TIME IS NOW ...let’s mobilise and vote out criminals in 2021 - Kabimba By Malawo Malawo mobilised and wait for 2021 and throw can change this situation yourself; stop Kabimba, a former justice minister in these criminals out of government being intimidated. Stop addressing Michael Sata’s administration, said - they are criminals because they are these chaps as ‘honourable’ because during the Oxygen of Democracy WYNTER Kabimba says stealing from you; they don’t care there is nobody who is honourable who programme on Prime TV on Monday nobody will liberate about your welfare. No government is is a thief! How can you lemekeza night. Zambians from the poverty elected to steal from its people. You (respect) somebody who is a thief?” To page 7 they are suffering except themselves by voting out the PF in the 2021 general elections. And Kabimba, the Rainbow Party general secretary, says while there is widespread The corruption in Zambia today, it is startling that President Edgar Lungu “is the only man in Jerusalem who doesn’t know that Christ has risen”. “I can’t do it alone with my colleagues in the Rainbow Party! We need your voice and support. Get yourselves To page 2 MastNo. 0322 - Wednesday September 27, 2017 K10 Cambodia paper’s closure by govt shows abuse of tax laws - IPI By Bala Nkhowani THE International Press Institute (IPI) has expressed concern that disputed debts targeted at media institutions are becoming part of the growing global trend. Page 2 Saasa cautions Police can’t stop our against protests, says Pilato extension the march, the group stated that of SoE By Mwape Mbwelela the protest would go ahead. Page 2 Page 7 THE Joint Action for Accountability in Zambia, a consortium of civil society organisations and individuals, Petauke cops arrest has vowed to go ahead with the peaceful protest against corruption in the PF government this Friday. pastor for defiling, In a statement, Chama Fumba, a musician popularly known as Pilato, and Chansa Chibesa, who form part of impregnating niece JAAZ and the organisers of Page 2 2 The Mast, Wednesday September 27, 2017 Cambodia paper’s closure illustrates abuse of tax laws - IPI By Bala Nkhowani media, but also opposition Cambodia had intensified. pay – complaints The Post argues Zambia, told IPI in an interview media, not only for our own sake politicians and rights activists as Viewed along with the arrest were brought with government that there were similarities but also for the people,” THE International Press part of a widening crackdown of the main opposition leader, encouragement. between the closure of her former explained Chirwa. Institute (IPI) has expressed seen as a move to bolster Prime who is accused of treason, the “Three months later, Malawi’s paper and the Cambodia Daily. And IPI Director of Advocacy concern that disputed debts Minister Hun Sen ahead of an developments point towards an government took a similar tack Chirwa said she was not and Communications Steven Ellis targeted at media institutions election next year. attempt by the government to when its revenue authority seized surprised by the Daily’s closure noted that a number of other are becoming part of the In August, the government maintain power. the Blantyre offices of the and expressed a belief that both governments had misused tax growing global trend. expelled the US-funded, Last year, two similar tax cases opposition Times Group – which cases were the manifestations of a laws similarly in recent years and According to IPI, observers pro-democracy National against media outlets were publishes the Daily Times and troubling trend. called on governments around the worry that this month’s closure of Democratic Institute (NDI), also brought out in the neighbouring Malawi News, and owns Times “The [Cambodian] government world to implement safeguards an independent Cambodian for alleged failure to pay taxes, southern African countries of Radio and Times TV – and is afraid that the Cambodia Daily ensuring that tax powers were not newspaper in the face of an Cambodia Daily Editor-in- Zambia and Malawi. demanded approximately is going to expose a lot of wrong politicised or used to target and astronomical tax demand was the Chief Jodie DeJonge said the On June 21, 2016, the Zambian €783,000 in allegedly unpaid things for the upcoming harass independent media. latest incident illustrating a global efforts were part of a broad government seized the offices and taxes. The seizure of the Times elections,” Chirwa said and “This type of abuse severely trend in which governments crackdown. printing press of The Post Group’s office came on Jan. 13, expressed concern that impacts media freedom in a abuse tax laws to harass “The closure of the Daily newspaper, demanding less than a week after Malawi’s government aggressiveness country and, if allowed to stand, independent news media outlets combined with the closure of the approximately €4.8 million in Agricultural Development and towards media often preceded invites further violations,” said and silence critical reporting. 19 radio stations and the NDI, the allegedly unpaid taxes. Marketing Corporation polls, as The Post was closed Ellis. “Allowing journalists to The English-language expulsion of foreign workers and However, The Post disputed (ADMARC) sought an injunction about two months before the report freely and without fear that Cambodia Daily published its last the threat against the civil society the amount owed and accused preventing the media outlet from August 11 general elections. they will be targeted is not only print edition on September 3 after was an attempt to silence authorities of trying to silence it publishing stories on so-called She emphasised that journalists required under international the Cambodian government independent voices,” DeJonge ahead of an August 2016 general ‘maize gate’ scandal, over and rights groups should unite to human rights standards, it’s ordered it closed unless it paid told the International Press election. allegations of corruption in protect independent journalism absolutely vital to provide an €5.3 million in disputed tax Institute (IPI). The paper folded in November Malawi’s maize imports from around the world. environment where independent debts. She added that harassment, 2016 after a court appointed a Zambia. “What we need to do is to voices can be heard and citizens The Daily, which reported for intimidation and surveillance of trustee to liquidate it amid former Joan Chirwa, the former protect what we believe in, to can hold government more than 20 years, has denied human rights defenders in employees’ complaints for back managing editor of The Post in protect the independence of the accountable.” the government’s claim. And it has been denied chance to appeal the tax bill brought against it. The paper printed only a few thousand copies per day, but it had a reputation for breaking news about sensitive topics such as corruption, waste, environmental issues and land rights. The government has now claimed that the Daily owes a tax bill of €5.3 million dating back a decade, but the paper denies that, claiming that it has operated at a loss since 2008. The paper has however accused the government of EDEN UNIVERSITY inflating the amount owed and failing to look at the paper’s accounts or audit its books before levying the bill. The Daily was just one of a number of media organisations that Cambodia’s government has Eden University targeted amid a broader crackdown on independent media. Nineteen radio stations were shut down in the last month, including the U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. The government has been 5th Graduation targeting not only independent 5th Graduation Petauke cops arrest pastor Ceremony for defiling Ceremony niece By Abawelo Zulu POLICE in Petauke are holding a 32-year-old Baptist Church pastor for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old niece. Eastern Province police commissioner Alex Chilufya said the pastor, Masautso Mwanza, is said to have committed the offence in June this year. “Petauke police are holding a pastor named Masautso Mwanza, aged 32, of Baptist Church, in the case of defilement of a minor, Lusaka Campus in Barlarstone, whereby he defiled and impregnated his niece, aged 14yrs, Lusaka starting at 10:00hrs. All graduands should ensure that they have of the same abode. This occurred in June 2017 in Petauke. The paid and cleared any outstanding fees. suspect is in police custody helping with investigations,” Chilufya said. And Chilufya said a 10-year- old girl drowned in Lunkuswe river in Chipata. All photographers should obtain clearance “This matter was reported by Thomas Njobvu of Chaola farms, from the Public Relation Ofcer. chief Chikuwe in Chipata district that his daughter Falace Njobvu aged 10 of the same abode drowned and died in Lunkuswe river in Mbenjere area near Eastern Girls Secondary school. This occurred on 22 September 2017 at 10:30 hours at Lunkuswe River in Mbenjere,” he said. Chilufya said the body was retrieved by Fire Brigade and inspected by the police and it had no injuries. He also said a seven-year-old boy drowned in Mambwe while swimming with friends. “Mambwe drowning incident; reported by Patrick Zimba aged 47 of village Chipumba, chief Jumbe, Mambwe, a peasant farmer, that his grandson Dalitso Phiri aged 7 The University congratulates all the 601 prospective graduates of same abode drowned in Lutembwe stream whilst swimming together with his friends. The body was retrieved and no foul play suspected. This occurred on 22 September 2017 at around 15:30 hours in Lutembwe Stream,” said Chilufya. The Mast, Wednesday September 27, 2017 3 Govt must give us answers on corruption allegations raised by Kambwili - Mtayachalo By Abawelo Zulu Kambwili wrong otherwise these Minister of Finance Hon Felix contracting foreign debt was otherwise we shall fail to service were supposed to cost about $7 allegations can bring down the Mutati to explain to the people extremely worrying and feared it these loans and the economic million, meaning that $35 YOTAM Mtayachalo says the government if not checked.