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. kind of miracle is this? I believe in matter in a democracy. To intimidate seen that the government is been asked to go to the police but “How can we end up with 114 votes miracles but that kind of miracle is not members of the public to vote a certain preparing for food production, he has indicated that he will only be when in one ward we had hit 1,050, the miracle that the Zambian people way based on financial gratification is the rainy season is about to just available on Monday because he has how? They over rigged, they over did it, should entertain,” said Mumba. illegal and enough ground to nullify come through but again, we are got mobilization programmes. They they should have measured a little bit to “Two PF cadres were nabbed by the election.” becoming disappointed to see Thursday September 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News .3

By Ulande Nkomesha and Sipilisiwe Ncube NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Prioritise 2021 budget to fix economy, not Chishimba Kambwili says it is shocking that government and these three hours, they slot is restoring the Constitution in Bills? This sitting should Amendment Bill Number 10 have been dedicated 100 per Bill 10, Kambwili urges govt of 2019 in Parliament when cent to the budget so that we the country is engulfed in an can save our economy.” government will just come and Bill 10. If you listen to any of go on TV and address people you knew that there would be economic crisis. Kambwili said the PF’s say, ‘we instructed our MPs, these Ministers, it is Bill 10, to say only those who will do an election in August this year. And Kambwili says the persistence to enact Bill 10 but we can’t tell them what to meaning, therefore, that is online voter registration will be So what are you telling us? That Electoral Commission of into law was a sign that the do’,” Kambwili said. what they have prioritised in attended to exclusively during ‘we don’t have time and there Zambia (ECZ) wants to use proposed piece of legislation “So, my conviction, and I an ailing economy that is in an the mobile voter registration, will be no extension.’ Why the online voter registration was a gimmick to perpetuate am saying this without malice, ICU. God help Zambia!” meaning therefore that those did you have to wait all this exercise to reduce the number their stay in power. I would rather the government The former Roan PF that do not preregister online time so that at the last minute of people who will register and “More often than not, concentrate on the economic member of parliament, will not be considered to be you say there is no time and make it easy to rig the 2021 Parliament has very little time, aspect, which is the budget. however, proposed that Bill on the voter register. My dear do it haphazardly so that you elections. even when they are sitting We want to see proper debates 10 be suspended and only brother, just ask yourself where disfranchise people? My dear Meanwhile, Kambwili says normal hours to do the budget. on the budget, if you limit the restored in Parliament after the you come from in Eastern brothers and sisters in the DMMU national coordinator Why would they prioritise Bill debate on the budget, issues 2021 general election. Province, does your mother commission, you issue NRCs Chanda Kabwe must resign 10? Surely, this is where the will not come out because And at a media briefing, have the internet? Does your in Northern Province which and join politics because Zambians must know that Bill more time will now be spent Tuesday, Kambwili said ECZ mother have a smartphone? If is perceived to be a stronghold he conducts himself as a 10 is nothing, but a gimmick on Bill 10. You can even see wanted to make it easy to your own mother Mr Chulu of the PF and then before you politician. by the PF to perpetuate their the PF’s concentration; they rig the 2021 elections by or Mrs Emily Sikazwe doesn’t issue NRCs in other areas, you In an interview, Kambwili stay in power. There are hidden are not even talking about the disadvantaging voters with the have a smartphone and have started voter registration. argued that the current sitting things in there. For me, I am budget! When you hear my online voter pre-registration internet connectivity, how then What happens to those who of Parliament should be used convinced beyond reasonable young brother, Honourable exercise. do you expect those people in haven’t gotten registration to debate the 2021 national doubt that this thing they have (Tutwa) Ngulube, he talks “This Government of PF the rural areas to participate in numbers in these areas? You budget and not Bill 10, which said that they have rejected about Bill 10; when you hear has failed to take ICT lessons the online voter registration?” have disfranchised them. All had lapsed in June, this year. coalition government, they are Mundubile, he talks about Bill to primary and secondary Kambwili asked. you want to do is to reduce “I really don’t understand just pretending…once the Bill 10; when you hear the Vice- schools in the rural areas Kambwili charged that the the number of people who the priorities of this goes on the floor of the House, President (Inonge Wina), she because there is no internet ECZ wanted to disenfranchise are going to vote because you government. The kwacha is MPs will vote for it because talks about Bill 10; you listen connectivity and there are no people. know that when a lot of people K20 to a dollar and this period they know it is a survivor. The to the President, he talks about computers. Now, you cannot “Since the last elections, register to vote, it will be very is a budget sitting, and despite difficult to rig. So, you want to being a budget period, the deal with a small number that hours of Parliament have been you can manipulate,” Kambwili reduced to only three hours. said. They are sitting from 14:30hrs HH’s claim against me lacks sufficient He appealed to the commission to revert to the to 17hrs, what time do they By Zondiwe Mbewe physical registration and give have to slot in these Bills? FDD president Edith Nawakwi it a minimum of three months The concentration from this has submitted to the Lusaka particulars – Nawakwi for people to register. limited time that they have High Court that UPND Meanwhile, Kambwili said should have been the budget leader Hakainde Hichilema’s conduct towards him and to the plaintiff’s advocates understood that he was a thief, Kabwe should resign and join because it is only the budget statement of claim, in which arising from the publication of requesting for further and a corrupt person, a person politics if he wants to conduct that can have an effect on our he is seeking damages for libel the defamatory words. better particulars.” of questionable character himself like a politician. ailing economy, which is in against her, lacks sufficient However, according to Hichilema had stated in and that he was guilty of “Disasters now are only in ICU (Intensive Care Unit). I particulars to enable her to an affidavit in support of his statement of claim that on numerous offences relating to areas where there are elections. really don’t understand them, settle a meaningful defence. summons for an order for August 27, 2020, during the the dissolution of Lima Bank That is where we are seeing President Lungu, wherever he In this matter, Hichilema further and better particulars course of a programme on Hot and the sale of its assets when the coordinator spend time goes…even now, he continues has sued Nawakwi over claims filed recently, NawakwiFM, dubbed “the Hot Seat” in fact not. distributing things during telling people, ‘we are coming that he sold to himself a house through her defence lawyer, hosted by Zachariah Chavula He added that the by-elections. Chanda Kabwe to build this,’ [yet] we are sitting which belonged to Lima Bank Chifumu Banda, stated that and on Kwithu FM, Nawakwi defamatory words were false mwaiche (young man), if you on a debt of US $18 billion and in Kabulonga during the a perusal of Hichilema’s caused to be published and published maliciously want to join politics, resign from his own mouth, he said, privatization process. statement of claim revealed defamatory words against him as he (Hichilema) had never from that position and follow ‘90 per cent of the budget is Hichilema is also seeking that the same lacked sufficient in relation to his acquisition of acted as receiver, manager President Edgar Lungu and the spent on salaries and paying aggravated and exemplary particulars to enable her to the property known as 14/3/A/ or liquidator of Lima Bank PF when they go to campaign debt,’ we don’t have the money,” damages and an order settle meaningful defence. F488a Serval Road, Kabulonga contrary to what Nawakwi and we will have no problem Kambwili said. directing Nawakwi to retract “I have read a letter of in Lusaka. alleged. with you. But if you are earning “The prices of commodities the defamatory words. demand from the plaintiff’s “Particulars of the Hichilema further a salary from tax payers money, are going up because of the rate He also wants an order (Hichilema) advocates and defamatory words: ‘if he has stated that Subdivision listen to what we are telling of the kwacha to the dollar, of injunction to restrain I have had opportunity to been lucky not to have been 14/3/A/F488a, Serval Road, you. I have nothing against and the fact that we don’t have Nawakwi, her agents, servants peruse the writ of summons booked by the Anti-Corruption Kabulonga, Lusaka never you but as your relative, I am industries of our own, then you and whomsoever from further and statement of claim issued Commission, he should just belonged to Lima Bank prior getting worried about your go and prioritise Bill 10, what defaming him or publishing hereto. The perusal of the keep quiet because he should to him acquiring it as alleged conduct and how you are are you telling the people? Are similar defamatory words of statement of claim reveals just say he is lucky. As a former by Nawakwi. being used. And when the you serious? President Lungu him. that the same lacks sufficient Minister of Agriculture, you “Contrary to the innuendo time comes for you to answer, has told us, ‘the economy will Hichilema is also claiming particulars to enable the ask him for my role, we wanted created by the defendant when all those people who are using rebound next year.’ How is it reimbursement of the sums defendant to settle meaningful to restructure Lima Bank she uttered the defamatory you will not be there. You going to rebound when they expended by him in mitigating defence,” read the affidavit. and we gave Grant Thornton words, the plaintiff acquired are a controlling officer and have three hours of the budget the effect of Nawakwi’s “I have authored a letter the opportunity to advise the subject house in an arm’s you are the ones who signs government on receivership. length transaction two years and approves that this mealie They went ahead and did a prior to the commencement meal should go to Lukashya liquidation for Lima Bank. of the process of winding up of or to Mwansabombwe,” said Now I just want Hakainde to Lima Bank,” he stated. Kasama MP in court over Kambwili. answer one question, is he able Hichilema lamented “Chanda Kabwe, stay out of to produce the bid and price that his reputation had been politics and do your job. Stick which gave him the house lowered in the estimation of to your lane. At the rate you in Serval Road where he has the right thinking members of are going, I feel sorry for you as unpaid K2m shoe bill been residing until he moved the global community given my younger brother. And the to Muka Muya in Lusaka his international repute as an By Zondiwe Mbewe a term of the contract that upon delivery of problem is that you love TV, east?’…,” read the claim. astute businessman, a leader RL Extrem Investment Limited has sued the goods, Sampa would pay 50 percent of everywhere you go, you carry “…’This is a Lima Bank of the largest political party Kasama PF member of parliament Kelvin the total amount. reporters with you so that they House under our current laws in Zambia and as aspiring Sampa in the Lusaka High Court for It added that it delivered the goods can film you. That will be the and even previous laws, that candidate of the presidency. allegedly failing to pay over K2 million after during the course of November, 2019, which evidence to be used against you. is theft and that is corruption. “As a consequence of supplying him with security boots. were duly received and acknowledged by Which by-election Chanda You are not a public officer the defendant’s actions, The company is claiming payment of Sampa. Kabwe haven’t you been to? just because you are in the plaintiff has incurred K2,014,300, interest and costs. The company, however, stated that We had Mr Patrick Kangwa government. He was advisor to costs and expenses in an According to a statement of claim filed Sampa failed to pay the 50 per cent or any as coordinator and who knew government. So to the extent effort to mitigate the effects in the Lusaka High Court, September 21, other sum, as agreed. him? But for you, even the that Grant Thornton was a thereof to his reputation RL Extrem Investment Limited stated that it “By a demand letter dated June 23, chickens have known you. You receiver for Lima Bank and and business interests in the was involved in general supply of goods in 2020, addressed to Sampa’s advocates, the will be in trouble. And please Hakainde alienated a house approximate total sum of Lusaka and elsewhere in Zambia. company, through its advocates, made its President Edgar Lungu, let’s to himself, that is theft, he is US$3,000,000. Despite the It stated that by contracts in writing first demand in writing for the payment of follow the right procedure of lucky if he has not gone to plaintiff demanding formally dated November, 2019, it supplied Sampa K2,014,300. The defendant has either failed, declaring disasters and let’s do Katombora. He is lucky if the that the defendant retracts 226 security boots at K550 per pair totalling refused or otherwise neglected to settle the it at the right time. And when law has not visited him’.” the said words and renders K124,300 on one hand and 4,200 security claimed amounts,” read the claim. these disasters happen, let’s not Hichilema stated that the an unreserved apology to the and safety boots at K430 per pair totaling The company stated that it was entitled wait for by-elections to happen defamatory words by Nawakwi plaintiff, the defendant has K1,890,000 altogether coming to K2,014,300. to claim the said sum of K2,014,300, together for us to take support to areas in their natural and ordinary failed, neglected and refused RL Extrem Investment stated that it was with interest and costs. where there are by-elections.” meaning were meant to be to do so,” stated Hichilema. 4. Adverts / Local News www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020 By Natasha Sakala insulted,” she charged. PF DEPUTY secretary general She further condemned the Mumbi Phiri says Zambian Lawyers are confusing us over violence that rocked Kasama lawyers are confusing the nation ahead of the polls last week and because they are always arguing urged the police to deal with and contradicting each other criminals hiding in the name of over interpretation of President Lungu’s eligibility, complains Mumbi the ruling party. Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to “And police, ba Kanganja, re-contest next year’s general deal with President Lungu’s to be educating us on how a even want to hide in English. know my rights, I know I should ba Kapeso put your foot down! election. eligibility for the 2021 general law should be. I can go back To the outside, you are looking go and vote and then somebody The President has made it clear, And Phiri says she hopes election. to the time when we had the confused!” Phiri added. thinks I am so cheap I can sell all of us have made it clear, UPND will accept defeat after “I am sorry to say, you NDC when I was a member of But when asked what the my vote for a bag of mealie people shouldn’t shield in the the 2021 general election as have really degraded yourselves parliament, when we didn’t go, PF’s position on President meal, telling me that I am so name of the party. Deal with they did in last Thursday’s by- when we are so much relying you remember we had the rebel Lungu’s eligibility was, Phiri poor, I am vulnerable, I can them, nobody will protect a elections. on you, but the confusion! Can MPs? If you saw the signatures, admitted that the ruling party sell my vote for a K20? That is criminal, nobody,” said Phiri. Speaking when she featured you imagine nga waya kuli uyu which the lawyers, the so-called had not yet sat to discuss the what is making them lose. These “I commend the police in on Radio Phoenix’s “Let the (when you go to this) doctor, lawyers, they are called learned, controversial issue following accusations have been there, Kasama for arresting the PF People Talk”, Tuesday, Phiri they will tell you that you have you know, it leaves much to LAZ’s statement. even calling the councillors, youths, who went [to break the UPND vehicle] does a car talk? wondered why lawyers had malaria, bakupela (they give be desired the way they are She, however, added that I have always said, I have Even if you are provoked, can several interpretations over you) chloroquine. Uyu umbi arguing. The way the judges are the PF would state its final never engaged these defecting you reach to such an extent? 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You have these lawyers who are arguing. acceptance of their electoral political parties they misbehave, COVID-19 pandemic, “a lot of look like they are so desperate, gone to an extent of insulting So, there is total confusion! defeat in last Thursday’s polls in they will be dealt with because people would have died.” they are cheap, they are useless! your fellow lawyers who are Anything you hear on the Lukashya and Mwansabombwe we are behaving and people She was commenting on Because if you can sell your vote, judges. They are also lawyers presidential eligibility, others constituencies and hoped they will see that good behaviour Patriotic Front legal affairs it means you are useless, that’s then they become judges. You will say, ‘no, it was passed,’ will do the same after next is starting from us.’ And why chairperson Brian Mundubile’s what they (UPND) are telling insult them, you degrade them, others will say, ‘no’.” August. should you spill your brother’s remarks where he said the them in their faces; demeaning is that the way it should be?” She lamented that the “I think the positive is that blood, for what? Wasting blood ruling party concurred with the people as if it’s me who feeds Law Association of Zambia’s Phiri wondered. confusion within the legal for the first time, the UPND has because it was only the blood of them. 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By Sipilisiwe Ncube UPND national chairperson Mutale Nalumango says President Edgar Lungu is Lungu scheming to arrest HH – Nalumango scheming to arrest her party leader Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, Wednesday, have also arranged some of our Nalumango charged that Hichilema. We are aware of this very clear what the chiefs that I because he fears to face him on Nalumango said the PF, led members in UPND to be part President Lungu wanted to scheme,” said Nalumango. have mentioned stand for. And the ballot next year. by Bizwell Mutale and Brave of this scheme. We are have arrest Hichilema because he “We therefore warn them because they are our parents, And Mazabuka Central Mweetwa, had hatched a names of people that have been feared competing against him that such a scheme is evil and we will not shy away from UPND member of parliament scheme to embarrass President lined up, names like Bizwell in 2021. criminal in nature and should talking with them and also Gary Nkombo has asked all Lungu in Southern Province Mutale who probably will be “Why should this happen? not be allowed at all. For us as about them…So, even before UPND supporters to stay away and blame it on UPND. meeting some of the chiefs It is because at the end of the a party, we want to advise our they make their statements that from reacting to statements “Our concern is what we in Southern Province, names day, President Edgar Lungu people to stay away from any we know have been coined by from chiefs “who survive on hear that in fact, the PF and like Brave Mweetwa former wants to arrest president of the activities that President Bizwell Mutale and his group, people’s pockets”. President Lungu have arranged DC for Siavonga, we are aware Hakainde Hichilema all Edgar Lungu will be carrying we would like them to do some Meanwhile, UPND PF thugs to be present in that there is a man commonly because of fear, and because he out. He can go there but let our introspection. They must not Lusaka Province chairperson Monze, Maala or anywhere known as America 2 who is doesn’t want to see his name people completely stay away put themselves in a mortgage Obvious Mwaliteta says UPND along the route of President actually Mozambican by origin. on the ballot paper come 2021. so that we have no room for cage because the visit of the members will put their heads Edgar Lungu and his entourage Those are some of the people He also intends to buy some him to create the impression President is only going to last on the chopping board to for them to disrupt his tour of that we have learned are part of councilors, if he will manage, that he wants to create in for one day and after that one protect Hichilema until 2021. the province. They want to do this scheme to cause confusion, so as to perpetuate by-elections order to arrest our president. day, they will continue to co- Speaking at a joint press this so that they can blame it disrupt and then blame it on that are generally violent which We are aware that some of our mingle and associate with the briefing which was held on the UPND and president president Hakainde and the he also wants to blame on members may be used to testify people who they lead.” at Hichilema’s residence Hakainde Hichilema. They UPND,” Nalumango said. UPND and president Hakainde against the president.” Nkombo also urged And Nkombo said police his party members to stay had allowed PF to hibernate away from commenting on under their operations to statements that would be made commit atrocities. by chiefs during President No normal person can vote for HH in “There has been a general Lungu’s scheduled visit to the belief and some of us have province. By Ulande Nkomesha which was possessed by other seen it for ourselves, the issue “It is our wish that the LUSAKA Province Minister previous UPND leaders. of Zambia Police collaborating chiefs remain with the respect, 2021 – Lusambo with PF. I think it’s no longer the decorum that comes Bowman Lusambo says no “The last president UPND normal person can vote for had, Mr Mazoka, he had a Bills on the table, they will just other people outside Zambia so a secret that the Zambia along with that responsibility. UPND president Hakainde national character; Mazoka say, ‘no.’ Why have you said that if he wins, they will come Police under the leadership However, we cannot control Hichilema in the 2021 general had votes from Northern no? Because these are proper for our public assets! When of Kakoma Kanganja and a their thinking. It will be wise election because the party has Province; Mazoka had votes issues, which we need to debate Hakainde Hichilema is doing few senior members have for people to know that you nothing to offer Zambians. from Luapula Province; and give the people of Zambia politics, don’t just see that he been allowing PF to hibernate can fool people sometimes but Commenting on UPND Mazoka had votes from what they want, but to them it is refusing to sit on that seat. I while committing atrocities. you cannot fool them all the secretary general Stephen Copperbelt Province; Mazoka is ‘no!’ Hakainde Hichilema is sympathise with him because I would like the country to time. We have been down this Katuka’s statement that was a national leader, he was UPND and UPND is Hakinde he has borrowed heavily, he remember that the last visit road before where chiefs have Hichilema was still the most talking about unity, he was not Hichilema that is why they can’t move from that seat,” which President Lungu made been asked to make statements “happening man in the talking about tribe. Mazoka can’t move,” Lusambo argued. alleged Lusambo. in Monze East where PF cadres and they don’t even believe country” and that the party was Tonga, but look at his “We have young people, “Hichilema is not just indiscriminately attacked in themselves because of the would not replace him ahead structure! His structure was a who can be presidents in refusing to come out from villages in Bweengwa and envelops and money. So, we of the 2021 election, Lusambo national structure. Hichilema that party. We have Gary that seat because he wants to the police did not record any would like to tell our supporters argued that the UPND, under just wants to use people for his (Nkombo); we have (Cornelius) be President of that particular single arrest. The plan that the countrywide that when you Hichilema, had nothing to convenience, look at the way Mweetwa… don’t talk about party because he has failed, PF have associated with the hear statements coming from offer Zambians. he misused GBM and many Jack Mwiimbu! Jack Mwiimbu even himself, he knows that President’s visit, we would like chiefs who may be operating He insisted that the signs others! Are you aware that for is a fossil! We have people, who he has failed. But there is to address the police to ensure from people’s pockets, just take were clear that President a long time, we had powerful can push a national agenda and something, which is forcing that they exclude PF from them on face-value. Continue Edgar Lungu would win next politicians in the UPND that is what we want to see in him to be there, the money he their operations. They must respecting them as chiefs year’s general election with a like Sakwiba Sikota, Patrick our country. I sympathise with has borrowed. That political exclude themselves from PF because it is their inherent landslide. Chisanga, Bob Sichinga and my colleagues in UPND. You party is a party which is being intentions because the truth inheritance and we cannot go “The UPND is not a they were pushing a national know that I have a lot of friends funded by people outside has no disguise. Should it be in that domain,” said Nkombo. political party, it is a cult. When agenda,” Lusambo recalled. in UPND.” Zambia and the agenda is to the case that the police are Meanwhile, Mwaliteta said you have a cult, you believe in He charged that both And Lusambo, who is come and take public assets going to allow PF to hibernate he was ready to put his head on one person and that person the UPND MPs and their also Kabushi PF member when UPND ascends to power. under their operations in the chopping board to protect is the alpha and omega. The leadership were “doormats” for of parliament, alleged that I don’t know where and I don’t order to cause disruptions on Hichilema from any harm until UPND is just a grouping for Hichilema’s personal use. Hichilema was capable know which country. If we the President’s visit which is 2021. failures. Leadership, especially “All those MPs for UPND, of selling public assets to have three crooks in Zambia, supposed to be well meaning “We are going to protect political leadership, is very the UPND leadership, all of foreigners once elected Hakinde Hichilema is one of and the President is supposed HH from today up to 2021. unique because you can’t find them are just doormats to Republican President because them!” to be welcome, posterity is HH will be protected and we political leadership anywhere. Hakainde Hichilema! They the opposition leader had Following defeats in going to judge them harshly,” are going to put our heads on Mr Hakainde Hichilema, the don’t think! When you come borrowed money for his several by-elections, including Nkombo said. the chopping board. If it means way he came on the political to Parliament that is where you political activities. last Thursday’s polls in “The nation will hear most biting the bullet for him, we scene, you can see that this man can see that these guys are just “Today, Hakainde Mwansabombwe and Lukashya likely statements from the host will bite the bullet. Whoever has nothing to offer the people dunder-heads! You can know Hichilema has borrowed constituencies, Katuka chiefs Chona, Hamaundu, and is planning to touch HH will of Zambia. I can assure you them when you are debating millions of dollars. Hakainde maintained that despite the maybe chief Mwanza, remarks touch us all. And this is not just that the UPND with Hakainde real issues, they go to New Hichilema has never used his UPND’s setbacks, the party that appear to be disparaging talking. If you want, try it and Hichilema has no future in the Kasama…if that gentleman money to do campaigns, to will maintain Hichilema as the UPND and it leader. We see, I want to die as a person political scene in this country. just says, ‘no.’ When they come do political party activities. president ahead of next year’s would like to pre-empt those who ready to fight for this There is no normal person to Parliament with proper Hichilema strikes deals with polls and beyond. statements by stating that it is country,” said Mwaliteta. who can vote for Hakainde Hichilema,” Lusambo said. “In 2021, they have no chance of coming near the Govt’s appeal for Eurobond suspension an embarrassment – HH mighty Edgar Chagwa Lungu because Edgar Chagwa By Sipilisiwe Ncube and with nothing to show for it. mistake to have a government of this payments due on on 14 October, 2020, Lungu is winning 2021 with UPND president Hakainde Hichilema The Ministry of Finance alludes to nature, presiding over our country’s 30 January, 2021, and 20 March, 2021 a landslide! The signs are says government’s request for a COVID-19 as the primary cause of affairs. We have a mammoth task when on the respective notes. The Republic there… Look at Lukashya and suspension on interest payments their inability to service the country’s we assume office in 11 months and we of Zambia is confronted with a very Mwansabombwe, Copperbelt on all three of Zambia’s Eurobonds debts, but we all know the truth. It shall, indeed, fix this mess.” challenging macroeconomic and fiscal – Lufwanyama! Ask UPND, for a period of six months is an is, indeed, the maladministration, According to the statement situation aggravated by the COVID-19 those councilors, we grabbed embarrassment and compromises the corruption, fiscal indiscipline and issued by Secretary to the Treasury crisis that has severely affected the three of them and the margin country’s investor attractiveness. economic incompetence that can be Fredson Yamba, Tuesday, government country’s public finances,” said Yamba was wide. Ask them the In a Tweet, Tuesday, Hichilema summed up as a disease called the has formally requested for a debt in the statement. margin; they managed to get disputed government’s assertion that ‘Dununa Reverse Virus.’ We had this suspension on all the three Eurobonds “A combination of declining in wards that we lost, there was the failure to repay Zambia’s sovereign affliction long before COVID-19,” due in 2022, 2024 and 2027, effective revenues and increased unbudgeted no significant margins. I can debt was down to COVID-19 challenges tweeted Hichilema. October 14, 2020, in response to the costs caused by the COVID-19 assure that the UPND, this is and insisted that there was need for “The Ministry of Finance notes challenging fiscal situation. pandemic have resulted in a material in their end with this failure citizens to kick out the PF government engaging with the IMF for a ball-out “The Ministry of Finance has impact on the government’s available called Hakainde Hichilema, and pave way for prudent, competent package, but not long ago, Mr (Edgar) announced a Consent Solicitation resources to make timely payments on this is their end. If I was in and visionary economic managers to Lungu told them to ‘go to hell!’ This is to holders of its (i) US $750 million, its indebtedness leading to increasing UPND, Hakainde cannot not tackle the country’s debt crisis. deeply embarrassing as not only does it 5.375 per cent; notes due 2022; (ii) US debt servicing difficulties. This is the even talk about standing in “We in the UPND are deeply compromise our investor attractiveness $1,000,000,000, 8.500 per cent; notes reason why the Republic of Zambia 2021. Hakainde Hichilema is concerned by the news coming out as a country, but it is a stain on our due 2024 and (iii) US $1,250,000,000, has taken the decision to apply for the not a factor in politics, he is of the Ministry of Finance over the nation’s pride. Zambia must do away 8.970 per cent; notes due 2027 to G20 Debt Service Suspension initiative one of the worst opposition we requested suspension of debt servicing. with this ill-equipped team currently request the suspension of debt service in August, 2020, and is requesting have ever seen in this country.” We have time and time again told governing our country and pave way payments for a period of six months similar debt service suspension from He added that Hichilema this incompetent government not for prudent, competent and visionary from October 14, 2020, effectively its commercial creditors, including lacked the national character, to borrow, but they did so recklessly economic managers. It was a grave covering the upcoming three coupon noteholders.” 6. Local News/Advertisement www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020

By Ulande Nkomesha for exercising their democratic CRACKS have deepened in rights ,but had to seek court the Forum for Democracy and intervention,” they stated. Development (FDD), as the FDD wrangles deepen, as “Further, we are disappointed opposition party has suspended with the decision to suspend spokesperson Yotam Mtayachalo Mr Simpemba, the provincial from all party activities. secretary for Central Province, In a letter dated September 16 party suspends spokesperson for calling for the holding of the written by party national secretary national policy committee to Nathan Mulonga, Mtayachalo was hold an unauthorised meeting in decisions made thereunder; You are, therefore, given 14 Province are concerned and discuss the national convention suspended for mobilising party which you intend to expel Miss conduct likely to bring the party days to exculpate yourself of the disappointed with the decision and party mobilisation as the leaders to hold an unauthorised Nawakwi as party president. The into ridicule, contempt, disrepute allegations levelled against you.” by the party to suspend party is behind time, but nothing meeting in an effort to expel action you are being accused or public domain; failure to obey But in a statement issued by Yotam Myatachalo, the party is happening on the ground as embattled party president Edith of are tantamount to: flouting lawful orders, instructions and FDD Chama North constituency spokesperson and chairperson for other serious parties are busy Nawakwi. the party constitution and directives of the party organ or chairman Solomon Mbuzi and labour, on the reasons advanced mobilising in readiness for the “I have received a complaint the disciplinary regulations leader authorised to give the Chama South constituency to suspend him, are frivolous 2021 for general election. As such, letter from the provincial as per provisions of the party same,” stated Mulonga. chairman Fredson Lungu, the and not legitimate. This is not FDD members are concerned chairman Central Province constitution article 54 (4), read “Therefore, with the foregoing party in Chama District expressed the first time the party is taking about these happenings in the alleging that you are interfering in conjunction with disciplinary above, you are hereby suspended disappointment with the decision such action as it is not long ago party as not even a single senior in the disciplinary matter regulations five, which states as from all party activities. Your to suspend Myatachalo over that Mr Myatachalo and Mr party leader has ever visited the involving Mr Jerry Simpemba. follows: contravention of the matter will be reported to the frivolous reasons. Chifumu Banda, the party vice district since 2016 to check on There are allegations that you party constitution, including national policy committee for “We party officials from president and several others, party activities.” are mobilising party leaders to regulations, rules, orders or ratification and further directives. Chama District in Muchinga were suspended from the party The party members warned that all party members in Chama District would resign if the decision was not reversed. “Furthermore, if the party does not rescind the decision to suspend Mr Mtayacahlo, the party shall miss an opportunity to register its first MP in Muchinga because the people of Chama North have already decided. Mr Mtayachalo has mobilised the party single-handedly and any measures meant to frustrate him shall spell doom for the party in Chama District. We demand the immediate withdrawal of the suspension of the two suspension letters of the leaders. Failure to which, all members from Chama North, Chama South and ward officials, including other party officials, shall resign to join either the PF or the UPND,” read the statement. And in an interview, Mtyachalo said no amount of intimidation would deter him from demanding what was enshrined in the party constitution. “No amount of intimidation whatsoever shall deter myself and the members from demanding for what is enshrined in the party constitution. Further, I am happy with the support we are getting from nine provinces, which is extremely overwhelming and encouraging because whatever members are demanding for such as the holding of the long- awaited party convention, party mobilisation activities and holding of regular national policy committee meetings to plan and review party activities, is constitutional. Therefore, one wonders where they are drawing these powers from to suspend members, who are exercising their democratic and constitutional rights, which in itself is a gross violation of article 8 (5) of the party constitution and I quote, ‘Any member of the party who by his/her actions undermines the rights of members to freely express themselves shall be subject to disciplinary action…’ and as such, people must be mindful about some of these illegal, unconstitutional and desperate decisions they are making as there are most likely going to backfire!” cautioned Mtayachalo. “Meanwhile, l want to appeal to the general membership and the leadership and the party countrywide to remain calm and united, but never allow themselves to be intimidated. The battle to liberate FDD from authoritarian type of leadership has just been born, and I want to assure them that victory is coming our way. Our struggle is not a selfish one, but a genuine cause, which is meant to protect the ideals and values the party was founded on.” Thursday September 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Local News/ Advertisement .7

NRC issuance delay in Mazabuka angers deputy Registrar By Ulande Nkomesha with the officer that they give all the required materials. What delivering that today,” said the Office of the District and we will check if the situation DEPUTY Chief Registrar Sipho me a report. So, I can’t say I have told her is that I am going Nkombo. Commissioner to disadvantage has normalised and then I am Banda says she is upset with the much until I am told by the to write a letter to the effect “The country must know people and create a stampede delivering a letter to complain delay in the commencement of officer what exactly happened. that the three days, including that this is deliberate. PF is on an exercise that is supposed to the Permanent Secretary at the mobile issuance of National I don’t want to misinform you. today, that we have lost must working again with the Office to be free from all these negative the Ministry of Home Affairs Registration Cards (NRCs) I am just waiting for the officers be recovered. Basically, I am of the Registrar-General, occurrences. So, we are waiting to actually stop fooling people!” in Mazabuka District because to give me a report as to why. I it is inconveniencing local am waiting for a report because, residents. actually, it upset me a lot, so I But Mazabuka Central am just waiting for a report,” Luapula Hydropower seeks order to issue UPND member of parliament said Banda. Gary Nkombo has charged that However, Nkombo has the delay was a deliberate ploy charged that the delay was a to disadvantage residents who deliberate ploy to disadvantage committal proceedings against WARMA want to get NRCs. Mazabuka residents. By Zondiwe Mbewe said consent order. It stated that the said order, WARMA board, the board On Monday, Mazabuka “I am fully aware and I LUAPULA Hydropower It adds that it is excessively ordered among others, that, had deliberately and wantonly residents were left stranded at have done a letter after talking Corporation Limited (LHCL) clear that WARMA’s board and “WARMA shall grant LHCL subverted and disregarded the various centres as they gathered to the Registrar-General to has applied before the Kabwe its employees are willfully acting conditional temporal water court order and, therefore, acted to collect their NRCs, but many register my disappointment High Court for an order for leave in contempt of court. rights over the Kundabwika in a manner contemptuous of the centres were found closed due at what we call, as a matter of to issue committal proceedings According to a statement and Kabwelume waterfalls for authority of the order and the to non-availability of materials fact, a deliberate ploy to eat against Water Resources supporting an application for purposes of conducting and Court. for printing the cards. into the time of Mazabuka. leave to apply for an order for submitting the Environmental “In furtherance of the In an interview, Banda So, my surprise was that the Management Authority (WARMA) for disregarding a committal filed in the Kabwe Impact Assessment (ElA) and contemptuous conduct aforesaid, explained that she only received Registrar-General expressed upon the ElA being approved the Board has issued a criminal information about the incident ignorance about the shortage of court’s order. High Court recently, LHCL LHCL has submitted that submitted that WARMA, by the Zambia Environmental complaint against LHCL and two on Monday night, and was yet materials for the first two days Management Agency (ZEMA) of its employees (Brian Chisala to receive a full report. in Mazabuka. As at 22:00hrs WARMA, through its board of through its board of directors, directors, disobeyed the consent were in contempt and ridicule of and submitted to WARMA the and Katambi Bulawayo) for “To be honest with you, I yesterday (Monday) when I was conditional temporal rights allegedly refusing to surrender was not aware of that incident, I having a conversation with her, order of court with impunity the Court by flagrantly and with by cancelling its (LHCL’s) impunity, disobeying the order aforesaid shall be converted to the water permits as demanded was just informed about it very she promised that somebody substantive rights.” in the contemptuous letter. By substantive water permits, of the Court dated November 28, late. So, today (Tuesday), I have would be in Mazabuka by now, LHCL stated that after it the above said actions, WARMA contrary to the direction of the 2018. just actually communicated around nine o’ clock, to deliver satisfied the command of the board members by themselves order, WARMA, by its board, or the servants have deliberately granted it substantive water and actively failed or neglected to permits for Kundabwika and abide by the court order and have I’ve been making big donations even Kabwelume falls, respectively. continued to ignore and disobey It, however, stated that it,” it stated. WARMA by and through its LHCL added that in the board willfully and deliberately premises, it was entitled to be before I became minister - Malanji disobeyed and disregarded the granted an order for leave to said court order when by its issue contempt proceedings. By Julia Malunga the Church. to time wasters like those? People must be letter dated August 6, 2020, it WARMA has lodged a KWACHA PF member of parliament Joe He equally handed over a brand serious for once! Those who want to know stated that, “(i) At the time you complaint against Luapula Malanji says he does not have time to new luxury Rosa Bus to traders under must go to that constituency or Kitwe in applied for the permits with Hydropower Corporation respond to time wasters questioning his the National Traders and Marketers’ general they will find that I was doing the WARMA, they were subsisting Limited and its two directors source of wealth because he generates his Association of Zambia (NATMAZ) in the same to help the community way back. rights over the waters to which Brian Chisala and Katambi income from several legitimate sources. same area. Let them go to churches. Do you know the two permits attach; and (ii) Bulawayo in the Lusaka Last Sunday, Malanji donated a Higer Some members of the public, that I bought a bus for the community the permits in question were Magistrates’ Court for allegedly Bus worth US $270,000 to youths in his however, expressed concern and wanted in 2010, a big 70-seater bus? I was not not granted by WARMA board failing to surrender water constituency in Kitwe District. to know where Malanji got the funds to a minister, I only became a minister in of directors, which is the only permits, contrary to the Malanji, who is also Foreign Affairs make donations of that magnitude. 2017. So, to start wasting time to answer entity mandated by the Act to provisions of section 86 (2) of the Minister, last month donated K140,000 to But Malanji said he used to make such questions, I would be wasting my grant water permits. The board Water Resources Management St. Peter’s Parish in Ipusukilo Compound donations even before he was appointed time because this is not something new. of directors was not in place at Act No. 21 of 2011. in Kitwe for the construction and as Cabinet Minister. I can tell you that I have so many sources; the time of the grant.” LHCL and its two directors, completion of various infrastructure at “Do you think I have time to respond business, and well-wishers...” To page 10 LHCL stated that by the however, pleaded not guilty to said decision and letter of the the charge, Monday. 8. Opinion www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020

HEY defended the US$17 Tmillion medical supply tender with all their might. Shame on MoH, ZAMRA and When irregularities surrounding the award of the contract were brought to the fore, the entire ZPPA over HoneyBee scandal Ministry of Health well that HoneyBee sided with the had failed your private company inspection. You were and condemned tax payers who fully aware that you warned about this were issuing a license procurement. illegally to a company that had no capacity We warned about to supply drugs. everything that is What motivated you happening in relation to do that? In whose to this drug supply interest were you tender. We revealed acting? Why are that HoneyBee you pretending to Pharmacy Limited was not a registered be surprised? Insoni company at PACRA. ebuntu. The company that any problems with the pharmacovigilance, why did they solicit exposed to water.” was awarded the name of the company who are always alert for this particular Huh! What a banana Naimwe ba ZPPA, tender was registered that was awarded the and ensure that the bogus entity to get republic we are! US shame on you too. four months later. contract, it was just a drugs that we give to the tender? Zambians $17 million worth of This criminality typographical error! We warned that our people are safe.” must be reminded that drugs were exposed to happened under this tender was not water? When? Where? government was your watch. We taking a huge risk Today, shame is Nonsense! What open, bidders were How? Were the drugs have written press giving a US $17 written all over their vigilance can the handpicked and asked transported by canoe queries demanding million contract to a faces. The Minister of Ministry of Health talk to apply. Who, at the from India? Even our sole trader, a simple Health, his Permanent about? Where was Ministry of Health, Lozi brothers manage your explanation pharmacist in the Secretary and the that vigilance when went to pick on this to move their king from and position on name of Imram procurement committee HoneyBee was robbing sole trader, leaving Lealui to Limulunga this matter, you are Lunat. We questioned cannot walk with their Zambian taxpayers in reputable suppliers? on the Nalikwanda failing to respond, the capacity of this heads high because broad-daylight through This is what we call without a splash of why? You don’t even individual to supply of the HoneyBee this drug procurement collusion to commit a water on his garment. have anything to say 22,500 Health Centre scandal. The company tender? Where were crime. The definition of So, what is HoneyBee because you know they vouched for has they when HoneyBee corruption does not get talking about? How did Kits. We raised the that you watched a alarm and told the delivered toxic drugs was submitting falsified better than this stinking the previous suppliers crime develop at the whole Republic that and now they wish the documents to the deal! manage to deliver drug Ministry of Health HoneyBee had failed ground could swallow procurement committee consignments with ZAMRA inspection them during this to win this tender? What is painful is the right specifications and you failed to and the wholesale embarrassing episode. What due diligence was that the people behind without excuses? stop it. This is why license was awarded They have nothing done to ascertain the this dirty deal even Zambians have very illegally. But no one sensible to say. capacity of HoneyBee have the audacity to It is also annoying to little confidence in cared. Pharmacy to deliver the lie instead of showing hear ZAMRA pretend regulatory authorities “We cannot get a 22,500 Health Centre remorse for subjecting to be innocent from in this country Those in product that we cannot Kits? the lives of innocent this scandal and because they are use. That means that citizens to such danger begin to demand that government were headed by cowards in the forefront the supplier will have Of all the companies with toxic drugs. HoneyBee must recall who can’t stand on of defending the to replace the drugs. that are duly registered HoneyBee is even the substandard drugs illegality. They We cannot receive and experienced with confidently telling the from circulation. Shame principle to fight bad claimed that the drugs that are not fit a clean track record government that: “we on you, ba ZAMRA! governance. tender procedure was for our people to use. for manufacturing and are also concerned with You are the ones who flawlessly followed Our officers are really delivering drugs to the the colour of the drugs, issued the wholesale Posterity will judge and that if there were trained in what we call Zambian government, maybe they were license, knowing too you harshly! Crossword puzzle No 697 “Law is made by the Crossword puzzle No 696 winner to preserve victory over the loser.” - Toba Beta Thursday September 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Readers’ Feedback .9 Readers’ Feedback UPND’s explaination as to why the party refused Editor, HH to appear on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview

“I initially condemned would not have would take centre “ e SG is a liability. the UPND, now I allowed him to go stage, advising him not at was a golden EDITOR’S NOTE: see that they made political... So if they to appear just brought opportunity for HH a right decision. If want privatization, let about embarrasment to hammer those they want questions them read or wait for and exposed your political incompetents Go to our News Diggers! on Privatisation to be court determination!” - incompetence”. - by giving the Zambian Facebook page, answered, why not call Gi Chamulimba Caristo Mwango people the rightful select a story you like and jot information... How people like Francis down your comment. We will Kaunda,Valentine “HH did good to turn “ZNBC has become the I wish it was King Chitalu, Alexander it down. ey were mouthpiece of the PF. Cobra the man of no pick that as your feedback Chikwanda or better going to twist things up is country is in need nonsense!” - Gabriel and get you published on still exhume Chiluba if he was interviewed”. of major surgery”. - Bangah Mususwa this page. The shorter the (MHSRIP) from the - Dean Sisc Kelvin Pumulo comment the higher the “Had he appeared the dead?” - Maureen S chance of getting published. Zimba “Poor timing, when “ e court is the best same people would you were advising response”. - Wanosha have cited him for Note that we block Facebook “If he featured him to appear on that Wanosha contempt of court as users who use abusive as chairman for interview you knew the matter is in court”. language. privatization, they that such questions - Rogers Kapila Government’s request for ‘Simusamba wants Kambwili jailed before he is sacked by the suspension of Eurobond Dear editor, Judiciary’ interest payment “He wants to make sure think that the chief justice has not EDITOR’S NOTE: Kambwili is jailed before he “This magistrate is a disgrace to reprimanded him is shocking”. - Editor, is sacked by the judiciary”. - the judiciary, to Maimbolwa Kamanga “When professional Advice was “There’s no shame in conceding given, the one that gave it was Mutinta Mulonda that you have no plan in getting called a bitter person”. - David us out of this mess. Let our Simbayi government just come clear on how “He has already eaten PF money grave the situation is and we can ‘‘’ We have set up a sinking fund’. and he is about to be kicked out UPND on replacing all chip in with solutions..” - Katai This is what PF said when people of the bench so he is in a hurry Kachasa II raised concerns about borrowing without having tangible plans of to fulfi ll the agreement which “Where are the proceeds of the repaying. How can we trust PF SEER1 told us that they agreed to same? Why not use it to repay the any more? they put us in a very jail C.K by October”. - Rich Banda Loan? You told the nation you didn’t messy situation fi nancially. May the HH a non-starter get the eurobond for plunder or Almighty God see the suffering of consumption, let it service itself”. - his people and deliver our nation”. - “Simusamba must go!” - Travis Editor, Isaac Sulwe Lassie Kakuta Chingah Desiigner “Mwanza Tembo Makopa Exactly HH should carry on as UPND party #president then put in place vibrant #VEEP & #SG. e two plus other leaders at national level should ensure that in all provinces, districts, constituencies, wards and branches, there are hardworking leaders to represent the party. is will enable #Bally to unseat #ECL in #2021.

Hikakuta Hamz Remove HH and the opposition is dead in Zambia...it PF propoganda.

Andrew Simate Sitali When your unfair opponent is telling you how you can win, just take the opposite advice you are being given, for they honestly don’t want you to beat them, so why take their advice. Same in this case of opponents saying who should replaced as the leader and contestant.

Richard Waga Only UPND’s enemies want HH replaced. It is like man city supporters asking Liverpool to  re Klopp!

Steven M Mwalusi When your political opponents spend 90% of their time talking about the man just know they fear him. Why replace him with someone they will like CARTOON who is weaker? Watch znbc news to get an idea of the extent to which they fear the man

Cephas M Kunda e UPND should keep their eye on the ball and avoid even looking at stupid statements meant to distract them. e agenda of removing HH from the party presidency in an election year is a silly PF project borne out of fear for the man and should not be worthy of any attention from the UPND. e PF should be le to su er continuous nightmares of HH in State House. 10. Local News www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020 By Natasha Sakala and balance of payment de cits. ACTIONAID global tax advisor So going forward, of course, we Mtwalo Msoni says there is need Zambia needs ‘wealth tax’ to narrow will need to budget a good amount for government to create a ‘wealth towards debt servicing.  is is tax’ where the country’s high- something that we can’t run away income earners can contribute from and we need to do it well. We towards funding development and inequality gap, ActionAid tips govt can’t keep borrowing to  nance narrow the huge inequality gap. our development, we need to look And Msoni says government what is there out there from the tax? And why don’t we look at about you paying your fair share. but fund it with locally-mobilised at  nancing our development should do away with borrowing wealthier to the poor. So, that is exploring ways in which we can We are not saying we want to leave resources. more with domestic resources. money to  nance development, to say that we might be looking have a registry for wealth taxes. you poorer or are blaming you for “If you look at our previous So the 22 per cent target for but fund it with locally-mobilised at taxing the informal economy, a We have a registry for those who the inequality that’s happening, budget, we plan to spend about domestic resource mobilisation as resources. woman trader very high rates, but are wealthy and they are subject but what we are saying is that you, one in every K5 to service the debt a percentage of GDP, leading into Speaking ahead of the 2021 if you look at the redistributional to paying a form of wealth tax,” just like everyone else, should and because of devaluation of the 2020, and we do not expect less in national budget presentation, e ects of tax she might be bearing Msoni said, when he featured have access to fundamental basic currency, we probably are going terms of us being at level where we Msoni urged government to a higher burden than what will on a special interview on Radio services and we should be looking higher. I think that is something are comfortable enough to  nance explore implementing higher tax actually be accrued to her in Phoenix, Monday. at reducing the inequality gap,” he that we cannot run away from, it’s our own expenditure prudently, bands for high-income earners, form of public services, which at “ ere have been e orts by said. something that we need to budget of course, and  nance our own while cushioning low-income some point, will not be gender the Zambia Revenue Authority “We can’t have you have K1 for going forward, and for us, I development and doing away with earners in addition to creating responsive. So, we need to look (ZRA) in the recent past with the billion in your account when there think what is important for us is to debt,” said Msoni. a wealth registry that could at where the money is, and like I digitalisation of tax payments are people who are going hungry, try to stay within the target for our A wealth tax is a levy on a help  nance the country’s huge made mentioned, we have very trying to make tax payments easy that’s against the fundamental budget, which was 5.45 per cent of percentage of people’s net wealth developmental needs. wealthy individuals in the country, for people in di erent sectors. human rights and the fundamental the GDP in 2020.  at requires us designed to reduce income “So, even as we look at we have very high inequality  ere have been conversations principles of redistribution of to raise more domestic revenues inequality. broadening the tax base, we need levels; why don’t we explore ways about tapping into the informal taxation. So, this is something that to  nance development so that we  e tax policy is usually to have a critical analysis of how in which we can have higher tax economy, the traders across the we need to explore as an avenue can do away with more borrowing. applied in advanced or more much revenues are actually being bands for high-income earners, country, in terms of increasing the in terms of generating revenue to Prudent management of resources developed economies where it generated in these other sectors while cushioning the low-income tax base, but I think something  nance development.” will also be important if we are to could be applicable to citizens’ that we want to broaden versus earners, relieving them from the that is of importance and And Msoni said government access the IMF bailout package,  nancial investments, property, something we need to be cautious should do away with borrowing which would help us with some art and valuables, among other about is the aspect of progressive money to  nance development, of the aspects of the import cover revenue-generating assets. I’ve been making big donations even taxation. As ActionAid, we call for progressive taxation because this is before I became minister - Malanji a fair form of tax. Progressive taxes means that low income earners From page 7 pay less. Extremely low income ConCourt dealt with Lungu’s “...I have a lot of work to do [rather] than respond to arm-chair earners don’t pay anything, the criticism. Let them write a letter to me and ask me. Do you know that I ones that earn higher should bear am Minister of Foreign A airs? I don’t use my salary for anything, even the higher tax burden. Remember, eligibility, insists Makebi when I was working before COVID-19 when you go out, you have US that one of the uses of tax revenue $5,000 for your per diem, and when I go out there, I look a er myself is to redistribute the wealth from By Julia Malunga of eligibility was brought before judgment and apply it to the and when I come back if I change it, how much is that? So, some people the wealthy to the less wealthy.” MALAMBO Patriotic Front the ConCourt, it was speci cally person of President Lungu, does came to Parliament for a salary, which is not the same for everyone,” He added that a higher tax for member of parliament Makebi relating to Edgar Chagwa he qualify in those circumstances? said Malanji in an interview. the rich was not designed to milk Zulu has insisted that the Lungu.  en the court said;  e answer is yes, he does qualify “You must know that even when I came to Parliament, I had my the rich, but that they ought to pay Constitutional Court settled ‘you have phrased the questions in those circumstances. So if own hotel, I had other businesses. Others come to Parliament with their fair share so that everyone President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility in this manner; this is a very you are going to look at this completely nothing! You can ask the people from Kitwe…I bought a can have access to fundamental case. important issue we do not want to in terms of whether the court converted Pajero in 2009. You will  nd that there was a big bus moving human rights. Last week, the Law personalize what is going to come named President Lungu in their in Kitwe donated by me. When you go to my golf background, you go “By virtue of you being born as Association of Zambia (LAZ) said out of this because this is going discussions, I would say they did to Chainama and ask them, ‘who bought all the chairs at Chainama a human being, by virtue of being the ConCourt did not deal with to bind everyone. In that case, not name him because they chose Golf Club?’ In 2008, I bought them chairs worth K63 million. You go born in Zambia, I have the right to the eligibility case of President we are going to depersonalize the to depersonalize him because that to Kasama, I bought all the chairs. Why were they not asking me that access fundamental public services; Lungu. question and take out the name judgment was not only binding on time? I was not a minister, but I bought for all the clubs that needed I have the right to education; I And PF chairperson for legal Edgar Lungu but still deal with the President Lungu, it is supposed to such. Even at the Nkana Golf Club in 2006, I bought all the chairs there, have the right to wealth so me not a airs Brian Mundubile said the questions anyway.’ So in dealing bind everyone. So they looked which cost me US $11,000.  e only order you can have at the Ministry having the resources, considering ruling party agreed with the LAZ with that question, they dealt with at the general circumstances of of Foreign A airs is to sell stationary, there is no contract you can get that probably resources have been position that the ConCourt did the circumstances which relate to the case. And if you are going from that Ministry.” distributed unequally, and you not deal with President Lungu’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. to apply those circumstances to Recently, several PF Ministers have been donating huge sums of had access to land, you had access eligibility for the 2021 election,  ey went to de ne a term and President Lungu, it  ts. So in this cash to their constituents as gi s ahead of next year’s general election. to building material and you but insisted that President Lungu went to de ne what eligibility particular case, President Lungu’s Aside from Malanji’s donations, Nkana PF member of parliament now own a shopping mall should was eligible to stand as he would in those circumstances was. Of issue of eligibility in so far as Alexander Chiteme donated K50,000 cash to freedom  ghters in his mean that I should live as less of only have served one term in course, they did not deal with the judgment is concerned and constituency. a human being, I should not go o ce by then. the issue of citizenship, there are application to his circumstances, In June, this year, Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo to school and get that education But in an interview, Zulu said other criteria of eligibility that are he does qualify.” also splashed out K400,000 to taxi drivers in Kabushi constituency in and this is where government the ConCourt speci cally dealt there,” Zulu said. Zulu said there was no need Ndola District, among other donations, despite not having any known comes in.  e fundamental role with the issue of President Lungu’s “In so far as the court is to go back to court because source of income prior to being elected as area member of parliament of government is to ensure that eligibility in the case which was concerned, in that particular President Lungu’s eligibility case in 2016. you are okay, you are well o to before them. judgment, is that a person was settled. Some members of the public have, however, repeatedly questioned do and myself, considering that I “I do not want to be seen to be who has served less than three “We are not going back where government o cials had found such huge sums of cash to a ord do not have these resources, and contradicting what my colleagues years, [it] cannot be deemed to to court. What I have said is to give away. eventually going to have to beg, it’s are saying but when the question be a term. Now, if you get that that the court set out what the circumstances are and the issue is when we apply those issues to 2 foreign nationals in jail for attempting to get NRCs in Mwense – Kampyongo President Lungu, he does qualify.  ere is no need to go back to By Ulande Nkomesha start of the exercise. However this issue the registration process.” political parties have been insinuating court.  at is why I keep insisting HOME A airs Minister Stephen was quickly resolved as the Ministry was Kampyongo said police were that non eligible persons were obtaining that this issue of eligibility of any Kampyongo says government will deploy able to engage local interpreters. In other investigating pictures which were national registration cards.  e law is very person for that matter who falls more police o cers to protect equipment incidents, o cers were attacked and some circulated of children holding NRCs clear regarding persons who are eligible to in those circumstances, does that and o cials involved in the mobile equipment and materials were stolen and because it was clear that the children were obtain NRCs and anyone who contravenes person qualify?  e answer is yes. issuance of national registration cards destroyed. To that e ect some suspects paraded to discredit the exercise. the law has to be dealt with accordingly. I And the only person to whom during phase two. were arrested and charged accordingly “We have also seen some urge all those with information on the non those circumstances currently And Kampyongo has refuted and we will appear in the courts of law. unscrupulous characters, unpatriotic eligible persons who have fraudulently can be applied is President Lungu, opposition claims that some foreign  is is not only unfortunate but also Zambians, if they are, who have been obtained NRCs to report such individuals there is no other person whose nationals are obtaining NRCs, saying illegal because o cers are citizens who are parading young children and they have to law enforcement agencies immediately. circumstances  t in that position. that in fact, two foreigners are serving sent on national duty,” Kampyongo said. circulated these images. You can tell the Government will not allow non eligible Maybe there will be in future, we jail sentences for attempting to do so in “Let me make it clear that disrupting innocence of these children they have been persons to take advantage of the ongoing anticipate that such a situation Mwense district. is a criminal o ence and law enforcement parading and give them NRCs belonging mobile issuance of NRCs exercise to get would arise,” said Zulu. In a ministerial statement to agencies will always be on hand to to elderly people to portray a picture NRCs. Two persons of foreign origin who “And what the ConCourt Parliament, Wednesday, Kampyongo arrest the perpetrators.  e Ministry that government is giving NRCs to these attempted to obtain NRCs in Mwense was saying is that ‘let us not said government was aware of incidences will ensure that in the second phase young children. Police are on this case district were arrested and prosecuted deal with this issue as it relates where o cials were attacked and some of the exercise, more security o cers and they are pursuing these culprits and and are now serving short sentences to President Lungu, let us deal equipment was stolen and destroyed. will be deployed to ensure the safety of we shall make sure that they are brought a er which they will be deported to their with it conclusively to set the law He said disrupting the exercise was o cers and government equipment. to book because doing so is not only an countries of origin,” Kampyongo said. straight so that the next person a criminal o ence, warning that law  ere were also reported cases of attempt to discredit a very important And Kampyongo said he had waived who comes does not need to go enforcers would be at hand to arrest some organisations disrupting smooth exercise but an act of lawlessness. We are the fee for obtaining a police report for back to court to say, do I qualify?’ perpetrators. operations of the registration exercise in not going to stop at nothing until we zero those intending to replace their NRCs. In this particular case, the court “Some unfortunate incidences were the name of monitoring. I wish to clarify in on these culprits,” Kampyongo said. “Using the powers vested in me, I has settled this issue in relation recorded in some villages in North that monitoring of mobile registration And Kampyongo said it was have waived the requirement for a police to President Lungu, in relation Western Province; some sub chiefs wanted exercise is a function of government. disheartening that some political parties report which attracts a fee of K84 for to any other person in the Future their subjects to register on their NRCs If stakeholders want to observe the were insinuating that non eligible persons those who would want to replace their whose circumstances may be their chiefdoms even when they were not mobile registration exercise, they can were obtaining registration cards. NRCs which have been lost during this similar to those that are currently gazetted. In other parts, our o cers faced do so in consultation with the district “It is however disheartening to note exercise especially for our people in the prevailing in relation to President challenges of language barriers at the commissioners and without interfering that some sections of society particularly far  ung areas,” said Kampyongo. Lungu.” Thursday September 24, 2020 www.diggers.news Sports news .11

By Abraham Kalito and Ngosa Chalwe COACH George Lwandamina’s firing was unfair - Mwanza Lwandamina’s surprise “Thanks for the efforts for memorable experiences good stories come to an end. departure from Zesco his stints. the announcement of “It is very surprising, Lwandamina’s departure on Zega Mambo...all the best in and trophies, we wish you Go well coach.” United has split supporters much more because when social media: your future endeavours.” all the best in your future McDonald Mwamba: “I at Levy Mwanawasa you look at ‘Chicken Daniel Mwaba: “This Whatson Musonda: endorsements.” will miss you Chicken, you Stadium in Ndola, while George’, he has given Zesco decision should have been “Thank you for your Gordon Chabala: “All were my best coach.” some soccer analysts have United two titles and one made a long time before last described his exodus as Barclays Cup. He has also season was over, this time unfair. sent them to the semi-finals we would even be part of On Tuesday, the eight- in the CAF champions CAF Champions League, time Super Division league against Mamelodi anyway this is the decision I champions announced that Sundowns and he could have been waiting for.” they had mutually agreed have gone, if he had won Noel: “Good Move Zega, FIFA lifts Nkana to part ways with the coach that game, he could have he was a useless coach... we after two seasons together. gone all the way to the need a world class coach This was Lwandamina’s finals,” Mwanza said. who knows what he is doing second stint at the club since “So, he is one person that not try and error.” he joined Tanzanian side has done great for Zesco Pelvis Mako: “We thank Young Africans, replacing United and for me, I believe God, I was bored watching transfer ban Tenant Chembo in 2018 that ‘Chicken George’ his style of football playing after signing a three-year should have continued, defensive at home.” deal. By Abraham Kalito 12-time champions were 000 USD in salary arrears especially that the team Sebe Mulumbwa: “Best THE Federation of ordered to pay former after the Club defaulted In 2018, he won the wasn’t performing badly or decision so far. Thanks a league with the club before International Football striker Walter Bwalya $32, on the sign-on fee. wasn’t performing below the lot. Finally we shall stop Associations (FIFA) has defending it during the expectations of the people using one formation: two transition season in 2019. lifted the transfer ban in the previous season. We defensive midfielder’simposed on Nkana two However, this season, all know that things change formations.” weeks ago. Zesco failed to live to the but look at the successes Douglas Kashinshinte: The ZambianNo Messi, Ronaldo billing after failing to defend that he has done so, in a way “It was long overdue; the champions were handed a the title which ended up at I want to believe that it is a Chicken’s tactics were transfer ban by FIFA after Nkana Stadium. bit unfair for Zesco United obsolete in today’s game. failing to pay Ghanaian The club further failed to part ways with ‘Chicken Zesco should have signed goalkeeper Steven Adams in UEFA Men’s to make it for CAF inter- George’, it is.” Tenant.” his remunerations. club competitions after they And reacting to the However, there were FIFA’s Dispute finished outside the top announcement of his those who were sympathetic Resolution Chamber four, despite having started departure, some fans towards the former Red ordered Nkana last year Player of the Year the season in good form. appeared to have celebrated Arrows and Chipolopolo to pay the Ghanaian Soccer analyst and the news, stating that they coach as they believed his international US$27, plus Chipolopolo Soccer Fans had grown tired of his tactics sacking was a wrong move. 5% interest dating back chairperson Yotham which were oftentimes Kamfwa Kamfwa: nominations for to August 2018 as the Mwanza said in an defensive. “The departure of coach players entitlements. interview that Zesco’s move Others, however, hoped Lwandamina will have a But Nkana had failed to fire Lwandamina was that the club settles for a damaging [effect] on the to meet the obligation, first time in 10 yrs surprising and unfair as he world class replacement. team ukuchila Covid–19 prompting FIFA to ban had delivered according to Below is how some efyoyachita Pachalo.” the super league side Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been left off the people expectations during Zesco fans reacted to Abraham London: early August this year. final shortlist for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award However, FIFA head of for first time in 10 years, with Kevin De Bruyne and Robert players status committee’ Lewandowski set to battle it out for the individual prize. Erikas Montemor Ferreira Ronaldo, who currently plies his trade in Italy with stated, Wednesday, that Juventus, has picked up the accolade on three occasions the federation had lifted and also has a total of nine nominations to his name, while the ban after the players Barcelona superstar Messi has won it two times and made representative confirmed the final shortlist in six of the last 10 seasons. that the two parties had Both men have stood out as the best players of their settled the matter. generation for well over a decade, but as they continue to “We refer to the above- advance into their thirties, an inevitable changing of the mentioned matter and, in guard is beginning to take shape. particular, the decision Juventus exited the Champions League at the last 16 passed by the Dispute last season after a surprise defeat to Lyon, while Barca were Resolution Chamber knocked out in humiliating fashion in the last eight by (DRC). In this respect, eventual winners Bayern. we acknowledge receipt Ronaldo only managed three goals in eight appearances of the communication of and Messi recorded three strikes in the same number of the legal representative matches, with Lewandowski ultimately finishing as the of the player, by means competition’s top scorer with 15 to his name. of which he confirmed The Bayern striker is now in line to win the coveted that the parties settled Player of the Year award alongside Manchester City’s De the matter. Consequently, Bruyne and Allianz Arena team-mate Manuel Neuer, who we will now proceed to recorded a clean sheet in the final victory over Paris Saint- the closure of the present Germain on August 23. matter. Furthermore, we Virgil van Dijk won the award in 2019 after helping kindly inform your club Liverpool win the European Cup for the sixth time in their that the ban imposed history, but was not in the running this time around due on it in line with the to the Reds’ defeat to Atletico Madrid in the first knockout aforementioned decision phase. is now lifted. We thank De Bruyne could become the second Premier League you for your kind player to get the nod in as many years when the final attention to the above,” announcement is made before the draw for the 2020-21 Ferreira stated. Champions League group stages on October 1, having Adams joined Nkana inspired City’s run to the quarter-finals. as a free agent in 2018 UEFA have also announced the final nominees for the after signing a three year Women’s Player of the Year award and Men’s Coach of the deal. Year, with Lucy Bronze, Pernille Harder and Wendie Renard Nkana has in recent shortlisted for the former, and Jurgen Klopp, Hansi Flick times been embroiled in and Julian Nagelsmann in contention for the latter. club and player conflict Meanwhile, Lluis Cortes, Stephan Lurch and Jean-Luc regarding settling of Vasseur make up the final candidates for the Women’s Coach remuneration. of the Year, as the managerial awards are set to be presented In April this year, the for the first time in the competition’s history. GOAL No 782 K10 www.diggers.news Thursday September 24, 2020 GEORGE’S DISMISSAL By Abraham Kalito and Ngosa Chalwe COACH George Lwandamina’s surprise departure from Zesco United has split supporters at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, while some soccer analysts have UNFAIROn Tuesday, the eight- they had mutually agreed -This wasMWANZA Lwandamina’s billing after failing to defend interview that Zesco’s move described his exodus as time Super Division to part ways with the coach second stint at the club the title which ended up at to fire Lwandamina was unfair. champions announced that after two seasons together. since he joined Tanzanian Nkana Stadium. surprising and unfair as he side Young Africans, The club further failed had delivered according to replacing Tenant Chembo to make it for CAF inter- people expectations during in 2018 after signing a club competitions after they his stints. three-year deal. finished outside the top “It is very surprising, FIFA lifts Nkana In 2018, he won the four, despite having started much more because when league with the club before the season in good form. you look at ‘Chicken defending it during the Soccer analyst and George’, he has given Zesco transition season in 2019. Chipolopolo Soccer Fans United two titles and one However, this season, chairperson Yotham Barclays Cup. He has also Story page 11 transfer ban Zesco failed to live to the Mwanza said in an sent...” Story page 11