No 30 www.diggers.news Monday September 4, 2017 Govt explains deregistration of 498 unqualified teachers By Sipilisiwe Ncube says the 498 teachers proper qualificationsPF WILL NOT Teaching Council of who have been exposed will be deregistered from Registrar Dr Abby Mubanga for teaching without the system because the damage they have caused is irreparable. The world is now for And Dr Mubanga said the Teaching Council has also the young generation, informed the employers of the affected teachers as REACH 2021 us old leaders must well other law enforcement agencies so that disciplinary DPP enters pave way, says Ukwa action can be taken. Story on page 2 Continues on page 5 ...it’s too divided another nolle in UPND case to stand pressure By Diggers Reporter The Director of Public Prosecutions has entered a nolle prosequi in a matter in which Hakainde from Kambwili’s Hichilema’s aides were facing a charge of obstructing police officers in the course of their duty. group - Mwaliteta Continues on page 6 By Mirriam Chabala to stand the pressure from member of Former Lusaka Province Minister Obvious parliament and other PF Mwaliteta says the ruling party may fail to finish founders who have been sidelined. another five-year term because it is too divided Continues on page 3

Lungu’s delegation in Swazi bikinis Story on page 7

Continues on P2 2. Local News Monday September 4, 2017 This world is now for the younger generation, us the old must pave way for them – Ukwa By Joseph Mwenda you do not leave something Nigerian Actor Ukwa says that people will remember the world is now for the you with, I doubt if you will younger generation and be free. So I want to leave a that older leaders must pave footprint, a legacy,” Ukwa way for them. said. And Ukwa, whose real He told programme host names are Nkem Owoh, Grevazio Zulu that even says the bad impression in governance, the older that the West has about generation needed to pave African culture will only way for the youth. be corrected if African “I don’t intend to go back to actors use art to portray politics, what am I going to the positive side of the do there? If I have to go back continent’s traditions. in politics and be a governor, Featuring on the Sunday it means I am so greedy. Interview this evening, This world as it is now is Ukwa who was recently for the younger generation. awarded a lifetime Even in my industry, I want achievement award at to move away now. That is the 2017 African Movie why I am establishing one Academy Awards, said even or two things on the front if people chose not to retire so that the young ones can from their calling, they have the opportunity. If I would still die eventually. plant myself there, it does “Getting that award made not make sense. If you want me feel very good, I wish I development, the youths was much much younger. will have to come up, even I was going to put my two in governance,” Ukwa said. legs into it and get a degree. He warned artistes against Nigerian actor Nkem Owoh (Ukwa) But if I don’t do it, I will getting too involved with the film industry. But I was like popular people, we Presidents, I don’t think own name’. So when we impart it in the younger politics and losing focus of playing a minor role there. do campaign for them there is a President, apart tell it now, we are trying people, that is why I have their career. I found out that God had and in the end we lose from the current one whom to portray it and let people a school that teaches art “At one point I declared given me my own political concentration. I decided I haven’t really associate know that not all things where I am trying to impart that I was not going to party, so why must I go not to do it and concentrate with, that I am not close to. about our culture is all the knowledge into younger feature at a government and do this. I decided that I [on the acting career],” he When they have their social that bad. But if you are an ones. Yes, I am planning to function because I was was not going to feature in said. functions I will go, but once Europeanised African, you retire, sometimes you have trying to avoid politics. I any political thing because “I am very close to most you make it political, no will see it from that view to retire or you die. So if was in politics before even the politicians, generally of the politicians and even matter how much you pay point that we were trying me, I will not attend, it’s just to demean African culture my personal conviction that in the movie ‘Osuofia in I will not get involved.” London’,” Ukwa said. Kambwili will cry like a baby with And the actor expressed “If you analyse our own difficulties to pick his culture in comparison favourite movie between with the European culture, “Ukwa” and “Osuofia in you will find that ours his punch for punch strategy – PF London” saying the two has got a meaning too, a films had their own positive great meaning. So I don’t By Mukosha Funga tiger). Elo ndemyeba ba President tulinenu tight, wait for stories. find anything demeaning Media Director Sunday Chanda has Parliament to open because some of the things I can not “The difference between in portraying my culture, warned that Chishimba Kambwili will become a political say them here I have no immunity.” Osuofia and Ukwa is that provided I am not doing casualty with his strategy of taking on President Edgar But in a statement yesterday, Chanda warned Kambwili the other one is cross it in a negative sense. Lungu punch for punch. against such an approach saying he would end up crying culture, not between My message was that we Yesterday, the expelled Roan PF member of parliament like a baby. two African countries have a culture that is plus held a press briefing at which he declared that he would “Expelled PF Member Chishimba Kambwili’s challenge but between Africa and not minus. I remember exert pressure on President Lungu so that he could “pull to take on Republican President ‘punch the West. There were in ‘Osuofia in London’, up his socks”. for punch’ will make him regret. His ‘punch-for-punch’ other characters between somebody met me and He also said he would take on the Head of State punch for strategy will leave him as the major political casualty. Ukwa and Osuofia, but said ‘why did you go and punch as he was not intimidated by his threatening and Like him take this as a kind reminder before he can between the two of them… disgrace us by talking about Nigerian Naira in London demeaning statements against him. cry like a baby. Like in boxing, my brother Kambwili (hesitates) they have their pluses. But I think in Africa, and you were telling them “For those who know Chishimba Kambwili, I can exert will get a good whipping for his big mouth. He may Ukwa reigned more; it is you need Agege bread and pressure and I have started exerting pressure on President have the loudest and biggest mouth, but his statements still reigning more than all that?’ I said ‘look, the Edgar Lungu so that he gets up, pulls up his socks and start are incoherent. Kambwili cannot sustain an argument Osuofia. But I think outside Europeans brought cake working for the people of Zambia other than traveling for four weeks because he’s politically athletic. He lacks Africa, Osuofia takesand biscuit and we eat it, every time. Yes we know traveling is part of your job but it’s originality, Kambwili still wants to be an imitation of the preference,” he said. so when we talk about our not mandatory. I was Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Sata late patriarch of the Patriotic Front Michael Chilufya He went on to explain that own food, people must in the first one year of office traveled less than five times, Sata. He is not original. There was one Sata and there will it was not his intention to appreciate it’. I was proud of the first one year in office he was sending Dr Guy Scott never be another. Zambians loved him for his originality demean the African culture Africa, its not the other way and myself to go and represent him. It is not mandatory and Kambwili’s imitation does not strike the Sata cord. in the movie which he went round. I was telling them that if there is an inauguration ceremony in Rwanda , it Zambians have listened to the original and they have no to shoot in Britain. that we also have something has to be the President to travel,” said Kambwili. appetite for an imitation,” Chanda stated. “It is the impression people that we appreciate.” “I know that pressure makes people do things that they “He’s far from being original and we know too well how have about African culture. Meanwhile, Ukwa also do not want to do. And for you Mr President, be prepared to put ‘fake products’ to quality tastes. May he be ready You see, we were colonised talked about why he for more pressure, it is punch for punch until the living to taste his own medicine after we respond to him. We and the colonial masters dropped his engineering standards of our people improves. So if you expect that therefore welcome his challenge for a punch for punch. didn’t want to bring up career, his kidnapping and I am going to keep quiet because you are calling me a Once more, we can only hope he will not cry like someone that African culture very the ransom he paid to be Kapala, you are thinking in a wrong way because what stung by a bee very soon.” much. If they had done it released, his music career makes Chishimba Kambwili is to speak out. So Mr He said the party was game for Kambwili. diplomatically, probably and how his hit song “I go president please stop insulting me, stop disparaging “The last politician who attempted the ‘punch for punch’ we would have developed chop your dollar (419 is me because for me everything I say are issues that are line was Pastor against late President Sata. with our own culture. But just a game)” was banned affecting the poor people of this country. I hope that this As all Zambians know, he was whipped for having a big they said this one is bad, in Nigeria, as well as the is the last time Mr President that you are going to Ndola mouth. We are game for Kambwili and maybe it will dawn even your names they said need for African countries Airport and call me names. I am not a Kapala, my name on him that his greatest enemy is his mouth – he opens it ‘your name is too difficult to create synergies for is Chishimba Kambwili…imbwili ni mbwili (a tiger is a and puts his foot into it,” stated Chanda. to call, let me give you my development. Monday September 4, 2017 Local News. 3 Sioma farmers hail WWF over conservation farming skills By Thomas Mulenga Farmers in Kaanja area of Sioma District in Western Province have hailed World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for teaching them conservation agricultural practices which they say are more beneficial and environmental friendly than conventional agriculture. Speaking to journalists, Kelvin Lubinda, who is a conservation farmer, said he was able to grow maize without using conventional fertilizer, adding that this had made it easy for him to engage in farming without worrying about farming inputs. Lubinda added that WWF had taught him and other farmers how to grow seed, which has helped them to stop recycling seed which was a conventional agriculture practice. Some farmers in Sioma talk to officials from WWF - picture by Thomas Mulenga Lubinda disclosed that he was converted to He boasts of having farming, another skill he Another farmer, and that her community had increased since conservation farming agricultural products learnt from WWF. Maureen Mbao said that was no longer dependent she started practicing when WWF started the such as maize, vegetables, Lubinda added that through conservation on relief food as every conservation farming. sensitization project on sweet potatoes, among conservation farming farming, she had household was self She said this had made conservation farming in others, throughout all had made it easy for him managed to achieve food reliant. it easy for her to pay the area in 2009. seasons using irrigation to diversify crops. security for her family, She added that her yields for tuition fees for her children, some of whom are at tertiary education PF won’t reach 2021, it’s too divided to stand level. The farmers called upon WWF to continue with their initiative. pressure from Kambwili’s group - Mwaliteta Meanwhile, WWF From front page “What they are doing now is just winding up, Emmanuel Chendas and others, the rest were not Field Facilitator for And Mwaliteta has charged that those who there is no future for PF anyway. Maybe you can there and if you remember the first appointments Conservation Farming remained in PF have surrendered the running ask me about the future for MMD which is now by Sata. His Execellency the President now Crispin Miyanda said the of government to Finance Minister running government under PF. I can predict Edgar Lungu was a just a deputy minister. I don’t organization was happy and his MMD ministers while they concentrate the future for MMD which has remained in PF think that is the person he wanted to take over with the response from on enriching themselves from government now running the national affairs. Their future is from him. So what is happening here is that this the farmers practicing deals. to make money for themselves and forget about PF is just winding up. it’s like a company which conservation farming in The former Kafue member of parliament, who this country, and that is what pains me.” is bankrupt now you are winding up so that you Sioma District. spent a year in remand prison on aggravated He said the MMD members in government were close down the company.” robbery charges, said this in an interview with teaching PF ministers bad manners. Mwaliteta added that it was possible that Miyanda said the News Digger! “PF has been auctioned to MMD, that’s the President Lungu would reshuffle his Cabinet organisation would “I don’t think the PF will manage to reach 2021. truth of the mater. The so-called PF who have soon, because he had realised that most of the continue empowering The way I look at things, they might as well all remained now with the MMD are the people ministers were not loyal to him any more. farmers with resign because the more they fire the real PF who know a lot about government deals. In “I won’t be surprised if there will be reshuffles conservation farming members, the tougher it will get for them. They fact these MMD guys have taught those who in Cabinet because the government now has knowledge and skills. cannot contain the pressure that is coming from have remained in PF a lot of bad manners. got two cabinets. There is one Cabinet for one He also said that due to the Kambwilis and all these people they are What is happening now is that only those who group of ministers and there is another Cabinet firing. I am seeing a situation where, because are working closely with the President are the for the President and the few people he trusts. the organisation’s efforts, of the pressure, we might have an early election ones making money. No one has got money, So I wouldn’t be surprised if there are reshuffles Sioma District had because the party will just break. If you are going the economy is for a few individuals and bwana soon because what has remained now in PF is recorded low human- to fire the people who understand the manifesto Mutati. The PF guys who were very poor, who not about loyalty, it’s about boot-licking. So if animal conflict which of PF, then I don’t know what you are doing. I wanted to get rid of people like me, at least thank you are a very good bootlicker, you will survive was previously rampant. don’t know which manifesto the Minster of God me I came out quickly, but those who have this reshuffle if at all it will be there. If you are WWF is currently Finance is following whether it’s the MMD remained have been taught how to make money not a boot-licker, you are gone,” said Mwaliteta. monitoring manifesto or the PF manifesto. Otherwise PF is through government deals,” he said. “So what we are saying is that the future of PF is no longer there. What has remained now is the “If we recall in PF, the founders were Michael gone. They have already handed over the party conservation farming MMD whom they have surrendered the party Sata, Guy Scott, Wynter Kabimba whether to the MMD to run government while they projects in Sioma to,” Mwaliteta said. you like him or not, Chishimba Kambwili, the enrich themselves from government deals.” District. 4. Local News Monday September 4, 2017 “Lungu building malls in Chawama, Petauke, Lilayi under police guard”

By Sipilisiwe Ncube the pictures that are coming Former information minister on social media is that the Chishimba Kambwili says President went for holiday. President Edgar Lungu must They are busy taking pictures explain why he spent three with some of the contractors days in Swaziland with a on the road sectors here in huge delegation that included Zambia, some of his own businessmen and contractors. friends. If you look at the And Kambwili has accused pictures, you find there is President Lungu of building Mr Valden Findlay... who is a his shopping malls in know friend of the president. Chawama, Lilayi and Petauke They question is who paid from unexplained resources. for Mr Findlay’s passage into Speaking at a press briefing at Swaziland? Who is paying for his house today, Kambwili’s his meals? Who is paying for who is also Roan PF member his hotel bills? And the other of Parliament said he was contractors and friends who shocked to see the Head of are on the pictures, we also State posing for pictures with want to know as Zambians contractors in Swaziland. who paid for their air tickets “His Excellency the President to go into Swaziland? Who is was invited by the Swazi King paying for their meals? And Mswati to go and officially who is paying for their total open the International Trade travel?” Fair. The question that we He said Zambians cannot should ask as Zambians afford to sponsor none is, ‘was it necessary for the government officials on President to go for three day?’ presidential trips. because the President left on “We are not going to accept Friday, Saturday, Sunday and to use taxpayers money on is expected in the country people that have nothing to Kambwili speaks to journalists at his house in Lusaka today - Picture by Tenson Mkhala today - four days. A flight do with governance of this for drug dealing before,” accommodation? How much from Lusaka international country. This has to come to officiate at the Agriculture and building a mall in Kambwili said. Airport into Swaziland is 1:50 to an end. Taxpayers money are they spending on the food show. Chawama, he is building a minutes. The question is ‘was must be spent on civil servants “When you look at the that they are eating whilst in “Precedence has already been mall in Lilayi, he is building it necessary for the President and employees of government pictures, you find that almost Swaziland for four days. Look set by serious Presidents a mall in Petauke. So what to have gone to open a Trade but not on friends. And all the special assistants to Zambians, we deserve better, who care about expenditure. we are asking is that let him Fair; leave the country on a our guess is that maybe the the President, except about people are suffering.” President Zuma, not long tell us where he has gotten Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and President does not know that three, have accompanied him. He reminded President ago in July was invited by the money. The answer that comes back on Monday?” he some of the people who are How much are they getting Lungu that his South African the Zambian government to we want is from President asked. in the pictures that we have in terms of allowances? How counterpart did not spend a be the guest of honor at the Edgar Lungu, its not for you “What we are seeing from gone through investigations much are they spending on night in Lusaka when he came Agriculture and Commercial Kampamba, its not for you Show. President Zuma flew Bowman to answer, its not for in in the morning with you Chiteme, its for President about seven people, officially Edgar Lungu to come on TV opened the show and flew himself and say ‘I got so much back to South Africa same loan from Finance bank, day. All am saying is we have that house am building near a wrong leadership in State Memorial Park, I got a loan House, a leadership that is from Barclays. Those are the full of nothing but playful,” answers we need because Kambwili insisted. we don’t want people to be “Immediately the President speculating,” said Kambwili. comes back, I want an answer “We love our President, he is on behalf of the people of too humble to be building so Zambia. If it is taxpayers much without explaining to money, I demand that all the the people of Zambia where people who accompanied he has gotten the money. And the President must refund what is disheartening is that the treasury. Our humble where ever he is building, President left the country there is paramilitary guarding. on Friday, as I am speaking That is abuse of authority with now, he is not yet back in the impunity. I don’t think the law country, still opening a trade provides that whatever the fair, but that function was President is doing, his private done in 30 minutes, at most properties, paramilitary 1 hour.” or police officers must be Meanwhile, Kambwili guarding those premises. claimed that President Lungu And to make matters worse, was building a mall in Lilayi even his former house in Jack area from unexplained funds. compound which is on rent, Police arrest 70 teens at Lusaka wild sex party “Yesterday some people from there is a policeman guarding By Mukosha Funga “Yesterday a report was received from hours and 18:00 hours. Some bottles of Chawama were telling me that there. Nangu tamwakwata Police yesterday stormed a house along a concerned citizen and about 70 of beer and used condoms were found at let us go we show you where umwenso (even if you have no Lake Road in Woodlands and stopped them were rounded up by police and the same premises.” President Lungu is building fear)... Kampyongo withdraw a wild sex party involving over 70 picked. They were locked up but the Meanwhile a witness told News a mall in Lilayi. I am telling those police officers from children between the ages of 13 and 18. detention facility was not enough to Diggers! that the children were over you Zambians, you will be those private properties. Even Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata accommodate all of them.” 100. shocked to see the magnitude here in the neighbourhood Katongo confirmed this in an She said the children admitted the “They could have been hundred or two of the mall, the size of the where he used to live as interview with News Diggers! saying charge and paid admission of guilt. hundred. They were a lot of them, it mall. Who doesn’t know who Minister of Justice, he has the owner of the house had not yet “They were then charged with conduct seems some ran away. After they were Lungu was before he became never handed over that been identified. likely to cause a breach of peace after all picked up, some parents flocked to President? Who doesn’t know house to the government. “There is a house in the [Woodlands] which they paid admission of guilt and Woodlands police to bail them out in who Lungu was before he His children are staying there became MP? Where has he and when you check inside neighborhood which young boys they were released,” said Katongo. the evening yesterday. I am sure some gotten the money? To put there are a lot of brand new and girls use for illicit immoral acts,” “Police are looking for the owner of the are still there as we speak because their up all these infrastructure. vehicles. All those vehicles Katongo said. house. This happened between 17:00 parents didn’t even know.” He is demolishing his old where did they come from?” Monday September 4, 2017 Business/ Local News. 5 Zambians don’t have capacity to run mines - ZCM By Mirriam Chabala houses are owned by foreigners, yes they are foreign having approached the matter the way they did. From Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) President Nathan incorporated companies but their share holding is very the Chamber’s perspective we feel that if the tariff setting Chishimba says Zambians have no capacity to run the diverse and so I do not know why that perception to say system is transparent, if it’s efficient, if it shows a method mines. the mines belong to foreigners who are coming to rob us. that is very objective, there is no need for these disputes to And Chishimba says the power tariff impasse between Investors are actually corporate bodies that follow rules of arise but what causes these disputes is that on the one hand Mopani Copper Mines and Copperbelt Energy investment based on where they source the money.” the supplier says one thing and on the other, the consumer Corporation must be resolved in a transparent manner. And Chishimba said he believed Mopani had a good perceives it as another. So I think as a Chamber our Speaking when he featured on a Diamond TV talk reason for resisting the tariff adjustment by CEC. position is that we should arrive at a point where we settle show dubbed “Costa” last evening, Chishimba observed “I cannot comment on that dispute between CEC and this tariff issue in a manner that is transparent, objective that running mines required millions of dollars which Mopani really but I think Mopani have their reasons for and acceptable,” said Chishimba. Zambians did not have. “First of all, when you look at the function of how our economy is considered generally whether you go to banks A youth holding a sheep by the neck at a or other companies, you will find that Zambians are not livestock market in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of really able to participate at that level and it’s unfortunate. Najaf, as other sheep await to be sold in order But I think we cannot say that it’s because of the rules to be slaughtered by pilgrims returning from that are stuck against Zambians. If you go to the Ministry the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia of Mines you would find a lot of Zambians own either exploration property or some papers that show that they have a stake in mineral deposits somewhere to that effect but I think the underlying question is the capital. It takes almost a billion dollars to start a new mine and even when you start it, probably it will cost you a couple of millions a day to run,” Chishimba said. “Now, this is why as a Chamber we are very focused on making sure that the mining investment climate is ripe because if we tend to assume a very negative attitude towards mines then we are also undermining the capacity of Zambians to go out there and raise that capital as they will be perceived to be from an investment environment that is hostile to mining so that’s why the Chamber of Mines always pushes for a favourable mining investment regime and not just for foreigners but everyone who invests in mining so that when a Zambian goes out there with a mineral deposit for the possible investment in mining, it will be seen favourably as a country which favours mining.” Chishimba noted that foreign investors had improved the mining sector. “I would say that the private sector has made a very big difference in the mining sector. First of all, they have injected over $15 billion in the last 12 years in the mining operations and they have been made to become world class mines because of private sector intervention. So if you are asking me to say has the private sector done anything for Govt explains deregistration the mining sector? Yes it has revamped the mining sector and right now as we are talking, a third of our revenue is coming from private sector. I can also invite you to read the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) reports which are published every year and audited by of 498 unqualified teachers certified auditors, there is actually a lot of money is that From front page the Teaching Council of take action because as a enforcement agencies,” Dr is actually overseen in this process. So we are very proud Speaking when he featured Zambia is established by an council, we have to inform Mubanga said. that we have managed to get the mines this far and this is on Muvi TV’s ‘TheAct of Parliament through all the players to say this is He said out of 498 teachers all because of the private sector,” said Chishimba. Assignment’ programme the teaching profession what we have found so that found wanting, 391 were He said it was an illusion to think that foreign investors in on Sunday, Dr Mubanga Act number 5 of 2013, and together, we should think employed in government the mining sector were stealing from Zambians. further said the council in this Act the teacher is from the same page. institutions while 107 were “ZCCM owns an average of 15-20 per cent shareholding was establishing a database defined; and one of the To register a teacher first in the private sector. in all mining houses respectively so by that extension for students. definitions of a teacher of all the qualifications “In terms of distribution they are the largest shareholders and speaking strictly He said that the is that a teacher must be has to be verified so that 391 are in government from a position of ownership, I think the perception out teachers were exposed qualified. That is why I we are sure to say these and then 107 are in the there which is that mining houses are just a person with at the ongoing Teacher called them masqueraders qualifications are genuine, private sector. And then a briefcase and a pick coming to dig minerals is very Registration and that out because they don’t fit into they were earned by this the provincial distribution illusional because what happens is that these mining of the 1000 teachers whose the definition that is in person, from a recognized is that Lusaka has 121, houses are incorporated with corporations that have certificates had beenthe Act. So we would say institution. But the process Southern Province 66, shareholders, they have got pension funds and if you verified by the Examination they are not teachers,” Dr is ongoing because we Copperbelt 59, Central look at the structure of pension houses in Zambia now...I Council of Zambia, 498 Mubanga said. are also engaging other Province 49, Muchinga 42, know there are pension houses in Zambia that have a had been teaching without “Of course they are still in institutions that award Northern and Luapula 37 longstanding participation in these offshore investment qualifications. the system, we haven’t said those qualifications.” each, North Western 32, and you may never know some of these are in mining “In fact those are not they have stopped working, He said because the offence lastly Western province houses,” Chishimba said. teachers, they are but we have informed committed by the teachers 24,” he said. “So it’s very rudimentary to suggest that these mining masqueraders. First of all relevant bodies so that they was criminal in nature, He added that those found disciplinary action would wanting had fake Grade 12 be taken on them. and GCE certificates, as Govt issues Dora’s boyfriend new passport, NRC “So those that were found well as teacher education By Diggers Reporter documents. explained that the minister’s boyfriend not to posses the right qualifications awarded by Government has issued Agriculture “Last month (August) he was issued was no longer in any relationship with credentials or the right the examinations council minister Dora Siliya’s boyfriend Mark with a new Passport and NRC. This the Namibian President’s daughter. requirements can never be of Zambia. Mubalama a new Zambian Passport was after his relatives came in for “About three weeks ago, their marriage registered... So for those This assignment and National Registration Card interviews. There is an aunt of his with Nangula was officially resolved. that will be registered, I was executed by the after over six months of proving his who even came from US to testy; so He is no longer in any relationship think until they retire, they Examinations Council of citizenship. that issue has now been resolved,” said with that woman,” said the relative. will never be required to Zambia, I think the issued And Mubalama’s family member told he official. Mubalama was arrested and register again. We have came through the Grade 12 News Diggers! that the businessman “The confusion was brought by remanded in Lusaka Central prisons already informed their certificates, and the GCE has since officially divorced Namibian the fact that the first time he got a about six months after he was accused employers and employers as well as those teacher President Hage Geingob’s daughter passport, he put in some incorrect of giving false information to obtain need to executive education qualifications Nangula, whom he was married to for information on the form regarding his citizenship. disciplinary action. Of which are awarded by the less than two years. the secondary school that he attended. At one point, the businessman was course apart from that, Examinations Council An Immigration Department official But otherwise, he has been cleared stopped at the Kenneth Kaunda because the offenceof Zambia. The damage explained that Mubalama had satisfied now, I am sure he has even started International Airport as he attempted committed is criminal in that has been made is the authorities of his nationality and using the new passport now.” to fly to Angola in the company of nature, of course we have irreparable,” said Dr was therefore cleared to get new And Mubalama’s relative further Siliya. to also engage other law Mubanga. 6. Court News Monday September 4, 2017 DPP enters Mukata pleads not another nolle guilty to murder in UPND case By Diggers Reporter Silwamba, Lubinda From front page This in in a matter in which Chilanga UPND Linyama and Willis Hichilema’s political advisor member of parliament Muhanga while a Mrs William Banda, the party Keith Mukata and his Mwanza is appearing president’s deputy secretary Brian Mwiinga and eight co accused Charmaine on behalf of the people. others were accused of Musonda have pleaded The case has since obstructing police officers who not guilty to a charge of been adjourned to went to arrest their leader on April 10, 2017. murder. September 7 and 8 for When the matter came up Mukata and Musonda trial. today, a state prosecutor are accused of Allegations in this informed Magistrate Faidess Hamaundu that he was in murdering a security matter are that the receipt of a nolle prosequi guard, Namakambwa duo killed Kwenda from the DPP to discontinue the proceedings against the ten Kwenda, on May 6, at Mukata’ s law accused persons. 2017. firm, AKM legal Magistrate Hamaundu has When the matter practitioners in since discharged the accused persons. came up today, the Lusaka’s Rhodes Park The court has however advised duo denied the charge area Alex Masala close. the Hichilema’s aides to take before High Court Kwenda 63, who was legal action should the police officers fail to return their judge Susan Wanjelani. manning the law firm personal property which was The accused persons was employed by seized during the arrest. are being represented Men in Black security Among the items seized was a camera and phones. by Lawyers Eric company. ZAM lawyers to represent Mumba Yachi

By Joseph Mwenda a football match intermarriages were country having grown- Immigration Department (ZAM) The Zambia Association between my tribesmen and taking place without the up in Mukambo. Further, to carry out its mandate, we urges that a human face be of Musicians (ZAM) says a team from Mozambique law infringing on people’s Mumba has distinctively note at attached to such operations arrested Congolese singer at Manueli village. I noticed rights. represented Zambia the same time that the in consideration to tribes, Mumba Yachi is a fully paid that the Mozambican “In certain cases, schools excellently Immigration Department communities and up member and as such, team and supporters and medical facilities are in all his tours and has a duty to promote families which were brutally the association will render merely paddled across the accessed from across the assignments around the a human rights based free legal services to him. river into Zambia for the border lines on world and helped to put the approach divided by the greed of the In a statement today, ZAM match and back with no both sides. In Mumba’s country on the world map,” and culture in respect of colonial powers without president Njoya Tembo said documentation of any case, it cannot be denied said Tembo. immigration controls. any due regard to the he had been to the Lusaka k i n d .” that he has attended under “While recognising In that regard, Zambia status of people on the remand prison to visit the He said in such areas, five clinic in this the importance of the Association of Musicians g rou n d .” talented vocalist, and that he was in high spirit. “The Association will stand with him in this Reeves’ lover denies murder charge hour of need. In a show of By Diggers Reporter support, we visited Mumba Reeves Malambo’s alleged at the Lusaka Central killer Tsabu Benos today Correctional facility broke down after pleading yesterday Saturday and not guilty to a murder wish to report that Mumba charge before Lusaka High is well and Court judge Gertrude coping with the situation so Chawatama. far. ZAM will accordingly Benos is alleged to have help Mumba with legal stabbed Malambo in the support throughout this back with a dagger after a process. The Association’s dispute at her home in Ibex lawyers will be with Mumba Hill on January 30, 2017. throughout to ensure his When the case was called, rights are not infringed,” Benos denied the charge Tembo said. whilst fighting back her He regretted that Yachi tears. had been singled out from But immediately the many immigrants who afterwards, Benos, who is were entering Zambia being represented by five illegally. lawyers from the Legal Aid “It is very evident that Board and National Legal Mumba Yachi is but a victim Aid Clinic for women, of the colonial divides broke down. which separated tribes, The remorseful looking communities and families accused, who was clad in to suit the wanton interests black with a brown wrapper of colonialist forces which wept for some time and as drew artificial boundaries her fellow women murder across communities for accused whispered amongst their selfish interests,” he themselves. juice laced with a pesticide before judge Susan had committed suicide November 8, 2016. said. Trial has been set for to drink. Wanjelani. by hanging himself on a Earlier during the opening “Mumba’s predicament Monday, September 11, Meanwhile, a Somali Amina Mohammed and window using a chitenge of the criminal session may not be strange to those 2017. woman who is equally Meya Namfukwe allegedly but a postmortem report Mwembeshi correctional of us who hail from border And appearing in the accused of poisoning her killed Mohammed Osman proved otherwise, a facility officer in charge areas like Luangwa. same court was 26-year- husband and the alleged Adan and Francis Zimba pesticide was detected Julius Phiri said 2,279 Interestingly only last week old Mirriam Mulenga who killer of Zambian musician respectively. while Namfukwe allegedly inmates where currently while visiting in Luangwa allegedly killed her two Frankis have pleaded not Anima had told police stabbed Francis Zimba remanded in prison (my home area), I watched children after she gave them guilty to murder charges officers that her husband during a dispute on facilities in Lusaka. Monday September 4, 2017 Photo Focus. 7 By Diggers Reporter President Edgar Lungu travelled to Swaziland to officiate at the Kingdom’s 49th International Trade Fair. In his remarks, the President said bilateral relations between Zambia and the Kingdom were growing from strength to strength. But it was the traditional gear that captivated netizens, as social media users shared pictures of the Head of State and his entire delegation half dressed in animal skin with a thin layer of wrapers. Notable among those who were on the President’s entourage were his political advisor Kaizer Zulu, State House press aide Amos Chanda, Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe, National Development Minister Lucky Mulusa, Tourism Minister Charles Banda and Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Christopher Mvunga. President Lungu recently returned from a five-day vacation which sparked speculation that he intended to reshuffle most of the government officials in his inner circle. Lungu and delegation in Swazi bikinis Political advisor Kaizer Zulu (below) and Presidential Affairs Minister Freddom Sikazwe (r)

President Lungu with King Mswati III (above)

Below: National Planning and Development Minister Lucky Mulusa. Right: Mulusa, Sikazwe, Christopher Mvunga and other members of the delegation 8. Opinion Monday September 4, 2017

If Felix Mutati is wise, he should start harassing all the Chinese and any other contractors who may be owing him some commissions to pay It’s an inside job; there’s immediately before he is kicked out of government. We say this because this “Mutati must go” campaign is not new. It is now a well-known State House gimmick used when the President is about to fire a no honour among thieves Cabinet minister for no good saying about the morality of the reason. They use this trick when they don’t only want to stop at President who appointed him? firing, but also to politically If they say Mutati is not loyal finish the person. Those who to the PF, how loyal is President don’t understand what we Lungu to the ruling party if he are talking about should ask can throw PF founders out and former justice minister Wynter embrace the MMD? Kabimba – how powerful he Our view is that there is was in PF and what he has been no disloyalty that the PF is reduced to today. talking about. The issue here When we saw how well is that Mutati is a threat to organised the “Mutati must go” the presidency. Someone has campaign was, we knew State finally realised that the finance House was at the center of it. minister can beat the incumbent First, the multitude of cadres had in an election and keeping him no difficulties finding transport in government was making that from Eastern Province to reality more and more feasible. Lusaka. Then when they arrived Therefore, they want to discard in Lusaka, the party secretary the Minister of Finance like toilet paper after using him to general was readily available, Bowman Lusambo because he PF ministers. macroeconomic stability.” 2016 elections. The President achieve what they wanted. eagerly waiting for them like was the “childish MMD boy This is what we said: “This is a We said that because we realised acted like that stupid man who a fly awaits the call of nature. To Mutati, there is nothing behind the confusion in the government that is being run by that President Lungu had gives his ATM card to his wife Almost at the same time, tiny much to say apart from assuring ruling party”, the Head of State two presidents of two political surrendered national resources as a sign of love; not knowing it’s groups of PF cadres in Northern him that he is reaping what he took offence with someone parties – Edgar Lungu of PF in into the hands of the MMD. actually a sign of mistrust. This is Province, North Western and sowed. This is the Felix Mutati undermining his authority and charge of politics and MMD’s What that meant was that the excellent mistake President other regions, were posturing who betrayed the opposition telling him whom to work with in Felix Mutati responsible for the for PF ministers to get money Lungu made which has come with expensively printed and tolled a PF agenda on the his government and who to fire. economy. President Lungu and his from the treasury, they needed back to haunt him. If he had given banners designed from exactly Constitution, with his MMD But when Mwila and his cadres ministers , approval from Mutati’s MMD. the ATM card to Mutati because the same material as those from faction. He sold his position on staged a protest against Mutati, , David Mabumba, This meant that if the PF wanted Eastern Province and Lusaka – he felt he was a better manager national matters to the PF in the same day, President Lungu’s what a coincidence! Jean Kapata and others are to inflate procurement figures of finances, he wouldn’t have the exchange for a government job. As if that was not enough reaction was positive: “He is the running national politics. They when purchasing fuel, the energy problem he is facing today. The Mutati led MMD faction evidence to prove that the Minister of Finance and leader of are the militant bunch in control minister would need to go and The President forgot that Felix was happy to give PF that 50 cadres were internally funded, the opposition MMD. He is our of the much-needed military beg Mutati as Minister of Finance Mutati has always desired to per cent plus one vote threshold we heard the President already strategic partner, but if there are power, source of money from to allow the markup. It meant lead this country even during that prevented an election rerun commenting on the matter issues, we will handle them and the energy sector and land – a that if Mutati doesn’t want the PF ’s time. President because they thought the PF and promising to deal with talk, I guess we can talk behind valuable political commodity. On to steal from fuel procurement, Lungu forgot that some Zambians would keep their vows until it. Without giving room for the cameras.” One has to be very the other hand, president Mutati fertilizer, road constructions actually feel Mutati can make a 2021. investigations or at least an dull to fail to read what is going and his ministers Margaret or any other deals, he had the greater President than him and Well, this is what happens when intelligence report on who on here. Mwanakatwe, Dora Siliya, Lucky authority to halt such payments. that surrendering the treasury the stomach does the thinking. was challenging his choice of In July, we had warned the Mulusa, Vincent Mwale, Victoria President Edgar Lungu gave would enable the minister If Mutati is not willing to finance minister, the Head of Patriotic Front that the MMD Kalima and others are running powers to Mutati to decide how mobilise his MMD and turn surrender the MMD presidency State was also eager to listen to buttocks were too big to share the economy. They are in control his government should spend, against the PF in 2021. He forgot to Nevers Mumba, then let him the petitioners and to deal with a seat with. We told the PF that of the Treasury, Agriculture, how often it should borrow and all that. prepare his exit now because he their demands. the MMD ministers who were National Development and how much it should waste. He Therefore, if PF secretary general will not make it to 2021. The In June when Chishimba serving in government were more Local Government. These ‘MMD surrendered the treasury to the Davies Mwila and his cadres lesson Mutati must learn here is Kambwili asked the President experienced, much smarter and ministers’ are responsible for MMD in a bid to please the are asking Mutati to resign on that there is no honour among to fire Copperbelt minister widely respected than the militant Zambia’s economic outlook and minister for helping him win the moral grounds, what are they thieves. Kenya’s success, Zambia’s failure: courts, constitutions and elections The recent invalidation of the Electoral Commission of Zambia learn from Kenya is that election it is not enough to amend our refusal to hear the petition against shameless conduct, presided over re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta as and the judiciary. If the ECZ’s observers can clearly be fooled national law, as we did in January Lungu’s election reinforces claims the 2016 presidential election President of Kenya by the country’s management of the 11 August without undue difficulty and that 2016. Any constitutional changes by the opposition that there was petition and whose flip-flopping Supreme Court is a refreshing election was a shambles that set it is possible for them to validate should be followed by judicial collusion between judicial officers scarred our country’s reputation development that provides a the stage for a disputed result, a deeply flawed election and reforms, which should include and ruling party functionaries in the eyes of many’. I hope our stark and painful reminder of the judiciary’s handling of the consequently derail democracy. public vetting of judges, to weed as both sought to avoid awkward Concourt judges are, in the what Zambia’s democracy lacks presidential election petition The other telling aspect is that out the corrupt and partisan constitutional arguments in wake of this landmark ruling by today: a robust and independent was simply a deliberate and Kenya’s fraudulent election elements who are undermining relation to the election, such Kenya’s Supreme Court, hanging judiciary that is not susceptible orchestrated scam. In our case, the results tallied with NGO election the integrity of our justice system. as how certain provisions of their collective heads in shame. to political and financial interests. judiciary, like other supposedly forecasts. It would appear that A new constitution should be the constitution or other laws It is sad to see how our country, It is a landmark decision that independent political institutions, these forecast are now being used accompanied by a changed relating to presidential elections once regarded as a beacon of suggests that democracy is not notably the police, has been as a guide to plausibly manipulate political culture. The simple piece were not complied with. In democracy in Africa, has slipped being strangled everywhere in harnessed by the ruling authorities election outcomes. of paper that is a constitution short, Zambia’s 2016 poll bears back into quasi-authoritarian rule Africa and whose ripples should and used to support and sustain The landmark verdict further is given life by the actions of striking similarities to the current and how the judiciary continues reinvigorate our own struggles for their authoritarian tendencies. underscores the need for carefully its citizens including those in situation in Kenya. The missing to abet this tragic slide into the a truly functional democracy, a The ruling by Kenya’sconsidered and well reasoned positions of authority such as ingredient in our case was an abyss. genuinely independent judiciary, Supreme Court also exposes judicial reforms in Zambia. It judicial officers who are mandated effective and impartial judiciary and the achievement of a just the pointlessness of election is worth noting that the 2010 to interpret it. Constitutions that is unafraid of asserting its and fair society. It is a stunning observers. As was the case in constitutional changes in Kenya across Africa guarantee judicial constitutional power and ruling example of what is possible Zambia’s 2016 elections, both were accompanied by a thorough independence. In practice, against the government and the when the judiciary is unafraid to local and international election reorganisation of the whole however, independent actions ruling party. exercise its constitutional mandate observers endorsed the result of judiciary. Kenyans appear to have from senior judges are rare. This The elation brought about by even in the face of executive Kenya’s elections as free and fair understood that enacting a new makes what has happened in Kenya’s Supreme Court not only pressure, outright intimidation when it is clear that there were constitution is pointless if the Kenya a remarkable and welcome in Kenya but also across Africa and obstruction from the ruling serious flaws in the presidential existing judiciary, which includes development. Zambia’s march shows the missed opportunity political elites. poll. What is the point of corrupt and compromised judges, towards a truly independent for Zambia’s judiciary. As a If we place our democratic election observation missions? is retained in its entirety to judiciary remains limited, largely country, we had an incredible backslides in a much wider What do they really do? Under oversee the implementation of the because judges refrain from opportunity to restate the law on context – one that has seen the what circumstances do election new national law. As a result, they making politically unpopular presidential election petitions critical free press stifled and observers have any useful role to embarked on the creation of a new decisions. and set a landmark example for eventually shut, a number of play in African democracy if they judiciary, preceded by a ruthlessly Kenya’s Supreme Court nullified others elsewhere to emulate. non-state actors such as trade are unable to spot what Kenya’s transparent public vetting of the the country’s presidential election Unfortunately, just as we copied unions and religious organisations judges clearly could? The verdict country’s judges. The outcome on grounds that it was not many provisions from Kenya’s Sishuwa Sishuwa is the last co-opted or muted, free speech from Kenya’s Supreme Court of the presidential petition is a organised in accordance with 2010 constitution, it appears we Zambian nationalist. He effectively suppressed, leading should be politically awkward product of a continuing process the constitution. Constitutional will have to copy from Kenya again is obsessed with all things opposition figures incarcerated for President Edgar Lungu, who set in motion in 2010. discrepancies around Zambia’s when it comes to how to properly Zambian, particularly on trumped up charges, and has repeatedly sought to dispel In contrast, Zambia’s constitutional 2016 presidential election were adjudicate a presidential election politics and history which he nearly 50 opposition lawmakers opposition claims that his victory amendments have not resulted confirmed by the ConCourt’s petition. Our constitutional court teaches when UNZA is not suspended from Parliament – we was illegitimate and fraudulent in any judicial changes. The ruling on the eve of the election judges missed a once-in-a-lifetime closed. Sishuwa is a cadre would realise that the root cause by constantly invoking election appalling and sickening conduct that President Lungu’s decision opportunity to secure their place of Nkana Football Club and of Zambia’s post-election tension observers’ endorsement of his own of some of our Concourt judges to retain his Cabinet after the on the right side of history. Time has a PhD in History from is the country’s inept democratic election, as though their verdict during the presidential election dissolution of Parliament was will forever say ‘these are the Oxford. institutions, particularly the was sacrosanct. What we can petition last year shows that unconstitutional. The ConCourt’s judges who, in a disgraceful and Monday September 4, 2017 International News. 9

BRICS leaders meet in shadow of N/Korea test Chinese President Xi long-range missile, to steal Xi’s thunder on on North Korea if it crisis. questions in his speech Jinping on Monday dramatically raising the the world stage. made moves that raised It was not clear whether on Sunday. opened an annual stakes in its standoff with In May, Pyongyang the nuclear stakes, BRICS would issue a “Some people, seeing summit of BRICS the world. conducted a missile test denounced the nuclear joint statement on the that emerging markets leaders meant to The nuclear test was that embarrassed Xi test as “very hostile and nuclear issue. Both Xi and developing countries underline Beijing’s claim a slap in the face to just as he was hosting dangerous” and left and Putin are due to hold have experienced growth to developing-world Beijing, North Korea’s a large international open the possibility of a press conferences on setbacks, assert that leadership, but which has longtime patron, and summit to showcase his military response. Tuesday in Xiamen. BRICS countries are been upstaged by North China’s foreign ministry drive to promote global Russia and China, - Family feud - losing their lustre,” Korea’s latest nuclear test. condemned it. trade and infrastructure however, have pressed BRICS was already he said, admitting the The BRICS -- Brazil, The summit includes development. for a diplomatic solution. struggling to paper over group’s members faced Russia, India, China and Indian Prime Minister Analysts have said such Putin condemned the doubts about its own various “headwinds”. South Africa -- gathered Narendra Modi, and provocations by North test, North Korea’s sixth cohesion that have spiked The diverse group in the southeastern presidents Vladimir Korea may be aimed at and most powerful, in a as nuclear-armed China includes Communist- Chinese city of Xiamen Putin of Russia, Michel pressuring China to in phone call with Japanese and India engaged in a ruled China, hoping to counter Temer of Brazil and turn push Washington Prime Minister Shinzo protracted standoff over authoritarian Russia and accusations the grouping South Africa’s Jacob to engage directly with Abe, according to the a disputed Himalayan the democracies of India, was becoming irrelevant. Zuma. Pyongyang. Kremlin. region. Brazil and South Africa. But North Korea Pyongyang’s actions The nuclear test and But it said Putin reiterated They backed off last China’s economic overshadowed the marked the second H-bomb claim could the crisis “should be week -- perhaps to avoid powerhouse is slowing carefully choreographed time this year that throw divisions over how resolved only by political ruining the summit -- while India seems on the display in Xiamen by unpredictable North to deal with Pyongyang and diplomatic means.” but the issue remains rise. announcing Sunday it Korean leader Kim into sharper relief. Xi opened the BRICS tense and eyes will be Slumping commodity had detonated a powerful Jong-Un timed use of Trump, who has summit Monday with an on the interplay between prices have hit hard the hydrogen bomb that his banned weapons previously threatened address that avoided any Modi and Xi in Xiamen. economies of exporters it claims can fit on a programmes apparently to rain “fire and fury” mention of the brewing BRICS nations comprise Russia, Brazil and South more than 40 percent of Africa, while Temer humanity. The grouping and Zuma face political Fugitive Italian ‘cocaine king’ arrested in Uruguay came together a decade turmoil at home. ago to advocate for Many economists view One of Italy’s most wanted mob bosses has been arrested Dubbed the “cocaine king of Milan”, Morabito had the developing world’s BRICS agreements to in Uruguay after 23 years on the run from convictions been wanted since 1994 after he was rumbled paying 13 interests. date as low-hanging for mafia association, drug trafficking and other serious billion lire ($8 million) to import almost a tonne of the But policy analysts have fruit that take the crimes, the Italian Interior Ministry said on Monday. drug, Corriere della Sera newspaper reported. increasingly questioned bloc little closer to its Rocco Morabito was considered the most wanted An international arrest warrant was issued in 1995 with its usefulness, pointing goal of re-aligning the fugitive member of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, Italy’s the aim of tracking down Morabito and extraditing him out that its members global economic and most powerful organized crime group and one of to Italy, where he has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. have little in common governance system. Europe’s biggest importers of South American cocaine. The arrest ticks one member off the Italian interior and are too distracted Intra-BRICS trade The 50-year-old was arrested in the coastal resort city ministry’s five-strong list of the country’s most-wanted by economic challenges also is heavily tilted in of Punta del Este after Uruguayan police and Italian organized criminals, on which Morabito had rubbed of their own to achieve China’s favour, fuelling authorities worked together to determine his real shoulders with feared Sicilian boss Matteo Messina much as a group. complaints from fellow identity, the ministry said in a statement. Denaro. Reuters Xi alluded to these members. AFP 10. Lifestyle Monday September 4, 2017 The letter Barack Obama left Trump upon leaving office Upon leaving office, former reflections from the past 8 our democracy at least as responsibilities, for friends Michelle and I wish you we stand ready to help in President Barack Obama years. strong as we found them. and family. They’ll get you and Melania the very best any ways which we can. left his successor President First, we’ve both been And finally, take time, in through the inevitable as you embark on this great Good luck and Godspeed, Donald Trump a letter that blessed, in different ways, the rush of events and rough patches. adventure, and know that BO. Yahoo News he left on the Resolute Desk with great good fortune. in the Oval Office. Not everyone is so lucky. It’s Trump vowed to cherish up to us to do everything we what he called the can (to) build more ladders “beautiful letter” during a of success for every child swearing-in ceremony for and family that’s willing to several top administration work hard. appointees in January. Second, American “It was really very nice of leadership in this world him to do that,” he said, really is indispensable. It’s adding that “we won’t even up to us, through action tell the press what’s in that and example, to sustain the letter.” international order that’s CNN on Sunday obtained expanded steadily since and posted the contents of the end of the Cold War, the letter, which was signed and upon which our own “BO.” Read it below: wealth and safety depend. Congratulations on a Third, we are just temporary remarkable run. Millions occupants of this office. have placed their hopes in That makes us guardians you, and all of us, regardless of those democratic of party, should hope for institutions and traditions expanded prosperity and ― like rule of law, separation security during your tenure. of powers, equal protection This is a unique office, and civil liberties ― that without a clear blueprint our forebears fought and for success, so I don’t know bled for. Regardless of that any advice from me the push and pull of daily will be particularly helpful. politics, it’s up to us to Still, let me offer a few leave those instruments of ‘I don’t enjoy being single,’ - Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie doesn’t come a little shy this time, because story of Ung’s parents and “I don’t enjoy being single. So my health is something I “I really wanted Maddox across as a woman who lets I am not as strong inside as I two of her siblings who died It’s not something I wanted. have to monitor.” to learn about Cambodian anything trouble her, but in an have been in the past.” along with an estimated two There’s nothing nice about Jolie has had the support of history, so I felt that this interview with the Telegraph Jolie has co-written, produced million Cambodians during it. It’s just hard. Sometimes her children, who remained movie was a journey that we she admits she hasn’t entirely and directed her latest project, the conflict in the 1970s. At maybe it appears I am pulling with her while she was making could take,” she says. “And enjoyed the promotional the Cambodian-set drama, the same time as working on it all together, but really I am the film. Her son Maddox, a he went really deeply into rounds for her most recent First They Killed My Father, the film, Jolie has been dealing just trying to get through my Cambodian orphan who Jolie the research and into the film. “This is the first time I based on the Loung Ung’s 2000 with the breakdown of her days. Emotionally it’s been a adopted when he was three edit. And having somebody have done this for a long time. memoir of the Khmer Rouge marriage to Brad Pitt. very difficult year and I have months old, has helped with younger there to say, ‘you are It’s not easy,” she says, “I am genocide. The book tells the “It’s been difficult,” she says. had some other health issues. its production. losing my attention,’ or ‘that is too complicated,’ was really helpful.” “The children have been amazing,” she adds. “It’s been so moving to see how much they have helped each other and how much they have helped me.” Following the promotion of First They Killed My Father, Jolie intends to enjoy some downtime, settling her family into their new Los Angeles mansion, a property once owned by Hollywood icon Cecil B de Mille, which she recently bought for $24.5m. “I think now I need to rediscover a little bit of the old me,” she says. “I think we lose our way a bit. I have had a lot happen in my life, from certain people passing to health issues to raising the children. “And it’s been a very good time to absorb and develop and grow. But maybe now that my kids are growing up I am starting to realise that my own sense of play has been put on hold for a while. And maybe them hitting their teens is going to bring out a little more fun in mom.” She laughs. “So maybe I am going back. It may be time.” Monday September 4, 2017 Sports. 11 Sharapova knocked out of the US Open Maybe this was just one racket-holding hand for three-setter too many for cuts from a knife-wielding Maria Sharapova. intruder at her home in the Sharapova tried a bit of Czech Republic in December. everything, even resorting to ‘’I came here without any switching over her racket to expectations,’’ Kvitova said. hit a few lefty shots. Still, the Sharapova hadn’t played five-time major champion in a major tournament could not quite keep her since the Australian Open Grand Slam comeback from in January 2016, when she a doping suspension going, tested positive for the newly losing in the fourth round banned drug meldonium. of the U.S. Open to 16th- She served a 15-month ban seeded Anastasija Sevastova for that, returning to the tour of Latvia 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 on this April with a ranking too Sunday. low to get into Grand Slam ‘’Look, three-set matches events. are challenging . I love being The French Open denied her part of them. There’s an a wild-card invitation, then element of concentration, she planned to try to qualify focus, physicality that goes for Wimbledon before into all of it. And you have pulling out because of an Zesco United defender David Owino who captained Kenya in last Saturday’s friendly match against Mozambique to put it all together. Yeah, injured left leg. Yahoo Sports you just have to get through it,’’ Sharapova said. ‘’There’s no doubt that not playing those matches certainly cost me today. I did feel like I was thinking a little bit too much Federer looks back at best in and not playing by instinct.’’ This was the third time in her four matches that Sharapova went the distance and she faded down the stretch, while also dealing with a straight-sets win at US Open blister on her right hand that was treated and taped by a trainer in the final set. Sharapova’s miscues kept closing exchanges, and she dropped 13 of the first 14 points in that set. The 30-year-old Russian finished with 51 unforced errors, compared to 14 for Sevastova. ‘’It’s been a really great ride,’’ Sharapova said. ‘’Ultimately, I can take a lot from this week,’’ she continued. ‘’It’s great to get that major out of the way. It was an incredible opportunity. I’m very thankful for the opportunity.’’ Sharapova’s exit leaves Venus Williams as the only past U.S. Open champion in the women’s field . The 37-year- old Williams, who won the title in 2000 and 2001, got to the quarterfinals by beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Next for Williams will be a showdown against No. 13 Petra Kvitova, a two- time Wimbledon winner, who eliminated reigning Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday night. This is the most significant victory for Kvitova since she returned to action after needing surgery on her This was Roger Federer at his hard-to-beat best, so unlike the pair of uncomfortable five-setters he labored through Zambia set up battle lines in Algeria to begin the U.S. Open. By Diggers Reporter Cameroon are 3rd on 2 points while Algeria have 1 point. Federer’s back looked just fine, his movement precise, Zambia have settled down in Constantine ahead of Tuesday Nigeria visit Cameroon on Monday whom they face in a 19:00 his strokes absolutely on-point. It all added up to a night’s clash with hosts Algeria in their final Group B meeting hours kickoff in Yaounde after beating the African champions straightforward 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory over 31st-seeded in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. 4-0 at home in Uyo on September 1. Feliciano Lopez in the third round at Flushing Meadows Zambia took an eight hour chartered flight from Lusaka to Zambia and Algeria play on September 5 at 21:00 hours. that lasted all of 106 minutes under the roof in Arthur Constantine via Rwanda at midnight on Saturday just hours Meanwhile, Super Eagles assistant coach Imama Amapakabo Ashe Stadium on a rainy Saturday night. after beating Algeria 3-1 at National Heroes Stadium. told Nigerian media that wounded Algeria will avenge their ‘’I think,’’ Lopez said, ‘’he’s OK.’’ FAZ spokesperson Desmond Katongo said the team landed 3-1 away loss to Zambia on September 2. The most telling statistic was that the No. 3-seeded Federer just after 10:00 hours Zambian time on Sunday. “Zambia will lose in Algeria and that means both teams will However, not in the travelling party to Algeria was striker have four points each and that will be good for us,” said coach was guilty of 16 unforced errors, which is not merely a Fashion Sakala who is suspended for the return leg. Imama. remarkably low total on its own merits but also significant This follows his 55th minute expulsion after collecting his “It will be better that they beat each other. Everything is falling when viewed through the prism provided by his matches second yellow card in Saturday’s home win. in place for us.” earlier in the week. He averaged 62 errors in each of those Zambia are 2nd in Group B on 4 points, five behind leaders Only the group winners from the five Africa zone qualifiers outings, against 19-year-old American Frances Tiafoe and Nigeria. will earn their tickets to next June’s tournament in Russia. 35-year-old Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Yahoo Sports No 30 www.diggers.news Monday September 4, 2017 Zesco defender captains Kenya in Mozambique By Diggers Reporter Owino captained Kenya in Mozambique. Hotspurs midfielder Victor Stars’ September friendly. friendly outing due to fitness Zesco United defender David today’s away friendly against Owino stood in for Tottenham Wanyama for the Harambee Wanyama withdrew from the issues following his recent recovery from a pre-season injury. Owino is one of four Kenya call-ups campaigning in the FAZ Super Division called-up to face Zambia’s 2019 AFCON Group K qualifier opponents who beat Chipolopolo 1-0 in Ndola on June 10. He was one of three Zesco players on Kenya duty together with striker Jesse Were and midfielder Anthony Akumu. Promoted side Buildcon also has two players on Kenya duty. Striker John Makwatta and midfielder Cliffton Miheso were also in the Kenya travelling party to Maputo. However,the five players will not feature in the September 4 away friendly against Togo in Morocco because that match is exclusively for the home- based team who are preparing to host the 2018 CHAN tournament in January that Zambia has qualified for. The Kenya CHAN team drew 1-1 with Mauritania in Morocco on August 29. The team is eager to meet Algeria again... WE’RE 100% CHARGED By Diggers Reporter Mwpeu made a dream debut in that match percent ready for this game and we are Enock Mwepu says Chipolopolo are as a 56th minute substitute that he capped eager to meet Algeria again on Tuesday.” charged-up and 100 percent ready for hosts with a decisive third goal for Zambia in Zambia head into the match in 2nd place Algeria on Tuesday night in Constantine. the 88th minute. on 4 points,five behind leaders Nigeria. Zambia heads into the final leg 2018 “We are happy as a team that we won the Cameroon and Algeria and 3rd and last on FIFA World Cup Group B meeting against first game and we hope to win the return 2 and 1 points respectively. Algeria armed with a 3-1 home victory leg ecounter,” Mwepu of Austrian club FC Nigeria ,who beat Cameroon 4-0 on from the first leg played in Lusaka on Lieferning said. Friday, face the Indomitable Lions away to - MWEPU September 2. “We are very prepared for it and we are 100 Yaounde on Monday night.