against North side while the race for fifth Croatian FA on the sidelines weekend, has therefore become United’s first signing of the Herzegovina and North Macedonia on September place will be between the of a FIFA congress held in 2020 summer transfer window. the French capital Paris. Macedonia. 23, before squaring off with third best placed sides in Speaking to Man Utd’s official website, the Dutchman The agreement included, The junior Chipolopolo Bosnia and Herzegovina in each of the two groups. said: “I cannot begin to explain how incredible an among other things, opportunity it is to join a club with such an amazing history. exchange programmes “I would like to thank everyone at Ajax. I grew up there aimed at the development of and I will always have a special bond with the club. youth football between the “I am now ready to take the next step in my career and two countries. perform at the highest level and there is no higher standard In the follow up to that than Manchester United. GOAL.COM MOU, Zambia was invited Messi would need ‘cojones’ to join Real Madrid, says Kroos Lionel Messi would be a spectacular exit, with not be a bad thing for La highly unlikely to swap Barcelona presidential Liga champions Madrid. Barcelona for Real Madrid hopeful Victor Font “If one of those players and would need to show expressing his belief that the no longer plays in the rival “cojones” to remain if Spain Premier League club are the team, one can imagine that if he departs Camp Nou, ‘top candidate’ to sign the we do not consider it as says Toni Kroos. 33-year-old. something necessarily bad,” The future of Argentina Kroos also sees that as a Kroos, whose Madrid side superstar Messi remains possibility, but the Blancos overhauled Barca to win the shrouded in doubt after he star cannot imagine Messi title last season, said. made the club aware of his becoming a Madrid team- “Messi away from intention to leave following mate any time soon. Barcelona means that Barca’s humiliating 8-2 “I do not think he will Barcelona lacks a total defeat to Bayern Munich come to Real Madrid, w e ap on .” in the Champions League if I have to rule it out Kroos is preparing for quarter-finals. categorically,” he said on a Nations League double- Messi did not show up the Einfach mal Luppen header against Spain and for pre-season training this podcast with his brother Switzerland and revealed he week, nor did he appear Felix. is no longer told by Germany for coronavirus testing on “To stay in Spain: You head coach Joachim Low Sunday, as he believes a need cojones for that. I when he has been selected clause in his contract is now think hardly anyone in the for international duty, only active making him a free football world can imagine if he is being rested. agent – something Barca Barcelona without Messi.” “It’s actually like this, if dispute. Kroos added “that it I don’t hear anything from A reunion with Pep could most likely be Pep Jogi, I’ll travel there too,” he Guardiola at Manchester and City” for Messi, while said. “Regardless of whether City is seen as the likeliest admitting Barca losing a I’m nominated or not.” outcome should Messi seal player of his calibre would GOAL.COM No 767 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday September 3, 2020 Nkwazi targets Messi would need ‘cojones’ hoBy Ngosa Chalwe teams like nGreen Buffaloes, Greenours players who came in during the to finish in better places and not AFTER a dismal display that saw Eagles and Red Arrows who have mid-season so we need to get to always fighting relegation like the them finish the league just two proved to be a force in the topflight. know each other well.” season which just ended, we were to join Real places above the relegation zone, Makinka said in an interview The Zambia Police sponsored fighting relegation from week four,” Nkwazi coach Dennis Makinka yesterday that he was looking to outfit finished on 12th position said Makinka. “This time around, says the club needs to challenge for turn the fortunes of the team when with 32 points, managing six wins, we want to improve, make new honours next season. the season kicks off in October. 14 draws and seven losses in 27 mistakes, not every time making Madrid, says Over the seasons, Nkwazi have “No team wants to just participate. matches played before the close of the same mistakes. We want to struggled to be counted among the We want to compete for honours, the season. do something new, we want to try consistent teams in the top flight maybe to play in the ABSA Cup, Makinka said there was a need to something else.” oftentimes, leaving to the last days finish in the top four or top eight, change the situation where the The 2020/2021 season is expected Kroos Story page 11 of the season to survive relegation. it will be okay,” Makinka said. “We team was fighting relegation from to kick off next month depending This is in contrast to other defence are trying to build a new team, not the onset of the season. on the COVID-19 situation in the and security service sponsored completely new but we had new “This is why we train, we want country.