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Workers Are Panicking, They Didn't Prepare For No 53 www.diggers.news Friday October 27, 2017 Bishop Banda seeks K4m to fix Zambia Vs Barcelona game By Zondiwe Mbewe The Government House of Prayer is asking for four million kwacha from well wishers to help it organize an Under-20 football match between Zambia’s Chipolopolo and Real Madrid in December, and another game against F.C Barcelona in April next year. National House of Prayer advisory board chairperson Bishop Joshua Banda of Northmead Assemblies of God announced this at a media briefing yesterday, adding that his committee had already organized two fundraising gala dinners towards raising the match fixing cost. To page 2 Court acquits UPND cadres accused of rioting in Lsk Story Page 4 President Lungu marches during theTrooping and Consecration of Colours parade at Arakan Barraks in Lusaka today - Picture by Tenson Mkhala Wina is a woman of PAY CIVIL SERVANTS integrity - Kambwili ...workers are panicking, they didn’t By Mukosha Funga Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili says Vice-President Inonge Wina is prepare for delayed salaries - CSAWUZ a woman of integrity who has no scandals. from government on what the delay in their salaries. By Zondiwe Mbewe delay to pay their October the Civil Servants and allied But Kambwili says some has led to the delay, saying the "There are anxieties and Anxiety has gripped civil salaries which they were Workers Union of Zambia is people in the PF are not fit to silence was causing panic among these anxieties and worries servants following government’s expecting by the 22nd. And demanding for an explanation be ministers. the employees. amongst the workers need to be Debating a motion on heads CSAWUZ president Davy addressed. Good management of expenditure to the Office of Chiyobe said, in an interview that will only arise if we are sharing the Vice-President yesterday, it was the duty of government to information. Government has Kambwili said he had a lot inform the workers of the delays caused the worry in people by of respect for Vice-President in their salaries in order for keeping quiet so let them inform Wina because she was them to adjust. the workers when they are disciplined. “Up to now, we are not aware getting paid," he said. To page 5 To page 5 when the workers will be paid. I am therefore imploring government to inform the workers and stakeholders when Police surround there are signals and signs that the salaries will delay. Let us share information and stop leaving workers in suspense," UPND secretariat Chiyobe said. By Mukosha Funga stolen goods. He expressed concern that the Heavily armed police today But Police spokesperson Esther civil servants were panicking raided the UPND secretariat Mwaata Katongo said she was because they did not prepare for looking concealed weapons and not aware of the operation and what the police officers went to do at the UPND offices. Meanwhile, UPND Govt to sell its 17% spokesperson Charles Kakoma said police did not find anything after conducting their Former vice-president Dr Guy Scott eulogises Michael Sata on 5FM Radio yesterday - Picture shares in ZCCM-IH search in the presence of party by Tenson Mkhala. See story on Page 3 Story Page 6 lawyers. Full story Page 6 Continues on P2 2. Local News Friday October 27, 2017 Govt House of Prayer wants K4m for soccer match fixing From front page personally autographed former Real Madrid player to US$2 million (about K19 the House of the Lord. The processes took longer than He also announced that Christiano Ronaldo number who has similarly earned million). budget of construction of the expected. We have the Brazil’s Roberto Carlos, Lucia 7 Real Madrid T-shirt and international acclaim for “We expect to raise about House of Prayer is around opportunity at the moment Garcia and former football F.C Barcelona original hats, his stunning achievements K4 million for both events $10 million,” Bishop Banda to have great support from legend for Real Madrid, pens and other similar rare across many years. Last but and this K4 million will said. experts in the Ministry Raucous Garcia would pieces. We have requested not the least, the house of help us organize the actual He regretted that the of National Housing and grace the “unparalleled” His Excellency to provide prayer has also arranged to football friendly games construction which was Infrastructure. We have fundraising gala dinners. us with a personal neck-tie feature Mr Lorenzo Sanz, that we are going to have in supposed to commence in been having meetings, we Bishop Banda said the which will be a souvenir for the former president of Real December and somewhere June this year was delayed get updates on how far the fundraising galas would the winning bidder to feature Madrid Football club at the in April. And we hope to due to procurement engineering drawings have be held at Mulungushi in their memento board. We gala dinners.” raise about $2 million from processes. gone. Personally I would International Conference encourage all of you to pick Bishop Banda said the both games in Lusaka and “We had actually hoped have liked to have started Center on November 17 and up your gala dinner tickets construction of the House Ndola. Generously, we know to start construction by yesterday but you can’t hurry Mukuba Hotel in Ndola on from Computicket in any of Prayer would cost US$10 that the Zambian people will June this year but that these things, we appreciate the 18th, where members of Shoprite outlet across the million while the two games not just come to watch but has not happened in the the deep technical details,” the public would be expected country at K2,500. Only were expected to raise up contribute to the building of sense that procurement said Bishop Banda. to pay K2,500 for tickets. limited seats are available “I would like to make a from both events on account special mention that the of venue capacities,” Bishop guest of honour at the events Banda said. Wina is a woman of integrity - CK is the Republican President “We have guest appearance From front page backyard staff because the with you unlike other people agriculture sector can be H.E President Edgar Chagwa from two top football “I support the allocation woman is very disciplined. and other offices,” Kambwili easily attained. What we need Lungu. You are aware that legends. We have Brazil’s to the Office of the Vice- We don’t see the people who said. is to invest a lot of money in His Excellency is an avid Roberto Carlos a world President and I want to state work in this office showing “Madam chairperson, the resettlement package football fan, supporting famous former Real Madrid that if there is any office at off and doing things to this Office of the Vice- like what president Kaunda the Chipolopolo boys at all player whom most of us the moment that I have a lot show that they work in the President is extremely used to do, I remember there levels. His Excellency will remember from his glory of respect for in this country, Office of the Vice-President. important, it looks after was resettlement scheme auction off rare football days in his team. Second it is the Office of the Vice Madam Vice-President, certain departments that called Kambilombilo, where memento and you cannot to mention is Brazil’s Lucia President. The person who keep it up. Posterity will have direct impact on the all the youths who were afford to miss this. These Garcia a former Liverpool is occupying this office is judge you very well. You poor people and if we can unemployed and who were are personally autographed football club and F.C a woman of integrity, no have executed your job since use this office very well, I taken out of school were Lionel Messi number 10 Barcelona player. Thirdscandals at all to the extent you were appointed very can rest assure you that our taken and they would start F.C Barcelona T-shirt, we have Rayco Garcia a that we don’t even know her well and I admire working call for diversification in the agriculture. If the Office of the Vice-President was to be given more money, we can revive that resettlement package and I can tell you Elias Chipimo apologises to JCC for that the kind of production that can be done, in terms of agriculture, would wipe away all the unemployed discrediting ruling before reading it youth on the streets.” By Linda Jere And in apparent reference NAREP president Elias to Copperbelt Minister Chipimo regrets accusing Bowman Lusambo, the Judicial Complaints Kambwili said some people Commission of undermining were not fit to be ministers. the Constitutional Court, “Today we have a lot of adding that he made the alcohol abuse such that remarks before understanding the poor youths, boys the details of the matter. and girls are being used On Monday, Chipimo told for unreasonable kind of News Diggers! that it was outside the mandate of the JCC conduct by irresponsible to comment on the ruling of leaders. They are taken to the ConCourt, regarding the go and run in the streets, interpretation of 14 days in the insulting others and calling presidential election petition. certain areas a no go area. When reminded by the reporter When people are ministers, that the JCC did not overrule your behaviour must be the decision by the ConCourt exemplary otherwise we will but merely commented on soon be going to the Chief the interpretation of 14 days, Justice to ascertain whether Chipimo, who is a respected some people are fit to hold Lusaka lawyer insisted that the the office of minister,” said JCC had no authority over the Kambwili.
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