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Criminals Have Nowhere to Hide, We're in 160 Countries No300 K10 www.diggers.news Monday November 5, 2018 By Joseph Mwenda Financial Intelligence Center Director Clement Kapalu says with the FIC’s admission to Criminals have nowhere to hide, the Egmont group of global financial intelligence units, criminals involved in money laundering practices in Zambia will have nowhere to hide. we’re in 160 countries now - FIC Kapalu added that citizens who are on the right side of the law must celebrate the achievement, but criminals have a cause to panic because the center will now follow all proceeds of crime stashed anywhere on earth. In this verbatim interview, Kapalu outlines the benefits of Zambia’s admission to the Egmont group, explains how the center deals with WE’LL FOLLOW frustrations from critics. To page 5 STOLEN MONEY Dora defends ‘sale’ of ZAFFICO By Sipilisiwe Ncube with majority stake under citizen Chief Government Spokesperson Dora ownership. Siliya says the reported takeover of But the minister disclosed that plans ZAFFICO by a Chinese entity is not are underway for the public listing of true, saying the government institution the company “with emphasis to reserve plans to float its shares to private buyers, majority shares for citizens.” To page 6 Bemba ministers Ronald Chitotela and Chitalu Chilufya pose after their Ngoni cousins poured powder on them during the funeral of Mama Kankasa - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Mushimba predicts below normal rains By Zondiwe Mbewe this year and will be Minister of Transport and Communications Brian characterised by intervals Mushimba has disclosed that the rainfall forecast indicates of dry spells. that the 2018/2019 rainy season will start by late November But Kabwe member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube challenged the accuracy of President Lungu confers with Speaker Dr Patrick Matibini during the requiem mass Be humble like Lungu who eats the minister’s information, for Mama Chibesa Kankasa at the Anglican Cathedral - Picture by Tenson Mkhala given the many seasons where the ministry mangoes by roadside - Mumbi misinformed farmers Story on page 6 To page 2 We won’t readopt lazy MPs Yamba warns thieving PSs in 2021, Lungu warns C/Belt Story on page 6 Story on page 7 2. Local News www.diggers.news Monday November 5, 2018 By Claver Mutinta The Chamber of Mines has implored mining firms to be innovative and Chamber of Mines urges members embrace technology to record progress in their operations and mining business. companies to embrace technology And government has called ‘leveraging technology core component of this annual conferences to the industry,” Chilembo mineral production should on mining companies for safety, healthy as businesses, we must ensure best practices in the added. not be at the expense of to employ methods and environmentally innovative and the core industry among all players. He urged both local and human life, adding that and technologies that sustainable way for all business concept is that you “We come here annually international mining government recently guarantee sustainability in mining activities’ in Ndola, are leveraging on human in order that we may experts to discuss, address expressed serious concerns the communities. Chilembo encouraged the resource by trying to get increase our knowledge and share experiences on over high incidents that Zambia Chamber of mines to mitigate severity the best out of them, which base horizons by typical matters affecting mine and industrial Mines chief executive on mine incidents. naturally implies that sharing best practices, mining operations and accidents continued to officer Sokwani Chilembo “There is need for us to you must capacitate them sharing information safety, among others. occur. has stressed that work harder to extend the more with knowledge,” and experiences, and, At the same event Ministry “Innovate technology is mining companies need period between incidents Chilembo said. therefore, the Chamber of Mines Permanent transforming the way the technology to maintain in the industry and also Chilembo said for has gone to great length Secretary Paul Chanda mining industry operates. the mining environment to mitigate severity on continued progress in the to try and have a regional said government’s desire Increasing demands safer for business and frequency of incidents. mining sector, there is and international pool was to ensure a growing for efficient production workforce. Therefore, we needneed for an increased and of contributors to mining industry, using and workers’ safety are Speaking during the official technology as much as accumulated technological our proceedings. It’s technology that generates requiring traditional opening of fourth Health possible to assist them to knowledge in the industry. something we hope to use benefits with zero negative mining companies to Safety and Environment keep their environment He added that the Zambia to ensure that there are impact on communities. embrace innovation,” said Conference themed: as safe as possible. The Chamber of Mines uses best standards throughout He said an increase in Chanda – Suma Systems Mushimba predicts below normal rainfall By Zondiwe Mbewe Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba has disclosed as MPs question his data accuracy that the rainfall forecast much of Zambia was likely storms and showers this to have challenges because periods of three months general public to take all indicates that the 2018/2019 to receive normal to below month. There is a high the dams may not fill up as each. The first period the necessary precautions rainy season will start by normal rainfall during the chance that most of the much as we expect.” from October, November, to avoid loss of lives and late November this year 2018/2019 rainy season. rainfall will be received in He urged farmers and other December 2018, there property until the end of and will be characterised by “The 2018/2019 rainfall December, January and stakeholders to regularly is a high likelihood of the rainy season,” he said. intervals of dry spells. forecast generally indicate February countrywide. get in touch with his recording normal to below He further urged farmers And Mushimba says that much of Zambia is There is also a likelihood ministry and the Ministry normal rainfall over much to seek guidance from the government has been likely to receive normal of below normal rainfall of Agriculture to access of Zambia, except for Ministry of Agriculture on installing automated to below normal rainfall in March 2019 indicating meteorological forecast. North-Eastern parts of the when to plant, what to plant weather stations across the during the 2018/2019 an early ending of the “I wish to urge our farmers country which is like to and crop management. country to move away from rainy season. The rainy 2018/2019 rainy season and other stakeholders to receive normal to above Asked by Kabwe Central the manual ones that had season is likely to start by especially over the Southern regularly get in touch with normal rainfall during this PF member of parliament been giving some of the late November over most half of the country,” he said. my ministry and Ministry period,” said Mushimba. Tutwa Ngulube how inaccurate information. parts of the country and “Lusaka and below will of Agriculture to access He disclosed that the credible that information Giving a ministerial may be characterised by have normal to below meteorological forecast 2018/2019 season may was, given that farmers had statement in Parliament intervals of dry spells. normal rainfall. There will and updates that are made also experience floods, been misled in the past by Friday, Mushimba said However, the Northern be prolonged dry spells available. The 2018/2019 infrastructure damage, such warnings, Mushimba the 2018/2019 rainfall parts of Zambia are likely to and activity such as power rainfall season forecast will increased chance of disease said government had been forecast indicated that start experiencing thunder generation, we are going be categorised into four outbreak like cholera, installing more automated dysentery and typhoid and weather stations, moving occurrence of agricultural away from the manual pests across the country. stations that had been Mushimba advised the giving some of the public to take necessary inaccurate information precautions to avoid loss of alluded to. lives and property. He added regular updates “Every season is were required because they characterised by wide gathered information in ranging implications on the quantum. social, economic sectors. I “Regular updates are wish to inform the nation required because we that the 2018/2019 rainy gather the information in season, may experience quantum. When we see that dry spells, insufficientthis month is going to have water for domestic more rain than the next, consumption, agricultural we will make sure that we and also energy production provide that information. among others, floods,But the volumes, usually we flash floods especially in are very accurate with that. prone areas, infrastructure This year we have installed damage especially to civil 20 automated weather structures such as roads, stations across the country, bridges, increase chance we are doing eight more of disease outbreak such before the end of the year, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu (left) and Millenium Challenge Corporation Vice - President General as cholera, dysentery and next year we are installing Counsel and Corporate Secretary Jean Hauch (right) listens to MECB Consulting Limited Monitoring and typhoid and occurrence of 30 additional automated Evaluation Specialist Esau Shawa (centre) at Shaft 5 during the hand over ceremony of the Water Supply agricultural pests across the weather stations,” said Network in Lusaka on Friday,November 2,2018 - Picture by Salim Henry country. Let me advice the Mushimba. Monday November 5, 2018 www.diggers.news Local News .3 By Claver Mutinta Lumwana Mining Company has scooped the overall best mining company award for 2017 and bagged three other Lumwana scoops named best awards in best local content, mining giant.
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