No36 K10 www.diggers.news Wednesday December 26, 2018 HH AIMS HIGH I’ll fight corruption starting By Sipilisiwe Ncube They fear me because they know that once elected, I will end corruption, starting with selling President Edgar Lungu’s luxury jet and allotting oppositionwith alliance that has allianceselling leaders should Lungu’s jet the resources to key been formed is not about not be sawayed to start sectors, says UPND leader UPND, but about fighting discussing who would be Hakainde Hichilema. the threat of tyranny under the 2021 candidate among And Hichilema says the the PF, adding that the them. To page 7 THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR P O BOX 21692 KITWE – ZAMBIA LUSAKA CAMPUS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 ENROLMENT This serves to advise members of the public that application to the School of Business Lusaka Campus is open for Semester One January/February 2019 intake in the follow- ing Evening degree programmes: a) Bachelor of Accountancy b) Bachelor of Business Administration c) Bachelor of Science in Purchasing and Supply Chain d) Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management e) Bachelor of Science in Marketing f) Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance g) Bachelor of Science in Business and Project Management h) Bachelor of Science in Economics i) Master of Business Administration-General j) Master of Business Administration-Finance k) Master of Science in Accounting and Finance METHOD OF APPLICATION Dr Kenneth Kaunda blesses a Christmas marriage between Mpanganwa Silungwe Candidates are requested to apply on-line by logging on to the Copperbelt University and Patricia Ngosa, both teachers, who tied the knot at UCZ St Pauls Church in website at https://www.cbu.ac.zm and clicking on the online application link. Lusaka yesterday - Picture by Jean Mandela. Applicants are further advised to complete and submit the form online and thereafter print the ZANACO Student Bill Muster form. This is what will be used to make pay- ments of K150.00 at any Zambia National Commercial Bank Branch (ZANACO). Lungu should not allow 6 Libala For Further Information Contact Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs) abolishing of meal pupils P O Box 21692 KITWE Tel: 260-212-290814/17 Email: [email protected] allowances - UNZALARU fined or By Mirriam Chabala School of Business Lusaka Campus: +260 97 7846337 Email: [email protected] University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) general secretary Dr Kelvin Mambwe has K5,000 appealed to President Edgar Lungu not to allow Professor Nkandu Luo to abolish meal allowances for students. over exam Meanwhile, UNZASU president Warran Hamusunga says the FQM explains job cuts Higher Education Minister has assured them that payment of leakage Story page 3 meal allowances shall continue. To page 2 Story page 2 2. Local News www.diggers.news Wednesday December 26, 2018 By Geofrey Zulu The Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) has learnt Chipata-Lundazi road disaster saddens EIZ with serious concern the wash-away of the Chipata to structure built over 40 years in Southern Province and EIZ commended the efforts Matamwandi also added We are pleased that Road Lundazi road M12 over the ago, and that this event is Kawambwa to Mbereshi of all parties involved in that EIZ sees increased Development Agency (RDA) Msuzi River near Lundazi in a repeat of many wash- Road in Luapula Province. mitigating the impact of investment in the upgrading has taken the lead in this Eastern Province. ways road infrastructure Such infrastructure is such events, there is need of the hydraulic structure as process of reviewing design In a press statement, EIZ countrywide that takes place typically very old structures for increased investment in the long-term solution to the standards in response to president Eng Sydney every rainy season. built many decades in the physical infrastructure, as current problem. climate change. This effort Matamwandi stated that “Other wash ways in recent past,” Eng Matamwandi well as in the resourcing the “This is critical if the impact must be supplemented the river crossing was a years have included the explained. maintenance and care of road of climate change is to by the appropriate capital corrugated metal culvert Batoka to Maamba Road He further stated that while infrastructure. be adequately managed. investment,” stated Eng. Matamwandi He also stated that the enhancing of national capability in the maintenance ACC withdraws matter involving 2 cops and care of such infrastructure By Zondiwe Mbewe Police Service. dropped and released from And when the matter The defence did not object is another area that is an The Anti-CorruptionAnd in count two, it police custody. came up before magistrate to the application. integral part of the solution Commission has was alleged that accused Nyambe, the complainant Austin Mubita, Monday, Magistrate Mubita later and that the area needed withdrawn the matter in number two, Mutondo in this matter, was alleged the State, ACC, informed granted the application by significant investment to which two Zambia Police on the same date, being a to have given the two the court that instructions the State to have the matter assure sustainability in officers were facing charges police officer in the Zambia police officers money in from the DPP to have the withdrawn. the maintenance of the of corrupt practices Police service, jointly and order to drop his theft matter tried were not ready. But speaking afterinfrastructure. involving unspecifiedwhilst acting together with charges where he allegedly The State thereforeappearing in court, one of Msuzi Bridge, which amounts of money, to other persons unknown, swindled the ADD leader, applied that the matter be the accused persons, Mano connects Lundazi and give the Director of Public corruptly received K5,000 Charles Milupi over withdrawn to allow the said ACC had withdrawn Chipata, was washed away Prosecution more time to cash gratification from 312,000 kilograms of DPP to have more time to the matter for lack of last Friday night after a heavy study the case. Nyambe to have his charge Maize valued at K656,040. study the case. evidence. rain downpour. Dennis Kayombo Mano and Elias Mutondo were also facing a charge of corrupt practices involving K5,000 which Lungu shouldn't allow abolishing they allegedly received as gratification from a Lusaka businessman, Hendricks Nyambe, to have his theft of meal allowances - UNZALARU charge dropped. By Mirriam Chabala for university students and this is money that they will afford, their parents cannot hope that the powers that be, It was alleged in count University of Zambia whilst she assured him that be able to pay back. So it’s afford even a K200 per month the Head of State can come in one, that Dennis Kayombo Lecturers and Researchers the allowances would be not like government is doing to support their studies,” Dr and stop this minister from and Elias Mutondo on Union (UNZALARU) paid soon, she informed the them a favour by giving Mambwe said. going ahead and removing May 4, 2018, in Lusaka, general secretary Dr Kelvin student that government them that money. So am He explained that the meal this allowance. I think we will being police officers Mambwe has appealed to would abolish meal wondering how and where allowances helped a lot need to engage the ministry in the Zambia police President Edgar Lungu not allowances in January so the advice is coming from of students in sustaining itself and maybe the wider service, jointly and whilst allow Professor Nkandu Luo that students could fend for that the minister would themselves while in school. community in order to see acting together with to abolish meal allowances themselves. even think of removing an “It’s not an allowance that how best this issue can be other persons unknown for students. But in an interview, Dr allowance which helps a is given for leisure, this is resolved,” said Dr Mambwe. corruptly solicited Meanwhile, UNZASU Mambwe wondered why Prof lot of our students. These money that supports the day “It’s unfortunate that the unspecified amounts of president Warran Luo wanted to abolish meal students that we are talking to day lives of these students. minister thinks that meal cash gratification from Hamusunga says the Higher allowances when it was not about, three quarters of Government stopped a long allowances is a source of Hendricks Nyambe as an Education Minister has something government was these students, the minister time ago to support dining confusion in higher learning inducement to have the assured them that payment giving for free. knows very well that they are halls so I think sometime institutions, that’s just not charge of theft against him of meal allowances shall “We have received that news coming from very rural areas we should go back into true. I think the cause of dropped and released from continue. with a sense of shock because and from very vulnerable history to find out how confusion is usually the delay police custody, a matter Last week, a named student the meal allowance that backgrounds. We interact some of these allowances in remitting these allowances or transaction which from CBU phoned Prof students are getting is part with these students almost were introduced. Meal tot the students. So to give concerned the Zambia Luo to follow up on the of the loan that government every day and we know that allowance was introduced that reason as the basis for delayed meal allowances gives them, meaning that most of our students cannot when government was failing removing the allowances to run dining halls in these is something that we can’t higher learning institutions, understand. So we are just that’s hoe they introduced appealing to the President an allowance which students and the entire cabinet that could use to buy their own they should not allow the 6 Libala pupils fined meals and buy their own small minister to even present this groceries in order to support to cabinet.” their learning process.