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Minister gives update on the suspected water contamination in Mtendere Compound in Lusaka

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Minister gives update on the suspected water contamination in Mtendere Compound in Lusaka

The Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection through the Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company had dispatched quality surveillance team to thoroughly investigate the source of the suspected contamination in order to institute the necessary corrective measures.

This follows the report on the suspected water contamination in Section B of Mtendere Compound in Lusaka.

Minister responsible Dr Jonas Chanda says it has preliminary been established that the suspected affected area is localized to Section B of Mtendere Compound, consisting of about 26 households.

Dr Chanda said the water supply to the affected area was isolated and the residents are being supplied with treated water using water bowsers.

He said in a statement that Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company has heightened investigations in order to establish the actual source of the problem and take remedial action.

“In the meantime, I wish to appeal to the affected residents to exercise patience and cooperate with Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company as they conclude their investigations. I also wish to assure the rest of the residents of Mtendere Compound and surrounding communities that the treated water being supplied to their areas is consistently checked for quality and remains fit for consumption”, he said.

Dr Chanda says Government attaches great importance to the supply of clean treated water to all the residents in the country and will therefore endeavor to ensure that water companies enhance their quality surveillance so that the water being supplied meets the quality standards required.

“this is why Government, in line with the Vision 2030, the Seventh National Development Plan and Sustainable Development Goals which aim to provide universal access to clean and safe water and sanitation services for all by the year 2030, without leaving anyone behind has embarked on major water supply and sanitation projects namely Kafue Bulk Water Supply Project, Lusaka Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage Project and Lusaka Sanitation Project, Emergency Water Supply Improvement Project to selected Peri – Urban areas in Lusaka” he added.

He said other projects include Zambia Water Supply and Sanitation Project under Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company in Mufulira, Chingola and Chililabombwe, Kafubu Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project, Kafulafuta Water Supply System Project, Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Project Phase II, Integrated Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project, covering Western, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern Provinces and Transforming Rural Livelihoods in Western Zambia Project in Western Province covering all 16 districts.

Dr Chanda said these projects are supported by Cooperating Partners in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zambia.

He said because of these major efforts that Government is taking, there has been significant improvement in the national coverage of water supply from 65 per cent in 2014 to 72 per cent currently. There has also been significant improvement in the national coverage of sanitation services from 25 per cent in 2014 to 54 per cent at present.

Dr Chanda said with the conclusion of all these major water supply and sanitation projects, we expect that the country will be on its way to achieving universal access to water supply and sanitation by the year 2030.

State Continues to Drag on Dr Chilufya’s Case as ZRA officer exonerates Minister on Shares aAcquisition

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State Continues to Drag on Dr Chilufya’s Case as ZRA officer exonerates Minister on Shares aAcquisition

An official from the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has told the Lusaka Magistrates Court that there was nothing wrong with the manner in which Den Daas Investment Limited and Leo Jonas Ngosa Investment Limited sold shares to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya.

Mambwe Masungaila, Assistant Director in charge of the informal sector and medium taxpayer office audit unit for Lusaka Province, further said taxes for the transactions were paid on time.

This is in a matter in which Dr Chilufya has been charged with four counts of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime.

In one of the Bank accounts, it is alleged that Dr Chilufya possessed $ 200 000 which was used to purchase 6 000 shares in Samfya Marines and Tourism Services Limited from Den Daas Investment Zambia Limited, a property
suspected to be from proceeds of crime.

When the matter came up for continued trial before Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Lameck Mwale, Masungaila, said parties indicated on the agreements were Leo Jonas Ngosa Investment Limited as transferrer and Dr Chilufya as transferee.

When asked by defence lawyer Tutwa Ngulube on who was the taxpayer to ZRA in respect of Den Daas Investment Limited, the witness said it was Den Daas Investment Limited.

The witness further said that the correct tax was paid on time for the transaction and that there was no problem on how the shares were sold.

The State Later applied that the matter be adjourned to August 24, 2020, because they only had one witness, but defence lawyer Tutwa Ngulube and Jonas Zimba complained that the proceedings were dragging at the instance of the State and requested that in the remaining agreed dates, the State prepares its witnesses.

Ngulube stated that with the dates having been agreed upon over a month ago, the State had had ample time to prepare their witnesses and concluded that the adjournment they were seeking was just delay tactics.

And Magistrate Mwale agreed with the Defence team stating that the state prosecutors had not utilized prudently the time that they had been given to prepare their witnesses.

The State then promised to ensure their witnesses, including those from out of town would be around for continuation of trial.

The matter has since been adjourned to 24th August 2020.

COVID-19: African Banks Under Pressure to Accelerate Digital Transformation

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COVID-19: African Banks Under Pressure to Accelerate Digital Transformation

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa has seen a surge in digital payments and e-commerce transactions as financial institutions scramble to offer businesses and consumers contactless ways of spending, borrowing and lending, and making payments.

Cashless solutions like mobile lending and digital payments were already growing rapidly on the continent even before the pandemic struck. Now, we could see a scenario where the effects of COVID-19 on our society will create permanent changes in the way Africans use cards and cash, creating both opportunities and challenges for financial institutions, said Mildred Stephenson, CEO at TransUnion Zambia.

“Even in 2020, millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa still pay their bills and send money each month by drawing cash and physically going to a retailer or a bank to make payment or to receive grant payments. Now, their safety concerns mean they don’t want to make physical payments anymore, which means banks and FinTechs will have to rapidly roll out safer, contact-free payment methods,” said Stephenson.

As markets prepare for life beyond the pandemic, digital transformation is becoming a key strategic initiative for financial institutions across both digital and traditional channels. Financial services providers will need to focus on offering payment and lending solutions, and onboarding customers, digitally in a seamless, easy and secure manner.

They are increasingly being supported by economic policy changes from regulators, government institutions and banks. The Central Bank of Zambia has put in place a range of measures, including waiver of charges on e-money transactions of up to K150 by all electronic money issuers. In addition, commercial banks are urged to waive transfer fees on electronic money transactions.

As growing numbers of consumers and businesses transact online, one of the biggest obstacles to the mass uptake of digital solutions will be security, says Stephenson. TransUnion’s quarterly analysis of global online fraud trends found that the telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services industries have been increasingly targeted by online fraud, with the number of suspected fraudulent digital transactions increasing by 5% comparing the periods Jan. 1-March 10 and March 11-April 28 (March 11, the mid-date, was the date the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic). TransUnion identified more than 100 million suspected fraudulent transactions globally from March 11-April 28 alone.

This will mean banks and businesses will need to deploy robust identity verification and fraud detection tools to manage their risks and avoid losses at a time when demand for credit is growing. At the same time, they must ensure a smooth customer experience that does not alienate the customer before they have even onboarded.

“Now that even more transactions have shifted online, fraudsters are trying to take advantage and companies must adapt. Lenders and businesses need to know exactly who they are dealing with, and how to protect their genuine customers from fraudulent activities. The businesses that come out on top will be those leveraging fraud prevention tools that provide great detection rates, and providing the ability to open accounts online in an easy, personalised way,” said Stephenson.

Rather than asking customers to manually enter their personal information, for example, ID documents can be validated online, and the information used to pre-fill an application. Once ID is established, the next step is effective ID Verification to detect and prevent fraud. Digital transactions carry an increased risk of fraud that businesses need to address through a multi-layered fraud strategy including assessing risk of digital signals like device, email, phone and behaviour.

After ID management and fraud risk and prevention steps are taken, the final steps in a seamless onboarding experience include assessing the consumer’s ability to pay, based on actual or estimated income and credit history.

“COVID-19 has put immense pressure on African financial institutions to transform digitally, and to do this, they will need access to the most comprehensive set of offline and online data assets. Providing a truly seamless onboarding process requires up-to-date data sourced from credible data sources like credit reference agencies/bureaus, government agencies, telcos and utility providers. This is where information providers like TransUnion are playing an increasing role in driving digital transformation, access to credit and financial inclusion,” said Stephenson.

Ministry of Home Affairs is being insincere to stop stakeholders from monitoring NRCs Registrations-Nkombo

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Ministry of Home Affairs is being insincere to stop stakeholders from monitoring NRCs Registrations-Nkombo

The opposition UPND says the Ministry of Home Affairs is being insincere to stop stakeholders from monitoring the ongoing mobile issuance of National Registration Cards.

UPND Chairperson for Elections Gary Nkombo says there is no law in Zambia that stops anyone from monitoring such an exercise.

Mr Nkombo says it is shocking that the PF are now using the Ministry of Home Affairs to infringe on people’s rights to monitor an exercise that is critical to the country’s electoral process.

He says the UPND will go ahead and monitor the exercise in their quest to ensure that only people that have turned 16 years of age are issued with NRCs.

Mr Nkombo who is also Mazabuka Central UPND Member of Parliament says the Ministry of Home Affairs is already issuing NRCs to 14 years old people which is against the law and are stopping people from monitoring the exercise in order to cover up such illegalities.

Mr Nkombo said UPND Members are ready to be arrested and thrown in Jail for doing the right thing.

He said the UPND will not allow the PF to continue infringing on peoples rights.

Mr Nkombo said the monitoring of the exercise will also be done to ensure that no foreigner is issued with an NRC.

The Ministry of Home Affairs recently warned some Organisations that have given themselves the task to monitor the recently launched National Mobile Registration exercise, to disband their groups and give space to the deployed officers to carry out the national exercise.

Ministry spokesperson Nephas Chifuta said the Mobile Registration exercise is an ordinary operation of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the Department of National Registration Passport and Citizenship and does not call for external monitoring by any other organisation.

Mr Chifuta said the Ministry of Home Affairs has its own internal system to appraise the exercise and has a mechanism to identify and revisit areas where issuance of identity cards should be enhanced or repeated.

He said the Ministry shall not tolerate any interference in the operations of the on-going Mobile Registration exercise and any person or organisation who will be found obstructing Registration officers shall be arrested and charged accordingly.

Mr Chifuta said there is no organisation that has been accredited by the Ministry of Home Affairs to carry out the monitoring exercise.

He said Police officers deployed in all registration centres are therefore, directed to deal firmly with any form of intimidation or interference from any person or organisation purporting to be accredited monitors for the exercise.

OP Director Nkhoma succumbs to Covid-19

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OP Director Nkhoma succumbs to Covid-19

Zambia State Intelligence Services Director General Samuel Nkhoma had died.

Mr Nkhoma died in Levy Mwanawasa Hospital Covid-19 Isolation Unit around 03:00 Hours on Friday morning.

Close family sources have confirmed that Mr Nkhoma had been battling Covid-19 for some days and had been in ICU from Monday.

He becomes the latest high profile individual to die of Covid-19 since the pandemic was first recorded in Zambia around February which has now claimed over 170 lives.

Mr Nkhoma had been Intelligence Director General since February 2015 when he replaced Mr Martin Mwanambale who was fired by President Edgar Lungu.

Lusaka Morningstar Clinic Doctors Corner – Familial Heart Diseases

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Water contamination in Mtendere Township caused by the bursting of two water pipes-Miles Sampa

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Water contamination in Mtendere Township caused by the bursting of two water pipes-Miles Sampa

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says the water contamination in Mtendere Township has been caused by the bursting of two water pipes underground causing faecal matter to mix with the commodity.

Mr Sampa said it was established during a site visit he undertook with the Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company that one or two water pipes have busted underground and mixing with faecal matter as evidenced by the foul smell of the water.

Mr Sampa said he also inspected the reported water contamination at Chainama golf club.

He said the Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company has since sent their 10,000 litres Water Bowser to the area so that residents can draw clean Water for their domestic usage.

He said he had a phone conversation with Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company Managing Director Jonathan Kampata who assured him that underground pipes in the affected area will be repaired as soon as possible.

He reiterated his call on residents in the affected areas to avoid tap water for and draw from the bowser until repairs are completed.

The Lusaka Water and Sanitation Company recently advised Mtendere residents to avoid tap water after they received water contamination reports from the area.

Speaker Commends LAZ for its renewed commitment in collaborating with National Assembly

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Speaker Commends LAZ for its renewed commitment in collaborating with National Assembly

Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini has commended the Law Association of Zambia for its renewed commitment in collaborating with the National Assembly on matters of governance.

Speaking when the newly elected President of the Association Abyudi Shonga, SC, paid a courtesy call on him, Dr Matibini stressed the need for the Association to get more involved in the work of Parliament.

Dr Matibini said enhanced engagement and contribution to the work of Parliament is cardinal in fostering the relationship between the two institutions.

He however, noted that, critical governance related matters ought to be resolved through engagement, as opposed to initiating legal actions as a first resort.

Dr Matibini said Legal actions should if need be invoked as a last resort.

He noted that it was wise of the LAZ leadership to trace its birthplace.

“The Association is in fact established through an Act of Parliament. Thus the institution should be professional and focused on its statutory mandate and mission. And ensure that it transacts its business in an apolitical manner or fashion”, he said.

Dr Matibini indicated to the Association that he was open and amenable to dialogue whenever necessary.

Meanwhile, President of the Law Association of Zambia Abyudi Shonga, SC, pledged to collaborate and interface with the National Assembly of Zambia as mandated, especially in the area of promoting the reform of the law, both by the amendment of and the removal of imperfections in existing law, and by the re-formulation, codification or restatement of particular branches of the law.

Mr Shonga expressed gratitude for the invitations to participate in making submissions on bills that were under consideration by the National Assembly.

He however implored the National Assembly to consider increasing the notice period that the Association is given to make submissions before the relevant committees in order to make significant contributions.

Mr Shonga further expressed concern that, in some cases, well researched contributions by LAZ were glossed over and therefore, urged the National Assembly to apply much more consideration to the submissions.

Mr Shonga, SC, was accompanied by two other Council Members namely Sokwani Chilembo and Kampamba Kombe.

This is according to a statement issued to the media by Clerk of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe.

COVID-19 must not derail my Government’s development agenda, President Lungu tells Provincial Ministers

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COVID-19 must not derail my Government’s development agenda, President Lungu tells Provincial Ministers

President Edgar Lungu yesterday received regional cluster reports from provincial ministers and directed them not to relent as they strive to improve the welfare of the people.

Addressing the ministers, the President did not mince words about his desire to see development in all regions of the country. President Lungu said COVID-19 must not derail his Government’s development agenda and urged his ministers not to take their feet off the pedal.

The President told his ministers, “You all know that, as Government, we are more than ever before called upon to improve the welfare of our people and to ensure equitable development across the 10 regions of our country.”

President Lungu added that the global emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted pressure on Government to unprecedented levels.

The President said social and economic needs “of our people have been adversely impacted by the pandemic.”

The President urged all Ministries, Government Departments, and Agencies to ensure they enforce measures put in place to safeguard people’s health and lives.

He told the ministers that he expects them to use innovative approaches to continue to attract investment into their provinces.

“As this is one way of safeguarding livelihoods, providing employment opportunities and ensuring continuity in economic activities which are a bedrock of national survival,” the President said.

Also in the meeting were Finance Minister Dr Bwa/ya Ng’andu, Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Simon Miti, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Christopher Mvunga and Permanent Secretaries.

The provincial ministers were Mr Nathaniel Mubukwanu (North-Western, Chair of the Cluster), Mr Japhen Mwakalombe (Copperbe/t), Dr Edify Hamukale (Southern Province), Mr Lazarous Chungu (Northern), Mr Makebi Zulu (Eastern), Mr Richard Kapita (Western), and Mr Sydney Mushanga (Central) . Luapula, M uchinga, and Lusaka Provinces were respresented by Permanent Secretaries Charles M ushota, Joyce Nsamba, and Elias Kamanga, respectively.

They all presented progress reports on projects and programmes in their provinces.

Kitwe United Make Top Flight Return

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Kitwe United needed the final day of the FAZ National Division 1 season to join Indeni, Prison Leopards and Young Green Eagles on the promotion roster to the Super Division.

The Buchi Boys secured promotion back to the top league on Thursday afternoon following an away 1-1 draw at Prison Leopards in Kabwe.

Kitwe rallied at Godfrey “Ucar” Chitalu Stadium to snatch a point that earned them the last of the four promotion spots in this division.

Clarence Musonda’s 40th minute goal cancelled Prison’s opener scored by Omari Kipuku 11 minutes earlier as Kitwe went on to finish the season with 51 points from 27 matches played.

Prison finished second on the table after amassing 54 points, one point behind champions Indeni.

Indeni won the National Division 1 campaign with 55 points after thumping Zesco Malaiti Rangers 2-0 thanks to Graven Chitalu’s brace at Indeni Sports Complex in Ndola on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Young Green Eagles won promotion with 53 points as they finished third despite losing their last game of the season to Gomes by 1-0 in Ndola.

Gomes missed out on promotion by one point as they finished fifth on 50 points.

Shock and Anger As Stage For Nkana’s Coronation Up In The Air

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Shock and anger cloaked a dramatic end to proceedings on the closing day of the season at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe on August 6 where Nkana were set to be crowned 2019/2020 league champions after just making the short trip from their Wusakile base for the coronation ceremony in Ndeke.

Nkana crossed the road to Arthur Davies just after their walkover win against no-show side Nakambala Leopards and entered the stadium in anticipation where Napsa Stars were losing 1-0 to hosts Forest Rangers in a match the visiting Lusaka side needed victory to deny the gate-crashers to their game claim to this seasons league title.

But as the final whistle was blown, and Nkana players raced down from the grandstand to be crowned champions, word went round that Forest had won their appeal of their July 18 game against Zanaco.

This forced Nkana’s coronation to be scraped after the stage was set for celebrations of an unprecedented 13th league title.

The July 18 match was abandoned when Forest reportedly had 28 Covid-19 cases in their camp and the FAZ disciplinary committee later handed Zanaco the 3 points for travelling to Ndola but receiving notification of the predicament from the hosts just four hours before kickoff.

That game will now be played this Sunday at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

The decision means Nkana will now wait the outcome of the August 9 fixture to know their status.

Nkana lead the table on 50 points, Forest are second on 49 points after shuttering Napsa’s debut league dreams with that victory that saw the latter tumble from second to finish the season 4th on 48 points, tied with third placed Green Eagles.

Defending champions Zesco United have made their worst-ever finish since 2012 at number five on 47 points and miss out on continental football for the first time since 2013.

Zanaco are sixth on 43 points and have no chance of a coveted top four spot but their only duty now is to do Nkana a favour this weekend and beat Forest to deny the Ndola side their debut league title.

It’ll be very difficult to unseat PF because of the unprecedented development Countrywide-Antonio

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It’ll be very difficult to unseat PF because of the unprecedented development Countrywide-Antonio

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Media Director Antonio Mwanza says it will be very difficult to unseat his party because of the unprecedented development it has rolled out countrywide.

And Mr. Mwanza said the opposition UPND is fooling itself if it thinks PF has lost ground.

Speaking during 5 FM radio’s Thursday Edition of the ‘Burning Issue’ Mr. Mwanza said the only place where HH thinks he has beaten PF is on his social media meme postings which he spends time making while PF is on the ground demonstrating leadership and the developmental projects that have been rolled out.

While on the program, Mr. Mwanza took time to explain developmental projects in the agriculture, education, health and mining sector that the PF has delivered to the people of Zambia in line with its manifesto.

He said when time to vote comes next year, Zambians will distinguish between development and meme makers and vote wisely.

He said Zambians are able to read between the lines and they can’t be wasting time on an opposition political party that has no manifesto.

He urged the opposition to stop relying on tribalism, hatred, bitterness, propaganda and fakebook memes as the way to campaign in 2021.

Mr Mwanza said that it will be very difficult for any political party to upset PF because even by looking at facebook pages of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and President Lungu, Mr Hakainde’s page is full of childish memes because he has no manifesto.

“But when you come to the Presidents page he will be telling you of the projects he will be commissioning,” said Mr. Mwanza

Meanwhile, Mr. Mwanza has told the UPND to stop politicizing the National Registration Exercise because it’s everyone’s constitutional right.

He said there was nothing wrong for the ruling party to encourage people to obtain NRCs.

Meanwhile, Mr. Mwanza has taken a swipe at Hichilema for being stubborn despite being taught politics sometime back.

“When Hakainde Sammie Hichilema came to join UPND he found us, I was in UPND with Mazoka and we worked very hard to make sure that he wins the convention of 2006 twalebasambilisha ama apolitics there was nothing that he knew he was coming straight from the boardroom trying to go in a campaign with a suit and a tie, I told him where we are going is not for suit and tie ama suit nama tie kusha ku boardroom,” Mr. Mwanza responded to one of Hichilema’s callers who wanted to disrupt the program.

Government to soon fix the over 145 Km Mutanda-Mwinilunga Road in North Western Province

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Government to soon fix the over 145 Km Mutanda-Mwinilunga Road in North Western Province

President Lungu has responded to concerns about the poor state of Mutanda/Mwinilunga road.

And government says plans to reconstruct damaged sections to motorable standard have reached an advanced stage.

On Wednesday, Deputy Permanent Secretary for North Western Province, Emmanuel Chihili undertook a tour of the said road in the company of RDA officials to ascertain the full extent of damage.

Chihili said the damage on the road has reduced human movement and commercial activities to and from Mwinilunga district.

Some motorists using the road spoke in separate interviews that the worst part of the road about 145km between Kisasa near Kalumbila Mine and Mwinilunga was taking more than five hours of driving.

Mr Chihili assured however that President Lungu had heard the cries of the people especially that the situation had affected efficiency and mobility in service delivery.

The Head of State expressed sadness that accessibility to the second most populated district in North Western Province, after Solwezi had been affected due to the state of the road.

“I want to inform the people of North Western, in particular the people of Mwinilunga that their cries have been heard. The government of his Excellency Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu has finally come to terms with their plight and this road will now be worked on in order to boost and enhance the economic activities that are in Mwinilunga and also connect it to the other towns, which have good road network,” he said.

Mr Chihili observed that the current state of the road had slowed business and transportation of goods especially agricultural produce which was the main stay for locals.

He said despite critics opposing infrastructure development, President Lungu was determined to develop all parts of the country to encourage economic activity and improve the lives of Zambians.

Mr Chihili said President Lungu had therefore responded to the plight of the people of Mwinilunga, a vibrant commercial hotspot which together with neighboring Ikelenge supply the highest number of local pineapple fruits on the Zambian market.

Government has since launched in Mwinilunga, the Kalene Hills Fruit Processing company through the Industrial Development Corporation to add value to pineapples into several products.

And Chihili observed that in a typical show of unity by the First family for the people of Mwinilunga, First Lady Mrs Esther Lungu recently decided to forego air travel and preferred traveling more than 275km from Solwezi to Mwinilunga.

“The First Lady, who is known to have a soft spot for issues of human concern, instead of using an aeroplane chose to travel by car on the potholed Mwinilunga road,” he said

He explained that the First Lady wanted to share the pain that the local people were feeling by taking the long route on the dilapidated road.

“We want also to thank the First Lady who took it upon herself to share the pain with the people. She came here most recently and used this same road and when she went back she also appealed on behalf of the people of Mwinilunga. So it is something that many people have been looking forward to especially that the last time this road was done was between 1986 and 1989.” He said.

Mr Chihili said apart from periodic maintenance, the road has not seen any major works for more than 30 years.

I have now been Certified Covid-19 Negative-Lusambo

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I have now been Certified Covid-19 Negative-Lusambo

By Bowman Lusambo

After weeks of anguish, sickness and pain, I am delighted to announce that I have now been certified Covid-19 negative. The latest round of tests conducted this morning have confirmed that there is no presence of Covid-19 virus in my body and as such i no longer pose any transmission risks to anyone who might come into with me.

I wish to heartily thank the Almighty God for saving my life and the hardworking staff at the Levy Mwanawasa Isolation Centre for their professionalism and dedication to duty. Whilst admitted, I came to learn that we have some of our health workers who have been in quarantine working at the Isolation Centre for over five months without breaking off to see their relatives and friends, now that is an excellent dedication to duty.

Let me also sincerely thank Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya and Dr Alex Makupe from UTH for their personal interest in my case.

I also wish to thank my family, particularly my wife Nancy Manase for the support and care rendered during this very difficult period.

Colleagues, Covid is real and it kills. Let us do our best to protect ourselves, our families and friends of catching this deadly virus.

I am now looking forward to resuming my full duties soon as I seek to serve the Zambian people.

By Bowman Chilosha Lusambo

Chamber of Mines should put the interest of the Zambia First-ZRA Chief

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Chamber of Mines should put the interest of the Zambia First-ZRA Chief

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the Chamber of mines should put the interest of the country first before issuing reckless statements that injure the economic welfare of Zambians.

He described the statement that the Zambian government owes mining companies $1 billion in VAT refunds as careless, malicious, and totally false.

“You may hate the leaders of the country, you may even hate ZRA but please don’t hate Zambia, be factual” he challenged the chamber.

“Don’t make careless statements that have the potential to hurt Zambians and the country’s economy”

Speaking on the sidelines of the official opening of the Authority’s Service center, Mr Chanda regretted that the Chamber of Mines has recently issued statements that are inimical not only to the Zambian economy but to the entire citizenry.

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