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PF Copperbelt ready to face any opponent in August polls-Lusambo

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PF Copperbelt ready to face any opponent in August polls-Lusambo

PF Copperbelt Province Mobilisation Chairman Bowman Lusambo has declared that the ruling party is ready to face any opponent in the August 12th general election.

Mr Lusambo who is also Kabushi Member of
Parliament said the party on the Copperbelt confident that it will deliver all he 22 parliamentary seats to President Edgar Lungu.

He said the Copperbelt is 100% protected and that no opponent will be allowed to win any seat in the elections.

He was speaking in Ndola on Saturday when he donated various items used to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Mr Lusambo said the party is drawing its confidence from the many successes it has recorded under the leadership of President Lungu.

He said it is a notorious fact that President Lungu is working and that the party in the Province is very proud of his leadership.

Mr Lusambo has since urged PF supporters to walk with their heads high and freely tell the public what the party has done for the people as August elections approaches.

“For me I believe that leaders that are doing well should be praised. His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu has performed exceptionally well. We need to drop this habit of praising people when they are gone like it was with late President Mwanawasa,” Mr Lusambo said.

Meanwhile, Mr Lusambo has bemoaned the low levels of compliance to Covid-19 prevention measures around the Copperbelt.

He said it is worrying that people generally on the Copperbelt are not adhering to Covid-19 prevention measures.

“There are generally low compliance levels on the Copperbelt. What I can tell you is that health is a personal matter. The government is doing everything possible to fight Covid but prevention is better than cure. Let’s work as a team and let’s obey the simple five golden rules to fighting Covid-19.”

Mr Lusambo donated fumigation chemicals, hygiene products, face masks and hand saniters and bags of mealie meal and including cooking oil to 18 public schools, 17 private schools, 4 clinics and to ZNBC Kitwe studios 82.

He also handed over 25,000 Kwacha cheques each to the Ndola District Health Management team and the District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) which was donated by Guarouck Group of Companies to assist in the Covid-19 response in Kabushi Constituency.

Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo hands over Covid-19 materials to schools and clinics in Kabushi
Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo hands over Covid-19 materials to schools and clinics in Kabushi

Take Covid-19 seriously, Kampyongo warns Zambians

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Take Covid-19 seriously, Kampyongo warns Zambians

Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament Stephen Kampyongo has appealed to the Zambian people not to underrate the gravity of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking on Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Kabusha radio programme this morning and monitored by ZANIS in Chinsali, Mr. Kampyongo, who is also Home Affairs Minister said Covid-19 is not a hoax and appealed to people not to underrate it.

Mr. Kampyongo, who is a Covid-19 survivor, said the disease is very serious and has claimed many lives.

He said the second wave of Covid-19 is more infectious and deadly and there is need for the people not to drop their guard in halting the further spread of the disease.

Mr. Kampyongo has meanwhile commended health staff in the country for their commitment to duty in treating and taking care of the Covid-19 patients in various health facilities.

“Just as the Vice President mama Inonge Wina has commended the health frontline officers fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, I wish also to add by thanking these men and women for their commitment and dedication to fight the disease,” he said.

And Mr. Kampyongo has said Government will allow the whole process of the law to deal with three officers from the Department of National Registration Passport and Citizenship in Luapula Province that have been arrested in connection with the alleged stealing of 1,500 National Registration Cards.

Police have arrested and charged three officers from Luapula Province registration office for allegedly stealing 1,500 National Registration Cards valued at K3,840.

Mr. Kampyongo warned that his ministry will not shield any officer found on the wrong side of the law.

He appealed to the civil servants to ensure that they diligently execute their duties as expected by the public.

He also appealed to the Public Service Commission to ensure that it deals firmly with all the civil servants found wanting in accordance with the provisions of the public service conditions of service.

“We have arrested three officers in Luapula province for allegedly stealing 1,500 National Registration Cards and these officers will be prosecuted in the courts of law,” said Mr. Kampyongo.

Police spokesperson Esther Katongo, who confirmed the arrest in a statement, has identified the arrested officers as Dorothy Mukutusha, Edger Maluba and Graham Halumamba and charged them with one count of theft by public servant in which they are alleged to have stolen 1,500 NRCs valued at K3, 840.

“This is alleged to have occurred between 10th January, 2019 and 07th May, 2019 between Lusaka and Mansa,” Ms. Katongo stated.

Police have also stated that Mubita Nawa, a motivation speaker and Anthony Bwalya, a business man have been jointly charged with offences of forgery, uttering a false document and being found in possession of property believed to have been stolen or feloniously obtained.

This is suspected to have occurred between 10th January, 2019 and 18th October, 2020.

Ms. Katongo stated that all the accused persons have been granted police bond and are scheduled to appear before court on 15th February, 2021 in Mansa where they have been charged.

Pharmacists applaud Health Minister on changes at Medical Stores

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Pharmacists applaud Health Minister on changes at Medical Stores

The Pharmaceutical Society of Zambia says it strongly supports and welcomes Health Minister Dr. Jonas Chanda’s efforts to reform the health sector.

Society President Kennedy Saidi noted that the announcement of transitioning Medical Stores Limited (MSL) into Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) is laudable.

“We are extremely excited as we have been on record calling for this milestone as we know that this move if well implemented will cure the main problems in the public pharmaceutical supply chain system by ensuring transparent procurement of medicines and medical supplies,” Mr Saidi said.

“With this important development, we envisage that this shall ensure procurement of only safe, quality and efficacious medicines and medical supplies and ultimately lead to enhanced efficiency and ensuring value for money,” he said.

Mr. Saidi has since assured Dr. Chanda of maximum support to ensure only safe and efficacious medicines and medical supplies are procured while at the same time ensuring value for money.

“Further, we would like to urge the Honorable minister to ensure that recruitment of substantive CEOs for these very important institutions namely ZAMRA and ZAMMSA is done in the most transparent and ethical manner in order to ensure merit selection of competent Pharmacists. We wish to state that we shall watch these recruitments very closely.”

He added, “As stated earlier in our congratulatory massage to the Honourable Minister of Health, the PSZ is hopeful and feels justified under the present circumstances for the ministry to ensure the establishment of the directorate of pharmaceutical services at its helm must be a Pharmacist to bolster pharmaceutical leadership at the national level that shall ensure prevention of such future occurrences.”

“We earnestly appeal for the creation of a directorate of pharmaceutical services as one of the seven directorates and employment of more pharmacy personnel in the Ministry of Health that will no doubt enable optimal pharmaceutical service delivery to the Zambian people in line with the government desire for quality health services for all.”

Mr Saidi stated that the trimming down of directorates from seventeen to seven at the Ministry’s headquarters is a commendable and welcome move to enable efficiency.

“We strongly believe that a lean and smart number of directorates enhances efficiency and reduces costs. However, with approximately over 40% of recent total national health budgets going towards the pharmaceutical sector, this clearly demonstrates the importance as well as justifies the re-establishment of this critical directorate. M We believe that it’s re-establishment will create confidence among the Zambian people in that they will receive high standard of pharmaceutical care and services as well as quality medication to optimize their health outcomes.”

Last week Health Minister Dr. Jonas Chanda has dissolved the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) Board with immediate effect. Dr Chanda has also announced that Medical Stores Limited will change to the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency.

Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka, Dr. Chanda said that the government is saddened by the recent acts by the institution to put people lives at risk as a result of what he described as negligence.

He said that it is the duty of the government to ensure peoples’ lives are safeguarded adding that any institution that will oppose the enshrined law of the country regarding health matters will not be spared.

Dr. Chanda has since announced that ZAMRA will be replaced by the Zambia Medical Supply Agency (ZAMMSA).

“The commencement of ZAMMSA will promote an efficient and cost-effective system for the procurement, warehousing and distribution of medicines and medical supplies as a public service provider rather than a profit-oriented entity established under the Companies Act.. Procurement functions will now move from Ministry of Health to ZAMMSA,” Dr Chanda said.

The Minister who is also Bwanamkubwa Member of Parliament further explained that the operationalization of ZAMMSA is expected to ensure timely availability of medicines and medical supplies in public health facilities.

And Dr Chanda has announced that he will soon appoint the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Board in the coming days in line with the ZAMMSA Act since the old Medical Stores board no longer exists by virtue of this transition.

“The mandate of the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority is regulating medicines for public and animal health protection.

“However, the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority has not performed in line with its mandate and to the expectations of the people of Zambia, Government and our stakeholders,” Dr. Chanda stated.

Dr Chanda charged that the recent happenings at the institution hinging on medicines and supplies quality issues and other governance matter are unacceptable and could have been avoided.

Dr. Chanda said his ministry will consult the Attorney General on the way forward regarding the Honeybee contract adding that the nation will be informed in due course.

He explained that the matter to do with the issuing or revoking licenses of pharmaceutical supplies such as Honeybee lies with the ZAMRA.

The Minister of Health stressed that the health sector is being realigned to make it more responsive and fit for purpose in driving the transformation agenda towards Universal Health Coverage.

Nkana Humbled by Buildcon

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Nkana lost 3-1 away to Buildcon on Sunday to dent their confidence ahead of Sundays CAF Confederation Cup pregroup stage first leg tie against Tihad Casablanca in Kitwe.

The result ended Nkana’s two match winning run that had raised hopes that they had finally turned the corner.

Simon Mulenga put Nkana ahead in the 12 minute with a somewhat speculative header.

But the lead lasted just twelve minutes when Brian Mwila stomped in the equaliser to see them go 1-1 into half time.

Shadreck Musonda returned to haunt his former side when he converted a 48th minute penalty as Buildcon stamped their authority on the game

Mwila completed his brace in the 89th minute with a classic poachers tap-in.

Meanwhile, there was better fortunes for fellow CAF Confederation Cup pregroup stage compatriots Napsa Stars who ended their seven match winless run with a 1-0 win over Nkwazi.

Jacob Ngulube’s 2nd minute goal gave Napsa a much needed lift heading into this Saturdays away first leg date against Kenyan Gor Mahia in Nairobi.

And in Lusaka, Lusaka Dynamos rallied to beat Power Dynamos 2-1 after Spencer Sautu had put the visitors ahead in the 33rd minute.

Derrick Bulaya and Emmanuel Chabula struck in the 35th and 65th minutes respectively to seal Lusaka Dynamos victory.

Access Bank completes acquisition of Cavmont Bank

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Access Bank completes acquisition of Cavmont Bank

The management of Access Bank Plc says its Zambian subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Cavmont Bank Limited.

The bank said the acquisition followed the fulfillment of key conditions, including regulatory approvals.

Access bank made this known in a disclosure notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange recently.

In July, Access Bank in Nigeria announced plans by its Zambian subsidiary to acquire Cavmont Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Cavmont Capital.
The bank said at the time that it had “entered into exclusive discussions” with Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc regarding the potential transaction between Access Bank Zambia and Cavmont Bank Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cavmont Capital.

“The merger of Cavmont into Access Bank Zambia will emerge as a stronger and well-capitalised banking franchise with improved scale and capacity to deliver sustainable and best-in-class financial services in the Zambian market,” the notice read.

“Growing our presence in Zambia remains a strategic priority for Access Bank and with the conclusion of the proposed merger with Cavmont, the bank looks forward to realising the synergies from the transaction and achieving further growth of the combined platform to the benefit of all stakeholders.”

Zambian man dodges second deportation bid from Australia

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Zambian man dodges second deportation bid from Australia

A Zambian man will be allowed to stay in Australia after a second bid to have him deported was denied by the High Court.

Likumbo Makasa entered Australia on a student visa in 2001 before being granted permanent residence in 2004

Makasa, a father who is now in his thirties, was first threatened with deportation after being convicted of three counts of having sexual intercourse with a person aged between 14 and 16 in 2006 when he was aged 22.

But immigration authorities’ bid to cancel Makasa’s visa failed on appeal when the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in 2013 ruled it would not be in his children’s best interests to have him deported.

Four years later, Makasa was back before a NSW court in 2017 on charges including drink driving.
Makasa was convicted of breaching his reporting obligations by failing to disclose he downloaded a social media app to communicate with his daughter and was fined $300.

He was also fined $1200 for drink driving and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Immigration authorities threatened to cancel his permanent residence visa a second time, arguing that Makasa failed the character test because of the 2009 sentence and the additional 2017 convictions.

The High Court found that while the immigration minister can re-exercise the power to cancel the visa if “subsequent events or further information provide a different factual basis”, the original order to allow Makasa to stay in Australia was final.

The decision of a delegate of the minister or AAT not to cancel a visa “on the basis of facts giving rise to a reasonable suspicion that a visa holder does not pass the character test is final,” the court said in reasons published on Wednesday.

“Neither the Minister nor the delegate can rely on subsequent events or further information simply to re-exercise the discretion to cancel the visa at the second stage of the decision-making process.”

The Department of Home Affairs has been contacted for comment.

Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies-Finance Minister

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Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies-Finance Minister

Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says Zambia is not looking to take over more mining companies, nor is the government planning to nationalize the industry.

The government has acquired Glencore Plc’s and Vedanta Ltd.’s local operations in the past two years.

Remarks by President Edgar Lungu in December that Africa’s second-biggest copper producer wanted to take “significant stakes” in unspecified mines led to fears of a fresh wave of nationalization.

“We are at this point in time not looking at any other specific mining operations that we want to go into a relationship with,” Dr Ng’andu said in an interview.

“In some quarters the president’s statement was misunderstood to mean that Zambia is contemplating taking over other mining firms by force or nationalizing mining companies. We are not in that business at all.”

The minister’s comments may ease concerns among investors in companies including First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Barrick Gold Corp., which operate the southern African nation’s biggest copper mines. It also follows a series of clashes between mining companies and government over taxes, retrenchments and electricity pricing.

Zambia last century had a painful experience with mine nationalization, which bled the treasury and saw production plummet, ultimately leading to the state reversing the policy in the 1990s. Output more than tripled after the operations were privatized.

Copper prices that dropped during nationalization and rose after mines were sold also played a role, according to economists including Grieve Chelwa at the Institute on Race and Political Economy at The New School in New York.

The country has learned lessons, Dr Ng’andu said.

The government can also use examples from other nations including Chile, where the state plays a significant role in copper mining, he said.

“We have to make sure we run these as proper businesses without interference in their operations,” Ng’andu said.

Zambia will also get a better understanding of mining taxation and royalties from running operations like those previously owned by Glencore.

“We never seem to get it right,” he said. “We feel we are not getting sufficient return from the exploitation of our resources.”

Chris CKaunda: Zanaco FC Mean Business

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Zanaco coach Chris Kaunda has praised his players for showing character on Saturday when they rallied from two-down to beat high-flying promoted side Prison Leopards.

The seven-time champions were down 2-0 in the opening 20 minutes before roaring to a 3-2 home win at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.

“It is about character, when we went into the dressing room, we just told them to calm down, don’t play with the referee, no offside traps, let’s trick them we will get them,” Kaunda said.

Prison took the lead with a brace from Landu Miete in the 14th and 17th minutes.

But Roger Kola cut that lead with a 41st minute glancing header to send the sides 2-1 into the break.

Kola completed his brace in the 59th minute from the penalty shot but was sent-off in the 76th minute after collecting his second yellow card of the day.

Second half substitute Abraham Siankombo snatched the 3 points for Zanaco in the 84th minute to keep them on top on 28 points from sixteen games but with goal difference separating them from second placed Forest Rangers.

“We are in business so we don’t care what others are doing we have to play our game that’s all that matters,” Kaunda said.

Meanwhile, Zanaco next fixture on February 13 will see them take the short trip up the road to Nkoloma Stadium for a Lusaka derby date against Red Arrows.

WEEK 16
06/02/2021
Young Green Eagles 1-Zesco United 0
Lumwana Radiants 2-Indeni 2
Forest Rangers 1-Green Eagles 0
Green Buffaloes 3-Kitwe United 1
Zanaco 3-Prison Leopards 2
07/02/2021
Buildcon-Nkana
13h00: Napsa Stars-Nkwazi
15h00: Lusaka Dynamos-Power Dynamos

Israel Mwanza Starts “Bravo” Nchanga Rangers Reign With Win

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Coach Israel Mwanza has started his reign at Nchanga Rangers with a 2-1 win over visiting Zesco Malaiti Rangers in a FAZ National Division One match played at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola on Saturday.

Mwanza earlier in the week re-joined Nchanga after ditching Chambishi to replace fired Bruce Mwape.

On the pitch, Nchanga needed two late goals to come from behind and beat Malaiti.

The visitors took a 1-0 lead into the half time break with Thomas Mubita as the scorer.

Nchanga were losing when striker James Kwame and winger Kunda Nkandu scored late goals.

Kwame pushed in the equaliser in the 85th minutes with Nkandu scoring the winner via a penalty deep in additional time.

The win pushes Nchanga to 27 points after playing 16 matches while Malaiti remain on 19 points.

FAZ National Division 1 – WEEK 16 Results and Fixtures
06/02/2021

Mufulira Wanderers 3-2 Muza FC

Zesco Shockers 0-0 National Assembly

Nchanga Rangers 2-1 Zesco Malaiti Rangers

Chambishi 1-0 Kabwe Youth

07/02/2021

City of Lusaka Vs Konkola Blades

Livingstone Pirates Vs Police College

Mpulungu Harbour Vs Kansanshi Dynamos

Gomes Vs Kafue Celtic

Trident Vs Kashikishi Warriors

UPND Closes Nominations for Upcoming Party Elections, HH Goes Through Unopposed

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UPND Closes Nominations for Upcoming Party Elections, HH Goes Through Unopposed

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has closed nominations for its forthcoming General Assembly recording 168 nominations with President Hakainde Hichilema going through unopposed for the 100 NMC positions.

Announcing the closure of the nominations which opened on January 28th,2021, Commissioner Pamela Chisanga said the Southern Province recorded 30 applicants while the Copperbelt and Lusaka had 22 each with the Western province having 28 applicants having successfully filed in by the deadline.

Ms. Chisanga added that Muchinga recorded 11, Central 9, Eastern,11, Luapula 13, Northern 10, and North-western has 13.

She assured the party and delegates to the February 14th,2021 Assembly on behalf of other Commissioners which include CiSCA’s Judith Mulenga, MacDonald Chipenzi’s of GEARS and Nalucha Ziba’s of Action Aid of a fair and transparent process devoid of any malpractice.

“When we were invited to observe this election, we deliberated and realized that we have a duty to help Zambia nature and grow her democracy. We want to see to it that political parties seeking to lead the people of Zambia have structures as that reflects what would become of them when they form a government. We are not being paid for this job and we are open to all political parties to work with us during their intraparty elections. We do this on a nonpartisan basis and standing here is not an approval or endorsement of any political party coming into 2021,” she clarified.

The elective virtual Assembly will be held in each province under strict COVID-19 health guidelines and in line with Article 60 of the Constitution of Zambia amendment number 2 of 2016.

Meanwhile, Former Chongwe Member of Parliament, Sylvia Masebo has said that time for Hakainde Hichilema to go to State House has finally come.

Ms Masebo said that President Hichilema is the best candidate going into the 2021 general elections, urging Zambians to ensure that they do not repeat the past mistakes of electing bad leaders.

She was speaking at the UPND secretariat shortly after filing in her nomination papers for the party Convention slated for the 14th of this month.

“The best candidate in Zambia this time around and going into the August 2021 elections is HH and no one else,” said Ms. Masebo.

She said her support for HH’s Presidency and candidature is due to the good and quality leadership that he has brought to both the UPND and the nation.

“I am here in UPND supporting HH because he’s a firm, strong, and outright leader who will ensure economic turnaround. I am very hopeful that HH will provide the much-needed jobs; provide the needed medical care and ensure that food is put on the table for the majority of Zambians.

UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta with UPND President Hakainde Hichilema
UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta with UPND President Hakainde Hichilema

And speaking earlier, Lusaka Province Chairman, Obvious Mwaliteta stressed that UPND has resolved to take HH to State House and will not allow anything to stand in the way.

“Our purpose starting from today is to take HH to State House. This time he has to go to State House and that can only be done if we stand together and stop fighting amongst ourselves,” he said.

The General Conference is a requirement by both Article 51 and 60 of the UPND Constitution and Article 60 of the Zambian Constitution.

Hakainde Hichilema is corrupt and wants to get power by all means so that he can mask his fraudulent dealings

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Hakainde Hichilema is corrupt and wants to get power by all means so that he can mask his fraudulent dealings

Forum for Democracy and Development(FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has charged that United Party for National Development Party (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema is corrupt and wants to get power by all means so that he can mask his fraudulent dealings.

Speaking at a media briefing yesterday morning, Ms. Nawakwi, the former finance minister, has insisted that Mr. Hichilema’s land deals in places like Kalomo were mostly fraudulent as he does not deal with administrators, leaving many people deprived.

An administrator to the estate of Mr. Samson Siatembo, Ms. Pheluna Hatembo, sued Mr. Hichilema in the Lusaka High Court, pointing out a fraudulent manner in which Farm No 1924 of Kalomo was purchased. However, the High Court dismissed the case and the applicants appealed.

During the briefing on the matter, Ms. Nawakwi maintained that Mr. Hichilema is corrupt and told him that he should never speak to condemn corruption.

“Hakainde should zip his mouth on corruption. He is corrupt. He is depriving poor people. This is really sad and unacceptable. When leaders use power to benefit themselves, it’s corruption,” Ms Nawakwi said.

She has requested Mr Hichilema to hand over the Kalomo farm to the Siatembos on moral grounds since the High Court could not continue the case because of time-lapse.

Ms. Nawakwi, however, reminded Mr Hichilema that despite the fact that the High Court dismissed the case on grounds of limitation, it did not rule that there was no trespass or criminality on his part.

She said Mr. Hichilema should not celebrate the outcome of the High Court because he knows well enough that he trespassed and committed a criminal case.

Yesterday the UPND Media team reported that the complainants in the case of criminal trespass against UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema have confessed they had no interest taking him (HH) to court.

Pheluna and Milton Hatembo have also fired their lawyer and are asking the Law Association of Zambia, (LAZ) to discipline him for acting on their behalf without their permission to appeal the recent High Court ruling.

In an interview, Friday morning, Pheluna disclosed that she initiated court processes to prove to her brothers that she had nothing to do with the sale of the property.
Asked whether she knew the farm was lawfully bought, Pheluna, who is the administrator of the property of the late Samson Siatembo, admits the farm was bought and adds that each family member sold their own portion even without her consent.

She has also categorically dismissed claims of being forced and threatened to withdraw the matter from court.

The Hatembo family recently lost the case in the High Court in which they accused Hichilema of trespassing on farm 1924 in Kalomo.

Meanwhile, Milton and his sister have denied challenging the ruling of Livingstone High Court Justice, C. Lombe Phiri that their case was statute barred in the Court of Appeal.

They have since withdrawn the appeal, while accusing their lawyer, L. Mumba of Messrs Fred Jere and Company of acting on their own interests.

Their letter addressed to the Law Association of Zambia, (LAZ) and also made available to the Media the Hatembo family wants Mumba disciplined for advancing his own interests or those of people unknown but using the Hatembos’ names.

“We would like to categorically state that we have not given Mr. Mumba instructions to appeal and we believe that the lawyer is advancing his own interests or those of people whom we do not know in lodging the appeal in our names, ” Pheluna and Milton’s letter stated.

Milton further says he does not want anything to do with the case and anyone wishing to advance it must leave the Hatembo family out of it.

Recently the Zambian courts ruled in favour of the UPND President Hakainde Hichilema that he is the rightful owner of farm 1924 in Kalomo.

ZESCO’s first Zambian General Manager dies

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ZESCO’s first Zambian General Manager dies

First Zambian General Manager of the former Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has died, Mr. Abel Mkandawire has died.

Mr. Mkandawire, who was appointed to a ZESCO position in 1974, was also a former member of Parliament for Matero Constituency (1988) and was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Behrens Company. He joined the Behrens Group in 1980, subsequently becoming its Executive Chairman.

He has served on several boards in different capacities, including as chairman and was a non executive board member of CEC.

He was a chartered engineer, a fellow of the Institute of Engineering and of the Engineering Institution of Zambia, which he had presided over in the 1980s.
He was a fellow of the World Bank British Institute of Management and was elected Member of Parliament for Lusaka’s Matero constituency in 1988.

He continued to play an active role in various sectors of the Zambian economy.

He served as Chairperson of the Remuneration and Employee Development Committee and sat on the Risk and Health, Safety, Environment, and Social committees.

Zambia’s Albert Muchanga re-elected as AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining

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Zambia’s Albert Muchanga re-elected as AU Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining

The African Union Executive Council has re-elected Zambia’s Amb. Albert Mudenda Muchanga as new Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining.
He polled 44 votes from 53 member states that voted.

Mr. Muchanga was elected at the on-going 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

Mr. Muchanga is currently African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry.

He previously Zambia’ Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union.

He was also Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil.

He also served as Permanent Secretary, and as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Mr. Muchanga has provided strategic leadership in facilitating negotiation, conclusion and ratification of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which entered into force on 30th May 2019 and whose operation phase was launched on 7th July, 2019.

In addition, Ambassador Muchanga has provided similar leadership on matters of trade, industrialisation, mining and customs cooperation.

He works with ease at technical, professional, management, leadership and political levels.

CSAWUZ hails President Lungu for appointing Seasoned Civil Servants to Permanent Secretaries positions

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CSAWUZ hails President Lungu for appointing Seasoned Civil Servants to Permanent Secretaries positions

The Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) has hailed President Edgar Lungu for appointing five seasoned civil servants to positions of Permanent Secretaries.

CSAWUZ president Davy Chiyobe said in statement to the media that the appointment of five civil servants, out of the seven newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, is a recognition of the hard work of the officers.

Mr. Chiyobe said the union is confident that the officers will carry out their assignments well because they have risen through the ranks and understand the civil service well.

He said the union looks forward to the permanent secretaries, who are the administrative heads of ministries and provinces, to be permanent as their careers as civil servants have tenured beyond the life of any particular government.

“As a union, we greatly appreciate the decision by the Republican President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu to appoint seasoned civil servants as Permanent Secretaries,” Mr Chiyobe said.

He said a system in which public service workers ascend to the topmost levels of public administration is one of the defining characteristics of a democratic government.

AU Summit to discuss solutions towards COVID-19 pandemic

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AU Summit to discuss solutions towards COVID-19 pandemic

Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji this morning represented President Edgar Lungu at the 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union which was held via videoconferencing due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The two-day Assembly is expected to among other things address various issues affecting the African continent as well as witness the change of leadership of the AU Assembly Chairperson from South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who takes the mantle for the year 2021.

The Summit will further discuss progress made on Africa’s response towards the COVID-19 pandemic as well as receive a Progress Report on the ongoing Institutional Reforms of the African Union.

Outgoing AU Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa noted that the AU is committed to developing African solutions to African problems.

President Ramaphosa said the Continent’s response to COVID-19 has been driven, coordinated and capacitated by African scientists and medical experts mainly located within the Africa Centres for Disease Control Prevention.

He stated that there is no time to waste if the African continent is to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic adding that there is need to intensify partnerships and greater cooperation.

President Ramaphosa said more efforts by the AU is required in the next frontier of the pandemic to acquire vaccines for the people around the continent.

And in- coming AU Chairperson Felix Tshisekedi urged the AU member states to continue putting efforts together in fighting the pandemic by consolidating the initiatives of the Union.

President Tshisekedi noted that the AU states must also put efforts together to address issues of peace and security, promote culture and African heritage as well as address issues of climate change.

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