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Airtel Networks Zambia has with immediate effect closed its Head office in Lusaka after one of its staff members tested positive for Coronavirus.
Airtel Head of Corporate Communications Yuyo Kambikambi has revealed in a statement that in order to curb the spread of the disease, the Head Office will remain closed both to the public and members of staff until further notice.
“Airtel Networks Zambia Plc wishes to advise its customers and the general public that its’ Head Office situated on Stand 2375, Corner of Addis Ababa drive and Great East Road, Lusaka has had to be closed due to one member of staff having tested positive for COVID 19, ” Mrs. Kambikambi said.
She advised airtel customers that the staff will continue to be available electronically and urged customers to visit other service centres for any urgent assistance.
Mrs. Kambikambi also encouraged customers to use self-help portals as well as do any monetary transactions using the Airtel Money service.
The PF hooliganism and thuggery in the country keeps breaking news records with the recent incident being where their thugs beat up police officers right at one of the biggest police stations in the country.
Not even the once powerful UNIP vigilantes that terrorised citizens during the one party state reached this level of violence and thuggery of beating law enforcement agencies right at their premises.
As UPND, we have been at the receiving end of this PF thuggery resulting in some of our members even killed in cold blood by PF thugs, yet law enforcement agencies have done nothing up to now.
And we have repeatedly warned that violence has no end once it starts and encouraged by those in authority because one day they will equally be victims of the same.
We knew it was just a matter of time before this PF thuggery degenerates to such levels because it has been tolerated for a very long time now.
There are numerous incidents with video and photo evidence of PF thugs invading premises and beating up innocent citizens, such as what happened during the live TV Bill 10 debate at Intercontinental Hotel, yet nothing has been done to date.
We are also reminded of an incident during the Sesheke bye election when PF thugs invaded a police station and attacked police officers. But instead of promoting the police officers who repelled the PF thugs, the officers were themselves hounded out of the police service.
With all the powers that have been given to these PF hooligans where they have placed themselves above law enforcement agencies, what could stop them from raiding a police station and clobbering police officers?
It is now clear Zambia is finally a failed state because if law enforcement agencies cannot deal with perpetrators of such heinous crimes, where will ordinary citizens run to for security since police stations are equally not safe?
Where is the security of this nation and that of ordinary Zambians if police officers can be clobbered at the police station and then the assailants manage to evade arrest?
Can you imagine if these were UPND members who did such a thing.
National-UPND-deputy Spokesperson, Cornelius Mweetwa says he will not heed to the undue pressure from the ruling PF and its surrogates to apologize to Republican Vice President, Inonge Wina for terming her speech in Parliament recently as “shallow” and “shameful” regardless of the consequences.
Addressing journalists at the Party Secretariat this morning, Mr Mweetwa has insisted that he was not addressing a woman in Parliament but a leader of Government business.
“it is Republican Vice President, Inonge Wina who owes Zambians an apology for the misleading statement that left grave ramifications on the opposition law makers and party members in general.”
Mr Mweetwa observed that the PF has opted to devise a profoundly, antagonistic, archaic and colonial tactics to make MPs look like they do not reason or think.
He stated that those who were clamouring for an apology from him were those who were not privy to the genesis of the controversy, adding that Mrs Wina’s decision to mislead the nation over gassing shouldn’t be construed as disrespect to the Veep as an individual, but her office which is an annex of the Office of the President (OP).
“If they want this issue of gassing to end, it will not end and am a frontrunner and promoter to have the evil gassing issue accorded a conclusive end. I am not going to apologize for anything whatsoever and am ready for any consequences they might be contemplating,” he said.
He stated that it was surprising that he was forced to apologize against his will for lapsing an important question on the floor of the House, adding that he was made to apologize for lapsing the question time on the floor of the House when he had gone to the convenience room.
Mr Mweetwa has also called on Zambians to judge for themselves who committed a bigger wrong between the one who falsely alarmed the nation that the opposition were behind the gassing or the one who stated that this is a lie from a person from a high office.
Mweetwa who stated that the issue of Mrs Wina had no gender connotations on it, warned that those who were including her in these debates were abusing gender advocacy and that age should not be included when it comes to matters of national importance.
Patriotic Front National Youth Chairperson Kelvin Sampa has called for calm among youths in the party. Mr Sampa said PF youths should not react to the provocation being instigated by the opposition UPND but should instead go out in numbers and mobilize young people across the country ahead of the 2021 general elections.
Mr Sampa has further encouraged youths in the PF party to forget about what transpired in Monze where the head of state was jeered by UPND cadres.
“This is one thing that we must all tolerate, it is a painful pill to swallow but as young people let us forget about what transpired in Monze because our President His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu has given us guidance that vengeance is only for God,” Mr Sampa said.
He has since appealed to young people in the Patriotic Front to accept the position of the party leadership.
“So to all those youths who have a heart for the President, please refrain from any negative attitude towards the UPND,” he added.
Mr Sampa who is also Kasama Central Member of Parliament said youths should ignore provocations from the UPND whom he labelled as a violent party that wants to smear their violence on the PF.
And Mr Sampa has condemned some suspected PF youths that were seen exposing machetes and other weapons stating that the PF is a responsible and peaceful party that should not be associated with violence.
The PF national youth Chairperson stressed that young people should instead fight for economic freedom as opposed to fighting each other as Zambians.
Mr Sampa emphasized that the future of this country is dependent on young people hence they should strive by all means to protect the peace the country has enjoyed since independence.
“The future of this country is dependent on us the young ones with the way that we are going to carry this country forward and the way we are going to relate to each other,” he added.
Three farm workers at Hakainde Hichilema’s farm in Choma have appeared in the Choma Magistrates court on allegations of murder.
Byta FM’s Court Beat Journalist names the three as 30 year old Coster Halinyanga, a farm Manager, 45 year old Jeff Chitombwe a camp checker and 25 year old Joshua Hamungala.
The three accused persons appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Idah Mupemo Wednesday morning for explanation of the charge.
Particulars of the offense are that on 26th June, 2020 the accused persons are alleged to have caused the death of Russell Kanoma.
After explanation of the charge, Magistrate Mupemo informed the accused persons that their case can only be heard in the High Court but will only appear in the Magistrate court for mention.
And State Prosecutor Alex Siyulikwa informed the court that they have not yet received information from the Director of Public Prosecution in relation to the case.
The court has since adjourned the matter and set 29th July, 2020 as the day for mention while remanding the accused persons in custody.
Recently, Police confirmed the arrest of three male suspects for allegedly beating up a 57 year old man to death as he was found with a carcass at HH farms in Choma district.
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has said that the predicted caving-in (sloughing) of the ground at the Nchanga Open Pit (NOP) Cut 2 in Chingola following the recently highlighted ground instability has occurred without any threats to the safety of employees and people in communities near the mine area.
In a statement released to the media, the company said that the failure of the ground involved approximately 3 million tonnes of material spanning a distance of 370 metres around the epicenter of the failure zone, following a series of multiple tension cracks, which had opened up in the eastern part of the NOP.
Peak deformation rate at the time of the failure was 39 milimetres per hour against a threshold limit of 10 milimetres per hour. The KCM Geo-technical team had predicted that the fall of ground on the extreme ends of the unstable zone will continue until all loose ground attain a natural angle of repose. The failure is unlikely to occur beyond an area marked as a hazard exclusion zone, the company said.
The failure, which occurred around 08:30 hours, was controlled by planar sliding of the unstable ground above the Lower Banded Shale (LBS). The sloughing material settled against the north wall and was visibly wet.
There was also visible distortion of the original water pipeline by the moving ground, but no negative impact is expected on the newly installed re-routed water pipeline, used to carry water from the Kafue Pump Station to the KCM Smelter and eventually to Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company for onward community consumption.
According to the company, the safety of employees and people in surrounding communities remains their number one priority and the company reiterated its appeal to residents of Chingola, especially the Nchanga North area to continue staying away from the NOP area even though there is no threat to life.
“We commend the residents for their co-operation in implementing safety measures announced by the company thus far,” read the statement.
“We also encourage local residents to continue normally with their daily business activities, while school authorities in the area and parents should encourage their children in examination classes not to stay away from school,” the statement concluded
Opposition New Hope Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Deputy National Secretary Mr. Gregory Mofu has said that his Party is still waiting for the nominated Member of Parliament Raphael Nakacinda to sue them since his two days ultimatum for him to be reinstated as an MMD Member ended last week Friday.
Mr. Nakachinda on the 8th of July, 2020 through his Lawyers Makebi Zulu and Associates threatened to take the New Hope MMD to Court over the Party’s decision to expel him. He had vowed to take the party to court if they didn’t reinstate him as a member by the 10th of July, 2020. He had remained a suspended member of the Party from 2016 upto his expulsion over a month ago.
Today, Mr. Nakachinda unveiled his office in Olympia as the MMD Secretariat. And said that the MMD has no right to discipline it’s Members of Parliament.
New Hope MMD Deputy National Secretary Mr. Gregory Mofu said that it is a known fact that Nakachinda is not a member of MMD
“I would like to reconfirm that Raphael Nakachinda is not an MMD Member. He remains expelled from the MMD and the Speaker of the National Assembly reconfirmed that position by saying that he is an Individual nominated member of Parliament and not an MMD one”, Mr. Mofu said.
Mr. Mofu confirmed that Nakachinda had written to the party to reinstate him but the Party is shocked that he hasn’t yet taken them to the Court after his ulitimatinum ended.
“I would like to confirm that indeed Mr. Nakacinda through his lawyers wrote us a demand letter for us to reinstate him as an MMD member after we expelled him. In that letter, we were given two days upto to the 10th of July, 2020 to reinstate him as our Member failure to which he would take us to Court. Today is the 16th of July and We still have not received any Court papers from him”, Mr. Mofu mocked.
He further said it was baffling that Nakachinda who is boasting of not recognising Dr. Mumba as Party President and Hon Elizabeth Chitika as National Secretary had the audacity of writing the New Hope MMD (which he doesn’t recognise) to reinstate him as a party member.
Mr. Mofu labeled Mr. Nakachinda’s personal Secretariat as a beer hall.
“We are not moved nor shaken by Mr. Nakachinda’s move to turn a rented cottage into a beer hall. This is not the first time that well known enemies of our party have done that. In 2013, our then MP for Mafinga Hills Hon. Catherine Namugala opened up a so called Secretariat in Rhodes Park. What happened, it evaporated in thin air. So I urge all MMD Members to ignore that beer hall that Mr. Nakachinda has opened in Olympia”, Mr. Mofu said.
Mr. Mofu then said that MMD MPs are in Parliament at the mercy of the Party.
“Maybe Mr. Nakachinda has never read the MMD Constition before, but it clear gives the Party mandate to discipline it’s Members including Members of Parliament. And for the record, these MPs according to law are not supposed to be in Parliament. This is because their adoption letters were signed by an illegal group and the Court judgment of November 5 2019 said that whatever the now-disbanded Felix Mutati group did from 2016 upto that date which included the signing of the adoption letters was null and void. We have not informed the Speaker about those vacancies because we do not want to cause unnecessary by elections”, Mr. Mofu said.
Some of the people organised by Nominated Member of Parliament Raphael Nakachinda for his press briefing
Yesterday, Mr Nakachinda addressed scores of MMD members from his faction at his office where he disclosed that the former ruling party has resolved to support progressive national matters such as Bill 10 and urged all MMD Mps to support the bill.
Mr Nakachinda said MMD Members of Parliament have since been directed to support Bill 10 which he said is a progressive document that must be supported by all well meaning Zambians.
“Our Members of Parliament have been directed to support Bill 10 because it is a progressive legislative bill, “he said.
Mr Nakachinda explained that the document will allow women, youths and people living with disabilities to have a voice in Parliament.
He has since assured that MMD Members of Parliament will not go against this directive but will vote for Bill 10 and will not be swayed by people who do not mean well for the country.
Mr Nakachinda urged party members not to follow people like Nevers Mumba whom he accused of having no direction as he would in the morning say he supports Bill 10 and a minute later changes he’s position.
Mr Nakachinda has challenged Mr Mumba to be focused and stand on one thing.
He has since advised all well meaning MMD members to remain committed not to be misled by leaders like Dr Mumba because Bill 10 is a progressive legislative.
Zesco United coach George Lwandamina believes every team is heading into uncharted waters when the league restarts this weekend after they recently trooped back to full training following the four-month Covid-19 lockdown.
Team’s returned to full training on July 1 ahead of the July 18 behind-closed-doors league restart after being restricted to individual training since March.
The defending champions Zesco will resume their quest to retain the FAZ Super Division title on July 19 when they host Kansanshi Dynamos at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
“It is the same everywhere when you stay out of business for four months and then you are told to start,and with the little time of preparations, it becomes a challenge,” Lwandamina said.
Lwandamina said there is no substitute for the intimacy of full team training.
“Yes, I understand that players have been training individually but a player can only do better with the coach behind him,” Lwandamina said.
“Even you yourself, if you say you are going for road-run and you plan to run for 10 Kilometers, just halfway through that distance your body will tell you to stop and if you are not strong enough, you will stop and start walking.
“And that is what actually happens to the players, they need someone to push them to go beyond the pain barrier, the body mechanism has it that not until you go beyond the pain barrier, that is when the body will be even able to compensate, and that is the fitness that is even required in our game of football.
“But it is not the case, that is how challenging it is. We are just hoping that whatever we are doing will be beneficial.
“No one knows, not even our friends in Europe, it is all experimental, they are lucky they have a lot of facilities so maybe they will eventually be able to come up with something that is tangible.”
And Lwandamina added that the provisional FIFA law of an additional two substitutes, from the standard three, during this restart period will help all teams.
“Definitely it is beneficial for all the teams. Let me just put it this way; the entire World will benefit because looking at the magnitude of the games that we will play, three substitutes will not suffice. So with the increase of two it will help, it will be better than the usual three,” Lwandamina said.
The last nine games of the 2019/2020 season have been squeezed from August 1-30 excluding the seven rescheduled matches over the coming last two weeks of July involving Zanaco, Zesco and Buildcon.
The Teaching Service Commission says it will look into the fate of the 23 teachers who were dismissed on account of alleged fake qualifications.
The respective teachers were dismissed in 2018, during the national teachers’ registration exercise.
Teaching Service Commission Chairperson, Stanley M’hango announced this in Kabompo, North-Western province, when he called on District Commissioner, Patrick Kasoka.
Mr. M’hango said the reconsideration follows the teacher unions’ appeal on behalf of the dismissed teachers.
He noted that some of the teachers, who were dismissed, had served for over 20 years, while others were due for retirement at the time and had upgraded their qualifications.
Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Vice President, Newman Bubala has thanked the Teaching Service Commission for considering their appeal.
Meanwhile, The Civil Service Commission has assured civil servants in North-Western province who have not been confirmed that the commission will work to ensure they are confirmed as long as they have the necessary qualifications.
Commission Vice-Chairperson, Hillary Chipango has praised the civil servants in the region for implementing government policies.
Mr. Chipango was speaking when he held a meeting with Heads of Government Departments in Solwezi, North-Western province.
Teaching Service Commission Chairperson, Stanley Mhango said all the developments, that have been scored in the province, are as a result of a loyal and committed civil service.
Zambia will tomorrow (Thursday) join 46 other countries in making presentations about its progress on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations. Zambia has integrated the SDGs in the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP).
The High-Level Political Forum, being held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) from 7-16 July 2020, is themed: “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.”
The HLPF is a multi-stakeholder platform through which UN member states are sharing experiences in implementation of the SDGs, identifying gaps and lessons learnt. It is also a forum for rallying further action and solutions by all stakeholders.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expected limitations on in-person meetings and international travel, participating countries will this year make presentations virtually.
The Minister of National Development Planning Honourable Alexander Chiteme, M.P., will present Zambia’s first progress report on SDGs implementation since their adoption in 2015. The presentation will be in form of a Voluntary National Review (VNR) which is part of the three-day Ministerial segment of that runs from 14-16 July 2020. Zambia’s VNR presentation will be held on 16th July 2020 from 17:00hrs Zambian Time, which will be live on UN Webcast at http://webtv.un.org/.
Voluntary National Reviews are country-led and country-driven regular and inclusive reviews of progress at national and sub-national levels on progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In the 2020 HLPF, participants are also discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the SDGs. They will reflect on how the international community can respond to the pandemic in a way that puts countries back on track to achieve the SDGs and accelerate progress during the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development.
In preparation for the country’s VNR, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has through the Ministry of National Development Planning collaborated with the United Nations in Zambia, and engaged stakeholders from state and non-state actors including civil society, academia, the youths, and persons with disabilities among others.
The Government of the Republic of Zambia is strongly committed to the implementation of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The country’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) underscores this commitment. Integrating the SDGs into the National Planning Framework and putting in place strong coordination and reporting mechanisms, further demonstrate the country’s resolve to anchoring its development trajectory on the 2030 Agenda. Zambia’s 2020 VNR is an outcome of participatory and inclusive consultations based on a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has remained non-committal over Zambia’s request for emergency Covid-19 financing after it concluded the latest round of talks with the Zambian government.
In a statement, the IMF said discussions centered on the Government of Zambia’s request for emergency support under the Rapid Credit Facility to support the government’s efforts to address the social and macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It said the COVID-19 shock has significantly impacted economic prospects—growth this year will be negative, poverty has likely increased, and fiscal pressures have increased further with lower revenues, higher expenditure needs, and an already high debt service burden.
The IMF says discussions also focused on the economic policies needed to respond to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
It further says discussions will continue on the fiscal stance and policies in order to move forward with the request for Fund support.
The IMF staff team which was led by Dhaneshwar Ghura held virtual meetings during June 22–July 10 to discuss the Government of Zambia’s request for emergency support under the Rapid Credit Facility.
At the conclusion of the virtual discussions, Mr. Ghura issued the following statement:
“The social and macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 shock, on top of a severe drought last year, will be heavy. Growth is forecast at around ?5 percent in 2020, substantially lower than envisaged at the beginning of the year, and the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to increase. Fiscal pressures in 2020 have increased due to significantly lower revenue collections and higher spending needs. Zambia has requested support under the G20 Debt Service Standstill Initiative, which would provide temporary fiscal space this year.”
“Discussions covered both near- and medium-term policies to address these challenges and the underlying macroeconomic vulnerabilities, including the main elements of the revised 2020 Budget with a focus on spending for the COVID-19 health, social and economic response.
Discussions will continue as the authorities determine their policies and priorities in the formulation of the revised 2020 Budget, as well as the medium-term fiscal stance needed to restore debt sustainability, revive growth and lower poverty.
“IMF staff held meetings with Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu, Bank of Zambia Governor Denny Kalyalya, senior Government and Bank of Zambia officials; and the private sector.
“Staff express their gratitude to the Zambian authorities for the constructive discussions that were held and look forward to continuing discussions.”
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Leader Chishimba Kambwili has condemned people behind the story alleging that President Edgar Lungu is financing a named Rwandese organisation to launch attacks in that country.
Mr. Kambwili says such kind of politicking is not only childish and irresponsible but can bring misunderstanding between the two countries if the media continues publishing such stories.
He has advised politicians to learn to have boundaries and not politic to an extent of involving the President in fabricated stories in an effort to gain political mileage.
Mr. Kambwili who is also former Foreign Affairs Minister, says in as much as he disagrees with President Lungu on certain issues, the President cannot sink so low to fund an organisation in a foreign country.
He told ZNBC News in Lusaka that even the amount of money mentioned in the story can not even be enough to match the allegations.
Mr. Kambwili has further challenged the media to be responsible in their reporting and avoid running fake stories.
The Center for Trade Policy and Development says the Food Reserve Agency will have a serious challenge in meeting the targeted One Million Metric tons of grain in the 2019/2020 Marketing Season.
In May this year, Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo announced the crop forecast survey results in which the country recorded a bumper harvest of 3,387,469 metric tons in the 2019/2020 agriculture season.
This was an increase from the 2,004,389 million metric tons produced last season representing an increase of 69 percent.
Despite recording a bumper harvest, CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says a recent spot check done by researchers from his Organisation in Kaoma and parts of Chongwe districts has revealed that several sheds are still empty weeks after the FRA commenced the procurement exercise.
Mr Mwaipopo said in trying to identify the challenges, his organisation learnt that several farmers were unhappy with the K110 per 50KG bag price offer from the Food Reserve Agency.
He said despite the Food Reserve Agency promising to buy maize on cash basis, several farmers are still hesitant to deliver grain to the FRA sheds due to lack of trust which could be emanating from the agency’s historical delays in paying farmers.
Mr Mwaipopo has noted that several farmers are now opting to either sale their maize to private buyers who are offering much higher prices or keep the grain until they see improvements on the prices.
He said it is CTPD’s observation that farmers are doubting Government’s pronouncement that it will be procuring grain on a cash basis this marketing season as they appear to think that the Government merely wants to trick them into delivering grain and there after subject them to the usual long delays in payments which causes frustration.
Mr Mwaipopo has therefore recommended that Government should consider relooking at its participation price and seriously consider raising it up to a much competitive price.
He said in the event that FRA is afraid of the cost implications of revising upwards the price, Government can consider the 2020 grain target from one million metric tons to the prescribed five hundred thousand metric tons.
He said there is need to carry out more sensitization on the recent policy directive to pay farmers on the spot in the 2020 marketing season, most of the farmers doubt this
reality.
Mr Kambwili said with regards to COVID-19, there is need for more sensitization to be done, several small-scale farmers are not adhering to prescribed guidelines, especially with regards to wearing of face masks.
Zambia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mumba has said the forthcoming Meet the Farmers Virtual Summit presents a good opportunity for Zambia to forge partnerships and enhance further the agriculture sector.
Ambassador Mumba said Saudi Arabia presents a great avenue for players in the agriculture sector to draw lessons from best practices and create synergies to ensure development.
He made the remarks during a virtual meeting between the Embassy and the organisers of the Meet the Farmers Virtual Summit, which is scheduled for 25th to 27th August, 2020.
The virtual summit will be held under the theme Innovation, Agriculture, Future and it is aimed at linking farmers to the suppliers, markets, industry professionals and regulators.
Ambassador Mumba highlighted the opportunities that could be explored in Saudi Arabia and hoped that the summit would contribute towards creating synergies in the agriculture sector.
The meeting discussed potential sector markets for the farmers, viable options and the need to ensure the participation of key players in the sector Zambia and Saudi Arabia.
It also resolved to have a segment during the summit to discuss the available market and financing options in Saudi Arabia as well as the possibility of twinning farmers.
The platform will link farmers and various input suppliers in Zambia and the region, while giving farmers an opportunity to gain information on current trends and technologies that are practiced in the agriculture sector.
The Government of Zambia launched the Meet the Farmers Virtual Summit, an online conference designed to bring agricultural players on one virtual platform.
During the launch, Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo said the summit is vital in boosting understanding of modern agriculture practices and technologies to improve productivity.
Considering that this year’s agriculture and commercial show has been cancelled due to the corona virus pandemic, Hon. Katambo said the summit will compliment Government policy in facilitating access to markets for farmers.
This is according to a statement issued by Huzaifa Jada, the Deputy Ambassador At the Embassy of Zambia in Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Chipolopolo’s South African-based contingent will have to wait until August 1 to taste some competitive action following a pushback on the July 18 restart date.
The South Africa Premier Soccer League announced last week that government had given them the all-clear to restart the season behind closed doors after a four-month lockdown due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
However, SAFA has told the SA PSL that the restart will have to wait another fortnight due to administrative reasons.
“The PSL had complied with the requirements and [was] ready to resume with the 2019/20 season on 18 July 2020, but are unable to do so due to unavailability of match officials,” SAFA said in a statement.
Some high-profile Chipolopolo SA PSL stars include Lazarus Kambole at Kaiser Chiefs, Augustine Mulenga and Justin Shonga at Orlando Pirates, Musonda Mwape at Black Leopards, Salulani Phiri at Polokwane City and goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene of Mamelodi Sundowns.
Their domestic-based colleagues resume the season this weekend while European-based regulars are two months into the restart or concluded their campaigns as Patson Daka and Enock Mwepu have done so in Austria.
