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Vol. for 6. Issue 2745 Friday October 23, 2020 THERE is need a serious marshall plan to exploit Gold reserves because Zambia is losing millions to illegal mining and exports of the mineral resource, a mining expert Edward Simukonda has said.

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Irregularities cost Kambwili bail

By CHARLES MUSONDA IN a momentous irregularity, Chishimba Kambwili has appealed against an offence for which he was acquitted.

And this is after Deputy High Court Registrar David Simusamba, sitting as Principal Resident Magistrate discovered and exposed more irregularities yesterday.

Magistrate Simusamba confessed that in his 13 years on the bench he had never come across a defendant who appealed against his acquittal.

The blunder, he said, was indicative of the grave irregularities in the application which was prepared long before judgment was delivered.

This, he said was irregular and therefore unacceptable and that he shall not entertain any application for bail pending appeal

by Kambwili until he fully complies with appeal procedure enshrined in the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

Making a ruling on irregularities in Kambwili’s notice of appeal yesterday, Mr. Simusamba, who sits as Principal Resident Magistrate in the matter, said the convict will continue serving his sentence until further court order or completion of the sentence.

“The notice being irregular, I therefore hold that there was no notice of appeal at all. Consequently the convict cannot invoke Section 332 of the CPC by applying for bail pending appeal without complying with Sections 321 and 323 of the CPC,” Mr. Simusamba said.

He said Kambwili’s notice of appeal was filed way before

he could finish delivery of judgment and sentence, a position which is contrary to the demands of Section 321 of the CPC. He said evidence of this fact can be seen in the grounds of appeal contained in the notice of appeal and the affidavit in support of summons for admission to bail pending appeal both filed on October 14, 2020.

Mr. Simusamba said in the grounds of appeal Kambwili said, “more grounds to follow upon perusal of judgment,” meaning that at the time he was making the grounds of appeal he had not perused the judgment or he was simply not paying attention when it was being read out to him.

He said it is a requirement that the appellant signs the notice of appeal and one wonders at what point he signed the notice of appeal as it purports to have been signed by him when he clearly had no such opportunity as he was listening to his judgment from the dock.

He said what is even more shocking is the evidence in the affidavit in support of summons for admission to bail pending appeal in which Kambwili says he was convicted for forgery, uttering false documents, and giving false information to a public officer on October 12, 2020, the date which was initially set for judgment before it was postponed to October 14, 2020.

Mr. Simusamba said the most shocking is that Kambwili has appealed against his acquittal on the charge of giving false information to a public officer despite having denied the charge at the time he took plea and throughout his trial.

LUSAKA PROPERTY VALUATION SHOCKS, ANNOYS RESIDENTS

By NATION REPORTER

HERE is a huge uproar in Lusaka over highly inflated property valuations which are beyond the means of domestic and commercial property owners.

The hardest hit are former civil servants and council tenants who bought properties at modest prices and now are being asked to pay rates several times more than the cost of the houses.

“These figures the council has conjured are totally impossible and any budget made with this wild expectation is bound to fail,” said a property owner.

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properties at their current rate would attract unreasonable ground rates as they increase with the surge in value.

Another leaseholder wondered how a residential property bought at about K30 million (30, 000 rebased) in the 1990s could now be valued at over K3 billion.

“This is unreasonable, how do they expect us to pay such exorbitant ground rates for properties that were acquired at a lower value,” he said.Lusaka Town Clerk, Alex Mwansa however said in an interview that the valuation notices that were being served should not cause panic as they were not final.

Mr Mwansa said property owners who had objections were free to lodge in their complaints before November 6, this year

and that their cases would be heard by the Rating Valuation Tribunal.

He said the tribunal would appoint independent valuators who would assess the value of properties of those who would have objections and advise accordingly.

Mr Mwansa said the valuations were done by the Government Valuation Department for checks and balances purposes and that set guidelines and calculations were followed.

“Those who have objections will have an opportunity to appear before the tribunal and engage them.

The property owner can object if they feel the value is higher or lower,” he said.

The Lusaka City Council Main Valuation Roll of 2019 is now open for inspection by leaseholders and notices are being served.

State defends presidential appointments in court

By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSA ATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition by three non- governmental grganisations (NGOs) seeking a declaration that the current composition of Cabinet and the provincial ministers is unconstitutional as it does not include the marginalised.

Mr Kalaluka states that President Edgar Lungu acted within the confines of the constitution in exercise of his executive function.

Chapter One Foundation Limited, the NonGovernmental Organisations’ Coordinating Committee for Gender and Development Registered Trustees and Ms Harriet Chibuta suing in her capacity as executive director of Young Women in Action have cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the matter.

They contend that the actions of President Lungu in nominating the MPs and appointing the cabinet and provincial ministers, neither reflect the gender parity considerations nor the equitable representation of youths nor disabled persons as contemplated by the constitution.

According to the NGOs, the Head of State

acted in an unconstitutional manner. The three stated that despite Parliament comprising 29 women, two youths and one person with disabilities, none of the 10 appointed provincial ministers is a woman, youth or person with disabilities.

They stated in the petition that of the 30 appointed cabinet ministers, only nine are female and none are either youths or persons with disabilities.

They want the court to make an order of mandamus directing President Lungu to use his power under Article 72(3) (f) to revoke the nomination of all or some of the Members of Parliament he nominated and appoint new members to comply with the provisions of Article 259 of the Constitution.

But in response to the petition, the Attorney General argued that article 259(i) of the Constitution makes it the prerogative of the President to nominate or appoint any person to a public office.

He stated that the proviso to article 259 (1)(b) which reads “unless it is not practicable to do so” connotes that for a 50 percent gender split on nominations and appointments as Cabinet ministers and provincial ministers to be done, these appointments must be “practicable” to the appointment.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:Bangweulu Batteries Caretaker Green Mumba, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu,Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa and former Mansa Batteries Workers Representative Frighton Musukwa during the visit to the factory in Mansa on Thursday,October 22,2020. PICTURE BY SALIM HENRY/STATE HOUSE

Lungu assures Mansa Batteries retirees

By MARTIN AKENDE in MANSA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Government will release funds to pay former Mansa Batteries workers’ terminal benefits.

And President Lungu said there was need to put to sleep issues surrounding Mansa Batteries. The President also called on chiefs to put people’s interest

first before championing their causes.

President Lungu said it was time issues surrounding Mansa Batteries were brought to a close.

“To cut the story short, we will find money and pay all the former workers here, we can’t be mourning the issue of Mansa Batteries from 1994 to today, we have to move on,” he said.

President Lungu said he would engage Minister of Finance, Bwalya

Ng’andu to ensure money was released to pay retirees.

“I want to assure that when I get to Lusaka, I will engage the minister here (State House Minister Freedom Sikazwe) and Minister of Finance to ensure funds are released so that we put this matter to a closure,” he said.

Meanwhile, President Lungu said Government would engage Astro Holding owners of Mansa batteries to

add new lease of life to the structure.

“As for the structure, we will engage the owners, this building has been changing hands but will find the owner, if they do not give us satisfactory account, government has powers to compensatory acquire it,” he said.

Mansa Batteries retirees’ representative, Brighton Musukwa said over 80 retirees had died because of depression.

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Arcades, Munali flyover bridges impressive – State House

By SILUMESI MALUMO SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Projects and Monitoring, Andrew Chellah is impressed with the works on the Munali and Arcades flyover bridges.

Mr Chellah indicated that the works which had been done by the contractor were tremendous.

He said yesterday when he toured the two construction sites that it was encouraging that quality works had been done within a short period by the contractor.

Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Isaac Chipampe and Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Ed Chomba accompanied Mr Chellah.

These have been constructed to bituminous standard, Mr Chellah said, and this is a plus because they will stand the test of time.

Mr Chellah said, “So these are very successful projects and we are hoping that from anytime soon they will be commissioned.

“From 1964 to 1991 Zambia had only two fly over bridges but within the space of two years the PF government has constructed about four.

And the other good part is that we are not just interested in flyover bridges but we are also putting up bigger roundabouts,” Mr Chellah said.

Meanwhile, Local Government Permanent Bishop Ed Chomba disclosed that Minister of Local Government Charles Banda had written to President Edgar Lungu to authorise the commissioning of Arcades and Munali flyover bridges as they were ready to be opened to road users.

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Cancel public external debt …100 NGOs petition lenders

By NATION REPORTER THERE is need for unconditional “cancellation” of public external debt payments by all lenders for at least four years for countries to navigate the hardships caused by Covid-19, over 100 international non-governmental organisations have said.

According to a letter addressed to governments, international institutions and lender institutions, the organisations stated that borrowing governments have it within their power to stop making debt payments but should not suffer any form of penalties for doing so.

They indicated that the Covid-19 had severely impacted on the health, safety and survival of hundreds of millions of people.

Communities worldwide, they said, were being pushed deeper into poverty, precarious existence and inequality with the massive loss of paid and self-employment.

They stated that livelihoods and further limiting of access to food, water and sanitation, adequate housing, education, health service and other basic needs had now become the order of the day.

“It is estimated that 500 million more people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the pandemic and the economic downturn that it has exceedingly exacerbated.

In all the regions of the world, violence against women, girls

and LGTBI people has escalated in number and severity,” they indicated.

The organisations, which include ActionAid, stated that there was a strong light on the continuing debt problem that was in the way of people’s survival, the fight against inequality, the realisation of their human rights, sovereignty and the self determination of people.

According to the organisations, over $300 billion was being spent annually by the global south for Public External Debt payment to bilateral and multilateral lendwers such as the World Bank and IMF, private banks, speculators and investors in government bonds and securities.

The organisations from different countries said the debt problem was compounded by illicit financial flows also in the billions of dollars.

“This is money that is vitally needed for public investment on vital healthcare to fight Covid-19, economic and structural assistance to affected, vulnerable and marginalised individuals, families and communities, and building Economies towards more just, equitable, climate resilient and sustainable systems,” the letter read in party.

They complained that the responses to the debt problem had been severely insufficient in the best case, and in many occasions counterproductive given the urgency and severity of the crisis being faced.

IMF finally names rep to Zambia, signaling positive ties THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally named a new representative to Zambia, two years after the post was vacated.

This development signals possible improvement of relations between the IMF and Zambia that is seeking a suspension of interest payments on Eurobonds for six months.

The appointment of Preya Sharma, a special assistant to the director of the lender’s Africa department, comes after the government asked Alfredo Baldinito to leave in 2018.

Sharma has not yet relocated to Lusaka due to travel disruptions amid the pandemic. – Zambia Reports.

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He said it is rubbish to suggest that he and others have been bought to support the constitution amendment number bill 10 of 2019.

“I will not comment further on that rubbish,” he said.

Earlier, Prof Lungwagwa said no one could buy him to support Bill 10 and that every decision he had made was out of his conviction.

Meanwhile, YengaTech company owned by Danny Yenga has dismissed as malicious a

story in an online publication alleging that President Edgar Lungu has engaged the firm to bribe opposition MPs to support bill 10.

Company representative Emmanuel Chisanga said such assertions are false, baseless and malicious.

Mr Chisanga said the story is the work of the enemy whose intention is to malign Mr. Yenga, taint the professional standing of Yenga Tech Limited and bring the name of the head of State into disrepute.

"We wish to categorically state that at no time has Mr. Yenga or YENGATECH LTD been engaged by President Edgar Lungu or any one from Government," Mr Chisanga said.

He said Mr Yenga is a renowned business man who has been doing business for a very long time in a clean and professional manner in line with the laws of Zambia and in accordance with the best business practices devoid of any fraud or favours from anyone.”

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RUBBISH CLAIMS IT is lies, lies and more lies.

But we are not surprised over the change in tactics adopted by the anti-Bill 10 grouping seeing that they might not succeed in Parliament, by planting lies.

The anti-Bill 10 campaigners have resorted to try and question the conscience and integrity of those Members of Parliament from the opposition who support the bill.

They are now claiming that the Patriotic Front government has hired a privately-owned company, YengaTech, to try and bribe opposition MPs. Their motive is to show the public that the PF government is desperate to have Bill 10 passed and will resort even to bribery to succeed.

But we have no doubt that this smear campaign is directed at Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa, the UPND Nalikwanda MP. Prof Lungwangwa, with his Solwezi West counterpart Teddy Kasonso earned the UPND’s wrath when they refused to walk out of the National Assembly when Bill 10 was introduced in the House.

Another MP who defied his party was Mr Joseph Chishala, who represents Roan constituency on the National Democratic Congress ticket.

For the UPND, the action by Prof Lungwangwa and Mr Kasonso was open rebellion having defied express orders from their leader, Mr Hakainde Hichilema to have nothing to do with Bill 10.

For all its opposition, the UPND has not pointed out any clauses in Bill 10 on which it is uncomfortable.

It is this stance that majority of Zambians have found wanting, especially that they are not prepared to debate and argue their points in Parliament.

We have no doubt the smear campaign alleging bribery is coming with the blessings of the UPND. Prof Lungwangwa has described the bribery claims as rubbish.

Prof Lungwangwa, who was part of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 10, said he could not comment more as he had on several occasions justified his support for Bill 10.

He said it is rubbish to suggest that he and others have been bought to support the constitution amendment number bill 10 of 2019.

The Nalikwanda MP said no one could buy him to support Bill 10 and that every decision he had made was out of his conviction.

It is pathetic that in their desperate attempt to stop Bill 10, an innocent businessman has been accused of being used by the PF to bribe the MPs YengaTech company owned by Danny Yenga has dismissed as malicious the story in an online publication alleging that President Edgar Lungu has engaged the firm to bribe opposition MPs to support Bill 10.

A company representative, Mr Emmanuel Chisanga said such assertions are false, baseless and malicious. He said the story is the work of the enemy whose intention is to malign Mr. Yenga’s professional standing.

Zambians ought to remember that anti-Bill 10 campaigners should be monitored closely as they have shown they are prepared to use underhand methods to succeed.

It is surprising that even when the courts have ruled that the government has not broken any law in taking Bill 10 to parliament, they still want to show this is being done with a sinister motive.

With the full blessings of the UPND, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), Chapter One Foundation Limited, a non-governmental organisation, unsuccessfully petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare that the Constitution Amendment Bill 10 of 2019 violated national values and principles in the Constitution.

The Constitutional Court ruled otherwise but it seems for some groupings, the “war” is far from over, hence the changing of tactics.

The bottom line though is for Zambians to rubbish such claims.

ENVOY URGES ZAMBIA, DRC TO BOOST TRADE TIES From JACKSON MAPAPAYI in Lubumbashi

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AMBIA and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must take advantage of the proximity in market for various products that can be sold between the two countries.

Felix Siame, the Consul General in Lubumbashi, implored the business sector in both countries to maximise business opportunities.

He was speaking during a luncheon hosted by Katanga Province Governor Jack Kyabula Kitwa at his home for the delegation of business houses from Zambia which is on a two-day trade mission.

Mr Siame stated that there were various products and services that could be traded between the two countries.

He said business opportunities should be exploited to

the fullest for the benefit of both countries.

"That is why this trade mission was facilitated to allow companies from both countries to exchange notes on how they can go about business in either of the two countries," he said.

Mr Siame said that last week, the ministers of Commerce Trade and Industry of Zambia and DRC met in Ndola to look at the trade agreements between the two countries that were signed in 2012.

"And all this is being done to enhance formalise trade between the two countries," he said.

And Mr Kitwa, applauded the two heads of state of both Zambia and DRC for the efforts they are making in ensuring that the people in both countries were living in harmony.

Mr Kitwa said Katanga province has potential in

agriculture but that it has not been fully exploited.

He said that most of the people have concentrated much in the mining sector thereby rendering agriculture almost irrelevant.

He stated that as long as agro processing companies are not set up in Katanga province, they will continue knocking on the Zambian doors for agro products.

Katanga province Chamber of Commerce president Eric Monga Mumba said the business sector in the province was ready to partner with the Zambian entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy.

Earlier, North-Western Chamber of Commerce president Mukumbi Kafuta said the Zambian business sector was also ready to partner with their colleagues in Katanga and the entire DRC for the benefit of the two countries.

UPND preparing for national convention - Kakoma

By AARON CHIYANZO UPND says it will announce the date for its national convention once intra party elections at provincial level are concluded.

Party spokesperson, Charles Kakoma, said all positions including that of the party president would be up for grabs at the national convention.

Mr Kakoma said the party had already held intra party elections from ward level and that it also concluded in five provinces.

He said once the elections were concluded in the remaining five provinces, the UPND would then go for the national convention for the 2021 general elections.

Mr Kakoma said once UPND holds its national convention as required by the party constitution, the Patriotic Front (PF) would have nothing to use to de-campaign its rival.

He said that PF had been

Mr Kakoma using the convention to label UPND as an undemocratic party but that this time the ruling party would be put to “shame.”

“We will put PF to shame because we will soon go for a convention. It has been their campaign song that UPND does not go for conventions so we shall see what they will use against UPND. “We have done elections at ward, district and

constituency levels, and we’ve done five provinces. When we are done with the remaining five, we will go for the national convention,” Mr Kakoma said.

Mr Kakoma said members would be free to contest any position at the convention.

The UPND has been under fire from political opponents and continuously branded dictatorial for not holding its convention.

Boost mining to save economy, advises Musokotwane

By SILUMESI MALUMO LOW output in the mining sector has massively contributed to the slow growth of the economy, former Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has said.

He said there was urgent need to boost the mining sector for the Zambian economy to grow.

Dr Musokotwane, who is also UPND Liuwa Member of Parliament said mining operations had not expanded for the past years, negatively affecting the economic growth.

He was speaking in Parliament when Mines Minister Richard Musukwa presented the budget allocated to his ministry.

Dr Musokotwane indicated that the mining sector was the foundation of the country’s economy, therefore, if it remained static then the economy would be affected.

“The mining sector is the foundation of Zambia’s economy so if it is not handled well the economy will collapse.

Previous governments encouraged mining output to expand but it is not happening under this government.

“In 2011 the mining output was about two million metric tonnes but from that time to date it has dropped to 800, 000 metric tonnes. This is where the problem is,” he said.

Dr Musokotwane said “every year the mining taxes are increasing, this cannot allow investment in the sector.”

He appealed to Government to address the issues which were negatively affecting the mining operations to revive the dwindling economy.

Minister warns against media attacks

By SILUMESI MALUMO WE shall arrest unruly individuals who have a tendency to attack the media. No one will be let scot free because this is unacceptable, Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has warned.

Mr Kampyongo said his ministry was collaborating

with the Ministry of Information in order to create a conducive environment for media practitioners.

“We want to make sure that we create an environment where the media practitioners are protected from these unruly people,” he said.

The minister said in Parliament yesterday, “To

those who have been attacking radio stations, we will ensure that no one will be let scot free.

It is too much that people have a tendency of attacking people who are in these media houses,” the minister said.

And Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dora Siliya said it is very important to correct some misinformation,

stating that media management in Zambia was supported by laws and these laws were enacted in Parliament.

“So for some section of society to accuse the minister of closing a media house is very unfortunate because laws are applied when a media house goes against them,” Ms Siliya said.

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Chief Kizela welcomes new mine investors

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HIEF Kizela of the Kaonde people in Mufumbwe has said only the rightful owners that have been issued with a licence by the Ministry of Mines would be allowed to operate in his area.

The chief has also cautioned Kalengwa Copper and Gold Mining to exercise caution and vigilance in its mining activities as mining harms communities if not properly handled.

Chief Kizela has asked Government to assess how much damage has been caused to the environment and ensure that communities are properly informed about the potential benefits they will derive from the investor that has been issued with the mining rights.

Chief Kizela said the chiefdom would work with the government to effectively regulate the investor to be responsible to the community as it conducts its mining activities.

The chief said this in Lusaka yesterday at a media briefing.

He however stated that his chiefdom would carry out due diligence on the investor to avoid a violation on the rights of the people during the mining operation and ensure that they put mitigating steps in place.

He is hoping that the investors would also carry out its social corporate responsibility by constructing some schools, health centres and also sinking of boreholes as well as to create employment opportunities for the Mufumbwe community.

He called on Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa to ensure that preventive measures are taken care of and all mining activities are planned and carried out in a way that did not violate the rights of the local community and to avoid displacements and disruption of livelihoods.

Chief Chizela also thanked Government for providing a lasting solution over Kalengwa mine ownership wrangle that has deprived the district of development for two decades.

Speaking at press briefing held at Chrismar hotel, the chief’s representative said they will work with the investor who has mining rights at the mine and cautioned the investor to protect the rights of the local community.

Kalengwa Mineral Processing Limited has mining rights for the Mufumbwe mine which was contested in court

by Euro Africa Kalengwa Mine in partnership with Moxico Resources Limited.

The mining licence for Euro Africa Kalengwe Mine expired though they continued to operate for three years.

TH Happy 56th Independence Anniversary Zambia.

The Chairman, Board of Directors, Management and staff of Indo Zambia Bank wish to extend hearty felicitations to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the Government and the people of Zambia on the joyous occasion of Zambia’s 56th Independence Anniversary.

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with business persons

By FRANCIS ZIBA

MANAGING THE RISK OF CORRUPTION

ZAMBIA’S SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFAULT – THE RISKS WE NEVER SAW! T

HE Coronavirus pan- celeration the Institute of Risk an increase with over 6 billion selves scrambling to strengthdemic has created un- Management Zambia (IRM- meeting minutes on WebEx en their online presence. precedented uncertain- ZA) has been monitoring hosting in excess of 4 million Unfortunately, the only thing ty around human health, the several metrics that include meeting a day globally while their IT transparent manner. needed departments over-indebtedness.

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The challenges we and Zambia is no exception. codes of corporate conduct of corruption. communicated to staff from of suspected corruption casucts and services and the li- forms workforce to remote and vir- for Enterprise mobile apps However, this in most cases face as a country today offers We may not be in the worst be communicated Corruption breeds es that specifically border on tual quidity of businesses. workplace.

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How can businesses balGovernment and organof themeet overall

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New company registrations online are surging in SA, says FNB JOHANNESBURG - Online business registrations are surging in South Africa, says First National Bank, as South Africans change course to adapt to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on traditional businesses.

The country’s strict lockdown meant that mining and manufacturing ground to a halt for weeks. The impact on the hospitality sector was also devastating, resulting in job losses for many South Africans and a sharp economic decline.

The dire financial consequences for many have forced business owners to change their strategies and business plans in order to survive, with many using the lockdown period to either open their own personal services, or to formalise existing business for relief funding and operating permits, the bank believes.

FNB data shows an increase in the number of businesses using a government initiative where entrepreneurs use the BizPortal. gov.za website to register their new businesses at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

(CIPC).

Gauteng led with 44 percent of applications followed by KwaZuluNatal at 13 percent, Mpumalanga at 10 percent, and the Western Cape at nine percent.

“We are seeing a strong uptake through this portal as well as an increase in applications through our normal CIPC interactions, where clients can register a company on FNB’s website.

“This indicates that more and more entrepreneurs want to formalise their businesses in order take advantage of new opportunities presented as a result of Covid and further benefit from financial support provided by both private and public sector,” says Lauren Deva, head of sales for transactional products at FNB Business.

“When the BizPortal started, we initially had an average of 700 registrations a month. However, this significantly increased to 14, 000 registrations during the lockdown period, between April and end of August. On average 2, 800 businesses were registered per month via the portal,” says Deva.

– BUSINESS INSIDER SA.

Trump maintains bank account in China, says NY Times

Donald Trump, pictured here with President Xi Jinping, has portrayed China as a threat to the US

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has a Chinese bank account and spent years pursuing business projects in the country, the New York Times has reported.

The account is controlled

by Trump International Hotels Management and paid local taxes between 2013 and 2015.

It was set up "to explore the potential for hotel deals in Asia," according to a Trump spokesman.

Trump has been critical of

US firms doing business in China and sparked a trade war between the two countries.

The NY Times revealed the account after obtaining Trump's tax records, which included both personal and company financial details.

The newspaper's previous reports show he paid $750 in US federal taxes in 2016 and 2017, when he became president.

The Chinese bank account has paid out $188, 561 in local taxes.

BLAME COVID-19 …Ramaphosa stares down MPs blaming ANC - not Covid-19 - for economic ructions

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OHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa took exception to Members of Parliament from opposition parties blaming South Africa's economic troubles on decades of African National Congress leadership instead of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Ramaphosa was responding to a debate on the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, which he tabled in Parliament last week Thursday. The plan seeks to guide South Africa's recovery from the pandemic.

The pandemic and the subsequent national lockdown aimed at curbing its spread through the country has seen over twomillion jobs lost in the second quarter of this year, and a 16.4 percent contraction in the economy.

During the debate, Democratic Alliance MP and leader of the opposition John Steenhuisen said the ANC and the "longest, hardest and most unscientific lockdown" in the era of the Covid-19 world were to blame for South Africa's economic troubles.

"We are not trying to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 did not destroy our economy. We are

Trump has been critical of presidential candidate rival Joe Biden and his policies towards China in the lead-up to the US election, taking place on November 3.

The Trump administration has singled out Biden's son Hunter and made unsubstantiated claims about his dealings with China. Joe Biden's income tax returns and public financial disclosures show no business dealings connected to China.

Alan Garten, a lawyer for the Trump Organisation, described the NY Times story as "pure speculation" and said that it made "incorrect assumptions."

He told the paper that Trump International Hotels Management had "opened an account with a Chinese bank having offices in the United States in order to pay the local taxes."

"No deals, transactions or other business activities ever materialised and, since 2015, the office has remained inactive," Garten said.

"Though the bank account remains open, it has never been used for any other purpose," he told the NY Times.

The NY Times reported that Trump maintains foreign bank accounts in China, Britain and Ireland.

– BBC.

trying to recover from decades of bad governance by the ANC. It is disingenuous to suggest otherwise," said Steenhuisen.

Ramaphosa addressed Steenhuisen directly in his response to the debate, saying the DA MP did not object to the lockdown when it was introduced in March, with everyone agreeing it was imposed to save lives.

Ramaphosa said even countries that did not lock down for the pandemic had economic troubles.

"Had we not taken the measures that we did, which you supported, many more lives, as you admitted then, would have been lost. The economic impact would have been worse, and we would not have even been in a position to talk about any kind of economic recovery," said Ramaphosa.

United Democratic Movement MP Bantu Holomisa said it was unacceptable and immoral that the Public Investment Corporation is made to continue investing pension monies while those investments fail to bring about much needed economic development and job creation. – FIN24.

President Cyril Ramaphosa at SONA 2020.

HARARE - For the second week running, the Zimbabwe dollar was virtually unchanged against the US dollar at the weekly auction, shifting just one two hundreth of one percent to $81.3499 from last week’s $81.3458, a shift of just 0,41 of a Zimbabwean cent.

Since the middle of August, when the price discovery process of the early auctions reached a stable plateau, the weekly movement of the weighted average, which is now the official rate, has been trivial, exceeding one percent just once and that was a firming of the local currency.

The stable auction rate has been reflected in similar stability in the black market although recently the premium has been falling for cash-to-cash transactions as Zimbabweans and Zimbabwean businesses accept that the auction system has not only achieved a stable rate, but that all productive sectors can now access their foreign currency on the auctions at that stable rate.

The stable exchange rate has seen major stability in prices, effectively reducing monthly inflation to very low figures that are expected to drop even further.

The stability rests on the stable money supply of Zimbabwean dollars, a direct result of the fiscal and monetary discipline introduced by the Second Re-

Zimdollar remains solid

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public with the Government now living consistently on its tax receipts.

At Tuesday’s auction the highest bidder on the main auction offered $87.1 (almost a $1 down from last week’s $88.07) as bidders edge closer to the average, while the lowest bid remained at $79. All valid bids were accepted. On the SMEs auction the highest offered remained at $86, while the lowest accepted bid was also unchanged at $79.

Big corporations were allocated a total of US$27.05 million, all they asked for and the third highest allotment, while smaller businesses received a total of US$1.74 million, again all they asked for and the second highest on record.

The total foreign currency allocation was US$28.7 million marginally down from US$29.2 million last week but the drop was a slight cut in demand, since all bids that

met housekeeping rules were accepted as all valid bids were within the band deemed acceptable.

The main auction saw 223 successful bidders allocated the US$27.05 million with another 15 bids disqualified.

And on the SMEs board, 132 valid bidders received the total of US$1.74 million with another 14 disqualified. Bids for goods not on the priority list are rejected, as are bidders that have not sorted out the paperwork for past imports and exports. The number of rejected bids is also dropping weekly as almost all importers now routinely get their paperwork sorted out properly.

The foreign currency auction system-driven stability is expected to be the basis upon which the economy is expected to bounce in the coming year.

– THE HERALD, Zimbabwe.

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Central PF embarks on skills training

By SILUMESI MALUMO THE Patriotic Front (PF) in Central Province has engaged in imparting skills to various women cooperatives which will play a critical role in improving their welfare.

PF Central Province vice chairperson for mobilization, Charity Kapona has taken it up on herself to train women with various skills in order for them to be able to acquire available empowerment schemes which are being provided by government.

Ms Kapona observed that livelihoods would be enhanced once women were imparted with necessary skills.

Speaking when she handed over certificates to 10 cooperatives in Chunga

Ward of Katuba Constituency, Ms Kapona said this was the first step in ensuring the wellbeing of many people were improved.

Ms Kapona said imparting people with skills was the only way to success.

“A journey of thousands miles starts with one step and what we have done is the first step to your journey of changing your wellbeing.

I know many people had doubts but i can just say thank you very much for believing in me before you saw these certificates.

“You have the certificates today and you will be able to lobby for empowerment.

There is women empowerment which you can be able to access which will be able to change your wellbeing,” Ms Kapona said.

Meanwhile, Chunga Ward chairperson, Jane Nguni thanked President Edgar Lungu for bringing in the mobilisation committee because things had started to change in the constituency.

She said that efforts being made especially in supporting women was cardinal as it improve lives.

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UNICAF DANGLES K20M SCHOLARSHIPS

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N I C A F University has unveiled a scholarship programme worth K20 million for eligible Zambian students following in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The programme was timed to give current and future students an extra reason to celebrate the milestone of 56 years of national independence amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The scholarships to undergraduate and post-graduate eligible students in various fields would help to elevate Zambia’s prospects of making a swift rebound from the pandemic in particular, says Unicaf University in Zambia Vice Chancellor, Christine Phiri.

Dr Phiri expressed optimism that UNICAF would contribute to helping the Zambia’s constrained economy to grow through the scholarship programme.

She indicated that supporting students was a realistic path to building the future proud and free.

The theme of this year’s Independence Day celebrations is: “24th October, 2020, Zambia at 56. One land, One Nation – Building our Future Proud and Free.”

Dr Phiri said the Unicaf University scholarships

committed to Zambians would undoubtedly go a long way in helping to build a future Zambia, with united, proud and free citizens.

“It seems that we are in for the long haul with the pandemic,” she said.

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Cooperatives get empowerment certificates

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

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VER 30 cooperatives in Chilanga Constituency have been issued with certificates to benefit from Government's empowerment programmes.

Presenting the 33 certificates to beneficiaries, Chilanga Member of Parliament, Maria Langa, said the certificates would allow the people

Chilanga Member of Parliament, Maria Langa

in her constituency to benefit from Government empowerment schemes.

Ms Langa implored members of the cooperatives to combine and share ideas on which business they could do to uplift their livelihoods.

She said she was happy that the process to eradicating poverty in her constituency had started and urged cooperative members not to relent but apply for various empow-

erment schemes.

"Other countries like Israel have developed because of cooperatives. So, this is the right step in ending poverty.

Make sure you use your certificates to apply for various empowerment schemes,” she said.

Ms Langa encouraged members to work closely with her constituency leaders for further guidance should they face challenges in accessing

empowerment.

Meanwhile, Tiyeseko Cooperative representative, Alfred Sakala, thanked the MP and Government for the certificates and promised that they would be put to good use.

And Tioloke cooperative representative, Ainess Phiri, was elated that the Government was considering the poor people with empowerment schemes.

Respect judiciary, politicians told

By SIMON MUNTEMBA POLITICIANS should respect the independence of the judiciary and refrain from dragging Judges into politics, students in Zambia have said.

National students’ committee coordinator, Ibrahim Mwamba, advised political stakeholders to respect the judiciary and refrain from casting aspersions on its credibility.

He was reacting to some individuals who claimed NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili was not given a fair trial and that his conviction was politically motivated.

"As students our appeal to the politicians and other organization with the habit of dragging the Judiciary into politics is that they should stop it immediately.

“It is disappointing that some disgruntled people and political parties have accused the Government and judiciary of being

AVIC complains of theft at Ndola airport AVIC International Senior Consultant, Lei Yingqi is dismayed with the continued levels of theft of materials at the Copperbelt International airport site in Ndola.

Mr. Lei said the theft of materials is detrimental to progression of the works at the 397 million-US-Dollar aviation project.

In June this year, Mr. Lei reported theft of some cables to Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, who inspected works on the project.

He said despite engaging surrounding communities, employees and police on the matter, the unpatriotic people have continued breaking the wire fence.

But Copperbelt Police Commissioner, Charity Katanga said there is need to enhance internal security be-

behind the conviction of Mr Kambwili when the latter committed crimes which is very wrong because Zambia remains professional in dealing with judiciary matters," he said.

“It is disappointing that some disgruntled people and political parties have accused the Government and judiciary of being behind the conviction of Mr Kambwili when the latter committed crimes which is very wrong because Zambia remains professional in dealing with judiciary matters,” He said politicians should not commit crimes and hope to get away with it because the law was blind.

He Mr Kambwili was not above the law and that politicians should stop casting aspersions on the judiciary

fore talking about the police.

She has, however, assured that police will be ready to arrest such people provided they are furnished with adequate information.

Ms. Katanga has urged management at the new airport to properly furnish her office with all employees’ details so that police officers can easily follow up matters of such nature.

This came to light when a team from the Civil Aviation Authority toured the multi-million-dollar project to ascertain quality of works.

And Civil Aviation Authority Acting Board Chairperson, Patrick Nswana expressed satisfaction with the quality of works exhibited by the contractor so far.

Mr. Nswana said the authority has confidence in the contractor and consultants who are attached to undertake the works.

Works at the aviation project now stand at 80 percent overall completion. - ZNBC

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BY BICON ZAMBIA LIMITED ON THE STATUS OF THE COLUMN STRENGHENING WORKS TO THE OFFICE BLOCK ON SOCIETY BUSINESS PARK – 21ST OCTOBER 2020 This Press Release has been prepared by the Management of BICON Zambia Limited in order to provide the General Public and all the Stakeholders with the relevant background and information with respect to the ongoing Column Strengthening Works at the Office Block at the Society Business Park following the various statements and reports that have appeared in both the print and electronic Media with respect to this subject.

BACKGROUND The contract for the Re-Development of Society House and Central Arcades was executed in 2011 between the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) and Yangts Jiang Enterprises Limited (YJL) who in turn engaged a Team of Consultants in order to deliver the project as a “Design and Build” Turnkey Project. YJL was responsible for the construction of the works whilst the Consultants were responsible for the Design and Supervision of the Works. BICON Zambia Limited was responsible for the Design and Supervision of the Structural Engineering Works.

The scope of the project involved the conversion of the then existing 18-storey office block which was formerly occupied by the Zambia National Building Society into a 148-room hotel as well as the demolition of Central Arcades and the construction of a Retail Mall, Parkade and an Office Block on top of the parkade.

QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION As part of the various quality control measures adopted during the implementation of the project, YJL engaged the University of Zambia (UNZA) and Wade Adams as an independent laboratory responsible for the testing of the concrete works on the project. All the results made available by YJL from Wade Adams to the Structural Engineers during the implementation of the project were found to be satisfactory.

FAILURE OF COLUMN T5 ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF THE OFFICE BLOCK AND SUBSEQUENT INTERVENTIONS The entire Society Business Park Project was completed on a sectional basis starting with the Retail Mall and Parkade in 2016, followed by the Office Block in 2017 and then the Hilton Garden Inn in 2018. It must be noted that the 18-storey hotel block structure is totally independent from the rest of the development which was constructed in the 1978.

On the 13th of October 2019, one column on the 1st floor failed by way of crushing at the intersection of the column and slab which also and as a result of the failure stressed the three neighbouring columns on the 1st floor level. As a precautionary measure, the Owners of the Building NAPSA ordered an evacuation of the Tenants of the office block in order to facilitate a detailed examination of the office block structure.

In-Situ tests on the failed columns found that the actual concrete strength of the columns were lower than the specified concrete strength on the Structural Engineering

Drawings. A detailed examination of the rest of the columns at Society Business Park Office Block found that the other columns were not showing any signs of stress following the failure of the column at the 1st floor. The columns affected at 1st floor were thereafter strengthened by casing them in steel columns in order to significantly enhance their load bearing capacity.

The repairs to the failed and stressed columns on the 1st floor were inspected by all the stakeholders including the Independent Engineer, the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACEZ), the National Council for Construction (NCC), NAPSA as well as all the relevant stakeholders including the print and electronic Media.

NAPSA subsequently engaged the services of an Independent Consultant to undertake a detailed investigation in order to determine the structural integrity of the entire office block and the supporting parkade structure below.

The summary of the Independent Engineers findings are as follows:1.

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The slabs for the parkade and the office block were found to have adequate capacity to carry the design load, Although not showing any signs of stress, 153 columns in the parkade and office block out of a total of 258 columns which carry the parkade and office block had column capacities lower than the design capacity due to lower concrete strengths than the specified concrete strength.

This entailed that all these columns have been earmarked to be strengthened in order to increase the load bearing capacity and factor of safety of the columns.

In view of the foregoing, BICON Zambia as the Design Structural Engineers were required to submit a proposal for the strengthening of the columns identified by the Independent Engineer.

BICON Zambia thereafter engaged the services of a Specialist Concrete Company from South Africa called Mapei in order to design a concrete strengthening solution based on the required column loads. Mapei South Africa design a column strengthening solution using the Mapei Product which is manufactured in Italy to strengthen existing concrete structures and is used extensively in Africa and all over the World.

The Independent Engineer requested that Mapei submit calculations for the column strengthening works for their review. In addition to the foregoing, the Independent Engineer also requested that a sample column be strengthened on site using the Mapei Product and that the Mapei Materials be tested by an Independent Laboratory in Zambia in order to confirm that the strength of the materials which were assumed in the Mapei calculations can actually be achieved.

Subsequently a sample column was constructed on

site and inspected by all the Stakeholders including the Independent Engineer, EIZ, ACEZ, NCC, including the print and electronic Media. EIZ, ACEZ and NCC were encouraged to conduct their own regular inspections of the column strengthening works in order to kept up todate with progress.

The Independent and certified Laboratory at Rankin Engineering Consulting Engineers has todate been used to test all the Mapei Materials. The Independent Engineer granted approval for all the columns strengthening works to be used on the columns which were identified for strengthening using the Mapei Product.

Following the approval of the methodology for the column strengthening works, 80% of the columns to be strengthened have since been completed. Site Progress Meetings which are attended by the Independent Engineer, BICON Zambia, NAPSA and the Contractor to review the progress of the column strengthening works as well as the Test Results of the Mapei Materials are held monthly.

CONCLUSION In conclusion, EIZ has on three occasions with other stakeholders visited the site and have been kept informed of the column strengthening works. In addition to the foregoing, BICON Zambia has on several occasions shared with EIZ and NCC copies of the reports in connection with the column strengthening works. BICON Zambia has also attended a hearing called for by EIZ in connection with this project.

The Contractor who has taken over from YJL who is currently executing the column strengthening works under the full-time supervision of BICON Zambia is working diligently in order to complete the column strengthening works on site as soon as possible. The Independent Engineer contracted by NAPSA is also providing regular oversight and closely monitoring the ongoing works on site. Based on the current programme, the column strengthening works are expected to be completed in December 2020.

EIZ as the Regulator of the engineering industry has unfettered access to the site to inspect the ongoing works and to request from us any information, they may wish to obtain with respect to the ongoing works to enable them issue informed statements to the public with respect to this project.

BICON Zambia Limited

RENATUS MUSHINGE CEO/Managing Director

BROADRICK MASESA Associate Director/ Project Structural Engineer

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PRESIDENTIAL PARDON OR PAROLE? Dear Editor,

THERE is a world of difference between a prisoner being released on Presidential Pardon and Parole. Let me break it down simply as follows; In 1994, prominent lawyer Edward Jack Shamwana, announced his candidature to contest the Mumbwa parliamentary by-election, a few years after he was pardoned for treason by President Kenneth Kaunda.

But another lawyer-cum-politician, Levy Patrick Mwanawasa attacked his colleague and called him an ex-convict. Shamwana sued Mwanawasa for defamation of character in the Lusaka High Court.

In that case, the court explained the meaning of a presidential “absolute and unconditional pardon” - it simply erases the conviction completely! Your record is discarded as if you never committed the offence and the rights and privileges that you enjoyed are installed. Unless - off course - if the release was conditional.

(See Edward Jack Shamwana v Levy Patrick Mwanawasa - 1994/SJ/93).

On the other hand, a release on parole is

governed by the Prisons Act, Volume 7 of Chapter 97 of the Laws of Zambia and in particular Statutory Instrument No. 101 of 2008.

In there, it empowers prison authorities to place certain prisoners on parole for good behaviour (among other things) and be released to serve the remainder of their prison term outside jail. In this scenario, the conviction remains! And the President does not get involved in making that pardon like in the earlier example given.

Parole is used as part of the system of decongesting prisons for good mannered prisoners - this is why the name was changed to “correctional services” as opposed to prison. The aim is to reform.

Whether parole and presidential pardon should be available for murder convicts is subject for another discussion suffice to say that Shamwana (and others) who were treason-convicts and on the death row benefitted from the presidential pardon! So, parole is done by the National Parole Board under the Prisons Act while Presidential pardon is done by the Head of State under the Constitution of Zambia with advice from the Prerogative of Mercy Committee.

DICKSON JERE.

Women and youth representation in Parliament Dear Editor, THE Continental Leadership Research Institute (CLRI) calls on all political parties to ensure that more youths and women are adopted for representation in the 2021 elections at local government and parliamentary elections.

The institute has taken time to study the trend of adoption for elections across all political parties. Currently, parliament has less than three MPs who can be considered youths out of the 156 members and 13 percent who are women represented at parliamentary level which is very worrying.

We are aware that majority of population of Zambia is composed of youths and women but despite being in the majority youths are not well represented at parliamentary and local government level.

The only role that youths have been given is the role of being political cadres that are promoting violence as four women their role has been to sing praise songs for their leaders at ceremonial occasions and nothing meaningful. This trend is retrogressive and has to change in 2021 elections.

It recognises that there a number of factors that limit youths and women to participate in political processes who are aspiring for public office.

We call on all political parties to ensure that youths and women are considered in their adoption processes by creating deliberate internal policies that promote youths and women representation.

Parties should relax some internal processes for adoption for youths just as ECZ as made the fees for youths and women not to be uniform, such deliberate policies should be adopted by political parties and a certain percentage of adopted candidates should be allocated to youths and women.

Youths and women should be very conscious of which parties are pro youth and women in their approach to representation and not be used as tools of propaganda and violence but should demand to play more meaningful roles such as representative roles.

Youths shouldn’t settle for anything less and should aim at realising their hidden potential and should not allow being used for wrong reasons.

The issue of representation is key to development, the calibre of our representative directly affects the kinds of policies and level of development we are to achieve therefore our call is a solidified unity among youths and women to advocate for meaningful representation as a by-partisan issue in Zambia before the 2021 elections and should only support political parties that have clear policies regarding youth and women representation in 2021 elections.

MUNDIA PAUL HAKOOLA, Mandela Washington Fellow, Executive Director, Continental Leadership Research Institute.

Stop spreading lies Dear Editor WE wish to inform the general public that the story carried by Koswe Online Media alleging that President Edgar Lungu has engaged YENGATECH LTD, a company owned by Mr. Danny Yenga to bribe UPND Members of Parliament to support Bill 10 is false, baseless and extremely malicious.

This is the work of the enemy whose intention is to malign Mr. Yenga, taint the professional standing of YENGATECH LTD and bring the name of the Head of State into disrepute and public odium.

We wish to categorically state that at no time has Mr. Yenga or YENGATECH LTD been engaged by President Lungu or any one from Government or the Patriotic Front with an intention to bribe any Member of Parliament to support Bill 10 or any other Bill for that matter.

Mr. Yenga is a renowned businessman who has been doing business for a very long time in a clean and professional manner in line with the laws of Zambia and in accordance with the best business practices devoid of any fraud or favours from anyone.

We wish to confirm that our legal team is studying the matter and appropriate action shall be taken to redress the situation accordingly.

EMMANUEL CHISANGA, Company Representative.

NESAWU to sue power firm over dismissals

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE National Energy Sector and Allied Workers Union (NESAWU) has threatened to sue Elsewedy Electric Limited over the dismissal of 16 employees in Ndola.

Elsewedy Electric recently fired 16 out of 36 employees, among them, nine union branch executive Committee members for what the company termed as an illegal strike. But according to NESAWU, the findings by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security indicated that the company unfairly dismissed the employees without following disciplinary procedures.

NESAWU General Secretary, Manson Mtambo, blamed Elsewedy management for failing to address the grievances employees.

The firm, he said, had over accrued pension benefits which it had allegedly failed to remit to Buyantanshi Pension Scheme as agreed during negotiations with the

union. Mr Mtambo said in Ndola yesterday that should Elsewedy refuse to reinstate the 19 affected members, NESAWU would go to court to seek redress.

"We as NESAWU also protested against the company’s failure to uphold the rules of natural justice by giving the alleged offenders the right to be heard.

“During the disciplinary process, the company failed to adhere to the provisions of the disciplinary code, contracts of employment and labour laws," he said.

Mr Mtambo labelled the dismissals of the workers as pure victimisation of unionised employees, which amounted to a violation of Section 5 of the Industrial and Labour Relations Act. He complained that company management issued instructions to lock out 36 workers and later termed the act as an illegal strike instead of addressing them over the accrued pension benefits for the period between 2009 and 2014.

Friday 23 October, 2020 14 GREEN PARTY CHALLENGES STATE OVER FUEL WOES

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

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HE Green Party has challenged Energy Minister, Mathew Nkhuwa, to tell the Zambian people the truth on the current fuel situation in the country.

And the party has attributed the artificial shortage of the commodity to the deterioration of the Zambian Kwacha.

The fuel shortage entered third day yesterday as long queues characterised the few service stations that had the commodity on the Copperbelt.

But Mr Nhkuwa said there

was no need for panic-buying of the commodity, stating that there was adequate supplies.

Green Party president Peter Sinkamba said the government was trying to downplay a big problem when it was very apparent that fuel had run out.

Mr Sinkamba was speaking to the Daily Nation in Kitwe yesterday.

"Government should stop giving excuses but sort out the matter as soon as possible because this is a big problem that requires serious intervention. The fuel crisis is there in the country," he said.

Mr Sinkamba observed that the problem would continue worsening as long as

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Zambian delegation targets DRC trade deals

By JACKSON MAPAPAYI A delegation of Zambians arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a two-day trade mission in which business deals are expected to be clinched The mission is aimed at exploring business opportunities in the vast neighbouring country in sectors such as agriculture, mining, trade and commerce and manufacturing.

North-Western Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry is leading the trade team with some companies from the Copperbelt, Lusaka joining the North-Western province team.

During its two day stay in that country, the delegation

the dollar kept going high and the fuel prices remained static.

He stated that the shortage of the commodity indicated that the Government was about to increase the prices due to the deterioration of the local currency.

Mr Sinkamba challenged Government to come out in the open and inform the nation the truth on the cause of the fuel shortage.

"Let them tell us the truth unlike just waking up one day and telling the nation that fuel prices have been increased. People need to be given ample time to prepare themselves because the truth of the matter is that prices will be increased," he said. would tour mining operations, open trade areas like markets, chain stores among others in Lubumbashi.

Chamber President, Mukumbi Kafuta, urged members of the delegation to take advantage of the trip and tap into the DRC market.

He told the delegation upon arrival that DRC has a huge market for Zambian products, hence the need to tap into the vast market.

The delegation would also be privileged to have trade business talks with various authorities as well as the business community in Lubumbashi.

"As you may be aware, this trip is basically to tap into the DRC market in various sectors because most of these sectors are open," he told the delegation.

Lusaka Chamber of Commerce vice-president, Edgar Chibuye, advised the delegation to follow all the regulations put in place by authorities in that country.

"We have to follow their culture, what they believe in," he said.

More women apply for land

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA THE number of women applying for land in the country has increased, Lands Minister Jean Kapata has observed.

Ms Kapata told the Daily Nation in Kitwe that Government had for a long time been advising women to apply for land so that they could own property.

The Minister has since called on councils countrywide to prioritize women each time land became available for recommendation to the Ministry of Lands.

"We have mostly been advising our women to apply for

land especially in rural areas where there is still enough land compared to urban land and we will continue encouraging them," she said.

Ms Kapata noted that women’s economic empowerment was essential in promoting equality between women and men and was a precondition for sustainable development and pro-poor growth.

She stated that women’s economic empowerment could be achieved through equal access to and control over economic resources and opportunities.

The, she noted, was one sure way of eliminating structural gender inequalities.

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RETIREMENT BENEFITS, JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC REVIVAL IN A PANDEMIC E T

HEthis other I ARLY year,day, a letter listened to one of went viral, purportedly Zambia’s written by the survivTeaching ing iconic foundService Commission ing fathers, Mr of Zambia in which teachers Sikota givingretirement an inwere toldWina, that their terview Thethe censhould beon in radio. line with protral thrust hisatindepenvisions of theof Law the time of dence message, as Zambia their employment! celebrates 56 years stateIn this regard, allofteachers hood, wasbefore on peace, employed 2015unity when and patriotism. the Law on retirement age was These arefrom the fundamenammended 50 years for tal ethos with which early retirement and 55Zambia years for can have hope and confinormal retirement to 55 years dence achieve 60 national for early to retirement, years for normal retirement and 65 huyears prosperity and ultimate for latedevelopment. retirement, would have man to leave the teaching He reminded usservice! of the It is commonly argued that ultimate sacrifice that Zamthe law does not work in retbia’s founding mothers and rospect! fathers This mademeant at thethat altarthose of supporting the removal of the national liberation.

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The Attorlosing peace and unity is ney General assured there as easy as one shoutthat by one was nothing to worry about. careless, misguided individ-

ual, and all hell can break loose!

This reminds me of Zambia’s foundingthe President, Dr FOLLOWING 2008 global Kennethcrisis, David Buchizya financial Enterprise Risk Kaunda’s common Management (ERM) cliches emerged as a critical issue in the most varied sectors of industry organisations. Today, with the world crippled by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the practice is now considered as the must have tool for the enhancement of corporate governance that should strengthen sound decision-making processes.

Firstly, it may be important to draw a distinction between the traditional risk management and enterprise risk management. As obvious as it may appear, it is the word “Enterprise” that makes the difference. Traditional risk management is a bottom-up process that focuses primarily on losses, costs and the negative side of risk; heavy on compliance and specification and mainly reactive. While enterprise risk management, on the other hand, has a much broader scope as it considers all the risk factors faced by the organisation, and it helps the Board and management make informed decisions according to its acknowledged risk appetite.

While ERM like the traditional risk management does consider compliance it is a top-down process that prevents and mitigates losses and looks for opportunities in adversity for the organization thereby creating value and ensuring that the organisation’s objectives are met with minimal disruptions.

ERM is a bigger picture risk management that adopts a holistic approach to managing risk, placing it within a portfolio of things that need to be managed in order that the organization achieves its objectives.

While individual departments

One of the challenges that the change of retirement age from 55 to 60 years entailed was holding back retirement for five years for workers who should otherwise have retired and been paid off and replaced by new workers.

This matter has brought a window of opportunity for Zambia to resolve a long standing dilemma of how to pay off retired public servants, create jobs for so many of our youths and in turn revive the economy.

A key factor that motivated the state to increase the retirement age was to open a moratorium window during which to mobilise resources to pay off the huge backlog of retirees inherited from the previous administration in 2011. Unfortunately this has not materialised.

Instead a mountain of unpaid retirement benefits has accumulated. Remember, a double-edged sword was created by popular acclaim among workers, labour unions and others when the Zambian Parliament, riding on the popularity among workers and labour unions, had accepted a clause in the 2016 Constitution, of retaining retirees on the payroll until their benefits had been paid.

This retention on the payroll of unpaid retirees created a resource drain problem. The state

and other employers have to pay two salaries for one job for as long as retirees’ benefits remain unpaid; that is one salary for the retiree and another salary for the job holder! This, coupled with the nation’s mounting external debt obligations, has put the state in a dilemma.

The onset of Covid-19 in Zambia in mid-March has left Zambia’s labour landscape in a helpless situation of sorts.

Therefore, it is imperative to pose the inevitable questions; what is the way forward? How does Zambia get out of this entanglement?

Firstly, it is important to note that the situation is not irredeemable; it can be salvaged.

Several permutations can be looked at to create a win-win situation for all – retirees, the government, unemployed youths and the nation at large! How can this be achieved?

First and foremost, the government should see paying off retirees from the perspective of killing several birds with a stone, and as a major stimulus package for the retirees to turn their benefits into investible capital to play a pivotal role in reviving the Covid-19-ravaged economy quickly. There are three possible sources to finance the retirement packages: From within the national

ZAMBIA AT 56: budget by sacrificing some capital projects; The government can approach some local pension houses for a loan to finance this; or The government can approach some international cooperating partners for a grant or a soft loan specifically to sort out this problem.

Several years ago, Tanzania owed its workers in public institutions colossal sums of money.

The Tanzanian government of President Josiah Kikwete borrowed US$100 million from the World Bank and paid off all its workers in public learning institutions. Zambia can do the same. There are several benefits

that Zambia can accrue from clearing retirees on the public service payroll: It will save resources – from paying two people for one job to paying only one person for that job; The freed resources can be used to employ fresh graduates from colleges and universities without injecting fresh funds into the payroll; thus reducing the current high unemployment among Zambian youths currently roaming the streets; Thousands of jobs will also be created as many retirees will invest their retirement benefits in start-ups, some will boost their existing businesses while others

compatriots, about the essence of peace, unity and patriotism as cardinal credentials for national development.

He always quoted the holy Bible about “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This is the basis of peace, unity, patriotism and overall human development.

Where humans are united, they practice team work; where humans have a common sense of patriotism, they are bound to achieve peace and prosperity. Where these attributes are lacking, humans are bound to reap bitterness, divisiveness, impunity, petty jealousies, conflict, violence chaos, and untold misery is bound to consume such a society.

Those who rise against others are bound to face the same in due course. The old English adage says “those who kill by the sword, by the sword they shall also die!”

Presently, Zambia is witnessing unprecedented levels of hate speech, insults, political outmanoeuvring, smear campaigns, mudslinging and even violence.

As we approach the August 2021 national elections, a crescendo of these vices may heighten, and all of us are witnesses; some video-filming, and others cheering and to take account of risk impliululating, as political cadres cationsone on another! their objectives or a outdo lack of that could result The levelprocess of intolerance in failure. and hate seems to be increasthe ingTobyintegrate the day. ERM Some into of our strategic leaders planningare process, political treatingorganisations need to ensure that the 2021 elections like they the risk information is current, will be the only and last, final complete and reliable.

For this ever elections; and whoevpurpose, robust procedures of er wins will rule forever, and risk assessments, treatment and

those who lose will never rise and contest, and even win future elections!

This way of doing our politics is not right, it is wrong, it is inhuman. On October 18, 2020, the National Day of Prayer, while some were praying, others were busy fretting, cursing and even plotting. This is not good for our nation, nor for our posterity.

When nations embark on such trajectories, they are on a sure highway to self-immolation. Realisation of the folly of such actions only dawns when too much damage has been occasioned and too much blood spilled.

The protagonists only come to their senses when too many innocent souls have been lost or maimed and property gone up in flames. They come to their senses when international human rights bodies fish them out of their hiding places to face justice for human rights abuses.

To date NAZI, Srebrenica and Rwanda genocide culprits are still being smoked out of hiding and being paraded at the International Criminal Court to answer for their abuses. The ICC targets all abusers, whether in government or in opposition!

In a resource-endowed monitoring need to it have a pracnation like Zambia, is not tical narrative them. Suitable uncommon for toforeign elemonitoring of all risks, through ments to incite pandemonikeybecause risk indicators, enables orum, it is an excellent ganisations to foresee potential recipe for whetting the appeproblems.

If the risklooters, tolerance tite of international tends to exceed levels,and alarm marauders, mercenaries bells can be triggered.

Thus, pillagers of natural resources. organisations the opporThey enticehave citizens, tunity to review the treatment through various covert and strategy given to the risk, which

PEACE, UNITY, PATRIOTISM AND ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION

back in the days, about “One Zambia, One Nation… man west, man east, man south, man north,” all being equal

and created in God’s own image.

President Kaunda always reminded us, and so did his

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Why organisations need to integrate enterprise risk management into their strategic planning process? or business units usually deal with their own risks, ERM needs everyone to be involved from frontline staff to Board level, to make it truly effective. Risk management is ostensibly undertaken with the objective of preventing loss while ERM has other, more far-reaching reasons, like lowering the organisation’s risk and increasing sustainability as this has the effect of gaining savings and increasing value for the firm in the long run Although ERM, generally speaking may still be an ongoing process in most private institutions and more recently in the public sector, it has moved out of a reactive or panic-driven mode to become more predictive and proactive. Siloed approaches are being abandoned in favor of more collaborative, holistic and integrated frameworks.

The risk management function now assumes a more strategic role in organisations. It is increasingly being recognized as a guidance provider on the path ahead, mitigating critical risks and allowing companies to grow sustainably in the long term.

Strategy formulation on the

other hand is the main part of the strategic planning process and a robust ERM framework must provide relevant risk information for decision-makers so as to reduce the possibility of selecting a mistaken strategy or overlooking an important one. Organisations need integrate the risk framework into their strategic planning process

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56 years

As Zambia celebrates yearsoperationa of in the end56 improves and financial performance. freedom and unTo add value to the creation interrupted peace of the business strategy and to set the tone of the organisation’ and tranquility, we strategic objectives, it is no must all bear in mind enough to just conduct a stra that tegicwe riskinherited assessmenta or even having a risk discussion at the peaceful, unitary strategy setting meeting, there nation.

Citizens have is much more that organisation entrusted with need to do. some Most organization who follow that way of doing political leadership things find it difficult to relate roles ruling if the (both objectives have and not been defined or wellbecause documented o opposition) measured.

Strategic they genuinely be-planning that is risk-based helps to define lieve thatproposition their leadthe value that the business brings the market ers mean welltofor and the way in which organi them and for their sations intend to distinguish posterity. themselves from other compet

itors.

For most organisations, thi As Zambia celebrates 56 the may not be obvious from years of freedom outset, but as and the uninprocesse terrupted peacetraction and tranof ERM gains and it quility, we must bear in fal frameworks andallsystems mind that organisations we inheritedwill a see into place, peaceful, unitary nation. its risks being holistically man Citizens have entrusted aged. What happens also is tha some with political leaderorganisations see the develop ship ruling and mentroles of an(both appropriate risk cul opposition) because they ture throughout its value chains genuinely believe thatERM theirdoe Ultimately, what leaders meanthe well for them in is support organisation and theirtoposterity. its for efforts “get ahead of the As we and gear take up foradvantage the Au- o curve” gust 2021 general elections, opportunities.

Properly applied ERM becomes athat decision-mak let us remember we are tool that has ability to ininggovernment orthe opposibecome embedded in the tion leadership positions on cul of the organisation, ature covenant of trust with the in tegrate with its strategies and Zambian people. objectives, and leverage on it Remember, patriots never resources to improve perfor fight one another, they band mance, and spur attack growth, give it a together a comcompetitive edge, mon enemy, in ourand casemaintain beits mistrust, sustainability. ing hatred and the

weakening economy and its For comments and feedback sibling the Covid-19. contact: fziba@irmza.org

Friday 23 October, 2020

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IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY

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AIROBI Kenyans will have an influential president with sweeping powers to hire and fire his Cabinet at will, should proposed changes pass through a referendum.

The much-publicised Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) report received by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga at Kisii State Lodge, proposes a Head of State who will appoint the Cabinet, including the Prime Minister and two deputies.

The president will have the last say in appointing the PM from the Majority party in the National Assembly, as he/she will nominate the candidate for approval and if rejected a second time, he/she will

proceed to choose the person without further reference to the House.

“The PM may be dismissed by the President or through a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly,” reads the

report.

The report by the Steering Committee, chaired by Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji, also seeks to have a mixed Cabinet composed of Members of the National

Tshisekedi boosts influence with new constitutional court judges KINSHASA Three Constitutional Court judges selected by Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi were sworn in on Wednesday after months of delay, granting him greater influence over lawmaking and election issues and riling his coalition partner.

The appointments mark a major victory for Tshisekedi over his long-serving predecessor Joseph Kabila, who has sought to maintain sway over the nine-judge court since leaving power in 2019. Each man now has four judges likely to back him, analysts said.

Tshisekedi and Kabila formed a coalition government following Democratic Republic of Congo’s disputed 2018 election, but their partnership has soured.

The swearing in of the judges by parliament could deepen their rift, the analysts said, potentially damaging efforts to solve Congo’s many security and economic problems and attract investment in its copper, cobalt and gold mines, oil fields and vast forests.

Tshisekedi flashed a smile and a v-sign for victory on entering parliament on Wednesday for a ceremony

delayed by months of debate over the legality of the appointments.

“I acknowledge your swearing in and congratulate you,” he told the judges after they took their oaths.

Kabila’s FCC political alliance, which controls the senate and national assembly, said the appointments were unconstitutional and boycotted the ceremony.

It argues that Tshisekedi made space on the court by forcing out one judge before the end of his term and promoting two others to another court against their will, charges the president denies.

“The appointments and replacements of the judges concerned ... are null and of no effect,” the FCC said in a statement on Tuesday.

Assembly and technocrats and exonerates principal secretaries (PSs) from parliamentary vetting.

This will be a departure from the current pure presidential system, where ministers are appointed outside parliament and work at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

However, it closely mirrors the independent constitution, which had a hybrid system of government and was overwhelmingly voted out by Kenyans in 2010, ushering the present constitution.

On Wednesday, Uhuru and Raila drummed up support for the document, saying it is not just creating positions for individuals but addressing challenges ailing the nation. – THE STANDARD, Kenya.

Greater control of the court could shield the president from impeachment and strengthen his hand when fighting off political challenges from the FCC-controlled legislature. – REUTERS.

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BRIEFS Bushiris remain in custody over R102m fraud, money laundering case JOHANNESBURG - The State’s case against self-proclaimed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, his wife Mary Bushiri and a third accused, Landiwe Ntlokwana, has been rolled over to today.

They appeared in the Pretoria Central Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They faced charges of fraud, theft and money laundering relating to an amount of R102 million. – NEWS24.

SADC calls for end to Zim sanctions

HARARE - Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West led by the United States and Britain continue to impede economic progress in the country and the southern African region as a whole and should be lifted, Stergomena Tax, Southern African Development Community (SADC) executive secretary, said on Wednesday.

Speaking ahead of SADC’s Anti-Sanctions Day scheduled for October 25, Tax said the sanctions continued to have a far-reaching ruinous impact on Zimbabwe and the region. – XINHUA.

Veep promises justice for Lagos shooting victims

ABUJA - Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has promised justice to demonstrators who were killed or injured on Tuesday during a protest in the commercial hub of Lagos. Some policemen were also killed in confrontations with protesters.

The vice-president’s reassurance of justice to the victims follows worldwide condemnation of the crackdown on protesters - who initially wanted police reforms but have broadened their demands to include reforms to the way the country is run. – BBC.

Ex president Buyoya rejects murder conviction

ADDIS ABABA - Former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, who is the current High Representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel, “rejected” on Wednesday his conviction in absentia in Burundi to life imprisonment for the murder of his predecessor Melchior Ndadaye in 1993.

According to Buyoya, the trial was conducted “in violation of the Arusha Accords” and was neither “fair” nor “equitable” as the rights of the defence were allegedly violated. – AFRICANEWS.

Guinean opposition supporters clash with police CONAKRY - Young supporters of Guinean opponent Cellou Dalien Diallo, who has declared himself the winner of the presidential election, clashed with police on Wednesday in the Wanindara district of the country’s capital Conakry.

African election monitors said Tuesday that Guinea’s weekend election was conducted properly, but the political opposition to incumbent Alpha Conde, which has already claimed victory, dismissed it as fraudulent.

Preliminary results for four of the country’s 38 voting districts released by electoral commission chief Kabinet Cisse late on Tuesday showed a strong lead for Conde over his main challenger Cellou Dalein Diallo, who had claimed victory Monday. In three of the four districts, Conde secured more than the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff vote, although an electoral commission official told AFP it was “impossible to extrapolate” to the final national result, expected later this week.

“Alpha Conde is doing everything possible to change ballot-box results in his favour” Diallo’s campaign director Fode Oussou Fofana had earlier told reporters in the capital Conakry.

The opposition campaign has been setting the stage for an election dispute, with Fofana accusing the government of “large-scale fraud” in counting ballots from the hotly contested October 18 poll. Conde, 82, is seeking a controversial third presidential term, a move that has triggered months of deadly unrest in the West African nation.

Augustin Matata Ponyo, the African Union’s head of mission in Guinea, said the ballot took place “in transparency” while the head of the West African ECOWAS monitoring mission said the vote was lawful.

Celebrations in Conakry of Diallo’s self-proclaimed victory quickly descended into violent clashes with security forces, in which several youngsters were shot dead, opposition officials said.

Meanwhile in a seeming response to Diallo’s selfproclaimed win, security forces dressed in riot gear surrounded his house in the capital. He tweeted that he was trapped inside. – AFRICANEWS.

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affinity decreases as you move down the group, hence the reactivity of halogen decreases as you go down the group.

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Reaction with metals

Halogens react with alkali metals to alkali metal halides Example 1 (a) K + F2 2 KF § It is used as a protective gas for semi2NBr (b) Na + Br2 § conductors It is used as a protective gas for semi§ Halogens react with transition metals to Friday Friday (b) Neon conductors form metal halides of higher oxidation state.

23 October, 2020 October 2, 2020 § It is used to make high-voltage (b) Neon Example 2 § indicators It is used to make high-voltage 2FeI3 (a) 2Fe + 3I2 § It is used to make coloured indicators § Displacement reaction. A halogen that is signsto TO 1. Men, women, and children were herded into the SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE (c) He tries but seldom succeeds.

ANSWERS LESSON 22 § advertising It is used make coloured more reactive displaces the less reactive huge auditorium. § It is used assigns a refrigerant TOPIC: STRUCTURE Note: The words and, or, and but are called conjuncadvertising halogen from the aqueous solution that has Underline the subject (simple subject) and the verb tions (joining words).

2. Can serious music and jazz appeal to the same(c) Argon SUB-TOPIC: COMPOUND CONSTRUCTIONS § in It each is used asfollowing a refrigerant its ions. of the sentences. person?3 § It is used in electric filament bulbs Group VII and VIII Elements They were earlier discussed.

TEACHER: Anthony Simukonde (c) Argon Example Example: and tube filament bulbs 3. The great highways and trunk roads have increased § It is flourescent used in electric (a) Cl2(g) + 2NaBr(aq) Introduction Group VII elements are commonly known as phrase is compound, the auxiliaries When a verb are the deep of the sky agas solitary eagle soared the rate of automobile travel. § Against It is flourescent used as ablue shield inert for arc and tube 2NaCl(aq) + Br2(aq) oftengroup omitted in the second (third, etc.) part of the lazily.

The word compound means having two or more halogens.

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Table (Actually it had departed, but the had is not repeated.)Example 4 A dog of that size a tremendous 6. Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear are usually consid(a) Basketball and netball are challenging Name Chemical formula showing some elements. great tragedies of Shakespeare. football as the national sport. (b) The book has been praised and (a) Cl + 2H2O(l) ered the fourHCl(aq) + 4. Sechelani, wear your overalls today.

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VII in elements] Exercise Uses of Halogens[ group 9.

There were three cows and a new-born calf in the § Chlorine is added into water during water Underline the compound subjects and predicates, if pasture. any, in each of the following sentences

purification to kill germs and bacteria

7. The little boat pitched violently on the choppy water.

8. Haven’t you any copies of the latest edition?

There are manybetween stories about the origin of the (a) State 9. one similarity element Z and Christmas tree.

§ Flourine is added in 10. water tooth Haveto youprevent seen or heard anything about the con- Neon(Ne) (b) The story well and continues This entails Example: Halogens arebegins diatomic elements. that (a) State one similarity between element Z and cert? pleasantly. decay and it is also a component of toothpaste 10.

There is no needname to worry. (b) What is the common given to the molecule of each member of this group hasyou wait and see the parade?

Neon(Ne) Why don’t X and Y? (b) element What is the common name given to two atoms.

The melting and boiling points of group VII elements increases as you move down the group.

This means that as the atomic number increases, melting and boiling points also increases.

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Element Colour Physical state(r.t.p) Flourine Pale yellow Gas Chlorine Pale green Gas Bromine Orange-red Liquid Iodine Black Solid

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Example 2 2FeI3 (a) 2Fe + 3I2 Displacement reaction. A halogen that is more reactive displaces the less reactive halogen from the aqueous solution that has its ions.

between element X and Y.

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Group VII elements form ions by gaining one electron in the outmost shell. This means that they react by gaining one electron in order to be stable. The energy release during the gain of an electron is known as electron affinity. The electron affinity decreases as you move down the group, hence the reactivity of halogen decreases as you go down the group.

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By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ANACO’S young star Albert Kangwanda was the hero of the day as he came from the bench to score a second half brace to help Zambia come from behind twice to beat Ethiopia 3-2 in an international friendly game at Addis Ababa Stadium in

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Ethiopia yesterday.

The Milutin “Micho” Sledojevic” drilled side started the friendly match against Ethiopia on a good note with Zesco United attacking midfielder Kelvin Kampamba testing the goal keeper with an effort which shaved the cross bar before going out of play eight minute after kick off.

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…Chipolopolo come from behind twice to beat Ethiopia

However it was Ethiopia who broke the dead lock in the 13th minute after benefitting from Lameck Siame’s clumsy goal keeping skills.

The Chipolopolo tried to get back into the game with strikers Collins Sikombe, Emmanuel

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Chabula and Mubanga Kampamba trying to get the equaliser.

Sikombe, Chabula and Kampamba were all unfortunate as their efforts posed no danger for the home team.

With two minutes before the break, Kampamba who has been critical for the Chipolopolo with two assists and one goal in Zambia’s last three fixtures against Malawi, Kenya and South Africa levelled matters for the Chipolopolo.

Ethiopia restored their lead a few minutes into the second

half from a penalty before “Micho” introduced Friday Samu for Bruce Musakanya while Zacharia Chilongoshi was rested for Paul Katema.

Ten minutes before the final whistle, Thomas Zulu and Benedict Chepeshi came in for Collins Sikombe and Kelvin Kampamba respectively while Albert Kangwanda came in for Kondwani Chiboni.

Within a few minutes after coming in Kangwanda punished Ethiopia with a beautiful equaliser before heading in the winner in injury time to

send the few supporters led

by Zambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Emmanuel Mwamba into jubilations as they sang the famous “Iyeeee…. Chipolopolo” song.

The victory at Addis Ababa Stadium handed “Micho” his fourth win in Zambia having beaten Malawi twice before his only defeat to Kenya on October 11 in Nairobi.

Zambia’s next fixture will be against South Sudan tomorrow before a rematch with Ethiopia tomorrow.

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I’m not part of aggrieved, says Pivoty Simwanza

By MUKWIMA CHILALA NDOLA-BASED football administrator Pivoty Simwanza has dispelled suggestions that he was part of the aggrieved parties in the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) wrangles.

Simwanza said contrary to assertions in certain quarters, he has never been a part of the aggrieved parties and it was for that reason that he hasn’t dragged FAZ to court.

Simwanza was reacting to an article in which lawyers representing the aggrieved parties in the FAZ wrangles Gilbert Phiri questioned the criteria used to only invite three people to the FIFA meeting FAZ and aggrieved parties are set to meet FIFA on October 31 in a bid to iron out perceived wrangles that have engulfed Zambian football.

Simwanza was among the unsuccessful candidates in the FAZ electoral process after his

nomination was not ratified by the association's electoral committee on account of having failed to meet the integrity test requirements.

But the former FAZ executive committee member said he still believes in the association's electoral process and it was for that reason that his candidacy was still being looked at following his disqualification based on an administrative misunderstanding.

He said that he does not believe in taking football matters to court and hence he is determined to exhaust the whole appeal process. ''I am not an aggrieved party, and I am not part of that arrangement neither is Gilbert Phiri, because I have confidence in our FAZ appeal process, when you are aggrieved you go to the next level and that’s why I never went to court because I want to follow the process to the letter and my case is being given active attention,'' Simwanza said.

And Simwanza expressed confidence that his case and that of presidential spirant Ricky Mamfunda whose candidacy was also not approved by the appeals committee were being worked on and would be successful.