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No 782 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020 I‘ve been donating millions before being minister MALANJI EXPLAINS HIS WEALTH ...I don’t even use my salary for anything By Julia Malunga respond to time wasters questioning his Last Sunday, Malanji donated a Malanji, who is also Foreign Affairs Compound in Kitwe for the construction MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Joe source of wealth because he generates his Higer Bus worth US $270,000 to youths Minister, last month donated K140,000 and completion of various infrastructure Malanji says he does not have time to income from several legitimate sources. in his constituency in Kitwe District. to St. Peter’s Parish in Ipusukilo at the Church. Story page 7 Police summon Nevers Makebi disagrees over rigging claim with Mundubile on By Julia Malunga But in an interview, MMD on Monday because he has have no clue. We suspect that POLICE in Lusaka have vice-president Reuben Sambo got mobilization programmes. obviously it is about this noise summoned MMD leader said Mumba would only be They have just said ‘interviews going on that ‘arrest him.’ And Lungu’s eligibility Nevers Mumba for available on Monday as he was at force headquarters’ so we we have our own...” Story page 10 questioning. engaged in some mobilisation Story page 2 In a summon dated activities. September 23, 2020, Mumba “Yes, I can confirm that was expected to be at the he has been asked to go to the Zambia Police Headquarters at police but he has indicated 14:30 on Wednesday. that he will only be available Govt’s appeal for Eurobond suspension an embarrassment - HH By Sipilisiwe Ncube UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says government’s request for a suspension on interest payments on all three of Zambia’s Eurobonds for a period of six months is an embarrassment and compromises the country’s investor attractiveness. Story page 5 2. Local News / Advert www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020 By Natasha Sakala way humanitarian support is THE Civil Society Scaling Up done is not to completely take Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN) CSO-SUN fears increased food insecurity owing to COVID-19 care of those people. We have has warned of increased food that the Minister of Agriculture sub-Saharan region negatively, lot of households, especially the be receiving relief food, that identified vulnerables so what insecurity in the country if would go to different parts of that indicated that the food low income households, will not food is not going there not until we do is just to supplement care is not taken on how the the country, taking maize seed security is going to be a very have access to some of the fruits the President probably gives what they already should have 2020/2021 farming season is and fertilisers, forgetting that in big issue and you know the and some of the vegetables that instructions to the DMMU, as households, we are not handled given the effects of the the 2018/2019 farming season, same reports that the food we expect them to consume. So that’s the only time that you supposed to take care of them COVID-19 pandemic on the this was the major danger and agriculture organisation COVID-19 is really affecting would see them respond and completely, it’s not possible,” economy. that put other regions like the had warned that about over food consumption when it take relief food to those areas. said Chama.”The little effort And the Disaster southern half of the country 10 million people would be comes to food diversity because So a number of areas have been that they make, then we top Management and Mitigation which did not receive good rain affected in sub-Saharan Africa food prices have gone up and affected and COVID-19 is not up. I am sure you have noticed Unit (DMMU) says it is in very difficult conditions, so with serious hunger situations pushing people to consume really helping the situation. So that in some areas, we give currently carrying out a without really understanding and food insecurity situations. mono-diets and these will be for a country that is coming cooking oil, we give beans, we COVID-19 impact assessment how the rainfall pattern will be, So for Zambia, some of the maize based diets mostly.” from a very food insecure give kapenta; others, we just on households to determine the you are seeing the Minister of things that we have started He further wondered season where food production give mealie meal, it’s the levels utmost effect of the pandemic Agriculture already preparing seeing as the Civil Society why relief support had been was bad, this is a very difficult of vulnerability. Where we see on the citizenry. and taking maize seed and Scaling Up Nutrition (CSO- withdrawn in many areas situation,” said Mhuru. a greater need, we go a step There has been growing fertilizers to all corners of the SUN) Alliance is the fact that despite the effect of the But DMMU further and procure more but concern on the impact of the country.” food prices are going up. If you COVID-19 pandemic on the communications officerthat’s not supposed to be the COVID-19 pandemic on access He added that the high cost went to Shoprite today, you population. Racheal Chama saidt the role of case, it’s not supposed to be to sustainable diets for many of food has also had an impact would realise that certain fruits “And also, we have noticed DMMU was to support and not for everyone. I mean it’s not Zambians, with the rising cost on food diversity due to the like grapes which would fetch that just the government focus, take away the coping capacity general that we are supposed of living leading many to mono effect the pandemic on peoples like K40 two weeks ago are especially in areas that were of households, saying it was to give kapenta, beans and all. diets that were maize based. incomes. now fetching K84 to K94 this negatively affected that needed impossible for government We supplement according to In an interview, CSO-SUN “So you know COVID-19 particular week,” Mhuru added. support, that kind of support to completely take care of the need. So humanitarian country coordinator Mathews is affecting a lot of households “So just the fact that we have has been withdrawn or put on everyone. support is not supposed to take Mhuru expressed concern over in a very difficult way. We have to import most of the foods, hold. We have seen cases where “What DMMU does away the coping capacity of the the continued distribution of had reports already, even before especially the fruits, is adding a places which were affected by is humanitarian work, households, we just supplement maize seed even in drought COVID-19 was impacting the lot of stress and it means that a floods that were supposed to humanitarian support. The what they already should have.” prone areas which could be used to grow other diverse types of food. “So this is a period, especially with COVID-19 Police summon Nevers over rigging claim affecting us, which we expect By Julia Malunga have just said ‘interviews at force make sure they don’t go overboard. It’s the police for being in possession Zambia to seriously consider POLICE in Lusaka have summoned headquarters’ so we have no clue. We for this reason that the MMD cannot of pre-marked ballot papers. When producing a lot of foods which MMD leader Nevers Mumba for suspect that obviously it is about this congratulate our colleagues in the PF this information reached the senior are diverse, foods that would questioning. noise going on that ‘arrest him.’ And on their presumed victory in the last leaders of the PF, the duo was released reduce the pressure of just the In a summon dated September 23, we have our own issues that the police election and either do we agree that the privately. A PF cadre was arrested by the food importation itself that we 2020, Mumba was expected to be at the can act on at the instigation of cadres. number of votes allocated to MMD are police for taking a picture of his ballot have been heavily dependent on Zambia Police Headquarters at 14:30 He will only be available on Monday. genuine. How can our candidate get paper before casting his vote. When but that is not coming through. on Wednesday. We have communicated that position two votes at his polling station where interrogated by the police, he stated So we really need to do better But in an interview, MMD vice- to the police.” said Sambo. he voted for himself, his wife was there, that the PF leaders were suspecting because COVID-19 will really president Reuben Sambo said Mumba Addressing the media at the MMD his children and he is a pastor of a him that he would vote for another leave a lot of Zambians in a food would only be available on Monday as secretariat, Monday, Mumba alleged church and church members went with candidate and therefore was not going insecure situation,” Mhuru said. he was engaged in some mobilisation that the Lukashya by-election was him to vote but when they counted to be given promised money if he did “So among the things that activities. rigged through pre-marked ballot the votes, there were two votes…what not provide proof. A vote is a secret we would like to see, we have “Yes, I can confirm that he has papers.
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